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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01

STATE of CONNECTICUT: DIs- TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. Pro- bate Court, Nov. 2Sth, 1893. ESTATE of MARIA SANSINERO VILLANO, late of the Town of Waterbury, in Said District, de- deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors ofssaid es- tate to exhibit their claims for set- clement. Those who neglect to
 present their accounts properly at- tested within said time, will be de-
 barred a recovery. All persons in-
 debted to said estate are requested
 to make immediate payment to
 MARY E. VILLANO, 11-2S-3t Administrative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
FRENCH ADOPT

Paris - (UP) = An American invention = "A Mother Clock"- now has been installed here by the French State Railways, which keeps all other clocks in railroad stations on time. This Mother Clock" gets the exact time from the Paris Observatory and by means of electricity it controls the movement. of clocks in Dieppe and Bxest and Bor1sauS, and In hun- drads of other cities. If any par ticailar clock is wrong, the Mother Cl6ck" automatically corrects itE time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01

property of Mrs goan rarre of lsz North Main street. It had been
 reported to the local police nn haY- ing been stolen from its parking
 place on Spring street. The Naugatuck police found the nnan~ doned ear shortly after Q telctyps message had been received stat ing it had been stolen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
THE Y.M.C.A. FORUM
 WILL OPEN SUNDAY

Present Day Germany be the topic discussed at the first Y. M. c. A. forum of the season on Sunday. The speaker will be Chase Kimball. A week from Sun day Rev David P. Gaines will speak on Russia" The committee in charge has arranged program of talks which will deal with current events. A special song service will open Sundays forum, which will begin at 3:30 o'clock in the after noon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
New High Level Set
 In Motor Tax Bills
Average Motorist Paid $44.24 in Special Federal and
 State Levies in 1882

chapter in the history of taxation.
 While the states were hesitant to increase gasoline taxes and many
 actually lowered registration fees
 in an effort to encourage car oper-
 ation, the federal government in- vaded this tax field to the extent of
 approximately $200,O00,O00 a year The result has been an organized protest from the car owners, and the growing sentiment in favor o1 leaving motor taxation to the states was one of the most hopeful signs of the year."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
EARLY RUG BEATING BANNED

Paris (UPrss- In it's war against noise, Paris now forbid. housewives to disturb sleeprs by beating rugs or bedding too early in the morning. The new rule ord- CTS that no carpets, rugs. brocades, or similar household articles. shall be beaten, brushed or shaken above public thoroughfare before 2 a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Dec 1-(UP)-The weather forecast:
 Maine, New Hampshire and Yer mont: Partly cloudy and much cold CT tonight, Saturday fair.
 Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island: Fair, colder tonight, Satuc- day partly cloudy,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
THE HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION

Editor AskOv American:
l shall briefly outline the reasons
for the postponement of the strike or
der for May 18th. Summed up, the rea-
sons justifying the action, were, that
the administration at Washington
had not had a fair opportunity to
put into operation it's purported pro-
gram of relief; that there was a
marked tendency of advancing prices
in certain farm products, that the
busy planting season on the farms
was absorbing farmers attention, and
it was also recommended by Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson to call off the
strike until later date.
Now by this time we all know that
the relief for agriculture so far is
very slight. We must have somewhat
near cost of production for the pro-
ducts we raise. A half per cent in
terest is not going to do any wonder
for the farmers We demanded the
Frazier bill, including SimsOn's cost
of production amendment, and I say
to you farmers of Pine county, now
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
editor AskOv American:

Editor AskOv American:
Some time ago the writer had the
privilege of being present at few
radical meetings sponsored by &C
tionists or Farm Holiday Association
officials. At these meetings the
speaker never forgets to tell the farm
ers the same old story, that the price
on farm produce should be set so as
to assure them the cost of production
plus a reasonable profit. and in order
to receive a stabilized price on their
farm products that they must or
ganize.
But supply and demand must be
considered before any price is set on
farm products. AS general rule
most farmers out in the country are
too, busy milking cows and selling
sweet cream below the cost of pro-
duction in coop way and work.
ing at many other jobs that require
two eight hour shifts a day, and
under these conditions l could never
figure out how a farmer out in the
country could take time out, organ
ize and figure out for himself how
much he should receive for hundred
pounds of sweet cream and other farm
products. On the other hand farm
ers residing on Hennepin Ave. in Min
neapolis don't work as hard as farm
ers out in the country. but they are
the most distinguished and success
full farmers in the entire Northwest.
In fact these Minneapolis farmers
are so well organized and although
out of farm products than all the
rest of the farmers put together. Out
side of setting prices on farm pro-
ducts these Minneapolis farmers are
busy most of the time doing nothing,
and when in need of exercise they go
out in the country and play a round
of golf. This naturally puts them in
a fine physical condition SO that when
vacation time comes along they are
able to take long trip out to Palm
Beach, Florida, and there under the
blue skys and in the shade of the
palm trees, they figure out the sup
ply that's out in the country, the
demand for it and fix prices accord
ingly.
This wonderful system of setting
prices on farm products, according
to supply and demand. has two out
standing advantages. First the Min
neapolis farmer creates big demand
by setting a low price on farm pro-
ducts and secondly, the farmer out
in the country creates big supply
by working his head off.
JOE HAMPEYS.
Brook Park, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
BEFORE THE COURT

The cOnstitutionality of the 1888
mortgage moratorium law of Mime
sofa is being argued in court. Dis
trict Judge Arthur w. Selover of Min
neapolis, and District Judge ]. C.
Michael of ST. Paul, held the law I'M
constitutional while Fred w. Sem of
Waseca, also district Judge, upheld
the act.
VIM. S. Erwin, county attorney of
Pine county IA years ago, but now
assistant attorney general of the state,
is playing a prominent part in the
controversy over the new law. APP
pearing for Attorney General Harry
H. Peterson, Mr.. Erwin opened the
arguments in defense of the law be-
fore the State Supreme Court. He
argued that the moratorium act was
passed by the 1888 Legislature as an
emergency measure, without a dis
senting vote in either house. This
fact should be recognized by the
courts. he said. Mr.. Erwin also cited
the opinion of Judge Sem of Waseca,
UNFOLDING the law
Naturally it pleases Pine county
friends and former fellow citizens of
Mr.. Erwin. to observe that he is en-
trusted with such important tasks by
the attorney General of the state and
that he is playing an important part
in the legal machinery of the state.
His arguments were very we'll pre-
sented before the court and elected
the praise of the bar and the press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
HOW FAR WITH INITIATION?
(St. Paul Dispatch

Enactment of initiation legislation
giving the President power to intro
duce free silver, green backism or
dollar devaluation aroused some fear
that he might use his authority un-
wisely. President Roosevelt set at
rest most of these fears himself last
week in announcing that he intended
Initiation to carry only far enough to
restore prices to the point where, on
the average, the indebtedness of the
country was incurred. He said there
would be no runaway Initiating of
the currency.
Further light is thrown on the
viewpoint of the administration by
the new public works program. The
present idea is to spend about $780,
100000 on these improvements. Now
II 1t were the intention of the presi-
dent to flirt with vast money expan-
sion, he would not worry about financ-
ing this program. He would print
paper money to do it or at least, on
issuing bonds, would not be concerned
with finding place in the budget for
the carrying costs.
But President Roosevelt is not fol-
lowing that course. Just as his policy
has been one of rigorous economy to
make the operating budget of the gov
eminent balance, he is looking for a
new tax source to meet the new ex-
pense of 22O million dollars a year
it will cost to pay interest and amor
tiZa thp Drjpcipa1 Of tho bonds Tho
surest way to get on the skids of
monetary Initiation is for government
to allow its budgetary deficits to go
beyond control. A government which
shows an intention and a reasonable
degree of capability of keeping its ex-
penditure for current purposes within
its revenues, will go into no currency
nOSedives.
In any initiation program, of course
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

when planting is over let us get busy
and not spare one minute in fight
ing for what we are entitled to have.
We feed the world and are entitled
to our pay.
Go out, see your friends and foes,
try to get them all to join the Holt
day movement. What we need is or
ganization. If we are one hundred
per cent organized we get hundred
per cent results. We will never ac-
complish anything successfully with
out strong organization.
Watch the papers for dates of meet
ings and be sure to attend. The state
headquarters have speakers ready
soon to go out, and let's get together
for county mass meeting at some
lake. Write me your proposals and
l will arrange.
Yours for cost of production.
HJALMER SANDELL.
Pine County Sec'y. F. H. Assn.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
WHENCE THE FIRES:
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American.
One who has travelled much is i'm
pressed by the great variation in
topography, scenery, resources, nat
ural or otherwise, and by the plant
and animal life. Each section has
beauties peculiar to itself. In the
desert regions of the southwest are
hundreds of varieties of cactus To
the casual observer, these dull green
thorny plants were without beauty or
usefulness. But were they? Notice
how they save the contour of their
region by checking the severe dust
and sand storms. More recently
scientists have found it worthwhile
to distill their juices for the alcoholic
value found therein
The agricultural areas of Minnesota
are kept at high rate of fertility by
means of systematic fertilizing, linn
ing and crop rotation. Pine county
and its vicinity present third type
for study. To the observer, it would
seem that much study of its values
and their conservation is still to be
made. Dotted with rivers, lakes, hills
and slopes. the latter clad in the deep
verdure of numerous pines, it gives
very pleasing picture for all to see.
Natures gallery is all about us!
Recently many pines in the north
ern part of Pine county were cut off
leaving stumps varying from one to
nearly four feet in height. The un-
trimmed branches lay about as
great leafy waste. Looking into the
distance to left or right one beheld
the curling masses of smoke from
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

President Roosevelt has been in
the highest office of the land but a
little over two months. Irrespective
of party politics the average citizen
wants him and his administration to
be successful for the more success
full Mr.. Roosevelt is the better for
the people as whole. Therefore it
is important he be given the whole
hearted support of all the people. The
president has certainly not permitted
any grass to grow under his feet"
during the first two months in office.
Let us all help by putting our shout
ders to the wheel for our leader.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. BY so doing
we will be cooperating for the COM
mon good and thus helping ourselves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
TRUTH Is CARELESSLY HANDLED

During legislative session men,
bers of the Legislature seldom reply
to anything said or written about the
Legislature for the simple reason that
son is that much of the criticism is
so unreasonable and ridiculous that
to people who have been around a
little and who have done some read
ing and thinking it just falls by the
wayside. Only the gullible swal-
low it.
Going through some newspaper
clippings that were published during
the recent session we find one that
would answer nicely to the above dis
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

Officer Mulcahey, the humOrist and
Photographer. says that it seems to be
generally understood that the purpose
of these various taxes is to raise rev.
enue. There amt no secret about it.
Experience shows that nobody likes
to pay taxes but everybody recognizes
that the dough has got to be raised.
So the trick is to get the money
through sources that will leave the
real payer feelin' that somebody else
is gettin' stuck fer it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
SQUEEZED HARD

Capitalization of wealth and how
it is sometimes accomplished was
brought out in a recent speech by
Representative Patman, as taken from
the Congressional Record. Smaller
banks were tumbling left and right
during the years from 1921 and on.
Talking on the banking bill the Con-
gresham said in part:
"Mr. Chairman, in connection with
the closing of so many banks in the
last IL years, during the time that
Mr.. Mellon was Secretary of the
Treasury, | desire to invite the gen.
tlemen'S attention to the fact that it
is my belief, and | think this belief
is corroborated and substantiated by
sufficient facts, that there was de-
liberate attempt on the part of Mr..
Andrew w. Mellon and his Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency to destroy the
small banks of this country.
Il think they issued. plenty of rules
and regulations which had for their
purpose the destruction. of the small
banks of the country. In this cOnnec-
sibly, to the membership of the House
to know that the Mellon fortune in
creased from just a relatively small
amount before the World war to own
ing and controlling about $4,000, OOO,-
900, at the close of the World war
to the enormous sum of $7,99O,OO0, 900
at the time he left the office of Sec
rotary of the Treasury and ran off to
England.
1.-The fortune | have mentioned is
twice as much money as the average
amount of money that has been in
circulation during the past three
years, or at least twice the average
amount in circulation. 1t is twice
all the gold in the United States and
is equal to two-thirds of all the gold
in the entire world 1t is equal to
one-half the value of all the property
in the United States in the year 1860.
1t is equal to twice the value of all
agricultural products sold in America
by all producers during the year 1882,
equal to entire value of all property
in Texas or all property in~Alabama,
Mississippi, and Georgia; or all prop
erty in Maryland and Virginia; or all
livestock, farm implements, and ma
chinery. 1t is nearly twice the ex-
pense-O the Federal Government in
one year."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
True to Yourself

Upon his leaving for his new duties a secretary to
Minnesota congressman given good advice by
friend This Shakespearian prose is full of and
good that it might well have been given also
to the secretary superior the congressman any other
or woman in public life any private citizen 1t follows
There-my blessing with you;
And these few precepts in thy memory.
Look thou character. Give thy thoughts tongue,
Nor any unproportioned thought his act
Be thou familiar, but by vulgar
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatched, unfedged comrade. Beware
Of entrance to QUARREL but, being in,
Bear it that the opposed may beware of thee
Give every thine ear but few thy voice.
Take each mans censure but reserve thy judgment
Costly they habit thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
For the apparel oft procaims the man;
Any they in France of the best rank and station
Are most select and generous, chief in that.
Neither a borrower lender be-
For loan oft loses both itself and friend
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above ALTO thine self be true;
And it must follow, the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell; my blessing this in thee!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

1t is difficult for the layman who
is not up and up on high finance to
follow all the ramifications of the
Senate investigation of the Morgan
outfit. But one thing is certain and
that is that it is not healthy to have
so much wealth and power in the
hands of few men. The centraliza-
tion of wealth did not occur over
night, it came on by degrees, and
the majority of people voted for it
as long as they were we'll fed. When
some of the voters became hungry and
suddenly realized we were in a mess
they also suddenly turned colors po-
litically.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
CHECKING UP THE MISSIONARIES
(The Long Prairie Leader)


Mrs. Pearl Buck, eminent author,
has resigned as a missionary of the
Presbyterian Foreign Missions and
the resignation closes an incident
that had attracted national attention.
In her two books, "The Good Earth"
and Sons" she treated Chinese fam
lily life and in lectures she took I'D
the texts of her books and severely
critized the type of men and women
sent into the East as missionaries.
In substance she characterized them
as second raters, men of inferior abiI-
1ty, who are unwise in their efforts
and programs. In one of her lee
lures she said:
81 can never have done with
my apologies to the Chinese peo-
pie that in name of gentle
Christ we have sent such people
to them. We have sent ignorant
people as missionaries, we have
sent mediocre people, we have
sent arrogant people"
Mrs. Bucks standing and her abil-
ity as an observer have caused her
published opinions about missionaries
and their work to be widely discussed
and have started controversies as to
whether or not the whole foreign
missionary movement ought not to bs
revised and overhauled.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
MEASURING LEGISLATIVE
OUTPUT
(The st. Paul Dispatch)

MinnesOta's Legislature like that OF
most of the other states passed fewer
laws in 1888 than in any recent ses-
sion. Only 26S new legislative acts
were engraved on the statute books
by the lawmakers compared to 43S
laws passed in 1881 and 455 in 1929.
according to summary compiled by
the American Legislators association.
The average for all legislatures in
session dropped from 291 to 26O laws.
Actual number of laws passed are
of course, not an index to the industry
of the lawmakers, or a barometer OF
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
SHOULD STOP TAX DODGINC
(St. Cloud Daily Times)

(St. Cloud Daily Times)
The Duluth Herald thinks it is not
quite fair to criticise the House of
Morgan for failure to pay income
taxes for two years. and says the
country would be surprised to know
the number of rich men who did not
pay income taxes in these two years.
There was a tremendous loss to all
holders of stocks. that on paper took
away their profits, and lot of the
losses were real enough. But the Nor
gan partners are presumed to have
continued drawing large salaries, and
that would seem to warrant the pay
ment of some income taxes.
Senator Glass says the fault was the
law. If that is the case the present
Congress should make provision that
those who receive big salaries should
pay their share of taxes, regardless of
their losses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

cription and is re-published herewith
just to show how carelessly som,
folks handle the truth. 1t was pub
lished in the peoples column of tn,
ST. Paul Dispatch and reads as fol
lows:
MONKEYSHINES IN LEGISLATURE
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The opening of the state Legisla.
ture was a great game of monkey
shines for a body that makes our
laws and spends our money. Dur
ing the nomination and long tedious
seconding of Carl Mum there was
an occasional cough. and without
doubt some of the legislators had
colds. but the speakers remarks
could be understood; but during the
nomination and Seconding of the
candidate Andrew FinStuen such an
epidemic of coughing started that
the speakers could not be under
stood.
During this coughing epde l'ic
the Legislature sounded like a band
of 1000 or more Montana sheep as
they rise in the morning and start
coughing.
Sheep are said to be foolish but
they can sound just like a mob Of
legislators depriving other legisa.
tors of their right to be heard.
No wonder our money goes and
we can't see where when lawmak-
ers make a monkey shine of their
job.
NANCY VAUGHAN.
Saltwater.
Who Nancy Vaughan is we do not
know and are not concerned. If she
was present on the opening day OF
the Legislature, all we can say is that
she has little regard for the truth
The Carl Mum that she writes OF
is Chas. Mum. His name appears in
the Legislative manual, appeared SC
many times in print during the ses-
sion and previous to the session that
wise birds like Nancy" who desire
to prejudice others should know it.
Mr.. Mum was. the speaker of the
House.
Nancy" should know, when she
to write about it, that An
drew Finstuen was the first man to
be nominated for speaker with the
secOnding speeches following. and
that Chas. Mum was nominated next
with the seconding following The
writer was one of those to second the
of Mr.. Mum and was we'll
able to hear the seconding speeches
in behalf of Mr.. Finstuen and as a
embodied reply to such
as was desired
Nancy" is small and narrow
enough to try to convey the impress
sion that supporters of Mum were
coughing in order to disturb
those supporting and speaking for
Finstuen, when such was not the case.
1t might also be enlightening for the
saltwater scribe to be told that the
and seconding speeches
may not have turned a single vote in
the speakership contest. Most of the
members, if not all of them, had
made up their minds before that day
as to whom they were going to vote
for.
Nancy" should be more careful
next time she writes and if there is
no Nancy" then the politician who
wrote it should reveal just who he is.
This may be some explanation to
why Legislators, especially during the
session. do not reply to articles such
as those written by Nancy
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

James A. Farley. postmaster gen.
eral, is for the return to a two cent
stamp on first class mail instead of
the unpopular revenue of three cents
which now prevails. Those who pay
for the stamps will all second the
motion and hope there will be quick
motion in return to the two cent
stamp. The raise to three cents
caused drop in the number of first
class letters and consequently the
expected revenue did not materialize.