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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1892
New Deal On Tax

Representative Augustine Lonergan of Hartford. democratic candidate for U. 5. Senator. is the latest public official to take up cudgels in the interest of new deal on taxation. The Hartford legislator who seeks to unseat Senator Hiram A. Bingham this fall in recent address declared that real estate bears far more than its just share of the tax burden to-day. That is in keeping with re- marks made by other speakers both demo- crats and republicans To us it seems to in- dieate that one of these days movement. non n-partisan in origin, will sweep away our existing tax standards and establish new ones.
 It is high time that something was done about the situation right here in our own state. It is foolish for man to buy prop erty to-day unless he is so well off that he can at minutes notice declare himself fl- naneially able to support his landed es- tates through the rest of his natural lite The struggling home owner who achieves his ambition, perhaps after the flush of youth has vanished, finds the going hard to make both ends meet. The rural resident IS, of course, the greatest sufferer in this respect. He may own broad acres ot fertile land from which some revenue can be de- rived But for every acre of productive land there usually can be found one that is not revenue producing.
 Real estate should not bear the burden of our taxes. We are all convinced of that but it is so easy for cities and towns to levy taxes upon property that we purposely avoid seeking taxes on other property. We practically ignore personal property today although it is supposed to bear its fair share O. taxation. We no longer can rely upon tl,e rich liquor taxes of years gone by. We in Connecticut do not subscribe to the theory of state income taxes. In word we place ourselves in the position that there IS 10 way to turn for additional taxes. But ta,re is and more can be found with little patient research We have raled about the state league of municipalities worrying about special legislative session to appro- priate money for suffering towns: Why not devote its time and energy to tax revision, such as democrats, particularly Governor Cross, suggested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
A Book a Day
"Sons" Equal to "The Good
 Earth" Is a Fine Book.
by BRUCE CATION

In "The Good Earth" Pearl $. Buck told how the peasant, Wang Lung, made himself rich land owner, In her new novel, "SonsI she tells of the lives of his three sons.
 Wang. Lung dies in the first chapter of the book, and the three brothers are followed on their separate trails.
 Wang the eldest becomes a fat, slouchy glutton, a rake, living only for his own pleasure and slowly but steadily dissipating his share Of the paternM fortune. The
 second son, Wang the merchant, is strictly business man. He lives quietly and by dint of shrewdness and constant work makes his fortune increase vastly ] in size.
 The third son, Wang the Tiger, becomes a soldier; and it is chiefly with his career that the book con- cerns itself.
 Wang the Tiger wants power and fame; and he also has a dim notion of being liberator, a kind of Robin Hood for the miserable
 masses of China. But as he goes upward and becomes, at last.
 successful provincial war lord, his ideal fades. He is perhaps 0 little less bloodthirsty and cruel than most of his kind, but he is
 no liberator; when the Cantonese
 revolutionary fire spreads he can- not. even understand it, and at the
 end he is confused and disap- pointed man.
 Sons is always interesting, al-
 ways beautifully written, frequent ly deeply moving. You can decide for yourself whether it is as good as, or better than, "The Good Earth" Published by the John Day Co, it sells for $2.50. F
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

Washington - The most near ly painless way to get an idea of
 what the campaign orators are
 talking about is to red copies Of their speeches.
 There are addicts who insist on listening, but they belong to, a restricted and somewhat eccentric group.
 Your correspondent, without benefit of stimulant, has just
 waded into an even half dozen campaign addresses, which estab- fishes record for all time insofar as concerns speeches made by oth-
 CTS than the presidential candt- dates themselves.
 Two were written for delivery
 by Secretary of the Treasury Oe- den Mills, one for Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy Ernest Lee Jahncke, two for Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley and one for Sem
 Michigan.
 From these one learns that the
 republicans, lighting avery des- perately to stem what looks 1n- creasingly like a tidal wave of an ti-Hoover sentiment, have taken | III d UlS way " oIieSOOhAhS eNA~ democrats for what democratic
 congressman tried to do when they had a house majority in the last session. The attempt is made to prove that democratic con- gressmen are not only radical but also dangerously insane.
 Boiled down, the republican orators in their big push seek to persuade the country: 1. That
 President Hoover's record is bet ter than that of the democratic house. 2. That Roosevelt isn't
 worth bothering about.
 The fact is, of course, that the
 democratic record in the last
 house wasn't anything over which
 anyone swooned with pride and
 that the democrats have been keeping rather quiet about 1t. It can be extenuated here and there. One is reminded that the
 house gave Hoover about. every
 thing he wanted and that the democratic margin of control was so slight as to make effective
 leadership difficult. But the rec
 ord was so mediocre that, politics
 being what it is. the republicans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
Primitive Stuff

The country may learn with interest that the manager of store in Elk City. Kansas. has just installed eight hitching posts and d watering trough He did this not from any notion of establishing an outdoor museum, but in response to an insistent demand from his customers.
 It looks as if the good old times are com ing back again That is. if you look at it that way We are never quite able to decide whether the golden age is in the past or the future. As far as horses are concerned. # has never seemed to us that they had very good time If they're going to enjoy a renaissance. it will ll>probably be only on con- diton that they share in the present trend toward a six-hour day and five-day week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
CONTINENTAL COPLEY
 SQUARE
(New York Heraid-Tribune)

Boston has often been described by travellers as the most foreign of American cities in its atmo- sphere of leisured self-sufficiency, and, as if further to confirm and strengthen it's reputation for Con- tinentalism, Boston now boasts a sure-enough French sidewalk cafe, which has fioweTed into being and continues to flourish right on bus fest Boylston street at. Copley Sauare. There are the bright strip ed awnings. the flower boxes, the garcons in white aprons and an apparent abundance of casual and
 matter-of-fact patronage-and all this esta blished under the auspices of the same hostelry which keeps summertime rocking chairs around it's front steps for the pleasure or an established country clientele to whom front-porch lounging is a New England institution, immut- able as it's rockbound coast.
 In any other city a terrace res- taurant might be eschewed by a citizenry wary of picturesque in-
 novations, however amiable and alluring. But not in Boston. Here, where audiences at symphony turn out in costumes hilariously Edward ian when there is program of tunes of twenty-five years ago. and where racegoers every June invest the Brookline Country Club with all the formal flavor and glamour of Ascot, the atmosphere of the Paris boulevards is delectably "old hat" If happier days are really at hand and one may Soon again command his vermouth cassis or Amer Picon before luncheon at the Cafe Brunswick, the Cafe de Ia Paix, in the shadow of the Opera. had best look to its laurels. or rather to it's bush of vine leaves.
 so long the symbol of the Old
 World tavern keeper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

It is too bad that the death of Repre- sentative Charles Linthieum of Maryland occurred just when. it seemed as if he might achieve one of the greatest victories of his congressional career. He was generally re- garded as leader of the democratic wet bloc in the House and together with Rep Beck. republican, of Pennsylvania, was author of the Beck -Linthieum bill the first wet meas ure to produce a test vote on the 18th amendment in Congress since the amend ment was passed. We don't doubt but what the cause that Rep Linthieum sponsored SO ably and SO zealously will be won in the next year. perhaps sooner than that. Had Mir Linthicum. lived he certainly would have shared in the praise for those responsible for the overthrow of the greatest blunder that this nation has ever committed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
So They Say

If business had gone where many persons say, there would be no such thing as frozen assets" pr Julius Klein, assistant secre- tary of commerce.
 
 Ten strikeouts. Gee, would have liked to get 13 and tie the record.
 -"Red" Ruffing, pitcher, New York Yankees. see nothing incompatible be- tween a belief in prohibition as the best system for the United States and the enjoyment of fine wines in France. Former U. $. Senator Henry French Hollis of New Hamp- shire, now a resident of France Unless we pay the cost of gov ernment, the whole machinery will break down, chaos will ensue and property will be valueless. -Silas H. Strawn, former presi- dent of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

The Hartford Courant finds that Gov ernor Cross decision not to call special session of the Legislature is good one. We are glad to see that the leading republican paper in the state is of the same opinion as the Democrat. which has maintained stead- fastly from the very first mention of spe- cial session that time would prove that the regular 1893 session would come soon enough to deal with any pressing relief problems. We sincerely trust that such will prove to be the case. The Courant says, He (the governor) saw from the first that if it were possible for the towns to carry their relief problems until January it would be best for all concerned to avoid calling special session. This is true not only be- cause of the cost. but because efficient ad- ministration under present laws rather than the enactment of new statutes is the first need of the emergency, as well as because it is best that local governments should meet their obligations to care for their own squarely. so developing their own capacities for sslf-govsrnmeHt and preserving for themselves their liberty and authority to the largest possible extent If there is any criticism of the governors resolve to wait for io33. it certainly could come from dsmoefatie circles where it could be claimed that there is no telling which party wifi con. iroI the state then.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
Here, There And EDeryvhere

fourth district, which embraces Fairfield county, had a population of 384,272, while the second dis trict, which includes Holland, Wind ham, Middlesex and New Haven counties, had a population of but 250,039.
 Obviously, the residents of the First district, with one representa- tive in congress, are not sa well represented as the residents of the Fifth, who numbering just a little more than half as many, also have one. The residents of the Fourth District are in much the same plight as the residents of the First Although they number half as many as the residents of the Sec ond District, they have no more in congress- The best way to remedy the inequality would have been to redistrict the state so that each district would have been approximately the same in population. The inequality cannot be fairly corrected in any other way, but some rectification can be made if the parties of the state recognize the claim of the larger districts, the First, the EOuTIH anu thS Lhid DJ SiSAhe one or another of them the nomin- ation for congressman-at-la To do so wolud not deprive the other districts of anything rightfully be- longing to them. Because the in- evitablle inclination of the con- gfessman- -at-large would be to fav- or the sectio nfrom which he comes, it would merely help to give the more populous of the districts the representation to which they are entitled by reason of their population and which apparently they can obtain in no other way.
 To select the best possible man is, of course, the primary consid- eration but the populous districts ought to be able to offer as good talent as the others. In any event, if all other things are equal. the parties ought to recognize the claim claim of the First and the Fourth districts, as well as the Third, to superior consideration in the choice of the congressn1an-at- large. The state would not have the additional representation Tn congress but for their growth in population, and their rights ought to be taken into account in mak- ing the nominations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

Hartford is rather seriously considering the possibility of permitting its taxpayers to adopt the instaIlment plan: A quarterly plan is being advocated for the city so that struggling citizens might not feel the pinch so much if they paid. up in one lump sum or two semi-annual amounts. We often wondered that such a scheme was not en- dorsed in our cities and towns, especially in hard times such as we are now passing through. Income taxes can be paid in quar- terly installments why not local taxes3 l., would mean more bookkeeping perhaps. but would be appreciated by many man who has hard time getting his tax money together these days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
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now feel themselves justified in painting it inky black.
 They may soon receive a re- turn fire from Speaker Jack Gar ner, but Roosevelt's speeches have given them so little into which to sink their teeth that the house performance is their one best obvious target.
 --- The Goldsborough bill designed to raise commodity price levels, the cash bonus bill (which had been passed by republican house before it was passed by a democratic house), the bill for 9 system of guaranteeing bank de- posits, the Garner measure for an immense federal building pro- gram, the proposal to advance private loans to individuals from the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration direct federal unem- ployment relief, the Muscle Shoals government operation bill--those are the chief things which cama out of the last house and are now cited by the republican "big shots" as evidence that demo- crats are unfit to rule.
 "The program enacted by that house was so shameful, so reck- less and extravagant, so suicidal says Jahncke, "that the demor cratic party dared not extoll its wretched record when democracy met in convention in Chicago in 1882"
 And Vandenberg says:
 "The chief reason why Ameri- can business displayed sudden and renewed vitality this summer was the fact that the adjournment of congress relieved the country of its fears, for the first time in eight months, that some of the suicidal schemes matched in the democratic house of representatives might succeed"
 Want some more? Then read a few speeches your own self.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
THE CoNGREssMAN-AT-LARGE
(Hartford Courant)

Tn making nominations for
 congressman at large. both major
 parties in Connecticut ought to keep certain facts in mind. The of- flee of congressman-at has come into existence because of the
 failure of the general assembly to redistrict the state q year ago, when the additional representation in congress was granted to Con- necticut. The need in redistrict- ing Is apparent in the disparity among the districts as they now sand. Although the districts ought to bo approximately the same In population, in order that every per- son might have virtually equal representation in congress. in Coo .nectlcut they are not. Thus. the first district which embraces Hart ford county had in 1880 q popula- ton of 420.776. while the Fifth district, which Includes all Of LItchficId cunty and eleven towns in New Haven county, had a popu. iatlon of but 24asob. Again. the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining 10 perso""' health and hygiene. not disease o'asnos's o' treatment, will be answered oy nr nfa"s Address him. care of the Democrat sen"'"s stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
HANKS WIN IN ARGONNE

On Oct z, 1918. American won . hot battle for possession of ths north end of the Argonne forest. taking chatei- Chehery and the Commanding positions on tho Aire.
 The British advanced on q four. mile front north of the scrape and captured oppy and biache-st
 Tho French took Befry.ap- fsso and French naval division en. tsrod Beirut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

New Haven is doing good work in rounding up sweat shop owners. Several are now in the tolls of the law with their cases scheduled to be heard in the near fu- ture This is an aftermath of the charges that Labor Commissioner Tone made few months back. He claimed that New York state labor laws were sending sweatshops across the state line into Connecticut. The Legislature shouldn't have to be told twice what to do. Send these gentlemen right back from whence they came.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

Unusual reports of waterspouts lately says wet friend, afe probably dry ,propa- ganda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
KEEP GOING
KEEP GOING No matter the road, Keep going, No matter the load, Keep going, You're certain to win, Just tote an old grin, YOur shin will come fin.

 Just tote an old grin, Your ship will come in, Keep going.
 O-O-O Moustaches will be popular this fall. In Paris, ladies are demand ing that their escorts have mous- taches. Whats the fare to Paris :?
 o-O-o The democrats claim the election is in the bag. The re- publicans figure the trunk the elephants.
 O-O--o A woman has faith in her hus- band when she hires pretty cook.
 O-O-O Water will not rot your hair. Alcohol will dry it up. So here's the why and wherefore of booze and prohibition.
 O-O-o It would pay some girls to realize that suits hardly suit their type of figure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
YOU DON'T SAY

They were happy, Mac and Jack Corr, Till . hot-cha grass widow, Moved right in next door.
 O-O-o The ups and downs of life wouldn't be so bad If they didn't have a tendency to keep you down.
 o-O-O
 The man who boasts that he never worries about anything probably hasn't got anything to worry about.
 o-O-o This concludes our regular Fri- day evening program. It was broadcast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy Of the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pi0' neor in this type Of newspa per work. We are signing off at thif time, to be back on the air again tomorrow with our usual snturdey program.
 o---O---o 0eod night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
OVER THE RIVER

Diets may come, And. diets may go, But no Ones' as jOvial As a fat man.
 O-O-o Mover permit the baby to sleep under the moon. It may become fond of moonshine.
 O-O-O It's an excursion if you pay $5.5O. A cruise if the ticket cost you $85.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

Most unfortunately" says a business writer, Congress will return to Washing. ton in December Never mind. A good deal of it will return, limping, to clear out its desk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:55 tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
ARE YOU READING?

I guess that Pm a Russian, Now just listen to what's said, Every time read n traffic light, The gOl darn thing turns red.
 0-O-o
 Some Englishmen claim Japan and the United States will eventual ly come to war. We perhaps would, if our government used English diplomacy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

Dc brought before the general ass sembIy. when it meets. fos discus sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
Good evening.
 o-O-o WHAT 1 FOUND IN AN OLD ATTIC
"A SMILES TIFF THING.

l was rummaging an attic At the ebb tide of the day, Where the hopes and fears of ages, Had long since been laid away. There were dresses worn by
 ladies.
 Angels of their time and place, Dresses, lavender in color, And adorned with fetching lace. There were shoes that once were
 fitted,
 To a foot unsoiled by toll, Capes that knew queenly
 shoulder,
 Though the house was scarcely
 royal, There. in a far off corner. In book a lover knew, I found loves grand old story. And I'll tell it now to you. On the page where sweethearts parted,
 Dry as tears long laid away, Was rose. crushed in the bosom, Of love that didn't stay. Yet it told a graphic sequence, And tiptoed down the floor, Lest the ghosts of those two lovers. Haunt that attic never more.
 o-O-o People who take the trouble to go looking for it generally find quite little without travelling very far.
 o-O--o
 Fashions change with every season which of course explains seasonal fashions.
 O--O-o Then there was the Waterburian who planned trip to Pittsburgh and purchased pair of smoked glasses.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
TRAWLING
TRAWLING. Pm fishing for smiles
 In a lake of laughter, Smiles-grcat big ones, That's what I'm after.

lhNt . "lhuh uAtCAs
 o-O-O The stone age to-day seems Q mirage to most of us. O-O-o
 Yesterday would have been : ideal weather for an election ideal for the vets. o-O-o The trouble with Insull seems due to the fact that they didn't nave sufficient insulation.
 O-O-O
 Hot water heat is superior to hot air. That's why political speeches are unhealthy.
 O-O-o Although log rolling is favorite pastime of congress, which perhaps explains why congressman are so loggy at times.
The border vidette., 1932-07-30
WRIT BOWMAN is NEUTRAL

Writ G. Bowman, Democratic
National mmitteeman for Ari
zona,sand chairman of the board
Of directors of the First National
Bank of Nogales, was here o
few hours yesterday, coming to
the border from Phoenix, ac-
companied by Joe Halstead. He
left yesterday afternoon for his
home 10 Palm City, Calf.
When questioned regarding
politics, Mr.. Bowman said that
be would not open general politi
cal headquarters in Phoenix
until after the primary election,
September 13.
/ am taking no sides in the
primary fights. I have express
ed no preference and don't in
tend to. but after the primary I
will wholehearted support the
Democratic ticket as nominated
in the primary"
Mr.. Bowman will shortly re
turn to Arizona.
The border vidette., 1932-07-30
ED. BOHLlNGeR'S HAT IN RlRG

In today's issue of The Border
Vidette appears the official an
nouncement of E. F. Bohlinger's
candidacy for State Representa-
tive from Santa Cruz county,
subject to the Democratic pri
maries, September 13. Edwin
Bohlinger, now member Of the
Lower House of the Arizona
State Legislature, is we'll and
favorably known in every voting
precinct in Santa Cruz county.
For many years he has made
his home in Patagonia where be
represents the large mining and
other interests Of the Col. r. r.
Richardson estate. Many of his
friends Republican and Demo
crat- throughout the county
have persuaded Mr.. Bohiinger
to again become a candidate for
the legislature. They are con
fident of his nomination and
election.
The border vidette., 1932-07-30

there are 1921 Democrats; 269
blicans and 10 miscellane.
Gus. The total registration for
the primary election in 1880 was
2O79 while 2205 was the total
registration for the general cleo
ton. The registration books
will close August 13.
Funeral services for Ernest
Conklin. Jr., 13 year old Nogales
youth, who met death Sunday
night in an automobile accident,
were held Thursday at the Car
room mortuary with the pastor
of the Tucson Lutheran church
officiating. Interment was made
in the Nogales cemetery. The
services were delayed due to ar
rival Of relatives. The coroner's
jury last Monday afternoon re
turned an opinion of unavoidable
accident in connection with the
unfortunate death of Ernest
Conklin, who was killed while
riding bicycle when be was
struck by an automobile driven