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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
No Traffic Lights

Here is surprising thing. in this auto
motive age with its heavy and perlous traf-
fic. Muskogee, Oklahoma. city of 10000
people, is said to have no traffic lights and
no desire for them. The people there say
traffic is safer there than in cities of equal
size that have all the usual signal equipment
Here is a somewhat related fact. submitted
by New York newspaper: A professor
who has been studying traffic lights says the
Massachusetts, plan of using mere "blinkers"
is better. than automatic rsd-and-green.
stop-and-go signals whenever less than 500
cars an hour are passing along main thor
oughfare and less than IFS through cross
streets.
In short the automatic regulation of traf-
fic may be overdone. The investigator re-
ferred to says stop-and-go signals are often
a menace rather than a safeguard in small
towns. Certainly signals that flash instan-
taneously from green to red. without an
intermediate warning. are menace almost
anywhere. because of their startling effects
and the sudden. dangerous situations they
cause
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

Once that the House has finished with
this business of balancing the budget we can
expect to see the Senate occupy the front
part of the stage with its test vote on pro-
hibition. What form the test will take is
yet unknown. We simply know that SEN
ator Norris. chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee. has assured the wet bloc that one of
the numerous repeal resolutions would be re-
ported. This action will forestall the step
taken by Senator Tydngs week or ten days
ago when he started petition to discharge
the committee from further consideration of
the wet resolutions. 1t is not expected that
wet bill will be reported in until about the
middle of the coming month. 1t is encourag-
ing to note that Senator Norris, who is a dry.
was supported in his intention to bring test
vote on prohibition in the Senate by Senator
Borah. perhaps the outstanding dry champion
in that body. 1t is just as well for the peace
of the Senate that it was not necessary to
secure the necessary signature to a discharge
petition. While this procedure was adopted
in the House to force record vote the
Senate must recognize the need of securing
such an expression of opinion. even though
ii be in national election year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
Foreign Improvement

Conditions look little better abroad.
The word from Berlin is that Germany is
balancing her budget at $2,000.000,000,
having cut it down in two successive years
from S2.7O0.0O0,0OO and $2.5oo,000. 900
to that figure. Silas H. Strawn, president
of the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, back from Europe, says the situation
in France and England is improved. In
Paris. business at last is facing realities"
The English people are actually "cocky"
over their success in balancing their public
budgets by heavy taxes and drastic reductions
in expenditure.
This is. good news and good example,
for the United tSates. One thing they seem
to be doing over there more effeetually than
we have yet had the courage to do is to
eliminate public extravaganza as ruthlessfy
as private extravaganza. We shall come to
that in time. We shall have to, if we
want to regain prosperity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

The Farm Board. possibly doing the best
il can with an impossible task. is trying now
to market excess wheat and cotton in Europe.
1t is not desired Secretary Hyde explains.
that surplus stocks should be dumped in
Europe or sold anywhere in competition
with farmers" but to sell them ''in markets
which would not otherwise take American
products and thus relieve the surplus which
is hanging over the farmers prices
Probably some sales can be made here
and there on such basis But it is appar-
ent that. generally speaking. any surplus of
staple and imperishabe crops, wherever sold
or wherever existing. are hanging over the
farmers prices. The only really effective
way to get rid of their competitive menace
would be to destroy them; and with all the
need existing here and abroad, alongside of
this plenty, such action would hardly be toll
Grated at present.
In these circumstances, and also in view
of the disastrous state of the federal treas
ury, it is not likely that Congress will feel
like providing the Sl25. 100000 suggested
for export loans to foreign purchasers. to
enable them to buy our crop surplus. or that
the revolving fund of S5o0,ooo,0oo be re-
stored. There is growing feeling that the
Farm Boards losses should be written off
without mourning any more. and sounder
economics, if any can be found. should be
applied to the farm situation. As far as the
wheat is concerned, the best bet seems to be
to give it away and let it be eaten up by
hungry Americans
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1892
Wants No "Jail Farms"

High Sheriff Thomas F. Reilly of Fair
field county, who bears the distinction of
being the only democratic sheriff in Connec-
ticut, is opposed to the plan of county
Jail farm proposed by Chief Justice Will
liam M. Maltbie of the Connecticut Supreme
Court of Errors. A legislative committee is
even now investigating our county institu-
tons and is expected to report to Governor
Cross within the next month on its findings.
1t is generally believed that the reeommen-
dations of Chief Justice Maltbe will be
contained in the report, either asproposed by
him or with the boards approval.
However, there will be no system of coun-
ty Jail farms established in Connecticut
without considerable opposition; that seems
perfectly obvious from the objections voiced
by Sheriff Reilly. There are the ones that
would naturally occur to any person who
gives the matter second thought. Sheriff
Reilly objects that relatives of prisoners
Jailed for six months or even shorter periods
would be put to much inconvenience and
expense being forced to visit them at
remote Jail farm. That's perfectly true.
but the state does not build its jails with
the ieda of making them convenient to the
relatives of the inmates.
However we are not ready to put aside
SO lightly everything that Sheriff Reilly says
about the proposed Jail farm. He must
know something about jails and their oper-
alton, or he would not have been nominated
for the position he now holds. We don't
think that Connecticut will grab at the Jail
farm proposal Immediately. 1t will take into
consideration the scrapping Of the ten insti-
tutions that it now maintains in eight eoun-
ties. But it will also recall what Chief JUS
tiee Matbie has pointed out, namely. that
these institutions are Anticipated and in sew
cral instances disgrace to the state. Is it
going to be cheaper for the state to build
rev jails or to abandon all of them for one
central farm at the same time serving the
purpose of all institutes of correction?
The state prison at Wethersheld now has
farm up at Enfield where prisoners will be
employed in rural pursuits. The success Of
this experiment in Connecticut is as yet un-
proved. but we have merely to glance at sim
liar ones in other states to learn that it is now
out of the experimental stage. incidentally
Connecticut, as well as other states, must
cast about in few more years for occupa-
tons for prisoners in the county jails. Federal
legislation will go into effect shortly that
will prohibit interstate shipment of prison
made goods. And idle hands, whether they
: be in Jail or outside it, produce mischief.
Chief Justice Maltbie has suggested rem
edy for bad situation. 1t may not be the
right one. but it must be considered since
so far it is the only one.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
ROUND THREE I'm NAUGA.
TUCK SEWAGE DISPOSAL
CONTROVERSARY.
Editor of The Democrat:

Editor Of The Democrat:
The question of the proposal
placing Of sewerage disposal
plant on property Of Saint James
cemetery in Naugatuck has created
considerable anxiety for Catholics
| in Naugatuck, chose Catholics who
| are loath to see sacred property
or sacred things desecrated. have
been asked why the Democrat Is
So apparently interested. I have
tried to explain that papers in the
| larger communities give space to
bring to their readers the things
they ought to know. sent my
communication to your democratic
paper because I sincerely believed
your paper would reach the people
I wanted to awaken. I am very
confident your paper reaches the
homes Of those who would heed
| the cry to awaken. 1t did not
| take your paper q week or more
to decide what course you should
| persue.
Jay Jay the co1umnist of one of
your contemporary papers tells
Naugatuck Catholic to dry their
tears and cease their anxiety and
the sewerage disposal plant would
not smell SO badly II 1t were called
q alteration plant, and that the
vacant field property of st James
cemetery, would look more beauti-
full with a modern sewerage plant
on it than 1t does at present. This
land being the open level field on
lower South Main street In Maui
gatuck, and adjoins the occupied
portion Of st James cemetery. 1t
is indeed a sorry thing to behold
, endeavoring to defend other weak
kneed Catholics on Naugatuck
| governing board in their foolish
proposal to desecrate sacred prop
erty. have heard many demo-
Gratis in Naugatuck express the
wish to be free and not be donli-
mated by stranger in the war
denis chair, who seems to believe
that he is 1.-THE cock Of the roost."
and that he will do the Growing
for all the flock, and II you don't
like it you can get out of the old
| barnyard." The warden advised
his dissenting town folks to visit
the recently finished sewerage dis
posal plant in New Canaan. 1t
may seem strange to tell you that
| I saw this particular plant twice
| during the construction and twice
since it was put into operation.
wish to state that this plant has
been in operation between three and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
Public Surplus

Thrifty corporations which were making
great deal of money in the fat years ac-
eumulated surplus to carry them through
the lean years. even as Joseph and Pharaoh
in the old Bible story boarded their wheat.
This is the kind of boarding that is defensi-
Bile. Such funds have enabled many bus
mess institution to live pretty nearly in its
accustomed style in the recent lean years.
Though not making much money now.
many are still able to carry on and pay divi-
dends.
If cycle ups and down of business are
inevitable. as they seem to be. might it not
be we'll for public corporations to cushion
themselves against depression in the same
way? There would be, then. cash resources
to make up for some of the great loss Of
revenue when tax collections failed. Sup
pose. when the bottom dropped out of
things in 1929, our federal. state. county
and city governments had all had nice,
fat surplus in the treasury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
Mexican Bandit Insurance

Mexico may have the cure for banditry.
This statement sounds odd when you recall
the tradition that Mexico is the land of
bandits, but not SO odd when you remem-
Der also that the bandits trade has passed
from Mexico to the United States As
matter of fact we wonder if Mexicos repu-
tation wasn't more or less given to it gratis
by fiction writers. perhaps even wide-eyed
newspapermen. There is more highway
robbery. burglary, etc, in this country to-
day than Mexico ever dreamed of or ever
had. There probably always was more on
the north side of the Rio Grande, too.
Of course, in the old days there used to
be frequent forays back and forth across the
border with the eulprits probably coming
from both nations. Then we had the day
of Pancho Villa who certainly gave Mexico
its best advertisement that it had had in
years. To day Mexico is said to be eompar-
atively free from crime. An American trav-
eler gives credit not to the Mexieans them
selves, but their money. There is little paper
money in the country and little gold in cir
culation. Silver is the usual currency. And
there's where the bandit cure enters the
scene.
Silver is SO heavy that it offers little
temptation to a bandit. Cafe keepers and
merchants say they do not fear robbers be-
cause they could not carry much loot away
More than $40 in cash will tear a mans
pockets or make him stagger. Maybe here
is remedy for the American crime wave
Go on a silver standard and adopt the old
time "cart-wheels' as the standard of ex-
change in all debts. Even though Uncle
Sam tried to popularize the silver dollar
few years ago and failed it might work to-
day. when people seem to prefer cold cash
to checks or letters of credit.
And think of the work such would pro-
vide. If the heavy coins would tear pockets.
there's job for the tailor in repairing
trousers and coats. Garment manufacturers
would have to provide heavy duty pockets.
And perhaps those who didn't care to carry
around twenty or thirty pounds of silver
for distribution among creditors would en-
ploy coin bearer. Think of the extra jobs
this would mean to the millions of unem.
ployed. There are far-reaehing effects to be
seen in this bandit cure. but American ban
dis might not mind the heavy load that
liver dollars would place on their shoulders
We certainly wouldn't:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

With any sort of luck Senator Bingham
will meet some success in the numerous res.
olutions he has presented for passage this
session. OF course, he has been devoting
most of his time to anti-prohibition legisla-
ton. But he did introduce measure in this
connection that deserves earnest consideration
from his colleagues We refer to the bill pro-
posing that future constitutional amendments
which give power to the government over the
people shall be ratified only by state eonven-
tons and not by the legislatures of the several
states 1t is linked with prohibition laws
because it is freely claimed that the 18th
Amendment could never have been ratified
in such fashion. And certainly the people
should have been allowed to vote upon it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

cratic ticket this year. believes that there
should be continuous sessions of Congress.
He made this statement to the Women's
Democratic Luncheon Club recently. He
said. Il think we are getting to be little
afraid to have Congress in session. Time
and again you hear persons breathe sigh
of relief when it adjourns and when the
possibility of the president calling special
session arises countless reasons are advanced
why he should not do SO. set great store
by the Senate. but l want to dissent from
the policy that body seems to have adopted
toward treaty making. -. We are afraid
that the reason people frown on longer leg
islative sessions is the expense and the failure
of most of these bodies to adopt progressive
programs. Generally there is too much
pickering and little legslating or too much
of the latter judging by the crowded statute
books. @
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wheat ? Cents a Pound

I operate a small grist mill and since you
urged people to cat wheat as a breakfast food
numerous customers come to the mill and buy
1t In small quantities, at cents a pound They
say they prfeer IL to the other so-called break
fast cereals (SaskatOOn).
1 am a farmer and we are eating our own
wheat as breakfast food. as you recommended.
We find 1t very palatable. am selling 1t to
more and more people at ~ cents a pound,
ground My wheat is Certified American White
and we grind 1t by the hammer mill process.
(Michigan).
Answer-Thank you. If more people would
eat more wheat undoctored and unrefned. 1
think there would be better health. The plain
wheat, entire cracked ground in your
own mill, gives all the desirable elements of
the wheat germ and the bran in a palatable
form. Chew it raw, or crack 1t up and cook as
you like cook it whole in double boiler
for two or three hours.
Cramps in Legs
want TO say that have tried the remedy
some one reported to you for cramps In the
legs ut night-pressing ones feet firmly
against the footboard OF the bed. IL does re.
lieve them, and enable one TO get to sleep
again. ID. W.
Answer-Yes, and while you're taking that
treatment. Il will help IL you viii do a few slow,
even. deep belly breathing exercises.
Copyright, John u. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Three Murders in
Odd Places

The places people pick out in
which to get murdered are some"
times odd. The current crop of
mysteries for instance, finds a
woman getting stabbed in a dem
lists chair (she probably didn't
mind, much), a man getting killed
on crowded street car and wo-
man getting killed on a big yacht.
Murder in the Dentist Chair,"
by Molly Thyme (Covici, Friede:
$2) starts well and ends badly.
There are, APPARENTLY, only two
people who could possibly be guilty
and when the crime is finally fast
ened on third party the compli-
cations of the plot have grown a
bit tangled, and the author does
not seem Il clear them up very
well. 1t is, though. a bit better
done than the average, and 1t holds
your interest.
'The Tragedy of x" is the
widely heralded Drury Lane mys-
terry issued by Viking at So. Drury
Lane, a Superannuated Shake
spearean star, has to find out who
killed the stock broker on a crowd
ed street car, who pushed the con-
ductor Off a ferry boat and who
shot the brokers' partner in rail-
way coach. It's fairly good
puzzler, but the author does play
one trick on the reader which, by
all the canons of the detective
story. isn't fair. Drury Lane him.
self. too, is a somewhat tiresome
ham.
Best of the trio Is Murder on
the Yacht" by Rufus King (Crime
Club: $2). Mr. King takes q party
yachting, has one OF the guests
vanish mysteriously just as the
yacht sails. and gets q lady stabbed
In her stateroom; and vaicour. hts
detective. is quite human and be-
llevable. Mr. King displays q ten
dency to over-write that doesn't
help his book bit, but les we'll
constructed thriller Tor al that.
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81 TO-DAY q a.. So
A.X9R31ERRMsAzB4
.&S4 otGSE.

French, British Gain
On March 81, 1913, TO rthe first
time since the great German of
fensive began, counter-attacks by
French and British forces were
successful in taking back some OF
the fruits of enemy advances.
British reserves attacked
strongly the new German posi-.
tions near Serre and regained
much lost ground.
Fresh French divisions at
tackled on their front and recap
tured the villages of Ayencourt
and Monchel.
Thousands of American troops
were ordered to reserve positions
lust behind the battle front and
were ready to go into action IN
case of another major offensive
action on the part of the Germans.
News of Allied successes was
received with great enthusiasm IN
both France and England. where
the morale of the people had been
seriously shaken by the early
German victories.
One dark cloud on the horizon.
however, was the rumor that Ger
man storm troops had been
largely Withdrawn from the first
battle front and were being con-
centrated for a second major OPP
GRAFTON on another sector.
Canon Robertson blessed the
waters of the Tweed at the OPEN
ing Of the salmon fishing season IN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

This is certainly an age of eentennials and
the like In this country we are observing
the 200th anniversary of the birth of George
Washington. Many foreign nations are also
paying their respects in various ways A
week or SO ago the world honored the great
German poet. Goethe. Now the bicentennial
of that eminent composer. Franz Joseph
Haydn. has begun at Rohrau, small village
near Vienna, Austria The music world
will be glad to join in this for Haydn is an
imposing figure in it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31
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 DR. Brady.
Address him, care of the Democrat. sending
Stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

Newton D. Baker. Woodrow Wilson's
secretary of war and strong candidate for
the presidential nomination on the demo-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
6:46 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

Everybody's telling you now that what
is needed is straight thinking. Meaning the
kipd of thinking done by the fellow who's
telling you.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

The coneensus on the sales tax, or should
we say the dissensus, seems to be that the
tax is all right if it's put on things we don t
buy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

p. S.-Many Naugatuckians are
wondering why ''the Big Boy" with
the National ASPIRATIONS, is so
fearful of 1.-The Cock, Of the
Roost's" friends up the valley.
big Boy" you never showed any
fear on your visits to the WASH
ington Hill section of Waterbury.
It's likely ''the Boys will have to
scratch for themselves next No
vember-cause Mister Al-prob-
ably won't be running so therefore
the likelihood Of 1.-THE Happy
Warriors financially Independent
friend being missing seems quite
probable.-Wm. j. L.
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In To-day's Mail
letters communications with
opinions to the Democrat.

four months, and that a register is
kept Of all visitors and a perusal
Of this register fails to show the
name of any one person from the
whole Naugatuck valley. STRANGE
is It not?" Naugatuck people are
wondering what kind of q hard
luck story was given the church
authorities to even think Of allow
ing such things to come to pass,
The unvarnished- truth no doubt
will sometime "out," and one thing
is very certain that II the demo-
cratic outfit in Naugatuck can't
find native timber suitable for
their coming campaign they may
just as well do as 1.-THE Arab
does, silently fold your tents and
march away.
Enough said for now, I am
WILLIAM J. LANNER.
Waterbury, Conn
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Canon Robertson blessed tne
waters Of the Tweed at the open
ing Of the salmon fishing season In
Scotland. B
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-31

They're going to tax radios,
automob iles, theaters, oil,
gasoline and what have you.
What they should tax is con-
gressmen. And every hot air
politician who gets up to make
q spe ech.
Evening star., 1932-06-10
Filtered Air Gives Relief.

Hay fever patients under treatment at
one OF the Chicago hospitals are said to
have found relief in from one-half hour
to an hour and . half by breathing
air that has been thoroughly filtered
A special piece Of apparatus has been
designed for the purpose, and 1t is said
that 1t will soon be available for use in
homes. Several patients were invited
to spend the night ct the institution
where they brcathed the filtered air and
as they secured q good rest during the
night, they were fortified to proceed
about their daily business, and the ex-
pertinent was said to have been very
successful. An effort is being made to
make use Of the filter more complete
SO that patients may be given relief
throughout the entire "a hours Of the
day.