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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Who Will Get The Interest?

The puzzle over how the veterans VIII he naid their so-called "bonus" is one that might well cause the simple individual who believes what he reads considerable wonderment. If he is at all familiar Wltn the currency of his country he will be doubly puzzled, perhaps even worried. xet the person who knows that actual control of it's currency is not vested in Congress or the people, as the Constitution of tne United States dictates, but in the DE financial powers of the country wont find the present situation a bit out oA the ordinary.
 Now that it is a foregone conclusion that Uncle Sam will terminate the adJust. ed service certificates of the veterans or the World War there is going to be rusn to cash in the huge amount of money tnaS Uncle Sam will need to pay them OH. II somebody can give the federal govern rnent the money to back up the certlfl- cates, about $$3, 500, 900, 900, the interest collected on the loan will be quite con siderable before it has been amortlzeu' And if private capital can supply Mle needed funds 1t means that prlVate capl- tai will profit at the governments e~- pense. .
 Doesn't that seem like strange pro- cedure for the government that actually issues the money that is the meoluip ol exchange in this nation? Unless you nave been brought up to believe otherWlse you will of course. But in a good many CIT cles it's considered the proper procedure IJothing is said about Uncle Sam exer- c,sing his constitutional right in tnls matter. All we hear is talk of inflation and greenbacks With the Treasury at Washington in possession of gold ana silver supplies over and above those neeo- cd to back up money now in circuiatlon' such talk is a bit fantastic.
 The latest "bonus" payment plan m, volves so-called baby bonds which would hear three per cent interest provided the veterans didn't want to cash them lmne- diately. The high interest rate, high oe- cause it's above the cost of money rate and the average rate on interest bearing debt. is to lure the veteran into holdlng his bonds for year or permanently as form of investment. To float the oany bonds Uncle Sam will sell to the pubic (the private banks really) securities on which he will pay interest for the use ol his own money. Complicated, well, per haps it is, but not enough so to make most of us realize that we may think we have a lot to say about issuance of cur rency, etc., but in reality we have little or nothing to do with 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

After refusing the request of The Courant that Q reporter be ad- mitted to the meeting at which 1t was to act on the certificate cf pr. Michael D. Fox, the state board of education voted to table the matter. This action may indicate that the board intends to give the question further consideration. The only 0b- lection SO far raised, that of prece- dent extending back to 1888 when the board was established, is not in itself sufficient reason for re- jecting the proposal.
 The state board has just had an opportunity to see how the pub- lie meetings of the Hartford board of education not only keep the pub- lie constantly aware of appoint ments to the school system but of- fer opportunity for rallying opinion to support the standards of teacher selection which 1t has itself set But such dramatic cases as that of Dr. Fox are not the primary reason for making school board meetings public. It is the opportunity that such open transaction of business and debate over policy gives for keeping the public informed of the problems of the school adminitra- ton.
 From the state board today the people learn of Connecticut's edu- cational situation only through statistical reports printed some time after the date of their collection, through handouts" giving some in- formation as to what occurs at board meetings, and through re- ports. speeches and interviews from board members and the commission CT. Such delayed, secondhand or merely verbal types of news seldom make good reading and often are so intrinsically dull as to receive little space in the press and less ate tentiop from the public. A timely account of the give-and-take of dee bate in public meetings, together with the votes cast, is news of far greater reader-interes and value to the board. It not only keeps the public better informed, 1t holds the board itself up to its best standards, every member being accountable tn the public eye for his stand on every matter Q Importance.
 Of course the state board of edu- cation is not the only one that meets in private. Even the board oi finance and control which has its hands on the purse strings and, therefore, serves as "a little leeis- Iature" during the Interim between the biennial sessions Of the General Assembly. closes It's doors tO press and public. The newly organized ] public welfare council has been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

Sixty years ago the federal government set aside the sum of $2,000 for study of timber conditions in the United States. Today 60 years later the nation is reaping the fruits of that first investment And the fight to preserve our woodlands is really only begun. It is only in the last decade that forestry conservation on a big scale has been inaugurated by all forms of government. It is only since the advent of the Roosevelt administration that we have sent young men out into the forests where they labored cutting fire paths to prevent the ravages of flames; cutting out old and dead wood, allowing young timber to grow; eradicating disease and blight. All this we have done due to the enormous pressure of public opinion which finally was geared up to the point where some attention to the danger of losing all our forests was demanded. Never in our history have we engaged in such tree-planting campaigns. We needed too, though, by virtue of the ravages of the axeman, old age, and disease in our woodlands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Radio License Fees

Dear, dear! Now it comes out that there are "radio pirates" in law-abiding Great Britain. These are people who try to enjoy the blessings of radio without paying the annual license fee of ten shill- ings to the government. Britons who cheerfully pay income taxes, and volun- tarily aid public financing by turning in bonds in exchange for others at lower interest, balk at the radio license fee. It is astounding.
 The pirating won't go on indefinitely. Postoffice inspectors are rapidly tracking down the cheats. They travel around the country in van equipped with detector device that reveals illegal sets in opera tion. Many of the pirates themselves give away their guilty secret by calling up the British Broadcasting Company to com plain about programs or to ask for help in eliminating static. This seems little naive of the offenders, and suggests that they are new at the cheating game.
 On this side of the water the situation is interesting for two reasons. First, 1t shows that our British brethren are human, even as we. Second, 1t sheds light on the radio license system, some times discussed over here as means of providing programs without advertising ballyhoo. Apparently 1t would be diff cult fee to collect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
TOWNSEND PLANS AIM IS SPLENDID BUT.
An Editorial by Bruce Cation

Suppose, says MT. Flynn, that you have 10 persons earning $100 month each. Their mass purchasing power is $1,000 month.
 Suppose, now, that these people are tax ed $10 month each to pay $100 per- sion to an eleventh person. This person now has $100 month in purchasing pow CT which he did not have before.
 But it is not new purchasing power; it is offset by the $10 which has been knocked off the monthly purchasing pow CT of each of the other 10 persons. Total monthly purchasing power of the II is the same as that of the original 10-$1 .O00. The gain in purchasing power is nothing.
 '
 It is the same, Flynn asserts, in wider field. The Townsend Plan would put some $19,000,O00,O00 worth of annual purchas- ing power in the hands of the aged; taxes to provide these pensions would take $19,- 0O0,000,000 in purchasing power away from the wage-earners.
 In the end, we would be right where we started. We would simply be taking in one another's washing on national scale.
 This of course, doesn't mean that the problem of providing for the aged is insol- uble. That is problem which can and must be solved.
 Dr. Townsend's flaming insistence that we meet it is of immense value to the na- tion. But his particular plan for solving it does seem to contain an economic gap pre- cisely like that in the fable about the desert islanders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

If you have heard the ancient fable about the people who, being cast away on a desert island, supported themselves by taking in one another's washing, you have had a little lesson in economies which may come in very handy in the near fu- ture.
 The lesson, of course, is that although one person may make nice living by talk ing in washing, daisy chain of washers will fall to the ground of it's own weight.
 While this is self-evident, our perfectly natural wish to spread the good things of this earth around among all the people sometimes leads us to forget it.
 At this moment great many excellent people are deeply committed to the Town send plan. Let it be said, at once, that ev- eryone must sympathize with this attempt to end poverty and dependency among the aged. We ought to be able to protect our old people from want. Will this famous $200- a-month pension plan do the trick? Will it work?
 It would be enormously expensive, of course. The plans packers are the first to admit that. They say, however, that the ing ower"-created by the spending of all these pensions would make the country able to carry the load.
 John T. Flynn recently analysed this particular aspect of the plan; and his an- alysis carries one back irrestibly to that picture of the people taking in one an- others washing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
There'II Be No Complaints

We don't think that the average radio set owner will scrap his present model and decide to listen to the photograph exclusively as a result of the action of the National Columbian Broadcasing system in closing their networks to all forms of political propaganda during the coming months. As one radio company executive put it time enough for the election issues to be fought over the air after the major political parties have held their conven- fions and nominated their candidates. Hearty applause must have greeted publi- cation of their stand.
 We agree with him. There Is more than time after the conventions of next June for the campaigners to assail our ear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

At the rate we're going now the city should be able to get along well within it's budget for snow removal. Of course we're counting danger by making any such claim as the city is apt to be buried under foot of snow by next week. And the last few years the heaviest snowfalls of the winter have occurred in February, right about the time that we were figur- ing that the seasons backbone was - broken and spring was just around the corner. If the winter, however, continues to go along as it has, and most predic- tions are that it will, we should not ex- perience any trouble at all with blocked streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Selected Poem
JANUARY

JANUARY (E. M. Ramsay in the Christian Science Montor) O the beauty and the wonder of the January night When the moon shines over all The snowy glades in the woods are bright Wherever the moonbeams fall O the beauty and the wonder of the January sky When the stars are shining brightl Beneath, the fir woods sleeping lie In the hush of the winters night. O the beauty and the wonder of the January night When the Northern Lights show forth. And the world is lit with the shimmering light Of the dancing feet of the Northl  sThe Northern Lights are called 'The Merry Dancers" in the north of Scotland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Horoscope
JANUARY IS

Most favored ones today are those who were born from Sept. g through Oct. 2l.
 General Indications of the Day
 For Everybody
 Morning-Very rash.
 Afternoon Fairly good.
 Evening-elightly bad. The afternoon is fairly good for dealing with the public or partners.
 Today's Birthdate Darkness should have an especial meaning to you. DO you prefer to work where tere is not too much light?
 Your home life may be disturbed, or you may become separated from some one in the home from Feb- ruary through May, 1936.
 Danger July 2e through Aug. 1. 1886.
 Socially favorable Feb. IS through l0, 1936. flt Readers desiring additional infOr- nation regarding their horoscopes are invited to communicate with Octayine in care of The Democrat. Enclose . Scent stamped, self-ad- dressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

from the sun. Rays of the sun falling on the moon sets up heat
 there, which is immediately radi- ated away into space, because the
 moon has no atmosphere to hold the heat on its surface. The re flected light reaching the earth as moonlight does set Up some heat on the earth, but the amount is so small that 1t can only be detect- ed by delicate instruments.
 e. What were the draft ages in
 the World War?
 A. The first registration covered the ages from 21 to 31. The sec- ond registration, one year later, in- cluded those who had become 2l
 years old since the first registra-
 ton. The third registration ex-
 tended the age limits to IS and a5. @. What are the symbols of
 18th, 50th, 60th, and 18th wedding
 anniversaries?
 A. Forty fifth ruby; Fiftieth-
 gold; sixtieth and Seventy fifth
 diamond.
 If you want . copy of our book let CORRECT ENGLISH, write to the Waterbury Democracs> Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth st. Northwest, Washington, D. c. En-
 close 10 cents for postage and
 handing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
T est Y Q UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. l. In what state is the city of High Point?
 2. Are colts born with teeth? 3. What is orthopaedic surgery7 4. Who wrote 'The Pilgrims Progress?"
 5. Name the building material made by mixing stone, sand, water, and cementing material. 6. Why is Michigan called the Wolverine state?
 2. Who was James J. Hill? 8. What is archaeology? g. In which country is the city of Osaka?
 10. Is Mary Garden. the singer. married?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
PressCOrnr11ent
CITY sALARY REsTORATEONG
Meriden Journal

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 (Meriden JouEnaD
 Waterbury, which was among the cities hardest hit by the depression, seems to have been making q nice comeback. to an extent that the city fathers feel justified in making ape propriations. for the new fiscal year on the basis of Q e3 per cent cole lection of taxes.
 The taxpayers will-be relieved e half mill. with the l036 rate ct 3t.e0 mills instead of 32 mills charged for ie3S. Municipal employees will. re- ceive i've per cent raise in psy iii the shape of restoration of cuts inc posed during the hard times.
 Firemen. policemen. teachers and others working for the city-hun- dreds of thenl-will work next year ct only 10 per cent less than they were paid in better days. Their cut originally was 20 per cent, owing to tho dezDezaie condition ct the eltH'1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

The State Highway Department has finally got wise. It is abandoning its old highway signs - Slow, Men at Work - in favor of new ones reading - Caution, Men at Work Guess there must have been too many jocular remarks to Com- missioner Macdonald, as well as his aides about the "slow men" that his depart ment put on various projects on the state roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Current Comments

You either rule children or they rule you. But from what I've seen, most parents nowadays are ruled by their children. Mrs. Melvin Smith. Atlanta. oa.,
 mother of l0.
 President Roosevelt is c brave man. But your supreme court went hard on him. wish the supreme court would not intervene SO much. Then I would like it better. -Dr. Toyokik0 Kagawa, Japan's
 'holy man."
 The American people have al- ways been quick to follow intelii- gent compromise. There is Q lesson in this for each Of the major poii- tical parties.
 -Dr. James 6. Thomas. president,
 Clarks0n College.
 Probably never anywhere, at any time, has secluded or creative think ing been So diflicuIt to achieve as iEa America today. 2
 --Ohrlstopher Morley, author.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

larIy appreciated by the presl- dent. He singled it out for special mention to close friends.
 But in his daily newspaper col- umn several days later, Johnson characterized the address as a ''rabble rouser," staged in an att mosphere resembling "the French revolutionary convention before the tribunes of the Terror"
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

finances, and subsequently, five per cent of the slash was restored. These employees Will nov be better ofI than those in most cities. The tax rate remains among tho highest but it ig loW compared with what Waisghurians have paid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Daily Mev.yy-fzo.R0srv,d Washington ..---- -S |JJ.s s. NAVY APPOINTMENT
 CLIMAXES OLD FEUD


Washington, January IS - Appointment of Rear Admiral Arthur J Hepburn Commander of the United States Fleet culmnates ancient and at times vruent feud between hi mand Rear Admiral Joseph Reeves who reres as commander of the fleet It began when they were both young naval officers. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

Well, what if we are all broke? Haven't depression economists been telling us our capitalistic system is based on debts?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
0. Who are the Aryansp

e. Who are the Aryans?
 A. Descendants of the primitive people who, 1t is believed, migrated to Europe and India from central Asia. They were the parent stock of the Hindus, Persians, Greeks, LatinS, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, and some other races and were originally the Iranic or Asiatic division of this people. Tn Europe the Aryans include blondes and brunettes, or the xanthochoric and the melanochroic divisions.
 e. In what year did Rudolph Valentino die2
 A. 1926.
 o. Which countries operate government lotteries?
 A. Cuba, Spain, Mexico, France, Italy, Panama, Belgium and Arr gentina.
 o. What is a rip-tide?
 A. Water roughened by conflict ing tides or currents.
 o. Is there any heat in the moons rays?
 A. Moonlight is reflected light
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Question Box
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

The party that wins this years cam paign will be the one that gives the most banquetS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15

TO.DAYs COMMON ERROR Never say, 'FIe couldn't scarce ly get his breath"; say,
 "couId scarcely"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
A ThOught for Today

Far he knew that the chief priests had dee llvered Him for envy.-St Mark 16:1O.
 Base envy withers at another'S joy, ana hates the excellence 1t cannot reach.-Thom- son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14

AS Congressman has pointed the object obviously
In initiation rather than in direct farm relief since the amount
Of relief limited to three billion dollars If farm mortgages
were the object why stop that guref There at least
seven billion dollars in farm mortgages today.
think know the for the bondoar figure
1t probably based the amount of the gold profit writ
ten by the Roosevelt Administration when seized
peoples gold and said what five billion be called
about eight billion.
Thus this Of Mr.. Roosevelts chickens coming home
to roost The idea is that this easy money-vrtua
money-so why not give it to the farmersf
That initiation the real object the fact that
the bill made the issue Of greenbacks practically certain To
be provides that bonds issued but it also
vded terms that would make it impossible sell the
Thus the greenback alternative which it provided would have
to be used.
bearing IL cent But the existing longerm Government
bonds be sold only 2% per cent basis it obvious
that larger quantity will require higher rate.
So the only recourse would be to greenbacks.
In fact ~ per farm money is utterly
possibe-except nflationary gift The Government
states that at least required in addition mini
cent interest Operating expenses handling
the huge volume of business involved making super
vsng thousands of loans requires charge
cent Losses bound to arise and requires another
per cent minimum Cat present q per of the loans
made by Farm Banks are delnquent)
Mr. Lemke said that his bill nflatonary the
Federal Reserve Banks do the of thing
We must admit that there is truth in the analogy
The Federal Reserve Banks which absolutely controlled
by the Roosevelt Administration, have done things
that ought not to be done.
But that merely emphasizes the naonary character oil
the BILL Is it any defense say that we already in
flatmg, so let's do it morei s~s -.
The why the Roosevelt forces fought the isl
that 1t would limit their particular kind Of initiation and
spending They that the FrazierLemke bill would ruin
credit break the market for Government bonds
and thus them from going ahead with their own
borrowing andspending spree.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
MORE COTTON
USED IN APRIL

An increase in cotton consump-
tion in April over a year ago is
shown in the Census Bureau re-
port issued today showing the
number Of bales Of cotton con-
sumed, on hand, imported and ex-
ported, and active cotton spindleS
during April, 1885 and 1885, re-
spectively, as follows:
Cotton Exclusive Of Linters)
Consumed during April, total,
57e,762 and 46S, 400; in cotton
growing States, 486,749 and &c.,
200; held in consuming establish.
ments, April 80, 1,190,413 and l.
O62143: held in public storage and
at compresseS, 6,020,526 and 1908
4OT; imported, 1889 and 5000:
exported, 352,710 and 323,155.
"a LinterS
Consumed during April, 81, $50
ana 69,341; held in consuming es-
Establishments, 250,061 and 251, 701;
held in public storage and at
congresses, 61,543 and 1926; ex-
ported, 1852 and 1857.
SpindleS
Number active during April, 49,.
1873, $50 and %, 854,052
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
Metal Markets

&Ew YORK, May IA UN.s.).-Roth
foreign and domestic copper markets
continued dun today. Export business
tersst in metals as reflected in the Lon
don market. Sales abroad today were
reported price equivalent to $40 cents a
pound. This compared with yesterdays
prize Of s.15.
Domestic copper continues with buy
inEr In small volume. price remains I'M
changed at $50 cents q pound. Sales on
TdSsday as reported by the industry
AMOUNTED to r711,o00 pounds compared
With $4,000 pounds on Monday.
8he lead market was quiet, with
prices unchanged at $50 cents a pound
New York and 4.46 cents East st. Louis.
Zinc demand was comparatively light.
T,Fices were firm with prime Western
unchanged at .4.sO cents a pound East
ST. Louis.
WITH tin unchanged at Al cents a pound.
Intimony declined at Y Of cent at
lak cents q pound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14

OoughIm was backing this bill. GoldsborOugh,
blanton and Patman were for it. Enough said
These men have two thoroughly inconsistent
ana conflicting notions. One is that lack Of
money is what ais the country and what we
need is more money. The other is that it does
not make any difference what we use for
meney-that greenbacks are as good as gold
How anyone can say that money is all
important and at the same time say that any
thing will do for money, is beyond me. One
would suppose that the more important a
thing is, the more important is the quality of
that thing. If medicine is what need, want
good medicine.