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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
Man Jailed For
 Stealing Cigars
Former Waaerbarian Given Three Months Produce
 Thieves Also Sentenced

the robbery at Morgan's Cigar fac- tory several weeks ago, but his part in the affair was to receive and care for several boxes. Later he discovered that Alcorace had "double-crossed" him and had dis appeared with the loot with the exception of two boxes of cigars. Originally forty had been taken. An Abbott avenue storekeeper was subsequently, arrested and convicted of receiving one box of the alleged stolen goods.
 On his return to Waterbury yes- terday Stango surrendered to the police and faced trial this morning. He and Alcorace had dinner to- gether to-day in the good, old county jail.
 Charged with the theft of $3 worth of produce, Joseph Burns, 21, of 241 North Elm street, and Ernest Ladd, 22, of 523 North Main street were given 60 days in jail. Notwithstanding statements from the manager of an Economy store that was robbed, of Patrol man Robert Phelan, who made the arrest, and J. Lombardi, truck tAANSAS eho wv dSSucCu ucIllcu very stoutly that they had taken the two bags of produce reported missing. They escaped arrest at the scene of the crime when they informed Officer Phelan that they were employed by the Economy company and were taking the bags as the result of an error they had made in an early morning delivery,
 The'state had to prove the num- Der of bags left by the driver, the number found by the manager and the fact that the two accused were not employees of the company robbed.
 In connection with the Stango case described above a similarity in names caused Michael Stango of White road, Bunker Hill section, some embarrassment. The Michael Stango who surrendered gave the name of Bank street lodging house as his place of residence.
 Benjamin A. Dezinno, 31, of 73 Farm street and Norman C.. Davidson of 15 Woodbridge ave- nue, were continued to-day until the 18th of October. Both were involved in a collision on the Meri- den road. One of the important witnesses in the case was not prop- erly notified and failed to appear to-day. Four persons were injured in the crash and there is big pos sibility of civil action resulting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
". E. ". FIGHTS
 FOR CASH BONUS
Ten Million Signatures to Be Sent to Next
 Congress
PENSIONS ALSO SOUGHT

Proof of an overwhelming pub& lie sentiment favorable to imme- diate cash payment of adjusted compensation certificates will be presented to the next session of congress in the form of ten million signatures to be gathered in a na- tion-wide canvass conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, according to a state ment by Commander-in-Chi Dar- old D. DeCoe, Sacramento, Cali fornia, issued from national head quarters to-day. z
 Pensions for World war widows and orphans on basis equivalent with pensions already being paid by the government to widows and orphans of previous wars is also one of the primary objectives of our legislative program for the year 1931-1932," DeCoe declared.
 we are determined that the next session of congress must give serious consideration to immediate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
SADDLE SHOP
 STILL COLORFUL

Houston. Tex.-Back in the days when cowboys drove cattle. from Texas over the long Chisholm trail to Kansas City. A. Stelzig began selling them $40 saddles for their S10 hroses. A colorful. full-blooded flavor still fingers in his shop here.
 Stelzig opened saddle shop here in 1887, when Houston's prin- cipal street wasn't crowded even with buggies and wagons. Cowboys wanted the finest saddles. and nothing short of a leather throne would ever please them.
 Cowboys thought q lot about their outfits." stelzig said. "They wanted fine saddles, boots and spurs. Generally the saddle cost about four times as much as the pony. They were silver mounted ana richly carved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

New York, Oct 2-(UP)-Two bankers, one of whom once defied the federal reserve system, will di- rect the destinies of America's second largest banking house through a merger approved by di- rectors yesterday.
 They are Charles E. Mitchell. chairman of the board, once an ob- scure clerk, and Gordon S. Rent- schler, president of the National City bank, a giant in a city of gi- gantic banking houses.
 The institution to be absorbed is the hAlf-billion dollar Bank of America, one of the oldest banking houses in this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

An alleged cigar factory robber and two produce takers had their inning in police court to-day with the score just another shut out for Judge John F. McGrath.
 For alleged theft of two boxes of cigars Michael Stango, 2S, for merly of Waterbury but more re- gently of Lynn, Mass, was given three months in jail. He claims that he stole the cigars from one Patsy Alcorace. who in turn stole some of them back. Alcorace is serving a so days jail sentence given to him in superior court when found guilty last week. He had previously served two months in jail awaiting trial.
 Stango admits that he and AL corace and a chap whose name he does not remember took part in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
$2, ,OO0 Bonds In Pool Room ' Robbery Case
Ansonia Brothers Will Be Tried Tomorrow Morning
 on Charge of Robbing Hawkins Street Joint ! Waterbuian Implicated, at Liberty Under $2OOO
 Bonds

1! A continuance until tomorrow morning under bonds of $2,00O each was granted today by Judge John F. McGrath in the cases of Clarence Jones, 31, and his broth ! CT Frank Jones, "A, both of Woos- ter street, Ansonia. Arthur Jones, ia4, of 241 Abbott avenue, this city,
 was released under bonds of $200.
 All took part in a hold-up in Wash ifngton Rogers poolroom on Haw-
 skins street, at least it's Jones a.
 ,gainst Jones in the argument. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

taking keen, personal interest in all civic movements and lending q generous helping hand when one was needed. Jackson & Cohen, Inc. is in the Heart of Waterbury" for by it's dealings with the public for five years it won a place of prominence in public esteem and confidence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
LATE REALTY NEWS
Mortgnge Deeds

F. A. Emmons Super Service Inc. to Fred w. French. real es- tate on the north side of West Main street, $1O,00O.
 Warranty Deeds
 Ellen J. Ryan to. Baxter and Mary Pelton. real estate on the south side of Revere street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
Decree Granted To
 Mrs. Domicela Vaitonis

A decree was granted Domicela vaitonis against Peter Vaitonis on grounds of cruelty. They were mar ried on May 16. 1914. She told the court her husband broke her arm with a chair on one occasion when
 he came home intoxicated. Attorney A. Henry Weisman appeared for the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

harmless medicine called Midol.
 1t acts in seven minutes. Relief is complete. The pain is gone. You menstruate in comfort. Midol is not . narcotic and offers no inter- ference with nature. All druggists; ssk simply for Midol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
How Do Chorus Girls Manage?

The theatre knows no "sick list D Chorus girls just can't be ''absent. '" Regardless of their monthly sickness, they must be in line, on time, on their toes, and smiling. How do they do it? Nature doesn't spare them. They menstruate, of course; but stop the pain for hours at a stretch. by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
CHANGE or NAME

Notice of change of name was
 filed to-day in the town clerks
 ofiice by Super Service. Inc. The new name will De tho Y. A. Em-' mons Super Service. Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02

F. D. Yates, with a score of eight out of a possible Il, won the Brit ish chess championship tournament at Worcester.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
THE WAY OUT

adopt permanently
win be
permanent and will become
would violent action and
in desperation.
society the
individual light Objects detectives be
probably correctly estimated that had fourday week all
would absent and would
Lessw time, wages-these tcome together.
1929 population while numbers employed decreased
rushed trouble blinded by what looks like prosperity Unless
shall find that emerged
FROM this depression creating another.
Unemployed workers will die weakened
whole inclined drasticay
materially fight
disaster for
poyment
Industry important
all the land, fastening ills where wealth aumuae
decay" The truth of those lines fades
Bankers squabe about trade and continue send
wage levels.
along without bankers
Many industrial bitter worker could against
misconduct of of big bankers
America founded humanity first chance Big business
thing the of Of
ton forged ahead and first
the idea that humanity first its welfare
paramount
deny right profit
distinctly secondary and it always be
To relation between and and oduc
democratic practice industry There
machinery the making of right decisions labor
share the making of those decisions
Industry from worker
make the decisions that will stabilize America
and keep it stable.
shorter machinery
sion, these the necessities of the time.
the American idea of
shop make permanent justice possible There other
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
OLD AGE PENSIONS IN
CALIFORNIA

California officials were quoted as
enthusiastically pleased with the
effects of that states pension law,
under which more than 5000 aged
are already being aided. "This law
has furnished decent and comfortable
living conditions for thousands of
needy old people," reported the Cali
fornia department of social welfare
division of the aged. "The blessings
of security and peace of mind to the
aged cannot be measured" the re.
port of the department states, "anc
young children are no longer depriv.
ed of their rightful health and edu.
cational advantages in order to main
tain aged relatives. Public senti
ment in California is undoubtedly ir
favor of old age security, and the
numerous amendments to the law in.
troduced in the last session of the
legislature were notable for their
trend toward further liberalization o,
the present features"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

Mighty bad congresses have given
way to good ones.
In rank, undisciplined growth our
cities sank to awful levels Of corrup-
tion. But they arose. Today they are
riddled with the mean and dirty mess
of prohibition. That, too, will pass.
The main current of humanity is
forward. Only where the franchise is
free, where the states does not throt-
tie people, can progress be the imme-
diate follower Of the impulse and de-
termination.
We have our nasty messes and our
miserable politicians and our shooting
gangs, but we likewise have our free
dom. Having that we shall go for.
WARD.
We can do what we make up our
mind to do and we can do it when
we make up our mind. After all, the
responsibility is upon the people
Just now the peoples mind seems to
be in the process of being made up.
In this democracy there is vast
progress just ahead.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
Endorsed by the Trades and Labsr
Council Of Hamilton. Ohie
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labsr Council Of Middletswn. o.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1881
TO EVERYBODY
A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

Christmas is practically universal
holiday. Throughout the whole world
it brings a symbol of fellowship
deep consciousness of the kinship of
all peoples in the fundamentals of
human experience. Christmas this
year will dawn upon widespread want
and suffering-the consequence of
mems inadequate understanding of
the institutions which they themselves
have created.
Men cannot live unto themselves
alone, but every deed affects the lives
of fellowmen. When we do not deter
mine our acts and policies in light Of
our duty to our fellows we start a
chain of circumstances that retards
the progress of some and ultimately
drags back the whole group. Prog
ress can be made evenly and surely
when the whole group moves forward
in step. Some may think to become
wealthy by taking from more de-
fenseless, but they ultimately pay
their debts through restricted mar
kets and increased contributions to
charities.
In recent years we have been learn
ing that the fundamental principles
of spiritual development are equally
sound when applied in the economic
relations of human beings. Economic
development and security can result
only from scrupulous observance of
duty to fellowmen. Increasing pro-
duction must be accompanied by in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

creasing purchasing power for all;
increasing productivity must bring
greater leisure to producing work
men; greater complexity of economic
organization must be accompanied by
greater authority for every response
bic group; material progress must
serve to stimulate creative capacity
BY finding the machinery to make
these purposes effective in organiza-
ton of work we can free ourselves
from the menace of recurring mass
unemployment Let us this Christmas
season set ourselves with new con-
secration to the task of applying the
principles of human development as
individuals to the practical problems
of human beings working together.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

YES, WE HAVE PROHIBITION
We have the eighteenth amend.
ment. We have the Volstead act.
We have prohibition-on the law
books.
A court decides that authorities
may confscate furnishings of raided
speak-easies.
Officers capture a tanker loaded
with liquor.
A boy is shot and killed by an en-
forcement officer.
We have prohibition-on the books.
But neither court decisions nor cap
ture of cargoes seem potent enough
to stop the sale and use of liquor.
How can honest congressman view
the situation and refuse to enact
modification legislation
What is there about the liquor issue
that makes otherwise brave men fold
up and sneak away, afraid to face
the truth and act sensibly?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
RAILROAD LABOR'S SOUND
POSITION

In its great Chicago conference
railroad labor placed itself in re-
markable advantageous strategic po-
sition, and thus won the better half
of it's battle.
The air was kept clear of cloud
talk" but issues were never for a
moment lost to view.
There was strategy and general
ship, and all of those things that are
generally in mind under the heading
of common sense"
The result is that the railroads, in
stead of slashing about right and left
with wage reductions ARE BOUND
TO NEGOTIATE TO A FINISH!
In stopping what clearly was a
wage-reduction movement for their
members, the railroad unions have
stopped the same thing for thousands
and perhaps millions of other work
ers.
Back of the Chicago strategy is
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

efficiency, but on buying power.
The more buying power people
have, the more they spend.
The more they spend, the more jobs
there are.
The more jobs there are, the more
money there is in circulation.
Vice versa: Lower wages, less buy
ing. Less buying, fewer jobs. Fewer
jobs, more breadlines, more charity
meaning still less for working people
to spend.
Wage-cutters are unpatriotic, de-
structive, traitors to America and
Americanism.
Good wages, good times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

sound platform, summed up in four
main planks and elaborated in subor-
dinate sub-sections-a fine document
of labor philosophy and policy.
The railroad unions have exempli-
fed American labor at its best in
economic fair dealing and sound
judgment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
THE JOURNALS BIRTHDAY

The Hamilton Evening Journal was
as years old on last Saturday. The
Press extends it's heartiest congrat-
ulations to the Journal, and wishes
for it many more years of activity
and prosperous ones, too.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
GOOD WAGES MEAN GOOD
TIMES

Believe it or not, there are people
going round proving" that low wages
will bring back prosperity.
They argue thus: Eighty-seven per
cent OF the cost of everything we use
goes for labor. Therefore, if the cost
of labor is reduced, everything will
be cheaper. Therefore, people will
buy more.
Oh, yeah? Buy more with what?
Less wages?
Prosperity is not made by sellers,
but by buyers.
Good times don't depend on sales
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
The Cherry
Tv Whore with saT
Tree .,,.l. 4, !. ..ss.:. .:a:s
about many things. Sometimes pre-
fsundly, sometimes Aippantly,
sometimes recklessly. ..........

1t is no longer news that congress
is in session.
If congress tomorrow morning for
got partisanship, showed some sense
and began to sensibly help plan out
that strong America" that would be
news.
We may go to sleep tonight in the
serene consciousness that there will
be no such news tomorrow morning.
We may go to sleep tonight know
ing full well that tomorrow morning
there will be the same partisanship,
the same horde of lobbyists and paid
propagandists, the same flock of fa-
natical buzzards-the same every
thing, with democracy fumbling its
ways toward something better
through all of the mazes that are
found wherever people have their
freedom to do as they think they
want to do.
We cannot condemn all of this
laundering. We may wish there were
more honesty and patriotism in the
nation.
We may wish there were less blind
partisanship and less bigotry and
fewer men for sale.
But if we had a clock work govern.
ment we should have an autocratiG
government--the last refuge of 6
weak and helpless people.
It takes national strength to live
and grow through the laundering Of
people who are free to blunder theil
way to knowledge and sanity ant
balance.
Democracy, with all its ills, is tn:
only method yet discovered in thi:
| disordered world by which a people
may make genuine progress. We may
| pay heavy price for progress, but
under any other system we should pay
a vastly higher price and get only
| backward motion.
Out of the partisanship with which
we often grow impatient has come
true progress in the end.
1t is not the mere material wealth
of our soil that has made this nation
great. Above all, this nation has been
made great by the idealism of its
people, pushing it's way inexorably
forward in spite of the weaknesses of
individuals and organizations.
The congress of the United States,
bedeviled as it is with little men, with
narrow ambitions, with spite and
greed and malice, is by far the great
est legislative institution in the
world.
When the people are determined
this great legislative body responds
And sometimes it leads.
Cream rises to the top of milk.
Good things persist until they con.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

Cream rises to the top of milk.
Good things persist until they con-
quer bad things.
No matter how mildewed our hu-
man institutions become, publication
comes at last.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-02
GROSS INEQUALITIES
(Montevideo American)

Wheat farmers of the west and
cotton farmers of the south should
be interested in a statement in a
recent issue of Labor" national
weekly newspaper of Washington, D.
c., showing that the net income of
504 millionaires in the United States
for the year 1929 was within a few
dollars equal to the total value of
the cotton crop and the wheat crop in
the United States for 1880.
In other words, 5O4 individuals col
lected as much money in one year
as did 100000 wheat farmers and
1,O32,000 cotton farmers. And the
income while the income of the more
than two million farmers was gross
income.
Senator George w. Norris, veteran
progressive of Nebraska, asks what
will happen when the farmers wake
up to the fact that a few hundred
men, who produce no new wealth,
enjoy an income equal to the COM
bined income of almost two and a
half million farmers, the real wealth
producers of the nation.
The farmers of the nation know,
or should know, that there is some
thing wrong with the distribution of
wealth in the United States. Yet,
what are they doing about it? Very
little.
They have the votes to establish
a truly representative government in
this country, but except in isolated
instances in the Northwest they have
preferred to elect men to represent
them in Washington who have done
all they could to untaX the rich, in
crease the tax burden on the poorer
classes and make it possible under the
present economic system for 5O4 men
to, have more than 2,332,OOO farmers.
Such gross inequalities can be cor
rected, but they. will never be COR
rected until the voters decide they
want to correct them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-02
SERVING WELL

A social event which showed the
standing of the newspaper in it's COM
munity twas the banquet given by
the Mile Laos County Times for
their correspondents Tuesday evening
Nearly all of the As correspondents
were present and enjoyed the good
dinner, talks and music. From all
appearances the writer's on the Times
are glad and proud to be members of
that newspaper family-to be associ-
ated with newspaper that is so in
dependent and fearless in it's editorial
utterances, and newspaper whose
opinions are not for sale-truly the
type of newspaper that performs serv-
ice. Editor Fay Cravens has been at
the head of the Times for 81 years.
He is ably assisted by his son, A. r.
Cravens, and an efficient staff
Amongst the speakers Tuesday eve
ming were Allen E. MCGOWAN, field
secretary of the Minnesota Editorial
association; Prof. Casey, department
of Journalism, University of Mime
sofa; and the writer. The Rev. Har-
old Hansen of Milaca, rendered beau
tiful vocal selections.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-02
"DEATH TAKES NO HOLIDAY"

This caption heading the following
article ON motor vehicle accidents was
sent out by the Minnesota Safety
Council this week:
More people are killed in motor
vehicle accidents on Sundays and
Holidays than on all other days.
Saturday and Sunday, July Fourth
and Fifth, are holidays and motor
travel will be very heavy.
Twill accidents cause sorrow and
suffering to follow, or will every
driver of motor vehicle take time
to play safe and make these days
ones of welfare and happiness for
all?"
This warning certainly is timely
and if needed will save many lives.
for only if every one is careful can
automobile accidents be controlled.
in an effort to lessen accidents and to
make the highways safe for motor
ing the highway department is CO.
operating in every way possible. The
force of seventy patrolmen at work
on the main highways are every day
bringing to the careless and indif-
ferent much good. sound advice and
all this combined with our own mind
fulness of danger will make for a
more sane Fourth of July and other
holidays to the public.