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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
NEA seryicc Writer

N EA{t GGrNCC WEhsCT
 Washington.-one looks down on the house floor and realizes with q start that among the many things this congress brought was the irrepressible Tom Blanton of Texas. One had almost forgotten.
 Blanton is the loudest. proudest congressman. He bellows on all issues and nearly all bills. The issue dearest his heart Is the Blan- ton issue. He has spent many days and used acres of space in the Con gressional Record while arguing his own virtues. He has convinced many of us that he Is industrious. shrewd and sincere as well as noisy, irritating and ridiculous.
 Tom tried for the senate In 1928, lost and was off the federal payroll. R. c. Lee, the man who got hls house seat, died and his widow ran to succeed him. .Blanton shrieked at such sentimentality, pointed out that congress would pay Mrs Lee her husbands salary for year and brandishing figures showing how much money the government spent on burying congressman. Many persons held their noses, but Blan- ton defeated the widow and came back.
 Spend an afternoon watching him on the floor: They're debating n new tax bill which would soak residents of Washington. Tom participates. being an old hand nt more often he Is on the Bianton bossing this opposed capital. but Issue or something else extraneous. (Blant0n Is heavily built. short, curly -haired and looks more like an Irishmen than most irishmen. When he isn't fighting or boastlng he is usually tossing blarney at fel- low members. That's how he gets most of his appiause.)
 Bianton suddenly gets 70 mlns utes Of time. starts by razzinR the republicans. breaks into . fulsome euiogy Of speaker Jack 0aFner as the nations savior. introduces foi the Record one newspaper editorial nrnlsIng Garner and another ft' iacklng Hoover. then announce that Congressman Beedy Of Mainf le a Yale Law school graduate. nE old debating team hero. a profound lawyer. . swenasrfnl' lawyer. buI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
In To-day's Mail all and with opinions
 o the Editor of the Waterbury Democrat

than a billion dollars in currency has been withdrawn from circula- tion and hoarded owing to popular fear treally justifed?) of further bank failures. And MT Hoover and MT Smith have for two years met this situation with an appeal for confidence!
 (Cp. The absurd poster cdm- paign urging people to spend mon- ey for repair work--and with no plan, financial or other! Never heard O. interest and taxes? Swiver.chair generaiship of the pattern of '6i. Micawber faith trentment.)
 For years, it has been proposed to have the government guarantee all bank deposits. And why not as an emergency measure at leastY Since 1920, as the writer recalls 1t, some 5000 banks have failed in this country. Ninety per cent of these banks, 1t Is said, have rec sumed business, striking evidence that in nearly all cases failure could have been prevented. AS stock holders are liable in double the amount of the par value of their holdings, obviously, such guarantee would have cost the government at most n comparn- lively small sum, quite insignificant when compared with the wide- spread losses and unemployment which have resulted. Of course, such guarantee would not be to the advantage of some large banks which have profited by the with- drnwals from smaller or less for tunato institutions. A billion dol- lars returned to the banks In a few weeks, with complete safety for the iuture-if for year only, would remove one of the most se- rious obstacles to the normal re- sumption of business activity.
 A former president of the greatest. or one of the greatest, banks in the country said In m in- terview published by a New York newspaper in January. last, "this entire depression is the most stu- pid. the least necessary of any we have ever had" Were he not long past three score years and ten, we might ask him to take the lead in clearing up the mess. Among the uninformed, greed is supposed to have It's home in Wall Street. Those who know the financial dis trict are aware that nowhere Is generosity and public spirit more spontaneous. Stupidity, plain woodenheadcdness, Is, however, sufficiently common among the members of the Union of Promi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
HOOVER, BUT WHY sMITH9

Editor of the Democrat:
 Nero Added while Rome burned" runs m old couplet. MT Hoover and MT Al Smith have talked platitudes, generalities, Confidence and co-operation' and unemployment insurance, the latter useful perhaps twenty years hence, for two years now, while the coun- try. following stock exchange panic and real estate slump, has drifted without leadership into nn almost desperate condition of ilnan- cial chaos bringing millions of peo- pie to the verge of ruin, untold thousands face to face with starva- ton,
 All over Europe, even in Japan, when government inils public opin- lon forces the resignation of those in control. Why not in the United States? Is there any doubt that the newspapers could, should they so desire, elicit in q week such an expression of public opinion as would leave Messrs Hoover, Moses, Tilson, Al Smith and Raskob no decent excuse for not surrendering the reins. Congress could then, under the Constitution. elect a new president, install new adminis- trption.
 And what then? Deal with m emergency of wartime proportions by wartime methods. A council of half u dozen of the chief engi- neers of tho leading railroads of the country under the leadership of u man of Goethals' type could In a few weeks lay down the broad lines for q system of public im- provements and the doing o, need. cd work, economically justifiable, which with contracts and specifi- cations worked out by subsidiary councils of engineers in local dis tricts would open avenues for the employment of vast multitudek now vainly seeking work, and incl dentnlly stimulate activity in large numbers of factories directly or indirectly dependent for q market upon such enterprises. Chimericnl? Only to tho poet, literary critic and campaign orator. Any man of engineering training knows that Il could be done, economically and ef- fectivcly. tCp. The Engineering News Record quoted In the Liter ary Digest 10-31-31. Similar plan euDmltteu tO tONBTnOT STVsb hhos spring. He has been busy lectur- ing at Amherst on "The History of American Literature" Unemploy- ment "An Act of God"?) North of Mason's and Dixon's line large scale engineering work is In large measure halted during the winter. Not so in the South and in parts of the West. Even m | the North, as every real estate man knows, a vast amount of needed work in the line Of repairs and alterations of buildings could be initiated and carried through during the winter season. given skilled planning and suitable finan. cial arrangements, permitting res imbursement. by the property own. CTS willing to cooperate. by means l of long term loans. This alone would furnish employment fol nearly all of those fitted for such work.
 The financial end of the plan The country Is now losing. 1t is estimated, through unemployment alone, directly and indirectly, some eleven billion dollars a year, say fifty million dollars a day. Car anyone object to a national loar of five billions to be devoted to do' ing needed work upon O sound eco homie basis?
 And then the bank situation. II is reliably estimated that more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
SUBMARINE LOSSES.


 On Dec 30, 1917. the British admiralty announced that In the week closing on this day submar- ines had sunk 2i British ships ana nine French ships.
 Eighteen of the British ships were over 1900 tons. and three were less. The nine French ships were all over iG00 tons.
 Padua, Italy, which was ralded by enemy airplanes on Dec 2s. was again raided on this day. Three persons were killed. Three were Injured. Two churches and many other buildings were damaged.
 Tn Russia a provisional agree- ment was reached at Brest.Litovsif with the central powers on iibera- ton Of war prisoners, and resump- ton Of commercial and treaty reia- ti0ns.
 The German naval delegation at Petrograd reached an agreement with the n0lshevist government foF raising the blockade on the White Sea.
 sesaarnbla declared Its inde. pendence as the M0ldavian Fepub' ilc to form part Of the Husslan Federated Republic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 Nv RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTI
By RODNEY BUTCHER

poor defender. He refers to these splendid bills presented by this splendid committee, headed by our splendid colleague from Michi- gan, Mir Mapes" and then jumps into Q yard or two of enthusiasm over Congressman Frear of Wis consin. citing some of the latter's record. But he is only warming up for a tirade of acclaim directed at Mrs Blanto's bright young son. His constituents will receive their copies of 1t in due time.
 No vacation in 12 years, says Tom. He spent all his time during recesses Investigating bureaus, com missions and departments. Some times he had 10 people working for him. helping investigate. He found many bad things. made many ene- mics while fearlessly cleaning up. Jumping back.into his pre-congres- sional life, Tom recalls that when he was a judge he incurred the special enmity" of Dallas Scar posed him for 20 years.
 Suddenly Tom pulls forth four affidavits, made by women who have worked for him. Sworn and sealed, these tell briefly who the girls are, how Blanton "has never been on a junket." threats his em- ployes magnanimousiy. spends his own money for the public good," "pays all expense incidental to qualifying me as Q notary public" "labors incessantiy for his constitu- ents," mailed out over se,OOO farmers bulletins" and so on. These documents, he says, VIII keep Dallas Scarborough from ciF- culating unwarranted criticism in his district. Then Tom plunees into. the tax bills, with frequent rec turns to the Blanton issue.
 His last speeches of the day
 praise MeMlllan of South caroiin.,
 who "ib years ago brought his bride here on their honeymoon :
 sat in this gallery became 60
 much impressed with Che delIbera. !. ti0ns ef this body, its dignity ana
 its honor that he wanted 70 asso.
 eiRte with us . |" sad Ijianton
 of Texas for hIs noble refusal to | join a newspaper pnbifHneFe sales
 iaE junket to Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Vee-President Curtis refuses to accept the idea that viee-presidents must be seen and not heard The former senator from Kan sas has had rather an uninteresting time of it, since he became President Hoover's run ming mate. He pined for the old days when he was solid and substantial member of the Senate instead of being merely its pre- siding officer. He has held his silence un- til it became almost painful, Now he bursts forth in an impassoned flow of oratory. And we wonder what its effect will be upon the administration. For Mir Curtis has chosen to speak on governmental economies He believes that as much as $500 000 900 a year could be saved and operation of the government maintained at efficiency He says, There is the greatest need for economy in government expenditures. Since have been in Congress have advocated the cut ting out of Implications in departments and the printing of useless and extravagant gov ernment publications. thousands of which are issued every year. and get no further than the document rooms of Congress. am firmly convinced that fl all the departments cut out the duplication of work a great saving could be made ." And this in the face of the great economies at which President Hoover proudly points. Can t be possible that they were merely drop in the bucket compared 10 what slashing could be made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
rRrsEcT1NG THE ANGLE

Editor of the Democrat:
 In response to your plea, voiced In your editorial of December 22 for the trisection of an angle, l am enclosing diagram of my method of doing that trick.
 You may be interested to know that I have sent this solution to Professor J. F. Ritt at Columbia. for his comment.
 I am confident that by this method it is possible to divide any angle into any given number of equal parts. Thank you for your kindly attitude toward those of us who labor on this definitely not to be solvable" problem.
 Very truly yours,
 VIM. A. REYNOLDS
 135 Highland Ave, Watertown, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Once again we face that old bugbear of new license plates. Not that we oppose new plates. Our argument is that new markers for Connecticut automobiles should be permitted to be displayed at least one week before the end of the year. The law now permits their use on December } and not before. Earlier use would speed up distribution and prevent those last minute rushcs at all distributing points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Old Man Doran smiles,
 When he sits down to sup, He's in the balloon business
 And il's on the mn and m.

OlU Nhun 1yOEUI 6hlttkc6g
 When he sits down to sup, He's in the balloon business And it's on the up and up.
 o-O--o Women are better swimmers than men. especially when they're in the social swim.
 o-O-o
 Soap box orators should use an ivory soap box. 90 and 99-100 per cent pure.
 o-O-o They say you're supposed to knock at heavens gate. But lot of us would figure our chances better if 1t had a bell.
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 The man who peddles wis., dom has commodity that a few are eager to buy. The man who peddles booze soon runs out of stock. No wonder the country has been in the dumps.
 Gangsters seem to be doing less stirring of late. Looks like the pay-off for racketeers.
 O-O--o
 How safe is Q safety razor? Another suicide, with the safe- ty razor blade as the medium of destruction.
 O-O-0 The man who suffers from cold feet probably figures he has frozen assets"
 0-O-O This completes our regular mid. week program. It was broadcast by DBD. Waterbury's pioneer sta- ton, owned and operated by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. We are signing off at thls time. to Do back an Che air a9ain t0- morrow at the usual hour.
 O-0~~0 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining Co personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Good evening.
 o-O-o MEETIN' FOLKS
"A SMILES THE THING"

Meetin' folks is something fine, Folks who sparkle like old wine, Folks who sympathize with you, Pledge their aid to see you
 through, Friends like this run true and square. And there's heaps of 'em, out there, Help to make this old world glow, When its head would droop in woe. . Meetin' folks just peps soul, Gosh, it seems you've made
 your goal, Made the points for which you
 strive, Feel lots better, sakes alive, This old world will soon be right, Daytime just must follow night, That's why meetin' folks is fine, Folks who help along the line. Meetin' folks, why it's just life. Mcetn' this man and his wife, Meetin this girl and her friend. Folks who stick right to the end That's just why we all should
 smile,
 Wear best manners, keep in
 style, Skies will soon be bright once
 more,
 That's what skies and folks
 are for.
 o-O--o How about taking the lid off the hot stove leogue. Gossip this yenr isn't even warm.
 A noted English actor says Americans refuse to take in play unless 1t Is saturated with sex. It's scXactly 50.
 o-O-o Now suppose the Englishmnn will go home and write a play perhaps bearing this title, Sex cessfu Sex" To be produced of course, in dear old America.
 o--O--o
 hUnApwlta ia ,,,an ,,,l,A carries words of prohibition in hip.
 Rich sick man should realize that nursing Is q profession, not an entertainment.
 o-O-o
 DING, DING Here Hes the body,
 Of Simon Frink, It happened when hc took A Christmas drink.
 o--O--o The new Christmas slogan: Tt is more blessed to give than 10 get"
 O--O--o
 A chap was taking watches to repair. Then he'd pawn them. Now suppose ho'll repair in jail for n while, but not watches.
 o---O-o In times like this we generally butcher the baker to pay tho candle stick maker.
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 OH, OH Each week my girl grows happy, And soon she'll start to sing, It's only ten weeks more or SO, Before she'll own the ring.
 o-O-o In times of prosperity they cut up, In times of depression they cut down.
 Cheer up folks, fifty years from now they'll never know lot of us were ever here.
 o-O--o A flea circus in New York plays to capacity every day. Patrons. however. must check their dogs outside.
 "The Barrack Bag" official . paper of the Connecticut Ma tional Guard has column, headed, "Rumors from the 10th hole" Not so bad, eh.
 O-O-O Then there was the college stu dent put in lock step and de- manded the Yale lock step or nothing else.
 o-O-O
 YOU DON'T SAY so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Daddy" Browning announces that he's through with women, Mebbe so, but they're not through with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Congress and international debts have been having holiday but the little old farm mortgage keeps right on earning in- terest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5;02 o'clock tonight.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
Commercial Club
Keeps Check On
Tourist Travel
Has Count Made on Libby Troy
Road Last SundAy--More Data to
Be Gathered

The Libby Commercial Club is con-
stantly active these days and is keep
ing close watch on what is being
done in state highway matters and
what future plans are The board OF
directors are determined that they will
do all that can be done to assure this
district its fair share of not only for
est highway money but also of funds
accruing from the gas tax. AT every
opportunity they are urging another
appropriation for further improvement
Of the Kootenai river highway be-
tween Libby and Troy
In order to have all necessary in
formation available for use at any
time, L. S. WEIGH, chairman of the
highway committee, is having check
made of the travel going over the
highways here. Last Sunday VIM. An
derson spent the day from o'clock
in the morning to 5 o'clock
at night checking all cars that passed
Mahoney Springs on the Libby Troy
highway. Additional counts will be
kept later and the information secured
will be of value when comforting with
the state highway.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
Car Rolls into Crystal Lake.

Quite a lot of excitement was caused
Sunday at Lake Crystal, at Happy's
Inn, when an auto belonging to VIM.
and Pete Vanderwood and which had
been left standing on the shore Of the
lake, rolled into the water and was
completely submerged. Pete had driven
the car, Whippet sedan, down to the
lake and left it standing on slight
incline not far from the water Sud-
denly people around the. lake saw it
start for the water and roll out into
the lake until it was covered with
about two feet of water over the top.
As it started for the lake no one could
hinder its progress as no one cared
to get into the car with it headed for
the water.
Rescue work was Immediately start
ed. A long chain was obtained from
the Inn and divers began attempts to
fasten II to an axle of the car. This
was finally accomplished after many
attempts and then some Is to 20 men
got hold of the chain and dragged the
car out far enough SO the chain could
be hooked to truck, which then
pulled the car onto dry land. The car
was apparently none the worse for its
bath and later was brought to town
under its own power
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23
Libby Lions Club
Enjoys Listening To
Fine Address
Superintendent Wood Talks to Local
Service OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Was
Enjoyable Affair.

Those who attended the regular
fortnightly dinner of the Libby Lions
club, held Monday evening at the
Turner Tavern, spent a very enjoyable
hour and half in spite of the extreme
heat of that day and evening. With the
exception of three or four members
some of whom were out of town
the complete membership was present
for this, the first dinner following the
organization meeting held two weeks
ago.
President c. S. Christensen sat at
the head Of the table and presided In
an able manner A number of songs
were sung led by Lion Tanner J. A.
Krall and assisted by Harold Gompf
with his cornet. Everyone made a
noise whether he could sing or not III
order to escape the tax of 10 cents
which is always assessed against those
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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-07-23

| the smaller places Land is vastly
cheaper there. Rents are lower. Build
ing costs are less. The labor Is usually
satisfactory. Tax rates are much more
moderate. It does not cost so much to
live. Congestion, with its train of i'll
effects, is practically absent.
Now Just to show you that am not
romancing about small-town prospects,
here are few illustrations OF how ii
can be and has been done: IA
ItNi There Is Salinas, California, which
shot up from less than 4,00O ten years
ago, to more than 10000. The brisk,
clever development of specialized agri-
culture in the surrounding territory
has been the big factor there. Lettuce,
carrots, peas, have helped to bring
more people to Salinas and more profits
to its business houses. The guayule
shrub is being exploited there as a
source Of rubber; a company using it
has spent million and quarter dol
lars in the neighborhood of Salinas
in the past four years. So we see sci
ence and new pioneering research aid
ing in the upbuilding of small-town
business here.
Father up the Pacific Coast there is
klamath Falls, Oregon. Its population
has increased 235 per cent in ten years,
and, with more than 1900 people now,
it has definitely emerged from the
small-town class. Now what happened
here? Well, klamath Falls acquired
better railroad and highway facilities.
AS a result, new agricultural and TIM
Der lands were opened. New industries
came in Existing plants expanded their
equipment and activities. More tour
lists flowed into the town as they
passed between California and the
Pacific Northwest.
Let us look for just a moment at
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