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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
THE STATE AND THE K. r. c.
 (Hartford Courant)

The announcement by Governor Cross that he has a definite pro- gram for extending state relief to distressed communities of Connec- ticut that he will present if neces- sary to 0 special session of the Legislature is encouraging, al- though 1t does not dispose of the question of loans to municipalities by the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration, New Haven, 1t will be re- membered, some time ago request ed the governor to transmit its ap- plication for loan of $400,000 to the R. F. c. The governor re- turned the application to the city with a request for more definite in- formation to show what the city had done to help itself before 1t turned to the government. The in- formation requested has not yet been furnished and the application has not been forwarded.
 Evidently Governor Cross Is pre- pared for the eventuality that the R. r. c. will turn down his appl- cation for a loan as peremptoriiy as 1t did that of Governor Pinchot of PennsylvaniaJ on the ground that the resources of the state have not yet been exhausted. Wisely, he is prepared with a program calling for the setting up of q state loan fund, from which municipalities Tn difficulty will be able to borrow. How that fund will be raised Is not yet clear.
 Since the governor is prepared to call a special session and present to sI t.l. Accommodation in the event that the cities and towns are not able to continue to pay for To- cal relief, 1t is pertinent to ask why he should expose the state to the same sort of rebuff that Penn sylva mia received when 1t asked for goyernment aid. Would 1t not be simpler and safer to give up the idea of passing the tin cup to the government and instead to consider immediately those measures that the governor has in mind for sup plying the necessary relief our selves?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
A MILD WINTER.

The New York Times quotes the head of the agricultural meteoro- logy division of the United States Weather bureau as predicting an- other mild winter. He finds that cold years and warm years come in cycles, and he notes what we overlooked, that an upward swing began in 1928, and that the autumn and winter of 1881 were part of Q warm cycle. As late as No- vember of last year cattle in New Brunswick were, to quote him. "stiil picking up provender In the pastures"
 We dare say, but is this fact proof that the curve is still nov ing upward? We do not question tho theory Of cycles, but has the specialist advance knowledge As to when the downward turn will be- gin3 One does not dispute the theory but one may suggest that tho cycles are irregular and are not fixed in the matter Of dnrn. ton, hence 0ns cannot afford to expect 4 succession of mild winters for three years t0 Do followed by c series Of increasingly cooler ones. There may be seven f0r aught we know, before the scenery is change cd. On the other hand the period Of sevefs winters may be pF0IoDgs ed. The New Haven thermal Fee- eIls besin with flsg and continue without a break but never as yet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

subdued one bit by bis treatment at the hands of Samuel Seabury and also Governor Roosevelt. Next week will find him talk. ing his case to the people through the medic um of New York's committeeman. When the new Italian liner. The Rex, was forced to stop at Gibraltar Jimmie" sped to Paris to catch the Europa. but he sent this message to Premier Benito Mussolini before doing ,so: " am compelled to leave the Rex to serve some personal obligations. but do so with feeling of great admiration and complete confidence in the Rex and her crew. Permit me to extend my congratula- tions to you and your country men for the accomplishment of such magnificent addi- ton to transatlantic commeree." And that's what is known as diplomacy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

Lost. Fourteen islands. Owner please return to Princess Dayang, daughter of the Sultan of Sulu. . No. this isn't an advertisement nor IS it reference to that famous comic opera of some years ago-the Sutton of Suu. It's just plain out-and-out fact Uncle Sam owes Princess Dayang four teen islands and she certainly seems to want them in the worst way. Thus far government geographers have only located seven of the group. Last year the Moro Princess ap- pealed to both President Hoover and the War Department 10 return her property which. she claims was given to her many years ago by her grandmother. Queen Lana. To be specific the islands in question are known as the Turtle Islands and they lie near the northeast coast of Borneo. Pause. has anybody seen any islands floating off the coast of northeast Borneo lately1 .. Any body who can settle the ownership of all the islands in the Philippine Archipelago is deserving of support for the presidency of the United States. Great Britain and the United States have had treaties galore. Borneo also has had its say And Uncle Gam goes merrily along counting all the islands it bought from Spain. So far the count is 7.083. About one-third have names. Well. it seems 10 us that the solution is to give the princess any fourteen islands her little heart desires. An island more or less where you have over 1000 of them won't ever be missed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
A Book a Day
Wretched Story of Money
 Case Is Told in Full
by BRUCE CATION

"What Happened III Lne Moouey Case" by Ernest Jerome Hopkins, Is a complete resume of the pro- gross of Americas most celebrated criminal case. It is a book which, by it's fortnight revelation of cal- culated injustice, IS enough to make your hair curl.
 won't call the book impartial who, on either side of the fence, could write an impartial book about the Mooney case? But q careful reading of the book makes this much obvious:
 Those who defend the verdict in the Mooney case will have to do moro than call MT Hopkins a biased writer. They will have to show that he has either sup pressed part of the truth, or de- liberately falsified part of 1t, or both. For the mere statements or fact Tn tho book lead inescapably to the conclusion that Mooney and Billings are in prison for n crime they had nothing whatever to do with.
 MT Hopkins tells the whole mis- ernble story, which Is quite famil- far to most literate Americans by now; better yet, he gives the background, and shows how 1t was possible for justice to miscarry as 1t did. And he makes this conclu- sion:' that the real tragedy of the case is not the fact that two men were wrongfully imprisoned, but the fact that influential Americans have held that this doesn't matter since tho two prisoners are bad citizens anyway.
 All in all, it's an eloquent, we'll written book. Published by Brewer, Warren and Putnam, 1t sells for $2.60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
Forty.Hour Week

s The question of proper working time for labor seems to be boiling down to 40 hours a week. This limit has just been an- proved by the directorate of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, which may be assumed to speak for American in- dustry. It already has foothold abroad. especially in Italy. which is now operating on that basis. It is being examined in friendly spirit by the council of the Inter- national Labor bureau at Geneva, as an in- dustrial aid and humanitarian ideal.
 Our national Chamber of Commerce is urging the adoption of the forty y-hour week merely for the present emergency of exces- sve unemployment" Once well started. however. the plan might become fixed until such time as the weeks working limit could be reasonably shortened further. For the present. at least. it looks like rational proposal. definite and at the same time hexi- ble There has been much loose talk about . hve-day week and sixhour day. The ab- surdity of working week of only 30 hours ought to be evident to anyone. when once the wordl gets out of its present slump. An industrial and industrious nation seared to the eight-hour day wolud natur- ally resume that arrangement when busniess becomes normal. merely taking a two-day week end; or it might divide the hours among six days. to suit plants or working forces preferring such plan. When we have all the things we need or want we can clip off a few more hours
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

One more state convention has gone on record as favoring immediate repeal of the 18th amendment When the democrats of New Hampshire convened last week they wrote into their platform straight repeal plank. It demanded that control of liquor be returned to the states with D stipulation pledging Tho saloon and no speakezsies.' Public opinion can be denied for certain length of time, but not forever. We are beginning to believe that before the first of the year active plans to replace the 18th Amendment will have been formulated and perhaps put into operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
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ing diplomats, various bureau chiefs, chairmen and members of innumerable commissions head the list.
 which are filled by appointment of the president, subject to confirma- ton by the senate. These also in- clude first, second and third-class postmasters, internal revenue col lectorg and deputy collectors, col lectors' of customs and similar fed- eral officers.
 There are 111,ooo positions which are not under the classified civil service, but most are minor jobs including those of laborers.
 Of 4e7,00O workers under the protection of the classified civil service, all of whom had to take competitive examinations, thou sands owe their jobs to politics al- though no one knows how many.
 Theoretically none of them ever lose their jobs for political req sons, but 1t is well Known that politics figures in appointments to the prohibition enforcement jobs, for instance, and among nearly 80,000 fourth class post masters and rural letter carriers.
 Lists Of eligibles are certified by the oivil service commission and the appointive officer--who in the postal service Is the postmas- ter general--must choose a man from tho top three. Naturally, the appointive officer is likely to choose Q good man from his own party, supported by other party men, over a good man from the opposition party.
 Bureau chiefs here whose duties are scientific or technical are usu- ally left undisturbed. But most of the others are likely to be in danger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

Washington.--Somehow, no one seems to be making any campaign speeches about the forgotten is- sue."
 The business of political patron age is a Forgotten issue" in the sense that although no politician ever forgets it for g minute, they do all forget to talk about 1t.
 Jobs, of course, are what really keeps 6 campaign going. Most of the active politicians are either trying to get jobs now held by others or trying to hold onto their own. They may be- running for elective offices or they may be working in anticipation of ap- pointive offices when their crowd gets in power.
 This year the job incentive is stronger than ever. Thousands of men are holding public jobs who will be hard put to 1t if they lose their posts. Not long ago prohibi- ton agents picked up an excon- gressman 'in overalls who had been reduced to tending Q moon- shine still in the Maryland woods.
 Jobs in federal. state, county or municipal government, also, never looked so good to the "outs." Not only is the field of aspirants chock full of competition. The competi- ton itself Is unusually fierce.
 Besfdes the mere, desire for jobs for their own sakes, the other old incentives are as strong as ever--the yen for power, prestige or social advancement. There are many men who seek to serve Q certain group or q particular in- terest and even some who are un- selflshly ambitious to serve their city, state or country.
 But the salaries involved in the public jobs run into the billions and even after q series of economy waves the officeholders will be superintending government ex- penditures of 10 billions or more a year.
 The number of federal jobs di- rectly or indirectly at stake in presid ential campaign year has been estimated all the way from 50.000 to 150,000.
 That doesn't mean that just so many democrats will promptly take the place of as many repub- licans after March in case Of a Roosevelt victory, but there are tens of thousands of republicans holding federal posts who would not be likely to have them If they were democrats.
 Nearly all the big jobs in the executive service are filled. by presidential appointment and will be occupied by new men in case of a change of administration. Cabinet members, assistant de- partmental secretaries, high rank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1882
Who Says Depression?

If you take it on the word of Represen- tative Sol Bloom of New York. who as everybody must know by this time. IS the national director of the George Washington Bieentennal observance in the United States. there isn't anything to this depres- sion business. Mir. Bloom very modestly points out the immense amount of good that the celebrations have done for the na- ton at large in the little matter of inspiring patriotism among young and old. Perhaps there is something in what he says At least we must give Sol Bloom credit for starting the greatest series of bcentennials this grand old nation has ever known or witnessed. Congress might at least order struck off medal with Sol Blooms likeness on one side and Washingtons on the other. If nothing else has been accomplished the na- ton is Washington conscious.
 Says Mr Bloom in that inimitable way of his Ten million school children, 800, 1000 committees. seventy seven countries with. out asking anyone to spend cent All this work has brought around wave of patriot ism that has swept the country. feel it. you feel it. everybody feels it. Why. there is no question that those boys in Washing ton. the bonus mareners. acted the part of soldiers partots. and gentlemen because of this spirit. This thing has made patriots all over the country. Nobody knows what might have happened. And we made profit At least half million dollars net Nobody can kick on that. can they?"
 Discussing the why's and wherefores of the bicentennial celebration Mir Bloom re- yealed that he started his task just eight years ago. so that the nation would be given a business-like bieentennial and not one that would have to be hurried through nine months of preparation. There is no doubt about the work that Sol Bloom has put into making l932 known merely as Wash- inHtons bieentennal Perhaps historians will some day forget about the depression of l932 and remember only the Washington aura that enveloped us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
Still Over-Inhated

z The governments revenue bill is evident ly not going to produce more than half as much as it was intended to. The govern ment's expenses have been reduced very little. As a result. it is running into the red almost as much as 1t did last year. Not much more money can be raised by taxation unless taxes become outright eonfiscation. which would destroy capital and thereby dry up the source of federal income. The only policy that can surely correct the situation is cur- tailment of public expenditure.
 This lesson is apparent also in the ex- perienee of most of the states cities and lesser governmental units. As an eeono- lower norm in government expenditures comparable to that which has been forced upon individuals. industrial corporations. Educational and eleemosynary institutions ."Just as surely as public expenditures are Tnaintained at their present level public credit will be strained. The public credit bets |. pace for all credits. If it is impaired. ronfidenee will again be undermined, with ,consequenees too fresh in mind to need repetition
 I. The attitude of many officials in charge of public finances and administrative poli- Hes is hard to understand in a time like this. Why should they imagine that public bus' esss esn continue i scale of expenditure Impossible fo private business. that 1t is i'm. |huns fo the laws that govern pfvsis enter. Dvjxes2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
So They Say

The United States will be the first to emerge from the depres- sion. Vice President Charles Curtis.
 
 There is less crime in Hawai- In proportion to the population than in any other part of the United States. -Governor Lawrance M. Judd of Hawaii.
 : :: Please send me a powder puff. face cream and lipstick. Mrs Kenneth Pawley, English woman, Kidnapped by Chinese bandits.
 I intend to be fair with you. l have been dry ali my life--politi- 'cally. Senator James E. Watson of ln- diana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
Here, There And Euerywhere

fungi in the button stage, which Is wise; yet if the advice is heed- ed, we may avoid an old friend, polyphorus sulphureus, which Is ,"puffbalr' when dry but which has pure white solid flesh when in its immature stage. They are to be found on some lawns or old pastures swhich are tolerably free from weeds and tall grass. If we were to search for mushrooms, which we do not expect to we should look for these.
 We arc told wisely. to avoid all fungi which has begun to decay, all having stalks with a swollen base, all having 0 milky juice. al- though there is one exception, which 1t is just as well to forget. Avoid all in which the cap Is thin in proportion to the gills and in which the gills are nearly all Of equal ength, and avoid all which have sort of spider web around tho upper part of the stalk, and in general, do not gather any in or near wooded areas.
 It may occur to sornc that most of the fungi have been barred by tho prohibitions we have noted, and that may be true, but 1t should be remembered that physi- clans are expensive and that death is final. We know that in some sections mushroom hunters band together and search waste fields for their prey. but these hunters are able to distinguish between good and evil fungi, between the toad- stool and the mushroom. Most of us cannot, though the interest in this form of food Is growing. for we are told that this country now imports about eight million pounds from Europe annually. Tn this sec ton, the wild varieties are sought for from the first of July to the end of october, or until the period of killing frosts. To the unin- formed, there are other types of diveraion fnuch less dangeroue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
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pnIrIsU eMARH THROUGH

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 on october 6, 1918. the British broke the G6rman iino on an eight mile front from gequehart to the scheidt Canal north of Bony, talk ing many small towns and 1000 prisoners in n fivo' mile drive.
 Tho French advanced cast and south of St quentin after complet- Ing their victory In tho city tho preceding day. They cleared the enemy from its positions north
 Amerlcan, British and Italian warahips anchored at Duraxz0 af- ter destroying the Austrian naval base there October [. Bulgarian troops evacuated Serbia.
 The British admiralty announced that in the second quarter Of 1918 the worlds merchant shipping loss was p92,hbe tons--A reduction of ss per cent from the ilaure foF the eorresponding period sn tsiI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Although only IS years old am ardent reader of your articles. I am feet ii inches tall. Will I grow much more in height? If begin smoking will that retard my growth? l have been smoking only q few months (M. E. F.) ....
 Answer-I wish could trade my stature for your prospects, son. You will probably add two or three inches in the next three four years. Smoking will ruin your health and your morale or sclf-dscpline. but 1t cant be de- pended on to retard growth.
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 Electric needle used On mOIes on my neck, with bad results Had to have tllepi cut Out by family physician. I couldn't walt for healing and went tO a specialist. He said they would heal without a scar if they were cut crOsswsc, so he operated result my neck Is covered with kcl0ids sorry now tempered with them (M. l. CD . ADgwer--keIoids arc hypertrOphied, heaped up scars Tend to recur if removed. The spe. cialst deceived you. Cutting tbe skin crosswlse oft no lines or folds s quite as productive of schr hs is any other IncisI0D. Probably the best remedy for keloids is x-ray treatments. The IncihloD of ths skin made 0bIIqueiy instead of t right angles Co tho surface permit Of better opposition and SO are less likely t0 leave notice. able sehr. fn aBy'case it Ia huIDanIy impossible i0 have Bn Lnsiaed or accidental wound of ln. Jury without more or less aear formation. The amount of Hohr and Inc cosmetic appfarane0 depend upon fbs skill of tbs surgeon ln plaDs nlDg his ninisioBs and treatment Of the wound. nn solve or other external remedy can prevent
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

New York may now possess a mayor who can't be surpassed for bluntness of speech and direetness of purpose. but in it's ex- mayor. James J. Walker. it had an official whose suayity and diplomacy were sur. passed only by his ability 10 place himself constantly in the limsIigbt. To say that New York has been we'll advertised in ibs Walker regime is putting it mildly. And the dspper Jimmie" doesn't seem 10 be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

Ireland has a new candidate for the ham, mer throw, if we may be permitted bit of levity. He is John Beattie. only Socialist member of the Parliament of Northern lre- land. fingered at ruling of the Speaker he seized the mace, emblem of authority and hurled it across the chamber. claiming it was "ony an emblem of hypocrisy" All of which certainly qualities Mir Beattle for consideration four years from now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
Personal Health Seruice B (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygicnc, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will he answered by pr brady. Address him, care of the Democrat. sehoins stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
USE DISCRETION
(TJartford COurant)

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 We are as yet in the grip of Dog Days. There is much moisture and considerable heat, conditions which make for the rapid growth of fungi. It follows. that two classes. tho unemployed who must con. serve their resources. and G part Of able incomes, hut who keenlv dc- sire to break the monot0ny of tho day are now doing tho same thing. when the weather favors them. They are searching for mushrooms. if they are sagaoious and discrim- mating, they nnd them; if they arc too enthusiastic and not di.crimin: atipG. they And toadstoois. and cook and eat them. Then eomes the physician and, now and then, the undertaken.
 The season. as we have said, is now on. We are told Co avoid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

Wouldn't you think those metropolitan banks that used to pay for the privilege Of sending money to foreign governments would feel like lending a few millions to our own stateS and cities for relief work3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

Business wants from the government more help and less control. but will hardly get one without the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

/, All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:02 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03
Good evening.
 o-O-o FAIR TIME

 It's ducks and drakes Binders and rakes. Paint for roofs and floors A new machine. To go by steam. And do the daily chores. "A. c. C., BIstol.
 O-O--o The United States may have standing army but most of It's gem erals are sitting.
 O--O--o The honeymoon is over when he goes back to soup in place of tomato juice cocktail.
 o-O--o Political candidates are warming up. The way some of the voters are roasting them, they're more than warm. O-O-O
 DING. DING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

have we bssH ahIe to note any reg. illnrliy in the cycles Of warm and cold winters. Washington may have s0mniling better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-03

A now broom sweeps clean, (But to mo it's q bust,) A now broom's so stiff, It scattcrs the dust. q.
 O-O-o Rudy Vallee and Fay Webb are reunited. Rudy's just a little spider, caught in the Webb once more.
 o-O-o Rudy might croon that once popular dirge, There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning"
 O-O-0 A moccasin is merely a slipper with an Indian complex.
 o--O---o
 so IT GOES