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The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
All Burned CLAY Brick

Six thousand or more years ago
when some ingenious forerunner of
the present legion of architects
and builders fashioned rude
block of clay and dried 1t to last
Ing hardness in the sun, he dubbed
1t brick. and the name stuck.
Ever since that time the unit of
burned clay has been recognised for
what its inventor first named it, a
brick, no more, no less.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Comprehensive Map

A "Mercator" map" is a map con-
structed on the principle of Mer-
GATORS projection. The merid-
ians are drawn parallel to each
other, and the parallels Of latitude
are straight lines, whose distance
from each other increases with
their distance from the equator, so
that in all places the degrees Of
latitude and longitude have to each
other the same ratio as on the
sphere itself. This produces an ap-
parent enlargement Of the polar re-
glons, which when translated into
distance Is approximately accurate.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Historic Blarney Castle

Blarney castle was built about
1446 by Cormac Mccarthy. 1t has
walls which in places are as thick
as 1S feet. The fame of the castle
Is bound up in the civil history of
the country and the war of the
Great Rebellion. The famous Blar-
ney stone is near the top of the
wall. Promises and flattering
speeches delayed the surrender OF
the castle In medieval times and
from this fact it is supposed that
the tradition concerning the Blar-
ney stone arose.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Oldest Trees in Eurnne

Between Loeb Rannock and Loeb
Tay is Glen Lyon, the longest glen
In Scotland, which stretches its
mysterious beauty from Loeb Lyon
over thirty miles. The place Is red
with history and legend, battles
which go back to the earliest days
OF Celtic Christianity. It's few
trees claim to be the oldest au-
thentic specimen of vegetation in
Europe.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Historic Communion

The first communion service held
on American soil was that held
on the little island in the James
river, where the settlement of
jamestown was built. On June IL,
1907. Rev. Robert Hunt admins
tered the Anglican communion to
the little band. who knelt on the
ground under a ships sail to re-
ceiye II.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Commercial Bodies

Chambers of commerce originat-
ed on the continent of Europe
with the disintegration of the old
guild system. The first chamber
of commerce on record is that of
Marseilles, France, which grew out
of committee of merchants es-
tablished in 1899. The movement
spread to the United States, where
the first chamber of commerce,
that of New York city, was organ
ized in 176S.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Sunniest Spot on Continent

Scientists of the Smithsonian in
stftution have selected Table noun
tain, 100 miles from Los Angeles,
as the location of their solar OBJ
servatory because the mountain is
believed to be the sunnfest spot in
North America, although not the
hottest, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Noted Western Character

"Poker Alice" Tubbs was pie
turesque character of the old West
where she was a fixture in the min
ing camps of the gold rush. She
was born in Devonshire, England,
and came to the United States with
her family. She died February 27.
1890 in Rapid City, S. D.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

IL ! a [ 1 v G
p q IL / C a II d
while we have
had a genera,
g C o N O M | c
breakdown yet
we have not
had any sem-
blance of a
financial panic,
such as oc.
Cured In 1907,
and in other
years when the
ere d i t a n d
nnnnnfnrxr p,n
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

The average age of horse is six
teen years. Mules and jackasses
live to be great age, although the
average length of life is approx
mately sixteen years. There have
been records Of mules having lived
35 to 40 years.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
BANKERS SUGGEST
BANKING REFORMS
Economic Policy Commission
of American Bankers Asso-
ciation Recommends Aids
to Progress in Banking
Business.

=
vey of banking conditions and
opinion among bankers. the Eco.
nomic Policy Commission of the
American Bankers Association has
made the following recommends
tions for banking betterment:
Under the category of improved
bank management specific improve
ments we might summarize are:
"D Liquidation or consolidation
of banks where changed local eco.
nomic conditions render this de-
sirable;
"(2) Wider affiliation anon g
state banks with the Federal Re
serve System;
"(S) Development of limit e d
branch banking where economic
conditions and legal authority make
this expedient;
90 A more general practice, es-
peeially lacking among country
banks, to analyze the cost of carry
ing accounts and other operating
details and the establishment of
proper service charges to make all
classes of function profitable;
"(5) A more general application
of the theory and practice Of Sec
ondary reserves:
"(6l Avoidance by banks of un.
due borrowing merely to increase
their own profits by relending at
higher rates, or to over-expand
credit to local business in order to
increase their own business;
I'D Cooperation among bankers
IN local communities through city,
county or regional clearinghouse
SO as to promote mutually benefl.
cial conditions and practices;
"(S) The insistence upon higher
educational effort and qualifications
among employees, especially those
to be trusted with executive duties.
Legislative Measures Proposed
There are some external measures,
along moderate legislative and SUI
pervlsory lines, that we also believe
would help strengthen banking.
Among these are:
I'D The broadening in the states
Of branch banking laws where con-
ditions warrant an extension Of this
type Of banking service to the
public;
"(2) The establishment of sound
minimum capital funds under which
banks will be allowed to operate,
which should be materially higher
than now prevails in most states;
specifically, we believe that the
minimum capital with which any
lew bank shall be chartered, wheth-
er state or national, should be at
east $4,000;
"(3) The provision of funds and
equations to keep the official staffs
If all supervisory departments up
% level of ability and integrity
hat will universally inspire conf.
ience among bankers whose activi-
les they are empowered to review,
md will supply real added defenses
o the public interests they are ap-
pointed to protect.
"(4) In connection with the poll
lies Of bank chartering depart
nents, we would recommend that,
wen to a greater extent than is now
he practice, the. greatest care and
should be exercised In
new charters, so as to
,uard against over-banking or the
of new banks by unquali-
led persons, which have doubtless
'een serious factors in the bank
allure situation in the past.
"(5) Also, referring to Federal
practice not requiring legis-
alton, we believe that the Federal
Banks should exercise
nore freely their rights to examine
'anks and use their discretionary
'ower to refuse rediscount facilities
o banks indulging in Objectionable
'anking methods"
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Familiar Sound

"There's a slight scraping sound
In the transmission" said a local
young husband to the service man.
ager, "as of the little woman pre-
pairing ast."-Detroit News.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Friendliest Fish Found

Fish are friendly, says Cali
fornia scientist; suckers-poor fish !!
are friendliest of all.-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

Camping Cook Note-The way
to tell the difference between a
grindstone and a flapjack is to
stick knife in each. If the knife
breaks it's a flapjack.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Evil Is Winged

Not only does bad rumor
travel faster than a good one, but
the latter has to lose the time nec-
essary to be verifed.-Fort Worth
Record-Telegram.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

In public libraries during the
Middle ages books were often
chained to their shelves. 1t is said
that the volumes in the library at
Oxford were secured in this man-
ner.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

The essence of the imaginative
faculty is utterly mysterious and
inexplicable, and to be recognized
in its results only.-Ruskin.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

"One patient" said a prominent
physician twas too fat-headed
nowhere, and almost there."-
American Magazine.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Tyranny Corrupts

Many of the greatest tyrants
on the records of history have
begun their reigns in the fairest
manner. But this unnatural
power eorrupts both the heart
and the Observation-Disclosures.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
One Point Of View

Shallow men believe in luck,
strong men believe in cause and
effect.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Destructive Area Varies

A tornado's path Of destruction
may be only so feet wide, or it may
spread over half a mile.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Faith Requires Reason

1t is always right that a man
should be able to render a reason
for the faith that is within him.
Sydney Smith.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Vitamins in Sweet Potatoes

Tests by chemists show that
sweet potatoes are a good source
Of vitamins.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

The art Of life Is living not next
week or next month, or 20 years
hence-but today.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Composition of Water

Water is chemical combination
Of two gases, hydrogen and oxygen.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Niles Popularity

The lower Nile for 600 miles has
scarcely a tributary rivulet.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
SOME DEPRESSIONS
WORSE THAN THIS

BY ROME C. STEPHENSON
fresideat4 merican Bankers 4 ssoeiafion
ONE of the most significant as.
poets of the present business
period Is that while we had a spec
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Finance Taking Cuts

And banking and corporate finance
In this period of depression are un.
tinchingly taking their portions OF
short rations and enforced self-de
NAL that the nations need for re
adjustment demands. Interest rates
on money, yields ON securities and
dividends on corporate investment
have all dropped to levels that con-
stitute drastic reductions in the
compensation of capital. These are
but part of the necessary economic
realignments that all phases of the
countrys working life must go
through before a general revival of
business activity can start.
1T is my belief-indeed it is my
hope-that the tempo of the next
cycle of prosperity will be some
what more moderate than the mad
whirl of jazz that brought the last
one to a close. I think it will be
agreed that the worst aspect of the
collapse of that period of false pros
perity is the condition of insecurity
for employment which it caused.
Unemployment Is our greatest pub
lie problem today.
Unemployment is the worst wage
cut that the worker can suffer. 1t
is the worst cause of stagnation
that business has to strive against.
The sooner we can get our masses
Of workers back into jobs on almost
any terms the better it will be both
for capital and labor.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

chinery broke down and we had
money panics, suspension of specie
payments and kindred disasters.
None of these elements of true
financial panic has been present in
this depression of the 1905. At no
time was the banking structure as
a whole shaken, despite the unpre-
eedented rate of small bank failures
that 1t had to absorb. At no time
was the banking and credit machin-
cry unable to extend support to the
panic-stricken and broken stock
markets and cooperation to all
kinds of business and manufacture
ing. Anyone would have been
wise prophet who could have FORE
told that our banking and credit
structure would stand up so we'll
under conditions so bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
2S2.s WT1r iOGO Meters W = 4S KflOcyriSs
 Hartford

4:15-WTIC synchronized with
 WEAF on 660 kc. (See
 WEAF for program.) 1900 a.m.-Silent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
State League of
 Women Voters
Will Hold Two Days Ses-
 sion Here Nov l8=l9

Miss Edith Chase of this city is in charge of arrangements for the 11th annual state convention of the Connecticut League of Women Voters scheduled to be held here on November 18th and 18th. Water bury, Watertown. New Milford, Cheshire and Litchfeld delegates have already been named. Round table conferences will occupy the greater part of the first morning and on the afternoon of the 18th regular reports will be read. On the second morning delegates will adopt a program for the coming year and officers will be elected. The session will close at 1 o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th with a luncheon.
 The headquarters of the conven- tion will be the Elton. Among the speakers will be William E. Brig ham, chief of the Boston Tran script editorial staff. Thomas Chad bourne of New York. Professor Richard Smith of Yale, Richard Phillips, secretary of the judicial council. Raymond Fuller. executive secretary of the state child welfare commission. and Miss Katherine Ludington, vice e-president of the Ma tional League Of Women Voters.
 Mir Brigham will speak on Issues of the 1892 Presidential Campaign"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Formerly Commissioner of Health in New York City, now a United States senator from New York state, Royal s. Copeland is heard twice each week over WABC and the Columbia network in two distinct series of health talks. As a Senator Copeland acted in the capacity of Dean at the Flower Hospital Medical college for ten years. He may be heard over the air each Wednesday at 1O:15 a. m. and each Thursday at 1O:0O a. In., E. S. T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
A. A. Opposed To
 Federal Excise Tax
Selective Sales Tax on Autos Would Pyramid the
 Burden on Heaviest Luxury Form of Property

seen that they are paying a very large share of the cost of the right-of-way they use. The treas |ury department cannot solve the problem of the railroads by crip- bling highway transport and the Equicker fhis is realized the better 1t will be for all concerned.
 'The reference of the treasury to federal aid as a Justification for a federal levy is another out cropping of the antagonism mani fested by certain school of po- litical thought now dominant in the treasury department toward this great national policy. It is inter- esting to note that in mentioning federal-aid, the treasury makes no reference to the fact that the mo- tor vehicle owners have already contributed more than a billion dollars in the form of excise taxes which practically balances the total outlay on federal-aid to date.
 Equally without foundation is the naive assumption of the treas- ury that the manufacturers would absorb federal tax placed on mo- tor vehicles at this time. It is a matter of common Knowledge that the federal excise tax during it's existence was passed on in every instance to the consumer. This would certainly be done again.
 "No American industry has been harder hit by the depression than our great motor industry. Last year there was an actual decline Tn passenger registrations and the in- be decline this year in total reg istrations, including passenger cars, trucks and busses. A sales levy would inevitably slow up the re- covery of this basic industry and further jeopardize employment.
 Since the great majority of mo- tor vehicles in the United States are of the light weight, low-priced variety. a federal tax would bear hardest on the farmers and the poorer classes of the motor-using public for whom the car has come to be almost as much of a neces- sity as food and clothing.
 'In the event that the govern in the interest of balancing nation al finances, 1t is most important that policy should be formulated with due regard for facts as to the tax status of this or that article to-day. The contention is fair that the treasury's intimations as re- gards the motor vehicle are not in accord with the facts"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Washington, D. C., Oct 2s.-The announcement to the effect that the treasury department favors the restoration of the federal war ex- else tax on motor vehicles as part of its tentative program for a '.se- 1ective sales tax'' to balance the national budget, drew sweeping protest from the American Auto mobile association to-day.
 In defense of it's position, the national motoring body quoted a resolution unanimously adopted at it's recent annual convention as follows:
 "Whereas the motor vehicle is to-day the most heavily taxed property in this country, the American Automobile association Is unalterably opposed to a federal tax on highway transport, whether through an excise tax on motor vehicles, accessories or parts. or through sales tax on fuel, or through a license fee for motor vehicles or drivers"
 In reply to the treasury fntima- tion, the A.A.A. said in part:
 "The placement of the motor vehicle on the tentative selective list of the treasury department Is apparently based on a series of false assumptions as regards the character of motor vehicle prop erty, the tax burden it already bears, its contribution to highway building, and the effect of a federal levy; , . .. h. inmates that the taxes now paid by motor vehicles are nominal. Now, what are the facts? In 1930 motor vehicle property in the United States had valuation of approximately $5,5o0.o00,000 and paid more than a billion dollars in taxes. In other words, the motor vehicle is now paying at the rate of 1S.3 per cent per annum of its valuation, which is twelve times as heavy as the tax on rural real estate and seven times as heavy as the tax on urban real estate. At the present rate. the average mo- tor vehicle through its life of seven years pays 12S.3 per cent of its av- craze value. How can treasury ex- perts reconcile this fact with their intimation that the motor vehicle is to-day paying only a nominal tax?
 "The treasury department inti- mates that free roads are provided for motor vehicles out of public funds. To answer this, it Is only necessary to state the facts. In 1880 motor vehicle taxes amounted to SO per cent of the total high way bill. Considering that roads benefit not merely the car owners, but the entire nation, it will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
3y5 :" H2 96O Meters ~s Kilocycies

5:00-Michael Gusikoff, violin; 5:30-Al and Pete, songs 5:45-Little Orphan Annie-skit 6:00-Raising Junior-skit 6:15-Van Steeden orchestra 6:25-Talk-John B. Kennedy 6:30-Raymond Knight, the Landt
 Trio and White 6:45-Topics in Brief-Lowell
 Thomas 7:00-Amos n Andy-sketch 7:15-Vocal Trio 7:30-Phil Cook, songs 7:45-Famous Fallacies of Busi-
 ness-Merle Thorpe 8:00-Dixie Spiritual Singers 8:15-Rin-Tin-Ti Thriller 8:30-Fielding Yost and William
 Roper interviewed by
 Grantland Rice S:45-Sisters of the Skillet 9:00-Julia Sanderson and Frank
 Crumit, songs 9:30-Orchestra 10:00-Gypsies Dance orchestra;
 Frank Parker. tenor 10:30-Clara, Lu and Elm 10:45-Paris Night Life 11:00-Slumber Music Columbo, songs White, organ 12:00-Silver Tone quartet 12:15 a.m.-To be announced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
.::... .s. WEAF x...:s.... :::
New York

5:30-Sketch-What Happened to
 Jane 5:45-Mountainee Music 6:00-Empire Room orchestra 6:30-Exploring the Jungle for
 Science-Dr A. Torrance 6:45-Stebbins Boys-sketch 7:00-Lumberja quartet 7:15-Great Britain's Choice
 James G. Mcdonald 7:30-Orchestra; Alice Joy, songs 7:45-Sketch-The Goldbergs S:00-Vallee's orchestra; Ginger
 Rogers. songs 9:00-Dramatic Musicale-Rug-
 giero Leoncavalle 9:30-Sketch-Ad of
 Sherlock Holmes 10:00-Rolfe orchestra Kirbery, baritone Sanders orchestra 11:30-Jesse Crawford, organ l 1:45-Orchestra 2:00-Richardson orchestra l2:30 a.m.-Moss orchestra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

An instant hit among radio lis- teners was registered when Art Jarrett was put on the air at sta- tfon WBBM in Chicago few months ago. Jarrett began singing kas a boy tenor in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. He grad uatcd from Fordham in 1927 and joined an orchestra as a singing banjoist. In Chicago, radio lured him from the stage and a national network was his reward for the applause that greeted his initial broadcasts. He is now heard over the Columbia network each Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday at 3:3O D. m., E. S. IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

More than 400 people from other countries already have made res ervations to attend the industrial fair at Cork. Irish Free State, next year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

"The Eyes of the Enemy" Q three-act war drama of spies and romance, will hs presented in "The First Nighter" program to be broadcast over an NBC-wJz net work. Saturday. November [. at o:3U D. m.. EST.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
NEWS AND VIEWS OF RADIO
|TRUMPETERS TO
 PLAY NEW SONG
Hit From Ed Wynn's Show Featured Tonight
 at 10

"Ooh, That Kiss" new song hit that was to be fea- tured this week in a new Broadway show but Ed Wynn, the star, got sick. The show had to be postponed, but the Hart. Schaffner and Marx Trumpeters are going to play that hit number just the same tonight.
 Herman Huffield cras h S through with two more songs that are just being published While We Were Waltzing" and Little Things Like That" and from Jerome Kern's new operetta, "The Cat and the Fiddle" comes "One Moment Alone" first time on the air.
 Edwin Hill, Americas foremost reporter will be back with more of his inimitable stories, this time about West Point, Teddy Roose- welt, and other American person. ages and institutions. You know how he tells them. Tonight at 10, Columbia network.
 422 m-WOR, Newark-71O kc 6:30-Sports talk
 6:45-Trail Melody
 7:00-Reiief Fund
 7:05-Two Mountaineers
 1:15-Sorey's orchestra; Ralph
 Kirbery, baritone
 7:30-Pleasure Hunts-Gilbert
 Gable 7:45-Nat and Bridget-skit S:00-Levitow's Ensemble
 S:30-Stories from the Tower 9:O0-Burnett orchestra
 9:15-Male quartet
 9:30-Blackout Revue 10:00-Weaver of Dreams 10:30-Saxophone Quartet 10:45-Globe Trotter 11:00-In a Russian Village 11:30-Moonbeams
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
.:.... s:s WABC x....s.... ss:
 New York
New York

5:00-Lown orchestra 5:30-Salty Sam 5:45--Beauty Talk 6:00-Frank Ross, songs 6:15-Dance orchestra 6:25-Unemployment Talk 6:45-Bird and Vash-sketch 7:00-Bing Crosby, songs 7:15-Singing Saxophones 7:30-Kaltenborn Edits the News 7:45-Morton Downey, songs;
 Remarks orchestra S:00-Pryor's band 8:15--Lyman's band with Glee
 club S:30-Kate Smith, songs S:45--Your Child--Angelo Patri 9:00-Concert orchestra 9:30--Love Story drama 10:00-Trumpeters orchestra. 10:30-Tito Guizar, tenor 10:45-Irene Beasley, contralto;
 Male Trio; orchestra 11:00--Jack Miller, songs 11:15-Dance orchestra 11:S0-Radio Roundup 12:00--Lombardo orchestra 12:30 a.m.--Ann Leaf, organ;
 Ben Alley, tenor 1900 a.m.--Trini orchestra 1880 a.m.-Dance orchestra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

3O3 n-WBZ, Springfield-990 kc :15-McEne11y's orchestra 6:30--New England program 6:45-Same as WIZ 7:45-Nat and Bridget-skit S:00-Same as WIZ S:30-Immigratio Sanjean 45-11:00-Same as WIZ Review 11:15-Orchestra 11:45-McEnelly's orchestra
 273 m--WLWL-1,fOO ks 6:30-Maria Georgievskai, songs 6:45-Question Box-Rev Peter
 Hoey 7:05-Classic Gems 7:15-Candle Shadows 7:30-Timely Topics-Rev James
 M. Gillis 7:SO-Emeric Kurtagh. piano
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
CHORUS OF 2,7OO
 TO BROADCAST
Y. w. C. A. to Greet Girls Reserve
 Rally

Songs by a massed chorus of 2.700 voices and greetings extended to 290.2S0 girl reserves of the Young Women's Christian associa- ton by Mrs William Dewitt Mitch ell. wife of the U. s. attorney gem eral, will feature the girl reserves rally, to be broadcast over an NBC-WJZ network Thursday, No- vember 5, from $500 to 4:30 p. m., EST.
 Mrs Mitchell will be introduced by Mrs William Mcclellan Ritter, chairman of the girl reserves com mittee.
 The United States Army band, which will open and conclude the broadcast, will accompany the massed chorus and the girl re- serves glee club. The program will be broadcast from the Central High school auditorium in Wash ington, D. c.