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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
Important Legislation
Uniform Traffic Control to Be Beneficial in Irl-
 terests of Street, Highway Safety
HARTFORD TIMES

Enactment by the General As- sembly of the bill increasing the authority of the state traf1c com- mission over traffic signals, devices, markings and of parking on trunk line and state aid highways, and of the Lawlor bill requiring that one north-south and one east-west high-
 way in every city and town shall be included in the trunk line system, brings about situation which, if the bills meet executive approval, should not only reduce highway hazards but also should materially reduce the expenditures of cities for maintenance of some of their most heavily travelled streets. -~t' s'' !
 The new uniform trac control act will be highly benecial to motorists. even when it is considered entirely apart from the Lawlor' bill. It will empower the state traffic commits sion to abolish scores of locally de- termined and illegal speed limits, to put an end to petty persecution of motorists by constables and justices of the peace who for too long a time have preyed on law-abiding motor istS who found themselves arraigned for driving practises perfectly legal and acceptable in other towns. It will bring about statewide uniform ity of signals, so that drivers, where
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

o. When did Chief Justice Hughes make the statement that the Constitution is what the judges say it iS?''' ft/
 A. At a Chamber of Commerce dinner in Elmira, New York, on May T, 1907, when he was governor ot New York.
 o. What became of the hulk of the liner Moro Castle" that was burned off Asbury Park several years ago?
 A. It was sold to the Union Shipbuilding Co., who scrapped 1t at Baltimore,
 c. Who founded the Royal Col lege of Physicians in London, Eng land, and who was the first presi- dent?
 A. Letters patent were granted by Henry VIII in 1518 to his physi- clan, Dr. Linacre. who became the first president.
 If you want a copy of our book let on POULTRY { RAISING" write the Waterbury Dem9crats Washington Bureau. 1912 Thir- teenth Street, Northwest, Wash ingtOn, D. c. Enclose 4 cents in . postage.
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the so-calIed Missouri COm- promise.
 The Dred Scott decision was handed down by the Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, just two days after Buchanan was irlau- gtirated.
 During the succeeding four years of his administration, Buchanan did nothing to. settle the uncertainty into which the entire country was thrown by the Supreme Courts decision. The North had counted upon the previous decree of congress bar-, ring slavery from the northern territories, and many people now demanded that the courts dictuml be overruled by force. el,.~. .t This uncertainty and the agita- tion on both sides increased during Buchanan's four years. He did nothing to stop it. And by the time Lincoln assumed office, pub lie opinion had become so bitter that it was too late to prevent the country from drifting into war. Roosevelt Hint
 What President Roose,ve l t. hinted at in his radio speech, and what he has elaborated on in more detail to his advisers, is that the United States today is in the throes of a similar uncertainty regarding the power to congress to regulate wages, hours, child labor -or as Roosevelt has put it, to free large portion of the AmeriT can people from economic slavery.
 Therefore, he says that he is
 determined to settle this issue
 ''nOw" rather than pass it on to
 his successor, and hints that if
 unsettled, it might cause class ' welfare in the United States as
 it has in Europe.
 NOTE - Politically, conditions today are the opposite of those in Buchanan,s day, since Buchanan, whom Roosevelt criticizes, was 8 democrat. Lincoln. who criticized the Supreme Court more vio- lently even than Roosevelt, was 8 republican.
 Copyright, 1887, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
A Book a Day
Ashbrook Thriller's Topnotch Whodunit
BY BRUCE CAPTION

If you like smooth. well-con- Structed murder story that picks up all its loose ends, has a logical ex- planation for everything and stead- fastly refrains from trying either your credulity or your knowledge of the ways of cops, you might well go for Murder Makes Murder" by H. Ashbrook (Coward-McCann: $2) |.
 Here is neat and Swift-moving yarn about a beautiful young heir ess who is stabbed to death with a pair of scissors oh the eve. of her wedding. It has the proper conlple- ment of sinister females, mysterious figures from the past, and likely suspects, and 1t alo has. one of the most engaging of sleuths-a slightly improbable youth named Spike Tracy. And if you like your bafflers gory, it has a total of four homi- cides, all puzzling. All in all, it's bright spot on the spring mystery list.
 Another bright spot is provided by Erie Stanley Gardner's 'The Case of the Dangerous Dowager" (Mor- row: $2). Here we have the. irl- defatigable Perry Mason commit ting semi- illegal acts for legal ends; there's a murder. on a gambling boat, a set of vicious gangsters, a lot of ,lightning-fast movement and, altogether, a great deal of highly enjoyable reading.
 Still another good one is Murder in the Newspaper Guild" by Henry c. Beck (Dutton: $2), in which a hard-berled managing editor is mur- dered, with suspicion falling on divers members of the Guild. It is worked out neatly and satisfactory. though I must say that ny own experience leads me to believe the Guildsmen are much more like ly to start numbering each other than their lawful superiors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
Current Comments

Never marry confirmed golfer unless you are an addict yourself - Mrs. walter Hagen, suing for a di- vorce. r U,'''f
 Women are not only sloppier than men, but they're more disrespect. ful in the bargain.-Angie, cleaner of the rooms in the dormitory of the University of Pennsylvania.
 
 The bartender is a. doctor, spsy- ctologist, salesman, and mother to his clients and must know how to handle them.-Frank Marzano. ir1- structor of a school for Sbartenders. Ss q :
 I not only make Arecrackers but also chairs to put them under Flung Pak-lin, China's "firecracker king" who also export swicker fur Itgre, sssE
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Answers To. Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. When and where was Presi- dent Roosevelt's mother born?
 A.. "Algonac," near Newburgh, New York, September 21, 1854.
 o. How many children are en- rolled in private high schools and academies of the Roman Catholic church in the United States?
 A. Approximately 1a8,OOo in l,64S schools. vr 'et
 o. How many miles of railroad did the United States have in 1880?
 A. Twenty three.
 o. How many children under the age of five were killed and injured in auto-bicycle collisions in 1886?
 A. Ten were killed and 310 were injured.
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ever they may be in the state. will know that similar signs have the same significance.
 It is when the bill is considered in connection with the Lawlor Bill that the full significance. of the changes that are to come about dawnS upon one. Under the Lawlor Bill the through north-south route in Hart ford might, include Washington street, Trinity street, High street, Main street. The east-west trunk line might be State street, Asylum street, Pennington avenue. %
 The state traffic commission would have full power over parking, as well as over traffic signals, in these streets. It could, and perhaps should, forbid parking on Asylum street. It could and probably would, construct and maintain 8 traffic tower as the Tunnel. one of the most perplexing and dangerous in tersectiops in the city. It would be responsible for every white mark, every traffic. condition along those streets. It is possible. that the state might even be obligated for the ex- pense of maintaining traffic police men on such trunk line roads.
 That the Traffic Commission is aware of the cost of this new situa- tion is made evident by the pro- posal that $150, 900 be allocated from the highway fund for the n1ainte- nance of the traffic devices, signal systems and markings.
 Under the Lawlor Bill the select men of towns and the mayors and councils of cities will determine what routes are to be included in the north-south and east-weSt trunk lines. When the Legislature estab- lished the precedent of making city streets in Bridgeport part of the trunk line system 1t made certain the action that is provided for in the Lawlor Bill. How much money will be saved to the cities through this bill is. not readily calculated, but it will be large sum.
 While traffic will be speeded, in all probability, and communities will shift street maintenance expense to the State, the real purpose of the Traffic Control Act and, in 8 meas ure, the purpose of the Lawlor Act, is to promote safety. The Traffic Control Act was recommended by the Governors Commission on Street and Highway Safety, as well as by the Traffic Commission. There is no problem before our administra- tive officials and the General As Selnbly more serious than that which is presented, by the steadily increasing carnage on the highways. Whatever tends to reduce the death and accident rate is to be welcomed.
 The State Highway Department believes that some difficult problems will arise under incorporation of the Lawlor bill which calls for. a very large and as yet undeterminable outlay of highway funds, while the routings to be determined upon by the, authorities of the 70 towns and cities may involve no little contro- versy. ts4
 Scarcely was it possible to frame a program which would be free from difficulties of the kind. They should prove by no means insuperabIe. Main thing is that much needed im- proyemeht has been provided for in way which seems logical and advantageous to the State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

Reading the advance publicity on the coronation in England next week one is given to wonder if the royal coterie will manage to get through the lines. But we expect everything will be accom- plished in a typically efficient English fashion After all English kings have been crowned before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
Selected Poem
BELLS OF TARRAGONA

BELLS OF TARRAGONA ma Hitchcock in the Christian Science
 Monitor) The great bell voices Are those of friends Who call ones name When the long day ends. The full bell voices, Low and deep, Are whispered words In land of sleep. Their mingled breathing Is the tune That charms the sea From moon to moon. Their changing bass And treble roar Are hounds that bay And birds that soar. o bronZe-lipped singers, Sweet-tongued bells Weave, weave again Your evening spells!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
A Thought for Today

And Naomi said unto her daughter -n-aw, Rlessed he he of the Lord who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the deao.- Ruth 2:20.
 When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness, that we repent or but our severity.-George Eliot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
New Labor Setup To Be
 Sprung When FDR Returns
~1 nOHERR R AFlRa
RREW RRAR0QM

WASHINGTON May B. The Administrations new labor legislation will be uncorked before the ccrt bill has been disposed of in fact it will be sent to Congress-
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last page for the, answers. ;, l. Tn which state is the Guada- lupe River? M
 2. What are sabots?
 3. Name the legendary founder of Carthage.
 {. Which French seaport is on the estuary of the Seine?
 5. What does beau geste meanp {
 s. Name the sister of John and Lionel Barrymore. & '.7. Name. the capital of Cuba.
 8. In geography, what is a reef? : 9. What is the name of the native beer and common stimulating drink of the Japanese2 10. Is Zane Grey the real name of the author.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

The president is fishing for tarpon in the Gulf of Mexico. Tarpon, in case you don't know, is large game fish and not a spear for killing whales
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

Up this-a-Way we know more about snapper-blues and troutS, anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, 'I see by the~mOrn-
 ing paper where the bandits were caught" say, "I see in the morning paper that the
 bandits were caught"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-03
Daily Almanac

l)aily Almanac Moon rises 1:32 a. m. daylight tiine). Sun rises 5:40 a. n1.; sets 50 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty nlin- utes after sunset m
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Test You F Knowledge

Can ,. you answer seven: of
 tehes test questions? Turn to
 last page for the, answers. 4.
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Copyright, 1887, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

a few drops of the desired 1laVorMg, sistency to spread. Slowly pour in and spread icing on cake.
 Decorative Icing
 1 egg white, teaspoon lemon juice, confectioner's sugar, sifted.
 Put egg white in bowl. Add 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar, and beat 3 minutes, using per- forated spoon. Continue adding su- gar by spoonsful, adding lemon juice early, and beat until frosting is stiff enough to hold its shape. Put into @ pastry bag or tube and force out the small amounts of icing needed for the decorations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
4Glorityimg Yourself
By ALICIA HART

ser into your purse. If you have dry skin, get an oily type. 4. liquid cleanser which leaves a foundation film on your face is best for travel ing.
 On a long trip, far away from hotels and bathtubs, cologne is a fine thing to have. Dip large cot- ton pads in 1t and give yourself a sponge bath between trains or while the car is being refueled and checked.
 Also splendid for travelling are guest size cakes of your favorite toilet soap. One fine English soap comes in these small convenient sizes as well as in huge bath tab- lets. For shower addictS, the firm makes shower bath cake, carved to fit the shape of the hand. All sizes come . in dark as well as pastel shades to fit in with the color scheme of any bathroom. NEXT: New interest i'm beauty.
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 you anything comforting to wronged married has his junior She thought he had him and then convinced him that only of several with whom told him that he real life and would divorce her husband to him f he would divorce had leave home all the through When dov of df feent wonders heartily marvels forgive trying to comfort to him the injustice that done me Please talk me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
SUNDAYS MENU

SUNDAYS MENU
 BREAKFAST: Strawberries in cream, shredded wheat, creamed finnan lladdie on toast, corn mullins, jelly, coffee, milk. DINNER: Stuffed shoulder fresh pork, brown gravy, spiced rhubarb sauce, roasted potatoes, broccoli with lemon butter, watercress salad, fig mousse, coffee, milk.
 SUPPER: Oyster stew, salt ed crackers, walnut bread, mixed cheese, .stewed fruit com- pote, tea, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

Your Children
By Olive Roberts Barton

BY OLIVE HOBERT9 DAHTON A moot question Nf educators dur- ing the past quarter century has been the value of the f6te system, or learning words verbatim from the textbook. .
 Many believed that pupils were doing too much parrot talking, and not getting the idea behind the lines, 50 teachers were urged to have pupils read over the lesson, then recite .it in their own words. i Moreover. recitation periods were to be- made Interesting" Everybody was crOwding on the front seats to watch teacher draw diagrams and give a8Mttle travelogue of her own, if the lesson happened to be geog- raphy, for Instance. x History, too, was just grand. Never mind about dates, and chronological tables, and the names of generals 50 dictated the mode ernistS. Give the children bigger idea of world affairs, such as tying | up the American Revolution with the French one, showing how the simplicity of the JacObeans affected our own democracy" And so forth and 50 forth.
 Lessons Spread Too Thin The lesson that started out with the newly freed colonies hanging in mid-air, wound up with Danton and Marat, and on to Napoleon, and certainly the scholars knew more than they did before, after a reci- tation conducted on such broad principles; but in the meantime, where was the chalkline. with toes touching, and Jim Smith cranking his brain for the facts, names and dates of our own dilemma?
 The results of spreading recita- tions too thin are now beginning to show in the woeful ignorance of our youth about things that should be pat in their minds.
 There are the two extremes of recitation, and both are bad. One is the. mechanical gesture of me- morizing mere words without ex- planation or discussion; the other, the too-dig4Stive method just men, toned, in which sight of the imme- diate lesson is lost. The latter is ex- cellent only when the days assign ment is understood and ineradicably fixed in memory.
 ROte Regains Favor
 Little by little the mistakes of expanded methods are being cor- rected, and we are going back fast to good old-fashioned "rote." To fix multiplication tables, and rules og grammar, and actually learn, not merely discuss, the stark facts of informative subjects. Memorizing in the good old way takes hold and becomes a real asset to build on later. No one is averse to trim- mings, indeed they should not be neglected, but they can usurp the province of the fundamentals.
 So don't fuss, parents, if Johnny slams down his text book one of these days and declares indignantly that the teacher says he has to learn "every word on that page oR by heart" &3 4i r.s sa[
 It will do him good, and after he has learned it, then all the ex- tra discussion will do him still more good. But you can't pad knowl- edge, until you have something to |pad.
 Copyright, 1897. NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer


 A flower in the buttonhole on May 9th, Mothers Day, will be love- ly. But a surprise party supper for her is a little more substantial. In this modern era where sons and daughters are said to be equal to any emergency, and grocers surpris- ingly helpful for ready to serve lux uries, such a Mothers Day party for her friends by her children should not be difficult.
 Send her out for the afternoon to visit, and when she returns, have the place alive with old friends of hers, not yours, and be ready to serve them all one of the most sumptuous little menus any moth- er's heart ever feasted her eyes on. And if you happen to be feeling sen- timental, take 1t out on the cake Can you imagine mothers sur- prised delight if you served Frogs Legs Ia Queen from New Orleans to her and her friends at that sur- prise party? A noted speciality gro- cer in the East has just put them on the market all ready to heat and serve. They come packed in 10 1-2 oz. tins, with remarkable cream sauce. Try something like this to express your luxurious sentiments. Serve them on hot biscuits and tell her that you and the gang decided there wasn't anything too good for her. Mothers are funny that way being human, they, too, enjoy a bit of extravaganza in their behalf.
 This handsome and very senti- mental Mothers Cake, fragrant with loving care and forget-me- nots, was created especially for readers of this column. It offers any loving daughter, or for that matter, any clever son. a chance to demonstrate in edible form the sen timent that there's nothing too grand for mother.
 Chocolate Cake
 1-2 cup butter, GU psugar, 2 eggs, separated, 3 squares chocolate, mel ted, 1 cup pastry flour, salt, tea spoon soda dissolved in 1-2 cup sour milk.
 Cream sugar and butter, add egg yolks and beat until light. Then add chocolate, soda dissolved in buttermilk (sour milk and dry in gradients. Beat egg whites stiff and fold into cake mixture. Bake in a square cake pan in moderate oven. when cool, frost top and sides with boiled icing and decorate with dec oratiye icing, to which little veg etable coloring has been added.
 Boiled Icing
 1-2 cups sugar, 6 teaspoons wa ter, 1-4 cup egg whites, vanilla or lemon flavoring, to taste.
 Beat egg whites until stiff. Mean while, boil sugar and water until the syrup spins a thread. Then slowly stir the syrup into the beaten egg whites, and continue beating until the icing is of the proper con-
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ANSWER:


 Aren't funny: wife forgive for his trick while him, at her home and then when she succeeds and he ashamed make she begins get and wrthng under injustice he's done her and anxious punish him for it. Yet this the 1t happens wronged wife? husbands the dirty that discovered
 
 while  hereafter M whip him with deserton) will adectionae into the concep- of the loyalty
  conhde in the real friend of his heart-his wife there's future that she has used her head saved her home and made possible for there will be the black shadow of his inhdel maybe there win angushed when she all thinking that's been done her. She reduce these keeping them herself After all the wife of the husband not only has to forgive him but she has to take his of guilt restore his make him that h her husband She has to exercise the love which St Paul said and knd bore all things believed things an things and endured all things This is her task. CAROLINE CHATF1ELD. fin
 
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|cleared up and soon afterward the joint trouble cleared up and the patient returned to his regular work as 8 janitor.
 It has been recognized for sev- eral years that adequate daily doses of vitamin D internally and applied directly to the lesions will give the most satisfactory results in Q great many obstinate cases of psoriasis. chronic dry eczema, lichen planuS, pityriasiS or other forms of dry. harsh, scaly skin disease.
 It has been observed in the past two or three years that massive doses of vitamin D (from 100000 to 600,000 units daily for several months) will bring about steady irn- |provement and ultimately great re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
BEAUTY
NEA Service Staff Writer

N6A 00kV1Cc 0tdN WElteE Small and compact as they are, the newest cosmetic travel kits con- tain everything any woman possibly could need on a trip. You can still get the brief-case size ones, but If you like to travel light, the minia- tIre varieties are the right answer.
 One especially nice kit, made by an old and reputable firm, comes in 8 waterproof case and as filled with cleansing, night and finishing creams, skin tonic, large box of face powder, cream rouge and lipstick, and 8 bottle of fln- 1shing lotion for hands as well as face.
 If you like 8 cream made by one firm, powder by another, lip stick by still another, and so on, get . waterproof cosmetic bag and i'll 1t with your favorite prepara- tions. If you are going by train or automobile, better remember to tuck Q small bottle of liquid clean
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QUESTION and ANSWERS
 Eating Glass

The day after Tate cole shaw with mayonnaise dressing I discovered the mayonnaiSe contained fine particles of glass. Have Ben Told that if there had been any such glass par ticles in the mayonnaise I ate they would cut through the lining of stomach and cause internal hem- morrhage2 (Mrs. K. J. F.)
 Answer-Only large silvers or frag- ments of glass would be likely to cause any serious injury. Small par- ticles of ground or crumbled glass accidentally taken in or with food rarely or never cause any trouble. Good plan when such glass has been swallowed, as when any foreign body, sharp or not, has been swal- lowed, to eat as much banana or mashed potato or chopped vegetabl- es especially. greens or raw vege- tables such as raw cabbage, lettuce, etc., for day or two.
 Copyright 1887, John F. Dille Co.