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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
Wealth

In 1887 vessel loaded with treasure from the New World reached Seville. The cargo, valued at $8OO,O0O, consisted of 700 pounds of pearls destined to adorn royalty Other treasure, much of it gold from Mexico, had preceded those pearls to the Old World and had created the belief in fabulous wealth to be had for the taking on this side of the Atlantic.
 Those early treasure seekers probably would have scorned clam shells from the muddy inland rivers. But in one year buyers have paid $1 5000 for American clam shells without any pearls. These shells were destined for the button fac- tories and of them were made great num- bers of pearl buttons to adorn and serve common folks.
 The idea of treasure changes with the years and with society's advance in knowledge. Gold and precious stones are valuable, as alwa.,, but their total importance to people and nations is not so great as that of humber things such as clam shells, and the soil itself.
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board for a smashing succes
 with his first higher powered
 model.
 As young railroader, Chrys- Ter was member of the Inter- national Association of Machin- ists, and although he boasts that he has not forgotten the work CT viewpoint, there are several black marks which labor holds against him.,
 One was his effort to break a strike on the Chicago Great West ern when he was superintendent. Another is his recent use of labor spies within Chrysler plants.
 Records of the LaFollette com nitte shows that Chrysler paid Corporation Auxiliaries $76,0O0 a year. for. labor espionage, that amount being divided into several payments in order to avoid re- porting them to the Securities Exchange Commission under the law requiring a report on all payments of $20,000 or over.
 DESPITE THIS, CHRYSLER''S PLANTS ARE MORE UNION FEED THAN OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BIG THREE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY.
 Dutch Descent
 Chrysler likes to entertain men who once worked with him, and does not hesitate to, mingle with the workers in his plants. On occasion, when he. has seen a man bungling job, he has talk en over the machine and become so absorbed in 1t that he did not realize his expensive clothes were being ruined. ,
 This mechanical genius, plus tremendous personal drive and excellent executive ability, is the secret of Chrysler,s meteoric rise. He Is one of only two big motor executives who really understand automobiles. Ford is the other.
 Consequently Chrysler plays "a dominating role in the industrS. Alfred P. Sloan of General Mo tors usually follows his advice, though overruled by Lammot du- Pont in the GMC strike.
 Chrysler is proud of his rise. He is proud that the son of a To- comotiye, engineer has come up to the third largest motor company in America. But he is. proudest of all that Walter Chrysler a descendant of Tuenis Van Dol sen, first male child born in Nieuro Amsterdam, has returned from the prairies of Kansas to build the second tallest building in the present teeming metropolis of New York M
 Copyright; 1887, by United
 Feature, Syndicate, Inc.) ,.a
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Answers To Questions
!cssgrtsA. 'ss,. FRA,
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. What was the date and the result of the famous match race be- tween Salvador and Tenny, at the Sheepshead Bay race course in New York?
 A. June 25, 1891. The conditions of the race were 122 pounds each, over distance of one and one-quar- ter miles, with a stake of 5000 a side, to which $5,0O0 was added by the club. Jockeys were Isaac Mur- phy, great negro rider, on Salvador, and the famed Snapper" Garrison on Tenny. The race resulted in one of the most thrilling duels ever seen on the turf, with Salvador being awarded a nose decision over the fast-closing Tenny.
 O. What is the symbolism of Harp on the North" and witch elm" in the opening lines of Scott's Lady of the Lake?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

the new jail might have been merely waste of money.
 At any rate if opposition to the jail farm is supposed to be logical and aimed to convince people that they should keep the present institutions, don't insult their intelligence by defending the old, worn- out structures as what we should have and continue to have.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
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DROPPING STEAMBOAT LINES
(Hartfcrd TirneS)

Uk&OE6xNG 01EAM0OA1 kA1NEl0 ..ts@ (Hartford Times)
 For some time the New Haven" Road has operated only one of the old Connecticut steamboat lines which it had bought before and drt- ing the regime of President Mellel.
 The "New Haven has now peti-. tioned the Federal Court for per- mission to abandon the Providence, and New Bedford lines, to sell those craft familiar in years gone by, the "New Hampshire" ''Mohicarl," Hartford" and "Middletown,. and to. put in drydock the Richard Peck" Chester w Chapin and City of Lowell"
 The lines still to be continued afe the New Haven, the Fall River, and that from New Bedford, via Woods Hole, to the Vineyard and Nari-s tucket. N p
 For the past year, the "New Haven" has operated its steamboats at a loss of. $1, 900 ,00O.. The deficit is too heavy to endure. The vogue of trucks and automobiles has pro- Quceu lC.
 Other ownership is unlikely to maintain steamboat transportation which the New Haven cannot afford.
 Posterity will miss pleasure and thrill which a former generation en- joyed. The steamboat, ride used to be considered the height of luxury in travel Romatlces without num- Der were engendered by it. The stately vessels plying the sounds. bays and rivers seemed wonders of. the age. Men of character had conn- mand of them. The record of safety and schedule keeping maintained against 'harzafds of foG snow and storm was remarkable.
 It is not the fault of management that the lines no longer pay. The times have changed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
A Book a Day
Here's a Vivid Study of Forest Folk"
BY BRUCE CAPTION

Wendell and Lucie Chapman have the right idea. They decided some years ago that when they reached their middle thirties they would re- tire, with whatever stake" they had managed to anass, and devote themselves to living instead of to making 8 living. They would re- lease themselves from the bread and-butter world and do the things they liked best to do.
 The result of all this has been some highly interesting books, the most recent of which is Wilder ness w and e,rer s" (Scribners: $3.75). In 1t MT. and Mrs. Chap man tell how they spent upward of 8 year camping and tramping in Yellowstone and Glacier Parks and the country nearby, studying wild animals, taking pictures of them, and getting "close to na- ture" in 8 way the rest of us can only dream about.
 . Tn this book you meet all man. ner of animals--beavers, bears, elk, mountain sheep, antelope. ground squirrels, pine martens. and so on. You meet them with their hair down, as it were, and see them displaying their sur- prisingly human traits. (By the way: isn't there something high- ly4A mplimentary to our race in the way in which we all anil mals human" as soon as we see them displaying such traits as greed, duplicity, and jealousy?)
 The Chapmans are intelligent c0nservationists. They plead for a saner handling of our dwindling wilderness resources, for a pro- gram that will preserve the wil- derness as wilderness and not as roadside zoo; and their whole book is an eloquent argument for such q course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, T witnessed the stars falling; say, "saw the
 stars falling"

A. The harp was once a national instrument of northern Scotland and Scott wanted to revive the spirit of the old Scottish minstrels. The witch-elm is symbol of good luck; divining rods were made from 1t.
 c. Why are the colors red and green used for traffic lights?
 A. In testing the visibility range of various colored lights, red was found to be the most easily recog- nized color, and green was next.
 @. Did the United States receive any repara tiolis from Germany?
 A. The United States was not 8 signatory to either the Dawes plan or the Young plan and did not claim and has not received any repara- tion payments from Germany. The amounts which the United States has received from Germany are on account of the costs of the Ameri- can Army of Occupation and the awards of the U. S.-German mixed claims commission.
 @. What is the motto of the United States Chamber of Com merce?
 A. If 1t is not in the interest of the public. it is not in the interest of business"
 Q. Who invented rocking chairs?
 A. The invention is attributed to Benjamin Franklin about 1760. Rock ing chairs are distinctly American and are seldom found abroad.
 e. Are there fish in the Salton Sea, California?
 A. The sea is a collection of waste water in the bottom of a de- pression below. sea level. Due to evaporation the water Is becoming more and more salty, but near the inlet it is relatively sweet, and fish from the Colorado river have come down as far as the like.
 If you want g copy of our book let on Weight Control'. write The Waterbury Democrats Wash. ingt0n Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington. D. c. Enclose 4 cents in postage.
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Selected Poem
WILLOWS (Mnuitnr>

(Monitor) (Anila Laurie Cushing in sne Christian Science There was no single hour when could say: Now the willows have come to lfe,-no day When they crossed line dividing brown from
 green; Only time when, looking up between The thin down. trailing branches could see A glint of yellow. Brown grew then to be Faintly golden, pale against the blue. Now a tinge of green is scattered through The gold If look closely, 1t is gone; But greenness Is mist-like, feathery, upon The branches. And know that 1t is there By the way they blow more slowly on the air, Having taken on a curved and winged grace Sharp twigs no longer whip against my face; Now the touch of the willows myriad fingers Is soft with greenness, now 1t trails and fingers And catches my garment moment. The tendrils
 cling, Then blow away again, astir with spring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

Hartford is remaining steadfast in it's plan to withhold from its old age assist ance tax payments to the state an amount equivalent to that which the State Edu- cation Department is withholding from the city in school grants. The amount to be deducted by the city is $71, ,437.5O, which is what the city ordinarily would receive for school enumeration. And the city has taken first blood in this battle. The superior court recently upheld the city's appointment of Michael D. Fox as vice-principal in school, which is the bone of contention from the State Edu- cation Departments standpoint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
PhilateHc Nezgs
Local Stamp Enthusiasts Attend Aetna Jamboree in Hartford Battle Over Stars on Lees Collar Stirs Ur Fuss-No Indian Stamps in Prospect.
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federate Army. He was 3 colonel in the cavalry in the regular army, which post he relinquished tOsfake command of the Army of Virginia as general!
 From Washington also comes the news that Senator Ryan Duffy has introduced a bill in the U. S. senate which would permit the philatelc journals, books and al-, bums the use Of illustrations of, United States stamps. The senator is an ardent philatelist, SO the re- port goes, and it is his hope that the stringent regulations which long have iIritated philatelists will soon be revised.
 It has been expected that such a bill would be introduced for some time and 1t is further known that the president, also an ardent collector, has been in favor of more lenient legislation in this re- spect. The matter has been fre- quently debated ever since the time the government announced that it would break down its rules by printing 8 descriptive booklet on United States stamps with H. lustrations of all issues.
 It has also been reported in con- nection with the booklet that it will be ready for release some time during the next few weeks. It was originally supposed to have been ready for use on or about the middle of January.
 To, the poor Indian. or Poor L0, the Indian, will not be hon. ored, at least in the near future, by having his profile, front view or head feathers printed on any more U. s. postage stamps for 8 while, Representations have been made in several quarters recent ly i'm regard to the prospect of having the first Americans ap- pear on stamps but these sOlici- tations brought forth from the postal officials the announcement that Los" portrait has appeared no less than sixteen times on stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
Test Your Knowledge
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Who wrote Measure for Meas ure?"
 ?. Tn which state Is Death Val ley?
 3. In law, what is 8 jointure?
 4. Name the founder of the Smithsonian Institution.
 5. How is draught pronounced?
 6. Of which country is the Ira the unit of coinage?
 2. Who was Penina Noise?
 8. What is guidon?
 9. Which state is nicknamed Green Mountain State?"
 10. What role did Sir Guy atand- ing play in Hives of . Bengal Iian-
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A Thought for Today

When thou shalt VOW . VOW unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require 1t of thee; md it would be sin in thee-DeuterOnOmy 23:2L
 
 Make no VOWS to perform this or that; 1t shows no great strength, and makes thee ride behind thyself.-Fuller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

Another 7O-year old heard from, Tos- canini is coming to America for three years radio contract and after that he'll probably start Hollywood career
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
WASHINGTON. Apffi 3.

WASHINGTON, April 3. - Although he lives in a Park Avenue duplex apartment commues to Long Island in the summer in his two yachts "Zowie" and "Froic IT," and belongs to 19 sWanky clubs scattered from Detroit to Palm Beach Walter Percy Chrysler is rela
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
R pREW PEARSON

Ediors Nes The Bra ng good for one free ride on The Chys Cher Corporation director of numerous doinant the automobile indus to those who ride The Merry without their 1ense of humer1 U
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

About that national debt, maybe MT. Farley could pay it off with postage stsmps if he worked the new issues little harder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

There's general uptrend in wages now, including the wages of sin.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
Better Lease Contracts
Urged In Rehabilitation
Ivy W. Day, Supervisor for Vance County, Outlines
Plans for New Relations Between Landowner and
Tenants Longe Rent Periods

to only small percentage of ten
ants desiring farms of their own. The
Rural Rehabilitation supervised loar
(Which do not include money for land
purchase) will continue as the major
activity of the FSA. Therefore the
second road to security of tenure must
be emphasized, namely, better leases,
improved relationship between land
lord and tenant. The problem resolves
itself into one Of developing leas-
ing contract which will give the ten
ant more interest in cooperating with
the owner in making improvements
for their mutual advantage" Il
Mr.. Day stated that his agency IL
working hand in hand with the Elk
tension Service, Agricultural colleges
and other agencies which have been
stressing the need for better leases in
an educational way but that FSA
finds it necessary to meet the pro-
blem in a practical way and because
of the fact that his agency's loan and
farm management system is designed
to work in the interest of both land
lord and tenant, it is believed that q
practical incentive for Isetter leases
has been found and that in time, with
the continued cooperation, of the
above named educational agencies,
this common incentive for 1.-THE bet
ter leases will be generally recognized.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
BETTER QUARTERS
FOR STOCK URGED
Livestock and Poultry Well Housed
Will Reduce Feed Bill on
Most Farms

Marshall, Nov. Uncomfortable
quarters that protect livestock and
poultry from cold weather will save
big part of the feed bill this winter.
When animals are exposed to ex-
IRENE cold, they have to Baltimore to
keep warm, explained George WINNIE
er, county farm agent of the StateGol-
lege extension service.
More than that, he said, cattle and
hens that spend much of their energy
trying to keep warm cannot produce
near as much milk or eggs as it they
were housed comfortably.
Lice on animals or birds also. cuts
down their efficiency, Miller went on,
to say nothing of the ragged appear
ance of lice infested creatures.
Miller pointed out that as soon as
possible in the fall, farmers should
inspect their buildings and make re-
pairs wherever needed to provide ade-
quate protection against drafts, rain.
snow, and sleet this winter.
For lice infested cattle, Miller re-
commended that an ounce of sodium
fluoride be put in a gallon of water.
Then dip a rag in this solution and
rub the animals down well with it.
Although this solution is poisonous
to drink, he said, it will not injure
cattle when applied externally.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11

The Farm Security Administration
of the United States Department of
Agriculture will stress better leasing
arrangements between landlord and
tenants in the interest of both parties
to the contract and as an aid to the
success of it's program, Ivey w. Day,
county rural rehabilitation supervisor
for the FSA announced from his Of
flee here today.
According to Mr.. Day, the need for
better lease contracts, including such
provisions as longer rental periods, Sc
curity to the landlord for{the protec-
ton of his property and Security to
the tenant for reimbursement for i'm
provements made by him, has been
brought convincingly to the attention
of supervisors during the past two
years in connection with their pro-
gram to help financially handicapped
farmers and tenants to get on their
feet again by means of Rehabilitation
supervised loans, work which since
Resettlement's recent liquidation is
being carried on by supervisors I'M
der the newly established Farm Sc
curity Administration. A large per-
centage of farmers needing these Re-
Mobilization loans are tenants, he said,
and it has been found easier. to work
out a sound farm plan for families
who have satisfactory leasing con-
tracts.
In many cases the applicant for
these loans needs credit not only for
livestock and equipment = articles
which can be-, taken with him if he
is required to move-but also for soil
Improvement items, such as lime and
seed for permanent pasture, the re-
turns from which the tenant will not
be able to realize in dollars and cents
the first year and which he cannot
take, away with him when he moves.
|. Reha ilitation supervised loans are
rcpayable over a period of from one
! to five years, the longer period being
provided to give the borrower more
time in which to pay for these items
which are expected to produce results
over a. period of years. Where such
applicant is a tenant, satisfactory
leasing arrangement makes it easier,
other qualifications and conditions be-
| ing favorable, to work out practical
farm plan with suitable crop rotation
and to extend. the loan over the lon
ger period In many cases, it has been
| found impossible to work out a suit
| able farm. plan or to approve loan
\ until a satisfactory lease has beer
| secured.
Now that the Farm Security AID
ministration has been set up, to tackle
the farm tenancy problem, security
of farm tenure, whether by tenants OF
owners, has been recognized as tho
| real goal, Mr.. Day said.
/ "One road to security of tenure il
i.y ownership, but appropriations, fol
| the present at least, are SO limited
that loans to buy farms. can be mad;
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
SMALL YIELD WILL
BOOST INCOME HIGH
Study of 136 Farms in Wilson county
Shows Effect of Intensive
Production

College Station, Raleigh, Nov. Ii
small increase in crop yields can
make a big difference in farm in
come, said r. E. L. Greene, assistant
agricultural economist at the North
Carolina Experiment Station.
In a study of 1876 farms in Wilson
county, he said, it was found that on
farms where crop yields were Is per
cent above average, income was 81
per cent above the average.
And on farms where yields were
Is per cent below the average, income
was u per cent below the average, he
continued.
This meant difference of 1882 a
wear between the average labor in
comes of the farmers with the higher
Yields and those with the lower yields.
Greene attributed the big difference
to the fact that crop production costs
tend to remain about the same, and
for a reasonable increase in yield,
costs do not increase near as much
as the extra products are worth.
The first step in getting high yields,
he went on, is to buy or rent good
land. It's cheaper to buy fertility in
the land than in 200-pound bag.
Improve drainage where needed,
check erosion and conserve the soil
when necessary, he continued, and
plant only the better varieties OF seed.
Maintain and increase the organic
content of the soil through crop rota-
lions and application of manure. APP
ply fertilizer suited to the needs OF
the crop and Of the soil.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11

first five months Of 1897 than for
the same period in 1885, Illinois pass
ed bill in the spring requiring COM
pulsory health examinations for all
couples applying for marriage license
which went into effect July /, 1887
Michigan has a similar law that goes
into effect October 20, 1887, and New
Hampshireis law becomes effective
October l, 1888. New Jersey is prepar-
ing a bill patterned after the Con-
necticut law to lie introduced in the
1888 New Jersey legislature.
Will Sponsor Law.
North Carolina also will sponsor
a marriage license law at the next
session of the General Assembly, ac-
cording to DR.. Carl V. Reynolds, Sec
rotary of the State Board of Health
and State health officer. He says
a marriage law is part of the State
program to control venereal disease,
and that he will press the passage of
the bill when the Legislature meets
in 1899.
GAS evidence that such a law is
needed, witness the number of cases
of syphilis that are being reported
daily to the State Board of Health
an average of 33 day, 1000 a month,
or 10000 a year. A fair estimate
places the number of syphilitics in
North Carolina at 100000. Without re-
| strictions for preventing the spread
| of the disease and proper means OF
treatment for those infected, this will
mean that we will continue to have
100 new cases of infection every day
and the birth of ten newborn sy
| philitic babies every day."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
LONG STAPLE COTTON is
$40 INCREASE AN ACRE

Winton, Nov. 11.-Long staple cot
ton planted this year by wv. Parker,
OF Ahoskie, in HEREFORD colunty, in
comparison with a local variety of
short staple paid a premium of $20,50
an acre in favor of the long staple
variety, reports County Agen j. Cor
don Blake. Not only did the long
staple cotton produce 400 more pounds
of seed cotton, but it also made a
500 pound yale of lint from 200 pounds
less Of seed cotton. In addition to
the increase in yield Mr.. Parker will
get about one cent a pound more for
the long staple and will still have the
seed for sale, says Blake. = s<.s 80