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Evening star., 1933-05-08
Making of the Crate.

Notwithstanding the increasing use of
pasteboard cartons for packing goods of
various kinds, it is stated that about
one-sixth of the entire lumber output Of
the United States goes into boxes and
crates. The engineers of the American
Forest Service have gone into detail and
experiments with boxes and crates
which led them to the following con-
clusion after testing $50 different crates
built Of Ponderosa pine, Western hem
lock and Sitka spruce:
THE strength and rigidity Of crate
increases with each diagonal brace
added, the maximum increase occurring
with the addition ef tha sixtb braea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
Professional Ethics

One of the eountrys greatest needs, says
A. A. Berle. lawyer and member of the
Presidents brain trust, is truly re-
sponsble bar. He writes in Scribners
Magazine: Almost any statute designed to
protect the public can be evaded by thor
oughly competent lawyer. if the lawyer
regards his job as that of working out the
necessary moves on the checkerboard by
which he can achieve the single standard OF
legality. irrespective Of whether the result IS
decent one
This will continue to be true as long
as lawyers in general regard their primary
duty as individual service to their clients
rather than their duty toward society as
while. Professional loyalty is warped too
much to private profit The spirit of the
legal profession is improving in this respect
but it lags officially behind the medical pro-
fession.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Solves A Murder
That Has No Clue

A new kind Of farthest north in
detective fiction seems to be pro-
vided by az Case for Mr. Paul Sa-
voy.' by Jackson Gregory (Scrib-
ners: SD
Mr. Savoy. a wealthy amateur
student Of crime, remarks that
clues really get in q detectives
way. The more clues there are,
the harder a murder is to solve. 80
fate proceeds to drop in his lap q
murder in which there are no
clues whatever - and our Mr. Sa-
voy solves 1t by pure reasoning.
The clueless murder Is discov-
cred when someone flags a night
hawk taxicab in the small hours
at San Francisco pier and finds
that the back seat contains a MUIR
dered mn, stark naked and quite
unidentihable. Eleven days pass
and the mans name remains I'M
known. The police have q corpse
and not one solitary fact to go on.
SO, as I say, Mr. Savoy steps in
and straightens things out. The
book il immensely ingenious, as
you can imagine. Unfortunately, 1t
fails to, be very convincing -. !.
however, we can't have every
thing.
Hanging Waters" by Keith
West putnam: $2), il also some
thing new in detective fiction. Here
we have q youthful Chinese who
leaves his mothers farm to go and
live with an uncle in one OF China's
treaty ports. and who stumbles in
to a murder in his uncle's house.
The story, perhaps. doesn't really
classify as a detective story at all;
but whatever 1t is 1t Is pleasantly
told, and it provides good enter
tainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
Stateswonen

Women are finding recognition in public
life. There is new impetus in this direction
at Washington. Appointments since March
4 already include Frances Perkins as seere-
tary of labor. Ruth Bryan Owen as minister
to Denmark. Nellie Tayloe Ross as director
of the mint and Lucille F. MeMillin as civil
service commissioner. with others mentioned
for important posts. The administration
evidently likes and trusts women.
This may be part of the new era into
which we are suddenly plunged. Great
changes of many kinds are in process. New
times demand new methods and ideas. Most
of u.s. Jared from our mental moorings. be-
come more open-minded. And thus women
seem to be entering now, for the first time
into some such partnership with men in
public life as was expected when they gained
the vote.
The experiment is doubtless worth trying
on a pretty big scale. And it is an impress
sive fact that men are so willing to try It,
Men even in public life are unusually hum
BILE Just now. They are not so proud as
usual of their own records. Faced with
battling problems they are more willing
to stand aside and see what women can do.
There is no danger of matriarchal govern
ment in this country, but we may see
wholesome partnership of the sexes in our
public as in our private life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Radium for Cancer


Woman with cancer of cervix, under radium
treatment The doctor says the cancer has just
started. Patients FRIEND q trained nurse,
there is only one way and that is TO have the
since she had radium treatment. Does the
nurse know more than the doctor? III. WI
Answer-If the patient has confidence in her
doctor there is no reason why she should not
put the question to him and have the opinion
and advice OF one or more physicians upon the
method of treatment best for the case. She
must not remain in doubt.
Fit for Maternity?
am about to be married. MY older sister
had o baby few years ago and soon after
ward went into tuberculosis. have not beer
q bit well for the last four years. Do you sup
pose that II were to have q child j would go
the same way? Miss b. j. RI
Answer-That Is not the question. The ques-
ton now is are you At to marry? Before you
contract marriage you owe 1t duty to YOUR
self YOUR intended, husband and your offspring
in future to undergo one a series of careful
examinations by your physician to make sure
YOU have no tuberculosis. When your doctor is
satisfied you haven't the disease, then you can
marry, live happily and have your family. Such
prolonged intimate exposure as you had. II
your sister lived with you. Is the most likely
way to catch tuberculosis. Only by careful
examinations at intervals for several months
can q physician make sure you haven't the
early stage or the disease. To marry without
that assurance would be tragic and criminal.
Copyright 1888, John F. Ollie Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
Applied Non-Recognition

"A subcommittee of the League of Nations
has been studying ways to make effective its
decision not to recognize Manchukuo as an
independent state. Its report. recently pub
Hited. suggests several methods. none of
tfaem very drastic. 1t recommends exelu-
Ion of Manchukuo from all such interna-
donal conventions as posts. telegraphs and
ssdio: refusal to accept its currency in the
exchanges, and refusal to recognize Man
daukuo passports as anything more than
Identity papers. 1t urges governments to
warn citizens that they accept concessions
OF appointments in Manchukuo at their own
riSk. Consuls may remain there without
Implying recognition on the part of their
governments if they perform only certain
foutine services and drop their former inn
porfant functions.
Il - believed the recommendations might
have been more severe if the United States
had taken active part in the committees
discussions. In this, as in other matters. the
nsfions look to this country for leadership
nnd do little more than mark time without
Il The attitude of the American govern
u1pf seward the recommendations will help
= determine their adoption and possible
49,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
Even Dollars

A friend eomplimented the woman on her
charming cotton Dress The wearer ran her
hand over the fabric eontentedly and said
she hoped it was symbol of the new deal.
Il bought it for reasonable price, she
explained but not for one so low that am
ashamed to wear it. The material is sub
stantial enough, the design ample enough,
the making good enough, SO that | can take
some pleasure in wearing it. And more than
all else, was attracted to this group of
dresses because they were priced in even
dollars
There is popular superstition among
manufacturers and sellers that women are
lured to buy more by the odd cents that
S795 and Sl.98 are more attractive prices
and So and 81. that SO cents and 70 cents
add to shoppers mind to one dollar. and
that she doesn't mind spending the odd
cents if she thinks she is getting bargain.
This may once have been true, but it IS
safe to say that in the majority of cases
it is no longer SO. Women are careful
shoppers, adding the dollars and cents as
they buy, even when purchases are to be
charged The ragged prices annoy them.
As matter of fact. thrifty buyers always
translate the o5's and 98s into the even
dollars before they make decisions. and they
find it a great deal easier and pleasanter to
make decisions between dresses that cost
three dollars and six dollars than between
those priced S2.o5 and 1888. There may
be no greater honesty in even dollar prices
than in the ragged ones, but there appears to
be, and most women appreciate the ease and
simplicity of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12

Thank goodness for small things! 1t
remained for the son of an llustrious father.
the late Champ Clark, to hold up congress
sional action on the proposed alcohol
gasoline blend bill. Representative Bennett
Champ Clark of Missouri managed to halt
proceedings by submitting concurrent reso-
luton for. a joint committee to study the
praeticability of the proposed legislation.
Readers may recall that much has been made
of the idea to compel gasoline producers to
incorporate a certain percentage in their
finished product. This is designed to pro-
vide an outlet for grain raisers in the mid
die west by allowing them to convert corn,
etc, into alcohol. However. all that glitters
isn't gold. 1t has yet to be proved that this
relief for the farmers will work both ways.
In word it may let them get rid of sur
plus crops, but will it do the gasoline in
dustry any good? Why harm useful
industry to aid another? And the finished
product doesn't appeal TO everybody. Even
in European countries where there are laws
compelling gasoline blends the law isn't
risidly enforced. The gasoline company
need only purchase the alcohol. but isn't
required to blend it actually. And such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
Our Daily Washington Letter
One Man Who Turned Down "Santa Claus"
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

"bribes," even though there might
never be tangible pro quid quo.
you see,'. explained the presi-
dent Of one corporation whose
stocks Morgan had distributed at
below market, price, they don't
want to stand the risk of such q
big obligation when they take on
say $40,O00,000 worth at once.
They don't even like to hold it
overnight because you never can
tell what may happen. So they
want to shed substantial part
and maybe they sell half of it at
the price they paid. In any nor
NAL time you can't throw all that
stock on the market at once, so
you have to pass it around to
friends who have money"
mo reason why we should make
a profit on it," added Morgan
partner. Its just part of q pro-
gram"
No Morgan partner saw why
people should object to having
public officials who had been under
obligation to the Morgan Arm.
Much Of the bitterness at the
banking committees executive ses-
sions was due to the fact that the
hackers of Pecora felt some Of the
"hush-hush" committee members
had been making obvious servile
attempts to court the Morgan
favor. |'
No one thought that about Sem
ator Carter Glass, though they did
feel that he was sore at finding he
had lost control Of the banking
committee since abnegating its
Craftsmanship for that Of the ap-
preparations committee.
Copyright 1898 NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
MIR. GARNER'S VOTE.
(Springfield Republican,

Vice-President Gamers part in
precipitating the conflict between
the president and congress over
veterans allowances has attracted
little public notice. Gen. Dawes,
when vice. president under Presi-
dent Coolidge, attracted an i'm
mense amount of attention by go
ing asleep in his hotel when he was
needed in the senate to break a
tie in favor of the administration;
but Mr.. Garner has seemed singu-
larly free from observation or crit
icism in his act of breaking q tie
against the administration.
What happened the other day
was that when the senate voted AZ
to AZ on the Connally amendment,
raising, the limit for veterans by
$170,000,0O0. Mr.. Garner voted aye
and the. amendment was adopted.
Perhaps he voted as. he did on the
assumption that an amendment
still worse for the budget would go
through If the Connally amend
ment was defeated. With no know
ledge Of the vice-president's motive
however, one must judge him by
the consequences, which have not
been happy for the administra-
tons economy program.
II the vice-president is a saem-
Der of the administration, his 10y
atty to it seems to have come I'M
der suspicion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
FOR HEAIrHs SAKE GET THAT BIKE

u,oroen IN trousers Women driving their
own cars. Women rolling past to marKet-oh
roller skates. Women with short cropped hair.
Women smoking as unconcernedly as men,
Women in medicine. Women in law. CLERGY
women.
wbv can remember-and hope my read
ers can't-the time when got off some sour
cracks in this column about the bold hussies
who had their hair bobbed, back in the days
when hair, skirts and faces were positively re-
Figures do not lie at least not nearly SO
much as they did in the days when 1t was plt
risoue for a woman to ride bicycle Whatever
fears we old fogy physicians may have had
about the effects of all this change in the ways
of womankind, the facts have proved that the
the 18th century woman Notably more cap
able and efficient is the woman OF To-Day IN
child bearing and child rearing. Physcaliy
she is distinct improvement upon the wom-
an of the past generation.
Driving q car Is precious little exercise. Hav-
ing car at her disposal even II she has enough
spirit to drive it herself, is an unfortunate
thing for healthy woman. 1t would be much
better for her to run many OF. her errands or
go shopping or pay calls afoot. for part or the
exercise she must get II she wishes 70 retain her
youth and beauty.
Oh, it is healthful, all right, to drive your
car, that is, If you have no obsessions about
air. sunshine, weather. drafts, etc. But after
ALL it is not exercise, and you cannot expect to
keep trim and fit If you evade your daily stint
of work, play, exercise
economical recreation and exercise, has become
too expensive for folks Of ordinary means. IT
| takes two hours day to walk six miles In Or
binary city traffic Six miles day is the mimi
mum essential to keep an ordinary individual
fairly fit.
Riding a bicycle is quite as valuable exercise
as is daily walking, and you can get approx
mtaeIy the same benefit from an hour OF riding
that you can get from two hours of walking. So
If you can't afford to walk, get a bike and do
the best you can for your metabolism. Ar
range with group Of congenial friends to ride
together for mutual encouragement and pro-
lection. Bicycles are available everywhere for
hourly rental, IL you haven't one of your own.
Speaking of metabolism how Is the old me-
tabolism anyway? A bit slow? Well II you
want to do something for it, we have new
edition of the Last Brady symphony available
now-send dime and a stamped envelope
bearing your address and your copy will be
mailed to you. The Symphony is series of
exercises, described and pictured. which Old
Doc Brady devised to keep people ft. The Old
Doc devised and published the exercises before
| the war. Later some pirates stole the idea,
coined catchy name for it and sold it to the
public without apology.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
SO They Say

I love American shoes. but they
hurt my feet.
Debuchi, wife OF Japa-
nese ambassador to U. S.
We are now in position to say,
with reasonable confidence II. not
with absolute finality, that mental
disease cannot be transmitted from
one generation to another.
DIR Henry A. Cotton, University
of Maryland psychiatrist.
I believe that civilization, as we
have known it and enjoyed It,
cannot exist much longer unless
the burdens which Cypress man
kind are lifted soon.
Robert w. Bingham, U. 8. am
bassador to England.
Good manners are not always, as
people think, a matter of training.
They are a matter of feeling.
Mrs Franklin d. Roosevelt.
1t is unimaginative to drink beer
by ones self.
Fulton Ramsay. sculptor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
More State Vacancies

There will be two more jobs available
for democrats in this state about the first
of July. Labor Commissioner Joseph M.
Tone and Bank Commissioner George J.
Bassett will leave state employ. the former
to work under Secretary of Labor Frances
H. Perkins in Washington, Mr. Bassett to
return to private business as head of the
Connecticut Savings Bank of New Haven.
Oddly enough both men are New Haveners.
The Bassett resignation is certain. that OF
Mr. Tone is yet in doubt, although there
seems to be well-defined opinion that in
the end he will accede to the demands that
he 60 to the Capitol as Assistant United
States Secretary of Labor.
MIR Tones promotion comes as reward
for his efforts to bolster up the calibre of
his state department. He has done lot for
labor in Connecticut, and mainly through
his own efforts. From time to time there
have been rumors that he would be called
to Washington. but this is the most definite
assurance of it. That it can be regarded
solely as reward for efforts faithfully per-
formed in many years devotion to the labor
interests of the state is unquestioned.
hltuOuXQ ne WeHl lIOm PoSAtioA VA S~S
rotary of the democratic state central COM
mittee his appointment was hailed in labor
circles as one of real merit.
Mr. Bassett was one of Governor Cross
FIRST democratic appointees and guided his
department. through the trying days when
Connecticut was enjoying her bank holl-
day. He has been invaluable in suggesting
reforms in state banking laws. Today some
of our statutes are so highly regarded that
they have been under federal observation for
possible adoption in national banking lesis-
lation or for suggestion to other states
where changes are being urged. Suffice it to
say that both have reflected credit on their
party and in the course of their duties have
not displayed so much partisanship as to
cause their departments to be regarded mere
" as sources of patronage. Success to them
IN their new ventures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
No Time To Rest

There is tendency in states, probably
where prohibition sentiment is about the
came as it is here. to encourage people to
nay away from the polls on the day dele
gates will be elected to state conventions to
discuss the repeal amendment. We have even
heard prominent residents of this state urge
Others not to vote or if they do vote to cast
their ballot against ratification. They do this
for only one reason, dissatisfaction with the
present liquor act. There are many people
who would sacrifice the advance we have
Just made in administering liquor laws for
selfish reasons Fortunately they constitute
. small minority.
Without going into any lengthy discus
sion Of the liquor control act we can merely
state that if and when the 18th amendment
is repealed Connecticut is prepared for the
day. In this respect we have distinct adj
vantage over most other states where they
are merely waiting for the happy day to
arrive before making any future plans for
liquor control. But if we accept the lacka-
daisieal attitude of many of our citizens
prohibition repeal will never be accomplished.
We've got to get out and vote on June 20
and we've got to have our relatives and
friends do the same thing.
There seems to be a very fine chance now
Of the repeater amendment being adopted
by the required So states in one year. after
Ill. At first we doubted this prediction but
recent events seem to indicate that the
prophecy wasn't vain one. There are 10
states now in the wet column and none for
the drys. There are almost rs more states
to vote on the question in the remaining
months of 1888. That means but one thing
TO our way Of thinking and drys are grad
ually beginning to believe it. too. ultimate
sepeal. As soon as the list of states favoring
repeal reaches twenty there will be spirited
dash to get in on the end of the drive and
to- be the thirty-sixth state. But we still con-
tend that all states must vote on the topic.
And no voter should remain away from the
rolls,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12

From no less person than DR. James M.
Doran. commissioner of industrial alcohol.
comes plea for speeding up the output of
prescription whiskey. DR. Dorsn points out
the inevitability of prohibition repeal. If
il comes within the next year. he claims that
there won't be enough legal whiskey to salts
fv the nation, unless the restrictions on its
manufacture are changed. Now it is re-
quired that whiskey remain in government
bond for certain number of years before
being sold. This aging process is usually
necessary for eonnoisseurs but Americans are
Injured to fresh whiskey SO they probably
won't know the difference. But any old
timer will. We're all for the commissioner
plan being adopted. Speed up manufacture
and when the day comes there won't be any
confusion on sales.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12

Governor Cross has named a representa-
tive relief .board for, this state. Its mem
bership doubtless will be criticized in some
places. There doesn't seem to be any satis-
fying this entire state. The governor has
made many appointments in his gubernato-
rial career, but we can't recall one that didn' t
find some individual complaining privately
or publicly. However, the general public
is assured of good management of any relief
funds in this state. And we don't anticipate
that it will overreach its powers of naming
receivers in cities where bonds may be de-
faulted. In fact. we don't look for city
copying Frances attitude towards bond
payments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
PLEASANT TO CONTEMPLATE
(Hartford Times)

There are in Connecticut many
gentlemen and some ladies who
wish that Peconic bay, Long Is
land. could be reached more read
ily by automobile from this state.
Peconic bay Is one Of the finest
"nlavwaters'' OF the north. Almost
wholly land blocked, 1t furnishes
very nearly perfect conditions for
small boating. There is no large
CITY anywhere upon its shores.
which are of a picturesque, saltily
rural nature The clear depths
which. to be accurate, are for the
chief mart more characteristicaily
Swallows harbor festive CLAIMS. oys-
ters and scalIops. blue crabs. butt
terfish.. SOUP. snappers, founders
seabass. bluefist and weakfish, and
other fish. according to season.
Sometimes even a whip-tail shark
nav enter Paconic bay.
Not a. many DAYS ago fortu-
nate man from Brooklyn, NJ. r.
was f,shinr FOR weakfish on the
n,iddle grounds Of Peconic bay. He
was nsinr a-split bamboo rod, and
= star-drar reel. SO it is reported by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-12
WHY HIGHWAY BILL FAILED.
Bridgeport Telegraml


Representative Kenneth Bradley
Of Westport, speaking before the
Chamber Of Commerce OF that
town, told itS members that 1t was
q mistake that the legislative TALL
ed to take any steps to push the
work on the Merritt Highway, both
because the project would have
afforded an important measure
Of unemployment relief and be-
cause the relief OF traffic conges-
ton and the stimplation OF home
building would be beneficial to the
Judge Bradley did not overstate
the case. He deserves credit for
having prepared and backed a
workable bill to make the Merritt
Highway possible. The bill failed
because there were 80 many
others in the legislature who were
Indifferent to the projects, and who
picked imaginary flaws in the ma
cliinery for managing the work.
Judge Bradley's bill would have
put the highway under charge OF
the county commissioners, with
authority to borrow the money and
to be repaid by the state, operat-
ing the highway al toll project
until paid for.
Those who found fault with this
method offered nothing construc-
tive in return, but used their crtti-
cisnnS az O. means OF killing the
bill. Because OF this indifference.
or tacit opposition the measure
was allowed to die in the commit
tee. Representatives from other
parts Of the state were only too
glad to take refuge behind the ex-s
cuse that fairfield county does
not know what It wants."
We hope that two years hence
Fairfield county will know enough
to send legislators who do know
what they want.