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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-24
COPS TESTIMONY DISCREDITS YOUTHS
Receivership Motions
 Heard By Peasley
Waterbury National Authorized to Proceed With Stock
 Transfers in Kazemekas Case

a bookkeeping savings means. There are 40 accounts that can come within the ruling. Judge Peasley reserved decision on the demurrers filed in the case of the State of Connecticut against Bessie A. Kelley, administratrix. Judge Peasley reserved decision also on the appeal from the cost taxes in the case of Fibre Capolupo against Albert c. Wills. Permission to make Franklin NJ. Stibbs. party defendant in the action of the Home Investment Co against the National Surety Co, was given and permission was also granted to ex- anime the books of the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-24
DIVORCE SOUGHT ON
 GROUND OF DISSIPATION

Divorce on grounds of assertion was granted Gencvieve Pagano against William Pagano. both Of this city by Judge Frederick M. Peasley at the short calendar ses- sion of the superior court to-day. The plaintiff and defendant were married April 26. 1928 and tho de- scrtion Is alleged to have taken place short time thereafter. At- torney Fred C. Bauby appeared for the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-24
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following real estate trans actions were filed today at the town clerks office:
 Mortgage Deeds J. Frederick Buttner to Fred erick F. Buttner. property on Will low street, $500.
 Warranty Deeds Eagle Realty Co. to Alice M. Pearce, property on East Farm street.
 Quit Claim Deeds c. A. Dunn to Della and Ethel M. Dunn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-24

able, as at old sawmills. these will be used. Construction of wooden buildings is planned in some
 To pitch tents, construct build ings and clear camp sites, a van-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-24
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cases. guard probably will be drawn froI a main concentration camp Hn set to work in advance or the md unit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
A Hasty Conclusion?

The resignation of Harry E. Mackenzie as chairman of the Fairfield county republic can organization led to much speculation It seemed to be the eoneensus that he was resigning to assume the leadership of the state party. That. of course. would be dependent upon the stepping aside of Chair man J. Henry Roraback. But this seems to have been indicated by more or less absence of the state leader from the scene of battle of recent years. He is not as active as he was few years back. And rumor has it that he simply awaits worthy lieutenant upon whose broad shoulders he may pin the badge of service.
 But perhaps fortunately for the party it did not have but one man to look to for leadership in the event of the chiefs retire ment There has been number of young republicans fencing for the ehairmanship of
 recent years. In fact, we believe they still are despite Mir Maekenzie's resignation as county leader. That does not assure his election as state chairman. an event which will prabably attract just as much attention as a state convention or even an election. We can't quite see the long aequieseent g.o.p. ranks agreeing on one man without some sort of battle.
 What of the aspirations of Gates of Willard. of Johnson. of Wilcox? True. Mir Mackenzie has been the fair haired child of the party since taking an active part in its doings He has not wanted for a job whether it was federal or state, since he graduated from the local to the state class in politics. But if he is to boss the works, then it will be necessary for him to win the regard of those subalterns. named above, not to mention their considerable following in respective bailiwieks. The resignation of Mir Mackenzie as county leader may bare his intention to seek the more desirable state leadership. but it does not assure him of it. That's the rub. Can he show the Rora- backian traits that brooked no interference and won the regard of all who opposed or joined hands9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09

John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. is acustsd by the best of motives in seeking to have Jackson Hole. Wyoming. and the surrounding ter rain made into national park. continua- ton of Yosemite. but he's going to have a hard fight on his hands before it is ac- complished. While the country is ideal for such purposes. it is also too valuable to be taken away from the state and put under federal control. say influential men of Wyoming. among them Senator Robert D. Carey. To make national park of the site would be to deprive Wyoming of about 100000 acres of lands in which taxes are now collected. It would also give Uncle Sam control over most of the wild life of the state, since it is practically clustered in and around Jackson Hole, famous in history and story. Perhaps the federal government could compensate Wyoming adequately for this loss of revenue and thus make possible another great western playground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09

Governor Lehman is hopeful that New Yorks Legislature will .reapportion itself. He even.addressed special message to that body asking it to follow out the mandates of the Constitution in this respect. We hope he has more success than there has been in this state with regard to the same subject. Reapportionment has long been argued in Connecticut. but as yet no legislative move to correct the situation has been made. Our thirty five senatorial districts are not what they were supposed to be when that num- Der was treated. In the first place they are supposed to be fairly equal in population. They are far from that now. In fact. such is the equality that we have the spectacle of Stamford and Greenwich in the one dis trict. Waterbury's two districts are dis proportionate. The same is true of several others. With room for another senatorial district in the state it does seem as if some effort should be made to correct existing faults. Yet year after year passes and we find our legislators ignoring the question simply because some of them might be af- feeted by any proposed changes. Hardly the thing to do. but then again what can you expect? New York has had far more success in reapportioning than this state. but we don't suppose the thought of this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Here, There And Eve,ysDhere

Gold Cross Order of Danneberg for hisyreform work with youthful de- linquents. This Is also praise which might encourage more interest among laymen in a state activity which. has kept Connecticut among the national leaders in. criminal reha bilitationf and Is usually accord ed scant publicity. As the drive against Kidnapping and racketeer- ing forces more serious and more sustained consideration of crime problems, emphasis increases for greater attention to the formative years of youth. The delinquent of
 today may readily become the lracketeer of tomorrow. True crime phevention comes, not from pun
 ishment of he- adult criminal, but from. correction of the youthful gang .appreneice. Here Connecticut may be proud of It's record.
 { For MT Olsen merely publicizes Ia fact known to students of crim-
 inology. The Cheshire Institution,
 while the average age of its in-
 mates brings 1t more closely to the
 status of a junior prison than Q true reformatory, has been ap- proved in national surveys as one
 of the most efficient in the coun- try. The Meriden school, despite the difficulties of transition when
 the present system was adopted several years ago. has settled to
 "more than; n;icommendable'' success.
 It is significant that MT Olsen's
 only cricism was that the. boys
 were there accus.clned to higher
 standards of conduct than could be
 found in their homes. Such criti- cism becomes added praise: and the success of the system proves the point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
NRA's Purpose

There are criticisms of NRA. That was to be expected, It is an experiment in a na- ton composed of human beings with faults and weaknesses as well as intelligence and courage. It is revolutionary. but the des- perate times demanded such an effort. It has been said that no blanket code could possibly meet all the different conditions of the myriad industries and businesses of this great nation. Of course not. The blanket code is merely starting point. As fast as satisfactory separate codes can be worked out by individual groups they will supplant the blanket code.
 Where the blanket code imposes condi- tions too hard for an individual concern to meet. adjustments will be made. That is. the code is not rigid. to be applied undis- criminatingly. It is:flexible, and to be ad- ministered with fairness. The recovery ad- ministration seeks to provide machinery for the settlement of labor disputes which may arise. and to give both employer and worker chance to obtain fair adjustment of any particular difficulty or grievance.
 The most perfect system in the world would not work without public support and individual effort. The question, therefore. is not whether MIRA is or is not perfect system. but how much it will help the coun- try if it is made the basis of honest and un- selfish efforts to get the engine running and the wheels turning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Stock Gambling Restricted

Governors of the New York Stock Ex- change wisely have imposed new and drastic rules designed to curb the unbridled stock speculation against which there has been SO much protest. Margins. heretofore left for determination by individual broker age houses. hereafter must be at least 50 per cent for accounts up to $5.00o, and 50 per cent for larger accounts. Complete in- formation on pools and syndicates must be furnished weekly. Customers men may not so1icit business at customers homes without written permission.
 The margin requiremnts. of course. will noe save investors or spectators from losses. They will however. discourage out right gambling with capital which represents only small portion of the value of stocks bought; they will check the tendency to overtrade; and they will tend to prevent the pyramiding of paper profits Regulation of pools and syndicates will make juggling more difficult. since operations will be dis approved if they tend to create "unsound values" And pool operators will not find it SO easy to unload on a gullble public which has been lured into the market Taken together. the rules should make less probable such spectacular collapses as the one recently witnessed. There seems to be , little doubt that this ineipient panic was brought on by pure gambling.
 Adoption of the rules marks a change in front by the men who control the worlds biggest security market Heretofore. they have resisted agitation for changes designed to do the very things now being attempted. i. The Exchange, which is not incorporated. has consistently held that it was not unlike a private club. and that Congress was with out power to regulate it. Congress kas re- trained from enaeting many proposed meas ures to minimize stock gambling. although
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
So They Say


 You can expect a real dictator in this country if this new deal legislation fails. Representative Martin L. Sweeney of Ohio.
  don't know why all this. fuss when a fellow tried to do gome- thing and didn't. -. Jimmy Matt tern, 'round-the-world flyer.
 N
 We are grateful to the republiL cans who have made 1t possible for us to be around, and we want to reward them. -. Postmaster Gem eral Farley. itfS# Racketeers and gangsters are organized for a guerilla warfare against society. - Judge Harry s. McDevitee of Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court.
 The prime minister is accus- toned to take refuge in rose-coi- bred, sweet-smelling clouds of rhetoric, in what has been called q policy of blur so that none shall really know the governments pre- else policy. = Sir Herbert Samuel. M. P. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Story Of French Chef Is Unusual

r If you have ever wondered what a French chef thinks of his 5ob,
 how he got his training, what his | work Is like and what sort of prt- yate thoughts he has, you will ma a good deal to interest you in
 "Kitchen Prelude" by Pierre Hamp a well-known chef who has here set down the story of his life. Here is a very celebrated and successful chef who objected bit- terly when, as boy, he was ap- prenticed. to cook, because ne
 wanted to enter almost any sort of job rather than that one. AS
 he grew older, he worked in ex- elusive and expensive restaurants and meditated on the teachings of ! anarchists and communists. He 1 rose to the top in his profession and then, because he disliked cook
 ing, quit his job and went to . l school to study in the vague hope
 that he might do something for
 humanity.
 He seems. in short, to have been an unusual sort of chef, and his
 story is an interesting one. Incidentally, it gives a sidelight ] on some of the odd notions about
 sanitation and cleanliness which high class French restaurateurs en- tertained a few years ago. l His first job was in kitchen i where apprentices and helpers were
 herded nightly into foul. vermin-
 infested cellar. to sleep, and from
 which they emerged, each morn
 ing, unbathed, to work in the kit chen. And in the famous Res
 taurant Marguery the cooks slept
 nightly in the dinning room, re-
 moving their bedding each morning Just before the firts patrons ar-
 rived. "--
 All of this makes book which l is a good deal more entertaining
 than I thought 1t would be when l I first opened 1t.
 Published by Dutton. 1t is priced at $250 3fi .sS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Waterbury Democrat Washington ' COrrcspOndcntl

Washington-The power trust" has fallen on evil days. Its leaders apparently knew what they were doing when they fought bitterly against Roosevelt's nomin- ation and election.
 Here are some of the New Deal developments under which power companies are suffering-in mark ed contrast with their previous experience:
 The government is going to pro- duce power at Muscle Shoals and, as insisted on by Senator George Norris will build its own transmits sion lines. M The Federal Power Commission is now dominated by Chairman Frank k. McNinch and Mem Der Basil Manly, who are there be- cause of their demonstrated pri- mary concern in the public inter- est.
 Administrator Hugh Johnson of MIRA is publicly displeased with the power companies because of their delay in signing the blanket recovery code.
 The Public Works Board has voted the power commission $400,- 900 to investigate and submit a federal program (Power men find that ominous. considering the com- missions makeup.) z
  Columbia Project Approved
 The board has approved $63,- 000,O00 to the state of Washington for the Grand Coulee state power project, on the Columbia River.
 The government will give 30 per
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09

One more step in the slow removal of prohibition from any connection with the federal government occurs today with the end of the prohibition enforcement bureau headed by Major A. V. Dalrymple. Its work. however. will not cease, but will be carried on just as it has been under the Roosevelt administration. The various functions and duties of the bureau will be apportioned among the several departments of government. notably that of justice. This move is expected to cut expenses exactly in half. saving that should be appreciated in view of the many millions that were foolishly spent on this noble experiment. The sooner we get them back in revenue the better taxpayers will like it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Berlin
 Letter

Berlin, (UP)-Prcsiden Paul von Hindenburg's extended stay at Neudeck gave rise to some specu- lative comment abroad, but any fears foreigners may have had are regarded by observers here as en- tirely unfounded. s
 It Is pointed outt hat the vet eran president is absent from the capital every summer spending the season at one of his hunting lodges, either at DietramsZell, Bn- varia, or at Schorfheide, Prussia, or at his family estate at Neudeck. situated on the East Prussian bor- der where most of Hindenburg's g's friends reside.
 RcmOdeling His Palace "a
 One reason for his extended stay at Neudock was the remodel ling of the presidential palace in Berlin which has just been com pleted. It is understood, however, that von Hindenburg is unwilling to leave the country until the summer begins to wane, since August is usually a dead month from political point of view, and most prominent people are out of town.
 His daily routine at Neudecs closely follows that in Berlin. The president rises at 6 a. m., dons knickers or a hunters suit, feeds his chickens, inspects his livestock then takes his own breakfast. I'm mediateiy after the meal The lis- tens to a brief political report from his son Oskar or Otto Meiss- ncr, head of the presidents sec retariat.
 Meissncr is GO-Bctwcen
 Meissner often travels between Neudock and Berlin and keeps Hindenburg in touch with current events. It Is recalled that when pr Hugenburg resigned recently the president was in close consul tation with Meissner.
 In recent years Hindenburg has gradually curtailed his physi- cal activities, having virtually abandoned hunting and shortened his walks Nowadays he Is seldom seen outside his estate and on these rare occasions he rides in q horse drawn carriage
 Has More Confidence
 It is understood that the presi- dent has gradually developed more and more confidence in Chancellor Adolf Hitler in execu. tive affairs and is more inclined to seek personal quiet and rest as his age advances Hfs general health is reported te be good although he is sensitive to weather and Is sometimes forced to remain indoors for a day or two at time He suffers from a rheumatic ailment in the right knee and tires very easily but he is still fond of his long pipe and game of pinochle in the oven ings when his old friends call
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Our Daily Washington Letter
 Power Trust Is Hard Hit By New Deal
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

cent and lend 70 per cent of public works sums to cities and towns which want their own municipal power plants.
 In September the power com panies will begin to pay the three per cent federal tax on electricity. Congress removed that burden from the consumer after terrific struggle by the power lobby.
 The Federal Trade Commission continues it's long and often sensa- tional public utilities investigation and is now revealing enormous write-ups of capitalization.
 
 A. A. A. Turns to Banks
 The R. F. c. insists it isn't as absurd as 1t seems, even if it did refuse to lend the Agricultural Adjustment Administration $30,- OOO,O00 for its cotton operations at less than 4 per cent interest.
 The A.. A. A. borrowed half the money from New York banks al 2 per cent and the rest at" g. 1-2 per cent. But, insists the R. K. C.. the A. A. A. couldn't have had that cheap money if the banks hadn't regarded the offer of the R. F. C. to lend as adequate security. R. F. c. Makes Profit @
 The treasury has been borrow ing money lately at 1 1-2 per cent. The R. r. c. pays per cent on everything 1t gets from the treasury It's sole source ot funds. Congress directed the R, F. c. to advance nearly a billion dollars to goveriment agencies at no interest at all F half to the Emergency Unemployment Relief organization.
 The R. sF. C., wants. to show a profit. So itt1ends its per cent money to closed banks at pc, cent, to open banks, mortgage and insurance companies at 4 1-2 pei cent and railroads at $ per cent A per cent loan to the A. A. A would have netted a profit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Goss ON ROOSEVELT
Bridgeport Telegram,

. | 5. sa I at < John H. Goss, one of Watcrbury's leading citizens. addressed a mass meeting in Hartford the other day. in which among other things he said the following.
 ''I am a Republican. I did not vote for MT Roosevelt. I had a de- ffnitely stated reason. 1t seemed to me unsound to put new admin istration in and I said so at the time. I am just as frank now in stating that have seen in my ex- perience no more outstanding moral or physical courage than has been displayed by President Frank lin Roosevelt.
 sNow if you have ever prayed in all your life, pray that. death or inca pacity wilFnot tovertake Frank lin Roosevelt"
 That was a fine thing for Mir Goss to, say and the stalwart Americana ism of his remarks. both in tone and text. stands. out above all thought of partisanship, as q rugged mountain towers over the plain beneath.
 unss@A -s. -aAv annom nlish z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
Newspaper Kindness

.. Chester A. Lord died the other day at the ! age of 83. He was newspaper man of the . old type. kind and gentle. and highly . thought of. especially among those with whom he was employed. He left the New : York Sun in 1913. after Al years of service. . being associated as far back as the days of .. the well known Charles A. Dana. He was always known among newspaper men as ! Boss Lord. Edward c. Riggs a politi- .. Gal reporter on the Sun years ago once said. 2. There's not newspaper man in this country who would not like to read vol -ume or two about Chester s. Lord 2. And when Mir Lard retired from the Sun. this is what Mir Riggs wrote about 2 him:
 2 "There is not a newspapermar of !. account who does not know what Lord z. has accomplished for the Sun. Like, ,. Dana, he has been great judge of men. !. His discernment has been little short of '. miraculous. Calm. dispassionate, without :. the slightest atom of impulse, as wise as [. serpent and as gentle as dove. Lord '. got about him staff that has been re- [. garded by newspaper men as the most :. brilliant in the country. Independent in ! thought. with placid idea of the dignity [ of his place, ever ready to eoneede the ' other fellows point of view, even :, though maintaining lis own, Lord was {. never known in all the thirty-three years <. of his managing editorship of the Sun to F- utter an unkind word to any man on the ! paper, no matter how humble his station. l- 'He ruled by kindness. He did not believe in the old maxim that molasses catches more flies than vinegar; he was
 convinced that both moral and worldly
 wisdom called for consideration and, on
 many occasions, extenuation..
 Mir Lord set an example by rule of
 courtesy and kindness, where before edi-
 tors were not editors unless they raved. cursed and fired" men on the slightest pretexts. The rule of terror remained for many years in smaller cities, but in
 New York ballyragging soon disap- peared = at least on the larger news papers"
 How well it would be if all of the news
 paper editors and owners of this day copied
 the ideas of the famed Lord and followed
 his example. He ruled by kindness. wrote Riggs. He never fired men on the slightest pretext. Old time employees . were everything to him. He believed what they said. and had confidence them. If they erred he forgave, but he didn't fire
 them. Wouldn't it be well if all of the Connecticut papers felt toward their report CTS as Chester Lord felt toward the men of the Sun. No snooper or spy could get very ] far witt, tale to Chester Lord against any
 of his reporters.
 But then. we guess. times have changed
 since Lord was the ''Boss". His ideas seem
 to be foreign to some newspapermen of the present day. Lords life is worth remem-
 bering by every newspaper boss of Con
 neeticut. He ruled by kindness. The Democrat hopes to continue its existence with kindness to its own employees and
 deep consideration to the people of Water
 bury. in time of trouble. in court or else- where. We hope to follow the principles of Chester Lord.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09

Referee in Bankruptcy David M. Rich man handed out some excellent advice in his court this week. He commented upon the fact that so many people were seeking the intervention of his court because they could not pay even for the necessities of life yet they managed to maintain automobiles. That seems to be the spirit of this age. We have gone beyond our depth and refuse to let go of the spar that is carrying us out into deeper water. By this we mean simply that people who can't afford luxuries simply should go without them. When we. all do this better times and saner ones will rule.