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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

Commissioner of Agriculture Olcott F. King, in commenting on the probable re. suits of the Supreme Court decision, said he was a bit uncertain how the state would react to 1t. He stated, T don't know just what the fleet will be. In the opinion of some prices will rise imme- diately. If prices should rise and rise too far, there will be sudden drop. The same old story of too much production will lower the prices. We have had two years of AAA and economic condi- tions are better and prices ought to be better. We went along with the govern ment on the program, especially on tobacco, and felt it would do some good. ."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

The Hartford Courant this week in commenting on the Supreme Court de- cision invalidating the AAA remarked that "Who can say that agriculture, now freed from bureaucratic control, may not recover as rapidly as industry recovered when the Court removed from it the shackles of the MIRA. .." We don't know that industry made any such rapid strides existence. Certainly we feel that the first real effort by the federal government to help the farmers has not been a failure despite the Supreme Court verdict. Through the regimes of Harding, Cool idge, and Hoover there was nothing done to aid the farmer. Everything went to the industrialist and financier in that frenzied period. When the farmer did get a break, it was discovered to be illegal And now the farmer, dumped back where he was, is supposed to be making rapid strides toward recovery. It doesn't make sense to us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Waste of Money


 The difference between Q loan and Q contribution to a political group Is self-explanatory. If you make a loan you kiss the money goodbye. If you make Q col- tribution you keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best. It all looks to this department like Q silly waste of money. If the du. Fonts want to break down Or ganizcd Baseball by starting ara- other league they ought to read up on the history of the Brotherhood and the old Feds. No one can get Q first class league going under four or Ave million dollars. If they just want to collect Q fairly good ball club they certainly cari- not expect to do 1t on Q shoe- string like ei45,750. A string-- halted short.stop brings that amount in the open market. And for two ring -boned, spavined out- fielders they would have to shell out half a million. Someone should tip the duPonts of to stick to making high explosives and leave baseball alone. But fin case their American Liberty League has something to do with politics, which of course 1t has not, the same parlance can be used. Grant, cd that they have . first class pitcher in Al Smith who are they going to use when his arm goes badP Surely not Anti-Saloon League Anderson who joined up two years ago and has not been heard of aince although there are rumors to the effect that MT. Afi- derson has been warming up lately in the Liberty Leagues bullpen. Oh well, it all comes under the head of amusement and if the due Fonts want c little fun running the American Liberty League 1t is all right with me. It does seem, however, that women should not have the slug put on them for any kind of league. When 1t becomes widely known that Mrs. Irenee due Pont has been knocked off to the tune of one thousand sriackers it is bound to create talk which will not impair Mir. Roosevelt's chances of election in the least. Tn fact the President probably regrets that there are not as many duPonts as there are Heinz'B pickles. 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

lines are not 90 well known. Of course John J. Raskob needs no introduction. Neither does Ed- ward 7. Let's Gang Up" Hutton. Nor the members of the House of duPont. To what extent, finan- cially ct least, the last named group is interested only became known when the list of contrib utors, and the amounts of their contributions, to the various ra- tional political blocs for ie36. was published. Then 1t became clear that the American Liberty League might better be named "The New Wing of the duPont Powder Works, Inc"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

State college. now assistant sec retary of agriculture; and Mor- decai Ezekiel, Q Harding apointec to the Department of Agriculture and Q Hoover appointee ass econ- ofnist to the Federal Farm Board.
 It was drafted chiefly by Fred Lee, q democrat, who served as legislative draftsman of the sen- ate during two republican admin istrations.
 Justice Roberts
 Justice Owen Josephus Roberts, who delivered the historic AAA decision for the majority of the court, has spent his latter years torn between liberal and conser- vative viewpoints.
 Whatever side of the case Roberts may take, he makes the most forceful presentation of any member of the Court. Dur ing the forty minutes required for reading the historic AAA decision, Roberts did not once refer to the Sext.
 This amazing memory has won Roberts many case. He tells one story of q suit brought against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company by 6 German baker who claimed to have been injured by Q street car, but refused to show his leg. Despite the bakers re- fusal, the jury sustained the claim, and Roberts lost the case.
 Many years later, Roberts had Q similar case for Philadelphia Rapid Transit in which Q woman claimed damages to a leg when @ street car started suddenly, but would not show her leg.
 Roberts had before him Q strike list of jurors who had bene in accident cases, and among them he recognized the German baker, who, years before, had refused to show his leg. Acting on the theory that jurors will never let others get away with what they have done themselves, Roberts let the old German remain on the jury.
 HE WON THE CASE.
 Wallace Forecast
 When news Of the Supreme Courts AAA decision reached Secretary Wallace, he continued talking unconccrnedly to 0 caller.
 But 18 months ago he wrote in his book the following staetment, which sounds as if 1t had been written this week:
 "I would not mind seeing the processing tax and acreage con. trol abolished in 1936,.K we have something betetr to take It's place.
 "But unless we have built mp greatly increased purchasing power by reducing tariffs, or unless we start leaning money outside the United States to enable foreign nations to buy our surplus, ! am afraid that dropping the processing tax and acreage control in 1036 would result, with the average run Of weather, in . repetition with in a few years of the 10S2 situa- ton"
 Merry-G Go Round
 Not merely tenant farmers, but big southern landowners are be- hind the Farm Tenant Bill. Tho latter are being pressed by banks and insurance companies for in. terest payments and would like to sell part of their land to the government Ellis Betts, vet. teran elevator operator of tho capital. did not covet the hon0I of carrying" the President tt the House floor level last Friday night. "I'd been a-runnin' thai elevator all day" he says. land ] wns too tired in the feet to stay Copyright, 1050, by United Eoa. ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
AReaI Statesman

70 ASD0k GUAtS8AhhtsAB
 Whatever menace to . Demo. cratic victory there may be in the existence of the dupont League there is no doubt that . real threat lives in the person of 0Oy~ ernor Talfnadge of Georgia. Mis- ter Tallmadge is c real statesman whose breadth of vision is an come prohensive and wnose grasp Of ef- fairB national, international or what-have-you, ig simply amazing. By no stretch of the imagination can he be regarded as just ai1- other "cracIeT" seeking . place in the NTnelight. If you do not be- ueve that his is the type of cppcSi. sitioa to President Roosevelt and the New Deal which is sure to make trouble, especially among the broadininded of the nation, you are altogether unfamiliar with the quality of his utterances and the scope of his ambitions. Gov ernor Talmadge does not wish to be president Of these here United States. His desire scars only as high as . post in the cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture and his qualifications for that job he is not particularly bashful about mem tioning. It is his proud boast, made after his first election, that he did not carry c single county In which there was Q street car track. That one statement lifts him au- tomatically into the highest ranks of President Roosevelt's cppo- nents. What argument can aii- swer the objections raised by such | giant statesman, to the political and social philosophy of a presi- dent for whom street car riders go in a big way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

JANUARY ii Most favored ones today are those were born from July 2i through Aug. 2l. General Indications of the Day for
 Everybody
 Morning-Negative.
 Afternoon--F'air.
 Evening-Bad.
 The early eevning hours are rash and accidental. DO not argue with friends.
 Today'S Blrthdate You should make Q good actor, or imitator but must beware of egot- ism.
 Lou should have inspiration, op- portunity t6 travel or mental dee velopment during December, iD36. Your mind should be ccnstruc- tive, practical and harmoniouly inc clined toward routine work during May, 1o36. Socially favorable Feb. la through l0. 1886.
 Readers desiring additional infor- matlOn regarding their horoscopes are invited Co communicate with Ocaayime in care of The Democrat. Enclose . 2 cent stamped, seIf-ad- dressed envelope,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Question Box

Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tiOn of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Home Serv- Ice Bureau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research Do undertaken. Be sure all mail is addressed to WATERBURY DEMOCRATS HOME SERVICE BUREAU, 1913 Thirteenth street, NV, Washington, D. Q.
 o. Tn what year was Paul's con. version on the way to Damascus?
 A. The date Is variously esti- mated from 30 to 36 A. D.
 e. Are foreigners in the United States compelled to become Arner- icafl citizens after prolonged res. idence in this country?
 A. No.
 c. What were the scores of the football games between the Unevir- sity of Hawaii and the University of Denver in 1033 and 1e342
 A. On Dec. l5, 1884. Hawaii dee feated Denver in Honolulu by 30 to "A; on November II, 1883, Hawaii defeated Denver to c ct Denver.
 c. What is dogmatism2
 A. Boldness and positiveness of spirit, manner and expression con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
oil Over Georgia

It Is reported that Governor Talmadge's packer is another voc ciferous yowler against the New Deal, Q gentleman named Kirby whose millions gush unremittingly from the Texas oil fields. The plutocracy of "black gold" is noe torious for It's hatred of Mr. Roosevelt and now that national neutrality is c topic of red-hot dis- cussion what could be more ex- pected than the most vicious op- position from an industry whose income might be unpleasantly jeopardized by the Presidents ideas along embargo lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
All Alike

To say that tho coming presi- dential campaign will be the most savage waged in our day and time is merely to repeat what has been obvious for the last twelve months. Presidents in the past have been bitterly attacked but cannot re- call any of them who have been made the victims of such irl- grained, vitriolic hatred as MT. Roosevelt. Differences of political opinion on national measures no matter how bluntly they are ex. pressed, are 6 welcome and healthy symptom of the country's quality of aliveness. But the ofi- slaughts made upon the President seem to me to have passed all the limits of mere disagreement on questions of governmental policy or activities. They are character ized by c viciousness not towards Mir. Roosevelt as Democrat nor as the apostle of . new national dispensation in, the world of h- nance and business and industry, but against him as a human be. ing. The constitutional right of freedom of speech and freedom of the press appear to me to have been enlarged into Q license to criticize and permission to villi-' fy which finds no warrant either in decency or in American tradi- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

10rceG moSt bitterly opposed toPregiden n t Roosevelt's re election, the go- called Anleri- can Lib erty League. q V Q former Demo- cratic nominees for the presis dency areproMs
 iilent in It's hnes up, John w. Davis and Al- fred E. Smith, but the boys Asa Aha afflA~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

State Welfare Commissioner Frederic c. Walcott absolved cities and towns of Connecticut of any blame for the 48 rack cts which he claims exist in the relief ad- ministration of the state. AS far as we can see he placed the blame for the rack cts on the individual relief cases. All of which should make every relief distrib- uting agency redouble to sort out the good from the bad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Cash and Carry

Just why the dynamite million aires should Do 50 displeased with the Roosevelt administration is . mystery at present. But as the months pass and the United States Senate's committee Investigating the munitions racket makes it's final report light may be thrown on the reasons. That displeasure does exist may be inferred from the following Illuminating figures. In lo36 loans were made to the Assaaricaa, IihArkv IaaniiA hV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Selected Poem
A GROsBEAK IN JANUARY

A GROHBEAK IN JANUARY III. 6. Lynde in the New York Times) Rowans in the sunshine Clean above the snow, And there above the rowans A grosbeakS breasts aglow. He seeks his food undaunted. Icy though the blast That ruffles his soft feathers, He btisily breaks his fast. A moment from my window Frames him forever 50, Brave above the berries. Beautiful over the snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
The Reason!

The explanation of 1t all ap- pears, to this observer anyway plain and unmistaiable. It Is the same as the frantic rage which seises upon the denisens of the jungle when they feel restraint. When, after the first few months of his administration, 1t became plain that MT. Roosevelt had cer- tain plans which were intended to put on end to the rule of the tooth and the claw in every department of our national life he was marked for destruction by the chewers and the clawers. What he threatened was not the destruction of Anneri- can ideal of government but Of the abuse of government as pur- sued for generations by the mon. archs of the American jungle Of finance, business, and industry. My own firm conviction is, that traced back to It's source, almost without exception, every attack on President Roosevelt will be found to be inspired by the fear of the facketeer that his racket is in danger. Hell has no fury Ike ''entrenched greed" being blasted out of the trenches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Test Y Q q 2 Knowledge

Can yOu answer seven Ox these test questions? Turn to
 last page for the answers.
 1. Where was the first settlement by Europeans in Connecticut?
 2. Is Hong Kong . Chinese city? {. what is inbreeding7
 {. NaEne the leader of the phi- lippine ifisurrectioi1s against Spain and the United States.
 6. Who was Sir Jainea Outram? 6. Who is the author of under the Tonto Rim7"
 [. Name tho former capital of the Turkish empire.
 6. Name the land given by pha- raoh to Jacob and his family when they caSne to Egypt.
 9. What is the twelfth part of . linear foot7
 10. what is tue married n6lne Of Frances Perkins, the .. s. eecre- tary of Iabcr9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

corning what one regards as true: the habit of asserting theories or views uncompromisingly.
 e. Are Ethiopia and Abyssiinia the same country?
 A. Yes: but the former is now correct.
 c. Is ",The" officially a part of the name of the city in Netherlands called "Tho Hague?"
 A. Yes.
 e. What was the population Of Detroit in 1880 and 1D332
 A. Tn 1030 1t was 1,588,682 and in 1883 the estimate was l,e66, 100.
 e. When was Tennessee admit. ted to the union as Q state?
 A. June l, l796.
 c. What does southpaw men?
 A. It is frequently used in base. ball for c left-handed pitcher.
 q. Is Christmas c national h0lii- day in the United etates2
 A. There are no national holi- days in the United States, but Christmas is universally observed as c holiday in all the states. ter- ritor!es and possessions. If you yant copy of our book let LETTER WRITER'S GUIDE, write to Che Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, l0t3 Thlr. teenth et. Northwest, Washing- ton, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Daily MR@. D~.,ar7 Washington -v.@-- - -~- ~---~- AAA DECISION HALTS
 FARM LEGISLATION
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALL

Washington, January 10 At 11:3o a. m. of the day Supreme Court President Roosevelt was holding con- ference regarding the Farm Tenant Bill.
 Simultaneously the Nine Old Men, who knocked the foundation out from under his New Deal legislation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1886
A Thought for Today

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in riotlng and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying g-Ronians 13:13.
 He who is in evil Is also in the punishment of evil.-Swedenborg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
The LIne.Up

Now that the presidential caSi- paign has been started t might not be . bad idea to take Q quick slant at one of the principal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

One little point has been overlooked in the efforts of those International peace makers to settle the Ethiopian row. Whose country is it, anyway?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

Just keep up the Happy New Year" for while, till 1t sinks in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10
Horoscope
RY OCTAVINE

BY OCTAVINE
 For person who believe that hue man destiny is guided by the plan- cts, the daily horoscope is outlined by noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the des- ignated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

TO-DAYS COMMON ERROR Never say, T should prefer to go there;' say, "prefer going there."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

would make things 90 much easi' next November.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-10

c. What does southpaw men? A. It is frequently used in base ball for c left-handed pitcher.
Evening star., 1936-08-11

day to strive for reelection Of Mr.
Roosevelt as basis for establishment
of liberal party" In 1910, State lead
ers of the Pro-New Deal Labor's Nom
Partisan League scattered to their
homes today to intensity campaign
work.
Continuing a campaign swing into
the Northwest, Republican Chairman
John D. NJ. Hamilton said w. P. A
has called for bids for the preparation
Of films showing relief projects, declar-
ing the pictures are to be distributed
'in the guise Of news reels" He said
the party in power is forcing the tax
payers, without their consent" to con-
tribute Ito political campaign fund
for distribution of propaganda"
While Col. Frank Knox. Republican
vice presidential candidate. worked at
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va. on
coming speeches in his strenuous cam
paign tour, Secretary Wallace disputed
statements he attributed 10 Knox
Wallace said at Chicago that Knox
and Chairman Hamilton had charged
the New Deal with creating a wheat
shortage.
Accusing them of setting up a
straw man which they have great
deal Of fun knocking down." Wallace
said the estimated 1886 wheat harvest
is about equal to normal consumption,
Evening star., 1936-08-11
.DEFLAT|0N IN j. s.
NOTED BY LEAGUE
Britain, With Less, Obtains
Industrial Recovery to
Higher Degree.
BY the Associated Press. J.

ny tbc hSooSAateo Ekeso'
GENEVA, Switzerland, August Ii
The League of Nations Monetary Re-
view. issued today, described deflation
In the United States as being much
greater than that In the United King
dom, and American industrial reccv-
cry from the depression relatively less
marked.
Drawn for the express purpose Of
comparing the progress Of recovery In
Great Britain and the United States,
the reviews report said:
I'm the United Kingdom the only
direct monetary action taken by the
government to stimulate production
was to encourage the development OF
cheap money. while In the United
States q long series OF recovery
measures was introduced.
Britain Escaped Price Rise.
"Cheap money in the United King
dom was the result Of banking policy,
while In the United States 1t was
achieved at q cost Of heavy additions
to the national debt"
The report added that increased
production In the United Kingdom
took place without any considerable
rise In prices, whereas In the United
States prices rose more sharply.
The essential monetary difference
between the two countries" asserted
the report. 'lies In the difference in
q rapid circulation Of a monetary
medium; the medium itself was
abundant in both cases.
I'm the United States the velocity
OF circulation of demand deposits in
the last quarter Of 1895 was still only
half as great as in 1929. while in
the United Kingdom the rate of
Evening star., 1936-08-11

turnover Of current accounts was
only about 80 per cent less than at
the beginning Of 1880.
Business Confidence Shown.
"These differences principally re-
fleet the varying degrees Of business
confidence in the two countries"
The report expressed the opinion
that although the excess" reserves
Of member banks Of the American
Federal Reserve System form an ele-
ment Of imitation danger, at the same
time they represent an important
element in a sound banking position.
The excess reserves are attributed
by the report to an inflow Of foreign
funds which may be withdrawn at
o moments notice. However, due
to the existence Of the large surplus
above the legal requirement. the
Evening star., 1936-08-11
while the July carryover was $780,
900 900 bushels.

while the July carryover was $780,
600. 900 bushels.
President Roosevelt plans to make q
speech on foreign relations at Chatau-
qua. N. Y, Friday night during a tour
Of f1ood-damaged sections Of Pennsyl-
vania and New York. Gov. Landon,
who planned to journey from Topeka
today for brief vacation In Colorado,
will speak at Chautauqua later in the
month.
The Republican presidential NOM
inee will leave at 6:58 o'clock (7:58
Eastern standard time) tonight to re-
join Mrs. Landon and the children at
Estes Park.
Although slightly Ill with q Summer
cold, the Governor entertained group
of newspaper men last night at the
executive mansion, where he has
worked in seclusion for the past three
days.