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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Building Activities
/ Gain In Waterbury
Record For Past Month Of October Almost Triples Fig
\ ures Of Same Period in Interesting Reports

cent increase over expenditures for
building In october Of last year, as
witnessed b. the 436,l40 spent In
1885 as against 957,36 expended this
year. In almost all the important
cities of the state increases In ex-
penditures for buildings were record.
ed. ~
State Increase
New construction in Connecticut
during the month Of October
amounted TO $2,492,502 which Is the
largest total Of building business,
for that month since 1880. The
figure rs 1872 per cent over the total
Of $2088,05l recorded In September
this year, and 2e.2 per cent over
the October total Of last year, which
was $l,o28,763.
From reports Of building irlspec.
tors In 3 cities and towns in the
state, building for the first 10
months Of this year amounted to
SIS, 1885, 73, an increase Of 56.7 over
the total Of $l2,693, $3.50 for the same
period a year ago.
Permits Increase
A total Of 1889 building permits
were issued In october this year, a
gain of $50 per cent oyer last years
october total Of 1922. For the 10 month
period covered thus for this year,
permits total l2,2O8, a gain OF IA
per cent over the total Of 1885 for
the first 10 months OF 1885. Home
building In October Jumped As per
cent over the figure for october
last year.
Official Figures
Figures on building In Connect
cut for october 1885 compared with
October figures Of 1895 follow:
October
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Behind The
Lines
FLoRIO POST HOST

Prominent local and out OF town
veto ans Joined In the Armistice
day celebration sponsored by
Florio post Of It's ladies auxil-
larry following the parade.
Both italian and non-ltalian
speakers spoke Of war memories
and the significance Of Armistice
day.
The presence Of a large num-
Der OF non-Italian veterans re-
fleets the fraternizing atmosphere
which prevailed without racial
feelings, the same as II existed
during the war.
The program was arranged by
q committee headed by Post
Quartermastcr ELECT Michael Des-
chino assisted by John Deschino,
Michael Giordano. John Rforza,
James Mascara, Samuel Cappella,
Henry Fabbiano, Miss Dora Deg
chino, Mrs. Cosmo Ricci, Miss
Edith Colangelo and Miss Jane
Colangelo.
Entertainment was furnished by
Domenic T.. Mecca, Miss Betty
DiMeco. Joseph Kkeebey and An
thony Mecca. accordianiSts, An
thony DiMeco. violinist; Miss Joaf
Deschino. Miss Ann Erechette ana
Miss Marie Deschino.
Remarbs we're made by Ma
tional Commander Danied D'Ales-
sandre OF Hartford. National Vice
Commander John DePaStino, State
Commander Angelo Posseinato,
state President Of Ladies' Aux
iaries Miss Dora Dcschine, State
Judge Advocate Frederick W. Pa
lomba, Assistant State Chief OF
STAFF Joseph DeMurno, Com
mander Frank Marucci OF the
Italian Veterans Mrs. Joseph Per-
natozzi, Mrs. Cosmo Ricci.
While the speaking was going
on o group Of veterans from Hart
ford and then large delegation
from Corp. Coyle post, NO. J,
American Legion, came.
The group from Hartford In
cluded Edward W. Omara, COM
rnander OF the Major Leslie l..
Pierce Hartford post Of Veterans
OF Foreign Wars and Colonel
Frank l.. Shearer Of the Connect
cut state adjutant's Office. The
Hartford guests were introduced
by James Yacavone, an ofiicer OF
the Hartford Italian-American
posts.
The group from Corp. Coyle
post included Commander Major
Michael Gaiullo, State Represent
tatiye Daniel Mahaney, Walter
Ingls and others. The party broke
up early this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
EDUCATORS MEET
in BETHANY HALL
Large Local Delegation
Attends to Buy
New Stage Curtain
MIDDL EBURY
Eleanor Read
Telephone e.67aS

The following members Of the
board Of education attended the
meeting OF the Bethany board and
the Bethany Parent-Tcacher assoc
citation Monday evening: William
Shepardson, chairman; MRS. Helen
B. Waters, secretary; Miss Annie l..
Carley, Mrs. Chris Riley, Mrs. Will
liam johnson and Robert @. Fem.
A discussion on Proposed Legisla.
ton Affecting the Education Of
Connecticut" was held. Speakers
included N. Searle Light, director Of
field service, state board OF educa-
ton: Roger M. Thompson, senior
supervisor Of research, state board
Of education, and Mrs. Alice II.
Howell, member OF the state board
OF education.
Guild Convenes
The guild Of the church OF st.
John OF the Cross met this after
noon In the old Center school build
Ing.
Cooked Food Sale
Mrs. Ralph Swift, chairman, and
Mrs. Charles p. Harper, Mrs. Albert
@. Clark, Mrs. Howard b. Smith and
Mrs. Edmund Jones, members OF
the ways and means committee Of
the Women's Missionary society Of
the Congregational church, are In
charge OF a cooked food sale at the
Miller a. Peck store In Waterbury
from II O. IN. to s y. m. Proceeds
will be used for the purchasing Of
new stage curtains for the church
rooms.
Mrs. Frank Waters and Mrs. Ira
w. Stevens, vice chairmen, attend
ed the annual meeting Of the Water
bury chapter In the Chamber Of
Commerce building In Waterbury
Tuesday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
RHODE ISLAND
PLANTS INCREASE

Providence, II. l., Nov. l2--(UP)--
A S per cent wage Increase for 1900
employees OF the Nicholson File and
American Screw companies, with
plants IN Rhode Island, Pcnnsyl-
vania, Indiana and Ontario, was an
nounced today by President Samuel
M. Nicholson. The wage boosts were
retroactive to November / for the
700 workers of the American Screw
company's Providence plant, and to
November 2 for 300 employees Of the
Nicholson company's Providence
plant and 1000 others In Philadel-
phia, Anderson, Ind, and Port
Hope, Ont. Nicholson Is president
Of both concerns.
Three Rhode Island textile firms
have granted wage increases to
1900 operatives within the past few
days. The Nicholson File company
Is the largest firm Of Its kind In the
country. The American Screw COM
pany manufactures precision instru-
ments. Nicholson declined to give
exact reason for the increase, but
better business WASH Understood to be
the cause. Several other Rhode Is
land textile concerns are reported
ly revising wage scales upward, with
announcement of increases forth
coming shortly. 1t was pointed out
that the present increases were not
pay cut reservations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12

j Building activities IN waterbury
slrtng the month Of October this
v<ar show an increase Of almost 200
Nee cent over the corresponding
month Of last year. Figures released
nlTCw . total Of $66, $50 spent In Oc-
fpber, 1895, as compared with $780,
Sle spent In October Of this year.
Naugatuck figures for October Of
mis- year indicate about q rs pei
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
GIFT FAILS TO FIT

Winsted, Conn.,. tUP)--Allan p.
Grimm received O beautiful set OF
golf clubs for winning the Green
Woods Country club champion
ship, but - the clubs were for
right -handers and Griffin Is 0
southpaw. Tho club committee
promised to exchange them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Dinner Dance

A dinner dance will be sponsored
by the Gamma Mu Gamma Soror-
ity at Waverly Inn Friday evening
Miss Ann Kennedy Of Main street
Oasville, Is the chairlady. and Miss
Eleanor Maloney Of Watertown CO.
chairiady. Anyone Wishing to attend
Is requested TO consult with either
Miss Kennedy or Miss Maloney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Mems Club

The Mems club Of ST. Mary Mag
dalen's church met AZ the church
hall last evening. After the bust.
ness meeting, forty-five was enjoy
ed. nv
Those attending we're: Bert Coe
Edward Champagne. Charles Cham.
payne, Dennis Bellimore, Carl Dams
r. Dains, Michael Anofrio. Larry
ROSS, Edward Kerr, Charles Kelly
william Muill. Captain William,
Moody, Howard Bourette, Henry
stella and Bradford 81. Hillaire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12

Mrs. M. Heminway Merriman of
Academy Hill Is q patient at the
Waterbury hospital where she UNI
derwent All operation for Appendix
cities Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Thomas O'Neill Of DeI'or-
est street Is a patient at the Wa
terbury hospital,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12

for the Cheshire and Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will be started this
week lend according to the an
nouncements Of Miss Nettie s.
Smith, chairman. Members OF r. A.
Storrs Post, American Legion. VIII
assist in soliciting enrollments by
canyassing the outlying districts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
CHAPTER HOLDS
PATRONS NIGHT.
One Hundred Guests and
Members Attend Session
Last Evening
WATERFOWL
Correspondent: william O'Neill
Phone 6e1

Watertown, Nov. i2-Visiting ma
irons and patrons night was OBJ
served last evening by the local
chapter Of the Order Of Eastern
Star. About one hundred guests
and members attended. Supper was
served at $780, followed by an ini-
tiatory ceremony. The chairs were
filled by the visiting matrons and
patrons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Public Gard Party

The Tellowcraft club will hold o
public card party tomorrow evening
In the Masonic hall ut 8 o'clock. All
games will be played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
School Holiday

School Holiday
The Watertown Country Day
school will hold u school holiday
Friday, November 1877 TO permit the
teachers to attend the Progressive
Education Conference In New York
city Friday and Saturday. DR.. John
Dewey will be the speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Game Supper Planned

Game supper FI1hheu
"A game supper will be held De-
cember II under the auspices Of the
Fish and Game association. Plans
for 1t were discussed at special
meeting Of the committee Wednes-
day evening at the town hall. John
Shields Is chairman OF the commits
tee on arrangements.
Plans for the proposed smoker
were cancelled due TO the short
ness OF time between now and the
date set for the supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
Forum Service

Plans were made for o forum
service at the Methodist church
Sunday evening, December, under
the auspices Of the Mems club, at
their regular monthly meeting last
night. Rev. Alison L. Smith rector
Of the Waterville Methodist Epis-
copal church, will be the speaker
and will describe his trip through
the south with q group Of men stu
dying industrial conditions there.
The club will hold Its annual auc-
ton In January. Plans are being
made for O very entertaining eve
ming.
Following the business meeting a
social hour was enjoyed. Those
present were: Rev. william r. Da-
Wis, Edward Parks, Arthur Hickcox,
Raymond Black, Edison Bennett,
James Chrisman, Leon Squires, Ed
ward J. Ranslow, James Hoskings,
Kenneth johnson, Cyrus Scott, and
Harold Booth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-12
| BEHIND
THE SCENES
WASHINGTON
Nv RODNEY 0uTcHER-
Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Former Foes OF NRA Now
Wish It Was Back -. Vote
Proves Recovery Plan Was
Popular With Many :. {.
. Labor Law Will Get Early
Test In Supreme Court 1.
|. All the Credit for Roose-
!. velt's Election Isn't Due to
. Unions.
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New Committee Shows Trend
to Trained Public Officials
B> SpkSIAi IyDHHts>Ir,Ai,EAI

Brownlow has on his commit
tee Charles + Merriam. head OF
the political science department,
OF Chicago University. ann
Luther II Quick director OF the
Institute OF Public Administra
ton
Professor Merriam. close as
sociate of Browulow. Is the guild
ing light In the national surveys
and plannings OF the National
Resources Board Quick ono.
showed Senator Harry Byrd
then governor of Virginia. how
to reorganize his states govern
ment.
Whether their efforts will
prove any more than a smar,
election year economy gesture
won't be known for some time
But one thing is apparent-the
star of the trained public ser
want is on the ascendancy. in the
federal government as we'll as in
city and state setups.
w ASHlNGTON'S many politi.
" cal observers believe Sena.
tor vandenberg of Michigan Is
becoming important as Repub.
lican presidential candidate
through his assuming active
leadership OF opposition to the
New Deal In the Senate.
This leadership was climaxeo
by his successful fight to block
an appropriation for continuing
work on the Florida ship canal
Another move was the senator's
proposal that the administration
make a report on all AAA farm
benefit payments OF $4,000 or
more
These and other positive &C.
lions are making Vandenberg a
potent force in g o. P. ranks
By getting things done while
other candidates are out speech
making. he may step out OF the
dark horse classification to
which he has been assigned.
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To the Editor:

The Kennewick Sportsmen's club,
IAN Organization Dedicated to the
Conservation of Wild Life" is start
ing another slaughter project, I I'M
derstand. The crows, magpies,
kingfishers, hawks, coyotes, bob
cats, weaselS, skunkS, wood rats and
water snakes are all included in the
list of tentative victims. The var
ious god and run clubs have long
carried on this destruction, en-
couraging young boys in wanton
Slaughter-and then we wonder
what has become of our wild life!
It is not for mere man to set him.
self up as judge of the Great Great
or who placed all living thing here
for a purpose. We cannot unbal-
ance nature and get away with it.!
An illustration in point might be
here cited. An Illinois farmer had
a nice pond on his ranch, and every
year raised many ducks. One fall
his son discovered a den of skunks
in the bank near the old duck pond,
and was encouraged to trap them
out. "They," thought the farmer,
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Mrs. Cresswell, Mrs. Eudora john
son and Mrs. Smith attended serv-
ices at Hover Sunday and potluck
dinner at the John Cochran home
afterwards.
Mrs. Myrtle Dennis of Sisters,
Oregon has been visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Nettie Tewalt for the
last week.
Mrs. Nettie Tewalt, her sister, Mrs.
Myrtle Dennis, and Mansel Tewalt
and family went to Tacoma Sunday
and returned Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Gerard were
in Walla Walla Friday and Sat-
urday of last week visiting her ia
Their.
Miss Rifenberger, Miss CARTRIDGE
and Mrs. Glassner motored to Walla
Walla Monday evening to do some
shopping.
MIR. and Mrs. Floyd Fades of Wes-
ton were here Sunday visiting old
friends, their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Lee going home with them for a
visit.
MIR. O'Hara is running Mrs. Eu-
dora Johnson's place for her this
summer.
Mrs. David Colson and baby boy
are home now.
Dudley Beal was home from VS..
e. for the Easter vacation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-16
THE SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON

"Since the days when Jefferson
eXpounded his code of political phil
osophy. the whole world has be-
come his pupil"
Many Americans undoubtedly re-
called that tribute during the re-
cent birthday honors to the author
of our imperishable Declaration OF
independence.
How we'll, one wonders, do those
of his pupils who WELD political
power today, remember the teach
ings OF the Sage of Monticello? How
faithful do they apply his princi-
pies? Let's recall-for them and for
ourSelveS-some of the precepts that
Thomas jefferson left us as a guide.
Here, in his own words, is record
of his answers to many of the prob
lens which confront us today
OUR CONSTITUTION II do,
with sincere zeal, wish an inviolable
preservation of our present Federal
Constitution according to the true
sense in which it was adopted by
the states"
mo Constitution was ever before
so we'll calculated as ours for extern
sive empire and self government"
PUBLIC DEBT - Taxation fol-
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lows public debt, and in it's train
wretchedness and oppression"

lows public debt, and in it's train
Indebtedness and oppression"
ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT
Il am for a government vigorously
frugal and simple"
I'VE must make our election be-
tween economy and liberty, or pro-
fusion and servitude"
GENERALIZATION OF POWER
1T is not by the consolidation or
Capitalization of powers, but by their
distribution that good government
is effected"
"Were we directed from Washing
ton when to SOW and when to reap.
we should soon want bread"
PERSONAL-LIBERTY-"A wise
and frugal government. which shall
restrain men from injuring one an
other, which shall leave them 9TH
erwise free to regulate their own
pursuits of industry and improve
ment, and shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread it has
earned. This is the sum of good
government"
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
"Our liberty cannot be guarded but
by the freedom of the press, nor
that be limited without danger of
losing it."
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fishing stream attractive to man.
Where the kingfisher is, there is
probably good angling for an Isaac
Walton also, and it is not the birds
fault if he is the better fisherman.
To sum it all up, the youngsters
are being encouraged to kill the al
legged pests, and also the pests foes.
1t is surprising that chipmunlss are
not included on the list-they also
eat grasshopperSand the idea
seems to be to turn the country
over to the bugs, and let us move
out. Before the brain trusters, who
have advanced the destruction of
practically all our natural resources,
turn the kids loose on the wild life
they should provide a school of in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-16

at the club house. Bruce La1npson
was an initiate. Mrs. Bill Knight
was elected lecturer to take the
place of M. G. Clark. who resigned
A short program was enjoyed Re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Dehnoff and
Zelda were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. NelS Coult.
Ernest Story returned to Pull
man Sunday to resume his studies
at W.S.C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyons and
Ora Mae were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F.. j. Rasmussen Monday
evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-16

Secretary Wallace and Admins
traitor Davis have refused to furn-
ish a list of AAA beneficiaries on
the ground that it would cost too
much to prepare such a list. The
list would be of unusual interest to
every taxpayer. The man who pays
the bills would like to know the
name of one corn-hog farmer, who,
in two years, received $219,825 from
the AAA; the one cotton farmer
who drew $4,000 in the same per-
iod, and the name of the one wheat
farmer whose checks totaled $78, 638
for not growing wheat. Here is a
real subject for a congressional in
VeStigatiOn.
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Letters From the PEOPLE

have been catching a lot of my
ducks. Next year shall be able
to raise many more" And the next
year he set many more eggs, and
many more ducklings launched
upon the pond. But the ducklings
disappeared one by one, and at the
marketing time there were less
ducks than the year before. Then
a nature student put him wise, and
pointed out there were also turtles
in the pond. and the turtles had
nothing else to eat but young duck
meat, and had been dragging the
ducklings down to their underwater
lairs. "The skunks used to dig up
the turtle eggs in the sandy bank
of the pond" explained the natural
list. This year there was nothing
to thin out the turtles, and you
raised more ducks than usual, and
fed them to the turtles" That, my
friends, was unbalancing nature.
When more skunks were induced to
live near the duck pond the farm
er went back in the duck business.
The same thing obtains in our
own community. The major food of
crows, magpies and skunks is grass
hoppers and similar insects. Sure,
crows and magpies sometimes eat
bird eggs, but it is only individuals
among them-not all of them. And
the lowly skunk, too, may sometimes
eat an egg, but they habitually are
out early in the morning, while
grasshoppers are numb from the
night cold, and even before the
farmer has arisen for his days
work, getting their breakfast and
keeping the grasshopper situation
under control. If birds and ami
mails predatory upon destructive in
sects had not been destroyed by
man our scourge of Mormon
CricketS" across the river would
never have been. In Salt Lake City
the Mormons have a statue erected
to the birds who saved them from
the graSSnOppefS.
Coyotes and bob cats may occa-
sionally get sheep or calf, but
not many of them. With the pass
ing of those animals the jack rab-
bit has multiplied to such an extent
he is considered a pest. The jack
rabbits wonderful powers of fecund-
ity are given him that he may not
be exterminated, if all things are
equal. These powers have not been
curbed with the destruction of his
natural enemies. It might be as
fitting a project that the sports
mems clubs get busy and teach the
jackrabbit the rudiments of birth
control.
If hawks had enjoyed a closed
season we would not have so many
English SparrowS, which bird was
never invited to this country. Wea-
sells are natural foe of rabbits
and gophers, and snakes also feed
upon rodents. The only evidence
against the rattlesnake is that his
bite is considered poisonous. Sure
ly no one will begrudge the king
fisher the few minnows he consumes
considering how he adds just that
touch of lively color which makes a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-16

THE PEOPLE-"If we can pre-
vent the government from wasting
the labors of the people under the
pretense of taking care of them,
they must remain happy"
So long as our public men-and
we. ourselves - remember those
teachings, the spirit of Jefferson
lives. When we forget them, that
spirit dies-and with it the true
spirit of America. - BY Raymond
Pitcairn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-16

'Most interesting" said the sweet
young thing to Art Carpenter, the
motor car salesman, land now show
me the depreciation, please. I hear
it is heavy in cars"
Gas a matter Of fact, madam"
replied Art, Eve found 1t a source
of worry and had it removed alto
gether!"
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TWIN CITY MOTORS COMPANY

struction in the habits and dis
tinguishing features Of the differ
ent animals, and also tell them they
will have to pay the price for our
folly.
"A Kennewick Nature Lover
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HOVER

Mrs. c. B. Ashby, Mrs. Monta'
que. Mrs. j. e. Cochran and MIS-
G. Evans called at the E. e. Tooth
aker home Tuesday afternoon.
William Mills received one hun
dred Red Rock chicks Monday.
Larry Dimick was a dinner guess
at the e. E. Toothaker home Thurs
day.
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PARTY GIVEN
IN HONOR OF
RASMUSSENS
HIGHLANDS

To honor their thirty-eighth we'd
ding anniversary, fifty-five people
surprised Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ras-
mussen Monday evening. The
group met at the Rasmussen home
and then went to the clubhouse.
Cards and dancing were enjoyed.
Refreshments were served. A
mock wedding with Mrs. Peter
Erickson as the minister and Bertha
Doering as the bride and Albert
Sonderman as the groom, attended
by a party, some of whom wore
picturesque hats and carried flow
'ering branches was supposed to por-
tray their wedding 3S years ago and
it provided much entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen were pre-
sented with gift.
Ed Hathaway of Pullman spent
Sunday at the r. W. Woods home.
The Misses Rosa and Jennie
Lewis came home from Spokane
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Watkins and
MIR. and Mrs. Preston picnicked at
the park Sunday.
Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lester
Foraker, left Monday to visit few
days in Spokane before going to
her home in Canada.
The Les Amies Pincchle club en-
joyed a potluck dinner Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Fred Giles.
The j. B. Boies family spent the
Easter holidays at home of Mr..
Boies' mother, near Finley.
Mis- Marguerite Carpenter was an
overnight guest Thursday Of Miss
Eunice Foraker.
The Highland grange held it's
regular meeting Thursday, April 9