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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
"Nine Old Men"

iff It remains to be seen whether or not the s.fontents of the new Washington Merry
 So-Round" just published by Liveright are s.ibelous. Offhand, they seem to invite re-
 1prisal by the characters. Perhaps such s....sction on the part of the defamed public vsofficials might be to their detriment. But Certainly the author or authors will shortly be smoked out of their anonymity. This se-fatest collection of small talk and scandal s4collected in the inner circles of Washington s.officialdom and society is even more bare
 --faeed than the earlier edition. No doubt it s-swill be best seller within "a week or as
 s,soon as the folks back home have had Nehance to digest its startling contents and
 impart them to the next door neghbor. .' There have been harsh things said about q our United States Supreme Court. Its indl- -,vidual members have been singled out for { criticism or praise as the case may be. But
 never have they been subjected to the real 7 abuse that the author or authors of More
 Merry-Go-R Round now level at them. Jus
 tiee James Clark McReynolds of Tennessee,
 who is now the second ranking justice on i1- the bench in point of service, is practically ~ insulted. Justice Pierce Butler of Mime
 sota is also treated with scant respect for
 the dignity of his judicial robes if for noth- s" Ing else.
 We don't doubt but what there is more
 fact than fiction in More Merry Co., -eRound It looks to us as if 1t was writ ten by reporters who had been collecting
 their information for many months and 1. finally arrived at the bursting point They !, realized full we'll that such stories, as are Z contained in the Washington expose could 1. never appear in the various journals or press {. associations they represented. But they |. coEld appear in book form and nobody 1. be the wiser for their identities. Every re- ]. porter has great story that he knows he can !. never see in print unless some fairy god- !. mother waves a wand. Certainly some one [ individual or group of individuals are ' chcrtling now as the public chortles with |. them.
 4z If More Merry -Go-Round' serves any 1, purpose at all. it will be as democratic 1. boom this fall, since its characters, no diff !. ferent in reality than most of us, are mainly . republican ones Other than serving this . purpose we can see no good reason for the !, publication True it does furnish enter 1. tainment to those who enjoy rldlcule and :. mCekery. In the long run the persons re- ! -sponsible for the book probably will be the {. sufferers, while those before whom they = held up the looking glass won't be capable - of changing their lives, their looks, their - opinions or even their mode of life to con- \, form with what their critics would build sw for them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Speaking at the democratic rally of the 18th Senatorial District this week National Committeeman Archibald McNeil made the first definite prediction of this political campaign He maintained that the demo- cratic party would carry Connecticut by ,0OO votes. Personally we would have preferred to have heard such boast com
 ing from republican ranks. We like to hear what State Chairman J. Henry Rora- back has to say on election results. If the astute leader of the g.o.p. forces returns to his former policy of silence, the democrats may well beware of November 8. In years gone by Mir Roraback maintained discreet silence until election eve. Then be would announce a g.o.p. victory by thirty or forty thousand votes. Sometimes he was too low in his estimate. Two years ago, though, he abaRdoned his former posi- ton and did lot of talking throughout the campaign with the result that Governor Cross won the sympathy as well as the votes of the electorate. It is perfectly all right for MT McNel to make predictions. That actually is part of his duties as national committeeman, but we certainly would have preferred to have heard the above statement from the lips of some of the republican leaders rather than the democratic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
l@IlpOHu|(d| FO||ieSs s(|972

specific positions for which coach- ing schools undertake to give train ing:
 Immigration inspector: From 300 to 1000 eligibles on the regis ter for each district. No appoint ments anywhere in the last year and none in sight, so the present eligible list will be kept, without ladditinos, for several years. Railway postal clerk: More than 10000 eligibles on the regis ters. which will be extended in- definitely. No prospect of appoint ments as substitutes now employed
 will fill all need for long time to come.
 Prohibition agent: Appropriation | for enforcement was reduced $1,- 100000 and any vacancies author- lized by President Hoover would be filled from among the 120. agents placed on indefinite furlough by the reduction.
 | 10000 to Choose From
 File clerk: More than 10000 eligibles on the register after 34,- | 900 applied in the last examina- tion. Any vacancies expected to be
 filled by transfer or reinstatement. Stenographer: More than 20,OOO elisibles on the register and no prospect of appointments within
 "any reasonable period"
 Rural mail carriers: Post Office department says 1t won't appoint
 as many as six of them in this fiscal year.
 Other positions are similarly as good as barred to newcomers.
 One "coach" for civil service pasts in Los Angeles has been fined, $25 for obtaining money under false pretenese and another man indicted as result of the commits sion's campaign. Three correspond
 ence schools have promised to quit such advertising.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Various congressman have been defending their acts of nepotism during primaries this summer in an old fashion way. For example. southern democrat seeking renomination declared that. although one man on his pay roll wasn't in Washington. but was attend ing law school, his work was done by others who received fair share of the pay. An- other legislator declared that the name of his father-in-law on the office payroll meant nothing. as the money went into a elerkship fund to pay others. Then why have these names on the payrolls if the individuals themselves were not profiting thereby. We certainly think it is high time that Congress did thorough job os house cleaning. There are too many examples of waste of public funds for the voters to remain apathstie all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
THE GOVERNOR STANDS FIRM
 New Britain Herald

Governor Cross is as firmly op- posed to a special session of the legislature as he was at the be- ginning of the agitation for one. The governor believes that the cit- ies having financial problems on their hands will be able to so a long way toward solving them 1T they try hard enough and If all their citizens show thorough spirit of cooperation. The gover- nor also seems impressed with the possibility that in special cases of civic distress there may be aid forthcoming from the Federal Re- construction Finance Corporation.
 Sentiment in the towns is against the suggested special session. Res idents of the quasi-rural regions see no reason to call special ses- sion merely to aid some cities. One farm publication, speaking nation ally, said recently that during the years of farm distress the cities were invariably uninterested ana favored nothing giving promise or aiding agriculture. Now that the shoe Is on the other foot the farm districts feel inclined to let the cities stew in their own brew. This inclination is apparent throughout the small town and rural regions of Connecticut, as elsewhere.
 Governor Cross gained his cleo. tion somewhat through the help Of the rural regions and small towns, in the sense that he greatly re- duced the normal republican ma jorities. He is not inclined to fly in the face of their opinion in the present crisis. ~
 The report of the special civic finances investigator, Angus F. Thorne, is yet to be made to- the governor. This report leaves the door toward special session slightly ajar, enabling the governor to change his mind if the report on civic conditions is bad enough. From present indications 1t is not likely to be sufficiently serious to warrant the governor in changing his attitude of letting the cities carry on their own problems ana through experience acquire a pet ter technic in curing their ills. one after the other is acquiring this improved technic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
BREATHING SPELL NEEDED
(Meriden Journai)

(Meriden J0urnaD
 The state reformatory at Che- shire needs more room. Supt George c. Erslxine points out that the building was planned to ac- commodate 400 inmates and dur ing the past year the number got as high as 470. On January l. 1881, the registration was 303.
 The directors expect to ask the next legislature for a grant of S16O,OOO, S75,000 of which would be available the first year and the rest the next year, and the money would ali go into materials. About sS60, 900 would be saved by em- ploying inmate labor in the con-
 From the viewpoint of the able management of this institution, the Appropriation is modest and fully justified. On the other hand, the people of Connecticut furnished millions lately for rebuilding and reorganizing the state school Tor boys and for . general improve |ment program among corrective |institutIong and hospitals under state control and they could hard- |iy bo blamed if they began to bee |lIeve that they had dono enough in this line for c time.
 The day has paeBoa of easy Feve. |nue for the state, As well As Tor the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
Here, There And EueryUhere
A PUBLIC MONTICELLO
 (New York Herald-Tribune)

Not only good Jefferson demo- crats--if there are any of that sturdy breed surviving--but all admirers of the American national tradition must be dismayed at the posSibil- ity that Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, which for the last nine years has been a public patriotic shrine, will revert to pri- vate ownership because there are insufficient funds 70 complete It's purchase by the Jefferson Memor- ial foundation. The several num- dred acres of Monticello. together with the picturesque colonial home of the author of the declaration of were purchased In 1923 by the foundation with the 1l- tention that the estate should be set aside in perpetuity, as is Mount Vernon, as a public memorial of a patriotic nature, but now $175,000 of the original purchase price must be forthcoming if foreclosure is to be avoided. s@
 Somehaw it seems absurd that in 8 country with pronounced lean- ing toward memorials of every sort, where tree plantings, cornerstone and state dedications are 8 daily commonplace, many of them in honor of events and Individuals which might Well be left in decent and innocuous obscurity, such a tangible souvenir of one of the na- tion's fathers should be lacking of support. Few enough individuals in our national history would seem worthy of a public reminder if not Thomas Jefferson, and while there is no reason to fear for the actual preservation of Monticello even should 1t revert to private owner ship, 1t is obviously more fitting that 1t should be a public institu- tion. The Jefferson Memorial foun- dation at 70 Pine street, New York. is soliciting the contributions of the public in the hope of complet- ing the purchase of the estate, and 1t is dihicuit to imagine any better use for whatever patriotic dollars may be available .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Washington.-To almost anyone who wants a government job, the best advice at this time is to for get about 1t.
 There will be a vast rush for the pie counter positions if the demo- crats win. control in the November
 election, but appointments in the civil service now are so few and
 usually to such technical positions that the chances of getting in now
 are neglible.
 These facts are emphasized by 1.-the Civil Service Commission in
 its campaign against correspond ence schools which sell coaching
 courses to people who buy them
 on the theory that they can then pass the civil service examinations
 and step into federal positions. "No sane person would pay for | A civil service coaching course at this time if he understood the con-
 ditions,' say the commissions off, flcials.
 But Thousands Do Pay
 But thousa nds are persuaded by the ballyhoo of the schools and de- plete dwindling savings accounts or borrow money because they are told or let to believe that they can get steady, well-paid job as a government clerk. mail carrier, railway postal clerk, stenographer, prohibition agent, immigration in- spector or something of the sort. but they look good when press- |agented to poor people who have Sa4 iAh hu ov vi
 The government Is laying off workers to some extent and hiring almost no new ones. Dismissals of federal employees in large numbers have been avoided by administra- tive payless furloughs in addition to the furloughs which congress inflicted as salary cuts, but in the federal administrative service a de- partment head must have written authority from President Hoover before he can fill a vacancy.
 The money saved by not filling vacancies goes back into the treas ury. The federal force is thus be- ing reduced by attrition through separation by death, retirement, dismissal and resignations. When an appointment to a va cancy is authorized it must be fill-
 ed by transferring someone else in the department, reinstating someone eligible for reinstatement, drawing from the civil service reg
 isters of eligibles or, if there is no existing register of eligibles,
 through competitive examination such as the pupils of the coaching
 courses are preparing for. A Few Examples Usually there Is a huge list of
 eligibles which means that there
 is no occasion for new applicants.
 Here are some facts concerning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Connecticut will be governed by the recent extension of the open season for wild fowl. This years season opens at one-half hour before sunrise on Monday. October l7. due to the fact that the state laws forbid hunt ing on Sunday. No hunting is. of course. allowed after sunset. By this we mean for waterfowl. The entire open season covers a period of SO days and not 90 as in l931. Improved conditions enabled the authorities to extend the season. We presume that local hunters will not take advantage of this long season to seek a full bag limit each day. Conservation of our animals and birds is still demanded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

towns, and legislators in the next
 session will probably be found to
 hayo turned stinsy. Extra appro:.
 priationsN will be hard to set and |it may be that even the proposed veterans hospital at Rocky Hill
 will not get the millions allowed for 1t. There nnoy oven be curtaii- ment of the enormous expendi- |turcs for state institutions as now operated.
 Perhaps if the probation system were more Extensively used ana Judges gave more thought 70 their loommitments, the Cheshiro re- Iformatory would not beoyercrowas ed and tie taxpayers would ret q institutional demands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
fIIIHH SMASH GERMAl

On Aug s7-19is. British troops continued to smash their way through the strong German posi- lions on the Hindenburg line in Picardy.
 In the second day of their drive, they gained between three and four miles, capturing thouHands Of pris-| oner6 and hundreds of guns.
 During the day'g lighting they took Chsrisy, vls-cn-Artois and the| Bois du eari. k.1.s
 French troops uile had boen eIos- ing in on Roye for Gevorei oeyss finally gained thoir immediate ob-' jeclive and storp'ed the town, 9hey followed this up with q #ido nd- vance on a iasIniIo rent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
So They Say

We already have the election won-why talk about the cam paign.-John Nance Garner, demo- cratic nominee for vice-president.
 They don't need to tell us there is unemployment. We already know it.-William z. Foster, com- munist candidate for president.
 Manshukuo (Manchuria) has every prospect of success as an independent nation, if Japan's posi- tion that Manchuria is her life line is to be maintained. the Japanese must make every sacrifice to aid the new states establishment of lasting foundation.-Yosuke Mat suoka, ex-vice-president, South Manchurian railway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis OF treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

High tide at Milford, Sunday. August 28. 9:O5 a. m. Daylight time); low tide, 3:3l p. m. daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

their lives. Some of those dollars now be- ing kept in the family would aid many q man out of work for years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

might say Wethersfeld. or Windsor. but give us LitehheId every time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:03 Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

New Haven has just learned that its school buildings are in an exempt group. If anybody is hurt on the premises the city cannot be sued for damages provided they are free of nuisanees. This automatically eliminates the necessity of carrying liability insurance and should save the city pretty penny annually. In fact. all buildings used in a governmental capacity are exempt in ruling handed down by the corporation counsel. Other cities should lock into this in the interest of economy alone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

They say they've found a lot more "old masters" in Austria. No doubt. Modern European artists are always turning 'em out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

There's something after all in these new flights for endurance records. It is inter- esting 10 see whether the flyers can keep up longer than the stock market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
'od evening.
 o-O-O YOU DON'T SAY

Good evening.
 O-O--O
 YOU DON'T SAY Labor day is nearing, Here's all have to say, May labor have more work to do Right after Labor day.
 o-O-o Between the dark and the day. light-is the time to shave if com- pany is coming that night.
 O--O-o Corn chowder is a popular dish, way down east. But here they drink the corn from bot. ties and depend on clans for the chowder.
 o-O-0 National paint week is advocated. I suppose the girls will consider 1t a cheeky idea.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

OtGAk 4A4ES 4AAA41 He promised to write.
 Did her lover, MacDupp, But no letetr came,
 Since postage went up.
 O-O-0 a A pretty face often hides a homely ideal.
 O-O--0 ~ The girl who marries Q cop. probably wants her love uni- form.
 o--O--o The trouble with hand shakers ~ this, they generally shake themselves from . job. k o-O--o After a barber shaves, his sun burned face ho can appreciate how tho average customer feels with the hoe going over his skin.
 o@@Os-0 Good night. s.s
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
SEAFORD

Mr.. and Mrs Herman Daniels, of
Dover, spent Sunday here as the
guests of the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor E, Rawlins, on Pine
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman COrkran,
who have been spending the Christ
mas holidays here with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Corkran,
in West Seaford, returned to their
home i'm Millburn, N. j., this week.
Funeral services were held this
past week for John w. Marvel, aged
GG years, from his home on Arch
street, and were conducted by the
Rev. G. J. Hooker, pastor of Mt.
Olivet NJ p. Church. Interment was
made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Jackson and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Huey Jackson,
spent several days this past week in
Wilmington and vicinity with friends
and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. S. ]. Stein, of West
have as their guest for the
holidays their daughter, Elizabeth,
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
MTLLVILLE

To the Chronicle and its many
readers a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry HUFF and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mulford, of Will
mingtOn, were the guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Noble enter
tanned to dinner Christmas day DR..
and Mrs. X. ]. Hooker and sons
Leslie, LeatOn and Kendall, Jr.
Mrs. John l. Calhoun, of Ocean
View, was the guest of Mrs. Mary
Maloy last week.
Leslie Hooker, of Valley Forge
Military Academy, Wayne, Pa, spent
the holidays with his parents, DR..
and Mrs. X. J. Hooker.
Miss Charlotte Noble, of EastOn,
Pa, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. S. Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Steele, of
Camden, N. j., were Sunday guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.. G.
Steele.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene West, of Au-
dubOn, N. j., were guests with Mrs.
clara west OH CllTlSIludS udy, anu
Saturday they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry II. Dukes and
children, Harry, Jr. and Grace, have
been visiting their people at WyOm-
ing during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac West enter
tanned to dinner on Christmas day
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil d. McCabe and
George West.
Harry Williams spent the week.
end with his wife and son at his
home in Highland Park, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Adkins, of
Dagsboro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Parsons, of Frankford, were Sunday
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Wharton.
Mrs. Myrtle P. Long and son
Dickie are spending the week in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland West had as
day guest Mr.. and Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Amos McCabe's
guests on Christmas day were their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cove McCabe,
Of Ocean View, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles e. West, of Omar.
Miss Catherine Ringler is in Phil
adelphia with Miss Ruth Anderson
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brasure, of
Frankford, were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. y. Townsend ell
tertained to dinner on Christmas
day Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Townsend
and son Billy, Mr.. and Mrs Emmons
Phillips and son Blame, Miss Max
inc Phillips and Walter Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. /. p. West entertain
cd in honor of their 18th wedding
anniversary the follow guests: Mr..
and Mrs. James Mitchell of Ocean
View, Mrs. Dorothy Hudson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Jones, Jr. and Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Tingle of Frankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Town
send entertained to dinner on Sun
day Mrs. George Anderson and son,
Donald, and daughter ElinOr, of
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Anderson, of Ocean View; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. q. Townsend and Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmons Phillips and son
Blame, of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Boyer and
Mrs. Carey spent Christmas at their
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dale and son
Harry, Jr., were the guests on
Christmas. day of Mrs. Dale's sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Murray, of
Mrs. Adella Dale and daughter
Mary, of Wilmington, are the guests
of Mrs. Cora Mcgee.
Mrs. Manaen Hickman entertain
ed on Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs.
Hudson and children, Miss
Doris and Herbert, of Dagsboro, and
Manaen Lynch. Mrs. Hickman's
weekend guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivah Hudson and daughter Joan, of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson |