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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
Good Places for Economy

Among Senator Borah's suggestions for governmental economy. the one dealing with congressional mileage allowances makes a strong appeal to the public. The mileage perquis;te is left over from the day of stage coaches. when it was long and arduous journey for many legislators to get from their constituencies to Washington. In many instances the allowance, now is greatly in excess of the actual cost of the trip. Sen ator Borah reveals that his allowance is Sl,o68 for journey which costs only S350. less than one-thrd the amount.
 Before any essential services are Topped off, it might be well to put an end to lot of utterly absurd and useless expenditures of which the mileage allowonee is but one The unlimited postal franking privilege is another that is beginning to irk the hard pressed taxpayer. along with unlimited 'ieave to print"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1s, 1882
C. O.P. Going Wet

Judging by the result of the record vote in the House Monday on the petition to dis charge the judiciary committee from further consideration of the Beek-Linthieum resolu- ton seeking return of liquor control to the states the republican and not the democratic party is becoming the one that is striking the hardest blows at prohibition. Hitherto. it has been considered that whatever opposi- ton there was to prohibition came from democrats and perhaps a few independently minded republicans The reverse seems to De true from close inspection of Mondays vote.
 For example there were 4l4 votes cast in the test with total of l9 not voting fer one reason or another. There are two va caneies also in the House. There were S7 for the move to discharge the committee. Of this total o7 were republicans and 90 dem oerats. Against the discharge there were 227 voting with the democrats, showing ll4 to ll2 for the republicans. The Farmer Labor member also voted against the discharge. Among those not voting were IS democrats and republicans. The demo- cratic list here included Speaker Garner, who is not obliged to vote.
 Furthermore, II of the IS absentees would have voted against the discharge. il is reliably reported. This number was di- yidad into 10 democrats and l republican. 90 it can be seen that the majority support for discharge came from the republican side. while majority support against discharge came from the democrats. All of which must have been dsheartening to demoeratic politicians who hope to capitalize the wet issue this fall Likewise it may have caused some constcrnation in the White House. whose occupant has to date successfully avaded all attempts of his party to line him up for mobilization.
 cited to show that the republican party is apt tS show more decided wet swing this fall thsn the democratic. We have heard high republican officials espouse the wet cause with more frequency. And they were men who had hitherto been regarded as dry. There are plenty of anti-prohibitionists in the democratic ranks, to be sure. but they. have been wet consistently. whereas the republicans are just swinging to the, cause now. And Representative Treadway of Massachusetts dean of the New England congressional delegation, cast his first wet vote in more than twenty years in Congress Monday. It is such things as this that shows the way republicans are regarding the prohibition issue. It might not be bad idea for the democratic party to furl its sails lest our republican friends take the wind from them. The democratic party can't afford at this late date to let itself be relegated to the background by an apparent effort to win votes Its principles demand more liberal liquor laws Why not capitalize them'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
Here, There And EueryUhere

now much visited, a city that does not fail to impress all corners with a pleasing urbanity of It's own.
 Exactly half as old as the city of Utica is "The Utica Daily Press" which published yesterday It's fif- tieth anniversary number, a note worthy output. brmful of local history, concerned with the cen- tennial and the papers half cen. tury. "The Press'' had the sud. denest of beginnings. A dozen printers walked out of the old Utica Morning Herald" and forth- with started their own newspaper, using the job printing plant of H M. Greene. Says the historian:
 "A name was needed for the
 new sheet. In MT Greens outfit
 Il headline reading The Rens-
 seiaerville County Press was
 found. F. William Bensberg.
 foreman of the new paper. sawed
 out the words 'Rensselaerville
 County and. the paper was
 named The Press This was too
 short 6 name, so stereotype
 plate of the Maryland coat of
 arms was put in the middle"
 Within week the paper had 1,500 subscribers and the whole story of the next fifty years>is one of progress. "The Press" takes pride in its uniform record of po- litical independence. It has dealt political strokes, however. So forceful was its campaign for Grover Cleveland that "The Press" in retrospect believes Blaine's de- feat was really accomplished in Utica and oneida county. At, all events. here is a good paper in good city. Congratulations to both on their concurrent anniversaries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
THE PROFESSION MAY WE'LL FEEL ASHAMED OF THE PRACTICE
 OF PROCTOLOGY

From time to time I have commented upon fession M N at % large a and the consequent neld this opens for earnest. well trained young physi- clans with sufncient experience in private gen. erai practice to qualhy them to specialize.
 The medical profession may well feel ashamed of its record in the diagnosis and treatment of rectal diseases. It Is nothing less than seandalous Unfortunately the false mod esty of prudish folk about proper examination and treatment of such troubles has been not only recognized but too often shared by their too many instances the diagnosis of the trouble cordinsiy . euackish hit-or-miss gesture. The very few physicians who have had the courage to enter upon the practice of proctoi- ogy as . speciality are somehow not so discern ible as are the brass specialists in the profes- specialists are just too modest about letting the public and even tho general, profession know what they are doing. That sort of mod esty. prudery, and 1t is high time that the man | on the street and perhaps his family physician were Informed that the study of diseases of as the study of diseases of the genito- urinary 1 organs (urology) or the the study of diseases of the female reproductive system (synecol- If were young physician in general prac- tice to-day believe should consider this open for the man who wishes to specialize. And If present professional attitudes prevailed think I should venture to take compensatory
 
 means of Q suitable card In the newspapers of my community. I doubt that this would impair my professional standing; that !s. I do not think the rank and file of medical society memher would deem 1t wise to take any for nal notice of my ''advertising'. If they should venture to do .so, I fancy could bestow few punctures on the pretenses of the brethren. Here is . pertinent paragraph from q letter written byea youpgish physician who has es. tabiished himself in the practice of proctology: "one day about eight years ago pr - (a very good surseon) was doing. hemor. rhofdai operation with clamp and eautery when stepped into the operating room. He said 10, I suppose you would not handle this case this way and replied No, I would not Dr --------- who was giving the anesthctc, was much amused and gave me the laugh. He is a good frined of mine and the other day I reminded him of the incident and called his at- tention 10 the fact that take care Of twenty five rectal cases now to one by both tthe good surgeon) and himself. He admitted 1t and told me ought to read more papers in the surgical aection n,eetin9s u IND .t 7'u
 This proctolosist. by the way. owes his rap- idly increasing popularity largely to his suc- cess in plainless, bloodless treatment of hem orrhoids without detention of the patient from business. Tho method which hs has found unvers sally satisfactory is still shied at by the old timers and their self-styled "scientfc" spokesmen, on mere theoretical grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
New Game Board Head

In naming Arthur L. Clark of Boston as superintendent of the State Board of Fisher ies and Game the commissioners have evi- dently taken into consideration the fact that the position is an exaeting one and one to which only an expert in such work should be appointed The qualifications that recommended Mir Clark are outstanding ones. He has devoted great many years of his life to both practical and theoretical work in game preservation, propagation. and in the interest of the sportsman.
 He is by way of being somewhat of specialist in game conservation, SO that we can safely assume that Connecticut will maintain its high standard in this respect. We presume that the state will likewise con tinue the splendid program that Mir Tit comb inaugurated of late years and for which we are also greatly indebted to Con neetieut's junior senator. Frederick C. Wal colt of Norfolk. We refer to our state-leased streams and public hunting grounds.
 MT Clark is still young man. He is only 3o years old. He, therefore. will be able to give to his job the full enthusiasm and vigor of youth. To this is added the maturity of many years study and work in his chosen pro- fession. He was the unanimous choice of the fish and game board. we are informed. That is clear indication of the high order of the credentials which he must have presented. Inasmueh as the appointment was made solely on the basis of fitness we feel sure that this branch of the state government will be well provided for in the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
NEA Service Writer

N FLA 6GFNlCe WI fktcT
 Washington.-No citizen, one trusts, Is go benighted as to sup pose that the results of the primary elections just beginning and run.
 ming through April and May will decide who Is going to be either the democratic or the republican presidential candidate this year. Primaries sometimes have some thing to do with q nomination, but oftener they don't. Primary results in 1928 strengthened the Hoover candidacy, but hardly decided the issue.
 This year their only possible im- portant effect, 1t would seem, is a strengthening or weakening of the democratic candidacy of Governor Roosevelt by psychological effect and proof as to his popularity.
 Popular Vote Theory Waning Their effectiveness as q method of letting the people rule" in party nominations seems to have waned from campaign to campaign. The old theory of popular gov- crnment on which the practice was based has fallen on such evil days that Democratic Executive Chair man Jouett Shouse has publicly urged sending of unpledged. uhin- structed delegates to the Chicago convention. That. in effect, would turn the nonlination over to few party leaders at the convention--which. as everyone knows, Is what usually happens anyway.
 IAnxtar haa hia ranAni nati ion sewed up, so the primaries mean nothing to the republican party. If a large number of republican voters woluld like to nominate someone else, we will never hear about 1t because Hoover is without primary opposition, apparently, ex-
 cept in North Dakota.
 Only Three Dems Out at.,.. Roosevelt's only visible oppo- nents in the democratic primaries
 seem to be Al Smith and Cover
 nor nBillp Murray of oklahoma. Speaker Jack Garner and Newton ID, Baker, the strongest possibilities next to Roosevelt, are not enter
 ing. e~
 Some primaries have had their
 demonstrably beneficial effects in diminishing boss control. especially in other than presidential contests.
 But there are these important facts anent the presidential primary sys. tenn:
 1. Only q minority of convention
 delegates In less than third of the states are elected or In any way in- structed by primary votes. 2. Bos control. avorite son
 movements for men who have no chance of nomination and an un- willingness of outstanding candi- dates to enter primaries have thwarted the original intent to q
 market degree.
 8. Variability Of primary laws and looseness of methods of tying delegates to voter wishes often re- suit in placing delegates under boss control after the first balloting If not at the very outset.
 4. Convention nominations can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
To-days Selected Poes.
NORTHERN FIRES
(Aiieen Beaufort in the Christian Science
 Monitor)

(Aiieen Beaufort in the Christian Science
 Monitor.) Out of the northland. clear and keen, With flame of gold and flicker of green, The shimmering northern lights arise To dance across the frosty skies Across the frosty skies to weave Their charming tales of make believe; For kings and castles and gnomcs and knights Appear in the changing northern lights. Like q swift and silent wind they go. Like waves of silent sea they How. Down--tili it seems they quietly brush The bouRhs of the sleeping trees: A rush. And fashioning ribbons and towering spars They soar away 10 the nethermost stars! O. face the north when It's keen and cold For there's where watchfui eyes t Shall see the hieker Of geld and green, Az the northern lights arise. ..,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16

Governor Gross has received copy of the proposed amendment to the Constitu- ton eliminating all lame duck sessions of Congress and changing the date of inaugural of the President and Vice President. Itswill not be presented to the Legislature until next. January when that body eonvenes. By that time it no doubt will have been adopted by a great many states. whose legislatures are. now in session. We wonder what action the Connecticut General Assembly will takel Offhand we'd say there would be little op- position to the amendment. but this state has the habit of not tampering with the Constitution whenever it can avoid doing so f4t GW ie W f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTE
By RODNEY BUTCHER

and sometimes do go to candidates who received the least primary votes or who didn't enter the pri. maries at all.
 5. Huge expenditures are some- times made-and wasted--on an individual candidate. A total of $1,773,000 was spent in tho 1920 primaries on the unsuccessful can didacy of the late General Wood.
 
 Seven Repeal Primary Rule
 The democratic convention will have 574 delegates from primary states, just less than majority. What with the two-thirds rule. 1t is obvious that these could have no decisive influence even fl each one clearly reflected voter sentiment
 Seven states have repealed presidential primary laws since 1916. when half the states had them. Michigan and Indiana have given theirs up since 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
SAFETY GLASS AS A REQUIRE
 MENT
(IIartford Courant) )

From the Automobile Assooia- tion of England word comes that the safety glass regulations under the road traffic act became effective on January first. All vehicles reg istered after that date, irrespective of the year of manufacture, must be fitted with such glass. It is now an offense to use any vehicle that is not so equipped, and this be- cause experience has proved that nearly 50 per cent of all injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents are due to flying glass from wind shields and windows. To reduce this hazard, in fact to eliminate it entirely, has seemed to the motor vehicle authorities in England 8 necessary step. Violation of the new regulation may entail a fine of twenty pounds, or in our money, at the current rate of exchange. $72.40. It is thus expensive busi- ness for a moSorist to be caught on the highways of England driving a car that has not safety glass "aii around"
 several of our states have adopt ed similar regulations with respect to their own registrations, but be- fore others follow their example It is likely that all manufacturer of motor vehicles will anticipate thess laws by using nothing but safety glass. The added cost is now not much more, and certainly tnconse- auentiai as compared with the ada ed factor of security. As general rule American automobile nnanu- facturers have been alert to take advantage of whatever contributes to the safety of their product. That 1t Is in their own interest to do, just as 1t is in the interest of the pub. lie that every practical measure looking to the reduction of automo- bile accidents should be adopted. With automobiles now takipg q yearly toll Of more than a2.ooe lives. it Is impossible to piaee toe much emphasis on anythinx that contributes to safe operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
QUESTIONS AND. ANSWERS Bananas Good Food

Ban0nAS SiOO0 FOOu
 always supposed bananas were indigestible (E. c. M.) Answer-That is just queer old fallacy, probably based on some ancient physician,s doubts about banana as food. Ripe banana is not only digestible, but 1t is excellent food. a rich source of vitamins, and especially helpful in the diet of the malnourished infant with constipation.
 Biology is Broad Subject
 I am . sophomore, t5 years old, in - high school. We have doctor teaching biol. Ogy there. I showed him your article and he said biology Is the foundation of the study of medicine All of our class read you and be- neve in you. Don't you think you were wcc bit wrong when you said biology is absurd?
 Answer-I did not say so said it is absurd to attempt to teach human anatomy, human physiology, hygiene, pathology. bacteriology and other important things. all as incidental parts of high school course in biology" am glad to know that you have physician teacher. At any rate that should protect you from the line of pinle SO often taught under the name of Biology.
 MIX Company Unreliable
 The milk company VIC patronixe recently ceased supplying certified milk. 4 representa-. tive Of the company claims that their pasteur- izcd milk is just as good and contains per cent more butterfat e. L.)
 Answer--Do not be misled by commercial claims. Certified milk Is the purest and finest grade of milk anybody can buy. Any other grade of milk that can comply with the high standards the authorities require for certified naium price well informed people willingly pay for esrtiaed milk. Any old milk heated to i4s degrees r. for SO minutes is "pastuerixed."
 tCopyrighf John Y. Diiie Cusb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Ho.U the 400 Lancers
 Outmarched Death

The Polish Iancers were a unique regiment in the Russian army.
 They cared very little how the war came out. disliking Russia, Germany and Austria equally; but they fought for the Tsar because he had promised Poland its free dom if Russia won.
 When the revolution came they cared not a straw for the death agonies of the empire; they only wanted to get back to Poland. So they wandered across Russia, 400 of them, a romantically lost bat hand was raised; they fought and marched and starved and fought again, and at last few of them reached their goal after one of the most amazing episodes of all the war. e
 Their story is told in Way of a Lancer" written by Richard Be- leslavski in collaboration with Helen Woodward; and the book is just about the most thrilling book you will have g. chance 10 read all year.
 It is romance as it is. and not as we imagine it; hard-boiled, bloody, fast-moving, colorful, des- perate. Mir Boleslacski describes some horrible things, relates some frightful experiences and yet, somehow. you know that he would not have missed them for the world. The final insane charge or the dancers against machine gun nests, for instance; 1t was crimi- nally foolish and terribly costly. but you know that the bugles which sounded the charge will ring in the authors ears forever.
 When the revolution came the dancers set of for Poland. march, ing by night to dodge the Red army. When peasants killed their colonel they burned village and killed every fifth viliager: when they were finally trapped in a for- est they disbanded. and 1t was each man for himself thereafter. The book ends at this point. abruptly: but think the author is planning on sequel. and it will be worth waiting for.
 "Way of Lancer" N published by the Bobbs- Merrill Co rt s3. It is the March choice of the Liters |ary Guild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16

i'd the way of sanitation. comfort eonven-' fence and piessantnsss But "modernizing svsrythine. sspseilsly in homes results in many mistakes. Some of the old arehitee- turai styles were admirable in structure and detail. and will long continue to be appre- eiated by people of good taste. Reno vized' or made new again" they are made better than ever without spelling their character and charm. whereas drastic modsrnization'' might ruin them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
@ TODAY gS
 /WQRlDWAR.N. \. ANNIVERSARY I4H ofA2E
DAYLIGHT sAvING PASSED

Dh 4 1A&AhA sSSA &AN~@ = sssfs~~@~"
 On March 16, 1918, American troops on the Toul sector of the western front repulsed Q heavy German raid.
 More than 1000 German shock troops were used in the raid. and American reports intimated that severe losses had been inflicted by machine gun fire.
 The Daylight Saving Bill. pro- viding that all clocks should be turned back one hour beginning aMrch 3l, was passed by congress and went to President Wilson for his signature.
 It was estimated that passage Of the bill would have $40.000,000 in electric light and power.
 Concentration of more than 100 German divisions in northern Franco was reported. Allied offi- cials made no secret of the fact that the decisive battle of the war might begin within 10 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
UTICA ANNIVERSARIES
tNew York Herald-Tribune)


 When the combers of classical geography left their mark on cen. tral New York they gave to old Fort Schuyler the name of Utica, but the place was not "pent up." Always an important crossroads of traffic since Indian days. Utica be- came the fine. upstanding city of the Mohawk Valley which is cele- brating this month the centenary of its civic incorporation. By 1892 the town, prospering with the new Erie Canal. was already on It's way to the solid success In business and the amenities of living that have gicen 1t high standing among the cities of the state. As a gateway to the Adirondacks, Utica is a city
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16

Last week we commented upon the re- marks of Representative Kareh who asked for the appointment of commission to- study law enforcement. His remarks were prompted by the appeal of Colonel Lind bergh to the underworld for help in loeat- ing his kidnapped baby. We stated that Representative .Kareh was from Missouri. He is from Illinois. The mistake was made when we thought that East St. Louis was in Missouri. Howevef. it is in Illinois
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.)

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered. by pr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16

An English critic visiting New York says American plays are Invariably guilty of vulgarity, obseenity. erudity.T erininolosy. appeal to mob passions and a general lack of taste. an exposition of bad manners. and bad morals, but oddly enough they're never dull. Sure that sort of stuffs always interesting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-16
So They Say

If President Hoover is unpopu- lar, it is not due to the democrats. It is due to the inevitable impress sion left by the acts of the man himself.
 -Jouett Shouse, chairman, nation
 al democratic executive commit
 tee.
 Of course I can win. Roosevelt may have the politicians, but l have the people. Governor William H. Alfalfa
 Bill" Murray of Oklahoma.
 only ask that every gentleman in the house of South Carolina I've had a drink with to vote for this bill and it will pass. Lester Thomas, member Of South
 Carolina legislature.
 Wars in the modern world and between civilized nations are sell dom those which can be narrowed down to a formula for submission to a court. Professor James T. shotwell of
 Columbia university.
 Washington Is the coldest place on earth.
 Senator Huey Long of Louisiana.