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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
A Thought for Today
The Governor Speaks Up

Legalized betting on horse racing in Connecticut is dead for two more years In vigorous veto message yesterday Governor Wilbur l.. Cross put the quietus on the plan of sportsmen to put the state in a position to capitalize on what IS now termed illegal, namely, placing bets on the ponies that run at various tracks through out the country. The ponies will continue to run at these various tracks and Connec- ,ticut residents will continue to donate their dollars, but the horses will not run on Connecticut tracks nor will the state exact it's share of pari-mutuel betting, gate re- ceipts, etc.
 No doubt Governor Cross was express ing the viewpoint of considerable num- ,ber of residents of this state. He under stood as we'll as anybody the possibilities of raising much-needed state revenue through this source. But he chose to hold that the state would not benefit to the ex- tent claimed by proponents of horse race betting. And we don't doubt but what he will be upheld by majority of the voters of the state in this opinion. 1t was courageous stand by the governor and we don't think for one instant it will do any thing but enhance him in the public eye.
 We confess to bit of regret that the veto was forthcoming. Not that we want to plunge the state into the abyss ot iniquity that opponents of the bill pre- dicted would ensue, but we do feel that the holier-than thou attitude of many of these same opponents is only skin deep. As we have stated right along so far as betting on horse races is concerned from moral standpoint the average citizen is not at- fected. Economically he might be. That was the real test and we hoped that lS L, to fac
 Horse racing is hailed in some states as a life saver; in others it has been bitterly assailed. The same can be said of legal ized sale of liquor. Yet how many Amerl- cans would urge a return to the days or prohibition? We hate to see Connecticut the fall guy for surrounding states and that's what she will continue to be while the number of those legalizing betting in- ,creases. If race tracks are the dens of sin and producers of woeful want that their critics proclaim, then map of these good old United States is pretty well smirched: It really isn't as black or as odious as all that, you know.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

pany will make us pay handsomely for the use of the water. Not only that. private concern would probably jeopardize the city's fu' ture water supply by diverting to power plants a large share of the water which the city had the foresight to purchase in anticipa- tion of future growth.
 As before stated, this is all conjec- tural, of course, but there is some dirty work behind this thing and we must force it out into the open would like to see the Democrat investigate this thing to the bot tom, keeping at 1t until you smoke out the names of those be- hind the, thing.
 READER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

The education committee has approved the equalization bill and it now remains to be seen whether or not the appropria- tions committee will follow example. This is bill that requires some explaining. On the surface it is apparently a fine piece of legislation simply designed to aid the cities and towns of the state in educating the youth of their community. All well and good. But it doesn't apply to the entire youth of the community. How. many people know that pupils of parochial schools are included in the enumeration list on which the school grant is based, but when the grant is made to the city or town the parochial school does not benefit at all. The benefits go entirely to the public schools that the city maintains. Probably that is all the city or town should do. We don't ask for their support of parochial institutions. But certainly If the parochial school student is counted in the enumeration, the school he attends is entitled to recompense on this basis. Think it over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
SEES TWO BILLION DOLLAR GRAB FROM TAXPAYERS
 IN BONUS BILL.

t~ New York, N. Y. March 27, 1885. Editor of The Democrat:
 There can be no doubt that the American public Is getting tired of sitting quietly by while organized minorities extend their activities to the point of digging more deeply than ever before into the pockets | of the average man. This. fact would be evident to anyone sitting | in the headquarters of the Ameri- can Veterans association in New York city, where an active cam paign is being waged to stop pre- payment of the soldiers bonus, and particularly against the inhat- ionary Patman bill which has passed the house and is now be- | fore the senate.
 Men and women who never have raised their voices on any political question ere becoming voluble in their denunciation of those Sena- l tors and Congressman who have l succumbed to the pleadings of an | organized minority which seeks to | distribute $2,000, 100000 of the tax payers money to three per cent of the population.
 I quote from a letter sent to the l Senators from Colorado, a copy of which was received at this office. It is typical of thousands that are being mailed every day.
 | "I'll accept my share of the l blame which attaches to the mill
 lions of citizens in this country
 who have been too busy. to pay
 any attention to politics. 1 Never in twenty-five years of
 vote casting have I asked any
 holder of public office to do or
 not to do anything. have done
 plenty of cussing internally and l voted for or against them ac-
 cording to my best judgment.
 "rThem days are gone fore
 ever, so far as am concerned.
 of you assist the grafters and
 grabbers with your vote to pick
 two billion dollars out of the l pockets of the American people l to pay the Veterans Adjusted
 Service Certificates, I'll not only
 vote against you at my first and I every opportunity but I'll take
 time out of my too busy sche-
 dule to get as many other votes
 against you as I can. In other
 words. I am going to do a
 little political stuff and do 1t right. and there are | lot moro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
READER WANTS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 SMOKED OUT

Waterbury, Conn.
 March 2S, 1885. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Your editorial Whose Idea Was This?" appearing in last nights Democrat questions the motives behind the proposed measure of the Public Utilities Commission to take over the control of all muni- cipal owned gas, electric, and water works plants.
 The Public Utilities Commission has been dormant for many years and has allowed the Roraback in- terests to do just about as they pleased in the making of rates and fixed charges to the public. The commission under the control Of republican politics has been sub scrvient to MT Roraback.
 Could it be possible that Mir Roraback is behind this move of 1.-the Public Utilities Commission So little information has been giv- en out one can only conjecture on who and for what reason the sud- denness of the move.
 Waterbury has had offers in the past to sell out Its water works to private companies! Is 1t possible that some one or some group is in- terested in securing the cities franchise? If that ever happens you can bet that . private com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
GOVERNOR CROSS GIVES RACE TRACK PROMOTERS THE
 HORSE LAUGH

Waterbury, Conn.
 March 28, 1885. Editor, the Democrat:
 The governor of Connecticut gave the boys the horse laugh. The promoters thought they had the game in the bag. The feed box dopesters, in their imaginations, had the race track all built and the nags already two timing the public. It's a dern shame to have such a nice racket upset by one whom they thought was a feeble old man.
 Apparently the breezy gambling crowd thought they were putting something over. The farmers hay market, the improvement in breed- ing, the revenue to the state, the promising prospects of jobs for cer- tain legislators looked like real arguments to them. Besides the governor hadn't indicated any ob- jections to dampen their ardor. But the governor, who has proven his executive ability on nu- merous occasions, waited to get the reaction of the public. If pari- mutuel race tracks are to be ever established in Connecticut the pro- motors will have to present more civic mindedness than they did in this case. If really interested in raising revenue for the state they will be willing to go at least fifty fifty on the profits. If they are true lovers of horse flesh and want to indulge in the sport of kings they will have to prove disinterest- edness in the rake-off.
 For the present 1t sufflces to say that lcgalized horse racing in Con- necticut was dealt solar plexus. Hal Ha! Ha. am I horse from laughing.
 lNo BETTE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Japan's Road

On March 27, 1883, Japan gave the off cial two years notice of her withdrawal from the League of Nations, to pursue a definite course of her own. She withdrew on Wednesday. Neither the League at Geneva, nor the unofficial family of nations to which the United States belongs, has any further hope of Japan resuming her place in this family and cooperating in problems. "Ours will be greater burden of responsibility but the road for Japan to take has long been chosen" said Foreign Minister Hirota two months ago. It will be responsibility, indeed.
 For Japan has set hereself up as the self-appointed preserver of peace in the Far East. She has adopted what might be called Japanese Monroe Doctrine for eastern Asia. That policy, however, goes much farther than the American Monroe Doctrine ever presumed to go. It not only warns other nations that they are to make no more political conquests in that quarter of the world, but it threatens both politi- cal and business interestes of the west ern powers.
 At the same time, Japan is obviously forging ahead with an ambitious plan to make China, and possibly eastern Siberia, actual or virtual parts of new Japanese Empire. She will dominate them govern mentally and exploit them economically At least that is fair deduction from her recent acts. And how long Russia, Great Britain and the other powers will acqui- esce in that arrogant program is something no one can foresee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Press Comment
TIME OF BIRD SINGING
(Meriden Journal.)

"The time of the singing of birds Is come", wrote the scriptuai author some 2500 years ago. Thus back in that dim dawn of an-. tiquity, the voice of the little song- ster gave just the same pleasure that it does to-dayy. .
 Countless men and women, dis heartened by the harsh facts of. Fife, have felt encouraged and suh-s tained when theyy heard that riT.-- bling little melody pour forth from some ecstatic throat. It has seemed to them that the world must be. essentially friendly, when it pro- duces such sounds of lovelincss out. Of every tree and bush.
 No art of man can create a musical tone that has the infinite sweetness of a robin, a m0cking-. bird, or q thrush. Hearing the birdsongs of spring, the world goes, It's way with q more cheerful thought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
MARCH 30

MARCH 50
 You may be worried over small things in the morning. The after noon is better. It indicates vigor- ous action and favors work which requires muscular effort. Be care- ! full that you do not spend more than you should in the evening.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

of us who are going to do like wise.
 Have some sense. The Amer ican Legion is not the American People. We are not going to forget who voted us out of two billion dollars just because they were cowed by lobbyists trying to make grab for two or three per cent, who are organized with the main purpose, apparently, Of bilking the rest of us.
 U "M. B. MERRIMAN.
 1633 Harrison Street,
 Denver, Colorado" When people begin to feel as does the man who wrote this letter, the days of indifference to political trends have disappeared. It is an encouraging phenomenon in our national life that an increasing number of our citizens are awak- ing to the dangers of organized minorities controlling our repre- sentatives in Washington.
 Sincerely yours,
 DONALD A. HOBART,
 National Commander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

1. Name the science of the va-- rious material substances that are capable of existence .
 2. of the coast of which state is Mount Desert Island? A
 8. Whatis benzine? ~
 1. In which state is the city of Vicksburg?
 5. What is the, purpose of the American Humane association?
 6. Where is Mount Holyoke college?
 z Which Egyptian king built the greatest of the pyramids?
 8. What is an M. P. in the. army?
 g. Name the chief seaport of. British Somaliland. z
 10. Name the two men who flew the first man-carrying afr. plane at Kittyhawk, N. c. 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Pittsburgh, March 29.-Wher- ever you go in this, the indus trial heart of the nation, you will find universal agreement that business is better. People knock on wood mentally when they say 1t, as if they were afraid the big bad wolf of the depression would pop out from around the corner the very next instant. But they do admit it.
 Wherever you go, also, you will find universal agreement on another important pOint--that Roosevelt Is slipping. And with him has slipped also the en- on the New Deal.
 It is not riercly political catastrophe. VI It is a human tragedy. For the new light of hope which the presidents name kindled in peoples eyes one short year ago, was a hope born not of faith in party labels but in Roosevelt's promise of genuine new deal.
 NEW DEAL
 That light no longer kindles.
 It's disappearance is due chief ly to two factors:
 1. The party label has been uppermost. Joe Guffey, dem ocratic senator and spoilsman of Pennsylvania, has brushed away all illusions on that point. His motto has been that of Jim Farley: "A job for every democrat and a demo- crat for every job" Merit, ability, service has mattered nothing to Joe.
 2. The New Deal has turned turned out to be the old Deal, dusted off and refurbished with a few new alphabetical agencies. /
 This, undoubtedly, is the opinion of the majority in the area around Pittsburgh and ex- tends into western New York in Buffalo and Rochester. Wha: they see is q growing cleav- age, an increasing gap between two classes.
 On one hand is the fact that one-fOurth of the population of Allegheny county-the city of Pittsburgh and its suburbs-is on relief. Every day a total of $65.OOO is spent for feeding them. On the other hand stand the balance sheets of the big Pitts burgh companies: and more striking, still are the figures or the Mellon fortune.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planets the daily hOroscOpe'is out lined by noted astrolOger. Tn addition to information of general interests, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

O.. How long must a person be missing before he can be declared legally dead?
 A. After an absence of seven years or more, the court may de- clare a person civilly dead, if dili- gent search has been made, and no notice or knowledge of him has been received by his relatives, or others who are interested in him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

pie and giving demagogues a chance to distort it."
 George Earle Is the one asset Roosevelt has i'm Pennsylvania. It will take many more of him if the New Deal is to repeat its record of 1894 and again capture this rock-ribbed home of repub- licanism for the democratic party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Budget Balance

One of the most interesting reports
 from Washington lately is that, in spite of appearances, the top-heavy federal budget may actually be balanced next year. That ia. for the fiscal year beginning with July.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

The Seminole Indians want permanent home in the Florida Everglades. There's more and more appreciation of swamps, as drained land dries up and blows away
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Q. Has the United States ever been a, member of the League or Nations?
 A. No.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Good old Rexford Tugwell! He hasn't been in prominent headline since the days of the Roosevelt Brain Trust. Tug well is brilliant man and can probably perform some fine work for the govern ment if directed in the right direction. He now takes charge of making over the face ot the Middle West ravaged by drought and sand storms. Success, Rex!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

No, i citizen set his personal wealth at $97,6O3,OO5. This did not include $8S, 100000 fin Coal esccd company, the organization which the government claims Mellon set up in order to re- duce his income tax. The pro- fits from his company were paid to him.
 This did not include also hte art collection, valued at $i9,- 000,000, which was given to the capital only a day or two before the income tax case opened.
 Also it did not include the $14,000,000 given to his children, Paul and Ailsa, in 1927 in order < to see what they could do with 7 money. / 5s5
 Again, when he was appointed ambassador to London, Mellon gave his two children $S,OOO,OOO. Next, just on the eve of smiling, he gave them another $5,3OO,OOO. Then from London he cabled them 100000 shares of Gulf Oil stock (wOrth $8,OOO,OOO) plus 45,OOO shares of Standard Car.
 Again he telephoned from London and ordered $1, 1,250,00G to be given to them. e
 In Pittsburgh, Mir Mellon's in- come tax Inaneuverlng at time when he was charged with in- come tax collection has depreci- ated his personal stock to a low ebb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Mounting town taxes are due in the main to increased costs of education and relief, said Public Utilities Commissioner Joseph w. Alsop of Avon in a recent talk in that town. There's lot of truth ill that statement. The depression is to blame for both of them, too. We have more boys and girls continuing their edu- cation today, because they cannot find en- ployment. That was noticeable in Water. bury few years back in the extent to which the postgraduate courses at our high schools were patronized. The relief question, of course, is an extraordinary one, and one that requires the combined efforts of all governments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Selected Poem
AND NO PIED PIPEH

CMildred Weston in The New York Sun). Many a trap
 Do we devise For bagging a trouble Of jungle size But never a practicable Device For little worries That knaw like mice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

c. What is the correct use of the suffixes Jr and 3rd?
 A. Men who bear the identical names of their fathers. use the suf-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
MELONS GUFFEY

MT Mellon, of course, had nothing to do with the New Deal. But Pittsburghers see no great political difference, except for party label, between him and the .effulgcnt Joe Guffey.
 , For years Joe has played the Mellon game and voted the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Statesmen are more useful than we sometimes think. Whatever we're grous- ing about, we can take it out on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

If you want a copy of our bull. letin Learning to Dance, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash. ]. ington Bureau, enclosing five cents
 in postage stamps. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
CRUSADER EARLE.
IN TO-DAY'S M ALL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

democratic ticket. To-day he has not changed. He campaigned for Roosevelt and the New Deal, simultaneously in being credited withdrawing New Deal policy by preventing labor election in the famous Weirton Steel Mills case.
 In return for this, Joe got n healthy campaign contribution from the Weirton owners.
 However, George Earle, Penn sylvania's first democratic gov- ernor in years, has turned out to be the one real asset to the Roosevelt administration. Afater q campaign in which he touched ' 9 high waterwork for intellectual lethargy, Earle pulled himself together and is winning Q repu- tation for dynamic honesty anG ability.
 He captured many Pittsburgh hearts when he withheld a $1,- 100000 state grant from the University of Pittsburgh until he could investigate Chancellor Bowman's suppression of free speech.
 CRUSADER EARLE.
 Storming Pittsburgh's snOoty Duquesne club, Earle exer- clsed his right of ex-officio mem- Der of the Board of Trustees to tell the university authorities, what he thought of them.
 'If this democracy is to con- tfnue i'm America" he said, "thcre is nothing more important than freedom of speech and freedom of the press. If we're going to have Communism, it will result from this suppression.
 "Our greatest danger is from reactionary private interests con- cealing the truth from the peo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
MELONS MILLIONS

These have been droned out day by day in the dull voice Of II. M. Johnson, Melons con- fidential secretary, and not one of them has been missed by MT Melons townsmen.
 On December 31, 1031-in the middle of the dcprcssion--their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Q. Does the new dinner set re- gently purchased by Mrs Roosevelt belong to the United States govern ment or to the President?
 A. It was purchased for the White House out of the appropria- tion for furnishings and mainte.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Q. What is the area of conti-
 mental United States? A. It contains 3,026,7S9 square miles.