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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
Sound Advice

It remained for republican member of the judiciary committee to sound a warning last week that is going unheeded judging by the myriad of requests being made of the General Assembly for in- creased departmental budgets, extra ordinary appropriations, etc. The pro- testant was Representative Noah Swayne of Darien, and we rather admire him for his temerity in bringing to an issue moot question in this state. It is, to our way of thinking, time that a halt was called on expenditures other than those vitally needed.
 The real need of the moment is to pro- vide relief for the unemployed and the destitute. This can be done in a number of ways. One naturally is by not cutting down the duties and the services of the various governmental agencies in the state. Another is by providing ways and means of aiding those on the relief lists. This is the problem to which we must de- vote ourselves with ever-increasing zeal.
 Representative Swayne was stirred to speech by the large number of demands for increased expenditures and said: "Peo- ple seem to forget that there is limit to the funds which they can supply in order to get the things they demand of the gov ernment. They seem to believe that an omnipotent government by some sort of sleight-of-hand can produce an unlimited supply of money They forget that the finances of the state or nation come from taxation and that when the limit of taxa tion has been reached the limit of funds has been reached.
 ''I feel thoroughly in sympathy with the principle of practically every bill which seeks to improve conditions. But the so- lution of the problem of where the money is to come from is something that is caus- ing every committee member more than little sleeplesSneSS. And well It might. And it should be of some concern to every taxpayer in the state. We are going to be assessed for every additional dollar that is ordered spent by our Legis- lature.
 Of recent years we have encouraged such things as repeal of prohibition, be- cause we saw in it source of revenue that might aid in meeting mounting eX- penses. We don't know how far 1t has gone in this respect, but certainly it is something that hasn't boosted taxes. And the same holds true for our interest in legalized betting on horse-races or state lotteries. These are extraordinary times. We must resort to extraordinary means to meet them. Either that or we must cut everything to the bone. We must give up things to which we have become accus- toned. All this is the name of economy. Let every state employe be concerned about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
Playing It "Cagey"

There was more interest in the bills of Representative John D. Thoms of Water bury that received hearing before the committee on constitutional amendments (House) Wednesday than would appear from what was said at the session. The bills are important ones, inasmuch as they call for amending of the present state constitution. One would demand a two-thirds vote of the legislative houses to override a gubernatorial vote. The other would allow the governor to name judges of the minor courts, as well as the su- preme, superior, and common pleas.
 These bills should not be of partisan nature, but the republican party has chos- en to make them so any time they are mentioned. Efforts in their behalf have failed before this. And they are sched- uled to fail again this year, unless the tactics that are now being displayed in Hartford fail of their objective. There was very little said at the committee hear ing Wednesday. Representative Thoms spoke briefly for the bills, explaining them and the purpose, which is perfectly obvi- ous to everyone, we should think.
 It might be imagined that there would be objectors, especially from the republi- can side of the Legislature, but, no, there was none. It might have been an unwiss move to have started lot of fuss oVcr these proposed amendments. It would have centered public interest on them. It. might even have caused the socialists to start making demands of the republicans, In short the less said, the less interest there would be- However, the democrats played the same game and, if and when the adverse report of the committee is re- ceived, will start the fireworks.
 There is nothing partisan about either proposal. All forms of constitutional government recognize the fact that two thirds vote is necessary to override veto Connecticut is more than unique in refus- ing to admit this. She is bit antique. As for the gubernatorial privilege of
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nominating minor court judges. we should heed the requests of the various law or ganizations about cleaning up our minor courts and removing the stigma of poli- tics from them. 1t is blot on the escutch- con of those minor court judges who have served faithfully and we'll for many years that they are contaminated by the brush that must be applied to others not such credit to the bench
 Four years ago republicans refused to put through the district court bill, which might have eliminated many of the minor courts, because it would have destroyed rich source of patronage. We hope that TOW the democrats and republicans are sharing many of the minor court plums the epidemic won't spread. The same reason holds good, we presume, for refus ing to give any governor, even republi- can or socialist one, the right to nominate all judges of our courts. As such it can become a boomerang.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
THE PONIES ARE SAYING
 PARI-MUTUEL TO < YOU &
Waterbury, Conn. ' March IA, 1935.

March IA, 1os5.
 Editor, the Democrat:
 AS will Rogers would say, all. I know is what I read in the papers. The editorial in last nights Demo- crat quite surprised me. If re- caIlS correctly the Democrat, in the past, did some ballyhooing to bring the ponies to ssConnecticut. But last nights editorial seemed to have a sseniblance of doubt as to whether ,pari-mutuel betting would be sucf, a; great thing for, the state. Perhaps the editor read that artt- cle .sin Golfers magazine about what happened in Rhode Island.
 You mentioned ilegaiized x liquor. It was the opinion of many folks that prohibition was the main cause of the depression. We know now that old man depression Is still with us. And certainly there are more places than ever selling liquor. Now comes the ponies to help us out. of the depression.
 If the experience Of Rhode Island is any criterion we are go- ing to be sorry if Connecticut lc. galizes pari-mutuel betting by es- ,tablishingR a race track in this state. The business concerns are going to lose and eventually 1t will be reflected in the State Treasury.
 As the .darky said, when he threw the- dice and snapped hIs fingers: Come seven come eleven
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: Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 According to the Question and Answer column in the sWaterbtiry Democrat t,Wednesday night a pair of twins means but two persons. should think that a pair of twins would mean four, yet the Question and Answer, man said this could not be-, Why, pray tell? Doesn't q pair mean two and similarly when you speak of twins you mean two. Therefore, my conclusion would be that a pair of twins would mean two sets of twins or in short four persons. I'll bet if you got an opin- ion on this from a strict gram marian or somebody who knew the exact meanings and shading of our language they'd tell you, too, that a pair of twins meant two sets of twins. can see where by common usage the expression pair O. twins would be taken to mean but one set of twins, but I'm taking the words right at what I think are their exact meaning. wonder If anybody else will agree with me in the naattar. A. R.
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baby needs a pair of shoes.,"' Nine times out of ten baby doesn't get the shoes. Connecticut like Rhode Island is not the type of state that can profit from horse racing. It's industrial centerss arc largely made up of working people who cannot afford to.bet.
 Large metropolitan centers like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other big cities with popula- tions as great or greater than the entire State of Connecticut have a much larger field to draw from. While the small wage earner may play the ponies the race track IS not dependent entirely on their support.
 Tourist resorts like Miami are dependent on vacationers with money to spend. They could not support a race track with its own population. Small wage earners should not be tempted to make bets they can i'll afford. If made convenient for them to do so I be- lieve that the state as well as busi- ness in general will suffer thereby. X INO BETTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
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be the Legion backed Vinson bill, which would leave the method of financing up to the treasury and thereby presumably raise the money by bond ho- tation, is any mans guess. Ee
 Because the Vinson bill has the LegiOn's endorsement the, chances favor its enactment.
 But one of the bills Is certain to be laid on the White House doorstep and the real trial of strength hetweeIr the president and congress on the Issue will thenNensue. J %S%
 And the eonfestF will be set tled--as lias been the case in every previous tcst-in the sen. ate.
 The house is overwhelmingly for immediate payment of the bonus. Whether two-thirds of the senate can be rallied to override the president remains to be seen. TAXI CONVERSATION
 Washington's taxi drivers are / noted Tor their gOSS1py chattl- ness. But there Is one young : driver, working his way through law school, who is wondering whether silence is not golden.
 Morning after Huey Longs radio reply to General Johnson. he was hailed by woman who asked to be driven to the sen- ate office building.
 ''That was some speech the Kingfish made last night" the driver observed.
 "Wasn't it," replied his. fare pleasantly. "I thought Senator Long made most excellent talk"
 "He sure told the general what was what"
 Didn't he!"
 As the woman alighted she said:
 "Young man, I am Senator CaraWay and I want you to know how pleased am at flnd- ing such an intelligent chauffeur. Returning uptown, the taxi
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there would not be a bank open in the country to-day. The people did not lack confidence in the gov- ernment. It lacked confidence in the banking system. The govern ment restored. adence. In banks ment isY moving day by day, oWafd a Central Banking system and the Federal Reserve system VIII be- come as dead as the Dodo.
 Bankers are now going to go to school and earnsthe proper func- tions of banking. Up to now they have only been posing as bankers. As banker Nichols of Chicago said, all sorts of fools and knayes werf, in the banking business.
 COMMON CLAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 TO BECOME AS DEAD AS A DODO, SAYS COMMON CLAY
Waterbury, Conn.
 March IA, 1885.

p .WuIcrpuTy, CoHH. .s March IA, 1885, Editor, the. Democrat. -e-,., < l saw an article in the papers where a local banker defends tEc Federal Reserve system against | the attack of Father Coughlir. This banker stated that the Fed eral banks have no power to in. crease the amount of money in cir culation, nor to decrease it., ex- cept through other banks, which actually extend or withdraw credit. This banker continues by saying: "Were some system of banking adopted to sIpplant the Federal Reserve system and were this new agency to expand or contract credit according to the demand of the users of money, the depression problem would not be solved, be. cause there is no sound means ',i getting the money into the hands of the users" This banker also states that the part played by the Federal Reserve banks in expand ing or contracting credit has been largely misrepresented- by Father Coughlin.
 It would be more to the point if this banker would inform the pulp lie wherein Father Coughlin has made misrepresentations. In. the first place why and for what pur- pose was the Federal Reserve sys- tenn created? Why were the pee pie of the United States taught to believe that 1t was a government institution? Why does not the United States government share in the profit when it has to guaran- tee the soundness of the curren- cy of the Federal Reserve system !? Why did the Federal Reserve sys- tenn restrict rediscounts to 16-day paper? Why, did the Federal Re- serve system insist on the privilege of tying into sgoyernment bon1s when it's function is to rediscount commercial paper? Tn short why did the Federal Reserve, system violate every principle contained Tn its original charter?
 The Federal Reserve system has proven beyond any doubt that it is Il failure. If 1t, were not tho gov ernment stepping into the breach
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
So They Say

am greatly surprised and pained by the rebel lion, because Greece economically has been con- stantly improving for the last two years Former Foreign Minister Demetrios Maximos of Greece.
 Perhaps may take holiday now. --Former King Prajadhipok of Siam who ab- dicated his throne. . Personally, I like the straight away swinger who doesn't try to guess what the pitcher will throw.
 Rogers Hornsby. batting. President Roosevelt lid q great service when he took selfish. organized big business off our necks. -President Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia University
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

Washington, March 15--Mem- bers of the senate finance com mittee, now Investigating the NRA, have decided that here after they will demand original copies of MIRA reports. .N
 REASON: Senators have dis covered that under the Blue Eagle there are reports-and reports.
 On the opening day of the probe, Assistant President Don Richberg was asked to fur nish the committee with copies of the NRA research and plan ming division report.
 This is the document which, among other things, declared:
 That while payrOlis in De- cember, 1884, were only about 60 per cent of the total in 1928, dividends and interest were 15O ger cent Of their total i'm 1926; that code fixed minimum wages showed a marked tendency. to become maximum; that 40 per cent of the workers employed under codes are working more than 40 hours q week; that the big industries in general 2 were allowed to fix the lowest mini- mum pay scales and that the MIRA is costing the country $55.- OOO,OOO year to operate.
 The next morning bound cop ies of the report were handed each senator.
 But when several of them be- gan pouring through the docu- ment they found it consisted almost entirely of bewildering charts, graphs and tabulations.
 All the damning textual matt ter mentioned above was myster. iOusly missing.
 w h en challenged on the elections by Alabama's Senator Hugo Black, Richberg insisted that the submitted copies were no different from the original.
 "We just left out some of the discursivc language he said.
 'T should say you did," shot back Black. "That 'discursivc' language Is exactly what we want tO sec. Please sec that we get it."
 Richberg promised to bet him an original copy-if one was available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

0. It is correct to use the ex-- pression "an unmitigated person ?"
 A. Unmitigated may modify a noun that expresses some quality, state, CT condition in itself such as ''unmitigated rogue" To use it simply with the noun "person" is incorrect, as there would then be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
A Thought for Today

If, when evil cOmeth upon us. as the sword, judgment, or petiIencc, or famine, we stand before this house, and in Thy presence, 0or Thy name Is in this hOusc,) and cry unto Thee in our afflictiOn, then Thou wilt hear and help--u Chronicles, 2O:9
 Heart troubles in Gods husbandry are not wounds, but the putting in of the spade be- fore planting the seeds.-Henry ward Beecher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
Horoscope
BY oCTAVINE

For persons who believe tliat hu-
 man destiny is guided by the plan. cts the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrOloger. In addition to information of general interests, 1t outlines Information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
 I MARCH IS
 A fine morning for lovers quar- rels, or disagreements with those of the opposite sex. The afternoon and early evening are a great im- proVement. The late evening is back in the same vein as the morn- ing. Writing letters or reading should be the best way to spend the evening.
 Birthdate You should have some talent a3 a writer. You may have a favor able financial time from. October 12 through 22, 1895. Travel may be ,of. benefit and association with for eigners. ' Danger October 24, 1885,
 :, Socially favorable June" 1-4, 1885.
 Write letters on April and g., 1885,. Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their horo- scopes are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this ncws- paper. Enclose a Scent stamped self-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
THE EDITOR.

Q. Were the scenes in the mos
 tion picture, "The Big Drive" ac- tually taken in the World War? s A. They were compiled from archives of the nations
 involved in the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, Neither of them were there"; say neither of them was there."

no attribute of that person ex- pressed by either an adjective, or by the noun itself.
 o. Has the United States ever issued dateless quarter dollar? # A. No.
 F c. How did the number of births and deaths compare in con. tinental United States in 1883?
 A. Deaths. I 342,106; births, 2,0SK,232.
 @. Do packing houses utilize the heads from sheep and cattle
 A. The tongues cheek muscles and brains are removed and sold for food, and glue, fat, oil and bone-meal are extracted from the rest of the head.
 Q. How many characters has the new Chinese alphabet?
 A.. Thirty-six.
 0. What is the annual produc- ton of pianos in the U. s.?
 A. In 1881 the number was 51,370, and the value was $12,7S0,- TAG.
 o. What are the Upanishads and the .Bhagavad Gita? ,3 v5s
 A. The Upanishads are specula tive writings dealing with man and the universe, and form late part of the Vedic writings in India. The earliest of them dates from about the eighth century B. c. The Bhagavad Gita is the supremely important scripture of India, and
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Daily Washington Merry Go Round
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l. What are homonyrns?
 ?. Where is Lake Tanganyika?
 3. What is the lowest noncona- missioned rank in the U. s. army?
 4. What color is emerald? 5. In which New England city is there a section called Beacon Hill? ags6. Does the U. s. maintain a diplomatic representative at the Vatican? .,s
 2. Where is the republic of Honduras?
 8. What is the Cable act?
 9. What is the name for sheet iron; or steel in which5grooves and ridges have been produced by pass ing them between grooyed or ridged rollers? , 10. Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson? @ t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

It is easy to sympathize with the par ents of nine-year old Edward Smith of Brockton, Mass, as well as the unfortu- nate youngsters companions Edward was one of a group playing cowboy and Indian recently. What American man or boy hasn't played the game at some time in his life. Edward was lashed to the stake Ca tree) to be burned by captors Robert Dobryzinski, 8, was also tied Grass was set afire It suddenly whipped up to the boys clothing. Robert strug- gled free. Edward inhaled the flames be- fore released. He died. His boyish con- panions, sobbing, carried his little casket to it's last resting place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
IN TO-DAY'S Y'S= M ALI

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

Q. What does the name Monroe mean? ss A. It is an Irish family name and means a dweiler at red morass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

Four states-Nebraska Iowa, Missouri, and South Dakota-would do anything to keep their boundaries straight. But they can't, because the Missouri river insists on wandering all over the land and chang ing it's course every few years. It will take a court of arbitration no doubt to settle the boundary line and another court of engineers to get the river to agree, too.
 High Johnson told" those other fel- lows, all right, but they don't seem to stay told
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15

o. What are tarots?,
 A. Italian playing cards, dating from the 14th century. A pack had 78 cards, 22 of them being trumps.
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dates from the second century F. c. 1t deals with the story of Krisna, and develops a pantheistic religion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-15
PINK ELEPHANT

Young, liberal Vito Marcan- tonic, successor to the seat held in the house for many years by Mayor LaGuardia, is the recip-. tent of unique decoration.
 He. has had bestowed on him the Order of the Pink Pachy- derm.
 Maury Maverick of Texas, grand son of a signer of the Te a s Declaration of Independence and himself the wcarer of distin- guished medals-the Silver Star and the Purple Heart won on the battle fields in France.
 Maverick decorated his col league with the following cita- tion:
 By virtue of the power vest ed in me as a gentleman, q am g gentleman according to the rules of the house) 1 do hereby present to the gentle man, (according to the rules of the house) MT. Vito Mar cantonio the following:,
 One Pink Pachyderm
 Forasmuch as the said Mar-s, cantonio is an off color repub- lican, to-wit, a liberal, a sim cere friend of the people, and believes in following the Constitution of the United States wherein it isi said there shall be Liberty of Speech, Press, Conscience and Reli- zion, and worthy successor to Fiorello La Guardia, the said Mareantonio shall here matter be known and deslg- / mated as; \,
 The Pink Pachyderln of
 Congress- as2.e.
 MAURY MAVERICK,
 The Gentleman from Texas. THE QUESTION The fate of the bonus issue this session revolves about only one question:
 Can the packers of the e.legisla- ton muster sufiifficiffient support { to override the veto of the presi- dNpt? .g
 CONGRESS IS CERTAIN TO PASS A BONUS BILL.
 Whether it will be the Pat man measure, which would f. nance the payment with an issue of Rreenbacks. or whether 1t will