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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
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WasEington.-Day by day, In
every way, the pretense that there
is any fundamental difference be-
tween the two major parties be-
comes funnier and funnier.
Ask a democrat the difference
and he will quote you the increase
in unemployment and bank fail
ures and the decreases in foreign
trade, car loadings, commodity
prices. federal revenue, stock
prices and pig iron production dur
ing the Hoover administration.
Ask a republican and he, beat
ing his breast. will point to the
glorious achievements of Herbert
Hoover, explaining how, if any
other man had been at the helm
to steer the Ship of State, the
crash would have been complete
and savage hordes of bolsheviki
would be overrunning the land.
burning down steeples, tearing up
street car tracks and uprootinS
all the other grand old American
institutions.
Other 'sDifferences''
In case you are so ungrateful as
not to be satisfied with such sex
plantations, you may, if you persist,
extract further illumination.
ANY democrat. if pressed, will
.hark back to the days of Thomas
Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
Citing the records of those two
statesmen, he will invoke the
shade of Jefferson to demonstrate
that the democrats are the party
of the people and will prove by
the past performances of Mr. Ham,
ilton that the republicans are the
party of special privilege and big
corporations.
Any republican will assert that
the really fundamental cleavage
between the parties is to be found
in the fact that Abraham Lincoln
split rails, served as president
during the Civil war. freed the
slaves and died a martyr.
BY way Of invidious compari-
son, the republicans will recite
the horrors of the depression that
smote the country during the Sec
and administration of Grover
Cleveland.
There is no point in asking for
further elucidation because that
is all you'll get.
:
Both Favor Prosperity!
In 1928 the important issue was
the prosperity" ISSUE, But 1t
was a partisan issue only to the
extent that the republicans said
they could guarantee prosperity
and the democrats denied 1t.
The republican candidate then
said there would be a chicken In
every pot and a car-or was II
two cars Pin every garage. In
1882 the democratic candidate
will point derisively to the fact
that there is not chicken in ev-
cry pot or a car in every garage
or a garage behind every home.
You can hardly call prosperity
an issue, because both parties are
for it and the only argument is as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
@ TO-DAY 50
N IS THE NJ
WORLD WAR \
ANNIVERSARY
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Bombardment Begins

On April 8, 1918, German guns
began a heavy bombardment of
British positions in northern
France. The concentration was SO
heavy that British staff members
were unable to determine where
the expected new offensive was to
strike.
German shock troops also de-
livered heavy blow to the
French at Verneuil and took the
village after sharp fighting which
lasted far into the night.
American troops in the Toul
sector repulsed strong German
raid
French aviators located and
bombed the long range German
gun which had been Smelling
Paris. They claimed to have 81
fenced II.
Germany sent an ultimatum to
Russia demanding withdrawal of
the Russian fleet from Finnish
waters by midnight, April II.
Bolo Pacha, condemned to
death for treason in France, made
statements discriminating others
and was granted a reprieve until
April II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
Com HIS WISH

Los MISUNDERSTANDING to CONF
init suicide, Walter Bitters rented
a room and turned on the gas jet.
Tired of waiting for the gas to
overcome him. he lit a cigarette.
A terrific blast followed which
hurled him through the wall and
on to the roof of an adjoining
building. He died two hours later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
KEYNOTER BARKLEY.
Hartford Times)

Among those things which the
world little notes or long remem-
bers are the "keynoters" of ma
tiona1 conventions. AS a rule they
figure in the news for a time be-
fore and during the even.. ana
then, as such are lost to sight.
Sometimes it is popuuariy re-
called for as much as four years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
TJTTT,E PRENfATURE

Hamilton, O.-Federal agents
raided brewery here and found
a vat containing 1000 gallons of
per cent beer. John Kfessling.
in charge of the brewery. claimed
that the beer was an experiment
to determine how long 1t would
take to prepare and age beer in the
event the 18th amendment was
modified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
Can't Save Public Money

Whether there will be any material
scaling down of the cost of government
still exceeding S4,O00.00O,Ooo year, is
problematical, writes the Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune. The
leaders of the House are aiming at reduc-
ton of only $200,000.000. and the Treas
ury Department estimates that the savings
will not exceed $125.000,000. The
appropriation bills so far formulated call for
expenditures exceeding by more than $780,
100000 the estimates submitted in the
Presidents budget
Of all the situations that have developed
during the current deflation, is not this the
most absurd? Private business and industry
debate. Government refuses to debate.
Everybody in private life cuts down ex-
penses drastieally. to match curtailed in
come. People in public life, especially in
Washington, say it is impossible to cut,
except possibly dollar or two here and
there, and go ahead planning to spend at the
same reckless 'rate as usual
Almost anyone in political life can ex-
plain most plausbly how impossible it is to
reduce public salaries. eliminate public en-
ployes and simplify. combine and economic
public offices and departments. Hardly any
intelligent person in private life believes it.
Sooner or later politics and business are 60
ing to come into collision on this question.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08

1t is now being proposed that the salt
marsh in Rocky Neck state park at East
Lyme be made into wild fowl refuge. The
New London Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League makes the suggestion. 1t ought to
meet with approval at Washington where a
senate subcommittee is even now discussing
the subejeet of protecting our wild fowl
Senator Walcott will surely give it his sup
port.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
O-SI-U
IT'S THAT WAY

Some gals have funny ideas,
Amid this fuss and strife,
They think their earthly mission
Is to make Sex-ccSS of life.
600
The road of life is much the
same as any other road. 1t has
bumps, washed out spots, twists,
turns and detours. And very Of
ten we look for helpful signs in
vain.
Broken gin bottles remind us
of the fact that there is many
a slip 'twixt the hip and the
lip.
A sharp tongue generally frames
a remark with plenty of teeth to
it.
Now they're making gas
stoves so pretty that you ac-
tually hate to start using them.
Senators play cards waiting for
tax bill-News item. I hope they
ues Congress playing cards.
600
Those net stockings the gals
are wearing merely proves the
contention that good things
will eventually reveal them
selves.
600
This completes our. regular FRI
day evening program. tt came to
you over DID and was broadcast
by the Evening Democrat, pioneer
in this TYNE of newspa per work We
are signing off at this time, to be
with special Saturday program.
o-O-o
Good night. 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08

DR.. James M. Doran commissioner of
industrial alcohol, has endorsed a proposed
amendment to the Volstead Act which elm
mates the ten day limit on the frequency of
whiskey prescriptions to the same patient.
AT present doctor may not prescribe more
than one pint per patient within that ten
day period. although doubtless it is fire.
quently done by arranging the dates on the
blanks. However, this is intimating eonniv-
anee upon the part of the medical practition-
er who prescribes and we have no intention
of doing that. They have enough to do
what with the amount of bookkeeping pre-
scription books demand without giving them
extra work to do. If the government keeps
on, it will force many medical men to employ
secretaries to take care of their liquor books
alone. 1t is proposed also that doctors be
given permission to prescIibe beer. Of
course. they can prescribe wines now. but
seldom does patient seek such preserip-
ton unless he or she actually is told to do
so under medical advice. Let it be under
stood that we are all for change in the
present rules governing liquor sales. but we
do not think that the medical profession
should have to be involved in any such po-
litical or moral issue. 1t has enough to do
without doing clerical work for Uncle Sans
prohibition bureau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08

Prohibition Prospects
Prohibition is an important is
sue, surely. But in 1928 the party
platforms were as one about thnt
and, although the republican can
didate was dry and the democrat
wet, 1882 finds more wet .republi-
cans than wet democrats in the
two almost equally divided branch
es of congress.
And the politicians of each
party are disagreeing among
themselves as to how wet they
dare be in their 1882 platforms
Passage of reconstruction
measures this session not only
has failed to reveal a partisan di-
vision; it has found both parties
scrambling to get the credit for
the same measures. And in the
hot senate fight over direct fed
eral unemployment relief the
leaders of both parties combined
to defeat the LaFollette-Co stigan
bill while minorities of each party
favored it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
Good evening.
600
POLITICS
"A SMILES THE THING

When all the world seems dark to
me,
And life has lost its pep.
And l feel blue, just like the
world,
And fail to keep in step,
| just sit down and muse bit,
Soon new light starts to glow,
| think of politicians, and
The bunk they like to throw.
All friends, this world peps up
for me,
Again | crack smile,
And soon the blues just melt away,
Once more | seem in style.
| think of speeches I have heard,
My sorrow goes ker-plunk,
| hear a politician bark.
And laugh hard at his bunk.
For years these birds have been my
meat,
They fill my cup of joy,
Though they insult intelligence,
Each one is quite a boy,
They rant and rave of this and
that,
They shout both wide and free,
No matter how the stuff is sliced.
It's liverWurst to me.
SEE Hugh: "Some people who
seldom write are just waiting for
the fishing season to drop a line"
600
The kidnapers were heir
minded when they stole Lindy's
son and heir.
600
A western judge threw evidence
from a divorce case, evidence Sc
cured through keyhole. The
judge said it wasn't possible to
gather evidence through a keyhole.
He must have tried it. eh.
o-O-o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
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 DIR Brady.
Address him. care OF the Democrat. sending
stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08

Speaking of reducing the irredueible, some
of the churches have been cutting salaries
again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08

The new home building boom will hard
ly eventuate. unless, through the Home Loan
Bank or otherwise, mortgage interest rates
are debated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
654 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
At The National Capitol
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
Digest of Who's Who and What's What
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Prohibition Prospects

to which party Is the best quail
fed to nurse it with tender care.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-08
FOUR WHEEL BRAKES
! Mary married Il notOrman,
The wedding didn't take.
Now she goes with a chauffeur,
| u,op.e rI,0 <-1ke. Ix,,uI-<

Mary married Il mOtOrman,
The wedding didn't take,
Now she goes with chauffeur,
And hopes she gets brake.
600
back in style. Proof that this old
world is going cuckoo.
600
Who can remember the good
old days when houses dresses
were unknown and every wo-
man wore WRAPPER?
600
They say walking makes the legs
all muscle. / had chickens leg
a few days ago that must have
come from the champion walker of
the barnyard.
600
Nowadays when tenant
moves it leaves a rent in the
landlords heart.
o-O-o
Graft is what the other party
gets and what your party would
like to horn in on.
600
so 1T GOES
/ found a heart,
Starving to the bone,
1 watered it with daily love,
And now it's mine, alone.
600
War makes heroes of towards
and towards of heroes. And
sometimes it makes pacifists of
politicians.
600
Many a sick mans pulse
jumps few beats when the
pretty nurse puts temp stick
in his mouth and holds his
wrist.
600
This is the time of the year
when the family is divided on the
issue of whether the house or car
should be painted.
600
Political conventions might err
ect a sign something like this:
Road Closed. Steam Roller"
600
OH GO ON
MY idea of something great,
A scene you couldn't beat,
Would be a gal with Saint Vitus
dance,
Necking i'm a rumble scat.
600
The wet and dry fight in Fin
land was one to a Finnish.
O-O-o
Sometimes when you kiss
gals hand You put your foot in
1t.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

$31; Minnesota fishing licens- es, S22; one spoon hook, $1.- 25; three sinkers, 15 cents; can of minnows, 75 cents, boat hire $60.
 The journal also ayers that it cost the treasury $4,241 when six senators, all of whom are named, spent eight days of the last Christmas holidays in- vestigating the Florida Ever glades as a national park poss- ibility. The expense bill turned ill by this party shows first of all that double railroad fares were paid for all members so that they would have individ- ual drawing rooms or compart- ments enroute. The next inn portant item of expense was S1 ,687.50 for the rent of two houseboats for five days. The auditors at first thought the boats had been bought, but they were only "hired."
 Observations from a blimp cost the taxpayers a further S75, while a set of 14 photo graphs for each of the disting- uished public servants added S168 to the bill.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

still pay its proportion of the Federal tax, and see it 60 to states which do. By this sys- tenn club is placed in the hands of the Federal govern ment with which to virtually force each state to match gov e1nment funds, whether it can afford to do so CT not.
 It thus appears that in prac- tice, the so-called Federal aid is m rely a bureaucratic scheme for coercing the s..ates into bankruptcy, to keep the Federal government company in its similar condition.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
Another Reason Why
 The Taxpayers Moan

How legislators charge the public with their private as we'll as their public expenses, hereby adding to the much complained of high cost of gov 2lnment, is shown in illuminat- ng manner in the Washington 'SWindle Sheet" a caustic .oned journal published ill the capital.
 Among it's revelations con- Cerning how the taxpayers money is used by the men chos- n to safeguard the peoples interests, which includes, or ,hould include, their pocket books, is an item showing the
 xpense3 of a party of three enators, all old-timers in the senate, on what was officially designated as a wild life sur yey," but which to the man in he street would appear to be nothing more than a plain, old fashioned hunting party. This party lasted only ten days, but t cost the taxpayers the neat um of $1,983.67, which in- cluded the expenses of the sen- atorial assistants" Included in h e expenses charged against the government are such items as mineral water,
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
The Federal Aid Fallacy

There is no doubt that the fi- nancial plight in which many ,s.ates find themselves has been caused largely by the making of appropriations to match Federal aid for road building. While the building of roads is a highly commendable pro- ceeding, the fact is that the states have bankrupted them selves by going too fast, spurred by the temptation of federal aid.
 Since 1917 the United States government has appropriated approximately a billion and a quarter dollars for highways, requiring the states to appro- priate a like amount in order receive their proportion of
 ederal funds. The states have
 4gerly swallowed this bait,
 pparently looking upon the federal money as a gift from Heaven. But, as every sensible person might have readily seen, these Federal sums had 70 come from the pockets of
 1e public, just as the state
 .,nds do. In other words, the government says: Uncle Sam will tax you a billion dollars for roads, provided you allow your state governments to tax you another billion.
 And the pork barrel polite ians tell you how generous Uncle Sam is-with our own money. Of course, if Uncle Sam is going to tax the states for their pro rata of the Fed eral highway fund anyway, each state government feels that it must impose a tax on it's own people to meet it, or lose its proportion of the Federal levy. si <
 Thus a sort of vicious circle is created, from which the states can hardly escape. For if any state does not match the Federal aid offered, it must
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Railroads are trying out al- minimum freight cars built for test purposes and if they prove practicable there will be a w g h t : saving of 1000 pounds on a standard size hop per-bottom car.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
Just for Fun

There are two sides to every question, and good many pol iticians take them both.
 Next year Chicago will cele- blate "a century of progress. " From tomahaWk to machine gun.
 IL is said all radio announce CTS are college graduates. We have suspected that for some time.
 One doesn't so much mind be- i Il g the forgotten man" around the first of the month when bills are due.
 Perhaps it might help us out of the depression if we chloro- formed all the economists and financial experts.
 The wife of a man named George Hell, of Des Moines, Iowa, was granted a divorce with alimony. Now, we sup pose, there will be Mrs. He'll to pay.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER

This newspaper not connect ed any with any stock brokerage firm other establishment interested in the sale of mining shares publishes in formation relative to local development that not be neved to be in full accord with fact
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Chas. F. Caldwell, veteran mine operator, who had the New Alaska, now the Daily Alaska, under bond three years ago, spent the week in camp looking over the leading properties and expressed him. self as highly pleased with the progress being made.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Changes 2 Display Advert ng for current weekly issue ust be presented later than the Wednesday evening preceding the day of issue Saturday. Or insertion will De delayed until the follow ing week
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

More than a million pounds of reindeer meat are sent to the United States from Alaska every year.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

J. c. Wier, of Wier Bros. &
 Company, New York, and R. I. Claus, New York broker and underwater, concluded this week a two weeks visit to the Daly Alaska, in which they are interested and are much impressed with the property, which is being developed by Pat Daily, veteran mining man.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10


 Messrs. Lee, Bucket and Carr of the Premier office staff, and Dr. Carson, mine physician, came down Tuesday with the Premier light truck. On their way to Stewart the truck side swiped Frank Nagle's Big Liz zie and came to grief, smash ing a wheel and throwing the passengers out. A few yards of bandage and half an acre of court plaster repaired the damage to the four of them.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

The freight depot of the AL ton railroad at Alton, H., has been continuously in use for 100 years.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Mrs. Tibbets of Nine-mile returned this week from a visit Outside.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
INTERESTING NOTES

Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal is the largest artificially- formed lake in the world.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Mrs. Jack Littlepage, wife of the engineer in charge of de- velopment on the Riverside group, arrived today with their three children to join MT. Littlepage.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Florida produces 10 per cent )f the cypress lumber used for Guilding purposes in the Unit d States.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

If you have an item of news of gen. erai interest phone it to The Herald.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10
TEN YEARS OR 50 AGO From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
 September 6, 1922.

From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
 September 6, 1922.
 Mrs. Tibbets of Nine-mile returned this week from a visit Outside.
 Miss Esther Olson, teacher of the Hyder public school, re- turned from her summer va- cation spent in Seattle.
 Max Priebe is making exten- sive Improvements at the h. ternational roadhouse for Mag nus Meisingseth.
 Dave Allen, who was injured in football game in Stewart July l, returned Sunday from Rupert where his leg was fixed up okeh.
 c. A. Mackenzie and associ- ates started work this week on the Prince John group on the west side of Bear river. A crew of ten men is employed.
 The Ruth and Francis group of five claims on Glacier creek, owned by Jas. Nesbitt and An dy Archie, were taken this week under lease and bond by responsible parties and devel- opment has already started.
 c. A. Banks and H. L. Bat ten, who are developing the B. c. Silver, report that work is going forward smoothly and good progress is being made in the tunnel, which is being driv- en to tap the Premier vein.
 c. L. Hubbard, of the Hib- bard-Stewart Company, Seat tie, the largest dealers in hides and furs on the Pacific coast, visited friends here during the stay of the Prince Rupert this week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Miss Esther Olson, teacher of the Hyder public school, re- turned from her summer va- cation spent in Seattle.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Max Priebe is making exten- sive improvements at the h. ternational roadhouse for Mag nus Meisingseth.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Dave Allen, who was injured in a football game in Stewart July l, returned Sunday from Rupert where his leg was fixed up okeh.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

c. A. Mackenzie and associ- ates started work this week on the Prince John group on the west side of Bear river. A crew of ten men is employed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-09-10

Large bundle of old papers for starting fires 2s cents at the Herald office.
Evening star., 1932-10-27
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