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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
i I7he Saugatuck Dam Two State Agencies Have Approved Plans for Water Supply Project - Issue Is Still
 Being Contested.
Being Contested.
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM.

Two state agencies, the Connecti- cut Board of Civil Engineers and the State Board of Health both is. sued formal certificates of approval for the Saugatuck Reservoir pro- jects of the Bridgeport Hydraulic company. It is true that this action does not in any way indicate judg- ment as to the merits of the con- troversy between the Bridgeport Hydraulic company and the Sauga- tuck Valley association which IS op- posing the creation of Q reservoir at this spot. The certificates of approv- al are necessary formalities required by law in Connecticut before any reservoir may be built. The Board of Engineers passes on the type of dam to be constructed and the location chosen for 1t and views the problem strictly from the engineering angle. The Board of Health investigates the water supply and makes sure that 1t Is suitable for public con" sumption.
 The important thing to observe is that these formalities bring nearer the definite building of the reser. voir. When the plan to build the reservoir was first announced many residents of the Valley took the po- sltion that 1t was all bluff and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

"Yes. I voted for william Howard Taft" !yl
 ''Why did you join the French FOrelgn Leglon?"
 "To fight for France, of course" pse z
 ':Mr. Bedaux, do you know how much unemployment your system has caused to American laboY?"
 The would-he chaperone of the Duke paused, groping for an answer. His publicity man, Frank Getty, leaned over and whispered: "You know, Mir. Bedaux, we have . phrase which is used In press conIerences in this country. It is-'N0 COMMENT"
 Merry Go.Round
 Secretary Dan Roper always opens his press conferences with a little homily on the weather. At his last meeting ono reporter briskly beat him to the punch. As Roper cleared his throat the 1ewsman remarked "Yes we know MT. Secretary. It is raining out- side." Reducing his staff in compliance with the Presidents departmental economy order, Comptroller of the Currency "Jafty" O'Connor let out several junior lawyers and Kit Williams, son of Mississippi'S late Senator John Sharp williams. When O. Connor's assistants protested that Williams was one of their ace attorneys he replied, "That's why I let him go. fle won't have any trouble finding another connec. ton"
 Copyright, 1887, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

1t never would be built. When they began to be convinced that 1t woulcA be built their opposition crystalizeci. But there may be some who still think that the reservoir Is not to be built. If so, the formal approval from the two state agencies should help to convince them.
 Spokesinen for the saugatuck situation have never made clear ex- actly what purpose they hope to acc complish. Some of them have main. tained that they are perfectly will- ing at any time to drop their oppo- sition If 1t can be shown that the water of the Saugatuck is really needed for public purposes. Others have condemned the whole project and announced their determination to oppose it now or at any time. They have suggested that the Fly. draulic Company should be blocked forever from using the Saugatucls river and that Bridgeport should be required to get any additional wa- ter required for it's system by puinp- ing from the Nousatonic.
 There Is an important difference between these views and the ex- tremists who are opposed to any use of the Saugatuck whatsoever seem to have overlooked the fact that other people have e greater interest iil that matter than themselves. The other people, too have Q right to be consulted though to date they never have been. They are the 250,o00 per- sons more or less who depend upon this system for their daily water supply. It is up to them to say whether or not they want to tap Housatcnic river water. W
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

One more public official pays tribute to the fine work of the CCC in preserving our natural resources. R. B. Tolbert of the U. s. Forest Service in lecture at a Connecticut CCC camp told the enrollees that in it's four years the CCC has done more to conserve natural resources than any other agency. And he might have added, too, that the eco intervention came at time when such conservation was vitally needed. Every state today bears witness to the good work of the eco. It's the visible kind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
A Book a Day
Contentious Heroes
 of Early Medicine {
DY BRU(,E CATION

Jglt BY BRUCE CAPTION
 < aSFThere must be something about the practice of medicine that leads 1to cantankeroussless. At any rate, the heroes of American medicine as portrayed in SJames Thomas .Elexnar's lively book, Doctors on Horseback tviking: S2.7b)--seem to have been q highly disputatious and contentious lot. &t'NF'$5
 ,a There were Benjamin Church and John Morgan, for example: 1: great men, both of them, foremost medical scientists at tho time of - the Revolution, striving to keep WaShingtofs army from dying in the parliamentary hospitals of the day, and simultaneously carrying on . bitter feud with each other.
 Then there was the falnoua Betljanlin Rush, who fought bitterly with pr, Shippen, took part In the Conway cabaI against Washington, and called down the wrath of oil the gods on such doctors aS refused to % along with his drastc blood. letting and purging regimen.
 And, lastly, there were Drs. O w. Long and William Morton, who almost at the same time introduced ether as an anesthetic and touched of fight for glory, which b still echoing in the halls of sci. etice. t. .tt,.
 But though cantankerous, these early doctors were able citizens. 1t is an unforgettable picture that Mir. Fiexner sketches of pr. Ephraifn McDowell performing, the first sue. cesSfui ovariotofny in frontier Kentucky, while Q mob outside waited to lynch him if his patient should die.
 There b . wealth of highly in. teresting reading in this book. As e record of American medicines prog. ress, 1t is invaluable; and 1t is told in . readable, non technical style that makes 1t attractive to the Icy reader without ver-popularizing or over. simplifying its substance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
BY RODNEY BUTCHER Democrat washington
 COrreguOndemt,

Washington, Nov. 1o.-The tough est Congress with which President Roosevelt has yet had to deal now reassembles. This is the, same Con- gress which baked the Roosevelt program last spring and summer. It was summoned into a special session opening Nov. IS to enact the same program-minus that court plan.
 Predictions as to what this Con- gress will do and as to the extent to which 1t will cooperate with
 Roosevelt probably are as danger Ous as those made last year after the huge Democratic election vAc-
 tory, when most of us thought '. D. R. could get approximately what he wanted from Capitol Hill.
 They're all old, but they're also all hotIy controversial.
 Plenty of stormy weather may he safely forecast, but more legiS-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
In New York
Rx GE0RGE R0aR

New XoEk, NOV. 1V.--The ConBa,
 Gothams latest dance diversion, is the Cuban "Hig.Apple." And that's
 just about the best way to explain what's happening these nights when you see folk in their best bibs and
 tuckers, snake! dancing to the weird tunes of 6 Cuban musical crew. . Though the Conga may look
 somewhat like the "Big.Apple," all comparisons end there, for 1t is possessed of Q past that makes any
 dance you care to name seem like c Sunday School taf7y pull. <
 In the first place, this primitive dance has been prohibited by law
 in Cuba for the past fourteen years. Which should give you some idea. It antedates the rhunba by at least Q hundred years, and probably hAd its origin among the aboriginal sepians in Africa. f ti} A5ccnRa, in atS original form, was
 one of ,thoae celebrations that started on e Saturday night and
 ran straight through until the fol- lowing Monday, usually clllfnlnating in @ frenzy of rum, rhythm and
 dough stun in which one or'more participants invariably were gkflifed. The frequency with which this hap- pened caused tho authorities to ban the dance, ban that was only lifted in. Havana last summer. z , pIB'.I fAQbp ~ WIZ ,L9 v ,,, & Such Afuslc, Too! 't,!.f
 Nowadays, you can throw e coiiga party in Cuba-but only if the gendarrneS are around to keep order. According to musicians, the music for tho dance D best described as sounding like c vibraphone caught in c washing machine" Addicts of the dance claim that there are no Steps-it's the drums that get you, acting hypnotically oil anyone who happens to be listening. Besides the drums, a Ccnga band boasts of an instrument made of the jawbones of an ass and which plays upon the subconScious with disastrous ef- fleets. ,EA h ',
 Ths fact was borne out the other evening ct Manhattan's current capitol Of after-dark Cuban activity La Conga--a new night spot where the customers pitch in and formulate their own version of this torrid, tropical, tw0.step. Your re. porter has seen Eddie Duchin, Ra. mon and Renita, Jock Whitney, Gloria Baker, Mary Brian, Erskine Qwynne, Mae Murray, Ethel Mer- man, fxildegarde, and George Abbott among these twisting and turning to the staccato rhythm of c genu- inc ccnga. The dance started out with only . handful of people, but in few minutes the entire clientele of the club was on the floor trying out this new importation from the Cuban jungle. ., e.
 The Conga, like It's more effete cousin, the rhumba, seems destined to become one of the nations new- esq terpsichorean crases. Watch out for 1t. If you want to speed things up . Dit, just whisper the word "conga" to any of the Cuban inuSir clans In your home town-and watch things siszlel .41. ,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
Daily Almanac

Moon sets i0:60 D. m.
 Sun rises 6:32 a; rn.; sets 4:30 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 To date the autumn has rather confounded the long-range weather prophets. There is still time for their predictions but November is well on Us and the only tastes of winter nave been two rather cold nights, one in oc- tober and one last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

lative results than were had from the last Congress seen, fairly cer- tain. a
 The issue of centralization of power, both as to expanded federal control and in. creased presiden- tial powers, will be almost con- stantly in the foreground. In the back
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
Current Comment

Discovering stars Is about as easy as discovering l00-karat diamonds. Cecil B. DeMille, movie direc-
 tor.
 Noise produces disturbances of the blood vessel apparatus and in- creases the blood pressure in the brain. It excites the nervous sys- tenn and causes irritation. ta pr. r. Stuart Champion, New
 York, explaining the iil-effect of
 noise. 'f'
 Our people have little knowledge and much opinion. --Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, presi-
 dent of the University of Chi-
 cago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
TestYour Knowledg ge
Can yOu anIswer seven of these test qisstlOns9 Turn to last page for Che answers.

YD .ECFI@l p- I,.
 1. Where is s?the natural .hahita- ton of black swAns2 ' l@t
 2.1 Name the chief body of our planetary system.
 3. What is invar? (. Who was JobSt Amman?
 8. When D the only time that another flag can Do displayed over the American Flag? F.i.
 ,... What are the colorS Of gouth- ern Methodist University at Dallas, TexaA2 E'.l ts ff@ i1Af'
 7. Name the. seventh President Of the United Htatcs. f f4Ah <. .,g X Q. Whare ib Plymouth Rock9 l ! ,c. Whats the nickname. Tor Ok ,,i' ica Ars Noah and wallacs Bssry pkVtuqEMEe 60 s.N s9f,HtU8 sfsat aN iF FfW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

If Socrates, Plato and Diogenes were living today they would all be conducting newspaper columns with Diogenes prob ably getting most of the readers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
Selected Poem
FROSTED POPLAR ON A HILL

FROSTED POPLAR ON A HILL (Sonia Novak in the New York Times) A tree that blooms Again with gold When bidden by The lips of cold Is not tree, So much as rowe Of butterflies Above the pose Of any hill
 Grown far too wise. Who has need Of butterflies To show how desolate Is gray, And shame its gravity Away
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
A Thought for Today

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be bIessed.-Proverbs 2O:2L
 They who provide much wealth for their chil- dren but neglect to improve them in virtue, do like those who feed their horses high, but never train them to be useful-Socrates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
Britain Glad Windsor Trips Off; Say Real Reason For Visit Was. Wally's Wish To High Hat
 Folks Back Home In BaltimOre
= BRGw FRAR0W

WASHINGTON November TO- -- When the Duke ot Windsor decided to orego his trip to the United States 1t caused no mourning at the British Embassy Officials of that rnfed institution were not saving it out loud
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

acen attack upon cyzicus in Asia Minor. .
 e. VIII you please give mo the name of the lieutenant governor of Arizona.
 A. The state has none.
 c. What was the name of the boat that exploded iii the East river, New York city, and when did. 1t happen2 ttF ts
 A. The steamboat "observation" was carrying workmea to Riker's fs- land on September Q, ie32, when its boiler exploded and the ship was completely destroyed, killing 72 per- sons. ', N ,t' ' rA t ! q. Please name some of the songs of the negro composer w. Q. Handy.
 A Aunt Hagar's Blues," "BeAle Street Blues," "Darktown Reveille," Joe Turner's Blues," "Ole Miss Blues," "st. Louis Blues" "Sundown Blues" Basement Blues" "Yellpw Dog Blues" "Friendless BluOs," Golden Brown" Harlem Dlues," Mozambique" Pasadena" and Wal Street Blues" aj..
 if you want . copy of our book
 let "FAvORITE POEMS" write the Waterbury Democrats Wash
 lngton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
 Street, Washington, D. Q. EncloSe
 10 cents ln postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
SCENES IN WAsHINGTON- ------ Roosevelt Faces His Toughest Fight With
 Congress In The Coming Special Session

This is the Nrsk Of six stories by Rodney Butcher on the pro- gram and probabilities ahead of the special session of Con Rress, " "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
AIJTOs ,TAKF HEAVY BIRD TOLI.

Lebanon, Mo. - lUp) -- Approxi- inateiy 100000 birds are Killed annually by 'automcbiles on the paved highways of Missouri, Act cordine toy Asi estimate by ,0. V. Moore, editor og the Bluebird, otA- cial publication cfF tho Audubcsl Society os Aeisaouri. a .......a I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never pronounce genuine,
 jen'-u.ine to rhyme with
 line) ] say, jen'u.ln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
THE EDITOR.

q. Who invented the intiam. Hnable liquid called Greek fire that was used during the Middle Ages by the Greeks of the Byzantine Gr1a- piree
 A. According to tradition, 1t was invented In the seventh century. by c Greek architect named Callinicus, and was used first to repel Q sars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10
Answers To Questions
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick NL Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Enclose . three.cent stamp for reply when addressing any queS. ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research b un- dertaken. Be sure all mail 10 Nd. dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0. *1.El =
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Plenty of stormy weather may be safely forecast, but more legis-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
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PEOPLES FORUM
TRIBUTE TO ROBERT PURvIs

Editor, The Citizen:
Robert Purvis, an embodiment
of courage, generosity and intel
lect, has passed on to his reward
and the journalistic circles of
Florida have suffered loss that
win be keenly felt by all who have
had the good fortune to come in
contact with the man who, for
eight years by his brilliant edi-
torial work, has made the miami
Post" a welcome arrival at the
exchange desk of the newspapers
of the state.
His was picturesque, adven-
turous life. Born in Scotland,
farming in Alberta, Canada, ex-
press messenger on the Canadian
Pacific r. r. The world war came
on and Bob" Purvis' offer to
serve was rejected on physical
grounds. So, in civilian capa-
city, he served his country in a
way that called for the utmost in
courage and endurance. With soli-
tary companion, by canoe and
trail, he sought out in the wilds
of Canada those who had fled to
escape military service and brought
them back. No task for a weak
ling, that.
Then came editorial work on the
winnipeg Telegram, on his own
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aNNE aaa n.eeion did not SPEAK
= 6sa unfl Is Was necessary 70
So tsst ATE 3 iEot
~ eoufse yeave heard nothing
e isem ka1aanakolY" she asked
"a neiniaz mefe"
e saE Iaaans Is cel her up this
Haans uhEa ! called you. said
Ass nIg J fInpig couldn't waken
asx Anaeius rs hectic night ahe had
8 mah&
va ad PES wani 10 cali her upg"
fe Hra eel shat chance there Is
s. EElsIua tTannIHg her. / mean
~assitef aaFoaa IA ne hotel is ike
n 81 rememtEF seeing her 50 out
e saf nIflts
Il ahauia ihlnk NAT Is almost GER
~ ma MlHnioM. ~She must have
aea go eiegaleF"
Ha 1ai paftcuiar elevator boy
~ net rlIii - employed therel
Ha Ue fus1 learned yesterday
es - W11 ne woman in the mink
A At 6ka has known Il an along.
Am nHa Giesef. she has had time
IS E1nA abpat covering her move
1 fAsl nIEhi
4m t1iuk ebe may have got rid
- ~ ineontfaIent Witnessed"
saaaia haze tried %. Il / had
6 Ia hFF place sid Anne.
Xm aEfnea nsnel0w. ~it's quite
e 80 I'D think 81 that"
8Ha anciher hing ] want 10 ask
~ $ eheiheF there Is any chance
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paper in Balcarries, Alberta, then
on the Winnipeg Tribune. With
Vernon Knowles, he came to Flor
ida and went on the editorial staff
of the original Miami Tribune,
then with the Miami News, the
Miami Life and finally to the po-
sition he filed so competently on
the Miami Post. And so, to his
18th year.
Last Thursday he went as he
would have wished to go, with
only a few days elapsing between
full activity and his departure.
We lost much when bob" Purvis
left us.
S. c. SINGLETON.
Key West, Fla,
March 16, 1887.
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since. I hadn't looked at them for
years. but l thought they were still
there. Imagine my surprise to receive
them this morning by post"
with no sort of explanation"
asked Bigelow.
mo. Nothing. Only the letters.
Anne's expression was enigmatic.
You wrote them years ago, you say,
Darling?"
"Almost 20 years ago." said Mrs.
Phelps.
did you examine them at aIl?"
asked Anne.
mol recognized them at once, T"
replied the old lady.
May we see them?" asked Anne.
"Why-yes, if you wish-certainly.
put them back in the cabinet. I'll
get them" She rose and rustled out.
They were the letters Vronski was
holding!" cried Bigelow.
''Yes. But he must have altered the
dates. They were dated year ago.
And they looked quite fresh"
''Then-you were protecting her?"
asked Bigelow breathlessly.
Eyes" said Anne. "At least-I
thought so"
Copyright, 1857. Frederick JacksonJ
Tomorrow KarsanakOff escapes,
ei0ping in an airplane.
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ESCAPE lF YOU CAN -


-Well-my dears." she cried in
greeting. "A most amazing thing has
happened to mel !. Breakfast. Wall
tiers. at once. Tell Cook to hurryls
she broke of to say. and watched
walters disappear through the door
az the rear. Il don't understand If AZ
all" she went ON then. "And could
hardly wait to see what you make Of
H. Do go into the dining room. or do
you want to wash or anything first7"
bigelow and Anne exchanged a
laughing glance. THAT can wait, Dar-
ling responded Anne, "but it's quite
clear your mystery can notl Now, then
--out with liz"
You left, you know, before the
mail arrived" said Mrs. Phelps. seat
ing herself at the head of the table.
But when it came, there was small
package for me. And what do you
suppose found in it?1
Tell me." said Anne grimly.
Letters" said Mrs. Phelps.
Letters" repeated Anne, startled.
Bigelow stole an anxious glance from
one to the other.
Written 20 Years Ago
GONE old letters of mine that I
- thought were safe in my lacquered
cabinet upstairs. love letters that /
wrote to Tony Burkett. Neither Of
you ever heard Of him, of course. I
was engaged to marry him before /
met your father. Anne. But he was
drowned two weeks before the we'd
ding. Afterward. his sister gave
me back my letters. He had kept them
all together, it seems. in lacquered
cabinet. And I've had them ever
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An interesting man is Mr.. c. F.
Coe, writer of sensational detec-
tive stories. who comes to Miami
to relax and to do good deeds by
stealth. His hobby is salvaging
youngsters of the male sex who
have early criminal tendencies.
Mr.. Coe is a generous man, with
plenty of good things of life. He
gives the waits whom he succors
plenty of latitude in his home and
thereby is able to see what makes
the young Notwithstanding
tick. SO far, he has "helped"
thirty boys, half of whom have
met with his satisfaction.
His last attempt miscarried be-
cause the boy ran off with Mr..
Goes expensive cruiser, some fire.
arms and all the cash in the
house. So, when the boy was ar
rested and brought back, Mr.. Coe
was very much hurt, .'but not sur
prised." Everybody thinks that
Mr.. Coe is just another fine, big
hearted man who has been be-
trayed by a bad boy.
He tool the lad, however, know
ing him to be a reform-school
type, with a bad record. He let
him loose among lot of things