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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Press Comment
PULASKI
tNew York Izerald- -Tribune)

Fashions in political sentiment in one respect can be much like fash- Ions in dress or manners. When one of them seems beyond the shad- ow of e doubt to have vanished for ever from the earth, look for an early revival. Who would have guessed, Q few years ago, that tha, quaint word, beloved of the spell binders-'' 'liberty"-wouid somehow get Q new bufiing and minting: would again come into correspon. dence with deep and genuine .feel- ings7 "Casimir Pulaski died for liberty" some speaker might have observed ten years ago ct some cosnmemoration of his birth or death, and the comment would not even have aroused detractors. It would have seemed correct, appro. priate, formal, merely; stirring a ripple of applause beneath the flag draped platform. .tlH
 The caSe certainly Is different this year, as Pulask!s death in the siege of Savannah on October II, 177o, Is remembered by the nation This brave mans dedication, first to the Polish struggle for freedom and then, fnortally, to our own, has an almost topical interest for us; thh able soldier who, like the afniable and heroic Lafayette, distinguished himself ct our defeat on the Bran- dywine; whose gallantry and mill
 tary talents soon won him command of Q corps of cavalry and light in' fantry-PulaSkis Legion; who made Q career of fighting for liberty in Europe and North America; died for it on the redoubts of Savannah in October. i770. Those in whom the sentiment, the emotion, the passion even, for liberty Is reviving, will not this year, we think, view Pulaskps service only as something recorded in eighteent tli-century si1ezzotint or Alexandrines.' A statement of 1t. brief as c war-title corlFnunique, The young general, Pulaski. barely thirty, Killed in action ct savaf-
 iah." stands as another poignant reminder of the sacrifices by which our liberties have been won.
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thing there, eh, Judge?" re. marked Chairman William
 Douglas. 'It looks like the boys have been playing tricks" McGrady's Successor
 John Michael Carmody, two- listed head of the Rural Electrifi- cation Administration, is Secre- tary Perkins private choice to succeed Edward F. McGrady as her first assistant secretary.
 Carm0dy is no laborite. He is an engineer. But he stands we'll both with the A. F. of L. and the c. I. O., whose eeudlng has prevented appointment of union man Go the job. Also,
 Carmody is regarded by Roose- welt as one of the best execu- lives In the government.
 The difficulty in switching Car- mody to the Labor Department is that he is not overly enthusiastic about being switched.
 As REA boss he is running his own show. As assistant labor secretary he would be under Miss Perkins, and McGrady's eXperi- ence was not the kind to make that post appealing. Whether he can be persuaded Is probiematical.
 Meanwhile, the Department is limping along. minus not only Q successor to McGrady but witin- out. 0 second assistant secretary. The latter place has been thrilled for more than Q year.
 Merry. GO.R0und
 Spanish Ambassador de los Rios has had more academic posts than diplomatic. He has taught at the Universities of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Havana, Cambridge, Oxford, the Sorbonne, and the Spanish Institute of Paris . For the first time in history, Ar- gentina Is importing as much from the United States as from Eng land. September figures showed that imports from the two coun- tries were almost exactly equal. The Department of Agri- culture offers this definition of the ideal tea: "It is a brisk, full, rich, flavory team; thick and sirupy in the cup; not dark but clear its skirts of the charge that WPA workers refuse to take jobs in private employment. WPA has conducted Investigations of 100 "joh refusals'. Conclusion: "The number actually found to have refused jobs in private industry is 50 small as to be insignificant.
 Copyright, 1887, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York Nov. 6 The stage: Theatrically, this has been the slow est-starting season since the debacle of 1929 sent "angels" soaring In on opposite direction from Broadway with singed wings. The new shows have been innumerable. None, save two, have entered into the rank of hits. Rachel Brothers new corn- edy, Susan and God" kith Gertrude Lawrence undoubtedly is Q financial success; for the moment 50 Is Max well Anderson's "The Star Wagon" with Burgess Meredith and Lillian Gish. For the moment
 And meanwhile, another glarn- orous film star (new) has "bit the dust" The first to be humbled this season was Elissa Landi who did not come of triumphantly in her stage comeback. The second was Gloria Dickson, sent here after her memorable work in "They Won't Forget" She turned Up in 6 piece called "Wis Tomorrow" which, the critics said was Q hangover from the night before. Blonde Miss Dickson (pretty, tool since has gone back to Hollywood to bathe in klieg lights and try to forget the whole thing.
 So the first nights are few and far apart, more actors are out of work, more theaters dark and pre- miere addicts have not place to 90 except night clubs. < q,
 The future, however, is brighter, For, if things don't go wrong, or if Broadway suddenly isn't struck by lightning, pestilence or war, the new plays will bring Us Ina Clair, Constance Cummings Frederic March, Ethel Barrymore, Evelyn Lave, Ed Wynn, Eddie Cantor, Bea- trice Lille, Katharine Hepburn, Gloria Swanson and many, many more.
 Yogls Rope In Yokels
 One of this corners pet illusions burst like @ soapbox bubble when 1t discovered that fakirs In India iin- port their illusions from magician supply shops here in town.
 One place on West 24th street does 6 thriving business on the hoary mango tree fake. This Is the stunt with which India's pseudo yogs have been deluding thousands of tourists for years. The next time you see an Indian magician do the rope trick in the dusty streets out- side of Bombay, look closely. There's probably e Made in America" seal on the rope.
 Afternoon Tea.
 E lea Tor Roosevelt's favorite rendezvous during her New York af- ternoonS is Rumplemayer's, a branch of the famous confectionery shop on the Rue Rivo'i ii Paris. Mrs. Roosevelt attends Rumpei- mayors in late afternoons with friends, sips tea leisurely, declines the pastries for which Rumplemay- CTS B internationally known. The first lady prefers the waters that do not menace the avoirdupois.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce financial fi-nan'.shal; say, Aln.an'- sha1.

c. How many cooperative enter prises are there in the United States?
 A. Approximately i5,ooo of all types, of which about 1900 are pri- irarily consumers societies and the remainder are agricultural rnarket- ing associations.
 c. Has the National Labor Rela- tons board ever recognized officially the Industrial Workers of the World q. W. W.?
 A. On September 22, the board certified the Metal and Machinery Workers Industrial Union, local 40, of the I. w. W. as the exclusive rep- resentative for bargaining purposes, of production and maintenance em. ployes of plant No. { of the Ohio Foundry co. of Cleveland.
 c. Who owns the steamship named American Banker7"
 A. The United States Steamship line. ,
 0. What is the difference be. tween e majority and Q plurality vote?
 A. A majority Is more than half the votes cast; Q plurality Is simply the greater number, as when three or more candidates are running, the one who receives the largest vote is elected, although the sum of the other votes may be more than half the votes cast.
 If you want Q copy of our book. let "SEX INSTRUCTION FOR YOUR AND YOUR CHILDREN" write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
A Book a Day
Thomason's Troops Move into Texas
BY BRUCE CAPTION

BY BRUCE CAPTION
 Not even Kipling had Q suroi touch in writing of soldiers than has Major John W. Thomson, IT,, of the U. 8. Marines. When you learn, therefore, that Majcr Thomson has written Q novel about soldiers-"0one to Texas" (scrihner's $2.7S)-you have Q right to expect something extra special in the way of books.
 The expectation is partly ful- filled, partly disappointed, Major Thomason's plot Is 0 trifle jerky and his heroine is pretty wooden. But his soldiers are Q living, breathing, sweating lot and h!s scenes of action are quick and moving; and "done to Texas" while 1t might have been better, Is all in all Q readable and excit- ing book.
 Major Thomson sets his story in the Texas border country, 1n the years immediately after the Civil War. Texas had become a haven for discharged war veterans of both armies. Hardened, tough- ened, used to killing, they wan- dered down there py hundreds, looking for excitement. As a re- suit excitement sprouted and tlourished like the green bay tree.
 To this scene comes a young lieutenant, veteran of the Army of the Potomac, assigned to an army post near the Rio Grande. He falls In love with the daugh. ter of an Confederate ofiicer.
 The upshot of all this is that the young lieutenant hos to help the old Confederate rescue the young Confederate from Mexi- can firing squad, thus winning tho hand of tho feminine Confederate: and while the plot is ct times jerky and ct times obvious, the net result Is 6 swiftly-fnovinR story that is almost certain to hold your interest from the first page to the last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

A recent bulletin of the Society for the Preservation of New Eng land Antiquities printed an article about familiar vehicle in which nearly everybody has sometime traveled, although nobody can re- member that presumably pleasant experience. Who can say how 1t feels to ride in a baby carriage?--to be perambulated in a perambulator? One was very young. Later when one began to store up personal ex- periences for future reminiscence one had forgotten how 1t felt to he perambulated.
 Readers of the bulletin had no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Selected Poem
SICKNESS
SICKNESS ... Milton Semoff in the Poets Corner, Hartford Times)

SlCkNESS Milton Semoff in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times) Wet leaves: The hum of country night; The sky gray on gray to black: All trapped In the frame of the window =. This little room. The bed on which he lies; All confining To a fighting soul =. While so helpless by Without move to aid ... Out that frame of window On the hum of the country night To the stars behind the black: For the force or knowledge Of Life. Down the silent corridors To the books of the knowing Of Men. =. Then back to the room And the bed Wherein he lies. Stumbling back and forth While mind and emotion clash Till rest To his tired body ,,, Sleep; With peace on his face, Like breeze on wet leaves, Clean. .....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Fish Traps

Scientists are sometimes lacking m consideration for human feeling. There is pr. Milo Hellman, an anthropologist who has been studying faces for many years. He told gathering of doctors the other day that receding chins and prom inent jaws could not be blamed entirely on tooth arrangements.
 "In nearly all lower vertebrate ani- mals," he said, "the most constant and dominating element of the face is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Daily Almanac
sets 6:22 D. n.

Moon sets aga D. m.
 Sun rises 6:27 q. rn.; sets 4:44 p. nn.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Rainfall figures for the month of october reveal more than s inches fell which is heavy, but not record. Back in 1892 there was an 8-inch precipitation. All of which makes one wonder # similar winter will follow this year as 1t did in lo32-33 which was the first of several heavy ones we had in q row.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

Police authorities everywhere recog- nize the fact that bicycles are now men, ace on city streets This is due to the fact that there are so many bicycles being used today. Definite rules will eventual ly be enforced, similar to those recom- mended by Superintendent of Police William J. Roach this fall. Only when they are put into actual effect will real results be obtained,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05


 1. Can person, who Is not lawyer, be appointed . Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
 2. Name the strait that separates Asia from Alaska.
 3. What iS snuff2
 {. Who was Jean Francois Victor Aicard? ''. s. What is another name for the American puma?
 6. How many men nave held the title Lord Protector of England?" 2. Name the principal river of Nevada.
 8. Tn what country did the game of Lotto originator
 Q. What nickname was applied to James c. Blaine by Col. Robert c. IngerSoil? ' 10. When did Congress make "The Star gpangled Banner" the Nation. al AEathena7 .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
A Thought for Today

o Lord my God, in thee do put my trust; save me from them that perSecute me, and deliver me.-Psalms 7:1.
 Faith is the eye that sees Him, the hand that clings to Him, the receiving power that appropriates Him.-Woodbridge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Tire Industry First Target In Drive On Price-Fixihg;
 IA Firms Twice Submitted
 Like Bids On Govt Contract
~ DsW MAASea

WASHINGTON, November 5. = The tire industry has been secretly selected by the Justice Department as the first target in the drive against fixing which has been personally ordered by the President.
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Answers To Questions
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M. l1erby

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 eli mail ls nd. dressed Go the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR. . c. When was the "Queen Nary launched? Has 1t ever been to the Panama Canal Zone9
 A. It was launched in Septem. Der, 1884, and has never been to the Panama Canal Zone.
 e. Is there more cream in two pint bottles of milk than in one quart bottle2
 A. If the milk in the bottles is of the same grade and has the same butterfat content there is no differ- ence in the amount of cream that will rise to the top of the two pint bottles and the one quart bottle.
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Certainly, they're coo., comfort able and-shall we Say-inteTesting? Mary McCormic, opera diva, wearing shorts in downtown Chi-
 c@g0. t-
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Current Comment

International anarchy destroya every foundation for peace.
 --PreSident Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Test Y o ue Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The times-news., 1937-02-06
COMMON COLD
TREATED WITH
SNAKE VENOM
Austrian State Institute,
After Long Study, Finds
Remedy Harmless
BY F. c. M. JAIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

VIENNA, Feb. 6. (UP).-Poi-
sonous snakes yield an excellent
and efficacious remedy against
common colds, experiments by the
government controlled Austrian
Sero- Therapeutic Institute OF
Vienna indicate. =. -.
Under the name of "viperin"
the institute, after long and care.
full research work, has produced
an ointment which soon will be
available to- the public. As indi-
Gated by the name, the effective
component in this salve. is an ex-
tract from the poison Of vipers.
Experiments, carried out by, pri-
vate physicians and in hospitals,
yielded surprising results. A sim
gle dose proved, in many cases,
sufficient to make the rheum as
we'll as the. accompanying head
ache. cease within a few hours, 1t
was said. I .'t =,
The unctions, however, may be
repeated several times without
fear of ill effects because, despite
its origin, the remedy is harmless,
according to- the institute.
FREEDOM OF APPLICATION
Compared to most other oint-
ments against nasal Catarhs,
viperin has the additional advan-
tage that it.can be applied on any
part of the body, for instance on
the arm, according to research
workers. "a'.
The institute. however, empha.
sizes that, while experiments have
shown the, efficiency of the rem
edy in most cases, not every or
ganism responds to viperin.
On the, other hand, viperin
proved also helpful in cases of So
called vaso-motoric rhcums in
which patients suffer from long
spells OF sneezing which are not
due to cold.
Another interesting medical an
nouncement has been made here
regarding the age-old "'supersti-
tious" belief that certain "earth
rays" cause cancer. Prof. Her
mann Beitzke, head of the Patho-
logical Institute of Graz Univer-
sity, declared the theory was
worthy of serious consideration.
Two years ago this research
scientist, after many painstaking
Investigations, reached All an
nounced the conclusion that, in
his opinion, "the earth-ray theory
of disease origin appears to be
without foundation"
Today this same expert, on the
basis Of further experiments, is
so convinced that his earlier con-
clusion was wrong that he has re-
vealed the details Of his more re-
cent experiments in the hope that
other cancer research specialists
with more money at their disposal
will carry the study further.
FOUND AT WATER SOURCES.
The particular. rays on which
DR.. Beitzke,. has concentrated his
attention may be related to or
even identicl awith those which
The times-news., 1937-02-06

discuss the matter In your room.
Rlease. therefore. let me know at
what time | may visit you.
80 Yours truly,
INosUKE HAYAsHI.
KETTERING'S REPORT, con-
STINUED. .. s.. .....
With the assistance Of Detec-
tive Officer Neame | then search
ed the cabins of all parties con-
eerned. As the parties had slept
in. them on the previous night
they had ample opportunity to de-
stroy any discriminating evidence.
However. as Blane's death was as
sumed 10 be suicide until early
this morning. none of the inno-
cent parties is likely 70 have ia
ken any special precautions and,
as in case such as this, nearly
everybody has some private pee
cadillo 70 conceal / was in hopes
that we might still unearth some
useful information which would
eventually lead us to the murder
cr., -
on.;my Instructions to, the cap
tain the whole party were in
formed, Immediately each Of them
left their cabins this morning, that
they were not Ito return to them
until they received permission.
None OF the cabins had, there
fore. been cleaned or tidied and
each was locked after its occu-
pant had gone up to breakfast.
The. contents Of the wastepaper
baskets in each cabin, which bad
not been; cleared since the pre-
vious. morning. were removed and
as a matter of routine, their con-
tents arc being catalogued. .
! The search, revealed items OF
interest in two cases only; Count
Posodini-amopg the counts be-
longings were: found eight packs
OF specially prepared cards., two
sets OF loaded dice and an auto
matte Mauser .22 pistol with q 81
lencer attached, one spare clip
and AZ rounds Of ammunition.
IL will be recalled that, upon
the counts examination by me
this morning, Detective Officer
Neame remarked that he felt cer-
tain this mans face was familiar
TO him, and that we have him on
our records. The items above
mentioned. having been discover
ed in his possession, give eonsid-
cradle color to Detective Officer
Nesme's suggestion and every ef-
fort should be made 70 trace up
particulars Of this man at once.
THE. BISHOP OF BUDE-In a
square black portable writing case
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interest divining-rod practitioners,
namely, those emanating from the
earth at some varieties of water
sources.
Under the laboratories OF the
Graz Pathological Institute there
are several springs, and to the
rays of these waters the head 'of
the institute exposed 450 mice in
well-earthed cages.
Within l3 months l3 mice were
suffering from cancerous tumors,
while of 400 control-mice which
had been given the same food and
general treatment in non-earthed
cages only one showed a similar
tumefaction.
The contraction or development
of a cancerous malady by the lS
water-earthed mice was consid-
cred highly significant, especially
in view Of the further fact that a
more or less intense leukemia was
noticeable in many of the exposed
mice. $500. 49,.
ARTIFICIAL RADIATION
CONSIDERED
In evaluating his experiments in
The times-news., 1937-02-06
CARDS RATED
CLUB TO BEAT
FOR PENNANT
Cubs Giants Do Not Seem
Strengthened But St. '
Louis Gains a.-r

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. (UP).-
That Gas House Gang from ST.
Louis, strengthened by the acqui'
sition of Lon Warneke. will be the
team to beat in the race for the
National League pennant this
year, according to many observ'
ers.
Last year, a pitching staff un'
expectedly weakened by the loss
of Paul Dean, cost st. Louis the
flag, but this season, the hard.
playing Redbirds' staff is headed
by Dizzy Dean and Warneke, a
duo second TO none. Between
them they should win so games.
Word comes from Paul Dean at
his farm in Dallas that his arm is
strong again and good as ever,
If the younger Dean regains his
1886 effectiveness, the Cards have
great chance, as the Giants
have done nothing in the way OF
rebuilding and the Cubs haven't
replaced Warneke.
FRIScH QUESTION MARK
Manager frankie Frisch's chief
concern is his infeld and it GEN.
ters largely about himself. Stuart
Martin, who was a sensational
rookie last year, was slated for q
regular turn this season, but an
infected appendix has confined
him to bed. If an operation Is
necessary, he probably will be un-
available for the entire season.
The vital question IS, can Frisch
take up his old spot at second and
stand the pace? II so, all we'll and
good. but should his age slow him
up, a weak infeld will definitely
hamper the Cards chances. john
nv Mize, whose batting prowess is
almost nullified by his weakness
defensively. will hold down first
base. Leo Durocher will perform
at short, and Don Gutteridgc: a
flashy rookie last year, will play
third.
oUTFIELD TO BE SAME
The outfeld again will be pa
trolled by Joe Medwick, Pepper
Martin and Terry Moore. Medwick
is one of the most dangerous bat.
ters in the league. Frisch has OF.
ten termed this trio IA one of the
"best outfields in baseball" '.'
Shoul Paul Deans arm prove
to b cas- well as he claims, and II
Frisch can come up with a win
ming nitcher to add to the Deans
and Warneke, he can boast Of the
best hurling corps in thealeague.
A promising crop of hurting pros
pects, headed by. Jim Winford and
Bill McGee. including Mike Ryba,
Nelson Potter. Bob Weiland, Ray
Harrell, Jess Haines, 81 Johnson,
Johnny Chambers, Herb Moore
and Morton Cooper, will be given
a trial during the next few weeks.
The times-news., 1937-02-06
| STORIES IN
| STAMPS /
! BY I. S. KLEIN:
I've elsLAno 14x1:
Was sASHlp

IN Ascension Day In 1901, -'oao
~ ds Nova, Portuguese naviga-
tor, anchored off the rocky shore
of a small island that stood out d.
most in the middle, Of the South
Atlantic. He called it Ascension,
but It was not until 1915 that q
British garrison occupied It. Brit
ish ships stopped there, and their
captains became commander Of
the island.
From 1914 to 1922, as a result
Of this practice, Ascension Island
actually was under control Of the
British admiralty and was listed
in the admiralty records as a
ship" It was used officially as
a coaling station. In 1922, how
ever, the island was placed under
the jurisdiction Of st. Helena,
some 800 miles TO the southeast.
It's population l. only about 500,
and It's chief attractions are tAe
many green turtles that are