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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

five big American planes 1t was sug- gested that the Patino company and Simon Patino himself should guar antee payments--and the guarantees were perfectly good". So testified another witness.
 He's Bolivia To Paris
 As far as Paris is concerned, Pa tino is Bolivia, and vice versa.
 Friends of his children--who have made remarkable marriages, one son, for instance, marrying into the royal and ancient house of Bourbon declare over the teacups that Pa tino's wealth is as great as the whole Bolivian national debt. Pa tino, furthermore, is Bolivian min- ister in Paris. and, according to one cynical correspondent writing in La Lumiere," in that post defends his private interests and, on occa- sion, those of his country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

Saturday slush. Danny BriOtti while not vorlin~ for the Chase Company coaching basket baIl squad or three spends his spare time meddlng with small job press He actually accomPnCsnss on the Pcmperaug, southbury will not be closed until after the New Year when the family will move so r sns city until early spring Doris Howe who stenogs .Hr to date has made the extra stay in the country most comfortable . Mary Ramon and Muriida Austin en- loved dancing at the Ritz Thursday nignt. @ nenay Hsvden almost missed his scheduled date to attena thc dinner dance of the Court Orlando, Independent
 Foresters of America at Waverly last Thursday ne wouldn't reveal the reason for the near'caamy aue f fine fact he was so excited he couldn't stop pantng'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. Why all the dispute about roller skating and dancing at Hamilton Park! Tn
 .latng can 20 right on dancing and keep their noses et of roller skating and vice We don't mean to be rude, but we do hope will make everyone see s,st soort After all each individual hasn't the same Iies and diskes We enjoy both and hope that every me will see our point of view. Gladys and Edith
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

With 343 plow-equipped trucks, fl of them new, the state highway de- partment Is ready for it's annual battle with the elements and to keep Connecticut roads cleared of snow in order that traffic may move with as little interruption as possi- ble, Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald announced today.
 Commissioner Macdonald also urged auto and truck drivers to ex- ert precaution against accidents when this big fleet of snow fight- ing units is working on the high ways, and described the new sys- tenn of lighting the trucks. designed to warn drivers of their presence well in advance of actual approach to them. Exercise of caution in ap- preaching and passing these big pieces of snow-fighting equipment is really an obligation upon the motorist, he said. since the main- tenance crews, frequently working F to 90 hours at a stretch, are in- tent upon their work and are con- stantly striving to avoid damage to railings. mail boxes, posts and items of similar character, as well as to avoid damage to the rolling stock.
 Watch Lights
 When travelling in a snow storm, keep an eye ahead for the special lighting equipment that will give ample warming of the presence ahead of highway department snow-fighting equipment, the com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

Chatter. Mrs. Alyce Brooks, former waitress at Rowland Hughes luncheonette, is patient at Uncas- On-Thames in Norwich She contracted cold while home here for the Thanksgiving holidays and now is confined to bed at that institution Her many friends here hope she'll be back with them shortly. John Danisavage and Anthony Beres, member of the New York Police Department, were taken an inspection tour of plant yesterday afternoon by Henne McGrah Bruzas . . Winnie Heay sends greeting from Platts Mills where the former star ambulance driver expects to hibernate for the winter months Attorney Maurice P Wrenn is back his feet after brief skrmsh with Old Man Illness. Charlie Green was all smiles yard wide as he flashed hearty come on in and the place. on Bank street where the familiar M A. Green ewery store is now located. Alderman "Ed" Fitzgerald Is often kept busy during the Christmas rush assuring folks that he isn't the popular Master ot Ceremonies who conducts . tri-weeky forenoon program from WOR xhe names are merely the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
Tall Tower
 Topics
THE LADY OR THE KINGDOM
sx THE MAN IN THE TowER

THE LADY OR THE KINGDOM A king there was and he wanted to rule, Not even as you and I; Ills Kingdom was there. his crown waiting, He hated to pass them by. king there was with historic background, Not even as you and I; His love affair became world news, For the king was no poor fry. All the world loves fairy tale Even as you and l; But the ending isn't always happy one, Much as king may defy. king there was and he liked lady, Even as you and I; The lady or the kingdom? Take your choice, This from Q command on high
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

Washington, Dec. 5-Present New Deal strategy is to undermine the prestige of the U. s. supreme court, to prepare the public mind for whatever Roosevelt decides to do about curbing the court - if and when he decides to do anything at all.
 The court, not for the first time. has helped the administration by a performance at which it's critics point a finger of scorn.
 Just before the political conven- tons, when it appeared that repub- licans would make preservation Of the courts powers a campaign B- sue, the justices handed down 5 to 1 decision against the New York minimum wage law, a ruling so un- popular that the republican candi- date thereafter publicly suggested Q possible constitutional amendment. Court and Constitution faded away as big political issues.
 Now the court is on the pan
 again because 1t split even, for
 justices against four, on the New
 York unemployment insurance
 act, approving as if by default 2
 favorable decision of the lower court.
 If the lower court had held the act invalid, the supreme court deadlock would have had the effect of denying states the right to pro- vide for unemployment insurance, tearing away a New Deal corner stone.
 And the fact that no opinion was written on either side gave the cri- tic additional opportunity for rid- icule.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
BY MORRIS GILBERT
MA servlcel staR Correspondent

NEA bervice BtaR C0rresp0ndent
 Paris, Dec. 5-Practicing an internationalism that would make Leon Trotzky green with envy, dabbling in at least one war in a fashion which would have given the late Sir Basil Zaharoff palsy, playing the part of mystery man" so well that it took 8 senatorial investigation to make him interesting to the general public, Simon Patino, "tin king of Bolivia" lives in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
Mighty Men of Mystery
Mountain Of Tin, Accepted For Bad Debt,
 Made Simon PatinO Bolivian Power

Who win succeed to the place of Sir Basil Zaharoif, ace War Merchant as Europe's man of mystery? There are men, hardly known to the public, who wield cast power through immense fortunes and influential con- necti0ns. Simon PatinO, Bolivian Tin King, is the subject of this concluding article of Morris Gil- bert's series.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

afford to give large amounts, but notes have been enclosed with con- tributions encouraging the league in it's drive to sell Christmas seals.
 A typical letter IS the following one, written by . man who sup- ports the drive:
 During my association with MT. William M. Harris. manager of the drive, have had an opportunity to observe the working of the Anti Tuberculosis league. feel that 1t Is 50 well done, that no matter how small may be the amount have contributed, am privileged to be able to give to a cause that brings 50 much good to, 50 many people"
 It was also announced today that there will be a special radio broad cast over station WATR on Sum- day afternoon, from 4:45 to 500 o'clock. The title of the sketch. which shows how even the most grumpy citizens may be brought to realize the worth of seals, is Sour Turned To Sweet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
AnssOers To
 Test Questions

Below gre the answers = to test questions printed on page c. l. Secretary of the Interior. 2. Valley Forge, Pa.
 2. London. England. [. Two stars, Merak and Dubhe, in Ursa Major. go called because they point to the pole star.
 5. Italian novelist and poet. c. Boston.
 !. The property of being re- ducibIe to thin leaves, either by hammering or by lamina- ton between rollers.
 8. Virginia. 1i 9. American artist. 10. In New York Bay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

mella Perezella, Theresa Maggie. Joyce Andria. Sue Andriano. Ann DelGrosso. Blanche Levyke, Dolor- es Boulay, Cecile Deary, Irene Johnson and Joyce Cestar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
Great Power for One Man

Another extremely important phase of the New York decision is the fact that 1t again makes clear how the future policies of the na- ton may hang on the beliefs of one man who has a life job and is not subject to censure by the electorate
 Right out in the spotlight k Justice Roberts, who has been known to vote with the three lib- eral justices, but has done SO less frequently than has Hughes. As- sumIng thrt Hughes were to fol- low the election returns" at all timtE, you would have Roberts as a 0re-man balance of power on the court, In a position to validate or invalidate all legislation by the president.
 Roberts wrote the opinion which tossed out the railroad retirement act on the ground that 1t violated the Constitutions due process clause by taking money from one group for the benefit of another He said matters pertaining only to social welfare of workers were obviously outside the orbit of congressional power"
 How he could have approved New YOrk's unemployment insur- ance law after voting against her minimum wage law and how. more importantly he can subse- quently okay the federal Social Security Act after his railroad re- tirement opinion are questions of absorbing interest to all students of the operations of the legalistic mind.
 Roberts, at 61. IS the youngest and apparently the healthiest member of the court. Presumably he will be in the picture for many years tc come.
 There were influential republicans who wanted to make him 6 presi- dential candidate this year and by 1940 they may be thinking that it's a better idea than ever.
 Copyright 1936. NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
. BEHIND THE SCENES WASHINGTON
.Wv ROONEY BUTCHER Democrat Washington
 COrrespOndent)

New Dealers Center Fire on Supreme Courts Prestige =. Tie Vote on New York Job Insurance Law Gives Them Ammunition -. Rob- erts May Be 'Key Man" With Great Power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

CT, head of the great French arms firm of Schneider -Creusot, made 1t possible, the same account asserts for Creusot to find itself, during the Gran Chaco war, in the enviable po- sition of supplying arms ofncially to both sides-to Paraguay and Bolivia, too.
 For other information as to Simon patino's business transactions, one can apply in Wall Street, ". Y., for Bolivia has long been happy hunt ing ground of American industry, particularly in tin, copper. lead and zinc, and 1t isn't surprising that certain irlnterests there should know him well.
 Bad Debt Started Fortune
 The romance of Patino's life is that his fortune was based on a bad debt. A poor peasant couldn't pay his obligations to Patino's general store in a Paz. He offered, instead, the title to a mountain, gaunt, barreA, ugly. Patino hesitated, made the best of 8 bad bargain. The mountain turned out to be practic- ally all tin.
 Presently, the tin mountain be- came Q sheaf of thick negotiable paper, and Patino, imaging that he could deal better with such prop erty5in Paris, and also perhaps hav- ing grown tired of the altitude at La Paz, brought his family here. He came with diplomatic status and the reputation of being the richest man in South America except, pos sibly, old Juan Vicente Gomez, "El Benemerito," tyrant of Venezuela, now defunct.
 Life in France is pleasant for Simon Patino. Besides his mansion in the Avenue Foch, he has a chateau near Nice, a villa at Biar- ritz, and a manor in the Seine-et- Oise. He has found other interests than Bolivian to amuse himself with, notably, a financial company incorporated for 10 million francs in Zurich, the Corporation for Indus- trial Securities, of which he was chairman.
 Children Have Done We'll
 His children, too, enjoy them- selves. His son. Antenor, married Dona Cristina de Bourbon, mem- Der of that famous family.
 HIS daughter, Elena is married to the Spanish grandee, the Marquis del Merito, one of the best guns" in Europe, a big-game hunter, at present applying his talents in shooting Reds in Spain. In 1884, 1t is recotlnted, the marquis passed through Spain on his way to a hunting expedition in Africa. When Spanish customs officials opened his luggage they found big red and yellow monarchist flag. Merito stat ed that he always carried this flag with him into danger. Co be used as a shroud in case of his death. The marchioness is often to be seen driving in the Bois de Boulogne be- hind a superb little team of Hun- garlan ponies.
 There is another daughter, Luz Mia. One of the curious things about these girls was, their friends say, that they never had any pocket money. Maybe they don't realize what money is." they say.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05

To Robert Koch, a country doctor In Germany. belongs the credit for finding the germ that causes tubercu- iosis. In his tiny laboratory he had been working for years on methods of growing the germ and his brilliant dis. covery is one of the greatest scientific advances of all time. The results of his efforts have saved thousands of lives and opened up new vistas in zee search work fo- those eager to com trol tubercuIosis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-05
Action Called Absurd

Chief Justice Hughes once said: The Constitution ts what the judges say, 1t is." Thus, when the judges Of the highest bench fail to say any thing at all on vitally important constitutional issue, New Dealers are given & chance to say that the courts procedure in the unempol- ment insurance case marks the ulti- mate in absurdity.
 Of course 1t Is assumed that If Justice Harlan F.. Stone hadn't
 been III. the decision would have been 5 to { in favor of the New
 York law. General Supp0siti0n is that Justice Hughes and Roberts moved over from the conservative side to join the two other lib- erals, Brandeis and Cardozo.
 There is no assurance at all in this decIsion--as some writers seem to think-that the court will up- hold the federal Social Security Act. The Hughes Roberts shift came in the easiest possible kind of case for a justice who wanted to be tenn porarily liberal.
 The "no-decision decision" prov ed that there are still four die-hard justices s-VanDevanter McReynolds, Sutherland, and Butler-who not only refuse to follow the election returns', but fiout them.
 The attitude of this quartet is in interesting contrast with the recent conciliatory attitude of Big Business which heretofore has regarded the court as It's bulwark against social- economic change.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27
Garden Contest To
Close On March 81

County winners of the fall and
winter garden contest, sponsored
by the State College extension ser
vice will be determined a few days
after the contest closes on March
81.
Therefore, it is important that
all contestants place their records
and stories in the hands of their
home agents as soon as possible,
said Miss Mary E. Thomas, extern
sion nutritionist at the college.
The two high scoring gardens
in each county must be determined
by April 10, she added. All COM
plete records and stories must be
in the state home demonstration
office, at State College, by April
20.
The efficiency of the garden, as
shown by the record, will count Is
per cent and the story written by
the contestant will count Is per
cent. Miss Thomas pointed out.
The stories, not to exceed 500
words, should cover all important
points about how the garden was
managed, its value to the family
and the returns secured in fresh
and canned vegetables and money
income.
In each county where ten or
more contestants complete their
records and stories, first and second
prizes will be IS and $3.50. The
four State winners will receive $40
$3.50, $3.50, and s. from funds
donated by the Chilean Nitrate of
Soda Educational Bureau.
Prizes of the same amount paid
the individual state winners will be
awarded the four county home
demonstration club councils having
the largest percentage of their club
members completing the contest.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27
Recommends Ration
To Fatten Broilers

When broilers are to be shipped
a distance to market, it does not pay
to put them On a fattening ration
before they leave the farm.
+! While enroute, the young chick
ems lose weight, and any added fat
will be lost much more rapidly than
the more solid flesh, explained C. J.
Maupin, extension poultry specialist
at State College.
But if the birds are to be sold To-
cally, a ~fattening ration will put
them in good condition 20 they will
bring fancy prices.
Good commercial fattening ra-
lions may be obtained from feed
dealers, or the poultryman may mix
his own.
Maupin recommended a ration
composed of six pounds of corn
meal to four pounds of flour mid
dlings with enough skim milk or
buttermilk to make the mixture
pour readily from a bucket.
1t will usually take about two
pounds of milk for each pound of
the dry ingredients, he added.
If milk is not available, water
may be used. In this event, add
to the ration enough meat scraps to
constitute 10 per cent of the mix
ture.
From seven to ten days is long
enough to keep the young birds on
a fattening feed.
Bring the chicks up to broiler size
in good condition, Maupin stated,
and they will not be hard to fatten
when being finished for market.
For the first six or eight weeks
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27

Can the spread of
mosaic of "walloon'' of tobacco
be controlled when transplant
ing?
ANSWER: This disease is COM
monty spread while pulling plants
especially if the diseased and
healthy plants are handled alike.
Where the disease appears in the
plant bed all healthy plants with
in n foot of those showing
signs of the disease should not
be touched until all healthy
plants r pulled. Following
this all plants from the diseased
are should be removed from the
beds and destroyed. Where mo-
siac plants have been handled
the hands should be washed in a
weak disinfecting solution and
the clothes changed in order to
prevent further spread of the
disease.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27
Farmers Asked To Refrain
From Increasing Acreage

years crop until they have had
opportunity to study the new act
and that all those to whom it Of
fers advantages may cooperate in
the program now ching launched.
The need for protecting both the
soil and farm prices, the President
said, is today "even greater than
when the act was passed."
The March l intentions to plant
report issued by the agriculture
department this week said reports
from $4,000 farmers indicated the
following acreage increases for
1886:
Spring wheat, 10 per cent; corn,
six per cent; rice, II per cent; to-
bacco, nine per cent, and peanuts,
eight per cent.
Mr.. Roosevelt said private trade
reports indicated an increase of IS
per cent in cotton acreage this
year.
I'm conformance with the Su-
preme Courts decison," the Presi-
dent said, "the farmers produc-
ton control programs have been
stopped, but their chronic surplus
problem goes on"
The cotton carry-over remains,
he said, but although production
control has gone, farmers are not
entirely at the mercy of unbridled
competition with their fellow pro-
ducers, as they were in the years
preceding 1885"
"The new farm act," he said,
for financial assistance
by the government to those farm
ers who, needing the warnings con-
tanned in the intentions7to-plant
reports wish to shift from the pro-
duction of unneeded SURPRISES of
soil depicting crops to the pro-
duction of needed soil-building
crops"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27
Director Mask Explains Veterans
Preference for Resettlement Farms

Eligible clients when approved
are being granted Rehabilitation
in-place loans at the present time.
Those desiring resettlement on
Rural Resettlement farmsteads or
Agricultural Resettlement Commu-
mites should get their applications
on file; but except to a very limited
extent, it will be some time before
farmsteads will be available for oc-
cupancy, as the land now being
purchased will first have to be de-
veloped and houses completed"
Veterans should apply first
through Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. c., for special
veterans application blanks. But
all persons may apply for rehabili-
tation-in-place to County Rehabili-
tation Supervisors; and for resettle-
ment homes and farmsteads to the
Family Selection Supervisor, Reset
Element Administration, Regional
Office, Raleigh, N. c., which is
headquarters for the states of KY,
N. c., Va, W. Va, and Tenn.
"The Resettlement Administra-
ton is anxious to be of the utmost
service to veterans, as we'll as 9TH
ers, in this REGION" Director Mask
said, adding that those desiring
further information should write
to Information Division, Resettle-
ment Administration, Raleigh, N.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27

Washington-President Roose-
welt appealed to the nations farm
ers to refrain from increasing thei1
acreages of commercial cash crops
and to cooperate with the admin
istration's soil conservation pro-
gram.
Asserting that if farmers failed
to take advantage of the new pro-
gram, the consequent excessive
production of cash crops might re-
suit in the 'wrecking of their prices
and the mining of their soil" he
added:
"This is an appeal to all farmers
to cooperate for their own and
the national good to help in pre-
venting excessive production"
Mr.. Roosevelt took note of a
crop report issued this week indi-
eating that farmers were planning
sharp increases in acreage Of many
crops. He urged the farmers not
to complete their planting plans un-
til they study the new program.
Meanwhile, AAA officials said
they expected to uncover details Of
the new program later. Announce
ment was delayed pending passage
of the independent offices appro-
priation bill, which contained an
allotment of $440,oO0,O 0O for
subsidy payments for soil conser-
walton.
=. The bill went to the White
House and officials said they believ-
ed the President would sign the
measure Immediately.
Mr.. Roosevelt called attention to
the fact that Congress has gone
as far as it could within judicial
limitations to enable farmers to
keep the grains they have made in
the last three years and to permit
their buying power to continue the
powerful upward lift it has given
to national recovery"
81 hope that farmers will not
complete their plans for this
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-27
Average OF $40 An Acre
To Be Paid Farmers

Roosevelt signed the independent
offices appropriation bill carrying
$44o,ooo,oo for the farm program
and making available $3o,ooo,ooo
of unexpected funds. The same
measure carried a 900
authorization for paying the bonus.
At the Agriculture department,
Wallace announced details of the
plant to an extended press confer
ence and a few hours later sent
Geographic Instructions to all State
extension directors and farm lead
ers to begin operations Immediately.