Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-16

social purposes. And there IS no
 reason why the men should not be
 allowed to have it, at least until the
 city finds some use for the structure.
 Take the house in this section for
 instance; if it had number of pen
 to look after it. which 1t surely
 would have, if 1t were used for social
 purposes, it would be in much better condition than 1t is at present. The
 building is practically wasting away and it seems a shame that 1t could not be used for something. Many things have been suggested for It including a police station for Brook lyn. It perhaps could with very lit l tie expense be converted into a sta tion house that would suffice, provide ed Brooklyn was made separate precinct, but such thing is not like ly to happen. The story crops out occasionally but there is never any authority to base it on. There is
 not enough police business in this section to have separate precinct, and let it be said that no more 2r- ] rests are made on this side of the | bridge than in other parts of the city equally large. Many have won- dered why the Brooklyn house was never rented for club purposes as it could be made into an ideal building | for big club. In all probability | the board of safet~ would rent the l building at a very reasonable price for at present it Is earning nothing and has been earning nothing for
 several years.
 | According to a prominent Lith-
 uanian of Brooklyn many men of ! this nationality who in the past have voted the republican ticket will next
 month embrace democracy and vote 1 the straight democratic ticket. The
 Lithuanians for the most part are re-
 publicans, or at least used to be members of the g. o. D., but more
 and more have been coming over to
 the democratic party each year. l They realize that it is next to an | impossibility now for them to make a decent living and although their
 bills are higher almost every month, | their wages instead of advancing are going downward. That Is. the wages | of any of them who are working. The business depression of the past year has greatly effected the Lithu-
 anian people of Brooklyn, which
 fact has been, and is now, plainly
 evident by the number of the men
 out of work. Any day during the past summer a person could go through Brooklyn and find hundreds
 of Lithuanians out of work. This
 may seem trifle strong but go to the Lithuanian business men and ask them how they have been effected A reporter of the Democrat talked
 with few of them during the past
 week and they informed him that
 some of his customers during the
 past six months have not paid him
 scarcely a penny. They did not like
 to cut them off their books because
 when they had the cash they were
 good payers. But when the shops
 became slack. and then stacker. the
 men finally losing their jobs and
 getting. an extended vacation, they
 had nothing with which to procure their daily food. The Lithuanian i. people are said to be good spenders when they have the money. and the hard times coming as they did nat } urally played havoc with them. They , realize that the situation cannot he ! much worse than fl has been, and i. that's the reason why many of then. , are going to cast their first ballos ! for the democratic ticket next month The Lithuarians rallied in large numbers to the democratic ticket in l the last municipal election. and the , majority of these will go further n : November and vote for the demo- crat.s candidates for president and , governor.