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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
BENEFITS OF SAVINGS BANK LIFE INSURANCE
 CITED
251 Pennington Avenue, Hartford, Conn.,, May 14,1937,

251 Pennington Avenue, Hartford, Conn, May 14,1937,
 Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 There have been some very fine editorial comments lately, relative to Savings Banks.
 The Hartford Times, May 4, 1887 editorial quote:
 "The Savings Banks in Connecti- cut in which the deposits with their earnings less cost of administration belong to the depositors individually to each according to the proportion his deposits bears to the total of deposits"
 "The banks under Connecticut law are trustees for the depositors whose rights are secured by con- tract, the obligations of which must be regarded scrupulously."
 Connecticut Savings Banks are institutions of which the country may be proud, having been plan- ned by the laws to provide deposit tors with the greatest security pos sible."
 The Hartford Courant, May g, 1887, by Harold Hart in the Peo- ple'S Forum quote:
 "A Savings Bank is purely a vol untary association and was never intended as money making com pany. Rather it is intended to be a depository for thousands of people of limited means where their money is always available and at the same time so invested that after payment of taxes, salaries and other expenses they can expect and receive fair return on their money"
 And what of the. Trustees? Theirs is labor of love, and from that board is picked finance and other committees that function wholly without compensation ex- cept the satisfaction which comes from doing job and doing it well, They are chosen and elected be- cause of their individual fitness to counsel and advise with the active management of such institutions"
 q remember well the board ot finance of the Society of Savings
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Press.Con1nent|
CRUISING ON THE RAILROAD
 (Meriden JournaD


 It may yet turn out that the New Haven road made a mistake when it hipped by the tracks of the old Meriden- Waterbury line. It would have been an interesting cruise link now that railroads are holding ;eX- customs to nowhere re-in-particular and giving rail enthusiasts rides to out of the way places.
 The old Valley division over which no passenger train had been run for four years has been tho scene of such a startling visitation and dwellers along the line were astounded to see procession or streamlined coaches pass their doors the other Sunday. The excursion had come out of New York and the train was complete even to an ob- servation coach on the rere.
 The railroad explorers would have enjoyed the trip between Middle town and Waterbury via Meriden and particularly that part of ittover the mountain, where, it used to be said, the conductor on the last plat form could borrow chaw of tobac- co from the engineer at one of the abrupt curves.
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1. Name the secretary of war dur ing the U. s. participation in the World war.
 2. Where is the island of Java? 3. Why is the harbor of ConStar- tinople called the Golden Horn2
 4. Who was William Morris?
 5. What is the name of the main mountain masses in Mexico?
 6. Has Scotland a national nag? . 2. Where is the tomb of General Robert E. Lee?
 6. Name the water passage that separates Asia from America.
 9. Who wrote the song, "Rcmem- b'ring?"
 10. In what three languages was the original Bible writtens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19

If you want a copy of our book let on FAMOUS WORLD STRUCTURES. write the Water- bury Democrats Washington Bu- reau. 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose 4 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
Selected Poem
SEQUOIA

SEQUOIA 3 Mae Andress in the Poets Column,
 Hartford CouranD A redwood tree Seems to me To be A sight ... That might Help Everyone To grow So Calm and tall ''The oldest living thing" A ring Of growth For every year. Its branches sing of Forest fires Funeral pyreS For other trees, Not these! Hard as rock They mock The years! A breeze Above Wings sleepily That bend Through boughs And lend A shade So dense Against The suns sharp rays. A redwood tree Gods Harp To me!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
ACCIDENT REPORT TERsE

Salem, Ore, (UP)-Additiof of 0. J. Fish to the Salem police depart ment as an efficiency expert was being seriously considered. Fish, truck driver, in filling out an acci- dent report tersely stated: "Dog chased cat across street. Cat-chas- ing dog was struck by my truck"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19

we are told was done in the days of old. Things are different today and we don't think that a tavern's rear door would afford any great means of law-breaking. It might save lives some day, though.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19

Yes, men and pigs have much in com- mon. They've accomplished nervous breakdown in pig at Cornell University by fixing an apple so that the problem of getting hold of it overtaxed his mind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

Q. What is pure-dye silk?
 A. Silk that is not loaded by irn- pregnation with metallic salt.
 o. What is the difference be- tween giggle and a laugh?
 A. A giggle is a co1lvulsive laugh as of an embarrassed girl or child out of breath. A laugh is a single explosion of laughter.
 o. Name the first magazine that was published in America.
 A. Publication of the monthly American Magazine and Historical Chronicle, began February IA, 1743, in Boston, Mass, by John Webbe. It existed little more than three years.
 o. Is there any scheduled pas- senger airline service in Alaska?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19

Nobody should get an automobile license until he's proved that he can drive a mile without passing anybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19

Q. What was the amount of the estate left by President Warren G. Harding?
 A. Exclusive of his newspaper, the estate was officially appraised at $486, 1866.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
FDR TOUCH AND SORE
 IN COURT BILL FARLEY
AR RmEw KABSOm

WASHINGTON, May 19 = The President minced no words when he conferred with the congressional leaders following his return from Texas He blunt and full of fight One of the conferees described him tough and sore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
IN TODAY'S MAIL

newspaper responsible opnons with writer's address will be accepted.
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets 2:20 a. m. daylight time). Sun rises 5:31 a. m.; sets 8:06 D. m. (day- light time) All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
T st Y o UT Knowledge

Can yen answer seven of these test questions: Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "The program was broadcasted from station
 PDQ"; say, "was broadcast"

A. Yes. More than 17,000 people travelled by air in Alaska in 1886.
 o. Have civilized people ever eaten human flesh?
 A. During the seige of Paris in -159O, and in the famine of Algiers in 1868, people were forced to con- sume human flesh.
 @. When did the U. s. govern ment coin twenty cent pieces?
 A. Coinage commenced in 1875, and was discontinued in 1878. They were minted at Philadelphia, Carson City, and San Francisco hints.
 o. How old are the screen play CTS, Simone Simon and Dorothy Lamour?
 A. Miss Simon is twenty three years old, and Miss Lamour is twenty-two years old.
 o. What effect has the Gulf stream on the climate of Florida?
 A. The U. s. weather bureau says that it has very little direct effect. The temperature of the warm cur rent of ocean water off the eastern coast is only a few degrees higher than the adjacent Atlantic waters, and about the same as that of the Gulf water at the same latitude; therefore, any effect that may exist is so small that it is not important. Florida's climate is dominated by the peninsular character of the state and the location in low lati- tudes and warm seas. It is prob able, then, that the climate would still be about the same if the Gulf stream did not exist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19

A. Yes. More than 17,000 people travelled by air in Alaska in 1886.
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Copyright. 1897, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1937-03-20
The Proper
i S e Of
n a m e S
It Is Not Necessary to
Keep Family Name
After Marriage.
Library of Congress
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: A friend of my
husband has been coming to our
house for many months. My husband
and he call each other by first names,
but up to now We have used last
names and titles and I think the point
has been reached where the formality
is awkward. We are contemporaries,
or very nearly so. Am I supposed
to make the first move to change the
custom to first names. or just how
should this come about?
Answer-Simply start calling him
Jim and say that you are not going
to call him Mr.. Blank any more, and
that you hope he will call you Louise.
DEAR MRS. POST: Usually a
woman drops her middle name
at marriage and uses in its place her
maiden surname. 1 mean, for ex-
ample, Mary Jane Smith having mar
ried John Jones, writes her name
Mary Smith Jones" l have always
been called by both my Christian and
middle names-Mary Alice-and it
would seem strange to suddenly write
Mary. Would there be any objection
to using Mary-Alice Smith Jones?
Answer-You can call yourself any,
thing you please. Whatever you sign
your first letters after marriage be-
comes your social name 1t isn't at
all necessary that you keep your FAM
lily name. For example, / call my
self no name except Emily Post)
nEAR MRS. POST: I am a young
widow and must return to busi-
ness, but am going to a strange city
where my brother has gotten me a
position. 1t would be such a real help
to be known by my brothers last
name and yet it would not be socially
proper for me to return to my maiden
name. In my case, where my maiden
name would help me in establishing
myself due to my brothers high posi-
ton in the business world, would you
say that it would be better to disre-
gard social correctness?
AnsWer-1t would be entirely proper
to have your business card and your
business letterheads Mary Jones in
fairly large letters, and if you want
to indicate your married name, then
print Mrs. John Smith in very small
letters underneath your business name,
in parenthesis. This is merely in
case your business friends and social
friends are the same. Your visiting
cards are, of course, printed Mrs.
John Smith.
(Copyright 1877
Evening star., 1937-03-20
l229-B

yards 39-inch material, and for the
blouse, ~ yards 35 or 39-inch. Four
yards u Inch bias binding required
for trimming as pictured.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an Illustrated instruction guide, which
is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer pattern book.
Make yourself attractive, practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from the Barbara Bell weI-planned,
easy-to-make patterns. Interesting
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slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the
mature figure, afternoon dresses for
the most particular young woman and
matrons and other patterns for spe-
cial occasions are all to be found in
the Barbara Bell pattern book.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.


~ ONSIDER Ntty's coiffure. 1t
a extends from the tip of the
nose to the end of the tail.
AS matter of fact, kitty is
all coiffure. Attention to the coat is
necessary for the inside as well as the
outside of the family feline. 1t also
helps her effect on your furniture,
too. Kitty sheds. AS new hair comes
in it forces the old out. If the old
coat is stubborn enough to stay in, it
cutters up the place for what might
be a lustrous new coat. If she has
to attend to her own beauty problems,
she swallows some of the hair and
eventually she leaves the earth, on ac-
count Of hair balls.
Every long g-haired cat should have
daily brushing in her life. Short
haired felines need this attention, too.
One may have been sort of lax dur
ing the Winter months, but now is
the time to perk kitty up for that
change of coat. In other words, kitty
needs Spring cleaning.
Now there's no doubt in the world
that grooming cat often turns out
to be a problem at first. Or maybe
it's been so long since she had a good
brushing that she's forgotten what it's
all about. Kitty is settled firmly upon
a newspaper. The comb and brush
make their appearance. The feline
wiggles the end of her tail. Brushing
commences, with much conversation
on the part of the brusher. The
brushee decides that there's something
on the other side Of the room to which
she must attend at once. She hops
down and meanders across. One can
either trail along, brushing all the
Evening star., 1937-03-20

way, or seize the moving object in
firm gentle manner. For some rea-
son or other the follow-after method
seems to work best.
Then there's the other tempera-
ment. the furry piece Of playfulneSs.
One worries when he doesn't romp
and quiets him when he does II it's
brushing time. He thinks that the
whole thing is game. Kitty follows
the brush, doubles up after it and
kicks it with his hind feet. The
hand that steadys him gets grabbed.
There's much rolling and kicking.
Just when despair is about to set IN,
he arches his back and purrs loudly.
Then everything starts all over again.
Chasing this fellow won't do at all.
His boss just has to hang on till the
job is complete. 1t isn't that he
doesn't want to be beautiful.
Cat owners often find themselves
harboring hundreds of other forms of
animal life, sort of extra curricula
These little creatures go under the
name Of fieaS. No cat can be healty
and comfortable while serving as a
town hall for bunch of these para
sites. Fleas must go. The usual
method is flea powder There are
several things that are worse on kitty
than the fleas. Since the object is
to stage separation between the two,
one must avoid any substance which
will harm kitty. Creolin, mercury and
tobacco are poison to cats. Coal tar
and carbolic products are worse on
the cat than the f1eas. Numerous
cats have come to a violent end be-
cause they ate flea which had walked
safely through flea powder containing
one Of the above ingredients.
Evening star., 1937-03-20

Rdp VIC Oi1CSp VI plllo oppOSlplOll Was
exactly in inverse ratio to its inten-
sity!
The sixteenth century stands out
forever in the calendar of time by rea-
son OF two women, Elizabeth in Eng
land and Catherine de Medici in
France, the amazing complexity Of
whose characters is nowhere better L.
Illustrated than in their love for clothes.
They were the fashion arbiters of their
time-and what time! International
intrigue, beside which modern movie
plots are tame, was the accepted order.
Yet questions of fashion occasionally
disputed first place with imprisonments
and beheadings.
France had the lead in the race for
elaborate dressing, with England fol-
lowing hard at her heels. Beautiful
Mary Stuart Of Scotland was out of
the picture when she was still in her
twenties. The Medici, who also was
Mary's first mother-in- law, Is credited
with the invention of an extremely Sc
we're form of corset known as the
corps" Long and hard, it set as it's
object the attainment of the celebrated
13-inch waist. Once this goal was
reached, a steel framework or corset
cover was worn over the corset to keep
up, or should one say down, the good
work? OF course, the steel in these
contrivances was extremely fine and
thin. England borrowed the idea and
put 1t into slightly different finished
form. An excellent portrait of the
women of the period is presented in
this verse:
"These privie coats, by art made
strong,
With bones, with paste, and such-like
ware,
Whereby their back and sides grow
long,
And now they harvest gallants are;
Were they for use against the foe,
Our danes for AmazonS might 60"
1t was Fashions inexorable decree
that the long pointed stomacher, pop
ular between the fifteenth and seven
teenth centuries, should fit faultlessly.
This article incased the figure, as
its name suggests, between ribs and
stomach, and ended in point, often
teweled or embroidered, overlapping
the skirt.
The enormous outstanding ruffs and
padded hips of the time served the
artful purpose of making the waist
appear smaller by contrast. Lavish
Use Of cosmetics and elaborately
dressed hair were all part OF the
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Thrteennch Waists Demanded by Beauties Eizabe Dav
Dorothy Dix Says
If Husband Wants Peace and Happi-
ness He Should Follow These Rules

the men who set other peoples dinner
tables in roar, but are dumb AZ
oysters at their own. What a girl
marrieS for is to get companion
and she feels cheated when she finds
out that all she drew was a stuffed
shirt. If you had line before mar
rlage, keep it up afterward. That's
when you really need it.
Don't act like martyr when your
Wlfe's family comes on a long visit.
Nothing will endear you more 10 your
wife than to be pleasant TO mother
and the girls. If she was not loyal
TO her own people she would not stand
by you in your hour Of need.
Don't let your wife boss you. She
will have no respect for you If you
let her henpeck you.
Be lavish with compliments and
stingy with blame. Kiss your wifes
eyes and she will never see your faults.
Kiss her lips and she viii never nag
you.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX Don't you
think that people who are dull
and uninteresting have no right to
waste the time of others with their
tireSome conversation? Don't you
think that bores should be talked
down, or in some way made to
realize their obnoxiouSness? Particu-
larly should not old people be sup
pressed instead of being allowed TO
Victimize us with their seniIe remi-
niscences? In word, why should We
have to lend our ears to those who
have nothing but drivel TO pour into
them? JIM.
AnsWer-Undoubted there Is no
other earthly affliction from which We
suffer more than We do from bores,
but, alas, they are grief for which
there is no remedy and against which
we are poWerleSS to protect ourselves.
Science has inoculated us against
the more deadly diseases. 1t has put
a silencer on lethal weapons But no
one has found any serum by which We
may be immuniZed against the tedious,
or any method of striking them dumb.
Hence, We art led to believe that the
only way by which We can rid our
selves of bores is by wholesale slaugh-
ter of the human race that would take
in all but the present company.
Probably there is no reason why We
should suffer ourselves to be martyr
lied by bores unless it ! the ethical
one that il is altruism in its high
est form. We writhe under the dull
monologues of egoists who think that
the world waits breathlesS to learn
about every detail Of their cars and
dogs and guns, or we listen while Mrs.
Smith tells us all the particulars Of
her major and minor operations, or We
patiently endure learning a. about
Mrs Jones children and hearing their
infantile bonmots, simply and solely
because we know that We are giving
them an exquisite pleasure at the price
Of our own agony. And if that isn't
chalked UP for merit for us up there,
then there is something wrong with
the recording angels bookkeeping.
Of course, all of us would gladly
join any movement for the suppress
sion of bores, but horrible thought
what if we fell in the category of
pests ourselves? What If we made
people very tired with our conversation?
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Placing Kitchen Utensils.

Convenient placing of cooking sup
plies and utensils in the kitchen will
do much to tighten the work of pre-
pairing the family meal. Utensils
needed for cooking should I've placed
near the stove. If it is possible, the
china cupboard should be located
near the sink so that dishes may be
put away quickly once they are
washed.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
My Neighbor Says:

To renovate q soiled couch
hammock, try painting it any de-
sired color. The canvas will take
the paint very well. Two coats
are generally needed.
The bleeding heart is a moist
ure-loving plant and does well
in q north or southeast exposure.
It may be successfully divided
and transplanted in the Spring
while still in bloom.
Don't throw away the white
part OF asparagus stalks. Out off
the tops and use the rest for
soup stock.
To give that desired glaze to
tops Of sugar cookies spread the
cookies before baked with three
tablespoons sugar blended with
1a-cup milk.
When creaming shortening and
butter for a cake save time by
maShing them together with
potato masher. This will not
harm your mixture and Is cer-
tatnly time saver.
Copyright. 1937)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

BREAKFAST.
Scrambled Eggs Bacon
Sour Cream Mullins
Coffee
SUPPER.
WaNes Maple Sirup
Stewed Apricots
Coffee
SOUR CREAM CORN MUFFINS.
70 cup cornmeal Il teaspoon salt
1Hs cups flour Il cup sugar
l teaspoon soda l cup sour
u teaspoon bak- cream
ing powder l egg
Mix the ingredients and beat one
minute. Halt fill creased muffin pans
and bake 20 minutes in q moderately
slow oven. Serve hot with butter.
WAFFIES.
2 cups flour IL cups sour
2 teaspoons bak- cream
ing powder egg whites,
l teaspoon soda beaten
/ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons
2 teaspoons cold water
sugar tablespoons
3 egg yolks fat, melted
Mix the dry ingredients. Add yolks
and cream. Beat well Add remain
ing ingredients and pour the bat
ter from q pitcher onto hot waffle
iron. Cook until well Drowned on
both sides.
Evening star., 1937-03-20

EAH M1oS DlA. When mar
riage comes to the point
where the wife has to work
- herself into a breakdown
trying to keep the dear hubby from
wandering and make happy home,
there is something radically wrong
/ somewhere. 1 think the trouble, many
times, lies with the husband. l do
not go out of my way to please my
husband, yet he is devoted to me and
appreciates every little thing l do. He
has formulated few rules for hus-
bands which 1 gladly pass on:
First. Treat your wife as you did
in your pre-mariage days. Take her
some candy or flowers now and then.
1t will make her feel that she is more
than just the housekeeper.
Second Do not let her think she
deceived you with all the makeup
she wore. Tell her she is pretty, even
when she hasn't her complexion on
and needs a new wave.
Third. Notice her new hat or dress
and compliment it whether you like it
or not. Few men can possibly appre-
ciate the latest styles.
Fourth. Never stop being a lover.
That was your most valuable asset
in winning your wife. If you get to
be matter she will wonder
what she ever saw in you.
Fifth. Take her stepping some
where every week. Housework gets
very monotonous and little diversion
keeps the wife happy and contented
Sixth. And this is most important
never compare your wife's cooking
with your mothers. That is always
the fighting word A READER.
AnsWer-To which l would add a
few further suggestions to husbands
who desire to keep their wives under
the delusion that they married fairy
princes.
Remember that making a happy
home is tWo-handed job that re-
qulres the co-operat ton of both the
husband and wife. Don't expect your
wife to furnish all the sweetness and
light around the house. Do your part
O. being little ray of sunshine.
X x
nON'T bring all of your temper and
nerves and grouches that you
dared not show the outer world home
with you and dump them c Wn on
your wife. 1t isn't fair to make her
pay for the bawling out that the boss
gave you.
Don't raise rows over the bills and
make your wife feel that she person.
ally consumed all of the gas and elec-
trio light, food, clothes and drugs that
you have to pay for. You knew before
you were married that domesticity
was an expensive luxury and you
should be sport enough to pay the price
without grumbling
Be fireside companion. Otherwise,
stay single. Don't assume that all the
amusement a wife needs is sitting by
her lonesome and watching the baby
sleep while you have stepped out for a
good time Be fair about money. Give
the wife her own personal allowance
She doesn't enjoy panhandling any
more than you would.
Make some effort to be pleasant and
agreeable at home. Don't be one of