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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
Equalized Work

Insurgent union coal miners in Pennsyl- yania are demanding equalization of work.
 This is natural desire. in time when there are so many unemployed. It would be only fair, especially in labor union. to divide the work. if this were possible. Oper- ators, supported by many union officials. maintain that it cannot be done in the coal industry as in some other industries With coal prices so low. the high-eost mines cannot be operated except at loss which would soon close them again through bank ruptcy. The miners isolated in the poor mining settlements would have to be moved to the good ones to share in their work. This is not practical at present, especially for families
 Perhaps no such procedure is practical except for flying battalions' or shock troops of industry" composed of young men, such as exist in Soviet Russia. It IS not likely that any American industry, as yet, would operate such plan, though we have something roughly similar to it in the annual army of farm hands which follows the harvest northward in the mid-western agricultural states. How to divide the work! This is a new and baffling problem. The hopeful thing about 1t, however, IS that at last we are really beginning to face it. In the past. we ignored it. Indeed. it seldom occurred to anyone until lately that work. when there was not enough for all on full time, should be passed around as we pass food at slim tables.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
The Governor Has Acted

Mayor George Quigey of New Britain [ errs when he declares that Governor Cross
 las not acted to relieve distress and suffer-
 ing in this state due to acute economic con- ditons. Speaking at meeting of the Con- { necticut League of Municipalities Thursday ] afternoon the New Britain mayor declared that the governor should bring to bear the :. influence of his public office to change pres cnt conditions. All this, of course, in con- ! junction with a demand that special ses, sion of the Legislature be summoned to deal with the situation. We are still unmoved 1. by Mayor Quigley's cries for legislative &C., { ton. We don't believe it can do any more I than cities and towns themselves can do. 1. As to the governor not acting aren't his i. hands tied by republican legislature. We 1. don't know how Mayor Quigley, republ- { can. can make such statements, as he has !. and probably will continue to make. In his {. inaugural address Governor Cross proposed ], searching probe of the tax situation in ' Connecticut so that property owners would i. not be burdened with the major share of all sataxes. When this matter came before the ]. Legislature in the form of measure creating Ia special commission to puzzle out ways and means of readjusting the sources of taxation , so that there would be more equality for :. the large property owner 1t was summarily l. dismissed.
 | It was for just such purpose that the ,Connecticut League of Municipalities was organized. Now it is going in for relief swork "a very commendable move in view .of present circumstances. But when few of 1: its members fail to agree on definite pro gram should the Legislature be sumomned Ito special session we can see that there would be no real good come from it. One pur- pose of the special session will be to enable sscities to issue bond issues to care for their :. individual relief programs. We wonder if .the bond market will stand such an out pouring of bonds as might follow some such permission. As it is today cities are handi- capped in their relief work by heavy bond- ! ed indebtedness Why saddle more debt up- { on them!
 The problem of relief which Mayor Ougley and all other city executives are { wrestling with is no simple one Perhaps i've should look to the state for guidance ! and hclp but Waterbury is doing fairly 'eood job of coping with it by program of voluntary assistance. It will only be through 1 some such cooperative scheme that the entire nation will find its way back to financial Stability. But it means work on the part of , all of us. It means sacrifices upon the parf of all of us. We have got to have supreme confidence in our city, our state.
 and our country. If ways and means of rcstorine that can be discovered by public | officials. so much the better. If the Con ]. necticut Lssgue of Municipalities can -ae. 'eompIish valuable tax reform. il will have done enough to vindieate its formation. But # Ir is to load itseIf wifh diverse other prcb- lemG too. it will s1on lose whatever su-
 |hor'fy is may nov havs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
So They Say

The democratic party will win the next election only if it nom mates the strongest. most out spoken and fearless leader who has the best economic mind to restore prosperity throughout the United States.
 Dudley Field Malone, attorney.
 
 We are facing a crisis and we must meet 1t bravely. The govern ment should do what men are do- ing in their private affairs. scale down salaries and all other ex- penses and do 1t without partisan ship.
 bama. chairman, House economy
 committee.
 entertain not the slightest doubt that q decade hence we Will be stronger, as hope We may ale SO be wiser, than during the pes riod preceding 1929, when we were living in c fools paradise. --Dr Abraham Vicxners director,
 Institute for Advanced study.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
At The National Capitol
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER

That ' fact t- makes the outlook bright for Senator Alben Barkley of eKntucky who threw his inf1u- ence to Roosevelt and has been selected as the party keynoter.
 Speaker John N. Garner is not an impossibility and doubtless could gain the Roosevelt support if he declared for the governor, but it. is not likely that he would want the vice presidency. In case the leaders decide on a man from populous northern state with large electoral vote. Governor George White of Ohio would be logical choice. Such far west senators as Wheeler of Montana, Costigan of Colorado and Dill of Washington proba ply would be considered ito progress siyen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

Wednesday of this week the district state forester in Torrington received 60 fire calls. Fortunately for the state there were no seri- ous blazes in the lot. Perhaps. too. the insignifieance of the damage was the result of the prompt and able work of the fire fighting crews that the state has organized strategic points. We hope that some day the Legislature will recognize this service and appropriate funds adequate to its needs. It is surprising the amount of work that State Forester Hawes and his aides can accom- plish with the small appropriation they are allowed annually. However. we look for recognition in the future of this work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
THE DISAPPEARING CAT
(New Haven Times)

Since the passing of Sir Hall Caine, the adopted Manxman. whose art some questioned, but whose skill at creating publicity was concealed by all, little of mo- ment has come over the wires from the Isle of Man. Correspondents at Douglas are therefore reduced to sending us again the somewhat familiar story that the Manx. cat is disappearing, which tale. like the news of the discovery of a tribe of blue-eyed Eskimos, becomes new at intervals. This, 1t seems, is such an interval.
 There has. never been a. time when the famed cats of the Isle of Man were not disappearing. It is failing common to all cats that they disappear, but the Manx type has disappeared in peculiar way that is, a little at a time. Its dis tinctive mark is the absence of a tail-as if some remote forbear had backed into moving ma chine, and nature had perpetuated the quaint deprivation. It might be said then that the Manx cat has partially disappeared from time out of mind.
 wits have played with the theme with pleasing results. and in Jo Miller we dare say one may find the historic conversation between the station agent and the customer wherein the latter, observing a bobStaued cat on the platform, in- quires. "Manx?" and the agent. similarly terse, replied, 'tNo b:15." This is a durable and satisfying joke, and if reports of the disap- pearance of the Manx cat serve no other purpose, they call it again to mind; which may be the intention.
 There will, of course, be DO real news on the species until its utter extinction, which would be widely deplored. Thus it is gratifying to know that it still is in its disap- bearing status. It has been so for years. and seems to suffer none thereby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

convince the nation that they can accomplish something after all. As a result day barely passes now in Manhattan but what twenty or thirty speakeasies are raided. In four days l39 were seized by the officers. All of which may be encouraging to dry enthu- sissts but doesn't it also uphold the claim of the vets. Too often the prohibitionist maintains that conditions today are far better than they were in the heyday of the saloon. On the other hand we find these unlicensed speakeasies existing in far greater numbers than the saloons. If there weren't more of them then the raiders would be hard put to keep their jobs. Sometimes we actually think that dry raiders are purpcsely lax SO that their jobs will last long time. Of course every time one place is closed two spring up in its place. All of which indi- eates success for the dry laws. Oh. yeahl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
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ALLIES ATTACK ZEEBRUCCE.--
 On April 2S, 1918, the allies waged a successful sea battle O. gainst the German submarine bases at Zeebrugge and ostend.
 British naval forces, headed by Vice Commander Reyes, with the cooperation of French destroyers, succeeded in bottling up the har- bor at Zeebrugge by singing three battleship hulks at the entrance.
 All three were loaded with ce- mAnt that became solid concrete on contact with the water. While the undertaking was highly suc- cessful, the allies lost 50 officers and 538 men. At Ostend the attempt to close the harbor was unsuccessful. Two ship hulks sunk in the water off the harbor were not effectively placed, and another attempt was planned for a few weeks later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
Here, There And EUerywhere

rying water of the lakes to the sea. and has the distinction of having given the nation two Presidents.
 The formal celebration of it's cen- tennial will be held in July, but the birthday falls in this week. The val leys lying between Buffalo and New York which have been tied into one by the canal and river also have reason to rejoice, holding as they do nearly 90 per cent of the population and wealth of the state. The name 'New Amsterdam, which once be- longed to New York, was later giy- en to Buffalo. but was relinquished for the ik,me which recalls the time when it was but salt-lick for the wild oxen. It has been the western gateway to the East and the east ern gateway to the west-the New York of the Lakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
OUR FORESTRY STATION
{New Hayen Journal-c courIerl


 United States Secretary of Agri- culture Hyde has recently anIiounc- ed that. the headquarters for the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station will be transferred to New Haven from Amherst, Mass, about the first of June The experiment station will cooperate with Yale university and will occupy space in one of the university buildings. When it became apparent that the Amherst quarters were no longer available, several other locations were proposed. New Havens how ever, was chosen because 1t offers the most complete arrangements and facilities for the station, stan. New Haven is city which offers tremendous advantages in every field of activity. With one of the nations finest universities. with 8 nucleus of liberal and progressive thinkerx, with library facilities, New Haven is most attractive. Net only is New Haven to be congrat- ulated on receiving the Forest Bx- pertinent station: the members of| the station sfnff are Co be con- gratuIafed upon the opportunity fQ| come and live in . city of'eo many |adpankG1es.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

It has been proposed that the state prison farm at Enfield be named the Norris G. Os- born State Prison Farm. The suggestion comes from the State Board of Finance and Control. We know of no individual who has done more for our state prison nor who is more competent to talk or write on the subject of prisons and penology than Col onel Osborn, the venerable editor of the New Haven Journal Courier. It is only fitting that his endeayors be recognized in some such manner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by UT brauy' Address him, care of the Democrat, senoans stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

''Who is the ultimate eonsumer!' some one asks. He's the ultimate kicker. And ii he kicked quicker he'd consume more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

Whether prosperity can best be. revived by financing depends. as a business writer suggests. on whether the chicken comes be- fore the egg or the egg before the chicken. so to, play safe it may be necessary to finance capital and labor both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:1O o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

The prohibition forces in New York arc out for record. They are endsavoring to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

He was . model husband, A hero in this life, He was model for the dresses Of his cute dressmaking wife.
 o-O-o Always count ten before you speak-and then say nothing.
 o-O-o
 Red is popular color this spring so Russia should be un- usually welcome among the nations of the world.
 o-O-o Venus couldn't raise a hand to defend herself when the art cri- tics made their attack.
 o-O-o
 The stenographer who plays with her married boss is going to take dictation some day from an irate wife.
 o-O-o The best spring tonic of all is spring.
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 TEE, HEB, HEB Who can remember the good old days,
 (Ah folks, what fun we're SOW. ing,) When gal would blush a flaming red, If her petticoat was showing.
 o-O-o' If a girl has a good understand. ing (both of them) the boys are generally able to understand every. thing else about her.
 o-O-o
 There's nothing quite so dull as repeated scandal.
 o-O-o Congress is going to vote or beer. Hoping I suppose their schooner will come in. The world is constantly turning on it's axis. Perhaps that's why so many of us act dizzy at times.
 o-O-o
 Camping out is great, pro- vided you can camp in a house.
 o-O-o A man who speaks like a two- edged sword Is bound to get to the point.
 IT WAS EVER THUS
  After the race is won, And the cups are handed out, Did you ever sit down and wonder Just what it's all about?
 o-O-o Now doctors claim that smoking raises the blood pressure. sup pose chewing pulls it down.
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 A paper hanger certainly knows what it means to be up against the wall.
 O-O-O The original cinder track was a railroad, instead of running area
 DING, DING, DING Soon we'll hear much praying, Mud will be thrown and how, Election time is nearing, When men become lOw-brow.
 0-O-o The well dressed woman of to- day is merely the wife of the poor ly dressed husband of tomorrow,
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 Santa Claus and the Easter rabbit must go according 10 the League for Better Children. How about permitting Santa Claus and the Easter rabbit to stay and letting the League for Better Children go. And I'd : like to name the particular tcrrid region where 1t would fit very nicely. believe me.
 o-O-o The woman who counts her calories can be counted on not to grow fat.
 o-O-o
 I get a laugh when I read about dust proofing. Science claims nothing is dust proof and the housewife agrees with science.
 o-O-o
 Nature is kind to some girls and merely nature to some more.
 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

When Mary married Johnny, They nccked the whole day
 through, And now, well Johnny's never
 home, So Mary necks with Lew.
 o-O-O Who can remember the good old days when cops would stop to admire a nice horse instead of put ting a.tag on 8 good looking auto mobile.
 o-O-o
 What has become of the old fashioned Waterbury man who every spring would take off his chamois chest protec- tor just as soon as the paint would blister on the railing of the back veranda? o-O-o Mayor Walkers proposed beer parade has the country foaming. But you can blow foam to king dom come with generous puff.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23

v Some folks drift in and out O things, Able to stand the gait, They figure that hfe's . journey, And they make it on raft.
 O-O-O Many a person is your friend tt the end-your end.
 o-O-o Men who sit in high places ar' often as low in thoughts as theil less educated brothers.
 O--O--0 A moron is somebody who disagrees with your views on morals.
 o-O-o Poets are born and not made Wish we could say the same fo, tenors.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-23
"A SMILES THE THNc."

Good evening.
 o-O-0
 WOTTA LIFE Trouble and fret and worry, Sunshine and music gay, This Is life's prescription In the apothecary of to-day.
 o-O-o The s'acid test. comes when you play with the storage battery and then wipe your hands on your trousers.
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 People always standing up for their rights generally end by sitting down for what's 7 left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-11
0AKvILLE

Mrs Oscar Locke was tho hon ored guest at the Congregational church hall Monday. evening. The Mothers club entertained the members of the Mothers club of South Britain. Mrs Locke was also receiving congratulations and best wishes in honor of her birthday and was presented by the local club with a birthday cake and 6 beautiful basket of flowers.
 Later In the evening icc-cream and cake were served on candle- lighted table. A humorous rews- papor was edited which caused much fun and laughter. Mrs Carl Miller and Miss Olive Ryan were tho winners of the contest draw. Ing. Mrs Carl Miller and Mrs Gil. bert Leitch rendered a piano duet and Mrs Edmund schreier played solos on the ukelele.
 Guests attending from South Britain included: Mrs Harry Ill., cock, Mrs David Joselovitz, Mrs Harry Dennis, Mrs Ely Hlcock, Mrs Harold Benedict, Mrs Harry Lawrence Condon, Mrs Homer
 
 Tho local members attending were Shaw, Mrs William Russell, Mrs Charles Streamnn, Mrs Ambrose Desena, Mrs Herbert shaw. Mrs Harris Scott, Mrs Robert Shaw. Mrs Oscar Locke. Mrs Raymond Main, Mrs Esther Sullivan. Mrs Carl Miller, Mrs Gilbert Leitch, Mrs Frank Andrus, Mrs George Edmonds, Mrs Lawrence Emmln- ger, Mrs Bertrand LnVigne Jr, Ms Charles Ennis and Miss Ella Un- derhill.
 The children's minstrel show of All Saints church, under the direc- tons of William Flishcr, superin. tendent of the church school Will repeat their show Thursday evening at the South school for the benefit of the library fund. Friday evening they will present the min. strel at Bethlehem Memorial hall for the benefit of the chapel.
 This minstrel was presented Rt the All Saints church hall for two successive nights last week, the ma jorlty of the village attending.
 MT and Mrs Raymond Bellemore have returned from their wedding trip and will reside on Bucking- ham street. Mrs Bellemorc, previ- ous to her marriage was Miss Elsie Winters, daughter of Mir and Mis Jurone Winters of Wolcott.
 A card party will Do held nt the home of Mir and Mrs Armand Hen. " on Thursday evening for the hencnt Of tho St Mary's ilfe. drum and buglo corps. The public Is in- vited.
 The public is invited to visit the Waterbury hospital Thursday from : to 4 o'clock, D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-11
Market Trading Was
 Dragged Along But
 Some Leaders Gained
There Were Weak Spots Cropping Out All Along the
 Line-New Wave of Buying in Grain Market

Market leaders like United States Steel. American Can. Allied
 Chemical and Westinghouse Elec-
 tric held gains of fraction to
 more than a point up to midafter- noon despite 6 mild slump ID
 prices in the late morning. The
 selling did not last long and was
 brought about by the weakness in special issues.
 In the early afternoon, rallying tendencies again appeared that
 brought the market back to It's
 early high. There was no disposi-
 ton on the part of traders to
 reach for stocks, however. and dealings were too light to indicate
 any definite movement toward higher levels. Dullness of trading. nevertheless, encouraged the bull forces inasmuch as it indicated an
 absence of important selling pres sure.
 Group movements were not
 clearly defined, even the oils los- ing some of their buoyancy after
 leading the recent advance. Among the more volatile shares,
 National Lead spurted 10 points to 65 on a single sale. Electrical equipment shares like General
 Electric and Westinghouse were firm, while Standard brands fea- tured the good Issues with an ad-
 vance above the $i2 mark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-11
By ELMER c. WALKER United Press Financial EditOr)

New York. May Il (UP)--Trad- ing on the stock exchange dragged to day but many market leaders were able to extend their recent gains.
 Weak spots continued to cr0l out. These faiicd to halt the m1d upward movement set off by the new wave of buying in the grain market.
 Aside from the action of the grain market, there was little to influence price movements. Om- mission of the New York Central dividend, heretofore paid continu- ously since 1870 and fears of 8 reduction in the Union Pacific $10 payment at tomorrow's meeting caused selling m the respective shares, while liquidation of Q bank loan was responsible for break to new low by United Aircarft.
 Some buying came into the shares likely to benefit most from higher grain prices like Sears Rosebuck, Montgomery Ward and J. l. Case, but outside of these Issues theer was little feature to trading.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-11
Final Tributes
 Paid MacMullen
Department Chiefs Present at Services Motorcycle
 Escort to Pine Grove Cemetery

the Lunny Funeral Home, 25 Gen. tral avenue, where the services were held. As the funeral process sion proceeded along West Main and East Main streets, 1t was led by motorcycle escort consisting of Patrolmen Thomas Phelan and Edward Dunne.
 The bearers were, Lieutenant Arthur Warrington and Sergeants George Gooding, Patrick Hillborg, Henry Johnson, Joseph Bagley and Luke Errlco. The escort in charge of Lieutenant Mulville in- cluded Patroimen Nolan, Walsh Carey, GIrch, Winston. Bedding, Karpelman, Mariana, Santoro Smith, kenney and Magro. The color guard were Patrolmen Mon- ahan, Collins and Parker.
 Superintendent Joseph IT. Me- Lean, Deputy Superintendent Ed- ward J. Muflings and Captain Will Ham P. Keegan, chief inspector of the detective bureau. represented the department. Chief Solcum of Winstcd and Chief Nevins of Tor rlngton were among the out of town police officials present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-11
Heirs Benefit
 in Court Ruling
War Risk Insurance Resi- due Goes to Mary MOn-
 zillO BenefiCiarieS

When the beneficiary of Gov ernment War Risk insurance policy dies, the remaining balance on the policy Is to be paid the heirs of the beneficiary, and not the ad- ministrator of the veterans estate. according to n decision handed down in superior court today by Judge Newell Jennings. Heirs of Mary MonzIllo, who was named beneficiary of the policy held by Charles DeCarlo, World War Vet eran, are to receive the $2.300 now in the hands of Frank Monzillo, administrator of DeCarlo's estate, according to the decision.
 DeCarlo named Mary Monzillo, his aunt, beneficiary under the policy. His death occurred in 1920. She received $17.50 monthly until her death in 1881. There was q balance of $1,400 on the insurance policy so the government turned tho balance over to Frank Mon- zillo. the administrator of DeCar. los estate. There was q balance of $903, in addition to the insur- ance policy, in DeCarlos estate af- ter final accounting was made, so that the total money on which the administrator sought court instru- tons was $2,300.
 Monzlllo was named admlni3- trator of DeCarlo's estate, when Mary Monzllio refused 10 quality as cxecutrix.