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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
We Meet the Situation

Waterbury has weathered the storm of depression as well as most induStrlaI cities of its size. In fact, we should judge that conditions here have never really been as bad as those reported in many other sections of the nation. For this we can be extremely thankful. Now that way out of the storm and strife seems to be at hand, it comes to light that ser ious situation impends due to conflict between local and federal plans. But with characteristic fashion our city fathers are meeting and will cope with this situation.
 Controller Daniel J. Leary called to the attention of the Board of Finance this week the fact that the city had planned it's share of public relief funds to last until July, 1885, as federal plans had called for a cessation of WPA work then. But present plans will carry on WPA work perhaps indefinitely throughout this year. In order for the city to keep up its end of the numerous federal projects money, not provided for in the city bud get, must be found. The Finance Board bids the city have no fears, the money will be found.
 However, it is not merely this problem that we would discuss. In characteristic fashion our city fathers now feel that the hour is at hand when perhaps relief work in Waterbury may safely be tapered off. With this in mind conference will be called at which the city's manufacturers will be asked to cooperate in generous and civic movement to absorb all relief workers in this city. This is possible in view of the fine industrial conditions pre- vailing in Waterbury right now and the prospects for the fall and winter.
 Still asking industry to take up the slack is much more than mere request to turn out finished product in brass. There is more to it than the mere asking. And hence the coming conference of city officials and manufacturers is an import ant one. It is one that will be watched by every industrial community in Con- necticut. Surely if Waterbury can show the way in getting back to normalcy in the employment field. other towns can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

William A. Brady, the noted theatrical producer, has decided to take hand in this political battle of hurling epithets. And MT. Brady displays particular ap- titude for this brand of mud-slinging when he takes the Rev. Charles E. Cough lin to task for his recent onslaught on President Franklin D. Roosevelt. When Father Coughlin issued his public apolo- gy to the President for his use of the terms, "liar" and "double-crosser" in a public address, we thought. that perhaps peace might reign. His further attacks on the President revealed that Father Coughlin still felt pretty strongly on the subject, but he was in good taste through out. However, MT. Brady with the tenn perament of an audience-conscious diva Hays the cleric in no uncertain, but, nevertheless, uncomplimentary terms. Such an attack will not right any sup. posed or imaginary wrongs. The state of the nation will not be aided by such a dis regard for words and names, no matter how strongly one feels on subject.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
AUGUST 6

Persons who are most likely to be influenced by today's vibrations are those born from March Ii through 3i, 1886.
 General Indications for All
 Morning-Active.
 Afternoon-Adverse.
 Evening-Fair.
 The early morning ik the best time today. Active work should succeed then. Today's Blrthdate You should be an idealist and Iov- CT of the beautiful.
 Danger from fire. accident or rashness from Aug. go through Sept. {. 1886.
 Socially favorable, seek favors and plan clothes from Nov. 2 through $, 1886.
 Avoid signing papers or contracts from Wah 2a thrnuRh zS. 1naT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

The death of Louis Bleriot, the French aviator, recalls the day when this brave flyer went aloft and sailed his tiny air. craft across the English Channel from frances to England It was stupend- ous undertaking for 1909 and although sea flights were not attempted for some years after that, 1t was Bleriot'S success. full trip which caused other airnen and women to attempt and to succeed In fly ing greater bodies of water, such as mighty oceans. All praise to Louis Bleriot and his 38 kilometre flight that made areial history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
ROOseveIt Ruininr the Country?

If the screams of the presidents critics are true, then business in the country has indeed gone to the bottomless pit. They insist that the sole aim of the New Deal is to ruin business. The details of this persecution and torture are indeed hor. rifying. Let's look at some of the dread- fui things the New Deal is doing to busi. ness. Let's go over the Financial Page of the New York Times. In one issue of the paper we pick the following headlines at random.
 I "savlngs Banks Top Ten Million Mark. Deposits within SlOOOO,OOO of Record July 1- Accounts at New Peak In Number. Assets at Highest Point Reach $l1,S40,335,5S2, with sur. plus account also largest in History"
 Enhancing Concern Shows Record Net Conn merclal Investment Trust for the half year earns S3.l6 common share. Business also at . peak. Total assets on June 90 at $4O0,6S160l, compared with S207, ,l83,SS9 on December 3l."
 "Ceneral Motors Increase Income SS8,1OS,S12s net for quarter of June 90 iS highest for period since 1929. Half-year total also up. 12 months' profits S224,O60,2l& Bringing earnings on Com mon to SS.Ol . share"
 "New York Utility Votes 500 Dividend. Directors of the Consolidated Edison Company of New York at meeting held recently declared e dividend of 5Oc . share on the common stock. against 2SC share paid in the Ave preceding quarters"
 Youngstown Steel Rate at 30 per cent .. the best July from an operating standpoint since 1929."
 STERLING SECURITIES GAINS. Net assets were $l0,4se5SO at close of first half of the year."
 So 1t should be plain to the dullest that the New Deal is ruining the country and sending its people back to the days of chaos and despair such as we experienced before the advent of the Roosevelt ad- ministration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
lPressConment|
THE NEW CREAM MILK PRICE
tIlartford Courant)

NAauEhVEu OVuEuuV
 Tho increased price for cream milk of almost ono cent Q quart set by Milk Administrator Buoking- ham, starting August 1, is Q direct result of tho pational milk short- ago. Tho market for cream milk Is not 50 freo from Interruption At state lines as that for butter, but it Is none tho less 0 great deal fre0r than that for fluid milk. The drout4 in the middle west, combined with the season, is, therefore, reflected In this new scarcity price, It will please the Connecticut producers, who sell an average of i6 per cent of their total milk production aS cream milk, If the higher price per- sists into the early autumn, when production will increase. The pros ducers may then hope to put lit- tie extra money in their pockets, but most of them will expect to pay it out again in the higher cost of win- ter feed, due to the drouth.
 Competition has been restored in Che retail market, except for tho agreement not to introduce paper containers and Q few other similar restrictions. This may mean that e majority of the dealers will absorb the higher cost for cream milk. Steady prices are believed by most of them to be good policy, because they create consumer confidence alike in the quality of the product and the fairness of the regular price. From the point of view of public welfare, cream does not hold @ place of particular importance provided, that is, that the price of whole milk remains the same and the butterfat content constant. If there were a fiat rate for milk. 1t seems reasonable to suppose that the present western shortage might be reflected in the price for this essential food, as well as in that of the luxury product, cream.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
A Book a Day
Advice for the Men in Quest of a Hobby
 BY BRUCE CATION

Modern man seems to be in search of n hobby these days. He has more time on hts hands than he ever had before--altogether too much time, m solno cases--and he iS hunting Tor something to do with it.
 I fyou fall into that category, you ought to know about the little pam phiets that are being published these days by the Leisure League or America. So far some 27 of these have been printed. Offered at 20 cents apiece, they give the man m search of e hobby oil kinds Of ups.
 A glance ct the titles Is perhaps ths best guid to the fields these pamphlets cover. Here arc 6 half dozen or 50, chosen at random
 "Tropicai Fish" photography for Fun" "ouilting," stamp Col- ieoting," "Iiiker's Guide" 'Motor Camping" "Tho Knitting BooK" "Hetter Bridge" "Working With Toois," "IIow to sail."
 I recently went through the last two of these with some care and found them flrst-rate jobs.
 "Working With Tools. for exs ample - It's written by Harry J. who wants to beguile his spare Hobbs - is designed for the man time with e bit of carpentry, model-maklng, or woo dcarving.
 It tells what sort of tools he will need, how much he will need to spend, and how he can use his tools after he gets them.
 "fIow to saii,'.' by Samuel Car- ter III, is for the landlubber who would like to do Q little sailing; 1t tells him what sort of boat he is apt to need and how to use the craft after he has bought 1t.
 If your book store does not have these pamphlets the ofilces of the Leisure League are ct 30 Rocke- feller Plaza, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Selected Poem
BIRD IN THE WOODSHED (Fred Lape in the New York Times,)

Always in August migrant young birds fly Into my open woodshed to the high And dusky peak of inner space where rains Have Drowned the roof-boards, and the tangled
 skeins
 or cobwebs lace the wasps' gray nests of mud. There they are trapped They fly about and thud Against the roof, or frantcally batter Their wings on beams Sometimes they stop and
 chatter
 Their fright up there at finding themselves bound, Or curl their feet like tiny wires around nail and stare at me. I want to say, Fly lower here, you fool!" But I've no way To make them see that freedoms down below Their way is up. They never seem to know That flying down might get them up. Such tricks, Of thought are left to man, who seldom picks The right one even then
 After an hour Or two the ygive in to defeat and cover Against a wall but in the end they slip Downward by chance and see the open strip Of sky Then with fiutter thty go wheeling Into the air. envy them the feeling Of that first straight flight upward into space, Darkness behind, cool wind against the face
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

City, has I,7D0 acres; Balboa Park, San Diego, Calf, has l,400 acres; {; Forest Park, st. Louis, has i,S72 acres; and Kansas City Park, has i,3b4 acres.
 @. Are black snakes harmful to humans9 What do they oRtP
 A. They are harmless to humans and >suhsist largely on field and meadow mice, chipmunks. rats, young rabbits, and to some extent on birds, frogs, and insects.
 e, How long did the Boer War last2
 A. It began oct. 10, lsoO and ended May 3i, 1902.
 e. Which former presidents of tho United States are buried In OhioS
 A. William Henry Harrison near Cincinnati; Rutherford D. Hayes Fremont; William Mckinley, Can ton; Warren c. Harding, Marion; and James A. Garfield, Cleveland.
 @. How old is Col. Frank Knox republican nominee for Vice-pres- ident2 /
 A. He was born January 1, 1874
 e.. What is tho English equiva- lent of tho French phrase, nom dC plume9"
 A. Pen-name.
 e. Is 1t correct to address c Jun- Tor in q letter as John Jones, Jr Esq?
 A. Yes.
 @. Can student nurses enter the nursing corps of Army hospitals9 How many nurses arc In the Arnnyp
 A. Student nurses are not admit ted to the Army Nurse Corps. To enter the Corps, nurses must be from 22 to 28 years old, registered, unmarried and graduates of an &C., credited school of nursing. The Army Nurse Corps now numbers about 600.
 IR you want . copy Of our book let GOLD DISHES, DRINKS and DESERTS" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, l0l2 Thirteenth st., Northwest. Washington, D. Q. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Current Comments

It is the established principle of the British policy, 1t is indeed the basic condition of British life, that wherever and whenever our security is endangered it is our bOunden duty to make such preparations as will remove the danger.-Sir sam uel Hoare.
 
 Our modern industrlallsm and so- clalism echoes the same note. say- ing that we will have more things If we ali work together for common ends. instead of fighting each other for selfish oness--Rev. Paul B. Van Hnrn. Cleveland. n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

It was a pity that Bleriot's last years were not pleasant ones Financial diffi- culties arose to beset him, as well as the situation of a nation turning It's back on its idol of 25 years previous. Bleriot's great airplane factory, which made 10000 planes for France in the war dwindled to group of ten men laboring on ma chine that won for Bleriot, his last achievement, the worlds long-distance record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Horoscope
BY OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by Che planet, the daily horoscope Is outlined by . noted astrologer. In addition to information of gen. eral interest. it outlines infOrma- ton of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Test Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions7 Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. What was 6 clthara?
 2. What does the Latin phrase "caveat emptor" mean? 3. Who wrote the Ingoldsby leg ends?
 {. Tn which state is the city of Tcmbstone2
 s. On what river Is the city of Fairbanks, Alaska2
 6. What noted American states man was nicknamed "The NH Boy of the Slashes7"
 2. To what general family of birds do the falcons belong?
 6. What was the pen name of Thomas ". Hanshew2
 Q. Who was Catilinep
 10. Tn which ocean ago the New HshrlSAa ininnflss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

show the way In getting back to normalcy in the employment field, other towns can follow suit. Waterbury is thus perform ing a characterlstlcally good turn to It's citizens, the state of which 1t is Q part, and the nation to which 1t owes alleRiance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 9:l3 D. m. daylight time). Sun rises $50 a. m.; sets 8:04 ?. h.-(day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Thursday, Aug. G. f:28 Q. m.; low tide, S:2B p. m. (daylight ttme).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
,oinr to NrIte tO yOu fOr 5 llttIe

going t0 write to you Tor . htVe help.
 q was thinking the other day perhaps you would have some clothes you did not year any more, SO I beg O9 you to send me some. ! could ike them over to flt. Please forgive me for ask. lng you for Q little help. But you understand what . little help would mean to me and my family. ,\
 q am sure you will not throw my letetr away and forget it (pIease)".
 Plain Talk
 John Mckee, former examiner of the REQ and now Q member of the Federal Reserve Board, has introduced Q new note into the private deliveratoins ot the agency.
 A hale and hearty individual, Mckee startles his dignified banker-c colleagues with the blunt" ness of his speech.
 At c meeting of the board. Chairman Mariner g. Eccles asked Mckee what he thought of man who had been recommend cd for head of the Federal Reserve Bank.
 "That Euy!" was the explosive reply, "I'll eat your hat in the middle Of I4th street # ! can't prove hc is Q blank blank crook"
 NOTE-The candidate did not get the job.
 Merry.GO Round
 Business organizations are split wide open over the new Robin son.patman chain store act. The National Manufacturers Associa. ton Is against 1t, has issued Q bulletin to It's members calling on them to fight 1t. The National Paper Trade Association has issued Q defence of the anti-pricc dis- crimination measure ..s Tho senate labor committee, author. i2ed by the last session to irVes- tiEato violation of civil liberties In labor disputes, is secretly investi- gating reports that steel corpora tons are equipping themselves with arms and munitions in prep- aratoin for violence against unlon- ixatoin efforts in their plants. The committee, headed by Senator Bob La Toilette, plans to open public hearings early in Septeni- ber.. Since May, 1883, when tho authorizing amendment to the Home owners Loan Act was was adopted, iii8 fedoral-char- tered building and loan associa. tons have been organized throughout the country. Their assets now amount to $020, 900 900. almost 10 per cent of the total building and loan system. The feds oral assocaites have S466000, 900 In mortgage loans outstanding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

muuHurU tl1uV tlu0u buIlbu uuEHlk btlu twelve years they ran the country
 Governor Cochran of Nebraska Nobraska's budget Is oven better balanced than that of It's sister state, Kansas. But with taxes on real property in Kansas running to 924.00 per Si,000 as against 5000 per 9i,000 In Nebraska, where is Landon's merit as administrator
 lt
 But it is Governor Martin of 0re- gon who hits tho nall on the head we have naturally come to bo sus- pleious of Q lamb leading the wolf packs-wo know tho lamb is inno- cent enough, but what do tho wolVos' intend to do9"
 Landon is either Q reaotionary, In which case tho country doesn't want him, or else ho really stands behind his faintly New Deal pledges, But in that case, if he wins, wo shall have Q Landon New Deal, cd. minlstered by Hearst and the du- Fonts, Q "New Deal administered by It's enemleS,"
 Tho sheep who leads tho wolf pack becomes smaller and smaller a8 we sec more plainly tho red ton- gues, tho white teeth of those be- hind him,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Daily MA~rv.CSo-RoVl7d Washington -- = u--u--su--.--s DEMOCRATS OUT TO MAKE
 SHOWING IN MAINE
nX pREW PEARsON And ROBERT 3. ALLk

campaign aides privately in bad state Of the pues over Roosevelt prospects in Maine The Pine Tree stae important for its electoral college votes but pecauss it votes early GAS Maine goes goes the Nation tney fear adverse psychological effect if Landon snoulo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Answers To Questions
By Frederick NJ. Kerby

e. Were tho interior scenes for the motion picture, "The White Parade" taken In Q real hoSpitalP
 A. The set was constructed ct tho Fox Movietono Studios, and was designed to represent the in- terIor of tho Cedars Of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood.
 e. Namo tho six largest city parks In tho United States.
 A. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 3,bo7 acres Is tho largest; Rock Creek Park, Washington, D. Q. has l,77b acres; Pelham Bay, New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

It isn't principles that people fight over so much as names and words. You can get away with murder if you call 1t "liquidation".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

Then there are the friends whose idea of entertaining is to turn on the radio and drown out conversation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "I feel badly"j say, "I feel bad"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
A Thought for Today

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall Do the promotion Of fOOls.-Proverbs 3:35.
 True glory takes root and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.-Ciccro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
synopsis of Editorial in tho New

Synopsis of Editorial in the New
 York Post, July 90, io36.
 Landon's six fellow governors who commented over the air on the can. didate's acceptance speech delivered tho most devastating criticism pos sIblo-hy not attacking Landon by any show of bitterness.
 Here Is Q man who says to tho American public: T am better than Franklin D. Roosevelt. I am wiser My policies are superior. Fire Roosevelt and give me his job."
 But Landon's letter Of reeommon- dation is 0 blank sheet of paper, We still don't know what Landon stands for. Ills Slxs fellow gover- nors destroyed him, not with venom, but with simple doubts, simply e%- pressed.
 Governor Green of Rhode Island: "Ho was Q question mark' when ho began to speak. Ho was an even larger question mark when ho iln. iShed speaking"
 How, asks Governor Green, does Landon propose to mako tho social security WorkableS He calls it "un. workable. HdW can any candidate mako 0 charge liko that without giving Q bill of particulRrsp The mon who backed Landon are tho mon who, fought most bitterly against any kind of social security laws.
 Governor Earle of Pennsylvania Governor Landon's nearest ap. proach to 0 declaration of policy on any issue Is his acceptance of tho company union, tho most pow erful weapon against the rights oi labor ever invented ."
 Governor Horner of Illinois: Landon calls tho president Q "usurper" because major New Deal laws have been invalidated In the courts. But mot less than eight statutes enacted during London's administration have been declared unconstitutional by the Kansas su- preEne court" Does Landon realize what ho confessGs when ho charges that sponsorship of laws later de- clared Unconstitutional means usur. pation9
 Governor Herring of Iowa: "This futile farm program of which Gov ernor Landon speaks has helped tC raise Iowa cash farm income from $277, 7,3oe, 900 in i0S2 to $4s6, ,84o, ,00( in 1885. What would Landon sub. stitute9" Nobody knows, but Ian. don's republican packers are the men who killed every farm relief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
The Sleep Who Leads
 The Wof Pack
Synopsis of An Editorial Appearing in the New York Post of July 30, 1886.

measure that made sense during tho
 twelve years they ran tho country.
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$50 and up

c10n 1881 BELMONT RD.-s large
OlUV rooms, bath, porch; Sx-
posures; will be newly decorated.
r. ELIOT MIDDLETON. MET. 1897
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Buick 1884 Model 81 5-Pass. So OCO7
dan-Hardly shows sign of OOJ I
any use. Satin black finish is abso-
lutely unblemished. Interior is immacu-
late. Just traded in by prominent Wash
ingtonian. Glove compartment with
clock. No draft ventilation Butler
bonded. Excellent value at $697: lib
eral trade.
LEE D. BUTLER. INC.
1164 18th st. n. W.
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Rumble seat. beautiful lea UlOO
Their upholstery. brand new top, motor
in tip-top condition. Bargain, $195.
WAKEFIELD MOTOR co.
1925 Sherman Ave. N. w. AID. 5000.
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Automobiles for Sale

USED CARS that are better by compari
SON." Warfield Motor Co. 1888 Sherman
Ave N. W.
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Late Model Used Cars and Bucks
Stanley q. HornsE. Inc, l0l6 14th %.
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Houses for Rent-Furnished

Houses for Rent-FurniShed S9-A
or Unfinished
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-09-25
Gold

Practically every newspaper in the
United States has carried the story of
the gold miner in the West who bought
a mine worth millions for few thou
sand dollars.
And millions of readers have, no
doubt, said to themselves: Hes the
luckiest guy in the world-I wish / had
it,
We have payer owned a gold mine and
we most certainly never had million
dollars. The closest we ever came to
either was playing sucker to lot of
the boys peddling gold mine stock. But
we have had fun being poor.
A gold mine to some people is like a
loaded gun in the hands of baby. It's
mighty dangerous. We hope in this
case the miner won't go haywire. 1t
would be refreshing to learn that some
body can dig up million in gold and
put it to good use.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-09-25
CHURCH REPAIRED

st. James Catholic Church, Boons-
boro, is undergoing extensive repairs,
which will include an entire renovation
of the interior. Services have been con-
Quoted at the church about once month
in the past but more recently every
week. 1t is understood quite a number
of boys from the G. G. G. camp located
in Boonsboro, belong to that denomina-
ton. Rev. Father Rinehart, this city,
has been preaching at the church.