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Evening star., 1934-01-30
Presidents Foundation Ball
Event of Grandeur Tonight.

Literally hundreds of people will
attend the Presidents birthday ball at
the Shoreham tonight. The demand
for tables and for tickets to the ball is
enormous: men and women high in
official, diplomatic, residential and So
cial circles and the public generally
will be present, to do honor to PreSi
dent Roosevelt on his SD anniversary
by aiding in the cause that Is so near
his heart-the permanent endowment
for the Georgia Warm Springs Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis. 1t is ex-
pected that many distinguished visi-
tors from outside the city will be here
tonight to attend this-the most i'm
portant of the Nationwide program Of
balls-arranged under the auspices of
the National Committee for the Birth
day Ball of the President.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs Dali, ac
companied by Miss Dickerman Of the
Todhunter School, Miss Cook of the
Val Kill Furniture Factory and Mrs.
Schneider, will arrive at the Shoreham
ball shortly after 10 o'clock, and will be
bv Gen. William E. Horton. At the
entrance OF their box, Mrs. Roosevelt
and her party will be greeted by Mrs,
bella Greenway, chairman and vice
chairman, respectively. of the Wash
ington Committee, and by Mrs. John r.
williams, chairman of the Table Com
mittee for the birthday ball at the
Shoreham.
Outside the hotel in multicolored
lights reaching from the porte cochere
to the roof of the building will be a
Happy Birthday" greeting, and inside
the hotel will be huge birthday cake,
the united gift Of the bakers of the
Capital City. Floral decorations from
all the florists in the city will deck
the lobbies and the lounge, the ball
rooms, the palm court, the dining
rooms and every available space which
is not reserved for dancing. Every
thing, everywhere has been donated by
all concerned. from the hotel itself to
the smallest services of each and every
preson and attendant, the orchestras,
the bands. 1t is service of love to
Evening star., 1934-01-30

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

The Hartford Times is of the opinion
that should Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Michael Conner urge the 1885 Legislature
to amend the laws so that lower auto
registration fees might be assessed he
would be enthusiastically supported. We
know he would be- for motorists are as a
unit in demanding that the fees they now
pay be lowered But what's the use of low
ering those fees if the decrease in the
revenue of the department is to be made up
by an increase in the gasoline tax? We
won't be paying any less for operation of
our auto in the long run.
And such plan as this won't secure the
unanimous support of the state, much less
the Legislature. This is proved by the fact
that both in 1888 and in 1881 there were
measures before the Assembly calling for
substantial reductions in fees. Each plan,
however, was coupled with scale of in
creased gas taxes. Of course we all under
stand that if we live right up to our pres
ent department income we can't very we'll
expect to lower fees and not lower depart
ment efficiency. This would be felt in sew
eral ways, but primarily in road building.
Still there's no gainsaying the fact that
Connecticut is unique in her position. Both
in registration fees and operators licenses
she charges more than adjoining states.
Truckers have been driven to obtain plates
from other states so high is the CONNER
cial rate If we're not mistaken in certain
classes of commercial vehicle it is the
highest in all New England We don't see
how such state of affairs can continue
much longer. But we presume so long as
motorists continue to demand the best in
roads and twelve-month servicing of them
we must expect to pay good big motoring
bills. Ultimately it may mean toll roads
for us.
It's sometimes amusing to hear even our
legislators talk of diverting funds raised
through the operation of the motor vehicle
department We don't see how this could
be considered with the possibility OF
the state building ten or fifteen million
dollar parkways in the near future. II
anything, more funds will be required.
Where can they be found? The Times says,
Registration fees should be brought down
to more logical relationship with those of
adjoining states. The tax on gasoline
should be no more than is utterly neces-
sary. :" Necessary for what may we
ask? What proportion of the motor veh-
icle and state highway departments ex-
penses should be covered by our gasoline
taxes?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
It's Happened Regularly

Senator Frederic G.. Walcott, republi-
can, of Norfolk must credit most people
with little intelligence if he expects them
to swallow his explanation of the recent
press criticism of the congressional action
in overriding President Roosevelt's veto
of the Independent office appropriation
bill. The senator declares that since all
newspapers are now governed by an NRA
code they were obliged under it's terms
not to criticize the president.
It's rather odd, but almost to a paper,
republican, democratic, and independent
there was criticism of the House and Sen
ate actions 1t wasn't criticism of the
American veteran, either, as has been de-
clared openly and also insinuated. Well
wager that half of the newspapers that la
mented the fact that the veto was over
ridden are kindly disposed toward the ex-
service man. AS a matter of fact the in
creased benefits for veterans which will
result tell only one part of this particular
bill which Congress wanted passed.
There was the little item of restoring
pay cuts to all the congressman, not the
entire pay cut to be sure, but portion OF
it. And then again this is election year.
We think the records show that in the adj
ministrations of the three previous presi-
dents-Hoover, Coolidge, and Harding
bonus measures were passed over presl-
dents veto and each one of them during
an election year. OF course it's a serious
thing to say that if the same measure, as
was passed last week, did not come up an
til a year from now it would have failed,
but that's actually believed in well-in-
formed circles.
If the curtailment of the liberty of the
press speech is Senator Walcott's opening
gun in the 1884 campaign, he's going to
get little support from the press of Con-
necticut, even that kindly disposed towards
republican office seekers. The democrats
Of the state have several openings now at
which they can level their siege guns. The
first shot might be concentration OF
effort behind logical nominee for the
senatorship. Thoughts on this should
have crystallized by now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

ment about the chicken and the egg. Many
thought recovery was impossible without
reform; and certainly some reforms were
essential preliminaries, especially in
banking. Some enthusiasts, however,
have not seemed to care much whether
the patient lived or died, if only he was
reformed very thoroughly. And others
from the first have wanted the least re-
form possible.
This is an ancient quarrel. There have
always been those who wanted business let
alone. AS industry and trade dominate
human life more and more, there is grow
ing need of ethical control. But always,
as in medicine, the size and timing OF
the doses is important.
1t may be now, as numerous business
men and economists are urging, that the
country has all the business reform it can
assimilate for the time being This seems
true with respect to NRA operation,
which needs time to settle into routine;
and with respect also to legislation for the
issuance and trading of securities, on
which business values and new financing
largely depend.
Business standards already have great
ly improved, from combined public and
private effort. 1t is time to consolidate
the moral and material gains. 1t would
be tragic loss, however, to abandon
genuine reforms already achieved, or to
plan no further reforms for the future.
Business can no more do without moral
and social codes than individuals can.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
Who is right? Is 1t Mr. Leavitt or
is 1t Mr. Ferguson? To be sure,
there are two sides to- every story.
From the looks of things Mr. Leav-
lit seems to fight on the side Of
the consumer of electricity and gas.
Mr. Ferguson, naturally speaks in
defense of himself and his COM
pany. Somewhere, down the mid
die Of both their stories the truth
must be.
The question before the people
Is: Are the rates charged to con
sumers of gas and electricity SER
weed by the Conn Light & Power
company too high and are the cor
porate profits reflected on the COM
pany's books a, confirmation of th!s
fact?
Mr. Leavitt says Eyes" to both
parts of the question. Mr. Fergu-
SON says mo" Both offer definite
and peculiar forfeitsif they are not
right. Both can't be all right but
each may be telling half truths
| Where is the truth?
One thing ! know Is that most
everyone speak to Is Of the opin-
ion that his monthly charges are
| too high and the fixed charge" is
an utter imposition. 1t Is quite
lcommon TO hear the home gas bill
and light bill discussed around the
bridge table or over the sparkling
Burgundy glass. But that y 81 far
~ Is f0ef- a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

The song Of protest is in their
heart but they do not sing it where
1t might be heard. Rather. they
sit complacently and let some one
like Mr. Leavitt be martyr for the
interests Of thousands.
And 1t isn't only the housekeeper
who burns up" over the question
and does some whining. Store
owners, factory owners, garage
owncrs-they all sing the same
song but evidently lack the intes-
final fortitude to go out and hire q
hall and sing it where 1t would be
appreciated.
Our local Senator Hackett blows
his trumpet every once in while
on this subject while talking to
some political club but the echo
from his blast Is very ephemeral.
Now let US be fair about this
thing. / like to do business with a
merchant that I know 10 making a
fair profit on his investment. But
I abhor someone putting something
over on me.
III Mr. Ferguson says his COM
pany's rates are not excessive, or
profits either and he is willing to
submit the books to the scrutiny of
Ia disinterested auditor, why not
let a group OF the discOntented
business men and housewives SCI
| lect the AUDITOR Take this thing
| out and expose Il to the sunlight
and sec 4 e a fa1e-nroof.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

No man or company can contin-
to do business without the con-
'fidence of his customers, even a
public utility company. 1t seems
as IL the Conn Light G. Power COM
pany is big enough to realize that
it would be signing it's own death
warrant IL what they assert is not
true. The days of one man power
or domination are waning. This
new generation is keeher intellec-
tually and politically sagacious.
Everyone will claim Missourian
heritage In the years to come, as
far as politics go and public utility
commissioners will function in
spirit as well as In name.
II the power company can prove
that Its records are correct and
can Justify its rates in the light Of
fair profit on the investment,
then let Mr. Leavitt and all his ST.
lent cohorts forever hold their
peace.
II Mr. Leavitt can succeed in
proving his case, then he is deserv-
ing OF the same deep admiration
that 'sAP' Smith merited when he
fought the good fight, single hand
ed against the evils Of prohibition,
In face OF personal persecution.
The rates should be revised to q
point where the Investment to the
stockholders represented fair
earning, provided the salaries or
THE officials were within the bounds
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
Visiting Neighbors

A Canadian newspaperman, wintering
in the States with his family, protests in
a Florida newspaper that the three
months period allowed foreign visitors is
too short If he waits until January l
to come south, he may be showed in all
winter and it is too cold in many parts
of Canada to return comfortably by
April l.
1t is possible to remain longer by put
ting up SIS as a guarantee to depart
within six months, but the visitor regards
it as an unfair and unwise imposition. Ca
nadians, he suggests, spend good deal OF
money in the States and are usually we'll
behaved guests. Why repeal them? Why,
indeed?
The number of Canadians visiting this
country increases steadily, and would in
crease faster with little more encourage
ment. Such intercourse is profitable and
mutually beneficial. The argument, how
ever, works both ways. Canada is not
much more liberal than Uncle Sam abou:
the renewal of motor permits. 1t is job
for the State Department. Couldn't both
countries be more friendly about such
matters?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
HISTORY

Some Of the products of the
Benedict G. Burnham Manufactur-
ing company were copper. and
copper alloys, brass. gliding metal,
German silver, In sheets, wire of all
sizes, brazed and seamless tubing
of brass and copper, brass and
German silver headings, drop ham
dies and knobs for furniture, safety
pins, rivets, burs, butt burners, in
sulated electric wire, and copper
wire for telegraph purposes.
Other manufacturing companies
branch from Benedict & Burn
hams, some of them the Ameri-
can Pin company starting in 1916;
the Waterbury Button company in
1849; the Benedict e. Scovill COM
pany in 1852, the Waterbury Clock
company in 1857; and the officers
of Benedict G. Burnham's were
also responsible for the formation
of the Waterbury Watch company.
The firm of Brown & Elton, who
were leading manufacturers here
for many years, was formed in
1880, and consisted of Israel
Holmes, Horace Hotchkiss, Philo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
in
New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York.-One of the editors
of a national magazine for years
has employed a simple strategy to
rid his office of pests.
When he finds himself with a
long winded visitor he presses a
button which summons an office
boy. The boy hurries in and says:
Excuse me, sir; General Hugh
johnson Cor Secretary Of the
Treasury Morganthau, or Amelia
Earhart Putnam) is waiting to see
you and seems to be in hurry"
The EDITORS unwelcome visitor
takes the hint, and his departure.
The executive was having pest
trouble the other day, SO he sur
reptitiously pushed the button. In
a few moments a newly-hired office
boy appeared. He said: Colonel
Charles Lindbergh is waiting to
see you"
The visitor fed and the editor
returned to his toll, thankful for a
chance to catch up with some i'm
portant matters. After about half
an hour he glanced up to find the
office boy again, looking pretty dis
traught.
"ColOnel Lindbergh seems
kinda sOrc," said the young
ster. II told him you were IN
conference with q couple OF
senator's, but 1 don't think
he'll wait much longer"
Taxed His Imagination
Broadwaymen are hearing the
tale of the theatrical producer who
was ordered to appear and do a lot
of explaining about his income tax
return for 1882. The fellow wasn't
worried, though. At dinner in a
large restaurant one evening he
loudly told some friends he wasn't
worried. He also told them the
story he had prepared for the In
ternal Revenue officials. BY am "
ing coincidence one of those Off
Gals was sitting at an adjoining
table and couldn't help overhearing
the plot.
Next morning the producer
waddled into the Office of this
same man and confidently be-
gan to deliver his speech. ~
know all that" interrupted the
revenue fellow. 81 heard you
rchcarsing 1t last night"
Cuba In Gotham
Around the lower edges Of Gen.
trail Park are scattered a lot OF
O d stinguished and still
wealthy Cubans. Exiles, most of
them, who still are in some slight
danger from revolutionist fervor.
hey live quietly. often under as
sumed names. The Hotel Wynd-
ham, on 5Sth street, usually shell
tiers several refugees of the over
thrown regimes. Ex-President
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and his
family have an apartment there
now, but the management pro-
fesses to be unaware of their pres
ence. The most frequent visitor Is
a professor" who's tutoring them
! in English.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
So They Say

Every minded person should
be in favor, from q social and eco
nomic standpoint, of a minimum
wage; of the elimination of child
labor; of gradual shortening of
the hours of labor.
President Alfred p. Sloan Jr, of
General Motors.
The winter night is a period of
tranquility of sort you will never
achieve in civilization.
Rear Admiral Richard e. Byrd.
Fam simply q victim of fate.
Samuel insult.
Children mean happiness to me.
don't care whether they are
green, yellow. black, white, or pink
I'm crazy about them.
Nine Ernestine Schumann- Heink
The world has never seen more
striking example Of unquestioning
fidelity than my associates.
Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

@. Where is Little America?
"A. 1t is located on the ice near
the Bay of Whales, on the Ross
Sea, about 800 miles from the
South Pole.
@. How old is Warden Lewis e.
Lawes OF Sing Sing?
A. Fifty-one.
Q. Is Tom Mooney still in
prison?
A. Yes.
@. When did the first Congress
Of the U. s. convene?
A. March A, 1883, but q quorum
was not present until April 6.
@. What were the Dark Ages?
A. The years between the Fall
of Rome and the opening Of the
18th century, have been called the
Dark Ages because the thrush Of
barbarians and the almost total
eclipse of classical culture caused
them to contrast unfavorably in
enlightenment and social order,
with the preceding and following
ages.
Q. Why is San Francisco bay
called the Golden Gate?
A. The name was given to 1t
by General John c. Fremont, on
account of the brilliant effect of
the setting sun on the cliffs and
hills.
-. A 4. Ia o. -
Negro population of Texas?
A. Males, 422,60S and females
432,356.
@. What is the source of the
oft quoted phrase, East, West,
Homes Best?
A. It is from Charles II. Spur
geon's John Ploughman" pub
lished In 1869.
Q. on what day did June |.
1911, fall?
A. Thursday.
4 @. Has a national flower been
selected for the U. S.? .s
conducted by Nature Magazine,
WllCB AuotSu AOi niOA y sAah q y ctSs
Over one million votes were cast
and almost half OF them were for
the wild rose and the columbine
was second choice. No official ac-
ton has been taken to name a ma
tional flower. si
Q. When Is the rodeo season IT.
Texas and ArizonG?
"A. 1t begins In May and lasts
through November.
III ~ FHt tl8S5lt -----. 9i i53 \ VII 5l-s
: come ON Of the United States N
A. The preliminary estimate IL
$3s, 900, 900, 600.
q. il President Roosevelt
Mason 70 what church does no
helnn&7 7 E. +. 4 s z 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

Washington, April 10-When
the president returns from his
fishing trip he is going to find
himself definitely on the spot.
What has put him there is his
own party and the stock market
bill. y
The vote on veterans compen-
sation had no real Significance,
has happened to every president.
But the stock market bill gets to
the root of the New Deal, stands
for all that Roosevelt has stood
for. He has publicly endorsed
the principle of stock market
regulation five specific times, has
emphatically endors the
Fletcher-Rayburn bill in letters
to both men.
On Its fate, therefore, he goes
down to major victory or defeat.
And the significant fact is that
members of his own party are
trying to thwart him. 1t was
cabal of McAdoo, Gore, Adams
and Barley - all democratic
who used obstructionist tactics
in the senate banking commit
tee.
MARKING TIME
They even wanted to revise
the pream ble-something which
not even Wall street asked for.
Their policy is to kill time In
committee, force abandonment
of the measure in order to adj
tourn congress on schedule.
Most of them won't dare vote
against the bill when it reaches
the floor, but plains to smother 1t
in the secrecy of committee.
Behind this secret sabotage is
the most stupendous lobby
which ever functioned in the
capitol The New York Stock
Market alone put up 100000 for
it's expenses. Other cities also
have antied up. Many brokers
have moved to Washington,
spend their days buttonholing
congressman.
They have won over a lot OF
votes. Congressman who stood to
heel and passed history-making
bills in twenty minutes last year
now are hcmming and having.
Roosevelt will have to show
real strategy. Real issues are at
stake. 1t Is not an issue of re.
publicanism or democracy. 1t
is not merely question of his
leadership. 1t is not only the
perpetuation of the old business
cycle of bull markets and devas-
tating crashes.
1t is fundamentally whether
or not the New Deal can stand
up against the monied interests
of the country.
RED GLORY
The Russians are realists.
There was a day-no later
than two years ago-when the
unofficial Soviet ambassa dor,
Boris Skvirsky, gathered a few
friends at his modest residence
on MASSACHUSETTS avenue to
MUNICH caviar, see motion pic
lures of the red army and toast
the day when Russia would be
recognized. Any man who wore
evening dress was declasse.
NOW the scene has shifted.
The ornate Russian EN- bassy,
built by the Pullmans Of sleep
ing-car fame, has been restored
to all its glory. All the atmos-
phere of CZarist days, down to
the last curl of the last cupid,
has been kept intact. The walls
are done in rich red silk, the
trimmings of Siberian gold. The
magnificent stairway is carpeted
in thic kred. Whether through
deliberate design or the ancient
of good taste, the predominant
color is the red Of the Soviet.
ORIENTAL RUGS
Two immense rugs from the
Caucasus, purchased by Amtorg,
are the ambassadors pride.
"They are valued Mt $4,000 In
America" nc says wistfully. "But
In Russia their value is In
wOrlkman's labor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

AS a result of complaints made against
5000 motorists in Connecticut they shortly
will receive from Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner Michael Connor letter informing
them of this fact and asking them to exer-
else more caution in the future. Even now
some of the missives may have been re-
ceived. The letters are the result of the
survey made in the New Haven area re-
Gently Only drivers who violated some
particular statute were selected to receive
the letters They are being warned that
repeated violations will result in the loss OF
their driving license. 1t is hoped that the
survey and it's accompanying warnings
may cause police departments in every
town and city to press for better and safer
driving on streets and highways. Only
some such concerted movement will ever
bring down the appalling list of accidents
that are now reported daily. The loss OF
life and the increasing number of injuries
on our roads is proof that no machine is
fool proof so long as the human factor is
involved. No doubt out of the traffic sur
vey now being conducted all over the state
may come worthwhile suggestions as to
ways and means of averting common acct
dents and violations of the rules of the
road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

Brown, and j. p. Somers. The
firm was known as Holmes e
Hotchkiss, Philo Brown and J. r.
Elton were received as general
partners in 1888, up to which time
they had been special partners. 1t
then became Holmes, Hotchkiss,
Brown and Elton and later Brown
e. Elton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

Augustus Sabin Chase, who was
one of the leading manufactures
here, came to Waterbury in 1850
and became associated with the
Waterbury bank. He was born in
Pomfret in 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
Economic Seidlitz

Recovery and reform boil in Uncle
Sans stomach like Seidlitz powder
swallowed, too hastily. The mixture will
be good for him if he survives. And he
probably will. But he may not need an
other dose for a while.
This smile need not be carried too far.
We naad not repeat. either. the old argu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY O-ROUND

Democratic DieHcrds and Stock Bill Put Roosevelt the
Spot fundamentals of New Deal at Stake in Battle With
Moned Power; Russian Embassy Reverts to Gttering
Glory of CzGrst Regime American Councillor in Paris
Most Photographed Man in Europe"