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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-11
Tall Tower
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Good Evening.
LEISURE AND PLEASURE WITHOUT
MEASURE
BIZ THE MAN IN THE TOWER

LEISURE AND PLEASURE WITHOUT
MEASURE
James going to the mountains,
Alice is all for the shore,
Mary Elizabeth is staying at home,
Thinks vacations are bore.
Hazel started off on cruise,
Adelaide made for the coast,
Eloise settled in a porch hammock,
Swell vacation-her proud boast.
Beatrice went on an auto trip,
Eunice packed for two weeks camping,
Gwendolyn is summering at swell hotel,
A vision for lots of lamping.
Thus and so does the summer go
For the lucky ones with leisure;
The playtime months of all the year
Are here-what's your pleasure?
EN- EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-11

Office chatter. There'n be no Wolcott Fair again
This year. according to the official list of incorporated fairs
and dates 1885 issued by the State Department OF
Auriculture If O. j. d. to supply full to
tie letter recently forwarded to the Tower the editor will
lad 10 reprint Joseph Berube of 367 South Main
Sree displaying two rabbit kittens these days that have
<k natives ali ga-ga The in litter of five, the
znaining three having passed away to the Happy Mouse
{nfinQ Ground incidentally of the three deceased
zkers Of the group only had three legs when born this
1917 The current issue of Connecticut Industry is al
osf entirely devoted to tercentenary with frontis
zzes Of the shpyards at Noank that typical ever there
=zs zuszi picture snapped
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-11

"
the question Of labor provisions.
Cummings put down his foot.
Nothing doing" quoth he. 1--WE
would only be running into a
mares nest"
Others soon agreed with Cum
mings that requirement Of labor
provisions would be, only bid for
trouble. And thus few away the
last vestige Of the NRA idea. leav-
ing MIRA nothing to do but rumin-
ate among statistics and the rec
ords of its past glory.
Farm "Gobbling" Goes On
Those who thought farm mort
gage foreclosures had ended with
arrival of AAA and the farm
credit administration may have
to revise their opinion to the mere
assertion that there would have
been far more foreclosures If those
agencies hadn't appeared.
Despite moratoria and higher
farm prices, banks, life insurance
companies, and mortgage COM
panies continue to gobble large
parcels of Independently owned
farm land.
Government figures aren't up
to date, but they show an increase
of from $294,000,000 worth Of
corporation-owned farm land in
1880 to $4,000, 600 in 1933-and
the figures don't tell the story, be-
cause farm land values slumped
plenty in that period.
But there was a huge number
Of farms in process Of foreclosure
in 1888 which have since been
foreclosed, and latest confidential
reports show general increase in
farm sales this year. ~
Also, many AAA officials have
been startled by an Iowa State
college study which shows that
10.1 per cent Of the acreage in Sec
rotary Wallace's home state is now
corporation-owned, compared with
only 7.2 per cent in 1888.
Huey the Uplifter
Huey Long was lolling among
his bodyguards at his BroadmoOr
apartment and discussing with q
visitor q mutual friend who
writes articles ON economics.
"He's writing good stuff,"
said Huey. "but tell him to lay
on money. Tell him not to write
about money any more. That's
MY field"
Whereupon q couple OF the
guards INDUCED I'm the Louisi-
ana version of the Bronx cheer.
'Therc you co." complained
Huey. II pick you guys up out
OF the gutter and make re-
spectacle citizens out of you and
now you throw me down."
SartOrial EyesOre Gone
Aside from General johnson and
Robbie, nothing is more conspicu-
ously missing here this summer
than Undersecretary Rex Tugwelps
purple tropical weight suit.
Rex wore it occasionally through
last summer mad his friends sup
posed this was just one Of those
awful ideas that sometimes come
to a man and nothing can be done
about 1t.
The truth is, the suit was blue
when bought. but got into laun-
dry instead of the dry cleaners
and came back something else
again. Obviously, you could not
give 1t away and Rex felt tn a I
frugality required ne wear 1t to the
ONCE.
But it hasn't been seen this year
and the rumor is that Mrs. Tug
well found way to dispose of it.
Copyright 1895, NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-11

Copyright. 1895. NEA Service. Inc. }
NEXT: What great general
was among the first martyrs for
SLexicaa independence? lOl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-11

Perhaps the most controversial
Of the amendments proposed by
the committee Is that which places
the Authority on the same basis as
other government departments. In
relation to the General Accounting
office. There has been q great
deal Of talk about the purchase Of
cows. steam shoveis. and other arr
ticles without bids, with hints at
improper conduct. After our ex-
tcpsive hearings IN the Military Az
fairs COMMITTEES and the testimony
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
NATIONAL [|FE
NANESSNYDER

John H. Snyder. formerly con-
nected with the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, has
become associated with the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company,
of Vermont. according to an
|nouncement made yesterday. Mr..
Snyder will act as production man.
ager and continue personal solici-
tation.
Prominent in insurance circles
here for many years, Mr.. Snyder
is best-known as a former pres.
ident of the District of Columbia
Life Underwriters Association.
Before assuming this post he had
served the organization in many
important committee assignments.
At present he is vice president
of the Insurance Club of Wash
ington. He is a member Of the
Chevy Chase Club and other local
organizations, aa4.. .A.l Z. l.. sek
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
17,274,599 To
DEPOS|T0RS

Depositors in Washington's II
closed banks had received $23,-
959,103 by the end of 1884 and
still have $17,274,5s9 due them,
Comptroller of the Currency J. F.
T. O'Connor reported yesterday.
The Comptroller's figures did
not include assets of the Mount
Vernon Savings Bank and the
Franklin National Bank because
they are not in the hands Of
Treasury Department receivers, it
was explained.
Receivers of the II banks listed
in the statement are proceeding
with liquidation and prospects of
further dividends are favorable,
the Treasury officials said. No
indication of when additional divi.
dendS will be paid was given, how.
ever.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08

for a month. The better tech.
nlcal position as result of the
recent decline helped and BROUGHT
considerable short covering. Trad.
ing turned more active on the
rise, in sharp contrast to the
extreme dullneSs of the last few
weeks.
Rails were the pacemakers.
Union Pacific was up nearly 2
points and Atchison rose easily.
while New York Central was in
demand in the lower, priced group.
The good traffic report for last
week was a factor.
American Can was a strong
spot in the industriasI. followed
closely by du Pont. Each rose
more than a point.
Chrysler and General Motors
were bought freely by shorts and
advanced over a point each in
moderately active dealings. Ac.
cessories hardened in sympathy,
Utilities alone failed to JOIN
the rise, and ruled around their
lows of the year. American Tele-
phone was another soft spot. with
dividend uncertainty apparent
again,
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
COTTON PRICES
MOVE HIGHER

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 GN.S).
Cotton futures today moved mod.
erately higher for the second day
in a row. after displaying general
uneasinesS on the call.
Liverpool and spot firm selling
at the start tapered off in later
dealings, while local operators, for.
eign sources and the trade in
creased buying operations. Com
mission houses supplied few con.
tracts late in the forenoon.
Noon quotations we're unchanged
to points higher, with March up
l at 1888, May up l at 1241, July
unchanged at 12.40, and october
up 4 at 1892.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
GRAIN FUTURES
RISE SLIGHTLY

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 GN.SD.-A
more confident undertone pre-
vailed in grains in today's early
dealings and prices extended their
recovery, wheat and corn advanc.
ing a major fraction in a light
turnover.
May wheat moved up to 96lI
and corn to 841s for gains of 34c
each. There was a lack of pres
sure and the market ruled firm on
scattered commission house buy.
ing and lifting of hedges against
sales in the cash market.
Near mid-Session wheat was "a
to 34c up, corn 2s to 3sc up,
oats 3sc up and rye "a to 12c up.
Foreign markets also were firm.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
Eastern Building
Elects Officers

The following officers were re-
elected at the annual meeting of
the Eastern Building and Loan
Association: John M. Riordon,
president; Clarence F. Donohoe,
vice president; William N. Tayne,
jr., secretary; r. Edward Early,
treasurer, and Walter H. NARROW,
attorney.
Directors reelected are the
above officers and Charles A.
Garry, William H. Harrison. DR..
j. Chester Pyles and James j.
Hayes.
The regular per cent dividend
has been declared payable to
stockholders of record January 81,
1885,
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
Class | Railways
Earn LII Per Cent

Class I railroads in 1884 had 9
net railway operating income Of
$462,698,447, which was a return
of lit per cent on their property
investment, according to complete
reports for the year just filed BY
the carriers with the Bureau Of
Railway Economics of the Associa.
ton Of American Railroads and
made public yesterday. Net rail-
way operating income in 1888 was
$474,212,304 or 18O per cent on
their property investment.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
Cleariings Down
IL Per Cent
For Week
International News Service

Bank clearings for the % lead
ing cities in the United States in
the week ended Wednesday. Feb
ruary 6, amounted to $4,905, ,008,
900 against $5,314,519,000 for the
corresponding week of 1884, a de-
crease of TT per cent, according
to Dun & Bradstreet.
This contrasted with an increase
Of So per cent in the previous
week. At New York city, clearings
were $3,299, ,854,O0O and were 14.7
per cent below the amount re-
ported last year, while the aggre
gate for centers outside of New
York of $1,605, $4,000 was Ill
per cent higher.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
Coal Production
Increases in Week

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete car loading re.
ports from the railroads, esti.
mates bituminous coal production
in the United States for the week
ended February 2 as approxi-
mately 8,480,00O net tons. Pro-
duction for the corresponding
week: 1884. 7,495 900 tons; 1888,
6,013,000 tons.
The report of the Bureau Of
Mines shows production of 7,760t
900 tons for the week ended Jan.
uary 10, and 8,250,O0O for the
week ended January 26, 1885.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08

1I%4 o%s Lon1te o....o..eoss 4@S 4%St
.1 Optional stock cash tDl Partly extra
q. On aoeOunt of sSoqmust!ona tgl No reEuIas
Gn Paid this year {wTI With warrants txwj without
Dividend dollars Note Extra
dividends published through regular period
The Washington times., 1935-02-08

% + yesterdays
rally, gains run.
ming to about
two points.
The Stimula-
ting influences
was the hope
that the Su.
preme C ourt
W ould hand
down its gold
decision in the
next few davS,
thus ending the
u n C er t a i nty
W h h h as
W e ig h e d the
market do Wn
The Washington times., 1935-02-08

these were "old' bushels, and If
we were to reduce the size Of
the bushel one-half. the crop
would have been 1,05S,0o0,00o
''new" bushels.
This would not make any more
wheat or bread, but it would
make more bushels"
Something like this is what the
go-called and self-styled commit
tee for the nation" seems to want.
At least, they reason in the same
way.
For example, in a recently is
sued chart which they have put
in circulation, they claim to show
that the increased purchasing
power of the gold dollar CAUSED
the drop in prices in 1921. They
say that prices went down BE-
CAUSE gold dollars went up!
This is much like saying that
. wheat crop decreases because
bushel baskets are too big. 1t is
like saying that one end of a
teeter board goes down because
the other goes up.
The value Of anything is meas.
ilred by the number of dollars it
exchanges for. The price of a
pair of shoes is SIS when one has
to give five dollars for one pair
of shoes. Now if the price Of
shoes falls to 81, is that because
dollars have gone up, or is it be-
cause shoes have gone down?
Surely we can't say, every time
shoe prices fall, that it is CAUSED
by a rise in the value of dollars.
That would be like saying that
one automobile passes another
because that other goes too
slowly. CThe motor cop may
think it was because the passing
car goes too fastD
A price depends upon Cd the
value of the goods, and upon CD
the value Of money.
Without any change in money,
the value of the goods may go
down, either because we cease
to desire them or because Of over
production.
Or the price may go down
because of a change in the
quality or quantity of money. If,
for example, the currency is in
flated, and the dollars in use
become mostly credit. as they did
in 1919-20, the value of money
falls, and consequently, many
prices rise. Then when credit
strain causes liquidation, and
dollars rise in value, many COM
modify prices fall.
Thus prices may be affected by
either the goods or the dollar.
But whenever the general
level of prices falls very sharply,
It is because Of change in money
itself. When there is such a
drop as in 1920, we know that
(D something has been done to
initiate currency and thus bring
down the quality of the dollar,
usually by issuing too much
credit. This runs prices up.
(2) Then strained credit and in
flatiOn have to be corrected. As
a result. the quality of the dol
lar is improved. and it buys
more, Prices fall.
Such changes are bad either
way. The cheaper dollar means
that we have to have more dollars
in order to pay inflated prices.
Then when the correction comes,
those who have borrowed while
dollars are cheap" have to repay,
not more dollars, but more pur.
chasing power.
One sure thing is that if we
never initiate, we will never have
to deflate.
Another sure thing is that it
is sheer nonsense to do as this
COMMITTEE for the Nation" has
done, namely to turn a. price
curve upside down, and say that
because the upSide-down curve
goes down when prices rise,
therefore the rise in prices is the
cause of a decline in the pur-
chasing power of the gold dollar.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
MORE MUNICIPALS

A total of $79,727293 Of new
State and municipal bonds came
into the market during January,
including $3,704.658 of P. w. A.
loans, the daily bond buyer re-
ports. This compared with $780,
SAG, 6,086 in January, 1884.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08

of bushel bas-
kets, you would
say that I am
crazy.
P er h ps I
would be. But
I could say
that if we had
just decreased
the size of the
b u shell basket,
we would have
had m o r e
"b u S h e | S" of
" he q {! Ac-
tually we pro-
duced 529,000,-
nnn bushels. but
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
DIVIDEND INCREASED

Prentice Hall, Inc, has in
creased quarterly dividends on the
common stock from IS cents to 40
cents a share. payable March / to
stock Of record February 10.
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
VOLUME BIGGER
AS MARKET
ADVANCES
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 GN.SD,
The stock market strengthened
further today in a continuation
The Washington times., 1935-02-08
PRICE RAISING
PLAN HIT BY
PROFESSOR
BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor of Economics, New
York University

II I we're to announce that the
decline in our wheat crop was
caused by an increase in the size
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-10
1926

Mothers who like to dress y
small daughters after the sinner
smart English manner will love npie
design. At first glance, nice ask
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1t. But look again-isn't that doubl9
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in the frontf And the side pleats,
which make it such a pleasant frock
In which to romp are also decorative
in a charmingIy discreet manner. The
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hidden charm is pair of more than
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Of cotton or sheer wool.
Pattern 1926 may be ordered only
in sizes 1, 2, A, 6, s and 10. Size 4 re-
Quires 21a yards 36 inch fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS In coins or
stamps (coins preferred) for this
pattern. Be sure to write plainly
your NAME, ADDRESS, the STYLE
NUMBER and SIZE.
Complete, dfagrammed sew chart
included.
Send your order to Sewing Circle
Pattern Department, 232 West Eight
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-10
Overdid IL

Mrs. Gadder-I should have loved
to go to Florida last winter and /
would have gone except for one
thing.
Mrs. Wigwag-Your husband didn't
want you to, suppose?
Mrs. Gadder-That's just the
trouble. He was so anxious for me
to go that I was suspicious.-Path-
finder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-10

SELECTING A ROUTE

''We need leaderr' said the ex-.
xited man.
"We've got plenty of leaders," an
swered Senator Sorghum, what you
want to do is to get up good road
map and show us where and how 1t
is safe and proper to travel"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-10

WNU-4 2-35
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-10

my wife always has the last
word"
"Mine never gets to it."-London
Tit-Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-10

"Who was that?" asked his moth
er, thinking to point a moral.
'Papa," came the silencing reply,
when he was little."-Vancouver
Province.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Administration Is
 Attacked By Priest
Rev Charles E. COnghIin's Breach Between Roosevelt
 Widens After Radio Address Yesterday

ustrolt, Feb 4.-(UP)-The ap- parent breach between President Ho8soTnIt and the Rev Charles 70. NcNghsiu widened to-day after the IHdlo priest charged that Rooso- Ftit ahd majority of congress were edofinitely opposed to any rtnnso iu the financial system"
 nrhe present administratio i" Father Coughlin said yesterday in Nig regular weekly radio address, ''Ana a majority of congress are welded baslcally to the philosophy 4f the money changers.
 Fine ideas have been expressed end national security but no ate tempt has bene made to rescue the collage ana regulating of money nor to issue United States currency norf1o explain the nine billion sterile gold and silver which mocks us From the United States treas- tlry. vaults"
 He criticized the presidents un- employment and old age pension proposal, as a program. which galves the piutocratic conscience. A &3O a month wage to unemployed and S15 month to the aged is neither just, living wage or de- standardization cf wealth.
 T would rather be a crackpot for social justice," he continued, @than to be a hired yes man and an internationalist for the present monetary policies of this adminis- tration.
 "The facts which confront us after two years of refusing to abolish financial plutocracy and ln- dustrial tyranny are poverty and unemployment, sterilized silver and gold, borrowing with bankers manufactured money, proposals to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
SCOUT AWARDS TO
 BE GIVEN TROOPS
Four Qualify for Presi- dents Prize and Will
 Receive MedaIliOns

Announcement has been made that, four troops of the local Boy Scout Council have qualified for the Presidents 10 year program award and will be presented with the awards during anniversary week. The winners will be given handsome medallion to be at- tached to the troop flag staff and blue and gold seal which will be affixed to the charter.
 Troops qualifying for this 1885 award and whose charters have been received from the national council office are:
 Troop 10, First Lutheran church William J. Zubrisky, scoutmaster; Joseph Scolan, assistant scoutmas- ter. The troop committee is John Stavnitsky, chairman, and Gustav Gohn and Herbert Pinter. There are "A registered scouts.
 Troop IF, Woodtick community, Alfred J. German, scoutmaster. troop committee is Earl R. Sny- der, chairman, Rev Wiley Scott, c. V. Badger, l.. Atwood, Edward A. Garthwait, P. J. Duhaine, and William Dumschatt. There are 12 scouts.
 Troop 1, woodbury, Earl M. Howard, scoutmaster; James H. Tomlinson, assistant scoutmaster. The troop committee, E. D. Mar win, Rev Rowland Ewing, and L.. Clyde Dawson. There are IT scouts.
 Troop 1, Southbury. Milton E. Coer, scoutmaster; John Moskus, assistant seoutmaster. The troop committee is Edward W. Overton, chairman, Carleton W. Tyler, Thomas R. Fisher, George s. Ben net, w. Maynard Fleiss. Rev Ed ward E. lHickox, John P. Walker, Rev M. E. N. Lindsay, and George Grisgraber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

maintain the unemployed at no more than s30 q month. These are the things which concentrate wealth in the hands of the few.
 old age pensions and unempioy- ment Insurance are suggested by the pIutocrat who realizes the age of scarcity has gone before the age of plentitude." rather than design ed to retain the American stand. ard of living, "Father Coughlin said.
 He reviewed the activities of the National Union for Social Justice and the part 1t played in defeat ing the world court. He asserted that it's total income since Nov. il, 1884 had ben $97.26e.71 as against an expenditure of $13S,239.50. He said:
 "It Is impossible for me to carry on unless members are willing to support this movement with their financial aid which Is required irn- mediately."
 Government electrification of American homes was urged by the priest who advocated government competition against privately own ed utilities, government financing for all its public works and recall of all government bonds now ex- tant.
 Father Coughlin also urged the building of 10000 airplanes to "de- fend the United States coasts" He asserted there would be no pros- perity or contentment until i've learn to use our national credit for the guarantee of an honest, de- cent wage for the farmer and the la hnrer."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
U. PETRUCNONE ESTATE APPRAISED
Late Contractor Left As- sets of $ll,z94 Inven-
 tory Filed TO.day

Joseph &. Pstruccions. former well known contractor. left an es- tate of s11,ssl.Bo according to an inventory of his estate filed today at the ofllce of Judge Dennis J. Slavin in probate court. The estate consists of. real estate valued at $1.56O and personal estate of 99,- 7f4.50. Mr Petruccione died May 27, 1884.
 Three pieces of property fin the eest end are included in the estate. Mir Petrucci0ne'g equity in that property Is given as $1.550.
 In his personal estate are: Five shares of stock in the Waterbury Ready Mixed Concrete Co, &S25 and 247 shares of stock in the J. s. Petruccione & Sons Construc- ton Co, $3,7O5.
 An automobile in the estate is valued at $714.6O, a note held by the estate is appraised at $5.O00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

has also consented to appear with the company. MT Radvilis has had considerable training and has been successful as a soloist with the choir of St Joseph's church. Mrs Stephanie Sapranas of St Joseph's choir, well known soprano solo, ist, will also appear plus Miss Marie Barnes, popular concert so- prano.
 In considering the popular trend in music one of the feature enter tainers who will be heard is Will liam O'Brien. well known Irish tenor. Many others will be heard throughout the remainder of the program.
 No. bill could be complete with out dance specialties and in order to have this feature on par with the others the committee has se- cured the services of the Misses Sherwill and Sheridan, through the courtesy of the Bushnell Memorial of Hartford. Both young ladies scored heavily in the initial show presented under the auspices of st Joseph's parish a year ago and a repetition of that performance is expected. The musical background will be provided by Harry Brink man and his orchestra.
 Listed among the many novelty features is the Harmonica band, an organization of talented perform CTS who have pleased many people