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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
Real Statesmen Needed

The clang of the hammers in American
shipyards is about to sound at louder, fast
err pitch than we have heard in years Across
the Pacific in the shipyards of Japan an
equally accelerated Changing is about to be-
gin: and unless all signs fail these two ma
tons will presently be embarked upon
naval building race of the traditional type.
in spite of treaties, gentlemen's agreements
or any other forms of restraint. 1t is very
easy for an American to deplore this trend
No one who remembers the outcome of the
worlds great naval building raee--between
England and Germany-can be blamed for
dreading the advent of new one. But it
is not nearly so easy to say just how this
race is to be avoided. Your pacifist. of
course. will remark that the way to avoid
race of this kind is to build no more war
ships under any circumstances; to let the
other chap lay down as many keels as he
chooses and to pare your own establish
ment down year after year, secure in the
knowledge that you yourself aren't going to
war no matter what happens.
But it isn't likely that many Americans
will endorse this plan. The world is. still
perilously disturbed and suspicon-raked
planet: international policies still have a
way of colliding headon, in spite of all we
can do to prevent it; and while war may be
a most costly and wasteful way of settling
disputes. the world does not yet seem to
have reached the point at which it can as
sure itself that war will be no more. In
short. America has very solid reasons for
maintaining strong navy, and govern
ment which failed to do SO could properly
be called short-sighted And the same
thing doubtless can be said of the Japan
ese. Which leaves us, perhaps, right where
we started-except that it all underlines the
heavy responsibility which rests on the
shoulders of the statesmen Of the two ma
tons.
There are. after all. more reasons for the
United States and Japan to be friendly
than there are for them to be enemies. This
country is Japan's best customer; Japan, in
turn. buys heavily from the United States.
and the development of Japan's Asiatic con-
quests should logically open still larger
markets to American manufacturers. As
both nations prepare for trouble. it should
be possible for their statesmen to work out
a way whereby they could continue to live
in peace. Self-interest on both sides of the
! Pacific dictates such course
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Family's Troubles
Pictured In Novel

"Once They Were Rich," by D. l..
Murray, is q rather leisurely Eng
lish novel about q country family
which suffers q financial come
down; and aside from the fact that
the author never quite seems sure
just what kind Of a. book he Is try
ing to write, it is not bad enter
tainment.
The father Of this family is q
superannuated professor, and the
household consists of himself, his
wife, their two daughters and their
son. The beginning Of the story re-
veals the whole tribe as bunch Of
hopeless incompetents, and just as
you are trying to decide which Of
the three children is the most obi
Gus the news arrives that the fam
| lily fortune has vanished.
Immediately everybody reveals
an unsupported substratum of hon.
est, substantial courage and ability.
One daughter establishes chicken
farm. Another turns an honest
penny by helping a neighboring
stock-raiser with his horses. The
son develops ability as an automo-
bile mechanic. Mother proves that
she can cook and make beds with
out a whimper. The professor, af-
ter fumbling the ball a couple Of
times, starts knitting mufflers for q
drygoods store.
Part Of the time our author
seems to be trying to show the
sturdy virtues Of the English up
per middle class. part of the time
he seems to be taking a crack, at
the labor party, now and then he
seems to be writing good farce
comedy and occasionally we get a
note of dreamy romance. But al
though this makes the atmosphere
trif1e bumpy, the book contrives
to be fairly entertaining. It's good,
average summer reading, guess.
Dutton is the publisher, and the
price is 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

u. S. Army grave concern. When Il BE-
came evident this year thar even more econo-
mics than those already made were in order
Budget Director Douglas and his aides
CHANGED upon an item in the War depart
ment of $4,000. 1t was for maintenance
of the Statue of Liberty annually. 1t may
be recalled that a few years back the Army
placed lights all over the statue and at its
base so that the goddess with uplifted torch
might be illuminated at night. While this
was praiseworthy indeed. it was also costly.
And we can't blame the officials down at
Washington striking it off the books.
Henceforth the statue is under the care of
the Department or Interior. And if the
Interior Department allots $4,000 to its
upkeep. then there are those at the Capital
who don't know their Interior Departments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
ANOTHER VOTE FOR REPEAL
Hartford Courant)

The supporters Of prohibition in
Arizona were defeated even before
the vote was taken on the ratifica-
ton Of the Twenty-First Amend
ment. Unable to obtain the required
number of signatures, they could
not even put a slate of delegates
on the ballot, and the few voters
who desired to express their con-
tinuing faith in the noble expert
ment were obliged to write in their
votes. They were not many. With
out a contest to bring them to the
polls, the advocates of repeal over
whelmed the friends Of prohibition,
casting tire votes for ratification
to every one cast against 1t. The
result is that Arizone becomes the
twenty-fir in the list of the states
that have declared for repeal, with
none listed against 1t.
BY the evidence Of what hap
pened in Arizona, the prohibition
lists seem to have no fight left in
them. Every vote that u taken re-
veals them weaker. and they would
seem to have no choice but to con-
cede the utter failure OF their eff
fort to prevent repeal. Such a con-
cession may not be openly made,
but the nation would be the gamer
IL 1t were. With repeal q foregone
conclusion, the problem now Is to
get the Eighteenth Amendment out
Of the Constitution as speedily as
possible, so that the states can go
abou the business OF planning for
the regulation Of the sale Of hard
liquor at the earliest possible mo-
ment. To delay such planning, to
prolong situation in which the
existing law cannot be enforced
and no other law can be enacted.
is to encourage nullification on a
wide scale.
In the past. the prohibitionists
have said much about the neces-
sity OF maintaining law and order.
II they would promote law and or
der now, their best course Is to
abandon their lost cause, raising no
futile distractions in the way OF
effort to reestablish the tramc IN
alcoholic beverages on a basis &C
ceptable to the vast majority OF the
citizens Of the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

That Connecticut authorities were well
informed in advising extra precautions against
the spread of the Dutch elm disease is seen
in recent dispatches showing that the blight
is spreading from New Jersey. A tree in
fected with the disease was discovered last
week in Brooklyn. N. Y. There had been
some fear that it was out on Long Island.
Now these fears have come true. The first
thing we know it will be in Connecticut.
A tree found with the disease must be cut
down or burned. That spells disaster for
many communities whose elms are famous.
We'd hate to see our city denuded of its
stately Gins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
London
Letter
BY LEE WILSON

\
London, (UP)-While London
sweltered in the throes Of one Of
the hottest summers this old city
has experienced, and thousands
of her population sought relief at
the mountains and beaches, I'M
fortunate were t he poor mortals
who were forced to attend law
courts.
The English judge is a stickler
for proper observance OF court
etiquette, and he .shudders at the
thought of a sports costume of an
open-neck shirt within the digni-
fed princincts of the courts.
One barrister, who recently had
the temerity to appear with a
white waistcoat, was informed by
the judge that his lordship could
neither see nor hear him" and
the lawyer had to retire and
change his costume before he
could plead his case.
II wonder you don't come here
in pajamas," was the scathing
comment of one judge to a de-
PENDANT who appeared in white
fiannels and a striped sports coat.
( Women are equally handicapped
in questions Of court apparel, and
when a wife appeared in the wit
ness box Of an Essex court with
out hat. the Judge told her she
was not showing proper respect.
Court BOrrOws q Hat
When the woman asserted she
had not hat, the court borrowed
one which was placed in her head.
and the Judge remarked that 1t
was as bad as q man coming into
court with his hat on.
An occasional Judge IL more
tolerant, however, as shown by
Justice Langton who took Off his
wig and. allowed barristers to do
the same. But the comments Of
imagined at the action Of the
chairman of the Reading magis-
trates who appeared on the bench
in sports dress and an open-neck
cricket shirt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
One Problem Solved

For the purpose of amending the state
banking laws there is now no necessity of
calling special session of the Legislature.
This was made certain Saturday when the
office of the Attorney General filed with
Governor Wilbur L. Cross a copy of its
finding on acceptance by Connecticut saw
ings banks of the bonds of the Home Loan
Owners Corporation. Previously it had
been believed that special legislative act
would have been necessary for the Home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
ANOTHER DERBY BOY
(Ansonia sentinel)

There is special interest in the
man whom the Roosevelt regime
has selected to administer the Fed
eral home relief plan in this state.
Peter M. Kennedy used to call Der
by his home and probably does
now. He used to live and work
there and in fact was born there.
For a time he was assistant treas
urer of the Derby Savings bank be-
fore he went to waterbury to take
charge Of a bank there. He has
always been held in high esteem.
both personally and as bank Off,
cial and his long and varied ex-
perisnce and training has doubt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
Our Daily Washington Letter
Miners Recall Strike in ~, Ignore Lewis
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

man., great-nephew Of the Gen.
eral Sherman who marched to the
sea.
Davis is aide to Chief Of Staff
Douglas MacArthur--ak whose Of
fee the pigs were delivered-and
Sherman Is aide to Gen. P. L..
Miles.
On Inauguration day Sherman
was standing directly behind Miles.
Davis, who had been kidding Sher-
man about. the pigs Geat-uncle
Shemran's troops had stolen from
the Davis South Carolina estate,
demanded that Sherman salute a
confederate flag coming up the
street.
eff you don't" Davis said. "I'n
push you against Miles SO hard
he'll fall into the street."
So Sherman saluted, but swore
to get even.
That Laundry Code
Officials OF MIRA explain their
slip-up on the laundy code by cit
ing the speed with which they
have to work.
They okayed a temporary code
labor representatives as well as
industrial representatives.
Then a lot OF people began to
roar, chiefly newspapermen. The
code contained a $3.50 weekly
minimum wage for female laun-
dry workers in, the south-a rate
far below that provided in any
other approved code.
So the MIRA quickly withdrew its
approval.
One of the effects Of federal
economy was the elimination Of
the customary appropriation for
fighting mosquitoes in the District
of Columbia.
Mosquitoes in nearby states seem
to have heard about 1t.
copyright 1888, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
YOUTH AND AGE FLEW
TOGETHER

Chicago. (UP)-Youth and old
age Travelled across the aerial sky
ways when United Air Lines car
ried Mr. and Mrs David Jack,
nonagenarians, and Elaine Bethel,
eight daughter Of an
Ann Arbor physician. It was the
first trip of the 90-year-old cou-
pie, who went west in 1857 in an
OK cart, requiring q full day to
travel as far as they few on
United Air Lines three.mile. a.
minute planes in seven minutes. It
was likewise the firet trip for
mother and child. whose baby
milk and cereal were served TO It
by Q stewardess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
PLANE AIDS HUBBIES.

New York (UP)-The new re-
fuge for the absent minded hus-
band, who spneds the night on
Broadway instead of taking the
train home. is reported by United
Air Lines, whose $500 a. m. plane
from New York with arrival in
Chicago before breakfast, 10 one OF
the most heavily patronized Of its
schedules.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

Louis H. Mouquin. president of he
company which bears his name. is off for
France so convinced is he that prohibition
has about run its race. He is going to ar
range for the shipment of l00,000.0o0
bottles of wine to this country. He has
options on wine in France. Spain, Italy.
Portugal and Austria. A wet Christmas"
is Mr. Mouquin's prediction. but that has
a very familiar ring to us. If we are not
mistaken last Christmas was also to be wet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
So They Say

Girls without higher education
lack the bearing necessary Tor an
FIRTH scheff. singer.
The elemental passions of greed
and fear explain racketeering. For
the terrorism Of hoodlums must be
substituted the terrorism OF the
law.
Senator Louis Murphy of Iowa.
Attempts to kill the Jew never
have succeeded because the source
and reason of life-his spirit-can-
not be exterminated.
DIR Jacob Sonderling, chief rabbi
of Hamburg.
japan, too Is doing her share In
the great cause Of peace.
|-Viscount Kikujiro 1shii.
I still favor life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness.
ogden Mills, former secretary OF
the treasury.
The president is a very smart
politician.
Senator Huey p. Long Of Louis.
lana.
Thirteen OF Britain's diplomatic
representatives in other countries
are Scots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

That Belgian patriot who has twice de-
stroyed the balustrade of the Louvaine library
says he'll be good now. He's married and
has to set his son an example in not smash
ing things
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

Hightide at Milford Wednesday. August
16. 900 a. M. daylight time; low tide.
3:14 p. m, daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
8:22, daylight time, tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

If the price of silver keeps on rising lot
of family heirlooms are going into the
melting pots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
Personal Health Service
(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, care OF the Democrat, sending
stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15
The Waterbury Democrat WASH
in1fOn COrr,nzr,nndant


ington Correspondent
Washington-The striking min
ers of Fayette County, Pa, have
a good memory.
That's why they didn't go dash
ing back into the mines when
President John L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers ordered
them to do SO after, signing a
strike truce with the government
and the subsidiary of the Steel
Corporation which employs them.
There was a long, bitter national
coal strike in 1922 when coal OPP
orators announced wage reductions
and union members sought renew
ais Of contracts. A remarkable out
burst of union organization occur
red in many non-union fields, with
little or no help from the N. M. w.
One such field was Fayette County,
whose miners Joined the strike.
Miners Charged Betrayal
But when the strike settlement
was negotiated the newly organ
lied fields were left out of the set
Element. Lewis couldn't settle for
anyone outside his previously or
ganized territory.
Fayette miners, left to shift for
themselves, charged betrayal.
Since then they've worked for
about two-thirds Of the basic pay
prevailing in union miles SO miles
away.
Recently they have organized
again under the U. M. w., de-
manding union ecognition from the
coal companies. But their alleg.
lance to Lewis Is slight. They
wouldn't return to work merely on
his sayso. Realizing that it would
do no good to send Lewis, Ad-
ministrator johnson dispatched
NRA Labor Advisor e. r. Nc
Grady to Fayette in the belief that
they would listen to a direct ap-
peal from the government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

Sherman's Pigs
There's a story behind that en-
barrassing shipment of two black
pigs which Capt. Thomas Jeffer-
son Davis receiced at the War De-
partment from Lieut.. John Sher-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

The Statue of Libesty on Bedloe's Island
will no longer give grave generals of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-15

Thirteen Of Britain's diplomatic
Representatives in other countries
are Scots.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
RATIO Of STEEL
OUTPUT GAINS
4PERCENT

NEW YORK, May II Q.N.S).
Steel ingot production has main
tained its brisk forward pace,
with current operations placed at
35 per cent of capacity as COM
pare with the 81 per cent rate
week ago, according to the Iron
Age summary today.
Increases in output are re-
ported in the valleys and the
Wheeling district, as well as at
Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland,
Birmingham and in eastern Penn
sylvania.
Pace Seen SIackening
The review, however, points out
that the upward swing Of steel de-
mand has lost some Of its force,
and that the increase in buying
is at a slower rate than hereto
fore.
Tin plate is conspicuous because
OF a further sizeable increase in
output, which now averages IS
per cent of capacity, but steel
specifications from the autoino-
bile industry, which have been
the major factor in the recent
rebound, have ceased to expand
materially.
Indications of a loss of momen-
tum in iron and steel demand are
already reflected in scrap. A de-
cline in heavy melting grade at
Pittsburgh has offset an advance
at Philadelphia, leaving the Iron
Age composite price unchanged
at 1888 a gross ton.
Other Prices Climbing
Prices in other primary ma
terials continue to move upward.
Pig iron prices have been marked
up soc ton at Chicago, soc to
81 ton at Cleveland and Lake
furnaces, and 81 a ton at Pitts
burgh and youngstown.
The Iron Age composite price
for pig iron has risen from $14.33
a week ago to $14.41 gross ton,
it's highest level since March, 1882.
Jackson county producers have
advanced silvery iron So a ton
and Bessemer ferrosilicon $1.50 a
ton.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
Cost Accountants
To Hear GAG. Wood

George A. G. Wood will ad-
dress the local chapter of the Ma
tional Association of Cost Ac-
countants at the Mayflower Hotel
tonight after their business meet
ing at which officers for the en-
suing year will be elected.
Mr.. Wood, formerly president
of the Washington Gas Light
Company and now head of a
laundry firm, will discuss "Execu-
tive Control and Financing
Through Proper Financial State
ments and Their Correct Inter
pretation," a subject of particu-
lar interest now, with the So
called "blue sky" securities bill
lacking only formal approval to
become law.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
COTTON CLIMBS
. AS M|LLSF|X
PRICES

NEW YORK, May II QN.S0.
Cotton futures rallied sharply to-
day, disregarding Liverpool cables
which were 10 to 16 American
points lower than due.
Price Fixing by Mills
Price fixing for the domestic
and continental mills once again
furnished the principal stimulus.
New Orleans and professionals
were also active purchasers.
Selling was scattered and came
principally from the South, spot
houses and professionals.
Clear and railleSS weather in
the AtlanticR continued helpful
to the crop, but flood conditions
in southern Indiana and Illinois
caused some fear of losses in the
valley.
Fair Is Promise
Fair weather was forecast for
the eastern and central belts and
in Oklahoma for today with partly
cloudy and warmer weather in
Texas.
Midday prices were up 18 to 20
points with July up 18 at $50;
October up 20 at 905; December
up 18 at 9.19, and March up 18
ct 9.39.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
CHICAGO GRAINS
RULE FIRM

CHICAGO, May II GN.S0.
Grains ruled firm in forenoon
dealings here as weather news
favored the buying side of the
major crop deliveries.
Corn set the pace with an ad-
vance of around a cent while
wheat followed but to lesser
extent.
Near noon prices showed a
slight reaction from the top due
to profit-taking, wheat being 3s
to 5sc up. Corn was Y to 5sc
higher, oats unchanged to Ac
higher and rvs "a to 7sc up.
Liverpool wheat was 5s to Ad
higher. Winnipeg was 9sc up to
.9sc down.
Estimated carlot receipts were:
Wheat 3, corn 96 and oats 80.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17

steady. Maryland and Virginia. STAY
sIi59i35; e. T. s. No e Is 'hen N mininSh4as inches
minimum. 81. rs @14o; scaIded. all sizes.
IS g 75c; Delicious. U. S. No. 1. 2h
inches minimum. $1.4O@15O; U. S. No.
Winesaps. U. s. No. /, 2ia inches mini
inches minimum. s1@125; Ben Davis.
U. S. No. l. 2A inches minimum, $50
$1.15 @1.25; U. S. No. /, 2A inches
minimum. 6O@65c; Romes, U. S. No. /,
25 inches minimum. $1.15@1.25: U. S.
No l, ~ inches minimum, $1.35@1.5O;
L. S. No. l, "a inches minimum $50
9Oc; yellow Newtowns. U. s. No 1,
PA inches minimum. $1.150125: u. S.
No l. "a inches minimum. rs 56S5c.
Aspara gus-No carlot arrivals: Z
broken car on track. Truck receipts
moderatOj WNDplies moderate; demand
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Eggs-Market weak. Current receipts,
12@12hc; hennery whites, 13@13hc.
Government graded and dated white
eggs: U. S. extras, large, 18c; U. S.
extras, mediums, 15c; U. S. standards.
large, 16s. Government graded and
dated brown eggs: U. S. extras, large,
15%c.
Live poultry-Market continues barely
steady at unchanged quotations. Re-
Ceipts moderate. Fowl: Colored. 12@
lac; leghorns, @11c; old roosters. a
SC; fryers, rocks, 21022c; broilers,
rocks, average to good, $50 2Oc rocks,
poor, 15G17c; leghorns, 15@17c. Tur-
keys: Hens. 12@15c: TOMS 9G1Oc.
Apples-No carlot arrivals and no
cars on track. Bushel baskets: Supplies
moderate; demARA moderate: market
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
RAMBLES
TODAY'S PROGRAMS
Don't Miss These

1900 p. m.-Fanny Brlce, George Olsen's
Music (WRC.
500 D. m.-Ferde Grofe's Orchestra, with
Conrad Thibault, baritone (WRC).
300 p. m.-COrn Cob Pipe Club Of Virginia
(WRC).
9:15 D. m.-Irene Franklin, cOmedienno
(WMAL).
$3.50 p. m.-Drama, 1.-THE Story Of Industry"
Century Of Progress Exposition
Broadcast (WMAL).
II: :O5 D. m.-Ivan EpinOf and his Orchestra
(WRC).
1880 D. Decentralization Herald Globe TrOt-
ter, with Arthur Reilly (WJSV).
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
WOOL MARKETS

NEW YORK, May IT G.N.s.).-wool
firmer; domestic fleece, unwashed.
Ohio and Pennsylvania, -7@2S; domes-
tic, pulled, secured basis, 45@60;
domestic, Texas, clean basis, 1906;
domestic territory, clean basis, 1860.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
New Cream Hour

Hugh O'Conneu and nka
Chase, from the Broadway stage,
and Lee Wiley and Paul Small,
of radio fame, will head the cast
Of the new and revised series Of
weekly cold cream programs to
be presented under the musical
direction of Victor Young, over
an NB.C. network, through WRC,
beginning May 26 at $3.50 p. m.
This is the same cold cream
hour on which Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt broadcast before she be-
come First Lady of the Land.
The Washington times., 1933-05-17
Choristers Serenade

A nice old man, who has been
working with choral groups in
Washington for several years,
came into the office yesterday
and asked us to write a piece
about his present venture.
He was Otto Torney Simon, d.
rector of the choral group of the
Arts Club of Washington, and he
wants to let it be known that his
group of 40 voices will be on the
air Friday night at 9 o'clock over
Station WMAL.