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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
A Horse of a Different Color

:. Public utility officials did not mind when "a spokesman for Governor Wilbur L. Cross defended the so-ealled fixed charge or flat rate at a legislative session last week. but when it was proposed that these same utilities be investigated there was storm of protest. However, these same officials certainly would not conduct their businesses along principles sadvocated in 1911. That is what is being sdone with regard to control of the public utilities commission over such concerns as come under its jurisdiction It was formed in 1911. It is the same body to-day with the same laws behind it as then Ger sainly P years have produced need for changes
 One official speaking as representative for various concerns declared that the com panies needed no investigation since their service was adeouate, rates fair, etc. On the other hand Governor Gross and Pro- lessor J. Richard Smith. an acknowledged authority on public utility law, declare that such probe is necessary if the laws gov- erning their conduct and the laws under which the public utilities commission oper ate are to be changed and brought up to date. Unfortunately republican legisla- ture is always submissive to the public utll- ties of the state and this is a republican legislature in everything but name.
 Without going into the history of the public utilities of the state we need only point out few salient facts which might ,substantiate the governors request for an investigation. Any person with a knowledge of the existing water rights in Connecti- cut can tell you off hand that few of any considerable value are now in the hands of the public. They are privately owned and for the most part such private ownership can be traced to public utilities. We don't blame the companies for securing them if they can, but we certainly blame our legislators for ceding to these same concerns such rights without one thought Of what residents of the state might have to do in the future when their own sup plies of water may be seriously threatened.
 Governor Cross in calling for an im- I partial survey of the public utility laws does
 not intend 10 throw suspicion upon any one tompsny. He does not claim violation of fhe laws now existing. He merely calls attention to state of affairs that has ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
Information Soon

Although it is not due until April l4
 the report of the state liquor commission named some weeks ago by Governor Wilbur L. Cross will be submitted to the legislature this week, it is now reliably reported. This
 haste is caused by the fact that one week
 from Friday at 12:0l a. m. the sale of
 beer and wine containing not more than
 3.z per cent alcohol by weight will be- dome legal in the United States. Although its sale in this state will be legal on and af- ter the date set by congress the state liquor commission is supplying the legislature with facts and figures that may be used in set- ting up machinery governing such sale and also manufacture.
 The report, it is now said will consist of two parts One will deal with control of the beverages that are legal on and af- teS April 7. The other will deal with the hypothetical question involved in the repeal %of the 18th amendment and for which the liquor commission was primarily organized. Definite legislative programs for both ques- vfions have been formulated. according to Major John Buckley, chairman of the com Emission. l This is satisfying information. vWe trust that that whatever plan is ad- .vocated will meet with the approval of the
 nsjority of the people, not to mention Legislators.
 E There may be some who will deplore the shaste with which the commission is report -ing. but we can't see that lengthy delibera- @tions would be any more productive of good fesults. The commission has been in almost .dsiiy session since its appointment. It has listened to many plans of liquor control ad- .-vanced by private citizens All those who -wisted to contribute to the solution of the aliquor problem had an opportunity to do so. The commission has since been di- nesting these schemes and turning them in- side out in an endeavor to draw up one that swould meet all tests and at the same time in- -.sure us of no return to the saloon.
 . By filing an early report the commits sicn aids the legislature in drawing up the necessary legislation to permit state taxation lof brewers and retailers of beers and wines --of the legal alcoholic content. It also -will determine what manner these bever- ages will be dispensed throughout the state ..or wherever local option permits There -ars pcrplexing questions that are best an- .swered only after mature deliberation such .as the liquor commission could give to them. We predict that the report of the com- mission will be overwhelmingly adopted land its suggestions put into practice as soon -as they can be. We await the report with -eagerness an eagerness. though that is -backed with confidence in what we are to read.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
Soothing Germany

The German Reichstag giving Chan cellor Hitler dictatorship powers that would be unimaginable at Washington, in the apt words of popular sovernment.2 The Ger man republic ends. Hhlerism, brand of fascism far more ruthless and less respon- sible than Mussolini' s.yis in the seat of the kaisers. @,E%
 What will come of it no one knows. Kaiserism itself may come back. Many think this has been Hitlers purpose all along. There is talk of a grandson of Wilhelm von Hohenzollern taking the throne. That would be a relief from Hitler. if the crown resumed the power now wielded by him. Even old Wilhelm in his most violent, sword-rattling days was not so rash as this upstart Austrian revolutionist.
 With supreme authority are joined ani- mosties and hatreds rare in a modern ruler. Hitler persecutes the Jews to whom Germany owes much of its past greatness and prosperity, and by exiling them may HdsleH HIS Counl1y rum, as opd'n onGe did He acts like an international fire brand at time when continental war IS threatened. He seems to fancy him. self Mussolini and Napoleon in one. It is question how much of this sort of thing France and other neighbors can stand.
 Yet in the midst of his roaring Hitler pauses to say: We who realize what sac riflce war entails desire to be honest friends of peace that will at least heal the wounds from which all are suffering Heaven grant that he means it! If Germany will only keep from starting another war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Protetarian
 But Not Red

sTJnion Square," by Albert Hal-
 per. is being widely hailed as a
 genuine proletarian novel. It is all
 of that, surely: and yet 1t is hardly
 a. book that will bring aid and com
 fort to members of the communist
 party. For 1t exposes as skillfully
 as any book that has been printed the real weakness of that party in America; the failure of it's program and the shortcomings of its leader
 ship.
 MT Halper tells about the inter- twined lives of dozen or more people who live near New York's Union Square. Most of them are members of the proletariat, living on the edge of poverty. brutally
 beaten by the depression; some of them are ardent communists. Yet the communists, as MT Hal per sees them, are not truly repre- sentatives of the workers. They are, for the most part, dilettantes, wish ful thinkers, poseurs, starveling writers who have attached them- selves to the radical labor move- ment like decorative but useless tails to a kite. The real proletari-
 ans, in this book, hardly know that
 the party exists.
 And when, at the end of the book, there comes a great "red
 riot" in the square, the one real
 casualty is a sturdy 100-per-ent- American stevedore who recently lost his job and who came to the
 open air mass meeting on that day only out of idle curiosity. "Union Square" is really fine
 book. Accurate observation and deep feeling have gone into it's it's writing. It is honest and devoid of cant.
 Published by Viking, it sells for $2.50. It is the March choice of the Literary Guild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

York city. and has a population of i50.- 900. No doubt there is some valid claim for this statement and if the two states wanted to dispute 1t the case could be ear- ried through all the courts of the land until finally the U. S. Supreme Court was obliged to appoint a special master to settle all diff ferences. The speaker said The incon- trovertible erowning proof was the eele- brated Thomas Gordon map produced to support New Jerseys suit against New York in the United States Supreme Court which was begun in 1928 .. y" There are few states that can't pick an argument with neighbors over adjacent territory, but somehow or other it takes usually centuries to decide one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
Here, There And EDeryu0here

erans' home two and one-quarter million dollar grant, State Finance Commissioner Hall gives the pub lie welcome reassurance that that department is awake to the threat which this proposal makes to the states program and to the tax load.
 Similar reassurances from other authorities will be fully as well come. Similar watchfulness anu strong effort by other agencies to prevent the economy programs ruin is just as much in order: So. also, is public watchfulness.
 The finance commissioner gave the public it's cue in declaring that "I am confident that the 'ap- propriations committee will back us, but of course I cannot answer for the legislature" State work can go on, he has repeatedly point ed out. without the imposition of extra taxes if only the legislature will follow the obvious method of dropping the least essential &C., tivities and refusing to be drawn into new ventures. Income can De lived within, but not if large new appropriations are to be granted. The public's job, then, if it wants to be spared from new taxes, is to get after it's legislators and con- must be the policy, on this spe- vince them that expenditure relief cific proposal as well as on all others. <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
fNEA Service Writerl


 Washington.-The war between the professors and the politicians is beginning to get hot.
 1t may reach a showdown with complete victory for one group or the other. but it's more likely to develop into a standoff which will last for a long time.
 President Roosevelt has a large group of politicians here and a small group of professors. scien- lists, social workers and other non- political experts. The former are in congress and the latter already have been packed thick into the administrative branch of the gov- ernment. Each group has a large. thoroughgoing contempt for the other.
 The professors have been help ing frame the various emergency measures which Roosevelt has un- dertaken to jam through congress and they have been standing ready to administer them with more granted authority than congress ever let anyone have before. The politicians helped grease the chute for Roosevelt and the pro- fessors at first, but they came to realize that the professors would keep them greasing the chute in- definitely if they called no halt. So there has been a growing surge of resentment against the speed with which legislation was rushing through their hands, the fact that they were having no part in it and the fact that power in carload lots was being delivered to the profess sors.
 The politicians are really after them now. Fearing popular resent ment they shoot at Roosevelt through his non-political aides.
 {:
 The Hon Mike Hart, congress-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
Our Daily Washington Letter
The Off.Scene War Is Warming Up
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

man from Michigan, sounded the first important battle cry against the professors when he charged In effect that one of Roosevelts closest, most trusted advisers was communist.
 Hart undertook to expose Rex ford G. Tugwell, former professor of agricultural economies at Co., lumbia' university, who was re- gently made assistant secretary of agriculture, and Dr Mordecai EZe- kiel, economic adviser to the de- partment of agriculture, charging them with radicalism. :
 Secretary of Agriculture Wall lace himself Is a scientist and a writer rather than a politician and there are many others like him a1- ready on the job.
 Professor Raymond A. Moley of Columbia is now assistant secrc- tary of state and they'll be down on his neck as soon as that de- pertinent begins to consider the recognition of Russia. Secretary of the Treasury Will Woodin has gone in for the arts, music and literature rather than politics. Moley and Professor Adolf Berle of Columbia advised with Roosevelt during the first days of the banking crisis.
 At the justice department there's an excellent chance that Professor Felix Frankfurter of Harvard will be attorney general or solicitor general. Frankfurter, thanks to his valiant defense of Sacco and Van- zetti, would be another target for the red-baiters.
 Miss Frances Perkins, secretary of labor, is a sociologist-not a politician. She and Tugwell are behind the forestry employment camp plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
So They Say

It is almost impossible to obtain a scientific answer to the question of just what is an intoxicating bev- craze. And I am certain that Su- preme Court will support any req sonable Judgment made bp Con- gress.
 Prof Edwin c. Corwin of Prince-
 ton University.
 The average American does not live long because he carries over into the middle years the turbu- lent tempo of youth.
 Rabbi Abraham Nowak of New
 York.
 We have crossed the bottom and our eyes are now turned upward toward the high goal of recovery. Senator Wagner of New York.
 It's too bad we aren't living in medieval times. Nowadays it's wit and sublety that wins with the so- phisticated girl. Douglas Fairbank,. Jr. Whenever a government contin- uously lives beyond it's income or expends more money than it re- ceives, fear spreads, people want and demand money, not to spend but to koard.
 Lewis H. Douglas. budget direc-
 tor.
 Slow progress pupils should be taught the facts and generaliza- tions which are needed in ordinary life. william O'Shea, New York
 school superintendent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
THE QUESTION OF BEER
(Meriden Journal)

Papers in Massachusetts which have been saying that before pro- hibition beer was considered legal ly non-intoxicating and could be sold without license, have short memories in the opinion of the Boston Post.
 In the Bay state, as in Connecti- cut, the sale of beer in saloons was as fully restricted as the sale of whiskey. In Massachusetts, how ever, there was a limited form of license issued at $500 year which allowed only the sale of beer and light wines. such as clarets and sauternes. If Connecticut had a similar license, it does not seem to be recalled, and the only difference in licenses fereabouts was for the so-called package store. A few res taurants in Boston, like Marston's. and two or three ''beer places" had limited licenses, but they were not popular. There was no money In beer and wine the year round. Trade was slack in these beverages in winter.
 Throughout the country the four per cent (by volume) beer sold In the saloon days was chased as in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

Montreal and Quebec are noted for their fine churches Yet over long period of years there have been sporadic attempts to destroy them by fire. Many of these were successful and historic edifiees were ruined. Sunday. St Jacques church in Montreal was burned by an ineendiary. This IS the low est form of incendiarism in existence. Let us hope that some day Canada will be free of such religious cranks. They should be in padded cells.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

isted for too long period. namely. that our public utilities commission operates un- der 1911 statutes. They are out of date. Professor Smith put 1t very nicely in the course of his remarks to the judiciary com mittse, engaged in hearing series of bills calling for elimination of public utility fixed rates. etc. He said. Tt is not in- tended to investigate the public utilities commission but to assist it. It is neither a fishing expedition nor an attempt to white wash anybody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
BAY STATE BUDGET PLANS
(Hartford Times)

Connecticut has much in com mon with achusetts as an in- dustrial state, one whose problems and resources are also greatly in- fiuenced by conditions and views of those living in rural towns. Dur ing the depression the experiences of the two commonwealths have run parallel in many respects. That appears to be the case also at this juncture with regard to state fin- ance.
 The Bay State finds that 1t is facing a deficit of several million dollars and that to balance it's next budget it will need to retrench or levy new taxes or both. This is what the legislative committee on ways and means recommends:
 1. Reduce all state salaries of $5,250 or less, 10 per cent. includ- ing those of legislators, and higher compensations, 15 per cent.
 2. Allocate temporarily from the highway fund $10,000,000 to be dis tributed to cities and townslfor con struction, maintenance and safe- guarding of streets.
 3. Levy new taxes totaling $6,- 900, 900. :
 one. sees in that three-fold dis tribution of budget-balancing fac- tors an earnest attempt to re- trench and help the cities and towns. However, insofar as the $6,- 900, 900 of new taxes comes out of those same cities and towns. who are to receive $10,O0O.000 the net benefit to them is $4,000,000 ob- viously not a great help when spread out over the whole of the commonwealth. It would mean less than a dollar per person in ap po- ulation of 4,250,000. Attack is ex- pected from two quarters: From the salaried folk whose pay will be cut and from those quarters where more aid and less new taxation is demanded. Connecticut faces much the same situation as regards de- ficit, demand of cities and towns for help, and general aversion to new taxation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Facial BIennisheS

Will castor oil applied every night remove moles? (Miss M. M.)
 Would like to ask if you know of any meth- cd of removing birthmarks. (H. k.)
 | sent for cOmpany's solvent and when I put 1t on a dark brown spot on my check 1t burned terribly and now the spot Is wOrse UNITS V. -1J
 Answer It is unwise to attempt self treatment or to permit any one other than responsible physician to attempt to remove such facial blemishes. The risk of scar form aton or of serious infection from tinkering is to great.
 Doctor" Eh?
 After 70 years of the physick habit I am back to normalcy, thanks to your guidance. A young doctor heard me say | take a spoonful or two of Haxsecds now and tlbcn He advised me to stop 1t. as he bas seen severe. (M. J. W.)
 Answer On the other hand. many ob- stiuate cases of the same uncomfortable mal- ady have responded well to hasxeed treatment.
 Copyright John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by pr Brady. Address bin. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
NEW TAKES UNNECESSARY
(New Haven Register)

(New Haven Register)
 In saying that he is definitely opposed to the Rocky Hiil vet toxicating liquor. What Washing ton has done now is to declare. in effect, that such beer is not intox- icating. Therefore 1t does not come under the prohibition of the 18th amendment. Under the circum- stances 1t is doubtful that any states will try to block the sale or surround it with unreasonable re- strictions.
 The question of tax revenue Is Interesting. It is likely to fall be- low the optimistic estimates that have been made. In Connecticut q commission will advise the Iegis- lature on the system of selling and of taxing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

That New York state holds Staten Island illegally was claimed last week by William H. Richardson of the Jersey City board of education in, an address to the New Jersey Historical Congress Staten Island is now she Borough of Richmond. part of New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

Take this from the First Lady "Womens duty is exactly the same as mems duty. The time is one that requires cour- age on everybody's part-and common sense
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

Since that couple of R. F. C. billions poured on top of the system failed to work down, maybe couple of billions applied at the bottom will work up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

All vehicles must be lighted not later than GAP tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

Fourteen Togo stamps sur- charged during the Anglo French occupation in 1914 were sold in London recently for $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
w
 WORDS

Words can sOotlie,
 Or hurt q soul, You sec they play
 A dual role.
 O-O-o It's the straining of racial strains that often put a strain on the rest of peace loving world.
 O-O--O A lot of men don't know whether to get a hat or 0 hair cut for Easter.
 O--O-O The Gold Dust twins will be ac- cused of hoarding next.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

SuoCu OL IOIAoihS
 UP AND BEYOND A bit of dust,
 Blown by the wind of time, When put to rhyme.
 o-O--o With the country going on the beer standard things are becom- ing pretty well standardized.
 What has become of the old fashioned girl who used to claim Q mole was beauty spot?
 Spring arrives tonight. Just an- other spring, that's all.
 o-O-o
 Kirby Page says the coal mines should belong to the people. Mind that, please. Fish is Lenten food but not sell fishness.
 Kingfish Huey Long has been rather silent of late. May be the Kingfish Is afraid of being caught in Roosevelt's net.
 Wisdom comes with age, but a yes-man never changes.
 o-O-o
 Joan Crawford and Doug Fairbanks, Jr. have come to a parting of the ways. It sug- gests "The Great Divide."
 o-O-o
 Writing spring poetry with snow on the ground and rain falling is something to spring from.
 The campaign to call hot dogs, franks, is meeting with frank success, judging by the newspaper comments.
 o-O-o Opening the saloons might add to the nations sincome tax.
 o-O-o Germany seems to be economic ing on national figures, as well as budgets. How else can you ex- plain the acceptance of the dwarfed Hitler mustachio, espec- tally when one recalls the bristling warlike hirsute adornment of the ex-kaiser's
 O--O--o This concludes our regular Tues- day evening program. It was broad cast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy of the Water bury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour. 0-O-0 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
SO TIT GOES

Prosperity will be back,
 And the nation aglOw, When the office yes-man, Just ups and says NO.
 O--O--o The wig maker must of business necessity frown on all hair-raising stories.
 o-O-O A German inventor has produced a radio that will run without tubes. What the world needs is one that will run without sopranos. sa4. o-O-o We won't believe Hitler is war1ike until his Charley Chaplin moustache goes kaiser.
 o-O--o Europe has been reported sit- ting on a powder keg so long now. that we're getting suspicious of the powder. :,
 o-O--o It isn't so much the cost of government as the price of graft.
 o-O--o Congress is rid of lame ducks. Now 1t wants to get rid of lame banking laws.