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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

in Scarsdale. N. r.. mothers of that town arc banding now to drive from the asr waves those nightly disturbers whoss sepulchral tones or weird Shrisks send chil- drsn to bed shaking as if with the ague. At least that is what is happening in Scarsdale homes. The type of programs now being offered by prominent broadeasting chains from 4:45 to p. m. has been under close scrutiny by Scarsdale mothers and such ob- jeetionable features as arc conducive to nightmares in your children are going to bear the brunt of what may turn out to be a nationwide attack. It IS hard some times for a grownup to understand childish re- actions to awesomc tales But any mother or father with house full of growing youngsters usually can prove that such a tribe requires the patience of a Job and the wisdom of Solomon for correct up-bring- ing So if these Searsdale mothers are solving one more parental problem. more power to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
Our Daily Washington Letter
All Eyes on Roosevelt
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

Washington.-The imminence of the Roosevelt administration and the general failure of congress to meet national problems has con- tinued to inspire, in this capital city at least, an increasingly furi- ous speculation as to the ability or willingness of MT Roosevelt to as- sume ditatorIal powers.
 Much of this is uttered by con- servatives who want Roosevelt to be bold enough to jam through measures dear to them--usually on the theory that budget balancing, q sales tax and drastic reduction Of veterans expenses are essential to recovery-or by liberals who hope he will be bold enough to make congress "soak the rich" and adopt a vast public works program.
 Everyone, however, raises the question as to the possibility that Roosevelt can and will become the great national leader which every one who discusses the matter agrees the country needs. Regard lss of whether we should be led to the left, right or straight ahead, the question whether we are to be led anywhere at all remains a guessing game and MT Roosevelt is at last on the spot.
 Neither in his pre-convention campaign, in his election campaign or in the months of the lame duck congress has Roosevelt aroused any enthusiastic conviction that he is Moses suddenly popped up in the wilderness. Hence no one is able to be over optimistic or greatly dis couraged about him.
 Someone must grab congress by the neck and make 1t move. Of course the only person who can possibly do 1t is Roosevelt. And advisors will try to pull him and push him in so many different di- rections that only vigorous, strong man, standing on his own feet with a driving will to smash through obstacles when persuasion doesn't suffice, can make such headway in any direction.
 Frequent use of the party caucus in congress--a device used to bind party members to majority pro- grams which has found much favor since 1t was used in the house to defeat the republican tariff bill-- Is urged on Roosevelt.
 Everyone hopes--Although some doubt--that he will be able to ex- ert complete mastery over the huge majorities of democratic members. That feat is likely to take everything he has, and perhaps more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
Fundamental Relief

This significant statement was recently given out in Cleveland "Cleveland Clearing House banks and associate members an- nounce the first of series of steps that they are taking comparatively to set up mofe ef- ficent machinery in this city for dealing with problems relating to the financing of real estate mortgages, land trust obligations and other similar securities They are uniting to bring into existence new cor poration that will have an authorized cap- 1 tai of $5.000,000, to be known as the Western Reserve Mortgage Co.
 "Tbe immediate purpose of the new or 2anization is to unify and generally improve conditions relating to the financing of real estate mortgages. which is recognized as be- ing of the first importance here as it is in all communities throughout the country. This is being undertaken in the hope and expectation that the resulting benefits will be effective in aiding and stimulating all forms of business activity"
 Here is one of many movements started lately. showing at last an awakening ap- preeation in business and financial circles of the vital importance of real estate in the economic scheme. Not only has this form of property been grlevously dIscriminated against, in excessive taxation and denial of credit. but it's very nature has been ignored. A generation worshpping the stock k-ticker and seeing no value except in printed cer- tifieates bas almost forgotten the funda- mental quality of land and buildings. From land. by the hand of man, come directly or indirectly all material values, just as surely as in the end all things return to the land. Anything which imperils or discredits real estate values thereby imperils all other values. If mortgages become worthless. all securities will be worthless. Ruin the farm owners and city home owners, and railroads. factories. stores and banks will go down with them.
 If national credit is to be built up again. if business activity is to be revived. the pro. cess may well start with real estate. Credit to thaw out frozen mortgages and save equities will start wave of confidence i'm proving all other forms of credit. It will promote construction work. and thereby revitalize score of great industries. Like a waterplane rising in the soil under the crop roots. it will nourish all business. Isn't it the soundest strategy in depression-doc- toring to work thus. from the bottom up. instead of merely providing credit at the top of she business heap and trusting that It will soak down through the whole mass until it reaches the roots1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
The Story
 Of A House

Every novelist must be tempted occasionally to devote book to the history of a house. Houses have adventures, just as people have, and their life stories can be inter- esting. It's wonder, really, that the stunt isn't tried oftener.
 Helen Ashton has done it in the current novel, "Belinda Grove" and the venture isn't quite as suc- cessful as you might expect.
 Belinda Grove Is a rather pre- tentious house on the edge of Lon- don, built just after the Napoleonic wars by absolute young noble man as a home for his mistress and a quiet retreat for his card parties.
 From these folk it passes to an upright, sober merchant, whose daughter finds romance in the house, lets it slip out of her hands, and goes mad. Then, as this family too passes on. the house goes on downhill. It is used for tirhc as 8 madhouse; it gets cut up into apartments, it's neighborhood goes to seed, It's tenants change from the shabby gentecl to the down. right shady, 1t serves as annex to a hospital-and at last 1t is torn down to make way for q new mos tor highway.
 Mrs Ashton has presented the people who occupy the house with good deal of care, and has suc- ceeded in making them real. But somehow the book seems discon- nected and jumpy. The thread that ties 1t together isn't quite strong enough. And 1t isn't helped much F by the ineffective ghost whom the author stations in the garden.
 Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company, Belinda Grove" costs $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

His chief weapons will be pat ronage power, the possibility of appeals to the country for support and the iron in Roosevelt's system which many admirers have thought they saw behind his almost per- petual grinning good nature.
 The head -waggers arc now bas- ing their lugubrious fears on the failure of Roosevelt to exert any important influence on the dying lame duck congress. His only ap- parent efforts to intervene in any way were seen in his conference with democratic leaders at New York which developed into fiasco, and in his effective effort to kill off democratic proposals for sales tax.
 He was content to withhold ef- forts for most genuinely important legislation for his special session. He didn't ask for and didn't get any power to reduce veterans ex- penditures, now about q billion dol lars 8 year and automatically mounting. Nor did he say anything, despite his obvious influence on majorities in both branches of con- gress, as to unemployment and some other forms of relief.
 The one big job congress did passage of the prohibition repeal amendment - was accomplished without his intervention, although he might have put it over and won the credit.
 So now the suspense is rather awful. The burning question is whether MT Roosevelt will come tearing down the field with a strong sense of direction and a vast momentum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
So They Say

The American farmer may carry he moose to q place where they are attempting to foreclose on his neighbours farm, but along with that moose will be old Glory. Alexander c. Davis, former sec- retary of the National Farmers Union.
 There are millions of acres in this country on which men could go to and do something only they won't do 1t. The Rt Rev Thomas F.. GaiIor. Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee.
 feel great but not quite fit for a prize ring at the moment. Gen. John J. Pershing upon re- covery from bronchitis attack.
 
 The ultimate result of the dis armament conference will be that people will be destroyed by 10- inch sheeus instead of the 16-inch ones.
 -George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
 CONVENTION
Bridgeport Telegraph

Bridgeport Telegraph
 To the Connecticut Legislature which now has before 1t the ques- ton of how to proceed to call a constitutional convention to ratify or reject the new constitutional amendment which would repeal the 18th amendment, we have a suggestion to offer.
 That is that the constitutional convention be based upon the pres ent senatorial districts of the state. There are 35 such districts and their boundaries are well known and established by long usage.
 It would be comparatively simple matter for the legislature to empower the calling of conven ton based upon the existing sen- ate, one man to be elected from each district. Such a convention could adopt it's own rules or pro- ceed on the rules already governing legislative procedure in the senate. A body of 35 men is quite large enough for legislative purposes and not 50 large as to involve undue difficulties or expense in the elec- ton machinery.
 A constitutional convention based upon the whole legislature would not meet the spirit of the new amendment, or of the party platform pledges in the national campaign. Both parties called for constitutional conventions truly based upon the will of the people. The lower house of the legislature, as is well known, is based upon towns and not upon people. The senate, while # allows minimum representation in each county re- gardiess of population, comes close enough to being popularly-elect- ed body to qualify under the speci- fications.
 As there would be but one ques- ton before such convention--the question of repeal-ordinary parti- sanship would not necessarily en- for into the election. We pass along the suggestion for whatever it is l worth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
CARRYING ON THE CONNEC.
 TICUT PLAN
(gridgeport Times-star,

Bridgeport Timeg-Star)
 Connecticut's state-leased trout streams and public shooting grounds. where the citizenry may seek wholesome outdoor recreation and surcease from material things in contemplative sport are the envy of other states. Over 200 miles of streams and over 60.0O0 acres of hunting areas have been leased. Regulations in effect on these popular fishing and hunting places are rigid1y observed by ap- preciative sportsmen and land. owners have efficient patrol ser vice to protect their properties from carelessness.
 When Senator Frederic c. Wal colt and Superintendent John w Titcomb conceived the Connecticut Plan of public recreational areas seven years ago. it met with wide spread approval and was adopted by the general assembly. Pro- vision was made for the leasing of such lands and fishing rights and funds were appropriated there for.
 As the state board of fisherie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

and game proceeded with the plan, 1t was occasionally found that ac- quisition of lands by outright pud- chase of certain key properties would be much more advantageous than leasing. This applied es- pecially to ponds which had been stocked with fish at state expense and from which the public after wards was threatened with exclu- sion by reason of complete posting of surrounding lands against tres- passing. By purchase of any in- expensive and narrow strip permit ting public access to these ponds, they could be continued as public fishing waters in perpetuity. The same thing would apply to public shooting grounds.
 The general assembly is asked to give to the state board of fish, cries and game power to purchase outright where the necessity aris- es. Complaints against leasing operations are singularly absent and there appears little reason why the board should not have the authority it seeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
Here, There And Eueryuhere
VANDALISM IN REVERSE
(New York Herald -TrIbunc)

(NcW YOTk 1lcTdlu- lTIDunCJ
 The times are no longer condu- cive to the activities of affluent collectors who once swandered afield in England and on the Con- tinent ravishing art treasures here and historic souvenirs there and purchasing entire chateaus or Cliz- abethan gatekcepers' lodge to be reassembfed on the family estates in Oklahoma or California. But even if the predatory American no longer roams abroad, spreading dismay and resentment 1t is agree able to know that some compensa- ton for this earlier situation has been achieved in at least one case through the generosity of an Amer ican friend of England. The little village of Grantchestcr, immortal ized by Rupert Brooke fin one of his poems, has been saved from modernization by gift from the Pilgrim Trust, established by E. s. Hardness. Of the town Brooke wrote: ~
 T only know that you Ay lie
 Day long and watch the Cam
 bridge sky .,
 And, flower lu1led in the sleepy
 Hear the cool lapse of hours
 pass
 Until the centuries blend and
 blur
 In Grantchester, in Grand
 chester"
 Now, two decades after Brooke wrote these lines, MT Harkness's money has prevented. the building through Grantchester. of an express highway which would irredeemabiy have modernized the village and filled it's meadows with petrol fumes and the rush of motors. Oc- with pride to American vandalism in reverse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

Old age pensions and unemployment in- surance. two of the most perplexlng prob- lems confronting all states to-day. will oc- eupy the attention of Connecticut egisla- tors on March q and 22. according to the committee calendar. Both are to be heard before the judiciary committee and crowded hearings are anticipated The report of the old age commission, named two years ago by the legislature. was released late last year and the state is more or less familiar with its several features. outstanding of which creates division of old age assist anee in the existing public welfare depart ment Elimination of the present alms- house is recommended with creation of ] number of districts in the state, each one containing welfare home. A further study of old age dependency IS also en- eouraged with report to be returned to the 1895 legislature. The measure is opposed by the Connecticut Federation of Labor in part and bill sponsored by this organiZa- ton will also be heard on March 2l. The scheme getting the most support for unem- ployment insurance involved a voluntary employer-employe contribution. No doubt there will be additions or alterations af- fected during the hearings. Both the topics are of too much interest to be ignored by anybody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

Two patriots have been nominated for special recognition from the entire country. They are a retired college professor and an executive of large transportation concern both residents of New York state. In filing their l932 state income tax returns they did not take advantage of such exemptions to which they were entitled. Both re- marked that the times were such as to de- mand the utmost of everybody in support ing the government. Bravo and again. bravo!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
O---O---O WORDS
Sermons in stones,
 It's true, no doubt, Preachers seem stOnclIkc Az aRFslsDna f.Otua nrlf.

Sermons in stones.
 It's true, no doubt,
 Preachers seem stOncIIkc
 AS sermons come out. o-O--o Cermak's illness is giving the medical men q great opportunity to advertise medicine. Now if they can dig up another Balto to carry the frozen pudding to Nomesky, 1888 will be off to q great start.
 o-O-o
 The world is filled with trials. Which helps profess sional jurors make q dollar now and then, I suppose.
 O--O--o Good sandwiches produce habit forming drug stores.
 O-O--O
 Sign fin local Iunchroom. "Cash-No Moratorium"
 O-O-O We're told that colder weather will feature the next four years. We don't know whether this indi- catcs the fact that Roosevelt won't be 50 hot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
O-O--O DEALING

Words arc merely pendants,
 Hanging from q chair, Worn both day and evening,
 Then to he worn again. O-O-O There was no session of city court to-day. The city is either suffering from religion or can't afford to be wicked.
 O-O-O
 Then there was the husband who purchased small ever green tree and insisted that his wife place 1t in the nursery.
 O-O-O This concludes our regular Tues day evening program. It was broadcast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy of the Waterbury Evening Democrat, pio- neer in this type of newspaper work. We are, signing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour.
 o-O--o Good night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
To-day's Selected Poem
(Geoffrey Clumber in The Christian Science
 Monitor)
 MARCH IS A TEASE

Monitor)
 MARCH IS A TEASE In March When coaxing breezes blow And springtimc fancies Flower fin snow. 1 budge not from the hearth. Instead I go To stir afIame The dying embers of the winters fire And take a new book from the shelf So well I know The chill that lies In March's laughing April eyes That I mistrust her siren song As through the streets she sweeps along. But when she rattles at my window pane And sings for me her loud rerrain, 1 turn my head To watch just how She conjures blossoms on the naked bough. Then back to the bookshelf Goes the book. Into the firelight One last look And am off to follow herI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal
 health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or
 treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, cure of the Democrat. sending | stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
Good evening.
 O-~O-o THOUGHTS
"A SMILES rAE. THING.

Thoughts are merely threads o gold.
 In common plan. Stretching through the universe. Holding true to man. Etching in the warp and wool. Heights to which we tower, Furnishing the pyramids In an age old hour. Thoughts are props on which WI lean.
 In the stumble through. Coverlets that batter down.
 Memories we knew. Little breaks. that sort of ease. As we make the trek. Then like ghosts. they Hitter on And like ghosts they beck. o-O-o
 Editor Day by Day: Dern good judgment. the appointment of Sec retary of War. 9. Shoe hospital, heellng an injury is our sole ambi- tion. 3. Many who have suffered during the depression have changed their opinion on capital punish ment.-B. B. o-O-O
 Two women speaking: Have you heard of our cooperation"
 0--O-O
 This chap who staged the com munist demonstration here last week, and told the Mutual Aid committee yesterday that the state should feed tn people, would make a good leading man in El- mer Rice's We, the People," Talk ing the part of the People.
 o-O-o
 The tipping evil. so adjudged. might assume a different status if somebody tipped us off to an idea to end dull times.
 o-O-0
 Mrs Roosevelt is going to have weekly press conferences. She's probably anxious to com pete with her husband and see which of them makes the first page.
 o-O-o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

Business needs confidence. but not con fidence men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

If the Reconstruction Finance Corpora ton wants to do some real reconstruction, it will help to refinanee delinquent real estate taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:l tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

Encouraged by the fact that they drove nomadic hot-dog stands from the streets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28

Stars are heaps of diamond dust, Hanging in the sky, BcacOns of the nOcturne, Lights for passersby.
 O-O-o It used to be "The Public Be Damned" Now it's, Be Damned If the Public Musn't be Consid- cred"
 O-O-o
 The depression is causing college students to be less gay. But cheer up, repeal of the 18th amendment will fix this.
 o--O-O Apparently religion has tough time in politics. Consider Connec- ticut's Cross for instance.
 o-O--o
 A love match always stars from scratch.
 O-O-O England is placing an embargo on arms to China and Japan af- ter the "prcsent contracts have been filled. Now the question arls- es, how present is a present con- tract"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
O---O--O LOOKING IN

Millionalrcs and politicians, In RoOscvelt's cabinet go, Tho forgotten man Is still forgotten And always it's been so.
 o--O-o If they confined the band wagon strictly to musicians, there wouldnt be such scramble to get on board.
 O-O-o
 A lot of chaps who boast about stopping at nothing be- come pretty docile before red traffic light. o-O--O Life is a puzzle to some, q jig saw puzzle to some more.
 O-O-O
 The queen pawned her jew els to help Columbus. She wasn't the first maid who fell for a sailor.
 o-O-O Then there was the property owner with Q doctors office to rent, who refused to eat an apple a day.
 O-O-o
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YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-06-02
vEL'KE LOzIsKk
DRASIfKU oBJAVENf

Y state New Mexico objavili
geologisti Spoj. Statov obrovske
loziska drasliku (potasu). Jeho
dolovanie sa poslednych me.
siacoch tax vyvinulo, ze sa Spo-
jen6 Staty staly lplne neodvis-
lymi cd cudzozemskeho potash
po prvy raz svojej historic.
Draslik (potas) je vel'mi CEN
ny nerast. Pred vojnou bolo len
jedno zname miesto ma svete )
draslikovymi loziskami: Ne
mecku, ktore sa 2 vel 'kej ciast-
ky nasledkom tohb stale boha-
tou a mocnou krajinou. Draslfk
umoznil Nemcom West vojnu "a
styri roxy proti celemu svetu.
q dfaslika sa vyraba vel'ky po-
Get chemikalii, vyborne uncle
hnojivo, pusnych prach, mnohe
lieky atd'. Pred paru rokmi
najdene boly pri Urale v Rusku
obrovske loziska tohto vzacne-
no nerastu teraz Spojenych
Statoch.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-06-02
ZkKON o UElgNfQH
PAPIEROCH PoDP1SANy

Prezident Roosevelt podpisa]
v sobotu zakon o predavanf cen.
nych papierov, ako dcastin, bon
dov atp. Tento zakon znemoz-
nj afebo aspon vel'mi obmedzi
svindle, ktorych americke o.
becenstvo okradene bolo o bill
ony dolarov. Kazdy investieny
bankar a broker, pondkajlci
cenne papiere ma predaj, musi
dat lplne informacie o spoloc-
nosti, ktorej cenne papiere pre-.
dava. Musi 20 dnami pred ich
predavanim ich registrovat' u
federalnej obchodnej komisie
ktora ich preskdma. Kazdy bro.
ker podlieha vel'k&mu trestu '
-pade svindlu. Musi podat' po-
drobnosti 0 spolocnosti, 0 predo'
slych jej dcastin&ch a bondoch
a inc fakta tykajdce sa ponlka-
nych cennych papierov.