The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
Expert

The Super Sleutl1s Of Printers
Alley made no mistake when they
called In the dick" de luxe. Mr.
Epson has been at the political
smelling out business for some
time back. All last fall he was
snifing at the Democratic nation
al administration and uncovering
the olfactory offenses committed
against the great American Nose
by President Roosevelt and the
New Deal. To the stump Of the
congressional hustings he brought
his political sinellings. What they
gave forth made o mess Of purify
ing fish seem like q breeze from a
rose garden In June. In fact the
stink Candidate Epson raised was
Of such quality that 1t had an
effect quite the opposite to what
was intended. The voters Of the
Fifth Congressional District In
stead Of turning up their noses AZ
the Roosevelt New Deal, turned
their thumbs down ON the stencil
exposer. It was terrible blow to
the Congress when Mr.. Epson,
who is o very nice fellow and
wears the Quickest spats around
Easter time, was not sent to Wash
ington. But perhaps 1t Is just as
well. If Mr.. Upson had been
elected he would now be nothing
but a congressman and in Wash
ington taxi-drivers run over con-
gressmen every day and think
nothing of 1t. Now J. Warren is
dick" de luxe working on a labor
of love, helping out Super-Sleuths
Bill and Bob, and doubling in
brass on the Republican Town
Committee. A congressman? Pooh!
y
On the Scent
1t did not take the dick" dc
luxe long to get going. Nose to
the ground, one good long sniff,-
and right away he uncovered
something to raise the hair Of Wa
terbury taxpayers and lift the
hopes Of the Super Sleuths OF
Printers Alley about getting some
where in their sleuthing. Mr.. Up
son to be sure did not expose a
crime, but he did smell out gross
carelessness" so he thought, on the
part Of the city administration,
the Mayor, the city hall janitor,
the scrubbing squad, and Skinny
the Tin Peddler. The "gross care
lessness" consisted i'm failing to OBJ
serve the letter Of the law relating
TO the old age assistance tax by
not filing list ON or before Dec.
LIST 1896 with the town clerk Of all
those required TO pay. The time
allotted for compilation OF the list
of payees was two months. Never
theless tax bills were sent out to
Mr.. Upson's fellow citizens" and
because the enumeration required
was not completed In the specified
time Mr.. Epson thinks his fellow
citizens" who received the bills are
not legally obliged to pay them:
About the validity Of "dick" de
luxe Upson,s discovery OF gross
carelessness" on the part Of the
city administration, the reader
may write his own ticket. But on
the legal opinion Of Mr.. Upson no
one should write his own ticket.
Mr.. Upson, lawyer, is no SLOUGH and
he knows any court in the state
would give him the bailiff's rush II
he offered In seriousness as such
defense for non-payment Of the
tax. 1t would be the price OF him
If didn't pay my tax and engaged
him to defend me ON . contingent
fee basis. Unfortunately I have al
ready paid or I would try him out
Plain Sense y
1t seems to me, and without any
partisan feeling In the seeming,
that Mayor Hayes exploded the
merit Of the dick" de luxe's dis
covery when he stated that any
deficiency in the tax had TO be
made out Of his own personal
pocket. It was to the mayors per-
sonal advantage, TO see that the