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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
No Room For IVA

According to Governor Wilbur L. Cross there isn't room in New England for a IVA. This remark came Monday at the opening of the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield where Governor Cross and other New England state executives were guests. It was an opportune time for the governors (there were five of them pres ent and representative for Governor Robert E. Quinn of Rhode ISland) to dis cuss the problem of flood control, mighty important one right now.
 Out of the, discussions came some opin- ions such as that, of our own, governor above. There was also a bit of deploring at the lack of appreciation on the part of New England congressman of the posi- tion the federal government is taking on the flood control project and its apparent effort to control for all time the electric power potentialities of undeveloped water resources.
 Governor Cross himself said, "What the people of these six States are interest ed in is the control of the waters of New England You can't have Tennessee Valley Authority in Vermont or in Conn., ecticut. There's no way to connect all the rivers of Vermont and to make IVA il this region would wipe out not only valu- able lands, but big towns and great cities. :" ., te
 Furthermore the prime necessity for a Connecticut Valley Authority right now is flood control and nothing else. Soil erosion hasn't come to be serious proh-~ lem in New England; it may be one, though. Certainly there is no need for another electric yardstick in the nation until those already set up are definitely proving of value to the people and not merely thorn in the side of private util- ities. Give us flood control, but not at the price demanded. .,n. z,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
America Contributed War Ideas

Anv American who feels that the Jap anese have shown themselves up for crew of greedy and unprincipled muscle men bv their unprovoked assault on China ought to remind himself that pretty fair part of it is Americas fault. Along with the rest of the western world, America made Japan what she IS today. The war in China and all the horrors that 20 along with it are not native groWthS. The orient imported them, and we Amer icans did our share of the shipping. The whole recent history of Japan, for that matter, is by way of being sharp, lronlc commentary on our civilization.
 Until the middle of the 18th century, Japan was living like silkWorm m cocoon. She neither knew nor cared what was going on in the outer world. She was the forbidden kingdom" in sober truth Nobody could get in and nobody could get out; as a result, Japan was llV- ing in the middle ages. Then the dlkes were broken. If you remember your his tory, you may recall that it was the United States navy which broke them. Japan came out of her cocoon and confronted a world which had got about six centuries ahead of her.
 And it was right there that the western world, including America, handed out stone in place of loaf of bread. For the Japanese seem to have looked around and decided that the more advanced white nations were relying on policy ot force, pure and simple. No matter which nation Japan took for an example-Amer- lea, England France, Germany, Russia she could not fall to see that national expansion, prosperity and greatness were being sought and won at, the point ot the bayonet. And the power of example IS the most forceful of all arguments.
 So Japan followed suit She modern ized her army along western lines. She built great navy along western lines. She adopted a policy of imperialism along western lines. She saw what kind Of game was being played called for the same sort of cards, and set out to get all she could out of them.
 So what is happening in China today is happening because Japan learned her lesson from the western world too well. The very airplane with which Japan IS scouraging Chinese noncombatantS is an American invention; the idea of using 1t on defenselesS cities came from Europe; and the notion of taking another nations territory by force may well have come in part, at least-from our own excursion into Mexico in the 1840s. Before we un- load too much moral indignation on Ja- pan, we really ought to examine our own record little more closely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

We often wondered just what would happen if irate householders took the law into their own hands and did some- thing about people parking automobiles in front of their homes. The people who live in and around our central streets have to put up with an awful lot in this respect. Unless they have driveways into their property they have no place to park a car and certainly if company calls the situation must be even worse. After all if man can't have the curb in front of his property free for his own personal use, there isn't much use in owning property The situation in Waterbury is no different than elsewhere Bridge port is now on the warpath as it's park ing problems spread into different sec tions of the city. We haven't got the an- swer yet with meters, restricted parking, etc. Underground parking or some such solution seems to be the only way out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
PressConnnent
THE G0vERNox DIsAPPoINTs
,'sJ HIS fE %tE NFl'l
(Brldgeport Tlmes.starl

Bridgeport Times-Star) 2 :.
 Sometimes Governor Wilbur l.. Cross sees an opportunity opening ahead of him, and takes 1t. s&s
 At other times, perhaps with that Yankee aversion to swift, adventur- ous acton which the Holland hills and the academic surroundings of Yale University may have bred in him, he apparently pretends to fail to notice the opportunity, and lets things go on pretty much as they are. 4
 He seems, in all frankness, to have followed the latter course in his re- cess appointments of eight county commissioners in the state. q
 The eight commissioners who will now hold their office as the result of the Governors appointment are not likely, from any indications, to prove vigorous and efficient crusad- : CTS against the slipshod evils of the county system of government. Gov 'ernor Gross obviously went to no pains to pick commissioners who were equipped to battle a well in- trenched system. In fact, 1t would seem that he has no immediate idea of paying much attention to the county system of government hirn- self.
 This is all to be regretted. This was Q magnificent opportunity for Governor Gross. whn has already re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

The merits or demerits of birth control are not for the courts to decide. At least that's what one Massachusetts judge thinks. In ruling on case that recently came before his tribunal he refused to enter any opinion on birth control, con tenting himself with this remark-"It IS improper for the court to say whether birth control should be practiced or not" That would make this writer believe that. birth control is then a question of morals and as such is rightly debated by church. es and religious bodies. The Roman Catholic Church has taken the lead in this respect, waging a relentless cam. paign against birth control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23


 friend who has been playing so, much hob with Boss Fender
 Muiligan's term expires next spring. It is a sllre-fire bet that Pendergast, through Truman, will oppose his reappointment. It is almost as sure-fire that Clark, claiming he no longer is interested in western Missouri patronage, will not go to bat for him.
 But there stfll is smother factor i'm the picture. During the last two years Clark has become . bitter New Deal foe, Is quietly preenlng himself as sa 1S40 anti-Administration presidential white hope.
 Tn his recent appointments, MT. Roosevelt has made it clear that he is giving enemies no, job pie. So Prosecutor Mulligan may be ;reappointed, despite the. run-out of his friend Senator Clark.
 Merry Go Round
 The Democratic National Com mittee has quietly paid off half of its $50,00O campaign loan from the the United Mine Workers. The payment was made several days before John l.. Lewis spanked the President i1 his radio address Carter Glass Jr., and Robert c. Glass, son and nephew of the veteran senator, have published a three volume history of the Democratic party in Virginia According to the U. s. Office of Education, col- lege graduates number per cent of the population of the country while anotehr 4 per cent attend- ed college without graduating. Fourteen per cent of all adults are high school graduates, and 33 per cent have had some high school education It costs the government approximately $400 to furnish a congressrnan's office. Senatorial furnishings come to around $500.
 Copyright, 1887, by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
The Swan Degraded

The swan is getting it's come-uppance in Connecticut. This arch-necked arlSto- crat of the fowl kingdom has at last been put in its place. And strange as it may seem its place is just about the same as that of the hen or the rooster. An offl- cial ruling on the status of the swan was recently handed down by the office of the Attorney General of Connecticut. The sum and substance of it is that swan IS poultry. s... ......
 Can you just imagine the chatter in the chicken world when this news penetrateS it. What fearful lot of clucking, and cackling there will be. And we can well imagine that the lordly swan after lord- ing it over all other members of the poul- try world for so many years will bury its head at the bottom of pond and keep it there for long minutes before emerging to face such a cruel and heartlesS world as would class it in the same category with hens that lay eggs and roosters that crow loudly.
 It's funny how this ruling was arrived at. A dog whose home was in East Hamp- ton strolled across the town line into Port land. There it killed pair of swans The swans owner collected damages from the Portland town officials, who in turn sent the bill to East Hampton town off cials. The latter refused to pay on the grounds that while the town is liable for damage done to poultry by dogs, it cer- tainly wasn't liable for dead swans. And that's where the Attorney Generals office did good turn for Portland, but not for the swans.
 Swans are poultry and consequently are entitled to the same protection as hens, ducks, etc. Can't you imagine how such news will travel from state to state. A swan will never be able to lift it's head in scorn any more. And when you come right down where does the swan get such airs that it can refer to the male swan as a cob and toits young as cygnets? Why it's just another barnyard biddy gone long neck and web-footed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
A Book a Day
A View of English Medical Practices

Dr. A. J. Cronin's lGtest novel; "Citadel" (Little; Brown & Co: $25O) may not be entirely auto- biographical, but the London phy- sician certainly drew on his own history for much of the book. ea1F "Citade" Is the story of a Scotch doctor who begins practice in Wales, fights the superstitions and igfor- arce of the miners, gets goyefn- ment post and gives 1t up in dis gust, goes to London on impulse and gradually evolves into fasll- ionable London practitioner.
 A check on Dr. Cronin's life rec veals that he was born in Scot- land and spent much of his early career in South Wales, later building a successful practice in London. 4
 It also tells that prior to his novels, pr. Cronin never had written anything but History of Aneurism" and Dust .1nhala- ton by Haematite Winters" Dr. Cronins novel counterpart inter- ests himself in the dust inhalation. field and one of the books most interesting incidents deals with aneurisrn. 4 .,tI. ~
 Dr. Cronin's book does much more than touch the surface of medical practice in England. He fails away at some of, its narrow ness and intolerance and he con- structs the novels doctor slowly and surely, carries him, along through broken ideals and iInpaled illusions. a,s .s
 The character changes from 8 sincere medical pioneer to greedy charlatan --- up to the mo- ment he sees fellow social doc tor" butcher a patient from pure lack of medical skill. sr5 <
 Then he reverts' and the reyer- sion ais the strongest part of the book. barring perhaps some of the early material and mental struggles. The book is medical, maybe too medical for some read- CTS. But it also, has plot strong characterization and a high rate of reader interest.--C. N. v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

service to our citizens as a mem ! Der of the board of education; next as a member of the state legisla- ture representing Waterbury; then as Waterbury's mayor these last eight years; and finally, as lieuten- aat-governor of the state of Con- necticut. His fitness to govern Wa terbury again is now up to the vot- CTS of Waterbury to decide. . ,
 Now for MT. Culhane, the dual candidate of the Republican and h. dependent Democrat parties. The people of Waterbury should and have right to know his back ground; what has been his record while representing Waterbury in the state legislature the last two terms. He stated at last Sundays barbecue that the people knew his stand on social and economic problems.
 r I don't know about that!
 MT. Culhane: Did you not two years ago vote for sales tax, as a means of financing the old age pen- sicS1 system? If you did, you must have. known that the sales tax is. the most direct, the cruelest, and the most pernicious form of taxation, falling hardest upon the poor; the least able to bear it. .
 Also, MT. Culhane, did you not vote this last June for the abatement of $835,000 in back taxes owed by the Connecticut Railway and Light. ing company? If so, should you not have known that this much abused (?), down-trodden CD, cor poration was to. declare a dividend in August of $5,674,000, which they did2 '"s.
 Again. Mr.. Culhane, you DID, knowing that there are, according to President Green of the American Federation ..of. Labor, still 12,000,000 workers unemployed, and that the passing of the child labor amend ment to the Federal, Constitution would keep young people to school little longer, thus providing more jobs for adults and heads of fam- lilies, you did, I say, openly con- demn the passage of this. act and aided in its defeat at our state capi- tol. 's "TS!N'- !
 When women were to be raised to the heights of citizenship and given the right to vote, an amendment to the Federal Constitution became law when Tennessee, the thirty sixth state completing the necessary three-fourths of the forty eight states, ratified this amendment. Then Connecticut, coming in as an also-rall, ratified this amendment whensits favorable vote was no long, CT needed. Is history again going to repeat itself as but two or three states are needed to ratify the child labor amendment?
 Also, i,a conclusion, MT. Culhane, how did you vote on the State Fed eration. Forty Hour Work Week Bill? ''''''.,..+
 A Expecting an early reply in our Waterbury daily newspapers, and thanking1y MT. Editor, for this valuable space,I am @'. |, .y. HENRY P. LEzoTTE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

Don't let this crisp September weather fool you. We aren't enjoying Indian Summer. In fact we're probably month or more away from it. Sometimes we don't even enjoy an Indian Summer. But if we do it's period of fine, mellow days with warm sun beaming down, and fol- lowing nights, clear and cool. Summer has gone and autumn set in with its nu- merouS frosts before Indian Summer can come to beguile us for few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

It's something to be mayor of New York all right, but we wonder if perhaps Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia may not think the game isn't worth the candle. At the recent primaries his name figured in a heavy write-in vote. And strange as 1t may seem his name was spelled 15O diff ferent ways by actual count. It doesn't seem possible, but then New York is a big city and one of many nationalities.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Selected Poem
MOUNT TAMALPAIS
California

(CaIfOrnia) ' Y. (Stanton A. Coblenz in the New York Times) Bush -cloaked, with long green giant arms it stands Mountain of floating fogs and laurel trees, And gulfs whose serpentine immensities ay Shelter the redwoods in tall cloistral bands Free as deer, scaled its crag hung lands In the glad sunlight, with the flowers and bees, Or, from peak, surveyed remote blue seas And the white rollers washing radiant sands! 'a Now from afar, often shall recall The high trails winding through the furrowed wild And groves where brooklets flash and buejays dart And shall marvel how a man, SO small, Can hold great woods where joy and friendship
 smiled
 And bear away a mountain in his heart. N'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
CULHANE VOTED FOR TENACIOUS" SALES TAX, CLAIMS
 CRITIC
September 9, 1887.

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 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 In these days of fusion and con- fusion, mostly confusion, because, in my estimation, the issues of the present campaign are not drawn very clearly, I ask some of your valuable space that some, to me, important points may be discussed and clarified in the public mind.
 There are but two candidates for the mayoraGy, to be voted for in Waterburys forthcoming city elec- ton two weeks hence. In the case of Mayor Hayes, everyone in Water bury knows his background;e his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
WYOMING GENTLEMEN PROFIT

Cheyenne, - (UP) 4 Wyoming,s cattlernen are having the best year since 1928, < according to Russell Thorp, secretary ofathe state cattle growers association. Offsettiiag the high prices, however, is tlieHaet that ranges are carrying 100000 fewer cattle than 6orInal. ..E-.-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Daily Almanac

Moon rises s:s5 p. m Daylight time). Sun rises $40 a. m; sets B:4N p. n tday- light tifne).
 An vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Friday Sept. 34, 3:Oe D. nl.;; low tide, S:15 D. m. daylight timeD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

Our supposedly intelligent and pro- gressive civilization seems to use it's knowledge mainly to destroy itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
LIN TODAY'S MAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
A Thought for Today

He that wasteth his father and chaseth away h,s mother Is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reprOach.-PrOverbs 19, 26. Remorse not only turns God against us but turns us against ourselves, and makes the soul like the scorpion in the fire, which stings tsen to death.-ThomaS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Shows Tammany's Washed Up
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WASHINGTON, September 2S - The complete rout of Tanany Hall in the New York City primaries was political lesson of possibly greater significance than the surface issue It showed not only that throwing brckbats at the New Deal does not win votesnot yet anyway but also demonstrated that old-tme party tactics no longer work in modern biz cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

The only trouble with Alberta's Social Credit plan is a lack of credit t's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Nevre say, Both pistOns raise
 at once; say, "rise."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Answers To Questions
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M. Kerby

QUESTIONS ANSWERED Enclose three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to The Democrats Service Bureau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. Be sure all mail is addressed to E The Waterbury Democrats Serv- ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street Washington.
 THE EDITOR. Q. have often heard that Ger man submarines visited the United States shores during the World war. Is 1t true? 1 A. The German submarine U-53 visited Newport, R. l., early in Octo- Der 1916. A commercial German submarine, Deutschland, q >> made two trips to the Limited states be- for this country entered the World War. :, -4 " i-.sf. Q. What is a totalitarian state? A. A country having @ highly centralized government under con- trol of political group which al- lows no recognition of or representa- tion to other political parties; as Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
 Q. Why did Gene Tunney retire from the ring and relinquish his title of Worlds Heavyweight Box ing Champion?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

A. According to a newspaper story by Westbrook Pegler, pub lisied in August, 1928, Tunney's real reason for retiring was fear of sustaining a possible permanent brain injury. This alleged fear was induced by an incident that oc- cured in Tunney's training camp at. Speculator, IN. Y, while training for his second fight with Jack Dempsey. (. According to the, story, Tunney was butted i1l the forehead by one of his sparring partners, who followed up with a stiff right; to the jaw and Tuaney remained in a somewhat .dazed condition for 48 hours thereafter and did not com- ,pletely returnrto normal until, in the seventh round of the fight, after Dempsey floored him with a left to the jaw. @''. ,a,
 @. How many children were killed in bicycle accidents in 1886?
 A. It was estimated that 800 ciill- dren between the ages 5 and 15 were Killed in bicycle and motor vehicle accidents, and 250 between the ages Of IS ad 25 were killed.
 If you want . copy Of our book let, EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNI TED STATES GOVERNMENT write the aWterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Northwest} Wasiilg- ton, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in post age. ttqa 3.@- f.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
sN' s-r -e iese T est, Y Q U r <. Knowledge
Can you answers seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

Can you answers seven or \ these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. < l. Is an American citizen who served in the Italian Army. during the World War eligible for bonus from the American government? 3. What are shooting stars2 3. What is the name for the earliest Inhabitants of a country? 4 In which book of the Bible is the story of Abrahaln's fife? 5. What is cremation? er
 .. Who was William Henry Rine- hart? s,5 9 ..slvt.
 VI. Under what river is the Hol- land Vehicular Tunnel? { 8. What is a regicide? s 9. Name the capital of Minneso- ta. 9i NE f, K ..ssyl.
 10. Is malaria contagious.
 ceived . great deal of credit for raising the prestige of the states minor courts; to add another major accomplishment to his distinguished record as governor. Somehow or other, he fiunked the test, and gave the state routine. appointments no better than those the General As Remhlv itself might have made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

BIS mills higher than the original figure. Please remember that this is 6 comparison with the Water- bury rate which was reduced from 8 to 3ih mills in the same per- iod.
 To continue with the city of Bridgeport, we find there @ tax rate of 20M mills in 1929, reduced 9-l0 of Q mill to 28 6-10 mills in l936. Bridgeport, however, was forced to lay a special tax of 4 6-l0 mills in 1882.
 New Britain started in 1929 at 27 mills and finishes at the same figure. No change. New Britain, however, also laid e special tax in lo32 of 6 mills.
 This completes the picture of our largest Connecticut cities. It Is intended as no reflection on them to point out that tax in- creases and special taxes were in every instance required to meet the extraordinary demands re- sulting from the depression. The financial record of the Waterbury administration does not suffer by comparison. On the contrary, comparison serves to outline It's excellence.
 Mutual Aid Fund
 Earlier in my remarks I men- toned the fact that Mayor Hayes