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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
ANYWAY LET US KEEP THINGS AS DRY .. faal'ai -~v AS WE CAN riveg 4o hsass

7 Assume for the sake of argument, if there were any argument that I still had few friends when we last defined the effects Of al- cohol here. You assnume that never do. I believe it makes for accuracy in my teach rings2 if I frankly acknowledge haYent a friend in the world, except my girl friend TOT when you have no friends who will lnduigen.iy overlook your mistakes you have to watch your step When I asserted here that alcohol IS never a stimulant, never tonic or bracer or builder or strengthener, but always depress- weakener from first to last. probably rehn- auished all hope of entering congress. but :! promoted aridity in this country ana that' think. is effective health betterment.
 If everybody knew what know about alco- hol we could abolish the onerous amendment and all enforcement acts and nobody. would pc any better off. Perhaps that would be the best solution of the problem Ten years sia,o~v or soucu in the common schools-would make every body dry as am.
 Dr H. M Vernon, English physiologist. de- termined by careful measurements that tnere is an interval of one-fifth second between the reception of an impression on she retina ana the response of muscles of hand or Ioot on n steering wheel or brake. Then he found thas a pint of beer, glass of wine or drink CT whiskey slows the reaction down to three ffths or tour-fifth second. This genuine de- pression produced by the "stimulanr IS pres ent and measurable for hours after the ai- cohol is taken. It far outlasts the temporary flush the thinker feels from drink or two. An automobile travelling 35 miles an hour will go 25 to 30 feet farther in three-ffths or second. Plenty of room there for accidents, even though the driver is absolutely not "in- toxicated" in the ordinary sense of the erm
 Efficiency is the great modern virtue. Ath- letes ambitious to excel do not resort to alco- holc "stimulants." Great industries sack em- ployes who are discovered drinking. Big busi- ness executives make short shrift of employees who betray their fondness for gin Locomotive drivers are let out when caught patronizins speakeasies or other dispensaries in their hours off duty. There is no sentiment or prejudice in all this. It is the attitude imposed upon us by hard facts.
 Not until we can contrive to break down the barrier and introduce honest instruction in hu- man anatomy and physiology into the common schools can we hope to dry up this country. Education, not legislation, will do it.
 The I. Q. Intelligence level) of the United States was gauged about that of a normal 13 year old child at the time of the World war. It is steadily rising. the psychologists in- form us. When it eventually reaches that of normal 16 year old child, we shall have be- come dry, because in an enlightened commun- ity booze is certain to be a drug on the mar ket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Depicts South in Turmoil of @ 's' Post-War Era

Tn "The Forge" r. S. Stribling painted a strong, persuasive pie ture of the death of the traditional civilization of the old south in the Civil War.
 !. Now he has written "The Store" an even better novel, which studies the painful efforts of the south to re-establish itself following the war and the disastrous reconstruc- tions period. sas
 Colonel Miliades Walden, who figured so prominently in the first novel, is the central character of this one. At@the time the story opens-in the early '90s-Colonel Milt has fallen on evil days. The enfranchised blacks of northern Alabama are little better off than they were under slavery. The up- per class whites have been ruined; the middle class has not yet found it's moorings; the "poor white trash" are sung in despair.
 Colonel Milt, like the class he represents, tries to fight his way back to fortune. Once he sees a way he is utterly ruthless; he bod ly steals a steamboat load of cot- ton, sells it, crushes his ancient rival, establishes himself in spite of public condemnation. @
 But the book is interesting, not so much for its plot as for its background. MT Stribling has presented Q detailed picture. bring ing out the confusion, the misery and the turbulence of the post reconstruction era with vivid col- ors. ''The Store" is an exceptions allx Rpo hn0l
 Published by Doubleday, Doran and Co.,, and priced at $2.50, it is the July selection of the Literary Guild. G
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

Former Mayor Alfred N. Phillips. Jr, of Stamford, is once more in the political sun. A few years back he was making quite a name for himself, not merely as the mayor of Stanford but as a state leader. But of recent months little or nothing has been heard from him in a public way. However he again emerged from obscurity at the democratic national convention. Now that he is home he is taking up arms against Governor Cross for what he terms unfair treatment of the Smith delegates to the con- vention. The approval of Mrs Fannie Dixon Welch for national committeewoman seems to have brought down the Stamford democrats wrath. He says, In my opinion if the democratic ticket both national and state, is going to carry Connecticut in the fall. it is high time the Governor of Con- necticut, ths Roosevelt group. and others allied with them, use on real Smith demo- crats in Connecticut other methods than those of political bullying and intimidation. - Perhaps Governor Cross feels now that Roosevelt is the nominee of the demo. cratic party that factional differences are over and can no longer be recognized. We would like to see Mir Phillips in the same mood and not speaking about Smith dem- ocrats. That's description that only stirs up arguments
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
Beer

a, The brewery men are getting ready for There are about 160 real breweries left of more than 1900 that used to be in, the country. Colonel Jacob Ruppert, president of the United States Brewers Association, says there will be perhaps $200,0O0,O0O spent for new buildings and accessories. The transition from present products will not be difficult in most cases Near-beer is not very different from real beer.
 As to the question of strength, there seems to be some misunderstanding. Colonel Ruppert remarks on this point: If l gave you per cent beer, you wouldn't drink it. Beer always ran around per cent. Some times shippers made per cent beer, because it had body and stood travelling better. Ale ran around 7 per cent. German beers run about the same as ours.''
 The procedure necessary to legalize this beverage, so far as the federal government is concerned. is held to be simple. Congress will merely substitute a per cent clause for the one-half of per cent provision in the Vol stead Act. That will be within the scope of the Eighteenth Amendment, if the beer people afe,right. It may not be so quick and easy however, as the beer producers and consumers seem to expect. At the shortest, it can hardly be less than year and half until such legislation can be enacted. And eyensthsn, ahe Supreme Court may have its own ideas about the degree of alcoholic con- tent that makes beer intoxicating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
So They Say

Tn general, parents take better care of their children physically, mentally and morally than ever before. They show their love in more ways and more intelligently. Ernest W. Butterfield, state
 commissioner of education for
 Connecticut.
 We are ready to collaborate on any scheme-ours, the French or any other-which will relieve the depression in Europe and start nations on a sound business basis. Franz yon Papen or
 Germany.
 With thousands of jobless in the city of New York, we are facing the liklihood of not being able to finance home and unemployment relief during the coming winter. In the meantime, the city is spend- ing millions for free college edu- cations. Borough President Harvey of
 Queens, New York.
 Dazzled by the material achieve ments' of the age, we turn the reg ulation of the public affairs Of our cities over to little groups who utilize their public powers for their own enrichment.
 Samuel Seabury, counsel for
 the Hofstadter Investigating
 committee, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
By RODNEY BUTCHER (NEA Service WFiterl

Chicago Wisconsin is one of those republican states where the democrats, having boiled an un- precedented vote in their presi- dential primary, think they can win next November.
 Furthermore, many of the folks up here take your breath away by suggesting seriously that the democrats may even elect a sena- tor to succeed John J. Blaine or d governor to succeed Phil LaFol- lette. That seems to grow out of a genera uncertainty, the fact that presidential victory usually has a tendency to put over a party's state ticket and most of the row between the LaFol- lette progressive republicans and the stalwart. conservative republi- cans.
 G. Q. P. Split Foreseen
 And if LaFollette wines the pri- maries many stalwarts may refuse to vote for him in the election. The possibilities are rather similar in the senatorial primary fight between Blaine and John B. Chapple.
 F. Ryan Duffy of Fond du Lac was high man on the Roosevelt delegate slate in the primaries, polling 130,000 votes. National Committeeman John M. Callahan ran well ahead of the rest of his anti Roosevelt slate with 10000.
 The combined 240,000 votes compares with a democratic total of 141.O0O presidential primary votes in 1928. The LaFollette nti-Hoover slate lost out in the same primary election to the pro- Hoover faction and LaFollette chieftains are sure they lost only because so many of their own progressives fiocked to the demo- cyatic primary where there was d real contest.
 Dcms Point to 1892
 Anent the possibility that the democrats will carry Wisconsin for president. it is being recalled that "Old Bob" LaFollette once lost a race for congress-back in 1892 parently-simply because q the state in a presidential election democratic candidate was sweeping
 But Wisconsin casts separate ballots. When you go to the polls here you get individual sheets on which to mark your choice for president, governor and so on Theoretically. at least. that tends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
No Way To Turn

Although the prohibition forces of the nation would like to place their fortunes in the trusting hands of some such public fig ure as Senator William E. Borah, republican. of Idaho. they don't know just how to go about doing it. For the fiery senator from the West has no intention of heading third party. even though he won't com paign for President Hoover this year as he did for him in 1928. The senator from Idaho is wise in this respect He probably realizes full well that third party ticket. even. though it bore the banner of prohl- bition, would have little chance at the polls next November. Much better for him to remain aloof than to mingle with those who have failed to live up to his expecta tions.
 We don't presume that Borah will join his other illustrious compatriots, Senators Norris and Hiram Johnson. both republi- cans at times. who are enthused at the chances of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt being elected this year. Of course, it is nothing new for Senator Norris to desert the republican ranks. In fact, it would be surprising if he could be found within them. He is ranked in Washington as in- dependent of late years, though, this inde- pendence has had definite democratic tinge until it came time for reelection. However Nebraska is apparently well satisfied with its legislator in the upper house of Con- gress, so why should other states complain about him.
 Senator Hiram Johnson of California is likewise and ''in and outer. He was loyal Bull-Moose member back in 1912. In fact he was one of the founders of the party and was the late Theodore Roosevelts running mate in 1912, when Roosevelt ran against both Taft and Wilson. Now John- son shows a liking for another Roosevelt He declares in no uncertain terms that the acceptance speech of Governor Roosevelt last Saturday at the democratic convention IS aas outstanding document in American his- toorry. We presume that his efforts will be spent in persuading Californians to desert the Hoover banner for that of Roosevelt.
 All of which indicates sad state Of affairs in republican circles. We find only the inner circle of the presidents friends remaining true to him. If he was counting on heavy support from the republican members of Congress he had better com- menee to scare 1t forth immediately. As for the prohibition forces and Senator Borah. they shouldn't fool any voter The westerner may not support Hoover, but we'll wager he won't campaign against him, which would be more to the point and indicate a more definite stand than that he is now assuming. As for the prohibition bolt. that's just smoke screen. What dry votes there are in the nation will be behind Hoover, for after all. he is still dry and not committed to any act of omission or eom- mission by the republican platform. Pro- hibitionists are still relying on President Hoover to keep the 18th Amendment in the Constitution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
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to discount the effect of any presi- dential landslide on the state ticket and the progressive lead CTS point to that fact in discuss ing the possibility of a democratic cleanup.
 The democrats, who. are also all steamed up over the possibility that the prohibition repeal. issue will be a great help to them here, are putting forth some of their best men this year.
 Charles E. Broughton, editor of the Sheboygan Press and an un- compromising yet, has been chosen as the next national com mitteeman. Mrs Gertrude Bow Ter. president and crusading or- ganizer of tke Womef's National Organizationa for Prohibition Re- form in Wisconsin, who was eased off the national committee in 1928, will again be the democratic national committeewoman.
 The Religious. Angle
 F. Ryan Duffy, a.popular at- torney, a fine orator and promi- nent in the American Legion, is out for the senatorial nomination. There are several candidates for the nomination for governor, among them Mayor A. G. Schme- deman, minister to Norway in the Wilson administration.
 Democrats explain their optim- ism partly with the assertion that Al Smith would have carried Wis consin against Hoover in 1928 had it not been for a heavy Lutheran vote-that sect being extremely numerous in the state-which they interpret as having been anti. Catholic.
 And the democratic party, after what it went through in 1924 and 1928, certainly deserves a nice long rest from the religious Issue:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
THE TROUT SHORTAGE
Bridgeport Telegram)

There have been many com plaints among trout fishermen this year that brooks supposed to have been stocked by the state have not yielded fish, the assumption being that the stocking was not done pro- perly, or not at all. There seems to be truth in the complaints that in some streams the catch has been small: but the trouble has not been in the lack of fish but in low Wa ter and uDwillingness of sluggish fish to rise to the ordinary baits. There is another reason, also-the useless destruction of large num- Der of trout by game hogs.
 An investigator for the Board of Fisheries and Game reports that large numbers of dead trout have been taken from state brooks in a mutilated condition. These trout were caught and thrown back be- cause they were not big enough to suit the fancy of those who caught them, though they were over the legal limit of six inches. In many cases the barbed hooks were ruth lessly torn from the throats of the fish, which were then thrown back into the water in such a careless way as to preclude the possibility of their surviving. By thus reject ing and killing the smaller fish the game hogs" were able to supply themselves with full catch of the largest fish without exceeding the limit.
 .The law requires that fish small Ter than six inches shall be put hack hut there is no use in putting them back if killed in the process. Anglers should be required to keep all the fish they take that are of legal size. This particularly ap- plies to fish taken with worms as bait, and on hooks of1large size. In such cases the fish are generally hooked deep in the throat instead of in the lip, as with a fly and it is impossible to put them back alive. Trout hooked with artificial flies can usually be liberated without damage, especially if caught on hooks of No 10 size or smaller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

It was quite feather in the cap of Rep resentative Augustine Lonergan of Hartford last Saturday when President Hoover signed the joint resolution proelaiming October II Pulaski Day. in honor of the Polish hero of the Revolutionary War. who died of wounds heeeived in combat near Savannah. Georgia. The Con- neeticut congressman introduced the meas ure in the House. Incidentally Connecticut is now one of the few states which have as yet failed to act favorably toward a similar proposal which merely asks that public proclamation be issued annually calling for a display of flags in honor of Pulaski and other ceremonies appropriate unto the day. Last year our Legislature turned down such bill. It may mean votes for the democrats this falt as they favored the measure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
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BREAK FROM RUSSIA

On July 2, ,,1s1s. the entire pop ulation on the Murman coast broke away from Russia and set up separat& rule. They allied themseiyes with the entente and arinouncod themselves ready to fight against Russian control. Sup. piles were received from the u. S. The white Guards occupied Yaroslav, 175 miles northeast of Moscow, and disrupted communi. cation between Moscow and ye
 Amerleari forces on tho western front returned an attack staged two days pfsyiougly by Germans on c front east Of Hnmei end in the vosses. Where the Germans failed, the Americans were success fui. taking much ground ana sevs eFRl German priBoneHE.
 Italian forces naaased fog en ate tack on the oFappA ana Col Cas pfiie fronts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Prompt. Not Gentle

Please mall prescriptions for that gently wOrkin' emetic you described in one of your talks. My wife has stomach cramps so violent at times that we have to send for the doctor to pump her stomach out (K. J.)
 Answer-The emetic I described is prompt, but not so gentle. It is unsuited for any such case you describe. It is only for emergency use where poison has been swallowed. It Is one grain of copper suiphate dissolved in a tablespoonful of water. This may be given infant or adult, and 1t will bounce right back when 1t enters the stomach.
 Sour MILK
 Can acldophlus milk be made at home by adding . commercial culture to ordinary milk? How does acidophilus milk differ from old. fashioned buttermilk in composition and effect on intenstinai fora? co. D. Cd
 Answer-Yes. you can prepare either Bui- garian milk or aeldophiius milk by adding to boiled milk or boiled skim milk Q commercial culture Of Bulgarian bacilli or acidophius baeii (diferent strains of the laotic baeiIil na- turally presont In milk). In my opinion there is no significant difference between plain but. tormilk and these fancy beverages. except in price. There Is no evidence that the eommer- oial preparations gre more beneficial in any way than ordinary buttermilk or sour milk. Doctors and folks are entirely too oreduleus about these modern nostrums.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

A new national shrine has just been dedicated in western Pennsylvania. The site of Fort Necessity. where Washington and his Virsinians and South Carolinisns. repulsed the French and their Indian allies in l754 has just become public property. Oddly enough Washington himself bough, ihs Grsa. Meadow property where this bat. tle was fought In l76D. It was bis fira battle of his career snd marked the beginning of the French and indian WaF. q conflict
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

fhst was more moving fhan most school his- tories reveal The battlefield was dedicated on its anniversary. July }. and marked Pennsylvania official participation ih che George Washington Bicentennial celebration. The state procured 3l4 acres for the national monument. The federal government will restore the old fort and create a museum through funds donated by patriotic organ izations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
IN THEIR SOLEMN JUDGMENT.
(Hartford' Times)

The twenty-five Scripps-Howard newspapers have come out for Smith, claiming that Roosevelt would be just another Hoover. The Howard papers, most of them, at least. were for Hoover in the 1928 campaign. We praise them for having now an improved appreciation of Alfred D. Smith, who was defeated In 1928 by pre- judice more than for any other reason. We do not think 1t is rea- sonabla to liken Governor Roose- welt to President Hoover. They are quite dlssimliar. Mir Smith has c personality distinct from that of eithor Mr Hoover or Mf Roosevelt.
 However, we are not 70 discuss tho merits of the gorippa.HowaFd choice. It is moro interesting as an illustration of what happens to tho minds Of editors in q group ike that Of the ecflpps-Howard interests. Independence manifest. iy hns passed from them. Fifty thousand rrenohmen may never Do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
Personal Health SerUice (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., 1932-07-07

A great discovery has been made in the White House grounds. although we don't imagine that President Hoover will profit thereby. The White House gardner. William Reeves. has discovered the mint patch that was planted in the Roosevelt administration. It was found near box wood hedge along an unused path. It is said to be fine variety of mint and was highly prized by Roosevelt. Taft and Wilson. all of whom used it for various purposes. Harding had it uprooted, but it grew on. Then Coolidge banned it. Still it persists. We have known even dynamite to have little effect upon the reeuperative powers of bed of mint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

High tide at Milford, Friday. July 8, 2:5l p. m. Daylight time); low tide. 9:o9 p. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:56 Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

Harry s. Woodring, the bachelor governor of Kansas. campaigning by radio. is making his theme song, Let Me Call You Sweet heart and lot of enraged male voters say they'll be durned if they will.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

Animals and insects get drunk. says a scientist. Has nature no Volstead?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

wrong, but when twenty-five inde- pendent editors agree on who should be president. the worlds ninth wonder has begun 10 appear. Governor Smith, we believe. would prove an excellent president could he not nominated or elecsed. Presl. dent Hoover is the same Hoover. although moro experienced and moro worn and tried, that no was in 1928, It ls the mind of ihs a.. has changed. The fact that they ind it necessary to change their minds regarding c man they were 60 sure Of four years ago is likely to lessen the effsctivsness of their judgment now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

Politics, politics, politics, It's all the rage to-day, For the next few months, poli- ticians, Will blatantly hold sway.
 O-O-o A storm of protest is like thunder storm. Makes plenty of noise but after it's all over, but little good has been accomplished.
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 The man who plays the part of the clown sees life as a circus.
 O-O-O The world seems to have gone aneh1ic. It's impossible to make it blush.
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