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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
REGINA LEONARD SCHOOL TO OPEN
City's Largest Dancing Studio Enrolling Pupils
 for Coming Season

Waterbury's largest dancing stu dio. that of Miss Regina Leonard will open shortly for the annual fall term, 1t was announced today
 Courses this year will consist oi classes in tap, toe, interpretive, mu- sical comedy, classical and ballroom dancing and 1t is expected regis tration will warrent an excellent year. As was the case last year two shows will be given again, this giving each pupil chance at two public appearances.
 Miss Leonard explained today that since the origin of the human race the dance has been one o1 the most important mediums of eX- pregsion for the individual. Since the beginning of organized society the dance has assumed most im- portant place on the social calendar The idea of learning how to dance anG the mode of the day Is also considered essential from the view point of complete education.
 It is also beneficial from the standpoint of health for the prac- tice affords excellent and not too vigorous exercises. It Is 8 means of combining exercise and pleasure, and also tends to develop grace and poise in the individual. The Regina Leonard studios are located at "a East Main street in the Hayes build- ing,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

Although State Department of Health statistics reveal that more cases of infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis have been reported in Connecticut up to the present date this year than were reported throughout tlae whole year of 1936, past experience has showed that the peak of incidence of the disease nor- mally occurs in August or Septem- Der, 50 1t is probable that the 1887 peak has been reached, the depart rnent stated in its weekly bulletin today. Moreover, the department said, it is not expected that the total cases for the year will reach an unusual figure.
 % Cases!
 Twenty-two cases were reported between September and 13g this year as compared with only three for the whole month year ago and with 16 for the whole year 1886. Pre- viously this year, 24 cases had been reported. Connecticut, however, is not alone in poliomyelitis preva- lence at the present time, for the U. s. Public Health Service for the first 34 weeks of the year had re- ports of 4,05S cases from AZ states and the District of Columbia as compared with ISIS for the corre- spending period last year. For the week ending September 1, the ser- vice had reports of 589 cases against 183 in that, week of 1886.
 The age distribution of cases in Connecticut since 1921 show more than 70 per cent of them occurring in children under ten years of age, and that the older a person gets, the less likely he Is to have infantile pa- ralysis.
 Residual paralysis of more or less severity resulting from the disease is one of the deplorable features of 1t, although not all cases reach the paralytic stage and many who have symptoms of paralysis fully re- cover. For the few that require special after care, both state and federal funds are now available and excellent rehabilitation work is be- ing carried out by various agencies,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

John T. Flynn imp rtant or pressing subject than taxes. The administration, therefore, well might be ready with some comprehensive proposals and tax bill that IS not written in ridiculous haste.
 First of all we have got to make up our minds that we must raise the money to pay our bills by taxes and not by half taxes and borrowing. It is to be hoped that a first class, mans sized rebellion in con- gress against further government borrowing will mark the new year. What we spend is matter to be settled with a full understanding of all the vast social obligations of the government. But what we spend we should raise by taxes and make an end of the dangerous but easy policy of borrowiwng at the banks policy which has loaded Us with a debt of 37 billions.
 ABOLITION OF HIDDEN
 TAXES RECOMMENDED
 In the next place the federal gov- ernment should put an end to all hidden taxes. This would mean abolishing existing liquor and to- bacco and cosmetic and other com- modity taxes.
 There may be certain com- modity taxes which are defensi- ble for social or administra- tive reasons. For instance some liquor taxes might be permitted to defray the cost of supervising liquor production and, perhaps, to pay part of the expenses which How from disorders attributable to liquor. But this would be a small sum beside the half a billion now collected.
 Gasoline taxes might be tolerated in 50 far as the sums collected are used for road-building and mainte- nance, but for no other purpose. There is no reason under heaven why a man should pay taxes for education or for relief or any other governmental purpose, merely be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
FOOD SHIPMENTS
 ARRIVING HERE

Wholesale grocers and dealers in Waterbury have reported no fur ther trouble in regard to receiving shipments of produce into Water bury from the Hartford area. Union representatives in Hartford also stat ed yesterday that no attempts were being made in the strike to effect any kind of food shortage.
 In the meantime the sentiment expressed in the Hartford district indicated that definite steps were being made towards a settlement of the strike which involves more than 1000 drivers. Since the beginning of the difficulty a vast amount of unshipped freight has lain in depots in the Hartford area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
Income Tax Big Enough to Pay All Bills, |HiddenLevyR RepealS Are Urgedby Flynn
REFORMS WOULD
 CURB SPENDING

Thus, instead of easing $48 out of man becauSe he smokes cigar cites and drinks couple of glasses of beer a day, the $4S would be levied against his income and paid by him directly to a government agent and not to a tavern-keeper, cigar, grocery or department store.
 Senator LaFollette has for sev- eral years at every session demand ed the end of these hidden taxes and resort to an open, visible in- come tax on every citizen, no matter how small his income. This should beadopted. And along with this should go a reduction in the ex- emptions.
 EXEMPT BONDS AND INCOMES DEPLORED
 Next, steps should be taken at once to bring to an end the vicious system of tax-exempt bonds. Bil- lions of dollars of property each year thus escape taxes.
 Along with this should go imme- diate steps to extend to all public officials the same tax rates that other citizens pay. a,E. A ..
 There are many reforms needed in our corporation taxes; in our in- herltance and excess profits taxes. But these we need not bother about here. The one great point am trying to bring out is. that, in our effort to run away from taxes, to escape facing taxes squarely, we have run into two terrible fiscal evils-government borrowing and hidden taxes. The great need of the time is an abandonment oflboth.
 When the citizen sees what. he is spending and knows what he is spending 1t for he will be more scrutinizing of government spend- ing policies. This is needed now as never before as first one group and then another march to Wash ingto11 demanding government sub sides. The people who pay the subsidies must be made conscious of the fact that they are paying them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
JUNIOR SOCIETY
 ORGANIZES HERE

Junior members of the parish of SS. Peter and Paul church met last night at the church and organized 8 junior Holy Name society. Oficers elected are: President, Ralph Shove: vice-president, James Corrigan; secretary, Donald Leary; treasurer. Sterling Peck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

and business taxes, taxpayers and industries move to other states. But the federal government is subject to no such handicaps.
 However where, for any reason; commodity taxes are imposed, they should be imposed at the retail out let and collected separately and not included in the purchase price, so that the taxpayer knows precisely what he is paying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
EXEMPT BONDS
 CUT REVENUE

What must be done to put government finances in America on realistic basis? In this last of three articles dis cussing ALL ABOUT TAXES, John T. Flynn, noted author economist, outlines for consider atIon of The Waterbury Demo- crat readers a program of tax revision that would make every one tax conscious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
By WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service Stan Correspondent

Washington Sept. 14-Many people will remember that the entire railroad system of the country became public business during period of the World war, and that the government within of taking it per- nanent basis when the war over
 But not so many will remember that the government that time transportation system of its which s operating controversy country
 Waterways Corporation famiary the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
was issued and sold to the treas- ury, which holds 1t.

was ASSueu anu SUhU WO tnG tEe6S- ury, which holds 1t.
 An additional $3,00O,O00 has been appropriated to buy more stock, and this has been available since 1882. But, reports Gen. T. Q. Ashburn, the very able head of the Federal Barge Line, it is apparent that the corporation will never need It." and he recom- mends that 1t be turned back to the general funds of the treasury.
 
 Say Competition Unfair
 Proposals are now being made to extend the barge line service to the Savannah and Columbia rivers, which General Ashburn believes can be done without costing the taxpayers another cent, by financing the extension from the reserve funds of the cor poration.
 All this is, of course, highly dis pleasing to the railroads, who are being helped by various other federal agencies at the same time this federal agency is clipping their potential revenues. 'Tt has cost the taxpayer $46,OOO, ,0OO," the Association of Railway Executives complained a few years ago, StresSing the fact that the barge line, free of heavy taxes and bur- densome regulations, is Q most unfair competitor of hard pressed railroads. ...
 But on the other hand, in the current report of the IWC, a sav- ing of $2,050,800 to the public is claimed for 1885 as "the difference between charges paid on traffic routed via the barge lines and what the charges would have been if the traffic had moved by rail. Such savings have been more than $26,000,000 since 1924, the barge people claim. The current report claims consolidated net profit of $539,552.47 for 1886, in a sea- son plagued by floods and drouths and is cited as "indisputable proof of the success of water transpor- tation."
 It's Just One Item
 In this case, as in most of the others where the government is functioning in the business field," 1t is perfectly useless to try to de- termine whether the enterprise Is standing on its own legs" or not, as government ownership people and private enterprise people use two different languages, let alone two sets of bookkeeping.
 For instance, the railroads al- ways want to charge up to the barge line all the costs of river improvement. General Ashburn asks: "to what would those costs be assessed if there be no water transportation?"
 Here, then, regardless of worth or right or wrong exerting a definite effect on labor and trans port on the rivers, on shipping costs, and on railroad competitors rates, is a huge transportation sys- tenn run by the government. And that is just one item.
 NEXT: A publisher who sold 10,000,000 copies of his publica- tions last year and has one best seller that has sold more than 100000. Who Is he? Your own
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
BY JOHN T. FLYNN

(Copyright, 1897, NEA Service, Incl
 New York, Sept 15-There are direct ways to eliminate most of the injustices and to correct the general evils of our present tax system.
 So far as the state and local taxes are concerned, the job belongs to 50 great a number of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
FIRE-sPoTTING RECORD

Yreka, (UP)-Spotting a fire which only burned for three min utes and which was IA miles away Is the record recently hung up by Lloyd Darley, lookout at the Orr Mountain Lookout in the Goosenest area, east of here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
EARLY TRAINING

Lorain, o. (UP)-The son of Mir and Mrs. Peter Reber probably never will be girl-shy. Soon after birth the infant Reber was placed In c hospital nursery crib among six girls-the only boy In the nurs- cry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

taxing authori- ties and t h e problem is so various tha t there is no use trying to discuss 1t here. But the federal govern ment would be able to do some- thing about 1t without delay.
 When congress a s s e m b les, 1t could have be- fore 1t no more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

much. .. Plenty of sIeep. Never allow yourself to become annoyed. ... Set daily schedule and keep it. ... Get . lot of sunlight. Drink e much milk as will agree with you. Obey your doctor, consult him cfcn. :. Don't 0verdO."
 }. A physician who spsciaIisss h the study and care of the easS.>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
ALUMNI ARE FAITHFUL

Manawa, Wis. (UP)-The Little Wolf High School Alumni Associa- ton has not missed a yearly meet ing since 1t was founded in 1891, Miss Jennie Lindsay, Manawa, has attended every meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

cause he owns an automobile or runs one in connection with his business. [.
 INCOME TAX TO COVER
 ALL LEvIEs ADVOCATED
 There is some excuse for states and localities resorting to commod- ity and sales taxes because their sources of taxes are limited. States soon find that if they use income
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

Federal Barge Lines. Last year 1t operated water transportation lines on the Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, and Warrior River sys- tems. It operates the barges and terminals, and even runs rail- road connecting the Warrior River system with the Birmingham steel district.
 U. S. Went Into Business
 Ever since the government was first established, 1t has poured millions of dollars into widening, deepening, and keeping open the rivers for transport. Nobody ever objected to this except an occa- sional taxpayer, but 1t was not un- til 1918 that the logical step was taken. The way to see to it that some good came out of the mil- lions spent in building waterways was to operate boats on them, and so the government went into the internal waterway shipping busi- ness.
 The corporation was formed,
 and Congress directed the War
 Department to carry on this ship
 ping enterprise "ln the same man.
 ner, and to the same extent, aS if
 such transportation facilities were
 privately owned and operated"
 Stock to the amount of $12,0Oo,O00
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
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Leipzig, (UP)-A cellophane thread so thing that IS Ia miles of its weight only 8 pound is one of the improved artificial textiles to be exhibited ct the Autumn Fair just opened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-26

Government, national and inter.
national, will receive special con-
sideration at the hands Of the
department Of politics Of the
Catholic University during the
coming academic year, it was an
nounced today by Professor
Wright, head Of the department.
THE Relationship Of the Chief
Executive to the Legislature" is
the topic chosen by DR.. Guenther
for his graduate class in Amer.
lean Government.
The democracieS and the die
tatorshipS Of Europe will be treated
in two semester graduate courses
by DR.. Meng. Great Britain will
occupy the first half Of the AGA
demic year; italy, Germany. the
Soviet Union and government in
the Baltic states will occupy the
second half.
A new course for graduate stu.
dents in international organize.
ton disputes, the functioning of
the League Of Nations, the consti.
tuition Of the Permanent Court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-26

ADDS MEMBERS

In the Georgetown University
School of Medicine, new faculty ap.
pointments include DR.. Philip Lit
vim, Of 3413 Fourteenth St., who
will become an instructor in
neurology; DR.. Bartholomew W.
Hogan, of 1900 Connecticut Ave-,
an associate professor Of psy.
chiatry, and DR.. James r. Cullen,
Of st. Francis Hospital, Hartford.
Conn. DR.. Cullen has been made
a Fellow in the Department Of
Pathology.
DR.. Vincent j. Dardinski, pro.
lessor and director of the Depart
ment of Anatomy in the Medical
School, takes up duties this week
as full time pathologiSt at George
town University Hospital. He will
reorganize the laboratories and
the daily attendance of a full time
pathologist will be a great aid to
the hospital and medical students
attending its clinics.
Four Fellows in medicine also
have been added to the hospital
staff and will work for a year with
DR.. Wallace M. Yater, director Of
the Department Of Medicine, be-
sides helping resident physicians.
They are DR.. Walter F. Berberich.
DR.. Clarence j. Kelley, DR.. Thomas
]. Ready and DR.. j. Lawn Thomp'
son, jr. DR.. Thompson was gradu-
ated from George Washington
University, the others b e i n g
Georgetown graduates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-26
M. l. !.
LGlU Institute Is Set
For NeW Year

The Metropolitan Law Institute
begins its second year on Septem-
Der 20. It SpecializeS in two of
the most important subjects neces-
Sary for SucceSS-BuSineSS Law
and Public Speaking.
Washington has a number Of
excellent law schools preparing
students for the bar-but the M.
L. I. is the only professional
Business Law School" in the city
offering a variety Of legal subjects
dealing with business relations
complete in eight months.
These practical courses appeal
to real estate and insurance men,
accountants, secretaries. and gov
eminent employees who realize the
necessity of thorough knowledge
of business law and who have no
intention Of practicing law.
DR.. Herbert o. Eby, director Of
the institute, is a graduate of
Maryland and Georgetown Uni
versities and a member Of the
District Of Columbia Bar.