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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Wine tasters gathered from three continents
- Europe, Australia and America - in
London to sample rare and new vint-
ages. These International tasters will sample
bottles placed before them for one solid
month. What a life, what life! One of the
samples to be tasted is bottle of 1910 Ma
deira which was taken twice around the
world in sailing vessel when in the eask
so that it would season properly. Epieureans
assert that every wine has dish which is its
complement. The two when taken together
mate SO perfectly that actual perfection is
achieved Maybe SO, but not in the land OF
the free and the home of the brave. How
ever. we hope that these masters of taste
won't permit their noble occupation to be
held up to the seorn and rldleule of such
nation as ours.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
100000 Young Criminals

A speaker from Los Angeles recently gave
picture of crime conditions in California,
which probably is not much different from
those existing elsewhere. The thing that
struck him most. was the youth of the
modern criminal class. According to his
figures, the average age of the convicts in the
two prisons he studied, is Y years. while
10 years ago the average age was 40 years.
He claimed that 100000 young men enter
the criminal class each year in the United
States, making total of 100000 every 10
years.
He was told by prison authorities that the
reason for this great increase of young GRIM
inals is that parents do not spend time IN
their homes as formerly but they have SO
many engagements that take them away, that
they do not have time to train their children.
If the American people are permitting 3,OOO,-
900 young men to join the criminal class
each o years, they making most aston
ishng failure of home life and education.
The parents need to wake up and save their
boys from this black stain of disgrace. And
the schools need to divert much of the time
now given to acquiring book knowledge,
and devote it to efforts to make young people
look with oathing and contempt on criminal
conduct.
Figures like these make it look as if the
Older men. who are mature enough to know
what is going on in the world have dis
covered that it does not pay to go crooked.
But the young boobs think they can beat out
the law, and they ruin their lives by attempts
70 thrOuOb tr3uH and deeds.
Parents who shirk their home duties in order
to spend their time in sporting life, are likely
to be laying up for themselves many hours
of bitter tears, There is no way to such real
sport and fun and happiness as bringing up
fine children. who behave themselves and are
a credit 10 the family.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
NEA Service Writer

Observation-Disclosures are at least
100000 cases of disabling illness
J in the United States every year and
| the cost of medical service is about
So, 900.
| Families afflicted by illness pay
$123,00O,00O annually for necessary
extra household help alone.
A third of the money-$1 00O,-
| 600, 000-goes to physicians, accord
! ing to estimates by the research
staff of the Committee on the Costs
of Medical Care. This committee,
under the Craftsmanship of Secretary
| of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur,
! is a large group of physicians, pub
| lie health officials and other en-
perts, economists, representatives OF
| in situations and social agencies.
Medicine Cost.
Medicine and supplies at $780,
100000 represent the next largest
item and the others are hospitals
1855, 100000, dentists 100000, 900,
nurses (other than hospital $112,-
100000, public health $s6,00O,0 900,
optometrists and ptoicians $4,000
900, chiropractors and naturopaths
$3O,0O0,O0O, osteopaths s20,O0O,0OO,
midwives $15,O00,000, chiropodists
100000, and. non-hospital dis
pensaries $5,OOO,000.
The estimates are based on con-
tinuing committee studies directed
at the problem of adequate, scienti-
fic medical service to all people at
a cost which they can reasonably
meet.
Surveys thus far show wide
Emergencies in medical expenditures
in proportion to income. Families
with income under $1,000 spend
about $66 year on medical service,
those with under $4,000 spend
| $71.4S, whereas families with more
| than $1,000 year average 1911 and
those over $4,000 about $500.
Rate of Sickness.
1t appears that the average per-
| son is disabled by illness at least
| once a year-men about once, wo-
| men once to twice and children
more than twice every school year
The very young and the very old
| have considerably more than their
| share of the illness and there is
as you doubtless suspected, because
of colds and other respiratory dis
eases.
| The available data, the commit
tee has found, indicates that the
average adult man loses seven Ia
eight days a year from illness, and
the average woman eight to IL days
One large private survey covering
| $4,000 persons showed that an
average of two per cent was i'll on
any single day, which would mean
a general average loss of seven days
year.
| And it appears that Americas
100000 wage earners lost at least
ESQ, 100000 work days and 24.000,-
900 work days and 24,000.000 school
children 17O,00O,O00 days each
school year. That represents only
about half the population.
The Cold Nuisance.
DR. Homer Folks, secretary of the
New York State Charities Aid asso-
citation and a public health author
ity, estimated a few years ago that
the total cost of illness in this
country. including loss of wages at
$3.50, 100000 and loss of future
earnings through death at $4,000
100000, was nearly $4,000, 900, 900
| Colds, bronchial troubles, in
fluenza and grippe are most often
responsible for lost time. Diges-
tive diseases and disorders loom
| large" the committee's material
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
PLAYING WITH OPPOSITION
(Meriden JournaD

(MeflQen JOurndl)
Mayor Frank Hayes of Waterbury
has announced his candidacy for
denomination. Quite naturally the
democratic party thinks of him as
winner. Party affiliations are
strong in the Brass City, as shown
by the voters federation of incom-
the past, and moreover Mayor Hayes
has been marked improvement
over his predecessors.
His has been an uphill fight and
he probably did as well as any one
could under the circumstances and
still remain true to political con-
nections. 1t will not do, however, to
campaign too Justify on financial ac-
complishments. Waterbury is still
deep in the hole and is getting by
largely by juggling accounts that
make for improved surface appear
ance.
The outlook for Waterbury demo-
Gratis is frightened by the apparent
weakness of the republican party
there. The party Is casting around
meanwhile there are open declara-
lions that G. o. p. leaders are in
clined to play with the democrats
to promote their personal welfare.
This situation would appear to
have something of parallel in
Meriden. Poor leadership has all
but wrecked the G. o. p. in this city
and there has been a striking alb
sence of the fighting spirit that once
characterized the old party. The OBJ
server might easily get an impress
sion that political chieftains were
playing put-and-take with party
| lines marked only for the benefit of
the innocent elector.
In fact, many instances are noted
where republicans have been more
democratic than democrats and vice
| versa, which can mean only one
thing: that certain people are feath-
ering their nest at the expense of
party.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

DR. Stephen J. Maher of New Haven was
again chosen to head the State tuberculosis
Commission when this body met for the first
time since the 1881 Legislature increased Its
membership to five. There is no agency dong
better work in this state than the above. Its
fight to secure the financial aid necessary to
carry on institutional work has been brought
to the fore at the last two sessions OF the
General Assembly. Consistently denied ade-
ouate funds it is only in the last few years
that its requests have been needed and that
sufficient appropriations were provided to al
low modern fire proof sanatorla.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
Politics And Personalities

America. overproductve of goods, has be-
come overproductive also of ideas on how to
silver Zine the economic clouds Every plan
differs from the other. We have President
Hoover's twenty year plan which, in brief,
IS Utopian prophecy dependent upon Provi-
denee for fulfillment. The National Civic
Federation. resenting interest in the Soviet
Gve-year plan, is drafting red-booded
american plan of the same duration. but en-
bodying only -spangled aims and methods.
Unemployment regularization.' vague
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
Quotations

The mass change to optimism,
which will mark the beginning of
the upturn in general business, is
about due.-Ambassador Charles G.
Dawes.
1t is possible to create a warless
world If we Christianize our nation
alism, but never If patriotism de-
christianizes our religion.-Professor
Jerome Davis of Yale Divinity
School.
My formula is clear: Everything
within the state; nothing outside the
, state, nothing against the state
Benito Mussolini.
Alas note already in the
speech habits of many children the
effects of dialect and mispronuncia-
|tion-features of certain advertising
designed to attract adult attention.
DIR. William John Cooper. federal
commissioner of education.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM

SKY
(By Arthur Guiterman in the New York Tmes)
What is the sky? The empire of our sun
With kingdoms for sister planets seven:
The moons vice-royalty when day is done;
The ceiling of the earth; the floor of heaven;
Playground of wild -maned comets; free domain
OF strong winged hawk and eagle even so
OF Man, Daedalian; reservoir of rain
Storehouse of thunder, armory of
And rafting haif arena of the strife
or all the hurricanes that howl through space;
The blue pavilion of our camp of life;
The azure veil that hides Jehovahs face;
A sea where cloud hulls drift with topsas furled
The single turquoise that surrounds the world
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Pachaug state forest in New London and
Windham county may be known as the
Rbododendron Sanctuary some day. 1t is one
of the few spots in the state where native
Rhododendron, not mountain laurel, can be
found. For this reason the state park and
forest association is making strenuous ef-
fort to preserve the existing shrubs and to
nropaqate them. Visitors are urged to keep
this in mind.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

center spike in industrial and financial reha-
Utilization 1t will probably never be
known whether or not Senator Bingham con-
suited the President before he gave voice to
the thought of moratorium, but there was
briiance in that thought. Certainly we
won't know until after the 1892 election. for
that moratorium is the peg on which Presi-
dent Hoover is hanging his hat. There aren't
any others.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
Good evening.
600
RUDY VALLEE WEEDS
(And that's headache to a lot
of hoping flappers)
"A SMILES THE THING"

Listen, dear flappers, and you shall
hear,
(My gawd, if you haven't already
heard),
That Rudy has taken wife at last,
And if pictures are right. she's the
lastword,
A gal from the west was Rudy's
choice,
A gal with lot of this and that,
So here's to the chap who eroons for
dough,
For once we doff our old straw
hat.
Millions of gals were in love with
Val.
Millions of gals from coast to
coast,
Millions of letters were sent his way.
Letters that told of love mush
But Rudy just smiled and tore EN-
up,
Then married the gal that he
loved best,
An actress fair with a lot of this,
A gal from out of the golden
west.
Listen, dear flappers, for now you We
heard,
DRY your tears as I end this
rhyme),
Rudy is gone, but there are Others
m dear,
Others like him in this summer
cline.
Wipe your eyes and smile once more.
Laugh with your old time pep
and zest,
Somebody had to win his heart,
What chance has the east when
the game goes west.
600
AS this column has said before,
the man with a good B. r. needn't
mind about little B. o.
O-O-O
Clergymen often wonder why
there are so many empty seats
in their churches. Wonder if
they ever think choirs are to
blame.
600
Thinking about your blood pres
sure increases the pressure.
o-O-o
They say times will be bet
ter because the moratorium has
laid off debts for year.
o-O-o
Claims Wife Cold as Ice Berg
Headline. What's he grabbing about.
That's a lucky summer break for
him.
600
AS YOU LIKE 1T.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE
HAVE ABOUT THIS THAT AND THE OTHER THING

eloquently for his physique, his
nerves and his will. 1t was an ex-
hibition more remarkable because it
followed not only the matches for
the Ryder cup, in which he played
on the winning side, but also the
hard trials which preceded it.
Played in such fashion as Burke
plays it, golf is an eXacting, testing
game. All the glory which he de-
rives from his championship is fully
deserved
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
At The National Capitol
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

shows. Throat diseases are of con-
siderable frequency and severity.
Most people get the common
communicable diseases of childhood
before they become adults. One
study covering 10000 appears to
show that 80 per cent have had
measules at the age of 20, II per
cent whooping cough. ~ per cent
mumps, So per cent chicken pox, IL
per cent scarlet fever and 10 per
cent diphtheria.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
A FOOLISH REMARK

Editor: The article is not bad, but
you must write so that any fool can
understand you.
Author: Which part IL not clear
to you?-Lustige Kolner ZeitunS
Cologne.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
WHY, THE CAT!

"Evangeline was talking about
you before you came in. What do
you think she said?'
IT haven't any idea."
Jaw, you must have been lis
Observation-Disclosures -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
Personal Health Service
(By William Brady, M. d.

| Signed letters pertaining to personal
health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis OF
treatment, will be answered by DR. Brady. Ad-
dress him. of the Democrat seholhs
stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
DUMMY SAVES MASTER

Baltimore.-Bradfo Matthews
was taken in front of Magis-
trate O'Donnel for blocking traffic.
He was asked to defend himself.
Matthews. a ventriloquist, placed a
wooden dummy on the bench and
manipulated the dummy's mouth. He
spoke to the judge through the
dummy and it so intrigued that Of
fetal that he dismissed the case.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

High tide at Milford, Friday, July TO-
7:23 a. m. daylight Time); low tide
l:46 D. M daylight 1lme).
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

The title of a new book, Onward IN
dustry,' sounds good provided industry
knows where it's going.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
8:56 daylight Saving Time) tonight
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Canada seems to have joined the American
modiicationists and is barring strong liquor
but sending us plenty of beer and light Wines
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
The much engaged flappcr.
Oh boy, she knows her stuff,
Has three rings like a circus,
And fhan that's mt onn,rh

The much engaged flappcr,
Oh boy, she knows her stuff,
Has three rings like a circus,
And then, that's not enough.
o-O-o
The four-flusher who fights at
the drop of a hat, generally picks
out an opponent who never wears
one.
Electric pocket watches are
planned Electric tooth brushes
will be next.
600
A tipsy waiter is one suffering
from too many tips-of the liquid
variety.
Years ago they had coach
dogs, now they've got auto
hounds.
o-O-o
A diplomat is one who can go to
the mat and still retain his calm,
unruffled self.
For one year Europe will
enjoy the FRUITS of a debt
holiday, thanks to MELLON.
People who run up debts are
generally run down by them.
600
Joseph had coat of many
colors, so says the Bible. But
I'll wager it was a washout
compared to some of the panic
sport coats the boys are bloop-
ing around with these hot July
days.
600
Be still sad heart and cease re-
pining, the suns bound to come out
with it's silver lining.
600
DING, DING.
A way that's hard to beat,
And that is, keeping on your toes,
And using both your feet.
600
Family connections are very Of
ten like plumbing connections, they
cause a lot of trouble.
600
The drys report tremendous
gains the past few months.
America at its thirst, so to
speak.
The milk of human kindness can
only be watered by a mean heart.
600
People who banker for a lot in
life, generally have to be satisfied
with a handkerchief.
600
Auto manufacturers are adj
vertising cars with insulated
bodies. What We need though
are cars with isolated back seat
drivers.
600
Were doing our best"
moaned the old soak, Ito BEER
up under prohibition"
600
This concludes our regular
Thursday evening program. 1t came
to YOU over DID and was broad
cast 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 tomorrow evening at
| the usual hour.
Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

German law requires the addition
of ten per cent to hotel bill to COW
er tips to the staff.
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
BAUTIZO LA ESPOSA DEL
PRESIDENTE

Washington, oct. N3..La es-
rosa del Presidente Hoover bau-
+iZ6 con ell nombre de "Ameri-
can Clipper" al hidroplano ma
yor del mundo, un gigantic ae-
REQ de II toneladas.
BESIDE una pIataforma erigi-
da en- t. rio Anacostia, donde sc
encuentra situada la estaci6n
naval aerea, Mrs. Hoover estre-
10 contra la proa de la nave una
botella de aqua del mar Caribe.
Sus 1nicas palabras fueron
"Yo tie nombro ell American Clip
per-.
Esta sencilla ceremonial fue
ell final de un programa Official
de media bora de duraci6n, or
ganizado en- honor de la nave
Iue ira a engrosar el nnmero de
as que p~restan servicios inter
1~acionales para la Pan Ameri-
can Always.
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
MURIO DE REPENTE Ell
MOSS

Ell Sr. Frederick J. Moss, de
81 amos, y uno de los individuos
que efectuaron ell trazado de
Temple Terrace, fue encontrado
muerto anoche sobre SUI cana,
en- Ell a%partamento que ocupaba
en- ell mum. 1922 de South Wi
How Ave.
Despues de amplias investi-
g~acionees llevadas a cabo por el
Juez dc Paz Leo Walters y por
ell DR.. D. G. Meighan, Medico
Ayudante del Condado, su muer
te fue atribuida a un ataque del
coraz6n, y que esta databa des-
de hacfa "a horas.
Ell Sr. Moss lego a Tampa
hace 10 amos, procedente de
New York. lie sobreviven su es-
posa, una hija y un hermano,
Albert Moss, de Tampa.
Ell cuerpo fue trasladado a la
funeraria de J. L. Reed.
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
SECCION BENEFICA IN
YECTARA A LOS NINOS
CONTRA LA DIFTERIA

La Secci6n Benefica del Cen
70 Espanol, deseando cooperar
N bien de sus asociados Y de
lcuerdo en- un TODD con ell Jefe
lei D~epartamento de Salubri-
lad Publica, DR.. Bartlett, sobre
i deber de los padres de inmu-
lizar a sus hijos contra la Diff
teria, kace saber por este medic
Iue pueden acudir diariamente
4 las Oficinas de los altos del
Correo, de 3 a 5 y de 8 a 10
p. M, donde Sc atendera a todos
los ninos que pertenezcan a es-
ia Institution, y que deseen ser
sometidos a dicho t~ratamiento.
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
PRESIDIRA Ell JUEZ TAY-
LOR Ell LITIGIO PLAN
TEADO POR MILES

Ell Gobernador Carlton nom
bro aver al Juez del Circuito,
Mr.. Harry G. Taylor, para pre-
sidir en- ell juicio establecido por
E. w. Miles, candidate derrota-
10 para ell cargo de CONCEAL en-
81 distrito de West Tampa, con
tra ell resultado de las eleccio-
les en- las cuales fuera nomina-
10 Albert D'Arpa.
Ell Juez Taylor fue nombradt
lebido al gran nGmero de casos
tendencies en- la corte, y llegara
nanana a Tampa para hacerse
argo del primer juicio.
Miles alega en- su petici6n
}raude en- general, pero hace
,onstar en- primer termino que
a Junta Electoral Sc eXtrallml-
6 en- sus funciones con mani
fiesta violaci6n de la Ley al
lesignar un segundo grupo de
'uncionarios para atender a las
1otaciones en- ell Colegio, y pide
lue sea anulada la votaci6n de
,sa segunda mesa y que la nomi-
naci6n Sc lie de a 6l por haber
obtenido la mayoria de los votos
lie la primera mesa.
Miles esta representado pc!
c.. Jay Hardee, Zewadski and
Pierre, o. P. Hilburn y Edward
Miraglia; y D'Arpa, por Ralph
Iarsicano, Henry E. Williams
Walter N. Burnside y r. G
Ellsworth.
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
Ell coNDBo DE HILLSIDE
RoUGHEo TENDRA CA
RRERAS DE CABALLOS

Ell Condado &c Hillsborough
seg1n Sc INDIGO hace dos meSes
no sera citado este ano para vo
tar en- ell programa de carreras
debido a que ning1n promoter
de Hip6dromos, nj aun siquierS
de perros, ha depositado las can.
tidades exigidas para Ell costo
de la election.
En- 81 Condado de Pinellas sc
efectuara una election especial
ell 3 de NoViembre para determi-
mar 81 Sc permitira al Kennl
Club, de st. Petersburg, operar
hip6dromos durante la Temporal
81 de invierno.
Dentro de una semana, a par.
tir de hoy, ell Condado de Dade
en- ell cual Sc incluye a Miami.
~celebrara sus elecciones espe-
randose en- la misma una impor.
tante votacion.
Informes procedentes de Mia
mi aseguran que los elementos
de carreras obtendran una
gran mayoria, y que solamente
Sc operara I'm hip6dromo de ca
callos, ell Miami Jockey Club,
controlado por Joseph E. Wide
ner, y dos pistas de perros, ell
Biscayne y ell Miami Beach Ken
mel Club.
Los Ministries de st. Peters
burg han pronunciado varios
sermones contra ell plan de hi
p6dromos, pero en- la Ultima Sc.
mana la campana Ne ha condu.
edo con absolute tranquilidad
La falta de pistas de perros
en- Tampa hacen crer a los ope.
radores de st. Petersburg que
podranatraer hacia su ciudao
a miles de visitantes, mudhos
de los cuales estiman que no to-
maran parte en- las actividades
de apuestas.
Tres solicitudes de cuatro pre-
sentadas para operar hip6dro-
mos de carreras de cabaIIos en-
Hillsboroug fueron aprobadas
por ell Presidente de la Comisi6n
Mr.. Reagan, y probablemente
tambien seran aprobadas varias
soiicitudes para hip6dromos de
perros.
Hasta ell presente parece que
solamente Josiah Richardson
figura en- las votaciones para
una pista de perros cerca de Sui
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
RECLAMA $4,000 A LA
TAMPA DRUG COMPANY

En- ell dia de aver comenz6 a
celebrarse en- la Corte del Cir
cato el segundo juicio estable-
|cidO por Henry Meyer contra la
Tampa Drug Co., a la cual re-
clama una indemnizaci0n de
S25, 900 por las lesiones de ca
racter permanente recibidas en-
uR elevator de carga.
FL case Sc encuentra baio la
jurisdiction del Juez W. T.
Harrison, de Bradenton, que
preside la corte aqui.
Meyer alega que encontrando-
Sc descargando mercancias de
elevator, este comenz6 a subil
sin previo aviso cayendo en- e.
hueco y rompi6ndose I'm brazc
pOr dos lados.
Ell juicio continuara hoy.
Meyer esta representado
nor Vernon G. AGREE, de st. Pc
tersburg; Lewis G, Russell, de
Atlanta, G. A. Gibbs, de
Tampa.
La Compania, por Shackle-
ford, Ivy, Farrior y Shannon y
Mabry, Reaves y White.
La gaceta., 1931-10-13
ROBARON EN- Ell CAFE DE
GARCIA

Los ladrones entraron aver
en- ell Cafe del ST.. CelestinO Gar
cia, situado en- ell 1921 de la II
avenida, y Sc llevaron una ceja
de caudales de 500 libras, con-
teniendo aproximadamente amos
5000, papeles de valores y otros
articulos.
Los asaltantes rompieron una
puerta trasera y Transportation
la GAIA hasta el callej6n del fon-
do, suponiendose que en- ell mis-
mo Sc encontraba preparado I'm
cami5n.