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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Sports Billion

From Wall Street come impressive sta tistics about table tennis, which more than 5,000,000 Americans are now play ing or equipped to play. The financial experts of the New York Trust Company calculate that Americas annual sports bill is close to $1 ,000, 100000. Fishing, bill- iards, bowling and trapshooting are said to have more than 5,000,000 followers each.
 This report leaves out more than 1t in- cludes. Consider the hordes of real terl- his players, golfers, swimmers, quoits players, horseback riders, bridge players and all the others who pursue exercise and relaxation through sports and games. Similar numbers of enthusiasts put largo sums into horse races, sweepstake lotter. ies and various rackets outside the field of true recreation. ......
 What might not Americans accomplish if they added even small portion of their sports money to funds for education, relief, health, or crime preventionP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Antiseptic Light

At Duke Hospital in Durham, N. C., according to report in the medical magazine Modern Hospital" ultraviolet light is used successfully as an anti septic agent in operating rooms. A grid of light tubes placed over the operating table gives an invisible light which seems to take care of the germs within radius of five feet. Dr. Julian D. Hart chief surgeon, says he has had no infection following operations since he started us- ing this barrage. The healing time after incisions has fallen from 21 days to nine days, the entire convalescence is irn- proved and there is less pain after the operation.
 This is about what people familiar with the progress of medical and surgical use of ultraviolet light would have expected. Much more has been done by medical pioneers than is generally known, in the use of such light for the rapid healing of sores and wounds, for treatment of colds and other infections, for pyorrhea and dental abscesses, for disinfection and quick healing after tooth extraction, for sinus infections and for local immuniza- ton against these and other forms of infection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
A Thought for Today
aTurn Backward, Turn Backward!"

The interpretive coIumnistS of the Republican party attempted to interpret Gov. Landons interpretation of the money plank in the Cleveland platform as gracious gesture toward the average man. William Allen White attempted no elucidation; nor was any necessary; he merely made in his daily column what amounted to public apology. Then came the New York Journal of Com. merce with some terse comment. It said:
 "A sound currency means Q gold standard currency to Ali M. Landon ana he said 50 in no uncertain terms. This electrifying move on the part or the Kansas governor turned weasel-Wordeo statement of monetary policy into forthright declaration.
 "This means, win or lose, the Landon campaign will be conducted on the baslS of a money plank no longer open to doubt. The Landon declaration about money coupled with the partys pledge Co balance the budget without new taxes and by drastic and immediate reduc- ton in expenditures, slants the g.o.p. platform in conservative direction"
 Neither the credo nor the candidate charged that the present currency is ur- sound. And their urgent call for an in- ternational stabilization of currencies utterly ignored the evidence which shows that currencies can only be stabilized in a world in which trade moves freely. That attitude, coupled with their insistence upon still higher tariff and also the col lection of foreign debts, without permit ting imports with which to pay them, constitutes unmistakably the most rig orous policy of economic isolation on rec ord. Not even the most harrassed small country in Europe has ever produced it's equal.
 Gov. Landon stands for currency measured in gold, regardless of whether such currency is stable or not. On the other hand, President Roosevelt and the Philadelphia platform promise "continul.. ance of a permanently sound currency" whose purchasing power and debt pay ing power is the same.
 Behind the old gold standard screen, private interests managed the monetary system of the nation. Under the exist ing system, which MT. Hoover should have proclaimed when Great Britain went off the gold standard in the fall of 1881, the people, through the govern ment, do the managing. And as Senator Borah accurately predicted at Cleveland, the Old Guard of the g.o.p. insists upon "going back, regardless
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
No Job, No Citizenship

A new question has arisen in regard to American citizenship, as result of the refusal of federal judge in New Orleans to naturalize four aliens. Two of them were Italians, one was Turk and one a NicAraguan. But their origin made no difference. Citizenship was refused them, although they were eligible in other re- spects, on the ground that, being on public relief, they "are unable to con- tribute to the support of the government.
 The judge himself, Wayne G. Borah, says that, so far as he knows, this action is without precedent. Apparently he bases 1t solely on his own judgment. The Constitution does not lay down rules for Che admittance of aliens to citizenship, and even the laws enacted by Congress for that purpose arc not very specific. The Bureau of Immigration of the De-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

While experiencing and suffering from the first onslaught of a New England heat wave pause and consider how ter rible is the midwest and west heat menace The menace has laid low crops and individuals, all from the merciless sun, which can be so comforting and heal- ing at times. The awfulness of the situ- ation out west appals one, but it is likely those of us, who have never seen wheat field or corn field reduced to dry stalks and powder, have no conception of the drought scene. If the prayers for rain are at last answered 1t will bring physi- cal relief to the suffering, but nothing can offset or help the existing conditions, where cattle are starving and wheat crops whitening to brown stubble.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

Thomas Meighan, who was, you might say, first gentleman of the moving pie lures from about 1916 to 1927, was an example to many who.h have followed him and made great names for themselves in the cinema field. He was one who went to Hollywood and was satisfied with fame and one marriage. Someone facetiously remarked that he, Meighan, and Rin Tin Tin, were about the only two in Hollywood who stayed out of the divorce courts. He had long and eventful career, and had he regained his health, was planning to return to pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

Gone but not forgotten. The Cheshire Milldale trolley line. In the light of present day locomotion when the trolleys are used only as means of getting down town to business, the passing of this line does not signify much. But those who derived pleasure in the trolley riding" era will recall many pleasant trip bounding along the Cheshire -Milldale tracks, when this sort of outing was pure enjoyment of Sunday afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

partment of Labor says that federal Judges have 'complete jurisdiction" in granting citizenship, although there are such technical requirements as length of residence and physical and mental fitness.
 It may be expected that somebody will contest this case. Ordinarily most Amer jeans would agree that an alien who can't earn his own living is not good candidate for citizenship, but many will say that In times like these such a rule is unfair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

JULY 10
 Persons mostly influenced by the planetary vibrations today arc those whose birthdates fall between March 2l through April 2l.
 General Indications
 Morning-Good
 Afternoon-Puzzling
 Evening-Rash.
 The early morning is best.
 TOday's Birthdatc You should avoid too much ag- gressiveness.
 Water travel, various short trips, realtives, inspirational writing and benefit for you during Neotoetnet music, all should be sources of benefit for you during November 1886.
 Danger, July 19. through 26, 1oS6 Deal with papers. messages, and clerical affairs from July 16 through 19, 1886. You must be careful to avoid disputes and guard against too much haste.
 Readers desiring additional in. formation regarding their horoscope are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this newspaper Enclose 8 Scent stamped, self ad- dressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

Arizona has injected a new issue into this years political cauldron. The staet is in Q dither over the suppression of slot machines. They flourish despite Q law against them and candidates for public office arc being quizzed for their stand on the issue .. The eco plans to plant 650,000,000 trees this year, of which 350,00o.000 will be on State and National Forest lands. -. Senate and House liberals have asked the Democratic Na- tional committee to send Senator Hugo Black of Ala, into their states in the fall campaign. They say the chairman of the Lobby Investigating Committe is very popular in the rural northwest.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

O. What was the exact time that the dirigible Hindenburg left the United States last May and the exact time when 1t arrived in Ger many? How much cargo did 1t carry?
 A. It left Lakehurst, N. J., at 10:27 Ia p. 1n., Eastern Standard Time, May il, 1886, with 48 pas- sengers: 1,761 pounds of mall; and 2,394 pounds of express, and ar. rived in Germany at 6:46 Q. Il1., May 14th, which was 1l:46 p. m, May lS, D. s., T. The 6,670 mile flight was made in 49 hours 2 minutes.
 e. What is May wine7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

1. Which state has extensive evergladesp
 3. In what year was the first U. s. Census takenP
 3. What/is choke-damp?
 {. Where is the Colorado River in South America?
 5. Who is the author of "rhc Forge in the Forest?"
 6. In astronomy, what is elonga- ton?
 '. What is the name of the bell in the Parliament clock tower, Lon- don?
 8. Who composed the opera Thais2
 9. Tn which British Common wealth is the state of Victoria?
 10. Who was Guillaume Lejean3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

uu0 beBC @uBte1 for observing labor affairs of any reporter in American jour- nalisr1. He has had long and wide expert- ence and pose
 sesses the out-
 spoken conhs dence of men
 in the move ment who have all the loQua- city of the well known clam. Tn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
TODAY's COMMON ERROR \ Never say, ''Emlly no less than JnIla were frlghtened% say
 twas frightened"

A. A beverage consisting of light wine, usually Rhine, in which sprays of woodruff and slices of orange and pineapple nave been Steeped; named for the month of May in which the woodruff flowers.
 e. Is there a federal law against selling liquor to the Indians?
 A. It is unlawful to sell intoxi- eating liquors to Indian wards of the government under charge of any Indian superintendent or agent, or to any Indian, including mixed bloods, over whom the government, through its departments, exercises guardianship.
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Current Comments

The American public is in great danger of being frightened te death bv ventfileauists. By ventfllo- aulsls 1 mean people who taik with deep EalnbilnR tones from tlle en- lFail1. rather thar from tlle Fas iiomnl sknli.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

= from washington, under August 9 dateline, MT. Stark expresses the opinion that unless Q miracle intervenes, the executive council of the American Federation of Labor will suspend eight national and international unions by next Tuesday night as 6 preliminary to pursing itself of onerthird or its membership" The purge is due because the groups headed for the Federation's execution block have formed Q Committee for 1ra- dustrial Organization to bring the unorganized workers in mass inc dustries like steel making, auto. mobile manufacturing, rubber working, etc. Into the ranks of the united fellowship of labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Daily Marv.v.G Round Washington -.-~-2 - |PWA TOUR TO START OFF
 ROOSEVELT'S CAMPAIGN

Washington, July 10 - Though there will be no formal announcement for some time to come, the Pres- dents campaign plans gradually are taking shape.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

We've had cool days and cool nights; warm days and cool nights; cool nights and cool mornings; now all we want is rain for at least day and night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Selected Poem
THE WAVE

THE WAVE (John Ritchey ip the Christian Science Monitor) This wave that velvetly assaults the shore Is one with Summer now forevermore. It nourishes alike wild pea and wilder rose: And lays it's length to sleep where undertows No more can suck the crested substance back Nor any tide renew its graven track. And what was early but house of foam Will build flower an enduring home. This wave that velvetly assaults the shore Is one with Summer now forevermore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Heads Off?

Louis Stark of the New York Times is without question the best informed, the most respected by trade union leaders, and has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

In the good old summer time we're either very happy or very uncomfortable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Horoscope
BY OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planet, the daily horoscope is out lined by . noted astr0loger. In addition to information of gem eral interest, it outlines lnforma- ton of special interest to per- sons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Feet Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven oE these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
The Thorn

Moreover, ana herein IS the thorn that rankles, over Q long period of time the A. F. of l.. has done little or nothing to organize the mass industries except by convention resolution, and that where the occasional attempt at organization has been made, it has failed completely because It was pursued along the same old craft lines which were aiatiquated, unsuitable, and manageable. Hence, like 1t or lump 1t, the Com mittee for Industrial Organization was going right ahead to do the job which the A. F. of L. had either failed, or neglected to do, and if the Executive Council did not like it the organization cam- paign was going on, starting with the nut which had never been cracked by Organized Labor, the United States Steel Corporation and its associates.
 
 Thunder and Lightning
 Last years convenyon of the Federation served notice on the Committee for Industrial Organ. ization that it must abandon It's plans, mend it's ways, and return to the fold. Or else. The de- bate on the question lasted for several sessions, the innurnerable pages of the 0ratory linloosed on both sides are before me, bundles of dirty labor union linen were washed in public, and for e dra- matte climax President John |. Lewis of the United Mine Work CTS, who is the forefront of the industrial unionists, landed Q plt- ter~patter of punches on the nose Of c powerful craft unionlst, President William Hutchinson Of the United Brotherhood Of Care pentegs. Joiners, etc. for taking out of turn. You may Eead the convention report, digest the speeches pro and con, and make lip your mlnd who had the best Of ik KdlEe many othsEG including ihone wfo are not trade uniomisla. ' am If khe settled conviction that il the mass industries are ip he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Daily Almanac

Daily AIEnanac Moon rises ii:3o D. m. daylight tlme). Sun rises S:2o q. m.: sets s:20 D. m (day. light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Saturday. July fl, l:2T Q. m.; low tide, ii:s5 D. m. daylight timel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
The Cause

9AAS OSseA0S
 The sin of which they are guilty in the eyes of the Execu- tive Council of the A. ?. of L. is not that they are conducting campaign which will swell the membership of the Federation but that they are organizing . type of union which the Fed- eration holds not only heretical but also deserving of excomEnu. nication. The American Fedora. ton of Labor is, roughly speaking, Q group of unions each having abe solute autonomy in its own af- fairs and holding complete juris- diction over ell workers in its own particular Held. Thus, for exar1l- pie, in Q single industry which employs unoulders, machinistS, electricians, plumbers, and car. penters, the workers would belong to the fnoulders union, the ma. chinists union, the electrical work CTS union and 50 on. This is the type of organization known as Craft Unionisln. Under the type of organization known as Indus trial Unionism all workers in the industry belong to the same union regardless of their respective trades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
TI,e Set.Up

In the A. F. of L. for years there were only two exact exam. ples of industrial organization, the United Mine Workers of Amer. ica and tho Brewery Workers. There are others now which, re. motely or proximately, impinge on the industrial type but the greatest number of organizations aftiliated with the Federation are organized along craft union lines. The Executive Council and the presidents of international craft unions insist that the success of the A. ?. of L. in the past has been due solely to the fact they were organized by trades and that to substitute any other form or organization at this day and date is to play into the hands of eIn- ployers and to destroy the accom- plishments already made. The Committee on Industrial Organ. ization, however, points out that while it may be true in the past craft unions did excellent service and brought results the times have changed. This Is an era of mass production and because Of that workers must now be organ. ized in mass, that Is, industrial, unions if they are to be organized at all. They further point out, and with no little historical proof, that craft unions in the past have concerned themselves with organ. ixing workers in their own trades and letting the unskilled or corn- mon lahorer shift for himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10
Merry.Go.Round

night June 30, the end of the fis- cal yec",
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

c. What is May wineS
The Washington times., 1936-09-28
DEBBIE CLUB MARKS ANNIVERSARY

Chi Sigma sorority. The election
took place last week at the home
of Miss Mary Cooke, when the
sorority held its first meeting Of
the season.
Other new officers are Miss Mil
dred Champion, vice president and
initiation chairman; Mrs. Mar
garet Metler, treasurer; Mrs.
Catherine Henley, recording secre.
tary; Mrs. Mary Turner, cor.
responding secretary; Mrs. Mil.
dred Hart, sergeant-at-armS, GUS
todian of property and province
entertainment committee repre-
sentative; Miss Myrtle Collins, re.
porter-historian.
Installation will be held on Oc.
tober 6, with Miss Isabel, Miss
Mary Faulker and Mrs. Mildred
Hart as hostesses.
Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for the annual harvest
hop" of Beta Chi national sorority,
which will take place Saturday
night at the Willard Hotel. Re-
ports fom the various chapters in
dicate that a large company will
be present for the dancing.
The Washington times., 1936-09-28
WOmeneS Club
Calendar
TODAY

District League of American
Pen Women-Meeting and house.
warming, 8 p. M, Studio in Hotel
Grafton.
Ladies Auxiliary Of the D. C..
Fire Department-Meeting, 8 p.
M, board room of District Build
ing.
American Association of Univer-
sity Women-Tea, 4:30 p. M;
Players Group, meeting, 1880 p.
M, clubhouse, 1884 I st. N. w.
Dupont Chapter of the Y. w. C.
A.-Meeting, 2:3O p. M, board
room of headquarters, Seven
teenth and K SITS. N. w.
TOMORROW
Woman's National Press Club
Luncheon meeting, / p. M, vii.
lard Hotel.
Our Flag Chapter, D. A. r.
Executive meeting, 10:30 a. M.
home of regent, Mrs. William j.
LaVarr, 1915 Emerson st. N. W.
Y. w. C. ALL members meet
ing, from 4:30 p. m. to 8 p. M,
Seventeenth and K SITS. N. w.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1936-09-28
JAPS TO HELP
CHINESE ARMY
FIGHT REDS
By JAMES r. YOUNG

TOKYO, Sept. 28 Q.N.S0.
Strongly backed by the navy, the
japanese foreign minister, Hachiro
Arita, today warned the world,
through the foreign press, that
"China is at the crossroads" and
vigorous action will be taken to
force an Improvement" in Sino-
japanese relations.
Frequently blaming the Com
muniSt menace" for trouble in
China, the foreign minister opened
the door for the dispatch of more
troops to Chinese soil to help"
the Chinese army combat the
Reds.
I'VE will not permit the exist
ing situation to drift into the
uncertain state of affairs that
has prevailed In China in the
past"
So said Arita in q prepared
statement issued to the foreign
press after a conference with Navy
Minister Admiral Osami Negano.
Protracted negotiations with the
Nanking government will be called
off, he indicated, and sterner
measures to end anti-Japanese
movements in China will be taken
He said:
Further negotiations with
China are useless. The outcome
of the present situation either
will be better or very much
worse.
"a drastic improvement in
SinO-Japanese relations is needed
to eradicate once and for all this
anti-JapaneSe trouble. Should all
other means fail, and Japanese
lives and property be endan-
gered, it will be necessary to
consider further steps in that
eventuality.
"China must take decisive
steps against this root Of our
troubles, in order to prevent a
repetition Of the murders and
attacks on Japanese soldiers,
sailors, officials and civilians"
In China as we'll as in Man
chukuo, said the foreign minister,
"there is fear of pernicious ef-
fects of the Communist movement.
Tokyo is aware Of that danger in
East Asia"
The Washington times., 1936-09-28

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1936-09-28
SENSIBLE Diet
FOR FAT FOLKS
A Fat Life Is Often
A Short One Statistics Show

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strain. Insurance companies con.
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Cut down on fat meats, butter, cream
and sugary sweets Eat more fresh fruit
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Take a half teaspoonful of Kruschon
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of hot water for proper elimination.
Kruschen helps keep the system free from
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gently sweeps them from both UPPER
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bowel action.
A Jar of Kruschen lasts for weeks and
costs but few cents. So start today
and reduce-live longer-be healthier,
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The Washington times., 1936-09-28
IMPERILS
ST. PETERS

VATICAN CITY, Sept. % G.N.s).
Fire and explosion yesterday
threatened st. Peters Cathedral,
mother church of the Catholic
faith and repository Of hundreds
of the worlds most famous works
of art.
The fire was extinguished with
out material damage, and only
one person was injured.
st. Peters Square, the great col
umned space where thousands
kneel on the cobbled pavement on
great church occasions, has been
dug up recently to make repairs
to gas mains. One of these mains
developed an unnoticed leak and
a tourists match carelesSly tossed
into ditch ignited the gas. There
was a dull explosion and flames
sprang from the ditch.
The Vatican fire department
was quickly supplemented by ap-
paratus from Rome
The Washington times., 1936-09-28

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