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The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07
(Schuyler Service)

ward, COntenQeQ IN a news article
recently that economic prosperity
and depressions for the last two
centuries, at least, can be CORE
lated with sun spots. He further
declares that wars, pestilences and
irate tempers are at their peak
during the years of greatest sun
spot activity. The sun, it seems,
is a huge magnetic field full of
electrical cyclones. When it is
having it's best time, we're getting
the worst of it. These cyclones
run in 11-year cycles and the last
one which gave us all our trouble,
threw twelve million out of work
here and upset other millions
abroad, caused according to the
same reasoning, the Japanese to
take Mauchukuo and Italy to grab
Ethiopia, began in 1928 and will
end (thank goodnessD in 1889.
But the sun alone is not to
blame. No, it is all the phenom-
ena of the heavens working upon
the sun which in turn passes the
buck to us. In other words, it
looks as if our old friend, astrol-
ogy, is back in the scientific sad
die.
Centuries Of Sun Guidance
For thousands of years human
ity looked to the sun and stars for
guidance. In ancient Assyria,
they built the Towels of Babel to
gaze into the heavens and study
the movements of the planets. BY
contemplating the sky, the astrol-
ogists bade the kings when to go
to war and when to refrain from
combat. In old Egypt the credit
of all military conquests went to
the priests, not the warriors. In
deed, religion and astrology be-
came SO bound together in the Pa
gan world that when Roman Pa
ganism declined, astrology was
discredited.' Christianity for CEN
turies prosecuted anyone who
: dared look too long at the stars
because Raganism, it's old enemy,
had had it's gods and goddesses
living up there. When in the 18th
and 10Th centuries the Catholic
church weakened, interest in as
trology reappeared. The church
tortured and burned to get rid OF
all those who dared say the sur
was bigger than the earth anC
that it did not travel around us
daily like a lamp spun by God ir
the heavens. The Reformation ir
the 18th century, which was the
successful end of four centuries
of struggle against the church
brought back astrology along with
PrOtestantism. Then, with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
The Small Town Lure

The New Britain Herald commented last week on the growth of small towns that are adjacent to our large cities. In this particular instance Cheshire was selected for attention Its tax rate was favorably pointed out as only 12 mills, where as those of Waterbury and New Haven are much larger We quote the erald-"Waterbury with tax rate of g mills-or is the latest rate 34?-and New Haven with 27 are finding such towns as Cheshire something in the na- ture of competition for home owners. :"
 We shouldn't have to point out that 'Waterbury's tax rate is 31.50, but we will for accuracy. And incidentally might we call attention to our state papers who like to refer to the local tax rate with slightly patronizing air that Mayor Frank Hayes has brought the tax rate in this city down to the level it was when the city's last republican mayor went out of office-William Sandland. Not that this has anything to do with the advan- tage of living in nearby communities.
 For many years Waterburians have been migrating out to the smaller towns. Cheshire is not the only one to get an exodus of local families. We could men, tion in the same breath Middlebury and Watertown, which have their fair share of residents who work in Waterbury but maintain homes in the smaller commun- ities. We do not begrudge anyone this right. But we do not think that the tax rate can be held to blame for it all. And those who have moved would be quick % join in a similar statement.
 But by the same token we wonder what such communities as Cheshire and Middiebury would do if they could not send high school students to nearby cities, such as New Haven and Water charces levied by Waterbury or New Haven, but we'll wager that if a modern high school were built and maintained by these smaller communities their tax rate would be larger. Modern civic improve ments come high these days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Leaves a Better Taste

The act of barring the press of this city from hearings in juvenile court last week would, we think, have caused great many people in Waterbury to draw the wrong conclusion We are glad that representatives of our local newspapers won the right to be present at the hear ings, at which was being determined the right of local families to retain guar diansfip over wards of the state. This incident might have been regarded by many as an attempt to do bit of "rail- roading" on the part of county officials
 It is unfortunate, too, that in remarks at the hearing the City of Waterbury was charged with attempting to duck it's duty'' with respect to the children, who were the innocent victims of change in management. We don't think that is quite fair to Waterbury. The city has borne for good many years the expense of children who had been placed in prl- vate homes and who, we think for the most part, were receiving the very best in attention and up-bringing.
 That Waterbury should not feel finan- cially able to bear this burden any longer is not surprising. We managed to do it through the hardest of the depression years. Now the authorities simply seek to place the responsibility where it belongs by law-on the state. If this is to be the signal for much embarrassment for both the city and the families who have har- bored these youthful little wards so happily for many years, we know that our city officials would be quick to call a halt to all proceedings
 We feel that with interest in the cases at such high pitch and with allegations such as those that were made last week bound to occur, it is far wiser to have the press represented at all such hearings. And we feel that in making such state ment we would be backed up by most of to lay bare to the public relationships which many never knew existed. But it does desire to see the ends of justice and humanity well served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Capital and Wage Surplus

There is natural opposition from cor porations to heavy tax on surplus profits in their treasuries. The suggested levy of one-third of such surplus seems excessive, and will doubtless be reduced if the proposal goes through. Corpora tion officials argue, logically enough, that it is not good policy to pay out profits as fast as they come in--that reasonable surplus should be kept as cushion against hard times, so that dividends and employment may be prolonged.
 It should not be overlooked that labor has an argument just as valid, for it's own protection. Along with cushion for cap ital there should be cushion for labor.
 One of the foremost devices for such a cushion in hard times is unemployment insurance. Business representatives, to be consistent, instead of opposing such security for wage-earners as some of them are doing, might well support it along with their own security plans United support for cushions against depression by capital, labor and government seems necessary at this stage of industrial de- velopment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

to group of bearded, barefoot men in homespun clothes. One day last August they trailed into the gay dining room of 8 leading Mill waukee hotel. They sat down and ordered dinner.
 When soup was brought, they drowned, ordered . big punch bowl, poured their individual portions into the common bowl and ali proceeded to eat from that.
 When dinner was over, they walked out, picked up band in- struments they had left in the lobby, and began to play riotous tunes, while followers shouted, we want Wlckhem!" "Wickhem for President"
 It was Wickhem's Mennonite Band" and 1t helped materially in putting across his election as head of the Young Dems in the face of Jimmy Roosevelts' opposition.
 Today Wickhem has started a campaign, under Jim Farley's di- rection, to line up the youth of the country for Roosevelt.
 Merry-G -G0-ROund
 Senator Vandenberg of Michi- gan is an inveterate gum chewer. Senator Nye of North Dakota recovered from his break down" in three weeks and re- turned to his duties Senator Ashurst of Arizona says, T be- lievc 1t is my duty to be as polite to my bootblack as to fellow senator" Senator Milton of Indiana forgot himself in & speech from the floor and broke into the phrase, And 50, ladies and gem tlemen There are both ladies and gentlemen in the sen- ate, but the proper salutation is, MT. President" Those who carefully followed Bilbo's maiden speech found one amazing state- ment in 1t. The senator from Mis- sissippi, who never misses 8 poll tical trick, said, T never take my politics seriously. The De- partment of Agriculture issues rules on how to sock eggs, in cluding this admonition: "Scram- ble eggs in double boiler, instead of directly over flame. |. Civil Service Commission has tak- en steps to place the Guffey Coal Commission under it's wing. All clerical workers are being classi- fled . Farm Credit Adminjstra- ton reports that new credit unions are being established at the rate of 100 Q month.
 Copyright, 1886, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

Trouble seems to be Landon's deal with Governor Merriam of California for control of the states delegation.
 Hoover wants an uninstructed delegation, but one that will take orders from him. He views the Landon- -Merriman trade as per- sonal affront. And when he read about 1t in the papers, he called up Landon by long distance tele- phone and protested.
 According to the account Hoov- CT gave his friends, this is what Landon replied:
 "Well, Mir. Hearst wanted me to enter the California field, and in 8 choice between you and MT. Hearst I think 1t best I follow MT. Hearsts wishes" Hughes Versus Hughes
 The decision of a New York federal court declaring unconsti- tutional the embargo on arms sales to Bolivia and Paraguay, is going to put Chief Justice Hughes in an exceedingly tough spot.
 For MT. Hughes, while secre- tary of state, was the author and chief advocate of an act of con- gress almost identical to the one his colleague on the New York federal bench now has declared unconstitutional.
 What Judge Mortimer Myers in New York objected to was the fact that congress delegated the power to embargo arms sales If the President finds". this is prolonging the war. The delega- ton of this power, Judge Byers held, was unconstitutional.
 Test Case
 The law which Chief Justice Hughes wroe while secretary of state .n 1922 spebcifies that "when the President finds" revolution exists in any Pan-American coun- try he may embargo arms ship ments to the revolutionaries.
 This is a greater delegatoin of power, since 1t gives the Presi- dent the power of defining what is and what is not a revolution sometimes an extremely difficult problem.
 Legalists of the State and Jus tice Departments are determined to throw this test case up to Chief Justice Hughes and see what he thinks of 1t.
 Young Democrats
 Frank. Wickhem, thirty-four- year old Sioux Falls, s. D., attor- ney, probably owes his election as president of the Young Democrats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

Payment of the adjusted service cer- tificate; of World War veterans has not struck a snag, despite little or no infor- nation of recent weeks on the same. The so-called "bonus" will be paid off start ing June 15 On that day the U s. Treas ury Department will start mailing to vet erans who are eligible their bonds and cash payments. The cash payments are for less than $50. Of course only those who have made application will receive their bonds. The reason for bond and money disbursement is this. The soldier bonds are to be issued in $50 denomina- tions only. AS very few amounts to be paid will be exactly divisible by $50, every veteran will receive certain amount in bonds and then small amount, always less than $50, in cash. Delivery is to be made by registered mail, which, as we stated above, will start promptly on June IS. If your application is o. k., be pre- pared to cash in then.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

streams are damned, enough of the flood water can be held or retarded in the high CT regions of drainage basin to prevent sudden floods in the valleys below. In the Tennessee Valley there is combination of big and little dams.
 There are difficulties to be faced, how ever, in such undertakings, as Ohio has discovered in the Muskingum project. Private owners object to taxation for the local improvements, and often object to the works themselves, so that full control by state or federal government is dif1- cult. Such conservation, though, will doubtless grow easier as people come to realize it's value.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Canadian Market

Figures from Ottawa giving values of imports for February are interesting. From all the world together, Canada has bought $41 ,597, ,000 worth of goods. Of these, $25,974000 worth were bought from the United States and $11, ,474,000 from the entire British Empire outside of Canada, and of the latter item, $7,871 ; 900 from Great Britain. The lead of the United States in Canadian markets is impressive.
 There is a healthy growth, too. And in that month, while Canada's imports from other British countries gained about $1,700,000, her imports from this country gained twice as much. It's an- other evidence of the value of the Cana dian market and the importance of encouraging it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Plug the Valleys

The remedy for disastrous floods, say engineers-aside from such obvious and continuous things as forestation and soil conservation-is to "plug the little val leys." This is a comparatively inexpensive way, and can be handled by gradual and scattered construction over long periods of time, when once definite program has been worked out for a given area.
 A good example of such policy is the "conservancy'' project in the Dayton area of Ohio, following the tragic flood of 1913. 4 more extensive project is now under way in the Muskingum Valley Of the same state. When dozens of small
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Current Comments

Just as soon as you get @ uni- form you can expect to find lot of new friends. Shun them most of them plan to use you and not amuse you.
 Mayor Fiorello La Guardia,
 New York City, addressing po-
 lice rockies.
 Don'tcha listen to any talk about me building a million dollar hotel up in Death Valley. I'd just have to stick there and stand around for the folks to look at.
 Death Valley" scotty. am not quitting from lassitude. I am getting out so as to in- crease at a difficult time any ca- pacity for the common good. Former Premier Andre Tardieu. We have long believed that not more than one in every thou- sand of our licensed drivers today is capable of safe operation of a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 50 miles an hour.
 Charles A. Harnett, New York
 commissioner of motor vehi-
 eles.
 It is now the duty of this govern ment to keep hands off, to rec fuse all advances to the signatories of the Versailles treaty seeking military or money aid to any of the parties to the treaty.
 --U. s. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, Illinois.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Save the Constitution

For months past the orators or the duPont League and tts press bureau have been denouncing the Democratic administration for al- legged open or disguised attempts to undermine the Constitution. Until forty eight hours ago they merely viewed with alarm the eff forts of the Roosevelt regime to tear up the document and point ed with pride to their own deter. imitation to save 1t at all hazards. Now the League takes a step for ward and calls upon "all political parties to include in the plat- forms to be adopted at their re- spective national conventions 8 declaration in substance as follows:
 eve pledge our party un- equivocaIly to oppose any at tempt to curtail or abolish any of the powers now exercised by the judicial branch of the gOv- ernment, whether such attempt be made directly through pro- posals to amend the Federal COnstitution or indirectly through legislative devices in| tended to accomplish the same result by devious route.
 "'FurthermOre, we declare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

How would you like to own 110-room mansion, in which there was everything complete, even down to an enclosed tennis court? Well, it's too late now, if you wanted the acme in this particular type of house. Idlehour, the famous man. sion that the late William K. Vanderbilt built on the south shore of Long Island back at the beginning of this century has just been sold to corporation which plans to develop it as club. The house has had a sort of vagrant existence since the Vanderbilts gave it up. It is re- puted to have cost $2, 2,500,000 to build
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

Mills brothers, who has taken his placer
 A. The father of the boys.
 e. How is the word ski correctly pronounced?
 A. Either skee, or in the Nor- wegian manner, shee. The former is more common in the United States.
 @. How many members of Pres ident Roosevelts cabinet are Ro- man Catholics?
 A. Postmaster General James A. Farley is the only one.
 Q. What is the arithmetical def finition of an odd number? A. A whole number which leaves a remainder when divided by two.
 If you want a copy of our booklet The DOG and CAT BOOK, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St. Northwest, Washington, D. c. En- close 10 cents for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

nards at the du-Pont Liberty Leagues dinner no attempt was made to suppress the whoops of delight which came from Repub- lican newspaper editors and other ill-informed folk. Sir Oracle has spoken and henceforth no dog would dare to bark. The election was already in the g.o.p. bag. The hoped-for split" had taken place in the Democratic forces and the last prop had been knocked from under Mir. Roosevelt's chances. Since then the flood tide of high expectations has steadily ebbed. Mir. Smiths climatic outburst has proved to be 8 sad anti-climax; the split" if it ever existed, in- stead of widening has closed until 1t is not visible to straining Re- publican eyes; and the ache 50 gleefully wished on Democratic heads has bounced back to split the skypieces of the wishers-on. Not only is there no capitalization of party sentiment in favor of a particular presidential candidate, but the candidates themselves are at each others throats like fam- ished malemutes. The East is di- vided against the West: the Young Guard is threatening to refuse to swallow any nominee relected by the old Guard; the Old Guard will have none of Borah; Borah will have none of Hoover or any, one enjoying the Hooverian ape proval. Smiling Ali" Landon of Kansas, already handicapped by the dubious support of "Tele-, phone Number" William Randolph Hearst and further weighted down by Nicholas Murray Buffers damning disclosure that Ali is the original Man whom nobody knows, cannot smile his away off the Borah blacklist; Publisher Frank Knox Is just another garru- lous hopeful; and the rest of the lot belongs to the common or gar- den variety of early spring polit- ical scallions. Taking 1t, by and large, the Grand Old Party is in 8 tough spot and the nearer the Cleveland convention approaches the tougher the location grows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
No Horse, No Rider

But if the Republican High Command is confronted not only by the difficulty of picking a win ner but also of breeding a plat form horse to carry him, the sit- uation of it's "swlpes", and host- lers in the duPont Liberty League is even more pitiable. They have no jockey except some Great Un- known to ride against President Roosevelt and they have no def- mite advice to give him as to the way the race is to be run. Take, for example, the latest demand the League IS making on every and all the parties which will fig- ure in the coming election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

The title of the Great White Way is still being treasured by Broadway. The worlds largest electric sign has just shone forth there. Mr. Wrigley's company is being advertised in gargantuan letters and figures, requiring 1,084 feet of neon tubing and 29,508 lamps. The wattage it uses in one year could supply every radio in the United States. It operates, for those who would like to view it, from one-half after sunset to a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Selected Poem
SPRING HILLSIDE

(5ara K. Stang in the New York Times) Green grasses growing slender, straight and proud; troup of mandrake, sturdy and aloof, With new umbrellas shining in the sun; Pale fragile petals of anemone And boodroot scattered lightly on the sod; The gray and somber gaze of ancient rocks; robust robin and saucy wren: And drifted high against mist of green The dogwood's careless heaps of living snow. While over all, protecting and serene Tall tree tops worship at an azure shrine. You i'll my heart with wonder and delight. A joy that grasps at words in vain attempt To prison you and share you with the throng; But words are clumsy things-my effort seems Like hurling jayelins at butterfly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
MT. Sloan Speaking

Way up among the heavy bats men of the duPont League is Al- fred P. Sloan, Jr., president of General Motors Corporation. MT. Sloan has taken more than one slug at the New Deal and because of his position in the financial and industrial world, what he says demands attention. Sometimes like yesterday he deserves it. Other times he just demands 1t. Yesterday MT. Sloan issued his corporations annual report to the stockholders and in so doing cried all over the pamphlet. The New Deal-meaning the Democratic administrator has definitely postponed recovery" in the eyes of General Motors president. Un- like most critics of the adminis- tratioh Mir. Sloan produces proofs of his statement, to wit:
 General Motors net sales last year amounted to $1,155.64l,611 as against $862, ,672, ,670 in 1884. The gain amounts to the insignificant
 
 figure of 34 percent.
 The net profit for 1885 was 4167, ,226, ,520 as against 494, 760,lsl for 1884.
 The corporations payrolls to the highest total since 1929. There 1s no more space for the additional proofs furnished by MT. Sloan that the New Deal has definitely post poned" recovery. It may be true but the balance sheet of General Motors doesn't show 1t. Perhaps what Mir. Sloan had in mind was that if it had not been for the New Deal the profits of his cor poration would have been several hundreds of millions larger. I cannot write more for the tears in my eyes. Poor General Motorsl Poor Mir. Sloanl Poor American Liberty Leasuel Boo-hocl Boo AU8L
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

tEhLlUA ' Fl c T v was profound pleasure among
 the m as { e T str ategists of the Republican High Com . nnand. As the attacks contin- used with in- creased bitter ness the pleas ure turned to glee, hilarious and exuberant. When Alfred E. Smith gave up At. naltktnnI ln-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planet. the daily horoscope is out lined by a noted astrolOger. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31
Question Box

o. Where in the Bible is the verse: At evening tide 1t shall be light?"
 A. zechariah 14:7.
 e. How many Americans called for service in the World War were given psychological tests2
 A. A total of 1,552,256 men were given such tests.
 Q. In mathematics what Is an irrational number?
 A. One not expressible as an in- teger or the quotient of two integers. c. Since the death of one of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-31

l. Which country maintains a "black shirt" Fascist militia?
 2. What is an arboretum? 3. Who was the greatest Greek mathematician and geometrician of antiquity?
 {. Who was Edward John Phelps2 5. Tn which state is the city of Hattiesburg?
 6. What is the proportion of wa- ter fin watermelons?
 2. Into which river does the Red River flow?
 8. In which Pacific island groups is the island of Maui?
 9. In Greek legend. who was Dirce2
 10. Where is Ohio Northern Uni- yersity?