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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
Rubbish

An enormous amount of rubbish is left over from family life and the operations of trade in a community like Waterbury. This rubbish unless well cared for. disfgures com munity. It is heaped up in back yards it overflows on lawns. it is scattered about the streets. Neglected rubbish gives an impress sion of disorder and earelessness.
 Much inflammable rubbish collects in buildings and basements and back yards, and constitutes fire peril. Once match or bit of burning tobacco is thrown into these messes. the fire springs into great flame. The extensive use of paper containers for groceries and other merchandise. the use of fancy pasteboard boxes for many products once sold in bulk the distribution of enorm- ous quantities of goods in cans and glass jars. add to the communitys great rubbish heaps.
 Many cities and towns have established reg ular systems for collection of ashes and other rubbish. which is wonderful plan to pro- mote the good appearance of community. The average family probably gives such col lectors several ash cans of ashes and other rubbish each week. Many families produce 100 or more cans of rubbish in year, so it is no wonder that home places are dsfigured by such refuse in communities where no regu- lar collection system exists. Such places need very badly the annual or semi-annual Clean-Up Day or CIean-Up Week that has become a feature in so many communities.
 Then the habit of many people of dumping their rubbish in conspicuous places along the roads. creates many blots on the landscape ot Connecticut No community is going to make itself attractive. unless it has good plans for disposing of all this messy stuff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

Connecticut would establish liquor dis pensary system similar to that in effect in Canada under the terms of bill introduced in the general assembly by Representative J. Clifford Meaney of Bridgeport last week. Mr Meaney's bill proposes constitutional amend ment to legalize manufacture. sale and trans portation of liquor under state control. The petition also authorizes the state to enter the liquor business. Evidently it is something similar to that proposed in Rhode Island re- gently. With states inelining towards such radical revision of the existing liquor statutes the time isn't far away when the federal gov ernment will have to modify the prohibition amendment and permit individual states to make their own liquor laws. That will have to be the ultimate solution We are now con vinced. state control
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
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New York; Metropolitan para graphs
 It was known as the smallest store space in all Manhattan. The loca- tion Is Eighth avenue, not far from Madison Square Garden. And like ] the mousetrap maker of the forest, It's reputation spread and crowds gathered if only to stare and say: That's the smallest shop in New York"
 The tiny space, which is little more than cupboard sandwiched between two buildings, was devoted to the gentle art of sharpening skates and casting keys. New York has a vast number of citizens who go ice skating winter and summer. A large rink Is in, the neighborhood of the tiny shop. The cubby- hole has been not only profitable, but has brought It's proprietor that sort of fame which attracts tourists from nearby hotels. So 1t has drifted along--a sort of contemporary land mark that folk had to hunt for. The proprietor has been duly modest, keeping his nose close to the grind- ing machine and to the key mouids | But New York being what it is, the time comes when even the man In the smallest shop craves some personal attention. The other night a big electric sign appeared over the tiny coop, Joining the other ladornments of the midtown section. 1 The electric display is as big as the lshop itself, if not bigger.
 i He was lad from out west who had come, like many another, to make his way, as a writer. For q time he had worked on newspapers < by way of earning q .meal-ticket then he had made contact with some of the cheap ''pulpy" magazines, and those of us who had known him lost track of the young man.
 A few months ago we got reports that he was not doing so well. Someone said he had had a seri- I ous atlment, and, almost penniless, had lain in charity hospital and had undergone an operation. All of which we later foundn to be true! | Very weli--he moved to cheap boarding house and barely eked out an existence. He was several hun dred dollars in debt to his landlady. He was asked to leave.
 So he wandered down the street and looked around, walked u block or so and stopped. He was at the doorway of the hotel where O. Henry once held job as a clerk. An upper window has long been identified in local legends as being one at which sat. day after day. the famed chronicler of Bagdad- by -the- Subway. There, the legend goes, he would watch the world and It's wife pass and then go to his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

Representative Oscar Dannenbergs bill ask ing Connecticut to draw up resolutions on the recent death of Knute Rockne. revered Notre Dame football coach deserved better treat ment at the hands of our legislature. It was turned down promptly on the ground that it would establish precedent. That's the sec ond time that this. catch phrase has been used by legislators this session to reject measures
 The proposal that October be known as Pulaski day was also treated in this manner. although we wouldn't be surprised to see the weight of public opinion compelling this state to join the numerous others that have seen fit to honor the Revolutionary general and Polish patriot. Pulaski It would have been nice gesture on Connecteuts part to have memo ralized Rockne. We don't think that any other state legislature has done it to date. As for establishing precedent. that doesn't seem to amount to anything where republican legls- lators are concerned They make and break them with regularity. Roekne was more than mere football coach. To the youth of the na- ton he represented an ideal. He was no money loving professional, but man with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

desk to struggle with a new idea. Every one knows that 0. Henry was almost always in debt and was forever crying to his publish CTS for an advance on his stories. The discouraged lad from the west knew all the O. Henry legends by heart. He stood in the street and looked up at the window. What did one see from that window that made a great city dissolve into innumer- able human patterns? Was there l tain room?
 The youth walked to the desk clerk and asked if he might rent the room. Sorry! 1t was occupied but there might be some chance in few days. A great many people, you know. asked for that room! :. :. You. know how people are!
 l Meanwhile, just few blocks away, another lad from the west sat in a trim suite of offices. He too. had come to make his way as q writer. had wound up as an execu- tive of certain newspaper agency ! his own business. He had several Important writing jobs in the office l.. good pay and fine prospects for making neat reputation for the writer.
 II wish the dickens I could find out where Jack is," said the lyoung editor.
 Just then he collided with the I discouraged lad. who was walking out of the old o. Henry Hotel!
 GILBERT SWAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

James E. LaRue. Springfield veteran of the World war, has been having some hard luck lately. He owned wife and saxaphone too. The saxaphone wasn't paid for, so when payments became scarce the music company took action and LaRue found himself in jail. His wife disappeared at the same time. Also LaRue had applied for loan under the recent congressional action permitting increased values on adjusted compensation certificates After three weeks in jail the loan arrived and La Rue immediately settled up accounts for his saxaphone His wife-oh. well. whats wife more or less where saxaphone is con- cerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

mandate of powerful eoterie that has tempo rariIy seized control of the government. The rights of men are subsidized. The rights of the interests prevail. Personal liberty falls before class or caste rules. There is one thing left The democratic party. true to Jeffer- sonian ideals. must stand firmly behind the rights of the people to govern themselves and not to be governed by an autoeraey. There is no room for sumptuary laws in our midst And today. the anniversary of Thomas Jeff ferson's birth. is the day to tear off the shaekles and become free men once moro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
CowsIIps

COWSLIPS (Reprinted From The Christian Science
 Monitor) oh, in the April weather. Oh, in an April hour, Go down the length of an Essex lane, And pluck the cowslIp flower! By Romford, or by Tilbhry, Perhaps near Manningtree, Or if you foot 1t farther south By little Brightlingsea. I know a place where cowslips grow, Beyond q vicar's wall In struggling clumps along the grass. So golden and so tall Often q wind blows by that way; With wild. salty shout. Shakes the road from end to end, And hacks their candies out 4zette Wcodworth Reese. In White Apri
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
Tear Gas For Defense

Howard Thurston. the magician. pulled a nifty the other day, as vulgar persons would express it. when he was attacked by violent son-in-law He jerked out fountain pen. aimed it at the assailant and put him out of business without any more fuss. The pen barrell was tear gas gun. Thurston had ob- tained permit to carry such weapon.
 The practice is not to be generally reeom- mended There would always be practical jokers who would think it funny to shoot tear gas into the eyes of unsuspecting friends. That form of assault. while not fatal, is pain ful and not conducive to further friendly re- lations Nevertheless there should be many legitimate uses for such weapon. An ord- nary pistol. for private citizens. IS too deadly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
BoLIvIA's BREAK.

On April 13, 1917, Bolivia severes relations with Germany and tn, German minister and his staff were handed their passports at La Paz.
 The Bolivian note denounced thu attacks of German submarines on neutral vessels as violations of in. ternational law and of The Hagus conventions. It recalled that the Bolivian minister to Berlin was on board the liner Tubantia when that vessel was sunk in neutral waters in 1916.
 The note declared that German subjects and property would enjoy all liberties guaranteed by law, pro- vided that they did not commit any act of delinquency, either collective. ly or as individuals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
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No sane business man should go into the United States Senate as long as that confounded ciack is go- ing on.
 !, Senator Gould of Maine.
 In tbe old days in America even the vets were dry. and today even the drys are wet.
 Gilbert K. Chesterton, in the
 Golden Book.
 These really are good times. but only few know 1t. There's plenty of work to do if people would do 1t. Henry Ford.
 The function of youth Is to be young in fact, and the function of age Is to be young in spirit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

Again the female of the species has been proved more deadly than the male. A species of buffalo gnats have raised havoc among iive- stock of Mississippi, recently. A mule bitten by a snat will die in three hours. Other ani- mals inhaled the pests and fell victims to me- ehanieal pneumonia. It's time now for Uncle Sam to find some flying fishes who can live on land and also destroy these gnats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

signed letters pertaining to pefsona' health and hygiene. not disease dlagnOs's oI treatment. will be answered by pr nraos' Au. dress him. care Of the Democrat se"o'"s starnu and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

Nevada is generally being bawled out foi lcgalizing gambling. Games of chance are wicked, unless the house sells engraved stock certificates instead of chips
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

It begins to look as if good deal of the public work that money has been appropriated for will get started in time to help with the next period of depression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:58 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
" M OHMIGOSH

Minnie smiled at Mary, And Mary smiled at Mae, And thus the smiles they started, Went smiling through the day.
 o-O--o # The rubber industry worries big business in more ways than one. Look what happens when rubber checks come bounding back.
 O-O-o
 Remember this. the door to health Isn't lined with pill boxes.
 o-O-o Clothes don't make the man but they help him make the woman.
 o--O--o
 There's a new dance out, known as the salt and pepper. Sounds as if 1t happened to be well seasoned.
 0-O-o
 An optimist is man who starts q garden although the next door neighbor has Q coop of chickens.
 O-O--o America has been drunk for years with too much wealth. shouts a western evangelist. Well I'm a so- make me drunk, then come on wealth. want to set cockeyed.
 0--O--o This completes our opening pro- gram of the week. It was broadcast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy of the Waterbury Even ing Democrat, pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are sign- ing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour.
 o-O--o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
DING, DING

She fell In love with Jack Oalkie, (Evcn love must take rap,) But her father broke the engage ment, His family tree needed no sap.
 O-O-o Then there was the gal who want ed to be loved and took a job de- monstrating Kiss Pruf lip stick.
 o-O-o The gal with cold hands has noth- ing on her sweetheart with cold feet.
 O-O-o Sneak and ye shall find. seems to be the motto of gum shoe detectives.
 O-O-o Signs of spring: Window screens in the window of a local hardware store.
 O-O-o Divorce merely proves that cheap love like anything cheap, never lasts very long.
 o-O-o Pop Waterbury says gall stones are enough to gall any, body.
 o-O-O The chap who sticks to the straight and narrow path is bound to get stuck by those who make their living on the crooked ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

A psychologist is to be appointed to advise teachers of Northumber- land. England, in the grading of pupils
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
SUCH IS LIFE.

He sent her roses.
 She was his thrill, But the way she giggles, Why not daffydills.
 o-O--o Neuman Monckton says love is a chase. Yes, and may the best pair of legs win.
 o-O-o The man who always keeps his hands in his pockets, prob ably has more cents than feel ing.
 o-O-o The fellow who marries a loud girl can hardly expect the neigh bors to keep quiet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTE

attention. 1t Is pointed out by w. 1 c. Carr. the assistant director of the
 association's research division. Many children are holding jobs while their fathers can't get any, Carr says, but if all children be-
 tween the ages of five and 17 were put into the schools there would
 be about 100000 jobs released for adults. That would mean employ
 ment for about S0,000 more school
 teachers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
ON THE BACK PORCH

Bring back the good old days, Those days were free and bright. When q boarlcr strummcd the zitht~ For his landIady Saturday night.
 o-O-o
 It's those weekend parties that sort of make things weak.
 o-O-o Once upon time state cop smiled as he went past on his mo- torcycle. All fairy stories begin with once upon time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13

definite purpose and enough character to se- eomplish it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-13
Good evening.
 o-o-o APRIL SKIES
"A SMILES THE THING.

AFN1L ONlEC April skies are handsome skies When April skies are blue. And spring comes tripping down the lane. As spring is wont to do. April skies are lovely skies. When April clouds ride high, And Mother Nature sings to spring A crooning lullabye. April skies are happy skies. When April sun shines through And lilac buds come to the front Hint lavender and blue. April skies are queenly skies, When robins call at day, And winter winds are far removed And snow is long away. April skies are thrilling skies. When April leaves its lair. And spring arrives in gallantry With ringlets in its hair. April skies are soothing skies. And ah, in wonder bower. Two April lovers seek retreat. From pelting April shower. o-O-0 The man who stands still, waiting for things to break, will be jostled considerably as the crowd rushes past. o-O-o When a gal gets married she wants q white kitchen but after trying to keep 1t clean for few months 1t makes her blue. o-O-o The new mayor of Chicago says he'll make the city as clean as a country fair. Probably put some nice fresh yeggs on exhibition. O-O-o Now Cincinnati is reported to be a bad city. So we'll just spell
 1t Sinsinnati and let 1t go at
 that.
 Then there was the chap who thought it a Lucky Strike to find old Gold in Camel.
 o-O--O
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03
OPERATION OF STATE
DEPARTMENTS COST
$9,0&, 1880
Figure Represents $500 PEI
Capita, According to Bu-
reau Of Census

Washington, D. c., Sept. 3.-Pay-
ments for operation and maintenance
Of the general departments Of North
Dakota in 1880 amounted to $9,O37,-
024, or 1922 per capita, according
to the Bureau Of the Census.
Payments for public service enter
prises in 1890 amounted to $3,876,578;
interest on debt, s .894,125: and out
lays for permanent improvements,
$3,142,131.
In 1929 the per capita for opera
ton Of general departments was
$l2.53, and in 1918 it was $5.78.
Total revenue receipts for 1890 were
$l7,6 1863, or $26.O2 per capita. Pro-
perry and special taxes represented
20.7 per cent of the total r, :-enue for
the year, 22.9 per cent for 1929, and
31.7 per cent for 1918.
Earnings Of general departments,
or compensation for services rendered
by state officials, represented 81 per
cent Of the total revenue for 1890, Cd
per cent for 1929, and 23.4 per cent
for 1918. The sales tax on gasoline
amounted to 81 400. 080 in 1890 and
81, 100000 in 1929, q decrease Of SIS
per cent.
The total funded or fixed debt out
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03

laborers, who would become the
charge Of the province will be en-
ployed and preference everywhere
will be given to the married man with
q family.
Unemployment in Saskatchewan
reached its peak this summer, Mather
believes and so far municipal relict
has consisted Of food only although
later in the fall clothing will have 70
be provided In some cases. The crop
failure and drouth in the southern
part Of the province has resulted In
the sale OF much livestock and .neces-
Stated poor relief for hundreds Of
families, he said.
Mather Is gathering information re-
garding the crop situation In the Da-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03
Five Seek Place on
Dickinson Commission

Dickinson, N. D.. Sept. 3.-Five men
are entered In the race for city COM
missioner at the special election to Be
held Sept. q, Harve Robinson, city
auditor, said.
Those who have filed are Herman
Rabe, 8. L. Carroll, w. T. Nickel,
Jacob Kipp, and Martin Schiller.
The special election was called
shortly after the death Of Max Beres,
street commissioner, who died sud-
denly Aug. 9. Beres had been re-
elected to the f~our-year term in April
and the new commissioner will hold
office until 1885.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03

standing June 30. 1880. was $685.
200. The net Indebtedness (funded
debt less sinking fund assets) was
$2.438.03S, or $3.50 per capita. In
1879 the per capita debt was $l.92,
and in 1918 It was &C.
The assessed valuation Of property
in North Dakota subject to ad va
loren taxation was sea-, 70l .484; the
amount Of state taxes levied was s.
l52,737: and the per capita levy, $4.64.
In 1929 the per capita levy was $5.07,
and in 1918. $2.l0.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03
Saskatchewan Relief
System Is Described

Construction Of roads. public build
ings and. other community projects,
using men who are out Of work, Is
the plan Saskatchewan has adopted
for caring for its thousands Of unem-
ployed. This system was explained
BY w. ]. Mather, agricultural editor
Of the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, who
stopped In Bismarck to call on state
officials.
The building program, according to
Mather, includes q 81 1000, 900 bridge
over the Saskatoon river. Only needy
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03
sT1MsON Is OPTIMISTIC

New York, Spet. 3.-R1-Secretary
of State Henry L. Stin1son returned
from abroad Thursday with an OPP
timistic prediction that q lasting
structure Of peace and economic pros
perity will be built on the foundation
laid by President Hoover's debt mora
tertum and the recent seven-power
conference In London.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03
BRAND OWNS HAMLET

Cocherel, France, Sept. 3.-{R-
This village which was the scene Of
q battle IN the middle ages, virtually
belongs to Aristide BRAND. The only
telephone In the town Is in his house.
There are no accommodations for vs-
itors because secret service me oc.
cupy all three rooms Of the tiny inn.
When he first came here he lived In q
cottage he called the "OwletS" but
after he was awarded the Nobel peace
prize he bought up the rest Of the
hamlet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-03

kotas and came here from Pierre, S.
D., after q trip through the Black
Hills. He was accompanied by Pro-
lessor w. B. Currie, Of the University
of Saskatchewan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
R. N, WEISBERC, WHO LIVED HERE, DIES IN CHICAGO
Interment Will Take Place in Minneapolis Home
 of Parents

Robert N. Weisberg, formerly of Juneau, died yesterday of tu- berculosis in the Hines Veterans Hospital in Chicago. The remains accompanied by Mrs. Weisberg, left there today for Minneapolis, Minn., the home of Mir Weisberg' $ parents, where interment will take place.
 Mrs. Weisberg is the former Miss Frances Messerschmidt, daughter of Gus Messerschmidt of this city. MT. and Mrs. Weisberg were mar ried here.
 MT Weisberg was born in Min neapolis in 1901. He joined the United States forces in the World War. After coming to Juneau, he was a clerk for several years at the Gastineau Hotel. He be- came a member of the local lodge of Elks in 1924.
 MT. and Mrs. Weisberg left Ju- neau in January, 1923. For a time he was clerk in a Minnesota summer resort hotel, owned by Capt. Billy Fawcett, publisher of the Whiz Bang magazine. Later MT. Weisberg became auditor of a hotel company in Chicago.
 News of his death was received here by Henry Messerschmidt, brother of Mrs. Weisberg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
''TIPSY' SAYS
 CRITIC; II WRONG
 SAYS ACTRESS
Eth el Barrymore Makes Reply in Denver to
 Poor Performance


 DENVER, Colo, July 29.-Tn a signed article published here to- day, Ethel Barrymore gave an ex- plantation of what Critics called the, worst performance ever in her career" in the School of Scandal"
 She wrote T was in daze, a curtain of darkness seemed to hover over me" She said she strained a liga- ment which caused a feeble ct tempt at a curtsey. \ Ade Bernardo, jr., Post dramatic critic, wrote she took unusual liberty making Lady Teazle more than a slightly tipsy character" :"
 Ethel Barrymore denied she drank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
Z CHILDREN ARE
 SHOT, GANG WAR
Intended Victim Makes Escape from Underworld
 Execution Squad

NEW YORK, Jul y29.-An un- derworld execution squad" ma chine gunner failed yesterday to get his victim.
 The victim was standing with five children on a sidewalk.
 The machine gunner sprayed
 the sidewalk and two of the children are believed to have been fatally wounded.
 The intended victim fled.
 The police said the shooting was the result of beer war be- tween Harlem and Bronx gang sters.