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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
Better News Reels

1t is said that news reels give Hollywood
producers one of their greatest problems.
They are expensive to get. but return a
small margin of profit. To many movie
patrons these reels are the most interesting
part of the program and would be still
more enjoyed if they were not quite SO brief
and were run off little less rapidly.
Motion picture producers have thought
about ways to make the news features more
profitable. One suggestion, turned down
some time ago, but revived recently, involved
cooperative gathering and distributing of
such pictures. Instead of having several
companies taking brief shots of the same
news event at the same moment and then
all showing similar pictures at the same time.
the idea is to have only one or two sets Of
pictures made and then to distribute them in
sections. One group of theaters would show
one angle of the news event, another angle,
and so on.
1t is estimated that this would effect a
stable reduction in the cost of news pic
lures and would give the public fully as
much enjoyment as at present, A next step
might be showing certain events in full in
stead of momentary phases of them.
The public should be glad that the news
reel is coming in for this serious study.
since the result may be increased pleasure
and education.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
"Razzing" Congress

The democratic New York Times crit
ieises some of its party members in Congress.
who have been talking about "Jeffersonian
principles" for not speaking by the book.
1t quotes. this statement made by Jefferson
in 1916: TO take from one because it is
thought that his own industry and that of
his fathers has acquired too much. in order
to spare others who or whose fathers have
not exercised equal industry and skill, is to
violate arbitrarily the first principle of asso-
citation. the guarantee to every one of free
exercise of his industry and the fruits ac-
quired by it,.
More cruelty still, the Times adds this
Jeffersonian comment, made four years lat
er:
IF there, be anything amiss in the pres
emit state of our affairs, as the formidable
deficit lately unfolded to us indicates. as
cribe it to the inattention of Congress TO
their duties to their unwise dissipation and
waste of the public distributions. They
seemed. some little while ago. to be at loss
for objects wherein to throw away the sup
posed fsthomless funds of the Treasury"
Will both parties in Congress be SO kind
as to put that in their pipes and smoke IL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
Jap Plans in China

Japan speaks softly, withdraws some of her
troops and warships at Shanghai, and makes
vague promises of Withdrawing them all -
provided the Chinese refrain from further
aggression" There seems to be general
expectation now that she will do so, but the
actual situation offers striking contradiction
The Japanese forces, according to a recent
dispatch. are shortening their lines northeast
of Shanghai making straight, strongly de-
Tended line from the Yangtze River south to
the Shanghai thanking Railway. They are
working like beavers on new, elaborate
system of trenches and barbed wire barrl-
cades, with sand-bag redoubts. The area
behind the line is becoming "a vast store
house for military supplies.
To anyone glaneing at map of the re-
gion, with half an eye for military angular
area between the Yangtze River and the
Whangpoo on which Shanghai stands, as
permanent stronghold, from which japanese
warships and troops could dominate Shang-
hal and also the greatest of Chinese rivers
with its rich inland territory. We can tell
more about that if Japan starts building
forts. The saving factor in the situation IS
that Great Britain regards the Yangtze basin
as her own sphere of Influence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
The keynote speaker at the national {

The keynote speaker at the national dem
ocratic convention this year will be chosen
>at meeting scheduled for April 4 in Chi
cago According to all reports Chairman
Raskob of the democratic national commit
tee seems to incline towards Jouette ShouSe.
executive chairman, for this honor. OF
course the party is we'll aware of the role
that Mr. Shouse has played in its remark
able come back since the debacle of 1923.
Mr. Shouse must be given his due. He CAM
paigned so eleverly in the last four years and
waged such strenuous publicity war upon
the Hoover administration that to-day it tot
tiers and only would take few votes to
push it over in November. However, we
wonder if the country at large would take
to Mr. Shouse as keynoter That is not
said to his detriment We have the utmost
respect for him, but we do think that
keynoter more on the type of Claude Bow
ers who gave the imprisoned address in
1923 is needed at this crucial point in dem
ocratc history Perhaps there isn't avail
able as able man as Mr. Shouse but that
would be certainly not speaking we'll of the
democratic party with its wealth of talent.
There ought to be considerable casting about
before the keynoter is chosen with sugges-
tons welcomed from every section of the
nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
MONDAY, MARCH %, 1882
The Mattatuck State Forest

ANYBODY who has been SO fortunate as
to secure copy of the pamphlet bearing the
above title and written by Arthur E. Blew
lit of this city is indeed fortunate. 1t is
most comprehensive and Interestingly writ
ten description of the state forest that bears
the old Indian name of Waterbury and
which is waiting right at our very doorstep
for personal inspection. 1t is too bad that
more people, especially those who are tied
down by office and factory work for five
or six days every week. cannot learn to appre-
ciate more fully the glorious splendor of our
public lands.
Mr. Blewtt is competent to write on the
subject of the booklet. He is we'll known as
a naturalist and hiker He has quite evil
IDENTIFY spent many happy moments in both
the Mattatuck State Forest and the adjacent
Black Rock State Park He certainly paints
pretty picture for those who are interested
in the great outdoors and who like to ram
bic through woods and over hills inspect
ing every new blossom and tree that meets
the gaze That there are hundreds of such
with which most of us are unfamiliar is seen
upon examination of the descriptive article.
When we say unfamiliar we mean that
most of us cannot tell the name of the
flower or tree. We are vaguely conscious
of having seen it before or of having adj
mired its fragile beauty or stature. But as
to its species its habits, well, We are in
strange field. Waterburians should be really
interested in Mr. Blewitt's contribution as
there are so many geographical references
to spots familiar to most of US in our youth.
Then there is the story of the Old Leather
Mans cave. We hope that every house
where there is a growing boy or girl will
secure copy of What Nature Offers in
the Mattatuek State Forest. We under
stand they can be secured free of charge from
State Forester Austin F. Halves at Hart
ford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
IN FAIR FAIRFIELD
New Britain Herald)

(NeW Britain Heralu)
In one respect Connecticut is III
line to become another Florida
but this has nothing to do with eli
mate. The similarity begins and
ends with the practice Of Florida
in not possessing itself of an In
come tax. SO as to lure well-to-do
residents from elsewhere.
In New York state Governor
Roosevelt has accepted the recom1
mendations Of his assembly thai
the income tax be doubled, SO as tt
make 1t per cent. instead OF
per cent, on incomes over $780,
900.
From here on we turn to thu
Meriden Journal for a few facte
and opinions:,
MANY well-to-do New Yorkers
have established their homes u
southwestern Connecticut, addinG
to grand lists and promoting pros
perity in Fairfield county and en-
virons. There is no doubt thei
presence there Is due largely
the higher taxation in New Yorl<
With still higher taxes in the Em
pire state. more New Workers viii
make their homes In this sra.c
That Is a very good reason why
Connecticut should not lay an i'm
come tax"
The exceptional prosperity Il
Fairfield county and environs how
ever, is not so obvious to the cyl
and the mind. There is more prof..
erty to tax there, but the city q
Bridgeport. metropolis in that RI
gion, surely is not a criterion
prosperity in Nutmegia. And
Stamford a few weeks ago the cit
Officials were so beset with the II
of Fairfield county "prosperity
that they voted to do away wi
kindergartens and curtail the fl
grades in the schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
Helplessness In High Places

Give J. Pierpont Morgan all credit for
good intentions and kindly heart in break
ing the custom of lifetime and making a
public address by radio. He was glad to do
what he could for the unemployed. Yet
spectator who takes long view may con-
elude that this fnaneier's effort in behalf of
the 'block-aid plan" marks the close of an
era.
j. Perpont Morgan the Elder, at the be-
ginning of the century, created the United
States Steel Corporation, mightiest of cor
porations and first of the great consolida-
tons. 1t was like organizing an industrial
empire. That was the beginning of an age
in which private capital developed and con-
trolled industry as it never did before in
human history and may never do again.
Consolidation piled on consolidation
American finance and industry were woven
the string. Industry was standardized,
speeded up. under ever-growing pressure of
production and distribution. 1t created i'm
mense fortunes. 1t was the most amazing
business structure, the most competent
economic system, ever developed. And just
as its generals and captains were proclaim
ing it all-wise and everlasting. it broke
down completely.
The present J. Perpont Morgan is
banker as gerat, perhaps in his own right
as his father was. He wrought miracles of
finance in the war; And in this tragic hour
he appeals to the public for ten cents a
week for twenty weeks to give some needy
man in every city block an occasional hours
work. High finance has failed. Big industry
has faled-its captains are as helpless now
as Morgan. and are saying as little. What
next? Business falls back on government.
We shall see what craftsmanship can do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

When the only bank in Tenino. Wash
ington. was forced to close its doors on ac-
count of frozen assets residents of the
community were rightfully alarmed. How
ever, it didn't take them long to work their
way out of their difficulties. Tenino is the
seat of large wood veneer industry so it
was natural for Tenino to turn to wood
veneers for help. To-day Tenino is known
all over the world for its wooden scrip with
which the residents merely expected to car
ry on their customary businesses until their
bank could once again open its doors. How
ever, coin collectors all over the world are
willing to pay premium prices for Tenino
wooden scrip. SO it is selling in wholesale
lots. 1t is bona fde coinage in only this
one city, but it will form valuable add-
ton to those collections which include all
forms of coinage, modern and ancient. So
even wooden money has its value after alk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
Here, There And Everywhere

mony Of brotherhood, eliminating
in the making of gift by one OF
high estate to the poor. For CEN
turtles emperors washed the feet OF
poor subjects in literal obedience
to the command, and the "pedilavi-
UNI" has still its place in sacred
calendars. In the spirit Of the
mandate the princes are put down
from their thrones and those Of
low degree are exalted. 1t IL the
most democratic OF all the cere-
monies devised to suggest the one
ness of humanity.
The letter of the command can
not we'll be compiled with in our
modern-shod ways OF living and
moving about, but ITS spirit Is kept
in every community in Christen-
dom where the royal drama OF abb
negation and beneficience enacted
by King George v in Westminster
Abbey Is repeated, in effect II not
in such dramatic expression. by the
giving of. one to another. the
"maundy" Of human kindness. the
neighborly exchange that was gym
bolized for centuries by the pedi1
lavium and that now has more
practical ways Of showing its self
abnegation and its love OF fellow
men.
The name has attached itself to
only one day in the calendar
"Maundy Thursday" but what It
signifies might well become the
mandate for every day in the year,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

Cocktails are fast depicting the wallets of
the English, according to reports from the
British Isles Purely an American concoc-
ton the cocktail has appealed to the palate
of our British cousins as no drink ever did
before. How ever it has made such inroads
in the country. formerly addicted to ale and
whskey, that ven the authorities are be-
coming worried. In fact, SO popular is the
drink that cocktail shakers retail for thirty
cents. But now that ready cash is scare the
cocktail is on the wane although still as pop
ular. Still little extra ice and vermouth
will make the gin and whiskey 60 much
further.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
The Turmoil A
Suicide Caused

Cecil Cass didn't amount to much
but when he was detected in an af-
fair with his employers wife. and
went home and cut his throat. he
started q chain of events that set
his little town In the north OF Eng
land very much >aflutter.
His widow, you see. owned the
sumptuous Red House, which three
or four other people wanted rather
badly; and 1t was filled with an
tique furniture which they wanted
even more. So, when she put the
whole business up for auction. after
her husbands suicide, the town got
the thrill of it's life.
All of this is described in novel
"Red Room" by Godfrey Dennis;
and IL you read that gentleman s
MARY Lee" or 1.-THE End OF the
World" you will probably lose very
little time in buying 1t.
Mr. Dennis evidently has low
opinion of the people who live In
small English towns. He has put
into this book about as choice 9
collection of malicious gossips;
pompous hypocrites, swindlers, liars
and all-round rogues as any one
them with a skill and q painstaking
accuracy that brings them to life
perfectly.
The plot of his story is simple.
He merely tells of the scramble. on
the part Of Cecil Cass' fellow towns
people, for his earthly effects; but
In the telling he injects much wise
comment on human beings, worldly
hopes and life in general, ana
makes this short novel a first-rate
book.
He could probably be called an
old-fashioned novelist. HIS DOCKS
have no staccato nervousness; they
are liesurely and brooding in the
hest Victorian tradition. All of
them that I have seen are very
much worth reading. \.
"Red Room" is published by
Simon and Schuster, and costs ~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
So They Say

Fascism has walked before now
over the somewhat putrefied corpse
of the Goddess Liberty, and should
it become necessary, will calmly
do so again.
-Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator
I:
Mankind is solving it's economic
problem. 1 would predict that the
standard of life in progressive
countries 100 years from now will
be from four to eight times as high
as it is today.
John Maynard Keynes, British
economist.
The democratic party owes a
great deal to the great JEFFERSON,
the gallant Jackson, the courage
GUS Cleveland, the brilliant Wilson.
:. Looking over its history, how
ever, I don't believe the democratic
party has ever owed anyone as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
.MAUNDY
New York Timesl

New York Times)
The word "maund" was used by
Elizabethan writer's as name for
a basket. One describes a little
"maund" made Of osiers small,
which served ito do full many a
thing withal." Another fills II
with roses ito strew the way" and
Shakespeare pictures a maid full
pale" drawing thousand favors
from a "maund of amber. crystal
and of beaded jet" But, as often
happens with words, the name OF
the basket came to be given to
what the basket held.
However, "maundy" has another
and an older etymology in the
mandate" that has been called the
eleventh commandment" Imam
datum novum," the "maund" to
love one another, which had its IL
Illustration in a picturesque cere-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
@{ TO-DAY so
/WQRlDWARA.
ANNIVERSARY
&NH ofGSE
FOCH MADE CONfMANDER

FONl1 NlhDE SONAMaNDESS
On March 28, 1918, General
Ferdinand Foch was made com.
mander-in-chief of the Allied
armies in France. General PERISH
ing assured Foch of complete CO.
operation of American forces.
The announcement of Foch's APP
pointment was cheering note
after the German official bulletins
announced the storming of Albert
in the great battle raging in
Picardy.
German news sources claimed
another complete victory and re-
ported = that British forces were
rapidly losing morale and were
noticeably lacking in reserves.
Montdidier fell into the hands of
the Germans after a bitter struggle
which had lasted for more than
two days.
Several fresh French divisions
were ordered to join the British to
stem the German tide.
The German war office an
nounced that more than $4,000
prisoners and 900 heavy guns had
been taken in the drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
To-day's Selected Poem
WHEN MILKING-TIME is DONE
(Charles G. d. Roberts, in Poems

(Charles G. d. Roberts, in Poems
in the Christian Science Monitor)
When milking-time is DONE and over all
This quiet Canadian inland forest home
And wide rough pasture-lots the shadows
come,
And dews, with peace and twilight voices, fall,
From moss cooled watering trough to foddered
stall
The tired plough horses turn,-the barnyard
loan
Soft to their feet-and in the slly's pale dome
Like resonant chords the swooping night-jars
CALL
The frogs cool-hutng ministers of dream.
Make shrill the slow brooks borders; pas
. ture bars
Down clatter, and the cattle wander
through
Vague shapes amid the thickets; CLEAN by
CLEAN
Above the wet grey wids emerge the stars.
And Though the dusk the farmstead fades
from view.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
At The National Capitol
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
G. O. p. May be Wet

G. o. p. May be Wet
Advocacy of referendum plank
by republican leaders very close
to Hoover has become so strong
and so open as to indicate that the
president himself will be willing to
run for reelection on such a plat
form.
Such fellows as Secretary of War
Hurley and Vice Chairman Will
liams Of the national committee are
not given to shooting off their
mouths unguardedly. Hoover will
control the convention and can de-
feat the wet movement in the par
ty If he tries, although not with
out a struggle.
His attitude remains concealed,
but the belief grows that his con-
Germ over holding such vitality es-
sential states as New York, Ohio.
Illinois, New Jersey and Massa :
chusetts will discourage him from
acting in the face of urgent ad-
vice from the men whose judg:-
ment he trusts the most.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
HIGH SPEED MAIL

Washington.-v. Moore. of I
Aeronautical Chamber of Coz
merce. has proposed to the hou
committee on postoffices and pc
roads a super-speed air mail Sc
vice. His plan Is to establish
new first class air mail syste'
raising first class postage rates
per cent. This increase In raj
would aid In developing an
mail system which would assure
hour delivery between any pol
offices In the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

Here's chance for some enterprsing col
lector of Americana The late August Bel
monts fourth hand coach has been sold on
orders of his son who recently designated a
number of such articles at his Newport estate
to go on the block. A nd-hand dealer
now possesses it. Henry Ford might add it
to his collection of early American articles.
1t certainly would be worthwhile addi-
ton. 1t doesn't seem SO many years ago that
he fourth hand was sight to behold, more
imposing than the most glittering motor
vehicle of this day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

much as it now owes John j. Ras-
kob.
Patrick ]. Hurley, secretary Of
war.
A man who can hold his tongue
can hold anything, even a bishop
ric.-William Ralph Inge, the
gloomy dean of st Pauls.
There are no more ladies' left In
this world.
-Luisa TetrazzlnI opera star
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
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 DR. Brady.
Address him, care OF the Democrat. sending
stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

Japan Greets League Probers With
Smile. The grin on the face of the tiger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

It's queer that there should be SO much
argument and confusion about taxation.
when it's the simplest thing in the world.
Just tax the other fellows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
6:42 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
O-O-O
SPEAKING OF FLAMES

He was a fireman,
And surely knew his game,
Every time he got a chance,
He looked up an old flame.
&c. p.
600
The quickest way to get to the
top of the ladder is a job on the
fire department.
Nowadays, the younger set
seems to know more than the
older.
Uncle Sans new postoffice is
coming along very nicely. But it's
being put up in such way that
Charley DeBisschop will have il
hard knocking it down the next
time.
Out west they are thinking
of having an orchestra play
while executions are going on.
"Slay it with music" Ell!
o-O-o
A New York woman had heI
husband divorced because he re-
ferred to her as the ball and
chain. Evidently, there was
method in his madness.
o-O-o
The things that make life
worth while must first be
worth while themselves.
OHMIGOSH
"a penny for your thoughts"
She tossed a look sarcastic,
"My thoughts are hardly Scotch,
Your bidding's quite cratic"
600
Very often a divorce marks the
diploma from a school of expert
ence.
A. man is we'll balanced if
his bank book is the same.
600
Flappers and sheiks in their
latest necking are trying the new
est thing from motordom, the
automatic clutch"
600
Some women wear gloves
because it's stylish. Others in
order to cover dish washing
hands.
600
SEVEN DEADLY THINGS
Soup without salt.
An artichoke without sauce
A mono without n lover.
Marriage without companiOnship.
A man without tenderness.
A woman without sweetness.
Life without romance
o--O-o
One drop of gin makes the whole
party blotto.
Politics mentions the Old
Guard and the New Guard.
But there'll always be the Mud
Guard.
If Senator Bingham gets much
wetter he'll have to sleep between
rubber sheets.
600
so 1T GOES
The nation has many problems,
They even make financial men
pine.
But what to do, with old razor
blades,
Hugh, that's a problem of mine.
600
It's your bank balance that at
times puts you off your balance.
o-O-o
A man has to steel himself
pretty well before deciding to
wear an iron hat.
600
Wv This completes our regular
Monday evening program. 1t came
to- you over DID 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 evening at the
usual hour.
o-O-o
Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-28
Good evening.
O-O-O
THE PRINTERS TOWEL
"A SMILES THE THING

When / think of the towel,
The old-fashioned towel,
That used to hang up by the print
ing house door,
| think that nobody,
In these days of shoddy,
Can hammer out iron to wear as i;
wore.
The tramp who abused it,
The devil who used it,
The comp who got at it when
these two were gone,
The makeup and foreman,
The editor, poor man,
Each rubbed some CRIME off for
the heap they put on.
In, over, and under,
Twas blaeker than thunder;
Twas harder than poverty.
rougher than sin.
From the roller suspended,
1t never was Bonded,
And it tapped on the wall like a
banner of tin.
1t grew thicker and rougher,
And harder and tougher,
And daily put on a more mixer
hue;
Till one windy morning,
Without any warning,
1t fell ON the floor and was broken
in two.
Origin unknown.
o-O-o
The weather man was rather
kind yesterday. He held off until
darkness covered the Easter pa
rade.
A woman, suing for divorce,
claims a wife can't cook and
love lat the same time. Mebee
not, but she can be a lovely
cook.
The grocer who doesn't keep
enough stock is going to be the
laughing stock of the neighborhood
soon.
900