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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08

The Legislature may have wished board
of finance on the town of Terryville. but
that isn't saying that the townspeople will
accept it. And judging by what is now
going on up in Terryville there isn't any
such intention of submitting to legislative
dictation. One of the members of the new
board appointed by the first selectman has
Just announced that he won't accept the Of
flee. Representative Ralph A. Seymour is
the legislator who refused to serve on the
board that was crammed down the towns
throat. And Mr. Seymour was but one of
the two Plymouth representatives, not to
mention Senator S. Ford Seeley. who fought
against the measure when it came up for
action. However. the bill was passed and
the town now has its finance board. We
aren't personally opposed to finance boards.
They are invaluable in most towns and in
some of our smaller communities when
established have proved of infinite value.
But there is such a thing as forcing some
thing on an unwilling constituency That
is being done in this particular instance. 1t
has been done before. too. with unsatisfac-
tory results Now we have the spectacle
of people refusing to serve on boards
authorized by the Legislature. What's
next3
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
Rural Justice

A recent case in the town court of Eastonn
attracted our attention. 1t was unusual
from several angles. But the main thing
that caused this outburst is the fact that 1t
so closely fits the case for which remedy
was concocted in the Legislature this year
and also two years ago. but rejected fatty
are now at an end for two more years. We
refer to the creation of a system of district
by those solons whose doings at Hartford
courts that would eliminate all city. town,
borough, juvenile, and justice courts some
times enormously termed roadside courts.
The establishment of district court sys-
tenn in Connections would naturally upset
the patronage scheme of both major political
parties. But it would place this state on
higher scale so far as the dispensing of justice
in the lower courts is concerned. 1t would
likewise tend to remove all traces of politics
from our lower courts, inasmuch as the dis
trict Judges would be named in somewhat
similar fashion to those in the common
pleas, superior and supreme courts. But why
rehash this question again. Suffice it to say
it was rejected for the second successive
time.
What aroused our ire was fine that was
recently handed out in the Easton town
court. 1t was only S. plus costs of $1,000.
Fortunately the fine was RENTED when two
character witnesses appeared for the accused.
However, there was the costs of the court to
settle, which to our way of thinking were
far from warranted Still we'll admit we're
prejudeed when it comes to small town
justice as meted out to alleged violators of
motor vehicle laws. In this instance our
prejudice has got the better of US.
The driver in question, not young
man, had smoked his first cigarette in 38
years while driving from Easton to his home
in Fairfield. 1t so affected him that he
lost control of his car and ran it into an
embankment smashing it badly. breaking
two of his ribs. and sending both himself
and his wife to the hospital He was charged
with violating the rules of the road by the
Easton constabulary and fined accordingly.
Maybe that's justice. but it's hard for us to
see it. It's possible for an automobile to
be wrecked without the rules of the road be-
ing violated in any way. AS to the cigarette
alibi, it's so novel it's probably true. And
even if it wasn't why fine man for break
ing few of bis own ribs and wreeking his
car?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
It's All Over Now

One more session of the Connecticut Cen
eral Assembly has passed into history. 1t is
hard to chronicle just what are the out
standing events of this years gathering.
Suffice it to say the real important things
were perhaps swallowed up in the seem
ingly endless pickering that accompanied
purely partisan measures. The bills that
sought to accomplish desired ends or might
have placed this state on high level in the
legislative field were shelved for those more
political in nature.
1t should not be imagined. though. that
no good came. out of this Legislature. A
thorough survey of the immense amount OF
business it transacted will show that it COM
pares favorably with previous bodies which
have drawn down good comment In the
excitement of strenuous session we too
often overlook the good to center our crit
icism on the bad. And inasmuch as con-
troll of the two houses was divided this year
perhaps the state was fortunate to find as
much agreement as it did.
We are sorry that many proposals were
rejected. We are glad that Others weren't. In
the same vein we are glad that some were ae-
cepted and Others weren't. Any body OF
lawmakers is bound to make mistakes in the
eyes of some of the people. Perfection IN
legislation is almost impossible to achieve.
Ii certainly would be in Connecticut which
has been safely republican for SO many years
and which now is enjoying divided rule. No
doubt we should be thankful that the Leg
islature was able to adjourn yesterday with
out any thought of special session in
prospect.
Our sole hope is that what may have
transpired in the past six months will be
fresh in the minds of the voters two years
hence when it comes time to elect new
General Assembly and both major parties
ass making glorious claims about their
achievements. 1t often isn't what the party
has done but what it has refrained from do
ing that counts with the voters. Keep that
in mind for 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08

many Of such a policy would be
almost as embarrassing as would
be the forfeiture by that country
of the privilege of holding the next
Olympiad.
Germany's official sports policy
has already been set out by Nazi
officials. The Jewish sporting
unions are to be disbanded and
Jews are not to be permitted to
represent the country in interna-
tional competition, notably in ten
mis-, in which Mt least one German
Jew is ranked high in the list.
Thus, If the Olympic committee ac-
cepts General Sherrills invitation
and refuses to permit the eleventh
Olympiad to be held in Germany
unless German Jews may compete
on an equal basis with other Jews,
that country must either withdraw
its order forbidding Jewish COM
petition Or forcgo the Olympics.
The former would he humiliating,
no matter how greatly the humili-
alton may be deserved. The lat
ter would be no less embarrassing.
but, in the present spirit of Ger
many, 1t seems probable that the
second alternative would be consid-
cred preferable to the first.
General Sheriff. and those who
feel as he does do not need to con-
slider the results of their projected
action. Evidently. the present sit
uation would be intolerable to
many American competitors. Ger
tainly. it violates the spirit of the
Olympic games. which are specifi-
cally open to all qualified compct:-
tors, without regard to creed, color
or race. II Germany does not wish
to live up to the spirit and the let
ter Of the Olympic privileges lis
called for. II, us will be hoped. 1t
decides to abolish its present re-
strictions on Jewish athletes. the
Olympics will have done more than
even It's sponsors probably hoped
to encourage friendly feelings be-
tween the nations and the races OF
the world.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
The New Commissioners

No one needs an introduction to the new
state athletic commissioner. Senator Joe
Lawlor is as we'll known up in Hartford
al he is in his home town of Waterbury
And Hartford is rejoicing practically as
much today in his appointment as is Wa
terbury. There is touch of regret in the
congratulations that pour out from this city,
because many presume that his new duties
will prevent his representing the 9th sena-
torial district two years hence. Doubtless
this is true, but if any democratic legislator
deserves reward for services it is Mr.
Lawlor.
For five successive terms he has upheld
the banner of democracy in Hartford.
Oftentimes he was but one of small group
in the Senate. On one occasion he consti-
tuted the minority party in himself. On
another occasion he was but one of two
democratic senator's With the democrats
controlling this body at the session just con-
cluded it was natural to look towards SEN
ator Lawlor for leadership and also to re-
ward him when the opportunity presented
itself.
We predict that his reign as boxing COM
missioner. as the office is popularity termed,
although its regime covers more sports than
that of the padded ring. will be long and
glorious one. We look for new admin
istration of affairs in this state. He needs
no introduction to the sport world. He has
been the deputy commissioner for some few
years now. His advancement is practically
such a matter, of course. as to be taken for
granted. We certainly trust that under Sen
ator Lawlors guidance boxing in particular
will take on new lease of life in this state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
Peace VS. Coupons

"A pamphlet dealing with the activities of
international armament firms was issued a
few months ago in London. 1t revealed,
among other things the fact that Sir John
Simon, Sir Austen Chamberlain and Neville
Chamberlain all owned shares in one of
these firms. Sir John Simon was disturbed
by the discovery that the concern, through
some of its subsidiaries had been taking an
active part in arming the Far East. He dis
posed of all his shares, and it is possible the
other prominent men involved may feel i'm
PEELED to get rid of theirs.
A news item from Paris tells of a 60
franc dividend on common stock declared
by Hotchkiss and Company. one of the
worlds leading munitions firms Hotchkiss
also manufactures automobiles. but last year
was hard one on that branch of its bust
ness Its profits for 1892 came entirely
from big orders for perfected rifle-machine
guns for naval. land and air forces. There
are a, number of companies in the United
States which make steel. automobiles or
some other harmless products which also do
a profitable munitions business
Says The Nation, in a recent editorial:
1T should be illuminating if some enter
prisng peace detective in this country
could ferret out and print the names Of
those Americans who lift one hand in favor
of peace and clip munitions coupons with
the other" The problem of bringing peace
to genuinely war-weary world is not a
simple one.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
So They Say


l wish sometimes the idea peo-
pie have that a man who reads q
book Is necessarily doing some-
thing virtuous or valuable, might
be forever exploded. 1t might be
only his kind Of laziness.
Ray Stannard Baker, author.
-
The best beer that Munich ever
brewed was never more than 2 1-2
per cent, and that beer was used
in the household of the Kaiser.
Charles CHASER. Detroit, former
Bavarian beer expert.
1t has always seemed to me that
there Is something incongruous,
not so say inconsistent. in going to
war to preserve the peace.
Senior Joseph T. Robinson (D).
Arkansas.
I doubt if ever the most en-
lightened of us would approve of
our descendants, assuming that
evolution continues on the same
lines as in the past.
j. .B. s. Haldane, scientists, on
the coming generation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
French Colds

French goods, says w. F. Hoyt instruc-
tor in French in Syracuse University. have
much more freedom than girls in American
universities. When the French girl is old
enough to enter university, she is consid-
cred old enough to direct her own affairs
and. therefore. the school authorities give
her no supervision.
These comparisons are always interest
ing. but there are usually more points in
volved than meet the casual eye. There are
fewer goods in any French university than
in any American coed college = fewer
actually in numbers. and few in proportion
to the men. They are probably little older
than our girls. more of the bas bleu type.
such as our college girls of forty or fifty
years ago. That is to say. the French girl
who makes the effort to 60 to college takes
her whole situation in it with pretty thor
ough serious-mindedness
Our girls work. and well. But they now
take going to college more as matter of
course. and many girls 60 for year or
Two who take it lightly. The interesting
ding about our girls. especially to any par
ent who has tried to bring them up to a
gradually increasing independence and re-
1ponsibility. is their growth in the four
snnrs They leave home young girls still.
they come home self-reliant young women.
COLLEGES understand this. They throw
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
child HAS A MAJOR OPERATION

| child six years of age appeared robust,
pink-c checked and healthy. AT nve . sne sna
had whooping cough, and since that time she
| had a spell of coughing each morning, Wn i
kent up till she cried, and ended IN vomit,ns
The rest Of the time she was s IN tSe parents
consulted advised removal OF the tonsiis. NY
| urged that this be done before she entered
! school.
the autumn the childs mother took her to the
best physician in the community. he salo ne
would do the operation in his once; ne naa .
few beds there for that purpose, He assured
the mother that there was no DANGER ina.
children do not die from tonsillectomy,. and
that there no need of taking the child 70
The doctor lied and he knows he lied. But
1t is done. No matter where tonsillectomy may
| adults may die from it. There is always GER
| tain degree of risk involved in such an opera
ton. This is plain truth and no physician can
| Well, the mother sat in an outer room
while the operation was under way. That Is
| all right is bad enough for daddy or uncle
Joe to stand by; mother should not be VIII
presently the nurse ran out and called the
Public Service Corporation and asked that the
| resuscitation squad be sent Immediately
Mother rushed to the door and saw the doctor
working the child's arms.
| The doctor betrayed his Incompetence there;
There could be no good reason why he should
not turn the child over to the prone position
and then apply prone-pressure resuscitation
| That posture WOuld nave peeH Uetter ruin
every standpoint. Working the arms is a futile
gesture. Perhaps had the incompetent doctor
known how to resuscitate. or rather, had there
lbeen no "resuscitation squad the doctor might
| have known how to resusctate.
The doctor declared the child had not died
of hemorrhage, that he had not administered
| too much ether, in fact he had given only half
of the quantity usually used in such an opera
| tion that the nurse had administered 1t under
| his supervision and she had learned anesthe-
tization under his instruction, that the child
| did not choke. He insisted she had died from
paralysis of the larynx All that may be So
There is just one fair criticism can make.
! and that is the doctors failure to provide an
inhalator for the administration of carboxygen
| (mixture OF 80 per cent oxygen and z per cent
| carbon dioxide) in an office where he perform
| ed major operations under general anesthesia
His impotent call to the public service emer-
gency was very inadequate apology for
that.
There is in the same family child three
years old and some doctors have advised that
this other childs tonsils should be removed
only they concede it isn't urgent think II. ii
were my child I'd take chance, then, and
wait till the child is old enough (six or eight
years. to have the tonsile extirpated by dia-
! thernfy. That is always feasible alternative
for major surgical tonsllectomy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
Our Daily Washington Letter
Sen Couzens Is Urged for Treasury Job
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

WashingtonAThere are several
things which go to make the Hon
Jim Couzens, senator from Michi-
gan, one of the most remarkable
figures in our public life.
He is the richest man in Con-
gress, but a rebel among multi
millionaires. He lambastes wealthy
men and their class attitudes. Re-
Gently at the Morgan investigation
he clamped his square jaw against
the complaints of Senator Carter
Glass and insisted that Counsel
hand.
Canadian born, he has had near
ly all the honors and success that
could come to him under our Con-
stitution. Roosevelt has just made
him a delegate to the World Eco
nomic Conference, and progress
sives are urging him as secretary
of the treasury to succeed William
H. Woodin.
Public service is almost a pas
sion with Couzens. After he had
resigned his $150,O00-a-year job
with the Ford Motor company he
was asked to become police COM
missioner of Detroit-ordinarily a
thankless job. He snapped it up
and they made him the mayor be-
cause he was. so effective.
Fav0rs Taxing Rich
Reputedly worth around $780,
100000, for years he has favored
piling higher taxes on the rich and
lessening the tax burden of the
poor and the middle class. From
that issue grew his famous feud
with Andrew w. Mellon when the
latter was secretary of the treasury.
Couzens is relatively conserva-
tive. He wouldn't abolish wealth.
But long ago he adopted the posi-
ton that businessmen and men of
wealth would build soundly If they
tried to insure markets by spread
ing consuming power. He said that
every time the government taxed
income necessary for livelihood 1t
cut purchasing power. In pursu-
ance of his theories, Couzens many
years ago established the then SEN
sational IS daily wage in the Ford
plants.
Mellon and other wealthy men
always held that If large incomes
were relieved of tax burdens, a
surplus of capital was provided for
investment and that this capital
would provide for labor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
10 Days In Which
The Crisis Passed

The great turning point In amer
ica's depression came In the ~
days beginning March 4, 1888. In
| that period the American people
dropped a fear that had begun to
| paralyze them and took up i hope
| that was inconquerable. Future his
torians will call that time one OIL
the significant moments in Ameri-
can history.
| So, at any rate, says pamphlet
eer who calls himself George Grey
| in Ten Days: Crisis In Ameri-
| can History" meaty little PAM
phlet which probably paints Its
contrasts in sharper colors than are
wholly justified, but which does
give a good summary, of an enor-
mously interesting and Significant
time.
Just before Mr. Roosevelt's in
| augural, says the writer, fear IN
| the inner circle at washington had
| reached panic proportions. People
close to the White House talked OF
mob rule; these dismal prophe-
cies about grass growing in the
streets were being accepted at face
value. Fear spread to the country
at large. The inaugural took place
amid uncomfortable tension.
Then, with the inaugural address
and the administration actions OF
the succeeding 10 days, came the
change. The whole structure of the
Roosevelt administration was to be
built on the foundations laid then
The return began then. The up
turn began then. Confidence re-
turned. 1.-The crisis was over-when
the public believed IL over"
And now, says our pamphleteer
who really shouldn't have hid
den behind pen name-we're on
our way again.
Duffield and Green is offering
! this pamphlet for so cents.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
In To-day's Mail
What all and communications with
your opinions To he 0r Waterbury Dems,crat
Physical Up-Buldng Must Follow in Wake of Prolonged
Unemployment

the City Mission Society's head
quarters, and listen to the appli-
cation of mothers begging for
country outings for their children,
to realize the alarming prevalence
Of malnutrition diseases, combined
with prevalence of malnutrition
diseases, combined with Inadequate
facilities for convalescence after
pneumonia and cardiac conditions
incurred from lowered resistance.
Hence 1t is that social agencies
throughout the city are making
every effort to develop summer pro-
grams this year for their maxi
mum heaAth-repair values. To Sc
cure every possible contribution to
bring this about, there must be q
new conception on the part of our
city's people as to the purpose OF
Fresh Air this year, for 1t Is upon
their understanding support that
the salvation of many of these
weakened families depends.
Those who can subscribe even as
much as dollar can make pos
sible one day in City Mission
Society's Country Relief center. for
instance. SIS provides two weeks
in the country for some struggling
little child or mother; SIS will be
taking an entire family, including
a mother and four children. for
two weeks Of country feeding and
air and relief from worry, If con-
tributed to the Society's Fresh Air
fund.
All contributions should be de-
signated for this fund and sent to
Eugene w. Stetson, treasurer, at
the Society's headquarters. 80
Blocker street.
Yours very truly,
BETH KERLEY,
Mrs Charles Gilmore Kerley
Member of the Board of Managers
New York Protestant
| Episcopal city Mission Socieay
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08

To the Editor of A
The Waterbury Democrat:
May I urgently ask you to con-
slider presenting in your columns
the imminent need for providing
country relief periods to families
Of men long out of work? Those OF
us who have been watching health
conditions among hundreds OF such
families are becoming acutely a.
ware of the fact that Fresh All
outings this season must be vir-
tually periods of physical repair
IL tragedy is to be ayerted.
Heretofore we have been ac-
customed to think of Fresh All
outings for the city's children and
mothers as vacations from crowd
ed tenementSv or noisy streets
times for mental and physical rec
reation in the out-of-doors. !,
But we cannot in this difficult
season continue to think in these
terms alone. In other words, we
are forced, first Of all, to regard
the matter of sending under-fed
and rundown children and wo-
men to the country as downright
necessity.
II anyone doubts the terrific
cost of our depression to the next
generation, he or she has only ia
call at one of our baby hospitals
throughout the city, or in such an
institution as ST Barnalas' house,
maintained by the Episcopal City
Mission society for women and
children left suddenly homeless
through eviction or illness In the
family, and see the pitiful physical
condition Of under-nourished chill
dren and mothers.
Or one has but to sit-in with the
Fresh Air Registrar for while al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08

and stepped, flood waters or NO
flood waters. from the presidency
Of the senate to the lieutenant
governorship. The lieutenant-gov-
ernor before him. William s.
Youngman. was an unsuccessful
candidate for governor In 1882;
what more natural than that Cas-
par Bacon should have his eyes ON
the republican nomination Tor
governor? +
Shocked Bay State republicans
will recall that Avian T. Fuller was
governor of the commonwealth
from 1895 to 1929 and that he was
previously ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
therefore fully aware of the steps
and stages by which q republican
approaches high ONCE in the COM
monwealth. ID he to be allowed to
come back on the belt conveyor a
second time? To interrupt orderly
and measuredprocedure, time-hai-
lowed and time-compounded? Why
should the mechanical age be
asked to make way for . rank In
dividualist?