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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
Every Penny Counts

We don't think that at any time since . Waterbury was incorporated as city J have more efforts been made to secure ' prompt and full payment of taxes than . right now. Of course, conditions were . never such as to demand quite the vigor- . ous steps that the Hayes administration . has been forced to take of recent months. | No city official cares to resort to legal , means to force taxpayer to settle his l, bill. If possible they are avoided. But 7 if they were not meant to be used, then ' certainly our legislators would not have {. put them on the law books.
 . We have seen automobiles seized for ' back taxes. We have seen foreclosure !. proceedings instituted to enable the city {. to realize something on property on which ]. taxes remain unpaid over long period of | time. It may be unfortunate that such tactics have to be adopted, but we must
 accept them as companions of this depres- sion through which we are wandering.
 Cities must make both ends meet just the same as individuals. If taxes go unpaid then municipal or town government must expect to be disrupted.
 It has occurred to us upon several oc- casions that Waterbury might find upon a thorough investigation that there was taxable property within it's limits not listed. Such a condition could exist through no fault of the proper officials
 Danbury recently conducted a survey of it's taxation system that revealed some astonishing facts. A total of 267 dwell ings, to mention but one item, was found to be omitted from the tax lists It's not an unusual condition. The same thing is apt to be found in any community of sui ficient size. Even in our towns similar ex- amples of untaxed property come to light from time to time.
 People are quick to criticize their off, cials when these facts become known. The fault .often lies with the property owner. They neglect to list property or manage to have ownership be clouded for many years Sometimes this is deliber- ate; at other times it's just one of those errors that happen in the best of regulated families. Most towns periodically check up on their tax lists or have it done for them by firms who are in that particular business. That's what occurred in Dan- bury. We don't think that Waterbury needs to authorize such a survey, but we do think that once in a while property that has been officially 'lost'' should be found for the mutual benefit of all the taxpayers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

World War, or at least to refrain from becoming belligerents We are more and more inclined to believe now that, how ever high our motives were at the time, our being involved in the World War was a mistake or misfortune not to be re- peated.
 For this reason, Frances plea to the United States to drop it's neutrality by some sort of formal declaration now s hardly likely to be successful. Even while recognizing that we might eventually get into big war, we are less willing than ever to promise in advance to do so. We'd like it very much if all warning na- tions would stop fighting, but if they per- sist we'd like to have them keep it pri- vate affair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
HISTORY

Waterbury's part in the Revolu- tionary war was important. pr Anderson says that "notwithstand- ing the absence of written evidence, we may not for a moment be- lieve that the war did not begin in Waterbury in 1770, as well as else : where" Following the Boston Fort Bill of June, 1774, committeefot thirteen men here was appoitned "to receive donations contributed towards the relief of the poor in Boston," Those appointed were Colonel Jonathan Baldwin, who had been appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 10th regiment of militia, Joseph Hopkins of the meeting house, Captain John Welton; Ste phen Welton, who represented the center, James Porter, representing; Hop Swamp region, Capt Samuel Hickox and Timothy Judd, for Westbury; Stephen Seymour, Ran dal Evans, and David Smith for Northbury; Josiah Rogers for Farmingbury, and Samuel LeWls and John Hopkins for Salem.
 Waterbury had 3,526 inhabitants according to the Connecticut col ony census of 1774. Among these were 1928 children not ten years of age; between the ages of ten and twenty there were 427 males; be- tween the ages of twenty and sev- enty, of 1,407, there were 700 men. The taxpaying population at this time consisted of 750 persons, these
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
A Book a Day bv BRUCE CATION
Harvard Profs Critical Of Roosevelt Program

Seven Harvard economists peer
 d,rkIv at the New Deal in "The
 Economies of the Recovery Pro-
 gram; and, having peered, they
 lift their heads and announce saoiy
 that things are in 8 bad way ana apt to grow worse.
 This book, presenting the medi- tations of those seven professors finds little that Is encouraging III any aspect of the recovery pro- gram.
 The Roosevelt plan Co increase purchasing power it finds to pc chinericaI; the MIRA with it's effort | to control industry and boost wages, to held to be an actual draWbacK to recovery; the farm plan has US good points, but they are out weighed by fundamental fallacies; the monetary policy contributes 10 business uncertainty and IS doihg | more harm than good. There is, say the professors, nothing a government can do to end a depression. A depression sim pIv is the inevitable readjustmcnt | that comes when things have got out of balance; all you can do IS grin and bear it, and if you try to l end 1t wou are apt to make things | worse. T.. For these seven economists---it | develops in the final chapter--are | fundamentalists of the laisseZ faire
 school. Valiantly they have waved
 a flag inscribed with the motto, | Keep the government out or nusi- ness"
 They are rugged individualists of a stripe to make Herbert Hoover l look like a wild-eyeG radical, and
 they remind us plaintively that We | Have Recovered Before. The seven professors are Joseph A. Schumpeter, Edward Chamber | in, Edward S. Mason, Douglass C.. Brown, Seymour E. Harris, was
 silly W. Leontief, and Overton H.. Taylor. Their book is published by Whittlesey House and IS priced at S1 50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York-Songs and sonnets have been written about this and that village queen; but books will be written about the Queen of Greenwich Village.
 Her name is Cynthia White, and she looks less Bohemian than you'd expect-snapping black eyes, ready grin, and feminine clothes. No air of languor or mystery, no nine-inch cigaret holders, no pen chant for Sur-realism or for poe try that doesn't make sense. Cynthia Is the village queen be- cause she has lived all her life there, has known all the colorful people there for more than 20 years, and because she typifies the kind of honest liberalism that made the village what it was. Also be- cause she Is about to give for the 17th time the annual Greenwich Village ball, high spot of the year in Bohemia.
 When she says, "Come when you like, with whom you like. and wear what you like" a few thousand peiple start dragging mandarin robes and Apache outfits out of the mothballs. With a lot of the gals, the question mainly is what not to wear. ."Unconventional only to be discreet!" cautions Miss White. And they are, more or less.
 Just the same, the police
 reserves have been called out
 several times to handle the
 mObs of wOuld-bc spectators
 trying to crash the gates of
 Webster hall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
So They Say

We do not want to touch any peoples rights nor to suppress them, but the world must cease suppressing us. -Chancelior Hitler of Germany.
 
 The supreme need of to-day IA an interpretation of life In social and spiritual terms. --Dr Mary E. Woolloy. president of Mt Holyoke college.
 
 nm proud to be Scotch. No country has contributed more to the worlds welfare. -SenatOr Chlrlne Mackay Wilson Of Ottawa.
 
 Tho colleges aro interested in nthietlcH not primarily from tho standpoint Of gate receipts, Major John l.. urlfith. presldent of Inc National cOliogl1to Ath. lailo association,  W0 were only out on \ pleasure trip, -liOuben Mnm0ulIan. movie dIfeo. t0F, on hlg return 10 Hollywood wlih uFoia pnfb0,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
Paris Letter
BY MARY KNIGHT

United Press Stan COrreSpOnuent)
 Paris--France, one of the last European countries that has tried to protect and preserve its ancient crafts, has succumbed to the rav- ages of modern civilization and her famous Aubusson tapestries are threatened with becoming extinct. The far-reaching effects of mod ern hurried and harried civiliZa- ton have even reached the Orient where rugs are being made by machine and tinted with aniline dyes instead of vegetable coolrs.
 The French Aubusson tapestry industry, famous for i've centuries is now menaced with extinction. In 1927 there were 300 workers em- ployed in weaving Aubusson ta- pestries. Today there are 200 at work. With a population of 1000 inha bitants the small town in the department of the Grouse is com- peiled to spend 350,000 francs an- nually for the support of its un- employed. Families that have, for generations, pursued no other oc- cupation than that of weaving for the Aubusson factories, are faced with lack of future employment and are training the present gener- alton for other forms of employ ment, thus destroying the old ap. prenticeship in the ancient craft.
 Changes in the manner of life In France have hit tho tapestry busi- ness with almost as much force aa the world economic depression in general. There is no longer q da- sire for scenes in tapestry Of the pl ping shepherds and coy shep- nrdeasos Rhmboilng on tho gre0n. Am0rous idyils have no longer q pIaon on the walls Of madcrn stu. lilo apartments furnished with an. gular furniture resembling surgical apparatus.
 Aubuas0n ia making . deAperats effort t0 mOdornlsa ils industry tt e0mpeiN with the "irendn" and C f0restnil fhN death Of iis main spring industry. Working on aub. jnefa foreign Co their education and iFninina, Aubuaaon Wantefa AT
 making valiant efforts t0 deple
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24 - While the country and congress have been absorbed with the prob lem of domestic recovery, Roose- volt has found time to be much concerned with an entirely dif- ferent problem-the possibility or war in the far east.
 Although 1t does not get into the newspapers. he has dis cussed this problem frequently with his closest advisers. To one of them he recently expressed the fear that war might actually come after the ice breaks up at Vladivostok next spring.
 This was the strategy dis closed in the secret Japanese war plans seized by the Russians. But no one has taken them seriously until recently. Within the last two months, however, the state department has opened It's files to the Russians and vice versa, and the exchange of in- formation has made some of the diplomatic experts pull long faces.
 Fully alive to the seriousness of the situation, RooSevelt's strategy is twofold. First he is giving every possible support to Russia in order to discourage Japanese attack. Second he is building up the fleet. It is to convince the American public of the importance of a strong navy that he is bringing the entire fleet back from the Pacific for Q presidential review in the Hud- son.
 SENATE HOARDER
 The bitterness with which handful of senators have op- posed Roosevelt's monetary pro- gram at times has tended to ob- scure the basic support of the senate majority. Because he once served as secretary of the treas- ury, Senator Glass of Virginia, has taken the devaluation of the dollar more to heart than anyone.
 Meeting Glass in the cloak room one day, Senator Wheeler of Montana said:
 Garter, l hear you're rum ming the presidents monetary policy now"
 "Scnator," sputtcrcd the fiery Virginian, 1T resent that. That Is the greatest insult l ever had put upon mo. The greatest inc suit l ever had put upon me.
 Do you know what I told Morgcnthau? he continued, his face crimson. DO you know what I told him? l took a hand ful of gold certificates and waved them under his nose. And said: Arrest me if you dare! Arrest me! Put me in prison if you dare!'
 "But he didn't dare"
 NERVE WRACKING
 The chaos in inner tammany circles is beginning to get on the nerves of the Wigwam's house delegation. Facing highly un- certain political fates in this years Congressional elections, the boys" are becoming panlcky.
 A friend of Brooklyn's Tam manyite Representative John J. Delaney was telling him the other day of recent visit he made to one of New Yorks ln- sane asylums. One of the most pathetic spectacles she sad, the friend related, was powerfully built man who spent hours each day standing in one spot, going
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
Neutrality Preferred

Fifteen years ago we were saying that the World War had demonstrated for all time that the United States could never again keep out of big war. lnternation- al relationships had become too compli- closely bound together, communication had become too swift, to permit any na- ton to remain ont of such n conhagra- ton.
 Lately we have begun Co feel different ly again. There were nations which man- aged to r0naIn neutral al through the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
HIRING A HALL

It all started away back in the days of the Guillotine society, when fervid patrons were looking as- kace at the villages anti militar- ists. The society decided to give q dance to raise money, but when an assortment of reds and pinks including Irving Caesar and Mike Gold, Harry Kemp and Louis Welt zenkorn (who wrote revolutionary poems long before he turned out Five Star Final") appeared for the permit was denied them. =. Webster hall had been rented though, and some use had to be made of 1t So Cynthia White said shed take over the contract and give a Greenwich Village ball. Will ly Pogamy drew the poster that has been used evr since.
 She was born on East Houston street and knew the narrow, twist ing streets of the old village when she was child. She went to a normal school and became teach er-for two months. She became interested in suffrage. picket the White House, was arrested, and al- most was disowned by her con- servatlve family for getting her picture in the papers: She took part in the food riots of 1914, and made fiery speeches on street corners. She became identified with radi- cal organizations and rendezvous --the Gillotine society, the Liberal club, and TINT, the tea room that Sammy Schwartz conducted.
 RENDEZVOUS OF AUTHORS
 The village queen remembers when Polly Holiday ran the Harry Kemp, Floyd Dell. William talked about Freud and free love ... and the Hell Hole on Fourth street, a favorite hangout of Eu- gene O'Neill, Maxwell Bodenheim and George Cram Cook. .and Jacks where Benjamin De Casse- res liked to sit and tell stories. ... and Clivette's curio shop where gathered characters more curious than the curios he sold.
 She recalls Don Dickerman, when he was a toy-maker before he became q night club joy-maker ... Barney Gallant when he man" aged restaurants and the village theater, instead of a speakeasy. John Reed, long before he went to Russia to die and be buried against the wall of Lenin's tomb ... Earl Carroll, coming incog- nito to her ball to look for Vanities talent. Playwright O'Ncill meet Ing Charlotte Monterey for tho first time at the ball. and later marrying her. .. Billy Seeman meeting Phyllis Haver at another village revei; another marriage. Cynthia travels n lot now---FIorl- da, Havana, Europe. Her interests have widened too---a finger in pol itlcs occasionally; consultations on social and theatrical enterprisees Dozens of Broadway men have asked her to manage night clubs Hut New York to her still meant just ono thing---Greenwieh Village
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

Postmaster General James A. Farley is not going to let his postoffices enter into competition with banks. At least he won't sanction the idea that would allow the postal savings department to include checking accounts in it's daily business. This proposal was made some time ago to House subcommittee. Postmaster General Farley has just voiced his oppo- sition. He believes postal savings are encouraging thrift, but he does not think the checking privileges would prove as advantageous as many predict. It would require some effort, too, to get Congress to agree to make real banks of the post offices. Of course it would be the first step toward federal control of our banks, but we aren't committed to that yet. It needs plenty of discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

Q. What is the boiling point of kerosene?
 A. The initial boiling point ranges from 25O to 400 degrees F, depending upon the grade. The in- itial boiling point of the average grade Is $50 degrees r.
 Q. What is a bob-white?
 A. An American perdicine bird especially the common quail of the northern United States. or the par fridge of the southern section They are about ten inches long, the ll wer breast and abdomen are white or buff, barred with black the males have white throats and a white band over the eyeS as well as 6 black crown, and bands on the upper breast and under the eyes.
 c. In the twentieth century when has Thansgiving Day come on the last day of November, and when will 1t fall on that day again
 A. It has fallen on November 30 in 1911, 1918. 1922 and 1888, and will fall again on that date in 1899. :944 and 1850.
 Q. Can rubber articles be melt ed and recast?
 A. No. When rubber is heated 1t decomposes to a tacky product which remains soft and does not regain its original properties on cooling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

modern scenes and reproductions Of picaaso or Braaue, which ex. perimenis hnvo not boon entirely sUeeeaHfui. AubussoR is trying also to secure from parliament tho grant of O. government subsidy such aa has been aiyon te Inc uobos
 iin and Boauyais factories, Prices,
 In fha meantime, Of these famous tapestries hnva heen reduced tO such mn eHient that they may Do purchased by these iF fo1eFaia alrenmaianoGa lnaleaA Of only by miIli0nAiFea aa eEakWhile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
THE EDITOR.

a. Who is the author of the rroyerb ."The last suitor wins the maid?'' :,
 A. .~It is an old English proverb which first appeared in 1911 In the writings of Cosgrave. O. Describe the. German lag used during the World war. A. It had q white field upon which was imposed large black cross, having at its center a circle ir. black outline containing the black Prussian eagle. crowned. The arms of the cross quartered the flag. In the canton was tho merchant flag in miniature, upon which was supcrimposed the black cross of the Teutonic order.
 O. When was the United States immigrant station moved to Eihs Island? 4
 A. 1892.
 Q. Who invented the gasoline internal combustion engine? A. Principal credit is due to Cottlieb Daimler who devised such tn engine in 1886. \
 O: What is a saccopharynx? A. A long tailed deep sea fish with a body that Is bottle-Hke when distended. They are canabal- istic,. and often swallow Ash larger than themselves.
 If you want a copy of our
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

A musical organization known as the Choristers was organized here
 November 2, 1893, having eight
 voices, and the following officers: Joseph E. Bartlett, director; David c. Griggs, treasurer; Isaac F. Kel- logg, manager; later the Choristers numbered 12 voices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

scattered through the main town and surroundings. It has been estimated, as closely as possible, that there were approximately one thousarfd men of military duty age in the township. There were nine
 militia companies of $40 men in the year 1775.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
Know Your Waterbury It's History. Facts and General Information
BRASS CITY FACTS

Dennis J. Slavin has been judge of the probate court since 1912, ex- cept for a two year period 1914- 16) when the incumbent was Judge Arthur r. Els of the superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

The first public tennis courts in Waterbury were laid out in Hamii- ton Park in 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

Waterbury maintained a crema- tory for the disposal of garbage from 1902 to 1911. It was located in Waterville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
DAILY WASHINGTON .MERRY-GO-ROUN.D|
. By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN =
tlors of NahIngton nd Nlore

Roosevelt Studies Possible JGpGnese-R@ssian War bv Spring. Supports RussG i Order to Discourage AtGck by JapGnese Plcns Reviey o Fleet to Shoo Importance of Strong NGvy Gloss "DGres" Morgenthau Hoard- ing; the TGm,naGny Jitters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

Waterburys municipal flag was adopted October II, 1915.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

It's distressing how slang passes. When some humorous person with too good q memory says this knee-action for front wheels is "the bees knees" people won- der what he means.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5;2S o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

One of these days some smart film producer will bring ont movie featuring feminine clothing rather than the lack of iL,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24
Uncle Sam, Banker

At the notable gathering of economists at Philadelphia last week, Professor Edwin w. Kemmerer of Princeton pre- sented a business chart on which there was one curious omission. No business failures were shown for the year 1883. "The reason is," he explained, "that we are not permitting failures to take place. The mercury in the thermometer has been plugged The government is nak- ing it increasingly difficult to become legally bankrupt"
 This is done by the government provid- ing credit for shaky banks, shaky manu- featuring and commercial institutions, and shaky cities. It is done from a con- viction that the business system, possibly even the political system, could not stand much more liquidation. So private and municipal credit is propped by federal credit. The process has been hastened and strengthened by the inability or un- willingness of private banks to provide credit except on the most liquid security The process may be necessary. The gov ernment leaders obviously think it is. And glad to accept 1t.
 The inevitable results, however, should be clearly recognized For good or ill, the federal government is becoming the dom- inant source of financial credit in this country. Uncle Sam becomes the master banker. Unless the private banking in- stitutions assert themselves soon by pro- viding necessary credit for private enter prise, credit will become public utility and banking government monopoly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-24

It's an easy thing to fool the public. The recent arrest of Washington man revealed that he had hoodwinked any number of prominent residents of the na- tion. His scheme was simply to ask contribution to underwrite construction and erection of bust of General John J. Pershing. It was described as a national undertaking and there were many peo- pie more than glad to contribute to it. Of course, there never would have been bust made or erected. More than 15,000 letters were written out by promoter. It's remarkable to what ends unscrupu- lous people will go for a few dollars.
 If you accept advice from anybody in filling out your income tax blank this year, you'll have to list his or her name. That's a new ruling of the internal rev. enue department. Just what informa- tion this will divulge to the department, we don't know, but evidently Uncle Sam doesn't take any chances on missing any income this year. We presume that if you're wrongly advised in making returns the blame will fall not on your shoulders but on your tax adviser