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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

Just about this time of the year, when
ever the General Assembly is in session,
one is apt to hear talk of special session
or even of extending the session beyond
its legal limit. 1t usually amounts to just
what it is - mere talk. In the last few
sessions of the Assembly there has never
been any need of carrying the legislators
beyond the first few days of June in their
deliberations and actions. The same will
be true in 1885, we know.
Even Senator j. Kenneth Bradley of
Westport, chairman of the powerful judi
ciary committee, admitted this in radio
interview Monday night. And Senator
Bradley is in his first term in the Senate,
so it must be apparent that when a new
conner, even one as versed as Senator
Bradley, has proved to be, grasps the leg
islative situation on the closing date, there
is no need to worry about prolonging the
session. Only in the event of an emer-
gency requiring certain state compliance
with federal demands would the Legis-
lature be brought back into session or
retained after the first week in June,
Senator Bradley said in effect.
III All of which, however, means that in
the remaining days of May it behooves
the Legislature to raise itself to full eff
cheney. There are many matters of tax
alton left undone that must be taken
care Of If these have not already been
riven sound and serious thought there is
no need of taking them up now, as the
time is too short to consider them and
then take action. The decision must be
made one way or the other. And thereby
hangs what we consider a bad fault IN
Legislative procedure Every session
there is pronounced tendency to leave
to the last too many important measures.
There certainly is no reason why the
liquor bill could not have been the order
of business in February or March. And
the matter of tax reform in Connecticut.
We consider that the most pressing prob
lem after relief. We do not possibly see
how it can be solved now. Institutional
needs are many. yet they are shunted to
the wind-up. Far better would it be to
defer all appointments to the closing days
of the session, save those required by ex-
piration of terms, than the business now
confronting the Legislature. Custom
seems to run contrary to this program
Obviously political expediency plays too
important part in the business of our
state
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Erect The Plant

According to last nights Democrat
Naugatuck may rescind it's action of
year ago when the freemen voted not to
erect a sewage disposal plant until Wa
terbury had taken some similar action.
While it is not the purpose of this writer
to point out to Naugatuck it's duty in
this respect, still we don't think a few
comments on the topic are amiss. Both
Naugatuck and Waterbury should make
every effort to complete sewage disposal
plants for their respective sewer systems
az soon as possible.
In the borough's case we understand
that such project is possible now. There
are even indications that if the borough
does not seize the present opportunity to
build its plant it may be denied the oppor-
tunity of procuring federal funds with
which to defray some of the cost of the
work. That is one incentive to cause al
most anybody to urge completion of the
sewer work. Speaking for Waterbury we
can only say that public opinion is in back
of the proposed sewage disposal system,
but funds seem to be lacking.
AS everyone knows who has read these
columns in the last few years the situation
in Waterbury resolves itself into a ques-
tion of financing At tremendous ex-
pense the city has laid trunk line sewer
in the Naugatuck river valley all the way
up to Waterville A second trunk line
must be laid up the Mad River valley.
When completed these trunk lines will &C
commodate every lateral sewer in the city
and carry all sewage to a disposal plant
to be built in the south end of the city,
where over twenty years ago the city con-
templated and actually started work on
such plant. ..o
Naugatuck believes that until Water
bury's disposal plant is operating, bor-
ough plant will be of no value to the river
valley. That is perfectly true. And II
both Waterbury and Naugatuck stimuli
taneously put plants into operation the
valley will still be polluted by sewage
from Torrington, Ansonia, Derby, and
other communities now using the stream
NJ 8 depository. But beginning must be
made some time. so we urge our Nauga.
tuck neighbors 10 complete their disposal
plant and 10 put II into operation. Wa
lefbury, we know, will follow the example
In The immediate future.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
So They Say

Not all the biochemists in the world
explain how the vegetable, with a sunbeam,
few quarts of water, and some carbonc acid gas,
can make tushel of corn or a peck of potatoes.
The Rev Julius A. Nieuwland. Notre Dame
University.
They'll have married to triplets next
Mae West.
lieve that people give contributions to political
party just because they want to play Santa Claus.
Francis w. Poulson, Ohio democratic chairman.
The democratic party has gone to collectivism,
bureaucracy, and finally to state socialism.
Representative Hamilton Fish. Jr (Rep N. "
I would rather be beggar in rags eating dry
morsel than sleek, pampered, well-fed, serve
hireling. housekeeping to the whims of a die
tator or despot
Rabbi F. N. Isserman of st Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Press Comment
JEREMIAH DONOVAN
bridgeport Telegram)


Connecticut has lost pictur-
esque figure through the death OF
former Congressman jeremiah
Donovan of Norwalk. Jerry
Donovan had not been active In
public life of late years, but those
who remembered him in his prime,
knew what a whirlwind he was.
He first attracted statewide at
tention as q member of the state
Legislature, when he took q fore
most part In the agitation which
led to the establishment of q pub
lie utilities commission. Though q
staunch democrat Mr. Donovan was
not swayed by any narrow or par
tisan outlook on public questions
and when the late Stiles Judson
was leading the Senate fight for
regulation OF the utilities he had
no stronger or more sincere sup
porter than the senator from Nor
walk.
Ate 4 term IN Congress 70
which he was elected during the
Bull Moose split OF 1919, Mr. pono-
van was elected mayor OF Nerwaik
and served two terms. His hon.
ssty and Independence were dem-
onstratea In the mayors offiee and
his desire 10 protect the taxpayers
from waste was evidenced by the
economies which he put Into Of
feet Ills independence and OUT
spokennens brought him critics N
plenty, but nobody dared 20 quos-
ton Jerry DopOFnn's Honesty o.
w. sincere desire 10 promote the
public Welfafe,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

Washington, May 15-Behind
the din and clatter of the bonus
free-for-all stand out. two salient
facts:
1. That. for the first time
since the issue of immediate
payment was raised there is
favorable majority in the sem,
ate. This means that sooner or
later bonus bill will become
law regardless of presidential
opinion.
2. That the senate's action
in rejecting the Harrison COM
promise and the Legion back
ed Vinson bill in favor of the
Patmans measure unwtttingly
pulled Roosevelt out OF q bad
hole.
This seeming paradox is made
clear by an explanation of what
took place on this issue behind
the scenes.
A group of leading senate
democrats - chief among them
Robinson, Harrison and Byrnes
come up for. reelection next
year. Privately they are OPP
posed to the bonus.
But they face difficult contests.
So they decided on a stratagem.
They would climb on tn e
bandwagOn - bnt their kind OF
wagon.
They evolved the so-called
Harrison compromise, un d e r.
which the veterans would have
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

State comment on the Culhane bill
wiping out all bank receiverships is en-
couraging to the author. The Hartford
Times said Monday night, ''The principle
written into the Culhane bill, making the
bank commissioner receiver of all closed
banks merits and undoubtedly will meet
with general approval. Whether the bill is
unavoidable or has aspects of unconstitu-
tionality, will be determined later. If SO
the situation probably can be corrected.
49,. Under the Culhane bill, if signed by
the governor, receivership costs will be
greatly diminished. The bank commits
sioner will receive no fee as receiver
and the attorney generals department will
furnish legal advice :. p All of which is
proof simple that the Culhane measure IS
popular with the rank and file of the
people, perhaps not with certain interests,
which would naturally be expected.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

1t may be that the people who settled
in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas
lacked enterprise. Or it may be that they
did the best they could and never had a
fair chance. There is good deal to be
said for the latter view, since the noun
tains were denuded of their rich pine and
oak forests and their game was mostly
lost with the deforestation. The govern
ment, anyway, seems to be accepting the
latter view in its plan for redeeming the
mountains and people. 1t is quite an
enterprise, to buy more than 100000
acres of that mountain region, take over
$4,000 inhabitants temporarily as wards
of the nation, transfer those destitute fam
lilies from their barren hillsides to fertile
valleys, and replant the lost forests.
Most of the natives are said to be will
ing. 1t will not be much of an upheaval
as rule, for the 10-acre plots to be pro-
vided for them will be usually within
few miles of, their present homes. With
soil that will grow food, with better
access to towns, with time to pay for
their new homes, and with tree-planting
and bodybuilding jobs provided rather
literally, the ambitious ones at least should
be able to make go of it. And the for
ests, with the incidental wealth they create,
will be useful in the future. Here, then,
is one OF the new frontiers. And Uncle
Sam is certainly getting rather far from
his traditional laissez-faire policy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
"A Book a Day
How Death Brought
Lovers Fulfillment
By BRUCE CATION

"Foreyer," by Mildred Cram.
Is one Of those delicate and
tender fantasies which must be
the hardest of all stories to write,
because one poorly chosen phrase
can spoil the whole thing.
What Miss Cram does is simply
to reverse our customary outlook
on life and death. In her story,
human existence beyond the
grave is the important thing. and
life on earth is a mere incident.
Her people exist in a magic
shadowland beyond time and
space. From time to time they
must be born into human bodies,
on earth-and they fear birth
precisely as we ourselves fear
death.
She introduces boy and a girl
--ageless and eternally young,
who roam the earth with all the
other disembodied spirits, and to
whom actual flesh-and-blood peo-
pie are as invisible and as mys-
terious as ghosts are to us.
They fall in love, these two,
and then they have to be born
into earthly bodies; and they are
separated by the mystery of birth
as earthly lovers are separated by
the mystery Of death, and like
them they VOW to find each other,
somehow.
So their earthly existence is one
long hunt for each other, al
though they do not know quite
why they have to make the hunt
or why they recognize each other
when 1t ends; and, at the close.
they die to be together forever,
free of the limitations of the flesh.
Miss Cram has handled this
fragile story with great skill, and
her little book has wistful
beauty which is extremely NOV
ing.
KnnnF ID r1,xhI;wb;n~ a. foc e1
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

Even if proposed plan of the judiciary
committee to draw up bill that would
nullify the full extent of Culhane measure
goes through we don't think that the Leg
islature will support it. There was too
much sentiment in favor of what Senator
Culhane proposes shall be done by his bill
to have it done away with simply because
certain groups in the Legislature are OPP
posed to this action. For once we think
that independence in party lines will be
manifest. With both the Senate and the
House in unanimous agreement on the Gull
hane measure, it is very hard to see how
the bill could possibly be nullified now.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Selected Poem
SAILORS REQUIEM

(FitzHugh L. Mnnigerode in New York Times)
Dig not, plead, a narrow cell for me
or seal my ashes in combining urn.
From my long Odyssey could not turn
To quietude; could not contented be
Save still hear the thunder of the sea
And still BIO tossed where angry water churn;
My soul to cleave where vagrant comets burn
Their fiery trails across immensely.
II there be sung for me a requiem,
Let II be this: His body to the deep.
His spirit tho high vault OF heaven 10 sweep
Until he come ut last TO touch the hem
OF Gods white surplice; pilot there TO be
or every wind-whipt ship on stormy sea.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
In To-day's Mail
Anonymous letters will not
be accepted unless accom-
panied with writer's name.
CLAY" REGRETS UP
SETTING j. w. WALKERS
VIEWPOINTS
Waterbury, Conn.

fNF1tSS.A OdAyr OOAlhs
May. IA, 1895.
Editor, the Democrat:
Common Clay, was taken over
the Goals by ]. ". Walker in let
ter appearing, in last nights
Democrat. Mr. Walker says he
does not possess any knowledge of
the educational training of Com
mon Clay" but does know that
some of the most brilliant minds
of the world have been In a hope
less quandary down through the
ages on the question of money. Mr.
Walker then says, now where does
the ordinary mortal stand an in
telligent opportunity ito express d
sensible opinion? X sss.,.ss
Common Clay" was educated
in the orthodox manner and spe-
cialized in accounting and eco
nomics. Long ago he realized that
his orthodox training gave but one
side of the question, and he de-
cided to investigate the other side
of the question This, required re-
data not available in the orthodox
school. ]. v. Walker tells Com
mon Clay" that there are two sides
to every story and requests him to
try and concentrate and possibly
he would arrive at an equilibrium.
Mr. Walker infers that Common
Clay" is Totalitarian, term,
which is equivalent to Fascist Italy
or Nazi Germany. Mr. Walker
should have realized that Com
mon Clay" would make poor To-
talitarian because under such q
system Common Clay" would not
have the right to think for him.
self much less have the right to
express himself. voltaire once said
to another: / disagree with what
you say but defend 10 death your
right to say It.
Common Clay" Is sorry that. J.
v. Walker has such q poor opin-
ion OF him. Perhaps, that's 10 be
expected when one upsets the
viewpoint OF another. Common
Clay" will continue 10 express his
opinions and II they appear un.
intelligent TO J. v. walker all he
has 10 do IL look for the signature
Common Clay" and thus save
himself tho bother 70 read Il. Why
Mr. Walker ever bothered 70 write
a letter In the first place makes
Common clay' wonder about HIS
own intelligence. When Common
Clay" comes across anything he
considers ~ trash he throws II
into the rubbish and forgetp
about a.
coMMoN cLAr.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
MERRY.Go-ROUND

Arizona's witty Senator Henry
Ashurst says that "even IL a
: politician is a fluent speaker, si-
lence is to be recommended as
1t is the best substitute for
brains ever invented" :.
Pittsburgh's e,pres NATIVE
Matt Dunn has it all figured out
Just how to go about settling the
worlds troubles. He has intro
,duced bill calling for q
Humanitarian + Day" On this
day the president would sum-
mon representatives from all the
nations Of the world for the
purpose of discussing ways and
means to end poverty, wars and
every other thing which retards
the progress Of mankind" One
thing is certain about the
scheme. It certainly would be a
great boon to Washington hotel
owners.
The whisper In republican ma.
tional committee circles In that
the 1885 g, o. D. campaign will
be underwater by the Ameri-
can Liberty league--"if the right
candidate 10 nominated"
Representative Maury Maverick,
whose grandfather was an Alamo
defender and one OF the sign.
ers OF the Texas Declaration Of
Independence, says that not all
his famliy's distinguished ances.
tors were on his fathers side.
One first cousin Of his mother
was Commodore Aatthew Fen.
faine Maury, q noted confeder.
ats SEQ commander, and an.
other, General Dabnoy Maury,
commanded 9 southern brigade.
Copyright, 1885 By unitod Yea.
tuFe Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Horse Laugh

All over the chamber rose
smokers at the latter's discom-
future. Even his republican col
leagues Joined in the horse-
laugh.
Austin had waged a one-man
filibuster against the bill. The
day previous he had talked
practically the entire afternoon
to prevent the senate from
acting on Norris motion.
When the chamber quit for
the day Norris appeared licked.
Austin, left the floor with cOcky
swagger. It was uncallcd for.
What he did not realize was
that the canny Norris had adj
journed and not recessed the
senate. That meant that when
the chamber met the next day
there began new legislative
day with d so-called morning
hour" during which motion to
make legislation the business OF
the senate are not debatable."
Thus, when Austin reappeared
refreshed and ready to continue
his filibuster, Norris quietly pull
ed the trigger and let him have
1t squarely between the eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

ticular royal breed. known in this
country, as Siamese cats has a
glossy and close lying coat of cream
or tawny color on the body, with
out streaks, bars, blotches or any
other markings. The. mask, ears.
legs, feet and tail are seal brown.
The eyes are bright blue. The body
is rather long, the legs are slender
and the head is long and somewhat
pointed. The tail may have a kink,
but is generally straight.
@. Who was called "'The Father
of English Prose-" and who was
called 1.-THE Father of English
Poetry?"
A. Prose-Roger Ascham, in
structor to Queen Elizabeth, and
poetry Geoffrey Chaucer.
@. On what date will the next
graduation exercises at the u. s.
Naval Academy be held?
A. The ceremonies begin June
6, at ten A. M.
@. What was the title Of the
motion picture in which Sally
Rand did her fan dance, and who
had the leading roles?
A. "Bolero," with George Raft
and Carole Lombard in the leading
roles.
@. What is the minimum age
for persons holding the office of
President of the United States?
A. Thirty-five.
@. How are worn-out motion
picture films disposed of?
A. Generally they are sold for
the silver that can be salvaged
from them. Some companies
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

This is the time of the year
when motorists ought to make use of
the excellent opportunities to visit our
state parks and forests. See just
what wonders are being accomplished in
every section of the state. Most people
know little or nothing of these wonderful
recreational spots. Make it point to visit
of the year. You'll be well repaid for
the visit
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Horoscope
(BY OCrAvINE)

For persons who believe that hn-
man destiny Is guided by the plan-
cts, the daily horoscope Is out
lined by q noted astHOlOger. In
addition to information OF general
interests, 1t outlines information
OF special interests TO persons born
ON the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

pered Senator Bennett Clark to
a colleague. This is going to be
good. George Norris is about to
take Austin"
AS Clark spoke Norris rose
from this seat.
"Mr. President" he said, 81
move the senate proceed to the
consideration of s. .2357."
Is .2357 is q bill, favored by
the administration, to enlarge
the powers of the iva so as to
meet objections raised by the
courts.)
AS Norris concluded. Warren
r. Austin, beefy, pompous YER
monter, leaped excitedly to his
feet.
"Mr. President" he began,
II =. :"
s'Under the rules broke in
sharply Vice-President Garner,
''the motion is not debatable,"
and then while Austin stood
gaping, Garner, running the
words together, continued
"a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ed-say-no-fhe.a y sch exit -
ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
"Old' George Norris had in
deed taken Austin-and with a
vengeance.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Daily Washington Merry Co Round
oiss NEA

s.
Favorable Majority Senate Assures Bonus Despite Presidential OPPOSE
on but Passage Paman Bill Was Lucky Break for
White House, Berlin Embassy Uncertain Position After Dodd Speech
Cng Nazi Senator Ausns Fbuster Futile Against Shrewd STRAIT
nunfG nnrnn Norr
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
received a portion of the face
value Of their certificates.
Compromise Scheme


p This scheme they laid before
the president. And although he
is against the bonus, the SEN
ate leaders understood that he
agreed to accept the Harrison
plan if congress passed it.
Hence 1t was that w h the
senate, much to the panied SUR
prise of its authors, turned
thumbs down on the Harrison
compromise, the president found
the chamber had done him a
great favor.
< IT. hal saved him from max.
;ns eooI m = nromise that was
not univ 5istasfesmI tn him hut
was of very nuestionable polifi-
cal xaIue
The comnromise wouId not
49, 80 t;.f;ad A. ataYans and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
THB EDITOR.

@. How many japanese reside
in the United States; in California
and in Arizona, and can they own
real estate in the two states?
A. The 1880 census enumerated
138,834 Japanese in the United
states; of whom $40 were in Arr
iona and 1886 were in California.
They cannot own real estate in
either of these states.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

Radio stars have their rights and Cen
eral Hugh Johnson was probably justified
in refusing to deliver, for only two sta
tions, speech he had spent two days in
preparing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

O. What are Siamese cats?
A. There are many breeds of
cats native in Siam, but the par
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

The British are reasonably temperate
race, But what can you expect when
they're bound, as loyal subjects, to drink
the health of their King and Queen all
summer?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15
Berlin, Embassy


One factor in the delicate
European Situation which con-
tinually worries the state de-
partment is the weakness of the
American embassy in Berlin.
Ambassador Dodd. ever since
he criticized the Nazis in a
speech, has been cordially dis
liked, gets little inside informa7
ton as to- what is going on. His
staff: Is considered one Of the
weakest in Europe. The state de-
partment has be en- looking
around for a good career Dip
lomat who can bolster it up.
jOutwitted
stxxv- y. :. ..l~x ~tyI
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

O. How is flour bleached?
A. With chlorin or nitrogen
oxide.
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Entries for tho recent poriaAewn
Musical Festival IN the irish Free
state numbered 1850, an lNefaaso
Of $50 ever Lest year
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

@. Is Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
the author, still living?
A. He died in 1907.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

Can you answer seven OF these
test duestions7 Turn to last
page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

The dime chain letter business is crazy,
but it helps Jim Farley, anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-15

store prints Of exceptional pictures
in vaults Tor future use.