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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
Of Course It Does

It is no longer secret that officials down at Washintgon, including even President Roosevelt, are worried over the liquor situation While there is no dis putting the fact that large quantities ot liuuors are being sold in the country and hence taxes collected in big sums, still the fact remains that retail prices are exor- bitant. That's the exact word to describe it. Prices are not simply high, they are exorbitant. In fact, in many localities the charge of profiteering is heard. And It isn't the fault of the retailer. At least that's what we hear. However, as yet Uncle Sam hasn't found out whom to blame.
 It is now common knowledge that Presl- dent Roosevelt will sanction decrease Ill the imports placed on foreign spirits II u will correct the situation. The way for this was recently cleared when the govern. ment allowed unrestricted importation oi whiskeys until April from any ana all nations producing them. It's our personal oninion that while the impost duty may be higher than it was prior to 1918, It still is not responsible for the terrltlcally high price that is demanded for imported liouors, wines, cordials, etc. And US hard today to sell domestic cordlals or wines to a discriminating public.
 We're confident that good thorough probe of the liquor industry in the nation might show just where the high price orlg- mates. If it is the manufacturer, then the public is entitled to know it. If It IS the middleman or the retailer, we should have the information. But in all events efforts must be made to shave prices all along the line. If they aren't very soon, the bootleg- ging gentry will again have firm hold on the liuuor business of the nation. Right now it is competing with legitimate dealers and holding it's own. To end bootlegglne prices must drop.
 The mere fact that the demand for liquors, particularly whiskey, has been un- precedented naturally complicates matters. There wasn't sufficient bonded whiskey on hand in December to meet the demands. There won't be either for at least four years. But good blends, of which there should be any number in this greatest whiskey- producing country, must be made available. That's where the trouble has arisen. Instead of good blends, prepared bv reputable manufacturers, being con- stunned by the ultimate purchaser he has been getting blends many times that have been tempered with after leaving the dis tillery. This reflects on the distiller, as well as the retailer. Such things must be cor rected. But the main idea right now IS to bring prices within the reach of millions, not thousands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
German Program

Austria has been partitioned until little remains but the head, and several neigh bors want that. Germany, France, Italy and some of the smaller allies all have their own ideas about disposing of the re- mainder. The German plan, as set forth in letter from well informed Austrian to an American friend, is the most inter- esting. Germany under Hitler definitely expects to absorb Austria, making larger and not unnatural unit of German popula- tion and Nazi principles. And that, he thinks, will be only beginning for new German expansion.
 He expects Germany to push on through to the Adriatic, in spite of Italian opposi- tion, thus giving her a frontage of two seas, and eventually to drive through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, by absorption or alliance, to Constantinople. He believes Hitler already has some sort of under standing with Turkey. All this could not be accomplished without war. To Amer jeans it's accomplishment looks doubtful. But very likely the Germans are indulging in some such dreams. And it would really be the revival of an old dream, shattered in 1918 Imagine Germany really under taking again the completion of that Der lin-to-Bagdad Railway" And what would Great Britain do then?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

ing of the Electoral College in January has been hollow formality. It has be- come increasingly clear that the Electoral College would be legally abolished.
 Senator Norriss resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to make legal what is already fact = popular election of President and Vice-President has been favorably acted upon by the Judiciary Committee and has now reached the Senate. It is expected to pass without difficulty and will doubtless be ratified quickly.
 Voters in recent years have rarely known the names of the delegates to the Electoral College. They were printed on the ballots, but few bothered to read them. The original intent of the. makers of the Constitution was excellent. They planned to have the people elect repre- sentative body of citizens who would then meet and select on their own authority the man they considered best qualified for the highest office. But that plan was not adapted to the two-party system of gov ernment which developed early in our history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
Snow Removal Costly

1t will cost Waterbury pretty penny to dig it's way completely out ot the snow. drifts that engulfed us Monday night and Tuesday morning. In addition to the added city emplOyes who were taken on to remove snow from streets, there are thou sands of CWA men who must be paid rom the city treasury. The CWA week ends Thursday. Therefore the work that was done today by CWA crews and that will be done Saturday, and probably Sunday, is entirely under city auspices and not the federal government. It means, according to reliable estimate, a payroll of S5O,- 900.
 We can recall the time when 1t wouldn't cost city or town that much to remove snow all during a winter. And several snowstorms of the size of this one weren't unusual. But in those days people didn't demand that their streets be thrown open every day in the year. It was before the day of the automobile. And deliveries of foodstuffs, fuel, and the like could be made by seighs. Business today isn't prepared to undertake anything like that. As soon as our delivery automobiles are forced of the streets we're at standstll.
 Perhaps it's a good idea to have big blizzard every few years. It makes us realize how much good there is in human nature. There was an immense amount Of suffering in Connecticut this week due to the fact that people hadn't stocked their pantry shelves, their coal bins, or their oil tanks for any such emergency. Added to cold was hunger. Everywhere volunteers were going to the rescue of families cut off by snowdrifts with food and fuel. Right here in Waterbury there were hundreds of such instances that may never be known. Everywhere there was willingness to help out. We were struggling for existence and aiding the less fortunate. That's a good sign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
HISTORY

The Watertown road as it is, practically to-day, dates from No- vember 27, 1753, beginning al, the bridge and running to the upper Woodbury road, above the present (time of Anderson publication) schoolhouse. Later the rest of the road was laid out" The last high way recorded by MT Southmayd (of Waterbury, early history), was of May 8, 1755, recorded May 10, and for this road he did not have a name, at least did not designate name in his records, and it ran from what was then Bedlam Hill, which was in Middlebury.
 There were many alterations and changes in roads after 1760, changes made to accommodate in- dividuals. "Ah an instance" Says Anderson, "Mr Southmaydi desired Cook street, on the west side of his Little Brook pasture, to be altered and it was done to suit his wish es. His pasture lay along Little Brook above Grove street. The same day Grove, west to Willow street, was re-stated. At this date
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
A Great Privilege To Be An American

Few of this winters new books make more delightful reading than '"rhe Natives Return, by Louis Adamic.
 MT Adamic came to America from Slovenia approximately 20 years ago. A year ago he got a Guggenheim fellowship providing for a year of European travel. So he went back to Slovenia - 1t is now Q part of Jugoslavia - to re- visit his relatives and the scenes of his youth. His new book tells what he saw.
 To his amaZement, he found himself big shot. The peasants of Slovenia honor a literary man above all other figures. They knew that MT Adamic' was the author of American books. So they greeted him as returning hero.
 Newspaper reporters dogged his footsteps. Mayors gave him the keys to cities. Official cars were placed at his disposal. The na- tional government offered to dec crate him.
 And his account of this return is rarely charming to read; an idyll of his love for the land of his birth and also of his unwaver- ing attachment to the land of his adoption.
 Slovenia must be one of the most delightful lands on earth and it's girls = judging from MT Adamic's photos-must be among the worlds loveliest. But it isn't all idyllic. MT | Adamic found deep discontent with the Jugoslavian dictatorship and an unshakable belief that g new European war is in the cards "a war which, he believes, vii be followed by a vast extension of Bolshevism in central Europe. | Europe's horizon is appallingly
 dark; MT Adamic's realization that it is the greatest of privi- leges, in this day, to be an Amer ican, communicates itself inescap- ably to the reader.
 "The Natives Return" is pub lished by Harpers at $2.75.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

Attorney General Homer s. Cummings has just issued 12-point program by which the federal government hopes to curb the activities of gangsters and rack eteers in the nation. Among other things the Connecticut man said, 'The recent growth of certain types of crime has brought forcefully to our attention the fact that criminals engaged therein are not under adequate control. The crimes referred to . are those perpetrated by organized groups of gangsters who do not confine their unlawful activities to any particular city, county or state, but, who on the contrary, as a part of an organized plan, move rapidly from the scene of one crime of violence to another across state lines, often passing through several states into another section of the country. :. The death penalty, of course, is being ad- vocated more and more for kidnapers. We wonder if even this will deter organiza- .tions from their course of action. When it is comparatively easy for men to evade the electric chair or the hangman's moose for murder, it shouldn't be any more diff ficult for the kidnaper to do the same. A general tightening of all law enforcement and an end to leniency in our courts should be an accompaniment to any pro- gram combating crime
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

he sometimes unleashes on his former colleagues and which on occasion has got him into trouble.
 But both Early and Howe have been boxed recently by the third secretary, Marvin MacIntyre. "The Colonel has laid down a flat rule that he and he alone shall pass upon appointments for the president. And what he particularly resents are sug- gestions from his two colleagues as to who should see Roosevelt. So. much does he resent this, that Howe and Early now refrain from making any such sugges- tions.
 METEORIC MAC INTYRE
 MacIntyre had charge of the Navy's press relations when Roosevelt was assistant secre- tary, later served as a reporter for the Army and Navy Journal, more recently distributed hand outs for Pathe Newsreel. When Roosevelt's political star began its ascendency, however, the depression had put a serious crimp in the publicity game and Mac was on the street. At the Chicago convention he applied for a job and got one-that of doorkeeper.
 Since then, Macs rise has been meteoric. Suddenly cata- quilted into the position of the man who rules on who shall see Roosevelt, his power is tre- mendous. His favor is sought constantly. His presence at dinner is in great demand. The champagne parties given in his honor at times have been the talk of the capital.
 Mac has not flourished under the intense glare of this spot light. He has swung far away from the liberal leanlngs of his chief. He dislikes the remnants of the old Brain Trust, and once during'LaGuardia's campaign for mayor of New York, he refused to let A. A. Berle, original Brain Tfuster but also . friend of La- Guardia, see Roosevelt. The president knew nothing about this, and after LaGuardia's elec- tIOH dSACu tAN HWY mdgOE tO visit him at Warm Springs. Ia- Guardia was at Miami en route from Panama, and telephoned Berle for advice.
 Berle's reply was: Let him wait" The mayor of New York did not visit the president.
 Recently MacIntyre has an- tagonized some of Roosevelt's closest advisers. Without con- sulting Secretary Wallace, he called a meeting for sugar stabi- lization. Wallace had spent months of work on this, knew nothing of MacIntyre's action, said it was the work of sugar lobbyists and had the meeting rescinded.
 Thus the lines within the secretariat are becoming more intense. If Louey Howe's health forces him to resign, MacIntyre may remain. If not-it is axio- matic with Roosevelt that he never deserts the man who pulled him through his illness. Copyright, 1884, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
So They Say

You can't get anywhere by be- ing antagonistic. learned in pris- on you got to use molasses instead of vinegar.-Charles Ponzi, notori- ous swindler.
 >The MIRA ought to be abolished Other countries have had more recovery and they haven't gone through the monkeyshines that we have.-Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania.
 Communism is out to destroy the capitalist nations of the world. Maj Gen Amos A. Fries, retired.
 
 I do not believe congress intend ed that the airmail appropriation should be expended for the benefit of a few favored corporations.--' James A. Farley, postmaster gen. eral,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

Massachusetts is one state that appar- enty doesn't want to ratify the much discussed child labor amendment. Massa- chusetts rejected the amendment some years back, as did Connecticut and twen- ty-four other states. But since then strange things have been happening. To the list of six states that ratified the amendment when originally proposed by the 68th Congress in 1924 there have been added almost fifteen more, including sev- eral of those that had rejected it. This spring marks the tenth anniversary ot the proposed amendments birth. It would be an odd thing if it had secured the necessary 36 signatures by that tlme However, we're inclined to think that the Bay States rejection will be signal for others to do the same. While the amend ment did seem headed for success in 1883, the trend is bit the other way righ! now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

Q. How high do Dukes and Barons rank in the British peer age?
 A. A Duke is temporal peer of the highest rank, yielding pre- an archbishop, and ranking above Marquis. In Great Britain a Bar on is a member of the lowest grade or order in the peerage. O. What caused the death of Isadora Duncan, the dancer? A. She was killed at Nice, France, September IA, 1927, when her Spanish shawl was caught in the front wheel of an automobile in which she was being driven for a demonstration. Unaware of the occurrence, the chauffeur of the car, started it forward, drawing Miss Duncan out and under rear wheel, breaking her spine. Q. Can eggs be manufactured ? A. No.
 Q. What is green whiskey? A. Whiskey that has not been laged.
 Q. Has Babe Ruth's salary been | reduced?
 A. His salary in 1893 was $52,- 900. In 1894 it is $35,000. o. Do shad contain more bones than any kind Of fish? A. The species of the herring | family, which includes the shad, contain more bones than any other species of fish. o, Is Bebe Daniels a Roman | Catholic? . | A. Yes.
 o. What is the source of the I quotation Mans Love is of Mans Life a Thing Apart, Tis Woman's Whole Existence ?''
 A. Don Juan" by Lord Byron.
 Q. In what pictures has Fran chot Tone appeared on the screen A. To-day We Live, "The Wiser Sex, Gabriel Over the White House., "The Strangers Re- turn" and Dancing Lady" Q. Give the populations of the cities of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Fl Paso.
 A. Albuquerque. 26.57O; Santa Fe, 11,176; El Paso, 102,421> | c. When will the next total eclipse of the moon be visible in the United States? A. July 15-16, 1885. It will be- gin totality at 11:09 D. m. Eastern Standard Time. Midnight will mark the middle of the eclipse and to- tality will end at t2:b0 a. m. e.. What is the Federal Housing Plan?
 A. The corporation set up by tho Public Works Administration
 under Secretary Ickes for slufn clearance and low-cost housing.
 Q; Does the snake River flow
 A. No. It flows southward. then westward. then northward, and
 findfiy westward again, which fncl YNaV nasalhiv hs"s led Co the hoe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
Paris Letter
By LAMAR MIDDLETON

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 Paris - (UP) = Ludwig Lew isohn declared moratorium today on his literary labors.
 He said he probably never would write another book, unless as a luxury reserved for his dot age.
 The author of Upstream" and other celebrated American classics told the United Press the chang ing world has neither time nor money for novels on esthetic themes" Moreover, serious writ CTS, he added, cannot afford the luxury of writing them.
 Back to U. S.
 Lewistohn is returning to the United States, in a few weeks, after Paris residence of six years. He will lecture throughout the United States on nationalism in Europe, but he will not men, ton such "obsolete vagaries" as literature, the theater. or music "There is a marked deteriora- ton today in the literature of all nations" he said. "This is due to the uncertainty of the times, >cre- ating uncertainty and diffusion m the authors mind. and to the blunt important now than books Berlin Professor Lewlsohn, once q professor al the University of Berlin. is vehe-
 meft on the subject of attacks on
 Jews in Germe0y. But contrary
 to tho hopes Of many anti -Nazis who desire to see Hitler effaced Lewlsohn said he fervently prayed the German chancellor would moi
 be assassinated.
 "It would provoke another DO.
 grom of unthlnkable proportions,
 he said. "Tens of thousands ol
 Jews would not be shot dowr overnight. pray some commun,
 ist maniac doesn't shoot hlm,. |
 would mean q hido0us butcher,
 directed by HeFren doerlns anc
 0OebbeIs."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
EuR CENTER MOVING

Montreal, (UP)-Leipzig's su- premacy in the fur trade, which was largely in control of Jewish houses, is rapidly passing to Paris, according to Jack Stern, French fur dealer. Stern said that not less than 68 we'll known Jewish firms of fur dealers, manufacturers and dyers have abandoned Leipzig for Paris since the Hitler regime went into power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

The greatest collection of alcoholic bev- erages ever assembled under one roof IS now being exhibited at the Grand Central Palace in New York. It is the first h. ternational Beer, Wine and Liquor Show. Every land in the world where such drinks are made is represented at the show. And visitors are constantly amazed at the number of wines, liquors, etc, of which they had never even heard. There's everything on display from the drinks to the accessories. Incidentally the old-time contest between bartenders was a treat for sore eyes, at least that's what the journals said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
lief that it. flows uphill.

lief that it, flows uphill. Q. Who is the president pro tempore of the United States Sem ate?
 A. Senator Key Pittman of Ne vada.
 Q. Can the president of the United States remove a governor of a state from office? A. No.
 If you want copy of our bull letin, Directory of Movie Stars, write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
Passing Electoral College

The Electoral College has been doomed for some time. It's original usefulness came to a natural end with the naming of delegates pledged to particular candidates and the development of swift communica- ton and transportation. Everyone knows now in November who has been elected President and Vice.P President. The meet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
RArLROADEIt WAS NoBLEMAN

Buffalo, ". Y. - (U.P)-Death of Oeorgo A. Rudiger s5. who for 90 years was employed aS fl Ponn- sylvRnia Railroad machlnist, dls- closed that he was actually q mems beP nf Danish nobility. Ills correct name was 0oorso Baron von Hu- digeP. A son. now h bunal0 stock broker, inherita tho title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

The Southern New England Telephone Company made nice gesture in Hartford during the course of the storm this week (perhaps in other cities, tool by ordering all telephone lines that had been discon- nected for nonpayment of bills reopened. It was favor probably to these clients. We hope they appreciate it as much as the general public does. It may have saved many family from going hungry. Who knows?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
ABANDONING FAMOUS MASS

Saint Valery, France - (U.P.)-
 The ancient Shepherds Mass is about to become a tradition. The
 reason it that shepherds are be- coming so rare that farmers are having difficulty assembling
 enough of them ito perform thes Mass,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

On June 1, 1879, the woodeE factory of the Waterbury Needle company on Brook street was burned, with a loss of $4,1OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
DAILY WASHINGTON
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

BattIe Among Three Rooseue Secretaries Lending to Shake-Up; Lineup Is Loey Hoce Gnd Steue EGrly Yer sus Marvin MacIntyre; HoaVes Race Against Pulling HeaLth Mag Force Ills Resignation; MGcTntwes HGnd- ting of Visitors Has Nude PowerfmI Enemies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
FINED FOR BEATING SON

Juarez. Mexico - (U.P.) - Eel icitos Vasquez, resident here, was fined 20 pesos after he allegedly beat his nine-year-old son, Felici- tos, into unconsciousness with q horsewhip because the son refused to drink liquor like a man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

What was known as Obadiah's Meadow was at the junction of Steele's Brook and Obidiah's Mea- dow Brook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

William Adams owned the St Mar garet's property and it's vicinity" In many instances after a street was laid out the bounds were lost and the work had to be done all over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

Cherry stret was named because of the cherry trees there, and Cherry avenue for the street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

Grand street was once known aa Ram Pasture and Ram Pasture Lane,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

Belfast. Ireland. is rounding up alI known members Of tho Irish Republican Party and compelling
 them to guarantee, under bail, good
 behavior for i2 months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

The queerest thing about radicals, to a conservative, is the way they all fight each other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:05 o'clock tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
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Joseph B. Spencer was mayor of Waterbury during 1867 and 6S.