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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
Should Be Approved d

Two constitutional amendments will be voted upon in Waterbury at the October
 municipal election. Other cities and towns will vote on the respective dates of their an- nual or biennial elections as the case may be- For ratification of the amendments vote of two-thirds of the states l69 towns IS re- quired. It is not possible. to our way of thinking that any town would vote down either of the amendments. both of which are to be recommended to the attention and study of all voters.
 One of the amendments restores to the governor the power to appoint the judges of the courts of common pleas. That power
 was taken away during the course of the lo31 session of the General Assembly. It was mainly through preponderance of repub- 1can votes that this was made possible, as 1t was simply to hamstring Governor Wilbur L. Cross. a democrat, that the disarming process was taken. Of course republicans claimed that the constitution never gave any governor the right to appoint common pleas court judges. Still the fact remains that 1t wasn't until democratic executive came in- to office that it was decided to invoke con- stitutional rights in this respect.
 As a matter of strict fact there has never been any question of the right of the gover- nor to name these judges. That practice dates back to before the beginning of this century. It remained. though. for demo- cratic governor to be shorn of one of the few appointive privileges that were his. The power of our chief executive is slight as it is without depriving him of what he pos sesses. The g. o. p. action was roundly scored by republicans as well as democrats. The republican press of the state was par tieularly outspoken in its criticism.
 The other amendment would extend from three to five days the time in which the gov ernor is allowed to sign legislation. It may be recalled that the Supreme Court of the state upset some 1,500 statutes dating back Z over period of years when it was revealed that they had not been signed within the legal time limit of three days after passage of the bills. In the closing days of legislative session it is some times impossible for the chief executive to keep pace with legislation that is being hurried through before adjourn ment. It is believed that with five day lee- way there should be no delay in keeping within the law. It required special session of the Legislature to straighten out the other mass We don't want any more of them. so our course of action seems to be well laid out for us on both the amendments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
Here,. There And Euervuohere

while victims of the depression, brown, healthy and smiling, have felt with the president when he visited a camp in Virginia a short
 time ago, that the conservation work has been as much of the youth of the country as of its .for- ests. He urges that all the men now in the corps endeavor to get jobs either immediately or in the autumn, in order that others may take their places in the woods and get the benefit of the work and life. The return to factories and stores In their home communities will not be a sacrifice for the satis- faction Of making place for themselves. Being with their fam- flies and friends. and perhaps set- tnig up homes for themselves will more. than recompense them for leaving the cornradeship and out door work of the forest camps.
 The inducement to get regular jobs will be increased for many when they hear that the northern camps will be moved to the south, where great tracts of soft pine woods have recently been acquired by the government. The work is mitch needed and. will be of na- tional benefit. But 1t will mean that boys who during the summer have had frequent opportunities to see their families and friends will be far beyond feasible weekly wis., itfng distance. For those who can not find work, however, the op- portunity to reenlist will be open and for them there will be inter- esting changes in work and per- haps in location as well as a con- tinued opportunity to send to their families about $25 a month and to obtain for thmseIves shelter. food, training. recreation. The erection of wooden buildings at many Con- necticut camps. indicates that the corps in this state is likely to stay at work here as long as the wea- ther permits. perhaps through the winter and perhaps only until the snow falls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
The Waterbury Democrat Wash
 ington Correspondent

Washington - A small piece of millennium arrived when a politi- clan here refused postoffice for his home town.
 Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, boss of the $3,300,000,00 900 public works program, was look. ing over Q list of postoffice pro- jects brought in by treasury and postal officials.
 q don't know anything about most of these," he said, "but here's one I do know about = Winnetka, Ill. I happen to come from there. And one of the things that isn't needed right away is a new post office for Winnetka."
 A girl secretary sat in an MIRA office. Entered a visitor.
 T don't know where my boss is," she explained "They transfer red him. But I figure If I wait here two or three days he will be transferred back"
 Any Day Is Moving Day
 That's typical MIRA yarn. AL most any day several office forces find themselves being moved into other offices. Sometimes the movers come unannounced and just start taking out furniture, to every- body's consternation.
 Some new appointees, unable to obtain quick assignment to quar- ters, just dig into the nearest empty office and defy the world to move them out.
 It's a common experience to find new partition run through the
 So many MIRA folks were pilfer- ing chairs and desks from the of- fices of others that a special order was sent out, forbidding the prac- tice. The Burde of Relief Relief officials were shocked to find just how many families were receiveing unemployment relter from public funds.
 They had estimated 100000 as the depression's high mark. reached in the peak month Of
 Actually there were nearly 4,75O,000 - meaning 19.0O0,0Oo persons on public relief. That fig ure hasn't been released, but it's indicated by the Emergency Relief survey - first Of its kind.
 Subsequent months showed de- clines, due to business improve I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

Not content with borrowing million dollars last week the state finds itself obliged to go into the hole for $500000 more this week. Such is the report from State Treas urer Hopes office. And he should know. However, this recourse to borrowing isn't causing much stir. even in political circles. It's the thing to borrow these days. And the more you borrow the more the officials in Washington seem to like it, because they believe that every cent borrowed will make more business somewhere. Borrowing now is caused by the fact that expenses are far from keeping pace with income. Tbere's a problem for the special tax investigation commission. Make the two equalize and the solution is found
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
How the Greatest
 Fortune was Built

''Mellon's Millions" by Harvey O'Connor, is sub-titled, '.The bi0g- raphy of fortune" It is really a lot more than that. It is a search ing critique on modem Arnericaf, life, a study of the way we have tried to make democracy and in- dustrialism trot along the road to- gether in double harness.
 Mir O'Connor takes your Uncle Andy and shows just how he got where he is. This wispy, patri- cian-looking magnate is shown as theson of penny -pinchfng Pitts burg banker, a man who was trained from hoyhood as a money getter and who never once missed q trick. Y s,. tf
 The Mellons, suggests Mr o'Con- nor, simply established themselves at Pittsburg and levied toll on the amazing developments of in- dustry there. They had an iron in every fire; they were bankers, steel men, coal men, oil men, alum ipum men, promoters. stock sales men, railroad men and public util- ity men. They bought labor cheap says MT O'Connor, and sold its pro. ducts dear; and to-day the family fortune is probably the largest ir the nation. a With MT Mellon's record as treasury chief Mir O'Connor ii caustic. The boom and its resulting crash stem directly from, the, Mel. lon fiscal policies, he asserts. Foi decade the country was run to suit its oligarch of wealth; to. days troubles, he suggests, are the logical and inevitable result.
 This book Is not precisely an at. tack on the Mellons. It Is some. thing deeper. It continually raises the question: can 8 country ir which Q fortune can be built ur as this one was built up truly be called a free democracy?
 A more genuinely valuable book probably will not be published all year. t"Mellon's Millions" Is offered l by the John Day. Company at $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
MOScO7;V Letter
By EUGENE LYONS
United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan COrrcSpOnueHt)
 Moscow (UP)-How Soviet off, cials play the role of a Harunal- Raschid of Arabian Nights fame in order to find out the experiences of the aerage Soviet citizen, who stand in long quenes to obtain the necessities of life, has been re- vealed by Moscow newspapers.
 On the particularly hot day a long quene stood patiently outside a small shop. A man of ordinary appearance, wearing an embroi- dered Russian blouse, approached some of the people and asked what they were waiting for. Told that 1t was soap, he seemed to de- eide that soap was what he'needed for he attached himself to the end of the quene and waited.
 The "soap" was given to him without any paper or contaner. He demanded some paper, or to be allowed to see the manager or the chop. The attendants showed him tiny piece of paper just large enough to hold the soap. :.
 Following a critical inspection the buyer decided to visit the or flee which directs the whole chain of shops known as the "Mostorg stores. Here a secretary said that the director had ceased to have any connection with the organiza- tion. The vice director had gone home for the day. In Q tone of exasperation the soap buyer cried, q am Sulimov, president of the Council of Peoples Commissars o1 the R. 8. F. s. R.
 Hearing this the young woman rushed out and returned with the vice director. The vice director said in frightened voice that tht soap was produced by anothel organization. Sulimov asked to b' taken there. The vice director
 bowed him into another office. :.
 why do you think this soap i
 so bad ?" the new official sait calmly. we sell soap that i Imuch worse. In general, I don see that it's any business of yours lComrade. I think you'll have t make the best of it."
 Its too bad," said the modes Icitizen. "that l. president of tn ICouncil of Commissars, have {, tell you that the soap sold by yol for all citizens is no good" flood of explanations and apoiogie ifollowed. suIim0v paid no atten
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
WILLS MAY PROVE DECEPTIVE
(Meriden Journall

Wills need watching. In passing on a Waterbury case, Probate Judge Dennis J. Siavin pointed out that under the law if a man mar ries or becomes the father of . child he must change his will 70 care for such conditions or else the entire instrument will be of no value.
 In the Waterbury instance a man made a will in 1928 leaving a small sum to his daughter, for whom he had provided otherwise. with the residue going to his mother. He married second time and died shortly thereafter, thus so changing the complexion of the affairs that the judge had to rule the will out and order. distribution as though no testament existed, two-thirds of the estate going to the daughter with the other third going to the widow. and nothing to his mother Tn these parlous times. particu- larly, wills are liable to De decep- tive and win beex watching aE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
PiN " HE
 | NEW | 1 YORK
Rx PAUL HARRIsON


 nr.v xor<-This is not by way of surkestion that the Manhattan teIenhone directory, or any Of its IO2i paRes, makes interesting read- ing. But now and then, rare as q fiaeh of action in a Henry James novel, there ig an arresting line. E. And sometimes a confusing discrepancy between names ana aoHFsssSs; gre Instance. the Fifth avenue oalierfes are not on Fifth avenue af aIl. and the Fifth avenue | theater is on Broadway. Farthest removed of all is the Fifth Ave- nue Exterminating Co.,, which 1s in Brooklyn; but second honors 10 to Madison Square Garden, which is at least a mile and a half from Madison Square. ~. stiIl and all, there must be pres | tige in e name, for less than naiL of the 183 establishments named the Broadway Something-or-other or actually on Broadway. only II of the 39 named for Park ave- nue are on that exclusive tnor- oughfare. and one of the II IS the Park Avenue Live Poultry Mar ket, up at the north end where Iuo StIScs tuAiDASS 1He~
 cart Ghetto.
 One fine old name not in the directory any longer is that or Orbal I. See. MT See, who is real ly Wood Cowan, the comic artist who draws .aThe Newfangles." has moved to Connecticut. Some years ago, though, he went into the l phone companys office to apply for service in his town apartment.
 "what is your name?" asked a clerk.
 "What did you say?" asked the artist.
 II said I must have your name" replied. the clerk, little im- patiently.
 "Oh, I See" drawled Cowan.
 "And your first name, Mr Seer" inquired the clerk, busily scribbling on a card.
 l This 50 amused the applicant that he invented a. name on the spot. "Orba1," fte said. And l Orbal I. See it was, through four issues of the directory. His friends had heard the story, so they had no difficulty remembering his nom de teiepnone. S l 'ss Who's Exclusive and Why Tn general, the people who have gone exclusive to the point of with drawing their listings from the public directory are not the. men of finance and Industry and such, but the Broadway celebrities. Thus, you'd be unable to call Rudy Val lee, Al Jo1son or Earl Carroll un- less you Knew their private mum bers, but you could ring up the homes of William H. Vanderbilt, Charles M. .schwab and .. S.P.. Nor gan. And on page 7s0 there's. 8 democxatic Roosevelt, Franklin D ----49 E 65- Rhinelander 4-742S."
 For romance, the volume offers q Man, a Maiden, three Kisses, four Neckers, one% Hug, two Moonlights and a Honeymoon |. For the poetry in merchan- dising: Sam Katz, Ladies Flats I.. For whimsy: Ye Olde ". Y. Branch of The N. Y. State Asso- citation of Retail Meat Dealers Inc. For mystery, the last list ing in the book: "Zzyx, The-33 West A = MAurryhill 2-4516." Telephone that number, ask what The Zzyx is, and you1l hear a voice say. guardedly, ''Well, it's a sort of club. You know-one ~ of those ah-nice little places that's a sort of--er-a club"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
THE SUCCESS OF THE FOREST
 CORPS
(Hartford Courant)

The presidents decision that the civilian Conservation corps will be kept at work in the forest in uTi- diminished numbers through the coming winter gives evidence that the experiment. has been a success throughout the nation. Its success in Connecticut, since the first few weeks of confusion when the boys were new to the forests and to their rural neighbors, has been un- questioned. Only recently State Forester Hawes expressed his ex- treme satisfaction with the fine spirit of the officers and men and withk the work which has been ac- cOmpiished.
 Many who have seen these erst-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
So They Say

I am through with love. Men play too carelessly with women. I don't trust them any longer Claire Windsor, movie actress.
 The Germans are at heart most mild and peaceful people. The, vast majority of them do not want to fight. They want to work, to love. to raise children, to make a gar- den, play games, drink beer and wine and. listen to, music in the evening. - Edward J. Meeman, Memphis t@Tenn) newspaper editor, upon return from Europe.
 A lady Is woman who always remembers others, and never for gets herself-Charles Dana Gibson. artist. ,1. s.s
 The youth of my generation was denied information and allowed to live in secretive ,world. while the thing they might wish to know Dr William J. Mayo, noted surgeon.
 He must be bronzcd, even-tem- pered and handsome.---Peg Hop kins Joyce, describing her next hubby.
 A decision by majority vote nev- CT means a victory for reason, but for unreason, r1lediOcrity, u;-cer- tainty, weakness and coward).ness. Adolf Hitler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
(New York Herald Tribune) )

(NeW York Herald-Tribune)
 "Get yourself pair of pants. bub!" coarse provincials advised adult males who sported knicker- lockers in the back country ten or a dozen years ago. There were places in the farthest west, it is said, where eastern gentlemen so garbed were thrown into horse ponds by cowmen in sheepskin pants. The Florida boom may very well have marked the height of the knickerbocker's career, for the most remote Florida crackers saw them as kind of uniform (white linen) upon the legions of real estaet men dealing in sand sinks, and ceased to mock. If the knick- erbocker is less seen to-day, 1t was universal acceptance, not per- secution, that waited 1t away.
 Now, we may well as, at the be- ginning of another great career, what will be the resistance to shorts What the term of life? When the climax? Official sanc- ton was given to them last week on the courts of the Newport Ca- sino and at Forest Hills. At New port R. Norris Williams wore white linen ones striped with navy blue; Miss Helen Jacobs, at Forest Hills, white flannel with a blue stripe. Will the young generation or Hol- lywood take these hints and ann plify them into Q fashion and then rage, as in the case of knicker- lockers so many years ago?
 Stacks have been popular in the slack season since knickerbockers. Is there something ominous about selling short now, or do they por- tend another bull market such as the last rage for small clothes coincided with? How soon may shorts safely be worn in Wyoming and at Lake Okeechobee. where they persecuted the prophets of knickerbockers? Only time can answer. But those who have felt the free air of heaven on theii knees, which the slack and the plus fuor untitled, are not hkel, to surrender easily their new grant l nf 1fharfv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

Dr Raymond L. Ditmars. curator of the New York Geological Society. can't rest until he has found and brought back alive to New York city one of the most deadly and vicious snakes. the bushmaster of the Panama jungles A previous trip was fruit less. Now he's off again to wade through more swamps and jungles. In addition Dr Ditmaf hopes to bring back alive vampire bat. What strange pets these scientists go in for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
Our Daily Washington Letter
 Ickes Sure About One Post Office, at Least
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
, ment and seasonal factors: Apr
 4.445,000, May 4,222.000, Jun 3,745,000.

Scooping Madame Secretary Roosevelt jumped the gun on Secretary Perkins's latest, encour- aging unemployment figures. Seeking to discuss them at his press conference, he asked if they had been given out. Someone said they had, handing him 8 mimeo- gfiraphed sheet.
 Roosevelt began to give the chief figures from memory and then started to pick others up from the paper. After some confusion, he admitted he was looking at a table of commodity prices. released the day before. N
 The Labor Department. where issuance of employment statistics is a most important monthly rite, went into something of a dither. Buying Just for Fun
 Mrs Roosevelt and the newspaper gals got talking about New Deal prices and how to make a woman's money go farthest in the stores They debated the cash and carry system from it's economical aspect and agreed that women abused the return privilege.
 "I know people," admitted the First Lady, "who buy just for the fun of buying. They know per- fectly well that they will have to send the stuff back"
 K. M. Simpson. mining enigneer, metallurgist and chromium pro- ducer, is the MIRA deputy adminis- trator in charge of the steel, oil and coal codes. Each of those codes carries a thousand head aches.
 "What's your favorite min. eral?" someone asked him in the corridor. Y
 Sos your old man." yelled | Simpson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
DOG LEADS CHARMED LIFE.

Salt Lake City, Utah (UP)- "Skippy," a fox terrior pup be- longing to the Rt Rev Arthur M. Moulton Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, may in time rival a cat in the proverbial number of lives. First, skippy was poisoned. saved his life. Next, he was smear ed with acid.. but discovery in tine again saved him. ,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

maker wants to be sure of his wishes being carried out. In a re- cent Meriden case the income from an, 8 per cent stock was left to a person as sort of guarantee against need. Unfortunately, the stock that was gilt edged when the will was made no longer pays div idends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
To-day's Selected Poem
A FAITHFUL DOG

Robert Underwood Johnson in The New Yorl
 Times) Here, where sylvan beauty lures, Lies our friend: would he were yours Of affection pure and fine At Who shall doubt it was divine? Childlike innocence of eye, Appealing paw and human cry; Gentle. grateful free of blame (Mortal, can you say the same?) If such love to man was given, Lavish afterthought of heaven. And to heaven have no recall, God have pity on us all!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

High tide at Milford Thursday. August 24, l:40 p. m., daylight time: low tide. 7:32 p. m., daylight time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

People used to want money so they could have leisure. Lately they have got the leisure without money. But that kind isn't much fun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

In spite of statements to the contrary. some folks expect the MIRA to tackle the weather before it gets through.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23
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., 1933-08-23

numerous editors who also Irt the same error creep into their news colkunsl There's the astounding paft of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:0o. daylight time. tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-23

ton but ordered q reprimand for the serving of such quality soap to the populaees
Evening star., 1933-02-24
.ODD|E. WOULD SPUR
SUPPLyB|LL ACTION
Seeks Agreement to Partial
Conference Report on Treas
ury-PoSt Office Measure.

An effort will be made this afternoon
by Senator Oddie, Republican, Nevada,
to have the Senate agree to the partial
conference report on most of the money
items in the Treasury-Post once sup
ply bill, but ct the same time he will
urge further conferences with the House
on the controversial general economy
program in that bill.
With regard to the economy section,
the House rewrote the Senate program,
leaving out the Bratton amendment to
require all departments to reduce next
years expenditure per cent below the
appropriation bills, but agreed to the
senate amendment to give President
eject Roosevelt far-reaching power to
reorganize governmental agencies. The
House several days ago gave its ap-
proVal 10 this stand taken by its con-
1erees In favor of reorganization and
against the Bratton amendment,
In the Senate this afternoon. SEN
ator Oddie will move, if he can get the
matter up. that the Senate disagree to
the revised House economy section. in
slSt on its own provisions and ask a
further conference.
Before doing this, however, he will
ask the Senate to ratify the partial
agreement under which the $4,000 600
for the airmail service was restored to
the bill in conference after the Senate
had originally knocked it out.
With every indication that the
economy section will go back for fur
ther conferences, some members of the
Senate are extremely doubtful whether
the bill can be completed and passed
before adjournment, March 4. If it
does not pass. 1t will become one of the
many problems awaiting the special
session Of the new Congress.