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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
Last Minute Advice

It was good sound last-minute advice
 that Democratic State Chairman J. Fran
 cis Smith of this city issued Monday
 night. By the time these lines are read It
 may have been accepted or rejected by the
 several parts that are represented in the
 government of this state for the coming
 two year period. Chairman Smith can
 see the good in "deal' that would have
 for it's purpose the ultimate good of the
 state and the citizens thereof. He reasons
 wisely that for the democrats to have
 sought to organize the State Senate by
 gaining the support of republican or so-
 cialist members was not inherently wrong.
 It was the natural thing for the party 7 to do. There are seventeen democrats in 7 the Senate, which is two more than the re- .. publican representation there. There are 7 three socialists. The democrats do not 7 boast majority but they do plurality. : In this case certainly they might naturally 7 expect to win the right to organize the : body, especially so since there was no -doubt about the organization of the House ' where the republicans are strongly en- trenched. MT Smith says, "I feel that the democratic party is justified in soliciting : the support of one or the other or both -. of the other parties to accomplish organ . ization and should give fair consideration to appropriate demands in return for such : support. ."
 We mention at this point our statement : of some days ago following Governor : Cross excoration of "judgeshp deals in ! which we pointed out that if the Senate : caucus of the democratic party smacked 2 of such we must indict every democratic senator r-elect. The entire seventeen of ' them wanted Senator Raymond J. Devlin ' of New Haven for president pro-tem. The : entire seventeen of them favored former ]. Senator Joseph P. Cooney of Hartford for 1the appointment of clerk. Only on the : floor leadership, which is coveted and controversial position, was there differ
 defeating Senator John C. Blackall of
 Hartford by the narrow margin of one sence, Senator Hagearty of New Britain
 vote.
 If this was the beginning of "deap of
 some description then it clearly seemed
 to eliminate from all consideration the
 republican and socialist members of the
 Senate. If it was merely an effort to give
 the democrats control of the upper house
 then it was a move in the right direction.
 The proof of this is already known in the
 organization of the Senate at noon to-day. Chairman Smith is quite right in endeav-
 bring to remove some of the stigma which
 seems to attach itself to the term, "deap,
 as applied to political and legislative ac tions. There is more than one way of : looking at them, as can readily be seen after little consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
We Might Emulate England

: New York's Seabury investigation is ancient history now, and most of us have forgotten the disgraceful things which it revealed about New York's courts of law. But those revelations were valuable ob- .ject lesson, and we forgot them just a lt- tie too fast for our own good. Broadly speaking, they showed what happens --when the courts are thrust into politics. ~when the attaining of judgeship, for in- stance, is made the subject of political -ecramble, so that the man who becomes judge must either campaign like any other candidate for office or must cultivate the good will of the politicians who have the ~appointing power.
 ]. That is the way American judges are put into office; and recent article in < the American Spectator points out that by 7 following this system we undermine our { own confidence in the judiciary and staff x the bench with men who aren't always fit z for their jobs. The writer of this article,
 New York lawyer named Jerome J. .9Licari, remarks that England has found a -different way of selecting it's judges.
 "They must not only pass rigid exami- nations in all branches of the law" he writes, "but they must also be scholars in ' Latin, Creek, and mathematics, and in \ most collegiate and university subjects. -They must be cultured gentlemen. When : they become candidates for the bench, they must take fresh examinations in both legal land academic subjects" As result, says !. Mir Licari, an English judgeship is legal -career, not political career. It is at -tained by the best members of the legal profession, not by the most gifted politi- cians Members of the bench owe noth- x ing to anyone; they are above influence and above suspicion.
 ]. When an English lawyer aspires to the bench, he takes examinations to the lowest : court If he passes and is appointed, he ]. must serve definite length of time there z before he is eligible to promotion to q !. higher court. Thus, when he seeks pro- :. motion, he must pass new examinations, < and his judicial record is carefully scan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
ChuckleC Corner
' ROUND ABOUT
 By Howard Mills

Sign above basket of peaches in Dover street grocery: Tim mot yours yet--don't squeeze me-"
 A Norris girl. we are told. goes to the post office every evening to wait for her male.
 Rumor has 1t young man of Tinsiey fell in love with Spiritual ist medium but she didn't give u rap for him.
 A Biuff City bachelor got him. self into q breach Of promise suit by making "hey-hey" with grass widow.
 Check girl at the Metropole ho- tel says that although she's abso- lutely innocent she has to take the wrap.
 The Smithviile dresser who was married recently may, in the course of human events, become and heir-dresser. oak Ridge man brags he runs things at his home. NeighborG say all he runs is the furnace and his wife bosses him at that. Brilliant specimens of ncckwcar that adorn several of our citizens since Christmas might be ciassided as the ties that biire. H. E., cf ..chx GornegS. atteDdcd faH-dance show .n the elfy re- cently. He says gt wap quite In. sefestlng As he hada4t sasn q fsh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
A Book a Day
Prosperity? It Was Fake, Says Thomas
 {. BY BRUCE CATION

National prosperity. says so- cialist Leader Norman Thomas, can't be restored--becal use we have never really had 1t. Instead, 1t has to bew on.
 Mr Thomas makes this boint In Human Exploitation" q fortnight book In which he tests our so- ciety by counting noses and seeing hew many of them hnve been kef- ting sockcd. His conclusions are somewhat startling.
 The ordinary citizen says Mir Thomas, Is exploited from dawn to dewy eve. Sometimes hefrealizcs 1t and sometimes he doesn't, but as a general thing he is handed the thin end, of the stick day, in and day out.
 Just what form does the exploI- tation take? Every one that you can imagine, replies Mir Thomas. and then he sets out to name a few.
 The ordinary man. he says, is ex- plotted in his wonersfTfp of real es- tate. He is exploited in the food he buys. and if he ls farmer he is exploited in the growing of it | also. The chances are that he is exploited in his job. and a good share Of the time his labor union, exploit him, too.
 And then Mir Thomas gets down to cases and describes the details of the exploitation. And while yol may feel that he draws an unduis dark picture, it is Impossible tc avoid the conclusion that our coun. try has given him a good deal oi ammunition.
 You may not enjoy reading thii book, but you'll find 1t enlighten. ing. Published by Stokes. 1t selIi for $2.7B.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

that he appoint relative, Harry M. Hall, of Waynesville, N. C., as assistant chief supervisor for the poll in that disrtict.
 Austin, naturally, was anxious to accommodate one 50 near the White House.
 But at tie same time hc did. not want to offend Representa- lives Alfred Bulwinklc and ZcbuIOn Weaver, who have the census patronage, rights in that section. t.s
 So he wrote each a letter ex- plaining the situation and ask ing their approval of Halls appointment.
 Waynesville is not in Bull winkle's congressional district and he replied that he had no objection to doing the presidents secretary favor.
 But nothing was heard from Weaver.
 Finally, an emissary was sent around to his Capitol sHiH office to ascertain the reason for his silence.
 The explanation was promptly LOTtHcOIHlHB.
 "Our democratic friends tell us," was the reply, "that Mr Hall Is republican. Congressman Weaver is4 not in favor of ap- pointing republicans"
 NOTE a-- Both BuIwinkle and Weaver suffered seriously at the hands of republicans recently. They were casualties of the 1923 Hoover landslide when North Sarolina slipped into the republican column. FRANK
 When Georges Dern, secre- tary of war, was visiting in Texas recently, q banquet was given in his honor in San Antonio, which Is 0 per cent Catholic. ! Asked by the toastmaster what. he would like to have said about him in the sintroduction, Dern said:
 '.J'clI the boys Tim a thirty third degree Mason"
 ONE HOUSE LEGISLATURE
 Senator George W. Norris' idea of q "one-horse" legislature for Nebraska is spreading like a prairie fire.
 Apparently other. states are planning to follow tIse lead Of the scventy-thr year old pro. grcssivc and move to amalga- mate their two-bOdied legIsIa- turcs into ono.
 Inquiries have poured in upon .-A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

ned, with all reversais counting against him. In this way, England gets courts that are the despairinR admiration of Americans. The method is in sharp con- trast with our own.
 To be sure, many very excellent men - brilliant, conscientious, and completely in- dependent = are to be found in our Amer ican courts. But so, alas, are many who are none of these things Until we find some way of divorcing the bench from pol itics, the average level of our courts will continue to be lower than it should be = and we shah get, occasionally, scandals like those of the Seabury investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
Press Comment
DINNER FOR LEGIsLATORs

tf Bridgeport Tfmcs-Star)
 The tavern owners of Connecti- cut intend to woo members 0f tho incoming General Assembly with q dinner in Hartford January 1e., Doubtless, over such cheer as the tavern owners might provide, some members Of the Legislature may develop kindly feeling townrd the institution which,, when gprollj- bition ended in Connecticut, was designed to take the place of the old time saloon without reviving its vices.
 There may indeed be ieglsiation enacted by the next General As- sembly which will ciarify the poe .sitlon Of tho tavern, and perhaps extend to it certain privileges 1t
 has not possessed under the admin istration of the State Liquor Con- trOt board.
 When the tavern owners speak
 hopefully of selling hard liquor
 over their bars, however, they are probably asking for more than any Connecticut General Assembly will give them. The situation of tavern owners is, in many Fespecga, unfortunate. it ig doubtful. how ever, if the great mass Of think ing citizens fn Connecticut deFirc tho tavcrns to dispense hard iia- uor5 could hardly be anything but z return Ofsthe sAl0cm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
London Letter

London, (UP)-T am being slowly murdered - tortured to dcatth. Every night l am lashed with the eat"
 These were the last words writ ten by Ernest Collins, one of the most desperate criminals in Dart moor prison, before he hanged himself In his cell rather than face sentence of flogging with the "cat o'nine tials". His suicide has stirred a campaign for the abolition of this form of punish ment in Great Britain.
 Collins and another convict had been sentenced to twelve lashes with the "cat" and three years penal servitude for assaulting a truck driver while they were at- tempting to escape from Dart moor, the jail from which no pris- oner has ever yet made complete getaway.
 Demands Inquiry
 A first step in the campaign for the abolition of flogging was taken en by Robert Bernays, MP, when he asked the home secretary, Sir JYohn Gilmour to set up gov- ernmental inquiry into the whole question of this form of punish- ment. The home secretarys' reply was somewhat non-commital and Bernays has intimatcd thht he will raise the question in Parlia- ment again in the near future.
 Tho abolition of flogging in British prisons has iong been ad- vocated by the Howard League for Penal Reform. This organization maintains that flogging brutalizes the wieldcr of the cat and either makes the victim vindictive or ter- rorizes him. The method of flog- ging with the "cat" still in force in convict jails here is 10 strip the prisoner to the waist and bind his hands and feet to q kind of gall lows. The flashing Is done over the bare shoulders and back. Two Switches
 Flogging sentences are mainly confined nowadays to cases of robbery with violence. A less se- were form of corporal punishment which is more common is flogging with a bunch of birch sticks. for which the prisoner is allowed to wear his shirt. In either instance q prisoner must undergo medical examination before flogging sentence with the "cat" or the birches is administered.
 The Howard League of Penal Reform Is alarmed at the appar- cnt increase in sentences of flog- ging with the "cat" in recent years after this form of punishment had virtually died out. Ten years ago they used to average about 10 or 15 year. Recently, they have risen to about 60 a year. Tn 1032, there were 124 cases of robbery with violence. In 63 of them the sentence of fIogging with the "cat" was passed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

the secretary of sta te at Lin- coin, Nebraska. from the goyer- nors and legislators of so many other states that 1t became necessary to make special printing of Norris's initial peti- { ton.
 CONGRESS ROOKIE
 In the days when cherry trees grew on Staten Island, New York, young Jim O'Leary and more of the gang ratdcd a cherry orchard near their New Brighton ! home.
 Eddy fell out of the tree and broke an arm. Jim and the other boys carried him home.
 Now, thirty years later, Jim O'Lcary is in Washington as New Bright0n's new democratic congressman, and outside his office window, bIOwin his whistle at cars that want tO park in reserved congressional space, IS Capitol Policeman Edward J. Brecn.
 Washington brings relief to Jim O.Lcary, whose doorbell at home has been worn out by job hunters. An all-time high was reached on Thanksgiving day when 1,200 people passed oyer the sill to congratulate the man they had promoted from ice-man to ongrcssman--and to ask for job. i O'Lcary, good Tammany snan, is worried about this sud- den dciugc, Is wondering. . little cynicalIy whether he Is glad he came to congress.
 MEIiltY-GO.ROUND Congress opening. <. Brown ensemble of J. Ham. Lewis brown suit, brown toupe,s brown ish pink whiskcrs. Others in cutaways. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey, with a red carna- tion, rivalling Dr Royal $. Cope land. Senator Bachman of Tennessee looking like a head waiter in modified Tuxedo. :. Jim Farley lad-handing every one - even Bill Borah. .s :. MississIppI's Biibo in a black cuthway and the inevitable horseshoe sparkIer. Youth ful Rush Holt of West Virginia chatting beside him. Marvin Mcintyre, cadaverous preslden tia1 secretary. pressing sthe hand { of Hattie Caraway in both of his. Pcnnsylvania's Governor Earle looking down from the balcony at his pal, Senator Joe Guffcy. :, In groups of three and four the reelected and the newly elected senators strut like brides to the altar, holding the arm of their colleague from the same state. to take the oath of office. Jim Davis of Penn cylvania escorts Gufrey, then bows before Jim Farley: How do you like my technique. Jim ? Didn't I do that in fine style ?" z. Joe Robinson of Arkansas referring to Gibson of Vermont as "the senator from Maine" .g. Ham" Lewis reports Son. ator McAdoo of California fin the Philippines on government mission" Tydings of Maryland in the Philippines on Ian ofTi- cial errand.r Som e O n c whispers: You mean 'junkct,.p
 (COpyrigIsf. s035. by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

q. Why is thunder absent dur- ing a display of heat lightning?
 A.. Heat lightning Is the diffus- ed reflection of lightning produced by a distant electrical storm be- yOnd the horizon. The storm is too far away for thunder to be heard.
 c. How large is the star An- tares, and what is its color?
 A. According to measurements taken at Mt Wilson the dIamgser is 360, 0,000,000 miles. It has red- dish hue.
 c. How many eclipses of the sun and moon will occur in 1885?
 A. Seven.
 c. Name the composer of the opera "Rosenkavalier" and state where and when it was first pro- duced.
 A. Richard straus was the composer and the first perform - ance was in Dresden, January 26. 1911.
 Q. What kind of lights do coal miners use?
 A. Electric battery lamps worn on the caps. Flame safety lamps, used primarily to detect gases, provide some illumination.
 O. What is the address of Walt Disney who draws the Mickey Mouse cartoons?
 A. 2719 Hyperion Avenue, Hol- .lywood. Calf.
 Q. Is a child born in the United States of Chinese parents eligible to the office of president of the United States?
 A. Yes--because he is a natur- al born American citizen.
 Q. What is the usual method of calculating the number of words in a manuscript?
 A. Multiply the average num- Der of words in a line by the aver- age number of lines on a page and multiply the product by the num- Der of pages?
 c. When did summer begin in 1876?
 A. June 20, at 4:23 p. m., Eastern Standard Time.
 c. What is the value of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

Washington, Jan. 9 - Being "assistant president isn't what 1t is cracked up to be
 Friends of bald, broad-shoul- dcred Donald k. Richberg are saying that he is finding his role far from a happy one. r-
 Apparently Richberg's cabinet colleagues are not taking kindly to the requirement. that they must obtain his approval before submitting legislative proposals to congress.
 Also, 1t appears that admins tratiOn executives vigorously re- sent Richbcrg's cO-Ordinating activities.
 Jealous of their departmental and commission prerogatives, they object to his suggestions for re-shuffling agencies, and are bluntly telling him 50.
 What is making Richberg's situation especially OnerOus is the fact that the president takes his difficulties very lightly.
 When Richberg comes to him and complains about his trouble with this or that cabinet officer, Roosevelt leans back and laughs. BARE HANDS
 Brisk -mannered Mrs Caroline O'Day, good friend of Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the object of much interest In the house when she took her seat.
 Particularly among her fellow feminine members was the fact noted that she wore smart. el- bow-lcngth gloves.
 A colleague asked San Fran cisco's witty Mrs Florence Kahn what she thought of this new legislative style.
 "WcII," she replied, "glOves have tbeir place. But not here. Tn this business you've got to use bare hands,"
 CONGRESS CONFUSION
 Thus far the keynote of the new house of representatives has been confusion. Unable to settle down in their offices, new mem bers and many old members have scarcely been able to hang up their hats.
 Greater than ever before has been the shifting in the house office building. If 1t were the practice for new members to take the offices of the members they unseated, the matter would be simple.
 But old members who are re- maining move into the most de- sirable vacated offices, and new members stand on the side-lines until the scrimmage fs over. REPUBLICAN RELATIVE
 By agreement between the White House and congress. dis tribution of the thousands of jobs created by taking farm cen- sus was made the special pat ronage prerogative of democratic representatives.
 They picked their friends and supporters, and the census bu- rcau put them on the payroll.
 Recently Colonel (Kentucky brand) Louis Howe, secretary to the president, wrote Census Di- rector William Austin requesting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
So They Say

The lncfclcncy of state prosecutors is respons- ble for many criminals being large today --E" W. Puttkammer, national secretary Of the Association of American Law Schools.
  Tn" trend is toward more wholesome and less morbid literature. Carl H. Milan. secretary, American Library Association.
  There's no sound argument for paying the bonus to fellows like me. U. 5. Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana.
  For some reason or other, the public would rather watch 22 men play football than listen to six debate. The Rev. Fr. John r. oIIara. president of Notre Dame.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

Philippine pose in our money?
 A. Fifty cents.
 c. From what source is the name meerschaum derived and where does 1t come from. Has 1t any other use than for smoking pipes?
 A. It is a German word-liter- ally translated sea-foam, that orig mated from an ancient notion that 1t ig petrified sea-foain. The min erai comes chiefly from Asia Minor, but is found also in Spain, Moravia, Turkey, Morcco and tllc United States. Its principal use is in the manufacture of tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc, but in Spain 1t is used as a building stone, and in Algeria as a bath Soap.
 Q. What interest do United States Postal Savings bonds pay?
 A. Two and one-half per cent.
 Q. Name the Senators from New York. /@
 A. Royal s. Copeland and Rob- ert F. Wagner.
 If you want a copy Of our but. letin, 'sThe Life of Charles A. Lindbcrgh," write to The WatcF- bury Democrats Washington Bu. rcau, enclosing five cent in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

New Haven is going right ahead with it's plan to equip the police motor patrol with sending and receiving radio equip ment. Hartford and New Haven will un- doubtedly be the first cities in the state advanced in this field of crime detection. Waterbury did some talking about this stunt, but it's been mostly talk However, we wouldn't be surprised to dind our Police Department becoming similarly equipped in another year or so. It doesn't take our officials long to seize upon the latest in the gentle art of suppressing crime and vio- lence of all descriptions and certainly the rapid-fre method of communication with the enforcement agencies aids in this work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
Selected Poem
SONG IN A MEADOW

(Elcanor Alletta Chaffce in the Christian Science Montor)
 The brook runs now with a crystal flute To It's lips, and affnor pressed
 About the air that will soon be mute: leaf on the frosty breast
 Strs in the wind with q tiny sound, Yet under this flowing strength Is the word, fast t-rooted in quiet ground, That will flower it's emerald length.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-09

Good old State Health Department! We could always depend on it to protect the interests of Waterbury, especially where the city's population was concerned. We can recall in the years back when the cen- sus estimates of other departments. notably the state education board, showed Waterbury with population far under that of the federal census figures, it was the health department which boosted our stock. And now according to the very latest figures of this department Water- bury has population of 104,400. We're still in fourth position following Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport in the order named. We are in the 100000 class, prob- ably for good now. If we can survive a depression like the one from which we think we're now emerging and still show a pretty good' gain in four years over the last federal figures, there's nothing to worry about.