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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
On The Outside Now

Some interesting statements are being made these days by republicans who formerly were among the most interviewed individuals of the nation. Of course such interviews were oeeasioncd solely by the positions they held. That fact must always be kept in mind. A great many of US would never see our names in public print if we were in different positions than we now hold It's that way in politics. The headlines of yes. terday are gone today. replaced by new ones. And. for those who have been up there in big black type for a good many years it's rather hard to dwell unseen by the populaee.
 Republicans turned out of office after twelve year regime in Washington are just beginning to notice the ignominy of their position. And being conscious of it. they sfs trying hard to rebuild prestige. It's a hard row to hoe. whether it be republican ox democratic. But we can't quite dsree with those g.o.p. leaders who already are toasting that they will carry the congress 1fenal elections of -1934. That's all such E et.fement is = boast. There is noth- f<r Co indicate any such change of senti- nm in the few months that the Roosevelt 11uinisfrzfion has labofed to restore order s'1k of ehaos. It does make good reading.
 Unfortunasely for the republicans they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
WHITE ANTS (New Britain Herald)

A tocsin of alarm Is being sounded an avalanche of white ants which are working their way north and northeast. As we under stand 1t, they are among the most destructive of pests. ruining books. papers, documents, securities, bonds and good tempers.
 The march of the destructive ants Is said to have reached the environs of Milford.
 We refuse to get excited. These ants originated south of the Ma son and Dixon line. and perkinG our heads in that direction we still find existence possible for some millions of the population.
 It has been said that if insects got the upper hand on this planet there would be no way for humans to continue alive. But that Is only a theory. The trouble is that hu- man beings do not bother about bugs until they get too numerous, and then they make Q new tndus- try paying good dividends out of poison and spraying methods. In- dustries which produce methods to combat insect pests yield good livelihoods to thousands of persons who otherwise might be out of work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING
(New York Times)


 The depression stimulated the mining of gold in all parts of the world. Both in Canada and the United States abandoned mines have been reopened, prospects hur- ried to the mill stage, and drilling has been pushed to great depths to develop new ore. New gold fields have lately been discovered in tropical Africa. The rich Rand mines are being worked as never before. In the Philippines the in- dustry is looking up. The Ameri- of Manila, asserts that "during the next ten years, if not the next five years, Luzon is to win her real fame as gold field" In his final report Governor General Davis stated that from the Baguio district bullion to the value of 100000 pesos (about $3.500.000) was ship ped out of the islands in 1881. He added:
 The principal mines have posi-
 tive reserves blocked out that
 will keep them profitably engag-
 ed for many years. These mines
 employ large number of peo-
 pie, and the region surrounding
 Baguio was the one bright spot
 on the economic horizon in the
 islands.
 When MT Taft was governor general he proved himself a friend of the gold industry by sending code to congress for its ap- proval,, but in vain. Not until 1928 were the mining laws amended to encourage the use of local capital, most of 1t provided by Americans in the islands. MT Taft was of the opinion that great strikes of ore would not be made In the Philippines, but he believed that there is abundant low-grade ore which would repay the use of machinery. So 1t has proved. The Benguet mine has now been paying dividends for seventeen years. It accumulated enough capital to acquire interests in other which are growing from prospects into producers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24

lack at the present moment good sound lead- dership. Ex-prssident Hoover is not dis posed to take charge of the party affairs. though strictly speaking. he is still titular head of the party. And those who aspire to succeed him haven't that suffieeney of following to insure them of any success right away. In fact, former Secretary of the Treasury Ogden L. Mills lost ground rather than gained any when he went down to Washington a month or SO ago to pull verize some of the Rooseveltian proposals. Raymond Clappcr. United Press eore- spondent at Washington. with his ear to the ground for political rumblings. believes that Representative James w. Wadsworth of New York is quietly beginning a cam paign with the l936 g.o.p. president nom- ination his objective. Maybe so. but Wads- worth's strength. as yet, is nothing to wrte home about.
 The democrats have everything to their advantage for the next four years. They are in power. That power will naturally be increased each succeeding year by patron- age grants which astute Postmaster Farley will personally supervise and which will reflect to his credit in the end. Further than that they have in the White House an executive who can dictate to Congress and plaeard it when it believes that something
 is being bamboozled. If the republicans can beat this combination, even to the ex- tent of reeapturing Congress in lo34, then it will have to display super tactics and so far it has failed to do so. It must find leader and it must find lot of dissatisfied people. Right now the dissatisfied ones are those who are dissatisfied with republ- can rule.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24

Good old Yale is getting masnanimous It is recognizing the fact that depression exists. As result prices for football games at the Bowl next fall will be lower than in the past few years. In addition the price of parking your car on university property will only be 50 cents. In the past it was $l. Also for the benefit of those who have to sit behind the goal posts instead of on the 50-yard line. tickets for these less advantageous positions will be somewhat less than the nominal price. All of which no doubt will be deeply appreciated by public to whom any reduction is good news these days Perhaps some day college football game will be just that and not spectacle for milling thousands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24

Uncle Ssm's forest holdings in the eastern half of the nation will be doubled within the next few years, it is hoped This will be done not merely by acquisition of new lands. but also by saving paintings on private lands from the axe and also from destruction by fire and disease. Much of this will be purchased outright. according to plans coming directly from President Roose- welt whose interest in conservation is con- siderable. It will require about $20000,- 900 to finance the program the admins- tration has in mind, but its benefits will re- turn to the people of this nation in hun dred-fold. We arc going to copy some of the ideas that have been praetieed in Europe of late years with regard to forestry con- servation. The principle of it seems to be that the government control both the volume of timber production and the methods of forest exploitation. Twenty states east of the Mississippi have been chosen for the governments activities. Available forest lands will be bought and also where possible adjacent farm land that may prove adaptable for forest plantations. Such general reclamation of waste lands should be of great value to every state. Not only will land values show tendency to increase. but there should be some en- deavor on the part of local officials to go half way by leveling out tax inequalities. And that's needed more than anything else in this business of rebuilding our van. ishng forests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
Shoals Speculation

In signing the important Muscle Shoals bill. President Roosevelt sounded warn ing something like the old British seamen's cry. Ware shoa!" The dangers he warned against are those of speculation. Land spectators are said to have been plan ming great boom in the Muscle Shoals area. They would! There is nothing that adventurous American promoters do more enthusiastically and successfully than turning slamorous public enterprises to their own profit. And American investors are peculiarly susceptible to such temptation. pee There has already been enough spec ulation around Muscle Shoals to last quite while. In late years the spectators have been pretty forlorn. Now they hopefully plan to extend their operations on a scope commensurate with the governments vast plans. If they do, and if the public takes the bait, private gambling may wreck a great undertaking before it emerses from the experimental stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24

New York is also having its troubles with its liquor laws. And oddly enough one of the points at issue is similar to one argued hotly in this state few weeks back. Re- member when applicants for licenses were trying to raise the necessary bondsi It re- quired collateral to the face value of the bond in most instances owing to the nature of the permit issued. The same thing holds good in New York. where bonding companies insist on applicants. binding themselves by posting collateral and pay- ment of bond premiums. The companies are taking no chances of losing their bonds in the event the permit is rescinded. Now applicants want the liquor board to accept collateral in place of surety bonds. We doubt if the board will go to the trouble and perhaps expense of this procedure. Still it may be necessary to keep the needed number of people interested In securing beer permits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
So They Say

There Is 6 great deal of truth in tho following: "To live 0 full and swift, even though unhealth- full, life and to be speedily de- stroyed is better than to live healthily and long and be bored" -Dr Dean Lewis, president Amer ican Medical Association.
 Business recovery is going for ward .in the United States today with a vigor never before equaled. Col Leonard P. Ayres, Cleveland economist.
 Failure is the price we pay for speed. Failures of American banks have followed the failures of American business enterprise, and have not been the cause of these failures. - pr Harold Ston- fer, educational director American Institute of Banking.
 
 When we pay. as we did last year, $14,000, ,000, ,000. or about one-third of our national income. for taxes it Is clear that we have too much government or pay too dearly for 1t. = H. H. Swift, vice. president of Swift and Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
Silver Dollars

It is said in Washington that the silver bullion received in foreign debt payment may be rninted into dollars. If we receive other foreign shipments of the same metal as seems likely, there will be an unprecedented volume of silver available for coinage. The question arises how will those dollars get into eireulaton' It can hardly be practical to force large quantities upon creditors in domestic debt payments. Silver dollars, and even half-dollars. have almost disappeared iron, circulation. because our people object to the weight and prefer money except for fractional units of the dollar. This is true at last even in the silver mining West, where paper dollars used to be seorned as dirty and unreal money.
 If millions of new silver dollars are coined, they wA probably remain in the United States Treasury and the Federal Reserve banks. Silver. moreover, is now merely token money. because it's bullion value is SO much less than its face value. It is legal tender only because it is theoretically redeemable in gold. Thus its statue is in effect, almost the same as that of paper dollars The question may arise, therefore, of frankly rec. ognizing this fact and coining silver dollars of smaller size without regard to intrinsic value. One e-hundred- d-eent silver coins the size of present half-dollar might be popular.
 z Love of coins is natural and traditional People like to feel and jingle them. With the objection of weight removed and the coinage modcrnized. coin money might be- come popular again. New, light metals might be used. An obvious candidate for this purpose is aluminium, especially in its tough. hard alloy form of duralumin. Chromium might be used, as an untarnish- abk substitute for silver. and platinum, al- loyed to change its color as a substitute for gold in coins of high denomination. Gold will probably stay out of circulation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24

the fad of the moment, but it may also be Q general fashion casting It's shadow before. A recent edi- torial in the Montreal Star headed, Putting the Brakes on the Bicy- cle," suggests the arrival of a new trafiic menace.
 "The police department is doing the right thing" says the Star, 'in assigning a small squad to try to impress on bicyciists the fact that traffic laws apply to them as we'll as to everybody else in the city," It notes that most of the bicycles are ridden "by youthful smart Aces who try to get away with it. through dexterity in riding" and who are conceded more than their share of the right of way by fear full motorists and pedestrians. Att tempts in the past to require bicy- cle riders to be licensed have been prompted by cases of reckless and dangerous riding, and 1t seems likely that the danger if not the recklessness will increase.
 If the bicycle Is really on the way back to anything like its pre- motor popularity, some better sys- tenn of regulation, as well as new demands upon the drivers of auto mobiles. clearly will be needed. But meanwhile the bicycle menace as 1t already exists ia not negligible. The wobbly smart Alecn boys are common in the less crowded streets of probably every city. At night bicyclists, old and young, with un- lighted machines run constant risks both to themselves and to motorists. On the highways be- tween cities the danger is even greater than in the city streets. It may, indeed, be so great as to dis courage the comeback" of the bicycle as a touring vehicle. On the other hand 1t may lead to a revival of the bicycle path" of happy memory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
The Waterbury Democrat Wash.
 iilgton Corrcspondent

Washington-Roosevelt's su d.
 den appointment of . special In- dustry Recovery board followed ur- gent representations from elements of both capital and labor that
 alarmingly enormous power over the national destiny was being left in the lap of Administrator Hugh $. Johnson.
 The president was going off on q vacation at the critical time
 when the Industrial Recovery act set-up was to be organized. So he
 conceded the point, naming five
 cabinet members, the budget di-
 rector and General Johnson to tho
 board-which is to cooperate with
 Johnson, rather than supervise
 him.
 Furious under-cover activity in- volving key posts in the new re- covery administration had been in progress many days before the signing of the act.
 Wirc-Pulling Jobs
 Although organization charts call for equal and fair representation VI AAa0okty 0hu AabVts oOAiO JOOo especially those of deputy admin
 istrators who must rule on contro-
 versies--are the objects of wide-
 spread wire-pulling and intrigue. Labor and the president also
 missed the presence of Donald R. Richberg, Chicago lawyer and la Dor representative, who was in Chicago still unable to decide whe- ther he could conscientiouslyl leave the railroad unions to handle their wage fight and come to work with Johnson.
 There's no lack of confidence in
 the general. The willingness of
 both capital and labor to accept him and to recognize his impar- tiality and good faith has been amazing. But as the folks most
 concerned began to comprehend the vast one-man power he would
 have over industry some of them
 began to get the jitters.
 Worried Over Prices
 The contractors. who only did $i,600,000,000 business last year, are naturally excited over the pros- pective expenditure of $3.300,000,- 900 for public works within two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
GOVERNOR GROSS, IL. D.
(Hartford Courant)

The Governor of Connecticut does not lack for honorary de- grees. but the one bestowed upon him at Harvard University carries especial significance. The honors previously accorded him have uni- formly been in recognition of his literary scholarship. The degree now given him which makes him for the first time q, Doctor of Laws as we'll as a Doctor of Let ters, Is specifically in recognition of his services as Governor of Con- necticut. Citing him for the degree, the president of Harvard said: Professor and Dean of the Grad uate School of Yale University, who following her motto has rem dered high service to his people as Governor of Connecticut" The po- litical career of IDr Wilbur Lucius Cross has consequently been given the high recognition that his schol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
To-day's Selected Poem
LIFE OF A BEETLE
(oiivo Ward in the New York Times)

(oilvo Ward in the New York Timcs) As I swept a dusty rug, From beneath my broom Limped a frantic little bug, Fleeing from his doom. He has spirit; yet, thought. Can hc hope to parry fate? And I swept him. as he fought With the rubbish, toward the grate. Suddenly I stopped before Helpless wings of woven vapor. Coaxed him from the sordid floor To q magic rug of paper. Took him. goodness only knows Why, from walls Of dun, Set him gently on a rose Growing in the sun. Saw the lanky slim legs cling Casually right,
 Watched until I saw him wing Upward to a height Splendidly spectacular, And beyond my sight, WAiie my margins seemed Q floor, I winged mite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
1ss FIREMEN WE'RE FIRED

Seattle = GU. P.) - When Seat tic firemen could not agree with Mayor John F. Dore on exact meth ods of cutting their salaries. he "'fred" 1S6 of them and said they would stay fired" so far as he was Presiding Judge Ronald issued a restraining order against the dismissal, bur the mayor con- tended it was not effective, since he dismissed the men before the or- der was issued. Cuts were neces- sary to balance the budget, the mayor said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
-In- Nezc York
Dy PAUL HARRISON


 New Yofk.-For people who are going away for the summer. pet goldfish usualy turn into white ele- phants. Of course. costly tropicais can be, and usually are, boarded by some of the smoother pet shops; but fish of the common gold va- riety just aren't worth the trouble and expense.
 This is no problem, though, for fish owners who have heard about the big pool in the lobby of Loew's Lexington theater. About ten years ago a man wandered in with a bowl under his arm and asked the manager if lie might leave his pets there for the summer. Others heard about 1t and by now the parking service is utilized to the extent that the theater is consider ing installing another tank or two.
 About thirty times this month according to Assistant, Manager Miller. big cars have driven under the marquee and chauffeurs have alighted with small aquariums to be tremendously emptied into the iUppy PSoL 2NVbOuy CNOA Sn~SSSuS in reclaiming his fish in the autumn, since most of them look alike. Two turtles have been de- posted there this year. And the other day t young lady came in with a small, damp package which was additionally sprinkled with tears. After a few soft endear-
 nents he released an outraged baby alligator.
 He Gives Elm Back
 A more exclusive boarding place Is maintained by MT James Han non, the caretaker of Gramercy Park. Since this fenced rectangle may be used only by residents of the hotel, clubs and apa-tment buildings that surround it, Hannon will care for no one else's goldfish. He also endeavors to return them to the rightful owners.
 Between Twentieth and Twenty first streets, and Fourth and Third avenues, the park is almost the only section of Little old New York that has remained unchang- ed as the city reared and spread Hannon also is rahter old and changeless having taken his job in 1902. By this time he has earned the gratitude of hundreds of parents, for he has guarded and disciplined thousands of children who have romped there through the years.
 For misbehavior such as throw ing gravel or picking flowers. Han non metes out sentences such as walking ten times around the park, or sitting quietly on a bench for half an hour.
 Mischieflsh
 Getting back to goldfish and their bothersome propensities. there's an epidemic among practi- cal jokers of giving bulky bowls of them as bon voyage gifts. Of course no traveller knows what to do with them in a crowded state room, and the continuous sloshing is uncomfortably suggestive of wild waves and seasickness Also there's the story about the broker who recently returned from an un- find his bachelor apartment trip to find his bachelor apartment full of goldfish. They were swimming, in his bathtub, in the basin, the kitchen sink. his vase. There were little two-for-a-nsckel goldfish oc-I cupying his highball glasses, anal even few in the inverted glass| shade of his chandelier. Badly shaken, he decided to mix drinls and think things over. But thought better of 1t when he found a gold fish in each of the ice trays of his refrigerator. <4oA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
Here, There And Everywhere

arly career long since earned him. and the people of Connecticut. re- gardless of party, will generally agree that his newest degree has been well deserved, although they scarcely needed the action of Har- yard to make plain to them that they had for a governor not only a scholar of renown but politic- ian of far more than ordinary acuneu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24

Once more death has struck at the ranks of writers and dramatists in this nation. This year has seen particularly heavy toll in this profession. The latest to die was Paul Kester whose romantic stage plays have been famous for years. It was Kester who gave us" When Knishthood Was in Flower" and Sweet Nell of Old Drury". Kester came from literary family. as he was cousin of the famous William Dean Howells. He was prolific writer. as we'll as gifted one. The craft will miss him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Ine NOW WUy AS Dcttcr
 We feel grateful to our paper and to you for your fne articles. We have two daughters. The elder had her tonsils removed by tho knife and the younger by the diathsr,ny me. tllOd. Her t0nsils wcge very bad. The doctor accomplished the work in four sittings. She never missed . meal. We arc convinced the new method is by far the best if one can have skilled physician. (H. WI
 Answer-It Is the method of choice regard less of the skill of the physician. If the phy- sician lacks skill. he can do more harm by the old spanish method than he can do by the diathermy method.
 The System
 Have you pamphlet on gas in the system? co. J. C.)
 Answer-No. that isn't my system. Try the quack next door.
 Hernia Propiylaxis
 In . periodic health examination recently the doctor said the right ring Is enlarged and should bc careful about strain us there Is danger of hernia. asked if anything can be done to prevent hernia. and he said the only thing Is to walt until have hernia and then have 1t operated on. (F. E. J.) Answer-To while away the time lie on your back support the herniai region with fingers. and do leg-raising exercises regularly every night and every morning.
 (copyrisht 1888. John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
THE BICYCLE
(springfieId RepublIcanl

(Springfield RepublIcan)
 The return of the bicycle has not been particularly noticeable in the streets hereabouts, but suggestions of the phenomenon multiply in the newspaper pictures from Holly wood and from some of the woRs- ems colleges. The popularity of the ancient vehicle in these privileged regions may be subject to considerable discount as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-24
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 Dr Brady. Address hlnl, care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.