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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

When Professor William Lyon Phelps
of Yale stated that Governor Wilbur l..
Cross can be permanent governor of this
state the other day he was in humorous
mood, but more people are inclined to
believe that it was humor through
which ran an element of truth DR.. Phelps
said, even the Republicans have now
gotten the habit of voting for Wilbur
Cross" And that's just about it. The
republican party of Connecticut has made
the most valiant efforts to defeat Cover
nor Cross, but has failed on four differ
ent occasions. It has placed against him
the strongest candidates it could enlist;
they proved invincible And instead of
growing less potent at the polls his influ-
ence has waxed. He has even lasted in
office to find himself completely sur
rounded by democratic officials. Probably
his next ambition will be to rule the state
with completely democratic Legislature
behind him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

A former farmer, now in the city, is
moved to rhapsody and protest by food
show pie baking contest. The rhapsody
is for apple pie, the real thing, perfect in
itself and served in perfect setting The
protest is against the very idea of apple
pie N the city. It is out of place there,
he declares, and not baked right in the
first place. '
It takes the farmers strenuous outdoor
work to whet the appetite to just the right
edge for full appreciation Of this glori-
gus dish. 1t takes the huge kitchen range
Df the farm home, with three big pies in
he oven at once. to produce the pie OF
every mans dream. Then it takes the
hearty farm meal to prepare the stomach
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

for its finest treat. The idea Of judging
apple pie on an empty stomach
There Just naturally isn't any such
thing as city apple pie" is his final, nat
statement. H.
Y City folks may disagree with large
part Of his diatribe. Good apple pie is
never ont Of place anywhere. Beautiful
and delectable pies = fragrant, golden
brown, crust just right = often emerge
from the ovens of electric stoves. But
every true pie lover will agree heart and
soul with one statement of the rural
critic. It has to do with the amount of
pie necessary to full appreciation.
"You might be fooled on the first piece;
you really ought to withhold your decision
until after the second Yessirl There
should always be second pieces of apple
piel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
The Dog Shoe
1887 Event Outstanding for Westminster Kennel
Club = Dog Lovers Converge on
Show in Droves.
Show in Droves
NEW YORK SUN

which finer points are ascertained.
But most Of them do know the diff
ference between a good dog and an
Indifferent dog of any particular
breed they happen to fancy. And
mixed into the assemblage are
plentj Of doggy persons to whom
differences between good dogs and
Indifferent dogs Of almost any
standard breed can be detected by
tie merest glance.
1t is necessary to remember how
ever, that when an enthusiast speaks
Of good and bad qualities he Is re-
ferring to set standards of judg-
ment rather than to qualities in
herent in any particular dog. In
a broader sense, any healthy dog
Of proper disposition which lives
its own life honestly is a good dog.
It Is conceivable that visitor en-
powered to select as his own-for
purposes Of companionship only
any animal in the show might pass
over all the ribbon winners for
some non-winner which appealed
to his fancy. But it is the business
Of breeders to get animals corre-
spending to types set down as ideal
for the respective breeds. These are
what animals are sent to the show
to be judged upon; findings Of
judges on the sum total of these
determine the bad among canine
competitors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
Chance For Cooperation

A program of paving for Waterbury
streets that will encompass the next
three or four years was launched at a
meeting of the Board of Works this week.
All our main streets are to come in for
improvements judging by what tran
spired at the gathering. Impetus was
lent to the decision to tackle all the main
streets by the fact that trolley cars are
expected to be abandoned in Waterbury.
The removal of all tracks to allow for bet
ter paving was one of the worthwhile sug-
gestions made at the meeting.
Mayor Frank Hayes stated that efforts
would be made to have the Legislature
authorize paving bond issue, inasmuch
as there would not be sufficient funds in
the appropriation that the street depart
ment will set aside for paving in 1887 to
care for the proposed program. Our local
legislators and city officials might also
take some interest in the pending legisla-
ton which would place certain streets in
every town in this state under the main
tenance of the State Highway Depart
ment AS we understand efforts are be-
ing made to have one main north-south,
and one main eaSt-west thoroughfare
taken care of by the state.
A beginning was made in this direction
in Waterbury several years ago when the
state Highway Department took back
into the trunk line system Thomaston
Avenue within the city limits 1t was
continued two years'ago when Bridgeport
socialist legislators succeeded in having
the highway department be given main
tenance Jurisdiction over certain streets
and bridges within their city limits.
There is a strong movement afoot now in
the present session to extend these priv
ileges to every city and town. OF course
II this is done we can see where all efforts
to divert highway department funds or
to lower it's appropriations will be killed.
Waterbury might be able to link up it's
paving program so that state main
tenance could be secured. Watertown
Avenue and South Main Street would be
two thoroughfares from which trolley
rails should be removed and new paving
laid, perhaps, with the aid of the state.
The two ideas might be correlated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

which crashed, when he met Al
Ian q. Ritter, a high officer in
the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Ritter persuaded him TO say over,
take the night train to San Fran
cisco. Hurja turned In his air.
plane ticket and remained.
That evening all passengersr in
the plane were. drowned.
Merry Co. Round
The government reorganization
report sent to Congress by the
President was only a small part of
a great mass Of data submitted
to him by the committee Of ex-
perts who prepared the document,
The unpublished data contains
specific proposals for consolidating
and shifting numerous agencies.
80. G-boss j. Edgar Hoover Is a
regular customer Of one Of the
capitals fashionable scalp special
lists. Hoover has his scalp mas
saged and hair treated with a
special shampoo Out of
courtesy to Senator Carter Glass,
70 year old, who does not give his
birthdate in the Congregational
Director, his colleague Senator
Harry Byrd, who is only 90, also
does not list his age ... A let
ter addressed simply "Crackpot"
and bearing the address 722 Jack
son Place was delivered by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
The Question Is Where

Those who have been sponsoring the
jail farm plan must have been encouraged
by the hearing that was held at Hart
ford Tuesday. We would conclude from
what transpired at that time that it is
but question of finding the right place
to establish such farm. Opposition to
the proposal as a substitute for the pres
ent county jail set-up was lacking in force
and numbers, although Ex-senator John
F. Lynch did deliver a good punch for
the present alignment. However, the
hearing actually developed into skirm-
ish to see if the farm couldn't be diverted
to Cheshire instead of Glastonbury.
A former Waterburian, Attorney Luke
Stapleton, representing the Town OF
Cheshire in the Legislature this year,
made the plea for farm adjunct to the
leformatory out there. We were quite
surprised to hear a former legislator,
the fight for the Jail farm, read from the
handbook of the American Prison Asso-
citation that it does not find all things
at the Cheshire Reformatory up to snuff.
It's physical properties and discipline
were praised, but mention was made that
it did not allow sufficient recreational
development.
In view of the splendid work that Sup
erintendent George Erskine seems to be
doing out at Cheshire, this quotation
by Mr.. Mccarthy was bit surprising.
However, we could not quite see how that
would affect the establishment of jail
farm adjacent to the reformatory. AS
we understand it the tv would be quite
separate and distinct. It's good to see
the arguments on the jail farm now linn
tied to choice of a site for such an expert
ment. AS we said above, it indicates that
the battle is more than half won if all the
arguments can be confined to this one
aspect of the case
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

While there is great deal being said
about the child labor amendment to the
Constitution these days, the battle to put
it across is still going on. New Mexicos
Legislature recently ratified the amend
ment and that made the 9th state to do
so. Only nine more are needed now to
make the amendment part of the Consti-
tuition. However, these last nine will be
hard to get. South Dakota turned down
the amendment recently; Connecticut
probably won't even take any action on
it this year. We are pretty confident that
the last nine, like the last mile, will be i'm
possible to attain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
Selected Poem
RENDERED. COAST

ca r. Vernon in the Christian Science Monitor)
Cool, Deep austere now far Bedruthan lies
Beneath her stars;
The fumbling fingers of the restless tide
Drop their foam AchaliceS upon her rocks,
Pouring their wilderness in G. darkened world,
And gulls that all day long have gazed and called
About her precipices, now have crept
Into the crannes of the cliff and there lie quiet:
Only the broad Atlantic sounds note,
Far out, of deep surges rolling
Along the floor of immemorial sand
But with the dawn the sea-pinks bend and CULVER
In swift, heraldic winds that start and die
Along the gullies;
A thousand, thousand clustering molluscs, fresh
From the last flung benediction OF the tide,
Drip softly in the light which spreads
Far out above them to the highest boulder,
Deepens, engilds, embraces all the earth
From sky to cliff and rock and virgin sands,
Touching at last the pools of aquamarine.
Ice-cOld, weed-fronded water, left
At the rocks foot to make complete
Another day. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
REST o1nrnent
THE GOVERNOR TALKS TAXES
(Meriden JournaD

SSss@e@~~I
Dr.. Wilbur L. Cross, sprlghtly in
his 18th year and beginning his
seventh year as governor, stresses
debt and taxes in his inaugural mes
sage, which will be the most i'm
portant issues coming before this
session of the General Assembly.
We must fund a floating debt of
approximately $4,000, 900, which rep
resents borrowing on short term OBJ
legations during the depression. That
will require much additional outlay
for interest and repayments. The
remainder of a $25, 100000 bond is
sue proposed by him would be used
to finance a building program. More
institutional buildings and other ex-
panded activities will increase run
ming expenses and the governor pro-
poses that "a, 600, 600 should be raised
next year for this purpose by ire
vising the base of our tax system"
He refrained from going into de-
tails on how the new tax income
should be secured. It is quite likely
that proposals will be made in the
legislature for state income tax or
a state sales tax. There will be
stout opposition to such proposals,
but they were also opposed in other
states which now have them.
Connecticut's freedom from these
onerous levies has been highly ben
eficial, attracting businesses and de-
sirablt residents, and 1t would be
unfortunate If we were placed on q
level with debt-ridden common
wealths. There is some excuse for
their poverty since they did not
start the depression with q clean
slate financially.
Taxes are getting beyond the ca
pacity Of payers. The legislators
should proceed with great care in
adding to the load. Even cutting
some services that might now be
considered essential would be better
than adopting q sales or income tax
as supplementary to what the state
already collects. There are unques-
tionably many ways Of effecting
economies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
A Book a Day
Strives to Answer
Problems of Unrest

mot All Rivers" by Adriana Spa
doni Doubleday, Doran, $3.50, Is a
timely novel which expresses the
growing decision that grips many
Americans. It makes an effort to
answer the arguments Of unrest in
brilliant prose.
mot All Rivers" is the story of
Rhoda Townsend, alert, intelligent
and sensitive, whose development led
her from self-centered childhood
and early maturity to wider horizons
in middle life.
When she emerged from college
married to q vacillating young pro-
fessor, she thought she had found
happiness, and urged him to make
a name for himself ~ chemical re-
search.
When his infidelity separated
them, she found herself for the
first time facing the real problems
of contemporary life. Baffled, I'M
compromising, she discoered that her
previously self-sufiicient intelligence
was not enough of q weapon to use
against the world.
1t was not until she married
David Evans, brilliant and liberal
young lawyer, that her world be-
gan to widen, to take In those not
Immediately concerned In her own
personal happiness.
The scene turns TO California
region, torn by labor unrest, where
workers In the canning factories
strike for a ling wage against grow
ers and Gamers who have the
strength Of law and striIkehreakers
at their command.
Though she handles the problem
uncertainty, as II she herself Is not
quite convinced that her answers are
correct, Miss Spadoni does come as
close as anyone has to depicting
the dilemma OF the liberal ina world
Of social injustice.
The writing Is Of . generally high
quality, rising at times To real power
and passion. Read II. and wear your
thinking CAPE. AZ. r.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

The dog show has come and gone.
The Westminster Kennel clubs show
at Madison Square Garden is pre-
eminently "the" dog show Of the
United States. Any dog in any inn
portant class which wins ribbon
t ere must be good. One adjudged
best of its breed must be super
j lively good. Beyond that, dis
tinctions which figure In determin-
ing best in each of the six major
groups and best Of show are almost
microscopic. The prize of prizes went
last week to a canine symphony IN
white, the wirehaired bitch, Flornell
Spicypiece of Halleston, recently I'M
ported from England. Without seri-
GUS injustice 1t might have gone
to any one Of several others, but at
critical moments the little w1re-
hair had that something extra which
catches the eyes Of judges and
marks a true champion.
In attendance, in number and
quality of entrants, in the enthusi-
asm of its final night, this years
show reached high water mark. To
most of the visitors the competition
among hounds for the Grand Chal-.
lenge Pack cup was something new
and colorful. Spectators marveled at
the disciplined affection with which
the saveral packs Unanswered at
command of their human guides,
reared with daughter at Individual
behavior which proved dogs to be
dogs first and members Of show
troures afterward. The gay, rollick-
ing little beagles caught the crowds
fancy and it booed an award Of first
place to another pack for technical
reasons which perhaps the specta-
tors did not wholly appreciate.
Anybody who does not understand
the extent to which this mans
town base become this dogs town
can be enlightened by a visit to
the Westminster. Not everybody who
goes is an expert. Indeed there is
a reason for supposing that a con-
siderable portion Of the attendance
is made up of persons whose fond
ness for dogs does not recognize a
need for the xepert knowledge by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
Answers To
Questions

@. Who was the author Of 1.-THE
Other Wise MANI"
A. Henry Van Dyke.
@. Did President Roosevelt travel
on naval ship to the Pan-Ameri-
can Conference in South America?
A. Yes: on the cruiser "Indian-
apolis."
@. To what family do gazelles
belong? How many species are
there?
A. To the antelope family and
they are divided into about Is
species. s,.4f.l-s .s...
@. What is the proper name for
the ever1jI.g meal?
A. The main meal of the day is
dinner and may be eaten at midday
or In the evening. A light meal is
called supper.
@. Where Is the famous painting
'"The Horse Fair" by Rosa Bonheur?
State when 1t was painted and the
original price.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
Test Your
knowledge

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn 70
last page for the answers.
1. What Is the nickname for the
state Of Idaho?
q. Is the salary Of the President
Of the U. Q. subject to, the federal
income tax?
3. What Is archaeology?
4. Where Is West Point Military
Academy? z
S. Who was Edward dibbon?
9. Who played opposite Colleen
Moore In the motion picture, Lilac
Timer"
q. Who wrote "Salmagundi?"
Q. What Is 8 paca?
3. Through which two states does
the Cumberland River flow?
10. Where was James Tenimore
Cooper bOrn7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

Justice Cardozo, who h
velt's legislation, feels sad an
ever could have developed by
which the supreme court would
cause such criticism upon its
head. Cardozo is not vigorously
for or against the Roosevelt pro-
poSals.
Just Brandeis' reaction is some
what similar. He, believes the
blame for the present impasee is
largely the courts, but he hates
to see the President take this
method to remedy the impasse.
Justice Stone, the most forth
right liberal on the bench, is
pleased and openly defiant. He
thinks the present discussion is
very healthy for any democratic
form Of government.
Wrong Law
Congressman Sam Pettengill,
Of South Bend, Indiana, prides
himself on being a graduate Of
Yale Law School; and recently
wrote to Charles z. Clark, dean
Of the Yale Law school, asking
his opinion of the Presidents SUI
preme Court proposal.
Pettengill, although q demo-
crat, is a bitter opponent Of
the Presidential move and
wanted to get some ammunition,
bearing q Yale trademark, with
which to knock the proposal.
But imagine his embarrassment
when Dean Clark wrote an en-
thusiastic letter supporting the
Roosevelt plan.
Pettengill has not been show
ing off the letter.
Diplomatic Deal
Cordell Hull Is reshuffling his
ambassadors and dealing out a
new hand all around. He has had
a long list of new appointments
waiting for White House approval,
but so far hasn't been able to see
the President.
Roosevelt has been too busy
seeing senators about the supreme
court. However, here is how the
new deal for diplomats tentatively
works out:
Anthony ]. Drexel Biddle, Jr,
ex-tennls star, donor OF $4,000
70 the democratic campaign
fund, now minister to Nor
way, will be promoted to be
ambassador TO Poland. Even
6lodies career critics now admit
ne mas zone q good 1Jon IN Nor
way; Jonn Cudany, soclaiite meal
packer contributor 70 the cam
paign 1uno, now ambassador 10
Foland. expects 10 retre.
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n;cta tor Dc ~ t;sta " ,,,, T ss,a,aa u ~, "
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M,,~S Co., al s,,ou. e~,.,,s =.
Mr. asc,sa,,s ay, Sa e. te 49,, "
farre -ig sror. AZ Fl - ns,S;,,r, ' he.
wife,s native land where he once
served before. Dave Hennen MOI
ris. Belgian incumbent. wants to
retire.
Laurence A. Steinhardt, nephew
of Sam Untermyer and now min
lister to Sweden. will probably 90
to Chile as anbassador. renlac-
ing Hoffman Philip. who has
reached retirement age
Theodore A. walters. now as.
assistant secretary of the interior
and none too popular with Ickes.
will get the remote honor of being
minister to Paraguay.
Last. But Not Least
To become Minister of Costa
RIGA. Secretary HuIl has selected
one of his old newspaper friends
from his native state Of Tennes-
see = John Erwin. washington
corresnondent AZ THE Nashville
Tennessean John Il q good
newspaperman. but more import
AMI. Is an unofficial Brain trust
err Of the Secretary of state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
Current Comments

I'm just starting again, and I can
raise another ~ God willing, and
I believe He will be merciful and
give q nottingham q chance.
Bill Fairchild, .Paintsville, KY,
who had IL children by his first
wife. and Is starting new fam
lily at "A.
i am not going back, because ]
prefer American working condi-
Vladimir Nikolaevich Ipatieff,
Russian scientist, ia Chicago,
whom the Soviet government Il
trying to entice home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

A. It was painted about 1855, and
now hangs in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art in New York. 1t was
sold first in England for $4,000 and
subsequently Cornelius Vanderbilt
bought it for about $4,000.
Q. Has the title "The Unknown
Soldier" ever been given to a mo-
ton picture?
A. A silent picture with that title
was released in 1925 by the PRODUCE
ers Distributing Corporation. A
sound picture, 1.-THE Unknown Sol
der Speaks" was released in 1884 by
Lincoln Productions.
@. Does the film star, Dick Pow
ell, sing tenor or baritone?
A. His range Is between tenor
and baritone.
q. What is the minimum age for
President of the United States?
A. It is fixed by the Constitution
at IS years.
II you want . copy Of our book
let ON Gage Birds" write The Wa
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Bureau, 1919 Thirteenth Street,
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close 4 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18
Brandeis And Cardozo Saddened
By Court Plan, Stone Jubilant

WASHINGTON, February ID. The private reaction
of the liberal Justices of the Supreme Court to the
Presidents proposal is interesting and varied.
Justice Cardozo who has supported most of Roose-
velts legislation feels sad and Inundated that situation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

Gorge Matthew Adams Writes a lovely
piece about the Salesman's Hour, which
seems to have taken the place of the
Children's Hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-18

Strikes, unemployment, court crisis -
and recovery goes right ahead just the
same.