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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Time For Action

We sincerely hope that Governor Wilbur |. Gross will take advantage of his position between now and April 25 to convince the Legislature that he will not countenance passage of any measure that would place in the hands of any political party or group of politicians control of the liquor regulations of the state. That is the state towards which we are progressing if the criticisms of the proposed liquor control bill IS any cri- ferion. It was clear to see that the fault with it lay in the fact that it removed the opportunity for politics to play any part in its administration.
 The mere fact that there was no united opposition at the hearing early this week. but individual outcres against various sec lions of the proposed system is ample proof that there is a guiding genius behind the movement to throw out the liquor commits sicn's report and substitute something en- fireIy different. If critics can show general disapproval with every provision of the bill then they have much better chance ot substituting their own. However, citizens of Connecticut need not be blinded by this sandstorm created in Hartford at the hearing.
 Nobody claimed that the form of liquor control submitted by Governor Cross's eom- mission was above reproach in its entirety. However, it did bear the label - free of politics. That is what we want to keep attached to it. And only behind the leader ship of some individual can this be done. We hope that Governor Cross will rise to the occasion and insist that liquor com mission be created rather than allow county commissioners to handle licenses. etc. just as they did in the days before prohibition. Too many people regrad the present uprising against prohibition as a desire to return to the old days. That isn't quite true. It is a desire to restore personal liberty with regard to the social custom of indulging in alcoholic beverages. But state control must be practieed.
 If anybody can make legitimate profit by sale of such alcoholic beverages, as are legslized. all well and good. But we do not believe that there should be traffic in liquor that will undermine public confidence and public safety, such as prohibition with its bribery and corruption of public officials. produced. Connecticut may not establish model liquor control system. but at least she can prevent herself from falling into the pitfalls that ardent prohibitionsts are SO eagerly watching. This return to manu~ facture and sale of intoxicants is one that needs regulations. Some were not satisfied with the old system. Others did not care for the new one. called prohibition. We must not make the mistake of returning to the former, but must pursue middle course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Those Pension Cuts

It is safe to say that $400. 100000 year cannot be withdrawn from war veterans at one stroke without causing temporary hard ship to many. even though the cutting has been done as fairly and delicately as possible. It is hard to lose an income or a service that one has become accustomed to. It IS espe- cially hard for men unemployed or sick. Thousands of veterans subjected to reduc- tions will deserve. and have, the sympathy of the public
 At the same time it may be borne in mind that even with these drastic slashes in military compensation. the nation IS not forgetful of its debt to the veterans. The government is still generous The reduced scale of payment and hospital care will still cost about $600.000.000 year. Our vet erans will still be cared for more generously than any such group ever was before in American history or in the history of the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Hardly Consistent

So many things have been said about the recent passage of the economy bill. in which the salaries for the tuberculosis commission members are eliminated, that it is difficult to find a new angle at which to hurl darts We have listened to defenses of Senator Joseph P. Coney, who deserted the democratic ranks to vote with the re- publieans, thus insuring the bills passage We have heard him excoriated for his action We have heard both the democrats and re- publicans roundly criticized and warmly praised for their respective actions. For our own part we thought that the democratic at- fitude in holding up action was expensive, but necessary
 It remained for the Hartford Times this week to point out fact that was not men tioned by those holier-t than thou republic can legislators who were the very souls of righteousness during the course of the eeon- omy bill The Times questions the sanetity of the republican position on the economy bill. plus elimination of the tuberculosis commission salaries. in view of the fact that party leaders are now engaged in the pleasant task of creating job in the state
 
 Fairfield county lieutenant, Harry E. Mac kenzie.
 Mir Mackenzie present position is fed efal one, which he will lose just as soon as Postmaster General Farley and some of the democrats down at Washington controlling patronage get around to dispensing them in this state. Therefore every effort is being made by the republicans of Connecticut to find good job for Mir Mackenzie. One has never been lacking in his long and varied political career. He was mentioned for some time as possibly superintendent of the State Capitol Now he is to go into the state ln- suranee department.
 Says the Times, The zeal to find job for Harry Mackenzie i'll becomes a party so serupulous about depriving of their salaries members of commission of whom far more is required than of other state commissions
 . :" Evidently the state insurance depart ment does not come under the economy ban. for surely the salary that is going to be paid Mir Mackenzie will constitute 3 considerable portion of the $l2500 that the state will save by depriving the tuberculosis commis- sioners of their annual salary. But then. of course. we're prejudieed We don't see this matter in the same light as do those republican legislators who today are mani festing such an interest in the state as to demand actual reductions in the salaries of republican officials
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

If such an equation could be coldly considered, the destruction of the Akron might be taken as the equivalent, in loss of men and material of thirty or forty airplane accidents. The contract price of the Akron, by arbitrary agreement, was higher than the contract price of the Macon, but an even division of the cost between the two air. ships would bring the loss in ma terial in a single accident to nearly $4, 4,000,000. The los in lives can- not be similarly appraised; noth- ing recompenses for the thought of seventy-three men going to their death through failure of a dirigible described by one of their number as the safest in the world save the knowledge that they met death in the noblest tradition of the navy, sanding to their posts up to the last moment.
 Apologists who are also analo- gists have been quick to point out the record of disasters in the de- velopment of the steamboat. the railroads, the automobile and the airplane. The analogy is not a close one. The sacrifice of human life for the development of Q use- ful acquisition of the race may be defended, but what advocates of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Here, There And EDervuhere

important post of president of the Reichsbank, which he resigned only a few days ago, Dr Hjalmar Scahacht returning to that position.
 This change was desired by the new government, but the president of the reicshtag is supposed to be immune from removal for political reasons, and sending Dr Luther to Washington no doubt seemed the best way out. That recent presi- dent of the Reicbank. who had before that shown ability as minis- ter of finance and had served as chancellor, should be well suited to the duties of ambassador to the United States is obvious, and he will be the more welcome because of his consistent stand for tho pay ment of commercial debts.
 His appointment is not to be taken as slight on the present ambassador. Dr Prittwitz, who had rendered his resignation according to custom because of the change of government at home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

We never knew till now that during the course of the 72nd Congress IA proposals were made to it to amend the Constitution. Out of that number, of course, only one was eventually ratified by the states. That was Senator George W. Norris lame duck amendment. However it may be also in- teresting to know that since l7S9. there were 75 resolutions before Congress calling for the same changes. as Senator Norris sug- gested SO many times before achieving suc- cess. That is doubtless one reason why Sem ator Norris will secure lasting fame. He succeeded where SO many legislators before him failed. However. his path was no bed of roses. It took him over ten years to put through the amendment. Also since 1789 there have been 5000 proposals to amend our fundamental law, but we have only 20 amendments with two more looming in the repeal of the 18th Amendment and passage of the child labor law, both of them to be recommended to thinking men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
A PLAN FOR STATE AID
(Bridgeport TeIegram>

There a measure before the legislature known as senate bill 366, on which hearing is sched- uled for Friday, March 31, which provides for state aid to munich palities for unemployment relief. and sets up a state commission to supervise it..
 By the terms of this bill state aid for unemployment relief either in the form of food and supplies, home relief, or work relief, would be extended in the shape of Q re- imbursement of 40 per cent of the local expenditures. Of every dol- lar expended for this purpose, 60 cents would be provided by the local community and 40 cents by the state.
 The state commission would haev supervisory power over local com missions engaged in the adminis- tration of relief funds and would determine the manner in which such funds should be administered. In the case of federal funds be- coming available, 1t would likewise supervise their expenditure.
 This bill has the backing of a large number of those who are &C., tually engaged in relief work at the present time. It differs radi- cally from the measure offered by the Connecticut mayors, headed by Mayor Buckingham, who would have the proceeds of Q state bond issue of $25,000,000 divided among the cities and spent by the local authorities without state super vision.
 The mayors bill has not the ghost of a chance Of passing Con- necticut legislature. But senate bill 366 may get some serious con- alteration. Representative from the smaller towns are beginning to realize the need of extending some form of state aid to hard-presscd communities.
 That they will toss away the states money without state super vision is so unlikely that the possi- biilty may be dismissed. They might consider some arrangement such as suggested in senate bill 3eG.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Gets In--And Has To Stay

"Light Again" by Blair Niles, is Q novel which indicates that 1t is whole lot easier to get into a lunatic asylum than 1t Is to get out again.
 The central character of this book is a wealthy lad who is being pursued by an implacable dowager who insists that he marry her his wealth and social position. Not being much of hand at saying mo" and making it stick, the young man decides to pretend that he has gone balmy.
 So he puts on his act, with the connivance of a friend, and gets himself committed to sanitarium. This, naturally, jars the dowager unbearably, and she calls off the pursuit-but, having got into the asylum, our hero can't get out again. The friend who connived taken to Florida; and the doctors are all too familiar with patients who tell them, Look, I'm not really crazy in the least" So in he stays.
 There his adventures begin. He gets acquainted with sundry freaks; pitiable folk who hide from imaginary enemies, or feel them selves to be Napoleon, or sit about all day smoking their thumbs; and he winds up by falling smack in love with a charming patient who is perfectly normal except that she can't remember a single thing that happened to her before she was locked up.
 don't need to tell you, I hope, that the lady eventually recovers. that our hero is finally released and that they both live happily ever after?
 Published by Liverlght, Light Again" sells for $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

Has anybody here seen Maxl' If so. kindly communicate with the Horton Pils- ner Brewery of New York. It's looking vainly for Maxi Dinkeldorff who. in the good old days was considered one of the best beer judges there was. The Horton company wants Maxi back now SO that his peculiar ability to approve or condemn the new legal brews can be put to the test. In the old days Maxi worked for Bern heimer 6 Schwartz and as plant foreman Maxi was accustomed to stroll from one vat to another sampling contents and deciding whether or not more ageing was required. Such was the fineness of his palate that he was never known to be wrong in his decis- ions. He achieved a nation wide reputation for this talent of his. Perhaps that's why Maxi is missing now. His talents were doubtless recognized some place where his reputation had preceded him. And today he is doubtless sampling beer from other vais ard allowing them to be bottled or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

Those men who anticipate enrolling in the vast conservation army to work in our national and state forests should be well advised before embarking on this expedi- ton. It is the nearest thing to army dis eipline that can be maintained under civilian auspices. The camps will be strictly main- tained with regular hours for working. eat- ing, and playing There will be five-day week of eight hours. Three square meals are included. Rising time is to 6:30: retiring hour is 10. And if you've never worked in forest. then prepare yourself for strenuous exercise. It's job for the able bodied not the weak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
PERFECT BRIDGE
 HAND DEALT

Charlotte. N. C., (UP)-The last time there was Q Friday the 18th, Miss Ava Price was playing bridge with thre- sisters. She was dealt a hand, looked, bid seven clubs. She was doubled. She redoubled. Then she spread out her hand. There were 13 clubs. No one could re- call. in the general excitement, whether it was the 18th hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
MAKERS OF ANHEDONIA HAVE IOo
 MICH ROPE

A. nreviouslv explained, anhedonia Is the name given by French psychologisI '9 thi.
 nnity to enjoy life or to be happy. III TIE TIE country a special form of the maiaoy the name of anhedonia Americana.
 Th.re ia no better way to illustrate than by mentioning that in the past 1eW years | s n@v
 acoived an astonishing number or letters irodn M v"mne nersons who are evidently quite inteil cgent in the ordinary sense yet who ask II | Think they could possibly have (here they use an imposing word and then klndly tranni"e tt tn narentheses for my beneft) foul breath
 Now I contend, and in this as In many otnes things I may be all wrong, but l co,tenu n that the charlatan who goes out ins' s.rs .m. Inv ways and by-ways to harangue the passers-oy and try to convince them they are Ill anu Heeu his treatment cure-all, Is just as accent anu respectable q citizen as IS the nlgh nat ti iaIM eteer who has himself constituted corporaIioh and expends a. large share of pronts to keep constantly in the mind of prospective or pc. tential suckers the morbid 1dea that neeiecI to "repuIate" ones bowels is likely to bring an nameless diseases and disasters oBtn are inak- CTS of anhedona Americana. The only diner- ence is that the corporation crook does pusi- ness on a broader scale, mass production. Tn this country if q man steals a small sum rom an individual he is a miserable thier ana II ne gets caught he gets punished in due proportion with the enormity of his crime. But II ne at lea Ia thousands or millions from a great many persons he becomes a rather enviaple, heroic nersonage and things will be made as easy as possible for him In the unlikely event that ne should ever be tried or convicted.
 We are the same in our attitude toward the great nostrum and quackery racket
 We need q stiffening of public opinion Tn respect to the shameful practices of this enor- nous Yankee racket, which Is by no means con ened to the treatment of diseases but touches and takes toll from the marketing of all sorts of services and commodities.
 It is hopeless to look to our national govern ment for relief. We can expect no more rom the federal government than few fake passes At this evil, such as the trick legislation per- petrated in 1906 under the name or the Pure Food and Drug Act. Later the legislators themselves removed the adjective Pure" from the title .
 We must look to local governmental agen- cies for any effective protection of the public against this shameful American institution.
 Nearly every community has It's own public health ordinances and an executive ofhcer to enforce them.
 Why should not the health officer arrest fragrant offenders against the happiness and health of the people, just as the ordinary police officer arrests person caught in the actF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnos's OF treatment, will be answered by Dr nrang' Address him. care of the Democrat send'ng .tamn and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

ksRged for consumption. But therc'll be one brewery in New York that won't re- turn to normaley until the question of Msxrs whereabouts is answered. Therefore. has anybody seen Maxi Dunkeldorfff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 SIecDing Posture

Is sleeping with arms over the head harm- fuI Is 1t bad to let wind draft blow over the head when q person Is sleeping? (P. T. F)
 Answer--Assume whatever position you find most restful or comfortable for sleeping. All right to have arms over head if you feel no discomfort from that position. A cool breeze from a fan, wind, or good draft, favors sleep and is always healthful provided you are not made uncomfortaby cold. If the draft Is too cold, turn it off or arrange some way to shield yourself from the cold. No one can sleep cold
 Dentist Agrees
 Chicago dentist of the highest standing agrees with me that a dentist should first be a med icaI graduate and then take short course fin deifaIed dentistry" He cites several reasons why n dentist should be a physician first, among them the use of local and general an- esthetics. He quotes pr Mayo to the effect that ocuIists have to be medical graduates, and den- lists should be.
 Answer--Of course But. gosh how mad 1t makes the dentists when say so here. Even- tually they'll become resigned to 1t. and tho merging of present dental colleges with the medical colleges will be a long overdue step in economy and common It is silly and extravagant to Uaintain separate schools for students of dentistry.
 (copyrIght John r. DllIe Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

First business merged. then it submerged, and now those bubbles mark the spot where it's trying to emerge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
WORDS
Sermons in stones,
 Iris true, no doubt, A church is built of stone

Sermons in stones,
 Iris true, no doubt, A church is built of stone Thus sermOns-cOme out.
 o-O-o People chase success, not know ing 1t is often behind them.
 o-O-o Genius starves in an attic while ignorance feeds fat at business desk.
 o-O-o People who have been drinking milk will drink beer," shouts a rabid wet in Wash ington. But that won't make the contented cows any more contented.
 Many an egg becomes hard boiled at Easter time.
 o-O-o New deal or old deal, call 1t by any name your heart desires, but all the average American wants is a square deal.
 DRIFTING BACK
 Beer DrlnSS cnecT,
 So says q wit.
 Offering life,
 o-O-o Those blue hats some of the boys around town are wearing, bring a snicker. They carry out what you can expect to one ad- dicted to pleated trousers and crocheted suspenders.
 o-O-o The gambling instinct, soon- CT or later becomes very dis tinct.
 o-O-o Tn union there is strength, even If they did fail to put across the thirty-hour week bill.
 o-O-o Remember what happens to clans and oysters for playing the shall game.
 o-O-o
 LINES The game soon stops,
 It canOnt last, And then come echoes
 Of t1e past.
 o-O-o The board of education has abolished its silly rule which pre- vented teachers from accepting free time employment. Now the task is to get such employment.
 o-O-O Nowadays If e senator sup ports the kingfish, Huey Long, his colleagues say of him, Just another man gone Long"
 o-O-o A lot of home brew supplies will be offered for sale cheap after April 6. Which will throw a lot of cheap copper on the market once more. DINER--"This steak tastes like wood"
 wAITER-"well, you or- dered plank steak. you know"
 o--O-o You can't be fashionable and economical at the same time.
 o-O-o
 DRIFTING Be still kind friend.
 Take on fresh hope, The turn is here,
 Least, that's the dope. O-O---o
 People who feel most, suffer the deepest wounds. o--O--O This completes our series of broadcasts for the week. They came to you over DBD and were sent through the courtesy of tho Waterbury Evening Democrat. We return again at this hour. Monday night.
 o-O-o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

West Rock in New Haven is going to have a beacon light shortly. Permission has just been granted the federal government to erect one on the summit. To grant this right it was necessary for New Haven offi- cals to secure legislative permission first. That is information that will surprise many. Wefor one, never knew the state would have to act first to permit political sub- division to make way for Uncle Sam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:54 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

ing in the dismals7 His change Of heart is welcome. and lot us hope permanent. Even when he iR brooding over his coming budget we seem to hear him hum q song. But wAen the taxpayers have to pay the piper, may they not growl ct the tunei
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

If the government has any difficulty re- cruiting that national conservation corps in the cities let it try the colleges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
AMBASSADOR LUTHER
(springfieid Republican,

Both surprise and pleasure have been expressed at the choice of pr Hans Luther as German embassa- dor to the United states. The sur prise is due to his holding the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
so IT GOES

We may walk with our heads In tho clouds all day, But at night, our feet Touch the same old clay.
 o-O-o Green and light blue hats are the spring edict for men. Yoo-hoo. Knowledge is like gold, worth much, but hard to &C., Quire.
 Some people. starting at the bot fireman's hat wouldn't help.
 o-O-o If horse racing is returned to Connecticut 8 little jockeying must first be done at the legislature.
 o-O-o MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY Tho g. o. p. Is after, Mons Conway, hear their tone, If they lack Q democrat to scalp, They go and scalp their own.
 o-O-O Times won't be tough until mice starve to death at the sides of cheeseless traps.
 o-O-O
 Nowadays Q man comes back to put up a good front.
 o-O--o The most popular style dish during the Easter season is the fashion plate. The jig saw puzzle merely proves once again that people like to stick their finger in things.