The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01


President Roosevelt: II will
balance the budget In 1887"
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt: II
will spend at least one week.
end In the White House."
J. Edgar Hoover: II will keep
out Of the limelight and stage
no more moving picture cap
lures Of gangsters."
Secretary Cordell Hull: II will
learn TO swear In Spanish as
we'll as do In English" '
Harry Hopkins: II will send O
bouquet Of cactus each day to
my good friend and boon COM
panion, Harold Ickes."
Attorney General Homer
Cummings: II will pass out q
better brand Of cigars at my
press conferences"
Jouett Shouse: II will stage
no more million-dolIar anti
New Deal banquets."
Justice James q. McReynOlds:
II will vote TO uphold all New
Deal acts that come before me-"
The Merry Go Rounders: I'VE
promise not TO do this again
until next New Year."
New Year Power
New Years Eve is the big night
of the year for power consump-
ton, with Christmas eve a close
second.
This and other interesting facts
about the nations habits are re-
vealed by q series of charts COM
piled by engineers OF the Federal
Power Commission.
The New Years eve chart
records q tremendous jump I'm
power consumption between the
hours Of s p. m, and 4 .. m, :
with the yearly high for night
load between II p. m. and ] ..
m. After 2 o'clock the load be-
gins 10 drop off, until by 4 q.
m. II is down to normal for
that early hour.
New Years day does not show
an upturn as on ordinary days.
The load pickup does not come
until around A p. M, indicating
that most New Year revelers do
not arise until well In the after
noon.
New Years, Peak
While running q close second to
New Years Eve, Christmas Ewes
peak load Is two hours shorter.
The chart shows that most people
retire that night by 2 a. m. How
ever, they rise earlier the follow
ing day, the load chart showing
an abrupt jump In power con-
sumption around q. m.
The charts also disclose that De-
troits ALTERNATING population
rises between 8 and $3.50 q. m,
while factoryless Warrington has
a different power load than any
other city In the country.
Unlike people In other large
cities, with industrial and COM
mercial areas, Washington resi-
dents do not arise until after 2
O. m. The days power load drops
off shortly after 10 p. M, indi-
eating that the large population
Of government workers retires
early.
Smoke. Eater Perkins
The ornate new Federal Audi
torium on Constitution avenue
got It's first baptism OF smoke the
other day when Secretary Frances
Perkins held her conference with
labor leaders to formulate o legis-
lative program.
Chaste signs in the hall inform
visitors that smoking is pro-
hibited. And from previous ex-
perience with Miss Perkins the
labor chiefs knew that she would
enforce this ban.
While awaiting her arrival,
some Of them remarked lonGingly
how much more pleasant the
meeting would be II they could
smoke. The prospect Of o day.
long conference without the solace
Of an occasional cigar or cigarette
was distressing.
One Of Miss Perkins' alert ~.
slstangs overheard the REMARKS,
quietIy tipped her off. 10 when
she opened the proceedings, she
snneunceA tIsat those who cared
10 smoke could 10 ~,
The unicnites bcamcd with ape
probation, and q few minutes