davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
Traffic Planning

The automobile has done two things to marketing customs, both temporarily dis turbing. First it took lot of buying away from the small town and centered it in cities That was hard on merchants in the towns and rural districts. They saw much of their former trade speed past their doors on the fine pavementS and rubber tires of the motor era
 The situation was not wholly good for the big centers It created new problems Traffic congestion became so great that everything was slowed down and finally people sought to avoid it by going to out lying markets once more. That situation was largely responsible for the develop ment of branch banking. Customers found it too difficult to reach the central banks by automobile.
 There is still an acute problem of traf- f1c congestion in the business districts of large cities. As result, says the director of the Bureau of Street Research in New York, fundamental changes in marketing and trade activities will be forced in the near future. Whether they will be planned, or will be allowed to "just grow" with the waste that process usually en- tails, remains to be seen.
 Some large concerns today are study ing traffic-flow maps to determine the location of their own new retail outlets Past experience is no longer safe guide City-planners, road designers and small town business groups should get together over those same maps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
Praise

A psychology professor recommends, as substitute for punishment of children, "a more widespread use of praise in the interest of a more wholesome society,"" The idea is doubtless sound in principle and practice. Children who are scolded or punished for their faults and not praised for their virtues always feel the injustice of it, and are likely to be embit- tered. If comment is to be one-sided, it is better to praise or reward good conduct and ignore bad conduct than to do the opposite.
 1t is much the same with animals, even though they have less sense of justice than human beings. Give dog bad name" by telling him what bad dog he is and he droops with shame and mis- cry. That should not often be necessary. A breeder of fine dogs says, speaking par ticularly of collies, although the principle probably applies to all dogs: "Your dog usually wants to do what ne thinks you want him to do, and he needs a great deal of praise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

Showing just what a plant pest can do the corn borer in four years in this state alone has cut the amount of sweet corn produced almost exactly in half Back in 1883 agriculture realized that the corn borer had invaded Connecticut in earn- est. All sorts of efforts have been made since then to check the invasion of this garden pest. Only strict observance of general rules will aid in the fight to save one of the incest of the summer crops
 Thanks to sufficient number of farmers in the General Assembly the body passed a law several years ago compelling land- owners to get rid of all corn stubble by April 25. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has just issued it's first warning about cleaning up cornfield rubbish. The reason for this is that the corn borer can winter in stalks, cobs and stubble very nicely. AS soon as the weather warns up it emerges and is ready for an- other assault. You, corn growers, clean up your fields or face the consequences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

Another bit of confusion in this city has been cleared up. Now that the old age tax muddle is satisfactorily explained the Motor Vehicle Department is also to to the fore with the news that motorists who are not renewing their registrations for 1888 now, but who intend to do so prior to April may retain the old plates. Previously a departmental order had been to all those not intending to renew before March to turn in the old plates. It's only those who are giving up registrations for the year who must return the plates to the state. That also should indicate to motorists that actually they don't own their license plates; they merely rent them from the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
Mad Hnr9S And Others Moon Highest on March 8 in Latin Classical Calendar-March Madness Brings
 Anri1 C1adnocs
April Gladness.
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE

As a result of tireless German digging and classification, all of the big Latin dictionaries and cyclo- pedias of classical lore now supply the curious with calendar in which every day in the year has as many classical associations as there are helpful hints in the modern farmers almanac. To take an im- pending date in March at random, for example, we learn from the current almanac that on March 8 the moon is highest and, from any classical compendium, that on that same day Ovid thought that "Co- roma oritur," while Pliny alleged that "Piscis aquilonius oritur." There is no word anywhere in old or new calendars about the March hare, however; and March can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
A Book a Day
Asquith Authors
 An Unfrilled Tale
By BRUCE CAPTION


 Herbert Asquith's Moments of Memory" (Scribner s: $3.5O) is a mans book. In an unfrilled, strik- ingly authentic manner it gives, first, an account of family of three boys and school life at Winchester and Oxford; second, the political career of Asquith's father, later Lord Oxford; third, the war.
 The Asquith family seem to have been happy, cultured, unselfish peo- pie who took time for the amenities. They went for pleasant holidays to the English lakes or to Scotland, entertaining wide circle of friends, including some of the most distin- guiShed men of the time-Glad- stone, Balfour, Haldane, Churchill, D. H. Lawrence, G. K. Chesterton, Thomas Hardy.
 Although busy climbing the po- litical ladder which led from home secretary to chancellor of the ex- chequer, to prime minister during the war, the older Asquith always kept his after-tea time free for his lively young sons-a walk, a game of cricket or chess, or just good talk. He emerges a very human being, British as tweed, 8 gentleman of the old school but open-minded and fond of his sons young friends.
 A fine reticence in the authors nature gives the book a ring of re- ality. He says just enough to con- vince you that what is there must be the ungarnished truth. Occasion ally he achieves literary style, but that is when he is describing places or friends or acts of heroism. Of his fathers marriage to Margot Ten nant he says magnificently little. Of the climax of his fathers career he speaks with extreme reserve.
 He goes most into detail in his memories of the war, of which he had four full years except when he was invalided home. Raymond, his older brother, was killed in &C., tion. Arthur, the youngest, was in the same rigiment as Rupert Brooke, and was one of the small procession which carried the poets body high up the marble lodges of the island of Scyros for the tragic burial.-D. s. E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 8 - Manhat- tanites: The sadfaced little lady who for years has solicited aims for du- bious orphanage, the beggars with the outstretched palms and the Nickel fer a cup O coffee" pan handlers are about to be banished from the Boardway playhouses, by order of the city fathers.
 No intermission crowd is immune from the charity seeking clique that quickly collects around the lobby doors between the acts, and the Welfare Commissioner says they ought to go. Theater programs now carry a note asking patrons not to aid professional beggars on the street, explaining that the city pro vides food and shelter for all the destitute.
 Many of the alms-seekers on Broadway aren't bona flde; one or two of them are legendary posses sors of wealth. The story still goes that a certain panhandler along the Rialto was accustomed to knocking off at twelve and sinking to a side street, where he would slip out Of his tattered outer clothes, chamber into an expensive car and drive home!
 On the Fritz
 Fritz Lieber distinguishes himself with ecch appearance in Shake spesrean tragedy and he is an in- veterate transformer. In his long career, he has junketed all around the country and has played in lav- ish auditoriums and hastily con- mandeered barns.
 To avoid insolvency, ne has ped- dled Shakespeare in film houses too, and it amuseS him to recall his first engagement in a cinema the ater. It was on the stage of Roxy five years ago that he rendered scenes from Hamlet" and ill trade parlance, Laid a round egg. When he came off the stage, after all emo- tional upheaval, he was rendered a reception that was anything but complimentary. He was approached Uy O1lC Ol UIlC ovOSCAAplldo WAiO AAoSA been watching the performance from the wings. Don't take any mo- tice of 'em," he said sympathetically, I've been watching your act, MT. Lieber, and I think your alarmed funny"
 Publicity-Like This
 Alice-Leone Meats in Town and Country'S Almanach de Gotha writes scintillant expose of how some of our better-knowns live com fortably in print.
 Hope Hampton and Jules Brula- tour, she tells us, owe their publicity to constant attendance at first nights; Mrs. s. Stanwood Mencken to her costly and f1amboyant cos- tunes at masquerades; Beth Leary to a table she reserves for herself permanently at the Colony: Peggy Hopkins Joyce to prolific marriages; A. c. Blumenthal to his attachment to brett yladies; Libby Holman and Marian Saportas to their friend ship with the official Boswell of cafe society, a newspaper columnist; Clara Bell Walsh and Elsa Maxwell to their lavish parties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

certainly get along much better without either Ovid or Pliny than without it's mad hare.
 The March hare is a great and ancient Anglo-Saxon institution all the more because you cannot find single reference to him. prior to Alice in Beowulf or the Icelandic sagas, in Grimm, Rydberg or Mad 1son Grant. He is too old and holy for any of them to deal with light ly. It is enough that the results of his divine madness appear jn the eggs over which his lady presides at Easter. He is the earliest of all early spring harbingers. If we feed 8 lady bunny through her leanest season, through December, January and February, let us say, she will go gslloping off into the woods in March like the least thankful of all thankless daughters, after some big, scraWny, ill-kept rabbit has danced as madly to her as some of us dance out of season to our night-club partners.
 The madness of March's hare set ties normally down to the mild in- sanity of April's early birds with most of our young folk and cul- inmates with our June nesting, at time when cute little rabbits are just big enough to slow down slow driving lovers. But this is March, when skunks, coons, possums, kan- garoo mice and dozens of other little beasties are wandering abroad because their fat is gone, and when the gentleman rabbit, no matter how poor he is, must abide by na- lures laws and make mad clown of himself to please the ladies of his kind. From the yearly contem- plation of which instructive phe- nomena what useful lesson should we derive? None that we can think of; because the hare is mad in March only.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
Selected Poem
OK TEAM

OK TEAM
 Geone Rice Grelle, Mount Carmel
 ill the New Haven Journal Courier) Low-headed, quiet eyed, down the lane they swing: Lean shoulders pressed against the trying yoke Their stout hooves pod the great wheels creak and ring;
 Slow creatures, these, to lash and labor broke. By need of man; twas they who fashioned homes And builded walls and titled the virgin soil Twas they who found way for temple domes And shared the best, worst, of settlers toll Twas they who measured roads for progress feet; They linked the years and traced the miles between
 And gave their hearts, to their last patient beat: And sunk to death, unloved, unsung, unseen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

Secretary of State-"at least 50 far as am able to judge"
 NOTE-Roosevelt was fascin- ated with the Sultan (who comes from the southern tip of Arabia and kept him chatting for some time.
 Building Boom?
 Government building authori- ties are awaiting reports of Feb ruary construction activity with bated breath. The figures may foretell whether the Administra- tion's great hopes to revive bus mess and employment with home building boom are founded on real ground or merely are an- other New Deal mirage.
 January construction statistics were so heartening that officials were afraid to pinch themselves for fear they would wake up. The total volume of all types of build ing construction for which per- mits were issued during the month was IS per cent greater than in December and 79 per cent higher than in January, 1887.
 While encouraging, this phe- nomenal rise has one big catch.
 Most of it was concentrated in one place-New York, where construction permits were $IO6,- 273,373, compared with only $12,59S,749 in January, 1887. Because new, stringent build ing code was about to become effective, many New York builders rushed to get under the wire on the old and more lenient code.
 In other words, the bulk of January's big improvement was artiflcally induced and was con- fined to one small area. In the country at large, while there were some signs of betterment it was not extraordinary. However, the very fact that there was even some advance is viewed by ex- perts as a hopeful omen of bet ter developments when the F'eb- ruary returns come in.
 Mail Bag
 V. M., Wilmington, Del.-Pro- per form for addressing a letter to the President is simply: "The President, The White House, Washington, D. C." H. H., Chicago-The section of John L. LeWis's speech which was cen- sored by Columbia Broadcasting Company read: "Girdler of Re- public Steel, in the quiet of his bed-chamber, doubtless sllrills his psychopathic cackles as he files notches on his corporate gun and views in retrospect the ruthless work of his mercenary killers" Broadcasting officials would not let Lewis on the air until he had taken this out of his speech .. B. K. M., Dayton, O.-Reason for reluctance of Senator Rush Holt to appear before open meetings in West Virginia is that he has been warned by labor groups he will be egged off the stage If he speaks. He restricts his appear ances to closed or picked aud- fences such as Chamber of Con- merce meetings G. S., San Francisco-There Is no proposal afoot to increase salaries of White House secretaries from the present figure, $10,000. The new bill for government reorganiza- tion provides for six secretaries instead of three, but the salaries will be the same as at present. Copyright, 1888, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

This is typical March weather. One minute it's bright and sunny; the next it's dark and blustery When the sun shines the skies couldn't be bluer; when 1t doesn't they couldn't be drearier. There is an encouraging touch of warmth in the air, but when you try to meet it with light clothes you soon retire shivering, for March air is cold and will remain cold un- til the earth's temperature rises a few degrees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce belles-lettres;
 bells-let'ters; say, bel-let-r.

A. In December, 1902, Germany, Great Britain and Italy blockaded the Venezuelan ports. Strong oppo- sition on the part Of the United States eventually forced the powers to withdraw their ships and arbi- trate.
 o. How many of the survivors of the Shenandoah disaster are still living?
 A. TWenty-tWo.
 o. Which states have the largest and smallest number of enrolleeS in the Civilian Conservation Corps?
 A. The c. c. c. census of 1937 enumerated 21,992 enrollees from Texas, the large st number and 332 from Nevada, the smallest number
 Q. What temperatures are ob- tained from the three heats, low medium and high, of an ordinary domestic electric iron?
 A. The average is: low, 250 de- grees F.; medium 400, degrees F.; high, 575 degrees F.
 o. Which bank of the Ohio river forms the Ohio boundary line?
 A. The north bank. According to an old Colonial treaty, Virginia had jurisdiction to the north bank of the Ohio river and when the states of Kentucky and West Virginia were formed, this boundary line still held and continues to the present time.
 o. How many designs of three cent postage stamps were issued in the United States in 1886?
 A. Seven, as follows: Texas Gen. tennial, Rhode Island Tercentenary Arkansas Centennial, Oregon Terri tory Centennial, Susan B. Anthony Commemorative, Army Commemo- rative, and Navy Commemorative
 o. Who said, "It is excellent tC have 8 giants strength, but 1t is tyrranous to use it like a giant?"
 A. Shakespeare, in Measure foi Measure, act 2, scene 2.
 @. As an alien I enlisted in the United States army during the World war and received an honor able discharge after overseas serv- ice. I was too young when I enlist. ed so I lie dabout my age. Now want to get my naturalization pa. pers and want to know if I should give my age as given in my army record or give my actual age.
 A. Give the actual date of you, birth.
 If you want 8 copy of our book let Modern Contract Bridge" writ, to Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cent in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
The Walls Crumble

To Senator George w. Norris of Me- braska the sight of his cherished ambi- tion-the TVA-tottering must be rather sorrowful. The Nebraskan put the best years of his legislative career into several goals. He lived to achieve most of them. by the federal government He saw not not merely this accomplished, but also a mighty project covering flood protection, soil erosion prevention, rural electrifica-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
Daily Almanac
Moon sets 12:05 a. m.

Moon sets 12:05 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:17 a. m. sets $50 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Sap's running. Now is the time when su- gar-maple orchards throughout the northern United States become bee-hives of activity Warm days and cold nights always cause tn sap to rise in the sugar maple during the heat of the day. It's pretty sight to see long row of naples decorated with tin-pails and to know that from them is coming the na- tion's supply of maple-syrup and sugar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

1. Which Secretary of State nego- tiated the treaty with China that established the "open door" policy? 2. Where Is Ohio Northwestern University?
 3. Where is the original copy of the Declaration of Independence? 4. What is Bing Crosby's voice pitch?
 5. Name the birthstone for De- cember.
 6. Where is President Warren c. Harding buried?
 2. Who was Gottfried Schadow? 8. Name the city with the larg- est population in Scotland.
 g. What was the name of the first American steamboat to cross the Atlantic?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

Sure, the farmers have got to prosper to make the nation prosperous; but couldn't Congress now vote the rest of us assured incomes?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

Guatemala shipped 7528,681 punches of bananas to the United States in 10 months of last year, nearly 100000 more than in the corresponding period of 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
| IA Daily < ! A Washington .> nv DREW PEARSON ana Ronsswr q Axxxw
Daily Washington
Jimmy Roosevelt Pulled Boner On His South American Seq Trip;
 Called on Dictator of the Dominican
 Republic Who Had Rubuffed His Dad
N DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT G ALIEN,

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Jimmy Roosevelt has done better job his fathers secretary than most people expected but every often members of the off, fical family groan inwardy at some naive boner pulled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

In free country legislative bodies have to be allowed good deal of indiscretion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08
Questions and
 Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
cnvTsuiJs. 1ss2 NEA
By Frederick M. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Enclose three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

o. What is bleached walnut?
 A. Black walnut treated with al- kaline or similar solutions to tighten the color of the wood.
 o. When will Nelson Eddy return to the Don Ameche radio program?
 A. He is on tour, which will terminate April 29, and is not sched- uled to return to the Sunday night broadcast until August '. He may, however, be heard from time to time as guest star on other programs.
 O. On what date did the Hay market bombing in Chicago occur?
 A. On the night of May 4, 1886.
 O. When did Germany blockade Venezuelan ports to enforce pay ment of debts to her subjects?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-08

If you want a copy of our book let Modern Contract Bridge" write to Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-27
Call TRADE An
Election Declaration

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-27
Loring Campbell Co.
Second In Series
billions Program


The second in the Festival series
being sponsored here by the Hender-
son Lions club, fer ;c,' season tick
cts are already on sale, is the Ioring
Campbell Company, presenting "A
Modern Arabian Night, most COM
prehensive program of the modern
and ancient secrets of what was once
known as the Black Art.
The series begins Friday Novem-
Der 4, and an entertainment will be
presented each Friday evening dur
ing the month of November All en-
tertainments will be given at Hender-
son high school.
The public, says Mr. Campbell, loves
to be fooled, and he feels it his duty
and privilege to help it along in this.
Everyone knows that there is a trick
and a real explanation to every APP
parent mystery of the magician, but
people come again and again to see
billiard balls taken from the end of
their. neighbors noses, and to have
rabbits pulled from ordinary hats, and
to see eggs produced from places
there were never eggs before AS for
card tricks-Mr. Campbell says no So
cial group of more than three people
ever get together but what one of
them wanted to do card tricks for the
other two.