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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

Rev. Charles E. Coughlin last Sunday charged that if the Supreme Court of the United States could find such New Deal legislation as the MIRA and AAA invalid, it surely could not do anything but decide in similar spirit on the status of the Fed eral Reserve Act of 1913. During the week previous to his last radio talk Father Coughlin indicated that he was prepar- ing to test the validity of the Federal Re- only thing that we might be at bit wary about would be the total effect of all such adverse decision by our highest court on the minds of the peoples of the nation. Pretty soon we're going to get aroused by all these decisions and do just what our forefathers did when the Supreme Court was seemingly usurping too much power. Something's going to pop when few more decisions invaiidate existing laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Political Pioneering"

Socialism seems to be growing respect able. The Cleveland News, a republican newspaper, calls the world to observe that it's city is going to be host not only to one national party convention, but two. The socialists will occupy the public auditor ium first, then turn 1t over to the repuD- licans.
 The News hands this pleasant greeting to the reds: "The socialist party has been a curtain-puller in another sense. From veal to year, more of it's political ideas have been adopted by liberals in the re- publican and democratic parties. A city that is liberal in it's outlook looks forward to entertaining the party which has done so much pioneering in political thought"
 Norman Thomas, perennial pioneering candidate, will apprec je that compli- ment. He is always complaining about the other parties stealing his stuff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
The Outlook Takes Form
Nine Billion in Treasury Financing Must Take
 Place Between Now and July, 1887.
NEW HAVEN LEICESTER

Some of the notable omissions from the budget submitted by the President to the Congress a week ago Monday, omissions of such irn- portance that they made 1t no bud get at all, are gradually being filled in. They are not being filled in by the President directly, but by the Secretary of the Treasury, being ad- vanced by him directly to the public through the Senate Finance Com mittee.
 One of the chief omissions was the sum to be asked for relief ex- penditures. MT. Roosevelt made no proposal. He left that major factor in this form, that the Congress could appropriate for work relief Up to 42,136, ,000, 900 without making the gross deficit for the 1897 fiscal year exceed the gross deficit for the 1936 fiscal year.
 From Secretary Morgenthau's testimony it appears that relief ap- propriations of 3200O, ,00O, 900 will be asked for later. That alone would bring the next years gross deficit up to within 6 shade of that being created for the current year, esti- mated at $3,234,00 ,O00.
 Another chief omission concerned the total of borrowing operations in prospect, for refunding and new financing. According to Mir. Morgen- thau's testimony, approximately nine billions in Treasury financing must take place between now and July, 1897, without consideration of the bonus repayment-for which the Committee later voted. With the bonus repayment included, the fi- nancing would exceed eleven and one-half billions. That would in- clude financing operations of rough- ly 8 quarter of 8 billion dollars to complete payment of present con- tracts made with farmers under the AAA.
 Tn addition, there is approximate ly one billion dollars in processing taxes in which have been collected for an illegal purpose, a sum which might have to be returned. All in all, the potentialities forecast a possible Federal debt risen to thirty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

Two New Haven men get the credit for inventing new highway device which, it is hoped, will prevent many nighttime accident. It consists of series of reflec- tor buttons set on posts and flanking the highways at bad Intersections, corners, and other traffic hazards. A number of them have been tried out along the Hart ford Berlin turnpike of recent weeks and highway authorities think they were suc- cessful. They can be used in rows, too, to mark out highway shoulders where there is danger of car going off the road proper and down into ditch. Seven states are interested in the device, which certainly means it has merit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Current Comments

Women should never affect the type of clothes that makes every one stare when they enter q res- taurant..-.Lady Mendi, named by Paris designers as the worlds best- dressed women."
 It becomes increasingly apparent that this band of super patriots (the Liberty League) is ready to take over both the legislative and judicial functions of the federal government. Senator Pat Harrison, Mississippi.
 The more they bomb us, the bet ter we like it.-Dedj djasmatch NaS- Sibu, Ethiopian chieftain.
 There has been no resort to Lu- cullan feasts in well-heated, well- stocked hotels ct $50. 926, or even $i0 plate, to wipe out our deficit. Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, Re- publican National Committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Question Box

a. What is the name of the theme music of the motion picture, "One Way Passage2"
 A. The music was especially writ- ten for the picture by Q staff coIn- poser in the studio, and has not been published.
 c. What are "blind alley" jobs2
 A. The term generally refers to occupations or positions iil which there is no chance for advancement.
 e. Give the address of the Na- tional Council for the Prevention of war.
 A. 532-ii7th street, N. w., wash- ington, D. c.
 Q. Name the astronomical ob- servatories in and around New York city.
 A. Columbia University Observ- atory, New York city; the Yale Ob- seryatory, New Haven, Conn; the Won vieck Observatory, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn; the Vassar College Observatory, Pough- keepsie, N. r.; the Ladd Observa- tory, Brown university, Providence, R. T.; MT. seagrave's Observatory, Providence, R. I.
 c. How old is Amelia Earhart Putnam, and how long has she been flying?
 A. She is S7 years old and has been flying since 1925.
 c. Does the former crown prince of Germany live with his wife, or are they divorced ?
 A. They are not divorced. He Is living with his wife and four of his children at Cecilienhof Castle. Pots- dam, Germany. His oldest son, Prince wilhelm, lives at Bonn, Ger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
A Book a Day
No Radical" Faint Seen in Roosevelt
BY BRUCE CATION

Timid souls who feel that Presi- dent Roosevelt is cleverly edg- ing the country over in the dlrec- ton of Socialism, Communism, or some other haven of wild-eyed proletarians might get consolation out of reading "The Gay Re- former" by Mauritz A. Hallgren.
 MT. Hallgren is Q left-winger who examines the New Deal from the standpoint of the radical; and he reports that the seeds of radi-' calism just are not in MT. Roose- veut but that, on the contrary, he is Q good capitalist who will never conceivably work to undermine the capitalist system.
 He sees the president, in short, as an amiable and well-iitentioned man of aristocratic antecedents who has been trying, perhaps without realizing 1t, to recreate in the modern and complex indus trial society which is American the pleasant human relationships that exist in the marOrial community of Hyder Park" - that exclusive suburb of gentleman farmers.
 The result2 His presence in the White House has helped capi- talism; he has strengthened finan- cial and industrial monopoly. and at the same time has served to alloy the unrest of the "rlasses'' by inducing the capitalist state to make certain minor concessions.
 Mr. Hallgren does not leap to these conclusions hastily. He presents them after reviewing MT. Rooseveit's career, especially that part of it which has been spent in the White House, in the light of left-wing theory.
 And his conclusion, regtAtating it all. is simply that the bourbon gods were kind to Ainericail capi- talism when they put this coun- try gentleman in the White House"
 Published by Knopf, this book eellg for ez.7e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Horoscope
JANUARY ls

Most favored ones today are these who were born from Sept % through Oct. 3i.
 General Indications of the Day
 Fer Everybody
 Morning -Enthusiastic
 Afternoon--BAd.
 Evening-6lightly adverse. Radical changes may occur today. They are favorable if you beware of deceit and of offending these in a high position.
 Today's Birthdate
 You should be capable of dealing with barriers and obgtructions. The business of iocksmith should Do suitable.
 Your home life may be disturbed, or you may become separated from some one in the home from Feb. ruary through May, ieS0.
 Danger July 90 through Aug. z, iO30. Socially favorable February ie through 10. iD30.
 Readers desIfimg additional inees. naatl0n regarding their horoscopes are invited Co cemlnnmmaease with Oclavlme ila eaTe Os thie newspaper. Emclege 8 2 cent glencge& seig~Nar 4EaAAN& enF4sNEe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

A map of the United States started five years ago has just been finished out in California. Every state is carved from a piece of wood obtained from that par ticular state and to which some historical interest is attached. While we were url- able to ascertain what piece of wood Con- necticut contributed it was interesting to read of other states contributions. It's things like this that make people inter- ested in handicraft as well as travel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

 and other users would like to be free to print their own cards. As it is, they pay I. B. M. rentals running as high as e400 month on Q single machine, totaling e00,0O0,O00 in the last ten years. Machines. can be rented only, are not for sale.
 The jugtcie department won the first round when Judge WooIscy entered . decree en- joining !. B. M. from requiring It's cards to be used with its machines. The case probably will so to the Supreme Court. Copyright, l030, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

six billion dollars and more by the end of the next fiscal year.
 At the time of the submission of the Presidents Budget, which spoke of the fundamental sound- ness" of the policies adopted and followed and of great improve ment of the fiscal outlook" 1t was suggested here that the truth would be better known from later devel- opments, when some of the omis- sions were filled in. The fiscal out look now is considerably plainer, and different, than a week ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Selected Poem
JANUARY WALK.

(Daniel W. smythe in the New York Sum The wind makes keener every sense;
 My coat is buttoned to the chin. stariings on hemlock stump or fence
 Are quivering in cold, sharp as Q pin. The meadow pond is plated thick,
 Yet I once sawi rippling slow. The checkerberries used to pick
 Are hidden under the crust of snow. On every hollowed path take,
 The world has never been so still From the hard shores of Kenoza Lake To the white top of Tilton's Hill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
In New York
~~~N AGA4


 New York, Jan. 13.--With MT. J. P. Morgan in the news, sightseeing crowds have naturally graviate to- ward the financial titan's residence on lower Madison avenue. But they get only fleeting glimpse of the grim, brownstone home because the guides are aware that 1t is indis- erect to remain too long.
 MT. Morgan's elegant domicile Is Q carefully guarded place and once, your correspondent recalls, he no sooner stopped to fasten 6 shoe- lace near the imposing gate than he was approached by Q glum-f -faced fellow who just stood around. No words were exchanged between us and no suggestions were made about moving on. It IS just that watchmen of the Morgan mansion like to get 8 close up of every pedestrian, palis- ing even to light cigarette at that address.
 Guardians of the Morgan homo also serve in preserving their mas- ter from encroachment by photog- SapherS. the boys he has always summed. For years, the finance lord left his home each morning by an inconspicuous exit and with a signal indicating "coast clear" from his street sentiments, made for his limousine. Mir. Morgan,s anti- cameraman phobia, incidentally, has been relaxed lately and 1t is said that he now proceeds with less precaution on his daily excursions
 And that recalls the innumerable hide-ard-seek tits be has had with the gentlemen who flash the bulbs. And that memorable conversation between MT. Morgan and an overly persistent photographer.
 "Why do you want my picture 30 much?" MT. Morgan asked. "A thing of beauty" the picture- taker reverently replied. Ifs Q joy forever
 Tanning Up Interest
 This, from SALLY RAND Get those capital letters ride, MT. Type setter), as she worded 1t to Variety and her message, take 1t, applies to fan and bubble dancers every where. @
 "In every field of human en- deavor." nel,ked Sally writes. The that is first. must perpetually live in the white light of publicity When persons work becomes . standard for the whole world, 1t also becomes Q target for the shafts of the enyious few. If their work is merely mediocre, they will be left severely alone--if they achieve . masterpiece. it will set Q million tongues awagging If the leader truly leads, he remains the leader .. That which is good or great makes itself known, no matter how loud the clamor of denial. That which deserves to hve--lives."
 Sally Rand speaking: Sally whose fame rests upon Q couple of plumes and . big leaf. The truth is, Sally wants fan dancing to b6 considered as an art and she would like to raise balloon dancing to the same level.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

Some folks are SO timid that they'd like to abolish flags, so people wouldn't start trouble by insulting 'em.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
A Thought for Today

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and ghteousness.-PrOverbs 6:1S.
 The rich are the real outcasts of society, and special missions should be organized for them. Norman Macleod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

TO-DAYs COMMON ERROR Never say, why do you object to me being here?" say, "to my being hefe."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
T st Yo UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven os these test questions? Turn tO last page for the answers.
 l. Who was ovid2
 2. In which city is there . great annual celebration of Mardi Qras? 3. Who was Jay Cooke?
 {. DO half-mast and half-stan mean the same?
 6. Name the capital of Indiana. 6. In what year did the Boston Tea Party occur2
 2. Who was Robert owen? c. Who played opposite Colleen Moore in the motion picture "Lilac Timer"
 9. Where vas James Kenimore Cooper b0rps
 lOs n which state is the city Of Pine DluR2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

many, and . daughter, Princess Alexandrine, lives at Iona, Sophien- hohe, Germany.
 c. Has the merchant fleet of Hol- land Q greater gross tonnage than that of Greece?
 A. Yes.
 c. What b . -four year old gelding2
 A. The expression is used to de- signate Q race horse four years old that has been gelded.
 e. What does the term, world tolerance for arsenical residue" mean?
 A. The provisions of the Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1908, aS administered by the United States Food and Drug Administration, end as accepted by most public health authorities, do not permit an arsen- ical residue of more than one orie- hundredth grain of arsenic, in the form of arsenic trioxide, per pound of fruit. This limit is commonly called the world tolerance for ar. senical residue.
 c. What are thermometers and how are they constructed?
 A. They are Instruments used to measure the velocity of the wind. The best known form is the heni- ispherical cup anemometer invented in i846 by Robinson. It consists of four hemispherical cups which ro- tate horizontally with the wind, and c combination of wheels which rec- ord the number of revolutions in . given time. ,tD
 If you want . copy Of our boOk- lot CORRECT ENGLISH, write t0 the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, lOl3 Thirteenth SG Northwest, Washington, D. Q. Kn. close 10 cents for postage and handing. ... ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

If the government can't help the farmer, he won't have any friend left ex- cept the old almanac.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Daily MM-~~ 0~,v,x,~T Washington .v-S- s y s-s-- -~-.------- INSIDE DOPE IS F. D. R. WILL
 SIGN BONUS BILL


Washington, July 16 = The boys in the know on Capitol Hill offering these betting odds the bonus bill:
 TWO TO ONE that, as finally enacted, the bill will not be in the form adopted by the House. but revised by the Senate
 ALITTLE BETTER THAN EVEN MONEY that the President will NOT veto the act. ,
 The insiders don't claim to know positively that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises 1l:66 p. m. Sun rises 7:14 .. E.; sets 4:4e ?. m. Ali vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

Most favored ones today are those who were born from Sept. % through Oct. 3i.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
LANDoN AND THE SCHOOLS

Although the press of the nation, regardless OF
politics, has been quick to commend Gov. Landon
for his attack on the present-day tendency IN some
onarters to compel school teachers to take certain
oaths not required of citizens generally the discus
s;on the Republican presidential asplrant aroused
has unfortunately for him found its way back to
~ o,,r state to which he referred with so much
apparent pride -.''r'- -
In light of the subsequent disclosures, it would
seem that Governor Alf has about as much ousl-
ness in pointing with pride to the educational STU
alton in the Sunflower state our own Governor
Ebrinphaus might have in sojourneying to New
York and Dragging about the present high educa-
tional standards which have been brought during
his regime.
For instance. from various sources The Record
learns that the average wages of Kansas school
teachers fall as low as $240 in rural schools,
and over 1000 school teachers in LandOn's state
oct princely average stipends of $37.79 month,
or less than $40 a week, a little over dollar
dav-a salary far less than the average of good
sem-skilled day laborer.
Kansas ranks forty-eighth among the states on
the state-ad basis' Only the interest the perma-
nent school fund and the dog tax is added to the
local property tax This amounts to only eighty
four cents per census child.
Kansas teachers, who were paid $22,9OO,OOO in
salaries in 1881, got only $16,384,OOO in 1885.
Kansas school costs were reduced forty per cent.
Total taxes levied for school purposes were re-
duced 37.4 per cent. Some 400 schools were closed.
In January, 1885, Gov. Landon appealed to the
federal government for $15O,OOO grant to keep
the schools open until June. FERA refused on the
ground that the legislature, then in session, could
supply the funds
Obviously, the Landon reference to schools was
political faux pas-Hickory Record.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
S. c. ELECTION HELD IN SHORT HOURS

North Carolina legislators could well take les
son from election officials in South Carolina as re-
CARDS the length of time the polls are kept open.
In South Carolina the polls open at 8 o'clock in
the morning, and close at in the afternoon. In
the more congested areas, such as Greenville, Co.
lumbia, and Spartanburg, the polls remain open
until o'clock in the afternoon for convenience OF
employees in industries and business
Contrast these hours with those that North Caro-
lima endured last June when the primary election
was held-open at 5:13, close at 744, or total OF
IA hours and 81 minutes and this applied in al
boxes, even those where there are less than SO
voters on the registration books.
After more than IA hours of service, the judges
and registrars still face the task of the count out
in North Carolina, and in some of the larger boxes
this requires continuous work until and O'Clock
in the following morning, or around % hours.
Entirely foolish, is the least that can be said
about North Cardinals election procedure-Tran
sylvania Times.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
ABC'S OF SAFETY FIRST

A is for alertness, which drivers should use,
is for brakes, to apply when confused.
C is for caution, to be used at all times,
D is for drunkenness, the worst driving crime.
E is for earnestness in driving load,
F is for fogginess so feared on the road.
G is for grade that demands lots of care,
H is for hazards you'll find everywhere.
is for injuries so often sustained,
j is for jas when they can't be explained.
K is for kindness you show the way,
1. is for law which all should obey.
NJ is for morgues where lie all the dead,
n is for negligence, the courts verdict read.
o is for ordinances, supposed to be known, -n
P is for pedestrians who have rights of their own
% is for quickness of thought, when it's needed,
is for rules, which should always be needed =
S is for safety, less speed and more care, .h..
T is for thinking, do you do your share?
U is for understanding the other mans rights,
V is for visibility, see to your lights
w is for watchfulness, when approaching hill
X is for X-ray used after SPILL
Y is for you, on which all this depends,
z is for ZEAL thus the alphabet ends
Tom Whatley in Leesburg, Fla, Commercial
The times-news., 1936-08-31
NEITHER KNOW NOR CARE

Nearly 80 per cent of the people applying for
state drivers licenses in North Carolina are having
their applications rejected for the simple reason
that they cannot pass a simple examination. pre-
pared by the state patrol authority on this subject,
according to the commander of the state patrol,
Charles D. Farmer. In each instance, says Ra-
leigh Dispatch they are given a set of questions
for another trial when they have learned the cor
rect answers to these questions.
While few of those who fail to pass are new
drivers, the patrol commander says most of them
have driven from 10 to Is years 1t is recalled
that in 1885 Commander Farmer told the North
Carolina General Assembly at least half of the
drivers in that state knew nothing and cared less
about the highway laws Subsequent to that dec
laration the law-making body enacted its drivers
license law.-Spartanburg Herald
The times-news., 1936-08-31
CLAN
REUNION Held
Claude Cunningham Elect
ed President; Other
Officials Renamed

More than 60 relatives and
friends of the Baldwin family con-
nection met yesterday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cunning
ham, which is located short dis
tance above the Fletcher airport.
Owing to a little miSunderStand-
ing of arrangements the attend
ance was not as large this year as
usual. but owing to the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham
those present enjoyed themselves
visiting with each other and the
picnic dinner served under the oak
trees was abundant and well rel
ished by all present.
Mr.. Cunningham was elected
president for the coming reunion,
succeeding Hugh Campbell. The
following were renamed to serve
as officers: Mrs. Ethel Taylor,
secretary; Mrs. E. j. Baldwin,
treasurer; Mrs. Joe Baldwin and
Mrs. Everette Baldwin, program
chairmen. The date of next years
Il reunion WAS SSI lOl IIlS llIoG Dul-
day in August, and was scheduled
to meet either at the home of
Everette or Joe Baldwin, who live
near the airport.
The Baldwin family is one of
the oldest families in this county
| and the reunion idea for that
connection was begun about Is
years ago by the children of Mr..
and Mrs. Reubin Baldwin, who at
that time were deceased. The
present year saw the passing of
Mrs. George Campbell, who was
the last survivor of the immediate
family.
"Aunt" Ellen Gilbert, aged
lady of near Ebenezer, was pres
ent and as usual created much in
terest, owing to her pioneer Gus
tom of costuming which included
wooden hose, brogan shoes and a
large old-fashioned sun bonnet.
The times-news., 1936-08-31
TRUETT'S VIEW

Speaking at Ridgecrest North Carolina, DR.. Geo.
w. Truett of Dallas, Texas, president of the Bap-
tist World Alliance, gave his opinion as to what
America most needs today.
The opinion is simple This nation, DR.. Truett
believes most needs religious revival 1t needs
the higher morality that faith supported by reli-
gious activity brings.
There is no better answer.
PHILOSOPHY" said Rousseau, "can do nothing
which religion cannot do better; and religion can
do great many things which philosophy cannot do
at alL"-Greenville IS. c. Piedmont.