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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
THE PATRONAGE PERIL

New Haven Journal Couricr)
Democrats are job hungry de-
clared former Senator Hiram Bing-
ham, "and are trying to get their
hands on all Jobs that aren't
chained down and copper riveted."
Which Is vehement description
Of the job rush In Washington now
that congress has adjourned and
the big stick Of patronage may
be whitfield into mementoes for
deserving democrats. Mr. Bing-
ham was replying in general TO
rumors that Congressional Library
positions, traditionally Independent
into the spells category; was re-
plying in particular to the demand
that q democrat be named to the
post Of DIR Albert f.. Zahm. chief Of
the Congressional Library aero
nautics division. And Mr. Bing-
ham Is the logical man to phrase
an answer to such rumors. Not
only Is he prominent republican
who has lost position to demo-
crat; but he is also president OF the
| National Aeronautics association.
DIR Zahm," he declared, lis one
of the most distinguished authori-
ties on aeronauntics in America"
Since he 10 paid, not with regular
government appropriations, but
with q donated fund for that pur-
poses ito remove DIR Zahm and
give his job to another. would be
nothing more than the rnisappro-
priation of private funds for
special purposes" Mr. bingham
further Illuminated against de-
mands for removal of Chief LIZ
brarian Herbert Putnam, the most
distinguished librarian In the world
l.. s.,eaf credit to the library
and the country"
! Connecticut's Hiram Bingham
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
Here, There And EDerywhere
10000 MIGRANTS
New York SUM

In three days of this week more
than $4,000 members OF the civil
ian conservation corps have been
sent from conditioning camps in
the East to work camps in the
West. California, Oregon, WASH
ington, Idaho and Montana are to
receive these men, most of whom
probably have never been west OF
the Alleghanies and some of whom
unquestionably consider Chicago on
the edge Of the Far West. At the
end of six months. presumably. the
United States Government Will
bring back to their homes the men
now transferred to the forest areas
of the Far West. How many OF
them will want to stay? How
many of them will feel that oppor-
unities exist In the Pacific North
west that no longer exist on the
Atlantic seaboard?
It Is safe to guess that many a
youth pluckcd up from idleness
by the long arm OF the government
and put to work in a state three
thousand miles from home Will
benefit from the enforced acquaint-
ance with a strange part OF the
country and will count the six
months spent in the forestry
camps as prelude to a new lie.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
The Real Thing

The business improvement coming SO
speetaeularly after the long wait seems too
good to be true. Millions are asking
whether it is real. One mans guess is about
As good as another's - if he reads the
papers and keeps up with rushing events.
The most impressive facts lately have been
fhese: The motor industry. credited with
pulling US out of the last two depressions,
seems now to have tackled this one. The
automotive region extending from lower
Michigan through Ohio and western Penn
sy1vania. hardest hit by the depression of
al our industrial areas. is humming now
wild, activity. Cars are being made and sold
in steadily increasing quantity. the gain con-
tinuing into the summer season when there
Is usually loss.
The stimulation from this source has set
the steel industry upon its feet In every
steel town TIE furnaces are smoking and the
mills roaring again. The magazine Steel
mys more material is moving into Michi-
gan automobile centers than at any time
sinee the spring of 1881. The June output
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
Debt Payment

What little the United States has been
able to collect in war debt payments this
time has been in silver, on which we take
big discount The only considerable pay
ment, Great Britain's with this discount is
about 10 per cent of the amount due.
Future payments if any, may be made in
copper, nickel, lead OF iron. 1t would be
easier to collect in base metals than in pre-
cious metals, becomes the debtors have more
of them. and their shipment would not
upset International exchange and trade. The
joker there is that we don't want their base
metals because in most cases we have
plenty of our own clamoring for a market.
For a similar reason we have never been
willing to take payment in the only form
that would have found ready acceptance
among the debtors general merchandise,
A pertinent fact slowly coming to the
consciousness of the American public. and
even of Congress, is that the percentage of
payment referred to is the same percentage
that the Allied creditors agreed to regard
ing German reparations year ago. 1t was
unlikely. from the day of that agreement.
that the Allies would ever pay us any more
than that percentage. We were always to
be paid out of reparations. directly or ind-
reetly. 1t seems unlikely that the new Nazl
Germany can be made to pay anything.
Our own collecting prospects are gloomy
accordingly. We must get what we can:
but the less we count on. the less we shall
be disappointed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
They're Quite Excited

Down in Fairfield county practically the
sole topic of conversation now or at any
other time is the Merritt Highway. If you
want to make friend, just say you think
tic shame that the new road isn't built.
II you want to make an enemy express an
opposite opinion. There's no doubt that the
state has procrastinated. BY all rights the
road should have been finished by this time.
However. you can't finish road when you
haven't got it even laid out and SO far as
we know the state doesn't yet own rights of
way from one end of the proposed route to
the other.
public officials as favoring loan from the
government under provisions of the Nation
al Recovery Act. If all the money is loaned
to this state under this bill as we've heard
mentioned therell soon be millions in our
midst. However. there is this much to be
said Of the Merritt Highway 1t is needed.
The Boston Post road no longer can cope
with the traffic situation in Fairfield county.
Connecticut is the entrance to New England
from the rest Of the nation. Whether or not
we like it we have to have good roads for
the hordes who visit our state, not to men
ton our own numerous motor car owners.
II is question whether or not the Leg
islature should have done the decent thing
by Fairfield county and given it some mil
lions to spend on the express road In view
of the fact that more money than ever is.
being realized through the motor vehicle
department it's natural to figure that there
should be some big OUTLAWS for highway
work. But when it becomes necessary to
hand out two or three millions at one fell
swoop. we'll that's different story. In the
first place it would hamper the present work
of the highway department. In the second
Z it would curtail all other projects. Bonds
suggest themselves. So does toll road We
criticized the second method once: later we
looked on it with more favor. Now. we'll
almost any means, provided the road is built.
will satisfy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
NOT AMONG FRIENDS
(New Britain Herald


J. Henry Roraback's evidence
before the federal trade commits
sion is likely to be of an interest
ing character. provided he Is aske|
the proper questions. incidentally
the commission under the prescn
administration Is showing renewed
signs of life and is intent upoi
functioning az a first rate fact
finding commission, with sugges
lions in order when necessary.
For a while, after its heydel
during the Wi son administration
the commission was regarded bl
various administrations as some
thing of Nuisance and many
yelp was hearu that 1t was a use
less and. interfering body. Trutl
to tell. 1t has proviucd the vari0u
administrations with a plentiful
of interesting facts on which y
base action, and the reason no ae
ton of cons tquence was takei
within late years Is because nom
was desired, 80 that the cost d
maintaining the commission wal
largely wasted.
There is to be no such vast,
during the Roosevelt administra
ton. Use ma. be made of TIL
commission and the commission
ers seem to know 1t:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

The death blow to the hopes of the pro-
hibtion forces of the United States was
struck this week when West Virginia voted
wet. 1t thus went on record just before
California as opposed to retention of the
18th amendment Only the wide space of
the continent prevented the two states vot-
ing simultaneously on the matter. For 20
years West Virginia has been dry strong
hold. Today it abdicates. perhaps in favor
of some other state. but certainly it is no
longer an ally of the prohibition movement.
Personally we don't think there is state
in the Union that will stick with prohibi-
ton with sixteen now registered definitely
as opposed We say this with all sincerity
Even those states that have failed to provide
for elections or state conventions must see
the handwriting on the wall. 1t was bad
enough when Iowa and Indiana in the Mid
die West went wet. but now for West Vir-
ginia to follow their extmple is the crown
ing blow of all. We suggest that those
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
An Eventful Night
On A Crack Train,

There's some rather brisk and
interesting summer reading to be
found in "Sleepers East" by Fred
erick Nobel. This compact and un-
pretentious novel has an entreating
tale to tell, even If 1t is--in spite
of the disclaimer on the jacket
another of those stories of a group
OF people thrown together by
chance,
The scene Is limited train
sneeding across the middle west
lii a winter blizzard, bound for
New York.
Aboard are divers people. There's
a lawyer taking east a woman who
will give testimony that will clear
his client of murder charge.
There's private detective who
wants to get to this witness and
get her to refuse to testify. There's
a pompous congressman who has
the same idea.
There's a newspaper gal who's
engaged to the congressman but
who is still partly in love with the
lawyer. There's a small town BUSH
ness man running away from his
wife, railroad detective trying to
figure out why he was ordered to
take this particular train, vet
eran engineer trying to get the
train through on time on his last
run. and fidgety conductor.
During the course of the night
the activities of all Of these people
get badly scrambled. Chance be-
comes the arbiter of their destinies;
and all of them-except, perhaps
the newspaper gal. who winds up
in the lawyers arms-find that
they can't make anything turn out
as they wish. And. all in all,
it's not bad story.
Published by Little, Brown &
Co., the book sells for 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
THE Waterbury Democrat Wash.
ingtOn CORRESPONDENT

1ngtOn correspondent
Washington, June 30-The an
cient feud between the Army and
Navy blossomed bitterly again
when the soldiers heard that the
sailors had COPIED $239,000, 900 Of
the $4,000, 100000 public works
bond issue for construction of naval
ships.
The Army had fits, but was
quick on the uptake. 1t hastily
assembled swell $135,00O, 900
program for construction of bar
racks, officers quarters and mill
tary road improvements. Assistant
Secretary of War Harry Woodring
rushed over to the public works
board In the Interior department
and applied for the money.
The honor of the Army, consid-
ering what the Navy got. was OBJ
viously at stake. But the public
works board, which scrutinizes
every application with a cold and
over to a subcommittee for care
full study.
First they asked woodring
whether 1t had been taken into
consideration that some Of the
posts for which construction money
was asked were likely to be a.
bandoned-which they are, under
the administrators hard-boiled
economy program.
Woodring admitted that posi-
bility hadn't been considered.
johnson and Roper.
Those on the inside of things
at the Commerce building, where
the National Recovery Administra-
ton Is housed, have been eagerly
watching the situation that has de-
veloped between Administrator
Hugh johnson and Secretary of
Commerce Dan Roper. The air has
been thick ever since Roosevelt, at
a secret midnight conference dur
Ing which Secretary of Labor Per-
kins and secretary Of the Interior
Ickes made strong representations
about the dangers Of a one-man
dictatorship over industry, appoint
ed the National Recovery board to
work with and over johnson and
appointed Roper its chairman.
johnson had gone on the job
with a rush and there was no doubt
before that that he was going to
run this show with his own people
and his own ideas. But Roose-
velts action clipped his wings and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

promising the C. G. c. The organ
ization was not authorized specifi-
cally to assist ex-service men, al
though they are being enrolled in
large numbers. Military training
was not intended. The "most de-
sirable type" of men (whatever
Mr. Goss means by that) was APP
parently not to be selected, either
as experienced foresters or as SOL
diers. Healthful and constructive
men who were living In enforced
fdleness. Their wages were to les
sen the burden upon local relief
agencies. And It was hoped that
the forestry program OF the states
might be forwarded. Indeed. al
most the contrary of military dis
cipline was urged; a minimum of
forced labor, maximum of vol
untary cooperation; not lessons In
army regulations. army tactics.
but in actual forestry work, con-
structive enterprise. (
The time for judgment is moi
yet. Success or failure must be
rated only after some moEths Of
continued routine. No one would
be 80 optimistic as to predict conn.,
plete success. But to assert now
Dramatically that the corps is an
absolute failure IL to disregard the
subtantial gain already achieved.
Local communities have been re-
lieved to some extent. Many thou
sands OF youths are receiving valu-
able training; are at least working
under healthy conditions. not vast
ing in fdleness. The second gather
ing of the B. z. T.. disxipated
peaceab1y and quietly with the ofFez
OF jobs In the corpe. A few more
failures OF this type n1ixht well be
welcomed by the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

Engineers as class haven't been doing
so we'll these last years. The industrial
slump threw thousands of them out of
work. Practical scientific men have suf-
fered as much as any class. The prospect
has been doleful for scientific students. But
suddenly the gloom brightens. Two or
three weeks ago. says the head of prom
inent scientific school. Il actually hated to
see our seniors graduate. But to-day we
are placing more men per day than we have
since 1929. Concerns we haven't heard
from for three years are calling us up and
telling us again that they have jobs. The
smaller concerns have been most active. ex-
pect. however, that before fall we will be
placing more men with large organizations.
The outlook is very hopeful"
He adds something of interest to gradu.
ates of all types. The men just gradu-
ating' he observes. ARE tight in their
stride. They are more buoyant They
haven't suffered the let-down of long unem-
ployment, Most of our placements are
brought about mainly by the initiative and
enterprise of the graduates. And here is
where the times have done some good COL
lege men are getting an education in the art
of selling themselves which is something
the graduates of other years didn't know
much about" Things may be better for
the lawyers, too, with this vast mass of new
legislation. poured onto the country by
Washington, and taking years to digest and
apply, And if there is work for the en-
gineers and lawyers, there will soon be for
the rest.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

viii exceed May by a good margin. and
July promises 70 equal June"
Next to motors the most potent indus
try. in It's widespread effects has usually
been building construction. After long
prostration. it joins motors in the demand
for steel. re-qpens the cement plants and
stimulates lumber brick. glass and many
other industries. If this sort of activity
grows. or even holds its own. during the
summer. there should be grand industrial
chorus of re-opened factories next fall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
Our Daily Washington Letter
Army Aroused as Navy Gets Building Fund
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

i, it became an increasingly large
question whether he or Roper was
to be the real boss of industry.
Roper isn't spectacular, but he. is
no fonder of the back seat than
johnson Is.
Question of Personnel.
The first dispute to arise was as
to whether Johnson's organizations
should take over scores of people
from the commodity divisions of
the Bureau and Foreign Domestic
Commerce, as Roper desired. john
son wanted completely free hand
in picking his own people.
A lot of the commodity division
people are due to be let out in the
economy program, though theirs is
the one group in the government
service which has made intensive
studies Of individual industries,
their trade associations and their
codes.
The issue remains unsettled.
but there Is plenty of blue smoke
to be seen in the privacy of certain
offices.
johnson Decisive.
Johnson's rugged determination
to put over the huge program and
his expressive, outspoken speech
continues to impress all those who
have conferences with him.
It was officially denied that any
"code of fair competition" had
been received from the coal in
dustry, but 1t Is known that at
least one large group of coal oper-
ators had tentative plan which
johnson looked over. Then the
proposed code was withdrawn.
What the hell do they think
we are?" he demanded.
Copyright, 1898, NEA Service, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

Well. well. after all these years New York
state is finally going to try to make some
thing out of Saratoga Springs outside of a
social and sporting resort for one month of
the year = August. Saratoga is justly
famous for several things-its famous track.
its springs and its past history. For years
the state has.longed to make a modern up-to-
date spa at Saratoga. Now the dream
seems to be coming true. The Reconstrue-
ton Finance Corporation has approved a
loan of S3.200.000 to the state. The
money will be spent in developing the
springs Six buildings are to be erected.
thus insuring Saratoga of being the largest
watering spot in the world. 1t is believed
that 1000 men will be at work for two
years in establishing the state-owned
springs. It'll be great improvement for
the town not to mention the county
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
Nv JUr,TA BLANsHARD

HX JULIA EEGAfANA 0AAfLEAD
New York-New York has fev|
, intrepid men who dare go In for|
new summer modes. Every nigh3
club nowadays sees one or twd
cool white linen mess jackets]
usually on young coflegiates Wild
seem to have little more nerve
about dressing than business menl
At the Waldorf Astoria, one
scorching day recently, q dignified
man appeared for lunch in pinj
striped navy blue seersucker suit
Hooking cool, II a bit self-consciousl
At the New Yorker yesterday mood
half the men were in white lineEl
suits
At Dwight F'iske's nautical ted
party at the Mayfair Yacht club
the other afternoon, Frank Sulli4
van wore a gay yellow soft-col3
Jared shirt that could not, by thd
widest stretch of the imagination
be called tan or beige willard
Karin, the bridge player, had on
one Of his brown, tan, red and
white, plaid shirt, tie and pocke(
handkerchief sets !. Frieda Inesi
cort, just back. from a tour Of
when Ladies Meet" had a good
time joking with George S. He'll
man, distinguished author Wild
now possesses q very distinguished
beard-the kind that the Left
Bank in Paris usually produced
but few Americans have nerve
enough to boast
Best's None Too Good.
Peter b. Kyne, novelist, delight
full, changable Irishman that he id
is always surprising his friends By
his latest ideas. Harold H. Kinsey
publisher, got a telegram thi&
week from Kyne in San francisco
asking him to find out the price o
diving suits .Kinsey wired bacll
that they come in two grades, 81
and $50, and added: 'If you mus
dive, advise best grade"
On Securing Security.
Dorothy Warning, author, go|
her divorce the day she started
writing Women Want Security.
Says she hasn't succeeded in get
ting in yet But her book vii
be, out in the fall.
Bus-eye Views.
Side-glances from Fifth ave
nue. bus: AS the bus stopped al
18th street, for red lights, th&
conductor, dapper young fellow
whistled hastily to a street ice
cream vendor who rushed owe
with little cup of raspberry ice.
which the conductor licked up al
the bus rolled on At 12tl
street, the busiest push-cart ped
dler seen in New York was doing !
| rushing business, with his littlX
five-cent sack of huge red cherrie
all measured out and ready. II
had had the imagination to cut OF
a quantity Of green lilac branches
They thanked the cart at the bacl
and along the sides and the littl
bags of cherries lay in bed o
| cool, green leaves At Sth,
giggling young girl and her bea
got abroad with a tiny go1dfis
bowl in which were two baby tur
ties, their shells painted while
with tiny blue forget-me-nots an
pink roses and-painted on then
| and Mary" on one and Timothy
ing through the Washington Arch
the bus came to an abrupt stor
with much grinding OF brakes
Two girls in their teens had trie
to skate by, ahead of it, one ha
fallen. She wasn't hurt and he
friend helped her to her feet an
they skated off 4. There we're q
least dozen and half youn
folks, all in their tens, skating i
the streets through the park.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

has here struck at an important
political problem. After IL year1
OF almost unmitigated republican,
rule, 1t lis but natural that demo-
Gratis, remembering the REMOVAL
OF 1921 and the long subsequent
patronage drouth, should clamol
for all available positions. That
republicans in appointive positiofa
should be replaced by democrats ot
equal ability is normal and newt
able. But positions traditionally
outside the spoils system should
not be garnered merely to satisfy
political demands. Since the reign
Of Andrew Jackson the struggle I'd
place specialized and technical jobs
beyond the grasp of politicians has
been slow, with occasional set
backs, but ultimately progressive
Certainly no one expects the pres
ent administration to overlook any
of the usual plums. Certainly It
should not undo past efforts and
increase the crop.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30

Camp Cross, the National Guard en-
eampment at Mantle. will be like peaceful
country town this summer. according to all
reports. No machine gunners will make
the welkin ring with their salvos. Sharp
shooters will be instructed to leave their
muskets alone. In short quiet is the order
during the time that the guardsmen will be
in camp. We can't believe it possible. A
soldiers camp without firing or noise when
noise is in order doesn't just seem in order
However. we presume that the usual aetivi-
ties outside of the above will not be
eurbed which will interest all who look
forward to the annual encampment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
To-day's Selected Poem
JUNE DAWN

MARY L. Cushing in The New York Times)
The earth Isl fresh and the skies are young
And trees have painted their brightest green
On every leaf and budding strung
Twixt Here and There and the land between.
I've never seen a red so bright
As that upon this roses lip:
Nor ever yet gown SO white
As this small meadow daisys slip
I've never heard so gay a tune
As one a meadow-lark just tried
Nor ever yet a song Of June
So sweetly new. so richly dyed.
So free of Flemish. halt and stain
So neatly wrapped In ceilcphanee