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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-01
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Nov. 1-(UP)-Gov- srnment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct. aUth, compared with a year ago: Whia Yemr Expenses Last Year H5.f72,6SO.527.6O S2.s52, 800. .6G6.54
 Receipts ef,76e,1s9,s ,s5e.ss $1,s1s,356,5iS4s
 Gross Deficit ei.l10,ElO, ,s68b2 Sl,1Sl,444.153.06
 Net Deficit ef.Aos. .E7e. .sis.52 si.1is,ss1, ,2Os.Os si.sii.ss1.sse'ss ss.s7i.5s7.7isss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Election Still Discussed

For an entire week after it happened,
the election success Of Mayor-Elect Scully
is the topic of conversation in the fac
tories. streets and households OF Water
bury, and among Republicans as well as
Democrats. The real significance and
the reasons for it's accomplishment grad
ually come to the surface OF local thinking
and discussion.
Editorial comment throughout the
state and nation was unanimous IN con-
ceding the immensely of the Scully VIC
tory. It was a nationwide news item.
Locally it is more readily understood and
recognized as the logical result Of a
clean, fearless and intelligent campaign
conducted by native son OF known char
acter, integrity, ability and wide acquaint-
ance.
His sincerity of purpose and frankness
in discussing even unpleasant issues stood
out in sharp contrast to the amateurish
campaign of abuse in which the leader
ship of the opposition INDUCED. Too
many people knew him well enough per-
sonally to diSbelieve the unfair inference
of which he was the target. The mud
only chung to those who threw 1t and
proved a righteous boomerang politically
The Scully victory is tribute to the
powers of discrimination among local
voters. Probably no previous mayoralty
candidate ever presented his case so
calmly and frankly as he did, or received
SUCH attention as his radio talks enjoyed,
both in his primary and election cam
paign. In no other way car one account
for the manner in which he surmounted
seemingly impossible handicaps and rode
to such unusual political victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Capone Is Back Again

AL Capone steps back into world that
must look as strange to him as his own
glittering era of big business bootlegging
looks fantastic to us. He went into prison
7ia years ago as a staggering bully; he
comes out whimpering psychopathic
case.
The scar-faced, gun-toting, clustering
Capone once personified the more sordid
side Of the frenzied twenties; today he Is
a leftover fragment of an age we would
Just as soon forget. There are reports
that the ex-king Of Chicago's underworld
Is fearful of his life and that the federal
agents who once bounded him as prize
will now stay close at hand to protect him
from possible underworld justice.
Capone was part of hangover America
had from the last war. He steps back into
a country that is watching another war
and has no possible use for his kind.
Capone once had almost social standing
in an era of jumbled moral codes Now he
rubs his eyes in the sunlight of society
that knows rackets and tracketeers for
what they are and Is determined to stamp
them out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Wooing With A Summons

There was day when any presenta-
BILE young sutton had pretty fair chance
of winning the Light of His Eye if he
came armed with nothing more than a
dozen roses, box of bon bons and
broad smile for the maiden's mother.
Now he has to bring along a writ Of
habeas corpus George Lowther III, New
York insurance broker, wanted to marry
attractive Eileen Herrick, but Eileen's
father wouldn't hear of it. Miss Herrick
got a nervous breakdown, and Mr..
Lowther got mad. Instead Of presenting
Daddy Herrick with bank statement to
prove he was able to support the young
lady Gin the style to which she was ac-
customed," young MIR. Lowther sent over
court summons.
The young Lothario didn't exactly get
his writ of habeas corpus, but he won his
point The court ruled that Eileen, being
20, was old enough to know her own mind
and that papa would have to hand over the
key to her UNCOVERED tower This modern
design in wooing may not be in the best
romantic tradition, but 1t works. And
baffled suitors all over the land may soon
be hiring lawyers to get their fair ones out
Of parental hook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

results to the whole balance Of agricul-
tural economy.
In some communities, county and city
governments have set aside plots OF land
on the outskirts of the city for develop
ment by men and women on relief. The
relief clients have been permitted to raise
any kind Of table vegetable the soil would
yield. Many unemployed managed to sup
plement their relief fare to a considerable
extent in this way. AS a shock-absorber
to sudden loss of job, this system might
be advisable. Many people could benefit
from small tract of land on which they
could cultivate truck gardens and use
the produce themselves But even such a
plan requires land-a great deal more
land than most cities can spare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
POPULATION PUZZLES
Bridgeport Telegram)

The publication Of the City Direc-
tory for the Bridgeport area includ-
ing Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford
and Trumbull would indicate, on the
normal relationship between city d.
rectory names and total population,
a population Of 1876, 460 for the area.
This would be a comfortable though
not sensational growth over the ac-
tual population shown for the same
area by the census Of 1880.
The school census which used To
be o fairly accurate register Of the
growth Of community no longer
bears q stable relationship.
In fact here Is something which
ought to give people considerable
concern. What Is happening to the
school children?
Twenty years ago. In 1919, there
were 33.i77 children registered in
Bridgeport, between the ages Of four
and sixteen. Last year the city Of
Bridgeport reported 26.e45 children
IN the same group.
The city has grown In total popu-
lation ia the interval but the NUM-
Der Of school children has decreased
20 per cent. q startling fact.
This popularity Il not confined IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
FOREIGN WHIsKEY MARKET
New York SUM

A decline Of nearly 10000, 900 gal
Ions In production Of whiskey has
been reported by the treasury de-
partment, with the information that
In the fiscal year ended last June
the total output OF alcoholic bever-
ages was below that for recent years,
The major reason for the decline EVIL
IDENTIFY Is that warehouse stocks re-
main high, for Of the 9i,130,000 gal
Ions Of whiskey produced, about 90
per cent remained In storage for age
Ing at the end Of the fiscal year.
Imports Of whiskey, which prin-
cipally are not competitive, are equiv
alent to ii to Is per cent Of domestic
production. In the calendar year
1887 more than 14,300,000 gallons OF
foreign whiskey entered the United
States. Last year imports were lower
about 10,320,0 900 gallons. up to Au-
gust 81 this year whiskey imports ex-
ceded 5,078,000 gallons.
The second trade pact with Can
ada which became effective last JAM
uary renewed the SO per cent cut in
the tariff duty on whiskey which was
written into the Canadian pact Of
1895. The trade agreement signed
with the United Kingdom also In
cluded the same tariff reduction. The
United States ooes negligible ex-
port, trade In whiskey; It's shipments
40, 400 gallons, and this year to the
out Of the country lest year totaled
end Of August, only 1000 gallons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Return to Soil Not Simple

Concerned over the growing serious
ness Of the relief problem, the New York
State Taxpayers Federation listened re-
Gently to William E. Robertson, president
of the United Taxpayers League OF Buff
falo, who advocated general back-to-
the-soil movement. On the land, at least,
he said, men can feed their families. 1t Is
true that the United States Is gradually
becoming less Of an agfGrian nation and
more of an industrial one. Ever since 1920,
when the rural population comprised
about 95 per cent Of the total, the proper
ton of farm jewellers to city residents has
been gradually slipping of. In 1880 1t had
dropped down to TIA per cent and IN
1925 1t was down to 56.2. These figures
included persons residing in small towns
and presumably living off the farmers
who make their purchases in these towns.
The actual farm population in 1910
was BAT per cent of the total In 1920 1t
had fallen to 29.5 per cent and the last
farm census in 1885 set the proportion
today man can't merely file claim for
his 40 acres and start his farming career
with nothing more than a shotgun and
an ak. Agricultural problems are lot
more complex than simply sowing seeds
In the spring and harvesting the crops in
the fall.
The farmer today is up against lot of
problems he never had to face 80 years
ago. There are acreage allotments, super
vised rotation Of crops, marketing agen-
cies and market control boards. He must
be more than farmer today; he must
be passable economist as we'll. ANY
back-to-the-land movement, therefore,
would have to be arranged with elaborate
care, even If the western lands were still
open to homesteading. A city worker
can't simply quit his job and take title to
piece of land. At least it can't be done
on widespread scale without disastrous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

the past summer were worried
about the economic condition Of
the country and their own fl
rancial status. AS a result, they
have been complaining about heavy
government expenditures, even
have favored curtailing the de-
Tense budget.
In some respects the situation is
comparable to the balance-the-
budget demands In the United
States, except that Queen Will
helmina, unlike Roosevelt, is en-
phatically on the side Of the
bankers.
NAZI THIRD DEGREE
The Queen, being constitu-
tional monarch, must bow to the
will of her cabinet. And the cabi-
net, being partially "New DEAL,
favors strong defense measures,
certain social reforms, and staunch
resistance against Germany.
Queen Wilhelmina and the
bankers believe that Holland can
not possibly Withstand Naz in
vasion, and that 1t is wiser to
give Hitler the submarine and air
bases he demands. Leading BUSH
ness men. particularly, feel that
Holland viii be bankrupted by war,
business ruined, and 1t will take
80 years to recover.
Diplomatic dispatches from
Europe indicate that this poll
tical difference within Holland
h what the Nazis are counting
on, and explains why they do
not attack Immediately. TIL ey
are applying TO Holland the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

same treatment they gave
Czechoslovakia - the new Nazi
third degee.
Eventually, the Nazi figure, the
Dutch become SO weary Of being
under the constant shadow of at
tack, so hard-up financially, and
so torn between these two fac
tons, that Holland will fall into
German hands without any real
battle.
MERRY-GO-RoUND
AS constant reminder Of
bumper cotton crops and excess
supplies, Henry Wallace has a vase
on his desk from which bloom
three snow-white bolls of cotton.
-. Abstemious is the word for
Assistant Secretary Of State Mess
ersmith, who drinks no liquor, no
coffee, no tea, and smokes only
an occasional after-dinner cigar.
Assistant Secretary Berle Is o
small. lean man, who looks as If
he saw little OF the out-of-doors.
His favorite sport, however, Is
mountain climbing. MY greatest
Joy in life," he says. sis to take
o blanket and a five days supply
Of food, and hit the mountain
trails 8he door to the sane
tum OF Cordell Hull stands open
all day. Hull Is off on holiday, and
the painters are brushing around
where the Secretary usually re-
ceives diplomats and policy max
ers.
Copyright, 1889, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

There is only one community in the
Connecticut River Valley within the
limits of this state which has not as yet
provided itself with sewage disposal
system. This information was given out
last week by General Sanford H. Wad-
hams, director of the State Water Com
mission It must come as surprise to
many, but real pleasant one, of course.
That there is only one town all the way
up and down the Connecticut River in its
extent through this state that is still
polluting the stream Is good news, indeed.
If the same thing could be said of the
Naugatuck River Valley, there would be
double cause for rejoicing. Unfortunately
we haven't as yet reached that stage over
here. But we will eventually and The
Democrat believes that the day isn't too
far away when the Naugatuck Valley will
be right in line with such modern
methods of sewage disposal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

Repaving activities along the famous
Massachusetts, highway from Worcester
to Boston, which cost 100000 mile to
lay recently revealed that the expensive
roadway wasn't standing up we'll under
traffic. There are always wild rumors
about this express highway. A few years
ago 1t took the form of stories about
changing it's contours in an effort to cut
down on the number of deaths. Evil
IDENTIFY closer police surveillance has
caused satisfactory change in the acct
dent and death statistics. But now it's
the surface of the road that's at fault
and an experimental stretch Of new paw
ing is being laid in Wellesley Hills. A pat
ented vacuum process OF concrete resur-
facing is being tried out, results to
follow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

WRITER ADDS ANOTHER GOOD
OLD NAME To POTENTIAL
SCULLY APPOINTEES
Nov. q, 1889,

NOV. Il, 1888.
Editor Of the Democrat:
Frequent and animated are the
discussions carried on In club rooms
and on curbstones where the "Cabi-
net Makers" are voluntarily choos-
ing, sorting and sitting the poten-
tial brain trusters for the mayor
elect. There seems to be plethora
Of candidates who could fill many
Of the positions but there Is dearth
Of comment about experienced men
really qualified to head the depart
ment Of streets and water that is
bound to be a vital factor in the
success or failure Of the incoming
administration. May / advance a
choice for that key position? The
man I have In mind Is so obviously
tops" that his not having been
mentioned in your columns is an
other case Of not being able to see
the forest because Of the trees.
When one finds a man experienced
and qualified, physically 1T. men
tally alert and with o reputation
for sterling character and unim-
peachable integrity, need the mayor
elect look elsewhere than to Charles
e. Mcdonald who Is such man?
It seems to be automatic that the
mayor elects administration will be
successful In the degree 1t APP
proaches the high standard set dur
ing the tenure of ONCE Of the first
Mayor scully. and that Mr.. McDon-
aid would meet such q standard Ia
the firm belief Of
ANOTHER GOOD DEMOCRAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Views of The Press

Bridgeport. New Haven shows fig
ures equally distressing. In 1919 that
city reported 36,443 children OF
school age whereas last year the
children In the same age group had
decreased to 3000l.
Hartford makes q better showing
with 29,55o school children reported
in 1919 as against 29,592 reported in
1898. In the meantime Hartford has
grown very substantially In popula-
ton so 1t Is still true that the rela-
tive number Of children In the
whole population is decreasing IN
that city as In others.
Waterbury shows a still more start
ling shrinkage than the other cities.
In 1919 1t reported 1885 children OF
school age: In 1888, but 18,30l.
Perhaps the older methods Of TAX
ing the school census were not strict
ly accurate, but a declining school
population is certainly indicated by
these figures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

officials of the city of Derby want the
State Highway Department to assume
responsibility and, we presume, the cost
of removing trolley rails in the city streets
The rails are called menace to traffic
safety. They usually are in any city or
town, but we don't notice that the High
way Department is hustling to remove
them locally or elsewhere. That's left to
the town and traction company to do
with the costs being apportioned proper
tionately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
. HIGHllGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Krivitsky Tells
Stains Motives

Stains pact with Hitler was
smashing surprise to the world
but not to w. G. Krivitsky. former
high officer in the Soviet Intelli.
gence. For years, ignoring re.
peated rebuffs, Stain has courted
Hitler. Krivitsky maintains In his
fortnight book, I'm Stains
Secret Service" (EIarpers SS). The
book also sheds light on Stains
reason for ''liquidating" the creams
of his army generals, and the
fantastic Confessions" Of Soviet
leaders caught in the Ogpu purge.
Here, In short, is the background
Of the Nazi Soviet past as Krivit-
sky sees L.:
In western Europe and America,
Hitler's blood purge. IN June, 1884,
was widely interpreted as a weak
ening of the Nazi power. Stain had
no such illusions. He summed up
the discussion at the Politbureau as
follows:
1.-THE events In Germany do not
at all indicate the collapse Of the
NaN regime. On the contrary, they
are bound to lead TO the consolida-
ton of that regime, and to the
strengthening of Hitler himself"
The course of Soviet policy to-
ward Nazi Germany followed from
Stains dictum. The Politbureau
decided at all costs To induce Hitler
to make q deal with the Soviet gov
eminent. This was no new course
for Stain, however. He only decided
to redouble his past efforts to APP
pease Hitler. His whole policy to-
ward the Nazi regime during the
six years of its existence had lain
In that direction. He recognized in
Hitler a real dictator.
The idea prevailing up to the
Russian German pact. that Hitler
and Stain were mortal enemies, was
pure myth. The true picture OF their
relations was that Of persistant
sutton who would not be discourage
ed by rebuffs. Stain was the sutton.
There was enmity on Hitler's side.
ON Stains there war fear.
When he (Stalin) joined the
League Of Nations, when he pro-
posed the system of collective se-
curity, when he sought the hand
Of France. ilirted with Poland,
courted Great Britain. interviewed
In Spain, he was calculating every
move with an eye upon Berlin.
Early in 1887 q deal was actually
pending between Stain and Hitler.
Nobody knows to what extent the
treaty Of August. 1893, was antici-
pated at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

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THE EDITOR.
@. How many states in this
country have post-offlces named
washington?
A. Twenty-seven. In five addi-
tional states it Is part Of a double
name, as Washington College.
Tenn: washington Mills, N. X;
washington Court House, Ohio;
washington Grove, Md; and WASH
ington Island, Wis.
@. Which city in the United
States first established the office Of
city School Superintendent?
A. Buffalo, N. Y, and Louisville,
KY, both established the office in
1887,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
What Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

/. Where is the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes?
2. How many avoirdupois pounds
are in one short ton?
8. Which State Is nicknamed the
Apache State?
4. What Is the correct pronun-
citation of the word destitute?
5. Which President Of the u. 8.
first occupied the White, House in
Washington?
8. What Is kleptomania?
z. Name the capital of Iceland.
8. Name the u. s.. Postmaster
General in the Hoover administra-
ton.
0. Where In the Holy Land vas
the Valley of Kidron?
10. Name the chief industry Of
Montana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Daily Almanac

Noon sets TIA a. m.
Sun rises 6:46 q. m; sets 4:30 D. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Snow before the end Of November is not
unusual. II 1899 is anything like last year.
the next week or ten days must produce Q
heavy snowstorm. Our prediction however.
would be no heavy SHOWS until after the first
OF the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

It's good to read of another AL Smith
making newspaper headlines for his po-
litical proves. In his first effort Alfred
E, Smith, Jr., of New York has succeeded
in being elected to the City Council as an
independent candidate. He had no Tam
many support and ranked fifth In Man.
hattan's proportional representation
count which wasn't bad for his first try.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
Selected Poem
WINTER

WINTER
John Harsen Rhoades In the New York Times)
Fallen leaves,
A misty river,
Frosty winds
And trees that SILVER.
Cirrus clouds
And haloes clearer,
Snowfiakes nigh
And coming nearer
Cold and cold
And ever colder
Storm on storm
And ever holder.
Clearing sky
And crystal glitter,
Horses steam
And sleigh bells twitter.
Bushes bow
With icy splinter,
This is now,
And now Is winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21

White House. What Is secrt
Board, wiping out the present bu-
reaucratic three-man agency and
either replacing 1t with q single
director or putting the agency d.
rectly under the control Of Nc.
Mutt as Federal Security Admin
istrator.
Either is possible under the act
passed by Congress last spring CIV.
ing the President the power of ex-
tensive government reorganization.
The IS Board has been under fire
from two powerful groups for
some time. They are:
~ New Deal insiders and
congressional leaders, who are
sore at Chairman Arthur Alt
meyer for his diehard opposition
to liberalizing old-age pension
payments. Although vast sums
In social security taxes are pill
ing up In the Treasury, Alt
meyer has grirnly fought against
amendments to increase month
ly checks to oldsters. This, Of
course, has added fuel to the
agitation Of Townsendites and
other funny money" schemers.
(2) Administration executives
who are up In arms over the
high-handed bureaucracy which
dominates the Social Security
Board, and concerned over the
discovery Of unidentifiable John
Doe" records In the Ssh files.
John DOE" CARDS
With pension payments due 70
start January /, these unidentified
records are loaded with political
dynamite, especially for McNutt,
who Is q red-hot presidential white
hope. And no one knows 1t better
than he.
Behind the scenes, McNutt has
been vigorously prodding Altmeyer
and his crew to clean up the
chaotic records. Considerable
progress has been made, but mil
lions Of cards = exactly how
many Is q matter Of controversy
still are unidentified and will re-
quire many months and consider
able expense to straighten out.
That the Altmeyer clique tried
to block McNutt's appointment and
Is furious at his firm handed
scrutiny Of It's operations, has not
helped to improve relations be-
tween them. On the surface they
observe the amenities, but pri-
vately they are at daggers' points.
How soon the axe will descend
on the report Of an investiga-
ton that McNutt initiated sew
eral weeks ago. Inside word Ia
that II Is only o matter Of time
before the Board goes the way
Of the junked Bitumin0us Coal
Commission. In this case, the
social security system will be
placed In the hands OF q single
responsible executive.
CHARLIE EDISON
Charles Edison, acting secretary
Of the navy, Is doing hts best to
have a battleship named for his
aSscrts went awrv 40 ne addrassed
a personal note to his chief. Writ
ten In pencil on yellow scrap pa
per. the note said:
Dear MIR. President: Il had
my heart set ON having one OF
the battleships constructed dur
ing my tour Of duty named
New Jersey Some real part OF
me would have been built into
It. cant help feeling Of keen
disappointment"
And he signed himself, "Senti-
mental Charlie.
To this, the President replied
with q memo. which said: "The
noble state OF Woodrow Wilson,
HIunlna l. . n