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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
HIGH TIDE
(IIartford Courant)

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 A Canadian newspaper reminds
 us that August l was Lammas Day. not exactly informative so far as some American readers are con- cerned, but gravid. nevertheless.
 for in the old days in England
 each worshipper on the day was expected to present in church a loaf made of the new wheat as an
 offering of the first fruits. The
 day was equivalent to midsummer.
 It Is doubtful If any Connecticut
 made from grain grown on his own farmer has eaten, this year g. loaf acres. His, only cereal is likely to
 be Indian corn: if he grows small
 grain, he might be at a loss to find
 a mill in which to convert It to flour. In, the past thirty years the state has become surprisingly de-
 pendent upon remote localities for Hs cereals as well as for many
 other things. It may and does
 produce apples and the small fruits, but long ago 1t ceased to be sufficient for all its own. needs.
 But even though we do not watch the ripening fields of small cereals, most of us realize that we have reached the high water mark SO far as summer is concerned. We are likely to experience or endure -- the reader may make his own selection - much heat but the hours of sunlight are diminishing. In time this will impress itself up- on us and we shall realize that we are headed toward Thanksgiving Day and that Independence Day is one with Nineveh and Tyre.
 |V But, consider for a moment, the profusion of nature. She now gives
 us green corn. having which one 'mAy turn his back on heaven" 1" and berries, blue, black and huckle, though the latter seem out of style. So, we suppose. Is the good old custom z once common among housewives, of mixing these berries in what we may term Q batter, and boiling 1t (after plac- ing it in bag). and serving hot with thick cream and much sugar. And the early apples are appear. Ing, with pears. These latter will grow more numerous; the berries will continue and birds will grow plump In preparation for theh southward trip. Business may be l depressed - at least we have heard rumors to thnt effect = bui | life is not altogether q failure 1T I've are supplied with the kindly | fruits of the earth. Sg' But the kindly fruits are not the only gifts that follow the Lammas offering. There are flowers. and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1882
Cabinet Changes

The resignation of Robert P. Lamont as Secretary of Commerce marks the fourth change in the Hoover cabinet since the pres ident's inauguration in 1920 Incidentally it will probably be the last as there are not apt to be resignations between now and next March. Death only might change it's complexion Mir Lamont will be succeeded by Roy D. Chapin of Detroit, well known automobile manufacturer. There was no delay between the acceptance of the Lamont resignation and the appointment of MT Chapin. In fact, they were practically an- nounced simultaneously. showing that Mir Hoover had evidently approached the De- troit man recently on the subject.
 The resignation of Mir Lamont was hardly surprise, as it had been rumored in high official circles for some months that he desired to return to private life. However. those not in the know were quite surprised by it and many an interesting rumor was circulated as soon as it became public know- edge. The last cabinet resignation was that of Andrew Mellon who left it Reluctantly. we think) to become ambassador to Great Britain, former Vice-Presdent Charles c. Dawes not relishing this job or preferring to be in the United States so that he could keep his pulse on the affairs of his bank in Chicago.
 There were two ether changes in the Hoover cabinet both occurring early in the administration. James W. Good, secretary of war, died and was succeeded by the pres ent incumbent, Patrick J. Hurley, an inti- mate friend of President Hoover. James J. Davis became senator from Pennsylvania and resigned his labor department portfolio to be succeeded by William N. Doak of Vir- qinia. Incidentally Senator Davis had the honor of serving in the Cabinet under three presidents. He was appointed by Warren C. Harding and reapponted by Coolidge Under the law he was hold-over when the Hoover administration went into office, but resigned to represent his state in the Senate.
 The Hoover regime has been remarkably tame SO far as Cabinet changes are concerned There were eight changes during Cooldges administration Of course, that was over period of six years. involving the unex- pired term of Harding. Woodrow Wilson in his two terms had stormy time with his Cabinet He had no less than three seere- taries of state. three treasury secretaries. two war department heads three as attorney general, two interior department officials as we'll as two each in the departments of agriculture and commerce. Burleson as postmaster general. Josephus Daniels in the navy, and William B. Wilson in the labor department. were the only Cabinet officers with him for the eight full years. It is noth- extraordinary for an entire Cabinet to change faces in the short space of eight years It IS exceptional when they don't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
Electrified Cow Barns

Maybe another of the things that will restore prosperity is the identification of dairies. A dairyman at Antioch. Illinois. has been telling the federal judge in an in- come tax suit, how he spent $2l.000 in 1927 and 1928 on his COW barn equip ment. The barns were lighted and heated by electricity. There were electrical milk ing machines and every COW had her indi- vidual watering trough with its own tap supplied electrically.
 It paid. too. Even after such expendi- ture and the consequent overhead, the owner says he made S60,000 from his dairy farm last year. Cows may be dumb, but they love luxury and do their best for their benefactors. Farmers may soon be install- ing individual sun lamps for all their live stock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

Record attendance figures will be estab- lished in the schools of the United States this fall. according to all reports But edu- eators everywhere are warning us to be pre- pared to find great percentage of children forced to remain home idle without the ad- vantage of sound education and training. This will be due to variety of causes, but each and everyone of them can be attributed to the economic depression. There will be many homes where the children will be obliged to go to work if such can be ob- tained by them. Other homes will be con fronted by the impossible task of properly feeding and clothing the children. And last but not least the grim possibility of many schools being closed in communities that have no funds to pay teachers, to furnish school books, and heat is confronting us. Right here in Waterbury that contingency is rather remote. but all cities and towns are not so fortunate. And even in this city our school board budget has been pared to the limit in an effort to keep municipal ex- penses at a minimum. In this crisis some organization must take the lead in support ting the schools of the nation. Parents and teachers should now start to work for the welfare of those unfortunates who may be deprived of their education. It would be fatal for the coming generation to be weighed down by lack of proper schooling. It would have demoralizing effect on our future progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
So They }. Say

4 .f9
 My candidates for presid ent, and vice president are Jack and Charlie who run my. favorite speakeasy. I do not believe either MT Hoover or MT Mellon could run a speakeasy successfuily.
 Georse Jean Nathan writer. Goats have "a natural. inherent and legal right to smell, providing they do not abuse that right. From ruling of Judge Thomas L. Ambrose of Los
 Angeles. AZ. There have been noy bank fail- ures in China since Columbus dis covered America. They cut their heads Off over there. They ought to cut some off over here.
 --Rev James R. Cox. St Pat rick's church. Pittsburg. lead
 CT of the hunger" march,
 CTS on Warrington.
 fs as Ns Don't drink. rip. snort. hoiler or yell if you want to live to be 100.
 --Joseph J. Ford. of Robinson.
 Iii.. on his tooth birthday. <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
THOSE FRENCH PHoNEs'
(Hartford Courant) )

(Hartford Courant)e
 The public service commission of New York is trying to sgdecide whether the telephone company's charge Of 25 cents a month to sub- scribers who have the "F'rench type" of instrument installed Is justifiab1e and reasonable. These phones cost the company $9.28 each, but the initial cost Is not giv- en as. the only reason why a service charge is made for. their use. It is contepded that the ordinary in- struments s4replaced by the newer type have to be junked and. there. fore represent a total loss. Further more. 1t is argued that the cost of rnaintenance of the hand phone is considerably. higher because of its greater fragality, And finally 1t is held that this type of phone is luxury anyway. since the in- strument supplied meets all the necessary requirements.
 These various contentious would perhaps be more impressive If the advertisements of the company did not so generally picture the French type" thereby leading the public to believe that it is d part of the regular equipnleiit and ser vice. The Telephone company dur ing this depression has had to face Sa' serious diminntion in the number of its subscribefs and 1t doubtless feels the necessity of get- ting in ell the revenue it can. but charge of s a year on an in- strument costing s9.3S Is certainly q fairly good rate of interest on tho investment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
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advisers have told him that no matter how far he went 1t would be demanded that he stop at every
 large city en route. 5 What Roosevelt will do remains
 to be decided.
 Of course. the radio is the thing that thereatens. to make masked marvels' out of our candidates.
 And if you are only hurling things through the air from the quiet of your study you don't risk the em- |barrassing incidents. which have often injured or ruined peripate- tic candidates, of other election years.
 Tragic Swings" "Swings around the country have been traditiohally tragic, There was Wilson, who collapsed lin his attempt to "sell" the League of Nations. His tragedy was spec tacular although he was not barn. Istorming as a candidate. Bryan went more places and
 made more speeches-in 1896 l19O0 and 1908-1than any other lcandidate ever did. sTraveling from
 coast to coast, he drew enormous crowds. But he gained only the reputation, of the man who ran for president continually and never won.
 Charles Evans Hughes. now chief justice, went as far as the Pacific coast in 1916--and there
 encompassed his Waterloo when
 he was induced to snub Senator
 Hiram Johnson.
 The Hughes incident is an ex-
 ample of what may happen to a
 candidate en tour. There are many such possibilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
A Book a Day:
by BRUCE CATION
Holds End of Depression Is
 Not Yet Near

"It is fairly clear that the. .eco- homie crisis in the United States. {. has still long roaG to go be fore 1t turns, and the hope for an early
 recovery, must be postponed inde-
 This cheerful little prediction comes from Whats Wrong With the World ?''e a spirited essay by Dr Wilhelm Roepke, German econo- mist. Dr Roepke would probably say. Practically everything" to the question in his books title, and he writes seven rather gloomy chap ters to show how come.
 Back of the world depression, he says, first and last. lies the World War, which not only destroyed. a tremendous amount of material wealth but which also made ineyi- table the postwar economic boom which exploded with such. a loud bang in October 1929.
 More directly responsible. how ever, he says, is the German repar- ations muddle. He wrote his book
 before the recent reparations set- clement was signed; but his hrm declaration that the world cannot recover until the reparatiOns load is lifted makes one wonder uneasily what will happen if the settlement falls through.
 Dr Roepke. incidentally, has a 1 comprehensive answer for those people who insist that the whole | trouble lies in the way Germany misused the credit she obtained abroad. All In all, you'll find his
 book stimulating and enlightening. {! It Is published by Dorrance, and costs $1.26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

Washington.-It begins to look as. if this presidential campaign and perhaps those of the future. insofar as the two candidates are |concerned, were going to become bouts between masked ,marvels." There will be very few, of our 120,000,000 people who, if they
 want to get a good look at $Presi- dent Hoover and Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt this year, will not have to content themselves with newspaper photographs and news |reels.
 At any rate, the old practice of extended presidential tour Is scer- tain to@gbe discarded by one can- didate and still matter of con- lecture for the other. President Hoover may not leave Washington at all, although 1t is possible that he will journey to one or two near f by cities. The plans of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt are not yet lcompleted, but many of his friends are arguing against his personal
 desire of a coast-to-coast speaking tour.
 Hooycr's Position
 The president is in a better posi- tion to stay put, as anything he
 loses by failing to make outside personal appearances is likely to
 be offset by the favorable impress
 sion created of an executive eter-
 nally on the job, striving with great, vital problems and too busy
 working for the public welfare to I go off transforming.
 There is a belief here that the White House also takes into con- sideration the possibility that there Is danger in a president travelling too widely during these troublous times. although there is no en- tcouragement of such belief from administration sources. The fact that President Curtis was guarded by machine guns at Las
 Vegas is interesting if not signi- cant. E.
 Rooscyclt's Offensive Roosevelt has a much more
 magnetic personality than Hoover.
 however, and a fine oratorical de- livery. Fg
 While he may, not take full ad- lvantage of that in a real swing through the country, he Is certain
 to. do more getting around" than Hoover. After all, Roosevelt is on
 the offensive and although he may
 reduces his personal appearances
 to a minimum he can hardly help
 acting the part.
 Roosevelt, who is being boomed
 in some quarters as a belligerent
 second Wilson. has had a yen for as wide sweep as possible. But
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

municipal golf course has done good bus iness in the month that it has been oper- sting. Recipts are good for the period. It must be remembered. too. that only seven of the nine holes were being played in this period. Now that the entire nine holes are open to golfers there no doubt will be in- creasing numbers frequenting the East mountain course We sincerely hope that our city. fathers won't judge the course on its use this season. To condemn or praise it this year would not be quite fair. When we return to normaley we can expect to find the course vieing in popularity with other public ones in this state. Hartford, New Haven. Bridgeport. and other cities have built courses and realized on the in- vestment We know Waterbury will. too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

Expect another invasion of your bean patch about August 9, say the entomolo- gists of Connecticut It is expected that about this date the second generation of 1852 bean beetles will have been matched out and reached mature enough age to start dieting on string beans and the like. The beetles have been quite numerous this year and various sprays have proved inef- fective. The Connecticut Agricultural Ex- pertinent Station advises that use of mag nesium arsenate will destroy the beetles. Mix three pounds of it with two pounds of casein lime in 100 gallons of water. Spray underside of leaves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

Canadian zoo officials are worried. Sew eral years ago they imported ah Australian buffalo. Ever since the animal has per- sisted in shedding its heavy winter coat as the Canadian winter approaches and taking on heavy one with the advent of warm weather. Of course. the seasons are reversed in Australia and naturally the animal fol- lows the customs to which he was first in- troduced. Doubtless in time the buffalo will get strengthened out and arrange hls shedding accordingly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
SUCH IS LIFE

Cheers when you're going good, Hitting the ball each ,dny, Then a boo and many more,
 With the breaks the lOther way.
 o-O--0 ., / A French doctor claims to have a preparation that will kill hair on the face of any male and elirn- mate shaving. So don't buy any stock In companies n1anufactur- ing safety razors.
 o-O--o '+'' A proposal at the. cross roads can expect the double cross.
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 Garner Is fishing now and not saying word- We trust all the politicians will follow suit. z The battle between England and Ireland merely proves that there's many b riff" in the tariff.
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 War will . be eliminated peace-meai if ever.
 tr o-O--O When man adopts a dog in the manager attitude hes merely go- ing to the bow-wows.
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 TEk, T6K Her mother wore bI0omcFs,
 When slse hathcd iB tho brine, Now tho daughtcr-fuls--jiuh, Doesn't wear 'em any time.
 . o-O-o Every man. has an idea he's q carpenter until he tries to put up q wooden shelf on plaster wall. O-O-0
 suppose tho modern law
 yer hangs out an asbestos s.7Tl 0--o--e This completes our regular Fri- day evening program. tt was bfoadcaet by DID snd came Co you through the eeurteHy Of tho i,a. terburY Evening Democrat, pIos neer Co this typo Of newnpai)af work. We are siHning gff at this time, Co bo back on the ar aanin ie.ln0rroW at tho usual hotif fef s Saturday broedeasf. e~~0-e ooo1 nieht
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
To-doy's Selected Poem
MOUNTAIN SONG
(kathrinc Hymas Williams in the Christian Science Monitor)

(kathrnc Hymas Williams in the
 Christian Science Monitor) A bonfire fragrant with brown cedar loam, Signals the low-hung sky A bonfire of cypress and boeeh and oak On m outlook stern and high; Moon gold md fire gold and good fellowship A tremulous mountain hush, Dark with lts softly breathing stars Caught In the sky's blue pIush A bird song bends round the rIver's curve And AplinterH against the night;
 half expect that swinging moon Has fallen ln chips Of ilghti Moon dust and niar dust nnd mocklns birds
 songs, Companions niumbeFlna These are the things shall earry back And be long remembering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
GERMANS MAKE STAND

On August s. 1918. German re- placement divisions made 6 deter mined stand on tine veeie river and succeeded in slowing ID ,fhe victor ious drive of French and Amer lean troops. aI
 IrItish troops. resumed the of- fensive In Picardy and made ssy- erai riinor gains. v 4
 Reris was again boFslbprded " ssn,ses sss wss spossss. esrms" gun ss"' Fine Dfltish transport WnriIde. CT. Fyina 90 0weundsd, was tofpedQe1 Co the EnsiiHh channel and ts5
 lives wefe lost. Tho Anefiean tanker hus fiIan|ea was 4H1k of Halifax nnd tho schooner 4lEnlfy L 14aInan Hes leypsdoed'iee niIss &A &@N4 &=AFA#+4Et
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

the scrip system. the man reailzlng ssss set sssy sns s wsskns wSy of written ~er o ders for food, clothing, etc. How much Ies morale and pride the un. employed residents Of ether cities living in New i3Fitaln poasess on account Of not being Included in the scrip workors is matter of sinsssins., but there should bs some
 As C purely municipal project ihe aueeess of the scrip hyaleln would seem Co depend eenaIdefabIy elvsn work on useful prolocla thal WliI bensnf ihe laxpaysra' in that dele would be apparent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
Here, There And EDery0here

we are thinking now of the native types, asters. goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, thoroughwort, jewel weed and a multitude of others sched- uled between August and Sep- tember IS. We only wish that we might name correctly the different asters and goldenrod common to Connecticut. However. all of us can, at least admire them until the first Killing frost. and that Is course we delight, in 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
sCRIP SYSTEM AND THE DOLE
(Merfden 'Jo,irnal)

Nj (Meriden JournaD
 Whether the scrip system is preferable to the dole in caring for needy families is a question that bothers municipal authorities. Facts from New Britain make 6 comparison possible. There the scrip plan has, been in fierce for some time and it has been found that it costs 1t Ieas to support the average family Of residents of other towns now living in New Bri- tsiu and for which expense the city Is reimbursed, shan t costs the city te support the average family Of .
 New Britain has been employing g,b6O scrip workers. The saving by using the dole weuld be e5,boe e week. or e42,go6 q year. That is asnethlng fer the taxpayers so
 4n ihs other hand. the city gets seme value in public works from fhe sorip method. Some os this work is necessary but much of it is lhe Hmnan" kind,
 Mayor f}uIHlsy eiains-nnd theFe is much merit In his nTfuWent~- that lhe morale end pFi4e of the unemployed is maintained tnseusn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

You must admit that they have he-men on the Long Island police forces. It takes nerve to stand with one foot on prisoner stomach and the other on his windpipe and rock back and forth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

High tide at Milford, Saturday. August 6, 2:25 p. m. Daylight time); low tide $50 p. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

Seems queer Canadian money should be worth so much less than American money when Canadian banks never fail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05
Personal Health SerUice
 (By William Brady, M. D. {

Signed letters pertaining to personaI health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-05

All vehicles must be lighted not late than 8:34 daylight saving time) tonight