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eminent plans to follow an agrees
sive foreign policy, If it plans to
use its fleet in the Pacific for
something more than straight con-
tincntal defense-then 1t had better
go ahead and turn Guam into
an advanced base
Hence the implications of the
coming congressional action. Con-
gress is not likely to approve the
Guam proposition unless 1t is also
going to follow a strong line" in
foreign affairs.
As matter of fact, the navy is
considerably more interested in
Puerto Rico than in Guam.
The Hepburn board also recon-
mended the esta blishment of base
in Puerto Rico. And this, in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-23
STILL At ODDS
ON GUAM ISSUE

WASHINGTON - Controversy
over authorizing s5.0oo,00o for i'm
provements on the island of Guam
today delayed final house action
on the S5s. 800 900 bill to strength
en- naval air bases.
The house resumed general de-
bate on the bill with indications
that a showdown on the Guam
proposal and passage Of the whole
measure would not come before
tomorrow.
Chairman Carl vinson, D.. Ga,
of the house naval affairs commit
tee, who sponsored the measure.
predicted the Guam provision
would be retained, but Republican
opponents of the proposal-brand-
ed by Rep Hamilton Fish, r.. N.
Y. as a dagger at the throat Of
Japan"-were equally confident
that IL would be eliminated.
The Guam section was the only
controversial point in the bill. Re-
publicans have agreed TO support
provisions for establishment of IL
bases termed vital for national
defense.
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Improvements of
Line II Million

The 1889 improvement budget
OF the Milwaukee road involves a
total expenditure OF more than
Si1 900, 900, il was announced to-
day by W. w. X. Sparrow. officer
in charge of finance. accounting
and real estate in Chicago.
This amount is in addition to
other expenditures for operating
and maintaining the railroad which
last year amounted to more than
$40, 900. 900 exclusive of $s,705, 900
for taxes of all kinds.
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Legal Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PURSUANT to Art. Xxx Sec 5854
Remington and Ballingers General
Statutes OF Washington-Aut
the formation OF Metropolitan Park
Districts-Notice is hereby given of
public hearing to be held in the Of
flee of the commissioners of the
Metropolitan Park District OF Tacoma.
2l2 City Hall Annex. on Monday,
February 9th, 1880 at the hour OF
800 p. NJ. for consideration of
petition filed with the board OF park
commissioners OF the Metropolitan
Park District OF Tacoma. for the an
nexation of the following described
territory adjoining and in the same
county as the Metropolitan Park Dis
trict OF Tacoma
TO WIT; All that territory living
within the boundaries OF the town
OF RUSTON, Pierce County, Wash
ington
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
OF TACOMA
H S. DOTEN Secretary.
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PAINTING - PAPEREANGING
J / Newman MA $3.50
TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN
THE TIMES
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BY BRUCE CATION


WASHINGTON - If you want
an advance tip on the direction
this congress is going in the mat
ter of foreign policy. watch and
see what II does with the Hepburn
boards recommendation that the
island of Guam be fortified.
Guam "a a piece of rock some
80 miles long and five or six miles
wide, rising by its lonesome far
out In the Pacific nearly $500
miles west of Honolulu and some
1900 from Tokyo.
The United States has owned II
for 40 years. II is cable sta
ton, a commercial air stopping
place, and a minor trading base.
Beyond that II has no Importance
whatever-unless congress decides
to turn II into a naval base. And
what congress does decide TO do in
that regard will tell you pretty
definitely whether congress is 60
ing To adopt an aggressive foreigh
policy or is going to stick to iso-
lation.
Honolulu Is the key Of Americas
western defenses. The great tri-
angle that runs from the Aleutians
down through Hawaii to Panama
Is the front line. Almost impreg-
nable to attack. Honolulu can base
the whole United States fleet.
The navy figures that a fortified
Guam would help in the defense of
Hawaii, but that 1t isn't really nee
essary. With Guam defenseless,
the navy can still keep any present
enemy out of the eastern Pacific.
But unless Guam Is fortified and
made into an advanced base, the
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Shortage Of Ships
Seamen's Demands
Arms Sold in Orient

When Joseph p. Kennedy went
back to London TO resume his
diplomatic duties, he sailed from
New York on a British ship.
Probably plenty of editorial
writer's will paddle him hard for
so doing
The groups who have not liked
Kennedy's realism in London and
have spread around the story that
he has gone British" will doubt
less cite his sailing on the Queen
Mary as "sure-fire" proof that the
English have taken him into
camp.
The fact that Kennedy is not
only an ambassador but also was
formerly the head of the United
States maritime commission, es-
tablished To put the American
merchant marine on its feet, will
be cited rs all the more reason
why his sailing on British boat
is most reprehensible act.
The fact of the matter is Ken
needy could not help himself. The
condition of the United States
merchant marine is such that
there is not a first-lass American
transatlantic liner to be had he
tween now and the end of Febru'
aryi
The American ambassador had
reservations on the Washington
sister ship of the Manhattan
crack liners of the United States
Lines. She was scheduled to sail
February %
That sailing was Cancelled. In
stead, the Washington is 10 make
a 31-day winter cruise to the west
coast via the Panama canal. This
left the President Harding and
President Roosevelt rs the only
available American ships. But
they are slow boats compared tc
the Washington and Manhattan.
Thus the only transportation left
to fit the Kennedy requirements OF
time and speed was the Queer
Mary. the crack British liner.
The question of boat TO return
him to his job was a matter In
which he had no choice.
But it's safe bet TO guess that
somebody's sure to use the Incl
dent as evidence that the Bos.
tonian has gone British"
The shocking fact that 80 great
maritime nation as the United
States has not a first-class pass
enger liner of its own sailing fol
Europe for almost 30-day period
will be CLOSED over.
We hear OF the stupendous
amount of arms that we have sole
to Japan.
Actually the facts show thai
since July l, 1887, China has
bought more than Si4 1000, 0OS
worth of arms from the UniteC
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Boake Carter Saws:

States. compared to Japan's al
most s1l,000,000 These figures
were contained in a letter the
secretary Of state wrote to SEN
ator Capper of Kansas
Congress is toying with the idea
of giving the railroads a subsidy,
by forcing all o her transport
forms to come up to levels of the
former.
Since when was 1t smart bust
ness to make the consumer pay
more. How are the railroads to be
helped II the consumer is to be
forced to pay more for the things
he buys, which must be trans
ported from factory to shop win
dow?
Copyright Ledger Syrdicate)
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new COMMITTEE WILL
MEET AGAIN SUNDAY

The newly-formed Tacoma Com
mittee for Non-Cooperation in
Japanese Aggression will hold its
second meeting Sunday afternoon
at the Y. w. c. A. The public has
been invited to hear reports of the
organizations subcommittee on
Tacoma's actual part in providing
Japan with war materials.
Principal object Of the COM
mittee was TO investigate sale of
old street car rails and other scrap
metal from the old system of the
Tacoma Railway 4 Power Co.
The meeting will be held at 8
o'clock in the Y. w. c. A. club
room.
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Report Prisoner
Admits Burglary

Said by police to have admitted
the burglary Feb. 10 OF George
Lunds room at the California
apartments, 130sia Broadway,
Russell Spencer was being held
Wednesday in the city Jail on
charges of investigation.
Arrested Tuesday night by Capt.
T. y. Ross and Officer George
Anderson, Spencer is alleged to
have confessed To Ross that he
stole various articles OF clothing
from Lund's room. Police said they
found all the missing clothing in
Spencer's possession.
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THEFT OF OVERCOAT
CAUSES z ARRESTS

Said to have stolen an overcoat
from the Brower-Thomas Cigar
Co. store. 9th and Broadway,
Charles A. Devaney, AZ, was ar
rested by city police Tuesday night
on charges of drunkenness and In
vestigation of petty larceny. A
companion, Clarence Poland. 33,
was booked on similar charges.
The coat, owned by Herbert
Crusoe. cigar store employe, was
identified allegedly by him at the
time Devaney and Poland were
arrested by Patrolmsn George An
derson at 1907 Broadway.
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Scout Troop So
Skis on HOlidau

Boy Scouts of Troop So. Lake
wood. left by automobile wednes-
day morning for Mount Tacoma
to enjoy a day Of skiing at Para
disc. Scoutmaster Hugh Miller,
and assistants. Bud Metzger and
Jack Doten. led the party.
Troop SOS officers spent last
Sunday at the mountain, hiking
from Narada to Paradise for the
skiing. In the party were Scout
master Joe Paulson. Bernard
Sweeney, junior assistant scout
master; Robert Tomkins. senior
patrol leader and Raymond Ar
mour, scribe.
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CTEEl SAVINGS & LOAN ACCTs.
III Pacific Ave. Ma el3a.
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TIRES-Resrooved soc. retreaded ~ e5
UP. Oliver Tire. 7l6 Com. BR 4077
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SAVE MONEY on automobile insl
ance See George .. Poe & Co.
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$3.50 So. Mason St. daughter.
Feb. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred d. C.
Stang. 2519 So. ] st.. son. Jan. IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Dillon,
901s East ] ST.. daughter. Jan. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude l. Plymale,
Olympia. son, Jan. Fl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar A. johnson.
Ri. 4, Box 1872. son. Jan. %.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben NJ. verlo. ll20
East aSth st., daughter, Feb. /.
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The StOrk Brought To:

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kupka,
Vaughn. son. Jan. is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard d. Bill
ings. 1888 So. Thompson ave.,
daughter. Jan. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Berg
strom. Longbranch, son. Jan. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade II. Hermes.
l50s So. X sts.. son, Jan rs.
Mr.. and Mrs Leonard e. Fields
4O45 Ea. saith St, daughter, Jan. 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman r. Wei
mer. POS So. X st., son. Jan. Fl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael ]. Hagala,
SOC Ea. SD ST.. son, Jan. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Holler,
1908 Ea. Cleveland way. daughter,
Jan. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford H. Qua
schnik. 5pslis So. / st., son, JAM
"a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Raider.
eO3is Tacoma ave-. daughter
Jan 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Wood
ard. 324 So. 35th st. son, Jan. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene r. Russell,
1907 No. Ainsworth ave, daugh-
ter, Jan. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence H. Ia
chow, 1405 So. 3sth It,. son Jan.
rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dodd, Nor
gan Lake. daughter. Jan. 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald A. Rams
dell. Lake Bay. son, Jan rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ]. McClel-
Ian, Sumner. son, Jan rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter b. Mutt,
Summer. son, Jan. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eulis Cornier,
1907. So NJ st., son.. Jan. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard w. Hav-
eriy. Puyallup, son. Jan. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Thorson,
Puyallup. son. Jan. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Y. Reed. Puy-
allup, son. Jan. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy r. v. Olson
B425,a So. State st.. daughter
Jan. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin II Perrin,
4e1e So. Thompson ave-, daughter
Jan. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Passmore
Puyallup. son. Jan. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry schmidy
1901 So. Tyler St. son. Jan. so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris W. Pitts
1115 So. 18th st., son. Jan. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Fletcher
4405 So. st.. son. Jan 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon d. Wright
61s So. Tacoma ave-, daughter
Jan. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Drath. Puy.
allup. son. Dec. II.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold o. Michael
oon. 5225 So. Steele st.. daughter
Jan. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan r. Ostling
Gig Harbor. son. Jan. "a.
MIR. and Mrs. William Morgan
A005 East G st.. son, Jan. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. David II. Ahrens
124 East seth st.. son. Jan. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. william ]. Skansie
Gig Harbor. son. Jan. rs.
- u<44 xAADs A-f2iA (oihEts At<s
30. Yakima ave-. daughter. Jan. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Fishburne
$50 No. Union ave-. son. Jan. 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones NJ. Crest
1T. 4. Box 7S7, son. Jan. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie L. Hoff, 1872!
30. Adams st.. son, Jan. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin r. Kassuhn
161z So. 18th It,. daughter. Jan. &c
Mr.. and Mrs.. Clarence Reeck
1910 30. Monroe st.. son, Jan. %
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Sum
mers. 10G East 45th IT.. son
Jan ~.
Mr.. and Mn. Noel Y. Davis. 140.
%. Eth IT., son. Jan rs.
Mr.. and Nrs. Robert Z. Warter
81 30. Anderson It,, Jan. so.
Mr. and 1Grn. John H. Anderson
301z No. Monroe IT.. son. Jan. "a
Mr.. and llrs. cersham C. Row
land, - West Road, daughter
Jon. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin W. Cline
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Farmers Column

RAIDERS HATCHERY CHICKS
NEW HAMPSHIRE. W Leghorns T I.
Reds. 3. Rocks Buff Orp. gulneas.
Custom Matching. GA 3655-R-2, Rt.
3. Box 100
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ARE YOU taking good care OF the
dear Old Folks in your family7 We
have equipped our Health Resort
for this type OF case. Rest reere-
alton and care OF their health
Trained attendants Call MA 1898
or 4o5 Rust bldg. for information
Clover Greek Health Resort.
TRADE BUY SELL with Times Want
Ads. RAY SUT~rLES, 29i4 SO. 18th.
call at The Tacoma Times office
for one free ticket There Is al
WAYS a GOOD show at John Ham
rick theater aga SO
SPECIAL TREATMENT for all dis
eases OF men and women. Dr..
A. Ambrose. 4oS Rust bldg Ma 4es6
SKIING or ICE SKATING Insurance.
Healy Bros. BR 1887 7iS Fid bids
SAVE MONEY on automobile insur-
ance. See George d. Poe & Co.
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DIR. PIRH SPEAKER

Or. ]. S. Pirie. D. n, OF New
Westminster. B. C.. will speak on
who Is the Servant Nation 90 at
the regular meeting of the Anglo
Saxon Christian World Movement
Friday evening at s o'clock in the
Winthrop hotel. The public is in
vited TO attend.
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BOOK THREE sPEEDERs

Walter r. johnson. Julia Mae
Drake and Mrs, Elvira Schmitz
were ticketed by city police Tues
day for allegedly exceeding the
speed limit.
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Weather Forecast

For Washington: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday with light
showers on the coast tonight.
Slightly warmer tonight. Gentle,
changeable wind off the coast.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at S a. m. Wednes-
day. none; since Feb. l. 4.24
inches; since Jan. /. 9.49 inches, a
deficiency of .35 inch. Barometer
at S a. m, 30,42 and steadily ris-
ing
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WANT disabled horses. cattle Garden
Valley Fur Farm. Ri. 3 BOZ 1884,
Puy Puy Ses8 l. D calls paid.
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Harvard introduced football into
American colleges.
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FRESH YOUNG JERSEY COW for
sale. L Z Hamar Route 2, Box
679, Waller road
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GARDEN TRACTORS. ranging from
SIPS up SERVICE HARDWARE IL
IMPLEMENT CO. 1921 Pacific
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Funeral Directors

ECONOMY-QUALITY
MELL1NGER FUNERAL SERVICE
$40 Tacoma Ave BR $3.50
TUELL FUNERAL HOME
Dignified Distinctive Service
Sixth Ave. at Traston Main o5so
BUCKLEY KING co
Tacoma Ave at So. lst BR 7is6
CASSIDY d. ALLEN
1924 So st. MA 5soi
c o LYNN Co.-Distinctive Service
7i7-io Tacoma Ave. MA 7745
--------------------------
PIPER'S South Tacoma Funeral Par
Tors 5423 So Tao Way GA 1897
SO. TACOMA UNDERTAKING co.
Storlie 5o36 So. Tao Way GA ll22
THEODORE GAFTNEY MORTUARY
So. 10th and Yakima. MA a4i<
Personals
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Al MODERN DAIRY FARM for rent
with 20 acres bottom land: free
outside range. r. A. Surface, Span
away.
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WHITE Sannan goats two weeks old:
males e. females g. IS. GA 3o3I-R
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Exchanges and Swaps

WAsIED-Liyestock poultrv Var
Leuven Ri Z. Box SIG GA 5o4o-w
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COW FOR SALE, with calf Tacoma
Star Route p Cronkright
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Wanted 10 Buy

REFRIGERATOR MEAT CASE. sixs
4-ft- eft. Or SIT meat slieer.
power slicer preferred. Write M,
Tacoma Times
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COW MANURE ~ I'd S I'd. or
more. Cts Proctor 1877
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HORSES. 1900 70 1900 pounds Just
arrived; fat, sound. ready to work.
Easy terms. W. A Miller Route
8. BOX 305: Collins Road
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CAVANAUGH has q PLAN

RADIO and Refrigerator expert ser.
vice. Homer King Inc. 745 Market
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1880 MODEL A TRUCK. long Wheel.
base. 7xl2 rack Want pickup
s628 So Alaska
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NEW AND USED washers and vacuum
cleaners 622 81 Hclens
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Wr0qer f Rolls. PAS Ea, Fe pa ,o' 4.
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Male Help Wanted
Female Help Wanted

REASONABLE haircuts - moierl
Barber college 1915 Pacific ave.
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ANTIQUE walnut llv. I'm. set l7-pc)
THE TRADING POST. $3.50 SO. G -
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BOYS Balloon tires. good
condition. l0i SO. 46th
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q OOpC SANDED. FINISHED.
Cleaning waxing BR 544e
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RAGS-Bring them 20 2ls Sc 23re
81 We pay &c 10 Main 1858.
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PAINTING and paperhanging First
class work. Reasonable MA 42S7
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SEE THE NEW MAYTAG only $50 So
HoPPER-KELLY CO. eis Com 81.
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Eastern Grain Hay
SIS so TON. No. ! Alfalfa By load,
$3.50. ll43 So. 35th. Ga 1894.
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TRADE IN your old furniture on new
at Overland S. 1888 Broadway
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PAPERING. pts. cal. So nm up: guar
work. MA 1866 Dodson GA 1885
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Cash FOR say 4 losa scc'ts Richard
". 4cCanr. go FIDELITY. Ma 1i4a
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PRUNING and spraying fruit trees.
roses. shrubbery; nursery refer
ences. GA 0S4l
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PAINTING. PAPERHANGING
A. H Rademacher. PR 435S
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CASH for P 2 contract. and nor
cages Brstrud. SIS FIDELITY Bidr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-05
A Voice In The Matter

The public has an opportunity this week to voice its opinion of the 1940 bud get as passed along to the aldermen by the Board of Finance. On Thursday night there will be an open hearing before the Board of Aldermen on the proposed bud get. With some of the various items set up by the city fathers good many people are familiar. But no opportunity has been given the general public to raise definite objection or heap praise on the various sections of the budget. This can be done on Thursday night.
 There may be protests at the inclusion of some items and the exclusion of others. There probably will be more said about this latter phase than the former. Most of us are agreed that the budget makers did pretty thorough job in keeping eX- penses down to a minimum and elimi- mating everything that possibly could be cut out. But we already have heard from various groups with regard to including money for various projects which are considered vital and needed at this time
 It is a discussion of such things which may be forced on the aldermen this week and the proportions of such an airing of opinions are rather big. The aldermen may see eye to eye with the Finance Board in this respect and after weighing carefully the demands and petitions turn them down for another year Should the budget go through in it's present form and business conditions do not take a turn for the worse during the first half of 1940, every indication is that the Scully regime will end it's first year with a creditable balance in it's favor Here's looking to such turn of events
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-05
l3O,OOO,OOO Lawmakers

State legislators make the laws? Off, cially, perhaps; but actually the over whelming percentage of bills passed by state lawmaking bodies originate with outsiders - lobbying groups and gov ernmental agencies. The Council of State Governments used Ohio'S 1889 leg islative session to illustrate this conten- ton. The state Senate passed 97 bills, and only 16 per cent of them came from members LobbieS contributed 39 per cent and governmental bodies 45 per cent. House members originated 25 per cent of their 121 bills with 37 per cent coming from Hobbies, 35 per cent from agencies and per cent elsewhere.
 LobbieS are by definition tools in the hands of specific interests. Even when the term is used to designate authorized representatives of genuine groups of citi- zens banded together to achieve com mon purpose, it is usually group, and not general, objective that is sought. Occasional Hobbies may be devoted unSel- fiShly to the public welfare, and in such cases they represent vigilant interest of voters in what is done in the Legislature. Such an interest is proper and necessary. Today it is sometimes almost as impor- tant to know who is behind a piece of legislation as to read its terms. As long as such vigilance persists, democratic gov ernment will continue to be energetically alive