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The Washington times., 1933-02-18
Restore Purchasing
Power of Farmer

But why should they have
to fight for it? If the
f a m ers were getting a
decent price for their prod
ucts upon which every one
of us depends for life, it
would mean the restoration
OF billions of dollars in pur-
chasing power. Isn't that
what we want in the citiesH
If the farmers were get
ting a dollar for their wheat
and 81 cents for their corn
and a decent price for their
cotton we would turn the
corner Of the depression
over night. The merchants
would feel the effect at
once; the factories would
get the benefit Immediately;
and jobless men would 60
back to work. Until we face
that fact and take ste,Is,
however unprecedented, to
restore the purchasing power
Of the farmer we shall re-
main upon the rocks.
Another item in the news:
The Senate was discussing
the vast army Of boys who
are on the march in America
today. A plan was under
discussion for the Govern
ment to mobilize these boys
and find something for them
to do under the War Depart
ment. Hundreds Of thou
sands Of boys on the march
not tramps, not toughs,
but home boys, high school
boys, boys who ought to
be in school or at the work
bench. The report Of an
official Of a Wayside Mis-
sion on the character of
these boys is this:
"The survey reveals that
the cream of our American
manhood and young man.
hood are on the road at the
present time
1t is their very indie
pendence of spirit which
puts them on the march;
their pride which revolts
at the idea Of accepting
charity relief from their
neighbors; and in many
cases they go away that the
younger children may have
more to eat.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
Combating tuberculosis
Funds Should Not Be Cut

Distressed economic conditions already making them
selves felt through increase in the of tuberculosis
Conditions such those through which this country and
the world passing always result in such an increase and
only the greatest the progress which has recently
been made in combating this disease be preserved
is for that particularly unfortunate that the Dis
tct appropriation bill in its present form cuts severely the
item maintenance of the local tuberculosis Hospital
This hospital is serving vital and increasing need in the
city.
It's population has shown progressive growth there
being than 200 patients in the institution against
i75 last year.
Nevertheless the District subcommittee the maintenance
fund $4,000 below the minimum estimate of the Budget
Bureau The reasoning behind the cut that prices have
declined.
But this item the of food and the increased
number of patients who must be provided for is taken
into account.
is to be hoped that the House will recty the subcom
xnttees and restore the item its original size
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
Farmers Deserve
Better Treatment

Everyone knows that the
grinding poverty and perse-
cution of the peasants of
France under the rule of the
Bourbons explains the
French Revolution. Carlyle,
Lamartine, Michelet have
painted some rather distress
ing pictures of scenes in the
countryside. And for many
generations Americans read
ing their. stories have con-
graduated themselves on the
fact that the farmers of
America are essentially con-
servative and impossible ma
terial for revolution or viO-
lence. The truth is that one
of the reasons the farmers
are in their present plight
is because they have been
hostile even to reasonably
progressI1a measures. They
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

lovely, is just ELSIE ROBINSON
one of those fairy tales. All
men AREN'T born free and
equal. and probably most of
them wouldn't know what to
do with equality and freedom
if they were. And it isn't pos
sible, or even desirable, that
just any boy can be President
of the United States.
However, it sounded like a
swell slogan, so everyone took
it up. But no one will ever be
able to estimate how many ca
pable mechanics were spoiled,
and how many common loafers
we're created, by that theory.
For why stick around and milk
cows, if maybe you have the
latent talent to bamboozle
voters?
Within the last year, the
President aspiration has suf-
fered a decline. Young Amer
lea no longer considers it such
a treat.
But Hollywood-now. there's
a goal for the restless heart!
Stay home, work hard and may
be some day get partnership
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

were the backbone Of re-
action for many years.
But because of the e1-
ploitation and neglect o.
agriculture, the farmers are
passing out-the peasant is
in prospect. Whenever we
decide that it is immaterial
to the people of the cities if
the farmer who owns and
tills his soil is reduced to
the status of a peasant, we
must reconcile ourselves to
a revolutionary rural popu-
lation.
In our wars the farmers
of the Middle West have
been the first to grasp the
musket-they deserve better
treatment. At any rate they
intend to have it. They in
tend to have it if they have
to fight for it.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
ONCE OVERS

Years ago, before the so
called efficiency experts be-
came the advisors of business
heads, there was more fra
ternaliSm between employers
and their workers.
Under the new" business
methods, proprietors, super
intendents and bosses have
been taught that they should
not mingle with their men ex-
cept in a strictly business way.
This spirit often has been
carried so far that never a
cheerful word or smile is ex-
changed by workers and their
superiors in many establish
ments.
Superiors don't want to know
anything about the troubles
and the problems of the men
under them.
They carefully avoid any
conversation except that of the
hard facts of the business.
Employees may be battling
with conditions that cause
them to give less attention to
their work than they should.
A few words from their
superior officers, by way of Id
vice, might show them way
out of their troubles.
This would react to make
better and more profitable
workers.
No man likes to be. con-
sidered a machine, a mere cog
In the wheel.
Copyright, 1898, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
The Farmers Are
On Warpath

The most necessary of all
industries is that of agricul-
ture. No other industry can
live without it. No other
industry is so hard; and
none so impossible to man
age. A factory can know
at the beginning of the year
just how much it will pro-
duce-for it can manage it.
No farmer ever can tell
what his harvest will be at
the beginning of the season.
He has no control over the
weather-and the weather
determines.
just now the price Of his
products is confiscatory-
nothing else. The price he
can get is below that of
production. He cannot pay
his taxes; he cannot make
enough to pay interest on
his mortgage; and yet we
have people in cities who
protest against any plan to
raise the price Of farm prod
ucts to the point where
the farmer can live-not
profit, but exist.
And so the farmers are on
the warpath-and who can
blame them? Scenes like
that at Kankakee have be-
come commonplace. The en-
battled farmers there have
stopped farm mortgage
foreclosures; forced a two
year moratorium on pay
ments; compelled a reduc-
ton in interest rates from
7 to 5 per cent.
This was done beyond the
law.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

OENATOR HIRAM JOHN
~ SON observed in the
Senate this week that thus
far in the present session of
Congress no time has been
found to give any considera-
ton to the alienation Of
human misery. Statesmen
may think that it is more i'm
portant to maintain divi-
dends, but some millions Of
people are persuaded that it
is most important to preserve
life.
Two items in the news re-
fleet conditions of today.
Both are threatening.
One tells the story of the
gathering of 500 irate
farmers in revolutionary
mood at the courthouse at
Kankakee, ILL.,, who forced
the master in chancery and
the attorney for the Federal
Joint Stock Land Bank at
St. Louis to agree to their
terms. They agreed.
The occasion was an at
tempt to foreclose on the
mortgage on the homestead
of an aged farmer. This
farmer, like all other
farmers, has long been the
victim of vicious government
tai policies, known by those
who put them in operation to
be rank discrim i nations
against the most basic Of all
our industries. Through no
fault of their own, these
farmers are not able to get
enough from their products
nearly to approach the cost
of production. Everyone
agrees that a business man
cannot do business on that
basis; too many seem to
think a farmer can. The
farmers themselves are using
sledge hammers to drive a
little sense into the heads of
urban leaders.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

In nearly all establishments
there are employees who carry
tales to those in charge of the
business or the department.
heads.
Usually such people don't
confine themselves to matters
pertaining to the business which
the bosses ought to know.
Often there are personal
matters with certain employees
which are apt to have a bad
effect on their chances for pro
motion or retaining their jobs.
The tale-carrier hopes to
make his position more secure
and gain for him favorable
consideration in future.
The wise superintendent may
listen but he will not be favor
ably impressed by the one who
tells tales derogatory to his
fellow-employes.
It is safe to say that the
person who will bear tales
about those working with him
would also peddle information
about the firm to those out
side.
And the superintendent
knows that such a one would
not hesitate to say things
about him to the man above
him.
Such a person is not a safe
employe for a responsible posi-
ton and responsible positions
hold much inside information
that it would not do to talk
about outside the establish
ment.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
LISTEN, WORLD!
; BY Elsie Robinson

in Mr.. Jones' shoe shop? What
a loathsome idea, when one
may be a Barrymore for the
wishing!
But there's just the vicious
rub of the whole problem-one
CAN'T be a Barrymore, or any
thing else, for the wishing; and
the youngster who follows the
classical injunction and bitches
his wagon to a star" is far
more apt to land in the gutter
than in the empyrean-UNLESS
HE FIRST MEASURES THE
STAR.
It's a great thing to have
ambition. It's a noble and neces-
sary thing to struggle towards
the heights. But be sure, first,
that you're able to manage or
would enjoy heights if you did
achieve them.
The grim truth is that most
of us aren't made for greatness
and we wouldn't like it if we
did achieve it. The loneliness,
the cruel discipline, the CALLING
responsibility of a really great
life would give us the jitters in
no time at all.
But why bring that up?
That isn't the DOint.
We aren't really in love with
greatness, per Sc. We aren't
actually thinking of what it re-
quires to be a great actor, or
writer, or artist, or leader,
when we hitch our wagon to g.
star. We're just thinking of
getting a free buggyride to
glory. And we're dazzled by a
pretty picture of ourselves
whizzing along, all lit up with
incandescence.
But what's the result? A
tragic one! We become so
dazed with the radiance of that
picture that we're spoiled for
all commonplace sights and
situations.
If we hadn't become infected
with that star virus, we might
have found happiness and con-
tentment and sufficient pride
in just being regular people
good wives, kind husbands,
honest workers, friendly neigh
bors. But instead, we're all a.
fever with that yen to Be Diff
ferent.
And straightway we scorn
commonplace aims!
Then the long, vain struggle
begins. For in 999,999 cases
out of 100000 the struggle is
vain. We can't be famous. We
aren't fitted to be famous. We
wouldn't like fame if we
achieved it. And, as matter
of fact, we aren't even trying
to achieve fame. We're just
out to grab Spot-lights-and of
course, we fail.
Then comes encouragement.
Discouragement that's apt to
cripple us for life. For if we
can't reach the stars, we won't
accept substitutes. So we drift
through life, refusing to be the
satisfactory people which we
might have been, embittered
because we can't be the glitter
ing creatures which we wished
to be. A general mess. And a
public nuisance.
DON'T HIT CHI YOU r
WAGON TO THE STAR-UN-
TIL YOU'VE MEASURED
YOURSELF, THE STAR!
Copyright, 1898, King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
War Debts
In a Nutshell

Says Bernard M Baruch in Washington
"EUery debt forgive to other nations lifts a
burden from their distressed business and adds it to
our distressed business, thus DOUBLING OUR
HANDICAP.
Surely it is fair rule to refuse relief unless the
burden of the debtors taxes on his income is as
heaUy oUn.
claim on US for debt reUision."
II any of our cancelatonss upset that statemen
why don't they?
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
Reorganization Of
Railroads

What change is taking
place in the minds, in the
attitude of these Toys; what
does that change mean to
future America if we left
them drift?
But nothing has been
done about human misery
during the present session
Of Congressman that is an
Indictment of the session.
We are thinking too much
about maintaining dividends
perhaps and not enough
about the human equation
in the present crisis.
The National Transporta-
ton Committee, after months
of investigation, has re-
ported on the railroads with
recommendations for con-
solidations and numerous
changes. In the beginning
Of railroad building the
roads ran wild, along with
the financiers, like Jay
Cooke; the report indicates
that a complete reorganiza-
ton in keeping with
changed conditions must be
effected. The roads can
reorganize themselves or
they must be reorganized-
for this is a problem of So
ciety.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

be President
of the United
States.
OF course
that theory
fitted in per-
fectly with
the d e m o.
cratic id e a
that all men
are born free
a n d equal.
B t unfor-
tunately the
dem cora tic
idea, though
it lis t e n S
1nrrnlr1 ic ilicf
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
The Way the Wind
Blows
Bu Claude G.. BOWers

Battles the Jackson PERIOD The Struggle
For Democracy Jefferson Hamilton" "The
Tragic and "Beveridge and the Progressive Era"
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
AutO-SuggeStiOn

AUVU-SUBBVSIIUII
According to motorists, the
depression must have taken all
the pep out of the pedestrians;
they don't bounce like they
used to.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

One of the worst things that I
ever happened to America was
the theory that any boy might
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

Pitiful Gases
An actor had his car demol-
ished the other day at a rail-
road crossing. He said he
couldn't hear the train coming
because his wife was in the
back~Seat.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

The Still of the Month
Jimmy Finlayson and an
other gentleman from Glasgow
grabbing for the dinner check.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-When
Kate Smith, the rotund radio
singer, was in Hollywood a few
weeks ago she only found one

apartment that she really IlKeo.
She didn't rent it, however, as
it was a little too tight around
her hipS.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18
MAYBE I'M WRONG!
BY John P. Medbury

in their tubs that popular
songs are now being printed on
wash rags.
Ten-SecOnd TalkieS
Wifey: George, what are you
doing under the bureau?
Hubby: I'm playing game
of stud.
Hollywood's most econimical
actor is the fellow who wanted
to rent a tuxedo with two pairs
of pants.
He's the same fellow who
had himself tattooed SO that he
wouldn't have to buy the child
rem funny papers every Sun
day.
A local student failed to pass
in a correspondent school course
recently and was so mad about
it that he shot the postman.
The Washington times., 1933-02-18

Up and Down the Boulevard
So many people enjoy singing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25
SIZZLING HEAT
 HAS BEEN GIVEN
 KNOCKOUT BLOW
Conn as We'll as Rest of New England Are Rid of Sufferings Experienced Lately

Boston, July 25.-(UP)-Quick relief came today from the sizzling heat which yesterday shot the mer- curry up to a record ss and result ed directly or indirectly in the death of 12 New Englanders.
 Three persons, all of middle age or beyond, were killed outright by the heat. Nine others drowned in the ocean, lakes, or rivers while seeking relief. A score or more prostrations were reported.
 The maximum of 9S, reached at 3 D. m., made 1t the hottest July 24 in the history of the Boston weather bureau, and the second hottest day in three years. Boston was the warmest metropolis In the nation.
 Today dawned cloudy and fairly cool, and the weather bureau said the heat was definitely broken for the present.
 Tremendous crowds thronged the beaches yesterday, with 75,000 at Revere alone and 150,000 at a half dozen other Greater Boston resorts.
 The heat victims were Michael CaverIy, 70, of North Brookfield; i; Charles Johnson, 65, of Boston. and John McKinnon, 50, of Providence, R. I. Those drowned were Miss Elizabeth De Ware, 21, and Edward Madden, 22, both of Cranton, R. l.; Everett Martin, 10. and Emile Bayle. 33, both of Providence, R. l.; Alton Salisbury, 19, Canaan, Me! John Yates, 46, Somerville. Mass; and Rita Nearly, 20, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25
WHOLESALE THEFTS OF COPPER REVEALED
CONFERENCE EAT
 LONDON ADOPTS
 ANOTHER PLAN
Committee of 1Z to Act as Permanent Body James M. Cox Chairman of Monetary Branch

London, July 25.-UP)-Lead- CTS of the world economic confer ence decided to-day to propose to a plenary session that a commit tee of IF be set up as a permanent executive committee to keep life in the conference during its recess.
 Though the final decision must Thursday. when the conference re- pected, as the leaders who pro- posed it are members of the 'Tittle steering committee" which guides the conferences destinies.
 They themselves, with the addi- ton of representatives of Brazil and Japan, would become the executive committee They com prise the president and vice.presi- dent of the conference and the chairmen, vice-chairmen and sec- retaries of the two chief conference conmittees-monetary and econ omic. Members are:
 Conference president, Ramsay Mcdonald. Great Britain: vice president. Paul Hymans, Belgium.
 Monetary-James M. Cox. United States, chairman; Guido Jung, Italy, and Victor Kienbock. Aus tria, vice chairman; Georges Bon- net, France, secretary.
 Economic Hendrikus Collin, Holland, chairman; Carl V. Krog- mann, Germany, and Tomas A. LeBreton, Argentina, vice chair man, and Walter Runciman, Great Britain, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25

was to bring our regular expenses within our revenues. That has been done.
 It may seem inconsistent for Q government to cut down its regu- lar expenses and at the same time to borrow and to spend billions for an emergency. But it is not inconsistent, because a large por- ton of the emergency money has been paid out in the form of sound loans which will be repaid to the treasury over 8 period of years; and to cover the rest of the emer- gency money we have imposed tax es to pay the interest and the in- stallments on that part of the debt.
 So you will see that we have kept our credit good. We have built a granite foundation in 6 period of confusion. That founda- ton of the federal credit stands there broad and sure. It is the base of the whole recovery plan.
 Then came the part of the prob lem that concerned the credit of the individual citizens themselves. You and I know of the banking crisis and of the great danger to the savings of our people. On March every national bank was closed. One month later 90 per cent of the deposits in the national banks had been made available to the depositors. Today only about 5 per cent of the deposits in national banks are still tied up.
 The condition relating to state banks, while not quite 50 good on a percentage basis, is showing a steady reduction in the total of frozen deposits 8 result much better than we had expected three months ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25

Thus far have spoken primar- fly of the foundation stones-the measures that were necessary to re-establish credit and to head people in the opposite direction by preventing distress and providing as much work as possible through governmental agencies. Now l come to the links which will build us a more lasting prosperity.
 I have said that we cannot attain that in a nation half boom and half broke. If all of our people have work and fair wages and fair profits, they can buy the products of their neighbors and business is good. But if you take away the wages and the profits of half of them, business is only half as good. It doesn't help much if the for tunate half is very prosperous the best way is for everybody to bc reasonably prosperous.
 Farm Act Declared Working We'll
 For many years the two great barriers to a normal prosperity have been low farm prices and the creeping paralysis of unemploy- IuChls 4hC5G AdCIOIc idtC CuL lllc purchasing power of the country in half. I promised action. Con- gress did it's part when it passed the farm and the industrial recov- cry acts. To-day we are putting these two acts to work and they will work if people understand their plain objectives.
 First, the farm act: It is based on the fact that the purchasing power of nearly half our popula- ton depends on adequate prices for farm products. We have been producing more of some crops than we consume or can sell in q de- pressed world market. The cure is not to produce so much.
 Without our help the farmers can not get together and cut pro- duction, and sthe farm bill gives them a method of bringing their production down to a reasonable level and of obtaining reasonable prices for their crops. I have clearly stated that this method is in a sense experimental. but so far
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25
Over Six Tons Were Taken Since October
 Prosecutor Claims
Asked $5.OOO Bonds for Youth Caught Sunday With 600 Pounds of Copper Near American Brass Yards-Counse for Accused Objects to Increase in Original Bond Asked

Januskas was caught by Patrol men Begg and Mccarthy of the motor patrol squad at the Ameri- can Brass yards off Freight street Sunday night. It is claimed that he had companion who escaped. About 500 pounds of copper were confiscated and are now held at police headquarters. Attorney W. J. Larkin represents the American Brass Company and was In court today to aid the state in its pro- secution.
 It is understood that the police were anxious to have the bond raised so as to get an effort to in- terrogate Januskas at headquarters in an effort to learn the identity of his companion.
 Prosecutor Neagle declared that since last October about six tons of copper disappeared. An effort will be made 1t is said, to link up Januskas and his companion in the wholesale thefts.
 Charges of breach of the peace against Earl V. Hardy of 63 Union street and Elizabeth Hickox of Oakville were nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25

Henry Boisvert, 16, Taunton, Mass. The other drowning occurred in Connecticut.