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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
Europe's death Dance"

Unless q number of Washington CORE
spondentS are mistaken, Mr.. Roosevelt
is already cropping about in the depths
of his official hat for the long ears or
another rabbit. This rabbit, when he
pulls 1t out, is expected to take the shape
Of a spectacular summons to the great
nations of the earth to attend a great
peace and disarmament conference. "A
london paper thinks the call will be
issued within 80 days"
The President has been under good
deal Of pressure to do something" ever
since the current war scare came over the
horizon. He has not moved so far, 1t IS
said, because no one has been able to sug-
gest anything he could do which might
be Of any particular use; but the rumors
that he already has his fingers about the
rabbits ears will not down.
We have tradition in this country that
no American statesman ever goes to
weighty European conference without
coming back wearing barrel in place OF
his pants. Woodrow Wilson'S sad expert
ence at Versailles has not yet been for
gotten - and no politician is apt to forget
what the American electorate did to Mr..
Wilson after he came back from
Versailles. An American president who
sets out to lead Europe to the way OF
peace faces one grave donger: he has to
succeed, once he starts.
To begin with, peace and disarma-
ment conference which fails is worse than
no conference at all. It leaves the world
In a sadder fix than it was in the first
place. 1t increases the animosities and
CuSpiciOnS 1t was designed to quell. 1t
reduces the worlds hopes, and increases
that public resignation to war which Is
the best guarantee that war will eventu-
ally come.
On top of that, the American who sum-
mons such conference breaks his coun-
try's tradition of aloofness. If the con-
ference fails, America Is in European
politics up to its neck. BY taking the
lead in an effort to head off war, 1t
assumes a certain amount of response
bility for the war when it finally comes.
All these things can be counted on to
restrain the Presidents hand. And yet,
when they are all added up and studied,
they may not be enough to prevent him
from pulling out that rabbit, after all.
For Europe today is all too clearly
whirling around in dance of death. It is
no more figure of speech to say that
European civilization is on the verge OF
committing suicide; it is sober, demon
strable fact If there is anything on
earth America can do to stop the dance
and stay the suicide, America can hardly
avoid doing it. And so, in spite of tradi-
ton and precedent we may yet see an
American president drawing cards in the
perilous, unpredictable European game
of poker
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

We hope that city and town officials
who went up to Hartford today to put the
pressure on the State Highway Depart
ment for more local assistance centered
their attentions on inclusion of streets
in trunk line systems rather than at
tempting to get the department to pillow
certain city streets While it would be
nice to have the latter service extended,
the former is more preferable and more
in keeping with what should actually be
done. It's an old story with us to point out
that most of the traffic in Connecticut
is passing over city and town streets every
day in the week. If this could only be
compared with the amount that passes
over state highways, it would be seen
that most of the gasoline is consumed
driving around cities and towns. Yet
all the towns get in return is a small
share of the dirt-road fund which must
be allocated to specific purposes. More aid
than this is what every city and town is
entitled to, no matter how you look at it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
A Book a Day
Woman Surgeon Has
COlorful Career

lew woman have achieved as
much In their brief span as DR..
Resale Slaughter Morton, whose
autobiography, "A Women Sur
gOcn," Is published by Stokes ($3).
A pioneer among woman doctors,
DR.. Morton has had many absorb
Inc professional experiences. A
(, geon Of international repute, she
h..3 studied all over the world
Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London, Ceylon.
India and has practiced ~
Washington, D. c., In New York
city, and In Winter Park. Fla, where
SIZE Low lives and devotes her time
to the study and cure Of arthritis.
The book reaches far beyond DR..
Morton,s professional experiences.
which alone would make an impor-
tant book, into the fields Of travel.
personal adventure, and fascinating
sociological research.
j France she saw active war
service, and the record Of her ex-
periences on the Salonica front deal
with interesting, little-known as
poets Of the Serbian tragedy.
DR.. Morton always has been ac-
tive In professional organization.
She assisted In the A. M. AS early
work In disease prevention, originate
ed the social service department at
New York Polytechnic hospital,
founded the International Serbian
r uration Committees, the Ameri-
cen Women's hospitals, and numer-
on, other organizations.
"A Women Surgeon" Is an en-
crossing record Of q useful, in
teresting and gracious life, and
Stands well to the fore among works
In the recent influx Of medical rem
| iniscenceS.-E. M. IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
ressCornnent
A MILLION FOR PAVING
(Meriden JournaD

Neighbor Waterbury talks about q
million dollar bond issue by which
to give the business streets some
mlt'i needed new paving. The pros
pect Of gliding smoothly along
pleases the travelling public but
those who ar direct taxpayers won
der II they can chew such q big
bite. Debt service already contributes
largely to giving them the highest
tar late In the state.
But Waterburians can't be blamed
for being ambitious and hopeful.
Twice we did paving on q whole
sale scale and the first time abut-
ting property holders were well
nicled for the cost. Bonds were
iioated lightly and 1t Is only luck
that we didn't have a big batch OF
t.ier. to torment us when the de-
preston set In. Payments were has
tened, which Waterbury must con-
slider, under newer state restriction
Long term financing, such as we
did on the High school, Is no longer
permissible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

meas.
The two other appointees are
Admiral Henry Wiley and Admiral
Emory 8. Land, both retired.
Wiley, 70 years old, Is scheduled
to remain only q short time, was
named as q hold-over from the old
commission to help the new group
until Il gets going.
Land, an expert naval engineer,
was put on the agency because
Of his technical knowledge. He
was given q six-year term, may
succeed Kennedy as chairman.
Jesse LOOsens Up
Undercover congressional NUT.
tering over his tight-fisted policy
on flood relief loans apparently
has reached the alert ears Of Jesse
Jones. The towering RFC chair
man has quietly ordered his SUBJ
ordinates to loosen UP and be
more lenient to needy flood VIC
Tins
At the height Of the recent
flood ravages, Congress rushed
through q bill authorizing the
RFC to set up Disaster Relief
Corporation, with power to make
character" loans TO flood suf-
fefers. Some congressman wan
ed TO take the relief agency out
Of the hands Of the RFC, be-
cause Of Jesse's hard. boiled at
titude on previous acts Of this
kind.
This hostility was stilled, how
ever, on the plea Of the need for
urgent action. But Jesse's critics
warned that they would keep an
eye on him.
Jesse has taken the hint. Since
the enactment Of tile bill month
ago 151 loans for q total Of 1885,
900 have been granted and othe"s
are being rushed through at the
rate Of so to go a day. RequeE1
from the flood area for COVERT
inent funds are pouring IN daily
In large numbers.
Judicial Merry-G O-R0und
Visitors to the Judiciary Com
mittee hearings have found more
senator there than have been
present of late on the senate foo,
In addition to the eighteen COM
I fnittee members, dozen Others
drop In !. Mrs. Caraway, In
spite OF a illouse-like entrance, Is
seen by Committee Chairman
Ashurst, who extends a gallant
hand To greet her Senators
Tydings OF Maryland and Brown
OF Michigan sit In the visitors
row, both chewing gun !.
Signs posted throughout the room
read mo Smoking Please" Sena-
tor Dietcricll lights a cigar ,,.
A cameraman says to the Witness,
Shake your finger at the chair
man." One shakes. The other
shoots AS the committee
considers putting new blood into
the Supreme Court, the official
record Of the hearings 81 taken
by 70-year old Charles A. Brown,
crack shorthand reporter. 74h
(Copyright, 1897, by United
Feature Syndicate, 1nco
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
In New York
NV GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 18--Friendship
Is q gilt edged commodity and Dale
Carnegie, who deals In that market,
has been cleaning up lately with his
book, How to Make Friends and
influence People"
The little volume has been on the
best-seller list constantly for sales
men and many executives. And the
publishers are happy.
In fact, II reports are wholly ac-
curate, How to Make Friends and
influence People" has been taken up
as gospel In q good many coinpan-
les. Big Arms are following the
Carnegie sample letter to business
associates which reads like love
letter between two betrothed Chin
csc. It y
The man who breaches this lovey-
dovey philosophy has practised 1t to
his profit. Yet Carnegie confesses
that he had q hard time making
friends before he had time to for
mulate his theories. He was too busy
on Kansas farm to make friends
with anyone except the pigs his
father raised for livelihood. In
leisure moments, he attended the
state university but had little social
intercourse on the campus.
Nor did he ever make friends
with the pigs, though they made
overtures to him at 8 o'clock in
the morning. At that urholy hour,
Carnegie wasn't interested In max
ing friends with man or beast.
When, finally, he did get around
to cultivating people, he began In
auspiciously. He was a great adj
mirer OF the late Richard Harding
Davis and decided to write to his
hero one day, for advice and assist
ance. On Carnegie's writing table
at the moment was o letter from
business firm. At the foot Of the
letter was the notation, dictated
but not read"
Impressed by the pomposity Of
the sentence, he concluded his bill
let to Davis with 1t.
Davis didn't trouble to answer the
Carnegie letter. He simply returned
&t to the sender with this scribled
across the bottom: your bad man
ners are exceeded only BY your bad
manners"
That was the end Of the begin
ming OF what might have been the
first beautiful friendship Of the man
who has lust written How 10 Make
Friends and Influence People"
| Hv~ 4hn awan~
Sporadicaily the rumor spreads
that the suddenly infectious musi-
cal mania. Swing, Is on the skids.
Ito scotch the riimor, Q new swing
band crops Up In the local clubs and
I the off-beat fanatics increase.
] "Gutbucket" music, as swing Is
/ called by addicts, Is being purveyed
In at least IS Of Manhattans noe
turnal hangouts. And when Benny
Goodman, the swing king. made his
stage debut at the Paramount. his
devotees crowded through the door
way early In the morning. not paus-
ing to catch tfe title Of the feature
picture.
Instead Of being on the wane,
Swing rs still on the way up In
American music. Regularly, the
New York Hot Club. which con-
sists Of the swing masters, Benny
Goodman, Duke Ellington. Cab
Galloway. Tommy Dorsey, Count
Basic. VIII Hudson, Art shaw and
"Gtnfg" Smith, get together for .
private seminar and so over latest
Inventions IN rhythm. The Hot club
h striving to lure over Stephen
0gappGlly and JaEigo aeinhagt %
Paris, two Of the worlds greatest
swing exponents. o. - TREY said 4
ever there. - Jam Hos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
Current Comments

He refused to battle and hasn't
bathed since we were married Mrs.
z. Newport Of Decatur, Ind, bride
Of six weeks, suing for divorce.
The perfect" husband to me
wouldn't be that to another woman.
80 what?-Fanny Brice. stage star.
American girls need more men to
ferry them around.-Ted Peckham.
manager Of a male escort busi-
. eSs.
An; man who Is president pays
thu price for being your public
servant. He has very little per-
so. nj time and vacations are q
b0on.-Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt.
che only proper recipients Of an
apology for mans appearance would
be the anthropoid apes. which man
sometimes claims As his nearest
relatives. --E. A. Hoot0n. prominent
anshr0poiogist.
] am sure that the Duke Of wind
sore belongs 70 9 country Ike Cuba.
We Latins are romantic. He's our
Kind @1 Ean.
alicia pnFia, Cuban beauiy, Who
invited former king q England 70
AN@s@tAss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
In Each Others Pockets
Jurisdiction Over Occupational Diseases Is Sore
Point For Two State Departments
NEW HAVEN REGISTER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
Selected Poem
SPRING SONG

(Madeyn q. Gotham in the Christian
Science Monitor)
Now poets will begin their singing lines
To curtsying Spring. to Aprils lovely show
OF opening buds, and all the world shall know
How leaves unfold, how naked trees and vines
Possess themselves OF Wardrobes; how designs
Are wrought In bloom where lately lay deep snow.
Certain Spring the metered lines will flow:
Poets will tell again the age-old signs.
Poets will sing as year on treading year
Their songs have run when violets trimmed the
trail
And sun rode lower In the cIoud-f ecked sky.
Beauty and love their theme; no gloom, no tear,
No futile word. But OH, the tender tale
80 often has been told, shall not try.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
Answers To
Questions

o. HOW do prunes grow2

q. How do prunes grow2
A. Prunes are dried plums Of O
certain type, or fresh plumS capable
Of being dried in the sun without
fermenting or souring when the pit
Is not removed. Plum trees produc-
ing such plums are often called
prune tree. Only q few varieties OF
plums are capable Of being CONVEX
ted into prunes; as most Of them,
when dried with the pits, ferment
and sour. -.,l
@. Who originated the term,
survival Of the fittest2"
A. Herbert Spencer originated II
and Darwin approved It's use In
1.-THE Origin Of Species" Chap. III
when he wrote, 1.-THE expression
often used by Mr.. Herbert Spencer
Of the Survival Of the Fittest Is more
accurate, and Is sometimes equally
convenient"
q. Has any driver won the 500
mile Memorial Day Auto race at In
dianapolis, three timesp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

The state Health and Labor De-
partments have become engaged In
O tilt over Jurisdiction over the oc-
cupational disease prevention serv-
ice. One wants the responsibility
to be vested In It. The other wants
the Bureau Of Occupational Disease
lifted out Of the department in
which 1t now Is lodged and placed
along with the responsibility--and
presumably the staff and privilege
of choosing tin the other.
At the present time, the resporl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

I. Where Is q. q. paper money
printed?
2. what Is the name Of the pri-
vate chapel Of the Pope IN the va
tican?
}. On what river 10 the city OF
Pawtucket, n. 10
{. who was Cleveland LAngston
Moffstt7
8 What Is pomOlOgy3
Q. Name the first and last letters
% the Greek alphabet.
Z. which food y mentioned Oft
enest in the Blhief
9. what "a polgandry9
3. where is the British Island %
Grenada
70. who Wrote llle comedy. sAilS
Wei tnat Nnds WcIllv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, ''They will leave ON
about the tneht Of December;
omit "on".


A. Louis Meyer Of Huntington
Park, CALI, won In 1928, 1888, and
1895.
q. Does the Panama Canal con-
tain salt or fresh water?
A. River water is In the locks,
but as no special effort Is made TO
exclude salt water from mixing with
the river water, the water In the
Canal Isl both fresh and salt.
@. How much As paid out annual
ly as compensation 10 injured work.
ers In the United StAtes?
A. The q. IS. Bureau Of Labor
statistics estimated that the total
annual amount OF compensation
paid to injured workers is about
500, 000, 900. In addition ga, 000, 900
Is paid for hospital treatment and
medical aid, making q total expense
of $3l2OOO,OOO incurred on account
Of approximately 2.107, 900 injuries
among about 5000 workers.
- fl
@. I am sixteen years old and
our postmaster gives letters address,
ed to me TO my father: u there any
way In which ! can get my mail
from the Post Office without my
fathers knowledge?
A. Paragraph one Of Section 785
OF the Postal laws and Regulations
reads as follows: mail matter adj
dressed to minor children should
generally be delivered In accordance
with the directions Of their father,
or, IL he be dead, Of their mother,
unless the minors be under guard
ianship In which their mail shall
be delivered as the guardian may
direct. II deemed necessary the
postmaster may require the direc-
tions to be In writing"
II yen want . copy Of our book
Ie. Sn Vegetable Gardens" write
Tho Waterbury Democrats wash
I'm. tom Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth
Street, Northwest, Washington, ID.
C.. Enclose 4 cents I'm postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

wood Island. We are not opposing estab-
lishment Of q state hospital for infantile
paralysis suffers. Maybe we need one,
but not at the price Of Sherwood Island
State Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 10. - Senator Burt Wheeler
finding his bitter fighting against the Roosevelt court
plan costly vendetta Old liberal friends and associates
are cutting him cold and former labor and farm sup
norters are asSailing him as q turr-coat. sr.as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

"Noblesse oblige," meaning mobility
has obligations" was the old aristocrat's
motto. Now it's the same with wealth.
The new equivalent is "richesse oblige".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
Daily AImau

Daily Almanac
Moon sets 1910 q. m.
sun rises G:el q. M; sets e:0l D. w.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

The bicycle is said to be coming back
when it has never been away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
A Thought for Today

And no man hath assembled mp TO heaven, but
he that came down from heaven, even the Son
Of man which Is in heaven.-St John 1913.
The love Of heaven makes one heavenly
Shakespeare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18
Test Your
Knowledge

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn 70
LAST rage for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-18

A. Louis Meyer Of Huntington
Park, CALI, won In 1928, 1888, and
Q9R l egt
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-09-11

Of votes they claim to have In their
vest pocket. Now we find these
same individuals are for others
who listened TO their silly story OF
the votes they controlled. The NOR
al is that propaganda should be
taken with grain OF salt.
with all due respect 10 the other
candidates In the Mayoralty race,
we invite them TO submit their re-
spective records to be compared
with that OF Richard w. Reading
who has practiced in office what
others promised in prediction
speeches. AS citizens we are in
terested in what the individual has
done 10 make this a better city in
which TO live AS members OF a
minority group. we want 10 know
what type OF Jobs we should have.
In this respect. please don't point
with pride to the number OF ap-
pointments that the candidate has
made In the garbage department.
A vote for Richard W. Reading
is vote TO help yourself You
owe 1t 70 yourself TO vote for pro-
gress.
donated by the Boosters Club)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-09-11
Mrs. c. Bid l do wrong b,
leaving my husbandl
Great Lakes NC.
(By JIMMIE sANDERs)

Edith Whit. Muriel Cheatham,
Mary Fitzpatrick and Robert Gum
have formed a choral group |
would like 10 call The Great
Lakse Melodiers" Prexy Milben. at
the last session OF the Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Ontario. Prince
Hall Affiliation, was elected grand
lecturer OF the grand lodge. -. r.
Louise Henderson returned Mon
day from two weeks holiday at
Woodland Park ana. and Edith
Whit started her vacation. 49,.
where Helen Bankhead's vivacious-
ness reminds me OF Shirley Ross.
the cinematress. Jimmie Melton
is the rival Of Bill Ware as num-
Der one glamour boy of the NC.
J. Aston Mortley. the Rodaker.
will make big announcement In
the next two weeks. VIM. Ru-
dolph can't get his sweet nothings
tc register with that poetess 49,.
so many OF the gals spirits were
crushed when the learned that
Sylvester Sweat is a benedict -.
Peck's bad boys aren't seen around
the nite-spots so often now. The
reason is a couple OF University.
Michigan Co-eds holidaying up
town. they prefer the kodak
temples. ADDED THOUGHT:
This would be a much sweller
town to live in II more people had
swell hearts instead OF swell
heads.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-09-11
Beauticians To Hold
National Confab

New York City-More than 200
expert hairdressers and beauty
operators from 35 states are ex-
pected TO meet here September Z.
s and 8, for the seventeenth annual
convention of the National Beauty
Culturlsts League. oldest organi-
cation of its kind in the country.
Demonstrations OF the latest
styles In hair dressing. as we'll as
technical lectures on scalp treat
ment and care Of the skin, will be
featured on the program.
Marie Downing, director OF the
Larieuse Beauty Foundation and
author OF the column. Beauty and
Romance" will summarize high
lights OF the convention in a spe-
cial story which will appear in
next weeks Detroit Tribune
Officers of the League are Mrs.
Ethel Baird. New York City, pre-
sident; Mrs. Virginia b. Glover.
New Orleans, first vice-president:
Mrs. Daisy Cash. Memphis, second
vice-president: Mrs. Clare lie Bue,
Philadelphia. financial secretary:
Mrs. Austine Williams, Little
Rock, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. V. Waters. Baltimore. treasur-
er; Mrs. Marjorie Stewart Joiner.
Chicago. parliamentarian. and
Charles l.. Evans. st. Louis. ma
tional organizer.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-09-11

him arrested"
what did he tell you when you
threatened to have him arrestedr'
He told me to get out. the
crook" Zeke's temper was
rising as he remembered his
wrongs. II told him I'd kill him II
he didn't pay me my money
HE was frightened"
Not that bird. he Just opened
up his desk drawer and showed me
a gun. and said 1t was loaded and
he'd use It II kept bothering him.
But / knew he was bluffing and !
didn't bulge. Then We argued
some more and he put his gun
back in the desk drawer"
did you see the defendant In
the office OF the deceased?
Yes, he entered while l was
giving Clayborn the works"
How did the defendant look
He was wild. he was so mad.
and about the same thing ! was
arguing with Clayborn about. /
was enjoying the argument until
l saw Clayborn was getting ugly.
He ordered Foster out the office"
Did he go?"
mo, he began calling Clayborn
liar and a crook" Clayborn
again told him to leave but Fos-
ter refused--then Clayborn struck
Foster-they struggled a while.
then l saw Clayborn had Foster
by the throat and was choking
him
Just what spot In the office did
this fight take placer"
AT first 1t was near the center.
but I noticed that Clayborn was
moving towards the desk"
The court room was utterly stifl
as Milton nodded for Zeke to con-
tinue--
Il saw what Clayborn was up
to and slipped around to the desk
and took the gun from the desk
drawer--then ! heard scream"
and Zeke paused as the crowd In
the court room leaned forward.
you heard scream-then
what happened" Milton asked
quietly his eyes met Darice. her
hands were over her mouth as IL
to hold her emotions in check.
Tears we're rolling down the pale
cheeks of Jacks mother.
Then zeke spoke. his voice now
little subdued--
II saw Foster with something
shiny In his hand. and he sort of
pushed Clayborn away from him
then Clayborn slowly sank to the
floor, blood pouring from his
breast
TO Be Continued