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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
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New York-Poverty is driving Harlem back to the rent party racket.
 Not that rent parties have ever completely disappeared. But this summer finds confusing flood of them. And competition ts making them wilder and more riotous than ever.
 The rent party is an institution said to be native to the black belt. It beggers description. Its pur- pose, as It's title indicates, is to raise money for the landlord. And times being tough in Harlem, the landlord is not a favoplte charac- ter.
 Furthermore, Harlem is outgrow ing the space allotted to 1t. The landlord has a distinct advantage. He knows that, however poor the accommodations offered, his terms will be accepted. He has few, If any, improvements to make. Negro smiles. on the average, can take what they get, or leave. The chances are they won't deave If they can help 1t. Where is there to go? They are not wanted in white neighborhoods. They have definite area in which to move.
 Thus Harlem grows more con- gested each month. Large families live In cramped and dingy quarters Sometimes several branches of q family share the same rooms or apartments. Their rent is relative ly steep. Their incomes are likely to be small, even when pooled.
 So 1t happens that in these days, when Harlem is particularly poor, the rent party" hourishes as nev- CT before. To throw" such n party, all that is needed is a large room or two. n quantity of gin and white mule," an old plano, a guitar and banjo.
 The plano is generally borrowed from next door. or temporarily rented at very small fee. The banjo or guitar Is also borrowed. A young hostess at rent party usually can rattle the keys sing and entertain. A boy friend or another member of the family Is called upon to furnish the string music.
 The news is purveyed through the various neighborhoods that "big rent bust" will be held on a certain night. Almost invarlab abiy, either Saturday or Sunday night is selected. The admission ranges from two bits to half a dollar. ac. cording to the "swank" of the af- fair. This entities a guest to q cer- tain number of free drinks and to dancing and singing for the rest of the night. A few dark skinned gals arrange to be on hand for the "stags." Most of the black boys bring their girl friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
What Is Wrong With Oil?

Production of oil in the United States doubled between the years 1914 and 1922. and again doubled between 1922 and 1929. There are now some 325.000 producing oil wells. This indicates what is wrong with the oil industry. The evolution of the gasoline age" an evolution which re- strieted itself to a comparatively few years called for unprecedented progress and ac- tvity on the industry's part Wells were drilled on a wholesale scale. refining pro- cesses were improved. gigantic marketing system was developed. And the industry managed. on short notice, to keep the pub lie supplied with high-quaity oil products at reasonable price.
 Then demand ceased increasing. and dur ing l930 it was less than in 1920. Great surplus stocks of oil were built up, and they had to either be disposed of. stored, or wasted. Production could not be eurtailed as rapidly as consumption fell off.
 Now it is hoped tbat operation and uni tization of oil fields may save the industry fro mdisruption and prevent waste of our oil resources. Excessive production does no one good. and the public eventually pays The oil ndustry's efforts 10 adjust supply and demand are in the interest of sound In dustrial conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Laws and Crime

, Governor Roosevelt of New York who. according to the New York Times may go down in history as the prison reform Governor - has suggested an in vestigatlon into the probation system for prisoners. This follows his work in reor- ganizing the parole system. and in making the punishment fit the criminal as well as the crime.
 Our crime reformers would do well 10 emulate the example of Governor Roosevelt and turn their attention 10 improving the existing legal and criminal system. instead of seeking to infllct more restrictive laws on an already over-egislated people Crime and punishment have been given little scIen tihc study. and there has never been any endeavor on a national scale. To adjust parole and probation 10 modern conditions. Our laws have become steadily more techni- cal and personally restrictive with amazing increase in organized crlminaIty as the result.
 We seem to have lost sight of the fact that it should be the purpose of law to pro- tect the rights and liberties of law-abidng citizens, not to abrogate or cancel them on the dubious theory that by giving the erlm- inal or the honest citizen more laws to break lawlessness will be lessoned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
CHEAP POWER IN GRAIN
(Hartford Timcs.)

wayne Dinsmore, secretary of the Horse Association of America, is authority for the statement that horses and mules. following eight years of a losing battle against power machinery on the farm, arc again on the upgrade as regards numbers. popularity and useful ness. The depression put plenty of cheap oats in their feed boxes and they have thivcd accordingly.
 The peak of equine production was reached in 1920 when there were 19,767,000 horses in the United States. In eight years that number shrank by 6,560. 900, or 35 per cent. Many said Dobbin was doomed. He ate too much expen- sive grain for the amount of work he could do. He must eat even when there was nothing to do and should give way to gasoline power. Came the depression and cheap grain. A double economy develop ed. Oats and corn fed to horses thereby found their way out of glutted bins. to that extent helping prices. And horse power, derived from cheap grain, became less ex- pensive than gasoline and high priced machinery. The combina- ton of grain and animals. both raised on the farm, was to be pre- ferred to supplies and equipment that had to be bought for money which the farmer did not have.
 It takes all of three years to raise horse or mule for draught purposes and So the full effect Is not yet seen in the fields of the return to literal horsepower but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

AS the night wears on. small fec is exacted for extra drinks. Tho booze Is about as low as can be found anywhere. And potent! Even at a dime or so a drink, profit Is possible.
 When all are properly 'liquored- up." the orgy gets under way. Gets hot as they say on the other side of 125th street! The small floors become crowded with writhing. wiggling dancers, going through such contortions as may be observ- ed only in Harlem. Fights are frequent. with some girl most fre- quenlty the cause. Razors and knives flash-and the razor idea is more than the creation of the funny men in minstrel shows. Ell led with bad booze. men and wo- men become Irresponsible. There arc hair-pnlling matches as well as sordid affrays among the men.
 Sometimes the evening passes of in high hilarity, with no blood spilled.
 Within recent months stunning whites. have been "chiscled in" on rent parties. and mixtures of whites and blacks no longer afford novelty.
 The parties make the cycle" being held in ono house after an- other until. in the end. a consider able number of persons have raised the price of the current. rent. Copyright. 1881, NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

900. and personal property levieS $780, 100000. As is natural, the gasoline tax was the gargantua among the items. with total of S5l5.000.000. These statistics show vividly why motor owners are begin ming to grow rebellious when further gas tsx increases favorite sport of legisla- lures - are proposed. The old crack about working willing horse to death aptly de- seribes the situation. The car owner may see the justice in contributing largely to the cost of the roads he uses - but when his money is spent for other purposes he justly wonders what it is all about. The prinei- pie of equality of taxation is shattered against the gas tax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
DING, DING.
"YOuth must have it's fling" Said FlapDer Polly Pruc, Now she's in the hospital,
 She took . fling or two.


 o--O--o Divorce is merely another fling at bachelorhood.
 O-O-O Money Is the root of all evil. And everybody likes to get at the root of things.
 o-O--o Now they've invented q machine that Will photograph a drunk's breath. That sounds like cock tale.
 Poems were written about the old oaken bucket but I've never read a line fin honor of tin drinking cup.
 O-O-o Diamond has been sent to jail. Merely Diamond in A new set ting, that's all.
 o--O--O And you might say Dia- mond's conviction Is a jewel in the judges crown.
 O--O--o Diamonds conviction means one less in gangland.
 o-O---o
 TEE, HEE. Her voice was soft, Melted his fears, He was an ice man. So let's give three cheers.
 M. J. D.
 O--O--o Woman Born Without Tongue Headline. We'll, her husband need never fear a tongue flashing.
 O-O--O It would be funny if the bath tub burglar turned out to be a gypsy, who never takes a bath.
 o-O--o A man who is head strong is merely weak and uses it as subterfuge.
 O--O--O The man who is anxious to make good in big way become an ele- phant trainer.
 o--O--O This completes our regular series of broadcasts for tine week. They came to you over DBD and were broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in thXs type Of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time, to be back on the air again Monday evening at the usual hour. Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1881
Expensive Outlays

From all over the country the complaint is heard about excessive taxation he manufacturing industries are hampered by it. The farmers find it very heavy load. Government is costing too much And one reason why 1t costs too much, IS that gov- ernment expenses are not trimmed the way personal expenses are. If a man has limited means. he does not go into a store and de- mand the finest suit of clothes. He asks for something less expensive. It may not be elegant enough to suit fussy taste. but it is within his means and the purchase rep resentS common sense.
 But when people get together in national. state. or municipal governments. they have q way of demanding the highest grade of thing. If public building IS put up, they are not satisfied with some perfectly sub stantal material but they want the most costly and ornate stuff they can find. The small town of little wealth often demands a building that would be appropriate to rich community made up of people who do not mind their taxes.
 The role of treasury watch dog IS not popular. The people are looking for costly improvements that will make their towns and cities appear more handsome. This IS particularly the case in obtaining funds from the federal or state governments where tn taxpayers do not directly feel the costs Of such improvements They seem to feel that the federal and state treasuries are rich hoard out of which they can draw lndefi- nitely. Also that these treasuries are kind of grabbag. in which each locality has to see which can haul out the richest prizes. The American people must get over this lavish way of doing things, if they want to restore full prosperity. They must treat public expenditures the way they do their personal and family costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

During l930 fire losses were sppreciably greater than in 1929. And. if the present trend continues. l93l will register another large advance. According to the National Board of Fire Underwriters the loss for Jan uary totaed $44.090.449 an increase of $l,746.4 .414 over the same month last year. At time when business depression and unemployment are two paramount is- sues. the tragedy of fire becomes more than or ordinarily apparent. We can build another structure to replace the one ruined but we cannot compensate for lost op- portunity for lost jobs. for lost business. Every fire amounts to throwing wrench into the wheels of progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Roosevelt Dairy Products

q can think of no better or quicker way of bringing about economic improvement for the whole state than 10 bring the dairy industry back to the position it is entitled to-" said Governor Roosevelt of New York in d recent address before the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association. He then coined the slogan For health and eeon- omy use dairy products Governor Roose- velts pronouneement holds good for many other states beside New York. for the dairy industry is an important spoke in the busi- ness wheel.
 The example Set by the Dairymen's League would be good one 10 follow else where. This organization. representing 45.000 farmers. has given milk producers in its territory what they sorsly nesd-the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


 [ nm interested In your belly breathing. Please explain It. (Mrs -, Oral $. Do Answer---If you practice 1t in your town the de ntists will be complaining about my poach- ing their province. Send stamped en- vclope bearing your address and ask for E. E. instructions. If you send clipping in lieu of your request you can gon on breathing as you are, for All of me.
 Hot Water
 Is 1t heaItIIfuI to use hot water from the hot water tank for drinking and cooking purposes, or is 1t better to take cold water from the fau- cct? II M. @ AnswerIt is perfectly wholesome if taken hot from the tank.
 What an Internal Nuisance I have been taking daily cncnnas for 40 years for constipation. A neighbOr who was . physi- clan died recently, three years older than am. and he had used enemas longer than have. I understand you condemn the practice. Please tell me what harm there h in It. Besides habit forming and inconvenience.
 e. S. W.) Anawer-Those are the main objections. Seems to me silly habit to cultivate Forty years of it wastes fl lot of time. Then usually. there is a morbid obsesslon that somehow this unnatural practice prevents "autointoxica tion' or some such nonsense. It must be inter nal nuisance
 lcopyright John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Quotations

There has been an abundance of competition but there does not seem to be a commensurate amount of life in trade.
 Thomas l.. Chadbourne. Don't let anyone step on your neck and call the farmer an under- dog.
 Alexander Legge. When a reader thinks of a book as a classic and reads 1t because 1t is a classic. 1t is already dead to him and he to 1t.
 Lewis Gannett.
  I am just the hired girl, empress of the barnyard.
 Belle Livingstone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

surveys as those in Philadelphia and Cincinnati which indicated that for every 10 jobless men six were working Iart time.
 On that basis 1t has been be- lieved that at least 3,000,00O per- sons have been working on cur tailed schcdules-and incomes.
 The effect, along with that of wage cuts Is seen in lower per capita earnings of those actually at work. The labor statistics bu- reau shows reduced incomes per man from June, 1880, to June, 1881. of 12 per cent in manufac- turing, 15 to 22 per cent in coal mining. 20 per cent metal mining and about five per cent in trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

There are signs on the horizon of inn provement in the copper industry. This is the natural result of stimulated building and industrial activity. There is nothing of the luxury about copper - it is vitally essen. tial to progress in thousand fields of en- deavor The electric. gas. railroad. automo- bile "a multitude of great industries. in addition to home-buiders. present a steady and growing demand for copper. The ray of light now shining through the metal gloom should prove glad tiding to those states in which mining is leading industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

Ten states have increased their gasoline rates so far this year. and others are con templating similar moves At present the average tax rate for the nation is 3.98 cents per gallon and it may exceed 4 cents before the dawn of l932. However. it is interest ing to note that the new high rates went into effect in the face of constantly growing op- position. In North Dakota. for example. the voters defeated projected ineerase on referendum proposal in November - only to have the legislature pass it later on. In Washington. where the rate was jaeked up two cents d gallon. motorists are busy seeking a referendum. and a cent n- crease in Maine was passed only after long and bitter battle in the legislature. It may be that the tendency toward higher rates will be good thing after all - the higher the tax goes, the sooner the public will take action. Worm motorist' is rapidly reach ing the point where he will turn. as five and six-cent tax rates stare him in the face.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
TODAY IS THEA ANNIVERSARY &lgkXA
HILL 70 CAPTURED

On August 15. 1917. Canadian troops captured Hill 70, dominat- ing the important French coal city of Lens. Hill 70 had been de- clared by the Germans to be im- pregnable.
 Fighting was terrific in this sector, and the Canadians took positions on a two mile front south and east of the city.
 On the same date the United States Food Administration, $50,000,000 corporation. the pur- pose of which was to buy and sell wheat for the government. was or ganized.
 Also on this date Herr Won Waldow became food controller in Germany. succeeding von Batocki.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
IL has been observed that the worst thing

I, has been observed that the worst thing about reform is, the reformers themselves Recen z, ..uc.~. Lewg. first American to win r'e Ncbel pri@ for literature. gave new twist to this by saying, Reform in general is all right. Individual reformers are all bell" This is especially applicable to those reiormers who have turned their at tentIon 10 the problem of crime. Perhaps the favorite of the crime reformers IS the anti-revover law which is never long lack ing from the contemporary scene. It has been tried on New York and other cities and has been a signal failure. But that fact. to so-ealled reformers is a detail. So are all facts which might keep them from putting more laws on the statute books to restrict good citizens on the theory that the more lawless elements will thereby be cor rected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

A good financial argument for world peace may be found in statistics recently made public by the Treasury Department. During the first half of the l93l fiscal year the Federal government spent about S1,801.O 100000. And over $l,l27,0OO, 900 of this 62 cents out of each tax dollar-according to the New York Times, may be attributed to the cost of wars of the past and to national defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

the increase of a few hundred thousand a year in the number of animals since 1928 would indl- cate that Dobbin's contest with the tractor and other motor driven
 equipment will probably continue In his favor so long as grain of- fers cheaper power than gasoline.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personai health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care of tine Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
RIDES UP MT WASHINGTON

Jackson. N. H.-Liillan M. Judd of Waterbury. Conn. ascended Mount Washington on horseback over the old carriage trail recent. ly. She was the first woman tt accomplish the tiresome feat in 2s years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

The sealskin crop in Alaska is reported to be the biggest on record, and so we sup pose there will soon be another troublesome surplus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

The automobile owner is one of our largest payers of special taxes During l930. his total tax bill was in excess of $l000.- 100000 Of this. license fees accounted for S375.0o0.000; city taxes $30.000.-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

Senator J. Hamilton Lewis is the latest statement to say he wouldn't consider the nomination for the vce-presideney It's natural for a man in public life to shun political extinction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
DING, DING

Here's to NapOleOn, His fame will eyer mount, Though small in size, Napoleon proved, It's the little things that count
 o-O--o Labor day Is the day dad gen. erally labors, taking down the yer. anda screens and atticing tho porch furniture.
 O-O-O
 When a single man begins to see double, he's in love.
 o-O-o
 Governor Cross Is repairing the dirt roads In Connecticut. How about doing the same to dirt political rallies?
 o-O-O Puppy love, when you fall In love with dOggie gal.
 o--O--O Every mans q painter un- til he starts doing the rungs of chair. Tn heaven, the last shall be first and the first shall be last, but just the same q lot of us will want to be at the head of the line.
 o--O--o
 We have dust the year round, but never mud until they start holding political rallies.
 o-O-o The village blacksmith would have a hard job to-day finding a village. They're all community centers now.
 o-O--o And when little Dan Cupid lets go with his arrows, he shoots to kill.
 o-O-o Pretty soon the oil makers will follow the gas manufacturers and give us green. red and purple lubricants.
 O-O--O Rich Americans are staying home this year instead of dump ing their good dollars into Europe So the depression hasn't beer without it's few good points al that.
 O-O-O
 East less salt after forty and you'll have more pep.
 O-O-O Once upon a time there hap. pened to be q clean election. All fairy stories begin with once up. on a time.
 O--O-O
 DING. DING.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Good evening.
 o--O-o OHMIGOSH

Good evening.
 O-O-o
 oHMIGosH She started to sing, like Vaughn de Lcath, Then 1t happened, She dropped her teeth.
 O-C-O It was back in the stone age when they first began to rock ba- bies to sleep.
 O-O-o FIRST TIPsTER-"You say this wine is old ?" SECOND TIPsTER-"You bet, it's elderberry"
 o-O-o With silver at low ebb, they may bring back the old dollars, which will mean free wheeling cart wheels once again.
 o-O-o fust because a woman lives in her garden doesn't mean she's flower to her neigh bors.
 o-O-o Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes unless 1t happens to be a woolen sweater.
 o-O-o Invitations that never mean a thing. Inviting friends to your seashore cottage.
 o-O-o Who can remember the good old days when mother would scrub the berry stains off the tin pail so father could rush the growler
 O--O-o
Weekly herald., 1931-03-08
CHITINA DRUG STORE STATIONARY AND COSMETICS CIGARS CURIOES CANDIES Q. 4. NELSON PROP.
MRS. CLARK FLIES TO KENNECOTT

MRS. CLARK FLIES TO KENNECOGT
 Mrs. Clark went U Keanecott early in the week. Shevwent with pilot Gillem., MT. Pugh the st. ation agent at Me Carthy lived in her home tom. He had @ short talk with her. Mrs. 8 tougher went with her. After the trip she said she felt potter. News from Kenne. .cott say she is better. qul OK >sgRvI cE. 9c COPPER CENTER. When Gillian brat the boat mail from Cordova to .Chitina it took him on- 1y l hr 20 mlns 1/2 hr after Gil- l&la landed Dieterle came from Mo- Thore was some mail for Copper Gen. ter, He p:ekal it up and flew there in 1/2 nr. Making 2 hrs and 20 m to get the mail from Csrdsva ts Capper Center. The quickest ever yet done.
 5 noz1+ns:3 srbG crip ption to our peper