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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
A Program for Cities

One of the timely conferences studying current problems IS that of the experts in municipal finance at the University of Chicago. There are probably very few municipalities of any size in the United States to-day which have escaped financial difficulties. Most of them are floundering in seemingly hopeless muddle of debt The conference recommends that a federal com mission be formed to go into the whole matter of municipal revenue and expend- ture.
 The financial collapse of the cities has been rooted in outworn governmental forms, double and triple taxation, gross inefficency of duplicated services and wasted funds all along the line. It would be matter of years, perhaps. to establish the reforms needed to modernize city governments enough to eliminate these things. In the meantime. nearly bankrupt communities have got to do something for themselves im mediately. The conference advises them to revise their budgets downward to stop issuing tax warrants. to stop borrowing funds they have little prospect of repayng. to make more intelligent efforts to collect taxes and to fight willful tax-dodging.
 For the future, 1t recommends effective city planning to prevent the over-develop- ment of real estate subdivisions and reckless speculation in land values. It points out the folly of burdening citizens in settled sec tions with heavy taxes to pay for streets, sidewalks, drains and other convenienves of unneeded subdivisions The cities have been warned again and again that they were going the way to ruin. but it took the de- pression to drive the lesson home. If civic leaders are wise they will heed the advice of the conference, seizing the present em- ergency as golden opportunity to set their governments in order for the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Poor Strategy

It's poor strategy for the prohibition forces of the nation to consider now some sourt action to forestall repeal of the 18th amendment With sentiment in the na ton clearly against the present dry laws what ruling by any court in the land could change this Perhaps the change in the constitution can be held up few more months, but in the end the result will be the same. It has been clearly n- dieated that prohibition is on the way out. It now remains for all. prohibitonlsts and repealists alike to consider the problem of temperance as a moral one and not one for constitutional authority.
 Canon William Sheafe Chase recently stated that states where there were conven- tions at which were present delegates elected at-large will be chosen as the battle-ground for the drys. How can any such fight change the vote of the state? Did not majority in the states in question cast votes for the wet delegates? If they didn't then the state convention would not have rati- fled the repealer amendment As 1t stands in every state where there have been elee- tions for delegates to state conventions or where the COnVeHtloHS tIleHioeiNeo H"N@ DesH held the result has been overwhelming in favor of repeal.
 The drys point out that the Maine Su- preme court held that delegates had to be elected from districts and not at-large to sat- isfy the demands of the federal constitution on this score. The same question might well be decided the other way in some other state and then where would the nation be. Let the individual states argue out the sub- feet of delegates-at-large. So long as they represent the will of the people whats the actual difference in convention of this type? We don't think that the Supreme Court of the United States will upset any state results thus far announced. If so there will be more rumblings of discontent than ever in the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
YOUTH IN THE FORESTS
lNaw Haven Registerl


 Judging from the fact that 1t put out a special July edition on it, carrying many quite comph- mentary as well as interesting re- ports about the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps. the American Tree Association looks on this endeavor as quite a worthwhile piece or work. In the special are covered about all the phases of the corps. from it's recruiting to It's actual work in the woods, play and Iabor, administration and all the rest. Pictures are drawn of a lot or healthy endeavor being expended on the eradication of blights and on improvements in the forests which assistant secretary Of war Woodring declares will be Of in- estimable value, not only to us, but to posterity." Others are shown in photographic reproduction of some pretty fine looking groups of young men which give background to another statement of the same offi- cial: Nor can we measure It's benefit to the youth of the nation who are being given useful em- ployment instead of place in the breadlines." Some rather un- pleasant reports have come out on the conduct of some of the Corps black sheep that have done the outfit as a whole no good. It is fair and desirable as we'll that the bet ter and larger side is presented in such a way that it may tend to off get the idea that we may have here something like a barrel of apples with a couple rotten ones con- demning the lot. Mr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Turkish Creed

The Minister of Public Instruction in Turkey has written a creed for Turkish children. It is to be taught and recited daily in the schools. It differs from the boastful and aggressive announcements of some patriotic creeds Here it is: T am Turk, honest and industrious My duty is to protect those weaker than l. to respect my elders, to love my country sincerely My ideal is to raise myself higher and to con- tnue in the path of progress. make gift of my existence to the existence of Turkey"
 Here is no hymn of hate and belligerence. It may be said that elders who deserve re- speet usually receive it without the aid of creed but that is a slight thing to critcise in statement on the whole so sane and gentle. If the rising generation of Turks live according to that creed they will set many European neighbors high example.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Wheat Gambling to End

The recent orgy of gambling in wheat and the following spectacular crash of the market will have served useful purpose if they bring aboGt elimination of some of the evils that have SO long characterized grain trading. And there is evidence that they may. George N. Peek. administra- tor of the Farm Adjustment Act. minced no words when he told grain dealers that they must set their own house in order or the government would do it for them He add cd that this was not just another warning of the sort issued so often in recent years. Abuses exist in the grain trades. and they acting as the marketing medium for the farmers. should correct these abuses. said Peek. If they do not succeed then the government will act. . know of no industry other than farming which has nothing to say about the price received for its product"
 The Chicago Board of Trade and other grain exchanges have necessary and use-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

decline in one of the countfy's. major indus tries-6shing. Scientists are at loss to ex- plain the cause of this strange pbenomenon. They'd like to because eel grass also kept alive much of our wild fowl; it precented erosion of the coast line: it was first class insulator for use in tin, manufacture of re- frigerating units, etc. It was also used in making quilts and mattresses. For the fish it provided shelter when the creatures of the deep were too small to defend themselves. For ducks it was source of food in their migration up and down the coast As pro- teetion against erosion it afforded a. seawall from encroaehing waves. We should think that this one reason would be enough to en- list the scientific forces of the nation in fight to develop disease-resistant species so that our seaeoast would not recede any fast CT than it does today. For the fish and wild fowl also some regard must be held. Let's restore eel grass much as we loathe it when we come in contact with it when swimming in salt water
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
So They Say

< The more I examine present-day womanhood the more am disap- pointed in my search after that Ideal beauty which is the romantic novelist's dream.
 -Gilbert Frankau, British novelist.
 Money will buy power and so- cial position. but try to exchange 1t for anything as spiritua as friedship or love and you only get their counterfeit.
 Mary Borden, writer.
 When I go to bed. sleep. -King George of England, com
 menting disdainfully on bedside
 lamp displayed at London ex- hibit.
 Business has learned lot from the depression. After we get strengthened out and get going good we'll start to forget those things again.
 -samuei M. vauclain. industrial
 ist.
 Sometimes 1t Is extremely good for you to forget that there Is anything in the world that needs to be done. and to do some particu- lar thing that you really want to do.--Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Nobody has ever suggested that faculty salaries are too high. but 1t may be suggested. and I think rightly. that faculties are too large. --Presldent R O b rt Maynard
 Hutchins. University of Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

With establishment of the branch home loan banks in several cities of this state Wa terbury included, ready to be accomplished this week there seems to be disposition up- on the part of certain banks, large insurance companies, and other mortgage holders to re- gard the experiment with some misgivings. They are not disposed to exchange their mortgages for the home loan corporation banks. The principle value of the bonds is not guaranteed by the government the in- terest alone is. Right ip our state state banks can't buy the bonds for legal investments. poration bonds as legal investments. lnsur- ance companies and others who are heavy investors in this type are holding back until they see whether or not the banks are going to be allowed to go in for the home loan corporation bonds. If that is the case then the experiment seems doomed. However, we have hopes that when the banks begin their operations such will not prove true and there will be hearty response in financial circles. It is well to study carefully the pur- pose of the bank before anybody goes to it for loan. although such service is free and no charge is involved. In connection with this some home owners have already been mulcted by sharpers who collected fees for negotiating loans which won't materialize. As soon as the local branch is opened some thing may be forthcoming of interest to all home owners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
A Book a Day < by BRUCE CATION
A Fine Record Of
 Devoted Service

There is something immensely encouraging and reassuring about such a book as Certain Safnari- tans," by Esther Pohl Lovejoy, a new and enlarged edition of which has just been published.
 This book tells the story of the American Women's Hospitals = that organization of women doc- tors who went overseas during the war under Red Cross supervision. started out by caring for wound- cd soldiers and wound up by go- ing all over the Near East and com batting famine, plague and a dozen other evils all the way from Albania to:Armenia. #1r
 "Wound up," perhaps isn't quite the expression--for some of these women are still at 1t. But anyway, it is a fine record of magnificent service; and, as I say, it is a reas- surfing sort of book.
 We hear a lot these days about the big rewards that must be hung up in order to inspire people to do their best work. Industry must offer its million-dollar bonuses, bankers must draw up their pre- ferrcd lists, self-interest must be catered to all the time. or the worlds work won't get done. Oh, yeah? Read what Dr tovejoy says:
 ".This service has not been a bed of roses. Sometimes it has been a bed of straw in box car, d rug on the deck of sailing smack, or a cot in typhus camp. Our hos- pitalers have endured discomforts, survived diseases and manifold dangers, but they have lived abun- dantly.. .. They can never be poor though they die in the almshouse the place would be enriched by their presence"
 America should never cease to be proud of the work done by these women. This book gives you ap impressive survey of their splendid record.
 Macmillan Is the publisher, and the price is $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

The gradual disappearance of state lines was forecast last week at the annual confer ence of governors in California. We hope that the day will neva come when our state lines will be as completely forgotten as Sec retary of War Dern predicted. Wed hate to think that Connecticut might not mean any more to Californian than the land of smil- ing skies would be to Nutmegger. And if Governor Ritehie of Maryland doesn't soon come to the defense of vanishing state rights then who will' It's all right to give the fed eral government extraordinary powers dur ing just such emergencies as exist now. but they must not wipe out state lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Wanted-One Clean Stream

If there is one stream in this state that can be termed unpolluted and which will prove SO upon thorough examination of it's waters then the owner should immediately communicate with Chairman Thomas H. Beck of the state board of fisheries and game. He is looking tor just such river or brook SO that it may De devoted to the raising of salmon. The experiment of placing salmon in Connecticut waters was attempted several times in the past. but without much success. There are still stories in various sporting circles to the ef- feet that an occasional land d-loeked salmon has been caught It's hard to trace these tales. though We have even heard it claimed that there were lahd-locked salmon in Quassapaug. but we don't know anybody who ever saw or caught one.
 However, Chairman Beck is optimistic about his chances of making salmon one of the game fishes of the state Trout fish 7 ing is on the increase here despite the rapid increase in the number of anglers. Modern and scientific methods of raising and dis tributing the trout. as well as controlling the taking of them from streams and ponds Sas aided to considerable extent in ending threatening extermination of native species If fish. Shad fishing is also being aided by ' hese same efforts. Why shouldn't it be possible to provide salmon fishing? It. hould and is if our streams can be kept clean br nothing will drive them away or kill hem off quicker than polluted waters.
 To aid Commissioner Beck in his plan he opes that all city officials, manufacturers,
 nd land owners will join him in the move end stream pollution. This IS tre- nsndous task and we hope that Mir Beck realizes this before he starts something When the state water commission was created some years ago it was thought that in few years our waters would be restored to their pristine freshness. It's costly job. though to end stream pollution and the commission has had to proceed slowly. It had met with resistance. It had been encouraged. Cities are establishing modern sewage sys- sems and neutralizing wastes before dump ins them into streams If industrial plants will do the same the battle is won. Let's hope all the interested agencies can unite for one big qualification program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Rome
 Letter
(Unitcd Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan COrrcSpOndcnt)
 Rome (UP)-Peddlers here are out. for social insurance.
 A peddler hawking his wares through vivacious Italian street scenes, isn't the man farthest down after all. The National Fed eration of Peddlers now has re- solved to establish a Sivkness fund for its members.
 | These special funds will be in- stituted in those provinces where it is estimated that the possible number of members wiww not be less thon 5000.
 Street hawkers here already are enjoying the multifold benefits of sickness fund.
 In case of illness the Ma iesal Federation. pays members. al, in- demnity equal in value to tha, of the number of working days lost. Domen, on the other hand, are eligible for maternity benefits.S
 Medical and pharmaceutical aid, free of charge. also is provided by the federation during the whole period of the illness. Other dut- les connected with the special fund lHcluue. d SuUcluy tO UC pau " the husband, or wife of the mem Der or failing such. to the wholly dependent relatives of the member. on the certification of death, to contribute towards the cost of med ical attendance when for reasons beyond the members's control, he cannot benefit from the. medical services ordinarily provided for by the fund. to contribute towards the cost of surgical aid or of cures in hydrotherapeutic, climatic or bath | in gesta blishments and in con- valescent homes.
 Special grants to peddlers who are in need of assistance in conse- lquence. of serious illness or of other misfortune in their families. were recently made by the national federation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Our Daily Washington Letter
 Buying Power May Increase By Six Billions
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

on business trip "around the circle"
 As for Farley, perhaps there was some situation" in connection with the Memphis post office. There usually is. Beer at U. S. Hospital
 The Army medical corps has put it's okay on the 3.2 per cent beer. A 2O-foot bar with brass rail has been installed at the Walter Reed hospital--the first yet erected on government hospital grounds.
 Doctors, patients and orderlies keep couple of bartenders busy. Undcrfed Children
 In contrast with insistent asser- tions from the highest officials all last year that the depression was making everybody healthier and healthier, the U. S. .Children's Bureau comes along with. 8 study showing large increases in malnu- triton among children.
 Percentage of malnutrition among New York school children rose from 13.4 in 1929 to 21.1 in 1882. The Community Health Center at Philadelphia reported an increase of 30 per cent to AZ per cent. S
 NRA's Printing Bill
 The MIRA sometimes spends as much as $L200 day on paper for it's press releases alone. The Department of Commerce mimeo- graphing and multigraphing de- partment works two full shifts now and employs 130 percons of whom 90 are engaged on MIRA material. About 7,500 copies of every code are made for distribution. but the are made for distributoin, but the biggest job Is the mimeographlng of transcripts of each code hear ing. (Copyright, 1888 NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

Justice William M. Maitbie attnck- ed the greatest defect" in the state judicial set up-the minor court appointment method. The system is logically wrong, since these judges have Jurisdiction only in one particular town or borough and jet are selected by over three hundred members of the legisla- ture, only few of whom have any real connection with the smaller courts" These appointments are now, in the. words of Governor CrossA nothing more than the football of political intrique."
 The Washington birthday judge ship deal in the late assembly ses- sion was dramatic evidence of the truth of the governors statement. Less dramatic but more significant is the fact that the judicial coun- cil's reform plan, supported by both the governor and the chief justice. has been ignored by the assembly through two successive sessions. This plan would replace the minor courts with district Court system headed by the superior and ,su- preme courts. It's irremediabIe drawback for assemblymen is that it would remove one of the most bountiful plum trees from the pat tronage orchard. Indeed, the as- sembly's "retort courteous to the governors recommendation in his first inaugural message was to ap- propriate his power of New Haven judges for the city of New Haven and his right to nominate the judges of the courts of common pleas. The essential political char acter of this shift was demonstrat- ed by the fact that the assembly, essentially republican, saw fit to effect 1t only when a democratic governor had been elected.
 In his address Friday, Chief Justice Maltbie returned to the atack, specially recommended the judiciaps councils plan.Th present manner in which judgeships are ''parceled out by political leaders" shows "the system to be vicious even though some very good ap- pointments may have been made" And he summed informed and im- partial public opinion with his in- sistence that "such show of fa- voritism undoubtedly lowers the tone of the courts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

A couple of Brooklyn, N. r., dog owners edecided that they would determine which one of them had the best dog by making them fight Each of the dogs was tied to a chain and then the business of making them fight commenced. When arragned in court the owners were sentenced to jail which was the best thing the judge could do under the cir cumstanees. Dog fights always struck us as barbaric. It's natural for wild animals to fight, but domesticated ones are certainly to be restrained from falling back to the wild strain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
CATERS COME AS
 AN ANNUAL AUCTION
(New Britain Herald)

Each summer, there being noth- ing of serious moment for council men to think about, the carnival problem-a hardy perennial-pops up. They are kicked out of town and let in. No method ever seems entirely satisfactory. Now an at tempt is to be made to charge $7b a day. A carnival under any name to earn a profit with such fee would have to have plenty Of get the money schemes on the prem iscs; 1t would be compelled to adopt sure-fire methods. Some of these are against the law. unless the authorities wink.
 While New Britain exercised q good conscience and kept them out. Berlin stood pat and garrered tho fees. True, the state police had to take action recently and raid one of the gaudy monstrosities near the New Britain town line. leaving #
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Here, There And EueryDhere

bereft of it's Monte Carlo access sories.
 The only sound argument for permitting carnivals in New Bri- tain is> that they may be better safeguarded than when held in neighboring Berlin. Our police are supposed to be more particular than the country constables. Out side of that, there is no sound ar- gument. So far as the fees are con- cerned. the city will not miss them and at any rate, what the city gains in fees will be more than balanced by the less bulky pocket books of local patrons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
MALTBIE ON COURTS.

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 Connecticut.s chief justice is not content to remain quiescent at the pinnacle of the states judicial sys- tenn. In recent address before the civics and government classes of Hartford Public High school. Chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
Personal Health Seruice (By3 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, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01
To-day's Selected Poem
INVITATION.

(Harry Elmore Hurd in The New York Sun) Come walk at candlehour with me Knee-deep through turgid timothy. . We shall let down the pasture bars Then climb the hill to greet the stars our hearts shall talk the hour through. Speaking old words forever new When we return with dew -drenched feet Through hardhack spires and meadow sweet. Nothing but love shall henceforth matter More than hidden tree toad's chatter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

Of course it's all right to make eandi- dates for postmasterships take civil service examinations if they're asked the right kind of questions. F'rexample, about political, conditions in their districts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-01

High tide at Milford Wednesday, August 2: 8:l6 p. m.. daylight time; low. tide, 2:38 a. m. daylight time.