The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-11
Roosevelt Too

President Roosevelt, who also
speaks At Chautauqua Institute,
NJ something OF an old-tImcr there,
too, though not aB much aB Ian.
don. lie has visited and spoken
there ~ assistant secretary OF
the navy and Oh governor OF New
York. Mrs. Roosevelt has spoken
there almost every year. Carrying
out the idea Of q free forum, Nor
man Thomas also will speak NJ
Chautauqua this year. Many pregis
dents have visited there IN the
past.
Accidents
One Of the most interesting facts
uncovered by the Roper commit
tee, appointed TO investigate the
calwe Of highway accidents, b that
ten states do not require auto
drivers permits. They are Illinois,
Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ten
negsee, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Ala
bana, Arkansas and Georgia.
Illinois failure 10 adopt this
minimum safeguard was due u
these three reasons:
OPPOSITION OF n member
OF tho state legislature who feared
that o crippled friend would be
denied q permit.
OPPOSITION Of motor deal
erB who feared the law would
reduce sales.
OPPOSITION Of farmers on
the ground OF cost.
In It's report the Accident Com
mittee condemns ballyhOo az an
accident preventive. u holds that
the results Of such publicity drives
are not worth the cost and effort.
1t advocates careful studies OF the
cause OF accidents and the appli-
cation OF specific remedies TO
them.
The three chief causes OF motor
accidents, as defined by the COM
mittee, are: ~ Financial worries,
~ bad health, 49, domestic trou-
bic.
Interstate Commerce
The crisg-crosging OF party lines
In this years elections 10 graph.
cally illustrated by the following:
Joseph N. Pew, of PhiladeI-
phla, multi-mllliOnaire head OF
the Sun OIL company and one
Of the "Blg Three" Republican
bosses Of Pennsylvania, cOntrI-
buted 10 the recent campaign TO
defeat Representative Maury
Maverick, militant New Deal
democrat Of San Antonio, Texas,
In the primary. In other words,
Pew, o republican, put up money
To nominate o rival democrat.
Despite q large fund by utility,
oil and other business interests,
Maverick beat his democratic rival
by more than 1000 votes. Although
this was 260 votes shy Of tho plur-
atty necessary to avoid q run
off, Mavericks opponent had had
enough and withdrew, thus eTiSir-
ing Mavericks reelection.
Merry-GO-R
The Roosevelt elk faces extinc-
ton. The National Park Service
has issued q warning that II cattle
grazing Is not stopped In Cali
fornia's Prairie State Park, the
eIkS' food supply will be exhaust
ed and the rare animal will be-
come extinct. This type Of elk was
named after T.. r. Roosevelt .
Since It's establishment q year ago
the National Labor Relations
Board has handled approximately
1000 labor disputes, OF which 1t
has settled $50 by negotiation. The
Supreme Court will pass on the
constitutionality Of the boards
authority when the court recon-
venes next fall The Recon-
Struction Finance Corporation has
q surplus reserve fund Of $780,
100000 built up from profits on
loans made during the five years
OF It's existence. The RFC makes
money on It's loans by lending
money at q higher rate Of inter-
est than Its pays In borrowing
from the treasury. The kitty" Is
used for granting new loans
Copyright, 1886. by United Fea-
tire 0Vndfeata. Incl