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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
So They Say

Women Should fight shy of beer, which is a coarsening drink; it is pass key to alcoholism. Mrs Margaret c. Munns, treasur- CT, Women's Christian Temper ance Union.
 The most difficult obstacle to a reform movement in politics is the defeatist attitude. f William P. Taft IT,. son of the late former president. (.
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 I feel that it will not be long be- fore the sacrifices of to-day will nurture the seed of real prosperity that will bloom in the sunlit dawn of a to-morrow not far away. Postmaster General James A. Farley.
 We have not yet drawn the whole labor world into our ranks but we shall not cease our efforts until the last worker recognizes that our way is the right way. Robert Ley, Maxi reichstag mem- Der. e. I am opposed to the executive branch taking over the legislative duties of congress as this 0nfia- tion) bill provides. -Representatives Beedy of Maine.
  < think the depression will take care of itself. ,t.t. Andrew w. Mellon, former treas- ury secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
NOT A MERE MACHINE :, N ss ...s. < MATTER.
lHartford Times)

1
 E The point raised by Senator Cooney ins the debate on, the con .firmation of Colonel Michael A. Connor as motor vehicles commits sioner does not appear to nave been we'll taken, at least as ap- lied to that, particular nomination. Senator. Cooney was criticizing Governor Cross for failing to take the Hartford political organization into his confidence in connection with appointments made from Hart ford. His criticism, was not of the appoifltment of Colonel 'Connor, for he endorsed the : fitness of that and eventually voted for him. It was a general criticism of the governors procedure as the senator views it.
 z 1t is, of course, recognized that this is a government bysparties. In municipality and state, as we'll as in the nation, candidates are elect ed to office through party organi- zations. g
 There must be. something to hold
 parties together. The distribution of offices is regarded as laying an important part in it.
 t Very likely there are many in- stances in which an executive should consult party leaders and perhaps be guided by their sugges- fion in filling places. However, the important consideration in appoint ing any man cannot ever be held to be his acceptability to- or selec- ton by, a political organization. It must be his fitness for the work he Is to perform.
 In theory at least that should apply to the most humble offices. Of course 1t should apply to the most important.
 The motor vehicles commission CT Is an important officer. one who carries Q large responsibility. The consideration which should weigh with the governor. in selecting him could not be the mere approval of his, nomination. by . political com. ,mittee or any group Of political leaders. ft had necessarily to be the suitability Of the candidate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
Beer Is Here

Beer is flowing in Connecticut. We make this statement with certain notifications. Governor Cross having lifted the ban on its sale within our legal limits it was officially offered by those fortunate enough to secure the necessary permits from the state liquor commission yesterday. It is B years since Waterbury has quaffed its thirst with beer of as high an alcoholic content as 3.2 per cent. We make this last statement with strict regard for the law, perhaps not for the truth.
 The World War lasted for the United States less than two years. At its conclusion the nation participated in such round of merry making as has not been witnessed since. The advent of prohibition was hailed in much the same manner, although on a lesser scale of hilarity. The arrival of beer of supposedly pre-prohbition potency has evil denty failed to strike a responsive chord in the public bosom. We expected much more than we saw and heard "Wednesday.
 However. that may be, we are now em- parked on another experiment. This one IS not so noble in motive as the one so des- cribed by former President Hoover. This one is rather meroenary. Come what may we can't lost sight of the fact that beer is des- tined to produce an annual government revenue. federal and state, that will cover multitude of expenses for which we now cannot find the funds. If Connecticut is to do her share in this drive to raise money she will naturally be expected to consume her fair share of beer per capita. Need we say any more?
 The old familiar brands are somewhat slow in making their appearance True few of them of national repute are mention cd Locally there are none, SO far as we can see. We are being introduced to new bev- craze. A new generation must be initiated into the customs that go with beer drinking. In time we hope for revival of the old days when glass of beer was sufficient in- Production for anybody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

himself, from the standpoint of fitness to fill the office.
 The governor is responsible for the men he puts in important places. There can be no general acceptance of the theory that he is obliged to accept organization sug- gestions for such places. The people of Connecticut would never have put Governor Cross office on any theory that political machine was going to make his important nominations for him. He is gov ernor largely in protest against government from outside the gov ernor's office. He is the last man who should fall into the same rut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
HE MAKES THE WELKIN
 SCREAM
Bridgeport Telegraph

DlAu6CPOIt t CACSA oAA( IT.. -..iit ys
 Collectors of mixed metaphor. have a friend in William R Shearer who will be the man pleas. antly remembered as having brok' en up naval conference on lfmt tation of guns, ships, etc. WI quote:
 The crucible that once pro duced red blood and sturdy
 hearts will produce Paul Revere, sounding the alarm and
 riding like hell over these Baby
 lonian architects, who would
 take us from the sea and mold ing the young generation for the
 dance of death, a self-infiicted
 torture of driving seditious nails
 into the cross of national cruci-
 fixion. Z,
 We assume that at the moment MT Shearer was speaking without notes. that the room was hot, the applause vociferous and the speak CT himself going extremely we'll Only such a rare moment in the life of an orator can produce d so grand mixture and not have the audience realize that something is not slightly out of joint. It's cold type that puts, this sort of thing to bed. s~f
 Years ago another man whose tongue ran away with his brain coined the following classic which probably will never be bettered
 The British lion. whether it is
 roaming the deserts of India or
 climbing the forests of Canada,
 will not draw in it's horns Or re- tire into it's shell.
 To both of which panegyrics we echo a thunderous No!a thousand times No! Give the well1in's tail another twist, gentlemen. and make him scream. Nail the flag to the cookies of the heart, then stand with your back, against ther wal until the tide turns. ..Sa <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
Here, There And EDeryrohere

I Under the law of Massachusetts such crime has attached a maxi mum sentence of 25 years in prison. It seems unlikely that 'the miscre- ants will receive less. Leniency would encourage other fools who. finding themselves in nced. might think of dark deeds as ready way to- ohtain money:
 Nothing so much discourages di- abolfcal Kidnapping crimes as to catch the criminals, convict them and sentence them to prison. Every
 ansoIved crime stimulates others. Massachusetts officials, on their toes from the moment little Peggy McAfath disappeared are receiving and are entitled to the plaudits of the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
Our Daily Washington Letter.
 Fewer Women Workers - Share of Jobs Smaller
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

i Men gained in territory once held by women as compositors, linotype operators. tile opera tives, musicians and music teach CTS. But women increased, their rate of invasion as college presi- dents and professors, real estate agents, automobile factory workers telegraph operators, barbers, hair- dressers and manicurists.-@ -.l t; There were fewer women in the mines, in farm work, forestry and fishing and the manufacturing and mechanical industries.
 The fashioned home. dress maker is disappearing because American women have come to prefer readymade clothing. So there were 117,000 fewer dresmak- CTS, seamstresses, milliners and addresses and 82,00O more women in clothing factories.
 @ ss More Bakers Now
 There are $500 women bakers now-twice as many.
 Building trades and some of the hand trades constitute one of the last stronghoIds of which men have a monopoly although there are a few women carpenters, electricians, house painters and plasters..
 There were more women chauf- feurs, garage laborers and taxi drivers but fewer worked as con ductors, switchmens railroad labor CTS, longshoremen, stevedores, dray- men and teamsters.s <
 Sixty-six women were making a living as aviators in 1890, as against only eight ins192O.
 The 849 policewoTpen were three and half times as many. Women probation and truant7 officers. city officials and inspectors doubled in number while there were large in- creases among county and state of ficials. and women detectives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
Opposed To War

The other day the French Minister of fhe Interior issued circular letter warning prefects of the growth of conscientious ob- lection to military service. It has developed. ke says. in radical circles, among such Frofestant sects as the Quakers. in certain Csfho1ic groups. where extreme national
 u is condemned as provocative of war; in &cifist organizations and among the em- <oves of several ministries. It has already ro6uced an alarming effect among young =Srxnifs. The prefscts are asked to help c4t1f the movement.
 Fl the United States the National Stu FIT Ftdersf;on has been taking poll Of -sl|14ss snd Universities all over the eoun- ;I -. if ubir<t of war service. The re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

Evisioning future when Lake Cham plain would be linked with the Great Lakes to the sea waterway Representative Ernest w. Gibson of Vermont is proposing to Congress that canal be built from Lake Champlain to the Hudson river. This would be oncl means of short connection between New York harbor with the proposed waterway. It also would keep northern New York and New England in close touch with western commerce. We .have@a wayne recollection of canal linking the Hudson with Lake Champlain via Lake George. .It may have. been superseded of recent years by tail trafe fife, but we are positive of the existence Of such canal, Certainly it could formathc basis of any proposed canal route unless it has already failed of this purpose s "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
BRAVO. MAssACHrsETrs,
tNew Britain Herald,

t 2 70 I
 The efficiency displayed by the Massachusetts state police in solv- ing the MeMath Kidnapping is a gratifying notation in the annals of crime detection. Scotland Yard could have done no better. From the moment when word went forth to curry comb every foot of land on Cape Cod, to the final strik- ing finish of the capture of the men. the confessions and the lo- cation of the ransom money. the police did job of which the Bay State can be proud. ..e .
 Here ia Q despicable crime which did not remain . mystery as to the perpetrators. The men involved ap- peared to be ''in desperate need of money" So are others. But such noed ls never an, excuse, for crime. especially such . diabolicnI crimo as Kidnapping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

We can't quite see the justice in the leg islative committee on constitutional amend ments reporting unfavorable on the pro- posed one that requires a two-thirds instead of majority vote to override guberna. torial veto, In our; national law-making body and, in fact in, nose state assemblies "a two-thirds vote is required to override a veto. Securing of a mere majority in the face of presidential or gubernatorial oppo- sition is not hard to accomplish, but 1t would require considerable pressure to pro- duee the necessary two-thirds vote. And that should be necessary when the chief executive expresses his 'displeasure with cer- tain proposed legislation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

We don't quite see the logic in the pro- posed constitutional amendment that would limit the wealth of man to $l.000, 900. While admitting that concentration of wealth in the hands of a few is dangerous, we do not believe that in our form of gov ernment a, man should be penalized because he increases his worldly goods to large amounts. In a majority of eases it is through his own initiative and work. And we mustn't lose sight ofsthe fact that wealth is taxed just as much as poverty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

drinking was fine art. Any reference to his book would soon reveal this. He would certainly shuddsr at the manner in which we now toss off the connections of the day. v. H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady. M. D.)

Signed ietters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered. by pr Brady Address him. care of the Democrat. sending stamp md addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

Yes, this is war. And at. last the Amerl- can people are acting like an army on the move.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

Why not compromise with duplex dol lar, gold on one side and silver on the other one side to. buy with and the other to sell with? .ts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
Pipe Craftsman

Pipe Craftsman
 As neighbors, the Simons used to have Carl Stehr and his father who ran the oldest pipe shop in New York. It was started in 1867. The Simons moved when the com plexiOn of the lower east side changed, but the Stehrs wouldn't budge from their original location. which in on Broome street just off the Bowery. The son is nearly GO now, and alone in the business, where he concentrates and hand carved meerchaum pipes.
 Stehr regrets the passing of symbolism in pipe carvings. He used to do Mephistopheles designs for actors, skulls for doctors, In- dian heads for Tammany hall poii- ticians, bulls heads for butchers. and so on. Now men just want their pipes plain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11

All vehicles must be lighted not later. than 8:29. daylight saving time. tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 Two year old child has orange juice. cod liver oil vcgeta blcs, etc., daily, but Is still ter ribly constipated. Have to use all sorts of laxa- tiycs, and even then child seems afraid
 (T. H. J.) Answer-Add a liberal quantity of ripe ba- mana tv the> daily rations and never mind or pay any attention if the child skips day or two now and then. s r
 Birth Mark.
 Daughter, three. has port wine mark ex- tending from above elbow to thumb. Physician recommends some kind of light treatments ape piled till skin Is made to peel (Mrs L. r WI Answer--Thati Is good treatment and what ever is done should be, done NOW. for best cosmetic effects
 Retar,iing Reactlon Time.
 What is the harm of drinking alcoholic liquor or beverage before driving . car?
 1aelt t. iA. B) Answer---a glass of beer or wine slows re- action time from one fifth to two-hfths of sec- ond--the accident happens before the driver can t to avert c.. isf
 .(copyrisht iSaa, John r. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-11
In < MezC York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York-The man who knows the most dapper male celebrities of stage, screen and society is a shopkeeper named Sam simon. AS his father did before him, and as his son will continue into the third generation. MT simon makes ana seils canes. Charlie Chaplin, Eddie Cantor. the Whitneys, Goelets, Ryans. vanderbilts- and people like that go to "Uncle Sam" for their favorite types of sticks.
 The business was strated in the Bowery, opposite London 6 Minors theater, in 1887. In those days canes were more business-lfke, be- ing made of heavy woods with sol i'd ivory handles, and were consid- cred emergency weapons. sword canes were popular, too, especially with southerners. He still sells one occasionally, always assuming that it is intended for collection, since it is against the law to carry them.
 Uncle Sam has a crowde dlittle shop in side street of the theat- rical district now, and says he serves just about all the men-about Broadway. Irving Berlin, Clifton Webb, Lee Shubert and the liar rises, William A. Brady, Bert Lahr and Ted Healy are regular custom CTS. Gus Edwards carries light and flexible sticks. and breaks about one a month. Chaplin's canes are made of a Timber Chinese wood called wright, used to give ,canes to the casts of all his plays.
 Cantor's favorite is a heavy nat ural hickory that Simon himself cut in the woods in Delaware Wa ter Gap. That's the way the little cane man spends his vacations proving around imountainsides looking for suitable materials. He seasons the woods and carevs them himself. He also makes a few um- brelias, but prefers todevise novel ones like that made for Joe Cook, the comedian, which supplied it's own rain from tube running through it.
 Simon ha sorders for all sorts of novelty sticks, too, Some are elongated liquor fiasss, others have electric lights or cigar lighters in the handles. Simon has seen, >but never made, pistol canes, except that he did once feshion an or chestra leaders baton that would shoot 8 blank cartridge. It was used in a mystery movie. He has sold 54-inch cane to a circus giant, and several 15-inch ones to midgets. A negro actor once or dered an ebony stick "studious with rhinestones" and became the talk of Harlem when he flashed its 250 brilliants. Simon also makes leather-covered lead canes weigh ing IA pounds with which some men take strenuous arm and shoulder exercise while strolling the ave- nues.
 Uncle Sam, by the way. never carries cane himself. Says it would make him feel self-coh- scious.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-27

A man who doesn't like flattery'
Ia often making believe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-27
RED CROSS RELIEF
AIDS DISTRESSED
in 100 DISASTERS
Help Givenin Fires, Floods, Earth
quake and Epidemics Part
of Years Task

The American Red Cross has reached
into the homes of six million families
in the past year with unemployment
and disaster relief, Chairman John Bar
to Payne announced.
GAS the year closed the organization
continued in readiness to serve in the
forthcoming winter at the point Of
greatest need and to adjust its service
to meet the calls of the emergency Of
unemployment and disaster" Chairman
Payne stated.
In a year Of greatest economic dis
tress in the nations history, in which
the Red Cross ably discharged a relief
task in distributing flour and clothing,
to distressed families in all but six of
the nations 3,09S counties, the organi-
cation also was called into action in 120
disasters, of which SO were within the
borders of the United States.
Earthquake, floods, hurricanes, fires
and other cataclysms visited death and
destruction upon the lives and homes
of thousands of people. Red Cross sta
tistics showed that in the 100 disasters
almost thousand lives were lost, 14S,-
$40 homes were destroyed or damaged,
1925 persons were injured, and Red
Cross relief was given to 452,S79 indi-
viduals.
In giving aid in these disasters, in its
unemployment relief and in handling
the distribution of government wheat
and cotton, the Red Cross expended
from it's national treasury the sum Of
i $1,O70,2S4.
During one period of twelve weeks,
46 disasters occurred in 23 states. Red
Cross disaster workers were hard
pressed in meeting all Of these needs
occurring at once, but everywhere mis-
cry was promptly relieved.
Support of the Red Cross work is
through it's annual roll call, conducted
by chapters in the period from Armis-
tice Day to Thanksgiving Day, Novem-
Der II to November 80. Every citizen
who joins the Red Cross as member
aids in carrying relief to disaster VIC
tins and in other Red Cross services,
such as preservation of life, child well
fare through the Junior Red Cross, and
direct service for the public health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-27
RITCHIE SETS LEE EXECUTION
DATE

Fuel Lee will hang Friday morn
ing, October 27.
Governor Richie set the date for
the Negroes execution last week af-
ter turning down plea by Bernard
AIDES, Communist attorney and his
counsel, and Negro representative
of the Communists, for clemency
Warden Patrick j. Brady of the
Penitentiary, received the death war
rant By registered mail. The 60
year-old Negro, twice convicted of
numbering Green K. Davis, Wor-
cester county farmer, also was
charged with killing Mr.. Davis wife
and two daughters, found dead in
their beds on October IL, 1881.
There is not the slightest justifi-
cation for clemency in this case, :"
said the Governor, after Aces and
his companion had been head, land
accordingly, l will not grant the
same, and l will fix Friday, October
81, as the date for execution"
'This crime has been too long I'M
punished" said the Governor.
1.-The offense for which Fuel Lee
stands convicted is an atrocious muir
der of four people while they lay
asleep at home in their beds. Those
murdered were Mr.. Green Davis, his
wife and two daughters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-27
INTERSTATE MILK LOCALS

Meetings of the Interstate Milk
Producers Association locals in
Cecil County will be held as follows:
Providence local, Cherry Hill Red
Mems Hall, Monday, Oct. %, 1880
D. m. Mr. Frederick Shangle, Vice
president of the Interstate Milk
Producers Association will give a
talk on the subject of Membership
Responsibility,
Cecilton local, Parish House, We'd
nesday, Oct rs, at 1880 m. A
representative of the association will
be present and address the meeting.
Elkton local, Court House, Thurs
day, Oct. 26, at 1880 p. NJ. Mr.. A.
r. Marvel, of Easton, Md, director
and member of the executive COM
mittee of the Interstate Milk Pro-
.ducers' Association, will give talk
on the subject Looking into the
Future in Dairying.' Mr.. R. H.
Baker, President of the Elkton To-
cal, personally requests all members
to be present.
In addition to the above mention
ed talks, dairymen will have an OPP
portunity to discuss the various
problems facing milk producers at
the present time. Officers of the To-
Gals for the coming year will be
elected, and delegates to represent
the locals at the Annual Meeting to
be held in Philadelphia on Novem-
Der 81 and %, will be selected. Mr.,
E. Nelson James, Rising SIN, Md,
retiring director. will attend these
meetings and give short talk. Mr.
Hoagland Gates, who is succeeding
Mr.. James, as director, will also at
tend the meetings and will be glad
to discuss with the members the
various problems.