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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

representative at Washington just prior to the close of Congress in an effort to have Waterbury In line, when and If dis trlbution of funds among cities and towns for housing projects is made,
 : MT. Harris sees Q situation in this city far worse than any of us had ever con. ceived 1t before. He voiced various fig ures to prove his contention and he turned the public eye on sections that he regards as clearly in the "slum" cate gory. He also levels a critical finger at the city for its scant attention to the poorer-housed families while devoting time, energy, and money to construction of costly edifices of a public or serni- public nature. We don't know If they should come under the ban, but at least they lend argument to his contention.
 Attention should be paid to this state ment of MT. Harris: "ThiS Is not . politi. cal question. It Is a social problem that must be solved. It is humanitarian movement. For those who see everything In terms of dollars and cents, 1t is good economics :" We don't think that Waterburians in general would be in' clined to turn their backs on slun1.clear. ance movements and housing projects, On the contrary we believe that the city would cooperate whole-heartedly in put ting them across, IF they were shown what to do and how to do 1t,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

There has been some discussion in the
 city of a picture which appeared Monday
 night in the Waterbury Democrat. It
 was on Page F of that issue and was captioned - Paris Says It Without Wfne", Underneath the picture was the following "No ceremonial greetings were offered John Roosevelt, the Pres identS youngest son, on his arrival in Paris from Cannes, where, 1t Is reported, he threw champagne in the mayors face.
 John Is pictured leaving the restaurant, Le Cabaret. "What draws ones attention to the picture is the almost grotest- queness of the figure. While John Roose- welt Is very tall young man, the conclu. sion you get from the picture is that he Is giant, seven or eight feet tall This illusion can be produced with a camera, Intentionally or unintentionally. It's usually the latter when an amateur is manipulating the camera. When a pro- fessional Is the operator, as in this in- stance, one Is apt to have some doubts about hls intentions. If the photograph CT wanted to show his subject In an un- complimentary or ungainly pose, he cer- tainly succeeded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
A Book a Day
WPA Workers Build Most Unusual Book

With the object of conserving the skill of workers during Q de-. pression, the government two years ago set up art projects under the WPA in every state. And most of the work will shortly see fruition in the vast project of the National Guides. 4 But some of this work is even more neritorious and so has been gathered together in 6 wel-bal- anced, unusual sort of collection labeled American stuH" tViking Press: $2). Here are stories, es- says, poems, drawings and Mtho- graphs by 80 writers and 16 art- ists of te WPA. Some of the names are more or less well known, while some contributors have never had anything pub- lished before. Most of them are young people, but 6 few have had long careers, Ee
 So you plunge Into this anthol- ogy with tempered anticipation. But the plunge Is worth your while. This is the American scene to the life. The men and women who wrote 1t have har- bored no illusions. They've set their stories and their poems and their sketches against the back drop of the roadside ditch, the stricken tenement and shack, the farm and the relief station.
 Quite often the style is crude, the technique inexpert. But withal these works ring out sincerity and after all there is no great urge to classical accomplishment at a top security wage of $l03.60 a month. This was the WPA scale, paid to hold lifeand body and creative abil- ity together until better times should evolve.
 And certainly there is creative ability in such rtories as ''Martha's Vacation" by Vardls Fisher of vacation" by Vardis Fisher of Ririe, Idaho. and "The Strange Night of Mfr. McWebb," by Donald Thompson of New York. One finishes American Stun" well convinced that 1t was a pretty good Idea to help these artists go on producing in the darkest days of our national unemployment = P. c. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

If we were in the Orient at this time, as an American citizen we would evacuate as quickly as possible. We would also urge all other Americans or members of nationalities other than those of the warning nations to accom- pany us on our homeward trek. It Is the sensible thing to do at this time. Even though China and Japan have shown Q willingness to apologize and even make financial redress for Injury to person and property, there Is no good reason for Americans endangering not only then1- selves but also the lives of many more at home by remaining in war zones. Get out and let the war take its course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

and cry. Now scores of idlosyncra- sies are classed as allergic and traced to such widely separated agencies as Holsters and feathers, pollen and silk, to the lief of ten million sen. sitives.
 The man who pushes c dish Of cat-meal away from him or must bathe only in tepid water Is no long, or just an unobjectionable eccentric. Medicine turns on understanding eye upon him, recognizes him aS an allergic and proceeds to make life pleaSanter for him with the aid of one of Q hundred different serunis, made from pollen and other allergic agents. Nose sprays and empiri- cism have given way to science, with success recorded In about half tho cases. Inocuiation takes the place of recommending . facetious bur- iai under eight feet of gravel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

The battle on New England's flood con- trol program Is just beginning to take shape. Shortly, so we read, we are to be told here in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire just what type of flood control we are to get, If we don't like 1t, then there'll be no federal funds. And If the states try to build their own flood control reservoirs, Uncle Sam will step in and call 1t unconstitu. tional or something else. Pleasant pre- dicament, eh, What2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

ton between the air particles, and the fans motor also gets hot and slightly increases the heat, of the air. But evaporation of moisture and dissipation of heat energy of . body Is hastened by air blowing on 1t, and SO c person feels cooler in, q cur- rent of cir that Is set in motion by fan, because the moving air ab- sorbs heat and moisture as it passes over the body. '" " SN' c. What are the limitations on the Presidents allowance of S2S 900 year for travel and entertain. ment2 ., ,t,,
 A. The allowance can be exper,d. cd upon the. Presidents voucher for travel by himself and members os his staff; and In all entertainments that he designates as official. such aS state receptions and dinners: en. tertalnmei1t of foreign dignatarieS, eic. President Coolidge is said. to have included his breakfast parties 70 groups of Senator's and Con- gressmen as official entertainments.
 If you want . copy Of our book
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
In Today's Mail
 Anonymous letters win not be accepted unless accom- panied with writer's name.
WHOSE PROBLEM IS THIS OI PREVENTING SOIL
 EROSION

Editor, Democrat:
 Several centuries B. c. Mesopo- tamia supported . population over half a million, but 800 years later only 5000 could survive. / Due to waste of her natural rec sources and soil erosion her people were forced to go elsewhere.
 During the past 100 years in our country we have wasted more Of our natural resources than we have utils ized. Within the past { years we have for the first time made any ats tempt to salvage or restore our na- tural heritage. This expense has ell- hanced our material wealth much t1 excess of all costs incurred.
 When 4-billions was reverted 10 this restoration. giving employment to millions of Idle workers. Die bus- iness couldn't see anything but the budget. Who is responsible for idle- ness and a third eiass diet for One- third Of our populationf Who can and ahould solve this problem government or hig businens9
 P. M. KfREgKhpAgL,
 Dayton, ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Answers To Questions
By Frederick N. iSerbs

e. In what motion pictures have william Powell and Myrna L,oy ap. peared together? a.,
 A: "Ma n hattan Melodrama,' "The Thin Man., Evelyn Prentice" "Thc Great ziegfeld" and .'tAfteI the Thin Man." "t.ra'
 e. What is the proper way to eat corn on the cob?
 A. Hold the cob by the ends with the fingers of both hands, unless corn forks are provided to hold them by.
 e. If an electric fan operates In . closed hot room, doesn't 1t just stir up the hot air9 How can that make Q person feel cooler9
 A. Generally the temperature Is increased slightly by setting the air in rapid motion, on account of frlc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
iMerry.C .Co-RoIund

Local ylogislatorS in. the Virgin Islands, trying to boost tourist trade, want congress tc allow svisl. tors to bring $i00 worth of liquor into the United Staes from the islands duty free !. The Cuban government has hired Nelson J. Riley, washington llewsEnan, to explain Colonal Batista'e '.'Three- Year Plan to the American pee pie .. The Department Of Jus- tice Is still hotsfoot after viola. tors of the prohibition laws The Division of Taxes and Penalties has just rounded up an outfit that re-distilled grain Alcohol for bcv- craze use .. Reports reach. ing the Department of Commerce from Italy indicate that mama, heaven-sent food of Biblical nar- rative, Is being carried by nner- chants In ''over.siSeable stocks" which are "tending to depress the market" A@ Copyright, 1887. by United
 . N Feature Synlcate ,ITc.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Hay Fever L Here :. Better Remedies Today Than Those Recom- mended Years Ago by Oliver
 Wendell Holmes.
NEW YORK TIMES

When Oliver Wendell Holmes wa! asked how hay fever could Do curet he replied, Gravel is an effeetua remedy; it should be taken eight feel deep" There are better recipes now though 1t is Idle to pretend that ar affliotion which makes life miserable for ct least 100000 ct this season Of the year has been vanquished For . blessed hour or two Q sneozer cougher and weeper may ind relief In an air-conditionsd motion. picture theater or restaurant Or Q living room may be sealed and one or hail Q dozen air-sllters lltted to the win dowS. But who would spend tht days of his misery contemplatlnl IIollywoodS interpretation of life ruining his digestion. or inhecting prison sentence on himself, thougf home Is the jaii2 The one imme' diatcly effective remedy is ignonin- ious flight to the pollen.free noun tain and sea. g,
 There are patients enough in hos. pitelS who boast of their ulcers aie pride themselves on the major op' orations to which their lives. ane lights have been subjected. Dul there Is no disease like hay fever te breed conversation and make pa Sl' ologic brothers of men, Victini gather on porchss to discuss symp' toms and cures and to utter rnAle' dictions on the ragweed pollen There are even hay fever societies here and abroad. When "The Last Rose of Summer" is sung their mem. beEs cheer. To them the red trees of Autumn are the banners of sal' vation. ,. ,Ft.
 It was John Bostocl;, an English physician. who put hay fever on the medical map, and this because ht was afflicted himself. He set down his symptoms in such detail in leit that he became in Q sense the dis coverer of hay fever. To be sure nier had sneezed, coughed and wept IT the pollen season centuries and cen- turtles before him. But they hat also writhed with the pain of swol- len appendices and of arthritis ci died of typhoid without knowing exactly what 1t was that ailed them In . word, Bostock was Q scientist who described Lay fever so scientif. ically that thereafter any medicc could recognize it. Yet he was only e good medical reporter. He wrote a Summer catarrh" much as others wrote vaguely of "distefnpers" ol "humors." It was Q contemporary of his, inquiring John Eiliotson, whe traced the cause of his hay fever tc grass pollen. The first allergist wal he, though he did not know the word He discovered that dust of different kinds (dandruff and particles of rab. bits fur) made some people sneezt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Selected Poem
CALIFORNIA HAVING
Myrtle Sutherland in the Christian
 Science Monitor)

Myrtle Sutherland in the Christian
 Science Monitor) In the tawny stubble-held stands a ramshackle cook-wagon, on teeterin
 wheels,
 painted bright pink which the fog and the sun have made lovely. A ramshackle portico. of a sort, -.. is painted bright blue,-it too the fog and the sun have made lovely. From the ramshackle smoke-stack, askew debonair, s-.. floats busy wisp of smoke swirling oil, gray-blue into the bright air between the ive-oaks By it's sign
 know big dishes of red beans potatoes, platters of chops, plates of biscuit, are being prepared inside the pink walls. Men over the hill there somewhere, baling hay with the haleT, presently will come surging hungrily to the merry little cook-wagon, cordially ramshackle. with it's pink walls and blue portico. its teetering wheels. wearing It's snioke-stack askew and debonair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Better Housing

It was rather an impassioned plea that William M. Harris made before the Rotary club this week in behalf of a Waterbury Housing Authority MT. Har- ris, no doubt, feels that there has been too much criticism of the recent action of Mayor Frank Hayes in carrying this matter to Washington, so that this city night participate in funds available for iium clearance and low housing projects. fir. Harris. himself, was the mayors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY URGED

Amherst, Mas. .--Oandid camera hortieulturists are advocated hy Massachusetts State college experts who say little aFm-chair gaFdefa- Ing will aid e-1ateuT farmers. They urge the amateur gardener t0 keep e photosFaphie record og the sum. Haeg blooms for leisuKeIy winter peFn- cal. Pictures will help to prevent many miesakes, thsy Hay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

- ilg z.
 1. Name the most famous of Dante's works. 2 What are the regions sur- rounding the South Pole called9
 3. Name the largest of the anth- ropoid apes, that inhabit forest re- gions of West Africa.
 {. Who was Thomas Gray 2?
 5. Is q pair of twins two or four childten?- F''
 6. What is the introductory mu- sic of an opera called?
 2. What is the biblical name for Egypt? 8. Name the capital of Kentucky. 2: What great war occurred in 10. what does pomiform. mean?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
A Thought for Today

WhOsOever hateth his brother ls a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding In hlm-l John 3, lS.
 To live Is not to live for ones self alone; let us help one another.-Menander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
AS SECT. OF TREASURY
R sngw FRAns0M
la n0MMRR e AsE

WASHINGTON, September 2. -.- There is nothing imminent about it. but 1t would surprise of his close friends Henry Morgenthau resigned Secretary Of the Treasury. liss 3. .S M NY .s,ss~ {t 4.t.% ssA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never, say, "The main part of
 this machine sfe the rollers;
 say, 'ls the rOllers."t s',
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

By the time a modern nation gets rid of the old order, the new order is out of date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Current Comment

You can have no setback in a government when you have a great president who is upright Gov. Frank Murphy, Michigan.
 Truck drivers are the fFiendliest people of ali |. i. The rest Of the pe0. pie are 6 bunch of damned anohs-- Alfred A. Knoof, Jr. "mlseing' publishers son. after hitch.hikine trip.
 Relations between the United states and Japan have never been more cordial than they are today ELI Amau. Japaneue foreign offlce sp0keafnan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

A correspondent advises Americans to "learn some German words before going to Germany" Starting with "Gesund- heit" or "Heil, Hitler!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Test Y Q U '
 Knowledge 7

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn. Co last page for the answers. . f'ii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises s:lS a. m. (dayllght timel. Sun rises 0:Io .. m; sets T:2a ?. n. ldAy- light tinel. AN vehicles must bs lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02

Well, August went out with flourish. It was real nice weather yesterday, com parable to some of those June and early July days when all nature was just tuning up. Now she Is tuned up and ready to play her finale in the way of an autumn song. However, we are warned to watch for September, warmer than usual with no serious frosts before Octo- Der.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

Montana, the late Oliver W. Belden. But the catHemen and cowboys Of his
ue nn manc ramed TO lis support "Gve young Ayers a complimentary VOTE"
connttaJ -; sU ua I'M Iashed over tn country, and when the votes were
lin, 49, -. l lNmu nat MS H1ends regardless of politics, had "complmented'
Ill" IA nm I'M coveted place. and started him IN his career.
uuDe mehIonea zoo nat TIT successful candidate and his opponent
fraaMhG me "a. pest or friends all during this spur winning contest and their
10y Wanr- " each o"ner onunued unit Oliver Bedens death a short time
aag!o foun Ayers. served two terms Is county attorney, declining tt rn for tthe
hrd term, and devoted the mex fou years to he nract;ce ~ law =: ~ ~ III liz
w in which he vas very successful Ae"H
Then his party called on him ITO II for district i,dro ,,,,.,-
AM 10 was elected and reelected, serving in all IL year on tn bench M
hene engaging in private practice again. " "'
He ws a primary candidate for governor apainst Joh, Er;,h...
though he entered the campaign late lost mi t In old gororno- ~ a au ~
governor. Hill "e honHnaton Tor
In 1882 e al FOR congress in the second district, eastern Montana . st-ou.,,
republican district and led Scott Leavitt the republican, ncnmhen e. Msy
years. by . substantial majority, ~" Se'erA
m governor is very fortunate. in his family life. Mrs Avers uho ;s h..
II n EDano =. constituent was Miss Ellen Simpson, daughter of John Simnson
eniee cn.ndren. IN whom they take pardonabLe pride. The eldest, Mrs EIeano,,
t MaSa:sss. - = 3 auu ~ nw ana mas been closely associated with lei dis
unsushed father n the practice Of law, and a his private secretarv ~ uLS
she served her father in this capacity even when he vac in con~~a, emu su WINE "mut
been on the federal payroll. !" 'Asi@s la never
n6ozeman It lis graduation he stood second in his class, N was nrrsIent ~
IN semor class o hat year.. M !. Wilson, first Assistant smret.rv ~
culture auracte by n boys ability, took him to WASHINGTON with him ~
placed him in the agricultural department as trouble shootero in the n.,ians
TERMINATION o county agents. and in which trying place he scceedea en- NO
tht Rex Tugweu drafted him o important adnini,tratLs n~st ~ a.. 20
settlement administration. ps' l" me e
Don, the youngest Of the Ayers children r,duatea In. Tau ,.. A.
George Washington university At Washinxtsn, b. d. year - 'n
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
ADDED TAX LEVIED
ON CLARK ESTATE

Montana agencies which benefit
under the state inheritance a
laws will receive an additional
$780, 600 from the estate of Will
liam A. Clark Jr., deceased, as the
result Of a decision handed down
in district court at Butte by Judge
Frank l.. Riley.
The decision revolved aruond two
points, TIC relationship of George John
Pale. residuary legatee under the will.
to the former Montana millionaire
mining man, and the matter of de-
Quoting taxes paid the federal govern
ment to determine a net value OF the
estate.
Pale. the decision stated. is to be
treated as a stranger in blood to the
decedent and not as an adopted son
of Mr.. Clark" Executors and counsel
for Pale commended in a recent hearing
that Pale should be given the status
of an adopted son.
AS an adopted son Pale. under the
law, would have been entitled to GER
tain exemptions and a different rate
of tax, it was stated. His share of the
estate. a findings of fact states,
amounts to 81 ,704, 74e so, taxable in the
sum of 1881 ,518.88.
At the time of the hearing it was
testified that Mr.. Clark, accompanied
by Mr. Pale, had come to Montana for
CIle puIp VI COllSllllIilldCl1lS IL oooP-
ton. MI. Clark took i'll and went to
his summer home where he died very
suddenly within two days.
Also at the hearing it was contend
ed that the sum of $845 ,722.62 paid as
inheritance tax to the federal govern
ment should be deducted from the
gross value of the estate for tax pur-
poses in Montana. The court ruled no
deductions can be made.
BY stipulation between counsel INT
executors for the estate and the state
equalization board, the total value OF
the estate was placed at s5,754, 0o2 :02:
OF that amount $4,973 ,365.64, or 86.433
percent of the whole, is within the
state of Montana.
Shortly after the estate was admit
ted to probate it vas estimated that
inheritance taxes in Montana would
amount to $577 ,644.53. a sum deposited
with the county treasurer and later
transferred to the state treasurer. Un-
der the ruling the tax will amount to
$675, 664.22.
Revenues from inheritance taxes are
allocated 80 percent to certain COM
mon school funds and the balance to
other state agencies.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
SAY TAXES TOO I G

Property owners are carrying an unfair
share Of the Montana tax burden. It Is stat
ed in the iennial report Of the state board
of equalization to the governor and the state
legislature. The board states that the total tax
bill for the state and its subdivisions has
900. 900 - s24,o 900. 900. but that the property
tax bill 10 still too heavy, pointing - proof
to the fetal Of 81, 900. 900 In ~delinquent taxes.
tributed 1884 percent Of the property taxes
paid.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

the summer and going to school in Lewhtown in the winter. He vas ar x
cepu0nal student devoNng all his available time 10 study until h graduated
from the Lewfstown high school with honor.
Through with high school he entered Valparaiso university. still riding the
range in the summer time, graduating with the degree Of LIB, with honos
months later was elected county attorney Of Fergus, under circumstances that
an strongholds Of the state with about twice - many republicans as therew were
democrats and IL looked like . fonorn hope to the fielding lawyer and his
friends He ~ pked against one OF the strongest hVyes IN INK section Of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

highest place in the gift of the electors of Montana demonstrates what
A man may accomplish if he has brains and the inclination to work.
Early in his youth he became q cowboy and Tor year rod the cattle ranges
stock ranches before the homestsader and ut the country up into wheat
its soil Young Ayers followed range life all Of his younger years, working Turing
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
Ayers First Native Montamam
to Serve as Chief Executive;
I'm Youth Worked as Cowboy

The first native Montanan to hold the place of chief executive of the
state of Montana was indicted into office last Monday-Governor Roy
E. Ayers. He was born in 1882 on a cattle ranch on Spring creek, five
miles north of Lewistown, and grew to manhood in the county of his
nativity. He had to fight for his education, and his elevation to the