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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-19
Good evening.
 o-O-o KINDNESS
"A SMILES THE THING"

When my heart is sort O heavy And I'm feeling sad and blue, Then I try to find a fellow Just to do a kindness to. Never have to look far, either Always waiting just for me, Then smile and say, Hi brother You're the one l want to see. . Then I listen to his story. Cheer him up and go my way And the world is filled with blut
 birds,
 Singing sweetly all the day. When my heart is sort o'weary, And my tasks are never through. Then I like to search for some one, Who can stand a cheer or two. Never need to travel far, though Find her just outside my door Then I smile and say, Hi sister You're the one I'm looking
 for," Then we sing a song together And ere long our hearts are gay And the world is filled with blu;
 birds.
 Singing sweet1y all the day.
 N-J. A. B.
 o--O-o The wages of gin are fizz.
 o--O--o
 If a woman could keep a secret as well as her age, what a wonderful woman shed be. O--O-O The g. 0. D. probably looks at it this way: One touch of prosperity makes the whole world republican.
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 They speak of the debt we owe humanity. But how about the debt humanity owes us?
 o--O--O What has become of the old fashioned Waterbury man who used to wear lear muffs," just about this time of the year?
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 OH DEAR ME Johnny sowed his wild oats, And now, well gosh they say, He's just about to harvest, A well tanned crop of hay.
 o-O--o & { The honeymoon is over when she tells him that she'd appreciate it if he'd give up wearing bow ties and buy the four-in-hand type. Bow ties are so hard to manage.
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 If this weather keeps up the coal bill is going to keep down.
 The woman who tells fortunes with tea leaves would probably have better grounds" for her predictions if she used coffee.
 OH YEAH Here's a bit of nonsense, And now I'll make it rhyme, Things are so slow, they tell me Even clocks are losing time.
 o-O-o Life is matter. of trials and thrillulations. ~
 - O-O-o
 A mans earning power is like horsepower of motor car. It decreases as he gets older.
 o-O-O The best things in life are free-s- until you ask for them.
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 If the city of Waterbury had an ironing board 1t might iron out the difficulties in the other boards.
 o-O-O SHE-"My, your mousta che sticks out like iron" HE-"Sure, I've got ironing wax on it."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS To Bathe or Not to Bathc

Friend argues daily bathing not beneficial
 because it dries the oil from the skin. I say
 daily bathing is beneficial as to cleanliness. comfort and health. Which is right? (M. H.) Answer-Now. now. children. you must not
 drag Ole Doctor Brady into your quarels. Let each one decide for himself about the comfort
 and cleanliness questions. I can only assert that bathing has no particular effect on health. Younger persons may bathe as often as they
 wish. with impunty. older persons are likely to suffer from dry. harsh. sallow irritable or itchy skin if they bathe too much. 4 Gang of Doctors to Examine C GangIiOD I have q gangli0n on the left leg below the
 knee. It gives me D0 trouble. One doctor
 wants tO bang a hook on it to brenk h. An.
 other wants to needle M to anaiyxe the fluid
 before he operates. Two others say SSst to
 break it before operating. What should ! do? CD. SD
 ADswer--If t were my gaDgiioB I'd just
 whistle and forget it tIIl it began 10 trouble mo, l prefer walnut mixture and like pipe with a rather long half curved stem, Cancer
 Could cancer develop from bPnise. Or would yOu haze t0 have cnneer Co your system iD 0rder Co get f from e brulse? fMiss E. F.b Answer-A bruise may De ths exciting cause 0f eaDnsP, No one knows wbeiher person "hss cancer iB hls system" filI he has cancer. (copyriebt John Y. DiiIe co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-19
EIGHTY MILLION AMERICANS

According to newspaper report Secretary Wilbur of the interior department, isn't it? or if it isn't it ought to be, told guests at a luncheon that eighty million Americans have never seen a toothbrush He also said that neglect of children's teeth has much to do with heart diseases, rheumatism, and joint diseases in later life.
 I cannot challenge the secretary's first state ment though 0Aubt that it is accurate and hope it may be true.
 I do challenge his second statement It might have been fair statement had the sec retary prefaced or finished it with the phrase "in my opinion".
 Certainly We are far from knowing that neglect" of chldren's teeth is the cause or factor of the conditions Secretary Wilbur mem toned. We are justified in believing that in- lection of the teeth in childhood may be a cause of heart disease or joint disease then or later in life But we have no scientific ground for the assumption that infection Of the teeth is in any way attributable to neglect" what ever that may mean I take it the secretary meant that such children not taught or required to brush their teeth regularly. If he meant something else he should have explained what he meant for the context was as have indicated.
 I hold my own opinion about brushing the teeth-I think it is all a waste of time and money and the habit, practice or rite has noth- ing to do with the preservation of the teeth. It seems to me that this has been sufficiently demonstrated by the forty million Americans who, presumably have not only seen a tooth- brush but actually owned and used one fairly regularly. They all develop dental carries and infections of teeth and gums They. all re-
 
 tst. Whats the idea of all the scrubbing of the teeth, l want to know. I tried 1t for thirty years myself Then for ten years more I neglected" my teeth. So far as I my den- tist can see, my teeth are as good without brushing they were with brushing.
 The diet is the important factor in building and maintaining good sound teeth. If the diet is right it won't matter at all whether or how you brush 'em. If the diet is faulty, not all the toothbrushes in America save your teeth. To insure sound teeth it is necessary to to it that your nutrition is correct even before you born The expectant mother must have the right kind of food. No room here to describe the right diet-glad to send Instructions for Preservation of the Teeth if you ask for it and inclose stamped envelope bearing your address
 The other essential is the regular examina- ton of your teeth by your dentist and the prompt treatment of any trouble he finds. It is only too true the children of America-even children of wel-to-do people-suffer from neglect in this respect. Too often children re- ceive no dental at all until they get a toothache other trouble which compels par ents to call on the dentist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-19

Miss G. Emmilinne Pitt. repre- sent Secretary of Labor Doak, was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
BEATING HARD TIMES.

The California citrus growers last year showed what can be done by cooperative marketing and advertising. And they proved anew the truth of the assertion that persistent and intelligent adver- Using backed by good merchandise produces results Last year the worst from general business standpoint in modern times, in the United States well as in the rest of the world Business everywhere faced with restricted buying power, was itself curtailad greatly.
 The citrus growers produced crop 48 per cent larger than that of 1880. They confronted with the problem of moving it, placing it upon markets that were the weakest in many years. They solved their problem by cooperative marketing and advertising their extensively that greatly increased demand developed among the Ameri- can people for California oranges, lemons and even grapefruit. Tine result in dollars and cents was highly gratifying. The growers received 900 for their 1881 crop from which shipments aggregat- ing 83.0OO made.
 Last season, records show, the people of the United States consumed l67 O0O cars of citrus fruits as compared to ll3000 the year before. The con- sumption exceeded that of the peak season of 1928-29, which aggregated 158,000 Adver- Using the big factor in this achievement AL though conditions were inauspcious, the growers appropriated more money for advertising last year than ever before in their history In fact, since this industry adopted it's cooperative marketing policy has expended s150o0o0o for that activity alone.
 Californias citrus fruits last season had a de- livered value of $145 O95 The fruit growers ex- changes of the State paid to railroads the sun of $45,740,286 for transporting the fruit Thus the benefits of the citrus crop spread much wider than in the ranks of the industry itself
 The conclusion is obvious-if you have the goods to sell and the prices to move it, the right sor of advertising will accomplish the desired result.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
WHAT IS BEHIND THE SANCTUARY
 MOVE?

The exuberance with which Sportsman and Author Holzworth goes about his efforts to nave Admiralty Island declared to be a sanctuary for brown and grizzly bears naturally leads to the question Why? Two or three years ago, Author Stewart Edward White undertook to promote a reservation of Chichogcf and Admiralty Islands or either one for a similar purpose. It is significant that MT Holzworth did not come to his assistance About the same time the latter's book, Grizzly Bears of Alaska. published in which was an account of his two hunting and picture making eX- petitions to Admiralty Island In that publication he apparently found depletion of bears on the island. He did not then suggest that it would be advisable to make the island bear sanctuary. He saw and photographed lot of bears but he didn't find, or if he did he didn't report, any shortage of the animals
 Last year and peculiar in it's relation to MT. Hozworth's recent activities the American Taper and Pulp Association demanded in letter to President Hoover that the Forest Service cease It's efforts to open up Souhast Aaskas forests to deve opment It asked for the cancellation of the timber contracts held by George T. Cameron and associates in this vicinity, which embrace large holdings on Admiralty Island and lesser ones Chchagof Island The President naturally referred the de- mand to the Department of Agriculture and Secre- tary Hyde properly rejected the demands. ssss4
 Immediately the heels of this incident, MT Holzworth began his campaign for the reservation of Admiralty Island. although he had not joined Author Whites movement for the thing, and has not seen fit to ask for it in his own book. Maybe he is not connected in anyway with the American Paper and Pulp Association Maybe he is sincere his efforts to give Alaska to the bears. But his concersion seems to be too recent to give him standing as an advocate leader of credit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
M, COCHRANE ], RECOVERY
 HIS HEALTH
Athletics S Catche CT Was Very Sick Man Dur
 ing Last Season
By ABE KEMP

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-A nervous wreck caught every game for the Philadelphia Athletics ir the last worlds series against the St. Louis Cardinals with only a few friends suspecting.
 The nervous wreck was Mickey Cochrane.
 One month with only snatches of sleep.
 One. month with hideous night mares.
 One month with enervating night sweats.
 One month of troubled dreams in which myriads of base run ners were running wild and Coch- rane impotent to stop them.
 One month during which food nauseated him.
 That is only part of the story that Cochrane told me as the Taiyo Maru with it's precious cargo of major league stars slowly edged her way to the dock here a few weeks ago.
 Few Suspected
 "A few suspected I was sick, " narrated Cochrane. There had been rumors that I suffered a ner- vous breakdown, but none knew just how sick I was and I did not want them to know"
 Cochrane is and has been the motor influence of the American league champions.
 He is vibrant, dynamic, teens with life, and makes of each pitch and catch and each play a con- plete drama.
 T love everything there is to baseball, but the worlds series was just another game to me couldn't get worked up, though I tried hard. to- said Mickey.
 q couldn't coordinate and the knowledge that I couldn't nearly drove me mad.
 There were times I drew my
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
GOVERNMENT WORKERS SHOULD
 YIELD GRACEFULLY.

President Hoover has let it be known he is op- posed to reduction of Federal salaries which is proposed by the bill recently introduced by Senator Borah In view of the Presidents admonitions some two years ago to industrial leaders to employers of 1abor not to cut wages, this is the only position 1he can consistently take. But his advice not token by industry. Wage scales have been reduced tn virtually every line This was inevitable as prices of all commodities declined Wages advanced during the era Of high prices to meet the increased costs of afyinR when these costs were lowered. it was inevitable that payros fad to drop commensuratey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Cash Bazaar announces tc it's patrons and reliable customers that purchases during the rest o1 this month need not be paid fol until March 10. This gives our customers an opportunity to stake advantage of the unusually low prices prevailing throughout the store, without straining their cash resources at this time.
 -adv. THE CASH BAZAAR.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

arm back to throw and my arm would not move forward. My brain, it just seemed, could not communi- cate the physical summons to my arm.
 Tt was nightmare at night and Ia nightmare in the daytime when my tortured brain made of every- thing a base runner trying to steal.
 Tt was just plain h-l!
 But I feel great now" Mickey hastened to add. I've got the old spirit again. I just can't wait for the season to open and to be at 'em again.
 "Yes," in answer to a question, "we're going to have keener com- petition this year, but I think we will win"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
What is true in industry is likewise true ir

What is true in industry is likewise true in Government expenses. Government officers and en- ployees had their rates of compensation raised as industrial rates advanced. Now the latter decline concurrently with the lassened living cost it is more than equitable that the former shall be sim ilary adjusted. Of course, those who are affected will view it as distasteful but they will be better advised to yield gracefully than to undertake to op pose the cut when every important private enter prise is doing the same thing. The important thing to be done is to provide work for those who need it. rather than to peg salaries and wages of those who are fortunate enough to have jobs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
The Obvious Moral.
tNew York Herald Tribunso


 If any Republican miss the significance of the result in the First New Hampshire Congress District he must be blind dreaming. The effects of the economic tide are still running strong against the Administration. When to these influences is added the mounting wrath of the vets, the case is hopeless
 The sooner the national leaders go to work to remove the wet and dry issue from the 1892 cam paign the better for the party. It cuts across Re- publican lines precisely as it cuts across Democratic. IA referendum plank should be the aim of every Republican leader precisely as it is the aim of MT. Raskob and his allies. A non-partisan solution of the issue is sound politics it is sound Ameri Icanism.
 There are economic issues of the first rank to lbe met in November, 1882. In the Longworth dis trct in Ohio with the Prohibition issue eliminated by the fact that both candidates wet the Re- lpublicans fought successful fight and handiy In every district where the result has been com promised by the naming of dry candidate, the party has lost.
 The party plainly faces the hardest kind of fight lin the coming election. It needs the strongest political direction at the head of it's national com- mittee. It must refuse to compromise the able leadership of MT. Hoover in the economic field by supporting the beaten of the drys. The ob- vious moral of the New Hampshire result cannot be too taken to heart too effectively acted lupon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

Eternal taxpaying seems now to be the price oi liberty lLos Angeless Times0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
SAVE THE DATE

SAVE THE DATE ELKS' ANNUAL ST PATRJCK'S DAY BALL, MARCH 17TH, ELKS' HALL. adv Married women, as rule, have larger incomes than single women in the United States. Fifty-three married women have incomes of more than $1 100000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

If Representative Cook really is distressed about
 the Republican Party's reputation for dryness and
 wishes to prove that it isn't true, why doesn't he just take the public into his confidence and let everybody see how wet Chairman Fess is?-( Buffalo Courier -ExpreSs.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22
OAKLAND SIGNS
 PITCHER BUVID

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 22.-Sign- ing of John Buvid, right-handed pitcher, was announced by the Oakland Baseball Club.
 Buvid played with Minneapolis and Milwaukee of the American Association during the last five years. He was recommended to the Oaks by Sammy Bohne, former Coast League player.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

The announcement made in Congress by Chair man O'Connor of the United States Shipping Board that liquor sold American vessels outside of the 12-me limit ought to stimulate business for them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

An English woman wants to make men perfect Heretofore, we suppose making them has been the main idea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

If, MT. Firestone thinks, the business defla- tion is blessing in disguise. it is one of the best little disguises that ever fooled anybody-In- dianapolis News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-22

Conditions in this country offer extraordinary opportunity for the development of statesmen Politi. clans won't do.--(Toledo Bade)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-10-20

poses?
Did you know the less a per-
sons farm is worth per acre, the
greater percent the assessment is
on the valuation? The law says
the assessment shall be in proper
tion to the benefit derived from the
improvements We haven't been
able to see why poor farm re-
ceives a greater percent of benefit
from a hard-surfaced road than
does more valuable farm.
Did you know that when you pay
your assessment there is no official
record kept of it as such, but only
as part of the total donation for
that road? Did you know you nev-
er paid alegal assessment, but only
made a donation?
One county official says we can't
keep up one-half of our road
mileage with present finances if it
were already stoned. Last year we
spent $4,000 for new roads and
$4,000 for maintenance and re-
pair. Do these by-roads being built
come within the one-half of our
most travelled roads?
With no present prospect OF
keeping improved all our roads in
Morgan county isn't it time we
take breathing spell in road
building and come out in November
and put stop, for a few years at
least, to the building of the by
roads, lanes, and COW paths, until
the important roads are surfaced
and we see the means of keeping
them in repair? Building, with the
hopes Of. future help from the leg
islature and state aid, has proven
folly in school building, and may
in road building.
Our commissioners have said they
couldn't refuse donation when it
was stuck, up in their face; ST.
200 of public funds, needed for
much used roads, if spent for a
road for two or three families, with
the prospect of future maintenance.
isn't wise investment, even il it
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-10-20
Paul Wells Expresses Views

atil tyCilS IlAYICSoCS tICWo
The following miscellaneous facts
and suggestions are given in hopes
that they may induce some further
thought before we vote at the COM
ing election.
Of the 48 pieces Of road improv-
ed by the county in 1880, there
were 80 exceptions to the plan of
financing new roads; IS were built
with less than $500 assessment per
mile, with an average of $211; II
were built with over $500 per mile.
with an average of SASS per mile.
The exceptions ranged from so to
s790 per mile; IS pieces of the az
were approximately according to
the plan. In some but not all in
stances, the trustees paid extra to
cover the assessment the landown-
ers did not pay In other cases the
commissioners paid entire cost of
the road. In previous article by
the writer, the commissioners wera
asked to explain why this lack of
system. They haven't explained.
Further on in this article it will be
seen how our commissioners try to
evade the responsibility of omitting
assessments, and how they attempt
to shift the blame onto the trus-
tees
The figures for 1881 and 1882
are not easily obtained. The pres
ent haphazard and unWise expen-
dittTe of public funds leads us to
believe the improvement of sec
ohdary roads continues a bid for
votes on the one hand, and a selfish
scramble for public road on the
other.
In 1929 the assessment along sec
ondary roads was around 1919 Of
the cost. Now it is 16% or more Of
the cost. Why this added burden
in the face of a severe drought, an
other partial drought, and 500
or so of drop in farm produce
prices? And why continue this
when our officials have had large
increase in gas tax for road pur-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-10-20

bleeds from farmer an $500 do
nation That inability to refuse, Is
lack Of ability to run the public
business for the public good.
Is Governor Whites super high
way to Marietta any worse in prin-
ciple than John Does cow path for
himself and his two neighbors?
Our commissioners refuse to bor-
row money to build roads. They
have refused to borrow money dur
ing their term of office, which is to
their credit. They have reduced thu
county debt and debt levy. They
had to levy to pay off the debt. II
they and not the auditor are chiefly
responsible for not borrowing more,
we give them credit. Certainly no
official would have the nerve to in
crease the public debt in times like
these. However, the past record OF
Mr.. Carter as president of the far
! board. would indicate that he has
not always been as prudent as ne
now wishes us to think he is. When
he left the fair board as president.
it was almost hopelessly in debt.
We do, however, give him credit for
refusing to borrow money now.
But our commissioners must
think it all right for landowner tc
borrow money (if he CAM to pay
his assessment. Most people we talk
with say it is not their wish to pay
this assessment, but that they must
pay, or someone else will get tac
road: Is farmers in Morgan county
last year made an average farm IN
come of s402. After allowing 60
interest on their investment, they
had Sill left for their years labor
Besides this, they had that part OF
their living which they obtained
from the farm. Ten of these 25
farmers lacked $246 each OF having
ANYTHING for their labor, and had a
farm iLcome of only $94.<With two
ffths of our farmers probably max
ing less than 500 per year to pay
all their family expenses, 1T would
seem that something was wrong