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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
oNR DENTIST FRIENDS HAVE THIS
 APOLOGY COMINGa

Here's dentist whose letterhead Is printed simply "Joe Doe, Dentist. He ashs le" pei tinent questions: .x.. x.,a s
 been cleaned up, ana the resulIah1 oe"0
 fits to these people?'
 own mouth cleaned up by my dentlst-tne salne same dentist, by the way, whose blli drove me nay ,s,, wire-maybe some of our dentist readers VIII recall how sarcastic I waxed about the den- lists charge of "Prophylaxs, $5". Wei, my dentist has had three fairly strenuous sess.o .,s at it. and he says he hopes to have my teetn cleaned up in another sitting or two. So much for my policy of scientific neglect Of my teetn
 Have YOU ever performed prophy-
 laxis and do you know the amount or et-
 fort required? - ,,,. call it prophylixas. But now that have sur yived three sittings and have promised 70 re. E.. turn for more do faintly comprenend1 tna, ,t ~ reouires considerable effort. My dentist nut ters dreadfully in his beard, figuratlvely' when I ask for light the situation, but whatever he is doing gather it is vaant enott .t to is infnItely worse or tougher than mere tartar. ANYWAY I'm glad he is gentle enough to do the
 job in installments
 1axis. $5" in the dentists bill were based on
 the correct meaning of the word IT our tr'ends take it out on pr Noah Webster or his success sors in the department of etymology. Or they should petition Webster to revise the dennltioh of the word in the next edition of the opus magus If the dentists insist that all this 1n-
 spection, cleaning scaling, polishing and per haps filling of incipient cavities IS prophyiaxls' then why not abolish the komely old word den- istry altogether and apply the ine-sounding term to any and every kind of work the den- tist does on the teeth or in the mouth In my judgment all the work the dentist does in the mouth is prophylactic. for know of nothing in the realm of medicine that is more effective | prevention of disease than is good dentistry. l Included in the treatment am now receiv- ing from the dentist who soaked me a kind of surtax of five bucks for his dinky prophylaxis ] Gin a bill for work on the teeth of a person who regularly brushes his teeth), is an admir- able gold inlay, which the dentist installed df that's the right word) to replace an old silver filling which he thought rather crude. The last gold filling had was pounded in with maliet and it took, estimate, about three weeks of
 incessant pounding to finish the job: This gold inlay, however was literally sneaked in once 1t was ready, and never wore an old shoe that was one whit more comfortable. So if I owe the dentists an apology for my sarcasm about their imposing terms here 1t is. If this is ''prophylaxis' l am glad to have 1t at any price.
 I am pained to add that this John Doe, | Dentist" whose letterhead appeals to my ad-
 miration. spells it all by signing his letter "Dr | John Doe" After all, aren't dentists just too dreadful?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
Rumor Has It

Rumor has had it so often this year that we are apt to discount almost everything that issues from the legislative chambers at Hartford with that label attached. However, we must submit gracefully and report that rumor has it that the committee on con- gressional and senatorial districts IS ready to report favorably on a bill creating SIX districts in this state where now there arc five. The bill that may be sent into the Assembly with recommendation for fav- orable action is that of Representative Joe Garner Estill, democrat, of Salisbury
 Before it will be reported out by the committee. though 1t is to be changed considerably. Doubtless by the time the bill arrives in either the House or Senate it will not bear much resemblance to the original form. We hope that Representa- tive Estill will recognize it as his own. As we recall the Estill bill in its original form it created six districts that were of equal size from numerical standpoint hat IS tho population in each was as nearly equa- ble as was possible under the circumstances. But the physical division was as unique and original as the first gerrymandered district.
 Representative Estil we remer Der, ex- pained to the House that there was no thought of gerrymandering when he drew up his six districts. He merely thought to give the state six districts of equal voting strength That's what we should have, of course Today our five districts are hope lcssly uneven. Therefore, the committee Tn recognizing the Estill bill as the one on which to build is certainly not being aetu- ated by partisan motives The bills of fered by Senator Frank Bergin and J. Fran eis Smith, secretary of the democratic state central committee. frankly favored demo- cratic Waterbury and Naugatuek.
 We're willing to believe that redistrieting in this state may be ordered by the l933 Legislature, but until it is actually done we remain seeptieal. It's been good many years since Connecticut redistrieted. It requires a good safe majority of one party in both houses usually to accomplish It. With control now divided between the democrats and republicans we can't quite see how the impossible will be accomplished Democrats won't approve plan that nvors republicans The reverse is also true. Therefore. we're at stalemate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
WHAT OF THE R. F. O.?
(Hartford courant)

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has been kept dis creetly in the background in the last few weeks. Although the emer- gency banking legislation gave 1t the power in certain restricted cases to purchase the preferred and non assessable stock of. banks. it's original purpose, to quote its spon- sor, Senator Walcott, ito alleviate the unmarketability or frozen con- dition of the securities which form the assets of the banks and other financial orkahizations' has been generally lost sight of. Its second- ary function of extending assist ance to states that have exhausted their own resources is still being carried out, but for the time being its work of thawing frozen assets of banks and insurance companies and of maintaining the capitalization of the railroads has ended.
 So final has been the demonstra- ton of the futility of trying to ar rest the forces of defiation by q wholesale extension of credit that even the warmest friends of the R. Y. c. must have been impressed. Tn spite of the advance by the Cor poration of millions of dollars to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
NEA Seryice Writer


 Washington - Special ambassa-- dors coming to Washington, and those already here, will partici- mage when they engage in tariff talks.
 The ambassadors are, of course, high tariff question in a country where high tariffs have been a fetish.
 "When better tariffs are made" said MT Dingley back in the '90s, "Dingley will make thcm." So did MT Smoot, not so long ago. Bigger and better tariffs for America has been the war-cry for many years.
 The result is majestic. From the embargoes of the Ottawa Agree ments, and Britain's wholesale tariff bill of last year, to the ex- clusion of retractable bedsprings from Vargravia, the world has gone American-tariff American. Talks Reciprocity
 Now, in less than SIX weeks, all not so long ago the forlorn leader of a forlorn low-tarif lost cause, is secretary of state. A fiery Tenne- seean, the heat of the Free Trade battle smouldering in his deep- sunk eyes, he is talking reciprocity,
 He desires 8 series of reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the general lowering of tariffs and the general stimulation of world trade.
 The idea of reciprocity is no new one. The United States and Canada had a reciprocity treaty in 1854. It lasted Il years, when the United States denounced it, principally be- cause of resentment of Canada's s attitude toward the Civil War. Sev- eral times since then the thought of United States Canadian recipro- city-on 8 free trade basis-has risen. The last time was in 1911, when the Taft administration ac- tually passed a Canadian recipro- city bill through both houses of congress.
 Canada refused it. It was all mixed up, in the Canadian mind with the fear of annexation. Equality Sought
 Now 1t looms again. There is nc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
SATURDAY, APRIL 2s, 1883
Stoeckel Out

It hardly seems possible in view of the three appointments that Governor Gross made to the liquor commission that he would replace Robbins B. Stoeekel, commis- sioner of motor vehicles. However, he has nominated for this position former state senator Michael Connor of Hartford The nomination has to be approved by the Senate and despite the fact that there is paper majority of one there for the demo- crats. we wouldn't want to predict as sure thing the necessary Senate confirmation of the nomination. On the contrary there seems to be well-founded opinion that the Senate will knock down the governors nominee.
 It is our opinion and always has been that to the victor belongs the spolls. We regard the fact that Governor Cross was elected twice and the election of a demo- cratic Senate as an indication of the fact that the party has increased in power Tn this state in period of three years Keeping this in mind we think that the democrats should be entitled to what appointive offices they can get regardless of the cali bre of the men now occupying them. It must not be forgotten that in the course of number of years such reputable men as Governors Baldwin and Holcomb named to office were almost all dropped as their terms expired.
 When the reign of Rorabaek began. more than decade ago. there was no attempt to conceal the fact that all offices were going to republicans. Even the courts were no. exempt from this scheme of things. Now that the democrats have it in their power to name some officials we find tendency to regard too highly the men holding office, while at the same time uneonsieousy dis psraging democrats That was our atti- tude with regard to the makeup of the .liquor commission. It occurs to us that perhaps there is an opinion abroad in Con- Decticut that the democratic party has no men of enough prestige and dignity to hold down these important offices that are be- ing so generously distributed among re- publicans.
 We hold that such commisslonerships as terminate in the next two years and which can be given to men who subscribe to the tenets of the democratic party should not be withheld from them, solely on the pre- mise that the incumbent has served long, faithfully, and well. When the voters of the state called for change in l930 and in 1852 they did not mean that halfway tactics should be adopted. They wanted a clean sweep, if we are any judge of human actions We cast no aspersons on the republicans holding numerous com missionerships in Connecticut. But we do not believe that the democratic party must acknowledge their superiority in any way. We're all for democrats, and by that we don't mean just those who have held public office in the past, getting the spells to which they are entitled as victors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29

Milk is declared public utility by the Wisconsin legislature. As such. its price is to be fixed and its distribution regulated in 22 cities of the state for period of two years. Might that be suggestion in the creation of Conneetieuts milk control board? Ones first inclination may be to laugh at the idea of putting milk in the same' category of utilities as railroads and electricity. Yet children must have milk as surely as grownups must have transporta- ton and light. Where are we going to draw the line! No answer is expected to that question. Our federal and state gov- ernments are extending political regulation to many essentials of modern life never treated so before. We are now engaged especially in making bank credit public utility, available for all under uniform con- ditions. Howe much farther we shall go. no one can tell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
LEGALLY REFUSED
(Hartford Times)

The under-cover attack on the citizenship of James l.. Mcclure, president of the Hartford Property Owners Protective league, happily has been shown to be as ineffective as many hoped it would be. Cor poration Counsel Corbett, in an ex- haustive legal opinion finds no req son for taking MT McGuire's name from the voting list and has so ad- vised the registrars of voters. In neither the naturalization proceed ings in Waterbury in 1913 nor in MT McGuire's becoming a voter in Hartford in 1920 does MT Corbett find occasion for questioning his status as a legal voter.
 Thus is a just sequel written to disgraceful incident. Opposition to MT McGuire's acivity for municipal economy, including salary cuts,. led some municipal politicians to adopt the disreputab1e tactics of going back nineteen years to dig up a court record involving fatal acci- dent in connection with Mir Me- Guire's operation of trolley car. Patiently the attempt was to injure him because his public attitude to- ward municipal economy was dis liked. In that light the attack was wretchedly small and pernicious thing to do. It is gratifying to learn that in law as in common sense the attack was stopped in it's tracks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29

It shouldn't be necessary. we think. to have to amend the Constitution of the United States to reduce the pay of federal judges. Yet such is being proposed now by Representative Woodrum. demoerat. of Virginia. The Constitution now for bids any reduction in the pay of federal judges. However, they were supposed vol- untarily to contribute proportionate share of their salaries under the terms of the 1932 economy act. But to date only $7l6 has been received and this from three judges. hence the proposal to amend the constitu- ton. By the time they get through with our constitution there won't be much left of it, we're beginning to think.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Tnn1pvitv

My father was 54 and my mother A when was born. Friends tell me shall probably not attain a great age because my parents were so old C. J. P.)
 Answer-If your parents were in good health and yigor there is no reason why you should not attain full longevity.
 Fistula
 I have three Astulas, the first opened four months ago and the other two In the past two months |. (D. e.
 Answer-Better submit to proper surgical treatment before the burrowing infection breaks forth in another fistula. As 1t is you're in danger of being arrested for maintaining a beehive without a permit.
 Economy of MIX We buy three quarts of pastcurized milk q day for our eight children. My husband is out of work and we can not afford it. Would not our children get more benefit from one quart of certified milk day? fMrs R. :. T.D Answer-No. If ordinary raw milk is to be had at 6 lower cost, should advise you to buy that, and for safety bring it to a boil for min- ute before the children receive it.
 (Copyright, John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
So They Say

The wonderful content of min- erals that is found in beer makes beer a fit food for human con- sumption.
 -Dr William I. Sirovich. New York City Congressman. I don't see how the country can recover until we put our feet down and stop spending on frozen pro- jects.
 York.
 The brewers alone could not al- ter the drinking habits of the na- tion. ~
 Colonel Jacob Ruppert. pres
 ident U. s. Brewers Associa-
 tion.
 We saw this spring a resurrec- ton of the German nation.
 -Dr Hans Luther. German
 ambassador to the United
 States.
 Not one acre in eight of our or- iginal forests remains and the percentage of this remnant devast- ated each year is greater than the year before.
 Lieutenant Colonel George
 Ahern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
New Essays
 By Lawrence

That strange, tortured genius that was D. H. Lawrence's was surely unique in this generation.
 To an age grown deeply cynical about love, he cried that love was the holiest fact in life; to a ma- terialistic era he unceasingly pro- claimed the overwhelming import ance of the spiritual. The natural result it that many people would not read his books at any price, while many others consider him the greatest writer of the century.
 A thin and fragrant distillation of his philosophy-of his ''mes- sage," as some of his devotees would put it--is contained in we Need One Another" This litle booklet contains two essays, given magazine publication shortly be- fore his death. They are among the last of his writings, and they seem to sum up his viewpoint ad- mirably.
 Lawrence says here, as he said in many other places, that the man who lives by and for himself alone is incomplete. Love needs to be re- interpreted in the widest sense possible. Our whole society, which perverts and blocks the necessity for spiritual communication, needs recasting. A larger and freer life awaits us, but we can't get 1t with our present set of values. Instead, we wilfully shut ourselves out from it-and we pay the price in mental and spiritual suffering.
 This little book contains four black k-and- write illustrations, and is a fine example of the book makers art from the standpoint of typography and format. Published by the Equinox Press, it retails at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29

We can't believe it's so. but it must be. The state is actually authorizing purchase of additional land for the American Legion forest up in Barkhamstead Two parcels will be bought by condemnation proceed ings A bill has been raised in committee and the state commission on forests and wild life is given the power to proceed with the negotiations. The bill was reported favor ably in the House Thursday. The American Legion forest is on the west side of the west branch of the Pennington river. It is almost directly opposite the Peoples State Forest It is much smaller in area than it's neighbor and as yet has not been visited by great number of people. as IS the case of the Peoples Forest across stream. However. with the addition of land per haps in time the American Legion forest will gain popularity. And even if It doesn't. it will still be worth the cost of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
Our Daily Washington Letter
 Tariff Scrimmage-f1ow We've Changed!
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

intention, in administration cir cles, to seek general raging of all tariff walls. Instead, where bar riers-such as the Ottawa Agree ments-exist, the effort would be not to erase the preferences which exist in favor of various members of the Br. ish Empire, but to lower the basi if below which the preferc: sp. Where a mutual exchan: oods not produced by either C. can be achieved, the intentio,. to seek free entry basis.
 In other words, while the admin istration considers discussions with emissaries of the nations as very general one, leading up to the World Economic Conferences, spe- cific arrangements of mutual bene- fit to the countries involved will not be discouraged.
  Senate and Treaties
 One domestic matter must be settled before any meetings can come to any successful issue. That is the jealous perogative of the Senate to pass on foreign treaties. The administration is now prepar- ing Legislation to make 1t certain that President Roosevelt will not find himself where President Will son did after he signed the Yer sailles Treaty, or where President Hoover did after his moratorium on war debts.
 Naturally, this aspect of Ameri- can procedure is intensely interest ing to foreign countries. once bit- ten, twice shy. Europe would be hesitant to sign pacts here if they were subject to the same kind of repudiation which other pacts have suffered at the hands of the Amer ican Congress. ,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29

been adopted it should be given a trial in the form in which it passed the senate and house. There may be technical errors in it. If so, these can be easily corrected. But the time for wholesale amendments without a trial of the measure. IS not at hand. If 1t has flaws these will develop as the time goes on. Furthermore 1t may be assumed that courts, in Interpreting the bill will apply the "rule of reason" and will not be too literalistic or rigid.
 Thus one portion of the bill pro- vides that legalized wine and beer may be sold in hotel dining rooms while another section provides that any minor (under 18) who enters a place where liquor may be sold, may be arrested and fined. Under a strict construction of this act a youngster who dined at a hotel with his parents might be sub ject to arrest. Of course that would be an absurdity. The object of this section is to prevent minors, by making false statements as to their age from purchasing liquor, and undoubtedly 1t will be interpreted by the courts to that effect.
 The main thing now Is to get the law into operation so that Connec- 'ticut will not lose further tax rev. enue from its tardiness in getting ready to handle 3.2 beer, bever- age which Is supposed to be non- intoxicating and is so in fact, &C., cording to the testimony of those who have taken the trouble to cross to New York, Massachusetts or Rhode Island and sample it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29

the railroads, they are in little. if any, better condition than they were before its organization. Many of them will have to be reorgan- ized by scaling down of debts be- fore they can repay the loans that were to have saved them, not to mention the repayment of their other debts. Nature, not the R. K. C., has taken care in considerable measure, of the frozen assets of the banks. They have not been thawed but largely. swept out to sea and forgotten.
 If we have reached the necessary stage of defiation, there is no need for the type of "counter-defiation" that the sponsors of the R. F. c. hoped for. If we have not reached that limit. we have at least been given more than adequate proof that the R. r. c. at best only post pones, the evil day when the eco. homie forces will have their way. In either case there is no room left for doubt of the neediessness of the ''refiationary" activities of the Corporation. It may be necessary for 1t to continue as the agent Of the government in disbursing re- lief to states and their subdivisions. but its other functions should be discontinued as soon q may be pos- able.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29
Here, There And EuerwDhere

countrymen did not share in this citified prosperity; they did not even come to town to speculate, as the more keen-witted among them might have done. They merely played safe and sane, if not sound. Now that the cities have reaped their whirlwind of wild oats-incidentally reaping crop of difficulties due to bad politics-the countrymen remain as cold toward the cities as they ever were.
 The Municipal League was not formed during times of prosperity in order to help the state perfect itself It was formed during times of diversity to induce the state to help them out; and the side issue was a fancied political influence. But the real political influence in the legislature remains the bloc of country legislators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-29

Don't forget to push your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed tonight. Day. light saving time officially starts at 2 a. n., Sunday morning. Fot convenience sake. though, it can start at any time that you want to change your clocke. The United States is universally in favor of the sum mer time schedule and we don't imagine that it will ever be eliminated. We eer- tainly trust it won't.