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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
Baker For President?

Newton b. Baker, secretary of war under Woodrow Wilson, is the only member of the Wickersham law enforcement commission who is regarded today candidate for the presidency in l932 We don't necessarily mean that Mir Bakers report accompanying the general one will win him the support of the democratic delegates to the national con- vention. But there are several facts which when coupled might make the name of Baker dangerous for such as Albert Caba Ritchie, Franklin D. Roosevelt Owen D. Young, and Joseph T. Robinson to consider lightly as compared to their own. In the first place it is fairly well known that Cleve- land is making a valiant effort to secure the democratic national convention. Cleveand is Mir Bakers home when he isn't away on bus mess. which he is quite often.
 That in itself isn't enough to insure Mr Baker of the presidential nomination. It might even lose it for him. Look at what happened in 1924 right in little old New York. Alfred E. Smith couldn't win the nomination no matter bow hard he and his associates tried. It remained for ''Al' to go away down to Houston. Texas. to be nom mated four years later. However, there is d decided advantage in having the presidential convention right in your own back yard and Mir Baker might profit where others lost. All this is based on the assumption that Cleveland will win out in the race for the convention Many other cities will be after the honor and will offer just as many induce ments, so don't quote us as choosing Cleve- land
 Then there is the psychological reaction. When one thinks of Mir Baker and Cleveland the first thing. to pop into mind is Ohio And that's enough for some voters. Ohio IS the mother of presidents today just as Virginia was considered such in the carly days of the republic It started with Ulysses S. Grant in 1869 There were three in row then. Grant Hayes. and Garfield. Benja jamin Harr- son was the next Ohio president 10 be fol- lowed by Mckinley. Taft and Harding likewise came from Ohio. The democratic party tried the Ohio stunt in 1920 by. run ming James M. Cox, former Ohio governor. against Harding. Maybe it's time for another Ohio president? Who knows?
 On the basis of Mir Bakers individual report he would have as hard a time being nominated as Ritchie Young or Roosevelt He states immediately that In my opinion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1881
Poor MT. Hoover

The royal ranks of the republican party are waverlng these days. Faithful adher ents of the Hoover camp are struggling to retain their composure in the face of the storm of criticism and hllarity that has greet ed President Hoovers comments upon the Wickersham commission report We feel as sure as do most people that Mir Hoover did no more than scan the recommendations that the committee made in concluding its general report It would have been mentally impos- sib1e for the president to have read careful ly the complete report and to have reached the opinion that bis comment reflects.
 It can also be noticed in the Wickersham report that it is dated January 7. It was delivered to the White House by Chairman Wickersham Monday morning, January l9. and twenty-four hours later was sent to con- gress with Hoover's accompanying message i:, which he overlooked the main fact that his commission was not of one opinion. We maintain that in twenty-four hours PresI- dent Hoover could not have studied the Wiekersham report tbe chief executive should have. Furthermore it makes us sus- pect, as it does others that in the time inter vening between January and January l9 there some discussion between the presl- dent and the chairman or members of the commission
 That at one time the commission stood six to four for revision of the 8th amend ment with the eleventh member holding strictly for outright repeal seems to be com mon knowledge. It is difficult for us to be- ieve that the commission could then come to the opinion that 1t must return general report in which it considers repeal out of the question. We don't believe that as reputable body of men and women as those com posing the commission could be persuaded to return dictated report, but so many odd angles crop up that all of us are ready to be- lieve anything we see or hear. As far as we can see the only honest opinion of the stua- tion as regards prohibition IS contained in the individual reports of the eleven commIs- sioners.
 All of which goes 10 prove that President Hoover, no matter what bis personal views on prohibition are or what he thinks the commission should recommend. is in diff hcult position. As head of bis party his place is none too secure. His chances of be- ing renominated next year vanishing We wouldn't be surprised to the dry forces turn to Clifford Pinchot, while wet repub cans will go d begging, President Hoover said of bis commission report what he had probably decided upon when he named it's members His mind was made up months ago. When be read that the commission vetoed outright repeal his mind was at rest and the words flowed easily, Unfortunately he did not stop to consider that people might place various interpretations upon the report. He failed in this, just as one more Hoover commission has failed to register d direct bit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

the Eighteenth Amendment should be re- pealed and the whole question of poiey and enforcement with regard to intoxicating liquors remitted to the states" He steals Governor Rltehle's thunder m those last few words and he must certainly be placed among other wet candidates. He cant. even though he did sign the report. be for one instant rated as a dry. We have heard it stated and upon good authority that Newton D. Baker was dry in both his habits and be- liefs. He may still be dry in practice. but he is certainly wet in theory. And that places him in the same category with Mir Ritchie. Roosevelt, ct al.
 Probably the old Wilson following nigh. rally to his support, but we wonder just what strength such faithfuls could muster. While there are an enormous number of Wilson supporters in the United States they are scat tered among the contestants who would rally to the cause of Ritchie, Roosevelt, Young, Robinson, and perhaps dozen others. Will son IS gone; Baker can't hope to step into his shoes. McAdoo tried that and failed mis- erably. On the strength of bis share in the Wickersham commission report Baker isn't a presidential candidate. It might aid his chances but it certainly won't push him to the front He has better reasons for seeking the nomination than his expression of opn- ion on the Eighteenth Amendment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
At The National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER

rected with the administration of Indian affairs. Their health has been neglected and their death rate has been very great"
 Senator Wheeler of Montana, one of the investigators, says the Indian service employees farmers who, ex- cept in rare instances, never visit Indians and show them how to farn1. He says few field agents ever get in contact with the Indians. Indians were found sick and half starved, without food or clothing, he says, who had never been visited by a physician or a field agent.
 Unless there is some improve ment with regard to caring for the health and other interests of the Indians and unless the Indian ser vice people actually go out and Go something for the Indians and thus earn their salaries" Wheeler says. "I will be in favor of doing away with the Indian bureau entire ly because I think in many in- sances the Indians would be better off without the Indian bureau than with it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

Believe it or not Connecticut still has five Indian wards. They are members of the Sehaighticoke tribe and their reservation is in Kent. It contains about $50 acres and stretches up over the sloping hills with some land along the right bank of the Housatonic river. The New York state line forms the western boundary of the park. Of the Indian wards one is an old man of 70 Then there are two children and widow. The fifth is self supporting. or course there are other Schaighticoke Indians scattered throughout the country but they are no longer wards of Connecticut. The tribe, by the way. dates back to l730 when Pequot assembled it from wanderers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
leans and plenty of land on each side of the Rio Grande9

Dr Ivan Bratt. who is responsible for the Swedish plan of liquor control, attended the conference on liquor traffic at Amsterdam in 1927 and in comparing his eountry's prob lems with those of this nations, discovered that These gentlemen. who were prohibi- tionists made the most emphatic assertions regarding the liquor problem, and their man. ner indicated that there could not possibly be any difference of opinion as to the truth of the principles laid down by them. These statements they made were in effect that all consumption of alcoholic beverages was per SC, evil and injurious. and that the deleteri- ous effect of the use of alcoholic beverages was proportionate to the amount of abso- lute alcohol consumed To my mind. these statements are directly opposite to the truth. As there have been centuries of use of aleo- hoc beverages. it would be presumptuous to state that all of it is injurious Dr Bratt should know. He has studied the case care fully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
WILD LIFE.
(New York Times)

Those who search the report of the senate committee on Wide-14ifc Conservation expecting to discover the latest official information about the sons of wild packasses will be disappointed. It deals not with senatorial fauna, but with real wild animals: fishes, birds and game of all kinds. Senator Walcott and his associates are disturbed about the present outlook. They report that wild life If various kinds is rapid ly disappearing" They want the states, under the leadership of the federal government, to do somc- thing about it.
 It is a timely suggestion. Golf players and baseball fans may be surprised to learn that they are out numbered many times over by hunt CTS and fishermen, but the nimrods know 1t, ar so do the license clerks and gun makers. The committee es- inmates that there are not less than thirteen millions active sportsmen in the United States. This would mean that when the open seasons come, about one in ten of the popu lation is cut with rod or gun. The figure checks rather remarkably with the latest report Of the New York conservation commi s n, which places the number, in this state at one million.
 Interest in out-of-doors and all 1t contains has increased enormously since the war. The automobile has carried millions of stay-at-homes afield. Statistics of national park and turist camp attendance tell th"ir own story. 'The invigorating and recreational value of wild life arc difficult to estimate in dollars" says the committee. It might find more than a hint of their purely commer- cial value in the chapter on Con- sumption and Leisure" in the re- port of the presidents committee on Recent Economic Changes" Per haps the learned economists them selves were surprised to learn to what extent industry in postwar America # dependent on the use of leisure, ircluding sport. Even en- forced leisure plays its part when the plumber out of job takes down his gun and goes hunting.
 The more roads and guns, the less
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
OU0TAT|QEES P<@---IO

the future of an importance out of proportion to it's size and popula- tion.-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., governor of Porto Rico.
 The condition of unemployment Is going to be worse before 1t is over.- Rev Dr John. A. Ryan.
 The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that counts. but how much you digest Albert Joy Nocks.
 Even in time of nationwide pessimism it is entirely possible to turn out a product that people will readily buy.-Lawrence P. Fisher. motor magnate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
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HANCOCK'S BIRTH

On Jan 23, 1737, John Hancock, an American patriot of the Revolu- ton, president of the continental congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first gover nor of Massachusetts, was born in Braintree, Mass.
 A graduate of Harvard, Hancock served for many years as one of the selectmen of Boston. He first attract ed wide attention when he delivered bold and eloquent address on the fourth anniversary of the Boston massacre.
 Appointed a representative of his state in the first Continental con- gross. Hancock became its chairman and then president. He resigned this position in 1777 but remained a member of congress.
 In 1780 he was member of the constitutional convention of Massa- chusetts and upon the adoption of the constitution there was elected first governor of the state, in which position he was retained by annual elections until 1785. After an interval of two years he was again governor from 1787 until his death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
Some Ruthless Benefits

Drouth has one merit, anyway. It pre- vents floods The calamity of some parts of the Mississippi Valley is the blessing of other parts. Water levels are very low. The earth is still almost wateress over vast areas Engineers say it is hardly conceivable that there should be any flood the coming spring And if there should be unexpected rains. the lower reaches of the big river will be ready The low water has facilitated the building of evees. The works planned already nearly two thirds done, and work goes ahead with out hndrance. The banks will be safe this year and presumably in future years.
 There similar benefits from the long continued drouth on other bodies of water especially the Great Lakes. Low levels have permitted the rebuilding of docks and the protection of shores eaten away by the high water which prevailed in 1928 and 1929. Nearly everybody will be better prepared when the water rises again,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE EDITORS STATE AND ELSEWHERE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THlS THAT AND THE OTHER THING

fish and game, unless the state in tervenes. Some of the states do ln- tervene, effectively. Deer in the Catskills, for exameple, are on the increase. Other states are slack about it. Perhaps they do not real- ize the Importance. economically as well as socially, of wild-lIfe conser- vations. The senate committee may help to make them realize it. If so, it will have done useful public service. In its efforts directed to that end it can count on the sup port of :, host of sportsmen and conservationists the country over- men and boys who want to hav' their fish and eat it too. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
TO=DAY'S SELECTED POEM
THE LOST SPRING UBy Glenn Ward Drcsbach in the

New York Tmcs) It was there in the summer. It's circle of clover Ripjcncd, and bees swaycd fragrance over To brush the water that bubbcd uD For q naad's mirror. a faun's drinking cup. It was there in the Autumn. The thirsty farmer Heard dragon flies pass in rusty arnOr And saw the lcaf-drift gold at the brink. And d bit Of sky. when he paused to drink. Winter covered it. Who could know How it farcd or where it could go Through long white silence under the snow? No one found it this sowing season. Earth called 1t hack for some good reason To secret channels. Returning birds looked for it. Too small for the herds, Too bright for the swine. tn its pasture corner, With a bOb-o-Iink for it's closest mourncr. 1hc grass came up To hide the place the spring had giistcncd. Only the bOb-o-Iink paused and listened, As if 1t heard a gurgIng sound In the changeless seasons underground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

This is merely case of tit for tat SO all We can do is grin and bear it. resolution was recently introduced in the Mexican con- gross proposing that the United States sell to Mexico certain portions of the states of Arizona California New Mexico, and Texas, and the city of New Orleans We don't imagine that ths would be received with much enthusiasm by congress nor by the people in the territories involved. Still 1t probably rests as we'll with us as did the pro- posal of Senator Ashurst to purchase from Mexico Lower California and the north western section of the Mexican state of Son ora. Varied emotions are awakened in diff ferent readers by the proposal. They range all the way from mild amusement to violent
 indignation. Yet the Mexican congressman sponsoring the resolution probably knew what they were doing. Amusement and little irony doubtless are to be found in their actions. The resolution of Senator Ashurst Cit was the second time he had proposed the purchase) showed certainly lack of under standing of MeXlcos pride and power We must admit that Lower California with it's control of the Gulf of Mexico would be valuable addition to the United States bu; what couldn't Mexico do with New Or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
COST OF RURAL ROADS.
(New Britain Herald)


 A battle for rural road improve ment in Connecticut has started Il earnest, l.. G. Tolles, president of the Connecticut Rural Road I'm prOvement association, has let it be known that the $1,000,000 suggested for that purpose by the Connecticu' Board of Finance and Control ;' worse than useless" MT Tolle' thinks an initial appropriate $5,000,000 Is the only amount tha will satisfy the association.
 Mir Tolles of Southington eviden ly Is aware that the state goveri. ment has money. One report Ii it that the state treasury had a su plus of more than $10.000.000 !. the close of the fiscal year.
 This looks very encouraging. Bn it must not be overlooked that ;b state had receipts of more tha' $57,O0O,J0O, and of this huge tot succeeded in disbursing more thai $47,OOO,00O.
 No Tolles, speaking for his asso citation, wants no meagre million dc liars under such circumstances, Perhaps he has figured out how many miles of rural roads could be improved with a million dollars ana has come to the conclusion that tho rural dweilers would scarcely notice them.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

It would be sensible idea for Connect cut to repeal its state enforcement act. That would be way to aid in the fight to rid our statute books of legislation dealing with the enforcement of the 9th amendment. We do not support the view that the amend ment should be given further trial. It is too costly experiment and obviously will still fail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady, NJ. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Ad- dress hm. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
A SMILES THE THING"

So when your day is finished. Lii! Don't let yourself get blue, Just get in touch with Homely Bill There's lots of things to do. - Homely Bill. o-O-o TO be frank is to exercise q priv. ilege that is very easily abused.
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 The person continually seeking publicity generally gets the kind they don't particularly relish.
 o-O--o Many q wife appears well dressed alongside her tattered attired hus- band.
 You'll never find the devil cutting the wages of sin ten per cent.
 Spring is here when Middlebury farmers take off two of their three vests.
 The man who submerges his dignity generally emerges with something better in the end.
 o-O-o The youth who pleads for a lock of his girls hair Is probably toying with the key to her heart.
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 You can't beat the machine ask the man who plays one on pay night.
 O-O-o Many a mans life is an open book-just short story.
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 Dizzy Dorothy, Waterbury's intellectual idiot. thinks a. trail blazer is fireman on special duty. The honeymoon is over when he forgets to shake down the kitchen stove each morning.
 o-O-O The unemployed are passing the apples so it looks as if the depres- sion, like Adam, is about to fall.
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 Words of wisdom the wise men forgot: Two is a coupe. three q sedan. The gal who warbles "Silent Night" would make the imputation possible if she resisted the desire to sing.
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 Then there was the man who went out to meet the wolf at the door and Tad the skin made into fur coat for his wife.
 O-O-O T about the wolves of Wall street. Not stopped going to Grandma Broker.
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 The man who sings in an apartment house must have great dislike for the neighbors.
 o-O-o A garage is place where a man parks his money and spends his time.
 Skinny Girls Favored-News Item. Meaning of course that beauty Is only thin deep.
 o-O-o Saturday afternoon Is time when the average husband thinks he'd like to take it easy and a special period when the average wife thinks her average husband should spend his free moments painting the veranda boxes.
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 They threw fruit at Rudy Val lee last night. Perhaps he was mistaken for a United States senator.
 Beggars can't be choosers, except in the matter of not caring to work.
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 Girls nowadays don't want men who propose on their knees. They want 'em to stand on their own feet. both before and after marriage. A one track mind is bound to have q wreck sooner or later.
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 Nature is wonderful. She clothes the forests with leaves and then gives pine needles to make repairs possible.
 o-O-o Then there was the chap who started life with piece of rope and ran it into cigar factory.
 OHMIGOSH. Here lies the body, Of Hobo Wray, MlstOOk refrigerator car for an
 empty
 One cold winter day.
 O-O-O Germany is seeking a loan from France. And I'll bet the French are going to be very franc about it.
 O-O-o This completes our regular Friday program. broadcast by DBD. Water bury's pioneer station, owned and operated by the Waterbury Even- ing Democrat. We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow at noon with a special Saturday program.
 o--O--o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

Now people all over will have good time going to the automobile shows and picking out the kind of car they would buy if they were buying car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

When a man thinks woman doesn't un- derstand him it usually is because she does understand him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5.26 tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-12
Good Practical Religion

II one assumes to- criticise religion when it seems
to require castigation he should be more than nor
mally on the alert to pay tribute to acts Of re-
hgious bodies which command the respect of civilized
men, Such an act was that Of the New England
Methodists in coming out strongly for civil liberties
in Lawrence Mass.
For generation freedom has been in Jeopardy
in this great textile CENTER and conditions are even
worse today than they were two decades ago. In
spite Of opposition from reactionary clergymen and
from the clergy Of Lawrence the conference went on
record as follows:
we, the members Of the New England Methodist
conference protest against any breach of constitu-
tional rights of free speech and free assembling by
any city government in our state and we recommend
when such breach occurs and the privilege of free
assembly and free speech has been denied that our
churches be opened to such assemblies
I'VE recommend that the Civil Liberties Union
follow through the situation in Lawrence, with a
view to vigorous defense OF ali the civil rights OF
the arrested strike leaders guaranteed under the Con
st1tution and laws of the United States
1--WE pledge our support to the Civil Liberties
Union in this defense Of civil rights"
Here is a religious gesture which accords thor
oughy with the perspective of 1881 1t will save no.
BODY from he'll but it may help to make working
conditions less of a he'll in Lawrence.