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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
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| Waahington.-The men come around to bottle your wine con- centrate after a couple of months and you ask them what's the al- coholic content of the finished pro- duct. They say they don't know. l Equal uncertainty seems to en- velOp the whole issue. Courts have disagreed about the concentrate method of home wine-making, the drys are divided and the federal government itself first lends mll- lions of dollars to one large firm organized to produce the stuff and then raids the agencies of others. { The only group to maintain con- sistent, united attitude has been the concentrate industry. which in- sists that the scheme is perfectly legal under section 23 of the VOl- stead act.
 NevertheIess, the volume of pro- test from both vets and drys and the recent increased interest of the government is expected to lead tO la test case in which the question l will finally be decided by the U. $. supreme court. That high tri- bunal will have to Btraighten out the nixup caused by the framers of tho Voistcad act when they un- l dertOok to cover the matter of wine making In the home. | Now, just to get the facts straight, If possible:
 l The eighteenth amendment pro- hibits manufacture of intoxicating !, liquors. Section l of the VOlstcad act defines intoxicating liiquOr to include "wine" or any "vinous" or "fcrmentcd liquors containing one- half of one per cent of alcohol, which are ft for beverage pur- poses"
 l Section IS prohibits manufac- turc or sale of any preparation, substance or compound designed or intended for use in then nlnw- full manufacture of intoxicating liquor.
 Section 25 prohibits issuance of search warrants for private homes unless tho place is being used for unlawful sale.
 Section 2O says the penalties shall not apply Ito any person for manufacturing non intoxicating cider and fruit juices. ncluslvcly for use in his home"
 Some courts have held that non-intoxicating" meant the same thing in section 29 as in section l. Others say the section l definition doesn't apply because If it had complete application there would have been no sense, in tossing sec ton 20 into thte net. Most legal opinion has seemed to favor the theory that the half of one per cent rule applied 10 commcrcial- izcd beverages while the legality of the homemade stuff depended on whether it were intoxicating in fact, which must be decided by Il jury in each individual prose. cutiOn.
 The two very practical consid- cratiOns which appear 10 have kept federal authorities from gO' ing after home wincmhkers. how. ever. seem to he section 26, which makes it virtually impossible un- der federal law, to seize ones own personal liquor in the home ant establish evidence of its manu- facturc, and the difiiculttyt of talk. Ing many cases into court and get ting JIrics to decide in each case that the wine is nOn-intoxicattnp In fact.
 The makers of wine concentrate cite section 29, but they must b' especially careful to protect them selves under section IS. The prool
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
Quotations

do not approve in any remote sense of the cancellation of the debts 10 us. --president Hoover Tell a child he has q bad temper and he will show it off as new attainment.
 --Dr Y. c. ShrhubsaII.
 The meteoric mind of man needs to have it's gaps padded little by the Infinite" understanding Of women.
 Judge Camilla Kelley of Memphis No Frenchman can live long on British cooking. --secretnry of State stimson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
TEE, IIEE.
Here He's the body,
 Of Lucy Stone. Though born quite low, She became high tone.

or Lucy Stone.
 Though born quite low,
 She became high tone.
 O-O--O Now they claim if the country permits breweries to open. it will help tho unemployed. Help rid them of what few pennies they've got. that's about all.
 O--O--O
 Some men think they're steam rollers when they're only hot air furnaces.
 O--O---O A high pressure salesman is one who gets away with his stuff on low pressure merchants.
 O--O--O People who live in Rlas~ houses wouldn't appreciate sun parlors.
 O--O--O
 The honeymoon is over when the hand crOcheted boudoir cap becomes m or dinary dust cap.
 O--O---O Who can remember the good old days when mother would mako n fly chaser by cutting up strips of newspaper and tackiDR them tO the end of an old broom han dIe2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
PLANES CUT EGG PRODUCTION

Kenosha, Wis. (UP).-compie. ton of Kenosha's new municipal airport means only possible eco. homie ruin to . nearby owner oi Ia large chicken farm. He com-
 pIained to the city council that the drone Of planes has seriously af- fected production of egEs In his
 chicken houses. The council re-
 piled that it could do nothing do
 nothing about the matter since the airport Is located outside city limits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
Here, There And Euery1uhere

able. Public support of the navy is so unreliable that its officers ap- parently are only too willing to Oblige n representative who Is n n position to use his influence in behalf of the fleet Nothing would NO stiffcn tho backbone of the naval officers in refusing such re- quests than the knowledge that they could rely upon the pubic for firm. unwavering support of the navy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
OIiMIGOSII.
She was C blind date,
 Poor Susie COpcn, But some day her eyes .a tsat ls,snA fn Asssp


 But some day her eyes
 Are just bound tO open.
 O---O---O
 If the back seat driver had 10 listen while the engine knocked. she wouldn't want to give advice so freely. The only way some people
 will go up the world is to seat them on bee hives. O-O---O Some combination sandwiches taste hs if the chef forgot the com mbinati0n. O--O--o The man who is always looking for q break generally fractures his reputation. 0-O--0 Strange as 1t may seem. sleeping sickness seldom attacks messenser boys. although you might think otherwise. O-O--o This completes our opening pro- gram of the week. IL came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer In this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time to be back on the air again to. morrow evening at the usual hour.
 o-O--o
 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17

| In fifteen years of honest7-if do say so my self-gcncrhl practice fin country and city, prI- vnc and hospital. grew reasonably calious, hard boiled though 1 began the argument aS | tender hearted ns any woman. However. am | afraid never did learn how to see the suffer ing of child without being seriously upset or distrnughi, ns they say in novels. and 10 this day the sacrifice of n young mother anywhere
 or in my circumstances makes swearing | mad ht the condition l deem responsible for | most such fatalities
 The first young mother ht whose sacrifice I nsnisied wan the victim of sheer panic. Her l ph hysicinn, n good faithful man with tho finest ] principles, lost hn head in n grave emergency | lnnd--simply did the wrong thing at the right lime. I whn administering the ancsthetlc. When heard the doctor say what he had done well. I've often thought about this and de- bntcd with myself whether was right in keep ing silent. On the whole 1 believe ] whs right. | for the mistake could not be corrected and knowledge of it would have caused great 'n- | happiness to many.
 The second mother I lost had ecIampsia-~- | convuisiobs supcrinduccd by kidney disenne Inherent dishonesty in the family had bear 1 Ing this fatality. 1 think The people were | the rncnnest kind of dead beats--that is they could pny reasonable doctor bill but would | not until they had to- They preferred to enjoy | various luxuries. When the expcctaht mother | realized arrangements must be made she dld | not go to her own physician but called upon fl for such care or advice hs she
 thought she required. Not till the eclampsa
 developed did the family call the regular phy- | sician. Perhaps it made no difference. but atiII think early and regular urInhlySlH would | have given warning and indicated different | treatment which might have brought the pa- | tent through.
 The third dcbth was also from ccIhmpsla | in n second childbirth The first childbirth | hnd been normal the cxDecthpt mother had placed herself under medical direction early
 and had followed Instructions faithfully. She
 was of Polish percentage, and with the advent | of the second bnby she Listened 10 the urge | of friends who thought it foolish tO pay n | doctor when n midwife could be had at a cOn- | siderable nhving. So this time the doctor was | summoned only after convulsions had actually | occurred
 H The last mother sacrificed was of Swedish | percentage and had borne one child without
 | trouble. She and her maiden sisters were all
 of better than ordinary intelligence. Late In
 her expectancy she developed m "ulccrnted"
 tooth--tflat ia, hbsccss around the root Of n tooth, alvcolar hbsceas. Physician urged im-
 mediate extraction by dentist. Relatives ah-
 sured her Fuch treatment would be dangerous.
 She put off the nchncc with the dentist. She
 put it off Il little too long. Systemic infection
 developed and pneumonia made further at-
 tention 10 the tooth unnecessary. I believe, but
 of course do not know. that prompt cxtrBc-
 ton or other dental treatment Q drain the ab-
 sccss would have saved the woman's life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will Dc answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care Of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17

disgrace. we shall have to give them very much of our time. and make sure that they learn to sbomina,e that yellow streak ct character that leads to crooked courses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17

The depresison that characterized l930 did much 10 give Americans a renewed inter est in the tariff. We are gradually realizing that a scientific adjustment of rates that will permit the freest possible interchange of goods between this and other countries. without imperling living standards and wage scales, is essential both 10 domestic prosperity and to foreign trade. It is no longer possible for any country to be eeo- nomieally remote from the rest of the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Go On In, Girls

Kindly tell me 1T it will injure my health In
 any way, now or later. tf gO in swimming
 while CT Year Old GirI). Answer-No. on the contrary M is better for your health and happiness. now and later. not to permit the fact that you are n girl to interrupt your usual activities. This policy has been extensively tried out in women's colleges. and M h6s proved the better policy. The old fogcs will gasp and say I'm crazy, but I'm tell ing you. and know my hygiene. High and Dry What sections states most beneficial
 for one with chronic sinusitis? (M. kD Answer---Not Co get fn bad with the cham
 Der of commerce. I'll say places that are fairly high and fairly dry are best, provided you live much out in the sunlight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17

A Chicago judge. visiting the famous de- tective headquarters in London. says. Our police force compared with Scotland Yard IS primitive Boy page Sherlock Holmes! Still, His Honor may be right about those Chicago cops
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17
.ood evening.
 o--O--O IN THE SWIM
"A SMILES THE THING"

When Milady dons bathing suit.
 To flicker here and there, She takes her choice of eolors. that
 Are rich as well as fair. A yellow with a bit of red,
 A green with touch of white. No wonder. that upon the beach.
 She makes a skinly sight. And if her form is beautiful,
 The boys will stop to gaze. It doesn't cost a penny. and
 Reflects the summers rays. She knows she has a gallery.
 And Calmly does her stuff. And gives an extra eye full.
 Makes sure they get enough. When Milady dons a bathing suit.
 An. folks. the queens at hand, She doesn't have to advertise.
 Or use new brass band. She merely shows a lot of this.
 And then a lot of that. The queen at last is on her sands.
 And mankind doffs its hat. O-O--o You can always tell when sum l mer is slipping. Bathing suits be- gin to fade. Still waters run deep but political waters run muddy. O-O--O When n woman admits her age, She's made her last and greatest | con fcsBion. oLO--o What the laboring man needs to-day is q rock of wages. A large corn crop marked the sumner. Yep, it had all the EA R marks. And Il largo apple crop Is In ''' '" hh'b AoB
 elder stHnds should do a big business with autoisth. O-O~-O When n man becomes angry enough 10 see red, he's generally color blind to everything else. O--O---o DING, DING The wages of sin, Are high to-day, | But they don't last long, There's the devil t0 pay. O--O---O The country needs more h0li- days. according to an editorial writer. We'll. we might celebrate individual birthdays by calling q general cessation Of what business exists. O-O-~O l Vacation is a period when you work two weeks for the fifty of Ioafing that are just ahead. O--O--O When the ladies meet. they | tack q quilt and attack those who are not present. O-O--O | The girl who won m unhappy marriage by holding hands realize, she ccrtianIy put her foot in it. | O--~O~--O Elastic Kings Daughter l Wins Beauty Prize Headline. | suppose she was n snhppy | number. O.--O--O
 Derby style hats are fashion, decree for milndy in the fnll. IT. other words. you might cnll it | fashion derby. O--O-O TEE. uEE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17

Our bankers are lending England couple of hundred millions now. but it's as hard as ever for American property owners to bor- row money for taxes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-17

The makers of wine concentrate cite section 29. but they must be especially careful to protect them selves under section IS. The proof
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Hoarding for Speculation
Is Rapped By Institute

rency is abundant the public is
eagerly competing for it. This is
speculation in money.
Not only is the private indi-
vidual Socking away gold and
other forms Of currency but, &C.
cording to DR.. Julius Klein, AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce.
many companies are holding
large surplus of cash and short
term securities"
What is the motive? asks the
Institute. If deliberately specula-
tive, the recent boom in the prices
Of wheat, Oil, etc., indicates that
the hoarderS may be left high and
dry with a form of wealth whose
exchange value may drop as
rapidly as that Of securities in
1929.
If the motive is the fear of an
economic catastrophe, one had
better own an empty lot to camp
on, a bale of cotton to spin, a
buShel of wheat to grind. Money
boarding is not only unreasonable
but unreaSoning speculation.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
COTTON .F|RMER
AFTER EARLY.
LOSSES
Demand for Contracts Steady
With Net Gains From
2 to 5 Points

NEW YORK. Nov. % QN.S0.
The cotton market showed firm
undertone today with steady de-
mand for contracts carrying the
list of futures to net gains Of
from 2 to S points at midday
after initial unsettlement had in
fluenced declines running as nigh
as 8.pointS in May. -.
The performance of the market
was all the more impressive In
view of the renewed weakness
which developed in grain.
Egypt Heartening
Reports from Egypt indicating
that steps had already been taken
in that country to solve its own
cotton problems with a view to
reducing the area under cultiva-
ton next year was heartenlng
to the trade. It was generally
believed that if efforts both here
and in Egypt to stabilize produc-
ton are successful an improved
COOLOkI uLdIkCG WIFI AuS1AC4 HANCO
would be inevitable.
Selling at the opening consisted
Of rather heavy hedge offerings,
liquidation by Wall Street IN the
near months, and scattered nqui-
dation by Liverpool and the Con-
tinent. A broker, usually credited
with acting for Japanese inter
ests, sold approximately 5000
bales, spread over the list of con-
tracts. However, it was believed
that some of this selling was
from Wall Street.
Trade Likes Offerings
AS an offset to this pressure
the trade was engaged III taking
up these offerings on a scale
down, while active demand from
commission houses and wire firms
was also in evidence.
At midday December was up
3 points, at COB; January, up 3.
at 6.15; March, up 3, at 6 80;
May, up 3, at 6.5l; July, up 5,
at GIL, and October, up 2, at 6.94.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23

That the world is now engaged
in speculation as unreasoning as
during the bull market of 1929
is the implication of an item on
boarding in. the current bulletin
of the Alexander Hamilton In
stitute. Gold and currency, how
ever, instead of commodities and
shares in corporations, are the
favoriteS of the present mania.
Pointing out that bank deposits
have decreased about 9 per cent
since summer against a normal
seasonal tendency to increase;
and that Federal Reserve notes
have increased to the astonishing
percentage of 38, against a nor
NAL of about 3, the institute
questions whether the full signifi-
canoe of boarding has been popu-
larly realized.
In 1929, when money was so
scare that people were paying 8,
9, even IA per cent for day-to-day
loans, they were competing madly
to exchange it for commodities
and shares. Today, when cur
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
DECLINE IN n. !.
BANK Stocks

New York city bank and trust
company stocks recorded further
declines during the past week, aS
indicated by the Dollar Index
figures compiled by Holt, Rose g
Troster. Sixteen leading issues
as of November 81, yield an aver
age of $50 per cent, compared
with a high yield of 1882 per cent.
recorded at the low point touched
on October 5, and with a yield Of
6.1O per cent. on November IA.
The open market value of the
sixteen issues now aggregates
$2,O49, ,565 900 compared with ST.
214, 100000 sbn November IA, indi-
eating that the stocks as group
declined 7 per cent. during the
week, but are still 20 per cent.
above the low Of $1,7l4,032,OO0
on October S.
Based upon the November 81
figures, the sixteen issues are now
selling at 14.2 times their known
current earnings against 1873
times on November IA. and II
times on october 5, the low point
for the year.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
CURTA|LS|
TURKEY SALE

NEW YORK, Nov. % UNS0.-
Because Of the unSeasonably warm
weather, the slaughtering of
Thanksgiving turkeys has been
curtailed and 5000, 900 pounds less
of dressed turkeys arrived here
than last year in the correspond.
ing period.
While the Southwest reported
frost, New England experienced
summer warmth and New York
yesterday had its hottest Novem-
ber % on record. The thermom-
eter went to 70 degrees, two over
the previous record established
48 years ago.
Hunters at Venango, Pa, de-
clared the rabbit season was spoil.
ed by the unSeasonably high tenn.
perature, which brought out a
mass Of garden flowers and a fall
crop of lettuce and onions.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
AVERAGE CRUDE
PRICES HOLD

The average price of crude
petroleum at ten representative
producing fields was unchanged
last week from the preceding
week at 89.1 cents barrel. The
average at this time last year was
$1.2412 a barrel, according to the
Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.
Gasoline at refineries was also
unchanged from the preceding
week at 4.95 cents a gallon at
four principal refining cenCers.
The average at this time last
year was 5.625 cents a gallon.
Service station prices for gaso-
line at ten representative markets
were higher last week at 1922
cents a gallon, compared with
1907 cents a gallon, in the pre-
ceding week. The average at this
time last year was 1913 cents a
gallon.
Domestic crude oil production
in the United States from jan
uary to November 81 was 763,-
975,O00 barrels, compared with
818,748,000 barrels in the CORE
spending period of 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
z States Producing
Bulk of Cotton Crop

Forty per cent Of the worlds
cotton crop is raised in Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas,
the Commerce Department re-
ported today. The yield in these
States is valued at $1,000, 600, 900
a year and this income is dis
tributed among 100000 people
or almost one third Of the popu-
lation Of the region. This repre-
SentS a greater number than is
dependent on any other industry.
The cotton raised in these States
is 10 per cent Of all cotton pro
duced in the United States.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Nov. % GN.S3:9
Hogs-55, 900; 10c lower. Topa,
$4.55; bulk, $4.20Q4.5O: heavy
$4.25@4.50; medium, $42504.55;s
light, $420@4.55: light lights 3
$4.O0@4.40; packing sows, $1,000
400; pigs, $3.8O@4.25; holdovers..
1000. !
Cattle - $4,000; Csc lower.
Calves: 5000; steady. Beef
steers: Good and choice, 10000
1880: common and medium, $50;
10; yearlings, $9.O001115.. Butcher.
cattle: Heifers, $3.5o@10.50; cows.
$3.25@5.5O: bulls, $325@5.25w
calves, $5.O0@7.50; feeder steers,
$4@7; stocker steers, $3.50@6.50;Z
stocker cows and heifers, 5000:
4.5O. j
sheep-25, 900; steady. Lambs;
$5.5006.50; common, $3.50@4.5O;
year1ings, $4@5; feeders, $4.25@L
ASS; ewes, $1Q3. Z
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Increase in office
Vacancies ReDOrted

The October report of the. Ma
tional Association of Building
Owners and Managers commit
tee on renting shows office va
cancy in Al of the principal cities
in the United States of 1884
per cent, compared with a va
cancy of 1927 per cent. reported
last May.
The survey covers 2,O2S office
buildings which have a total rent.
able floor space of 177,879,23
square feet of which ..32,617,178.
square feet Cor 1884 per cent?:
are vacant, =
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
POOR'S FORMS
COUNSEL FIRM

Formation of Poor's Manage
ment Corporation with offices at
400 Madison Ave. New York, is
announced today by Poor'S Puo-
fishing Company, "to provide per-
sonal counsel and management
for the investment funds of in
dividuals and financial institu-
tions."
Officers of the corporation are:
r. w. Porter, chairman of the
board; H. w. MoorhouSe, presi-
dent; Ross Kenyon, and L. w.
Smith, vice presidents; Oscar M.
Bate, secretary; and Gerard To
nac--el, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
HOPE FOR NEAR
TERM STOCK
TILT SLIM
Strength or Rails Saturday
Called indication of
Possible Climb
By THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Nov. % UN.S). &.
The new week gets under way
with Just the faintest glimmer
Of hope that something in the
way Of price improvement lies
Immediately ahead.
The stubborn resistance of the
rails in Saturdays abbreviated
session, despite the appearance of
further liquidation in the
industrial and utility sections, is
the first indication in more than
week that a turn may be in the
making.
However, a note of caution
would not be amiss. Assuming
that firmness in the rails augurS
corresponding improvement in
other sections, the appearance of
Sizeable offerings in prominent
industrial and utility leaders
upsets opinions advanced a day
or so back by chart students
that should the rails break
through into new low ground 1t
would be the cue for similar
action on the part Of other stock
groups.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Sugar Corn Prizes
For 1881 Announced

AS result of a meeting under
the auspices of the extension SER
vice and in cooperation with q
Gaithersburg (MdJ canning COM
pany, the following were picked as
winners in the 1881 sugar corn
contest for Montgomery county:
w. L. Schaeffer, with a yield OF
as tons an acre, received a $40
check; Harry Fraley. of Derwood,
second, 40 tons an acre, $50:
Pleasant Hills Farms, of German.
town, third, 3.4 tons, SIS; Howard
Curtis, Gaithersburg, fourth, 80
tons, $40, and John w. Fraley,
DerWood, fifth, 3 tons, IS.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Idle Railroad Cars
Increased 24,O24

Idle railroad cars, in good con-
dition increased 24,024 during
the first week of this month, the
American Railway Association re-
ported yesterday. The number
Of surplus freight cars, available
for service on October 81, was
5,254, and November Z this
number had increased to 559,273.
Idle coal cars number 198.325, box
cars 297 ,227, stock carSs25, ,765 and
refrigerator cars 10,845,