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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
Hoover Talks = Stocks Drop

Not so good - that is. if the action of yesterdays drop in stock prices anywhere from one to eight points can be taken as barometer of how Wall Street and business in general reacted to the presidents opening campaign address out in Des Moines Tues day evening. If all the President promised could be believed. there was no reason but to expect jump in prices of far greater pro- portions than yesterdays decline.
 So it is evident, as we pointed out yes terday. that the country in general and especially that part of it which demands to see the color of your money first. was not over impressed by the voluminous mouth ings out in the farm belt Tuesday night. All that Mir Hoover enuneiated over the radio and in the presence of rabid republi- can gathering, sounded big and colorful at the time being. but when analysed in the cold light of the following day, it apparently faded into what 1t was worth. just some more political promises.
 True. all that Mir Hoover said out in Des Moines were not promises for the fu- ture. but what made it worse, goodly DOT ton of the speech was vindieation of prom ises made four years ago and what every one knows were never kept. That is why Wall Street went on its way and took another tumble. Nothing that Mr Hoover or re- publican spellbinders can say or do in the next four weeks can materially affect bus mess one way or another. The average per son is working out his own salvation to the best of his ability these days, no thanks to Mir Hoover or the republican party.
 Another one of Mir Hoover's ardent supporters. Mir Ottinger of New York, de- feated candidate for governor a few years back, in little discourse last evening gave Mir Hoover credit for saving at least five thousand banks from failing in this coun- try. But what about as many more that have failed? What of the deposltors in those lost institutions? They can hardly take much nourishment from the fact that the other fellow wasn't wiped out as well. Poor logic. And just SO poor that Wall Street, and business in general goes on its merry way irrespective of Mir Hoover's s promise at this late date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
Shrunken Estates

Former millonaires who have died in the last year or two have usually left shrunken estates. Their estimated wealth has dimin- ished under the blows of the depression. It is one of the reasons urged for making new wills, SO that heirs will not find themselves recipients of empty bequests.
 The estate of George Eastman, Rochester kodak manufacturer apparently has not suffered this shrinkage. It is found now that he invested conservatively, did not spec ulate at all, and left an estate largely intact Perhaps he was merely lucky. If values had continued as they were in 1928. the now shrunken fortunes might have looked as wisely assembled and protected as his.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Alcohol in IOdin

Is there any danger in the use of tincture of iodin that there would be enough wood alcohol to do real harm? (S. P.)
 Answer-There is no wood alcohol in tincture of iodn. Only grain alcohol is used. Not enough of that in any dose of iodin to have any apprecabe alcoholic effect. The same holds true for the use of aromatic spirits Of ammonia an emergency stimulant.
 One Lung
 What Is plcursy? Is 1t serious when h af- fleets person for several years? have been told that have plcurisy. How does 1t niicet one? CT. A. D.
 Answer--Infiammation of covering of lungs or lining of chest cavity It Is serious in any case. We have no symptoms to-day.
 Plaster Cast
 In what manner Is . plaster east put on the body and must the patient lie perfectly still all the time? tk. R.)
 Answer--The akin to be covred is cleansed and perhaps greased and covered first with padding of sheet wadding or perhaps a stock inette garment. The plaster is applied partly by means of washed muslin bandases saturated with piaster cream and partly by means oi bi0bs Of thick mixed plaster to give the neces' aary bulk and strnKth, The patient must keef reasonably still, hut generally the patient cnt 70 fa breathing. buEzing the doctor or flirting " tcopyrishs John F. DiIis Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
Primitive Tools

Shovel factories are said to be making money again. Not steam shovel factories but plants making one-man shovels. This may merely mean that men are doing more work around the place or it may mean that the campaign to shelve bor-saving mach;n- cry and get back to simple primitive tools is having some effect. If we are really 'go- ing back to our industrial childhood" as columnst expresses it. in the use of primi- tive tools, is it not about time, he asks. for people to think of returning to the bow and arrow instead of the gun and revolver?
 That might be good thing, especially during the hunting season. Fewer song birds and other benefleent wild life would be killed Hunters would probably do less damage to themselves and each. other A bow isn't likely to shoot you when you re climbing fence. Money would be saved, too. The hunters could make their own bows and arrows.
 And why would not this be a good sou- ton of the armament problem? It would not be necessary for the military nations to disarm if they were armed with bows and arrows. There might even be quotas of cross- bows, and few spears. Armies could go through all the motions of fighting with such weapons. but it isn't likely that they would accomplish much, beyond getting up good appetite TOT supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
A Book a Day
This Noah Tried to Use An
 Ark Made of Stone
by BRUCE CATION

A thousand years before Colum- bus crossed the ocean, the Maya children in Central America used to hear from their elders the story of, a great flood-a story. by | the way, which begins in man ner strikingly similar to the bib- Heal story of the flood.
 Long ago, they were told, peo- pie were thoughtless and sinful, and forgot to go to the temples or make sacrifices to the gods. So the gods sent a flood to punish them and the people built a boat to escape. But they make the mis- take of building their boat out of stone, and so it sank, and they all were drowned, and after the flood a new and better race of people camc to the earth tos take their place.
 This is just one of the bizarre and colonful tales in The Bright Feather, collection of old Maya folk tales by Dorothy Rhoads.
 Miss Rhoads collected, in the I jungle villages near Chichen 1tza, a number of the stories which the Mayas used to tell their children. and she has retold them here in a ISlInples SlIdlSHtlOIW WdIu olylS.
 The stories are interesting on their own account; but they also provide an excellent means of awakening a modern child's inter- est in the romantic story of the lost civilization of the Mayas. And while "The Bright Feather" is lpresented as a book for children, it is worth the attention of adults as well. At any rate, this one found it interesting.
 Published by Doubleday, Doran and Co, the book sells for $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
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attached itself to that brand of con servatism and is largely sympa- thetic with the Hoover policies, Mills may get none too warm a re- ception out west.
 He makes the best defenses of the administration that have yet been heard, but it is doubtful whether any speaker this year could sway great number or votes one way or the other. Hence the secretary's chief function IS likely to be to get western republi- cans popped up and out on the job.
 Oggie - that's his nickname, a1- though ex-Secretary Mellon called paign at the Chicago convention when he became Hoovers chief fighting champion in the flight over prohibition plank.
 He was found to possess the bel
 low of bull along with the best
 qualities of public speakers. His
 mighty voice threatened to burst the simplifying apparatus and was especially affective in drowning out the booing of the vets.
 He entered a career of politics 20 years ago, stepping from the lap
 of luxury into ward politics, then to the legislature, then to congress Six years ago he ran against Al Smith for governor of New York
 made some bad boners and lost by | 250,000 votes.
 He was made undersecretary o1
 the treasury by Coolidge, applied himself assiduously, took over more and more responsibility from
 Mellon and was handling mora toriums, trying to balance the
 budget, refinancing and framing tax bills long before he became secretary following Mellon's resig- nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
Fire Prevention Week

The period from Ocaober 9 to l5 will be observed as Fire Prevention Week. It IS a time when all thoughtful people might give heed to the horrors of fire and the lm- mense amount of property damage, not to mention the human lives lost in blazes, done in one year. Connecticut Is perhaps more fortunate in some respects than her sister states that her forests are not extensive. They are big enough considering our area, but can't be compared to some of the forests Of the Northwest or even northern New Eng land which would completely blot out a great section of this state. But what we have we want to keep intact for many years to come.
 There are many things that the ordinary citizen might do to prevent disastrous tires in his home, in his neighborhood, Tn bis community. in his state, in the entire na- ton. It IS needless for us to enumerate at length what they are. Most of us know the ordinary precautions that must be taken to prevent fires We take them almost as ii they were second nature, such as protecting open fires in the house with screens and proper insulation. Modern buildings, even our homes. are to some degree fre-proof today. We are gradually learning that it IS not ex- pensive in the long run to take advantage of modern science.
 Autumn is picked for Fire Prevention week. because it is the time of the year when earelessness with fire can cause the most damage Forest fires at this time ot the year. such as the one that has just rav- aged northwestern Oregon and a part oi Washington, rage through tracts that have become dry as tinder. Unless we have had an unusually wet fail the woods constitute menace to any neighborhood. A careless ly dropped match or cigarette; spark from passing engine; and diverse other things can wipe out towns in no time. lt pays to be careful. We advise everybody to sub scribe ts this belief by whole.heartsd par tieipstion in Fire Prevention Week. And re. member the lessons we learn during it should carry us through the whole year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06

German aviation company preparing for air service between British Gambia in Africa and the island of Fernando Noronha off the coast of Brazil has chartered the North German Lloyd liner. Westfalen. to serve as a floating transport and refueling station in the middle of the ocean. The liner being too small for airplanes to alight on her deck. the engineer is rigging up drag sail' which, towed astern of the ship. will quiet the rough water so that planes can alight safely and be hau:ed aboard. The device is now being thoroughly tested in the North Sea. There should be romance in tending that service station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1882
No Special Session

We presume that the League of Connee- tieut Municipalities, of which Mayor George A. Ouigley of New Britain IS the guiding spirit. will endeavor to change Governor Gross expressed attitude towards the special session of the Legislature. he governor has just made public the contents of recent survey of conditions in this state especially those having to do with reliet Of the unemployed. The report was compiled by Angus P. Thorne of Bridgeport, supervisor of public relief in that city and recognized authority upon the subject. We believe that Mir Thorne's finding should be accepted at face value and every effort made to follow any suggestions.
 As to the special session that Mayor Ouigley and various other officials have de- manded to provide means whereby cities and towns could raise funds for their relief work the governor believes that we can carry on until the regular session of the Legislature is held next January. That will be just three months away. It hardly seems as if the Legislature should be compelled to come together for any purpose. serious or not, prior to its January assembly. We have held to this viewpoint steadily from the very beginning. We think that unless some urgent need, such as Governor Cross terms new emergency arises, our towns and cities should try to meet their problems without outside help.
 The governors comment upon the horne report is as follows: Though the situation remains serious, all the municipalities Of tte state will be able in the opinion of the qcyernor, to carry on without assistance of the state most of their relief work until the regular session of the General Assembly in January. Accordingly, unless some new emergency arises he does not intend to sum- mon the General Assembly in special ses@ son
 What we were specially interested Tn was an explanation of an earlier report generally credited to Mir Thorne. It was stated that he had placed three cities in the state on the brink of disaster. Waterbury was one Of them. Bristol was another. However, the report as printed yesterday fails to show that Waterbury is as bad off as first clalmed. Bristol is reported as facing disaster after November 30. But not so Waterbury. Per haps more thorough probe of relief work in Waterbury revealed that the situation was being handled as skillfully and expedltlousy as any place in this state. Certainly that IS the opinion that the average layman Of the town has. And we don't think that the number of unemployed in this city has in creased so rapidly of recent weeks as 1t did there earlier in l932. Personally we believe that if Connecticut towns and cities weather this winter, which they should easily with the aid of the Legislature if necessary after the first of the year, the end of 1853 will find us once more happy and eontented lot, bit wiser perhaps by our experience and maybe better able to meet such emer- qeneies in the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06

The death of Burton Mansfield of New Haven recalls his appointment to- office of state insurance commissioner by the late Luzon B. Morris. Mir Mansfield was always a staunch democrat. When Governor Morris was succeeded by o. Vincent Coffin of Mid dletown. republican, the office went to member of that party. The late Simeon E. Baldwin returned Mir Mansfield to office in 1911 and he was also retained by Governor Marcus Holeomb. republican. High proof of his integrity and ability is attested by this latter appointment Aside from his political leanings Mir Mansfield rose to position Of trust and honor in the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
So They Say

Bankers cannot be indicted for not being rsore than human. -- Francis H. Sisson, president Amer ican Bankers Association.
 With an Al product to sell - health - it seems to me that the lack of doctors "sales" can show only one thing: lack of organiza- tion within the medical industry. Edward A. Filene, Boston mer- chant and philantnropist.
 The one effective way of silenc- ing criticism of the League of Ma tions is to show unmistakably that the covenant of the league IS a solemn pact. the obligations oi which no state, great or small, will find it possible to ignore. - Pres ident Eamonn De Valera of the Irish Free State.
 You cannot have a successful marriage unless the wife is better than the husband at some things - Professor J. B, S. Haldane, Brit- ish scientist.
 Why brand the soldiers treas ury raiders? They didn't make the war, but the bigger they make the bill the less likelihood of an other.-General Smedley D. Butler
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06

Edward F. Hutton is one of those re- publicams who subscribe to the fantastic theory that our national government IS founded upon the tenets of the republican party. Of course, most republicans feel that way about it. Perhaps if the demo- crats had been in office as much as the re- publieans (nationally) of recent years they would express similar opinions. But then the republican editors would say just as we are saying tonight that it's all rubbish. There isn't anything to prove that the republican party has a corner on good government. Certainly events of the last decade contra dict that. Take the Harding administra- ton with its Cabinet corruption and evils. Take the Coolidge administration with the inflated stock market. Take the Hoover administration with the good will ambassa- dors talking about prosperity in one breath and wondering when the crash would come in the next Hutton, who is chairman of the board of the General Foods Corporation. says, At the present time the vast majority of business men believe we have turned the corner The recovery that has begun
 hinges on confidence. It happens that this confidence eenters about the present ad- ministration. Change administrations and just as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. you will slow down business activities that are under way and these constructive operations will suffer a setback. .' We deny that statement and want to see Mir Hutton prove it. Just to disprove it. let's elect Governor Roosevelt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
DE VALERA AT GENEVA (NeW York Timesl

President De Valera of the Irish Free State has spoken twice at Geneva, first as presiding officer of the Council of the League of Ma tions, and then at the first meeting of the Assembly. On both occasions he falsified the predictions that the former Irish rebel was bound to say something inflammatory or disrupting. On the contrary, this linsubordinate Irishman, who has won his way to power by defying precedents and setting at naught official agreements, appeared as a resolute defender and upholder of authority. This time, of course, 1t was the authority of the League of Nations. :.
 In Irish politics MT De Valera has long been called "doctrin- !aire." Many Englishmen have late fly been comin to the reluctant con clusion that he has shown himseir a resourceful and formidable statesman. At any rate. it was hlgn time that some one should stand up at Geneva boldly to assert the whole "doctrine'' underlying the Covenant of the League of Nations. President De Valera did not mince his words. His speech was his own: He nut aside the ordinary and vague address prepared for him, laccording to custom, by the secre- ltariat of the League, and spoke directly to the point, reminding lthe members of the League that it lis under heavy criticism, and that Its very existence is imperiled un- Hess it exerts it's full power against nations violating it's principles and 1 their own pledges, whether such nations be small or powerful.
 i This does not imply that Presi- dent De Valera would favor nasty or inconsiderate action. He agreed to the delay requested by Japan before the Council takes up the ILytton report on Manchuria. But This solemn words of warning will be in the mind of all who proceed Ito take part in the preliminary dis cussions and the final decision. All of them were already aware of the Widespread feeling of doubt or Iopen skepticism tregarding what
  forced upon 1t by the course pur- sued by Japan in Manchuria and lin China. But to have the truth lbluntiy stated. and the danger lcIearIy described by the presiding Iofficer of the League himself. can mot fail to stiffen the determination to prove to the world that the League of Nations intends to be true to It's charter. and to do every lthing possible to prevent an ag- lgressive war, and to deprive 1t of the ordinary fruits of victory #, in Ispite of everything that can be done, 1t comes and is temporarily suceessfui.
 While the Irish President was tutoring words of truth and sober Ineas inside the League Chamber. lthe American Ambassador. as an I"observer," was nefvousiy pacinR ltbe corridor outside. Perhaps he was troubled at being compelled Co lienye to c foreigner the support ~ lAmeriean iAeas and ef the beeres |laFy of State At Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-06
Here, There And Euervuhere
BIRDS AND PETER PAN

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 A recent news item from Lon don strikes very pleasant note. Increasing numbers of wild birds are nesting in the sanctuares pro- vided them. And where are these sanctuaries? Right in the heart of that marvelously many-sided met ropolis.
 The parks of London have al- ways been the happy haunt of birds usually met only in the country. Since the time when Charles did one of those nice things which he sometimes did, Cromwellian his- torians notwithstanding, and op-- ened the gates of the royal hunting domain of Hyde Park to his sub-' jects, many of it's rambling copses have purposely been left in their natural uncultivated state in order to provide shelter for. feather populations.
 Every visitor to London. of course, knows Hyde Park. Fewer take time to make acquaintance with Regents Park. But if Hyde Park has its serpentine and sanctu- ary for heron and innumerable wild fowl, Regents Park boasts it's famous chestnut-bordered broad walk ana, beyond, Well-guarded nesting places where wild pigeon may safely bill and coo. 49 Of all the royal parks of Lon-3 don, however. Kensington gardens is, perhaps, best beloved by Lon- doner and visitor alike. Young mariners in embryo proudly launch their tiny craft on the round pond which isn't round at all-- while small sisters shriek when untoward gusts capsize them. No other spot on earth is so preeminently the do- main of children. Mere adults are tolerated in those happy precincts. but all children know tha the gar dens' belong to them in perpetuity, "deeded" to them by Sir James M. Barrie. who himself has always refused to grow up.
 And when the soft twilight gent ly mantles Kensington gardens in it's mysterious folds, all the wild birds gather to chant a bedtime song to Peter Pan. symbol of nev-, er-ending childhood that finds joy ous. laughing sanctuary as 1t plays hide-and seek among the silent. un- derstanding trees.