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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
Primitive Thinking

If is a wonderful scheme those Ohio mill workers have. to scrap $150,00O,OOO worth of automatic steel strip rolling mills which now are operated by 1,6OO men, and % back to old-fashioned mills which would employ 32,000 men for the same tonnage. They would have the govern ment take charge and amortize the cost of the scrapping by 3 1-2 per cent pro- cessing tax on steel sheets, collectlDle from the purchaser and 3 per cent de- duction from payrolls. That would be fair, they think, to everybody Society as a whole would profit by the absorption ot labor and reduction of charity.
 It seems not unlike some experiments being made with agricultural production. But up jumps a critic saying. why not have the government, then, buy up all the washing machines, electric retrlg- orators, vacuum cleaners and everything else that the inventive genius of man has produced, because it displaces man-hours or woman-hours of work? Would advo- cates of this plan have their wives go back to primitive hand-work appliances, or scrap modern office equipment? why not study the causes and effects of machinery in sane and just manner! Why condemh the progress of science instead ot condenn- AuR CIlG SOCldl py OLClll WS Aie"'N
 These questions at least point in the d. rection of truth and sanity. The trouble with us is that our social thinking is still in the hand-labor stage. The social sciences" of which economics is at present the most important, lag strangely behind the natural sciences" that have produced our machinery and industrial processes Inventive genius has upset the world be- cause men lacked economic genius to handle the products of invention. .
 Fortunately we are getting around at last to the job of understanding economic problems and working out an economic control that will make men not the VIC t:ms, but the masters, of machines. The public is getting a practical education Tn economies and government. Young peo- ple in high school and college are eating it up." We shall work this thing out yet without going back to primitive hand forges and washing our clothes on stone at the river bank We shall probably do it by a more intelligent and scientific d. vision of the work and the products: Some would say ''fairer" division; but it may amount to the same thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

had Supreme Court aspirations has been no secret for years. He thought he had a nomination assured on at least two oc- casions. Of course they occurred during the incumbency of republican presidents, but that was no deterrent to as good a politician as "Joe" has been down through the years. When Associate Jus tice Benjamin N. Cardoza of New York was named in March, 1882, to succeed Oliver Wendell Holmes it was quite blow to Senator Robinson. Now his hopes are high once more. This time it doesn't appear as if he could miss.
 Lyle Wilson, United Press Washington correspondent, believes that Robinson's best chance lies in Associate Justice Van Deyanter or Sutherland resigning. The first is the present veteran member of the court in service. He was named in 1911 and will be 75 years old this year. Asso- ciate Justice Sutherland was only ap- pointed in 1922, but he will be 72 years old this year. Both are entitled to retire. ment on full pay. Also in the same con- sideration are Justices Brandeis, named in 1916 and facing his 18th birthday, and Justice McReynolds, named in 1914 and soon to be 72 years old. Washington ex- poets, rather confidently too, either the Van Devanter or Sutherland resignations before Congress adjourns. And no one awaits this bit of news more eagerly than Senator Robinson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
HISTORY

Thus far the highways referred
 to were on the east side of the river. One was later laid out on
 the west side of the Naugatuck and it's direction and proportions were as follows: The highway be- gan at one of the passages that
 were previously laid out In the Common Field meadows, "at the Long Meadow bars and ran across a corner of Doctor Porter's plain which lay west of Pine island, turned west under the hill to the
 west side of Carrington's 8 acre lot, then a west line up the hill to the north end of Samuel Barnes land, then southwest the west side of Bronson's acre lot, over lit- tie brook, then wheeling south- ward down to and west through
 John Barnes land, to Hop Brook, down the brook, across a part of Abraham Andrews Judas Meadow lot, over the brook, west to the
 Great hill (Gunn hill, a portion of which is now known as the Ter races), southwest of John Barnes farm, southwest past a corner of
 lot of Benjamin Richards (de- ceased), southwest down to But ler's brook, down the brook on the north side to Samuel Warmers land, and over the brook to Joseph Lewis 26 acre house lot. His
 house was a little west Of Ward street."
 Two surveyors also laid out the following day a 4 rod highway to the land of Thomas Andrews at
 Turkey hill. And this was the same Prospect road that was near the Turkey hill reservoir. This be- gan on East Main street, along Dublin street at a different angle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
Why Start All This?

F. Scott Mcbride has just announced that the Anti-Saloon League will make strenuous effort to elect dry candidates at the congressional elections in Novem- Der. Special campaigns are to be started in Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washing ton. Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri. There will be conventions and rallies in. those states in the coming months in anticipation of the nominations and elections to follow. We don't think the Anti-Saloon League will get far with It's present program. It treads too closely on the heels of prohibition.
 The purpose behind this agitation is, of course, repeal of the present 2lst amend ment Dry leaders don't like to have the power to decide on such matters as liquor manufacture and sale left up to the lndl- yidual states They want the federal gov ernment to retain such control of the sit nation that all the states would be con- pelled to get special permission to do so much as authorize the sale of one pint ot whiskey. This is cloaked under the claim that dry territories are not now protected by the 21st amendment.
 As MT Mcbride puts it, "The proposed new dry amendment would confer upon Congress discretionary power in dealing with the liquor problem which it does moi now possess under the Twenty-first amendment Under such an amendment, Congress would be armed with power to compel effective administration of any system adopted by any state. ." When the people of the various states voted to take away from Congress the right to dic- tate to the several states their policies on liuuor manufacture and sale they did not expect to have this action rescinded in a few months. Therefore, what the Anti Saloon League actually proposes is to re- move the 21st amendment and put the 18th into effect again. It'll never do for us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

Washington, Feb. 14--It Is ale most automatic in politics that graft in one administration never leaks out until its success sor is in office. This was true in the Harding oil scandals, in the Coolidge Hoover mall contracts. And what is worrying some of those closest to the president, even Roosevelt himself, Is the question of graft in the New Deal.
 It is also automatic that no president alone can prevent graft in his administration. He may have ten cabinet members as honest as the day is long, but if one of them is merely care- less, if two or three subOrdin. ates are lax, the administration may be smudged.
 Which is by way of saying that the Roosevelt administra- tion faces great danger. In the minds of a great mass of Amer jeans it has come to stand for all that is clean and inc In American life. But never since war days have there been such chances of graft.
 PUBLIC GRAB BAG
 For when the cornucopia of public money is turned over and billions pour out, the temptation to grab a fistful is terrific. Even Secretary of the Interior Ickes, with his rugged honesty and in- cessant watchfulness, probably will not prevent a few of his subordinates from cashing in.
 In several departments--Other than the army and CCC-thls already has started. In the NRA, the chances for graft in code writing are tremendous. A total Of 115 administrators all are playing fin one orchestra, and one or two sounding sour notes can hardly he noticed. Also the big wolf of Wall street is around and he has not been without meat from MIRA friends.
 Roosevelt's cruiser contracts probably bear least inspection. If the microscope were applied to them as to air mail contracts, 1t would be found that the ship building companies consulted with each other before bidding, each selecting the type of ship 1t could best build and agreeing not to bid against each other. Navy men complained about this at the time, and pointed out that the prices had been boosted $150 per ton higher than during the peak period. around 1926- 27. But the contracts were sign- ed anyway.
 So the tragedy of this admin istration may be the fact that two or three bad apples at the bottom can spoil 8 whole bar rel.
 MUCH OBLIGED
 Lanky Attorney General Cum mings is amiable and easy-go- ing. His good nature has made him one of the most popular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
He'll Get His Due

Good old Senator "Joe" Robinson is about to come into his own. At least he will if all predictions come true. There's the little difficulty of having one of four members of the U. s. Supreme Court re- sign before "Joe" can gratify a life's ambition, namely, place on the same Su' preme Court. If Associate Justices Will lis Van Devanter or James Clark Mickey. holds or Louis D. Brandeis or George Sutherland should resign the way would be made clear for President Roosevelt to game Senator Robinson to the bench. And &aere'ii be no prouder man in all the United States than the same Arkansan senator if this should come to pass.
 The fact that Senator Robinson has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
So They Say

The time has come to take strong measures for safeguarding the morals of our people. Cardinal Patrick Joseph Hayes of New York.
 reject the content of the Austrian government shat any intervention against the Austrian state has been undertaken or planned by the Reich. Chancellor Hitler of Germany.
  do not think the federal gov- ernment should be encouraged to stay in the relief picture forever. Harry L. Hopkins, federal civil works administrator.
 It is absurd to say that America and Japan are now or ever will be at loggerheads. --Hiroshi Haito. Japanese ambas- sador to U. S..
 In numbers and depth of suf-- fering, the chief victims of hard times are the millions of people who have lost their jobs. Statement by Senator Robert Y. Wagner and Congressman David J. Lewis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

O. Of what material are the colored stones in cheap jewelry made?
 A. A special kind of glass known as strass, which is made by fusing white sand, red lead, borax, and several other clements. When a colored gem is desired, pieces are crushed into fine powder and coloring substances are added. Tho mixture Is then fused and anneal- ed.
 0. Name the author of "The Wandering Jew"
 A. Eugene Sue.
 o. What is the chemical con- tent of the edible portion of rhubarb?
 A. Water s4.s per cent; pro- tein .50: fat 10; ash .72; carbohy- drates 3.S0.
 o. What was the name of the Roman Catholic who signed the Declaration of Independence?
 A. Charles Carroll of Carroll ton, Maryland.
 Q. On what date did Good Fri day fall in 1888?
 A. March 23.
 Q. What does the word cate mean?
 A. It is an archaic word, mean ing provisions in general; ebpecial- ly delicate or luxurious food; us- ually found in the plural cates. 0. How old was Woodrow Will son when he was inaugurated pres ident? A. Fifty-six. O. Is there a town in the Uni- ted States called "Jenny Lind?"
 4. There is one in Arkansas. Q. Do railroad employees come under the NRA? A. No. if
 O. What is the namo of tho song played by Professor Bhaer in Little Women ?"
 4. "None But the Lonsy Heart by Tschaikowslky.
 q. What was tho first code ap. proved by tho MIRA? 4. The Cotton Textile Code, ap- proved July ., 1888. effective Of July 17.
 @. Do all tho Inauiar ponaes slons of the United States hnso G0vefnor-gonernil
 A. Tine Philippine Islands is lh. OnIy inoliInf possession which hnl g0vefuof.aeuoral Ho im Nrani
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York.--Young MT Doug- lass Montgomery burst through the door and shook hands. Then he catapulted himself onto a couch and swore fervently. Next he charged into the kitchen for q drink, rushed back, flung himself full length on the floor and bark ed 8 few words into a telephone. Pretty soon he rolled over and lit a cigaret. His voice came through smoke cloud:
 Last fall, after Little Women and Eight Girls in Boat were finished in Hollywood, I came here to spend the winter on the stage. read plays until was black in the face. Most of 'em were terrible:
 the others didn't offer the kind Of
 part wanted. I'm sick to death of
 being a goody-goody juvenile type.
 I was a juvenile on the Broad
 way stage from the time I was 17, and later in the movies, and l wanted to live it down.
 ''So I read more plays, and got plenty tired of loafing, and the months went by, and last night l got a wire from Hollywood telling me to come on out there and get ready for Little Man, What Nowf' l It'll be @ grand movie, and I've got a good part. But today found the play I've been looking for all winter-the he-lead in the Group Theater production of Gentle woman.' And now I've got to go to California, and it's two to one that I'll loaf around there for weeks while production is post poned, and they'll be paying me for time I could have been using in this Broadway show.
 A Break at Last
 people to begin spending winters on the New York stage" con- tinued young MT. Montgomery,
 land stories used to be written about me hating Hollywood. That
 wasn't true. But don't like my self on the screen. haven't much
 of a voice, and Lord knows have not got the looks. But do like
 to act. I'm stage-struck as the devil. was a kind of arty kid, intense about ideals and all that, | incoming around art theaters from l the time I was Il. And now l find myself stewing about con- tracts, and having conferences with lawyers, and being obliged to
 give speeches and interviews on
 things I don't give hoot about" Young Mi. Montgomery doubtless | would have felt lot better had he known that arrangements were
 being made to allow him to stay
 in New York and appear in the
 play, for a few weeks at least,
 before going on to Hollywood. But
 he knows 1t now, and figures it's a pretty good world after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

enough to drive any group Of ed- itors haywire.
 And they tell me, too, that an- other basic reason for the wrath Of The Republican and The American toward City Hall is that city offi- cials have refused to pour volumes of city advertising into the col i,mns of those newspapers. TO de-
 priye those newspapers of such coveted revenue in these terrible times is exasperating. Editors are editors. I assume, and simply be- cause Republican editors can't for- get the last city election, may or
 may not be sufficient reason Tor taking their bread and butter from them in the way of thousands of
 dollars worth of advertising and subscriptions. Kindly remember that a barking dog has Co be fesi just as well as the gentle ones m
 Aii of this brings something lorcibly to my attention. It com pels me in my humble analysis tu conclude that the publishers oi The Republican and The Amer. | can, who have gloated for years in making punching bags out oi democratic administrations, have for the first time in their rosy tareers met their masters
 OfIIelals at City Hall today are A differont group than in tho past Instoad of putting tho other cheek
 eut to Do nlapped by unappreoih' tive editors and business managers ihsv take the popular stand (iI Waterbury, ok fighting back witl both fists lone fiBt on subscription and tho other on lucrative cit, Hall aavel. loser. Poor sports are never eiyef innV aunFtofs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
Waterbury. Feb IS, 1884. Editor of The Democrat:

EOlLOr 1nC 1IVAiO~A&es
 Subscribers should be taken into the confidence of local newspaper publishers. I believe, and told the reason for all this snipiLg going on at City Hall.
 We read your valued newspaper to learn all of the first hand inror- nation about City Hall. And per- init me to tell you it is highly m. teresting. You have 0 real, nve- wire newspaper.
 read, with broad grin, in The Republican and The American some broadsides at your newspa- per because 1t Is leading the field in news. dare say your opposition editors are not deriving the genu- inc fun from their groaning news stories that the reading public does. After all I know 1t Is only natural to be jealous and for that reason you should not bear down on the other two papers to the OK ciuslon of first hand information. Why not be good sports and swal news with them? Give them a help' ing hand? Take the other editors by the hand and show them how tc collect news instead of busyinf their swinish snoots in cabbage patches?
 Tho spleen in articles in opposi. ton newspapers in Waterbury causes me. however, to believe there is something wrong In China
 Why not let us in on the little se' cret7
 am told from an official sourei that the City Hall has cancelled all subscriptions t0 The Amerieal und Tho Republican. That was yer, curt and [ don't blanc editors ol those nawspnpors 10 Dc daxod D,
 euch democratic eftrontry. ftl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
 pol A"" ~ - - There's Reason Will

To lose a city election with an amazing majority, and then to lose bundles and oodles of money in city advertising and subscriptions and to be squawking to g populace which is out of patience with con. stant jabbering and cry-baby tac- ties are reasons think everyone iL the good old town knows are be- Lind the sudden splurge of guar dianship CD which repentant news papers are attempting to maintain over the City Hall. What a sweet protectoratey
 The public knows the tricks of
 panicky editors and their attacks
 lose force and effect and their ban
 terings fall on deafened ears. You
 don't have to tell MT John Public
 when an editor has an axe to grind.
 It is all too evident. The public is
 intelligent, contrary minds on Leavenworth street notwi!hstand- ing.
 In closing I make Q motion that to appease the wrath of The Re- publican and The American and to wipe editorial tears that Mayor Hayes and Controller Leary recant and resolve to play into the hands of enemy newspapers ONCE morr by renewing tho subscriptions, giy. ing back the opuient city adver- tislng and again bend their knees | to Editor Pape.
 The chair pounds the gavel and puts the motion thusly: "you Watorburians who gave the City tIail officials a mandate 1 last fail with the astounding ma. loFity Of 5000 votes, having heard ihia motion, will signify your wish ln tho usual mannePs "Thoee in fRvorf
 "Thoee opponod7" MR ISouIslTiyE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

from the eventual street. It fol- lowed east over the river and prob- ably in the vicinity of old St Jos- epll's cemetery, ''thence east and eastwardly up the East mountain where there the road now is, across one corner of Samuel Porter's farm, south by the east side of it, and along the west end of Thomas Andrews land" It is also stated that on this same day a rod highway was laid out. from the New Haven road across the south end of the Abrigador to the al- ready mentioned East Mountain road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

Next January, if all goes we'll, the two cent tax on bank checks will be repealed. At one time it was thought this nuisance levy would go out with others this year, but it has held over and will continue at least another year. The new revenue bill ready for presentation in the House contains provision repeating the tax, tax produced $38, 8,OOO,000. Also there may be some fooling around with the inter-city three-cent postal rate. By law it expires July 1. The President can continue it or put the two-cent rate back into effect. Unless the P. o. Department is out of debt it will continue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

Chief Justice William M. Maltbie of the Supreme Court of Errors finds part of the state liquor law perplexing. The test case that will determine whether or not druggists of the state may secure drug gists' permits or must procure package store licenses elicited from the Chief Justice this bit of information. It came after Deputy Attorney General Ernest l.. Averill had admitted his inability to un- derstand the intent of the statute at one point. Certain discretionary powers are granted the State Liquor Commission un- der terms of the act. It was these powers that the Deputy Attorney General re- marked confused him. And Chief Justice Maltbie agreed with him, so it does look as if our Legislature would have it's work cut out for it when it convenes year from now. Therell be more than merely clearing up this part of the liquor law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
GRAssHOPPERs HAVE MOVED

Norfolk, Neb, (UP)-After dew astating the Rosebud region of South Dakota and the bordering counties of Nebraska for two of the past three years, grashoppers apparently moved northward and eastward outof that area to lay their eggs last fall, according to A. l.. Ford, of Brookings, state col- lege entomologist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

Murphy. General Blanton Winship is the governor of Puerto Ricoi Paul Martin Pearson is governor of the Virgin Islands; Joseph B. Poin- dexter is governor of Hawaii and John w. Troy is governor of Alas ka.
 c. What do the letters SAE mean with respect to motor oils?
 A. That the product meets the specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
 o. What is the address of the American Birch Control League?
 A. 6s9 Madison Avenue, New York City.
 0. Who is Sintram?
 A. The Norwegian hero of La Motte Fouque's romance of that title. Sintram was the son of "Biorn of the Fiery Eyes, and his saintly wife Verena. They lived in the castle of Frontheim. The full title of the book is "Sintram and His Companions"
 If you want . copy of our bull letin, Directory of Movie Stars, write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents fin postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
DAILY WASHINGTON
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Bidding On Cruiser Contracts Was About Same As On AirmoI ContrGcts; Administration Faces Danger As Opportunities for Graft Keep Growing; Mk Trust Foes Split Over HOw Best to Proceed Oh Investigations; NeO Jersey Manewvers Indicate Edges Atm Is Candidacy for President.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
BRASS CITY FACTs
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In 1882 the legislature author ized the town of Waterbury to con- vey it's interest in the old Grand street cemetery to the city of Wa terbury. The act was ratisfied by a vote of the city in 1890. and in 1891, January 4, the town deeded the land to the city.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

There's an uprising in Ohio now. It's against the chairman of a public utility commission who described people that wanted lower utility rates as "dema- gogues, racketeers, and political oppor- tunists".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

On September 24, 1870, there was 0 serious explosion in the American Flask G Cap company, resulting in the loss of two lives, the fire that ensued causing $30,- 900 damage.