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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Why War. When There's Work To Be Donei

And although t may be heresy to suggest 1t, these people are probably quite right
 Human civilization is . strange growth, and we do not entirely understand how 1t 90 started or how 1t does manage, in spite of obstacles to keep prog ressing; but 1t is very clear that it's base b the worker and not the warrior, the man who produces rather than tfe man who destroys.
 CIVILIZATION that is does not rest on . base N of armies and navies; 1t rests on the backs Of the men who work with their hands, In field or in shop and 1t will lest just eS long as they 90 on holding 1t up. They are greater procession, in the long pages of history, than oil the hordes of war; riorS that ever followed drum.
 They move without glory and without battle flags poets do not immortaliZe them and the his. tory books omit their names But for unnunbered generations they have gone on. tempering the earth to mans habltation, making possible oil the graeeS of living which lift man above the level of the beasts.
 The Sar-caled armies melt away, and the winds carry oil the crash of their battles The plain man at the bottom is eternal and he has the world and oil It's hopes in his keeping. He makes possible Shakespeare and Beethoven, the Taj Mahal ana Rheims cathedral, and oil the glory and marvel os v.lich human effort is capable.
 And f. with oil of thiS he wearily asks the fight- ing men to get the heck out of the way 90 that he can go on with his job-S he asking too mvchT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Modest Centenarian

Bergenfeld, N. J., turned out on July 5 to observe the birthday anniversary of it's oldest citizen, Mrs. Kate Huyler, 100 years old. She deserves special tribute because she refuses to advise her fellow-townS- men on how to live a century. She has always lived normally" she says, with no particular food fads or health regimen, and no striving for longevity. Pressed by reporters for more information, she admits that she gets plenty of sleep these days, helps her daughter little with the housework, but is inactive a good deal Of the time.
 She continues to take lively interest in what's going on in the world, reading the news, voting at elections, and so on. Hats off to the lady who was born to long life and doesn't take credit to herself now for her achievement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

0NE of the most revealing sdelights on the civil V war in Spain was dug up by on American newspaper correspondent who was trailing retreat- ing army across the country. Stopping ct little farm to get Q drink, the correspondent asked the peasant who lived there on which side he was
 The peasant said bluntly that he was on neither side. He only hoped that both sides would get the fighting over with and 90 home 50 that he could 90 ahead with his job of getting the crops in; and he wound up by wishing an eternity of bad luck on all generals and armies that insist on holding bat. ties on someone's farmland.
 This peasant probably was woefully underedu- catcd person with no understanding of the great ISsue0 of day, and whichever dictatorship finally succeeds in fastening Itself on Spain probably will shoot him ono of these days. But he did manage to voice humanity's age.old complaint against war A-it gets in the way of the work that has to Do done.
 TIE has had brothers on every battlefield In ell IL history, and they ell got the worst of 1t when the drums began to beat. The gtolid Belgian who farmed the La ISaye sainte on the plain by Water- loo, the Pennsylvanan who owned the famous Peach Orchard ct Gettysburg, tho Danish trawler who hoped to take Q few fish from the skagerrack on that May afternoon in i0i6-to these people, aS to this Spanish peasant armies and battles are Afl unrnitigated nuisance and tho work of the world would go forward lot faster they were abolished
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
New Approach to Peace

There is real hope in the statement of Foreign Minister Speak of Belgium that his government intends to avoid war at all costs" This is a very different pur- pose from the one held generally up to now - to impose peace even at the risk of war. Imposing peace has been at- tempted by treaties and regional agree ments and non-aggression pacts. It has failed because 1t left untouched the basic causes of war - distribution of raw ma terials, trade colonies, and so on.
 If a few governments actually shift the emphasis, as the Belgian statesman sug- gests, and begin to make the sacrifices implied, peace and civilization will have a new chance in the world. It wiuld mean, of course, surrender of some priv. ileges, power and authority. It would probably require sweeping revision of the Versailles Peace Treaty. One wonders whether there are statesmen big enough to tackle the job peoples intelligent enough to support them, and time enough in the present world agony to get the thing started before the feared collapse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Yachts Reappear

One of the finest pieces Of publicity work that the Democratic National Com- mittee could do this summer would be to send photographers to the favorite watering places of those Americans who can while away July and August hours with such pursuits as swimming and boating. A recent sign of the times was the sight of J. P. Morgan's famous yacht, Corsair, anchored at the New York Yacht Club off Glenn Cove, L. l., with crew of 65 men. She has been laid up for nearly two years. The yacht will sail for England soon with the owner 1n command.
 \ There hasn't been much big-time yachting for the last few years. And when the Corsair gets to Cowes and into German waters and wherever else US owner may sail for old times sake he will miss many of the old internationa! yachting crowd and many famous ola craft of the New York and Newport mag. mates that Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, tells about irl his "reminiscences. This sport of kings and kingly nillionaires, though doing much better lately in the good old U. s. A., is still blighted abroad. War. ships are more in style over there and many Q once noble yacht is now in naval service.
 Democrats might point to the fact that America is once more considering the summer months as play season as an indication of the return of good times. Evidently the Roosevelt or ruin policy hasn't turned out so bad for some of our citizens. And evidently if continued for another four years 1t might mean the gradual restoration of all unemployed or relief workers to status of self-sup- { port. Nothing proves more conclusively that times are better and money IS cir culating than such luxuries as yachting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Tax Situation Worse

Instead of bettering conditions, so far as taxes are concerned, the last Legisla- tVIre made them worse. This is the pulp lic statement of pr. George B. Clark, Con- inecticut State College economist, and member of Governor Wilbur L. Cross commission or tax revision. It was made ct the opening of the Farm and Home Week program at Storrs this week. pr. Clark, no doubt, knows of what he speaks. He is pretty well versed in knowledge of conditions as they exist in this state not merely through his association on the tax revision commission, but his studies and surveys of recent years.
 He proposes now that 8 real effort be made to lift the burden from the man who has large holdings of real estate, but who finds 1t hard to maintain them due to the amount of his annual tax bill n this class he naturally includes the farmer whose land holdings are gener- ally pretty extensive. If the Connecti- cut farmer is to continue to exist he must find relief from his present tax burden, points out pr. Clark. And to bring about a favorable state of affairs he suggests per cent tax on all unearned income dividends and interest.
 According to his estimates this tax would yield $5,000,000 annually. This money would be turned back to the towns and the method of distribution to be the State Board of Education equalization plan. Such returns would naturally aid the local tax situation with, of course, ltfie corresponding benefits to the indi- vidual taxpayer. There will have to be q more marked effort to allow communi- ties to depend less on the property tax in the years to come. Now 1t is the main source of local community income. If .property is to be made desirable and home ownership encouraged to the point it really should be, the property tax will have to be counted on less and less and other sources of income more and more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
A Determined Ruler

The execution of the Japanese mili- tarists who participated in the asSassi- nations last February was not the final scene of the drama. Emperor Hirochito, who is the high priest of Japan as well as the temporal ruler, performed solemn ceremony before his ancestral shrines in order to tell the whole story to the spirits of the imperial ancestors. He chose this means of impressing on the nation the seriousness of last winters revolt and his own Emperor has maintained toward 1t.
 From the time of the military assas- sinations, the Emperor has maintained firm stand against the army Fascists. It vas on his personal order that the mu- tineers were arrested. Their trial, con- vlction and execution followed promptly because of his determination to clean 70 the whole mess. He broke with tra-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

it was in violation oe tho Walsh-Healey act requiring sll government work Co Do done by firms conforming to NRA code standards.
 Embarrassed, Miss Perkins sum. moned the contractor, who said he was willing to drop the job if paid for the work already done. This was agreed.
 Difficulty was that in the original contract the Labor De- partment had to accept the lowest bid, following which the Walsh. Healey bill became law and this requirement was removed.
 Merry Round
 pr. Leo Rowe, director Of the PAn-Alnerican Union, hopes that tho new cockatoo he is training in the ways of pan-Americantsm, will not pick up it's vocabulary from the Marine Corps band, as did his other birds. Function aries around the Union want to call the bird Leo Post of. flee employees are putting up money on whether Acting Post- master General Howes, who loves raEzle dazsle aS much as Jim Farley loves chewing gum, will move into she ornate oak.paneled quarters Jim iS vacating. odd are that he will.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

dltion by going before the Diet and re- preaching the army for Us attempt to control the government. He has now made his position more clear and called to his support the deepest royalties of the people by summarizing the whole matter at the national shrines.
 Whether he has succeeded in checking the foreign plans of the military clique remains to be seen. We do not know the Emperor's own attitude toward Japanese activity in China. But he appears to be a ruler who intends to do his own ruling and who is going to submit tamely to a Fascist coup at home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

Hold everything, it's illegal. At least 1t is in Rhode Island. Over there cities and towns expected to have the Motor Vehicle Department aid them by depriy- ing motorists, who failed to pay property tax on their cars, lose their license plates. In fact, the Legislature passed just such a statute at it's last session. Now comes the Attorney General to point out that this law conflicts with older ones and hence the state cannot act against the owners who neglect or refuse to pay property taxes on their cars. This might lead to Complications in Connecticut, too, although there has been no state law passed to give the Motor Vehicle Depart i11ent authority to suspend registrations in the event that taxes are unpaid. How ever pressure is being brought to bear successfully in many cities where the tax collectors turned the names of delin- quents over to the Motor Vehicle Depart rnert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
A Book a Day
Offers a New Slant on the Heroic South
By BRUCE CATION

The story-book old South Of brave men, beautiful women, and 0 romantic Lost Cause is led into court with It's hair FnusSed and c patrician stocking down about one ankle in Margaret Mitchells ponder ous novel, "done With tho Wind" (N6acm!llan: eS).
 Miss Mitchell writes of the plan. tationS of Georgia, of the carefree and aristocratic life that prevailed on them before tho war, and of the cruel, Bhattering blow with which war and reconstruction cut the ground out from under them. But, while her sympathies are solidly with them, she hasn't been fooled much.
 For if she writes of brave men and noble women, she also finds room to tell of the graft and in. competence which helped wreck the Confederacy; of the profiteefs, the siackers, the crooks, and the inc0nl. petents who stabbed Lee and his army in the back.
 Indeed, her own heroine comes off worst of all. She Is . dainty, smiling, virtuous, and ultrasaristo. cratic young woman - and under heath 1t all she Is as cold, as grasp- Ing, and as completely on the make as any of the camp followers on the streets of wartime Atlanta.
 As her world dissolves in the storm of war and reconstruction, this unsentimental selflshness does enable her to save the old planta- ton; but it also wrecks Q number of lives, including, at last, her own.
 Miss Mitchell has been exceed ingly ambitious in this novel --i runs to more than 1000 pages, which is Q lot of nOvel--And the performance is uneven. She goes bonnie blue lag frequently in spite of herself, not ell her characters are well drawn, and the book some times becomes rather dull. All in ell however. it is Q noteworthy per fOrmaf1ce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

Republicans are certainly in a mad scurry to get on the state ticket this fall. No one seems to know exactly who should be asked for permission to get name on the ticket and as result all is pretty much confusion. It remains to be seen If there is room for all the hopefuls. After all there are only five places on the state ticket this fall, aren't there, what with Attorney General Daly holding over for two more years?? At the rate of presen- tation of names there'll be about three for every available office on the g.op. ticket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

A tavern keeper in New Jersey wrote to the Alcoholic Beverage Commissioner and asked if 1t was illegal to keep whis- key on ice. Complaints had been regis tered by his customers about warm whis- key, but when he would have placed 1t in an ice-box they also said that was illegal. D. Frederick Burnett, the commissioner, informed his inquirer that 1t was ok. In fact, he said he could "fan" 1t, if he so desired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Answers To Questions
By Frederick N. Kerby

a. Can Filiplnos be naturailsed in the United statesS
 A. Only those who have served at least three years iIa the united states Navy or Marine Corps.
 e. Did exports exceed imports in the Q. Q. in 1885? -
 A. Exports amounted to e2.2el,. sOO,O00 end imports to e2,0A7, ,2eT 900.
 e, Who was tho author of tho proverb: Ut is money that makes tho mare trot9"
 A. It is from wolcotts "ode to Pitt"
 c, What Is the test to determine the ripeness of honey dew Inelonsp
 A. The color-lightsgreen whiEe. or cream; smoothness of the skin;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, By his diplomacy ho affected Q union Of Che dlsCordant factlons"j say, The affected . union"

odor of ripeness (loarned by experi- ence) and slight yielding to pressure at the stem end.
 e. Name the traditional wedding marches.
 A. Mendelssohns Wedding March as tho bride approaches the altar, and the Eoiiengrin Wedding March by Wagner, as the recesslonal.
 a. Are persons who served AS civilian employees of the Washing. ton Navy Yard during the World War eligible for tho federal boiusP
 A. No. e. Name the diplomatic repre- sentative from the Irish Free State to tho United States and give his rank.
 A. Michael Macwhite Is the mins ister plenipotentiary. IR you want . copy of our book let "CHILD HEALTH" write to thc Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, iOi: Thirteenth Ht., North: west, Washington, D. Q. Enclose 70 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
By GEORGE ROSS

New York.--Manhattan n1iscel- iany: Even . magician, 1t seems, can't keep 6 secret. The tricks of his trade get around to other ah. racadabra men, leaving him baffled.
 Most of Houdings. esoteric escapes leaked out before he died and Thurs. tons hocus-pocus is on many lIlagi- clans curricuiun1S. 4 few years ago, Ccrdini, the guave Sleight.of- hand artist, adjusted his monocle and drew 50 cigarets from ono cigaret. Soon almost everybody knew how 1t was done.
 So last week, . small clique of magic men cpiit the ranks and formed their own fraternity. Car- dini, Nate Leipsig and Dai Vernon are some of the members in the new secret order called the Academy of the Art of Magic. They are pledged to keep their gali-gaM to themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Real Swan Song

Real Swan Song
 Fortune Gallo knew, when he started presenting operas in the At lantic Ocean ct Jones Beach, that he would have his usual headaches with testy prirna donnas. But he never figured on temperamental swans.
 The other night, Impresario Gallo sent forth an Indian princess in Rose Marie," to paddle over to the stage in c canoe and warble. the In- dian love call, with Q haM dozen swans swimming alleAd of the boat. The Indian princess gave her con. sent and the swan trainer said all right, too.
 But something happened at the last minute. The princess came through and the swans didn't show up. Gallo learned why after the performance. Seems that they don't like salt water and positively refused to wade in.
 Unhappy Ending (
 The eaxophone player who naQ beens spracticing discords every night dropped in to the house of the man nextl door and asked if the noise were. annoying him.
 "Nct any more." replied the ag- grieved. "At first I was bothered by what the neighboEs threatened to do Co you. Now don't care what happens to you"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planet, the daily horoscope ls out. lined by Q noted astrologer. In ad- ditlon to information Of general interest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the dcsignated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 200 Q. m. daylight time). Sun rises 5:45 a. m; sets 8:11 ?. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide ct Milford Friday, July S1, 0:42 p. m. low tide, 3:53 ?. m. (daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Current Cornmenss

Emergencies and decisions In our individual and community and ma. tional lives Ire the stun out of which national character is made Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 The JOneses must be kept up with. Beauty and right reia- tionslaips should dominate home furnishings Miss Bess Steele uni" versity Of Nebraska.
  Ay right hand still carries enough dynamite to knock some of them so-caIled professional boxers goofy. -0e0rge Raft, Aim star and former boxer.
 e. The only inspired happiness ] ever had was when I was giving without any though Of unammons+ Elsie Janis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
: IN NEW YORK

ings in the world without even glancing ct the facadeg, but will ioiter over the lunch hour with . pitchman hawking Q new kind Of can opener. They arc no less gulliblo than tho visitors and any fake swami can sell them . message from the spirits, for 6 dime.
 But the proof lies chiefly in Man. hattan'S crowds. No town in the world can collect so many crowds, and for as many reasons, aS this city between the rivers. Pause to lace your shoes on any populated avenue and ten people will gather to find out why you are bending down. Look up ct Q cloud and . throng will stop dead in its tracks to fellow your gaze. Ask Q policeman for directions to the first left turn and the curious will swarm around to ascertain where the murder has taken place.
 And there are oil kinds of crowds the derrick crowd that fingers until the last mouthful of earth has pgSAk DOOORO0 uR VAAo sASS~Sss~W crowd that catches" every drug store window demonstration of the effect of Indian herbs on the inteS- tines the cop crowd, gnooping around every wave of the arm by . man in uniform. the auto crowd, quick on the draw every time two bumpers get together in Q slight cole iision. and, of course, the eEiaer. gency crowd, always on tn, heels Of Q fire or police siren.
 Tn fact, any kind of Q crowd. No wonder that Manhattan is 6 happy haven for peddlers, spellbinders and pitchmen. Let @ vendor on Forty- Second street just rlurmur "step closer, gents," and he will play to . capacity house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Selected Poem
MY HORSE

(AIIce L. Stewart in the Christian Science Montor) They think I'm sitting on my chair, But am notl I'm riding on great gray horse, And he can trotI He's trotting off so fast with me- Away we gol
 And I'm al covered with his hair, But they don't know. For now and then they say to me "Sit up and eat" But huhl I'm riding, riding fast Along the street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
July 90

Persons who are most likely to be influenced today are those who were born from Nov. 2l through Dec. 2l.
 General Information
 Morning-Adverse.
 Afternoon-Very good.
 Evening-Bad.
 The afternoon favors contracts and clerical work. A good time to deal with lawyers and clergymen.
 TOday's Blrthdats You should have prophetic inspir- ation. You should find congenial and beneficial friends from those whose birthdates fall on Sept %, 30 and Oct. 1.
 You may experience some sudden changes in o:cupational or other af- fairs during November, 1o30, and March, 1887.
 Danger from fire, accident or rashness from Aug. ls through 2l, 1886.
 Socially favorable, seek favors or buy new clothes from Oct. % through 90, 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Crowded Hours

Crowded Hours
 Let the scribblers with the rose- colored spectacles paint New York as blase as they like, but deep down in it's heart this town b c clannish as Little Falls. A New Yorker, for instance, will pass the tallest build
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Test Y Q U F Knowledge

C9n you oMwWUE ggVUh vA these test questlons9 Turn t0 last page for the answers.
 1. On what river is the city Of Covington, Ky.S 2. m what war did the Battle of Lexington occur?
 3. Who was 0skar LenSe
 {. Who wrote, "Tho Fall Of the House of UsherS"
 5. How much does 1t cost to send Q letter to EthiopiaS
 6. Where arc the 0ayman Is' landsp
 2. What is cavierq 6. Who was Ezekielp
 Q. Name the three states Of the Union smallest in area.
 70. What is the name for the eEli- ployment of song for magical pur- poses?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

The news butcher" is abolished by some of the western railroads. What will keep the passengers awake now?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
Daily Round Washington ~ ' S YOUNG DEMOCRATS ARE
 REARING TO BLAST c. O. P.S
. nX nnRR PRARRON Ana ROnERI 8. ALlLk

Washington, July 30 = Some of the younger demo crats are chafng behind the scenes the inactivity of the New Deal high command in answering republican political blasts They think Landon and Hamilton should De answered tfortat instead of which Roosevelt mas passed down the word to ignore them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30

"Churchmen Protest Deification of Hitler". The nerve of them!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-30
A Thought for Today

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put . yoke upon the neck Oe the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?- Acts 1S,10.