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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
It Can Be Done

Waterbury celebrated Christmas in a dry way, so they say. In short it's many purveyorS of liquid refreShment were closed and for the most part closed tight ly. There were probably a few who skirt ed the law and catered to selected clien- tele from behind closed and screened doors. But the number was quite small compared to those who observed the very letter of the state law forbidding sale of liquors on holidays Christmas being more than mere holiday, it was alto gether fitting that so much respect for the law was shown.
 It only goes to prove that any law can be observed if those upon whom it is i'm posed are so disposed. A strenuous effort was made throughout the state this year by organizations of liquor dealers to see that members did not violate the law in spirit or letter All of which, should be rather gratifying to the foes of prohibition and the friends of repeal. It has been evident of recent days that those same persons and organizations which united to bring about the long years of prohi- bition rule are again striving for power and prominence.
 We sincerely hope that never again will it be constitutionally wrong to sell spirit uous liquors in the United States. The effort to do this failed and failed rather miserably. We can regulate by state law sales, but never consumption. That IS something remaining more or less per- sonal matter with conscience, custom or habits appetite, training, and will power playing an important part in deciding. We don't doubt but what wide variety and a considerable amount of alcoholic beverages were consumed Wednesday in the privacy of Waterbury homes. In the main it was unobjectionable. And the laws of our state were observed. It seems like good answer to the critics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Two Cent Fare

( The prospect of two cents a mile as standard railroad fare for the whole country seems nearer. The Interstate sCommerce Commission is seriously con- -sidering this step, and may order the new ssrate put into effect in few weeks. This swould not only apply to coach passengers
 .but, if rumors are true, to Pullman pas l~-sengers, too, eliminating the surcharge.
 Tt would bring railroad travel costs back Eto the level of a quarter of century Fago. V Such rate reduction has been seriously rconsidered by the commission for some
 time, and also by the railroads them
 .Selves. Many lines have eXperimented kwith lower rates in the last year or two, 1particularly in the West and South, with E good results. The aim is not to punish ' the railroads but to help them revive ~their earnings and get back to profitable -operation.
 . Some degree of flat fare reduction, if vnot the drastic cut suggested, is sure to -come, because of the demonstrated fact ' that lower rates stimulate travel and z restore lost patrons, and the obvious z truth that car full of passengers at 2 7 cents mile pays better than car half s or one-third full at 3.60 cents mile
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Concerted Effort Needed

Senator Augustine Lonergan of Hart ford is to be praised for his continuous efforts to have the water courses of this nation cleaned up. His fight against stream pollution has been just about enough to keep those of us who are ln- teresCed in this work intent on achieving the objective, which is, Of course, return of all natural bodies of water, whether they are rivers or lakes, to their natura! pure state. This can be accomplished only in one way and that by united et- fort on the part of all authorities, loca1, state, and federal.
 It would have been major feat Of the New Deal had some widespread pollution elimination campaign been outlined ana put into effect. However, it has been mainly through local and state initiative that any progress has been made. rms is indeed commendable and probably there are many of us who prefer to have the campaign against pollution proceed slowly so long as it is in local hands and .the federal government is not encroach- ing on what are considered state and .local rights.
 . But unfortunately the task of getting "a stream cleaned up and preventing future pollution is not as easy or ineX- .pensive as other civic improvements. It .rneans to begin with that community which is polluting watercourse must be :completely sewerized. Then sewers must .be linked to a trunk line which can be conducted into an elimination or disposal splant. To the credit of great many .American communities let it be said that .this means of sewage disposal was adopted .in years gone by and is still being .1naintained,
 \. Others, Waterbury among them, are .endeavoring to spread the cost of such "a project as this over period of years. we hope eventually to end our pollution .of the Naugatuck river. And when we do undoubtedly that will mean the end of all .such pollution in the Naugatuck valley: .After that there remains the question of rending pollution by factory wastes. But sthat is another problem and one that we -leave until the first and more important Cone of interesting all governments in pro- -moting ways and schemes for vigorous -action against stream pollution, even if it demands federal intervention and aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Pro6tless Colonies

Strange is the persistence of what Norman Angell exposed 20 years ago as the Great Illusion" - the illusion that colonial expansion pays. There have been times and places where it did, but apparently it does no more. An article on the "Fallacy of Conquest, written by
 Nathaniel Peffer in Harper's Magazine
 for January, gives these hard facts:
 For 50 years, starting in 1880, Italy
 joined the mad scramble of European powers for colonies, and fought expensive wars to acquire territory in Africa. At the end of that time how many Italians were living in the extensive areas of Tripoli and her other African possessions? Oniy 5000. Not so many as there were within a uuarter-mile of Cherry street in New York City. Only one-fiftieth as many as there were in New York State.
 Germany likewise strove nightly and sxpensieely for foreign colonies. And when she launched the World War in 40je for further expansion, only 22,0O0 sesmans had gone to live in 100000 snuare miles Of her African colonies and onlv 2.000 in her other German colonies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

throughout the world. Japan fought q great war with Russia in 1905, and took the much desired peninsula of Korea, in southern Manchuria, and up to 1880 only 100000 Japanese had settled there-two- thirds as many as had died to win the territory.
 Experience shows that white people will no longer emigrate, as they once did, to uninhabited or .sparSely settled coun- tries, because hardly any of the territory available is inhabitable by white men, and because emigrants want to go to set tied and developed countries. If all Africa were available for European settlement to- day, Europeans would still prefer to come to the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

The group which met recently to form an organization to save the historic spots of the state is already at work. It has associated with it a small group of influ- ential and interested citizens; there should be many more who would donate their services to such worthy cause. One of the first things that the society re- vealed was the fact that almost 200 old houses are lost to Connecticut every year That should not be. We ought to have sufficient pride in our roots to want to preAerve the nicer examples or architec- ture of the past, as well as places inti- mately linked with state and national history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

A recent issue of the Readers Digest had this to say about motor accidents. "The present trouble is not that we don't know what to do about automobile acci- dents, but that we have not yet used what we know When, for instance, only ten states have drivers license laws that are at all adequate; when at least six states have no minimum driving age, so that child can legally jump from his kiddie kar to the wheel of 100-horse- power automobile and drive it through crowded thoroughfare; when in a typical city of 100000, 10000 tickets of traffic offenders are fixed through political in- fluence each year, it cannot be said that we have seriously come to grips with the problem ." How familiar every word in this arraignment sounds. And how true it is Wake up, United States. Your best years are ahead if only you could realize it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
How Did He Do It?

Scoffers and skeptics may say that such an evolution is impos- sible and that once a handy man always a handy man. They for. get the explanation given by Gil- bert and Sullivan in "Pinafore" for a similar case.
 "When I was lad I served Q
 term
 As office boy in an attorneys
 firm;
 cleaned the windows and I
 swept the floor
 And I polished up the handle
 of the big front door. I polished up the handle SO
 carefully
 That now I'm the ruler of the
 Queens navy" MT. Goodsell may not have pol- ished up the handle of the big front door of the State Capitol and he certainly is not the ruler of the queens navy. But he was a tuberculosis investigator and he is the spark plug of Young Republi- canism in Connecticut. There may be some refhotS connection between the job he has and the one he lost, but only a Democrat would suspect 1t. No, Mir. Good sell is an outstanding example of devotion to duty and a type of that rugged individualism which is so cherished by his political party. His is a story to which only Horatio Alger could do justice be- cause he is the only human being who ran 8 putty knife up into a srutum cup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
BY WAY of NO HARM
 -by-
 James William FitzP Patrick opinions conclusions appearing below those the writer They not necessarily those of the editors DEMOCRAT they to be construed. invariably. as a reelection of their viewpOnt

weekly wage of seventeen dollars and fifty cents. For this niggardly stipend he was catalogued on the payroll as g '.handy man." The duties of a handy man working out of the comptr0ller's office are, I presume, the same as those of any other variety of handy man. He fixes leaking faucets, he re- places broken window panes, he operates the lawn mower, and he trims the hedge on the front lawn. Ehis is pure hypothesis on my part for I have no knowledge that MT. Goodsell ever engaged in these ac- tivities. He is reported to have done nothing in the handy man line except cash his pay check which 1t is also reported had been forwarded him by mail so as not to interrupt his medical studies. Such reports are not to be be- lieved for an instant. Mir. Good sell not only must have been on the job every minute but he must have been a handy man of extra ordinary talents and ambition to evolve from 8 window pane putt tier and 8 hedge barber into a qualified investigator of t.b. cases, at least in the eyes of the lady who gave him that job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

pledge the use of harbors in Crete and at Piraeus by British war ships.
 THUS, ALMOST OVERNIGHT, the position of the Baldwin gov- ernment was materially strength ened. For, despite the outburst of critical public opinion, Baldwin was not ready to risk British iso- lation in 8 war with Italy. French Support
 Overnight also, the position of the French was changed.
 Suddenly Laval woke up to find the Little Entente, once created by France, now dictat- ing policy to France. And in order to avoid the embarrass- ment of being the tail wagged by the Little Entente dog, La val pledged support to Great Britain in the Mediterranean.
 What the Little Entente wants of course, is obvious.
 Jugoslavia, as before stated, wants Trieste and Plume. She has 570 airplanes and one of the crack armies of Europe.
 Czechoslovakia wants a slice of Hungary, which is an ally and friend of Italy. The Czechs have not forgotten how Italy snug gled arms into Hungary for use against the Little Entente several years ago.
 RUmania also wants to carve out another slice from her an- cient enemy, Hungary.
 Greece has not forgotten Mus solinis seizure of Corfu. Fur thermore, the new King of Greece, George II, was raised in Great Britain.
 BUT the two countries to keep your eyes on are Jugoslavia and Turkey. The question is whether they will precipitate war with It. ally first, or whether Mussolini, seeing himself hemmed in by enemies, may strike the first blow in desperation and in order to save his own prestige.
 IN EITHER CASE, ONLY A MIRACLE CAN SAVE EUROPE FROM A GENERAL WAR.
 (Copyrlght, 1885, By United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Question Box
1885 NEA

Enclose g three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Home Service Bureau. Legal and medi- cal advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be under taken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the Waterbury Demo- crat's Home Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, NV, Washing ton, D. c. THE EDITOR.
 e. What causes pirnples on the face?
 A. They may result from @ mum. Der of causes, especially too rich diet including an excess of sugar and fats. They may be caused also by a skin irritation, stomach disorder nervous disorder, or other ailments,
 Q. What is conglomerate rock?
 A. A plastic rock composed of boulders in 8 cement of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
TO-DAYs COMMON ERROR Never say, 'He don't know" say, "He doesn't kn0w," but T don't know" i've don't know" you don't know," and "they don't know"

hardened clay. calcareous material, iron oxide, or silica.
 o. Is it proper to include the name of a baby on Christmas greet ing cards sent by family? A. It is not customary, but there is no reason why the baby's name should not be included if one wishes.
 o. With what countries was Spain allied during the World war? A. Spain remained neutral.
 If you want a copy of our book let CANDY MAKING, write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., North west, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

1. Who wrote. Charge of the Light Brigade?"
 3. Name the sixth month of the civil Jewish year.
 3. What is pharyngitis?
 {. Who discovered the carbon arc for electric lights?
 5. Who was Arthur Hughes?
 6. Name the peninsula in south Russia which extends into the Black Sea.
 2. Name the famous theatre in Milan, Italy.
 8. How many times did Grover Cleveland run for President?
 g. What is the name of the for- mer kingdom and crownland of the Austro- Hungarian empire, in the north west of the Balkan Penin- sula, and on the Adriatic Sea?
 10. Name the capital of Arizona.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Out of Order

It will be recalled that MT. Goodsell was not only an investi- gator for the t.b. board but also the spark plug of the Young Re- publican engine in these here parts. He was placed in the un- happy position of choosing be- tween love and duty and, as so often happens in this foolish world, he permitted his heart to get the better of his head. Instead of con- lining his energies to finding out whether dubious cases of phtiSiS had a cough with 8 spit or just a plain cough, MT. GoodseH was se- duced through love for his party into making speeches around elec- tion time to Young Republicans in the cause of unselfish service to the body polite. He sounded of in Waterbury last October 4th thusly:-
 "T believe that you will be
 successful Tuesday and after
 January 1, MT. Hayes will no
 longer be driven around by a
 policeman chauffeur"
 If MT. Goodsell had been a can- didate on the local Republican ticket this bit of pleasantly might have been taken as just another example of cheap and to-be-ex- pected campaign dirt. Under the circumstances it was altogether out of order. Chauffeurs. police or plain, were the last thing he should have mentioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

England spirit among the menl- bers of the State Board of Finance and Control that Young Mister Lewis Goodsell had his neck-in the shape of his job as investiga- tor for the Connecticut Tubercu- losis Commission severed from his body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

ydTQ anu CIlCIC
 with the fam
 fly axe hew his
 head of close to the gobble. It was unpleas- ant, not to say fatal, to the turkey but the Christmas Day diners derived b oth pleasure and profit from his d e m is e. Doubtless it is due to a reSur- gence of the vanishing MAW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

It's the same the whole world over. Judge c. A. Leedy, Jr., of the Missouri Supreme Court brought an electric train for a young son. It was delivered to his chambers. Governor Guy B. Park came to call on Judge Leedy one day before Christmas He entered the inner office. There on the floor setting up the train set was the judge. "Let me help," said the governor. It took an hour and half to eat it in working order. Were the boys happy? You answer it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
FOOTNOTE

And so, my little ones, 1t ape pears that the State Board of Fi- nance and Control did not cut on MT. 0oodsell's head after all. n just shot him in the leg and int the Welfare Department wiltck makes a happy, happy ending f0 MT. 0oodsell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astr0loger. In addition to information of gen. eral interest, it outlines infOrma- ton of special interest to per. sons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
DECEMBER 27

DECEMBER 27 Most favored ones today are those who were born from Jan. Ii through 30.
 General Indications of the
 Day for Everybody
 Morning-Fair.
 Afternoon-Good.
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 Very sudden and successful new arrangements should be profitable to you during April, 1886. Roman tic attachments or love affairs may be the outcome of chance acquain- tances.
 Danger June 30 through July 6, 1886.
 Socially favorable Jan. si through 3, 1886.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their hor0- scopes are invited to communi- cate with 0ctavlne in care of this newspaper. Enclose . 3 cent stamped. seIf-addFesscd envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
A Thought for Today

For the oppression of the poor, for the sign ing of the needy, now will l arise, saith the Lord; will set him in safety from him that puffeth at hm.-Psalms l2:5. .,,'
 
 Who can confess his poverty and look 1t ln the face, destroys its sting; but proud poor man, he is poor indeed.-L. E. Landon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Handy Man Extraordinary

But before liquidating MT. Goodsell's labors as tuberculosis investigator, the finance board did delve into his qualifications for the position. It was disclosed that for many moons MT. Goodsell had taken a pre-medical course in the State Comptroller's office at a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

SurIaCe.
 BRIEFLY, it is the fact that the new ring of Mediterranean nations surrounding Mussolini contains two bitter traditional en- emies of Italy.
 These two - Jug0slavia and Turkey-would like nothing better than to precipitate war against their ancient enemy, especially when they are sure of the sup- port of France and Great Bri- tain.
 Ever since the Versailles treaty gave Plume to Italy, Jugoslavia has nursed 3 grudge against her Adriatic neighb0r. And there have been occasions even during normal times of peace, when Britain and France have exerted vigorous diplomatic pressure to restrain the Jugoslavia military clique from walking across the border.
 Turkey likewise nurses grudge against Italy, dating back to the War of 1911, when Rome took away Tripoli, Rhodess, Libya and other Turkish colonies in Africa and the Mediterranean. The Turks now have an up-to-date army, 370 planes. two battleships, two cruisers and ten smaller craft. There is nothing they would like more than a chance to use them with British support-against the Italians.
 Inside Story
 The inside story of how this new Mediterranean lineup was ar- ranged has been cabled piecemeal to diplomatic and State Depart ment officials. Put together, it makes a revealing drama of what really has been going on in Eu- rope during the past ten days.
 It began with the abortive Hoare-Laval agreement.
 Despite the statement of Pre- mier Baldwin that the agree ment was an "err0r", it was not at first SO considered by the Baldwin cabinet. It was based on the sound belief that in case of war with Italy, Britain would have to stand alone. France had informed Baldwin confidentially that the French fleet and army would not be mobilized.
 Small Nations
 Therefore, when the storm of public opinion broke against the Hoare-Laval agreement, and when the smaller nations proclaimed that France and Britain had un- dercut the league, Captain An- thony Eden replied, in effect:
 "In case of war with Italy, Great BrisaIn would have to bear the burden alone. There fore, it is up to us to make our own peace-0r-war decisions.
 And as the storm of public opinion became more intense, Stanley Baldwin prepared to go before Parliament and "unseal his lips" regarding the refusal of France and other League nations to back the British.
 ON THE MONDAY before this however, two things happened.
 The Jugoslav minister in Lon- don called at the Foreign of- flee to say that Jugoslav was prepared to put its army and navy behind Great Britain in case of war with Italy. Further more, he emphasized that any statement by Baldwin regarding lack of support against Italy would be denied by Jugoslavia. Little Entente
 ON THE SAME DAY, Foreig Minister Titulescu of Rumania spokesman for the Little Entente, called upon Premier Laval. He informed Laval that Rumania, Czechoslovakia and Jugoslayia were ready to back france and Great Britain to the limit.
 SIMULTANEOUSLY, Capt. Eden had been carrying on converse tions with the representatives of Spain. Turkey and Greece. Spain took the matetr under advise- ment. The Turks promised miIi- tary and naval support plus the bombing of the adjacent Italian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
What About It?

For time no one could ma out how MT. Goodsell happened to be appointed to his job. Then 1t developed that the appointment had been made by 8 feminine ap- pointee of the tuberculosis com- mission into whose hands the re- organization of the department had been placed. She selected MT. Goodsell because he was qualified for the place and, no doubt, be- cause his car could be driven with out a policeman chauffeur. The attitude of the tuberculosis com mission appearing to be of the "What of it?" type when the c1s- todians of Connecticut's purse strings asked questions the board of finance and control could only answer the query by declaring MT. Goodsell's job non-existent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
Awake At Last

As an aid to Investigating tu- berculosis cases MT. Goodsell was at the time getting an allowance in gas and oil for the use of his motor car from the state. Said gas and oil was not supposed to be used running around rousting young Republican blood lust for Democratic gore. Up to the date of his indiscretionate utterance the Democratic State Board of Finance and Control had been in- different to MT. Goodsell's exist ence and activities. He was just another name on the state payroll and, as is the habit of Connecticut Democrats when in power, the fact that he was 8 Republican made no never mind so long as he did the job for which he was being paid. But when Republican em- ploye of Democratic-nominal- ly at least,--state commission while away his spare hours in- truding his proboscis into things which had nothing at all to do with tuberculosis 1t was high time the finance board did something about it. And the board proceeded to do that little thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27

Will the School of Public Administra- tion at Harvard teach people how to get elected to administrative jobs?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-27
ChOpping Block Stuff

It is a time honored custom in New England at the Yuletide sea- son to lead 8 long-fattened turkey to the chopping block in the back