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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
He Speaks Wisely

Talking with democratic leaders of Connecticut last week U. $. Attorney General Homer s. Cummings gave out some good advice about the coming elec- tions. He stated that Connecticut is not safely among the republican states, as so many Spell-binders for the g.o.p. are claiming. It needs just little eXertion and cooperation upon the part of the democrats to keep their party in power here and to make it safe for Roosevelt next November.
 For some time now we have been try ing to get across the idea to democrats that Connecticut isn't a republican stronghold any longer. The democrats definitely broke their control several years ago and ever since have been suc- cessfully preventing a return to the days when g.o.p. autocracy was complete. One more victory for the democrats and we don't think that the republicans could ever be returned to office under the pres ent leadership.
 From Washington frequently come dispatches stating that every congress- man elected from Connecticut this fall will be republican. That's propaganda, and as the days pass and conventions and elections near those who are familiar with the situation right here in the state are convinced that it fell far short of it's mark At this writing it looks as if the democratic congressman would be re- turned to office and judging by the fuss republicans are kicking up in other dis tricts we might extend our holdings. Give heed to the Attorney Generals talk, democrats, and act accordingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Spring Clean-Up

We refer by spring cleanup tonight not to backwards or vacant lots, but to the drive of the Police Department against delinquent motorists. Some thing of this nature is needed every few months, so that we won't get too free and easy in our operation of a motor vehicle. If there were no police to enforce the laws rigidly, we're afraid that in time cars would even be driven along the side walks. Give a motorist fifteen feet along the curb and he'll try to put thirty foot truck in it.
 Light-passers in Waterbury are often responsible for many of the minor crash es. They are also responsible for shat tered nerves and near accidents on the part of other drivers to whom they pay absolutely no attention. We hope that the police will keep after this type of driver all the time instead of sporadical- ly. The same goes for the driver who ig- nores completely the "stop" signs that govern entrance to many of our through streets. They should be watched and those who ignore the signs given summary treatment.
 Parking naturally is problem that demands the utmost of consideration and tact upon the part of all concerned It is, of course, too true that our streets aren't adapted to lengthy parking in many places. On the other hand there is often disposition on the part of cer- tain drivers to take advantage of pa trolman'S good nature and impose upon him, thus making his duty doubly hard, because one mans example is copied by dozens of others. If we want driving and parking regulated, we must expect to rec ognize regulations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
More Mosquitoes

According to ain American entomolo- gist, the people east of the Mississippi River are going to suffer next summer the worst plague of mosquitoes they have known in thirty years. Breeding condi- tions are unusually favorable now be- cause there is more surface water. The area of ponds, swampS and other stag nant water has increased 300 or 400 per cent in some sections. Residents will have to make daily use of spray guns and be- come expert swatters to make their homes habitable.
 There is something else they can do. They can clean out small breeding places around their own dwellings. Tin cans in rubbish piles that hold little water are just as eeffctive shelters for mosquito larvae as the more obvious ponds and swamps. So are any other bits of stag nant water, however small. Since mos quitoes breed close to where they bite, and rarely travel far unless helped by strong winds, their numbers may be kept down by eliminating backyard breeding spots. This won't end the menace, but may reduce it little and make evenings more endurable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Street Names

A new way of marking city streets, used particularly in southern states, is to paint the names on the curbstones. This method is favored mainly for it's ease and cheapness. The job can be done quickly with stencils, in any desired color. If the paint wears off, it is easy to put on again.
 There is another reason, possibly more important than cheapness, which recom- mends it to some cities. When properly done, it may be more visible than the usual street signs. Old-fashioned signs are often set back from the curb, or placed on buildings rather than posts They get faded and dirty, and sometimes disappear entirely, and replacement is slow because of the cost
 The person looking for the name of a street nowadays is usually driving, and should have the signs especially adapted to his use. If painting the name on the curbstone is inadequate, 1en post bear ing the name should | 3lose to the curb at the right-hand corner, clearly visible to the approaching driver. Uniformity in this respect would promote business and general convenience
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Puerto Rican Freedom

The colonial problem bobs up again in a bill introduced by Senator Tydings of Maryland for plebiscite in Puerto Rico, looking to independence for the natives if they want it. It is not goodwill ges- ture. The senator accuses those natives of "ingratitude" for benefits conferred on them by Uncle Sam, and questions "the worth of American institutions for Puerto Ricans. There has been much talk of fraudulent registration and elections there and, altogether, feeling between Washington and the islanders hasn't been very good lately.
 Maybe the grievances are not all on one side. According to the National En- cyclopedia: Absentee landlordism as praotised by American financial interests owning larger sugar plantations is con- Sidered chiefly responsible for the poverty of the masses. Great numbers of the rural population are employed on these plan- tationS and earn approximately 70 cents a day, four days out of seven, or an in- come from $250 to $275 year This con- dition has contributed to a Nationalist movement, but there is division of opin- ion as to wether statehood, autonomy or independence would be most beneficial"
 Our promise of freedom for the Philip pines decade hence may be infectious. eut Puerto Rico's situation is different. No Asiatic problem arises there. Its locale Is American. Along with the Virgin Is- lands, bought from Denmark few years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

One of the Southland's fine old fort resses, Fort Macon, in Carteret County, North Carolina, will shortly be thrown open to the public on the occasion of its tooth anniversary. For some years now the old fort has been part of one of North Carolina's state parks. It was given up by the federal government in 1924 by Act of Congress. It had been practically an abandoned military reservation since 1898. It was built in 1926 at cost of close to half million dollars and was re- garded as one of the finest and strongest forts along the Atlantic coast. It figured prominently in the Civil War, being cap tured by the Confederates and then re- captured by the Union forces. The state, with some federal aid, has suc- ceeded in restoring the original bulwarks and lines of the old fort and it is sure to attract visitors from far and wide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

his secret ambition. But behind the scenes he girded himself for a drive for the nomination. Who's Hoover
 Phe first thing he did was to take steps to pep up his speeches. A friend recently congratulated the ex-President on his liyelier rhetorical style. Hoover nodded his head, said gravely:
 It was quite a problem at first, what to do to enliven my speech es. Some of my California friends suggested send my speeches to the gag-men in Hollywood and let them put some humor in them.
 Did you?" asked the friend, thinking it was a jest.
 "Yes, I did," replied Hoover seriously. But I felt couldn't use the type of jokes they sug- geSted."
 Ben Allen, Hoover's press coun- selor back in the old Belgium Re- lief days, who launched the first stream of worldwide publicity about him, proved a much more successful literary aide. Rejoining his old boss, Allen took Hoover's relations in hand, brought about marked improvement.
 Decline
 But while Hoover's public utter ances improved, his nomination. chances went itno a tailspin.
 Borah, bristling, tossed his hat into the ring, letting it be known that he was bent on stopping the ex-President. c. 0. F. mOguls such as National Com mitteemen Charles Hilles, New York; J. HENRY RORABACK, CONNECTICUT, and John Hamilton, Kansas (now Lam dOn's campaign manager), said nothing publicly; but behind the scenes they did plenty of meat axing.
 At the meeting of the Repub- lican National Committee last De- cember, the keynote of the off, the-record deliberations was anybody but Hoover" From then on he faded rapidly from the picture as a serious contender.
 Hoover Delegates
 To keep himself in the pictrue, Hoover is maneuvering aggressive ly to drum up a force of 100 or more delegates under his control. With such troop in hand he would be able to comamnd a cer- tain degree of consideration.
 This explains Hoover's bitter resentment against Landon for his entrance (through Governor Merriam) into the California dele- gate fight. Hoover wants a dele- gatoin which, while nominally un- instructed, actually would be un- der his thumb.
 But now his chances even of making showing at the conven- tion are fading as did his one-time high hopes of the presidential nomination.It looks like a long road back for the sage of PalO Alto.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

Daylight time is not limited to the United States nor to the western con- tinent. Long before we had become ad- vocates of this summer schedule other countries had been following it. They still continue to do so. Great Britain, France and Belgium have used daylight time for many years. So have our own South American countries, but now that we are going on it, they are at the season when they return to standard time. As a matter of record only II of the forty eight states show communities where daylight time is allowed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

Since his defeat in 1892 the ruling passion of his life has been retaliation. He wants revenge not only on the democrat who busted him from office but on republi- can leaders, both Old, Guarders and Progressives.
 Hoover is furious with the Old Guarders because of their open Encouragement of him and their refusal to treat him as the titular leader of the party. He hates the Progressives because they have taken the lead in opposing his attempts to stage 8 comeback.
 Next to humbling the democra- tic President-whose refusal to reply to his caustic attacks he bit terly resents-Hoover wants most to force the hostile g. o. p. chiefs to come to heel and feel the lash of his deep-rooted displeasure. A Candidate
 When he first came out of his self-imposed shell of silence early last year, Hoover definitely had his eye on the nomination.
 The field was wide open, Lam don was a name little known ou- side of Kansas, and the. ex- President had received most encouraging response on his first cautious thrust at the New Deal. Feelers he put out among mem- bers of his own regime still fur ther inspired his hope.
 Ogden L. Mills, his secretary of the treasury and right bower, warmly urged him to unfurl his banner. Arthur Hyde, his secre- tary of agriculture, was even more enthusiastic. Hyde fervently as- sured him the country was only awaiting his call to rise and go forth to battle.
 At that time Hoover warily skirted any public statement of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Car Complex

Every time MT. Goodsell is about to make some Statesmanlike utterance his motor-car complex gets the better of him and he has to drag in some allusion to auto- mobiles. Having been furnished, I believe, with means of transpor- tation by the state while viewing during his hours of toll the vic- tims of phthisis his political view point is naturally bounded by his windshield and illumined by his headlights. He can see nothing but the possibility of riding around in 8 state-owned convey ance, on state-provided oil and gasoline, and driven by a state paid chauffeur in Sam Brown belt and brass buttons. One would think the less MT. Goodsell has to say about automobiles and drivers in uniform the better. It would be the part of discretion to con- fine himself to thumbing his way back on the state pay roll and leave the political road to those who watch it while enroute. And also to acquiring reticence of speech at political gatherings when he has nothing more inter- esting to offer than his sputter- ing at the Friday night love feast of the United Italian Republicans of the city where he talked him self out of a not too-exhausting job. It is a wise Young Repub- lican who knows when he has had enough of speaking out of turn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
April 29, 1886

April 29, 1856
 General Influences Today Are
 Morning-Very good.
 Afternoon-Excellent
 Evening-Doubtful
 The late morning and early afternoon hours promise success in small affairs.
 TOday's Birthdate You are likely to have gloomy life unless you make yourself throw off such an attitude.
 Many sudden changes may come your way from July through Octo- Der, 1886. Be careful of your throat, also your investments.
 You should benefit through prop erty, travel, study or expansion in business during January, 1887. Socially favorable from May 10 through IA, 1936. Develop new friends, buy clothes or ask favors during those days.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their hOrO- scope are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this newspaper. Enclose a Scent stamped, self-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

often prated about and so seldom regarded, "Americanism".
 
 Who Is to Blame?
 I can understand, and sympa- thize with MT. DeCicco's outburSt of feeling. To be used as election day fodder and to be ignored the remaining three hundred and sixty-four days of the year is most unpalatable. But the experience is not peculiar to voters of Italian, or any other old world, ancestry. It is not so many years ago that the Irish and their descendants, in New England especially, were looked upon as having hooveS and wearing horns. They were court ed at the ballot box and ignored every place else. But they made themselves a force to be reckoned with just the moment they awoke to the responsibility that goes with political party membership; when they realized that their obligation was not to 8 particular political group-which rewarded them for the votes they cast-but to the party which best exemplified their own ideas and ideals of what consu- tuted American citizenship and which considered the rights of all the people. It may be ir1ex- pedient to say, and unpleasant to swallow, but to seek to capitalize in the realm of politics racial or religious utilization is to court the treatment which reused MT. De- Cicco's proper anger. Republicans should be members of the repub- lican party, and Democrats should be members of the democratic party, not for jobs. It is perhaps too much to expect, since the strongest pressure in the world is economic, that voters will deliver their franchises in accordance with relief in definite political philosophies and because of in disputable party records. But we will have gone long way towards the solution of our social and in dustrial problems when we cease to think in any other terms than those of plain humanity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Current Comments

It's high time that the younger men in the party came along and took up the reins. It's up to us older men to give the young fellows their chance.
 Newton D. Baker, relinquishing Cleveland democratic party post. If there were another war I'd go as far as Atlantic City, but I wouldn't even wade into the tide to meet an enemy.
 -Gen. Smedley D. Butler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Question Box

o. What department of the Brit ish government administrters agri- cultural affairs?
 A. Ministry of agriculture and fisheries.
 o. What was the Hanseatic league?
 A. A union established in the 18th century by some of the cities of northern Germany for their mu- tual safety, and for the protection of their trade.
 o. What does let uX," mean on legal documents?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Selected Poem
WHAT'S IN A NAME? Shakespeare, April 23)

NOIIdhtoPcdIC, 1AEII1 1oI How did he come to call them as he did, The air-termed women who move through his Opheia, Audrey, Celia, Rosalind, Nerissa, Phoebe, Portia Lucette .. Quite true, the time was poetry's ripe day When even theaters bore these gracious titles The Rose, The Globe, The Fortune and The
 Curtain
 But were the serving maids, and high and low, All christened goldenly? Or once again, Did that most wondrous Will lean heavenward And hear the singing stars repeat those names?
 ETHEL KING, in the New York sun)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

Motorists who plan on evading the au- tomobile tests this year will find it bit difficult. Instead of just giving the mo- torists a ticket, he must have sticker affixed to the windshield of his car, so that when the inspection limit is up, all cars minus the stickers will be subject to inspection by state police. And the ex- cuSe had better be good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

ago, it forms our eastern outpost in the Caribbean Sea. Between American land- owners and naval strategists who regard Puerto Rico as a defense for the Panama Canal, there will be vigorous objection to turning it loose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Handy-man Redivivus

noticed among the list of spec tators at the United Italian Re- publican Clubs impromptu eXlli- bition of fireworks the erstWhile state tuberculosis commission in- vestigator, whilom capitol handy man, and present state president of the Young Republicans, Lewis s. Goodsell of Bethel. In just what direction MT. Goodsell is now directing his youthful energies is a deep dark secret. I hear he is no longer on the state payroll, a veritable novelty, but this is not to be taken an accurate state ment of fact. It is only a horrible possibility. For all I know he may be Grand Marshal in Charge of the Boy Scout divisions-attack- ing the imminent peril of the tent caterpillar. He may be Sprayer- Extraordinary and Squir ter Plenipotentiary of the cohorts fighting the ravages of the we'll known elm tree beetle. He may be Professor Emeritus of the earnest little band studying the habits and. customs of the fresh water Algae of Connecticut's rills and brooks. Or he may be just whetting up his trusty putty knife, sharpening up his faithful glass-cutter, and praying for the return of 8 Re- publican state administration so he can get to work on the capitol windows in Hartford as in the days of yore. Whatever MT. Good sell is up to at the present mo- ment last Friday night he watched MT. DeCiccos pyrotechnics and, no doubt, studied them, not with profit. For MT. Goodsell is by way of being something of fireworks setter-of himself. During our last municipal campaign he lit a can- non cracker to throw at the local administration. But he neglected to throw it away and the thing went off in his hand with dire results not to his digits but to his job. The firecracker exploded and blew MT. Goodsell right out of his tuberculosis Investigating berth. Friday night he got playing with the table matches again and ig- nited what proved to be nothing more deadly than 8 "sizzer". Speaking of Mayor Hayes and re- ferring to the mayors alleged de- signs on the gubernatorial nom- nation the president of the Young Republicans popped off,
 'T suspect the reason is that
 the last election gave him such a
 scare that he doesn't expect to
 be mayor again and as lieuten-
 ant-governor he doesn't rate a
 policeman chauffeur while the
 governor does rate One."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

banquet Fr1oay night last. I dom t know what was on the dinner card. But as 8 post prandial Pres ident Pasquale DeCicco touched off a piece of fireworks which would do cred- it to the late MT. Paine who built his rep- utation as a pyro = techni-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
Horoscope
By OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planet, the daily horoscope is out lined by 8 noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
NAWAII REYEREs KING

Honolulu (U.P.) - There still is one place in the United States where a kings birthday is celebrat- ed. This is in the Hawaiian Islands on June II, the anniversary e King Kamehameha.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
T e st Y UT Knowledge
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

AaSt page TOT tne answers.
 1. What is the real name of the actor, Buster Grabbe?
 2. On which of the Great Lakes is Cleveland, Ohio?
 3. Of what is catgut made?
 4. What is a spinet?
 5. Where is Kohat Pass?
 6. How many ounces in Troy pound?
 2. Of what country are the Shet- land Islands part?
 8. Who was Sir James Donald son?
 9. In what year did Victor Her bert die?
 10. In which of Shakespeare's plays is Shylock a characterS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
NO FIRING SQUAD

Our Service Bureau regrets aE error in this column in which reference was made to execu- tiOns in the A.E.F. during the World war, by firing squad" There were II executions in the A.E.F. during the war, but all were by hanging as pescribed by U. s. statutes.
 The U. S. army does not use the firing squad 'as a method of execution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

The British are deliberate people, but they have finally discovered that they have new king and think they can get around to crowning him by May, 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

Washington, April 28 - Herbert Hoover is in the republican nomination chiefly for one purpose revenge. Before 1928 the controlling motive behind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

A. It is an abbreviation for Get uxor" which is translated "and wife," and is used to show that the wife of the grantor is a party to a deed.
 c. How many persons lost their lives in the Johnstown flood of 1889?
 A. The estimate is 2109 persons.
 o. Name the ten leading movie actors in the season of 1934-35.
 A. The Motion Picture Herald's annual survey showed that the ten leading box office favorites for that season were in order, Shirley Tenn pie, Will Rogers, Clark Gable, the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers team,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

Hitler and Flandin are both willing to discuss the German-F'rench problem with anybody, if they can do all the talking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28
TODAY'S COMON ERROR Never say, 'The people which we saw were half starved;" say, "the people that we saw"

Joan Crawford, Claudette Colbert, Dick Powell, Wallace Berry, Joe E. Brown and James Cagney.
 o. When did the United States declare war against Germany?
 A. April 6, 1917.
 o. will a dead human body con- r duct electricity?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Who owns the Alaska rail- road?
 A. The United States govern ment.
 If you want a copy of our book let, THE FORMULA BOOK" write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Northwest, Washington, D. c. En- close 10 cents, for postage and handling.