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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, HE went only that
far; say, $50 far"

A. Yes, If it is more than 106
years old. The rate Of duty on jew
elry Is go per cent ad valorern from
all countries except Germany and
Australia. The ad valorenn duty
from those countries is 80 per cent.
@. How did England acquire In
dia and Australia?
A. The victory of the English at
the battle Of Plassy, June %, 1757,
gave Great Britain the Indian prov
inces of Bengal and Behar, which
was the foundation Of the British
empire In India. Australia was ac-
quired by exploration and settlement.
In 1888, Captain Philip landed some
conyicts at Botany Bay, nine miles
from Sydney, and from that time
on the English advanced their COL
onization along the coasts and into
the interior.
@. What is the population Of the
United States?
A.. The 1896 estimate Is 1875, 49,
600.
@. What does the name Massa-
chusetts mean?
A. 1t is an Indian word meaning
near the great hills"
@. Why was John @. Fremont
nicknamed the Pathfinder"
A. On account of his discoveries
Of passes across the mountains from
the Mississippi valley to the Pacific
coast.
II you want q copy Of our book
let ON The Housewives Manual
write The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1912 Thir-
tenth st., Northwest, Washing
ton, ID. G. Enclose 4 cents in post
age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

commissions report in its entirety We
may change our mind about the first ac-
counts. We may in time enthuse over
such proposals as that to establish a per-
manent legislative council to study, make
research, and plan for legislative activity;
establish an executive budget. "Oft-
entimes mere report is discouraging in
its baroness. It needs to be dressed up
bit. Perhaps when the Legislature starts
to argue the case, more interest will be
provoked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

Waterbury has saved considerable to
date this winter by lack of snow. If the
winter keeps on the city should benefit.
Remember the last few winters when it
was necessary to dig out street after
street. While we like to see some snow, so
the kids can enjoy themselves, we like to
see the kind that can be handled with
the equipment that the city maintains. 1t
costs the taxpayer less in the long run.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

Behind that visit, however, was
a controversy that Is beginning
to cause wide riffs in the Roose-
welt official family. 1t is over
the corporation surplus profits
tax.
1t happened that the Interstate
Commerce Commission, In its an
nual report, wrote about three
paragraphs burning up the sur
plus profits tax, pointing out par
ticularly that 1t mad the strong
railroads stronger and the weak
railroads weaker.
In the course of time this ICC
report found its way over to the
treasury and came to the desk Of
Herman Oliphant, special counsel
to Henry Morgenthau, also, in
cidentally, author Of the surplus
profits tax.
Hits the Roof
Oliphant read the ICC reports
and then hit the ceiling. The ICC
had dared to attack his pet baby.
mean, dirty, undetermined trick.
He denounced the criticism as
He was in a purple frenzy.
So to pactify him, Secretary
Morgenthau took Oliphant over to
the White House to meet Chair
man Carroll Miller and iron out
their differences.
But that was only surface stuff.
Underneath, the ICC still thinks
that the corporation surplus pro-
fits tax is bad news for the rail-
roads. In fact, so do a lot of
others. And one of the big jobs
facing Roosevelt Is that Of keep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Answers To
Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

@. What Is the date Of Easter
Sunday, 1887?
A. March 20.
@. Name the British dominions.
A. The dominion Of Canada,
commonwealth Of Australia, Irish
Free State, Union Of South Africa,
and New Zealand.
@. Is Christmas legal holiday
throughout the United States?
A. 1t is not legal holiday In
Kansas.
@. What Is the value Of a Monroe
Doctrine memorial half dollar dated
1923?
A. They are catalogued at S.
cents.
@. Which Is the busiest corner in
the United States?
A. Times Square, Broadway and
And street, New York city,
@. Can antique jewelry be i'm
ported into the United States free
Of duty?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Indignation Meeting

Last Thursday night there was
an indignation town meeting held
to see who was to be the boss and
while, as frequently happens at
town meetings. no final decision
was reached a vote which was
taken clearly proved that the
Danbury folks had made up their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

ing his official family together on
this dynamite-laden question.
Eligible Bachelor
Sam Rayburn Is learning the
price of fame. After the two
listed Texan was elected to the
post of Majority Floor Leader of
letter from San Antonio widow
the House, his mail brought q
who thought bachelor Rayburn
could solve her problems.
She wrote: Dear Sir, I read
about you in the paper today,
and I thought I would write
to you. I'm a widow Sc years
old. / have been married twice,
but now am alone"
NOTE-Rayburn Is SIS years old.
Farm-BOrn
The farm is the cradle Of con-
gressmen. No less than 43 members
Of the present congress state in
their biographies that they were
born an farms or in log cabins.
Eight of the farm-born are:
Senators Pepper of Flroida, Muir
ray Of Montana, Smathers of New
Jersey, Thomas of Oklahoma,
McNary Of Oregon, Schwartz of
Wyoming, and Delawares two
senators, Townsend and Hughes.
The other IS born on farms are
members Of the House. Three Of
these-Moser of Pennsylvania,
Patton and Garrett of Texas
state that they were born in a
log house or log cabin.
Labor VS.. Labor
The A. r. of LIS battle with the
insurgent committee for Industrial
Organization took new twist dur
ing the General Motors strike.
At the height of the strike,
during which the CIO United
Automobile Workers was undercut
by the A. F. of L., the latter's
official monthly organ, the Amer:-
can Federationist, appeared car
rying a full-page General Mo-
tors ad. 1t occupied promin-
ent POSITION In the front part of
the magazine.
Editor of the publication is A.
F. Of L. President Bill Green.
Tough Customer
Appointment of Secretary Har-
old Ickes as chairman of the
Presidents special committee to
formulate national power policy
BODIES i'll for the utilities.
Unlike garrulous iva Chairman
Arthur E. Morgan, the interior
department chief does not believe
in fraternizing or compromising
with the power moguls. His ex-
perience with them has not been
conducive to friendly relations.
For years, as crtisading liberal
In Illinois, he was one of Sam
insults bitterest foes. Since COM
ing to Washington, Ickes has been
In almost continuous warfare with
power interests seeking to OBJ
struct PWA financing of public
power plants.
Merry G0-ROund
Overheard in the swanky
Washington offices of a big air.
way company, housing Its corps of
lobbyists and press agents: A
customer complained about the
company's lack Of service. Reply:
TN view Of what's been happen
ing lately, maybe you're lucky. i. I.
Senator Homer r. Bone and
Congressman John Main Coffee,
both Of Washington, are broth
ers-in-law. Their wives are
Blanche Sly Bone, and Lillian
Sly Coffee -. N. Congressman
Maury Maverick has discovered
that his four times-gr eat-grand-
father, James Maury, was q teach
er OF jefferson, Madison, and
Monroe -. Congressman Zeb
Weaver of North Carolina, was
born in Weaverville, attended
Weaver college ~. Senator
Chavez was born in Los Chavez,
New Mexico Congressman
Ross Collins was born in Collins
vile, Miss. Congressman
George H. Mahon Of Texas was
born In Mahon, La.
I. copyright. 1887 by United
WI Wao fasssn ssAfmMka YsaM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Selected Poem
TRUST

TRUST
Bessie Patten Gilmore, New Haven, in the
New Haven Journal Courier)
If I could always know
What lies beneath the pain
And anguish Of my heart,
Why cherished hopes In vain
Are sought why pleasures come
And then depart again,
II I could know, I'm sure
That should not complain.
II could always see
The meaning of life's plan,
And with this mortal sight
Eternal values scan,
And see that shadows dark
Enhance the light of day.
II I could see, I'm sure
That should not dismay.
But now cannot know,
And now cannot see,
And yet, o blessed Lord,
My trust Is still In Thee;
Thy wisdom plans my life,
In calmness or In strife,
And shall dwell with Thee
Thro' all eternity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Current Comments

American men always associate
white with fragility and desirability
especially in moonlight A
woman always looks more helpless in
white than she does In color, and
it's that helpless air which makes
men propose.
Edith Marie Reuss, New York
color consultant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Danbury Row

Over in Danbury some time ago
the need Of a new school arose.
The city board of education Sc
lected a site for the building and
the boards action was approved
by a town meeting. AS told to me
the money for the construction
was to come from the federal gov
eminent and for some reason
known only to the omnicient God
the State Board Of Education had
to be consulted. A representative
of that board betook himself to
Danbury and not only promptly
turned down the site selected by
the local board Of education and
approved by the townsfolk but
picked out . site to suit himself.
It so happens that the site Sc
lected by the State Board Of
Education's agent Is near some
kind Of fur factory which fiavors
the surrounding air with such a
stink that the residents adjoining
the plant have had before the
town council for two years a petit
ton asking for its removal on the
grounds that the stink constitutes
a public nuisance. At this distance
do not presume to Judge whether
or not the olfactory senses OF the
complaining residents Is over
developed. But the nose Of the
agent of the State Board Of Ed
ucation apparently found nothing
Objectionable in the odor which
they wanted done away with. To
him 1t may have been so much
altar of roses. In any event the
local board of education and the
citizens Of Danbury found them
selves over-ruled by q perfect
stranger who spent, I am in
formed, twenty-four hours shifting
the atmospheres OF the respective
sites. The school would be built
where the representative OF the
State Board of Education said 1t
would be built or 1t would not be
built at all. To their everlasting
credit the justly affronted citizen
ry Of the Hat Center Of the United
States arose In their wrath and
shouted In chorus, rs Eat SOP"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

eTal aSSeIIlply
by 8 enator
g o o n e y Of
Hartford. The
measure would
permit the pri-
vate and paro-
chial schools Of
the state to
share in the
grant Of public
m oneys now
81 en- exclu-
sively to the
public schools.
My position
was that al
+hnS1UV1 AIan ns,ya
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

he~Ds EssHO ava sthC oAsDWOAns
/. OF what sea issthe Persian Gulf
an arm?
2. In military parlance. what is a
countersign?
3. Name the capital Of Madagas-
car.
4. In printing. what Is nonpareil?
5. What part did Irwin 8. Cobb
play In Steamboat Round the
Bend" starring VIII Rogers2'
8. Who was the first President to
leave the confines Of the United
States. while In office?
z. In which South American
country is Lake Maracaibo?
8. What Is q cubicle?
.. Name the representative flow
or Of Nevada. ~
10. Which has the larger area,
continental U. 8. A. or Catladaq
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

minds. They would pick the site
for the school which their children
would attend, their noses were
better informed than the snoot of
any bureaucrat from Hartford,
and so far as they were concerned
the State Board Of Education
could go peddle its papers else
where. The showdown was to
come at still another town meet
ing last night but as this Is being
written before the event I cannot
announce what 1t was, From all
I could learn I have no reason to
suspect that the Danbury stall
warts backed down. I hope they
gave the State Board Of Educa-
ton the come-uppance 1t has
earned. I also hope that every
other town, city, village, hamlet
and borough In the state will fol-
low Danbury's example and assert
their right of self-government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

National Chairman John M. Hamilton
of the republican party proposes to
establish relationship with labor" Going
to sit down with 'em, John?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Chin Leading

Last Friday the conductor Of
this department INDUCED in soinc
objections to a bill Just introduced
into the upper house Of the gem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

porters Of the parochial schools
particularly were the victims Of
an injustice in the form of dou-
BILE taxation and that something
should be done to remove the In
justice, Senator Cooney's cure
was worse than the disease. The
basis Of my objection was that
schools which are now free to car
ry out their unique educational
and moral purpose must, by ac-
cepting state money, come ulti-
rnately under the thumb OF the
State Board Of Education. For
that agency Of government I have
scant respect but I do admit a
grudging respect for its arro-
gance. I suppose that in the back
Of my head was the old-fashioned
conviction that the man who pays
the piper invariably calls the tune
to, be played. There was also the
fixed belief that communities must
preserve and fight for their right
Of self government. don't like
autocrats however they may dis
guise themselves and heading the
list of my dislikes Is bureaucratic
autocracy. I was perfectly aware
at the time of writing that what
I was pounding out on the type
writer came under the head Of
leading with my chin and that If I
got well socked as a result I had
no one to blame but myself. Well,
the socks have arrived and In
plenteous measure. However, and
in spite of them while I am
slightly punch drunk at the mo-
ment am still convinced that my
position Is well taken. AS mat
ter of fact something which has
come to my knowledge over the
weekend inclines me to the i'm
preston that my objections to
the Cooney bill are better found
ed than I thought they were.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Daily Mo-
Washington WI y 0N3O-ANOSAAA~a
SURPLUS PROFIT TAX SPLITS
WASHINGTON WIDE OPEN
- By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

Washington Jan. 26-Few people paid any attention
when Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Chair
man Miller Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
slipped into the White House the other day for quiet
little talk with the president
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

If people keep on saying imitation is
inevitable, it will be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
BY WAY of NO HARM
by
James William tzPatrick

e opinions appearing below
those They necessarily those Of the
DEMOCRAT they TO be construed invariably
q reflection Of their viewpointD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Just a Sample

The situation which has arisen
In Danbury Is only a sample Of the
unwarranted assumption Of power
which the State Board Of Educa-
ton has grabbed off for itself. In
comparison with some OF the ac-
tivities Of employees OF the board
the selection of a school site dwin-
dies into insignif1cance. On Sum-
day night I was told by watch
full shepherd Of souls from down
the Naugatuck Valley that he was
compelled to call q halt on a
course of instruction in the physi-
cal realities of sex being given by
some crackpot pedagogue em-
ployed and paid by the State
Board Of Education. On one occa-
sion here in Waterbury another
advanced educator on the payroll
of the state advized study club
of public school teachers to inter-
est their pupils in such burning
questions Of interest as divorce
and birth control. am not say
ing that these polluters of the
springs Of learning are following
out the instructions Of the State
Board of Education. am Of the
opinion that the members Of that
board are unaware Of what some
of their hirelings are teaching. But
ignorance is no defense. 1t Is their
business and their moral Obliga-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
T est Your
knowledge

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
A Thought for Today

Let us hear the conclusion Of the whole mat
ter: Fear God, and keep His commandments:
for this is the whole duty Of man.-Ecclesiastes
1z:13
Duty Is the grandest Of IDEAS because 1t i'm
plies the idea Of God, Of the soul. Of liberty Of
responsibility, Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Summation

kCV1AA1A0VAVAA
To bark back to my starting
point and to make clearer II need
be the reasons for opposing Sen
ator Cooney's well intentioned but
Ito mel dangerous measure let me
sum them up in a couple of sem
fences. II the state allots money
to the par0chial and private
schools the state has the power to
say how and for what the allot-
ment shall be spent. There Is no
telling in what direction that pow
er may be directed nor to what
ends 1t may be aimed. This de-
partment Is for Home Rule In all
essential governmental functions
and especially in the field Of pub
lie education. I do not wish to
infer that the state will destroy or
weaken the parochial school sys-
tenn. Or wish to do so. But II II
contributes to that systems main
tenance IL can do 80. That poterl-
TALLY should never be even enter
tanned,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26
Full Realization

The writer realizes fully the
danger he is running of voicing
any criticism whatever on our
boosted American educational
methods. Education, so-called,
has taken on something Of the
sanctity of the Ark Of the Cove
nant upon which profane hands
must not be laid. But II what has
been so sketchily limited at In to-
days columns may be considered
unduly harsh 1t Is not marker to
what has been written and spok-
en- repeatedly by those whose call
ing in life is the guidance Of the
young along the paths Of knowl-
edge. No sacrifice is too great to
be made in the cause Of bonafide
education. No commentator Is
too lavish to be heaped upon the
thousands Of devoted men and wO-
men who regard the teaching pro-
fession as sacred avocation. BY
the same token there are no words
too bitter to describe and no &C
ton too drastic to be taken to
smash the theories and stop the
practices Of those who have
turned education" into a dis
reputable racket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-26

Copyright, 1887 by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
La gaceta., 1937-06-03
Tribute a la APPLICATION

Tribute q la Aplicdci6m
I'm homemade de simpatfa CO.
mo tribute a la aplicaci6n de las
alumnas del Colegio Nuestra Sc
nora de las Mercedes que Sc gra
duan este aho, Sc dara en- ell sa-
lon teatro del Cfrculo Cubano
esta noche, comenzando a las
ocho.
Despues de la entrega de los
diplomas a las graduadas Sc con
tinuara con un programa mu-
steal que terminara con I'm cor
to bale en- ell salon alto.
Entire las que habran de re-
cibir diplomas Sc encuentra la
Srta. Sylvia Tagle, unigenita de
un antique amigo. Tambien re-
cibiran diplomas las Srtas. Hill
da Burfa, Georgia Garcia, Hill
da Padr6n, Jeanette Noble,
lHilda Perez, Viola Rodriguez,
Rose Romero y Mercedes San
chez.
La gaceta., 1937-06-03

E Eabaret del Club OptimistG
Prometase a listed mismo
sTener fuerga de voluntad SUI
ficiente para que no Sc p~ertur-
be la paz de su espiritu"-co-
mienza diciendo Christian D.
Larson en- su "CREDO OPTI-
M1STA". "Hablar de salud, de
bienestar Y prosperidad a to-
das las personals que encren-
tire" "Hacer Greer a sus amigos
que realmente poseen poder y
valor positive.
Con estas sabias sentencias
que constituyen parte del ere
do de Larson, Sc puede ser fe-
liz o por 10 menos hacerse Ia
idea de que 10 es, alejando de
la mente ell p~esimismo de las
horas tristes...
Y los Optimistas de Tampa,
difundiendo la Doctrina sim
patica a todos los temperament
tos fuertes ,promueven fiestas,
organizan diversiones extraor-
dinarias por su intensidad y CO.
lorido, invitando a todos los es-
piritus debiles a. unirse a ellos
para cantar a coro las excelen-
cias de la vida.
Vestir en- TODD momento la
mascara de algeria y sonreir a
todos los que nos encontremos
FL Cabaret del Club Optimis-
ia Sc dara Ell sabado en- Ell salon
de fiestas del Moulin Rouge.
Frank Carrera jr., presiden-
tie del Club, y sus treinta asis-
tentes, lie tendefan la mano de
amigo a su llegada al lugar de
la fiesta, que comenzara a las
10 de la noche, continuando ell
buIlicio y Ia animaci6n hasta
las primeras horas de la madru-
gada...
No pierda la oportunidad de
pasar la noche del sabado dis
frutando del Gran Cabaret cop
timistic FoIlies of 1897.
La gaceta., 1937-06-03
Las GrGduGciones en- ell
HiHsb0rouah High School

ASS~OOf NNSfS AANSV 0N'tOVt
Pasa de mil quinientos ell nd-
nero de alumnos que cursan
sus estudios superiores en- ell
"Hillborough High School" de
la avenida Central, considerable
Ell mejor de todos los edificios
escolares del estado. Cost6 ur
million de pesos su construc-
ci6n...
Entire los alumnos del men
cionado Institute de ensenanza
Sc cuentan por centenares los
estudiantes latinos, mejor espe-
cificado, de nuestra raza a quie
mes sus padre Sc esfuerzan en-
preparar convenientemente pa
ra la lucha por la existencia ca
da dfa mas diffcil y cruenta pa
ra los desposefdos.
De entire esos elementos de
nuestra raza surgeon algunos,
bastantes, que Sc distinguen
entire sus compaheros por su
inteligencia v su saber; asf CO.
mo su formalidad y composite
ra.Entre estos me complazco er
citar a la seiorita Aidita de,
Vale, que Sc graduara esta no.
che, completando sus estudios
preparedness. Sin perder IN
curse, y con notas sobresalien.
ties cast todas, abandonara q
Hillsborough High, comenzan-
do por 81 misma a labrarse q
future que, ayudada por los co.
La gaceta., 1937-06-03
LISTA DE CONTRIBUYEN-
TIES PARA Ell FRENTE PO-
PULAR ESPANOL
(Continuaci6n)

Contribuyeron con Is centa-
vos: Pepino Botica, 2 semanas,
Villita's Drug Store, 2 semanas,
Alva Cafe, 2 semanas, Tony La
bruzzo, 2 semanas, La Estrella
Bakery, Ramon Sierra's Store,
The Liberty, Ell Palacio, De Lux
Bakery, Spoto y Castellano, La
tin+American Ferreterfa, Casa
de Vale, Ray Mesquida, Frank
Flores, Gro
Gerry, Margarita's Store, Column
bia Dulceria, Nick Genex, La
Habanera Grocery, Eagle BIZ
cafeteria, Celestino Diaz, Jose
Cato, JESUS Perez, Poller's, De
Ella, Thorn MoAnn, Charles No
riega, 1909 Sombrererfa, Pinie-
Has Place, Melchor de la Parte,
Broadway Barber Shop, Coma
Dez y Hernandez, El Palatino
ICarniceria, Benito Blanco, Wi
liam Molinet, La Rosa Grocery,
Angel Valdes, Mercado Unico,
Broadway Grocery, Patino Bar
Der Shop, Isidro Casalin, D. Sill
va, A. Montero, J. Fuentes, Pc
drito's Barber Shop, DeIgado's
Famous Cigar, Manuel Coma
lez, 2 semanas, Lorenzo Puen-
ties, Botica La Habanera, Char
les Place, P. Amorelli Zapate-
ria, Manuel Palacios, S. Vicari
Grocery, Lorenzo Rodriguez,
SEES Garage, F. Lopez, Cafe,
West Tampa Zapaterfa, Solo
mons Store, Eagle Zapateria,
Henry's Barber Shop. Ell Fren-
te Popular Grocery, West Tam
pa Poultry, Jose Juran, Perez
Mems Shop, Hilario Grocery,
La Gloria Grocery, Gallo Cafe,
Jose Charamon Shoe Shop, Ma
nuel ARGOS, Jose Blanco, afila-
dor, Julio Domfnguez, afilador.
Contribuyeron con 20 centa-
vos: Jose Galego, Adela Garcia.
Contribuyeron con Is centa-
vos: Amorelli Shoe Shop, Ar
gtelles Barber Shop, A. Patino,
Barber Shop.
Contribuyeron con 10 centa-
vos: Manolo's Place, Juan Bar
Der Shop, La Lave, Miguel Bar
cello, John Savarino, Monte
Bros. Barber Shop, Benny's
81 de mayo de 1887.
La gaceta., 1937-06-03
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En- estos tiempos modernos Sc pue-
de hacer algo maravilloso para cast
todas las mujeres que sufren de do
lores de las funciones de la mems
truacion. Ciertos casos pueden all
viarse tomando Cardui. Otros puede
que necesiten tratamiento medico.
Cardui tiene dos usos extensamen-
to demonstrates: ~ Para aliviar in
mediatamente ell dolor y nerviosidad
del periodic mensuaI; ~ para con-
tribuir a fortalecer 81 siatama COM
pleto ayudando o las mujeres a OBJ
tener mas fuerzas de sus alimentos.