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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
A Book a Day
A Liberty Leaguer Views New Deal
By BRUCE CATION

One of the reassuring things about to-day's picture is to see side by side on the shelves of any book store the most enthusiastic pleas for radicalism and such books as Jouett Shouse's You Are the Gov. ernment." You needn't agree with either to feel glad that you can still get and study both. Because you could not in Germany, or Rus sia, or Italy, or half the countries in the world.
 Shouse, now best known as president of the American Liberty League, though formerly. a mem Der of Congress, a democratic party leader, and head of the As- sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment, offers his small vol- ume (only 122 pages) as an anti dote for the flood of New Deal and far more radical literature.
 Simply written in clear, one syllable terms, You Are the Gov ernment" is easy, even if not cx- actly snappy, reading. It outlines in the simplest terms just what our government is, and how it oper- ates, all based around the unde- niable but forgotten fact that "the success of democracy hinges upon the fulfllment of mu- tual obligations by government and its Individual citizens
 Here is the conservative view clearly and fatly stated, and yet with candid admission that many of tho New Deal measures were necessary in the face of the emer- gency of continued depression.
 Shouse's warning is that the tendency to consolidate all these measures indiscriminately into permanent law must be resisted. Much of the book is devoted to viewing with alarm" such trends as the rise in bureaucracy---" Bn- reaucracy is essentially meddle- some"--the federal relief burden, and the bandying about of billions.
 To the conservative-minded, this little box will be 8 welcome vis- itor; to anyone, 1t is an fnteresting study of American fundamentals from the conservative point. of view. It's published by Little, Brown & Co. at $1,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Berlin Letter

Berlin. (UP)-The 235,00O young men of Adolf HitIer's Labor Service, which soon may be made compulsory for all German youth, receive six or seven hours of sport each week and a similar period of political instruction, in addition to their regular conservation and re- construction work.
 The sport, according to labor service leaders does not include the. so-called. "Gelaendesport"- field sport-whose use in the SA program has provoked repeated charges that the storntroops were being given systematic military instruction.
 Source of Recruits
 The appearance of labor service attachments on parade. from their crisply shouldered spades to the traditional goose-step. must class them as at least an extremely good source of recruits, but their pri- mary purpose is still to act as spearhead in the Nazi program of land improvement and public works.
 The political instruction is in- Lcnueu LO eQulp lucHl stV COhLahoO as shock men when their term of service expires and they receive jobs in civilian life. Of of they pre- fer. they may continue as officers in the labor army.
 Grow Up i'm Organization When the labor service was established, most leaders were drawn from the ranks of former officers. This IS still true of the higher-ups, but more and more the younger leaders are men who have grown up in the organiza- tion." &.
 It Is estimated that five per cent of all those enrolled apply for the labor services special in- struction course at the end of their enlistment terms. This course, first in district schools and later in a central institution, is designed to equip them with specialized train- ing to fit them for leadership. In addition to instruction in the practical aspects of their duties, aii engineering course Is provided which 1t is hoped eventually will make the service. Independent of outside technical aid. This, 1t is claimed, is desirable. first because of the limited budget and second because 1t will make the service more completely self-contained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

Nothing was closer to the truth about hunting and certain class of hunters than what the editor of the Bridgeport Telegram had to say yesterday morning. He was talking about the roars of laugh ter that greeted introduction of bill in our Legislature. The bill called for a closed season on black bear. Says the editor, But bears were once plentiful here, and the resolution was occasioned by the fact that one was reported in the northwestern part of the state last year. If a bear really disclosed himself in Con- necticut he would not be received with shouts of laughter, but with shots of lead. At least half the adult male population within hunting range of poor bruin would be seized with the desire to kill him. It is because of this kind of mania sometimes miscalled sportsmanship, that some of our wild birds and animals have been con- pletely exterminated." Wiser words were never spoken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

Washington, Jan. 31 - Pitts burgh will be the scene and February II the opening date in the great battle-people of the United States vs Andrew w. Mellon.
 The issue is whether the one time mighty secretary of the treasury shall collect s139,045.17 for what he claims IS overpaid taxes that the government owes him on his 1881 income return, or whether the internal revenue bureau shall take $3,075,103.23 from Uncle Andy's' coffers for. alleged tax evasion and penalties.
 The hearings, expected to last q number of weeks, will be con. ducted by a "cOurt" consisting of three members of the board of tax appeals.
 Presiding officer vii be Ernest H. Van Fossan, an Ohio repub-- lican originally appointed with the endorsement of Mellon, re- appointed last year by President Roosevelt.
 Van F'ossan sat in the famous Couzens Mellon tax duel in which the Michigan senator de- feated the attempt of Mellon as secretary of the treasury to col lect $10.0OO,000 additional taxes on CouZens sale of his For d stock.
 The forthcoming tug.Or.war will see notable counsel arrayed against one another.
 Mellon will be represented by Pennsylvania's ex-Senator David A. Reed, long politically and pro- fessionally associated with Mel lon interests. Reeds father also was a Mellon attorney. Chief government counsel will be Robert Jackson, brilliant up- state New Yorker whom Secre- tary Morgenthau personally picked as general counsel of the internal revenue bureau.
 Final decision I'm the case will not bc made by the thrce-man "court.'
 After the arguments have been completed the record of the proceedings will be deliberatet and verdict rendered by the full membership of the tax appeals board, 13 of whose 16 members are republicans.
 IRKED ..
 Is Senator Jim Couzens peev- ed?
 His son Frank, 32-year-old mayor of Detroit, wired Seere- tary Ickes for an appointment to discuss a grant of PWA funds.
 But without waiting for a reply, young Couzens jumped on a train and rushed to the cap ital.
 Meanwhile Ickes, with charac- teristic tcrscncss, had wired him:
 "Timc to sec me about PWA money Is after congress has acted"
 The telegram was relayed to the impatient mayor when he reached Washington. He sought to see Ickes but the latter, ev- cry minute of his day already
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

O. To what religious denomina- ton does Senator Huey E Long belong? A. Baptist.
 o. How is the past tense of the word analyze spelt?
 A. Either analysed or analysed.
 O, Where can I get a license to buy and sell old gold?
 A. Apply to the director of the mint, treasury department, Wash ington, D. c.
 o. Who Is chairman of the Fed eral Home Loan Bank board, and what is his address?
 A. John H. Fahey. His ad- dress Is New Post Office building, Washington, D. c.
 Q. Who was the author of the play Manhattan" produced in 1922?.
 A. Henry Hull and Leighton Osmun were co-authors.
 o. Do fresh and salt water freeze at the same temperature?
 A. No, fresh water has a high CT freezing point than salt water.
 O. How many Marines lost their lives in the American inter- vention in Nicaragua?
 A. About 161.
 o. Please name the nations en- gagged in the World War on each side. &
 A. The Central Powers were: Germany, Austria Hungary, Tur- key and Bulgaria. The Allied and Associated Powers were: Great Britain Uncluding Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa), France,s Russia, Belgium, Serbia, Montenegro, Japan, Italy, Roumania, Portugal, Cuba, Pana- ma, Greece, Liberia, China, San Marine, Siam, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti and the United States of America.
 Q. How can coral ornaments be cleaned?
 A. Dissolve a teaspoonful of borax in 8 pint of warm water; dip the coral in the water several times, rinse in tepid water and dry.
 0. How big was the Santa Maria" of Columbus fleet?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

Glastonbury has finally unearthed the cause of all the rifle shots that were occur ring in the neighborhood lately. They have been traced to their origin. There were no murders in the nearby woods nor were enterprising hunters abroad. It was simply Mother Nature at work in her secret and unexplainable way. The cold weather caused the shot-like noises. Water in quarry holes froze so solidly that the rocks cracked under the strain and the cracks sounded like guns exploding. Tree limbs often crack with just such noise under the stress of biting cold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

engaged, could not see him.
 Father CouZens in the senate said nothing publicly. But pri- vately-his ideas had something to do with the attempt to bar Ickes as administrator of the 4,80O,000,000 work relief fund. DRY LOBBY
 Prohibition forces notably the Methodist Temperance Board and the Anti-Saloon League-are quietly mobilizing for another asother assault on John Barley corn.
 F. Scott Mcbride frequently is other well known dry lobbyists are seeking n toe-hOld, particu- larly in the senate.
 But both political parties, having thrown off the dry stranglehold, are extremely chary of being harnessed again. The democrats broke free in 1923, in the Smith campaign; and though the republicans remain ed formally in line, they were Dlterly reDelllOuS.
 So the odds are about 08 to 1 against the dry forces.
 KUDoS
 There was a merry scramble behind the scenes on Capitol Hill to get in on the kudos con- nected with the social security program. f
 The first tussIe occurred fin the house. i5
 Maryland's liberal David J. Lewis has been an advocate of security legislation for years. Last session he and Senator Bob Wagner offered an unemploy- ment insurance bill, the major features of which are now in- corporated in the administra- tion's measure.
 Becau use of his thorough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Press Comment
CORPORATION AND COMMUNITY
tNew Haven Journal-c Courier,

NNeW maven J0urHal-CVuTleTl
 The Yale corporation has made public resolution Ito record the enduring gratitude of the president and fellows to Prof Milton c. Win ternitz for his outstanding services to the university and the New Ha- ven hospital :. :" The city as q collective unit can echo with sim cere. emphasis that statement and repeat the corporations hope that he may long continue his associa- ton with the community" For pr Winternitz will retire next June as dean of the School of Medicine after three fve-year terms with full Knowledge that he has worked we'll and has earned gratitude that is truly enduring In faculty. pliy- sIcal plant, eud0wment scope and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

A. She was a decked ship of Q. What is the weight of q U. s. silver dollar?
 A. 412.50 grains.
 Q. How old Is Mel Ott, and when. did he join the New York Giants? What is his height and weight? A. Melvin Thomas (MeD Ott, born in Gretna, La, March 2, 1909; is feet SM inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He joined the New York Giants in 1926.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Horoscope
By oCTAyINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by tho planets, the daily horoscope Is out fined by a noted astrOlOger. In ad- ditiOn to information of general interests, it outlines information Of special interest tO persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Just Like All The Rest

We had hopes when this Legislature went into huddle at Hartford it might be 8 bit different than those which pre- ceded it. But, no, judging by the influx days, it will take it's place among those that have contributed something of value
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
FEBRUARY |

FEBRUARY 1
 The day does not look active. Mid-morning Is the best time. The early afternoon is not dependable, but is irritating and wasteful. Do not become extravagant if you are out in the late evening.
 Birthdatc
 You may generalize when con- sidering facts CT ideas. stamp col- lecting should be of interest to you. You may feel full of energy and ambition from April IA through 20 and again from June 16 through 22, 1895. You may en- joy travel, study and athletics at this time.
 Socially favorable. from April 25 through 27. 1885.
 Headers desiring additional iu- formation regarding their ll0rO- scopes are invited fO communicate with Octayine lis care of lIiis news- flpaper. Enclose 1-cent btainpcd self-addressed enyeI0pc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Selected Poem
WINTER APPLES

 Frances Frost in the New York Times) In the dusk of the cellar, Tn the cool of the bin Where flicker of frozen Light slants in, They lie with their brightness, Frangrant and still, That Autumn plucked From the orchard hill. I1capcd in the shadow And red and round, The apples wait That the sun burned sound Like the apples of memory Stored in the mind. Seasoned and sweet, For love to find.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALI

rry R al Republican Prohbaons CarohnG Legislation; Representative Also Senate Attempt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
A Thought for Today

So ought men to love their wives their own bodies. He that lOycth his wife Ioyeth himself.-Ephesians, 5:2S.
 
 Show me couple unhappy merely on account of their limited circumstances, and will show you 10 who wretched from other causes-Colerdge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
Questions And Answers fsts by 4 The Democrafs Washington information Bureau
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

Once again Connecticut's peach crop seems destined to be ruined. Remember how last winters cold and snow spoiled the trees The same is true this year. If present reports hold true, there won't be any native peaches at all Let's see, there were three or four last year, weren't tEere?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

Knowledge of the subject and in recognition of his prior advocacy Lewis was asked to sponsor the bill in the house.
 But this did not suit "Mulcy" Bob DoughtOn.
 The burly North Carolinian is chairman of the house ways and means committee to which the measure was referred. Although he had never done anything for such legislation in the past, he wanted to grab off share of credit now that it was certain of. enactment.
 So despite the fact that Lewis already had offered the admin istration's bill, Doughton intro- duced 1t again with his name on the title page.
 The second tug -of-war was be- tween Doughton and Pat Harri son, chairman of the senate f. nance committee.
 When Wagner laid the measure before the senate, Pat announced that his committee would begin hearings on 1t the following Monday.
 Doughton immediately pro- tested.
 The bill, he contended, fell in the category of revenue legisla- stion and must first be acted on :. by the house. He insisted, there fore, that his committee be the first to open the hearings.
 Pat bowed to the demand.
 Politicians, after all, must have their taffy.
 CONGRESS ROOKIE
 Harry B. Coffee, new demo- cratic o n s e ess m an from Nebraska declares his chief handicap in the campaign was being a bachelor. He could not win parental hearts by telling the number and ages of his chil- dren.
 Instead, he talked economics and got elected on the promise of fighting for an "exOprt- bounty" plan to raise the price of cattle and hogs.
 Coffee Is one of many western democrats who have come to the capital with reforms, but is wise enough, to say little about them from the floor of congress for the time being.
 MERRY.GO.ROUND !. For some mysterious reason people around the commerce and justice department buildings have the jitters. Not since war days have such precautions been taken to guard the two struc- lures. In the commerce dcpart- ment all but the two main en- frances are locked and two guards placed on each floor. And even high officials cannot enter without permission from the captain of the guard. .. Pitts burghs rookie Democratic Rep resentative Theodore l.. MoritZ is' a man with a real imagination; He has introduced Q bill Ito provide each congressman with $1.000.000 to be spent in his dis trict to build homes which will not rent for more than $20 q month" .. Representative Martin Dies is slated for some disciplining. The inside tip Is that his bolt on the presid ent's relief bill in the house rules committee. has irked administra- tion chieftains and he has been marked down for g patronage rebuff next time he asks a favor.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

That man Mussolini takes no chances and knows his arithmetic. Revamping his cabinet, he still keeps seven positions out of thirteen and would be majority even if all his yes-men went against him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

Knox College, in Illinois, can take it. After losing twenty-seven consecutive football games, it neither fires it's coach nor hires a new team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

This country has proved it's toughness by surviving hundreds of sure cures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31

value of service, he has made the school and its affiiiates among the finest in the world.
 His successor will have a fine example to meet. But both the corporation and the community are fortunate that Dr stanhope Bayne- Jones will taketI he test. If past progress Is an earnest of future achievement, Dr Bayue-Jones will 'ditions established by pr winter LnikE. E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
ChuckleCorne
GIVING THE BRrDE AWAY
By BIll Whalo,,

By Bill WhalOn
 Farmers raise hogs to sell, but they raise daughters to give away. Hogs are more valuable than. daughters.
 Some daughters save them the trouble by running away for sec cret marriage. And give them- selves away in year or two. The mother could give the bride away, but mothers are as tickltsb about ages as daughters are.
 Sometimes the groom isn't satis- fled with the bargain he got. Then he gives his bride away. Sends her back where she came from.
 In some savage countries fath- CTS sell their daughters. American fathers make their money in the stock market. 5E
 And some parents with big fam ilise will even throw in a house and lot to get a daughter of their hands.
 If they can rope in Count they'll pay him to take her, and even pay her board while she stays with him, ''s
 They like to give their daugh- ters to somebody across the water. They're not likely to be back on their hands so soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
In New York

Come on: :, Never mind about your hat and coat! We're going cabaret.ing i'm Miami with that veteran nIght-llfer. Paul Harri- son, whose more familiar stamp ing ground is ''In New York"
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come home? Is he in trouble?
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after the first of next year.
V. PLEASE tell me how much
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PERSONALITIES
By Nellie Dodson

started to receive his share of the
bumps and bangs which come from
Juggling the pigskin for deah old
Alma Mater. The little finger on
one Of his hands is in a brace, and
Dwight says that the injured men,
Der never will be worth darn, and
so he thinks he will have it cut off,
just as "Pug" Lund had his finger
taken off when it went bad on him.
These football men don't give two
whoops about anything but being
fit for the game. If an injured
finger proves to be a hinderance,
off it comes.
One campus man SEE that he is
going to haul off and paste a GER
tain well-known deb in the kisser if
she keeps up the monkey shines of
the past month or so. Seems to me
a well-placed sock might bring the
lady to her senses. I usually pro-
test very vigorously about male
using prize-fight tactics on a lady,
but this lady is making such a
gosh-awful fool out of herself that,
for once, I heartily endorse leetle
rough stuff.
Here and There: One Twin City
mother, who is socially ambitious
for her daughter, is getting a fine
start towards spelling the girls
happiness by her dictatorial meth
DDS. Seems to me that a child's
unhappiness is an extremely high
price to pay for so-called social
career. E. Two prominent debs al
most gave the scandal-mongers
something to buzz-buzz about when
they went in for a near-fist-swing-
ing at an after-party two Sunday
nights ago. Somebody separated
'em before any damage was done.
Maybe good cat-fight would have
cleared the air which has been laden
with anything but good feelings
here of late. How come every
body's mad at everybody else? And
who started it? The boys on
the Minnesota grid squad didn't
think so much of Bierman's leav-
ing Shell Beise off his All-Ameri-
can team. I talked to two lads to-
day who were mad as all-get-out
about it. There's no jealousy
among that group of kids. All that
they want is to see a deserving man
get what is coming to him, and
they thing Shell rates all the honors
that can possibly be heaved his
way. The three rather quiet
looking clean-cut lads up at the
Apex two Saturday nights ago
were Dale Rennebohm, Frank Dali
era and Vern Oech of the Mime
sofa Championship Gophers. They
were out celebrating the end of the
season. Don't blame 'em because
they'd had a long, hard session of
training. One Minneapolis gal
stayed home from the Cameo for
NAL dinner because another lassie
had gown like hers. The sacri-
flee was all in vain on accounta'
the other gel didn't wear the dress
after all. =. These next two weeks
are gonna be tough out at school
on accounta' finals are near, so ex-
cuse the short columns for the next
few times.