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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
Sales, Stamps, Surpluses

Not until the summer is waning will 1t be possible to tell whether the Depart ment of Agriculture has got something in its stamps for surpluses" program. But the first few days operation in Roches- ter, N. Y, are interesting, indeed, and contain the germ of hope.
 The plan is, briefly, this: relief clients are sold by the federal government cer- tain stamps which are good for food at local grocery stores. For $1 the client gets blue $1 stamp, good for buying any food. But he gets also an orange stamp for 50 cents, good for buying certain kinds of food, of which there is surplus The grocer, having sold the food and taken the stamps, redeems them for regular money at face value. Thus the federal government is, in effect, adding 50 per cent to the relief check, provided the extra amount is spent for certain things.
 Now there would be little point in this if there were no more to it. The recent plans of buying surplus commodities. and distributing them free to relieferS would amount to the same thing. Here is the difference, and early experience in Rochester indicates that it is really working: Before the experiment began, corn meal in Rochester was selling at five pounds for 30 cents. Before the end of the week, it was selling at five pounds for 16 cents.
 That doesn't mean that the grocers had been gouging the people on corn meal. It means simply that SO few people were buying corn meal that the grocer's stocks of it were tied up long time, and he had to have high profit on it to make it worth while to carry it at all. AS in any retail business, small profit on each of lot of sales is better than a large profit on few. So if the stamp plan Increases the number of sales in these special surplus foods, their prices may well come down, just as they have in Rochester But when that happens, they become attractive to still more people, even those not on relief. And sales in- crease still further. And prices drop still more. And more and more of the surplus crops are consumed, to the joy of the farmer.
 How greatly the stamp plan will bene- fit the surplus crop situation in the long run, remains, of course, to be seen. But certainly the best thing to do with sur plus crops is to eat 'em. And if they get eaten, the government will perhaps save as much in what it now pays to farmers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
Press Comment
THE BEECHER HOMESTEAD
Christian Science Monitor)


 If the Connecticut General As- sembly accepts the gift of the Ly- man Beecher homestead, recently proffered for use as the executive mansion, Governors Of the Nutmeg State will dwell under a roof that has sheltered much that was good and something that was even great In the American tradition. In the first years of the Republic, Lyman Beecher rose from being black smiths helper to holding an em- ment position in theology. But Lyman Beecher is remember ed best today because he was good father. His eleven children all ex- pressed moral leadership, awareness, and civic vigor. His sons all became ministers, and one of them, Henry Ward Beecher, taking an obscure Brooklyn church, built it into a con- sequential sounding board for ser- mons that stirred e nation.
 Lyman Beecher's daughters, even in an age not given to feminine ex- pression, were independent thinkers One of them, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book, Uncle Toms Cabin. , that stirred the brew of a powerful decentralization.
 Sticks and stones, boards and bricks. have no influence: but asso- ciation with mellowed things and recollections of the Beechers, should help impart inspiration for Con- necticut Governors in the vista oi progress ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

A bill has been reported favorably by the legislative committee on roads, rivers, and bridges that will create plenty of en- thusiasm among horse lovers through out the state. It would allow the crea- tion of bridle paths where the State High way Commissioner thought proper. Fair field County residents have been after some law like this because they want bridle paths along the Merritt Parkway. The bill reported out, however, doesn't tion of the state. And further it pro- vides cost of building these paths shall be borne not by the state but by the organ ization or individuals seeking them. That may limit the number.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

trust on the matter, meeting secretly within i'm and Rhea Whitley, chief committee inves- tigator, practically every week to go over data.
 NOTE - Administrationites as- sert that hints have reached them from high AFL quarters that if Commissioner Edward Smith, charged with being pro-CIO, would quit, the AFL would drop its fight against the board. JUSTICE DOUGLAS
 Time hangs heavy these balmy evenings in the Silver Springs, Md, home of Supreme Court Jus tice William O. Douglas. No longer do friends ring up with 8 familiar Hello, Bill'' or drop in after dinner as they did when he was chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 The Olympian aloofness of the supreme bench has enfolded him and friends hesitate to intrude. Jolly and gregarious, Douglas misses his old easy companion ships, and the other night he de- cided to do something about it.
 He phoned the chief operator and inquired, Miss, is this line out of order? It hasn't rung for three nights. Please investigate right away"
 A few minutes later the opera tor called back: 'There is noth- ing wrong with your phone, sir. The reason it hasn't rung is that nobody has called you in the last three days"
 'What's the matter, Bill?" in- quired Mrs. Douglas as he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
Hail to the Navy!

The effective work that was accom- plished off Portsmouth, N. H., all day yesterday in rescuing the living dead from the sunken submarine, Squalus, should stir the hearts and minds of every red-blooded American. If ever there was an epoch in seamanship, it was when the first seven men were brought up from the bottom of the sea in a metal diving bell. This represented the very acme in rescue work and all hail the American Navy for it's brilliant part in this feat
 It is bit tragic, naturally, that only portion of the entire crew of the under seas vessel should have been in water tight compartments when it was flooded and settled to the bottom of the ocean. All surely could have been brought to the surface alive had they not been caught Ill the thrush of water It is now definitely proved that one more hazard of sub marine operations has been removed. A rescue such as that which was performed yesterday gives indication of how stead ily we advance in safety devices for all modes of transportation.
 Those who remember back to the tragic efforts to save members of the ill-fated S-4 when she plunged to the bottom after being rammed by boat should we'll marvel at the ease with which the Navy divers and rescuers performed their tasks yesterday. After it had been accom- plished, with only one near-catastrophe to mar the record, it all seemed so simple. Yet life and death drama took place on the oceans surface and far beneath it. men fighting against time to affix rescue apparatus; other men fighting cold, lack of oxygen, and fear down in steel hull.
 Certainly this is time for rejoicing and praising, not unmindful, of course, Of those who failed to come to the surface, of fine American naval men, trained to do their duty, obedient to superior com mands, brave in the face of all dangers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
PROBLEM OF ORPHANS GINS AT HOME! OMIT
 REFUGEES.

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Recent local sentiment favoring the admission of refugee children to the United States from Germany IS not the expression eminating from the general public, but coming from the professional order represents private groups and is not criterion to be taken as expressive of popu- lar feeling in favor of the Wagner Rogers refugee bill. Secure the opinion of the man on the street, as the mechanic, day laborer, fact ory hand and merchants, who would be more directly effected by an in- fiux of alien immigration. Gentle men of the profession are generally idealistic and are carried away by the idea of applying charity to all, regardless of boundaries.
 Why go beyond the bounds of our United States to mitigate and allay the condition of orphans, when only one in twelve is now taken into homes in the United States? Sup plying homes to alien orphans is too uncertain of what ought to be by having the United States serve as an orphan asylum for alien refugee children to the disadvan- tage of assuaging native orphans entitled to American charity.
 There is no guarantee that tndis- criminative dumping of refugee chil- dren will not take place and physi- cally weak and mentally deficient children will not under the law of nature become in the future public charges.
 Twenty thousand refugee children are agitated for, a precedent that will be followed by other demands by private sentimental groups for twice twenty thousand. The vital point aimed at by opponents of restricted immigration is to make null and void the 1924 quota act. This quota act already allows twen- ty-eight thousand immigrants to enter the United States from Ger many per year, which Is sufficient evidence that we have done our share in aiding refugees.
 It is not our responsibility to Europe that we should allow our irn- migration laws to be tempered with and lowered to receive a mass influx of aliens from the Old World. Eu- rope's internal strifes are no con- cern of ours. and cannot be pacisied by allowing twenty thousand refugee children to become the adopted pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
What to Do About It

There comes time when even an edi- torial writer feels that he can no longer abuse public officials for their failure to meet the tests that come their way. Right now there is situation in Connecticut that demands not merely criticism of political nature, but good constructive comment. The state is about to accept or reject budget that may put us fur ther into the red. There is no good req son for doing this in view of circum- stances that demand the utmost in all governmental economies.
 It is unfortunate in our state govern ment that so much pressure must be ap- piled to executive and legislative officials to make them do certain things or con- form to standards that are not of their own choosing. That takes place all dur ing the legislative session, as witness the results of continued lobbying during the current session. Last January the chances of securing a balanced budget were good, because Governor Raymond E. Baldwin and other Republicans, fresh from their unexpected victory of last November, believed they should keep this campaign and platform promise.
 Today the chances are slight of balanc- ing the budget, simply because other political promises are cropping up and too many individuals are using their in- fluence to throw the budget out of the balance. No, they don't want to throw the budget out of balance but by insist ing on inclusion of certain items in it they secure the same result. There are many state services that The Democrat has endorsed in the past; many reforms we would like to see put into effect, but if they throw our finances into tangle, throw them all out, provided there are no exceptions and no efforts to increase taxes in this state. If anything, they should be reduced, even at the price of lowered governmental services. That might teach us all a lesson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

banged down the receiver.
 q don't know, but it's something" he replied. "Get your things on. We're going visiting. My friends can't high hat me this way"
 NOTE - The fact that the Jus ,tice now has private phone num- Der may have something to do with it. He dropped the old number when the phone began ringing necessarily immediately after his appointment.
 HOUSE-CLEANING
 One job Harry Hopkins has marked out for early action is '1iberalizing" the membership of the Business Advisory Council.
 AS set up by his predecessor, "UncIe Dan" Roper, the Council is self-perpetuating. Members pick their own successors, so that big business, enthroned when Roper organized the Council in 1933, still is in control. There is not a single small business rep resentative or New Deal business man on its list.
 Hopkins intends to remedy these omissions by naming some out standing spokesmen of both groups. He has under considera- tion E. 0. Love, former president of the Oklahoma Bankers Asso- citation; L. E. Kirstein, officer of the Associated Merchandising Corporation; and John Wright, Jamestown, N. r., manufacturer and independent telephone owner.
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 Feature Syndicate. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

Bridgeport started this week to tear up those wooden block pavements which still exist within it's confines. We were surprised to read that they were put down 26 years ago. If that's their life, no fault can be found with wear and tear. They never lasted that long in Waterbury ard had to be relaid annually after water and snow had caused them to buckle. The wooden blocks looked nice, but weren't practical for heavy traffic nor in this climate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

our New England states, born of American percentage. Set our own house in order before bestowing beneficence on alien orphans. The old adaga of Charity begins at home" was never more clearly de- fined as practical as at the present time.
 The European committee on Ger man refugees aim to make the Unit ed States a haven for refugee aliens. We are now burdened with alien refugees on relief and have gained the name of the "almshouse for Europe"
 The American public are not clamoring for Europes refugee children, so-called, but the weeping and wailing for them is eninating from minority groups who are the bane of Americans who come in contact with the numerous refugee immigration lobbying committees.
 Any change that can be made by lobbyists to break down our re- strictive laws on immigration will be agreeable to selfish aims of the International Refugee Committee. No pacts, covenants or refugee im- migration alliances should be agreed to by U. s. American children are Americas problem. Refugee children in Europe is 8 European problem. Humanity demands that AmericaE children have first claim to AmerAr can charity before we take care of children from other nations.
 Write your Senators and Con- gressmen to defeat the Wagner-S.- J-Res. 64-the Rogers H. J. Res. 168, and Dingell-T. J. Res. 164 bills to allow 10000 German refugee children to enter the United States outside the quota.
 BURDETT P. PARSONS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
In Today's Mail

teges of our already congested So- cial Society.
 These enthusiastically favoring the entry of 10000 refugee orphans to the United States could better solve the problems of our own orphan children in the United States by adopting them into many childless American families without endeav- bring to obtain alien orphans of unknown background.
 Is there any evidence that orphan children are not served humanely in Germany? At this time mass hysteria is apt to be carried to ex- tremes, and any charge is en- larged by propaganda in order to play on the sympathetic emotions of Americans.
 There is no evidence that pro- ponents who favor the Wagner Rogers Refugee bill are evincing a desire to suitably provide homes for orphans in our local community or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
Selected Poem
STRING HOUSE CLEANING

(Ellen L. Foust in the Christian Science Monitor) Beneath the roots of a tall old tree Live Jane and Jeremy Mouse. And it's plain to see that Spring is here By the way they've cleaned up their house. They've swept the floors; they've shned their shoes And all is as neat as can be. Their clothes are hanging up to dry Beneath the tall old tree. Oh. Spring has painted the sky with blue And painted the fields with green. So. Jane and Jeremy Mouse have made Their little home quite clean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 5:27 a. m; sets 8:i1 D. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Moon enters its first quarter phase this evening shortly after o'clock, standard time. We should have period of fair weather if the wind remains right. It has to be from the northwest to keep conditions clear The way tho moons effect has been working out rec gently, though. anything can occur.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

because there is a surplus, as the new stamp plan will cost. In any event, any attack on the ghastly combination of surplus crops and malnutrition standing side by side, deserves attention and sup port. Let's hope the government is at last on the way to stamping out both problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

"a Il r mt. His place is at Lit- tie Neck, a live ly suburb with lively neighbors, where the din- CTS come in plus-fours and tweed skirts, di- rectly from the golf course. Old Jacques greets them informal ly, after he has slipped a jacket over his sleeve less shirt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

1. In war, what is 8 conscientious objector?
 9. Is the District of Columbia a state or territory?
 3. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word dynamo?
 4. Who was the first Admiral of the U. s. Navy?
 5. With which sport is the name of Frank Strafaci associated?
 6. Name the U. S. Secretary of the Interior.
 2. Name the second largest of the Great Lakes of North America.
 8. Can an American citizen be de- prived of citizenship if he fails ol refuses to vote for a number of years?
 g. What is the quotient of 1-3 divided by IA?
 10. Name the capital of Denmark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He Is a new be- ginner"; omit "new."

Geste," shown some years ago, a silent film?
 A. Yes.
 @. What weights and measures system is used in the Netherlands? A. Metric.
 o. When was the first observ- ance of Mothers day?
 A. In May, 1907.
 @. How does the purchasing value of the dollar in 1889 con- pare with 1929?
 A. The National Industrial Con- ference Board, Inc, says that the purchasing value of the dollar in March, 1889, was 16.9 percent high CT than ten years ago.
 o. When did the state of Massa- chusetts ratify the first ten amend ments (Bill of Rights) of the fed- eral constitution?
 A. Not until March 4, 1889.
 If you want copy of our book let "FAVORITE POEMS, send to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
A Thought for Today

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed-Jeremiah 29:8.
 
 Of all the evil spirits abroad in the World insincerity is the most dangerous.-Froude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
In New York
BY GEORGE Ross

New York, May 25-The other night a few of us drove ouS to Long Island where Jacques Bus tanoby now runs a countrified res-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

Spain rhymes with pain and Ukraine rhymes with grain, but on the whole the European situation doesn't give poets much help.
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Washington Merry Go-Round
c19sEiaAk tsse. MIA
DRE E W PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN

 White visit the other day was discus his boss The the organization elections within
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 and Answers
By FREDRRICK sa. lxKRRY

ny kBEDH8ACk ms KIRBY
 Enclose . three-cens stamn so, reply when addressing anyI irmea- ton Of fact or inEOrmntion to fha Waterbury Democrats Service 8u- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extenden research be m. dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad. dressed t0 the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE RU. REAU, lO1? Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR @. When did Leland Stanford. Jr., and his mother, die?
 A. He died in 1884, his mother in 1905.
 @. How many first day cancel 1ations were there of the New York Worlds Fair stamp. which was placed on sale April 1, 1939?
 A. Breaking all previous records, 585, 1885 covers were mailed the first day.
 Q. Was the motion picture, Beau
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25
Whats Your I. O?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

o. When was the first observ- ance of Mothers day? A. In May, 1907.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

@. What weights and measures system is used in the Netherlands? A. Metric.
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e. Was the motion picture. "Beau
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-25

Geste," shown some years ago, a silent film?
 A. Yes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
CRASH VICTIMS
BELIEVED DYING

still in exceedingly critical con-
dition at Pierce County hospital
Tuesday were Mrs. Lawrence
Robinson. -. Of 64l0 So. Park
ave, and Robert Portman. Route 1,
Box 727, who suffered injuries IN
automobile accidents over the
weekend.
Both received fractured skulls
and lesser injuries In different &C
cidents. Mrs. Lawrence also SUI
fered a fractured left arm. At
tendants at the hospital reported
their conditions as poor"
Mrs. Lawrence and her husband,
who suffered minor injuries. were
passengers in a car driven by ~.
Lesh OF Olympia. which was struck
BY a machine operated by Ernest
stutson. 81. 1922 so. Tacoma ave.
near Kippers corner.
stutson was stili being held with
out bail at the county jail on
charges Of driving while drunk and
for investigation % the mishap.
Portmsn suffered his injuries in
an accident near Milton involving
his car and one operated BY VIII
lam Reyes Of Tacoma. state pa
trolmsn said Portmsn Vas AZ fault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

NEW ORi.EANS--Thc fed
eral government redoubled is
Investigations into manipula-
tons Of Louisiana state row.
eminent and OF Louisiana fed.
eral office holders today,
while five Of the men made
great by the late Huey p. Long
were up for arraiRnment be-
fore = United States commits
xioner charged with mail
fraud.
Administration IL the 1917 sugar
act WAS the newest channel for
federal entrance into Louisiana
affairs the investigation yes an
nouneed IN Washington hs Alter
nsy General Frank Murphy.
a federal lasessisstses ~
reports 81 Wide spread viola
ts.as ~ sAe federal al s~ga-
issless was believed seaehlsg
. keaa.
The federal grand jury, which
Monday Indicted five Of the late
kinEfishs closest friends. was con.
tlnulng l,s investigation cf The
alleged misuse Of wrA materials
and labor BY state officials. and Of
other phases Of state affairs.