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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Security

Three years ago the American people were talking about getting rich. oday they are talking about steady jobs, steady interest safe returns. Not so many are dreaming about getting rich through spec ulation. Back in 1928 and 1929, corpora tions and companies had extravagant dreams of growing bigger, They issued extra divi- dcnds valuable rights, etc Many of them sold excessive quantities of goods on the instalment plan. Some of them that had increased their sales 50 per cent on credit business found in l930 and l93l that they Sad so exhausted the resources of the pur- ehaSers, that they could not sell as much as the' did before they went into the install menr business so heavily.
 The business man of today wants steady business. Many corporations that under previous policy would have increased their dividends and declared extra dividends, will from now on set money away Tn reserves, where in case of difficult times they could afford to do business at cost or for slight loss. The stockholders of corporation feel '. that 1t IS very fine thing when their com pany increases its dividends and expands rapidly. But if great many companies do that thing there IS danger of starting specu- lative booms. which go up in the air like blazing rocket and come down like a stick. What IS wanted IS steady development based on the natural growth of population and on improvements in methods and equipment. Gains that are made by forcing people to buy things they can't afford are not real gains.
 There is demand that the corporations do more to protect their employees through pesods of depression. If they do that they will not perhaps be able to pay as large div idends but the chances of regular dividends ought to be better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
IMPROVING COUNTRY
 ROADSIDES
(New Britain Herald)

The state highway department appears to have made considerable progress this year in beautifying such roadsides, mainly along state highways, as have been brought under. it's control through the strengthening of curves of old thor oughfares. Automobilists are charmed with the sight of small parks at various points along the roads, wherein grow flowers and shrubbery and on which the grass is kept trim and neat, rather than a mess of rank vegetation in a dis orderly triangle.
 There is a great deal of routine and uninteresting work for those who have the roadsides in charge. Brush is kept cut back along the right of way particularly on curves where the visibility is poor, much tidying up is done. But the devel- opment of a small plot here and there into a garden spot lacks the drudgery of the tidying process we imagine and the creators of the parklets thoroughly enjoy their op- portunity to create beauty, it n safe to say. else evidence of thought and care would not be so prom inent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
A VOICE FOR THE SNAIL
(New York Herald-Tribune.) )

(New York Herald -Tribune.)
 The quaint old-fashioned motor ist who likes to loaf along permit ting the occupants of the car to enjoy the landscape, as in the days a pleasure vehicle" has small comfort on the proud modern highways. On these he is looked upon and treated as a nuisance to be honked at and married. So, if he is sensitive or sensible, he chooses to drive on the back roads where he is not classed as a pariah. But the byways are seldom smooth; they are usually bumpy- too many jolts in them for a pleas ant drive.
 To intimate that the leisurely driver deserves anything better than the leavings requires courage. Yet The New Bedford Standard" has the temerity to suggest the construction of woods roads which will delight the soul but have no attraction for the travel CTS to whom speed is everything" Furthermore, "The Standard" sup ports the astonishing thesis that 'the people who do not want to speed have rights and. if they are driven off the trunk lines, will de- mand roads on which speed Is for- bidden or rendered impossible by their character"
 The slowpoke driver has rights Those people in the old whaling town are precious antiquarians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
REED OF MISSOURI
(springfield Republican)

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 Former Senator Reed of Miss ouri is in his roth year, and so far along in it that he would be in his 72d when the next president IS inauguarated in March. 1883. This fact places in the correct perspec- tive his presidential candidacy. It cannot prove to be more than a compliment paid to him by the democrats of Missouri. The dem- ocratic national convention, which dismissed MT. Reed from serious consideration in 1924 and 1928. will find him too shop-worn in 1892.
 If the Reed candidacy has a seri- ous purpose, it Is intended to hold the Missouri delegation away from Gov. Roosevelt, or possibly any other candidate, in the period prior to the convention. The democratic two-thirds rule encourages the can- didacies of favorite sons. They gain some prestige by receiving votes in the convention. but they are really there to trip up the leading candidate. That done. there is always the dark horse possibil- ity. MT. Reed does not even have the chance of . dark horse. but he can be an element that all must reckon with simply because he will control the Missouri delegation.
 The thought of MT. Reed as president would be staggering were 1t necessary to entertain it seri- ously. As a possible obstacle to the nomination of Fov. Roosevelt on the first ballot, he arouses interest minus the least suggest of excite ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Self-Helping Cities

The New York Times asked mayors of the larger cities of the United States to di- vulge their plans for unemployment relief during the coming winter. More than 20 of them replied. It is reassuring to learn that most of them were agreed on one thing - that they could take care of their own people without federal help. Local action and sef-relianee were reported from North and South. East and West, in spite of the tmpetation to apepal for outside aid.
 They were pretty we'll agreed on another point. too They could and would take care of their own citizens but they declined to be responsible for outsiders who drifted in to take advantage of their wel-organized relief work. The communities unable to make such an optimistic report are those. like Detroit. which have become one-indus- try centers. Diversification in industries and businesses has proved to be as import ant for cities as diversification of crops for agricultural regions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

It will be cheaper to ride than to walk across the new Washington Memorial bridge over the Hudson river. According to rates fixed by the Port of New York Au- thority, pedestrians will be obliged to pay 10 cents every time they cross the structure. Over in Fort Lee, N. J., the western termin- us, the Council has enfranchised bus com pany to transport passengers for five cents. We know of bridge down in Pennsylvania where it only costs one cent to cross wheth- CT you walk or ride. However it won't take long to pay off the debt on the Hudson river bridge. It ought to be about the most pop ular in the East It will be dedicated Octo Der "A and opened to traffic the following day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Our Future Leaders

A gentleman who takes charge of club for newsboys in one of our cities, remarked in a recent address that he would look for the future leaders of the country quite as much in this group of boys, as he would Tn gentleman is himself very scholarly man who formerly held position in an import ant educational institution, so that his re- an equal number of college students. This mark was not made in any spirit of preJu- dice against the higher education.
 He was looking at the inner nature of those boys, rather than at their superficial ad- vantages They were practically all from humble families. The majority of these families had emigrated rather recently to this country. But these boys had certain power which the sons of wealth frequently Flaek They had feeling of responsibility developed by their work. They received certain number of newspapers each day, and they either had to bring back those papers or the mony to pay for them. They were self-reliant. Any boy who sold papers on a certain street corner. expected to fight for his privilege on that corner with any boy who trespassed there, He could stand up for his rights.
 These boys had to be pushing and force ful. The quiet boy who stood in his cor ner and waited for customers to come and buy would not sell many. He needed to get out and make some noise in the neigh borhood and attract attention by his cheer ful cries. He needed the advertising spirit, self confidence that could make himself heard. They had to know how to please and meet all types of people. In short, they. knew how to deal with the world. They had acquired gifts which many highly educated boys never get sn their sheltered lives. No wonder the club man said he saw some future rulers of the country in that bunch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
A WISE AND UPRIGHT JUDGE

(New Haven Journal-Courier.)
 These are the words that should be engraved on the stone which will mark the resting place of Judge Howard Junior Curtis who passed to his reward at his home in Stratford Thursday afternoon after a long illness. He was a wise and upright judge, not solely because he was learned in the law and understood its place in the ad- ministration of justice but also because he was in temperament wise and upright in his outlook upon life and appreciative of the weaknesses as well as the virtues of mankind. Not all of the dis tinct service he rendered to his state found it's inspiration from between the covers of learned es- says and court decisions. His own sense of justice gave him in spiration.
 Judge Curtis graduated from Yale college in the class of 1881, which also graduated former Chief Justice George w. Wheeler or Bridgepert. As an underclassman at Yale, Judge Curtiss personified the intellectual and temperament tai qualities which later led to his success in his chosen profession. We do not recall, though there have been other examples of the same spirit in service in the state, but we do not recall another who so completely from start to finish personified & devotion to a given end, He was by inclination and ambition a jurist. He was in fact a jurist before he became one. His clients realized it and profited by his counsel. From the moment or his appointment to the court or common leas, he became marked as a man of judicial qualities and boise. His promotion to the bench of the superior court and thence to the supreme court fulfilled the prophecies of his friends and the logic of devoted service. He re- tired crowned with honors which he had so .abundantly earned.
 As was natural with such pup lie servant, Judge Curtis was a modest and unassuming man. He gave his service the serious devo- tion it demanded but never to the point of narrowness. His outlook upon life was liberal and sympa- thetic. and his friends were per manent and lasting. The bar oi Connecticut can well look back upon the career of this estlmabie man and judge as a vindication ol it's inherent virtues, on the one hand, and on the other. as an ex- ample to emulate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
TO ASSURE FRENCH SECURITY
Stephen P. Duggan in the Autums
 Yale Review

French security will be much better assured by. having a reason. ably contented Germany as q neighbor. Hitlerite success in the German elections of last Septen- Der was primarily due to the evil economic conditions. but the ap- peal to patriotism against unfair provisions of the Versailles treaty unquestionably had a profound in- fiuence. If the coming disarma- ment conference were merely to result in a reduction of armaments which would leave Germany rela- lively in as impotent position as she is in to-day, a government made up of the moderate parties would be compelled to undertake some drastic action to prevent communists or fascists from sb- taining control. Such action might take the form of withdrawai from obtaining control. Such ac- ton might take the form Of withdrawal from the league of na- tions, and that might-probapiy wouid--be followed by withdrawai on the part of other countries. Were such a situation to develop, the fragile peace structure 50 labori- ously built during the past decaoe would be put under too great strain to survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

When President Hoovers speech to the American Legion delegates at Detroit this week crowded the address of Newton D. Baker off the first pages. political writers were quick to sense decrease in interest in the Ohio man as leading presidential can didate in the democratic party. They be-
 lieve that if the speakers at the convention had been President Hoover and Governor Roosevelt of New York their speeches would have shared respective space on the front page of most of the nations newspapers, However. it must be remembered that the president chose to speak on topic that was most pertinent. namely. the soldier bonus. Furthermore the times were propitious with grave tidings from London and busi- ness in this country none too good. MT Baker was in an unenvable place. provided he has any presidential aspirations and he had chosen the Legion convention as the proper place to hint at them. As it was eursory glance at his speech will reveal that this was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Good evening.
 o-O-O ENTER OCTOBER

Along the path of seasons grim, October shows its golden head, While nature feels the coming frost \ That soon will turn its
 wardrobe red, A biting breeze sweeps down ths
 vale,
 The pumpkins yellow in the
 sun, But not until they're kissed by
 frost,
 Will fall its need of kultur
 done. The grey squirrels hustle to and
 fro,
 Their store of winter nuts to
 pile, The song birds pack, enroute fo1
 south,
 For autumn cramps their singing
 style, Porch furniture soon disappears, The while we sigh and frame And on the house, across the way, The awnings, green, are coming
 down. Falls knocking on the outer door, (The coal men snieker, we'll
 they may), Soon orders will become their lot In fall they get break this way The storm doors dusted free oi
 webs,
 The old snow shovel shows 1t.
 head, Shop early for your Christmas
 gifts,
 Now tell me readers, what
 said.
 o-O-o The easiest way sometimes seems that way after you've had il mighty hard. O-O-O
 In the old days when @ wo- man went to dress it was hustle and hustle. Now it's hustle and the new bowler hats. o-O-o Many a plasterer does his best work when plastered. O-O-o The gypsy boxer was talk ing bad beating. Then some- body told his second, another gypsy to throw a TOWEL. o-O-o The man who will do in a pincf wants to look out when the pincf period is gone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Here, There And Everywhere

service, for in each direction she has carried substantial loads of passengers, mail and cargo. Just before she took the air from Per nafnbuco mooring mast on Friday a giant plane with passengers and mail from Montevideo and Buenos Aires landed and transferred it's cargo to the airship. Thus has come to pass, in the South Ameri- can field, the type of articulated aerial service which Dr Eckener and his associates have promised us for the North Atlantic next year. In it the dirigible assumes the transocean role, while swift planes act as feeders or deliverers.
 Into such service the eZppelin now under construction at Fried erchshafen will be pressed. She is even larger than the Akron. Ap- parently those who brought that monster craft for our navy to com pletion foresee the need of still larger ships of the air to be built in this country. In the specifica- tions issued the other day for bids on the new dirigible hangar at Sun- nyvale, Cal, a clause read, "The hangar will house one airship of Il, 100000 cubic feet" The Akron, present queen of the air, has a ca pacity of 6,500,000 cubic feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Quotations

My agents cannot take the law in their own hands.
 Director of Prohibition Enforce ment Woodcock.
 If the industrial life of the world must be but a squabble for the best bone, then the big dog Will always get the big bone.
 Dean Brown of Yale. The worst is over. All we need is patience, hard work and com mon sense in business and govern ment to see us safely through to another great period of prosperity.
 Roger W. Babson. The government of this country exists for the protection and pre- servation of it's people. Governor Pinchot of Pennsyl- vania.
 CelIophane merely adds to the disenchantment. Jaw Lewis. If it's excitement you want. never hike without a map. It's the easiest way to get lost l know.
 -s. P. B. Mais. Home owning is more than the provision of domicles; 1t goes to the roots of family life. public morals and standards of living.
 President Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

Austrian humane societies have started a new fad It's worthwhile one, too. It was noticed this year that migratory birds were having their troubles. Many of them on their flight south from Germany and other northern countries were forced to earth throughout Austria, particularly in Vienna. An carly cold snap and heavy frosts seemed likely to kill many of the birds. Swallows by the thousand were found starving and almost frozen. Various organizations have chartered planes and are now engaged in carrying the birds to the warmer climates of Italy where they will be released. An edct has been issued order ing peasants and farmers to collect all birds forced to earth and still alive. They will be brought to a central station and from there shipped by their favorite route - the air = to their winter homes. Can you i'm agne that?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Accident Repeaters

A safety organization, studying the records of l.200 truck drivers. found that 400 of them had been involved in three to 0 motor vehicle accidents. Of the 800 others. half had never been involved in any accident. The conclusion drawn is that there are some drivers with a pronounced accident tendency who are real menace to themselves and to other motorists.
 Efforts to control traffic safety and to reduce accidents are creating wider demand for drivers license laws in states which do not yet have them. Under such law aee- dent repeaters could be discovered and re- moved from the highways If their ten- ksney Q accidents is caused by something remediable defective eyesight. for ex. ample - that could be taken care of and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
aturally to their support, than in a

aturally to their support, than in a strange community.
 The northerner is peculiarly at a disadvantage in coming south. as his speech immediately reveals that he is not a southerner.
 We do not propose any set pro- gram, nor do we care to issue any stereotyped story on the matter, but we leave the thought with you for what it is worth. You can do a great service to your community, especially to those people who would be tempted to travel by urg- ing them to stay at home until the unemployment situation has been relieved.
 "We say this, not in any selfish spirit, but we do know the facts. Our information shows us that there is no work, and that a very bitter feeling is engendered when people from other communities at tempt to take jobs while house. holders and natives are without work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
WARNING TO STAY HOME
(Meriden Journall

Northerners who are thinking of 'going south for the winter" should be well prepared to. pay their way this coming season.
 There not only is q scarcity of paying jobs in the southern states but there also is hostility toward the transient from the north. which manifested itself last winter.
 The Salvation Army has been making a survey and sounds this warning:
 Last winter large numbers of these transients spent considerable time on the county road chain gang there as vagrants.
 There is absolutely nor work in this territory; nor Is there any prospect of a development that would give employment to outside folks during the coming winter. Any man or woman Is far better in their own home, town. among people who know them. and In an environment which lends itself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
PROGRESS OF THE DIRIGIBHE
(New York Times)

(New York Times)
 These are days of both promise and performance in the lighter than-air branch of aeronautics. The new airship Akron, on her early trial flights, has performed with the smothness and ease which might have been expected of an old campaigner. This giant of the skies, 7S5 feet long and more than 130 in diameter, is one of the most complex of man-made structures. within she is forest of duralum- in girders; her rings and lonitud- inal members, the product of years of study to provide maximum strength with minimum weight, held together by millions of speci- ally designed rivets. Yet when the doors of her hangar rolled back, the great dirigible weighed off in perfect balance and sailed out upon her maiden voyage serenely.
 Meanwhile the Graf Zeppelin has sailed from Pernambuco on the return leg of her second of three round-trip voyages between Germany and Brazil this season. This is the start of a commercial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

drivers concerned would move into the group of .safe drivers. If the cause is reeklessness and indifference. it should certainly be pun ished by withdrawal of the privilege of driv- ing. If it is matter of low mentality and inability to make quick and correct decisions in emergencies, the driver ought not to be at the wheel of car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

Here's news for the druggists. Some will welcome 1t; others won't care one way or the other. Dr James M. Doran, Commls- sioner of Industrial Alcohol, has authorized drug stores selling medicinal liquor to adver- tise this fact. The following plaeards are recommended: Holder of permit to fill pre- scriptions under the national prohibition act or Authorized by permit to fill pre- scrptions under the national prohibition act" Take your choice, gentlemen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

the last thought he had when he rose before the asscmblage. We still believe that the former Wilson secretary of war is powerful potential candidate. Roosevelt packers will need to watch him more than any other pro fessed candidate, Al Smith included.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
Personal Health Seruice
 (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., 1931-09-28
OHNIIGOSH

Her swcetie was fat. Did it bring her woe, Not much, for his beef, Was balanced with dough.
 O-O-o Now that the movies are talking why not call Hollywood, Polly wood?
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 If the girl doesn't realize on her hope chest, she can at least have it for canning box when she grows into an old maid and grape jelly becomes a seasonal temptation.
 O-O-O Women may again wear veils this winter. 1 hope they're made of cellophane, so we can choose "a fresh gal," while out flirting.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

Political Note: The Field Museum in Chicago has obtained two Persian wild asses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28
TEE, HEB

Mothers at a bridge game, Pas tuning up the crate, Pm still in my babyhOOd, BUT WAIT!
 O-O-o Fish, visitors and speeches smell after three days. (With apologies to Franklin.)
 O-O-O The schools are opening. Wish some of the closed fac tories would do the same.
 o-O-O
 SING. SING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

Looks as if the boil weevil were re- sponsble for the plight of the cotton belt. He isn't doing his duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-28

All vehicles must be lighted not later than ell tonight.