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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
NEA Service Writer

Washington. Flaming youth presents one of the most trouble some problems to a warden wht must keep his prisoners disciplined and prevent them from escaping according to the Wickersham com- mission.
 A majority of penitentiary in- mates and the great bulk of re. formatory prisoners are under 3C years of age and the commission in its lengthy report which vigor. ously indicts the American prison system, says the size of the prison and this large community com posed of young men" are the chie1 causes of disciplinary worries.
 Fifty six per cent of penitentiary prisoners admitted in 1880 were below 3C and 12 per cent of them under 20. According to the advis- ory committee of penal experts which assisted the commission, 1t appears that something like three fourths of all criminals in this country commit their first offenses before they are 25.
 More than half-the advisory committee estimates 70 per cent of all persons received in prisons and reformatories have served pre- vious terms in correctional institu- tions.
 Rapidly Filling Up
 Every time a prisoner enters an- other prisoner is released. Ninety six walk out, to be accurate, for every 100 imprisoned. Ninety-seven per cent of prisoners, barring death in the meantime, will be re- leased sooner or later. The penol- Ogists stress this point, which means that thieves, forgers, bur glars, kidnapers, assailants and other criminals are being turned loose on the country in steady stream. The question in each indi- vidual case Is whether prison has given the man a new steer.
 The commission was also struck by the fact that the wardens and their guards live in constant fear of the prisoners-fear of possible outbreaks of violence. "Tenseness fear and suspicion" exist between the administration group and the prisoner group, as evidenced by rules which require that no prison CT shall come nearer than five paces to any officer and that he must fold his hands over his breast with both palms open and visible.
 There is no other community where men live on such a plane o1 equality, the report says, explain ing:
 "The physical proximity and the equal drabness of their lives, the confined surroundings in which they live, and the insistent impor. tance of little things-for there are no big ones-gives them a sense o1 unity that is rarely If ever dupli- cated in the outside world"
 No prison has yet com pletely succeeded in bringing the narcotic traffic to an end within it's walls according to the official findings Narcotics get into prisons in "a hundred different ways" and "the discovery of one leak merely leads to the making of another" There Is no price an addict will not pay a guard who can be bribed to bring the stuff in. "A small number oi drug addicts shapes the disciplin. ary environment of the entire pop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
A Flock of Hats

With the persistent rumor holding on that William J. Pape is the latest mayoral.y contestant to toss his hat into the ring for election honors this fall Waterbury is enjoy ing what is known in poker language as a full house. In view of the continued sum- mer heat we do not know what the poor old public will do if any more candidates take 1t upon themselves to get into the fray. What with the city facing two primary bat ties and 1t yet only midsummer the hot wave promises to carry now well over Labor Day. making it all in all real old fashioned summer in more ways than one.
 However, there are more ways than one to look upon the latest developments, at least in the republican camp. There is no one who seriously questions the sincerity of George Tracy's intentions in declaring bm- self a candidate to lead the republican party out of the morass ,n.o which 1t has sunk. But coming on the heels Of that decision the announcement that there IS yet one more contestant on that side of the fence IS any thing but encouraging to the new hopes that were born in republican breasts with the naming of Mir Conway as town chairman and George Tracy for mayor.
 In other words it looks very much as if someone was trying to throw monkey wrench into the gears of the old rejuvenated republican machine. Why this is being at- tempted at this time is not hard to figure out. but far be it from the Waterbury Dem- oerat from interfering with such little ido- synerasies as the announcement of MT Papes candidacy which in the last analysis only serves to strengthen democratic hopes even in the face of an honest-to- goodness primary fight. In any event the Waterbury Demo- crat feels now. after looking over the shape. measurements and styles of the various hats which have blown into the political arena that Waterbury is safe for democracy tor at least another two years. And If such action on the part of the republican party is all it has to offer the electorate, it IS as it should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

Women live longer than they used to do' but they die more suddenly. That IS comforting thought. A long life ending speedily is better than shorter one with lingering and miserable end. The mental fac tor has a good deal to do with hastenlng death, especially if there be some affection of the heart The worries of 1929 and l930 aggravated many illnesses and brought about many premature deaths. One cheer ful cain is in the tuberculosis column. Once f;rst in cause of deaths of women of middle age, it has now slipped down to seventh place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
SOMETHING FOR VOTERS
 TO PONDER
. (Meriden JournaD
 In the news in Waterbury:

III tHS hS"o Ah w "eSA 'eA
 "Congresman E. w. Goss' (re- publican) attendance at the 1880 December session of the national congress was almost 100 per cent"
 "Congressman Goss voted in fa- yor of increases in salaries for civil service employees"
 "Voted against reduction in quo- tas for alien immigration-against military training in high schools in favor of increases in salaries in the national guard-in favor of the establishment of federal unem- ployment bureaus (giving a job in Connecticut to Harry Mackenzie, deposed state labor bureau chief) -"
 "Congressman Goss filled va cancy caused by the death of Con- gressman Glynn. He was elected to again represent the Fifth dis trict of Connecticut in Washing ton at the coming December ses- sion.
 Ho, hum. Probably taken from the Waterbury Republican. You're wrong; brother, you're all wrong! This is from the Waterbury DEM- OCRAT.
 What, the ld-timers will ask, has come over political Waterbury The same thing, mister, that Is happening in Meriden and other places. It's you kiss me and I'll kiss you and party lines mean nothing at all nowadays with each set of officeholders pulling for the other, which in the case of Water bury should mean that the Hayes democratic city organization will expect a measure of republican support in the coming local cleo tion.
 Apply this situation to Meriden, where the s. o. D. leaders appear perfectly content to let the dem ocrats run things locally, and you voters will have something to think about.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
LOCAL AND FEDERAL RELIEF
(New Britain Herald)

(New Britain Herald)
 Despite all that the outspoken advocates of municipal and states rights may say, there Is vide spread belief in various parts or the country that some cities and towns cannot indefinitely continue to provide the voluntary relief work necessary during hard times.
 Isn't 1t high time, after nearly two years of indecision and inac- tion, that the federal government assumed its full responsibility in this crisis, without further evasion and shifting of the burden on To- cal communities?" Mayor Hoan of Milwaukee is querrying mayors.
 TO which the mayors who see political possibilities in relief, and who happen to preside In cities which at the moment give promise of being able to find the money for more relief, violently dis agree.
 Just about the same time, how ever. word came from Washington that President Hoover had ordered the agricultural department to CO., operate in relief work in connec- ton with farmers whose acres had been devastated by the western grasshopper plague and by droughts,' pointing out that there was still $17,000.0O0 left in the drought fund and that time for feed loans be extended.
 It appears that nobody objects to this species of federal relief. Farmers are different. State relief for farmers seems entirely un- known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

county and city taxes. fees for agents H. eenses and fee for filing annual statements. If these taxes levied upon insurance com panies. were raised only in an amount nee- essary to cover cost of supervision. every insurance company could reduce its premium rate to the direct benefit of every policy holder" Class taxation and special prvi- lege. two evils which beset any government as it grows. are danger which should be guarded against if democracy is to endure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

Supreme Court. may be one of the most important decisions ever handed down. Chief Justice Hughes stressed the need for free dom of the press - holding that need to be greater than ever before. The law. in it's intention may have been good - to outlaw indecent and salacious sheets. But in it's wording. it put newspapers at the mercy of political corruption or dietation. There is no place in America for suppress sion of honest comment or criticism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
DOPING AN EYE
The tough guy grOwled,
 Ills face seemed wry, Saying, "Pll put a dot,

odyIuH, I'll put uOt,
 Over your eye" o-O-o
 You might say that during the financial crisis, Germany made the best of the wurst. Oh frankfurters!
 o-O-o
 Now scientists claim the old oaken bucket was unsanitary and caused many ills. It must have, the average life of the American farmer Is in excess of 67. O-O--o They say Kid Hershey is lead ing very colorful career.
 o-O-o
 If they could make rubber from wheat, what blessing 1t would be to the farmers. O-O-o
 Americans are eating less bread than ever before. Which proves what lot of Europeans think, we're not well bred or something like that.
 The bed bug season is like the corn on the cob season, short but worthy of note.
 O-O-O
 Then there was the railroad en- gineer who never felt safe unless he was eating off time table.
 o-O--o
 Who can remember the good old days when men suf- fering with rheumatism or gout wore canes?
 O-O-o
 A lot of people start to run an Inn only to discover they're out.
 O-O-O
 WE HOPE so The time Is coming,
 Says Reggie Scott, When the Ia wwih put gangsters On the spot. Time and tide wait for no man but clam diggers generally wait on the tide.
 One thing about exclusive shore resorts, they have the same type of mosquitoes as the most ordinary beaches. o-O-o When a man goes over his head in debt he hasn't much of head to go over. O-O-o The under-employed are being shifted about. l sup pose from one good job to an other, take your pick. we'll give the shovels rest for time. o-O-O This completes our regular Fri day evening program. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Demo- crat, pioneer in this type of news paper work. We are signing off | at this time, to be back on the air again tomorrow at the usual hour for . Saturday broadscat. | o-O-o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
ulation." Hence the commission's s recommendation of segregation.
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ulation." Hence the commissions s recommendation of segregation.
 Must Reshapc Character
 The whole scheme of penal ad- ministration, one learns, had its origin in the notion that silence and isolation provided the best means fer the contemplation of the evil which the individual had commit ted and vas the surest means to remorse and purified heart"
 Penal institutions are designed to protect society and can only do so without contributing to the in- crease in crime through their re- leases-by reforming criminals, &C., cording to the Wickersham com mission, which lays down this:
 Tt is the function of the prison to find the means so to reshape the interests, attitudes, habits, the total 'character of the individual as to release him both competent and willing to find a way of adjusting himself to the community without further law violation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
TODAY IS THEA
 ANNIVERSARY s slgAZA
LIBERIA DECLARES WAR

On August 2, 1917, Liberia, the negro republic on the west coast of Africa, declared war on Ger many.
 The Germans, deprived by force of arms of their own colonies, found in Liberi atheir last foot hold in West Africa. Here they became very obnoxious and large- ly ignored the Liberian govern Coincident with the arrival of a British warship to Monrovia, Li- beria declared herself in a state of war and expelled the Germans. Liberia later was signatory of the treaty of Versailles.
 This day in the World War also commemorates:
 The beginning of the Austro- German offensive against the Russo -Rumanian troops near Fokshani under the leadership of Field Marshal von Mackensen.
 The adoption by the United States senate of the conference reports on the food control and food survey bills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
Quotations

l do not think that any fads ought to be represented in parlia- ment except my own, and they are not fads, but eternal principles.
 Lord Buckmaster. l consider war as we know 1t to-day to be q darn fool thing. Daniel Carter Beard, national scout commissioner. It is an unreasonable thing to prevent wife having holiday. Magistrate Halkett, London. A successful night club can never be conducted really success fully on water.
 Texas Guinan. 1 think those who will not be interested in me after my marriage will be insignificant in number.
 Rudy Vallee. What 2O,O00.OO0 women want: good clothes, cigarettes and cul- ture.
 Mrs Anna Steese Richardson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

| Signed letters pertaining to personal
 health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or | treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. | Address him, care of the Democrat. sending | stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

According to an article in the New York Times of May 3l. the Postoffiee Depart ment has registered deficit of $580.59l.- 6O4 during the past 1 years. The highest annual deficit occurred in 1921 - over Sl57,OO0,000 The second highest, S98.- OOO,O00. was levied against the public treasury last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

It remained for Lynchburg. Va. to think up the ideal arrangement-or so the moon- shine dealer thought. He had moonshine com ing from the hot water spigot of his bath tub and beer from the cold water. The police did not think so favoraby of h's system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

Soviet Russia leads the coun- tries of the world in the number of It's sheep. There are about 124. .000.0 .00O sheep In the country. Australia, with 105,000,000. ranks second; United States. with 46,- 900, ,000. third, and Argentina. with 40. 900. 900. fourth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

Asbestos, which comes from
 'serpentine" rock, and which is said to be the oldest material on earth. remains unchanged. regard less of volcanic activity or earth pressure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

The Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel reports 30,000.OO0 tons of scrap iron and steel are reclaimed annually most of which is remelt- al snSo steel tugofs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
Good evening.
 O-O-O A FEW SMILES


 o-O-o
 A FEW SMILES They went and put a trout fly. In a spiders web. oh joy. The spider bit at the trout fly. Got hooked on the deeoy. He tried to kiss his sweetie, The fussy Carrie Meth, She said, Go way. you've go'
 B. O. As ,-ll Ash Tray Breath. He said he'd paint the kitchen set, He bought cheap paint, oh dear. And every time that they sit down. Both get up with a smear. Why didn't you let us know you
 were coming?" Asked perturbed Mrs Blake, I'd have phoned the ice man, And have him bring a cake" We trust this bit of humor, Provoked from you a smile, For after all is said and done.
 It's style. Fatty Arbuckle will re-marry very shortly. Evidently nobody loves a fat man but the "only girl"
 o-O-o
 Many a gal who can't wear clothes is quite a hit in q bathing suit. Some husbands criticize their wives for having a speck of dust on the table and then go around the house chewing tobacco.
 O-O-o
 Advice to girl seeking marriage: The way to a mans heart is thruogh YOUR POCKETBOOK, so get a good bank account.
 o--O-o Marry for love. money will come later" This was an old axiom. Nowadays it's marry for money, then you can buy your own love.
 o-O--O
 CHEERlO Smile when things are going
 wrong, It makes your old heart glad, Smiles arc the altar of sunshine, Life's rainbow, when skies seem
 sad.
 The movies are great for titles. Here's one of the latest, "The Girl He Merried and the Girl He Mar ried."
 O-O--O
 Eat No Breakfast and Live Longer.-Headline Tell this to the manufacturers of break fast food and await your answer.
 O-O-O The fuel dealers never get the coal shoulder during the winter season at least.
 O-O-O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
RETIRING THE BONDS.
lHartford Courantl

The retirement. two and half years in advance of maturity. of n. hords iss,ied during the admin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

Setting aside the famous Minnesota news paper gag law by the United States
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

They went and put trout fly. In spiders web. oh joy. The spider bit at the trout fly.
 Got hooked on the deeoy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07
Mrs Anna steese Richardson.

What 2O,OOO,OOO women want:
 good clothes, cigarettes and cul-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

"A SMILES THE THING"
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
BY Patricia Lee

end without your rubbers. Let
the weather do its worst, these
emergency rubbers, in a rub
berized case, take up very little
room in your suitcase and may
save the day. They are to be
had in tan or grey.
HANDMADE BLOUSES
IN PASTELS, S1.95.
You will love having two or
three of these sheer batiste
blouses. Made, some with
youthfully rounded collars,
some with soft jabots, trimmed
with drawn-work and pintucks,
they come in the new pastelS
and are a very unusual value.
There are others at $2.95.
SUMMER FURNITURE
FOR MISS DOLLY, 39c
Now that mother is wonder
ing what sort of furniture to
buy for the porch, there isn't
any reason why little girls
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Frank Brigh1
Will Speak
At.Club

Frank S. Bright will be the
guest of honor and speaker at
the dinner which the Woman's
National Democratic Club will
give Friday evening. He will
discuss Some Democrats 1 Have
Known"
The club will entertain at its
weekly forum luncheon next
Monday when Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell, a prominent member of
the club, will talk on Street
Scenes in Mexico City" Mrs.
Smell spent the winter in Mex
leo. She made an address be-
fore the club about three years
ago on Russia. following an ex-
tended visit to that country.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06

For names OF shops t0here you
can find articles described be-
lou. address Patricia Lee. The
Washington Times, or telephone
District $3.50. Extension 165, be-
ttDeen $50 ard
THREE-PIECE SUITS
OF SOFT BOUCLE, SIS
Boucle, that soft. spongy,
knitted material of silk or silky
rayon, is excellent for wear
right now and on cool. days
through the summer.
These suits are in all the
good colors, blue. rust, green,
yellow, pink. and in black or
brown with white blouse. The
skirts are pleated, the jackets
belted or straight, and blouses
lacey and fine meShed.
EMERGENCY RUBBERS
IN A CASE, 75c
No chance of getting caught
away from home over the week
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
LET'S ALL GO SHOPPING

wouldn't find the wicker doll
furniture we have seen equally
intriguing. An arm chair,
settee, a table would make a
present to rejoice the heart of
any small daughter.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
WOmen's Club
Calendar

MAY IL
Sodality Union, card party at
Willard Hotel.
MAY 20
Political Study Club, club
breakfast at Mayflower Hotel.
JUNE 9
Daughters of the American
Revolution. Francis Scott Key
Chapter. andual luncheon at
Kenwood Country Club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-17

Gigolo," an adaptation of the David
Belasco stage farce, Dancing Part
ner." Irene Purcell and Charlotte
Granville of the original play support
the star in the screen version and i'm
portant roles are also played by c.
Aubrey Smith of 1.-THE Bachelor
Father" fame, and Lillian Bond. The
picture was directed by Jack Conway,
whose last production was the success
Paid"
The plot of Haines' latest vehicle
concerns a ne'er-do-well English lord
whose uncle finally refuses to finance
any further amatory adventures and
consents to support his wayward
nephew only on condition that he
marry the girl of the uncles choice.
Haines amends the condition with the
proposition that if he can prove the
girl to be promiscuous he may be re-
lieved of matrimonial bonds. The
uncle agrees.
The hilarious episodes then relate
+ to Haines' attempt to compromise the
young lady in the guise of gigolo
1t is only when he discovers that she
is the only woman he has ever met
whose virtue is impregnable that he
falls in love with her-and almost too
late.
A good deal of serious acting is said
to make pleasing contrast with the
more familiar tomfooleries of the
Metro oldwyn-Mayer comedy star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-17

foregoing resolution, thereupon moved
its adoption, which was seconded by
Alderman Homer, and upon being put
to vote was adopted by unanimous
vote as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Banovetz, Homer.
Kapsch, Olson, Tauzell, and Wolff.
Noes: None.
The Council now proceeded to fill
the vacancy existing in the Office of
, Mayor Alderman Homer nominated
Mr.. w. Wolff, which nomination was
seconded by Alderman Olson. No
icther nominations were made.
Upon roll being called, the vote was
as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Banovetz, Homer,
Kapsch, Olson, and Tauzell; w. p.
Wolff not voting.
Noes: None.
w. p Wolff having received the un-
animous vote of the City Council, he
was declared duly elected Mayor for
the unexpired term of the late Charles
TreZona.
| Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
meeting adjourn until 800 o'clock P.
NJ, Wednesday, July 8, 1881. Carried.
| A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.