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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

Donald L. De Nyse has found that the task of editing an undergraduate publica- ton is too much for him. In his capacity as editor of the Brown Jug he was called upon to comment upon many matters. He chose to make recent football game at Providence the subject of his all penetrating eye. The game in question, Holy Gross vs Brown, was won by the latter eleven. l0-7. in the closing minutes of play. De Nyse characterized the visiting team as rough and vicious. He now. declares that this remark will be regretted as long as he lives His resignation was accompanying the. above. Unfortunately for some of our colleges fhe faculties still persist in believing the under graduate mind needs no censorship. Fortu- nately all systems of education differ in this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
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rency and Couzens of interstate
 commerce, would be bound to lose their posts in any event. They didn't bolt Hoover.
 !: 1: The yarn that progressives would turn senate control over to the democrats was based on the idea that they would thus sacrifice themselves in honor of the lame duck amendment, which they all supported vigorously and which, when in effect, will seat the newly elected congresses in January in- stead of March.
 But the democrats are not arlx- ious to rush their return to power by a mere three months when they can wait and have a big senate ma jority and the progressives them- selves seem to see no reason why they should upset the apple cart for such a purely ethical point.
 The only possibility of an excep- tion would be George Norris. He
 fathered the lame duck amend
 ment and is usually considered the
 most honest and unselfish member of congress. Also, he is the most Independent, having campaigned for 8 democratic senatorial candi- date in 1926 and the democratic presidential candidates in 1928 and 1892.
 He and Roosevelt are friends and 1t is possible that things could
 be arranged so he might retain his
 committee chairmanship If he so
 desired - though they probably
 won't.
 But Norris is not expected to be
 offered a cabinet job any more
 than any other republican. Rumor
 of republican in the cabinet has
 confined itself to Johnson, but
 nearly everyone anticipates full
 slate of democrats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
So They Say,

America will never-at least for a long time-return to the insane boom times of 1929 and as soon as that fact is realized our fight against the depression will be won. John N. Willys, Toledo. o.. auto
 manufactures.
 Why should second Roosevelt worry me? We may have a third for all you know. Irwin H. 'Ike'' Hoover, head
 usher in the White House Tor 70
 years.
 We regard a football champion ship as incidental. It is encourag- ing to know that our team gets victories over the strongest op- ponents--encouraging in the same degree as it is to have our de- baters and orators win. pr Rufus Bernhard von K1ein-
 Smid. president, University of
 California.
 With a tax of $6 a barrel on our beer, the hoodlum wouldn't be able to sell his graft encountered, stuff to the American people, even at the point of gun. George F. McCabe, general coun-
 sel for the Associated Producers
 of Cereal Beverages.
 I think was in Europe Is un- Zen. John J. Pershing, on re- < turn from Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
How Will They Rank Him?

q q Inasmueh as Andrew Mellon seems to - have usurped the title of the greatest secretary \ of the treasury since Alexander Hamilton asthere can be nothing in prospect tor Senator z Carter Glass in accepting the same portfolio as from President-elect Roosevelt other than s.he knowledge that he can perform about as s4workmanlike a job as anybody in this de- ; spartment ever did or may do in the future. !sThe man who replaced William Gibbs Me sAdoo in the Wilson cabinet needs no intro- duction to the general public.
 Of course we may be presumptuous in placing Carter Glass in Roosevelt's cabinet at this early date But certainly no more so than hundreds of political and editorial writers who have already done the self same thing. If anybody is eligible for the Treasury Department post it is Carter Glass. Not merely his apprenticeship in the Wilson administration. but his wide knowledge of matters financial eminently fits him for this position We should think that if any cabinet post. save perhaps that of Postmaster Gen. eral. is settled at this date it would be the Treasury Department.
 It is not our intention to discuss at full length the qualifications that Carter Glass will bring to the office of Secretary of Treas ury. He is acquainted wit6 the position since he assumed it in 1919 towards the close of the Wilson regime. That might seem to in- dicate that in the years when the demo- crats. through their able Treasury Depart ment. were formulating the Federal Reserve Act, Mir Glass was not as active as his pred ecessor, Mir MeAdoo. It is pretty generally agreed that in formulating the Federal Re- serve Act Carter Glass was most active.
 Certainly in the years since Wilson went out of office Carter Glass has always been the democratic spokesman on financial mat :. ,ters. In fact he has been listened to with re- spect by republican leaders and his advice ,.sought on many an occasion. With such background it would seem as if Governor Roosevelt is acting with considerable fore r sight in even giving the name of Carter ' Glass consideration for the Treasury De- partment job. It will set well with the peo- pie. It will prove sound investment for the nation. He may not be the greatest sec retary," but he'll do good job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
The Touring Racket State Troopers Said to Be Rushing Disabled Autos
 on Highways to Selected Garages
THE NORWALK HOUR

Columns have been given to abuses of public rights in connec- tion with use of the public high ways by autoists, little has been said about the towing racket, so- called because often cars which figure in accidents on the road are "railroaded" into nearby garages, where large charges are made for the towing jobs. It Is something that the state police officials, in fairness to troopers who do not figure in these practices, should investigate in order that the faith and confidence which the public is entitled to have in it's state police force may not be lost or shaken.
 Troopers who have cars rushed to certain garages give as their reason that the cars are obstruct- ing traffic, making this necessary but they fail to explain the fact that they do not give reasonable time for removal to garages call ed by the owners, a matter fre- quently of a few minutes. And when the certain garages to which the cars are sent try to collect charges two or three times what the towing jobs are worth, the car owners are indignant and with reason.
 One glaring case in which a trooper insisted in having a dis abled car removed to a certain garage occurred recently near Norwalk. The owner explained to the trooper that he was calling a Norwalk garage md that the wrecker would be on the job with iii. few minutes, but the trooper proceeded, not only without the owners sanction but against his emphatically expressed desire that the Norwalk wrecker remove the car, and the machine was taken to the garage called by. the trooper, leaving the scene a matter of min utes before the Norwalk wrecker arrived. And the wide road was not blocked in the meantime, there being ample room for cars to pass in either direction. It was clearly ears to the stand of the owner, re- sonab1e time.
 This attitude on the part of some troopers is unfortunate, in that it has a tendency toward credence On the part of the public in reports that troopers in some instances receive commissions on towing jobs, in some cases eveR splitting the charge fifty-fifty with the garage owners. If some troopers are actually doing this, il should be smoked out at once.
 Asked regarding the towing charge, a garageman told The Norwalk Hour that his garage keeps the entire amount, allowing no one any commissions and, pay ing tribute to the troopers in gen. eral, he declared that the troopers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1ss
The Situation Is Novel

A novel situation confronts Governor Wilbur L. Gross at this writing. On Jam uary 1 the term of Compensation Commis-
 sioner Charles E. Williamson of the fourth
 congressional district will expire. It is not
 expected that he will be reappointed by the governor, inasmueh as Commissioner Will
 lianison is one of five republicans incum- bents and the governor believes that appoint
 ments should be as far as possible bi-par-
 tisan. Keeping this in mind, it seems
 logical to believe that so far as he is able he is quite apt to try to place at least two dem- : ocrats in office as compensation commis- ] sioners.
 The novelty of the situation in regard successor to Commissioner Williamson ( lies in the fact that his predecessor was the
 present mayor of Bridgeport. Edward T. Buckingham. democrat Mayor Bucking- nl1am was removed to make way for repub- lican appointee by Governor Trumbull. although it was technically marked down as "a retirement upon the Bridgeport executives part. Now the tables are reversed and the governor has chance to put Mayor Buck ingham back in the office he vacated five years ago. And down in Bridgeport MT Buckingham is regarded as likely candl- date for the office, but not the only one. There is lively race among democrats of 2 the fourth district.
 Mayor Buckingham is now serving his third term as mayor and there are many who believe that he might prefer to resign his office and go back to his job of compensa- ton commissioner. one that he held for many years before falling under the Trum- bull and Roraback axe. There certainly would be irony in his appointment. We don't suggest it. for this reason. nor to satis- fy any grudge that the democratic party in Bridgeport might still nurse for that 1927 . action of Trumbull's. The Bridgeport mayor has the advantage of other candidates in :. bsing acquainted with the work and the district. But one thing is certain democrat will be the fourth districts next compensa- .tion commissioner, as no legislative approval of the governors appointment is needed A :, bipartisan commission of equal strength would now be possible if our Legislature had 7 changed the existing congressional lines to form six instead of five districts as our ap- portionment in Congress permitted us for the first time this fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
By RODNEY BUTCHER (NEA Service Writerl

Washington = The republican progressives in the senate are not going to give up their committee chairmanships to democrats during the short session.
 The democrats are not going to permit republican progressives to retain those chairmanships after they gain senate control.
 President-elect Roosevelt is moi going to appoint any republican progressives to his cabinet. All that is rather thoroughly agreed now, although there have been various rumors and specula- tions tos the effect that democrats and the liberal republicans who supported Roosevelt in the cam paign were going to be rewarded jJust as if they were democrats and that the progressives were going to toss control of the short session senate to the party which won the election but will be in a slight numerical minority in the upper house until March 4.
 There may be extensive cooper ation between the two groups, but 1t appears that no one is going to give away anything very tangi- ble.
 Not even a hint has reached the progressives that they can retain their chairmanships in cases where they campaigned for the presi- dent-elect. To do so they would have to become democrats-which is unthinkable since they were elected as, republicans and none has ever indicated any thought of changing his label--or the demo- crats would have to deprive their own brethren of honors and pow CTS to which they are entitled by ancient political tradition.
 Progressive republican senators who supported Roosevelt and the committees which they head in- clude Norris of Nebraska, judi ciary; Johnson of California, com- merce, and LaFollette of Wiscon- sin, manufactures. Each is an im- portant committee and each chair manship has been used important ly as an instrument for promotion of progressive legislation.
 Under democratic control the chairmanships, respectively. would go to Ashurst of Arizona, Fletcher of Florida and Smith of South Carolina. None of those gentlemen has indicated any desire to forego the job to which he is entitled.
 So much of the national legisla- ton is done in committees that the prestige and power of the prin- cipal chairmanships is very great.
 Progressives such as Chairman Borah of foreign relations, Nye of public lands, Frazier of Indian af- fairs, Norbeck of banking and cur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

wouldn't think of accepting any, thing. That is the kind of answer one likes to hear, and in order that there may be no injustice to any trooper, it would be a good thing to conduct a statewide. probe into the situation, to make sure that troopers give all the garages a chance at this towing, instead of having an arrangement with some certain garages, also that the troopers stop calling upon garages that gouge the pub- lie by charging excessive fees. The public is entitled to this kind of cooperation on the part of the troopers, who should be looked upon as protectors of the public, ever ready to serve, rather than, as some describe them, like yul- lures at the scene of disaster, profiting by someone's misfortune, and making the burden of expense that much heavier.
 One garagemap who does not do any of this towing made the cryp- tic statement that he just didn't have the heart to make it harder for vicims of accidents by chafg- ing the large fee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
The Man a Nation Spurned

Tn presenting to the Hofstadter legislative committee new plan of government for New York city Alfred E. Smith has revealed to the nation just what type of citizen it is who was turned down in 1928. It is logical to assume that this brain-child of Smiths was produced with the cooperation of others, but we believe that behind it was the dynamic personality of Al Smith. prod uct of those same streets over which. he would now place method of control prob ably not comparable to any in the United States.
 We have no intention of trying to ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
SORGHUM
(Hartford Courant)

With rare good sense, the Louis- vile Courier-Journal, though print
 ed in a city, does not forget the &C., tivities of the rural population of the state, though 1t all too fre- quently is called to tell of their ventures in homicide. What inter- ests us at the moment is that it now relates that the state has grown a great crop of sorghum. To older residents of Connecticut, the note will recall the fact that during the latter years of the Civil war and, for few years there- after, until the price of molasses and sugar lowered, sorghum mo- lasses was common enough in ru- ral Connecticut.
 The Courier-Journa1 describes its manufacture as follows: "The sorghum mill is similar to a cider
 mill, being a perpendicular affair with rollers, between which the
 cane is fed. The juice runs off in a trough into 8 barrel. Through a
 steel loop at the top of the mill
 is run a sapling, and to its smaller end is fastened a swingle-tree. A
 horse or mule and a small boy with a switch furnish the motive pow
 CT. Only few steps away is the boiling pan over a furnace of
 brick with an eight-foot steel chimney, below the top of which
 is spread a canopy to keep soot and ashes from the pan. It is a
 means of income for many farm
 CTS, and those in the city who have not forgotten how biscuit. butter and sorghum taste are eager pur- chasers at this time of year."
 There probably are few in this state who will recall the taste of sorghum, even though they were once familiar with it. The manu- facture was identical in Connecti-
 cut and Kentucky. except that the mills hereaouts were a trifie more
 substantial, but there could have been little difference in the pro-
 duct, which resembled molasses
 except that the sorghum had a
 flavor which ortodox molasses lacked; 1t was different, 1t was distinctive, 1t had hint of bitter ness. Sorghum is a thing of the past here, though during the last year of the war it seemed possible that 1t would return as the public was rationed on most necessities save air and water. Sorghum would certainly have been grown for its ! cultivation was simple and the me-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

Vandsrbilt Whitney for Congress this lsll took it an good natusedly and at the end srinned. He was shocked when he sat down in chair. He had his picture taken while a shower of marbles riined on him from above. He did many more wild stunts for the entertainment of the club members. At the end he said he was darn gIsd to be with such a good bunch of fellows today. be- cause Monday have to go down to Wash ington and be with bunch of Congress men" Take that. you legislators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
KEEP GOING

We may pause at the wayside, Quaff the cup of good cheer, But the movement is forward, While vision is clear.
 O-O-o When life seems cold, it's the warmth of memories that serves to heat the human heart.
 O-O-o
 Life is a bubble. But if it bears beautiful colors, even the bubble seems justified.
 o-O-o The rain falls on the just and the unjust. At times it seems like an injustice to the just, much less the unjust.
 o"O-o
 Gates open and gates close --and sometimes they close forever.
 o@O-O Speaking in army parlance, even a captain has his major problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

We nominate tonight for the office of the best-natured man in Congress the name of Robert l., Bacon of New York, representa- tive. He was duly initiated into the Circus Saints and Sinners of America in New York this week. And his initiation was enough to try the patience of any modern Job. Yet the man who defeated Cornelius Sonny"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

Just imagine the plight of Salvatore Or landi of Milan, Italy. recently. He had struggled and labored for ten years to pro- duce his masterpiece, an opera. It took him just ten years to finish it. He held it tight in his hand as he walked down Milan street. A thief snatched it from him and vanished with the opera. Ten years work gone in ten seconds for there was no copy. Was it fate or misfortune!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygieue, 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., 1932-12-03

Some people are giving depression par ties. but they're dangerous. There is still friend here and there who would be in- suited by an invitation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
V
 THE DRIFT

Comes the drift,
 Unsung, always alone, The drift that has it's verses,
 Quite like a tinted poem. \ o-O-o Brewers have already asked the government to protect them from racketeers. Another Daniel come to judgment.
 o-O-o
 Men who drop around to see you are generally men who have the drop on you.
 O-O-o Suffering burns soul. And burns always leave a scar.
 0-O-o
 The British Association has been solemnly discussing why babies sleep. Weary fathers believe the only problem to worry about is why they don't.
 o-O-O :. If Al. Smith was little off key and little trembly at the knees when he sang the Sidewalks of New York" for that benefit in New York city this week, he should be pardoned. It's been six months since he was given the pitch in Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

cessary machinery was not espec- ially expensive. as one who recalls the sorghum period can locate at least three mills in a single farm ing town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
Good evening.
 O-O--0 ONLY A NEWSPAPER GUY
"A SMILES THE THING.

NGood evening.
 O-O--O ONLY A NEWSPAPER GUY I see a man strut through a jam in a hall. Take a seat mid the speakers and chat with them all. ''Is this Murphy?" I ask, ''that the crowd he defies?" No," says someone. ''he's one of those newspaper guys" I see man start on the trail of crook, And he scorns all assistance. but brings him to book. 'Mr Burns?" I inquire. Someone scornful1y cries Burns? Nav. He's just one of them newspaper guys" I see man walk through the door of a show Where great throngs are blocked by the $. R. O." 'Is this O'Neill himself. that nc ticket he buys?" Well, hardly. He's one of those newspaper guys. I see man knock on a presidents door, And the sign No Admittanee'' completely ignore. 'Is this Morgan. that privacy. rights he denies?" Morgan? Shucks! It's one ol those newspaper guys" And some day I'll walk by tht great streets of gold, And see a man enter, unquestionet and bold. "A saint?" I'll inquire. and 'Olc Peter'l1 reply: Well, I should say not. He's ! Newspaper guy"
 From ''Newsdom."
 o-O-o THE STAGE OF LIFE Life's a stage,
 A drama of the years, And some are. privileged actors, Who smile through sorrows
 tears.
 o-O-O In the school of experience it would seem that. students, not teachers, are handed most of the experience.
 o-O-o
 People who are forever be- moaning the presence of dust, must remember that it gives employment to thousands, turning out dust cloths.
 O-O-C Style at times is seasoned with pepper and salt suits for men.
 O-O-o
 Even the mighty oak must bend to the storm, ere 1t be crushed by the forces of na- ture. We, too, must bend, being merely oaks in the for est of mankind.
 o-O-o The stone age had a rocky foun- dation or it would not have en- dured.
 o-O-o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

The little old worlds been rolling along for ten billion years, according to Einstein. and never gone to smash yet in spite of all the fool things people have done to it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 4:54 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

The Danish flag, consisting of g large white cross on a red held, il the oldest unchanged nag in exist ence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03
ANT IT AWFUL. MABEL

A red little red in a red little way A red little fire started one day. Now the red pOppies wave
 Der the red little reds red little
 grave.
 o-O--o
 This concludes our series of ,roadcasts for the week. They came to you over DDD and were fur nished by the Waterbury Demo- crat. pioneer in this type of news paper work. We are signing on at this time.- to be back on the air again Monday evening at the usual hour.
 Good night.