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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Amnesty In Italy

Premier Mussolin grows gracious, grant, ing the most liberal of all amnesties." He has been as ruthless as the 'Communlst gov ernment of Russia in eliminating opposi- ton. Now. apparently, he feels himself firmly enough seated in the saddle to be gen. erous to his foes. He evidently believes either that he can manage them without jaling them, or that they have learned their lesson well enough so that they will make no more trouble for him.
 It will be interesting to watch the stua- ton in Italy for the next year or two, Can that country. with its great republican tradi- tions and its record of political liberty rising anew after every defeat, content itself indefi- nitely with only one political party. in ab- solute controlo There are strong, free cur rents of thought flowing through the world today. It can hardly be that Italy is in little eddy all by herself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

larger incomes That has always been our contention and we still stick to it.
 Connecticut fortunately makes a serious effort to collect it's gasoline taxes realizing that it's two cent levy is not exorbitant and represents merely fair assessment for the share that very motor car has in the wear and tear on roadways. Most of us are in favor of some such tax as one or two cents. but when these taxes start mounting slowly. but surely. then we begin to realize that they are intended to cover multitude of expenses for which they were not originally intended. Our state gasoline tax isn't meant primarily to pay for new roads. It should never be used for such purpose. Before we would allocate funds directly from gas tax receipts for any such purpose we would endorse the idea of toll highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
MORE MUsTACHES FOR
 ENGLAND
lNew York Herald-T

(New York Herald -Tribune)
 Following the trend toward more emphatic and characteristic facial adornment set by a group of prominent French Journalists. boulevardiers and public men, and embarking upon crusade which will have the sympathy of men who like the old customs every-i where, King George has dealt the postwar habit of clean shaving q staggering blow by expressing the wish that officers of the two regi- ments of Household Cavalry should assume once more their mustaches. While the Kings preference is not a command, it has all the authority that direct fiat would have with the commissioned men of the Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards. Sergeant majors, of course, in all branches of the service have re- tained their waxed mustaches de- spite all changes of fashion in the higher ranks.
 The, oldtime rattai1 mustache inevitably associated with the Brit ish army of pre-war days, in later life frequently assumed the handles bar proportions so familiar to stage representations of Englishmen, and when complemented by the single eyeglass. that universal hallmark of the professional officer. was U distinctive and distinguishing fea- ture of commissioned men in his majesty's service. Now the rattail Is again to flower in all it's tradi- tional glory and who knows but 1t may be followed by the mafinifi- cence of the full beard among the high command, especially at sea 2. At any rate, 1t is q step in the di-2 rection of the ancient and manly proprietles. S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Attractive Rail Fares

The Transcontinental and Western Pas senger Associations have announced 25 per cent reductions in railroad fares to be ef- fective February l. They are going to ac eomplish this by selling scrip books contain ing coupons which may be used for fare. One book, with coupons valued at $l08, will sell for S8l and will be good for 5000 miles of transportation on all roads in the territory west of Chicago. St Louis Mem phis. Vicksburg and New Orleans as far as the Pacific Coast. A smaller book, offering $72 worth of transportation. will sell for S54. and will be good for 1000 miles be- tween the same cities and Texas, New Mex ico, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
 This is an attractive proposition, whether one needs to make numerous short trips in that region or is planning one long one. It ought to induce some persons who have thought they could not afford travel to change their minds and 1t ought to draw back some traffic previously lost to private automobile and interstate motor bus At least it shows increasing willingness on the railroads part to make special effort to win back passengers instead of merely grieving about their troubles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION :
Sees France As Our Foe

In "Our Genial Enemy, France, Edwin D. Schoonmaker undertakes to show that all the talk about the traditional friendship" between France and the United States IS whole lot of eye-wash.
 The fact of the matter, he says. is that France has never missed a chance to tread heavily on Uncle Sam's corns. France entered the Revolutionary War from motives of self-interest and tried to limit American independence at the peace conference; she almost pro- .yoked a war few years later, and ever since has consistently opposed American policies whenever the chance offered.
 To-day, he asserts, France is a menace to world peace. Needing an overseas empire less than any other nation, she has one of the worlds largest and she is develop ing it solely to get extra man. power for her armies. Imperial ism, he says, fiourishes under the republic just as it fourished under the Bourbons and under Napoleon.
 It is when he comes to the war debts. however. that he gets really critical. Why, he asks, cannot 8 nation which spends $600,000.000 a year on armaments pay a twelfth of that on its debt? Why should . nation whose manipulations of the gold supply have intensified the world depression get special con- sideration? Why should not the fact that France imposed no extra taxes during the war be taken into account?
 You'Il find in this book, as you may have gathered. plenty to set you thinking. Published by Long and Smith, the book retails at $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Jest Fore Christmas
(By EUGENE FIELD)

Father calls me- Will. m I a grl-rather be boy, things that's Fauneroy! Love an swimmin' in the lake o casterile they give for belly-ache! round there ant flies Christmas kin be. a Sport. sick him on the cat! First she where she is at; a when kids out to slide Long mes he grocery all hook rtde sometimes the is worried an cross He his whip larrups his horse, An then I al al holler, "Oh. teched mel Butt jest foreC m s kin be. she that when get to be a man. be 8 mi brother As was e canniba1s that live in Ceylon's Ise peases and only man IS vie Bu grant ma been a wild west shoW Norre the Daniel Boone. shed know nat cowboys is good enough for me! Excep jest fore good l kin be- ods ne soemnlke and still matter. little Bi1?'
 
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 kids an naughty boys hair an mind ps and as An don't shoes Saw to the "yessur" to the An plate for pie of things yerd like to that Jest'f Christmas be good kin be!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Don't Do It

Once more we take up cudgels against the growing sentiment for the legislative proposal to levy a tax of one cent on gasoline for the purpose of raising sufficient funds to com- plete the Merritt Highway in Fairfield eoun- ty within the coming twelve-month period. That the legislators from this particular sec- ton of the state are going to make de- termined effort to have definite sums of money set aside for this mammoth highway project is certain. judging by their activities of recent months. Every civic organization in the county is urging action in some way or other. The proposals to secure the needed funds are also many and diversified.
 But there is an undercurrent of feeling that an additional gasoline tax may win the necessary legislative support and that with a little pressure the additional revenue CD may be allocated to this one particular high way job. That certainly would be quite unfair to the hundreds, yes thousands. of motorists who might drive over this par ticular stretch of roadway only once in their motoring lifetime or might never even see it at all. That is quite possible, absurd as it may seem. Just remember that there are many drivers who are asked to Contribute gasoline taxes who rarely if ever get beyond their own particular communities.
 It is estimated that this additional cent gas tax would raise $7.500000 in the next three years which is more than half of what the predicted cost of the express route is to be. S10.000.000 seems to be eonserva. tive figure for the ultimate cost of the paral- Tel route to the Boston Post Road. We pre- sume the quoted revenue above is also con servstive figure. It is apt to show consider able shrinkage. In l932 the taxed gallonage of gasoline sold dropped 3.o per cent for six month period corresponding to the same period in lo3l. It was clearly demonstrated h states where high gasoline taxes prevail this year that such increases do not produce
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Retaliation

That was a grand idea of Senator MeKellar's. to get even with France by charging Americans $5,000 apiece as visa fee for going there. If any of us paid and went. our government would be just that much ahead and it would help to balance the budget. If it kept our tourists at home. that would help home trade and hurt France, which lives largely on tourists. And any thing that hurt France would make lot of us feel better.
 After little more thinking. however, it does not look quite SO good For there IS always the possibility that France might feel like retaliating. And when France wants to retaliate she can usually find clever ways of doing it. Suppose, for instance. she took a hint from Senator Mcclellan and proceeded to lay tax of $5,000 apiece on Americans already in France. There are 25O00 to 30.000 Americans living Tn Paris alone. There might be twice that many, at least in the whole country. Thus France would collect, from 50,000 Americans, $250,o0o,oo0 year.
 Then there is the little matter of trade. France bought from us, before the depres- sion. Sl30,000,000 year more than we bought from her. She could save that money. By importing nothing at all from us she could save twice that much. Oh, this game of international retaliation for one thing and another is sweet and profitable business, when you once start in on it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Our Daily Washington Letter
 Farm Legislation Proves Dismal Failure
NEA Scrv1c Writer
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

NEA SCryNC WrIter
 washfngton.-Sinc time out side the range of anybody's mem ory, farm relief has been an issue here. The farmers are worse or now than they ever were, although plenty of legislation has been pass ed in their behalf.
 President Hoover began his ad- ministration with a new and un- precendentedly ambitious program for relief; congress accepted his recipe. President-elect Roosevelt is going to do the same thing: congress, certainly in a special session if nothing Is done at this session. will take whatever he endorses.
 The farm relief problem. as considered here, has now divided itself into two phases: Immediate relief and the sort of relief that will undertake to solve the prob lem for the future.
 The unemployment relief issue may be similarly divided. In each case everyone agrees that there Is both an immediate emergency and something fundamentally wrong with the system.
 Rock bottom prices often be- low production cost, uncontrolled production with huge surpluses. the inability of farmers to benefit from the tariff and to approach an economic party with industry are the chief factors in the farm problem in it's longtime aspect.
 Farm indebtedness, pre-depres- sion mortgage charges and high taxes to meet with halved aver ago cash income make the imme- diate condition which has cost tens of thousands of farmers their homes and land and threatens hundreds of thousands more.
 
 The first of the two phases is that upon which democratic lead. CTS are now concentrating most of their attention, although they are pledged to do something to ease the farmef's debt burden.
 Members from the farm states are receiving 50 much direct pres sure for emergency action, how ever, that most of them are think ing in terms of prompt relief through such measures as the re- financing of farm mortgages and n form of imitation which will tend to place the value of the dol- lar nearer what 1t was when most of the farm debts were contracted.
 The latter proposal, which found favor with the American Farm Bureau Federation conven- ton at Chicago, does not neces- sarily mean the remonetization of silver. The farm state members were the most enthusiastic back CTS of the Goldsborough price sta- bilization bill which was passed last session by the house and killed off by the senate.
 Delegates to the Farmers Ma tional Relief Conferences came here to petition, though their pro- gram calls for moratorium on taxes, interest and other charges which make the farmers hold on his farm prccarious. A farm mora. torium bill failed in the present
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

New York city has just sold the last horse in its street cleaning department. And probably the saddest man in all New York today is Clarence Holt, stableman. His terse statment. story in itself, is as follows: You know, knew most all of them by name" There were just l75 in the last lot to be auctioned off. Once upon time the city had 4,000 horses for the street clean ing department, but this is mechanical age and the horse. although staging a comeback in various places, is gone so far as city de- livery work is concerned. Our sympathy to Mir Holt, though, on losing so many comrades and to the horses also who may not fare so well in their new jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
So They Say

International law Is not a law at all. but merely complication Of agreements that cannot be en- forced except by war.--Rear Ad- miral Bradley A. Fiske. U. s. N.
 It is very difficult for us in par liament to ask for 48-hour week when our competitors in the Uni-s ted States fall to keep up to that standard.--Lady Nancy Astor, American-born member of British house of commons. 2
 There's nothing around here that's permanent except the consti- tution--and understand that: might be changed before long, too. Vice President John Nance Gar. ner.
 What we need is a revision of tho adult attitude toward marriage. At present 1t is a fearsome mystery. undertaken in an appalling fog Of ignorance and trepidation. Form- CT Judge Ben B. Lindsay of Den- yer. Col.
 It is not the woman who domi-f mates her family who is the happi- est woman in the world. but tha one who finds a man strong enough to carry off the role Of lord and master. Miss c. D. stern. British novelist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
congress at the last session.

The domestic allotment plan, which President-elect Roosevelt is said to favor and on which the large farmer organizations are ex- pected to agree, receives increasing attention daily. There is no longer much doubt that MT Hoover would veto any such proposal passed at this session. The bill probably couldn't be passed over his veto.
 Opposition to this plan which would pay farmers bonuses on given quantities of production which did not exceed a certain per- centage of their normal output has begun to center on the enor- nous problem of its administration. which would call for boards in every state, county and locality to tell farmers how much they should plant, see that they keey their agreement and supervise the com pensation.
 Those are high spots in the farm relief situation to date. Despite its long history and many spectacular developments in recent years, this issue may be only in its infancy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

Hartford isn't taking the idea of bringing the Civil War vessel. the U. s. S. Hartford. back to the city of its nativity to act as historical museum, when anchored. in the Connecticut river. lightly. If its plans pro- ceed smoothly the pennies of the school children of the United States will do for this old frigate now mouldering in the Charleston, s. C., navy yard what they did for the historic U S. s. Constitution now gaily Haunting new rigging, masts and other equipment as it proceeds from port to port in this nation on belated educational tour The Hartford was Admiral Farragut's flag ship during the famous Battle of Mobile Bay. School children still are thrilled by that famous and exciting battle. But no more so than is Hartford to the prospect of re- storing the vessel to it's former grandeur and giving it last resting place near the city of its name. The idea is sound It should meet with nationwide approval. We sin cerely hope that the Legislature may even be induced to lend helping hand in some way. We don't doubt but what the federal government would be willing to forego any interest it still has in the frigate. And that isn't much. judging by the sad condition of it on the mud flats of the Cooper River. As the plan now stands, it is hoped to re- condition the old flagship so that she may be present in the Connecticut river for the states tercentenary in l935.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
MUST USE THEM UP
(Hartford Times )


 It would be interesting to learn what Henry Ford might gain for his celebrated museum by having a research made into the antiques owned and used by the United States army. The reference Is not to old stocks of canned beans or is inspired by news of arrival re- gently in Waterbury of forty army motor trucks, enroute to Fort from Peekskill, New York, to Wa until this morning to allow time for Devens. November 27. and were four days getting to Camp Hola- bird. Since then they have been on the road back, repairing trucks as they go. On, the run that Sun day four trucks were left behind at Peekskill and six were lowed into Waterbury. The latest model among the forty vehicles is a 1917 truck and there was only one of these. The majority were built in 1916.
 There Is nothing like having a sixteen-year old motor truck under one to make one feel the prestige of the uniform of the United States military and the genius of the American government in devising ways and means of saving money to relieve taxpayers from distress.
 once 1t was said that an army travels upon its stomach. A con- siderable portion of the present American army travels on It's back looking up into the mysterious in- terior of truck built before the nrmiBtice. Another considerabl bic part moves eventually. 1t at all. :
 Let US trust chat in Soviet Rus- sia conditions are somewhat bet ter with respect to governmental efiiciency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

control is govemment supervised and where the beverages themselves are dispsnsed at government houses or similar places The Bay State plan originated with George R. Nutter former head of the Boston Bar Asso- citation. Such license as he proposes would limit its holder to a definite amount of spirits per week. His purchases would be recorded on his license card. It would be renewable annually. For excesses in drink ing it could be revoked. If man was con- vieted of drunken driving he might lose two licenses Not bad plan at that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

, We like the idea emanating from Massa-
 ehusetts that the liquor purchaser, as well as the liquor seller. should be lcessed. There is nothing new in this scheme. It is praeticed in Canada as well as in Sweden where liquor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
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 tine Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

You can now address a package of seed to Mir and Mrs Bird, R. F. D., any num- Der and have it delivered, says First Assist ant Postmaster General Arch Coleman. This is made possible through the request of the Audubon societies. It is also in line with recent cooperative efforts made in this state by the fish, and game commission and rural mail carriers. They'll scatter any seed furnished them in spots where the birs will find it without molestation from their nat ural enemies. This looks like winter when such help is needed badly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

When the modernistie Literary Digest disemvowels word to make it eatalogd." " the meaning. for moment, IS fogd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
POINTING
GREETINGS FROM PITTsFIEID

In this season, once again, Babs takes up her trusty pen. To greet you, Oh E. Q. E, And you too, Mrs J. A. E., Mir and Mrs M. J. McD, May your Christmas, chcery bc, Ada, R. H, Mrs G., CrOsbyitc, Greetings contribs, and to all q
 good night.
 --BABS, Pittsneid.
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 This concludes our regular Fri- day evening program. It was broadcast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy of the Water- bury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow when M. J. McDonough. who has written the Day by Day" Christ mas eve column for years, will greet us again in the role of santa Claus.
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 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

We can't help wondering whether our children and grandchildren will have any better luck collecting those war debts from the children and grandchildren of the peo- pie who signed up for them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 4:58 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-23
Good evening.
 o-O-o HAPPY DAYS
"A SMILES THE THING.

Happy days will come again Sunshine always follows rain = Though we all are poor as sin We won't let the old wolf in. We will laugh right in his face. He will turn tail in disgrace; To the woods he'll gallop back With our burdens in his pack. He laughs to think we can't escape. We'll show him that we're all awake, Or else we'll shoot him right down dead And then, of course. we'll laugh instead. Our troubles all will disappear And we'll enjoy Glad New Year.
 Polly.
 O-O-O Words of wisdom the wise men forgot: Never get so far ahead that you fail to remember what lies behind.
 Life is like snow, beautiful while 1t lasts. The country that predicates its success on booze is following Q false prophet.
 o-O--O The trouble with movie stars Is due to the fact that they fail to star every time they movie.
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 Sleigh rides are never suc- cessful unless you have belles along.
 The greater the singer, the hard CT to understand what he or she is singing about.
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 France would rather spend her million preparing for new war than pay her debts on the last one.
 O-O--O The quickest way to fill church choir Is to hire a beautiful orr ganist.