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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Remember The Public

Today is the day when many beauti- full friendship may be shattered on the rocks of liquor control. The judiciary committee is sitting in judgment on the many bills that have been introduced III the Legislature calling for changes in the present liquor control act. A goodly pro- portion of these will be speedily discarded. They are designed primarily to set up the selfish ends of some one individual or group.
 Liquor control in Connecticut is not designed to make multi-millionaires out of anybody. People should get the idea out of their heads that there's a fortune to be made in selling liquor. It's like all other legitimate businesses. You'll get just as much out of it as you put into it. And those who come under the provisions of the liquor act should keep this firmly in mind. It was not the purpose of the Congress of the United States and the peoples of the United States to cast dis cretion to the winds in repeating the pro- hibition amendment.
 A control act means just that - control of the manufacture, sale, and importation of liquor. In Connecticut we chose to give various classes of business chance to profit through legaliZation of such manufacture, sale, and importation, but this we did by imposing regulations to be observed. Time has proved that in some cases these regulations impose hardships. They must be corrected. We believe the sLegislature will do this upon recommen- dation of the judiciary committee.
 But we do not believe that any descent upon Capitol Hill will cause our state solons to cast aside that which they set up two years ago. They may make changes. In fact, they will. All who demand favors cannot be satisfied. Let us merely hope that the real vital problem of liquor control will be straight ened out by the time the one bill or sev- eral bills are reported out of committee. It can be if selfish interests are sacri- feed for those of the consuming public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
JERRY DONOVAN.
THE AGE OLD PROBLEM. OF
 LIQUOR. HOW SHOULD 1T BE HANDIaED?.
cditor of Tine Democrat:

Editor of The Democrat:
 The State. Capitol is about to be besieged by an influx of liquor dis pensers ranging from ale and lager merchants to champagne purveyors. The Connecticut set up prior to repeal of prohibition was held to be the ideal legislation, pending the ratification of .the twenty-frst amendment. Other states were urged to copy the Con- necticut pattern in the event of the return of liquor. Tn the present day light of events the well laid plans of Connecticut seem to have gone awry. The Tower of Babel had no- thing on the confusion which now exists in the sale of intoxtcating liquors in Connecticut.
 Grocery stores and department stores (dry goods stores of other days) sell wet goods by the quart. but include little sample bottles aa gle or case lots. Drug stores sell and hotels sell wine and beer by the ,glass with meals (and without meals tool but must not allow pa trons to drink liquors, even though purchased legally from other lic. ensed dealers. Taverns can only sell ale and lager by the glass and are not allowed to sell by the pack. age. All these dispensers have diff ferent opening and closing hours When one gets . bit confused he merely drops into speak-easS where everything Is handled in 2 free and easy style. No complica' tions to bother the citizen whe wants a drink. Hours, kind 0i drink size of drink do not have ts be studied nj,k. ~ s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
So They Say

The Metropolitan (Opera House) has certain beauty, and above all it has tradition-a tradi- ton which it would be foolish to throw away.
 Walter Damrosch, famous conductor.
  Baseball of the future is going to be less of pink affair. Branch Hickey, vice president of St Louis Cardinals.
 If women not willing to pay the price of peace, we may find it necessary to pay the price of war
 Mrs William Dick Sporborg former president New York State Federation of Womens Clubs
  People prefer to have four five feet of engine in front Of them. They feel safer. Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, automotive de- signer.
 Be born in a country where your materials for your works lie. Pearl Buck, famous author, in advice to authors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
What Logical Legislators!

The logic that our state legislators en- ploy at times is something marvellous Take, for instance, the way the republi- cans in the House yesterday vindicated themselves for rejecting the bill intro duced by Waterbury legislators to get rid of the office of third prosecutor. Accord ing to the upposedly-erudite judiciary committee, which you know is republican ruled, the law should remain as 1t is with out any further legislative tampering.
 There was no consideration for the arguments advanced at the committee hearing or that of Representative John D. Thoms yesterday. He pointed out that the annual deficit of the Waterbury city court is about $25,000. Why worry about lit- tie thing like that? The city of Waterbury is good for that amount. And anyway, Waterbury has democratic administra- tion, so let Lieutenant-governor Hayes and his official family worry along as best they can. Can't you just imagine this line of reasoning?
 Of course it may be all wrong, but when a city court goes into the hole every year by $25, 1000 and you know it's overstaffed and you try to correct the situation and you are told politely but firmly that the law had better stand as it is then naturally a person draws all sorts of fancy conclu- sions and is perfectly justified in so doing. There is no more need for three prosecu- tors in the Waterbury court at $3,2OO an- nually than there is for two governors of Connecticut. If the volume of work com- pels three shifts of four months, make the pay commensurate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
IT'S "FIGGERs" THAT COUNT, NUNZIO, OLD SOCK. OLD
 KID, OLD BOY!
Waterbury, Conn. .~ Feb 20. 1885.

Waterbury, Conn. .., .-.- Feb 20, 1885. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Nunzio Murno objects to my let ter of recent date concerning the | alleged discrimination of Italians. He says the insinuations in nay letter affronted his race. Insinuations? My letter con- 1 tained no insinuations. It told the cock-eyed world in straight from l the-shoulder, plain, understandable English that MORE ITALIANS APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT OF JUSTICE HERE THAN THIR- TY OTHER NATIONALITIES. AND THE OTHER THIRTY MA ROYALTIES" WERE ENUMER- ATED.
 That isn't 'insinuating" is 1t? If it was. here are official figures of | the police department of arrests for the past 16 years. to obliterate l any and all tint of insinuation.
 Italians, 7.5E0; Lithuanians, l 4,542; Russians, 4.148; Irish, 3.274; l Canadians, 1,615; Polish, 1,559; l Greeks, 683; Hungarians. 659; Por- l tuguese, 464: Germans, 421; Eng fish, 419;. .Austrians. 351; Swedish. 339; Albanians. 32O; spaniards, I316; Syrians. 262: Scots. 21S: | French, 162;, Danish. 53; Swiss, 48;. Chinese, 45; Belgians,. 31; Ar menians, 21: Norwegians, 20; Slavs, | IS; Rumanians, IS: Brazilians, 1O; South Americans, 10; Bohemlans, 9. A total of 2,025 colorcd people were arrested. There were 35.26S l alleged violators classified as Americans, White."
 Murno states my statement (please don't get the word state tment" confused with "insinuation') lis an affront to the American cit- izens of Italian extraction who are second to none for obedience to and respect for the law and for any other civic virtues" (Pardon me. just enjoyed 8 hearty sneeze) :.
 fear Murno overlooked the all important fact that American citi- gems of Italian extraction should have kept representatives of their nationality out of the hoosegow and then they wouldn't be "af- fronted." designedly or otherwise. l Murno says i've (whoever ne means Is not revealed) have the right to expect a complete re- pudiation of the (Donovan) state. ment." As far as I'm concerned i've" whoever they are, can go on expecting until Hell freezes over More Italians were arrested thar the individual records show TOT thirty other nationalittcs. and that fact stands. The official {, figurst confirm the veracity of that state. ment. The Italians should tee more ashamed than affronted by iti revelation. si
 Murno and his colleagues we if he officially spoke for them, de. liberately or ignorantly, distorted the facts. My original letter frank ly stated that there are more ltal' ians than any of the other nation, alities mentioned in Waterbury That statement automatically eliin' mated any and all inference tha' the percentage of Italians talteI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Hungry Birds

When the north wind blows and large part of the country is buried in. snow drifts, what happens to the birds that have not migrated to balmy climes? The answer is: They starve, and in large numbers. Perhaps one should say they used to starve in large numbers.
 Today, in many places, human friends feed them. When the snowfall is moder- ate, so that the weeds, grasses and berries on which birds live are abundant, the birds are able to help themselves to their own familiar food. Otherwise they would give up were it not for the generosity of those people who put out suet, grain, pea nuts and other thingsb rids especially like.
 In Central Park, New York, the city government is spending $500 week on bird-relief. It has set up shelters which, with their backs to the wind, shut out snow and leave a pleasant place to eat. The menu has consisted of sunflower seeds, cracked corn, wheat and oats. There should be many tables set with such feasts in every part of the country where snow blanket covers the birds natural food supply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
ANOTHER WAY MAY BE TRIED
 TO GET US INTO WORLD f COURT
Editor Waterbury Democrat:

EdiG0r waterbury Democrat:
 The World Court issue is dead for the present but as Will Rogers says, something else will be cooked up for us to join cause 1t seems some people insist that we mind everybody eise's business but our own. If we had joined the Word Court the signature would hardly be dry before we became mixed up in Abyssinia and unless most of us consulted a mapwe wouldn't Know where ,Abyssinia was To-
 This country is made up of races from all cllmes. If we were in the World Court we would find our various groups imploring the United States to take a hand In settling controversies In which blood ties were involved. We could never satisfactorily appease the various factions. If we satisfied one side. we would incur the en- mity of another. The German population would be for Germany, and likewise the Italians, the French. and other racial heritages would be for their blood ties.
 America is not Q selfish nation but we have had experiences which should make us cautious. The World War gave us first hand in' ] formation that we should not toe soon forget. The Japanese have q saying, America for the Ameri' cans, Europe for the Europeans and, Asia for the Asiatics. This perhaps, is a narrow viewpoint bu' until other continents can adjust their own problems to at least ( similar degree as the Americai
 have, we should be careful abou
 signing ourselves into their pro
 posed Courts, Leagues or what not. Some people may think VII Rogers Is just comedian. Other may think he is under the thuml Iof William Randolph. Hearst. In m! opinion VIII Rogers packs nor'
 knowledge and, common sense into
 his monologues than does our so
 called Brain Trust. When foreigi
 countries can show us concrete ev l idepce of Liberalism in actual pYac
 tice, then It will be time enough x
 consider their propositions.
 "A WILL ROGERS FAN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

It is well known. of course, that all these complicated rules and reg ulations arc not lived up to in Wa terbury. Citizens. in other Connecti- cut cities may find 1t difficult to find a place where they can pur- chase liquor by the glass. In Wa terbury 1t Is difficult to find place where you can't purchase liquor by the glass. Our, good old slogan "Waterbury has something on everybody" can be interpreted more ways than one.
 All kidding aside though, it would be great thing if the State of Connecticut would lcgalize sale of liquor by the glass. No matter how we try to legislate, people are going to get their liquor. The diff ference in legal and illegal sales is that the government gets tax rev enue in legal sales and individuals get the benefit in illegal sales.
 OLD SOAK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

baccO company and spokesman for fellow cigarette manufactur- CTS, Williams was tn n vlgor. Ously opposing Ifillman, who as labOr's representative was de- nlanding the inclusion of certain wage and hour levels In tho in- dustry's code.
 At one hearing the tw Q men went at one another hammer and tongs.
 That night Williams was idl- ing with a group of businessmen in a hotel lobby. Some one rais- ed the question whether the president would veer to the right or left. "
 'I don't care which way he /. gocs," Wtlliams. broke in. What I'm interested lin Is whether this man HiIlman or we, are go. . ing to run our buslBess."
 HOMEsICK '
 Harry Moore is homesick.
 New Jerseys former gover- nor, now her new democratic senator, finds that the classic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

The U. S. Bureau of Fisheries has come to the aid of the Connecticut trout fisher men. It recommends longer open sea- son. And will the boys who like to whip up and down the streams cheer when they get this news. They'll probably even take trip up to Hartford to persuade. legls- lators to vote the longer season right away. The recommendation is based on the use of tags on trout in our local streams in the last two years. Data ob- tained from anglers in this way revealed that 59 per cent of the planted trout dis appeared. Incidentally it's the brown trout that is hard to capture. From tags reported only 23 per cent were of this spe- cies, while Al per cent were brook trout. Water in some brooks where trout are placed is so unsuitable that the trout will not remain in it the year around.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

We thought it was about time for some mention of a lake-to-sea channel Fms time it's Lake Champlain to the St Law renee and the Hudson. The idea isn't new: It's just revived. Senator Gibson ot Vermont is the proponent now. He wants a deep waterway built connecting Lake Champlain on both ends with the sea = one via canal to the St Lawrence; the other via similar means, Lake George, etc. to the Hudson. Both New York and Vermont will probably get together on this new proposal and endeavor to jam something through Seaways don't get much support, though, these days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York-Square pegs, rolli :. stones and other occupational l.. s- fits might find encouragement, tll the story of Robert Emmet sh t- wood, who is famous playw. .:- 1t now, and author of the biggest current hit.
 Sherwood can't recall from just how many different jobs he ms been fired. But they were nu- merous, and he has been disr charged by some of our very best people. Usually after being kicked out of one position. he'd manage to bunce into anther little bet ter.
 The firing started at Harvard when he was Is years old. With in another year he had been ex. pelled twice more. So he tried ftt get into the army and was reject ed because he is 6 feet, inches tall. The Canadian army accepted him, though, and kept him on the payroll utnil 1918.
 Went back to. Harvard and dis covered 1t still didn't want him. So he worked for Vanity Fair which fired him for prank. A Boston newspaper fired him after three days. The magazine Life. which he edited for a while, dis charged him in 1926. Since then he hasn't even tired to work for plays. "Teh Road to Rome" was his first big success, Reunion in Vienna another. Current one is "The Petrified Forest"
 Secret Prize Committee
 Theater folk are being very ,po- | lite these evenings to any and all snooping strangers = especially strangers in false whiskers and dark glasses--because the new Pulitzer Prize committee is mak- ing its rounds.
 Nobody knows who belongs to the committee this year. Clayton Hamilton, Walter Pritchard Eaton and Austin Strong used to com prise it, but their decisions were reversed by the governing body, and they resigned in huff. Their successors - believed to include one woman this time get about very quietly and individually, and probably pretend not to rec ognizc one another when they meet.
 There's an unusually large as sortment of Americana to claim their attention. hope the choice will fall on "The Petrified Forest or "Merrily We Roll Along" But the Guilds short-lived Valley Forge" also was full of social sig nificance. And frequently ] hear predictions that the award will go to "The Children's Hour" which is a tragic mess not intended for the kiddies.
 Theatrical Menu
 Walter Slezak, now playing op- posite Ina Claire, probably is the best amateur cook on Broadway :. Eight times week. on stage, he has to gulp a dozen mouthfuls of steak, and it's never, done to his taste .. "Laburnum Grove" Is the biggest dining-show in town. | The cast eats ham, salad and rhu- barb and Melville Cooper almost continuously munches on bananas. He used to eat them all, but now he has the insides scooped out. A play among the recent cas- ualties had two hot-dog stands on stage. Twenty-Five pounds of frankfurters,. sos rolls and eight cases of soda pop were devoured each week. One reason the show didn't get along very well was that the audience, just arrived from, it's dinner, could smell the hot dogs cooking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Wonder !; Wagner 'OveTmmeMt

halls of congress are not what they are cracked up to be.
 Prom a boy 1 have thought of thc United States senate iil terms of the great Daniel Wcb- >ster, august and eloquent. stir ring the passions and the minds of men. Hut now | am a mem. bcr of that distinguished body, and everything Is different. When one member takes the floor, the others get up and walk out. And l don't bia m thcm!" ...
 But despite occasional dis gust with the tanglefoot meth ods of congress, Moore has re- ceived two important committee assignments, and has won, lot of respect from senate leaders. MERRY.GO.ROUND
 Most interesting office in Washington Is that of Dr George 7 C. Lewis, research director of the national advisory committee for aeronautics. He has a cen- ter table covered with scale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

ards in such "a situation don't logically apply to emergency relief work. It is good logic and good strategy to get all these idle men working, for relief wages above the charity level but below the pri- vate employment level, on projects that will give a big push to private enterprise. Then private industry will need them and hire them away from the government at proper wages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

into custody was larger than that of any of the other nationalities. But the total arrests of 7.55O Ital- fans certainly justified my belief and statement that an Italian should be appointed to the detec- tive bureau, as this number of arr rests puts any nationality in -a class by itself.
 Many of the major crimes, as We'll as lesser ones. perpctrated hereabeuts involve Italians. We've had the murders of John Mosolino, white shaver and rum.runner; Jo- seph Rolli. still believed to have been Dumped off' as a result of bootleggcrs' feud; Peter Man. derino. Tony Cipriano. Michael Andriaccio. John Costanzo, the fa- nous Gizzi case with Daniel GaI- diosi as the victim;, the attempted murders of Leo Laurito and Alex ander "Mazzone" De Nicola, and other important cases which escape my mind for the moment.
 Therefore. repeat. there should be an Italian appointed to the de- tective bureau and perhaps many of these crimes would not remain unsolved. <.
 JERRY DONOVAN.
 P. s.: If. after reading this letter. you've. formed the opinion that the writer is hedging or apologizing. .you're wrong. Read 1t over again, please. Pardon me while yawn!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Selected Poem
FALL, GENTLE RAIN

(Marjore Knapp in The Christian Science
 Montor). Fall, gentle rain! If sun had shone today, I should be busy doing many things Which may wait Which we'll may wait the sun. sit at home, Wrapped round by peace By peace and silence. Only the low-voiced sound Of delicate raindrops falling on the pane, Only the distant music made by the words read, Words spoken by far voices, In other places and in other years stop my reading lift my eyes again To watch the silver mist, While in my heart. the golden words sing on. Fall, gentle rain!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

The spectacle of forty Connecticut choruses lifting up their voices in the Yale Bowl is something to attract the eye as well as please the ear. It's part of the tercentenary program. The performance will be Saturday afternoon, June l. It IS estimated there will be 2,8OO voices in the choral group. And what volume Of sound that many should produce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Horoscope
nv OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny Is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope Is out fined by a noted astr0l0ger. I'm ad- ditiOn to information of general inc, terests, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

Italy and Abyssinia, after all, are not going to fight over their boundary dispute but "negotiate settlement" and there won't be any trouble if Abyssinia lets Italy do the talking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

models of. day-after-tomo orrow's aeronautic developments, new types of experimental wing de- sign, etc. Around the outer edge of the room are tables with end less electric-powered testing ma chimes, a miniature "air tunnel" and a machine to show how the present ''arrester flaps" on air plane wings work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1885
A Thought for Today

Trust ye not fin a friend, put ye not conf- dence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lietll fin thy bOsom.-Micah 7:5.
 
 The truly wise man should have no keeper of his secret but hmself-Guzot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
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BY DREW PEARSON and ROBEIsl s.

 Lgat Tactics Sets Cloaooms Specuang Wonder Lnkewarm Wagner  Airplome MIes Per Hou,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

Hens in Springfield, Ohio, are laying eggs as big as baseballs, which looks good for ham-and-eggs, but bad for ham actors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

Heads are trolling in the dust" as Hitler promised. But time rolls on, too, and times against the head-rollers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

Q. Who played the role of Mala in the motion picture, Eskimo ?"
 A.. The. role was played by Mala, an Eskimo actor, who was born fifty miles from the Arctic circle at Candle, Alaska.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

Q. What is the Scandinavian spelling of the name Peterson? A. Pedersen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
MERRY.GO.ROUND
IN TO-DAY'S VAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

0. Name the King of Sweden and his wife.
 A. Gustaf V. His wife, the for- mer Princess Victoria, daughter of Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden, died April 4, 1880.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
FEBRUARY 2f

Today is generous minded and thoughtful but impractical. You should be far sighted, but your plans formed today are not apt to materiaIize without 1much difi- culty. There Is no hour which is very evil or very fortunate, but the trend Is optimistic.
 Birthdate
 You are resigned to your life, whatever 1t may be. You have the ability to accept life and make the most of 1t. You will need to take care of.your health and mem tal outlook from Feb. 2S through March 12. Avoid depression; things may seem much worse to you than they really are. You should make favorable changes from April 1G through May 23 and they may come suddenly.
 Renders desiring additional in- formation regarding their h0rO- scopes arc Invited 10 cOlssliiuni- cate with Octayine im OeFc of tIlis newspaper. EDClOAc . Saccllt stamped self-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

o. Is the term of foreign ser- vice in the United States army three of four years?
 A. It is now two years.