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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

It isn't so much the layout of the parklet at the corner of East Farm and Walnut streets as it is the twist in Walnut street right at this junction. Had the street been laid out properly in the be- ginning, instead of putting a roundhouse curve in it, all would be well today and the fire engines would have no trouble in rounding the bend Unfortunately our early city fathers didn't go in for straight streets. They believed in a bit of meandering
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

1. Which country has the Mar seillaise" for its national anthem?
 2. Can an American enlist in the Canadian and English air service?
 3. Which state is niclknamed the Palmetto State?"
 4. Who was Joseph Jefferson2
 s. In chemistry, what is dehydra- ton?
 6. Tn the church calendar, when is Shrove Tuesday?
 2. When did Missouri enter the Union?
 8. What is the singular form of the word data?
 9. What is the Spanish name for an inner court or enclosed space open to the slky2 lO. Tn what year did the Ameri- can Civil War end?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

m o m c n [ or sooner, he would if his toes held out boot the R e v c T c n d Charles Cough lin from t h e Steps of the capitol to the front door of the w h 1t House there was pass Ing away III Cne federal district of Mexico Q mil- itant church- man, Francisco
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

consolation to his people or any- thing more deserving of death than denouncing by word of mouth the atrocities which were being perpetrated in the name of 'liberty".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Current Comments

Our civilization is . dinosa civilization. If 1t is to survive, must undergo change. --Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, leadi
 Japanese Christian.
 The league has been the Irz discussed and, in some high Qt ters, the most "cussed." organ ton in the recent history q An ica.
 --Jouett shouse. president Al
 ican Liberty League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Horoscope

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planet. the daily horoscope is 0ut- lined by noted astrologer. In addition to informa- ton of general interest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

A telephone official says we can now talk to 99 per cent of the worlds popula- tion by phone. That's all right as long as they don't all want to talk to us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Coincidence

Just about the time that Rep resentative John J. o'Connor of New York was announcing to the world that, at the first available
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Daily MHe....~ C0Do,,rl Washington .v.S-. z " --~ - PRESIDENTS HARVARD TRIP
 ELABORATELY GUARDED
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

- By DREW PEAHSON ana BObEHT B. ALLEN Washington 2-The Secret Service taking the President Harvard tomorrow (Saturday).
 people President attended HhOmbedn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Precedent


 The Congressional theologians O'Connor and Roland appear to be indignant at the presence of Q clergyman of their own persuasion being "in politics" Father Cough lin Is not the first Catholic priest to raise his voice against social industrial and political evil. Nor the first to make enemies for dod ing so. There was Archbishop| Orozco, Monsignor Seipel, post- war chancellor of Austria: and a certain St. Thomas @ Beckett. We have seen what happened tq Orozco. It may be forgotten thaS Monsignor Seipel was shot by 4 socialist and never really recov cred. And Thomas Q Beckett wal butchered In Canterbury Cathe1 dral back In the seventeenth cen5 tury, because Henry IT of England wanted to. be rid of "This pestif- erous priest" To date Thomas is the only one of the three to he canonized as c martyr. His fate was only the sword. Fathe5| Coughlin has been threatened with the boot. He is also the vics tim of congressional oratory-ae its worst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
TO-DAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "Less men were hurt this year than last;" say, fewer men,"

A. Three nonillions, six hundred octillions.
 o. What is the address of the Authors League of America, Inc.? A. g East 3sth Street, New York City.
 e. Would the fact that re- sident of the U. s. is receiving a pension from the British Govern ment prevent him from becoming a naturalized American citizen?
 A. No.
 Q. When and from what place did Coxey's Army start its march on Washington?
 A. Massillion. Ohio. March 10, 1894.
 If you want g copy of our book let Popular Card Games, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth st., Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
A Question.

The life and death of the great Mexican Catholic intellectual and his alleged participation m 'poli- tics" stimulates some reflection on this weeks roughouse In Washing ton. The savage denunciation of Father Charles Coughlin by outraged Congressman OConnor of New York and the formal sen- tence of communication impos- ed on the cleric by bell, book, and blather by even more-outraged Congressman Roland of Pennsyl- vania raises afresh the question which has been asked ever since the Detroit priests debut aS Q radio star: "fzas Q clergyman any right or business to talk on polit- ical issues?" As far as this depart- ment is concerned the reply is an unqualified affirmative. A n y clergyman of any denomination has, in the writer's opinion, not only the right but the obligation to discuss publicly political issues whenever such issues have q cofl- nection with morality, the word morality" being used In its exact sense. And in our day and time knew of no political question Of vital importance to the country which has not got Q genuine moral implication.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
A Thought for Today

Take ny yoke upon you. and learn of me; for an meek and lawly in hearts and ye shall lind rest ante your seulS-St Matthew 1l:z9.
  It vas pride that changed angels into devils; ik Is humility that makes men as angels.- Augustine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Please Be Good!

Please Be Good!
 Nevertheless, despite his alleged participation In imaginary suh- versive movements the Mexican government would at any period in the last quarter of Q century have been glad to call oil its head hunters if Archbishop Orosco would get out of politics" He would have been permitted to ex- ist as an ecclesiastical vegetable but he must say nothing on any national question involving nloral- ity, industrial or social. To his everlasting honor no such dis- graceful compromise was ever dreamed of by Orozco. He might be murdered, he might spend his days in flight, hardship, and misery but he would never lend the approval of silence to what he knew was wrong in the sight of God and men. His sense of sobliga- ton as Q shepherd of souls, his responsibility as Q leader of his people, and his duty as Q Mexican patriot outweighed every personal consideration.
 Influence.
 Some Idea of the fear of his in- fluence which every Mexican ad- ministration from Carranga down entertained may be drawn from an incident connected with his last banishment from the country. For a very long time he had been in hiding in the mountains and though never out of danger for an hour he had managed to elude all attempts to arrest him. The late Ambassador Dwight Morrow, the United States ambassador, was endeavoring to reach some basis of settlement between the church and the government. Negotiations were going along but there were one or two obstacles which had to be overcome before peace could be restored. It never was restored AS a matter of fact but MT. Morrow did his best. There was Q single demand on the part of the Mexi. can government. The ban which had been imposed on the clergy might be lifted but Archbishop Orozco was not included in the amnesty. He above all others had to leave the country and remain out of it. Unless that were agreed to all negotiations were definite ly and permanently of. So one fine morning with the secret police on all sides and spies aS thick as fleas on Q dog Archbishop Orozco walked unnoticed into the pres- ence of Mexico's president in his Chapultepec once, made his aden. tity known, accepted the sentence of exile and was escorted to the border with a sigh of relief on the part of the authorities. That sigh must have been repeated last Tuesday night by President Car. denas when he got the news that the sick old man permitted to rec turn to his native land had, after Q long and painful illness, peace- fully passed away. Archbishop Orozco y Jimene7 was tout of poli- tics" at last. .sil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
est Y O q 2 Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
BY WAYof NO HARM
 by James William FitzP Patrick

CThe cournen opnons and conclusions appearing bew thore of e writer not necen shoss es tne editors oR THE DEMOCRAT they Co be construed
 invariably as Q reflection 0e their vieWp0int.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

actual front said, and gave italy three
more major towns in Northern Ethi-
opia and IS smaller villages.
Premier Mussolini telegraphed to
Marshal Badoglio:
The announcement Of the great
victory at Amba Aradam has made
the soul of the Italian people vibrate
with pride and exultation.
ITO your excellency. who directed
the battle, and to the officers and
troops who with Roman bravery have
won victory, goes my fervent praise
and the gratitude of the country"
Newspapers devoted their entire
front pages to descriptions Of the
battle.
The rigid law regarding newspapers,
which prevents publication of Mon
day morning newspapers before noon,
was applied nevertheless Two Rome
morning papers, which tried to come
out at am, with big headlines, were
sequestered.
Desertion Is Denied.
An Ethiopian communique alleging
that 1000 Eritreans deserted from the
southern front to the British Kenya
Colony was emphatically denied. Au-
thoritive sources, referring to the
Ethiopian report that total of 10000
had deserted, said there were not that
many Eritreans in italian Somaliland.
The Joy which spread through
Rome. upon word of the advance,
swelled in response to news which had
been awaited ever since Marshal Bad
oglio succeeded Gen. Emilio de Bono
as East African commander in. chief
nearly three months ago.
Fascist officials attached particular
Importance to the victory, expressing
belief that it quashed Ras Seyoum' S
hopes of cutting the Italian lines of
communications between Makale and
Hauzien, 80 miles back toward the
main Eritrean bases.
With the Northern Ethiopian chief
tains rear lines now menaced, Italian
authorities were confident he would
be compelled to fee the mountainous
Tembien sector, west of Makale, where
his guerrilla tactics have been a thorn
in the side of the Italian high COM
mand for the last several weeks.
Coupled with Gen Rodolfo Gra-
zianis capture of Neghelli, on the
southern front, the northern victory
was hailed by the Italians as a sure
harbinger of a surrender by Halle
| SelaSSie.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Milwaukee PAPER
NEWSMEN ON STRIKE
Guild Representatives Say Wis
consin News Fails to Sign
New Terms.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
MILWAUKEE, February 17.-News
room employees Of the Wisconsin News
of Milwaukee who belong to the
American Newspaper Guild went on
strike today.
Their representatives said the strike
was called because John H. Black,
general manager of the News, a
Hearst newspaper. failed to sign a
contract. which called for a closed
shop, a five-day week, minimum
wage scale ranging from $50 to $40 a
week. depending on length of service;
a dismissal bonus and vacations with
pay. There were other lesser pro-
visions.
Several conferences were held by
Black and the guilds Executive Com
mittee, which also charged Black
failed to carry on collective bargain
ing negotiations in a spirit Of sin
cerity.
E. r. Mahones, managing editor OF
the News, said about 20 employees
walked out. He added that because
his men report for duty at various
hours it was difficult to say just how
many we're on strike. News room en-
ployes total about rs. Mahoney said
Guild members said the strike had
"full approval of the National Execu-
tive Board Of the American News
paper Guild and the board of the
Milwaukee Chapter"
Evening star., 1936-02-17

wrongful intent was shown. McMullen,
he said, did nothing more than give
to the Secretary of War ''his best
Judgment and advice" and whether
this advice was favorable or unfavor-
able to Silverman was "immaterial."
Lets assume" Leahy said, that
Col McMullen had a son in California
who was dying and that he told Sill
yerman he needed the money to get
out there so that he could be present
while his son underwent serious
operation. That's the worst picture
the prosecution can put on this case
and I'm not conceding that that is
what happened"
Breach of Honor Charged.
Mai. James Morrisette, assistant
prosecutor, replied that McMullen is
not charged with a criminal act, but
with "a breach Of honor"
He cited the court-martial and dis
missal some months ago of Col. Alex
ander E. williams as precedent for
the present charge against Col. Nc
Mullen.
Leahy contended the williams and
McMullen cases are different in that
Williams accepted loan from a man
to whom he was in position to give
business contract, whereas McMul-
len is charged with receiving a gift
from one to whom McMullen had no
authority to offer a contract. The
responsibility for issuing such con-
tracts, the attorney declared, was not
McMullen's but Assistant Secretary
of War Woodring's.
The entire morning session OF the
court was devoted to arguments on
various defense motions seeking to
invalidate the charges on sundry
grounds. In each instance the court,
upon advice of its law member, Col.
Oliver L. Spaulding, overruled the
motion.
The court agreed with the defense,
however, than an amendment pro-
posed for specifications by the Gov
eminent could not be permitted.
Prosecuted Col. Mitchell.
Col. McMullen has prosecuted many
violators of military regulations during
his long career as an Army judge ad-
vocate.
Nine years ago he assisted in the
prosecution of Brig. Gen. (then Col. }
william Mitchell, Army air chief, for
characterization" Today's court
martial is the first ma ior military tria
to be held here in public since that
of Gen. Mitchell.
The secret court martial at the
War College nearly a year ago of
Col. Williams, one-time brigadier
general and acting quartermastel
general, brought his dismissal from
the Army for accepting a $2,500 loan
from tire salesman, Frank E.
Speicher.
Silverman, with his brother Nathan,
Col. Williams and former Representa-
tive Thomas Jefferson Ryan of New
York, has been indicted by the Dis
trict grand jury for conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government by plotting to
prevent the appearance before the
House Military Affairs Committee of
Speicher, wanted for questioning as to
hts relations with Col. Williams and
the Silvermans.
Col. McMullen was censured nearly
a year ago by Secretary Dern for
"scandalous" conduct in connection
with his business dealings with pri-
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Spotlight Roosevel's
PRESIDENT TO FURNISH CONVENTION COLOR SAYS CANNON.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Cannon, Democrat,
of Missouri predicted today President
Roosevelt personally would supply
"the color" Of the June Democratic
National Convention in Philadelphia.
The veteran Representative, who
has Just been appointed convention
pariiamentarian for the nth consecu-
tive time, said:
Color is one thing which our con-
ventions have never lacked. This
year 1t will be the President. He'll
get the nomination, appear on the
floor and make his address"
Cannon said two Of the impending
parliamentary questions" Of the 1895
convention are:
/. Al Smiths threatened walk.
2. Gov. Eugene Talmadge.
But" he added jocularly, We've
handled difficult questions before"
Most Difficult Task.
The Representative said his most
difficult convention task In his is
years of Democratic get-togethers was
not parliamentary one. 1t concerned
Senator Robinson, Democrat of Ar
kansas, and the first speech amplifier
used at Democratic convention.
1T was the old-fashioned kind" ex-
planned Cannon, "and 1t wouldn't work
unless you stood right in front Of it
and spoke into a sort Of horn. A
black spot was painted on the floor
and the speaker was not supposed to
move from it"
Robinson began on the spot, but,
warming to his subject, he forgot it
and stepped of. Cannon noticed the
spectators in the galleries shift their
positions.
Il knew they couldn't hear him."
he said, so did the only thing I
could. I reached out and caught his
coat tail and pulled him back on the
spot. I had to do it time and again" /"
Evening star., 1936-02-17

vate firms. He was accused Of receiv-
ing fees from firms doing business
with the War Department.
Presiding over the court martial is
Maj. Gen. Upton Birnie, jr., chief of
Field Artillery. Other members of the
court are: Brig. Gen. Greed F. Cox,
Brig. Gen. Duncan x. Major, jr.;
Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Hartshorn, Col.
Oliver l.. Spaulding, Col. William W..
McCammon, Col. John S. Fair, Col.
George A. Herbst. Col. Edward r.
Tompkins, Col. David Y. Beckham,
Col. Harry B. Jordan, Col. Walter
Kruger and Col. George Grunert.
Trial Judge Advocate.
The trial judge advocate Is Lieut..
Col. Charles w. Thomas and his as
sistant is Maj. James E. Morrisette.
Military counsel assigned to the de-
fense are Maj. Emil w. Leard and
Capt. Henry c.. Clark. McMullen's
civilian attorneys are Vinson w.
Hallinan of San Francisco and Will
liam E. Leahy and william w. Hughes,
Jr., both OF this city.
Heading the list of witnesses called
by the prosecution is Assistant
Secretary of War Woodring. Other
witnesses against McMullen will
include Frederick H. Payne. former
Assistant Secretary of War; Col. Earl
Mcfarland, assistant to Woodring
Lieut.. Col. F. G. Munson, who has
been military counsel to McMullen
Mai. E. H Block, Quartermaster
Corps; Mrs. Kate Buckingham, secre-
tary to Woodring; Mrs Esther NJ
Rice, another War Department secre-
tary; Anna c. Lanigan, chief clerk
in Woodring's ofice; former Repre-
sentative Ryan, and the following en-
ployes of the Mayflower Hotel: Eppa
Eldred, Herbert T. Devine, v. A. Kaub
and Daniel z. O'Brien.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
CAR HITS WOMAN

A slip on the ice in the path of
an 'oncoming automobile cost Mrs.
Hattie M. Daugherty, A, of 1915 E
street northeast a dislocated vertebra
and a day in Casualty Hospital, from
which she was discharged yesterday.
As Mrs. Daugherty fell on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue at the intersection of
Seventh street northeast, a car driven
by Lemuel D. Jones, %, skidded and
struck her. The accident occurred
Saturday night.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
HIRAM P. MAXIM,
INVENTOR, |SDEAD
Designer of Gun SiIencer
Stricken by Throat
Infection.
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne AeoOClhtcu EtcsSs
LA JUNTA, Colo, February IL
Hiram Percy Maxim Of Hartford,
Conn, internationally known inven-
tor and mechanical engineer, died
in Mennonite Hospital here today
Of throat infection.
Maxim was en- route by train to
the West Coast with his wife last
week when he became i'll. He had
been in the hospital here since.
His wife and q son, also from
Hartford, were with him when he
died.
The inventor was 81 years old and
was born at Brooklyn. N. Y, the
son Of Sir Hiram Stevens and Louisa
Jane Budden Maxim. When he en-
tered the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology he was the youngest
student In his class. He was graduated
in 1885.
Maxim was electrical engineer for
number of concerns and later
organized his own firm to manufac-
ture ordnance articles Of which he
was the inventor.
He also was president Of the Amer
ican Radio Relay League and the In
ternational Amateur Radio Union. In
1888 his book "Life's Place in the
Cosmos" was published.
Members of the family did not an
nounce funeral arrangements today.
Hiram Percy Maxim, member OF a
family of inventors who contributed
many devices to modern warfare, is
best known as the inventor of the
Maxim silencer," widely used on
firearms.
Prior to turning his inventive genius
to ordnance and firearms he designed
automobiles. The first, produced in
1897, ran 80 miles on one charge, and
had a maximum speed Of IL miles an
hour. 1t was an outgrowth of his de-
velopment in 1894 of tandem tricycle.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

When Robinson finished he turned
to the parliamentarian.
whats the pulling for" he asked,
what did I say that was wrong?"
Cannon explained about the new
mechanical invention.
Rule Broken in 1912.
Reminiscing over the 1912 Balti-
more convention, at which he was not
the parliamertarian, the Representa-
tive said that Champ Clark would
have received the presidential nomi-
nation over Woodrow Wilson if Bryan
hadn't broken the rules.
"Ollie James allowed Bryan to make
his famous speech in the middle of a
roll call. This was against the rules.
It's history what he did with the
speech"
Evening star., 1936-02-17
C0NNERY TO PUSH MOVE
FOR INQUIRY INTO &C.
1rked by Reports That Congress
"Wouldn't Dare" Press In
vestigation.
BY the Associated Press.


Responding to reports that Con-
greSs wouldn't dare" to investigate
the Federal Communications Commits
sion or the radio industry and to
charges of bribery against the COM
mission, Representative Connery,
Democrat, of Massachusetts,, proposes
to press today his demand for con-
gressional investigation.
Connery told reporters that man
up in New York State who is author
itatively informed on radio matters
said Congress wouldn't dare to in
-vestigate the Radio Commission or
the industry because it was too pow
erful with its utility and other
tie-ups."
The F. c. G. last week reported that
charges it could be bought or con-
trolled" were baseless. The rumored
charges we're supposed to have been
overheard in a hotel room conversa-
ton which included mention of a
$4,000 bribe.