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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Pere Marquette OfLaon
Statue in Memory Of Great Explorer-Priest Pro-
posed in Native City Just 300
Years After His Birth.
NEW YORK TIMES

Word has Just come from France
that plans are afoot for the erection
of q statue Of Pere Marquette In
Laon, where he was born, son Of an
old and honorable family of that
city, 300 years ago. It Is remember
ed that his mother was Rose De La
Sale of the royal city Of Rheims,
where he had his training for the
priesthood. But he belongs to Laon
and ultimately to the Mississippi
Valley, which he had q glorious part
In evoking from the unknown. A
great black cross stands, marking
the site Of the cabin at the Chicago
portage where he spent O winter In
illness, attended by two faithful
French companions and by devoted
Indians. A bronze plate attached
to this memorial cross recites that
he, the first Of white men, had
passed that way, having Travelled
$500 miles In canoes In 100 days.
When at Point de st. Esprit, near
the western end Of Lake Superior,
ministering to his little Indian flock,
he heard Of the great river (the Mis-
sissippi, to which he gave the name
"de Ia Conception'C and Its mar
vels,," and desired to follow its
course seemingly more interested
In this than In the spiritual ends
Of his mission. Later the oppor-
tunity came, consonant with his de-
sire for divine ordering. The happy
necessity" Of exposing his life for
the salvation Of the tribes along this
particular river came from the
French governor and intendant.
Moreover, tribes Of the Illinois had
begged him very earnestly Ito bring
the Word Of God among them"
After his return from the discovery
Of the upper Mississippi he recites
with even greater satisfaction the
baptizing Of q dying child brought
to the side of the canoe.
The grim story Of the perilous
missionary labors among the IN
dams Of the followers Of Loyola Cad
Majoren Del Gloriam) has its beati-
flc elimination in the life of this
zealot and explorer. His name has
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Much Activity Ahead

The bond bills for which the City Of
Waterbury will seek legislative permission
at Hartford this week cover an immense
amount Of city work. It will be long
day before the city prepares to undertake
such wholesale list of improvements as
are covered in the several pending bond
bills. That the projects are necessary and
timely goes without question. No one
can gainsay the fact that they aren't with
out resorting unusual means and ambi-
dextrous juggling of facts with political
palaver
Naturally citizens are concerned over
the future condition of our central streets.
Many OF them demand more than tenn
porary repairs. They must be repaved.
You can trace most Of the street paving
back to the fact that the city has been
compelled to mark time with the local
traction company with regard to sharing
expenses on street repairs. The trolley
company is legally bound to care for paw
ing within eight inches of each rail. It
has not done so in recent years, because
of its financial position. Many citizens
claim that the city's financial position is
just as precious as that Of private cor
poration's. Certainly it has more stock
holders. The bonds for water work are
merely continuation of program out
lined years ago and which the depression
temporarily halted. We urge that pri-
mary consideration be given the laying OF
second pipe line from the reservoirs in
Morris to this city. Nothing transcends
the need of this alternate route. Sewage
needs can't be passed over lightly either.
already won the plaudits Of the city wa
look forward to such progressive plans
as these. Other communities are not so
fortunate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

A. In 1919, when the British
dirigible R-34, carried mail from
East Fortune, Scotland, to Mineola
Long Island, N. Y.
q. Is Reno, Nevada, farther west
than Los Angeles, Calf?
A. Yes; by about one degree Of
longitude.
Q. What are the essentials of a
sentence?
A. Essentials Of an effective SEN
tence are: ID Unity-it must ex-
press one and only one important
thought: az Conference gram
mat!cal relation between Its parts
must be clear: 80 Emphasis-the
words, phrases, and clauses must be
so arranged that the comparative
Importance Of the ideas will be evil
dent.
you want o copy OF our book
let on "Stains and Spots" write The
Waterbury Democrats Washington
Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street,
Northwest, Washington, ID. 9. En-
81 Sc 4 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Press Comment
THE ELEVENTH CITY
Hartford Times)
There Is 10y In Bristol,


AS in the days Of the old Con-
necticut State baseball league the
Bell Town has triumphed over its
rival, New London, again, this time
In population.
True there has been no federal
census. The victory Is therefore
somewhat informal. And, maybe, 1t
hasn't quite happened yet, for State
Board Of Health figures on which
II is based, are only on estimates Of
what will be on July !, next.
That Is enough, however, to give
Bristol glow Of satisfaction, for
the estimate is that with 80, 800 souls
1t will have passed New London,
which, by the same estimates, will
then have 32,540.
Always q home Of industry Bristol
owes its greatest growth to two
modern factors. First was the bicy-
Gle. Manufacture Of bells, ball bear
ings and coaster brakes enabled the
city-then only q town-to 90 from
5.347 in 1880 to 9,643 in 1900. Then
came the automobile. Bristols popu-
lation leaped to 1880 in 1910, TO-
$40 in 1920, and 28,451 In 1880.
The state has seen many changes
In the distribution of population
since the twentieth century came
in. Then, as now, Hartford, New
Haven and Bridgeport remain the
big three. Hartford, however, has
succeeded New Haven In first place
Bridgeport which, with its industrial
expansion In the early years of the
century pushed this city down to
third, is againg back in that place
AS for many decades, Waterbury
comes next and New Britain fifth
but Stamford which ranked lust be-
low New London in 1910 now stands
next to New Britain, having passed
Meriden, formerly for long the sixth
city, and others. Residential towns
Like West Hartford, Hamden and
Greenwich have achieved the size OF
the states second string cities two
decades ago.
In 1890, Ashford, East Haddam
and East Hampton, then Chatham
and East Windsor, were among the
states larger towns, with around
5000 population each. Groton had
4,30O souls and Hartford only 5,4O0
New Haven, with upwards Of 1000
was the States really big town.
Numbers count little. There are
numerous Connecticut towns whose
people number but q few hundreds
but whose record Is proud. Size Il
but one element. but numerical
growth does provid esome satisfac-
ton. Bristol Is TO be congratulated
on It's evidence Of It.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

The rights Of municipality with
respect to the operation of its fire appar-
atus were recently upheld in the Supreme
Court of Errors when damage claim
against the City of New Haven was dis
allowed. It was brought due to an acct
dent in which fire engine was involved.
Damages were refused the company
bringing suit against the city on the
grounds governmental function was be-
ing performed at the time of the accident.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

Obvi0usl, the controversy has
fe astating repercussioHs on the
business. industrial. and social lIfe
~ America.
John l.. Lewis, o. !. .. leader,
commenting Oh the sitdown strike
In Flint. Mich.
There Is not the slightest llkell-
hood that The government with ever
so back 10 the doctrine that ihs
Constitution renders the United
HtateJ poEeFiezs ~ ~ e sseai
peril 10 old ils ettizsns.
-i5enat0r Joseph Robinson. AFkan-
cas-.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Selected Poem
THE OLD MAN IN THE LIBRARY
"a Spinner of Dreams)

CA Spinner of Dreams)
Elizabeth c. Spicer in the Poets Corner,
Hartford Courant)
Old man and gray,
wonder
You who breathe of days gone by
Epitome of memory's sigh
wonder
Who you are and whence you come
Out of somewhere's restless hum?
! wonder
Time has sifted dust on you,
Cobwebs blur your blue eyes, too:
Yet. In truth, you're not forlorn,
You--s0 gray, SO old, SO worn,
Poesy weaves within your brain
Garlands pregnant Of the sun and rain,
And her bees bring from afar
Soulful sweets to Ill your jar.
Yea. rich cream Is still your share,
And you sip 1t everywhere.
Caged2 ah no. your spirits free
TO roam Elysium where the blessed be.
Old man and gray,
] wonder
II despite the gathering mist
You are not LIES alchemist
wonder
n peFchance gray clouds reveal
0loFies sunlight may conceal.
wonder
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

been given to cities and even to a
railroad that remembers his wander
ings. But he deserves, especially In
the gratitude and admiration OF
those who have followed his rough
paths and the story of his ministry
to the savages, such recognition as
has been given to Pere Joques and
his fellow-martyrs III Canada, New
England and New York. The trib-
ute to Marquette Ii. the place Of his
birth has been long delayed. Nc
doubt there are many In America
who will wish to join In this tercen-
tenary homage to this son Of Laon
whose sublime disinterestedness
fearless zeal and devotion to some
thing beyond self consecrated every
region that he touched.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

T $500 -. AoS .,. =. 49, = 49,"
uOA9Ea, LIVES SlAAAPAy- y
JACK Is also q good oid JeI.
fersonian democrat, SAFE sound
conservative. FropaDly tne tresl"
dents supreme Court reforms
would nave peen the last tnlng
ne would nave 1avored' mao tney
come, from anyone put the FreSa-
dent. r
But the wee president y one
VINO Is as IoyaI 70 nis cniet "
ne expects MS own friends 70 pc
loyal 70 nm. ana anyone taiK.
ing 70 JACK Garner To-Day woulo
.a!mosC get tne impression mat ne
himself had originated the Su-
preme Court proposals.
ne Is Ierventiy prolane.
Then so-and-sos against the
Fresloent!" ne says. Am 80.
ing 20 PUT TINS supreme COu.s
business tnrougn she senate II
us tine last tning ever uO'
Florida Canal
An undercover intimation that
the Army Engineers Wlil recon-
memo resumption OF WORK on tne
mucn-dlsputeo Fiorioa canal mas
JUST come 70 lght.
MOI long ago Governor FREQ
Gone oecloeo 70 close me Florioa
STATE ROADS Office AZ ocala. Inls
Guy was tne Dase q 0peraCloLis
ZOE previous WORK on tne canal,
ana members OF tne roads oiiice
lent important cooperation 70 tne
Army ensMeers. $780,,
Wnen Word reached ~. Ooionei
Hrenon 2. Somerveil' VINO was M
charge OF canal operations InaC
tne State roaos oiilce was 70 pc
closed, ne lnterveneo WIN F!or'oa
senator's 70 nave " kepe open.
.. anose . wing eo, aa a,.,, sl,s ~ cana,
,,e S 10 pnow what The Army
Erg,,, aars, ,enort l. going n no
anS ,,e,,tad evar,,tt,no reoSv a.
Oo az Sns e,,,ei, ras,,,,,,tioy 80
,,,orlr -, ~ t,s ,on1 r,ehatad nrniect
w~ 49,. ~ 80
MllllOl1alre new Dealer
Rhode Island has established the
tradition Of sending millionaires
to the senate. Democrat Peter
Gerry Is one, Republican Jesse
Metcalf was another. Democrat
Theodore Francis Green, who de-
feated Metcalf last year, Is q third.
Green, however, was not elected
by millionaires. His campaign
literature was printed In French,
Italian, Syrian, Swedish, Polish
and Portuguese.
Borrowing an idea from Andrew
Jackson, one pamphlet was en-
titled: what Senator Mccall Has
Done to Defeat Depression and
Promote Recovery" Then fol-
lowed eight pages--all blank.
PrOletariat'S Champ
Green Is the oldest champion
NJ fine nroletariat ia recent no.
iiticai history. An aristocrat BY
birth ana a descendant OF q
member az the Continental Com
gress. he studied under tutors
sbroad went to Brown and Iiar-
ward, is q director Of corporations,
an authority on Roman law, o
corinoisseur Of Chinese art, and
o great devotee OF the gymnasium.
He spends an hour every day
keeping fit. Seventy years old, he
plays tennis, swifns, and Is an ex-
pert wrestler.
In Washington, the first place
he headed for was the senate gym.
This he decided was too small for
him, so he enrolled IN o private
gym where he could have more
room.
Green has been running for
political office intermittently for
30 years. But II was not until
four years ag0-1932-that he
got what he wanted, the gov
ernorship. IL was his third
attempt, and he was 65.
Two years later he was re-
elected and last year he accom-
plished the so-called impossible
the defeat OF the veterane Jesse
Metcalf.
Pullman Poll
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Answers To
Questions
BY Frederick M Kerby

Q. When did the ocean liner
"Eeviathan," which the United
States obtained from Germany, first
arrive at an American port?
A. She arrived at New York IN
May, 1914, under the name Water
land"
Q. When was the first mail flown
over the Atlantic ocean by dirigible?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

About one-fourth of the comment you
read and hear about the constitutional
question, from either side, is good, be-
cause it ignores mere tradition and super
stition and discusses living realities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Test Y o ur
knowledge

N&m yVu SBeWCA CSvSsh va
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
/. What Is crystallography?
2. Where Is the Libyan desert?
3. What is the average life OK
horses?
4. For whom was the John Day
river In Oregon named?
S. Name the first president Of
Cuba.
9. What is the common meaning
of cosmogony?
z. Where was General u. 5
Grant born?
8. Who was Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina? as n
Q. Is BLACK Monastery" by a.
Kuncz, fiction?
10. What term is commonly used
In zoology to denote all those AMI
mails not possessing backbone? y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
SUPREME COURT PLAN

WASHINGTON, March g. ~ In modest way, Jack
Garner ycepresdent Of the United States might almost
fall within Roosevelts definition of economic royaist
Jack has made quite bit of money way the other
has saved most of It, Is now worth well over half million
-T-4r- ~-mammn-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03
Al Thought for Today

Fer whether is greater, he that stitch at
meat OF he that serveth? Is not he that stitch
at Meat7 bat am among you. as he that
seEveth.-Sk Luke 22:27.
ia
Everything great Is not always good but all
good things are observation-disclosures
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

In this constitutional fight the extrem-
lists of the right and left are getting mad
der than usual at the liberals in the
middle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-03

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say, II feel like I ought
70 co.; say, "as II I ought
TO co."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29
MONEY AGREEMENT
IS NOT DISRUPTED
Anglo Franco American
Pact Holds Despite
French Gold Suspension

Washington, June 29-(AP)-Trea-
sury officials said today the none
tary agreement between France,
Great Britain and the United States
remained in force despite temporary
suspension of the Frenchman's right
to exchange his paper money for gold.
They predicted the participating
nations would act, if necessary, to
prevent upsets in the relation between
dollar, pound and franc during the
French crisis. For the time being,
the French government has stopped
the exchange of francs for other
monies, the process used in buying
and selling goods between nations.
Since this three-nation effort to
give money steadier day-in and day
out value was launched last Septem-
Der. some American authorities have
voiced concern over the heavy inflows
of money into the United States.
It was learned today that the Unit
ed States Britain and France now
hold four-fifths of all the gold known
to be in the vaults of governments,
and their official or seml-ottlclal
hanks. such as the American Federal
Reserve System and the Bank OF Eng
land.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29

Unable To
End Strike
S t e e | Arbitration
Board Headed By
Taft Tells Perkins
Board Has Failed

Washington, June 20.-(APl-
Secretary Perkins. said today the
government efforts to mediate
the steel strike had collapsed. She
added, however, she was studying
the industrial dis pute to deter
mine if further mediatOry steps are
possible.
The Federal mediation board re-
ported to Secretary Perkins that a
"man-toman discussion around the
conference table" would be necessary
to break the steel strike deadlock.
The report was made ready for Miss
Perkins after Charles Taft, board
chairman and Assistant Secretary of
Labor Edward McGrady, board mem
Der, had conferred with her.
The labor secretary said that in the
report the board was reiterating it's
opinion that a conference between
steele corporation officials and leaders
of the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization would serve as a method to
break the stalemate.
Earlier Miss Perkins had told news
men that, although efforts to mediate
the strike, had collapsed, she was still
studying the situation to determine
if further mediatory steps are possible.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29
Robt. Erwin
Indicted By
Grand Jury
New York's Triple
Killer of Easter Sun
day To Face Death
Chair Charges

New York, June 20 (AP)-Scarcely
ten minutes after Mrs. Ethel Kudner
completed her story of the mad I'M
pulse which led Robert Irwin to Kill
her mother, her sister and LOGGER
last Easter Sunday, New York coun-
ty grand jury handed up three IN
dictments today charging the eccen-
trio sculptor with first degree murder.
Still showing signs of the fear In
which she had lived since the triple
killings on Beekman Hill, Mrs. kud-
ner went before the grand jury short
ly before noon. Five police officers
followed in quick succession, and Dis
trict Attorney William Dodge emery
ed with the indictments.
Insanity, it was expected, would De
the defense of the 29-year-old former
divinity student and erstwhile mental
patient.
Dodge chose as his star witness Mrs.
Kudner sister of the beautiful Ron
ME" Gedeon, artist model, and daught-
err of another victim. Mrs. Mary &C.
deon. Irwins confession listed her as
the original sole intended object OF
murder, and as one he loved and
hated" whose death he believed would
bring "the way out" of his mental
sufferings. He borrowed the lives
of the two Gedeons and roomer,
he said, in a plan to take the life OF
Mrs. Kudner.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29
SIGNIFICANCE SEEN
IN VOTE ON RELIEF.
Many Southern Democrats
Oppose and Northern
Democrats Favor
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, June 29-It is true
that President Roosevelt won his Sen
ate fight for a 1,5OO, 100000 relief APP
preparation by a 49-to-34 03 absen-
tees) majority, which was adequate.
But that doesn't tell the whole
story.
If it had been strictly party vote
the result should have been Sc Demo
Gratis versus ii Republicans, not count
ing the absentees or three others who
did vote-a Farmer-Laborite, a Pro-
gressive and an Independent.
That would have been more than
adequate: it would have been over
Whelming.
One-Third Deserted.
ADMINISTRATORS argue that the
President did win overwhelmingly ga
faithful Democrats against % Demo
cratic bolters).
Two-to-one. Pretty good, according
to the administrationistic reckoning
Yes, but put it another way. One
third of the Presidents own party
members deserted. That's quite a
large proportion.
SOuthernerS Bolt
Southern senators, if any senator's
at all, are supposed to be thick-and-
thin Democrats simply inseparable
from any Democratic administration,
regardless of anything and everything
Yet. of those % boilers, Is were
from southern or border states-the
former, hitherto, always, and the lat
ter generally 100 per cent Democratic
President Roosevelt won because
he got the votes of most of the north
ern Democratic senators.
He got the votes. of senator's from
states which, in the past, generally
have been Republican. For example,
he got two Iowa votes. I grew up in
that state. Until recent years it was
as Republican as Virginia always has
been deemed Democratic. Today Vir-
ginia has two Democratic senators
voting against Democratic presiden-
tial policy. And two Iowa senators
vote in it's favor
Roosevelt likewise got three New
England ballots, a couple from South
Dakota, one each from Pennsylvania
and Michigan-the votes of senators
from formerly (and recently solidly
Republican territory
Those are rather conspicuous in
constituencies.
Plenty of others are not much less
so.
IT looks almost as if the North were
turning Democratic and the South
were turning Republican.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29
Patrol Plan
AboutSpain
Is Rejected
Germany and Italy
Turn Down British
French Scheme To
Guard Coasts

London, June 29.-(AP)-Germany
and Italy fatty rejected today plan
by Great Britain and France to patroi
all of SPANS coasts in the interest u
neutrality.
Soviet Russia, one of the "blg i've
on the European nOn-interventloi
subcommittee, approved the proposal
The blunt refusal of Count DINO
Grandi Italian ambassador to Lon
don, and Joachim Won Ribbentrop'
the German ambassador, brought
speedy end to the subcommittee ses-
sion. which lasted less than two hours
The Subcommittee is scheduled to
meet again Friday to consider FUR
Their decisions of the various powers.
In addition to France, Britain, Ger
many, Italy and Soviet Russia, the
other mem bers of the nine-power sub
committee are Belgium, Portugal,
Czechoslouakia and Sweden.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29
Chautemps Ministry Is
Given Confidence Vote
In Grave French Crisis
Chamber of Deputies Backs New Cabinet 1893 to 142 In
Efforts To Save Nations Financial Structures Vote
Comes Amid Talk of Devaluaton

Paris, June 29.-(AP))- The new
government of Camille Chautemps,
struggling to save Frances financial
structure, won a vote of confidence
today from the Chamber of Deputies,
1913 to 142.
Chautemps won the vote on his
demand that Chamber questioning of
the government be postponed until
his urgent demand for sweeping fin
ancial powers is disposed of. This
demand will be voted on later.
He is asking for the necessary
powers" to re-establish Frances fiscal
structure on a firm basis and restore
the country's confidence in itself by