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Evening star., 1932-10-02
The Pope and Mexico.

Three years ago in June, 1929. Mex
leo and the Vatican at the end Of a
long ana acrimonious conflict concluded
a modus vivendi which essayed to reg
ularize their relations on something
approximating durable basis.
Friendly American influences. includ-
ing those of that indefatigable pacih-
Gator, the late Ambassador Dwigh,
Morrow, played a role in the peace
settlement. Little has been heard In
the United States in the interval tc
suggest that it was not working out
Pope Plus x1 has dramatically ex-
ploded the theory that Mexican-vat-
ican affairs can be regarded as amicably
or permanently adjusted. On Friday
last his holiness issued q 4,o00-w word
encyclical letter to Catholic bishops
in which he accused the Mexican gov
eminent of "perfidy' in failing to full
fill the conditions of the 1929 pact
The Pope declared that religious per.
secution Of priests has been intensi-
fed and that hostility toward the
church is now Systematically fomented
by the Mexican authorities.
Apparently 1t Is the "ridiculously
low" limit Mexico imposes upon the
number Of priests who may perform re.
ligious rites to which the Vatican
mainly objects Under the 1929 agree
ment the Mexican government allowed
the Catholic hierarchy to designate
those priests who were to register in
compliance with the national laws, in
Guiding the quota. The Mexican bish-
ops protested against these constitu-
tional regulations by suspending their
religious practice Religious exercises
were eventually resumed on the promise
OF the government to mitigate the
quota arrangement, but according to the
Pope, the promise was not kept As ar
example Of numerical injustice ol
which it claims to be the victim, the
Vatican points out that priests in tn.
populous Province of Vera Cruz were
limited to one for each 100000 persons
The asperity Of the new crisis that
has arisen between the Holy See and
Mexico Is sufficiently indicated by Pope
Plus charge that the church Is being
subjected by the Mexican government
to treatment mot much different from
that meted out by Russia" Mexico Is
so Overwhelmingly Roman Catholic that
recrudescence of friction with the Vat
lean conjures up the possibility of fresh
and widespread conflict.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Federal Government Commissions
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

In comparison President Hoover's hand
full does not loom so large.
The term commission Is somewhat
loosely used to designate a wide variety
of bodies. There are two general classi-
fications which are obvious. the CON-
mission intended to be permanent, such
as the Interstate Commerce Commission
or the Federal Radio Commission, and
temporary bodies, such as the Wicker
sham Law Enforcement Commission,
created for the purpose OF performing
definite task and then expiring. Both
types are created by law and at public
expense.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
or the Federal Trade Commission also
fall into the category OF regulatory
bodies. They have definite powers in
relation to the regulation of the Nations
affairs. Such a body as the Wicker
sham Commission is fact-finding
commission, with no powers beyond
those of gathering data and making
advisory recommendations.
Leans to Semi-Private Commission.
Still another classification may be
listed, O classification of bodies re-
stricted as to subjects. as opposed to
those having wider fields OF the lat
ter classification the Research Com
mfttee on Social Trends is, perhaps,
typical. It Is expected TO reach out In
many directions and not limit itself
to the question Of law enforcement, as
the Wickersham Commission did. or to
any special field, like the Presidents
Committee on Recent Economic changes
or the Presidents Emergency Commit
tee on Unemployment.
There are bodies created for the pur-
pose of cooperating with private busi-
ness to such an extent that they are
almost semi-private in character. Such
body is the National Timber Con-
seryation Board or the Federal Oil
Conservation Board. Most of the COM
missions well known to the public haye
as members appointees named for a
given term at fixed salary, while others
have as members men who remain pri-
vate citizens and receive no salary.
The United States Tariff Commission
is a good example of the wholly official
class and the Board of Indian Com
missioners of the latter.
The Wickersham Law Enforcement
Commission attracted probably as much
attention as any other of President
! Hoover's creations because of the wide
| interest in its chief subject-prohibi-
tion. But he also instigated the crea-
tion of the Federal Farm Board, a body
which has had continuing existence
The Conference on Child Health and
Protection was another commission ap-
pointed by Mr.. Hoover, and the Advis-
ory Commission on Illiteracy, these
| falling into the class of semi-private
bodies. the members receiving no pay.
In fact, President Hoover has leaned
to the semi-private rather than the full
official type of commission. He named
the Nptinra1 Drolpht Committee fba
National Timber Conservation Board,
the War Policies Commission, the
Emergency Committee for Unemploy-
ment and several commissions having
to do with observances Of historical oc-
casions. Then there was the extremely
important delegation to the London
Naval Conference.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Clerk Trimble's Dilemma.

II Clerk Of the House South Trimble
was confronted BY 4 theory . month
ago when he considered all the pros and
cons Of releasing for publication the
list Of loans by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, he i now con-
fronted by condition Aside from the
debatable element Of whether the law
required him to make the lists public,
there was the untried theory Of whether
the publication Of the lists would do
any harm. Some said II would, and
some said it would not.
But now. according to Chairman
Pomerene of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, publication Of the list has
done some damage and will do 50 again.
There is no reason, theoretically, why
any damage should result to anybody.
Banks which borrow from the r. r. G.
by that act demonstrate beyond ques-
ton the fundamental soundness Of their
condition. Otherwise they could not
obtain loans.
But as q practical matter some dam
age does result. The fact that q bank
has borrowed starts talk. There is no
need to expand on the complex poten-
tialities of talk.
The question now is whether Mr..
Trimble. although it may be granted
that the intent Of some Of the trainers
Of the act was to make the lists Of
transactions public, should not face the
fact that harm does result from such
publicity: and. facing that fact, withhold
the lists until the act is clarified by
Congress in such way that no doubts
will remain whether. during the recess
Of Congress, he should make them pub
lie. The act does not say what the
Clerk of the House should do with the
r. F. c. reports. Knowing what he
now knows, Mr.. Trimble could with
propriety decide that the proper thing
to do with them Is to keep them in his
desk drawer for the next two or three
months
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Fifth Semi-Annual
Retail Credit Survey
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

Results Of the fifth semi annual credit
survey, completed this week by the De-
partment Of Commerce and the National
Retail Credit Association, show that
conditions in retail trade have been rel
atively stable during the first half OF
the current year.
There Is tendency to increased buy
ing for cash. At the same time, open
credit and installment purchases make
up the bulk Of the total sales volume
Collections on these charge accounts
and installment sales were somewhat
less in proportion to agreements than
during 1881, while returns" and al
lowances" were approximately the same
in number.
Cash sales during the first half OF
this present year are shown to have
amounted to some 47E2 per cent Of the
total sales, whereas in 1881 they bulked
just over As per cent. Customers said
Charge it" on some 43 per cent Of the
total sales this year, whereas they die
It on IS per cent in 1881. Installment
agreements covered 9 per cent Of the
sales In the first half Of this year, as
compared with just under 10 per cent
In 1881.
A surprisingly small decrease in COL
lection percentages IS noted. For all
stores reporting. some 81 per cent on
open accounts and ID per cent on de-
ferred payments mark the period from
January to June this year, while 40 and
just over Is were the percentages for
the same period in 1881.
r 4 r X
Bad debt losses inevitably increased
slightly. Last year In this period they
were Just less than / per cent on open
credit accounts and Just under 2 per
cent on installment accounts. This
year the figures have risen to just over
per cent and slightly over 8 per cent
In the case of both periods, however
these losses aggregate only one-tenth oi
per cent Of total sales.
Returns and allowances-which arr
particularly annoying to merchants
for the current year showed an average
Of just over 10 per cent Of total gros,
sales, which is approximately the rec.
ord of 1881. The average length oi
time open accounts were outstanding
increased over last year from rs to 81
days, and the average for installmenl
accounts rose from B months and II
days to Z months and days. There
was lees fraudulent buying" the re.
lation to total net sales during bott
Evening star., 1932-10-02

With q presidential election ap-
preaching, the country resounds with
heated discussions Of the manner Of
government which has been furnished
by this administration. Since PreS-
dent Hoover took office there has been
an unusual amount of comment among
citizens and in the press concerning
the number Of commissions he has
| named. It comes as something Of a
surprise. therefore, to discover, upon
investigation, that his administration
has fallen far below the average Of
twentieth century administrations in the
| naming of such bodies.
What such study does bring out is
that, viewing the situation since 1901,
i there Is reason for the statement that
| the Republic has, in some sort, become
| Government by commission.
| While President Hoover has named
between 80 and 40 commissions, the
| average number for each administra-
tlon since the turn of the century has
been 60. About 500 commissions have
been created and appointed since the
beginning OF President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration in 1901. 1t is President
Wilson who holds the all-time presi-
Dental record for naming special COM
missions He has no less than l6O to
his credit. OF these, "a were named
In his first administration and 96 in
his second.
President Roosevelt may be REGARDED
as having set the fashion Of referring
| important matters to commissions. In
the nineteenth century Congress as a
whole or committees of Congress, either
standing or special, were depended upon
| TO 90 all that was necessary in the way
| Of fact-finding and regulation. To be
\ sure. such bodies as the Interstate
! Commerce Commission had been erect
ed earlier, to remain as permanent ad-
juncts of the Government. and boundary
! and claims commissions were named to
handle specific tasks.
NecessitN Existed.
There was reason for introduction OF
\ such method The end of the nine
teenth century and the beginning of the
| twentieth witnessed on the American
scene a multiplication Of problems not
| Heretofore bothersome. The rise OF
the corporations, the perplexity of Labor
difficulties, new aspects of foreign re-
lations resulting from our first Imperial
| war, the Spanish-American War, to-
| gether with many new departures ir
the economic and social life of the
| country, presented so many govern
mental problems that special ways Of
handling them had to be found Specia
commissions seemed to answer the need
In his first administration President
Roosevelt created 81 commissions ant
in his second no less than 10. In hi:
single administration President Taft
was responsible for So new bodies
Then came President Wilson's 160 in his
| two terms. In the fraction of term
which President Harding served hi
raised up "A commissions. Had he
served q full four years he might well
| have exceeded the Wilson record
President Coolidge, regarded as ultra
| conservative In the theory and practice
: of government, created 43 commissions
| In his first term and IS in his second
Evening star., 1932-10-02

As representative Of German mo-
dernity, Pugilist Schmeling Is undeniably
an impressive and stimulating figure
Nevertheless. a number Of conservative
and analytical citizens would probably
prefer to get back to their Einstein.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

The stock market would be a most
unreliable method Of trying to exert
political influence It is automatic that
wherever there is winner there must
be loser. Among spectators unani-
nous enthusiasm can never be expected.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

1t may be the rough-and-ready man
ner In which Iowa farmers have
undertaken to substitute themselves for
policemen that makes SO many states
men ready to tell their troubles to them.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

All speakers mention apprehensions
Of cherries Winter, going so far in
some cases as to imply that the pur-
pose Of the election is to select the best
company available in the circumstances.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Saving Phrase.

anu SSSah6 hA 0OSs
OF the various lines
Which we read day by day,
The one which incNnes
The sad soul to be gay
Is this simple refrain
Which dawns on our view
Again and again: ".
Important If true"
When the weather man writes
OF a blizzard to come;
When a prophet recites
A story so glum;
When panic and strife
Are declared overdue,
How the phrase brightens life
Important II true"
The men whom We trust
Are alleged to be knaves;
You hear them discussed
As monopoly's slaves.
But amid each TRADE
We take courage anew
As q sign Is displayed
Important If true"
Evening star., 1932-10-02

Much more protest among rivalrous
campaigners that defective reasoning
powers are manifest may yet call for
psychoanalytic services If campaign
funds are sufnciently large to afford
them
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Embrassinx Afterthoughts.

docs our friend give much thought
to his speeches7"
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. ''The
only trouble is that he doesn't do the
thinking before he makes them"
Evening star., 1932-10-02

In order to vary the musical programs
some of the bands might play, on behalf
of the political audience, "Oh Promise
Me-"
Evening star., 1932-10-02
physlcal HiSks.

The hammock now has lost its charm
The bump 1t gives does little harm.
II real thrills you seek to gain,
You tumble from an aeroplane.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
The n-Reader.

Does that salesman read all the
books he gets people to subscribe for7"
Certainly not. A book agent k too
smart ever TO allow himself 10 become
Z book worm"
Evening star., 1932-10-02
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Evening star., 1932-10-02
PoGduve Pred.

"What did you DO with that man
you caught dealing OF the bottom Of
the deck?"
COMMITTED him to the asylum" re-
piled Cactus Joe. Anybody who
would try trick like that in Crimson
0luch don't leave enough doubt about
his sanity to be worth arguin' over"
1T every kicker" sAid Uncle Ebsn,
would stop 10 study up sll about what
he's hekin' about. hs Iishtut feel -
much like kiektn'."
Evening star., 1932-10-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Heed this appeal

Heed this appeal . The Y. M C. A. is appealing to its
 friends their financial aid balancing budget devoted the best mankind Waterbuans know the work of the Red Tr angle The Tower frequently omnented these activities Secretary Herbert S. Smith worth pcusa the time It information you'd like know and should know And feel after have dged in position help you Il gladly do so. Here's the letter
 city facing great moral problem 5000 young and working boys of work The committee has nothing for them It hard pressed to furnish food the heads of families This unemployed youth like their father Their spiritual social mental and
 ona needs real their needs for food and clothing job Waterbury r. M. C. A. youth times and when character and stake the Y be only fair weather friend? To close Y branches would moral and the youth of Waterbury, Yet this what the r. M C. A. because of inadequate The r. M C. A. income has been A cent time when serving probably crowds served by M C. A. of 100000 In addition 1000 regular and affiliated members many of whom their dues the 5000 poyed youth and hundreds of older have thrown themselves the r. M C. A. Where could they go? Our total unemployment deficit S4OOO and cannot be increased Waterbury r. M c. A. asks for only 25 subscriptions for three branches In for central building national 28
 and for Connecticut B in subscriptions For 1852 Wa
 bury central asks only l9 less than others when times good Can be expected Including S2O00 salary have been reduced 000 when the r. M C. A. doing work We plan to close Brooklyn and North branches the Your will determine the policy for the fall President Edward O. Goss that he will mend the executive committee of the Scov company that the Seo will company give S4700 providing the Y. M C. A. continues its service Brooklyn and North End branches Waterbury Y M C. A. leads Number of buildings 2 Low of operation }. Large numbers served Christian education with 100 boys Christian education clubs weekly enrolling 5000 weekly in Christian education To break down The Big Friendly " would be like tearing down building sorey needed in time of storm We only much for three buildings other
 cities give Sincerely yours-ferber Smith general ssV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
A STUFFED STORY ABOUT A "H1GHER- upo

 Tall Thnbers grifters Vkers the st walker varied Nearly thirteen feet not been easily aGeompished The first time with warrant on silt and hoered up Hey youget down of there There to be little ate of the law went in hu He returned later presented police in There being duly unstrapped, he was able to appear in court Broadway by the way, daddy his cydes presence He is hero second only to Babe Ruth Crossroads
 The world" incidentally men in bitter feud between merchants building owners and show shooting galleries crcuse buesqu
 l these have generally dked by the folk White threatened again produce It gets it's neck washed and it's face lifted
 that the midwayesque attractions brought of harp chees and steeres for closed spots snapp furtve distributing handbs Sate dqns spo Tourists and suckers have come % away % with tales of affiliations the looking getting daily Offices vacant The courts have been appealed and fund has been raised Next time "the crossroads of the world greatly changed.
 reminds that a7th attractions will be Chicago exposition Il hence.
 laboratory the for all of paper mache and midway types jobs Chicago
 
 
 chnery make them special engineers alon with them street continuously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Good evening.
EVEN AS YOU AND l
If loves a doie.
 As some folks say, The dole's quite popular With the young to-day,

Easter week Windows arrayed with the latest creations o the style world Flowers potted. And Easter h
 lies out-rayinq Solomon all his glory Purple hyaeinth
 always loved hyanhs especially purple creations Dafo' diIs ionquls carnations all telling their of Easter But towering them a in height in beauty purity the Easter lily Tn the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea-" It's line from song that used to sing years ago when in boys choir Gan you imagine in boys ehoir!) Now about the only time hear choir Easter Sunday suppose we grow in wisdom bunnes and candy chicks in the sores baskets laden with candy speeked eggs with rabbits oostng And heard little girl ask her mother the rabbits laid egg And the mother sad Why of course dear' Well. what's white lie twixt mother and daughter
 Live chicks selling each And movement just launched stop such sales in the future Humane reasons
 Easter of various types All looking to the day of the Risen Christ The day when hozannahs ascend high when altos sopranos and sing of the risen king Easter makes one rclsiously sentimental But as about on knccns like alabacr gods think of it vanity fair day Whperings in church. Look there, what Macs got I'll bet that her forty dollars And line on the shoes While the organ drones its gories and oowncd ceroy speak of Christ who is risen Vanity fair day But then cleanliness is godlness And is clean in new clothes Or should be Here a hawker selling jumping rabbits You bulb air is forced through rubber tube and rabbit hops And guess I'll hop along to something else
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Around the town

Around the town a to be released about the first of April has arrived local dcaery and being kept The will compete mechanically and prieely with an other famous make be given price about the first of the month And friend of mine who has the model has '' Tuesday the centenary of the death of Goethe of the gerae genuses of all time Caroline Ernesy who taught German Crosby years great admer of Goethe when gmpd word of the recalled Miss Ernesy No doubt many of my readers who studied under her and listened choice passages from Goethcs works will have their memory reviv6cd by this item Jim Burns kept hus ling about village adding his millions. The smile is tual Jim When the potoAiee is completed. it will competition for the city ha Chase office building and the of Mother Bell Why Grand street the Boulevard de Competitions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN TnKYn

As tho result of studies made by Japanese experts in the United States a new automatic street traf- fic control system has been de- vised by Y. Tamani, electrical en- gineer, and installed in Tokyo. Japan. The system Is designed to operate signals and lights in n
 stand at the center of the street intersection or on poles at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Through the looking glass

Through the looking glass Executive Secretary Tommy Kelly sick call Miss Doris Small who works for monthly Boston, leaves late month spend the her home down Maine She's frequent visitor here It is of of the fashionable golf clubs in these parts will be asd o32 And green fees accordingly Agnes Fitzgerald has been the sick list Angie keene of the Crosby fac is nursing injured They tell me Ralph Pasho doing pretty good the Gem Opera house Naugatue Raphs been the movie game the several Jimmy Kelly IS driving Stakeholder about the Harry Huey and Al Dob kn check this week from Washington college Easter vaeaton yknow Archie Israel captain of the Wby football team at St Marys hospital Johnny Brkel takes his to the boxing matches The tad years old and finds delight watching the leather pushers Like Johnny, like tad Bill Meyers will catch the BattanoPoc fight the Garden in New York Friday night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY. (M0ritz J. BOin in the Spring
 YnIo RaylaxyN

The common sense and the pa tience of the German people, on % ed r9mantieism 9aan,in ,,,an ana ,.r tendency 10 seif.deceptive illusionism' on the for the mastery over the German mind. Nobody knows which ten- dency Is going to win.