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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
Giving Business A Chance

The German problem met by the war debt moratorium is universal problem A clear statement of the situation is given in the Bulletin of the National City Bank of New York. The magnitude and importance of the payments in themselves has been ex- aggerated. the Bulletin suggests, but there has been no exaggeration of the trade con- fusion. political agitation financial distrust and threats of social disorder they have caused
 Credit is vital factor in modern busi- ness. and in international relations it is par tlculary sensitive to political agitation. The one great problem in which all countries are now most concerned Is that of restoring prosperity, and the way to prosperity lies through normal business relations. The world needs respite from uncertainties and alarms
 Tt IS easier to maintain state of social and financial order than to reconstruct one after it has broken down. There is an abundance of capital available to finance d revival of business over the world, but there must be confidence in the maintenance of peace and normal financial relations be- tween countries, in order that it may flow freely from the oenters where it tends to ac- cumulate to the places and employments in which 1t is needed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

According to statistics compiled by the New Haven railroad there were no grade crossing fatalities in this state in the first six months of l93l. However, it is always the last half of the year that is apt to bring the list of dead and injured in crashes to new high levels. Motoring doesn't reach
 it's peak until after June. It gener- ally holds up we'll until November when it declines to winter levels. We do recall that there was fatality near Torrington not so many weeks ago when truck was struck by an engine, the driver of the automobile later dying. However, that was a private grade Crossing. There was an increase in the number of grade crossing accidents. Fifty were recorded in l93l 10 38 in l930. Of interest to readers is the information that there were fourteen instances where autos stalled on railroad tracks or parked too close to them for safety. Also in this six
 month period 87 drivers just missed death or serious injury by crashing through low cred gates on crossings All of which proves that while We must continue to eliminate grade crossings motorists must exercise un- usual precaution when approaching them and when travelling on them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
Conforming Land

We often wonder as we scan news &C., counts of the state eondemnin2 land for public purposes if this privilege should have been extended to public utilities The New Milford rumpus that has attracted state wide attention invites careful scrutiny of the law giving this permission. There are numerous condemnation cases :n the annals of Connecticut. Probably none will rank with that of the Seaside sanatorium vs MeCook. The state seems to have finally abandoned its efforts to increase the shore frontage at the tubercular resort for children due to the defense that the McCook estate has managed to present for the last seven or eight years.
 The case IS all the more historical because the defendants by court decision invali- dated some l.5O0 state laws which had been passed and observed in the last ten years. The laws had not been signed by the ruling governors within the prescribed three day limit. An act dealing with the condemna- ton of the McCook land at Mantle was one of these. When 1t was proved invalid tur- moil reigned in the state until a special ses- DUH Ol tle LtSloidtuIe Idu DeeH SdlleQ dHu validating act passed taking care of all the invalid laws. That is just what one simple little act of condemnation by the state produced.
 We can recall the famous Macken case in this city which was carried to the U S. Supreme Court before the city secured land needed to round out the public park in Waterville at the condemnation price. Nat urally when condemnation proceedings are brough it IS last resort at settlement be- tween the parties concerned in the transac- ton. When farmers in New Milford con- sidered S2,000 too low d price for the land that the Connecticut Light and Power Com pany wanted in changing power line it was clear that fight was looming. Not being in position to judge whether the sum of ferred was sufficient we can merely observe the circumstances and surmise accordingly
 We learn that when surveyors for the company entered the disputed land state policemen were on hand to prevent any of the outraged owners from interfering by word or deed. This action right away ere ates a suspicion that is hard to put aside. It makes one wonder if armed intervention ls to De seeuieu dl all tiHeS to dlo PuDHs utilities to spread their control over this state. They are now safely entrenched and protected by law. The public utilities commission has acted in supine manner of recent years when its attention was called to the extraordinary activities of the power interests of the state All of which cer- tanly indicates that the power of eondem- nation in the hands of public utilities can become dangerous weapon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

Here's food for thought for Senator Jim" Watson of Indiana. A few days ago the senator learned that a proposed me- morial at Vineennes. Indiana. was to be built of New Hampshire granite. The memorial will honor George Rogers Clark. the fa- nous fronties explorer who opened up the Northwest. Immediately upon learning that New Hampshire stone was to be used Senator Watson expostulated at great rate. He suspected the fine Italian hand of Sena- tor Moses of New Hampshire in this ne- farous trick He retorted that Indiana lime stone was fine for just such purposes and should have been specified. Now New Hampshire is to erect new memorial to Daniel Webster and Senator Moses is push- ing the plans for the project. Daniel Ches- ter French, noted sculptor, has been given the assignment. How about Indiana lime stone for this monument? It would certain ly startle natives of the Granite State who are worrying over the leadership that their state once held in this field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
At 7he National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
By RODNEY BUTCHER

country should go slow In any in- dependence program.
 F1ve-Year Plan.
 The measure sponsored by Sem ators Hawes of Missouri and Cut ting of New Mexico has consid
 erable support both on Capitol Hill and among Filipinos. It
 would give the islands indepen- dence for five years with a tariff
 on their imports and a tariff op- erating against their exports Co the United States. At the end of
 the five years the Filipinos would
 hold plebiscitet decide how they liked the experience and de- eide whether they wanted to coE- tinue independent or return to the existing status. Hawes will be equipped at the
 next session with results of his
 study this summer in the islands which he explained was designed to ascertain actual Filipino senti-
 ment. Until lately it has been widely believed that that senti- ment overwhelmingly favored im- dom, tariff or no tariff. But 1t Is probably worth noting hat Presi- dent Manuel Quezon of the Philip pine senate, now here on another independence mission, in a recent denial that there had been any change in the attitude of his peo- pie suggested that the tariff and other economic questions "can be adjusted to the satisfaction of the people of both countries"
 The inference was that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

The town of Nichols has protested the proposed plan to bring the Merritt high way through the center of the community. Prominent residents have joined in the pro- test that is being presented to State High way Commissioner Macdonald. They want the road to run north of the town. The townspeople realize that the road is to be heavily travelled in years to come and rather fear the invasion of so many motorists in the center of the pretty little Fairfield county hamlet Most towns would be glad to have such an important route passing through its main streets. However, there are some of us who enjoy peace and tran quility such as motor express highway doesn't guarantee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

vestment of stockholders funds. =
 Therefore those who press their plea for lower mortgage interest rates must be pre- pared to accept lower rates on savings ac- counts not so much as means to take care of the one. but as necessary to the continued operation of banking institutions at fair profit to the stockholders. Of course a thorough study of the situation wouldn' { do any harm. but it should be kept in mind that property owners are not being bounded by banks or other mortgage companies SO that their homes can be taken from them by foreclosures. The real estate market eer- tainly doesn't encourage these concerns to hold much property.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
Interest Rates Too High

Glancng at the above statement it can be twisted 10 any design that the reader desires. If he happens 10 be banker he will probably agree that the interest rates his institution is paying on savings accounts are too high. If 1t is struggling property owner he will nod his head sagely and won der when he will ever be able to secure lower interest rates on his first mortgage fSld by local bank. Lower interest rates, both on savings accounts and mortgages are interesting Connecticut people d great deal these days. If we read the daily papers we find frequent mention of both,
 Connecticut officials. notably Governor Cross. Bank Commissioner Bassett and Mayor Quigley of New Britain. have been conferring on the advisability of recom mending lower interest rates on mortgages. The bank commissioner urges that the state take no official action. The governor and mayor believe that some sort of concerted action to secure lower mortgage interest rates should be taken 10 prevent more property owners losing their homes. As the Demo- orat has stated from the beginning any such action will have to be voluntary upon the part of the banks,
 Several Hartford banks have taken the initiative and lowered their interest rates on mortgages from six to five and one half per cent. However. we would not be bit sur prised if this action was followed by cor responding drop in the interest rates on sav- ings. It seems to be fairly universal. The American Bankers Commission recently is- sued statement in which it declared that If the financial structure of the nation IS to remain sound, banks must preserve their ,trength and one means of accomplishing ihis is to earn a reasonable profit, Con- ties and to themselves banks have reduced operating expenses to a minimum, have in- troduced efficient methods into manage ment and sought by every means to obtain sound investment advice. They have taken important steps toward the elimination of free services. These changes have helped the situation. but have not checked the greatest of all drains on banking revenues. the high cost of deposits.
 Tt has been estimated by competent au- thorities that between 30 and 45 per cent of the gross earnings of banks in the United States is turned back to depositors in the form of interest Moreover. it is disclosed in a survey recently conducted under the auspices of the American Bankers Associa- ticn that major portion of the profits of banks are attributable. not to their opera. siAa as banking institutions but to the in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
NEA Service Writer

| INEAA CCINlSC
 | Washington.-Secretary of War
 visit to the Philippines is an imme-
 diate development which suggests
 that something definite will be
 done before long about the issue oi independence for the islands.
 l The situation has been shaping
 in that direction for some time
 There are so many democrats in
 the present congress, their party committed in it's last platform to
 immediate independence, and Sc
 many American producers, have
 come to join the independence
 cause for business reasons that a
 strong fight for independence is
 expected to be made at the next I session. The Philippines now of-
 fer the makings of a domestic po- i litical issue and 1t is supposed
 that President Hoover is sending
 Hurley in order to be better able to formulate some sort of admin istration policy.
 Free Trade Question
 The independence issue is more complicated than it used to be because the same factors which are creating real political pres sure for immediate independence are giving the Filipinos and their American friends certain amount of pause as they consider the possible effects of losing the free trade which is one benefit of their present status.
 Our farmer and labor groups which are urging prompt indepen- dence for the little brown breth- ren are primarily interested in an immediate tariff on Filipino prod ucts. The northwestern dairy farmers who object to duty-free imports of coconut oil, the south ern cotton raisers who regard CO., conut oil as serious comDetito. of their cottonseed oil and the beet sugar interests of the west are little interested in any ar rangement which would extend gradual independence and pre- serve free trade through an ad- justment period lasting many years. Organized labor. seeking to bar Filipino immigrants who may now come in any number, wants that bar raised now.
 What F1lipinos Want
 But what the Filipinos really appear to want Is independence with, a minimum of economic damage. Their leaders still as- sert that they want immediate in- dependence more than anything else and that their exports to this country are a secondary matter, but most of them are not as em- phatic and voluble about 1t as they were. Impartial observers be- lieve that many Filipinos are somewhat confused as to just what attitude they should take.
 Emilio Agiinaldo. the old in- surrectionist leader, has proposed that independence be granted over a five-year transition period and that we continue to receive Fili- pino exports free of duty for the following 10 years.
 Members of congress have ad- vanced various proposals which also provide a transition period and senators who have studied the situation in the islands-most recently Oddie of Nevada-have advised that for the benefit of the islanders themselves this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
NEW YORK
wth Gilbert Swan

New York-It was getting to- wards morning. The scene was one of the ultr-swanky resorts in the early ffties where you get enter tainment with your libations and pay one dollar per 'libe." Tiny pianos move from room to room and some of the better en- tertainers of the night clubs and the theaters, out of work, may be found there. In one such spot, just down street, six Hawaiians keep the ground floor crowd entranced with tropical topical tunes.
 During the afternoons bored so- ciety beauties play backgammon and sip highballs of cocktails. The turnover, in the course of an even- ing, is tremendous. Even with three floors and any number of tables and bars, the late crowds have to edge their way in. Sometimes they sit on the stairways-and like 1t. At one dollar per 'Iibe."
 Many writers of Manhattan do- ings drop in during the course of an evening. feeling almost certain that they will leave with a story or so.
 Very well-there are two singers of Spanish songs. They come from Mexico. Their voices are soft, and they are both as handsome as young Latins have any right to be. They are exactly what the tired woman n-about-town might order. Scores of matrons and maids sigh at their approach.
 They receive any number of sotto voce' invitations from roman tic women. After-the- matinee girls, most of them quite attractive. offer them neat tips and extend whisper ed invitations for rendezvous. They could be invited to some of the very better" Park avenue places, if they wished. But their business is singing at tables--and they know it.
 had known one of the singers shortly after he arrived in New York. He had gone to work for new night place that offered 8 western atmosphere-even to the extent of a little roulette and gambling on the third floor. The place did not click.
 And so, meeting him again, the singer of Spanish songs drifted over to our table. We. fell to talking of the odd things that happen in such places. And finding a sympa- thetic audience, he reached in his pocket and took out . picture form from the rotogravure section of a Sunday paper
 T am in love-" he confessed, handing over a photo which was that of most beautiful blond. And I think that she is in love with me" <.
 A quick glance showed that the name and caption had been torn or cut carefully from the clipping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
TODAY IS THEA ANNIVERSARY s kgHZA
BOLsHEVIKI REVOLT

On July 16., 1917, the Bolshevi- Xii, led by Lenin and Trotsky. staged a revolt in an attempt to realize their aim of what they called "directorship of the prole- tariat."
 The revolt lasted for two days, and more than 500 men, women and children were killed in the streets of Petrograd. ~~- The bolisheviki struck at most strategic time, when the separatist movement in the Ukraine, the res- ignation of the constitutional dem ocrats from the government, and the revolt and treachery among the Russian troops had produced a grave crisis.
 In spite of the chaotic conditions, the bolsheviki uprising was put down by the cossacks within a week. After Prince Lvov resigned as premier on the goth Kerensky took his place.
 The avowed purpose of the bol- sheviki was to overthrow the pro- visional government and seize the reins of power, immediately recall ing the Russian army from the fighting line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

She is a very rich girl. a girl with much social background. and I am only an entertainer. She comes in here many afternoons. I expect her to come in tonight late! Some day, maybe. we will marry. But what am I to do? To marry her would make 1t look as if I were after her money. What have I to offer? She has beauty and great fortune. II am only an en- tertainer in a gay club. This pic ture does not do her justice. Walt, I will show you"
 He left for a moment and re- turned with a folder filled with photographs each lovelier than the last. We looked them over and made suggestions. To each of which he shook his head-No,h he was only an entertainer. Someone rapped on a table. Across the room, an other lovely girl was displaying a $5 bill. He picked up his guitar and. in a soft. wooing voice. began to sing again. V, Well, you never can tell what you'll run into" commented my companion.
 AS we left, we saw him taking the bill! GILBERT SWAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
Quotations

Work is dull only to those who
 take no pride in William
 Feather. Our present economic system, travelling the road of chains, consol- idations. mergers and monopoly,
 will soon reach industrial monop-
 oily, which means human slavery Senator Elmer Thomas. M One thousand miles an hour will be safe, provided the course is a straight line, but look out for the human organism when flight is sud- denly arrested or course is quickly changed-Colonel L. M. Hathaway. The old age problem is looming bigger and bigger on the horizon of every civilized nation.--Albert Edward Wiggam.
 Nothing less than world must be our social unit. Unless we can learn to cooperate. the price for our prejudice and our greed will be the ruin of us all--Norman Thomas If rugged indivilualism results in ragged individuals it may be time to reconsider our concept of indi- vidualism. m.-Gienn Frank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
A VALLEY WISH

A VALLEY WISH (By Arthur Wallace Peach In The Christian
 Science Monitor) Let me be happy like little rlls Through sunny meadows rhyming Of bird and bee and woodsy nook In tune with the harebel's chiming. Let me be humble like little hills That have no summts lofty Where great winds chant but dwell where
 Junes
 With bud and bloom go softly. Let me be glad like little vales When twilight Is descending And worship Him while thrushes sing His love of men unending
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
THE NEW HOSPITAL
(Hartford Times)

Several thousand people on Sum day afternoon attended the dedica- tion of the United States Veterans hospital at Newington and inspect ed it's fNle buildings and grounds. There was general admiration of both. The conspicuous situation of the institution on a knoll commond- ing pleasant prospects in all di- rections has called for more than ordinary thoughtfulness in the architectural treatment and has re- ceived 1t with improving result in an important portion of Hartford's southern countryside. The design Is of colonial style, dignifed and impressive. The hospital has a ca pacity of 250 beds which will be occupied by veterans from the three southern New England states. Newington and Hartford will take neighborly and cordial interest in their welfare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
 DING, DING

"IAfe to mes puzzle," Said Henpecked Tommy Kraut; It seems his wifc's the puzzle, Tom just can't make her out o-O-o Mussolini says Italy won't be prosperous until the United States gets that way. The Duce, you say.
 A C. c. means one thing in hospital but merely cover charge in a restaurant.
 o-O-o Ivory soap floats and so does a loan to Germany.
 o-O-o a Old fashioned flowers have become quite the fashion in new fangled society. = He took his Life" in his hands as he handed the news counter man a dime for the copy.
 0--O--o <
 TEE, HEB. "IIl never marry any man," Said naughty Mae McMast, The bachelors smiled in unison, At last all dangers past.
 o-O-o A profit is without honor unless the customer Is satisfied.
 o-O-o
 You'Il find that all mankind Is far from kind.
 .o--O--o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to 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., 1931-07-16

A live aerial torpedo, 18 inches
 long and of German type. believed to have been lying unnoticed since the World War was ,ecently found in pile of rubbish in the boiler
 room of hotel at Finton, Eng land. Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
DING, DING.

Tommy went riding on a horse. The cheapest that could bt found, His horse only cost a nickel, It was on LakewoOd's merry -go.
 round.
 o-O-o, The only support some people have nowadays Is suspenders.
 o-O-o Not till they get the dust off it's back will We believe the country is on it's feet.
 O-O--O The old woman who lived in a shoe should have married cob bier for continued protection.
 o-O-o
 I suppose the international bankers, sponsoring a loan to Germany, will make her toe the Mark.
 Movie picture companies are going to produce more comedies. think the movies are funniest when they try to be serious.
 o-O-o
 If society husbands lead dogs lives they must be fed plenty of chocolates.
 o-O-o Some men look patty in bat wing ties.
 The woman who keeps a budget can understand a road map.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

When the River Usk overfiowed its banks recently an attendant at the mental hospital at Abergav- enny, England, caught a live trout in his room, and children picked up a large number of fish in fields after the water subsided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:53 Daylight Saving Time) to- night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

Filipinos wouldn't be happy un- less something was done to insure them against possible serious ef- fects of a tariff wall against the 80 per cent of their major exports which now enter this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

High tide at Milford Friday July l7, 100 p. m daylight tme); low tide, 7:2o D. m (daylight time).