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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-24
TREASURY BALANCE

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The Valley settler., 1939-09-29

continually confronted " ith the lack of ms tericl to compile U tno job. Nobody sooms to know why tho mc tericl is not cvfilc5lo. At any rato, whom tho cons truct ct1on crew is &hlo to obtain the .coco se1- mc tor1G1, tho job will be quickly colnpl tod and roady for uso. So there you gre, which reminds ne of something which happened to nc recently. Nr. Hoffman took yours truly Tor t ride to see { certs in crops Vhon we re turned to town he stopped in the center of : deep mud hole 5nd says,
 well, I'm sorry but this is IS faa Gs I 90. ] hopo you on mike it.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29

TIT |lEIav SETTLER: is phblishe
 evJr. Friday by the Ne etanuska Vellcg Formoris Coonorc tive Assoc i@ tion st Pclm9r, AlGskc.
 Nng. Edt tor: Ttrto Nilsson 3ub9crir Sion rates; J. .oo yoa' By m".l ; l.Y5 yoar GTilod anywhere; 10 2 cory This f&por is issued for tl4o pur- ros3 Of giving tnfore1c tion end nows of tho Lotanr ska Valley Form3r's Coopo rating Essocta tions work, rn0hloms, ccc0mr1 1ishr,cnts,
 end cls0, naws of loca1 md gen orol 3ntono4t; end to fos st2r tho cooporf tiv5 spirit O. tho tCrmorG Of tho Matcnuskc valley.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29
SPECIAL

By request, oach member of tho Coop Bocrd Of Directors has prom isod to wrt t3 an odi toricl for the Valley Sottlor. The Cocrd Of Diroc tors gre o1ectoQ to represent tho mem5ors Of tho orgcn.zc end I cm SUr3 everyone will b3 glad to hocr from eGch ono in turn. ron3nr ring --- litorGry ability IS not on essential ou2lifi icc, tion Of ( good first clGss Co&op board director, but precttcc1 cooporo tive l,dnini trGtton, con8erva tive plans we'll laid for the future end the ability to carry out Cdr1inis trc- tion bonoficial to the ms joritJ vi thout rCdicGlism, is priceless. The following is the first written
 By Walter Huntley
 Speaking of Coop9ra tiv9s let us tolzo the word BUSINESS. Eeve you ever noticed that the comes before the I? The sumo thing applies to you and in ( cooper ctive. Al so have you noticed the I is silent and thet the U sounds Tiko I? It would dn't be BUSINESS if J End I weren't there-- so it Is vi tn e Cooperative. You and I have to be in business toge thor and work toge ther, before it can be called ( Farmeria Coopera tive. This is c fundamental principle upon which every cooperc tive must '": 500 noxt pege)
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29
WHEN IS THE STORAGE CELLAR
 AVAILABLE ????

O-l O-L1 4lLl4 O4l OL EsltEt EL~>I4o NCi i'| drewn up and cons truction S tcrtod on {, cold stor~gg Es,scmont undoz' wa rohouao nuln5or ?, for tho pur- rose of storing a7i firm produco "htch would be rocdy for mcrkot ebout nOH.
 At l5aat three nocesscry. rocsons have been advanced for t his stor- cGo spccc. Firs t---45ll2 mG jCrity Of form c31lcrs gro not large cnou@h to hold Ill tho potG toos, ccrrots, cn6 caOhCre row ready to harvest. S2cond--- the form cellars will greatly very in tom rorc o)1rc t,nd mots tur3 content Of the air, mck3rg storcgo on tho form UnadVisGblo for uniform mcrkot t produce. And third--- tho most important point is the necessity Of c cGsh crop ct this time Of the yecr in ordor to meet ob1igc tions. -.::. Tn answer to all t hose frantic
 inquiries, with old Ncn Frost ntpping our heels, this much cen bo sotd---first the Fcrmo rs. Coop1 ctivo is not in charge of this cons true ti0n job end is not in authority oven it. ocond--tho cons true tion boas, Mr.Vic Chapman
 hes done everything in his power to cston the work end has be3n
Evening star., 1939-01-14
A Deserved Tribute

The coming and going of public
officials in Washington have become
so commonplace in recent years as
to stir but rarely more than transi-
tory emotions of the citizenry. For
this reason the demonstration ac-
corded former Attorney General
Homer Cummings by more than 1000
of his friends, gathered to do him
honor around the banquet table, is
the more remarkable. Seldom has
the Capital witnessed such a bril-
liant assemblage OF persons in all
walks of life, or such an accolade as
marked this farewell ceremony.
AS one distinguished speaker put
1t, Mr.. Cummings, serving as chief
legal officer of the Government in
most critical period of its history,
pursued some policies and performed
some acts for which it was but natural
he would be criticized; but the zeal
ousnesS the sincerity, the unflagging
loyalty of the man toward the prin-
ciples he believed to be right won
him the admiration even of his
critics. It is to be hoped the talents
of such a man will not be entirely
lost to his Government. It would not
be surprising to his friends If he were
called back, some time in the future,
to render other service to the Nation,
Evening star., 1939-01-14

Of the gain last year without ques-
ton can be attributed to the cam
paigns of education of both mothers
and physicians carried on by the
Children's Bureau and the Public
Health Service. Whatever element
of it Is not to be attributed to luck
probably represents a permanent adj
vance.
The American death rate, of course,
must be expected to fluctuate. There
will be lucky years and unlucky
years. Great fields of science re-
main unconquered. The human body
wears out and there is not much to
be done about it, In the present
stage OF medical knowledge. But the
constant small gains year after year,
like the one reported for pneumonia
in 1887, are all steps towards a prob
ably attainable goal-a goal perhaps
attainable in the lifetime of some
now living. That is an average age
of eighty or more.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

churia and the occupied provinces Of
China proper.
Mr.. Tomimas has generously conceded
Senator Pittman's fourth point, that the
American people have the right and
power to enforce morality and justice in
accordance with the peace treaties with
U.S." He makes veiled assertion that,
in the realm of real politics" (whatever
that Isl, the Senator is splitting in
the wind.
We have that power, in spite of the
doubt of our Japanese friend. Without
even an embargo by our Government,
we could force Japan to stop her war
Of aggression. We could sell airplanes
steel, bombs, supply trucks, tanks and
everything else to multiply the effective
ness Of Japan's army, and still she would
go down to well-earned defeat If we
denied her more than her peacetime
supply of oil and aviation gasoline.
We, the people of the United States,
have that power, for we can refuse to
buy gasoline or fuel oil from any source
which cannot truthfully advertise, with
signs on service stations, that oil from
their primary producers is not going to
Japan in quantities greater than before
the beginning Of the present wanton
attack on China. Isn't that fair enough?
THEODORE L. SOO-HOO.
January II.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Camel Currency
Nomad Arabs of the Sinai Peni

NOmad Arabs OF the Sinai Penin-
sula have solved the problem of what
to use in place of money. It's camels.
To avoid walking a mile, they swap
ten camels for one automobile. The
transaction must be strictly C. o. D.
-Camels on Delivery-and there are
no finance charges, owing to the
difficulty of paying odd amounts
such as six per cent of camel. Thus
real ownership is assured, and there
is no prouder car owner on earth
than Sinai Arab who swears by
the beard of the prophet that it beats
the old-style magic carpet. 1t is said
to be quite a picturesque sight at
sundown, when the desert is full of
flivvers whose radiators all point
to Mecca.
However, even if it will buy auto
mobiles, camel currency has certain
fundamental drawbacks When Ali,
the poor Arab, wants to buy some
less important item, such as turban
or new wife, he is up against it
for change.
There is not much chance of the
introduction of camel currency here.
Mr.. Morgenthau, who knows his
finance all the way from easy marks
to difficult dollars, has come out
against it, as he says the public debt
already gives him enough of a head
ache without trying to calculate it in
camels. The camel standard would
also be relatively inflexible. It would
be difficult properly to control in
fation and def1ation of any currency
based on it-and any one who has
ever been within a mile of a ripe
and vigorous camel would despair
of pegging its value at a mere fifty
nine scents,
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Non-PoliticaI Mr.. HOPKINS

The statement by Mr.. Harry Hop
kins that he thought the proposed
Hatch amendment to ban politics in
relief should have been passed last
year, and that he favors even now
enactment of such restriction, is
rather hard to understand, in view
of the poor example he set as a
politics-shunning dispenser of Fed
eral relief funds. Perhaps Mr.. Hop
kins never read the Hatch amend.
ment very carefully, or has forgotten
it's phraseology. Just as a reminder,
that measure-voted down by a po-
litically minded Senate-proposed to
prohibit Works Progress Administra-
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Health Gains

The past year was notably healthy.
The Census Bureau, on the basis of
returns from eighty eight cities, esti-
mates that there was reduction of
about six per cent in the death rate.
This Is well within the normal
range Of annual fluctuation of the
mortality figures. The fluctuation
between ten and twelve per thou
sand may be expected to continue
for some years to come, gains in one
year being Offset by losses the next
year.
Last year there were no great epi-
denies. The major causes of death
-maladies of middle life, like cancer
and heart and kidney ailments-took
their regular toll. There are, how
ever, some indications of definitely
gained ground in the preliminary
figures. There were fewer deaths
from pneumonia, which has always
been one of the great killers. This
may be attributed in large part to
the perfection OF pneumonia serums
and, possibly, to sulfonilamide. Still
greater gains confidently are to be
expected as serums become more
widely distributed in the small cities
and rural areas. OF greater signifl-
canoe is the decline of more than five
per cent reported in infant deaths.
Medical science has made childhood
relatively safe. In this field the
greatest gains yet made have been
accomplished. But infancy has re-
NAMED time of extreme peril. Part
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Protests Employment
OF Alien Translators.
By Thomas r. Henri.
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the EQltOE OF 0tdI.
It is most unfortunate that, while the
United States Civil Service Commission
has available list of eligibies for trans
lators and principal translators, the
State and Commerce Departments en-
ploy hundreds of aliens abroad. This is
one of the reasons why the United States
has lost so much ground, politically as
well as commercially, in certain coun-
tries and markets.
No matter how unimportant any posi-
ton may appear to be, all Government
personnel stationed abroad should be
American, qualified because of expert
ence, training and background to inter-
pret adequately the viewpoints, attitudes
and values Of the citizens and business
men of both Americas. The expert
knowledge of languages is sine qua non
requisite. The civil service lists contain
the names of persons whose vernacular
and upbringing enable them to repre-
sent this country in Latin America, for
instance, better than aliens or other citi-
2ens. The services of these qualified
candidates could and should be utilized
by the Government Of the United States.
New York City. A. M. MENDEZ.
January IL.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

ton administrative" employees from
using their, "of1cial authority or in
fluence for the purpose of interfering
with or influencing a convention or
primary or other election, or affect
ing the results thereof" and from
taking active part in political man.
agement or in political campaigns" !"
It was an ostensible effort of Mr..
Hopkins to influence Iowa voters in
a primary campaign last spring that
had much to dc with consideration
OF the Hatch amendment. At that
time Mr.. Hopkins made the an
nouncement that If he were still q
resident Of Iowa he would vote for
Representative Wearin instead of
Senator Gillette. That this cam
paign Endorsement of Mr.. Wearin
backf1red to Senator Gillette's advan-
tage does not alter the situation.
The puzzling thing about Mr.. Hop
kins' belated disclosure that he not
only favors the Hatch ban now, but
that he thought it should have been
passed last year, is the fact that,
although holding these views all this
time, he continued to make state
ments and speeches of a political
tlnge. MIR. Hopkins himself admits
he made several such addresses, but
says he would not do so again. It
is not easy to reconcile Mr.. Hopkins
asserted belief in the Hatch amend
ment with his palpably political ac-
tivities on certain occasions. OF
course, he had good reason to feel
that the Senate's rejection of the
measure was an invitation to forget
inhibitions and go the limit.
Devotees of good government will
agree heartily with Mr.. Hopkins that
the Hatch amendment should have
passed and that a similar provision
should be added to the Forthcoming
w. P. A. bill. 1t is hoped the present
Senate will redeem itself by approv-
ing the ban on political activity writ
ten into the pending deficiency relief
bill by the House.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
The Hastings Plan

The interest evinced by Chairman
Wheeler of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee and President
Moulton of Brookings Institution in
the plan for "postalizing" passenger
fares-and eventually, freight rates
advanced by former State Senator
John A. Hastings of New York, un-
doubtedly will cause it to receive
more attention than otherwise would
be the case, as railroad legislation
hearings start this week. At the best,
however, it must be viewed skep-
tically.
In the first place, the plan involves
form of naturalization, with the
Government underwriting a Rail
road Authority" a corporation re-
placing the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and capitalized at
twenty or twenty-five billion dollars,
to take over the carriers and contract
with private management for their
operation. A%primer" distributed by
the sponsor explains:
1T would not be necessary to raise
twenty to twenty-five billions be-
cause the money to buy the railroads
will not be needed as it is already in
vested and the present owners will
exchange their present securities for
those of the Railroad Authority on
an equitable basis to be arrived at
after thorough research and study.
TO the extent to which present
security holders do not wish to make
the exchange, the amount of Rail-
road Authority capital will be sold
and their interest purchased. Thus
practically the only new capital that
would have to be raised would be the
amount necessary to provide the
additional facilities required which
would be substantially in proportion
to the additional business developed. -
These securities, incidentally, will
be offered to appropriate Govern
ment financial agencies" as we'll as
to the public, and the Government
probably" would guarantee interest,
but not principal
Taxpayers remembering the costly
experiences of Federal rail control in
wartime assuredly will look askance
at this phase of the Hastings plan.
Further, the soundness of the rate
schedule, fixed by zones, is open to
question. This is not so apparent
If the proposed trans-continental
charges for higher class accommoda-
tions are compared with the reduced
tariffs the railroads customarily
apply on special occasions, but it
becomes evident in the advocacy of
such fares as five dollars from Boston
to San Francisco, and two dollars
from New York to Chicago, for coach
travel.
Hastings plan supporters admit
uncertainty as to whether postal
izing" in itself will make railroad
operation profitable. but see in it a
means of so stimulating travel that
a tremendous volume of equipment
purchases, and consequent growth
of employment, inevitably will result,
to the benefit of industry generally.
The burden of proof is on them.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Asks If New Deal Democrats
Are Communists.
tn fhe Editor of The atar.

Are Communists.
To the Editor of The Star:
While the recently attempted purges
were failures, it appears that . very
meritorious purge would be to purge the
column of Jay Franklin from The Eve
ming Star. It Is difdcult to see that the
column serves any useful purpose nor
is it easy to follow the logic, If any.
The Franklin column published jan
uary 10 criticized the Dies Committee,
Father coughlin, Mark Sullivan and the
American Legion, all for the reason that
they were patriotic and Communist.
Franklin predicts that what Is coming
is a serious drive to deny political ofIice
and civil rights to any man or group of
men on whom self-appointed patriots
can pin the red flower Of revolution" :"
It seems that Franklin believes that
Communists should be given public ofice.
As recall the recent primaries, some
Of the more radical candidates were
overwhelmed by the tweedledums and
the mandate Of 1898 was in favor of q
rational Government. This was empha-
sized by the elections Of November 8. Why,
therefore, should the party In power, the
Democrats, appoint Communists to pub
lie ONCE? One would suppose that DEM
ocrats would appoint Democrats, Re-
publicans would appoint Republicans,
and it is hard to see who should appoint
Communists except the Communist
party. The Communists did not win
the election, did they? One wonders II
Mr. Franklin is Of the opinion that there
is no distinction between New Deal Dem
ocrats and Communists, and II one is as
worthy Of appointment as the other.
As Q constructive recommendation,
suggest that 1t would enhance the value
Of The Star If the Franklin column were
purged and the space assigned to Frank
r. Kent. whose column does not seem to
be syndieated In Washington.
January II. w. s. B.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
MCKINLEY ST.

Dear Sir:
"Your column on The Stars editorial
page Is read by me with smiles, grunts
and occasional damns, but on the whole
with approval, enjoyment and interest.
"Now as to lawns. Don't you favor
having them neatly trimmed and free
from weeds? OF course, If one has, not
a stingy District Of Columbia lot, but q
good, honest half acre or so, he can keep
some in natural state Of unkempt love-
illness, dandelions and all, and have some
clean and velvety turf as we'll
"And in SO generous space as this,
one could have jungle garden Of weeds
Of various sorts that would be delight.
I'm re squirrels:
These, like other urban fauna, can be
a pest when too abundant Their cum
ming ways aren't so cunning when they
gnaw of cherished plant in pot, tear
up chair cushion, dig up expensive
bulbs or destroy fine rosebush.
Not to mention their driving the birds
supplies. More Of this later.
Meanwhile, let us discuss black squir-
rels. Did you know that along Rock
Creek Valley there are some as shinily
black as any black cat you ever saw, and
many others shading from that to very
dark gray?
Last winter, in one forenoon, count
ed % in the Zoo, only three or four fully
a deep black, however.
ALSO white squirrels. saw one, near
the old sixteenth Street Reservoir, white
as snow. Did you ever see one?
Nov we come to birds and feeders.
My customers are choosy, and have de-
clined to eat all I have offered. They
are now on choice OF three-sunflower,
hemp and millet. described to you
once the feeder devised to avoid messi-
ness, and to lift the birds and their food
above the cat and squirrel level.
But the squirrels climbed over the
tin collar had put on, and I saw them
do 1t. So I put on wider collar
above that, and they jumped to the pole
above it,
80 now I have an extension on the
pole, and the pests are baffled. for the
wide tin collar stops them, and is above
their jumping reach
Il am now waiting their next move.
&&
did you ever see cellophane birds
nest? A pair of cardinals had one in my
climbing roses last summer, and reared
family In it, too.
Later, in the same trellis, lone robin,
apparently widowed, built and aban-
doned beautifully finished nest. And
now in the same spot, nearly, I have a
new nest Of pair of English sparrows,
who completed their work about three
weeks ago, and seem to be using it.
Il have not climbed up to examine it,
but they hover about it as though rails
ing family. guess this is a good place
to stop. I seem to write you very long
letters when I write, but do 1t only
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Motorist Gives Views
On Traffic Accidents.


To the Editor of The Star
Your question in tonight's Star, with
reference to causes of traffic accidents
brings to me the following reply:
They must die" because Washington
permits parking along through streets,
thus making 1t possible for pedestrians
and cars to pop out without warning.
They must die" because this city
clings to the archaic and discredited
system Of Staggering" lights, thus
making it necessary for the driver to
keep at least one eye occupied trying
to see the light which usually is be-
hind bus.
They must die" because of Washing
tons intricate system of one-way streets
that would do credit to Alice in Won
derland."
In short, they must die because WASH
ington consistently behind the times in
solving the traffic problem. BY that
mean that local officials are struggling
to correct bad traffic conditions after they
become very, very bad instead OF cor
recting them when their danger Is only
potential JUST A MOTOR1ST.
January 10.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Shooting Stors
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
The Diplomat.

xAC OAPAOu1Ats
statesman once earned great success.
His name was hailed both near and far
His words of wisdom seemed much less
Than those of statesmen mostly are.
His manner, neither gay nor sad,
Gave little weight to his commands.
His gifts were few, but then he had
A winsome way of shaking hands.
Men turned away from sages grave,
And heroes brave were quite forgot.
The hearty grip he always gave
Somehow endeared him on the spot.
His name is now the general fad.
He is the pet of many lands
And it is all because he had
A winsome way of shaking hands!