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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
Outstanding Figures

The outstanding figures in the victory at Hartford for state control of liquor through commission named by the governor were His Exeeileney Wilbur L. Cross and U. s. District Attorney John Buckley. It was the governor who aroused public opinion by appealing to the voters through the press and over the radio. It forced lcgisla- tors in many instances to heed the demands of. their constituents It demonstrated the power of public opinion to carry an issue successfully on it's shoulders.
 While Governor Cross was working to convince the people of the state that the plan of liquor control, as advanced by his faet-finding commission was more advls- able than a county commissioner system or local option, the chairman of bis liquor board was doing some fine work among the legislators In bis own county he succeeded in keeping every legislator, save one, in line. That is a record in view of the fact that the g.o.p. leaders of both the House and Senate were doing all in their power to keep the republican majority in- taet That would bave meant an easy victory for the judiciary committee liquor bill
 In view of U. s. District Attorney Buekley's fight for commission control and his success it is likely that he may be asked by Governor Gross to head the three or four man commission that will be authorized. And 1t is safe to assume that he will accept the nomination. although there are some circumstances that might make him forego this honor. One of these would be feten- ti,n in his present position. He IS slated to 20, inasmueh as he is republican and ths Department of Justice at Washington will replace all republican incumbents throughout the states with democrats. But if Governor Gross interceded for him, sup pose the powefs-that-be in the Capitol rewarded him with reappolntment'
 Another consideration is his advancement 10 a higher post than that he now occupies in the republican party. He has long been considered one of its most able leaders Only hs position as U. s. District Attorney prevented more active participation of recent years in the politics of the state. However. he is still the acknowledged g.o.p leader in Holland county and usually included in any conference of state chieftans. Having unscatcd Mir Alcorn and Mir Baldwin. 2op. leaders in the Senate and House he might go on to other jousts, such as push ing aside Mcssrs Harry Mackenzie. Ray mond A. Johnson. Raymond r. Gates, Clarence C. Willard. and John r. Lynch territorial bosses andseager to assume active charge of the party in Connecticut with the ostensible head. J. Henry Rorabzck, showing tendency to step aside for younger blood And there are many who would back him to win Certainly thls weeks triumph gives him a toehold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

Despite the fact that the Conneetieu: river has been on the rampage most of April other sections of the state have suffered very little damage from floods or inunda- tions. Waterbury has been lucky in this respect, for which we are thankful. In other years we have seen the Naugatuck river &C., count for thousands of dollars damage that the city was forced to repair at its own expense. At this particular time any extra work caused by water damage is not desired. Local brooks are all high but have managed to keep within their banks We hope this condition wsll continue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
| Looking at | the Abyss

There is another world than the one most of us inhabit. We rub elbows with 1t daily without know
 ing it. It is A world of misery.
 madness and despair; a half-insane
 world in which people grope Iran.
 tically in the dark for faith ana security and hope and don't find them.
 We get glimpse of this world
 In Miss Lonely Hearts" by Na- thanael West.
 This novel tells about q nip young
 reporter for a New York tabloid. whose editor gave him the job of being Miss Lonely Henrts---that
 legendary tabloid goddcss who
 gives advice to the lovelorn, teiih
 the brokenhearted that the sun is still shining behind the clouds, and reels off platitudes for the ship wrecked.
 At first the lad takes 1t as q vast
 joke. Letters pour in on him m . flood--smudgey, half iiliterate yoicing the confusion and desper. ation of "submerged tenth whose very existence most Of ua prefer to ignore. By the standards of tabloidinna, 1t is a1l very funny
 But presently the lad discovers 1t isn't go slde-spiitting. after all i Despairing hands reach up to hin, out of the abyss. and he must give them stones instead of bread His wisccracks fail to comfort him. Hc makes on futile effort. to help one of his readers. botchef the job horribly. and then. naus- eatcd, gives up the whole silly business. This doesn't mako q pleasant book. There's no sweetness and light in 1t. But 1t does let you peek into this terrible. unknowf | other world. :.
 Published by Liveright. the bool' | aclla for S2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
NEA Service Writer

WashIngton.--Mrs Franklin b. Roosevelt has become the most ac- tive of all presidential wives. She has been more vocal than any previous First Lady, apd the pleas ant thing about 1t is The precision with which she has directed her movement and statements toward those subjects which fall gracefully within q woman's sphere.
 A Roosevelt herself, even before her marriage, she can hardly have surprised anyone who knows his Roosevelts, Perhaps tho most attractive thing about Roogc- volts ig their zest, their gusto. their love of life. The president has 1t. Mrs Roosevelt has 1t. The daugh- ter, Mrs Anna Dall, has it. Old T. R. had it--and his daughter, Alice Longworth, and his son, Theodore, although there is a new democracy and social consciousn CHS among these modern White House Roosevelts.
 Eleanor Roosevelt, mistress of the executive mansion, was active in public affairs for many years more 50 than the wife of any other man who ever ran for presl- dent. She played an unprecedent- edly large part in her husbands cam paign and had q background of political activity among wom- cn.
 Today, She continues to preserve her former interests. to make public statements and to advise women with such authority as adhcres 10 her words by virtue of her new poritioD.- She does not discuss politics. She does not butt in on her husbands ex- tensivc field. But she has made place for herself in public af- fairs which Is recognized by the two score or more newspapers women here who attend her weekly press conferences.
 Women and Sweatshops
 When 1t came to attacking tho BwcatsiOpS she was in Il better position than the president him- self. The competition of low wage manufacturers has been a serious problem not only to work Ing men and working women. but 10 industry as well. ft has driven down wages to the starvation point and affected the national purchasing power upon which | economic health depends. Low wages and long hours in some l states have ruined industries in | other stntes~-such as the textile
 industry in parts of New Eng land. Here was national cco- homie problem which she at- tackled with an appeal to Amerl- can women.
 Addressing tho Women's Trade Union league. In which she had | always been interested, Mrs Roosevelt explained how women
 should be taught the dangers of | long hours and low wages in the garment trades. A public buying conycience must Dc developed
 she said. so that women would
 not buy clothes produced at the
 expense of the suffering of other
 women. Along the lines of her
 appeal. q campaign was begun to urge women of the country to re-
 fuse to purchase garments moi
 bearing il label insurlng their manufacture under proper condi-
 tons of wages and sanitation.
 In Step With the Times
 l A mild sensation and an out.
 break of headlines followed hor
 announcement that she saw nc
 reason why beer shouldn't Dc
 served in the White House. But
 this again was in her own sphere;
 1t was her province to decide whai
 food and drink should Dc served
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Glitter

| work all day at q desk that has glass tou. Lighting is natural daylight, from win- dow at left of desk. Is this hard On the eyes? (Miss V. W)
 Answer--It is always better to avoid shiny or mirror surfaces or pure white Try to have the source of light behind the plan of your vision you sit at work.
 Big Drink
 Any Iarm in drinking ono quart of IUkcwarni water 10 which two level teaspoons Of tnlt has been added, cacI, morning? (Mrs u. B. I.) Angwer--It is aD excessive quantity of fluid to take it one time. Better omit the salt. Tho drinking of q pint or less of water hot. warm or cold is q hcathfu1 habit. Cloves
 I formed the habit of eating cloves when q child. I aut few years ago, thinking it might bc I,armfut. Please let me have your opinion. (Mrs U. <. H.
 Answcr--It is not a bealthful habit. You give insufficient data 10 warrant an opinion 1t ia not q very dreadful habit fin any case.
 No Resistance
 To settle q family argument please answci these questions:
 1. Is there such c thing as resistance in thc human body. that is. resistance to diseases particularly germ diseases?
 2. What ls immsinIxati0n?
 s. s there q difference between them? (Mrs W. P.)
 Answer--f. No.
 2. The process of developing or producing immunity
 Immunity is q well recognized state. which may Do measured or testcd--such as immunity 10 typhoid fever. immunity to dipthcria, i'm. Duuity to smallpox.
 tcopyrigbt. John f. Dilic Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
BRANDE1s
fNew Britain Hcrald)


 Louis D. Brandeis Is q justice on tho U. S. supreme court. HIS D one of the most liberal, If not the most liberal, mind on 1t. More than 20 years ago, before he was member of the court, ho wrote book in which among other Items he spoke about investment bank CTS. We propose to quote q para graph or two as indicating he fore saw much, but was unable to change the trend half as effective jy ae the recent bank holiday and major operation threatens to do. "The original function of the ir- yestment banker" wrote MT Bra deis---"wa that of dealer fin bonds, stocks and notes, buying mainly at wholesale from corpora lions. municipalities, states and goycrnments which need money and selling to those seeking invest mcnt.
 "But they were not content merely to deal in securities. They desired to manufacture them also. They became promoters, or allied themselves with promoters. And adding tho duties of undertaken to those of midwife, the investment bankers became, in times of cor- poratc disaster. members of secur. | ty-hoIders' protective committed; then they participated as 'reorganl- zation managers in the reincnrna- tlon of unsuccessful corporations and ultimately became directors" It seems to us that the foregoing hits moro than ono nail on the head with one hammer and at tho same time.
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 i Belgium has only 155,000 uneni- | and steel products Is growing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
So They Say


 It would look to us that we have found the bottom of business. --- Eugene c. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
 Tho sure way to aid war is to provide munitions for those who arc intent on waglng lt.--Dr Nich- olas Murray Butler of Columbia University.
 The bloated Babylon of tempo raI aggrandlzcment has collapsed before it's architects.--D S. Parkes Cadman of New York.
 Woman is the revolutionary ani- nal; man the onservatlve--S. K. ithtcliffc, British lecturer.
 Tho time is not far distant when the heart of our great American cities will be abandoned as places for residence. amusement and shipping. William Orr Ludlow, architect,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

As soon as darkness falls on the town lhsir evening songs begin. They increase with each hour until by midnight. the hour when most people are hoping for slumber. the din they raise is said to resemble brass band. Representatives from the ConeetI- cut Agricultural Experiment Station have been summoned 10 drive out the ''pespen". So have others from Yale University. Re- suits as yet have not been announced: But we're betting on the frogs or rather the tree-toads to which family the ''peepers" belong. An artificial sun might thwart the loud-voieed dsstroysrs of the peace or vio- lent agitation of the marsh waters all night long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
Here, There And Everywhere

that there is yet something to be
 desired.
 But most of all arc we curious as to the illness of the child who ate corned beef and cabbage. Had It's tonsils been removed? Did 1t get It's auota of vitamins A and E? Is Y possible that It's mother neglected
 the cod liver oil. or was 1t always
 what ancient women termed SICK
 ly child?
 Maybe the mother was modern and instead of seeing to it that the cabbage boiled slowly for q long time, removed 1t when 1t was oIily n little more than wiltcd. We wish we knew more about this mother and thib child, especially the latter. for we greatly fear that It Is in need of q careful examination by q spe- cjaIist who will discover the nature of it's malady and demonstrate that corned beef and cabbage ts not inc
 cause of it's poor health. The spread Of this fallascious idea might work irreparable harm to our country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
Our Daily Washington Letter Mrs Roosevelt Helps F. D. K. Vet Keeps In Own
 Sphere BY RODNEY BUTCHER
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

in her home and she had no ob- 1cction to announcing the decI- zion If 1t were matter of popu- lar interest
 Problems of domcstIcity in- voIved in government policies she is usually willing to discuss. For instance, she says that the re- cruiting of men for the unemploy- mcnt reforcsfatoin camps may separate families. but that she thinks 1t Is better on the whole | for q man 10 be working and sending money hoDIc than to have q whole family remain unhappy | In idlcness.
 Social WhIrI Is Out
 From the White House Mrs Roosevelt publiciZcd weck's schedule of low cost menus. pro- viding properly balanced menus at cost estimated between 15 and 20 cents a day, prepared by Miss Flora Ross, head of Cornell University's Home Economic De- partment.
 | By trying out all these mcals at the White House and letting the fact be known, Mrs Roosevelt hoped that she might bring them to the attention of housewives who must operate with reduced incomes and must buy food most carefully.
 l There's nothing in the Consti- tuition or the statutes which even remotely suggests that a presidents wife should be any thing except ornamental. And especially since she and the cabi- net wives decided that they weren't going to have formal functions and spend money on "purely social show" there has been some wagging of heads among participants of the old so- cia1 racket over Mrs Roosevcltf departure from former customs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

gre only provided lor. bat ii seems fe.soa' ably sure that forty is nearer right Two ''ays" votes for repeal are already recorded. Thirty-fouf more arc needed. That gives the vets xant opportunity to eonesde any ground. It makes the fight easier for the drys since they can eonfine their efforts to five or six states and defeat temporarily the drive for repeal by holding. say four states in line. But we'd hate to gamble on four states voting dry this year. We concur with Mr Shouse in the claim of repeal by Chriamas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
GRAPHING ON CHARITY (Bridgeport Telegraph

The trouble with many bills filmed at social welfare IS that numerous persons who do not dc~ serve aid rush Co receive It while those for whom the aid has been designed, hang back and arc ashamed to qualify for It.
 The result Is that tho public iA ultimately btrrdened with the sup port of many persons who are nothing but common swipdlerS--- persons to whom any public aid or benefit js merely 50 much graft to bc acquired for their own beneni and betterment. This has been IT. lustrated in number or casei which have como to light in tht various unemployment relief move. menty, and 1t is now coming tt light in connection with the oit age pension system in New forf
 During the past year the offic.. of attorney general of New Yorl stntc has collected approximatei! S200 900 in refunds from the re cipients of old age pensions WI. were disclosed as persons or wealtl or independent meaps. though tn pensions are supposed to go oni' to those in poverty. Al. one old lady who received tn pension was found to have s4s,00 in cash. Tn many cases niddel bank accounts. securities and othe valuable properties were discover cd after the pensioners had takel | oath to the fr poverty and m | long enjoyed the pension benefits
 Of course this is only anothe way Of saying that there are al | kinds of people in the world, an it would be remarkable if som fraud were not attempted.
 There are two things to be oh
 served, however. The first IS the
 for al the cases discovered thcr
 must be many not brought to iigf
 SO that the proportion of vast
 and loss is not small.
 The other point is that ex ire m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
NoN-sERvICE DISABILITIES
Bridgeport Telegraph

Hero ts q fact which Connecticut cx x-gervicc men and Connecticut cit- izens may point with pride. or all states in the Union ours has the smallest percentage of veterans re- celving compensation from the gov crnmcnt for disabilities not actu- ally connected with service In the war.
 Connecticut veterans, as group, who arc receiving government ben- efits, honestly earned them by risk in their country's icfcnsc, and by loss of mental or bodily faculties ns q consequence of that risk. The Boston Post gives us some of the figures. including q startling compa rison with some of the south ern states.
 Mississippi, for instance, had 54,- 900 men in the service and suffered 23O0 casualties. New ork had SG7,- 900 men in the Inc and suffered 40, 900 casualties. Yet Mississi ipp pi today has 18,328 men drawing ben cfits for non service disabilities,
 while New York has only J6.041. Georgia has 16,767 pensioners for non service disabilities. while Min nesota. which had 5000 more men in the army than Gcorgit. has but 4805.
 MaBsachusetts and Alabama have nearly the same number of pen sionera on the non service disability | list, although Massachusetts had three times as mdny of her sons in i the war as Alabama. Arkansas and | North Dakota had approximately
 the same number of men in line,
 but Arkansas has 14,567 veteran
 pensioners today while North Da-
 kota has but 1t92.
 | Could there be any more striking illustrntion of the fnct that the non'
 service disability list has been ad.
 minIstercd with favoritism or neg. ligence? Or thnt tho evils fastened
 upon the nation by this Kind oi
 legislation demand prompt ant
 drastic remedy?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
COINED BEEF AND CABBAGE
tIIartford courant)

Tho First Lady of tho Land is quoted as saying. 1 think 1t is q timo when perhaps we can teach things to great many people who never knew before how to cook food properly and not ruin their digestions. knew one child which was uaally fed corned beef and cabbage and it's mother could never understand why 1t was not we'll"
 Nor can we, and we deeply re- gret that tho First Lady, dld not make 1t clear in her subsequent re- marks, but instead she gave re- cipcs for soups. particularly of ono Co contain spinach. dandclion greens, beet greens, parsley, seal. Hons and okra pods. We note that the carcass of q roast fowl is also included, which eases our minds 70 some extent as it indicates that the diner is not compelled to subsint upon vegetables. stiIl, it strikes uf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

The bicycle may be common to the English people. but Germany. and in par- ticular, Berlin. is rapidly becoming one of the most famous cities in the world for bi- cycle riders In Berlin every ninth person possesses and rides bicycle recent sur vey revealed. That means there are 450, 900 bikes" in Hitler's town. It will be a long time before the day of the bicycle IS done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
TOBACCO AND ANHEDONIA

Recently we gave q composite analyss or right rnindcdncsS and anhcdonla In parallel coumns, thus:
 Eight -Mindcdncss AnhcdOna Motion Emotion Play sport Work Business Diversion Thrill Relaxation Boredom, enhhl Pleasure Vlcc Contcntfnent RcBtlcBsDess Happiness DeBphT Revered old age Suicide | Now let us sec where tobacco belongs Fan atics will expect me 10 put tobacco In the right hand column Many tobacco addicts VIII tx-
 | pect me to put 1t in the left hand column. But I'm going to play 1t both ways with propcI limitations. In the right hand column I'll place | tobacco addiction or slavery. In the left I'll place total abstinencc and temperance m re, ] fnrd to tobacco. Parcnthetically and just to show there is no bias. let mo say that there , is no possible doubt as to the proper place | for alcohol in this analysis of many human lives. It belongs in the right column excIus- lvelX
 Rightmindedncss--yo DO SOMETHING. No matter what--you may fight or you may run away. you may Bhnglc the karhge or spade the garden, but you DO SOMETHING Anhcdonia --incapacity to enjoy life--y0u just sit still and try to appear nonchalant. or you smoke.
 Sherlock Holmes reaching for his syringe is q piteous figure. mistake of his creators. The young person lighting q smoke to concael
 something is likewise pitcous figure, mis-
 take of our educational system. The smoker who feels inpellcd to resort to tobacco in the midGt of days work or a game or Il meal merely drugs down the faint I'm Dulsc that still strs in him to do some thing He just sits tight and waits till the drug obtunds that instinctlvS impulse. TO that degree tobacco Is his addction.s It dulls bih consciousness of hlE own Worthcsgncss, in- competence. Ignorance, weakness. or inability 10 participate in whatever is going on. The temperate smoker responds to the ac- ton impulse by DOING SOMETHING or-othci instead of attempting to pretend nonchalanct or indifference. Through action he blows of steam And he derives far greater enjoyment from his quiet BmolQ after the days work play or activity iB over and the hour for re- taxation has come.
 Youth ia tho period Of actlon the time to DO SOMETHING even If only to bounce about like Il playful pup or a lively kitten. It is sad der to zee youth substituting the obtundch effect of tobacco for the normal reaction tt the impulse to DO SOMETHING than 1t i' to sec an old burned out fol trying to drowr his misery in drink. Somehow It seems tbh the youth has been robbed of his chance; h' has not received Il fair deal in his education. am more convinced than ever before tha the young person who wants t0 enjoy life VII not use tobacco before he Or shc has attained
 full adult development. mad any one who doe | usc tobacco gets the greatest pleasure and tho
 lcagt harm from it by temperance In It's use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

It will take more than experts to elimi- nate thc frog and "peeper' nuisance that no wbas Ansonia residents up in arms li seem, that the Biddy Lamb and HotehkI" ponds ' inc eastern part of the city are infested th's spring with noisy inhab'ianls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, NJ. D.

Signed letters pertaining to bcrSona' i,caiti, and hygiene. moi disease diagnosis Or treatment. will bc answered by Dr Brads Address him, care of tI,e Dernncrat. ~nd'nn stamp tnd addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

So the U. S. Senate is investigating J. P. Morgan and Company. Who does the Senate think it is. anyway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

Mrs Roosevelt will serve beer at the White House 10 guests who want it. Foam for bubbles Her cousin, Theodore. served champagne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

care is necessary in passing sucl, IeeiyIation. II iA much easier to enact social legislation than to fore. sec ali of it's effects or to meet all 0f ita costs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:06 o'clock tonight.