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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
A Thought for Today
Almost Simultaneous

It was merely coincidence, we SUD- pose, that report of Commissioner of Finance and Control Edward F. Hall, showing deficit of $4,000,000 in the general fund of the state reached Governor Cross just about the time Raymond F. Baldwin of Stratford, republican leader, was denying the governors charge that the estimated S14,OOO,O0O deficit by June 3O 1885, was due to the laxity of republi- can-controlled Legislatures in the last few sessions. We had expected some counter attack on the governors charge. Here they are:
 That there is to be no quarter granted in the coming election fray can be seen from the temper of the remarks that lead- CTS are making. It was obvious that when Governor Cross laid the blame for the huge reputed deficit at g.o.p. doors he would strike fire from the anvil. The sparks have started conflagration and we can expect to hear it crackle fiercely in the coming months. It remained for Judge Baldwin to make the first retort. Of course, he didn't attempt any defense other than that of general conditions.
 And this is couched in almost the same language used by Commissioner Hall in explaining why there was no need to worry about $4,O00,000 deficit. He said in part, q know what the state has done in the past and know what it can do in the future. With any pickup in business this deficit can be wiped out without trouble =" The Baldwin statement was this Ut is hard to believe that these two commissions in so short time could have recommended to the general assem- bly, reforms that would have prevented any deficit in the state finances, ip view of the tremendous decrease in the revenues of the state. This decrease in tax collec- tions is responsible for the deficit -. / The two commissions referred to by the Fairfield county leader are those suggested by Governor Cross ever since his entrance into politics in 1930-one for tax sur- vey, the other for reform in the adminis- trative departments. The former we have now. It has finished it's probe of the tax systems of the state. Its findings are due very soon It then remains for the 1885 Legislature to take the appropriate ac- tion. Perhaps administration department reforms will follow in the wake. Certain ly no real decrease in governmental ex- penditures can be achieved without com plete simplification of the intricate pro- cesses of the machinery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
Don't Eliminate Us

We were quite surprised to note that Connecticut was not included in the list Of states where Uncle Sam is interested in acquiring land for recreational purposes. The real intent behind this is to provide cheap vacation sites for factory workers and laborers. Those people who are not able to afford to spend even small sum during the summer months when they may be forced to become idle for two or three weeks will in 1885 find at their convenience government provided vaca tion camps.
 They are to be built by the CCC units in the states in which poor land can be retired from agriculture and adapted to recreational purposes. Washington off, cials have already indicated that sites will be sought near to the major manufactur- ing cities of the country. There is fund of $5,O00, 900 available for the work. Much of it will go toward the purchase of the land. Development will be financed to same extent by the use of CCC units, thus obviating the necessity of special workers to do this work.
 The states now mentioned for the in- dustrial vacation camps in New England are Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Perhaps the Massachusetts area to be set aside is intended to take care of Connecticut and Rhode Island as well, while Maine and New Hampshire care for northern New England. It does seem to us, though, that southern New England would demand more development in this respect than it's less industrialized northern regions, No information as to land being sought will be revealed, so that prices cannot be jumped by land owners. The price to be offered, five to ten dollars per acre, should discourage such attempts,
 The plan is practical one. It also ties in very nicely with the expansion of our national and state parks and forests. When completed the camps will be placed under state or even city operation. Our intended will actually get their free and unlimited use. Governmental red tape offen proves a detriment rather than an sid Here is one experiment into which It should not intrude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Representative Allard H. Basque, chairman of the house pensions committee, happening by, was asked his opinion. The tall, horid South Carolinian de- clined to take sides, but he told this story:
 During the Civil war Con- federate staff officers was cap- tured and sent to a northern prison. There he became &C., quainted with a federal officer, and the two men became close friends.
 Eventually the Confederate officer was released, and the two men promised to visit one an- other.
 But it was many years before the northerner was travelling through the south and decided to look up his wartime friend.
 Reaching the little South Car o1ina town he asked an old negro if he knew General Will Hams.
 "Yas, suh," was the reply. "I knowed him well. Fact is, I used to work for him."
 "Well," the northerner said, "you doubtless can tell me where he lives?'
 "Boss," the negro said, "Gen- eral Williams ain't hvin' no more. He's dead. You see, some Yankees came down here sey- eral years back and showed the general how to make some kind of a drink with grass in it.
 "Well, the general got so powerful fond of that grass that he jest ate himself to death. I reckon maybe he foundered himself"
 BACK DOOR. STRATEGY
 Some of the political plotters in the Capitol have evolved a scheme to get around the presi- dents dictum that he will keep out of inter- democratic primary fights.
 They used it to help out Sena- tor Tom Connally when he faced d hard fight for renomination in Texas, and they used it again this week in Mississippi to help Senator Hubert Stephens when it looked as if his defeat by Con- gressman Ross Collins was cer- tain.
 The device is very simple. A telegram is sent to the senator in trouble and asks him to come to Washington to see the presi- dent on urgent business. This makes him appear important in the home state, gives the im- precision Roosevelt is behind him.
 When this was pulled to help Tom Connally, it was bona fide strategy. Roosevelt really was secretly behind him.
 But when the same strategy was pulled to boost Senator Stephens, it was pure hokum. pulled behind the presidents back. Roosevelt was in the far west, knew nothing about the maneuver, no more wanted to see Stephens than he wants to see Herbert Hoover.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Charles Taussig, original brain
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truster, is writing a book on Cordell Hull. It will portray the secretary of state as the back bone of the cabinet. Andy Mellon seems to be making more money under the New Deal than in the days when he dominated government policies. Moody reports Melons Alumin- um Company of America as making profit of $1,622,000 or $1.11 a share during 1883. The company's net loss in 1892 was $2,351,000. Hindenburg's funeral caused much jockeying in the diplomatic corps as to who was dean. British Ambassa- dor Lindsay, the dean, is in Eng land. Peruvian Ambassador .Freyre, acting dean, is summer ling in Pennsylvania. The Ar genuine ambassador, next in succession, was in Hot Springs, Va. In the end, the diplomatic corps remained deanless. Stock market sleuth Senator Fletcher is spending the sum- mer in Washington. He finds 1t cooler than his home in Florida. Dan Roper gradually is wedding the old friends of Her bert Hoover out of the bureau of foreign and domestic com merce, once Hoover's pet bu- reau. Four Hooverites were fired last week, all replaced by loyal democrats. When Joe Ken nedy, genial chief of the securi- ties exchange commission, goes to New York for the weekend, the chief question asked by his relatives is: How are all your gold bathroom fixings?" Joe rented a house with twelve bath rooms, each with gold faucets. If present plans go through early September will see he opening of hearings of the sem ate munitions investigation, with disclosures concerning sales to the Chaco belligerents holding the lime-light. /. The com mittee has over 80 Investigators gathering data and examining the books of the armament makers.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
A Book a Day
A Girl Who Knew How To Be Happy
 BY BRUCE CATION

The ordinary mortal believes that he could be happy if things would only break the right way if the right girl loved him, or if he lived in Honolulu, or if the boss would give him promotion, or if he could get rid of his corns, or something.
 But Rebecca Scarlett's new nov ell, "The Monkeys Tail," is the study of a person who knew how to be happy without any "if"- who had happiness in the core of her being and could cling to it regardless of what happened to her.
 This person is a girl in little Hudson river town. She is, in the broadcast meaning of the word, a sensualist; that is, she retains the child-like faculty of extract ing pleasure from the simplest of contacts with the exterior world, so that the mere process of ex- isting is a delight.
 Enough things happen to this young lady to spoil the most placid of dispositions. Her boy friend goes for another girl, she herself is betrayed, as Aunt Lu- cinda used to say, by the village pastor, the wise old grandmother who protects her in her hour ot needs gets killed by a truck. and when her baby finally arrives and she grows attached to it she isn't allowed to keep it.
 But through 1t all she retains the ability to be happy. It's not, I hasten to add, a sugar-and-wa- ter Pollyanna happiness; it is, rather, a sort of serenity, which arises from some profound inner harmony with the mainsprings of life itself and therefore cannot be hurt by adverse circumstances.
 This all makes an unusual and intelligent sort of novel. The plot wanders way around Robin Hoods barn, toward the end, but for all that the book is one of the bright spots on the summer fiction list.
 Published by scribner's, it sells at s2,k0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Washington, Aug. 15- Ebul- lient official assurances that there is no danger of a food shortage as a result of the drought tell only half the story. Unquestionably tn e statements are correct-as far as they go.
 It is true there will be no real dearth of basic food eommodi- ties. There is plenty of grain, and too many cattle. But that is not the real question.
 The cruX of the drought prob lem is not whether there will be enough food, but what will be it's price.
 Behind every official assur- ance of plentiful food reserves there is an unspoken fear of pricc-kiting.
 This possibility is now one of the major concerns of the ad- ministration. It was the subject of important discussions at the presidents first cabinet meeting upon his return to Washington. AAA OPTIMISTIC
 AAA officials say privately that increases in the price of meat, milk, and dairy products are practically certain.
 As a matter of fact, milk pro- ducers already have begun agi- tating for higher rates, claiming that the increased cost of feed has appreciably boosted their expenses.
 In what way, and to what ex- tent, the problem should and can be met is still undecided.
 The governments huge pur- chases of cattle in drought stricken areas is being seized upon by some of the presidents advisers as offering means of curbing meat prices.
 The government, they point out, will establish a large meat reserve which could be put on the market at moderate prices. thus helping to prevent excess sive price lacking.
 More remedies than this, however, will be necessary. LIQUID GRASS
 A group of house members were discussing the relative mer- its of mint juleps Kentucky style or a la Maryland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
So They Say

still believe Lenin of the most mas terful personalities of modern times.-Col. Ray mond Robins, noted social economist
 
 If the bootleggers lick me, I willing to go home. It is a sorry mess if the United states canHot enforce it's laws. cannot enforce it's laws.-Treasury Secretary Hen- ry Morgenthau, Jr.. in charge of enforcement. If we are to provide work for all, must have the tive-day work week.-William Green A. F. of L. president
 The American dream is that this country must always remain land of freedom and op- portunty-Dr Robert A. Mkan, famed scientist
 
 The hair brush as child corrector is ognized institution in all well-regulated families Supreme Court Justice w. F. Bleakley, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
ChuckleCo
THEY SAY
By Emmett R. Post

By EnInett n. IOSt
 That a bald-headed barber on South Main street is a crackerjack with hair tonic. That's rubbing it in.
 The young fellow working in a North End garage started off try ing to be bartender. No wonder he's so oiled every night.
 The reason our red faced ice- man gets around so we'll on hot days is because his sweetie gave him the cold shoulder.
 There's a family in Oakville with eighteen kids, and the funny old man won't work. Too busy kidding.
 That bird who lives across from one of our fire houses never stops chirping about his luck following the horses.
 A widow near the Newtown school lets Big Ben wake her ev- cry morning,
 A smart egg hangs around a certain drug store. Thinks he's one tuff mug. Better be careful; eggs gets cracked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
Press Comment
SAVE THE LAST TROLLEY
(Meriden JournaD

The New Haven Journal Cour- fer hopes the Connecticut company has a nice shiny trolley tucked away somewhere for the museum at the end of the trolley trail. Even now, the sight of trolley is some- thing of a novelty to Meridenites, for the cars and the tracks have passed quickly from public mem ory. Bus replacements have been slower in other parts.
 The familiar Cheshire Water. bury line is gone now. followed by the New Haven Bridgeport trip pers, having given way to the more flexible, less expensive busses. A change may be expected in the near future between Milldale, Cheshire and New Haven.
 The Green line trolleys became roadside diners, one coming to Meri len, and the Connecticut com pany may sell theirs for that pur- pose, for summer shacks, or just break 'em up for junk. In any event their days as transporting vehicles seem to be definitely over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
H cope
BY oCTAvINE

The morning is accidental par ticularly in handling money. Noon and early afternoon is favorable for health. Deal with elderly people in the late afternoon. Iais sens ible, serious time. The evening is impractical and not dependable.
 TOday's Birthdate
 You have a very cheerful dispo- sition. You should have a success full period between Aug 27 and Sept z, but must be careful of your money from Jan 31 through Feb 2S. Danger Oct and 5. Socially favorable Sept 4 and 5. Good for correspondence Aug 20.
 Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their horO- scopes are invited to cOmnxini- cate with Octayine in care of this newspaper. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope
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Institution, an independent bureau, not under any of the executive de- partments.
 Q. When did Elliott Roosevelt marry his second wife?
 A. He married Miss Ruth Cog gins, July 22. 1883.
 0. How many rooms are there in the New Waldorf Astoria Hotel?
 A. 2,200.
 0. What animal impersonated Jimmy Durante in Stand Up and, Cheer?
 A. A penguin.
 Q. In what time zone is cleve- land, Ohio?
 A. Eastern Standard Time.
 0. What is the base pay of en- listed men in the U. S. Army?
 A. From $21 to $157.50 per month according to number of en- listments and ranks,
 o. When was Joseph c. Cam non the speaker of the U. s. House of Representatives? - le A. From 1903 to 1910.
 o. By what percentage did the population of the United States in- crease from 1920 to 1880? A. Sixteen and one-tenth.
 0. How many law schools and | law students are there in the United States? | A. In 1883 there were 1855 law schools, of which T were full time, and 39,472 students. If you want a copy of our bui- Ietin Home Mortgage Refinancing, lwrite to the Waterbury Democrat, Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
Selected Poem
DRUG STORE

DRUG STORE
 (Frances Elliott in the New oYrk Sum- The shelves are heavy with exotic wares The tinctures, paregorcs fragrant lotions, The brilliant hennas, all the myriad notions That lend fillip to loves turing snares. The masques of clay the rough for quick adorn- ing Advantageous for dreamers magic potons- Skulls and crossbones with their lvid warning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

O. Where is Antioch College?
 A. Yellow Springs, Ohio.
 O. Who holds the world air. craft speed record?
 Al, Francisco Agello of Italy flew his seaplane 423:S22 miles an hour, April 10, 1881.
 o. What does epizoic mean! :.
 A. Living on the exterior or animals, as a parasite.
 o. When were the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum des-
 A. By an eruption of Mt vesu- vius in 79 A. D.
 Q. Does the great horned frog climb trees?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Is man an animal?
 A. Man is the highest type of mammalia classified by science as genus homo.
 o. What is the address of Walt Disney, creator of the Three Lit tie Pigs"
 A. 2719 Hyperion avenue, Hol- lywood, California.
 0. How was the light from the star ArcturuS used to turn on the electric lights at the Cent A1 of Progress Exposition?
 A. The rays from the star were focused on photo-electric cell through the great telescope of the Yerkes Observatory, at Williams Bay, Wis, and were converted into an electrical impulse that actuated a switch, to turn on the lights in the exposition grounds.
 0. Are oleanders poisonous? A. Some persons have died from eating the flowers and cattle have been killed by eating the fo- iiage.
 0. Is child born in the United States an American citizen regard less of the nationality of its par ents?
 o. Name the members of the United States Civil Service Com mission.
 A. Harry B. Mitchell, chair man; Mrs Lucille Foster McMillin, and pr Leonard D. White.
 O. Under which government department does the U. s. National Museum operate?
 A It Is part of the Smithsonian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
DAILY ALMANAC

High tide at Milford Thursday, August 16 S:26 p. m, daylight time; low tide, $50 D. m. daylight time.
 All vehicles must be lighted not later than S:22, daylight time, tonight.
 Sun rises $500 a. m.. daylight time; sets, 7:52 D. m, daylight time.
 Moon sets S:55 D. m.. daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN.

o tn Mry-G Round and" MrryG Rornd" Administration Control Meet Costs Through Cattle Backdor Mississippi Senator Win Renominaton Deparme Of Commerc
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The trouble with the human race is simply that, as Nietzsche said, it's "hu- man, all too human"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

It all depends on you. The you in this case is Professor Albert Levitt of Red- ding. In case the title is misleading, we should say former professor, for MT Levitt is now connected with the Depart ment of Justice at Washington. But he is still actively interested in the cause of the independent republican party of Con- necticut and intends that a complete ticket will be placed before the voters of the state in November. However, meet ing of the party is to be held soon. It may disband. If it does, MT Levitt will reor- ganize similar group and enter it on the tickets, providing the law allows him. A Connecticut election without a Levitt ticket is hard to believe in these days. Still we are pretty sure he'll be on hand to aid the cause of democracy to prevail. We remember his winter prediction of demo- cratic success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

The crowning indignity of hot wave in midsummer is to be asked about laying in next winters coal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
Better Than Famine

If this summer hasn't given you enough things to worry about, you can always work up a fever over the wholesale way in which Uncle Sam has been adding his nephews and nieces to the federal payroll lately Some sort of all-time high was reached this month when it was disclosed that more than 7,000,000 adult Americans are getting federal checks regularly. This includes practically everybody - regular government employees, members of the army and navy, people getting pensions and veterans compensation funds, those hired for public works projects and recipi- ents of direct relief.
 It breaks down about like this, accord ing to a recent United Press tabulation: Some 3,600,000 people are getting emer- gency relief in the shape of food, money, and>so on. Road work and other emer- gency jobs account for 970,000 more. Some 600,000 are employed on other public works projects.
 There are 918,000 people drawing pen sions of one kind or another. There are 911,000 federal employees, 280,000 in the CCC camps and just less than 100000 iii army, navy, and marine corps All them all together and you get lot of people so many that it is no wonder some people are getting pretty worried about it all.
 But the important thing in this situa- tion is not the number of people who are on the government payroll so much as it is the question, What would happen to them if they were off of it? It isn't pleasant to picture the plight of the 3,600,000 on direct relief, if all government funds should be cut off suddenly. The govern ment is caring for them only because no other agency can do so. It may be bad thing to have the government supporting that many people; it would be good deal worse to have them all starving.
 You can say much the same thing of the people who are at work on public works jobs of those who are getting emergency employment relief, and of the lads in the CCC. The growth of the federal payroll may be dismaying phenomenon, but it has meant the difference between hope and disaster to them. It is, after all, pretty silly to complain about the way in which Uncle Sam is supporting his citi- zens, unless you can also show some other way in which those whom he is supporting could be cared for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Q. Is man an animal?
 A. Man is the highest type Of mammalia classified by science as genus homo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

It's probably plain dumbness that we haven't learned yet to bottle up the sum- mer heat for winter and the winter cold for summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

It was good news to learn that the herd of buffalo which fled before a Montana forest fire was saved by control of the blaze. Still we were bit surprised to learn in connection with this that this herd was one of the last ones left in the United States. We were of the opinion that the buffalo had been saved from ex- tinction of recent years. It wasn't so long ago that Uncle Sam was trying. to give buffalo away because ranges in na- tional parks, etc, were overcrowded by the shaggy beasts. Native animals and birds should never become extinct. They are heritage to be preserved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

o. Name the members of the United States Civil Service Com mission.
 A. Harry B. Mitchell, chair man: Mrs Lucille Foster McMillin, and pr Leonard D. White.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

0. Is child born in the United States an American citizen regard less of the nationality of its par ents?
 Yes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

0. What is the address of Walt Disney, creator of the Three Lit tie Pigs ?"
 A. 2719 Hyperion avenue, Hol- lywood, California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

O. Under which government department does the U. s. National Museum operate?
 A. It Is part of the Smithsonian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Q. Does the great horned frog climb trees?
 A. Yes.