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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-11
CHARMING BUFFET
SUPPER GIVEN

DIR. and Mrs. Walter Carpenter
entertained on Saturday evening
nc a lovely buffet supper comph-
menting their house guests. Misses
Estelle Mauney and Lois Latham,
OF Murphy, who were here for the
Weekend. The decorations in the
living room. where the tomato
seektail was served, were suggeS-
tive of the holiday season.
The dining table, which held
chicken salad and delicious aces
series, was conferred with red car
nations surrounded with wreath
OF holly and red tapers CLAIMED to
add charm. The other guests in
cluded DIR. and Mrs Hyatt Brown,
Miss Edna Sronce, and Mr.. John
Sronce. the latter of Asheville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-11
ROUND TABLE TO MEET

The Round Table of the Wom-
ans Club will meet on Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at inc
home of Mrs. F. NJ. Waters at 73O
Buncombe street.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-11
DINNER-BRID AT
rtIJR LOVELY

The dinner-bridge at the Coun-
try club on Saturday evening was
a delightful affair. Among those
attending were: Mr.. and Mrs.
George n. Moland. Mesdames J,
r. Sewer. Emma Sutton, Gardner
Hirons. ]. n. Brunson, Ben Fos-
ter, E. W. Ham, Mr.. and. Mrs. H.
Walter Fuller. Mr.. Oliver Fuller,
Miss Virginia Hodges, DR.. and
Mrs. J. G. Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milo Strong. Mr.. and Mrs. James
p. Grey, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. N. 0gle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

of producers and dealers The es-
sential point, as we view the matter. is the
fact thar right now in this state there is no
cooperation between the producer and the
dealer, whether he be one of some organ
lied group or merely an independent.
But in any organized industry. such as
the milk business of today, there is bound
to be considerable agitation before complete
harmony is achieved. For that matter this
stage may never arrive in a state as small
as Connecticut and as thiekly populated. We
cannot deny the need of some authority
to establish relationship between any war
ring factors in the industry. We cannot
deny the fact that some board must be vested
with authority to arbitrate and if necessary
enforce certain laws with respect to the in
dustry. Whether this includes price fixing
may be matter for the courts as New
York questions the constitutionality of re-
cent rulings of its milk board and Connee-
ticut may do the same thing. Connectieuts
milk board was wise enough. though, not to
issue a price schedule 1t merely approved
one agreed upon by various groups represent
ing producers and dealers. If this is not
acceptable to the state, then it is up to the
board to make the necessary adjustments
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
Our Daily Washington Letter
Progressives Retain Power, Says butcher
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

dream of Norris, whom Roosevelt
placed in charge Of the bill. Secur-
tiles control was also old stun with
the progressives, as were the en-
ployment agency and bank deposit
guarantee measures. The farm re-
lief act was composite of plans
urged by progressives for years.
They supported the bulk Of the
Roosevelt program, Some couldn't
20 along with the banking bill, be-
lieving II centralized control In the
hands of banks which had main
tanned liquidity at the expense Of
small. busted banks, or with the
economy bills slashes at veterans
and federal employees because 1t
cut down purchasing power.
Fought Veterans Cut.
LaFolette originally put In an
amendment to limit veteran cuts
to 15 per cent and In the pre-
adjournment fight the republican
progressivcs lined UP soiidly to the
end for the Steiwer-C Cutting amend
ment imposing a rs per cent limit.
They defended the veterans from
both the humanitarian and econ.
omic stendpoints.
1.-THE progressives will retain a
real influence because they do
keep their independence" says La
Toilette. "And there's q fine grow
ing group Of progressive demo-
Gratis.
1.-THE real test of this admins
tration's progressiveness comes IN
the next six or twelve months. We
have broad, sweeping measures. but
the test comes In the policies and
methods used in administering
them. Insofar as the administra.
ton uses them TO restore purchas-
ing power to the. masses OF people
and to the farmers, II will be sup
ported by the progressives."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

We presume that Professor l. 6. Davis.
head Of the Department of Agriculture
Economics at Connecticut State College, was
NOT limiting his remarks merely to the milk
industry when he stated this week that price
fixing was dangerous procedure. Of course.
IL topic at hand was dairying and naturally
Ill remarks would be construed as applying
coIely to milk. All the more SO in view of
fIe milk war now threatening the state fol-
lowing the recent announcement of the milk
control board of schedule of prices. While
priee fixing may result in some abuses. such
"a Professor Davis mentioned. it is certainly
"a Subjective of modern public utility laws.
We can't help but think. though. that the
a1r;csIfurisfs views should be broadcast
1frourh Iris state. He said in part that 1t
4. im1orfsnt that control boards have clearly
n mind the tendency for price fixing to
Nal down the motives underlying organ
ir@l IA rkefine under more normal conditions
~ rtnf they take special measure to pre-
=.@ - ui1or 81 thcse cooperative groups
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

We must admit that the official arrival
of the summer season this week has con-
fused us. In the ordinary mind the long
est day in the year is customarily associated
with June FL. However, by strict eompu-
tation this day is quite often no longer or
shorter than Immediately preceding or
succeeding days. This year was no exeep-
ton. The period of daylight, that is the
hours from sunrise to sunet on June IL,
for example. was no different than it was
june 20. nor on yesterday or today. The
sun rose promptly we are to believe. at
4:27. standard time on each of these dates,
setting at 1886. standard time.
That would mean that on these four
days the period of daytime was fifteen hours
and nine minutes. But last Saturday and
Sunday we had similar daytime periods of
fifteen hours and nine minutes. although
the sun rose one minute earlier. The APP
parent difference is explained by the fact
the sun set also one minute earlier. On June
lo. Monday of this week. though the sun
rose at 4:26 and set at 1896. That would
mean day Of fifteen hours and ten minutes.
We can only conclude, then, that June ~
was the longest day of 1888. If our fig
ures are wrong, we can only point to the
fact that the old reliable World Almanac
is at fault. It's usually authentic.
To add to the odd antics Of the sun to-
morrow, the 24th, will be one minute
shorter than today. The sun will rise at
4:28 and set at 1886 That cuts down day
time to fifteen hours and minutes. But
n r 4
ute more thus going back to the fifteen
hours and nine minute schedule, From then
on, however, the normal method will be
in effect with the days getting shorter as
the season advances until in September we
arrive at the autumnal equinox when the
length of day and night coincide. Let some
one explain away these figures, if they can.
Also who wants to dispute the fact that
the almanac by actual computation makes
June 10Th the longest day of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

Every little while the statisteians move
forward the date for sterilization of the
population of this country. 1t had been set
at IS or so years from now Then it was
changed to 1850. Now. they say, stabiliza-
ton may come much sooner than that. The
birth rate is now at the lowest level on
record. The decline seems to be aeeelerat-
ing at the present time. Instead of predict
ing population of l40,000,000 in 1910,
the experts have revised their figures down
ward to l3l,000,000. They present many
interesting facts about the rate Of decline
in birth rate, its relation to the death rate
in various cities its aeeeleration in urban
centers and SO on.
Early sterilization of population will
effect many changes in American life. The
higher proportion Of persons over IS years
of age, for example will force various PEN
sion movements - old age, unemployment
and sickness. Agriculture industry and ed
ucation will all have new factors affecting
them. Youth, growing seareer, ought to be
at premium in the national life.
Most past economic and educational
theories have been based on the idea Of an
cver-inereasing multiplication of population.
The prophets thought human troubles in the
future would be based on frantic efforts to
feed, shelter and otherwise care for the in
creasing hordes of humanity. 1t is only
in recent years that it has broken over us
that the problem is to be just the reverse
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
The Dumping Will Continue

New York city rejoices that it will not
be forced to resort to other means OF getting
rid of its garbage ashes. and other refuse,
such as only can be accumulated daily in a
metropolis. The War Department this week
extended the city's permit to dump such
rubbish at sea until further notice we pre-
sumo. New Yorks case is not unique
one Its counterpart can be found in most
cities and towns of this country that are
still following Anticipated methods of waste
disposal. In this respect the United States
is terribly backward. We speak with con-
tempt of modern convenienees in Europe,
but every big city over there is far ahead
of us in matters of cleanliness.
We don't intend to fix the blame for
such a condition of affairs on anybody. We
hope merely by continued pounding away
at this subject to secure the united eoopera-
ton necessary to make us conscious Of our
lazy disposal Of sewage, garbage. etc. For
years New York's sanitation department has
contracted for the daily removal in seows to
a point in the ocean IS miles off Scotland
Light. For years this practice was followed.
And for years New Jersey residents Of the
coast towns complained Of the garbage that
was washed up on their beaches. Finally
the courts compelled New York to abandon
the old regime for more modern sewage
plants.
In city the size of New York disposal of
waste by incarceration is tremendous under
taking 1t means not one, but five if we
are not mistaken. plants. And their cost
is considerable. In fact, it is the cost that
has delayed their erection. Only one. we
believe is now in operation. The rest will,
Of course. follow. but not until the city
has the funds with which to finance them
and that seems long way off. New York
now has an appeal before the U. S. Supreme
Court. asking that the ban on dumping
At sea not be forced. until April /. 1884.
A Special Master is to begin hearings on
the appeal in July. He may recommend
some postponenment owing to the eitys
bad financial condition. but we might men
ton at this point that federal funds are
now available for just such purposes as these.
Why not make use of them?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
A Book a Day
BY BRUCE CATION
Good Thrillers On
The Summer List

For readers who like frothy and
airy tales OF murder and sudden
death, the June list offers gooo
variety Of entertainment.
Up near the top OF the list Is
montana Rides.' by Evan Evans
(Hnrpers: $2). Here Is q hard
boiled, coihpetently told western
thriller which has more realism
than most books of that kind. 1t
has to do with remarkably tough
young two.gun man of the old days
in Texas, who tries to slip a raw
deal over rich cattleman, makes
n friend of him instead and takes
him off into the wilds OF Mexico
TO rescue the. cattlemnn's daughter,
kidnapped by bandits. All In all,
It's 4 thrilling and well-written
western romance.
A readable detective. story Is
blood on the Common" by Anne
Fuller and Marcus Allen (Dutton:
S2). A buffet perforated corpse Ia
found on the common OF a little
town In New England at dawn, and
the rural constable. aided by a
young newspaper reporter from the
city, has to solve the mystery.
Complications arise from the ira
ditional small-town gossip. which
makes q suspect Of everybody In
the place It's not bad reading.
II you like Francis Bedding,
youth enjoy his newest item. THE
Emerald Clasp" (Little- Brown:
so. A young English girl marries
a retired army officer whom she
meets at a continental vacation
spot, and gradually awakens to the
fact that he Ia a conscienceless
cut throat who plans to put her
on the spot and get her money. It
Is a bit slow In unwinding. but II
contains a suitable number OF
regular Bedding thrills.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

According to Senator Joseph +.
Robinson, Arkansas, his home state, will
vote wet when it votes July Is. If it does.
we don't see how Superintendent F. Scott
Mcbride of the Anti-Saloon League will be
able to maintain his aplomb. Thus far he
has been able to weather each successive wet
vote with the cheerful assurance that the
fight was only beginning. Now the super
intendent is placing his hopes on the SOUTH
ern states falling in line against ratification.
We can't quite see where his claim finds any
justification. but time will certainly tell
the tale incidentally the detection of Ar.
kansas on July l8 will be severe blow to
the dry cause. 1t is dry stronghold and
now that it is baeksliding the dry cause
seems lost. On the same day Alabama will
also vote. This is the first southern state to
take action and MIR MeBride's prediction will
either be upheld or broken by its action.
Incidentally late this month. the 27th to
be exact. California and West Virginia are
to vote on prohibition. Both expect to go
wet thus preserving intact the record that
anti-prohibition forces are establishing. To
date there are no objections to the repeal
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

And while on this subject Of votes for
and against the repeal amendment we mustn't
lose sight of the fact that formal ratifica-
ton in this state will take place on July IL
at Hartford when the so delegates elected
Tuesday meet to cast formal vote for
ratification. The same action will be taken
on the same day in New Hampshire. so
there should be a race between the two
states to see which one win go down on the
records as approving of the amendment first.
1t will all depend upon the time that the
convention is called, In this state the. dele
gates are to assemble at II a. m. daylight
time. We don't know at what hour
New Hampshire will take action. The pro-
eedure should consume not more than Is
minutes, as il is but mere formality where
all the delegates represent one side Of the
question. Don't forget the date--July IL.
It's red letter day Connecticut history.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

1t seems as If there is too much pickering
over the name Of the dam in Colorado that
originally was called Boulder Dam. but
last year was dedicated as Hoover Dam.
Secretary of the Interior Tekes has ordered
the name changed back to the first title and
this is protested BY the Engineers Society
of Pennsylvania on the ground that
Hoover was not merely president but
also an engineer and hence it was alto
gether fitting for his name to be given
to the DAM. 1t looks like pretty small
politics to squabble over the name If
any renown settles on Mr. Hoover by con-
Meeting his name with the dam. let him have
it. He's entitled to some for his four. years
in office. s.r
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23

owner of real estate has been pain III
f,liy evident. and the commission
will undoubtedly direct much OF itsI
attention to his plight. Other ih1
eoualities will come to its notice.I|
and II will discover that whereasl
some citizens, such as owners oi
real estate, are taxed far too mucl
in proportion to their weaItnJ
others. such as owners OF stock w
corporations incorporated outsidg|
the state, are taxed little. II anvil
thing, To correct such inequaiitics
Is urgently called for, not only III
the interest Of justice but In orderl
that the revenue of the state ahg|
the communities In It may rest op
q firmer foundation.
In selecting the members OF thdl
commission the governor mas apT|
pointed a group that justly may "
called experts. The confidence or
the state in the tax commissioner
who Is about to retire Is recos
nized by the appointment OF Mil-y|
liam II. Blodgett. who VIII brinH.
experience. knowledge and wisdoinl1
of an exceptional character 10 thefl
An unquestioned au-tl
thority In taxation Is Fred Il. Fair-iI
my at Yale. and George Hl
Clarke, assistant professor OF eco-l|
nomics at Connecticut State COLI
lege, may be depended upon t0i
represent the interest1 Of agricul,{
ture in the state, as George III
Kimbail, president OF the Ameri-I
can Hardware corporation Of Newj
Britain. may be looked to for thel
views Of industry. The municipa!si
tiles are represented by Roger Fl
Baldwin. chairman of the boardj
Of finance OF Greenwich. and VIII
liam r.. Connolly, the tax assess0rj
OF Bridgeport. while Austin D.I
Barney OF Pennington, senatori
from the fifth district. may be said
to represent the smaller townss
The membership is completed with
william H. Hacket. who becomes
tax commissioner next month. "
The commission Is able, repre1
sentative and informed. 1t should
be able to make report In the
light OF which the tax system OF
Connecticut can be soundly rel
vised. III
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
THE LAST OF HIS LIME
New York SUM

| NANVW vi tsoaf
The Chatham Islands, which lie
land, came briefly into the lime
light in January because they are
the nearest land to the starting
point. OF daily reckoning of time
and the inhabitants were therefore
the first to welcome the New Year.
Now time has written afinis to the
Morioris, the natives of the islands.
Tho last full-blooded Moriori, Tame
Horomona, or Tommy solomon.
died recently. In 1904 there were
twenty one pure. Moricris on the
islands; only d few half-castes and
quarter-castes now remain.
The last of his kind, Horomona
was an authority ON the history Of
his people. They made. their way
from some Of the islands Of Poly
nesia. as the Maoris did TO New
Zealand. When the islands were
ship Chatham the Morioris had
fate was scaled when. IN 1884. four
Maoris who visited the islands IN
whaling ship reported on their
return that the soil was fertile and
tho inhabitants unwarlike. This
hint was sufficient. Next year an
enterprising war party of Maoris
forced the captain Of an English
trading brig to convey them from
Wellington harbor to the Chat
hams. Though 1.700 Morioris were
then living there they could put up
little resistance to the fierce In
vaders and were conquered and en-
shaved. The leader OF the war
party was the chief Pomare,
whose grandson, DIR WI Maui Po-
mare. became government chief
medical officer for the Maori dis
tricts and took q special interest
in the lot Of the existing Morioris.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
Safety Up To Drivers

Among the indications of returning pros.
perity. the New York Times lists the in
crease in motor accidents A rise in the
number of fatalities was reported recently for
the country at large. Local traffic courts in
the metropolis handled $4,000 traffic cases
of one sort or another in the first fuarter
of 1888, against less than $4,000 cases in
the same length of time year ago. This is
hopefully and perhaps correctly interpreted
as evidence of increased use of motor
vehicles and growing number of them on
streets and highways. Motor accidents and
prosperity surely need not be inseparable.
The public ought to be able to bear con-
siderable improvement in its economic
condition without turning automotively
homicdal
In this connection it is encouraging to
learn that IA eastern states and the District
of Columbia have launched seven months
safety campaign in which special appeal will
be. made to motorists to use the highways
more carefully. Posters are to be displayed
at filling stations depicting the more com.
mon types of motor accident and pointing
out the toll they take Of property and
human life. Starting thus early in the year
and continuing the work through the tour.
ing season. sponsors of the safety campaign
should accomplish something. Now that
the railroads have reduced their accident toll
and aviation has made great progress in
safety, highway users have got to do like
wise or find themselves in disrepute.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
Here, There And Everywhere

jority are right or wrong. They
are convinced that they are right.
With such demonstration. what
Il situation we should be In II say
thirtyrthree states containing four
fifths OF the. population OF the
United States should vote In favor
OF the repeal and the handful OF
other states should block the
movement? What fanaticism can
make the opponents OF repeal
think that the attempt TO enforce
prohibition by n small minority
can result In anything but disas-
teri They will only increase the
corruption already rampant and
make the attempts at enforcement
still more futile"
Y That statement OF the case Is
Of profound Importance because It
makes a distinction which no pro-
hibitionist in Connecticut has yet
agreed to make. That II the DIFF
ference between prohibition as a
moral ideal and prohibition as q
constitutional possibility In the
minds OF those who have led the
drys and formulated their beliefs,
that distinction has never existed.
All those who were against prohi-
bition as a constitutional possible
ity were ipso facto drunkards or
the dupes OF drunkards; all those
who doubted prohibition as even
d moral ideal ut once became In.
cendiaries threatening the political
stability Of the republic.
Mr. Taft points the way TO clear.
er and of course more truthful
view. One can be against proni-
bition while resolved to minimize
the liquor evil; one can stilf be o
wet and still admitted to the COM
pany OF the virtuous. Mr. Taft is
sure to be lamented as a lost lead
er, veritable Ichabod; vet the
courage of his conversion. It's
cogency and It's patriotism are
completely obvious.