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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
Private Driver To Blame

? >The private driver remains the greatest automobile hazard. On the side of safety progress may be listed commercial vehicles. Their n-aecident records improve steadily. So, too. with traffic accidents involving children of school age. Pedestrians are keep ing out of the way of cars better than be- fore, and drivers are doing better about crashing into trains at grade crossings. Af- ter those gains have been listed, the private driver may be brought forward for eensure.
 "The motor vehicle fatality list of 1885 and 1940," says Sidney J. Williams, diree- tor of the public safety division of the Ma tonal Safety Council, will depend on how far we succeed in reaching the private driver and controlling him." In addition to per- sstent educational campaigns, safety would be promoted by teaching every beginner careful driving. by universal adoption of drivers license laws and careful administra- ton of them. by investigation of all aeei- dents and prosecution of all traffic violators, and finally by intelligent use of traffic control equipment. These measures, it IS estimated. might precent 1000 deaths a year. There ought to be no doubt about public support of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

has been having this bi-centennial In charge, has not been heard from for some time. Ever, since congress sionai economy chopped the ap- propriation of his boost depart- ment in half the work has been slowed up. But So! Bloomed through with q great finish in the 70 o-cailed final appendix" to the Congressional Record, in which ap- pcndix congressmen have the prili- iege of inserting speeches and any thing that might be of service to constituents. The modus operandi is for congressman to have the speeches printed at low cost and mailed to the speech-reading pub- iic.
 Sol Bloom says he has been re- ceiving q thousand letters day asking for George Washington lit- erature; that tho researches Of his department have helped thousands Of communities 10 celebrate tho bi. centenary In fitting fashion.
 That has been the trouble 90 far as the capital of the nation is con. eernsd. Too many towns have been celebrating the year right nt home Instead Of fheIr cItisena. helpipR Co widen the purses Of the toufiaf ace eommodaf0fa in Waahinafon. There wsa Hast Hartford. for instance, with as me a Iocai celebration ee a1t foWu ea4I1 Ul1H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
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that "Yankee Party's" demands. The platform does refer to unjust rates charged by state public uttl- ity companies. but 1t is hard to see why Connecticut manufacturers, as such. should defend such excessive rates. Those manufacturers have to pay those padded hcarges them selves and have to put money into the pay envelopes of their em- ployes to meet such inordinate rates. Is not MT Hubbard brow beating in behalf of those unfor- tunate members of the Manufac- turers' association who got in on the ground floor on Connecticut public-utility stocks and who are now enjoying very generous in- come from their investments, even, in these hard times?
 The writer knows hundreds of Connecticut ministers. but not one who fits the characterization that MT Hubbard has made. Of course. a minister may make a fool of him. self in politics, just like anyone else, or, as MT Hubbard knows, just like a Manufacturers asso- citation. But what right has the Manufacturers association to dic- tate concerning a minister's poli- tics, his social theories, or his asso- citations?
 While the insolence of both the editorial and cartoon in "Connecti- cut Industry" are tempered by their vacuity. they must remain, until withdrawn and apologies made for them, gratuitous and official insult to the ministers of Connecticut. It Is an insult which the ministers of this state may be expected bitterly to resent. @
 REV RALPH H. WHITE, New Haven, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
The Hungry Must Eat

It cannot be emphasized too often that the nation faces job of vital importance this winter in maintaining its uhemploy- ment relief work at a high level.
 It is true the federal funds are being loaned to many cities for such work. It is true that We seem to be rising from the bot tom of the depression. It is true that indus try is at last showing signs of revival
 But no matter what happens, there will be thousands upon thousands of men and women and children who will have to get through this winter on the charity of others Public funds are not sufficient to take care of them. As President Hoover and Newton D. Baker are repeatedly pointing out, we must give this coming season as never be- fore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Here's the Way They
 Cook Elm in Maryland

The food that the cooks of Nary land cook is famous up and down land as very good food. Cookery has been carried to one of its f1n- est peaks of perfection in the Free State, and those of use who live outside the state borders often cast envious eyes on the lucky peo- pie to who Maryland cookery Is an everyday affair.
 These things being so, a fat book entitled East: Drink and Be Mer- ry in Maryland" by Frederick P. Stieff, ought to fill as they used to say a long-felt want.
 In 1t Mir Stieff has presented most of the recipes which have made Maryland Cooking famous.
 You can learn here, for in- stance just how the experts cook chicken a la Maryland-can learn, in fact, that in Maryland they drop the "a la' and simply call 1t chicken Maryland. You can learn to prepare fish, oysters, clans, ter- rapin-if you can get hold of any; how to make omelets, and Bruns- wick stew (which Is really a Ge0r- gia dish, isn't it?) and sweet pOta- to pie, and a lot of other very good recipes.
 These recipes, by the way. are very old and time-tested. All of them date back century or more. MT Steiff gives the origin of each. and the book is filled with pictures of old inns and manor houses where the delightful dishes orig mated.
 If you believe in being kind to your stomach you'll find the book well-worth reading. Published by Putnam,e 1t sells for $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

nor other high officials in Washington whose influence seems to extend into other departments than the one they are sup posed to manage. According to all reports Secretary Adams will resign next year if President Hoover is reelected and his place or some other place in the Cabinet assigned to a New England man. We can state au- thoritatively that it won't be Calvin Cool idge.
 Hoovers reelection will see signs of un- rest in his Cabinet not at his success but as an indication that ineumbents are tired of their present duties and would appreciate being relieved of them. This unrest has been detected in the Interior Department. where the scholarly Ray Lyman sWilbur longs to return to his former academic pur- suits Likewise, it is believed that a new Labor Department head would be found, as well as somebody to shoulder the onerous duties of Secretary of State Henry L. Stim- son. whose popularity even among republi- can officialdom right now is at low ebb. They might even blame the defeat of the re- publican administration upon Mir Stimson's foreign policies if that should occur next month. In any event New England seems assured of recognition in the Cabinet so alls well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

New York is too busy these days to find time or money to have its many public statues cleaned But it seems there are pulp lie organizations interested sufficiently in the citys appearance to secure soms atten- ton from the proper authorities. Theysare making survey of the eity's statuary with view to presenting it to the city fathers for prompt action. The same condition exists in many cities in this country. We erect elaborate memorials of various descrip. tions and then proceed to let time and the weather wreck them. "A little care efnow and then certainly would indicate civic pride and a bit of respect for the people or events that ,l1e memorials may commemorate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
So They Say

The peace of the far east must be based on an entente consisting of Manchukuo, Japan, the Soviet Union and China. Because of this we are greatly disappointed with the Lytton report. because we fear that China will be mislaid by 1t into troubling the Japanese Man chukuo entente. The situation in China may do. great harm to the people of the orient. -Hsieh Chieh-shih, foreign min
 ister of Manchuko.
 Our goal is not armament to the standard of our neighbors, but dis armament thfoughout Europe and the world, equal right and equal security.
 Chancellor Franz von Papen of
 Germany.
 How did I get here in the first place? We'll, 1t was robbery-a little careless drinking, you know. A strong body and weak mind. ----"Jumbo" Morano. star halfback
 on the Sing Sing prison football
 team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
Discussing the Cabinet

Discussion of the Cabinets of Herbert Hoover or Franklin D. Roosevelt in the event that either is elected to the presl- dency next month is assuming more intl- mate proportions when we learn that the name of our own Governor Wilbur L. Cross has been mentioned in Capitol cir cles. Those who believe they know just what Governor Roosevelt will do if it comes time to name cabinet assert without fear of contradiction that one of his selections is bound to come from New England. And they limit the
 field of eligible to Governor Cross. Homer Cummings of Stamford and Governor Ely of Massachusetts. If we were asked which one of this notable triumvrate might rest assured of such an honor from Roosevelt we would incline to Mir Cummings.
 It is natural to think that he might be
 suggested for Attorney General and even be named to that office by Governor Roose-
 welt. But rumor has for some few weeks linked his name with a federal judgeship in the event of democratic victory at the polls. That might prove more preferable to the Stamford attorney than the more tenn pestuous task of sitting in the Cabinet. That would then leave the two governors in the field for the Cabinet post. But which one it would be is more than most of us know. It couldn't be Secretary of State nor would it be Labor. or War. or Navy or Agriculture. IL could possibly be the In- terior. but surely not the Treasury. The Postmaster General portfolio might fit Gov. ernof Ely. but we could not even imagine Governor Cross in that role. It looks as fl Secretary of Commerce would have to be his inclination.
 Al present ihs only New Enslandsr in the Cabinet is Charles Francis Adams of ibs Manssbusstts Adamsss iie presidss over the dssiiniss of ibs Navy to fhs saisiseiion Of lbs heads Of fbs Navy but not exactly in .sbs way ihst President Hoover pfssefibss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
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Back in 1888 the odds went wrong on President Cleveland, 5 to 4 against Benjamin Harrison, but is was close, as Cleveland won a popular plurality and missed only by a few thousand votes. In 1892 Wall street was betting 10 to on Cleveland and guessed right.
 A historic switch in the dope and the odds - occurred in 1896, after Bryan had, gone through the summer a slight favorite over Mckinley. AS the probable effect of Mark Hanna's high pressure campaign became apparent, how ever, the odds quickly turned over to 3 to 1 on Mckinley.
 Four years later Mckinley was 4 to 1 fav0rite against Bryan. Roosevelt started as a to l fa- vorite over Parker in 1904 and wound up picked by 5 to l.
 In 1908 Taft rose from a mere 2 to 1 favorite in September to and 8 to choice on election day. Four years later the odds were to 1 on Wilson against Taft and 3 to1 against Theodore Roose- welt, although Roosevelt boiled a much larger electoral vote than Taft. ,""
 Harding was a 10 to favoritc over Cox in 1920, prior to the landslide.
 Betting on Coolidge was s to 1 and to in the summer and fall of 1924. It is said that a group of wealth democrats. dis gusted at the depressing effect of such odds. pooled hundred thousand dollars or more to bet on Davis with the idea that they could force down the odds. AL most immediately thereafter the odds shot up to 15 to 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

pointed out that One of the most import ant pieces of legislation for the public well fare introduced by democratic legislators and killed by republicans in the 1891 session was Senate Bill ll8. This bill would have done away with justice of the peace courts. Then there was House resolve 25, which l introduced, which would have required . two-thirds vote of house members to over ride the governors veto instead of bare majority. This bill was defeated by the republicans in the house." So were all others that might injure republican patron age in this state. +eA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
To-day's Selected Poem
SONG FOR DEVON

(By Barbara Young in The New York Timcs) As rode up from Plymouth Town silver rain came shining down. So bright it raD. NO soft it fell.
 1t turned Il tune. it wOyo spell. And no, the rust-red Devon soil Whoreon my GraBdsIro spent his toll; And oh. tho tears that tiDsed the mist With tiDts Of gold and amethyst
 For am but n simple fool, And since 1 wnB n child nt school Have dre0med a splendid droam of Devon
 That made 0J, ,it h sort Of beayeD, And 1 shall always wonder whether
 it wnH the rajB and sun together, Or ths glad weeping Of my eyes That Hei m rainbow ID the skies Az rode 20 fr0lg Plymouth Town Through fbs brighf shower that wuraured doND.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
By RODNEY BUTCHER
Sometimes Even Betting odds Are
 Wrong in Picking Election Winner

Wrong in Ptcking Elcctl0n winner
 Washington = On the cold gray morning of Nov. 9 most American communities will observe certain citizens nosing frankfurters toward the city hall, pushing somebdy, else around in a wheelbarrow or parading down the main pike in a bathing suit and straw hat.
 Also, probably few million dol lars in cash will change hands and & small army of election gamblers will be taught once more that it's a big mistake to bet on a presi- dental candidate against the odds.
 Betting odds, like straw votes, have nearly always proved relia- ble in indicating the winner. Only in a very close election are they likely to miss.
 They may also at time prove themselves as up-to the -last-min- ute indicators, registering final trends at a period when the last ballot in any unofficial national poll has long since been counted.
 Any decrease in the odds against Hoover during the last two or three weeks before election will bear watching. They have a way of 1engthening or shortening in the right direction. The recent odds of 2 to 1 on Roosevelt, length ened from a previous even money bet, are much shorter than the odds prevailing at the close of other recent campaigns.
 The accepted odds are set in Wall street, where men of money gather, and are much more likely to be based on cold-blooded an- alysis and accurate current in formation than the two-dollar bet that you and might make through sentimental partiality:: Betting houses make careful studies and investigations.
 The last time the odds went wrong-or almost went wrong was in 1916, when Wilson so mar millions were bet in Wall street on rowly nosed out Hughes. Many that one because there Is always more money bet when the odds and the race itself is >close. In September bets were ping made on Hughes at ? to 1. They dropped gradually and. were 5 to 4 just be- fore election day, when most bets were made at even money.
 It was two or three days after election before it was known who was the winner and who the loser the peanut-nosing and wheel barrowing also being held up.
 The day before election In 1928 odds on Hoover had risen from 4 to i to 5 to i, with little Smith money available. Earlier in the campaign 5 to ? had been quoted. Wall street that year correctly picked Roosevelt to be elected governor, 2h to 1. but incorrectly picked, Smith to capture New New York's electoral vote, 6 to 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

Ever since big game protective societies started to protect the grizzly bear that anil nal has more than occupied headlines in our daily newspapers. He was even the subject of a senatorial investigation year or more ago. our own senator Frederick C. Waeott. being among the group chosen to visit far away Alaska to see how this noble animal was faring From time to time proposals have been made that certain islands off the coast of Alaska, declared to be natural habi- tats of the grizzlies. be set aside as national parks and wild life preserves And just as often as we learned that the grizzly was in danger of extermination from fur hunters and also fishermen along the Alaskan coast we were also told that the animal was as plentiful as ever and being given the utmos; protection. Now the National Association of Audubon Societies is all astir with ideas about the grizzly bear. It all occurred when one irate delegate to the annual meeting this week in New York almost preeipitated free -for-al during his defense of the grizzly bear This defender, one John M. HolZ- worth. an attorney and big game hunter. too, declared that the bears of Alaska are being sacrificed in the interests of wood pulp concessions. It seems that last year the Au- dubon Societies sponsored resolution call ing for a grizzly reservation on Admiralty and Chicago islands, off the coast of Alaska. They have since abandoned this purpose Mir Holzworth wants the resolu- ton resurrected. We sincerely hope thar our American grizzlies are appreciative of this great interest in their behalf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
THE BI.cENTENNIAL BLOOM
lNew Britain Hsrald)

Hotel keepers and landlords down in Washington--not to over look the restaurants and the speak, easies--aro said to be q little dts- appointed over this George Wash ington bi-centenniai year. They OK. pocted much moro business than has come their way so far.
 Tine boosters among their num- ber apparently expected that tho entire nation would vacation in Washington this year. 'rhere has been a large infus Of visitors. but not as Rreat an innux ~ tho tourist pseleFs had anticipated. The year has been . IittIe better than uslis aI. but not so much better as Q make Washington the most pfoss pefoua town ef the map.
 Nai HI41I4, fHe 19H4F1&NHl4H #A1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

Editor The Democrat:
 "Connecticut Industry" is the of- ficial organ of the Connecticut Manufacturers association. On the front cover of the October number there appears an editorial by that association's president, MT Kent Hubbard, intended to dispar- age any minister who dhres to af- filiate with the independent repub- lican party. His editorial also con- tains a thinly yelled threat that the members of the Manufacturers association will withdraw financial support from such ministers. z
 The magazine displays full page cartoon Interpreting MT Hub- bard's editorial. It portrays a min- ister in bed with bootlegger, a communist, and a bomb thrower. An insert in the cartoon contains a. likeness of Calvin Coolidge say- ing that the man behind the pulpit, as well as the man in the pew, needs to mend his ways.
 MT Hubbard informs us that it is the duty of a minister to "preach the word of God" He gives his gracious permission to the clergy to discuss the moral aspects of prohibition or of temperate drinking as a minister may prefer, bu the asserts that this privilege does not allow the minister to ally himself with those who advocate "untried economic experiments" "public utility batting" and "com- munistic and socialistic equaliza- ton ideas"
 One might remind MT Hubbard that while the Sermon on the Mount is full of "untried economic theory" there is none of 1t in the platform of the independent repub- iican party, nor is there anything socialistic or communistic about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

To date Representative William M Citron of Middletown is the only democrat who has referred at length to the republican mis- demeanors of the 1891 legislative session in his campaign speeches. Mir Citron, of course. would have first hand knowledge of what he charges against the republican overlords of Connecticut since he was minority leader of the House in both the 1929 and l93l sessions. He is running for congressman at-large this year. In a recent talk he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
LUDENDORFF RESIGNS

On Oct 27, 1918. General Luden- dorff, first quartermaster general of the German army. resigned after the reichstag adopted q bill placing the military command under the control of the civil government. General Groener succeeded Ltiden- dorff. The crown council and dig nitarios of the entire empire con- ferred. I
 Italian and British forces crossed the piave tn Y new drive toward the fsonzo, capturing sev- erai towns. D.000 Aastrians and ei guns.
 The French advanced eh . ib. milo front between the oise and ,s,ss; ss,ss:. gaining i've miles at some
 0eFmany answered President Wilson's Hote, asserting that the penoe neaeiiaiiene were being cons duetsd bs q peoples kosernment and that Hafmailv wne nWaftinE proposals <or a1 4fmfsfie1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

A new road has just been opened in Shenandoah National Park that follows the backbone of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is known as the Skyline Drive and is destined to become one of the nations most scenic and attractive thoroughfares. It runs from Thornton Gap to Swift Run Gap. distance of 34 miles. To the east of it at the foot of the mountains lies the broad Shenandoah valley. To the west Piedmont Plain stretches before the eye. It is natural wilderness thrown open to motorists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signcd letters pertaining 70 VeFe0"~' health and hygiene. not disease diaenosls oi treatment, will Dc answered Dy DE DiE Address him. care Of the Demoefa' "en"'"s stamp and addressed envelope. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

While we're getting back to the jtney basis, why not demand good five'eent gasoline? ....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

What the railroads need is a comfortable dav coach with seats that a passenger can take a snooze in without waking up with lumbago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
wv DING. DING

M0tOrInan, In0tOr1nan. Stop the cnr, 1 want tO get out and walk, l merely feel, What wheels reveal, Four flats, Inst 's why sqsawk.
 o~-O--o Heaven will bs home sweet home to aviators. Everybody will have wings.
 o-O--0 This concludes our resuiar Thursday evening program. If came Co you over DbD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Even. Ing Democrat, pienss. ,n inis type inE of ai this lime, Co De hack on fhs aiF again fesmoFfew evening at the nslai heufs
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:24 o'clock tonight.