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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
10, 900 Bills Must
 Be Settled Within
 Next Fifteen Days
Half of Month Passes With Only One-Tfird Total Re- ceipts in But Payments BY Large Corporations During Final Week Adds Enormous Sums to City Treasury sa

these bills win add Econsiderably to the. total, z ( ,t M
 There are fifteen more days to pay, said MT. Ennis who cautioned ali against waiting until the last few days as there will be the usual rush when hundreds will get in line wait ing for their chance to pay.
 The tax office is open from 9 will also be open on Wednesday eve erifngs from to 8 o'clock. %S Interest is charged on all bills not paid by June l. X #
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
AN ACCURATE MODEL
 Olt"NIAGAR. FALLS.
 AT ROWLAND. HUGHES

All but the mighty roar of the falls produced in this skillfully centrived electrical and mechanical exhibition at Rowland Hughes during the week of May 18th. It shows the Canadian side looking towards the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls on the left. Luna Park and Goat Island, and the masses Of rock just below. which mark the ptevions crtimbiingsOf the crest pf the falls In past years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

school teachers and school children.
 Will especially enjoy this wonderful which is open to the pulp; |lic. and free of charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Summer Camp For
 Italian Youngsters
Father Guerriero Plans Dance to Raise Funds Under
 N0urished Children to Benefit s9,

evening, February 29, the money to be used to defray expenses for tile little tots.
 There are many children in the city who would benefit greatly from such vacation as Father Guerriero Is attempting to. give them, said the head of local charitable organiza- tion.
 All the children who will be given this vacation will be those who con- not possibly go unless they, are sent by an4agency such as is making this possible
 All are requested to aid Tn making the affair a. success as the cause is a worthy one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Mend elssohn Male
 Chorus Annual Meeting

Edgar F. Wyatt of Naugatuck was elected president of the Mendelss0hn Male Chorus at the annual elections held last night at the Second Con- gregati0nal church. Clifford w. Northrop is the new president; w. M. Sullivan of Watertownsis is sec retary and treasurer. Edwin l.. Mix. Wiifred Gibson and David Meth are the directors. Frederick Pierp0nt is chairman of the membership com concert to be given the 18th at the Waterbury Women'ss club auditor iurn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

< One hundred undernourished little Italian youngsters will Be made hap py this summer when they are sent on two weeks vacation trip to a summer camp in the country. This is the plan of Rev Rocco Guerriero.
 assistant pastor or Our Lady of Lourdes church, who Is endeavoring to raise the money to provide the necessary funds to finance this ven- ture. Assisted by the committee compos- ed of Angelo Possemato, Joseph D:-
 Pietro and Carmine Nastri, Father
 Guerriero has announced g dance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
PIGEONS BEAT PLANE

Oslo.--Even though the modern airplane has attained a; very high speed, it is slow compared with the flight of pigeons. In a race from this city to Jesshim between an air. plane traveling 105 miles an hour and six carrier pigeons. five of the birds beat the plane to}the goal. The sixth; finished in dead heat with the plane ;5tr.1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

There have been paid so far this month 15,00O tax bills in the office of Tax Collector William F, Ennis, the collections totaling $900, 000. This leaves 10000 bills to be paid in the next fifteen days remaining to those who have not as yet settled.
 As 1t is evident that many people are paying the first installment of their tax bills. there should be ken in at the end of May about $3 CO., OO0. However, 1t is understood that the large corporations pay stheir bills during the last few days and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
THE WATERBURY WONiEN'S
 CLUB BRIDGE PARTY

The Waterbury Women's club held q bridge, entertainment and fashion show last night in the audi 'torium under the auspices of the American Institute of Banking. The models were Virginia White, Mar garet Sullivan, Jean Warner, Dor othy Kelsey. Hazel Birdsall and Alma Kiesling. A demonstration of treatment of the hair and face was Included iil the program.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
Blackboard Chances
rs YEARS AGO
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held Wabao
decided hold their principal meeting JanuaryM Inez
Glenn brides this
discovered method to students
without the aid contemplating giving the
who the wheat the countyAt
the John March R. H. Bell elected commanders
W. Ferris senior A. Swan junior Dunnngton quarter
chaplain
Whtet recently sold 65 bushels of clover seed the Norup
King Seed O Minneapolis for $72O bushel
YEARS AGO
Drake shipment of whips that
Redwood FasThe which supplies the
dayTher much agitation the Redwood Falls
village election believed will held
offceTs
futered L. railroad
heThe
F. L. a of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24

street car, shortly after one o'clock
Immediately after work was over for
the day, I noted fire truck after fire
truck hurrying along, responding to q
1.-TWO alarm" was to alight at Sew
enth street. When did so, I discov-
cred that the fire was near at hand in
the Franklin Hotel. 1t Was a spec
tacular blaze for short time but
was soon subdued and walked away.
Later, on purchasing a newspaper,
was surprised to learn that two men
had died behind that. wall of smoke
which I had seen issuing from the
building.
Stepping into news store to make
a purchase, l Was present when the
representative of magazine agency
entered the place. 81 want to take all
of your copies of these two publica-
tions," he said to the proprietor,
pointing out the magazines in ques-
ton. When the proprietor asked him
why he was removing those particu-
lar magazines, he replied that orders
had been issued by the District au-
thorities that anyone having them on
the stands at 10 o'clock that night
would be arrested. They were alto
gether too putrid for even liberal
minded Washington, it appears.
This is the twelfth day of Deem
be. Although we had light fall of
snow recently, it fell when the temp
erature was above the freezing point
and today l could still point out rose
buds in the bed in front of the Navy
building on Constitution Avenue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
for the relief of farmers in grass
hopper stricken regions of the west.

for the relief Of farmers in grass
hopper stricken regions Of the west.
There is a mystery in my neighbor-
hood. Around the corner, three doors
distant is a house which the govern
men has recently taken over in an
ticipation Of the time when it will
need the site for federal building
purposes. Exploring the house, work
men gradually found themselves in
the basement, and there located a
stairway leading down to unknown
depths. They descended and there
found another stairs inviting them
to go further. This they did and
found still another stairway which
gave upon a tunnel far down in the
depths of the earth. Proceeding
along the underground passageway,
the men came upon we'll. Beyond
that was a barred door over which
was a sign reading, "a quick descent
to He'll"
Members of our household have in
vestigated the place and endeavored
to figure out what the catacombs
mean, but no one has succeeded. One
theory is that in Civil War times,
when the city was in danger of cap
ture by the Confederates, people who
lived in a house where the present
one stands, may have dug these
places for Ravens of retreat in case of
necessity. But the reason for the
sign anent Hades is too deep for an
attempt at solution.
Last Saturday, while I was riding
down Pennsylvania Avenue on a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
What Others Think

The so-called 'Notre Dame system" of football all
smmered down, understand is only that each play
knows which opponent he is to take out of the play
and when the ball is snapped the Notre Dame player
gets his man. There really is nothing in the sys
tenn at all 1t has been used successfully at Vassar for
a number of years.-Arkansas City Traveller
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24

an appropriation
of three and a half
million dollars for
remodeling t h e
Capitol bull d i n g.
The plan includes
removal of the pre-
sent well known
dome of the struc-
ture and for re-
placing it wi t h
m a S o n y. The
measure also in
clude G replacing
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
With Beatty
In Washington
BY J. TED BEATTY.

One of the interesting bills intro
duced during the first few days of
the present session of Congress is for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
THURSDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1881
A Christmas Thought

THE following editorial has been reprinted in doz-
ems of newspapers since it first published on
L the Pacific coast a month ago. Written
no doubt by writer of considerable ability, it has a
splenddly handled theme suitable for thought especial
ly Christmas day. 1t first printed under the
caption "Our Brothers Keeper"
"This period through which the world is struggl-
ing is than economic crisis. 1t involves more
than study Of strategic plans to ambuscade the dol
lars which fled.
Humanity itself is on trial. The civilization which
we have evolved is undergoing the supreme test.
eff there is such thing brotherhood among
men, now is the time to show it.
Drunk with wealth, have strayed long way
from the fundamental and eternal truth. We have
been living in house stuck upon golden stills. And
it has crashed.
"In our agony and suffering have discovered
that Jesus Christ meant what he said. The Golden
Rule was not pleasant homly intended for reward
of merit cards with silk fringe the edges and dia
mond dust shining the scenes. 1t was simple
statement of the eternal law the law that keeps
the stars in the skies and the world turning its axis
eve speak of breaking the law and command
ments You break them but they break you.
'Love another" more than admonition to
light the path Of virtue It the staement of an
eternal principle upon which all law, all philosophy,
all business all ethics, all civilization rests Like all
the doctrines left by the Christ this the sublimty
of common sense-the inaty of practicaty-the only
sure foundation upon which civilization rest.
During these money-gutted years we have tried
each to go way alone. Years of greed and
money lust have ended with this terrible lesson That
wealth evaporates and leaves stark and with
naked hearts.
"It is for us to that this terrible rebuke has
not been in vain. For to rebuild the ia len
structure on the rock of brotherhood
"Ths winter will be period that calls for all men
to have fortitude strength and sympathy It is, for
once, clear to the dullest mind that only help
ourselves by helping others.
"Out of this period of re-adju stment regain
our souls 1t be better world because of this
period of hunger and sorrow; stronger Amer and
a sounder civilization if it brings to realization
we are given the privilege of being brothers keep
'The remedy for financial crisis lies not in
laws federal commissions, in panacea or financial
errors.
"The sound and practical answer told two
thousand years ago in sermon spoken on mountain
in Palestine"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
Loafers in College

TIL HE growing idea that a large percentage OF
young in college would be better off
elsewhere was emphasized by no less authority
than Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes, in address at
Brown University from which he graduated in
1881.
He roundy criticized the many modern college
activities which have nothing to do with education and
which attract the mental loafers whose only ambition
is to get by and obtain diploma. Referring to such
student Mr. Hughes said 81 should take him out at
once and tell him to make his own way. Those who
are not disposed to make good use of their college
years would be better off elsewhere
Neither Mr. Hughes nor any other sensible per-
son would dsparage the value of college education,
but the fact is that colleges encountered with
many students who have neither the capacity, the
energy the ambition to profit by college training
They might as well quit school and engage at once
in soda jerking in whatever simple tasks Their men
tally happens to fit.
We have the constitutional right to the pursuit OF
happiness but no assurance that will catch up with
it.
A certain West Virginia football coach receives
only twice as much salary the president of the
college.
We read that one of the Most popular song writer's
went to school only six weeks, and easily be-
lieve it.
We are wondering how many soldiers Chinese
general must have to be considered out of the bandit
classification.
One consolation is that while the Senate wrangled
over electing president pro tenn it kept out of
other mischief.
Campaign managers will soon begin to call the
ROLL but good party with roll are likely to be
scarcer than usual
| By now most of us have had our convictions con-
firmed that session of congress not the proper
antidote for world business conditions
The Redwood Falls Relief association now has the
funds with which to say really jolly merry Christ
mas" to every needy family in Redwood Falls
|
Movie stars live just orderly lives other peo
pie, says popular movie magazine. Count the stars
about whom you have heard scandal and try to re-
| frain from saying Bologna"
|
Reports from foreign countries certainly emphas-
lie two points. Wars even more expensive than
they appear the surface and America, with all its
troubles is still the best place earth to lve
/
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
A Healthy Condition

CITY where politics takes so large part in con-
II versation and general public interest as the
January election has here during the past week
must be regarded in hale and hearty condition.
Towns where officials have to be drafted under
protest or where candidates few and generally un-
worthy have entered period of decay as far as civic
pride and interest concerned and only general
upheaval such as startling exposures of incompetence
can regenerate interest.
large number of candidates for office general
1y indicates of two things that the public vital
ly concerned about it's local and wants to
have part in it's management that unemployment
conditions have made office holding highly desirable
Under charter such has Redwood Falls has, where
city officials draw salaries for elective Offices totang
only 1920, the latter condition can hardly exist.
Another index of public interest is the number of
people who visit the polls to fulfill their duty cleo
ton day. With interest keen election judges should
be busy here January 5.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
Those Busy Bureaus

w THAT those government bureaus in Washington
| w can't think up to experiment and NEEDLE with
" must be unthinkable. After much research the
Bureaus of Standards recently determined the relative
noise making possibilities of saxophone player and
tap dancer. Now these learned scientists invest
eating women's hose.
They have decided that 3O-nch length for ladies'
stockings is about right, and maybe they will pass
law about it. Maybe not, too, for read that many
protesting against this attempt at stand
ardzaton saying that Gin the arbitrary length of
them look like infants in socks, while others whose
legs are shorter than normal claim the stockings will
approach their ears"
These protests naturally call for further investiga
ton and research by the Bureau, including measure
ments for inseps, heel toe ankle and calf to deter
mine the exact dimensions appropriate for the various
sizes to be officially authorized
All Of which the New York Sun to pertin-
emily remark that some of the ways and which
the government finds for wasting taxpayers money
would be funny if the deficit and the problem of find
ing money for taxes not serious"
X
The Ways of Crooks
interesting sidelight on the ways of profess
~ sional criminals is given in magazine article
which declares that cities where these gentry
habtualy congregate to spend their loot seldom
the of their banditry.
The writer cites the case of Toledo, long known
being unusually free from underworld crime, yet all
the time the rendezvous for safecrackers holdup
and other desperate crooks. 1t unwrtten law
among them that "jobs" to be pulled off in
Toledo and although the police knew of their presence
they were not molested, because, the chief said:
eve bother them, because they bother u.s."
Finally public commissioner was appointed
when he learned of the situation he ordered clean
up Then, to quote the article: "There immediate
retaliations Safes began to explode like frecrackers
the Fourth. Hold-ups became common as meas
les. Cops shot crooks and crooks shot cops Today
Toledo is no longer immune"
One difficulty said to be experienced in catching
criminals Of the professional class is that
many of their underworld haunts which were former
ly wellknown to the police have been broken The
crooks are scattered throughout the Cities often living
in comparative security in hgh-class neighborhoods
Thus new and serious complication of the criminal
problem has arisen for which solution appears to
be Forthcoming.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-24
The Motorists Resolutions

TT would be splendid thing if all automobile drivers
l would adopt set of New Years resolutions-and
= keep them few suggestions follow:
D will make it practice to drive prudently
and carefully at all times.
(2) will give due regard to the rights of Others
who are as much entitled to the of streets and
highways as am.
81 will not be a road hog, drive on the
wrong side of the road cut drive at high
rates of speed when conditions not favorable.
az At all times will keep my lights, brakes,
steering gear and horn in the best of condition.
90 will be watchful to do my part to prevent
an automobile accident in 1882.
Many more suggestions will come readily to mind.
Our annual toll of automobile fatalities is rapidly
preaching the $4,000 mark-35,O00 lives destroyed
mainly because of negligence and carelessness The
cure is I'D to the individual driver He must face and
accept the responsibility that is his when he takes the
wheel of his car if this needless waste of rrepaceable
lives is to be stopped
We have heard of "the greatest shepherd since
Abraham" "the greatest secretary of the treasury
since Hamilton" and And most OF us have
some fellow in mind whom we consider the greatest
liar since Ananias.
Evening star., 1931-12-03

long recognized In the prison-we are
establishing emergency dormitories for
some of the prisoners in some industrial
buildings in addition to the major
move of stopping new prisoners from
coming in" he said.
I'VE cannot say that The disease Is
there In epidemic proportion, but the
cases manifested have been among
older inmates scattered over the insti-
tuition and not in contact with one
another"
Further Entries Stopped.
Treadway explained that "for years
one or two cases of the disease were
found annually in the prison"
An epidemiologist went to Atlanta TO
confer with a complete public health
unit in charge of DR.. J. G.. Wilson as
soon as the new cases developed On
advice of the medical men, the Justice
Department acted yesterday to stop
further entries into the institution.
The prison was designed for about
$500 inmates" Treadway said Latest
reports showed 389s prisoners there"
Evening star., 1931-12-03
PRISON EPIDEMIC
LAID To CROWD|NC
Meningitis Outbreak in At.
Ianta Fought With Ban
on Further Entries.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Overcrowding was named today by
pr. Walter L. Treadway, chief of public
health work in Federal prisons, as one
Of the causes for the outbreak of spinal
meningitis at the Atlanta Penitentiary.
His records showed nine cases since
last July, Of which two died, five re-
covered and two are now under treat
ment
Six Of the nine cases occurred during
the last month-one each on November
8, 8, l3, l9, % and 20.
Hopes for Relief.
Treadway voiced hope that emer-
gency measures to relieve overcrowding
would check the spread While he could
not tell the source of the outbreak, he
said epidemic diseases must be ex-
pected where people from far distant
points are crowded together"
"In order to relieve overcrowdtng-
Evening star., 1931-12-03
MILK PRICE DROPS

Minneapolis Diaries to Offer Prod
uct at 8 Cents Per Quart.
MINNEAPOLIS, December 3 GP).-
Milk here will retain at 9 cents a quart,
lowest price since 1917, beginning to-
orroW
Distributors said the reduction from
10 cents at a time prices normally
would rise is due to low consumption
and high production, caused by warm
weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-13

supremacy which was always hers I'M
I'll the United States wrested it away
during the World War. The EXPOSE
ton, the visit of Wales and Prince
George, the presence Of British war
ships and war planes mark the Gre
scendo OF Britain's trade attack.
Two years ago the d'Abernon Mis-
sion visited Argentina and proposed a
pact under which Argentinas credits
for the meat and grain it sends to
Britain would be used in the purchase
of British manufactures. No agree
ment resulted, but the mission planted
the slogan: "Buy from those who buy
from U.s." It was taken up by the Ar
gentine Rural Society and by others
whose export business the new Ameri-
can tariff law injured.
The Argentine government has be-
friended the British exposition by adj
hitting duty free all exhibits which
are not to be sold here. The British
automobile trade, which sells but one
car In Argentina to every 200 of Ameri-
can make, Is particularly well repre-
Sented. Many other British firms have
sent exhibits and viii maintain branch
ofdces here after the show ends.
The British government transported
some of the exhibits in its own war
ships and has erected one of the largest
payilionS on the exposition grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-13

covery Of Pluto's image on Photographic
plates taken In 1915 here at Lowell OBJ
servatory, which discovered him is
years later, and others taken at Mount
Wilson Observatory in 1919.
Diameter Is 5000 Miles.
Pluto now appears to be the only
known place where q human being
could go without changing his weight.
His mass, the factor which determines
gravitation's pull, is very nearly that Of
the earth. Both he and earth are
about 5000 miles in diameter. Venus,
the only other member of the fam
lily Of approximately similar girth, is
$500 miles across.
Pluto's light is slightly yellow, re-
sembling the shine Of Mercury, inner
most of planets. The new world ABB
serbs more OF the other colors, that
Of yellow, which causes O strong sus-
piciun among astronomers that he has
very little atmosphere.
In one respect Pluto differs from all
other planets-the ra1ish angle at
which the plane of his orbit Is tilted.
His eight older brothers and sisters all
have orbits set In the same plane,
which figuratively lies like Puritan
hat brtnn, severely straight across the
brow of the sun. Pluto's orbit Is tipped