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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Display Of Best Collections From Local Play.
grounds Arranged Presidential Order Delays
Issuance OF Naval Army Hero Series.

mlttee In charge OF che Pexlp, or
Paris international Phllatello Exc
hlbltl0n. Collectors interested In
showing from their collections are
asked TO flll out one Of the three
forms which have been sent TO
them and TO send forms back TO
the committee In charge OF the
affair.
Upon receipt OF these the cost
Of entrance will be estimated and
notification sent TO the pr0spec-
tive exhibitor for payment.
In view Of the complicated ma.
chlnery this routine requires II Is
fortunate that action has been
taken 50 far In advance. At o
later date q complete prospectus
Il 20 be released, with q listing
OF the many classes, the rules for
displaying and . list Of awards.
There has been some propagan-
do released, though nothing IN
comparison 20 that which was
prepared for the international Ex-
hlbltlOn held In New York during
APRIL A set Of four publicity
seals Is being distributed, showing
various methods Of transportation
aRalnst o mOdernlxed background.
The inscriptions are TO be found
In contrasting color both ut the
top and at the bottom.
These seals, four 10 o set, were
printed In sheets Of twenty five,
the center item In each sheet
being tete-beche.
Keen interest Is being shown
among stamp collectors In con-
nection with the developments In
the settlement Of the approxirn-
ately $80,000000 estate Of Colonel
e. II. r. Green, who, at one time
In his life, became so enraged
after having been sold o damaged
stamp that he purchased an APP
paratus which magnified the
stamp until the image was four
feet square.
Charles j. Phillips, New York
stamp dealer and personal friend
Of the late Colonel Green, estin-
ated recently that the late rail-
road and real estate magnates
stamp collection has q market
value OF between $l,500,000 and
s2,O0O,O0O. Colonel Green died in
June and his widow, MRS. Mabel
Green, has been appointed adj
ministrator Of his estate. 1t Will
not be known for several months
whether or not the famous stamp
collection, which includes. several
rareties, will be offered for sale.
Mr.. Phillips said that at one
time recently the late Colonel told
him that he would never offer his
vast collection Of stamps for pub
lie sale. II have made final plans
for their disposal In my WILL" he
said. Walter H. Marshall, Colonel
Green's secretary, said, however,
that the colonel never had dis
cussed the will with him and that
he had never been aware Of any
such provisions In 1t, or, for that
matter, Of the existence Of any
will at all. If the stamp collection
one Of the most valuable to have
been left by any one person IN
recent years, is put up for public
auction, the sale will attract
bany Of the worlds leading phil
atelists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

them gradually into cash, hold the
cash and make no fresh loans. Ul-
timately they would 60 out Of the
lending business and would merely
be repositories for cash.
Father Coughlin would, ! assume,
permit private lending associations
like those advocated by these other
groups to make commercial and
long. term credits. But they would
have to lend actual money which
would be turned over to borrowers
In cash, instead OF by creating bank
credits as already explained In an
other article Of this series.
Central Bank Scheme
With New Trimmings
Then Father Coughlin introduces
some other features. His new bank
would buy up all government bonds,
paying for them In cash--central
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Still In the limelight Waterburys famous Mutual
Aid Unemployment system still finds place In the SUM-
Yesterdays editorial page Of the New York American
reprinted In column headed - Our Strength and Our
Burden excerpts from public address OF u s. Senator
Thomas p Gore OF Oklahoma, delivered before the Ma
tlonal Tax Association convention In Oklahoma CITY
October 49, 1885, He started the local auson thusly
IAN experiment was tried In Waterbury, Connecticut
which suggested In the Finance Committee and on the
floor of the Senate, which think might be service
able. :" Senator Gore then went on to explain the
Dian Of the Mutual Aid . He concluded as follows.
1.-THE SYSTEM WORKED. According to the last report
It worked with astounding success. Whether 1t has
broken down at the present time am not advised.
mention that to you now In order that you can take
home with you because this problem not yet solved
copy Of the Mutual Aids final report should be mailed
Senator Cores office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Heard In passing. l.. :. i. Alderman ed" Fitzgerald
and Ed, Junior are baskng In the Maine sun and sea
breezes at Old Orchard this week. And incidentally Ed
expects to bring few golf trophies home with him.
Jack Shea Is getting his Goodrich staff lined up for an
outing on Long Island Sound Sunday August Is.
Jacks title Of Lieutenant Colonel will be officially con-
accomplishment In the recent Goodrich ''war"
Haven't got around yet to telling Tom Walsh what
treat and pleasure to sink teeth into hunk
of bluefish that entangled itself on q hook Tom iet
down into the briny deep last Sunday. We've big
buefish but this segment Of one would have done duty
TO tuna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Elimination Of Bonds
BalkS COughlln Plan

AS already pointed out, q very
powerful argument can be made for
the Fisher or the Vanderlip or the
University Of Chicago plans. These
have nothing to do with the infia-
ton Of the currency. They are plans
to organize banking and money on
sounder basis.
But Father Coughlin introduces
some new ideas into these so that
they would be doomed from the
start II tried.
First, let's see his plan TO con-
troll prices and purchasing power
ct work. II prices are low the bank
could issue more money; II high
IL could withdraw money. But how?
It could increase or decrease the
money supply by buying or selling
bonds to pay the ordinary or emer.
gency expenses Of the government.
At present the reserve board buys
or sells U. 8. bonds to increase or
decrease money supplies, 80 this Is
not new. But how could II work
under Father Coughlins bank plan2
The bank could issue fresh supplies
Of money by buying U. 8. bonds.
! That Is, 1t would buy bonds and pay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

bank notes-and thus putting on
end to the governments huge in
terest burden.
Next he would transfer to the
bank the statistical services Of
the department Of labor. With
these the bank would collect data
about production, prices, wages,
etc. and use this data to regulate
prices. Thus the bank would keep
prices at an even keel. The object
would be to ensure that the dollar
was always the same In value so
that O man who contracted o debt
would be sure always to pay back
dollars Of the same value he receiv-
ed.
This dollar would be based on
commodities instead Of gold val
ues, but would probably be redeem
able In both gold and silver or
both, but the amount Of gold and
silver In the dollar would vary with
the value Of those metals while the
dollar remained constant In value.
Also the government bank or
some authority associated with 1t
would regulate prices and keep
purchasing power up by increas-
Ing and decreasing the amount
of money In circulation. II prices
were too low hte bank could put
out additional money. II prices
were too high the bank could draw
In money.
The bank would increase pur-
chasing power when needed by
issuing additional money, which
money could be used to pay govern
ment expenses.
Also the bank would be authorized
to issue money to pay of the farm
ers' mortgage debts. Thus holders OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

In Che RFst two Of three ar.
tlcles about 1.-THE COughlln Plan"
John T. Flynn gave readers Of
The Democrat an understanding
Of The commodity dollar, managed
currency and credit functions Of
banking from which many OF
Father Coughlln's monetary the
cries have been derived. TOday's
concluding article IN this Impair
TALLY written series deals with
Father COughlln's own financial
plan and the flaws In II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

OF = mOrWuy
sick society,
Mr.. Dos Pas
SOS returns once
more TO the kind
Of novel which
he does so vel
- the n o v G ]
which gets q
perspective on
tho nation by
studying II from
the divergent
wp ofints o
half o dozen en-
tirely separated
characters,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
AnsuUers To
Test Questions

Below are the answers
TO test questions printed
on page 6.
/. Sleeplessness.
2. God Of Fire.
3. Amelia Earhart.
4. A system Of instruction
In the truths and duties Of the
Christian religion by means Of
question and answer.
5. Nicholas III.
6. Revenue obtained by the
u. 8. government other than
that from imports.
Z. Court Of Cessation.
8. Scotland.
Q. An apparatus 10 register
the shocks and undulat0ry
motions Of earthquakes.
10. Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

the handS OF
the private
bankers and give
II to the govern
ment. He would
buy up the stock
Of the Reserve
banks and pay
for those stocks
with government
paper.
Then he would
cfeete U govern
m ent o W n Q d
bank-a central
bank-the Bank
Of the United
States, W hioh
would take over
all functions Of
the r eserVe
kAANua
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
by JOHN r. FLYNN
tCopyrlrht, 1885, NEA Service, Inc.l

(COpyFIght, 1886, NEA seFVIce' AnC'I
The monetary system advocated
by Father Coughlin would be In
fiation from the moment 1t started.
And this would be the wreck OF ell
Of 1t,
Let US first examine his plan,
then watch 1t work.
Father Coughlin would take the
Reserve Bank system out Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
HAWAII PROUD OF PROGRESS

Honolulu - Cup Hawaiians
are proud Of the fact that all
progress does not necessarily have
to follow the flag. They installed
their electrical light and power
system In monarchical times, SO
years ago, or IL years before
Hawaii became q part Of the
United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
RATHER SLEEPS ON CACTUS

Toledo (UP)-Leo Higgins, cura-
tor of reptiles at the Toledo Zoo,
was skeptical Of paper-back
novels tale Of q man who pro-
tected himself" from rattlesnakeS
by surrounding himself with cactus.
Higgins skepticism was Justified
when he found his biggest Texas
Diamondback curled up asleep on
the top Of q urickiy harrel cactus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Overwhelming Initiation" Is Seen
AS Fruit of Coughlin Money Plan

for them IN money, which money
would then be In circulation. Or
e could sell bonds, being paid for
them with money, which money the
bank would cancel and thus put out
Of circulation.
But under Father Coughlin's plan
there would be no bonds to buy or
sell, because he plans to abolish ii1-
terest-bearing bonds TO buying them
for cash and cancelllng them. OF
course when the bank wanted to sell
bonds It could do 50 by creating new
ones. But this would be a little odd.
to say the least. Governments issue
bonds to get money to spend. Can
you imagine o government issuing
bonds to get money to cancelT SO
that won't work.
Next It could increase money
supplies by issuing new money to the
government to pay It's expenses. But
what would happen when the gov
eminent found It could produce
money 80 easily? When pressure
groups descended for subsidies,
bonuses, etc., they could insist that
the government ned only have It's
ban kissue the money and the gifts
could be paid.
How long would the government
depend on taxes TO meet eli It's
dues? Taxes are nothing more than
payments by citizens for government
services. Also they are used to cor
rect grave inequalities IN income.
But with The immense pressure
against taxes, how long would o po-
litlcal government lay taxes when
the funds could be provided by an
accommodating bank without taking
money from anyone--at least with.
out seeming 10 do so?
Worse than this, the bank could
always increase the supply Of
money by paying government ex-
penses, but how would II decrease
the supply2 The only method
selling government bonds - we see
has been taken from It.
The flow Of money would be In.
creased or decreased for two pur.
poses - TO raise or lower prices; to
increase or decrease purchasing
power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Mrs. Eleanor Egan, o member Of
the Orientation school teaching
staff who has charge Of stamp
clubs In the local Fairgrounds,
announced during the week that
q display OF the best collections
OF stamps will take place ut Ham
ilton park during the latter part
Of August.
At the present time there are
three clubs which are under the
direct supervision Of Mrs. Egan ut
washington, Hamilton and Full
ton Parks. There are also few
independent stamp clubs which
have been formed ct other play.
grounds and Il Is believed oil
members of these groups will be
able to enter their stamps collec.
tions In the final exhibition ut
Hamilton Park.
The fact that President Roose-
welt has not yet approved OF the
issuance Of q new army and navy
series OF postage stamps, which
were 10 have been released during
the first week In August, has
caused postal officials no end OF
trouble. Acting on the assump.
ton that the Atamp would be re-
leased during the first week In
August, some $4,000 persons have
already requested flrst.day covers.
Strange as u may seem hum
dreds Of covers reaching the
Washington City post office re:
quest the placing Of the l-cent
Army or the 1-cent Navy stamp
or both, on the envelopes. The
Post Office Department points
out that on second, third and
fourth class mail, carrying o l.
cena stamp, the pOstmark does
not indicate either the date or the
hour the matter was Cancelled.
Only first-cIass mall with . scent
stamp for non local delivery car.
rles these Identification marks,
and II IL only Rlrst-class mail tnat
first-day cover collectors DESIRE
despite the fact that many 70.
quests provide for but 1-cent pos
tage.
Some collectors have even gone
30 far as 10 ask the department
TO make exceptions In the case OF
the 1 and 2.cent Army ana Navy
stamps and permit covers con-
tanning such denominations 70 pc
dlspatched as flrst-class mail.
This cannot be done. IL 10 STRICT
Iy against the law.
It follows then, that each and
every request Of this nature will
have to be returned to the send
ers, especially In regard TO the
cases where collectors have made
provision for first-day covers OF
the 1-cent Army and Navy
stamps with but one-cent Tor
postage. It has been also stated,
at the post office headquarters,
that all persons who have re-
uuested first-day issues Will De
given q three weeks notice before
the first Of the series, the one
cent stamp, Is placed on first-oay
sale. Collectors have been m
formed that no more requests
should be sent to washington.
Efforts are well underway for
Che gathering Of entries from all
parts oe the warld ~ the eom-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Balancing Dollar
Seems impossible Task


There is another grave defect. One
Of the great aims Of the central
bank Is to keep the dollar on an
even keel-with the same purchas.
Ing power oil the time. This Is to be
done by scientifically collecting data
about wages, goods, prices, etc. Then
the supply Of money Is increased or
decreased aS may be necessary to
kepe prices even. It Is @ delicate OPP
Grafton. It Is like balancing q scale.
AS one side gets heavier or lighter,
the other side must be given more
or less weight.
But all this balancing apparatus is
wrecked ct the start In two ways.
With one tremendous rush billions
are created to buy government bonds
and other billions will flow to buy
farm mortgages. OF coure, asny sol-
diers' bonuses would mean new Is
sues Of money. And then home
mortgages would soon be clamoring
for still more supplies Of money. All
this rushed to one side Of the scale
will throw US at once into o highly
infiationary state. And this Is q one
way scale. We can put on new
money TO make the money side
heavier, but we will have no way Of
taking II of. Besides, decreasing
money, according to Father Cough
lin, means decreasing purchasing
power. And who Is ever going to ad-
vocate, In politics, with o system Ike
this, decreasing purchasing power9
Father Coughlin advocates good
wages for oil, suhiciency Of goods
for all workers, continuous produe.
ton for abundance, and 30 on. But
his means Of getting these are based
on his money theories. And II they
were put into effect, they would
most certainly defeat every objec-
tive the good father has.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

farm notes would have cash instead
OF bonds, the bank would hold the
mortgages but at greatly reduced
rates and with provision for easy
amortization.
And back Of It all Is the convic-
ton that we have O money famine
The plan Is conceived, Of course, 70
help sorely troubled people. But II
has grave flaws. And these we can
now examine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Tall Tower
Topics
AUGUST DAYS
~ rnB MAN IN TRB TOwER

August days
Clear or with haze,
Sleepy afternoons
Insect tunes,
Clear blue sky,
Alrplanes ny
Adding to the sound
All around,
Ooldenrod yellow,
Sunsets mellow,
Gardens smell sweet
In the afternoon heat,
Petunias bright
Phlox, rose and white,
Tennis balls ping
As you idle In the swing,
And over the mound
Golf balls bound,
August days
Clear or with haze,
Lovely, lovely weather
Say we all together.
-EM EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
THIS
WEEKS
BOOKS
New Dos Passes
Novel Tragic
BY BRUCE CATION

You can best describe John Dos
Passos' new novel, THE Big Money"
tHarcourt- Brace: e2,6O), by saying
that II Is clinical examination
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Rise Of a Dictator

For o biting, ironical study Of the
growth and triumph OF Fascism,
read Emilia Lussu's Road to Exile"
(CoVici- F'riede: $3.50.
signor Lussu was O member Of the
italian parliament when the Fas-
clst revolution occurred. An out
spoken pponent OF MuSsolini, he was
hNrasSed, prosecuted, threatened, at
tackled and finally imprisoned.
His escape to o neutral country
was O sensation q few years ago,
but he says little about II here;
he Is chiefly concerned with de.
scribing the rise 10 power Of Mus
Solini' henchmen.
His picture OF the TaScists Is an
acid one, They emerge as towards
and DULLES, brave only when the
odds were 100 TO In their favor,
ready TO scurry home In panic at
the slightest sign Of danger. The
tragedy was that the leaders Of
the opposition were equal towards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

It's small world Patrolman Joe" Collins can
well echo this familiar saying He was patrolling his
beat one night early this week when he observed young
man crossing the street. Although the man had his
a hearty "hello" His chance salute rewarded.
And Joe was soon shaking hands with former friend
and classate Of his at the Naval Academy In Annapolis
reunion was appreciated for the few moments 1t lasted
The visitor Attorney Bernard Kelley Of Essex Pa
who had come to Waterbury for the wedding Of his
brother Dr. Eugene M Kelley, to Jim" Carrs daughter
Helen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Confusing Picture

The America which he portrays
Is q confused and rather terrifying
land - the America OF the post
war boom, country Of tremendous
contrasts and endless movement, It's
old ideals under q cloud, and It's new
ones not yet formed.
His ambitious young aviatov sets
out TO make o great career, winds
u pas O stock market plunger, and
dies drunk, His young old digger
rises 10 the heights NS q great movie
actress. His young advertising man
buys success at the price Of every.
thing worth having.
And his idealiStie girl drifts into
the radical labor movement, flnds
selfish ambitions and cross purposes
even there, and aequaints herself
heart breaklngly with prosperous
Americas seamy underside.
And 1t oil adds up to o grim,
brutal study OF O nation heading
for q grand crack-up; q nation
wasting boundless energies and
magnificent talents on the hurdy-
gurdy Of a pointless boom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: good many mixed
drinks In printed recipes and In books call for use OF
absinthe. have looked for II In good many liquor
stores as well asked but to no avail They haven't
got It, Is II possible to obtain It.? Ok. (The sale
Of absinthe in the United States has been and still Is
prohibited In fact, its manufacture In France was
prohibited long ago 1915. 1t Is very intoxicating
and Is also said to produce dsorderSThe Edo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Still standing. A pencil sketch by F. Wenderoth
Saunders of the WeknOWn COmstOck bridge across the
Salmon River finds place In recent issue Of the
Christian Science Monitor Of Boston, Mass The
bridge one Of the few remaining covered bridges in
this state. 1t links the towns Of East Hampton and
Colchester and Is standing today, despite the fact
brand.new concrete bridge spans the stream scant
few hundred yards away :. The covered bridge was
given to the state by both the above towns when the
new bridge was thrown OPEN It's now under control
of the Connecticut Commission Parks and Wild Life,
but is closed to vehicuar traffic.
Merry-go-rounders. John DePastino, president OF
the Federation sends greetings to the
Tower from York Beach, Maine. Mrs George Shove
and Mrs Frederick W. Kern Of Eastwood avenue are
mentioning in the White Mountains Michael Long
of Giles street is back from sx-day motor trip to
Canada with scenic pictures of Montreal the Tucker
man Trail and what-have-you. His camera was so in
demand it'll take him good many hours to corner them
in his scrapbook But that's Mikes hobby. DIT
Rudolph Damiani, up-and-coming young medco SPENDS
mis- leisure moments stunning guitar You should
near him play and he took lesson. Mrs Mollie
gtoddard keabe proofreader Is spending her annual
no weeks vacation at Lake Swartzworth in Boonton
H. J. She celebrates another birthday Monday.
Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

In this one no gives US q young
aviator, q female gold digger from
Brooklyn, Q go-getting young adj
Vertising man, and an intensely
idealistic girl who Is out to make
the world better and brighter.
BY shuffling their stories-which
have very few points Of contact with
one Misunderstanding In hands,
full Of topical songs, newspaper
headlines, and brief, seemingly un-
related biographies Of people like
Samuel insult and Henry Ford, he
presnets q picture OF America which
Is exceedingly fascinating,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

Efforts are well underway for
the gathering Of entries from all
parts 0g The warld by che COM
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
High School Tragedy Sub Deb Solves Nun
Julie Martin Tells Inside
Story of the Staying
OF Connie Sinclair
By MAXINE CANTY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
By MAXINE CAVITY

Julie Martin, IT, is relating whGt hoppened after her
French teacher pretty Constance (Con"s) Sinclair OGs
found shot dead at desk in her miss ScGTs) apart
1uent Julie has startled her mother and interests her
father lGuser By telling that she and her boy tr1end
cku Ward had Visited the apartment the precious after
4oon teoO hours before the MURDER She had returned
fountain pen arch she had borrowed from Miss Sinclair
aOho aUas slain about 10 o'clock that night.
The police uUet to the apartment upon receipt OF ys
terous telephone CALL At the school later Police Inspector
OBrien questions Jue basimg his inquiry notes made
during an earlier examination of Mrs. SGrdoni Who con-
Quoted the apartment house tenGnte dby the slain teacher
Julie tells the Inspector that she talked Uth MISS SIN
clair about book AS Julie is eGvng she admits the last
kmoCn caller Miss SincLnir-Melvin Wright described
by Mr.. Perkins as "'the schools problem boy."
Hyn the missing janitor of the apartment house, Is being
sought for questioning
NOW READ ON :
But in spite Of the great kick the gosps got out Of that
his next refusal sensational.
Now Mr. Lloyd, where you the night Of October
2O?"
II out Of town."
80 we understand. Where?"
II cannot say; I'm sorry but just can't say"
The Washington times., 1936-02-29
NOW READ ON

II was out Of town.
80 we understand. Where7"
II cannot say; I'm sorry, but just can't say"