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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

A recent issue of the Christian Science Monitor, one of the, foremost advocates of retention of the 18th amendment in its present form, contained an article headed in the following manner: Not All Dry Law Opponents, It Is Found, Are Wholly Wet How true was that utterance. We have contended right from the beginning of this endless struggle between the vets and the drys that such was the case. We don't doubt but what great majority of the people now opposing the 18th Amendment are either personally dry in their habits or preach temperance to their children and their neighbors. Temperance is a godly virtue and one to be sought by every man. But temperance does not mean legislation And that's why so many god-fearing men and women who perhaps shudder at the thought of imbibing liquor are standing shoulder to shoulder with the man who has an appetite for such. but not greed There is such a thing as partaking of intoxicating beverages without contaminating ones self It is no sin nor less crime for man or even a woman to take drink of liquor. That does not necessarily indicate intoxica- ton. And our forefathers never intended the Constitution to be abused to the point where it changed this nation into one gl- gantic police, system where neighbor spies upon neighbor. More of the above senti- ments and prohibition will vanish in favor of temperance E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
Isolation" Gone Mad

During the past twelve months voices have been heard to the effect that foreign trade is"a negligible factor in the re- storation of our domestic prosperity. Ninety five per cent of our existing business IS do- mestie, they say, why not face the fact and centersupon the home market? And so they advocate closer drawing of the curtains about the great expanse of the United States, they contend for yet higher barriers to exclude the goods of other lands. This is the philosophy of economic 'deteatism.'
 It is isolation gone mad. It has no more justification economically than the advocacy of a return to the era of the kero- sene lamp and the four-wheel buggy.
 Despite the attractiveness of our domes- tic market, it must be remembered that 92 per cent of the worlds population lives out sled the United States and is poorly supplied with the things we best produce. Our in- ternationaf position to-day demands more analysis, more careful consideration and greater dependence upon facts than ever be- fore in the history of our commerce"
 This is the opinion of an author on in- ,ternational trade. And it is an opinion that is gradually finding its echo in the minds of the general public. People are starving when we have wheat to burn; people are cold when wool and cotton are drug on the American market. Only by an intelli- gent interchange of goods between nations can commercial stabiliyt and prosperity be attained. If we shut out foreign goods for which our people offer market, we will be shut out of their markets either by foreign. retaliatory tariffs or because their people have no money with which to buy.
 The demise of our international trade would mean the loss of livelihood, directly. of several million American families and work a great hardship on many millions more Stimulated foreign trade is. to I greater degree than most of us yet realize, a vital factor in the solution of our domestic difficulties
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
To-day's Selected Poem
HALLOWEEN

(By Alfred J. Tooke in the New York Times) Through the bloom the wralths come gliding From the haunts where they were hiding, For on this eventful eve they may be seen! With a terrifying jangle Of the ghostly chains adange, They approach you for tonight is Halloween! With n terrifying moaning And n ghnstly. grues0pe groaDlng, They will rise up rgft before you, through the
 floor
 They will float In through the shutters lSsh That blind! See how it nuttersi)-- And It's not a bt Of use Co bolt the door. They will pass sereneiy through it What is that ehili breathY knew it' And that rustlIng iD tho walt What does 4 mehDY
 fhat ihe ghosts are now aHsembliDR' fhnt's what sets your knees hsireDbllDRi Tis inc night the ghosts hold revei--iinllow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
In To-day's Mail j=4
 What communications with your opinions the Waterbury Democrat.

and when he goes back to congress further substantiates my criticism of MT Goss that, in his campaign promises and interest in his con- stttuents, he has been insincere. I expect MT Goss to try and placate the working people of this district by such last resort promises but I do not think the people of the Naugatuck Valley will be very much impressed.
 You may be assured that MT Goss will have some excuse or alibi to explain why he has allowed this district to suffer such a plight as a result of his inactivity. The voters of the district will remember, how ever, that MT Goss has had his chance during the past two years to be of substantial service to the people. I claim that MT Goss is open to the same indictment brought against MT Hoover by it's evening counterpart the Water bury American, which editorially says: Privately, even Republicans must be conscious that MT Smith hit dead-center when he attributed the most serious embarrassments of the republican party in this cam paign to a want of effective and timely leadership on the part of MT Hoover and his admi etrative sociates."
 The situation is bad enough without having to resort to futile attempts on the part of MT GosS to explain that conditions will be even worse. Conditions will fn- prove with proper leadership and I am certain that the energetic and inspiring leadership of Franklin D.. Roosevelt will do much to aid and protect our industries. am for sane protection and stand with Frank lin D. Roosevelt when he says, as in his Wheeling, West Virginia, speech, as follows: T have advo- cated a lowering of the tariff by negotiations with, foreign countries. But, do not advocate and will never advocate a tariff policy which will withdraw protection from American workers against the countries which employ cheap labor or who operate under a standard of living which is lower than that of our own great labor ing groups"
 Thanking you for this space in your paper. am @
 . Very truly your,
 MARTIN B. GORMLEY,
 Naugatuck, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
Beer Taxes

= A moderate tax on legalized beer. no tioubt,. would bring in considerable revenue -but hardly so much as many enthusiasts be- 1cve. The Investment Bankers Association. .workins on this problem, figures that as srueh as S754.000. 900 year might be re- sslized by the government from this source. Jn statislieians base their estimate on guess -s,at the beer could be taxed as high as 70 s.nts a gallon. and that as mGeh of it would .be consumed as in 1917.
 . Such a guess is not very convincing. Ten gents . quart is q good deal of q tax 10 ,ny sof a mild drink In this country, with lti Earning and spending power ihs America T 1psopIs gre likely to have in the immsdsh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

future. Home-hrewing would doubtless continue with such rate.
 A tax of 12 l-2 cents gallon, the Cam adian rate. looks more practical: At that rate. if the nation were to stop home-brew- ing altogether and buy as much beer as it did in its wettest pre-prohibition year. l9l4. the tax would amount only to about S256.00o. .000. A tax of 20 cents gall lon might be borne. But in view of the petering out of nearly all our newly im- posed special taxes. it may not be reason- able to expect more than 00,o00.000 a year from such source as this, in the next two. or three years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
So They Say

I haven't got a job, and I have only $1.70, How about it? Robert Lake, paroled convict.
 asking to be readmitted to Sing
 Sing prison.
 The world as a whole during the next 25 years will see a wiser and better founded era of industrial progress than we have enjoyed hitherto.
 Charles M. schwab. steel mag
 nate.
 Budget making should contonue throughout the year. You can't have il months of laxity and one month of strict economy.
 Joseph V. Mckee. mayor of New
 York City.
 Rank bandits succeed because they are smarter than the ordin- ary hi-jacker and plug thief. Sheriff L. D. Alderman of
 Prowers county, Kansas.
 The trouble with me is. I'm so passi onateiy fond of ice cream sodas that I could put on live pounds c week if didn't watch myself.
 Marion Davies. film star, on visit
 to Cleveland.
 If employers of labor through. out the nation VIII give tne snare- port, increasing employment, ereet- Ing work epportunities for Idle nnSslssssIs nStS.s; ssi withIn . vsry sSor. slms lD the industrial and economical situation. -w,,e%s n sss.ls:ss esss" 3; sfs;.s:Ss ssss. Am's'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
A Book 9 Day
How Mutineers Founded
 Colony on Pacific Isle
by BRUCE CATION

One of the worlds most stirring stories of the sea is given fictional form in "Mutiny on the Bounty"
 by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. This novel can cas- fly be ranked as one of the best tales of romantic adventure to be written in recent years.
 The Bounty was British frig- ate sent to Tahiti in 1787 to get shoots of the breadfruit tree for transplanting in the West Indies. Its commander was one Lieutenant Bligh, an able seaman but a vicious martinet in the matter of discipline. His insane cruelty finally provoked the ships com- pany to an open mutiny.
 Bligh and IS others were put adrift in an open boat in mid Pacific. The mutineers then cruised about among the islands looking for a refuge. Most of them set tied in Tahiti, where they were eventually captured and taken back to England to be hanged. A few settled on lonely Pitcairn's Island, where they married island women and established a colony which exists to this day.
 Bligh and his men, incidentally, travelled 4,000 miles in their Iife- boat to the Dutch East Indies and finally got back to England.
 This novel presents the drama through the eyes of Midshipman Roger Byam, who got er1tangled in the mutiny against his will and who escaped hanging by the mar rowest of margins. It is a re- markedly well-told storysthat the authors have given us; la fine, sympathetic study of vTahitian life in the old days, and a reveal ing account of conditions in the British navy in the time of Hood and Nelson.
 "Mutiny on the Bounty" is of fered by Little, Brown & Co, at $2.50. %9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
SPANISH WAR VETERANS APOLOGIZE TO GOSS

Recently a list of names were printed and appeared in some of the state papers. In the list the name of Congressman Goss was inadvertently printed as being unfavorabie to Veteran Legislation This is on error as the record of MT Goss shows he has always been q friend of the ex-service man. We therefore offer MT 0oss and the public an apology for the above statement.
 our organization has always stood for being fair and We want the public to, know that Mr Qoss ia not unfriendly to us.
 Please give article prominent place In your paper as we do not want Co do any ofle an injustice.
 HeDpeoffuliy.
 EDWARD B. HALL,
 Department commsnaeF.
 Merldea, Conn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
NAUGATUCK LABOR MAN Is
 SATISFIED WITH MIR GOSS

EQlLOr or In0 D0LuOCTdIs
 Tread with, interest all political talks of all candidates with in- terest, the attack made by Judge Martin Gormley of Naugatuck with reference to The American Federation of Labor means nothing I am a laboring man myself, we all know that Congressman Goss, has served his district well, we also know that MT Goss presented a bill to congress that helped to protect the working man. That states that on all federal work contractor has to submit the names of all sub- contractors, when submitting his contract, this bill alone protects the laboring man, because a subscon- tractor has to pay the prevailing scale of wages, and the general contractor can't go out and hire an inferior contractor, who has cheap labor and does cheap work.
 All that Judge Gormley has done in this campaign is to throw per- sonal remarks at MT Goss:
 MT Goss for the short time he has been in congress, for young man has made a fine record.
 Judge Gormley should try and show us what he can do, that will bring about better times, or better MT Goss' record.
 This mud slinging don't fit in with, the younger generation. in- stead of MT .Gormley getting votes he's loosing many. I vote for Goss, because it means so much to us of the Naugatuck Valley, we all know that the southern democrats will tell MT Gormley how to vote.
 WILLIAM O'BRIEN.
 Naugatuck, Conn. P. S.--I am wondering if MT Gormley would be willing to match each dollar that MT Goss has given to the working mans fund, to help relieve distress in Naugatuck. as MT Goss did in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
FEDERAL A1Dr
(New Britain Herald)

Although Nevada is a large state on the map, 1t is one of the small est from a. population standpoint. It has only 100000 population and at the time it was admitted to the Union had apopulation of only 10000.
 When Nevada receives govern ment aid for highway construction or for ither needs it qualities as one of the numerous states which get more from the government than it pays to the government. That is because the people who pay the federal taxes live mostly in other states.
 But somebody owns the vast mineral wealth of Nevada. And these for the most part live in other states; many of them, stockholders in the mining companies, live in New York and New England. Such stockholders usually join in the wave of indignation when fed eral aid" to states is mentioned, such money, as it is usually ex- pressed, being taken from the tax payers in one state to go to the benefit of taxpayers in other states" &
 Nevada is quite glowing ex- ample of this fallacy.
 With only 10000 population at the time, Nevada was admitted to. the Union as state primarily to help win the Civil war. Lincoln's government needed it's gold and silver. Wars are won with money with gold and silver--as well as with bullets.
 Half of San Francisco alone was built on money taken from the Comstock lode alone. A great deal of the west was built up from earnings derived from Nevada mines. Throughout the entire na-, tion are mansions and skyscrapers built from the profits which origi- mated in Nevada. For years the mines of Goldfield poured a golden stream into the country ct large, and this golden stream went to every corner of the land. &
 When government money goes into such states of little polnla- tion, amid the opposition of more populous states where most of the taxpayers live, it need not be for gotten or overlooked that thou sands of times more in money has been derived from such states, par ticularly the mining states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
MIR GORMLEY SCORES LOCAL c. 0. P. ORGANS GOSS
 DEFENSE

Editor of the Democrat:
 As the democratic candidate fot the congress from the 9th congress sional district, may l direct the at tention of your readers to an ed1' torial appearing in the Waterbury Republican, entitled: How About Rubber Footwear?"
 Tt refers to dumping of rubber footwear in this country iby such foreign countries as Czechoslovakia and Japan and points out the de- vastating effect of this practice on the rubber industries of my home town-Naugatuck.
 k is surprising to me that MT Goss, our representative in con- gress, has allowed such a practice to continue and that he has not said anything about it until he finds himself in a political cam paign. presume that the speeches and other Republican sources o1 information upon which this edt- torial was founded did not advise the remedy for the situation. have found that this papers edi. tors are ordinarily very well m' | formed on these matters and 1t IS surprising that their readers were 1 not informed that MT Goss, MI Hoover and others could have talk en very definite action to avert the practice of dumping rubber goods Fin the Naugatuck Valley if they had more than mere election tn- terest in the industries of my home town.
 We all know that the present tariff passed by the Republican
 Party, became the law of the land
 by signature of President Hoover,
 on June 17, 1890. The tariff, law
 provides that upon request of the
 President or resolution of either or
 both houses of congress or upon motion of the Tariff Commission or any interested person, the Tariff Commission, "shall investigate the differences in the costs of produc- tion of any domestic article and of any like or similar foreign article. Provision is made for hearings. If the Commission finds that, "the duties expressly fixed by statute do not euualize the differences in the cost of production of the domestic article and the like or similar for eign article when produced in the principal competing country. the commission shall specify in it's re- port such increases or decreases in rates of duty expressly fixed by statute (including any necessary change in classification) as 1t finds shown by the investigation to be necessary to equaliZe such differ. ences. In no case shall the total | increases or decreases of such rates | of duty exceed fifty per centum of the rates expressly fixed by stat ute." Section 1336-1930 Tariff Act. When the Tariff Commission re- port increases or decreases in rates, the President, by proclama-
 ation, may approve such rates to be
 effective within thirty days.
 I wish to point out, by refernce to these excerpts from the Tariff Act, that MT Goss could have talk en steps to have the tariff commits sion remedy the situation. That he
 has not done so but merely prom
 ises the voters that he will act if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
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U, s. TROOPS ADVANCE

on oct 3i, 1918, Turkey surren- dered to the allies. This armistlce was signed at Mudros, on the Is. land of Lemnos, to take effect at noon. .t
 The complete military collapse ian n forces captured the mountain paas Of Vadai and cut on iI1 Aus. irian divisions. The dsfeatsd nation sent . deputation through ths Itai- Ian lines to discuss terms e an armigtice.
 Vormai msstinss of tbs Supreme
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

Brilliant autumn colors are not produced by the action of frost but by ripening of fol- iage, SO declares John Keller, of Pennsyl- vanias state department of forests. He points out that heavy frosts at this time of the year tend to make leaves brown and shriveled rather than eolorful. A long dry autumn brings the brightest eolors on dis play. And that is just about what we had this year. for foliage in the Naugatuek val ley was never at its prettiest than it has been recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat sending i stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

A lot of tax officials in this country. now starting to send out tax bills, don't seem to have any sense of humor at all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

Japan, we seem to gather, is now operated by a holding company called Samurai. Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
Good evening.
 o-O-o. HALLOWEEN
"A SMILES THE THING"

r HALLOWEEN Tonight the goblin comes to life.
 - Whoo-e-e-e-e, He'll cavort with his impish wife,
 Whoo-e-e-e-e, Gnomes and witches will descend, \ To strut their doings without
 end, There's much rare business to
 attend, Whoo-e-e-e-e. The cow that hopped the moon in
 flight.
 Whoo-e-e-e-e, Will hop the moon again tonight,
 Whoo-e-e-e-e. Old Mother Goose. the darling
 dear, And Simple Simon. so I fear. Will bring the three bears right down here.
 Whoo-e-e-e-e. The witch who. took a simple broo1l,
 Whoo-e-e-e-e, And on it. flew right to the moon,
 Whoo-e-e-e-e. Will fly again. look. there she
 goes,
 Get right up on your tippy toes, And boy. she'll get there. goodness
 knows.
 Whoo-e-e-e-e. o-O-o :. Life is a gamble. I suppose that explains how some people meet by chance.
 The campaign is in the final stretch. Perhaps that's why they mention rubber dollars.
 o-O-o The new cars will be featured by plenty of accessories. Access sories both before and after the fact, suppose, to borrow a legal term.
 .@ o-O-o I ~ Many a young fellow mar ries a dream only to have her turn out to be a night mare.
 O-O-O A lot of people brag about stand ing on their own feet but fail to note that on many occasions this standing on their own feet tram ples some one e1se's toes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:19 tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31

1A1cS 8 rl0Olcs
 Twas always thus, Why try and solve it,
 Why fret and fuss.
 o-O-o
 The country is recovering from it's headache. But the dark brown taste will finger yet awhile.
 Years ago a man got down on his knees when he proposed to a woman. Now he gets up on his high horse.
 o-O-o
 Helen Twelvetrees is the mother of a baby born in metropolitan hospital. Just little branch of the family tree.
 o-O-o All they wore in the stone age were leopard skins. You could easily spot them. Lucky we have presidential elec- tions every four years. It's the only time some babies are ever kissed.
 o-O-o
 The country Is beginning to get up off its back and back to its feet.
 o-O-o A good definition of election speeches: "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings."
 o-O-o
 Some of the wet candidates on their swing around the cir cult promise swinging doors.
 o-O-o The trouble with the lamp Of knowledge is due to the fact that 1t generally smokes the chimney before we have opportunity of sizing up the situation.
 o-O-o
 Can opener factories are putting more men and women to work. Proof positive that we're cutting our way through. Many q boy becomes sentimental over q pretty gir1 who can never be much moro thgn ornamental
 o-O-0 This completes our series of pros grams for the week. They came to you over DBD and were broadcast by tho Waterbury Evening pemo- eraf, pioneer in this type Of news. paper work. We are signing off at thls time. 10 Do back on the ar again tomorrow evening at the
 o~o--o oeod night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-31
DING, DING

A simple thought I offer you, One I could clarify, Nothing's cheap, remember that If 1t fails to satisfy.
 Now. they claim intelligence is on trial in this election. Call it by any other name and it all boils down to politics.
 o-O-o This is the age of the great | reduction. We're asked to re- duce everything. If that in- cluded the number of hot air politicians I'd subscribe to the campaign.
 , o-O-o
 Years ago it was necessary to boast a log cabin birth in order to be president. Now it's log roll ing. .S As..
 rO-o
 Mussolini says Italy is ready to fight in order to keep her place in the sun. And the vets in the United States feel the same way about moonshine. O-O-O There's a chap in Chicago by the name of Penney said to be worth a million. Watch the pennies,'' says Penney and they'll grow into dollars. SIC FEM