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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
T.x-Exempt IProperty

A deputy comptroller of New York city asks Columbia University to waive its tax exemption for the benefit of the city bud get. The tax on Columbia's S44.000.- 900 worth of property would equal the salary cut affecting l4.574 city employees who receive less than Sl.500 year. Noth- ing will come of this proposal except sea- demic discussion. It calls attention, how ever. to the vast total of properties in New York which pay no taxes because they are used for religious. educational, charitable or governmental purposes. This total is about $4.500,000,000. Most or if can be classed as governmental because it is owned and used by the city, country. statesor fed eral government. The property used in non governmental activities amounts to nearly 3 billion dollars and, if taxed like private property. would pay about $35.000 900 year.
 Every community has the same problem. and most communities are aroused from time 10 time by demands for the taxation of some of the exempt properties to ease the bur dens of taxpayers or provide funds for new civic enterprises. There would be no which live by taxes imposing taxes on themselves for the property they own As for such institutional properties as churches, colleges. hospitals. etc, it is almost univer- point. however. in governments themselves. sally agreed that the benefits they bring the community. by their semi-publie service. amply compensate for their tax immunity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

The summer cottager sat up iii bed, Something had wakened him. It could snot have been any Of the accustomed night noises, be- cause he had :. been thoroughly startled. He listened moment but heard nothing. He was wide awake, so he slipped into sneakers and the old ragged wooliy bathrobe and stepped out into the nocturnal world.
 How easy 1t was to enjoy the night in the woods. At home you did not get up when you were wakened. You couldn't exactly walk out on the sidewalk in sneak CTS and bathrobe over the pa jamas, and If you could there was nothing to be gained. In the woods' now
 How silent 1t was. If there is anything in the world more beauti- full than moonlight on birch grove he didn't know 1t. Though Of course late afternoon sunlight on cedars isn't so bad. either. Collie dos sauirmed out of the cool sand un. der the house and silently 1oined his master. How many stars! The tiny bay dull silver. It's rather poetic and everything. isn't It, pup lon such a night" ..l
 "Whip- poor will, whip-her-weli:. whip -her-well whip-her-well--- broke out a jeering chorus Hey hey-hey-hey hey" laughed the looms that were those i've black dots on the bay.
 "Grrnph" remarked the crane as he Tapped big wings to Hit him over the fence which now breaks the age-old Indian trail between the two bays. T hear there are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
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Ian elaborate transforming tour against advice of his managers, let 1t be known that he would con- centrate his fire on Hoover rather than the republica nparty or lesser republicans--a clever move to capitalize Hoover's unpopularity and announced he is going to the country to. find out what 1t wants" -(what candidate ever thought of that before) ---and so on.
 An Aggressive Campaign
 One can't be sure how effec- tive Roosevelt's innovations in campaigning will be perhaps not at all. Nor how well he has been spiking republican guns. But he has tried, with keen political sense and aggressiveness, to spike those guns, one after another. For weeks he has made it plainer and plainer, by studied effort, that business had nothing to fear from him.
 And when the republicans sought to pick on Garner as the weaker man on the ticket he drew Garner into the spotlight for ex- hibition as a safe, sane, conserva. tive gent likely to do much more good than harm. Meanwhile he has taken into camp nearly all his pre- re.convention enemies. Al Smith is about the only one left who ap- pears to be sulking.
 Both Hoover and Roosevelt are playing good politics. And anyone who, with or without reading this, says Hoover and Roosevelt are not playing politics every day, in the week, can just go chase himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION

When an ambitious young man tries for years to write a novel, and discovers at last that hell never make the grade, he Is apt to fly off the handle in a big way.
 Tn Red Herring" by Edward Acheson, this is just what happens.
 The wouid-be novelist is a news paper reporter. He spends all of his spare time trying to write q story about a man who committed Q "perfect crime," and he studies his subject, with the aid of Q friendly police detective, until he knows all about how crime should be committed.
 But he can't make the story jeIl; and at last, breeding deeply. he hits on the idea of committing the perfect crime himself. That way. he won't have to waste all the re- search he has performed.
 So he goes to 1t. robs the local bank and gets away with, some thing like $80.000. His crime is just as Nclose to perfection as he had figured 1t would be. No one dreams of suspecting him, and ev- erything is lovely except that
 We'll, 1t would hardly be fair to, tell you the conclusion. The book is a kind of mystery story. and un- led English common law deviewer is supposed to keep mystery story climaxes to himself. I can only say that the conclusion Is neat and logical, and that the book as a whole is entertaining--even though the author, himself q newspaper man, doesn't quite make his news- paper senses convincing.
 "Red Herring" Is published by Morrow, and sells for $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
The Right Idea

We rather think that Charlie Chaplin has the right idea in seeking to restrain his former wife from permitting his two sons by that marriage to begin motion picture careers. The two youngsters. both boys are and years old. Certainly at that age they should be introduced to the pastimes and pursuits that boys all over the world are following rather than be introduced to careers that will enrich their mother by some thousands per year. We sympathlZe with MT Chaplin in his efforts to prevent the contract being fulfilled. If it were ab- solutely necessary that the Chaplin boys be exploited in this fashion. there might be slim excuse. but an ample trust fund pro- yides for their future until they are old enough to make decision for themselves.
 The screen comedian is being criticized because of the fact that he played with Jackie Coogan when the latter was just beginning his motion picture career. Natur- ally Chaplin could not be expected 10 ex- press as much concern over youngster with whom he was brought in contact solely on thc screen. As to the charges that Chaplin discovered Jackie Coogan and virtually made him famous overnight that is something to be argued at different time and place. Just now all we can sec is the picture of father seeking 10 give 10 his own flesh and blood the up-brnglng to which they are entitled. We rather like this attitude. It is typieally Chaplin who in commercial age has been content 10 pursue the even tenor of his way.
 If there was less exploitation of boy and girl prodigies this country would be much better off. Not that we want every boy and girl 10 be suppressed until they are full grown Far from that. Ws like to see their talents recognized at an carly age. But when it becomes apparent that they are to profit by the name under which they travel then. we think it high time to call halt
 It may be true that the Chaplin boys show considerable ability before the camera. lt would be natural for them to do SO. having been brought up in an atmosphere in which cameras and publicity played an important part. Bui lhe public is bound 10 believe ihat ihs name Chaplin k expected to carry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

August of l932 is quite distinguished
 month. A total eclipse of the sun. visible in New England as such and also as a partial
 eclipse. featured today. the last one of the month But how many articles on the eclipse that we have read failed to state the particular phase of the moon today. It is a new moon and enters this phase al 2:55 D. m. standard time. or shortly after the moon moves in front of the sun and Its shadow strikes the Garth. In addition to this bit of knowledge We acquired from an almanac. the Old Farmers. to be exact. we also discovered that this is the second new moon in August. The first occurred on August 2. August is thus the only month
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
Hoards Reappear

Money at last has been coming out of hiding. It has taken d stock market boom let to bring it out. The evidence on this point is clear. With all the real money that h1ust have been poured into the market to raise stocks five billions in value in three weeks. brokers loans did not increase until near the end of that period. On August l7 they were below S350.000.000 just about where they had been before the upturn started, and only ne-thrd as much as they had been at the same date last summer
 Very many of the stock purchases were paid in full brokers say. with gold and bankno,cs of large denominations. Millions and millions were coming out of the safe de- posit vault and the dresser drawer and the old sock. Moreover, increases in the gold that gold had been coming from abroad to reserves of the Federal Reserve Bank showed buy American securities. Europe was get ting in on it, too.
 All these funds. put into circulation and providing new credit resources, help nightly in casing the general business situation. CO., operating with the credit extension efforts of the government. imposing public psychol- ogy and helping the business situation gen. erally. Thus proving that little stock market imitation at the strategic moment like any other stimulant in the right quan- tity at the right time, is good for an invalid. American business could stand little more of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
So They Say

The modern boy does not as- sume A pose because he thinks t is the thing to do. He lacks the sheepiike quality of former gen erations, and has more independ.. ence. less hypocdicy, and more real mArthur N. sheriff, headmaster of Roxbury school. Connecticut.
 
 think I'll feel perfectly at home in the White House. Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, wite of Democratic presidential nomi- nee.
 The presidency is q mans job. Governor Roosevelt evidently looks upon it as q combination pf tns nursery and Coins nnancini scnooi' ---aenntor George II. Moses. he- publican, of New Hampshire. New York. as . whole, is not rotten.
 the investigation into Mayor Jimny walkers conduct ns mayor of New York.
 ft ls true that the Youngstown Sheet and Tube board did' not go into the auditors figures, but they woul6 not have undersslood fheIa. perhaps. if they had.
 From c ruling by seventh ohiv District Court 0f Appenia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
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 Northerr, Nights

better fish in the big bay tonight than in the little one. Grrnph!" '. Whip -her-wiil, whip-her-well, whip-her well, whip-her.well!"
 'Hey-hey-hey-h -hey-hey!"
 "Be Darned! Be Darned! Be Darncd!" sung out the big frog in the little muskeg. "Grrnph!" said the crane. "Is that where you are ?'
 "Be Darned!" said the big frog from far away off.
 No, pup. hes didn't get him. What's the matter with you nowY better take you by the collar don't go chasing any black kitties--,
 Gosh! Look at that moonlight of the birchcs--it may be humor- ous, dog gone 1t, but l'ii be dnrned if 1t isn't poeticai in spots any, how. "On such night Leander--"
 A puff of wind rippied the nttle bay and 1t laughed softly to itself
 Oh, youNthink it's funny, too. do you? We'll, you're poetical yourself. with. the breeze and tho moonlight and all those stars.
 Crunch, crunch, crunch!" Take it easy pup, what do you care about porcupine more or less? "Crunch, crunchwyBy heck It's the cherry table mother is refinishing out on the front porch. Scat! Scat! There. he's gone pumping off.
 Silence falls. Moonlight on white .birches. Guess go to bed. Too lovelylto be endured by the hu- man soul. But what could have wakened me in the first place?
 The sound of an animal In tho bushes. Could 1t be a deer coming to drink? Hueh. pup. sit tight
 Moo, ooo!" went Henry Dnvis's red cow almost in the cottager's ear.
 Sic. lem. pup. round 'em UP! You knew 1t all tho time, didn't you? Good dog. good dog. We'll fasten the gate this time. "on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3l, 1882
Too Myeh Talk

The l932 presidential campaign may well go down in history as one of the windi- est on record. Never can we recall hearing SO many speeches made in behalf of the vari- ous candidates or SO many men accused of being this-and-that. doing nothing. doing too much. etc, etc. We should think that some of our politicians would get tired of hearing themselves talk. at least they should be ashamed of the number of times they are quoted in the newspapers. Don't blame the edito.. They aren't forcing men to make these absurd statements that they do. They simply print them because they believe the people want to read them. Some day courageous editor will relegate all such trash to inner pages where few will glance at it.
 We would like 10 have Alfred E. Smiths recommendation carried into effect some day. He proposes that political conventions be held from eight to six weeks before election. This will cut down much of the expense of carrying on a strenuous campaign. It will be better for both candidates. as it will nec- cssarily force them to stick to pertinent S- sues and to state positions rather than criti, cize what the other IS saying or doing. His suggestion is sound and perhaps may be adopted one hundred years from now. It took half century for our legislators to abandon their stage coach methods of hold ing sessions. And we aren't even certain yet that the Norris amendment to the consti- tuition will be ratified, although we can be reasonably certain of it.
 Both President Hoover and Governor Roosevelt have been guilty of the crime of weaving their listeners As for the pollt- cal henehmen of each. particularly those of tie president (we refer to his faithful cab if.et officers) we can't express our amaze racnt at the way in which they travel all oyer the country, perhaps at the taxpayers expense. doing nothing more to earn their salaries than deliver dozen political speeches every week. the gst of which IS that Roosevelt doesn't know what he IS talking about and his promises are mere dreams. That sounds funny coming from go,p. circles after the pageant that was presented ia 1928 by their professional stage coaches.
 We certainly think that President Hoover would be able to leave the White House next March with far more friends if he would only come out and admit that he was wrong in believing that republican rule o! the United States and prosperity went hand in hand; that he had made mistakes during his administration. that he realized the dire distress in the U. S.; that he wished to restore the country to normalcy. We know that Governor Roosevelt would enter the
 White House next March with every voter his friend if he would simply come out and say if elected l will personally force the repeal of the l 9th Amendment; l will take steps to relieve unemployment throughout the nation by more vigorous policy than my predecessor: will knock down the higb tariff barriers that republicans have used to antagonize foreign trade; will force Congress to stop the encroaehment of the federal government upon the states; will reduce the cost of government by
 thorough house cleaning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

Prohibition Director Amos w. w.. Woodcock said sensible thing the other day in connection with problem which seems to be agitating so many minds. The private violator," he remarked lis the real problem of national prohibition. although be is almost immune from the drtetion of the law itself. He is, however, susceptible to the influence of custom. pub- lie opinion. education, and all the so-called moral influences. Temperance education is as necessary as ever. Prohibition. the law. may go or it may be greatly modified. Whatever happens in regard to it, rational temperance education remains not only necessary. but quite possible and a thor oughly wise way to combat the real evils of the liquor traffic. Furthermore. it IS and always has been our earnest belief that the prohibition cause was lost when its packers abandoned their carly methods in favor of political triekery. etc. Had they remained by their guns and fought liquor solely as moral and social problem they might today be praised instead of damned. But by injecting prohibition into the political arena. which they did when they made Uncle Sam the watchdog of old eus- toms, they lost their cause entirely Once they get back to their task of educating the people to the necessity of eurbing their ap- petites for intoxicating beverages they will meet with far more success than they are at present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

Working, out the road tax was device known to our ancestors and is still com mon to some of our contemporaries in the rural distreits. Using pick and shovel to spade out the taxes on the homestead is a little different. The town of Swartmore, Pa, needed to have the grounds of its new high school improved and landseapped. There was no money for this because taxes had not been paid. Therefore the tax of- ficiaIs offered to residents the chance to work on the grounds at 40 cents an hour. The pay is to be in cash, but the tax col leetor will stand beside the 'paymaster and get his share. It is not at all a bad idea and has many possibilities of extension.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

More bird havens" are being estab- lished right along. The latest is a tract of no acres of woodland in Richland eoun- ty, Illinois, given to the University of Chi ea2o as an outdoor laboratory for botanists and zoologists. It is 230 miles south of Chicago. That is long distance to go in order to look at trees, birds squirrels. and flowers. But unless cities make provision while they can. some of them will have to go farther .-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
To-day's Selected Poem
DESIGN

DESIGN (ivantha Caldwell In the Christlnn Science
 Monitor) The bottom of the vase ia softly brown, 4 liquid brown. tho bottom of n pond Wheraon lies lightly lily foliage Whence rise the stems that lift tho flowers uT To where oach opens like a petaled cup. Tho water surface whera the flowers at Among fiat leaves is Roldly br0wn--a hint neheeted from tho ponds deep p.shndowed Bm in between. where curl inc gold green stems, Tho nun strikes through Iliumlning their Rrncei And thls the artist painted on my vase
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

more weight in the forthcoming production in which they are featured than anything else. We hope Charlie wins his battle to keep them out of the films until they can express an opinion on such venture them selves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
Good evening.
 o-O-0 CLOTHES SOMETIMES MAKE THE
 DIVORCE
"A sMlLEs TIFF THING. :

His wife just hated mending, She wouldn't darn 2 thing. His clothes were slashed and
 Tapping.
 They had a tell-tale swing, He sought a divorce in person. The judge heard all his woes. Granted the barrister chortled. The evidence is in your clothes"
 o-O-o Political raiiies remind me of a race between outboard motors.
 O-O-o
 It's well BRED people who generally take the CAKE.
 o-O-o Wisdom is like a two-edged you remember to clutch 1t by the handle.' /
 o-O-o
 The municipal golf course on East Mountain will pay for itself in IS years. The 16- year plan seems more success ful than the Russian five year.
 o-O--o Years ago in Waterbury they had candy pulls. And that's when boys and gals got stuck on each other.
 o--O---o
 DING, DING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
woI,KEI, roo WE'LL.

Detroit---A minor traffic accid- ent claimed the attention of Pa. troiman Hofmnnn. Tho officer de' cided Co inspect the brakes of the car driven by Frank Manxo, who was involved in tho accident. Frank was 60 sure his brnkeB were in good condition that he offered to show the policeman himself. Pc. troimnn uofmann hopped on the running board Of the car. Frank was oK liha. a Hash. Be aet on the brakes 60 hard thnt the officer was thrown of the running broad ena on Co the street. The bruhcs worked to perfection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
Personal Health SerUice
 (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. sepd'ng stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31
U--O~'~U DING, DING

Business. is returning, They're 'hvainR lots of fun, Seven hundred more went back To work at Daniclson.
 O-O-o A woman astronomer Is on Cape Cod to catch the eclipse. The poor Cape has been eclipsed as . summer resort, these many years An ancient silver dollar has come to national republican campaign headquarters. Too bad they didn't send along the sugar bowl in which 1t had been hidden.
 o-O-o Roosevelt will speak in Bridge port Saturday. The address will be broadcast over the radio but Al Smith won't be listening in.
 O--O--o
 OH DEAR ME
 A home of ice,
 Is the Eskimos' fare,
 You try and sell him
 A Frigidaire.
 o-O-o A few years ago people would snap their fingers at work. Now their fingers would snap any kind of work.
 Dear little laboring man. please don't sigh, they say thcrc'll be labor. after Labor days nigh.
 Strange but true. An inch plant has no trouble at. ali in growing a foot.
 Rudy Vallee and the wife are said to be at the parting of the waves. We trust it's merely radio.
 o-O--o Rudy's famous song was "The Vagabond Lovcr." Now 1t looks ns if he might be vagabond from love.
 o-O--o
 They say the Vallee rupture is due to difference in tenn perament. Perhaps the wife objected to Rudy crooning to her through q studio mega phone.
 O--O--+o Or singing "A Little Kiss Each Morning" when she wanted tea and buttcred toast.
 o--O--o
 Rudy bought her big house in Hollywood. Apparently 1t / was, 50 big that their love got lost.
 Oh well, Rudy should worry. Af- ter the divorce he can gain new fame by crooning You Were SWELL Till We Parted" This will go. good with the Flcischman YEAST hour.
 o--O---o
 Rudy's wife says she never saw very much of him. Too bad that teievision didn't arr rive sooner.
 o--O--o Rudy says he loves her still. Huh, never knew she had q home brew plant.
 The Vallee lover intimates there is a misunderstanding. Yep, and when q lover fails to understand q miss, get ready for tho fadeout.
 o--O--o When they were married, Mrs VaIiee said she'd stay home and mend Rudy'B clothes and darn hls sox. But there wasn't anybody in the house to thread tho needle for her or tell which finger the thImbie went on.
 h o--O-o They had their first spat in New York. It was a gray one. Rudy has always been fond Of pearl gray spats'
 Then she left for California and Rudy chased after her. One morn- Ing he walked in on her before she had her makeup on and there was little chance of . makeup after that.
 The next day Rudy left for inc yeast and the Fieischman program once more.
 o--O--o There was talk then that Rudy'a love was cooling. But you've got to rot closer than . Tnegnphone to keep the fires of passion burning. O-O--o
 Then Mrs vallee became Jealous of Rudy's fan maii, got 10 be a regular fan-atic.
 O--O--O Men who cling to tho past are afraid to let 70 for tho present
 0--O--O This concludes our regular nlid- week program. it came Co you over DBD and was prOmdcant by the Waterbury Bveuihg Democrat pioneer in this type of newHpiper work. Wo are eiantHR Off at thiz time, fo be back on tho air aRnin tomorrow evening at the usual hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

High tide at Milford Thursday, Septen- Der l. ll:48 a. m. (daylght time); low tide 6:l3 D. m. (daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:57 Daylight Saving Time) to- night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-31

The most remarkable thing about po- litieal conventions. when you think it over, is that otherwise normal human beings should think they have to act like that when they make speech.