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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Crime and Punishment

Does it not seem strange that after thousands, of years of civilization, crime is still so prevalent? One of mans inn portant preoccupationS during all those centuries has been to devise means of breaking up crime, and yet his success has been small indeed. There are still many who will kill and rob and injure.
 Altogether, the record doesn't speak any too we'll for the means taken to eliminate crime That gives point to recent speech of Judge AtWell WestWick before the Ma tional Probation Association. Judge WestWick is on the bench of the Superior and Juvenile Court of Santa Barbara, Calf. He delivered stirring indictment of "the nonsense, sophistry and cruelty which characterize our traditional legal system" He began with an interesting definition of crime: The expression in social life of the physical and social en- vironments playing upon a personality which is essentially abnormal or unusual, by reason of heredity, disease, or develop ment."
 Obviously, if that is good definition of crime, then punishment in the sense ot the states revenge for an act of willful hostility to society, is of no use. In fact, ib is hard to get around Judge WestWlck's assertion that however ingenious and inhuman the penalties, the number of offenders seems never to have decreased" This humane judge, from long experience in juvenile work, believes that the concept of juvenile court, where medicine, biol ogy, sociology, psychology, psychlatry, and psycho-analysiS can all work side by side to effect cure rather than punish Inent, might be extended into broader fiel6S of crime work.
 We are certainly tending in that direc- tion. The state now sends man to prison, not to "get back at him" for some thing he has done, but to try to straighten him out, or at least to keep him out Of contact with his fellow-men during period when it seems likely that he would repeat the offense. civilization may be measured by the kind of anti-crime meas ures it adopts A crude state of society always adopts crude and savage revenge methods with ruthless punishment for the detected criminal. AS it moves toward civilization, the aim must always be, not punishment, but achievement of state of mental and physical health in which future crime is made less likely. The Westwicks are pioneers in whose trail society follows as fast as its stumbling steps permit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

This is laurel time in Connecticut. And laurel time means touring time. Con- necticut Solons were wise when they chose the mountain laurel for the state flower. There may be other native blooms that are more lasting or more beautiful, but somehow or other in the ever-present shining green leaves, the sturdy gnarled boughs, and the shy whit ish-pink petals of mid-June the laurel truly represents the Connecticut all of us know best. And it is towering now Time was when the Naugatuck Valley from Ansonia north to Torrlngton would be mass of color along it's rugged banks. There still are patches of color, but noth- ing compared to those that may be found by penetrating into Litchfield County where the shrub has resisted efforts to uproot it and leftover it. This is laurel time; make the most of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Selected Poem
DISCOVERING AMERICA

Edgar Lee Masters in the New York Times) Would you know the American spirit, faith and
 destiny? Would you see that they have no need of the faith
 of any other land? Then take wings of steel and cross the Appalachian
 Plateau, Look down upon the Ohio Valley and the cornlands, And the drumns and moraines of Wisconsin, And the mines of copper and salt And fields of wheat, and lands of fruits and vege-
 tables in Texas. Go out to the desert where Phoenix stands and
 peach trees, And to the Columbia Basin green with apple trees, And vineyards purpling to the golden air. This is the country that Cabot, Hudson, Raleigh,
 Smith, Coronado, Cabrillo, De Soto stared at with blinded
 eyes, Doing all that they could to understand its meaning. This land is not for mathematics devouring labor, It is not for CaesarSms Seizng the cities. Ponce de Leon is not its spirit, Nor Americus the grocerman. Its symbol is not the sickle rusted with the blood of
 insurrection Nor the fasces borne in procession of despots. Its symbols are the plow, the axe The myths by which it can live Are tales of the heroes who searched for light, For beauty and justice, who fought hunger the de-
 Stroyer, Poverty the waster and war the killer of men, Who loved the land and strove to preserve it Against the spirchaetae of corruption, The contagion of alien dreams, The sneers of supercillious charatans The rootless springs of the pavements The hate and concet of gabs and scribblers, All the wanderers and adventurers wh oignored the
 land haStenng for gold. As Washington rapped with his sword On the door of Fort Duquesne, Leaving 1t to another day, to other hands To lift the bars. So we must knock on the portals of today Using today for the search for wisdom, And pass the frontiers in the forward march, Remembering what Drake and Coronado, Cabrillo and de Vaca did not do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Belt Highway

The vision of the City Engineer of some day encircling the City of Waterbury by one complete route is not too far away. AS printed in The Democrat several nights ago this route-around the city is simply question of utilizing such avail able streets as are now in existence and putting them into proper shape for hand ling heavy traffic, such as would find by passes of this kind advantageous.
 The route sounds involved following street after street. And it would be so today, even for motorist who might be familiar with all the turns and the streets. But it is city plan that goes with proper development of any municipality along modern lines. Some years ago merchants were quick to criticize the idea of Shunt- ing traffic away from the business section of the city. They realize today, though, that this is for their best interest as well as the entire cityS.
 Traffic problems and rapid tranSporta- tion around or across city are problems that today must be solved by the engineer and the city planner. It is not enough to have plenty of police control. The physical feature of the problem is just as important. Waterbury has realized this and is slowly but surely making good progress The belt highway is just another link in the chain of events calcu- late to produce even flow of traffic along our city streets, at the same time providing the traveller with through and unimpeded routes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

The death of Ralph Pulitzer recalls once again the meteoric and great career of his illustrious father, the late Joseph Pulitzer who came to this country, Hungarian immigrant, but lived to be known as one of the greatest of American newspaper publishers. Ralph Pulitzer followed closely in the footsteps Of his father and when the latter died in 1911 shouldered the newspaper estate that had been created. Much of his work was In the Middle West, occupied with develop ment of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It may be said that although his greatness was not that of his fathers, he displayed much the same traits of brilliance and diligence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Should We Have More Babies

One of the most human, read
 able autobiographies of the sea-
 son is that of the famous Ameri-
 ican child welfare worker, s.
 Josephine Baker. Just jot of her
 book, "Fighting for Life Mac-
 milan: $2.75) is given below. The
 book is rich in anecdote.
 I hope to live to see the day when death from the preventable dis orders of the first month of life has been almost completely abolished; when maternal mortality in the United States is as low as human knowledge can make it; when the preschool child receives the simple car that assures him of healthy life. All of these things may be ac- complished by the use of already available knowledge. It is to be hoped that we will use this know ledge.
 I have stood at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street in New York City and watched the crowds pushing and milling back and forth with set ex- pressions and determined faces, all bent on getting somewhere at the cost of the men or women at their elbows. I have stood there and wondered. Wondered deeply and been sadly perplexed
 Should we bring more and more babies into this troubled world? Should we try to keep them alive and well? What is to become of them? Are they to be simply cannon fodder? There is no clear and cer- tain answer. But the occasional dis- couragement that gives rise to such questions is only a momentary re- action.
 have faith in the ultimate de- cency of mankind. I believe that this salyaging of human life has been worthwhile. can still see the light in a mothers eyes when her baby was assured Of health. When ! think back over the long years Of hard work and struggle. my Joy when ideals were realized and my determination to try over again when things were blackest, y loyal friends and co-workers--f come back to the place where ! started. Oi course { would do it again, would not have my Of It different iil any way. it was q magnificent opport- unity, . great and heart-WnrmInn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Toll Collectors

Many and varied are the objections arising in Fairfield County today as the time for collecting tolls on the Merritt Parkway draws near. Most of them are selfish ones, of course, for the objectors may be classed as those who feel that this roadway should be no more subject to special taxation than any other in the state. Many think that the county is be- ing discriminated against. That's what residents of other counties thought, too, when the Merrittt Parkway was being built.
 We don't think that Fairfield County opposition to tolls is aimed at the theory, but at the application. The entire state is practically convinced that future high way projects like these four-lane park ways and even the imposing new bridges that we are building and planning to build must be partly self-supporting The only way of making them pay for them selves is by collection of tolls And it's a pretty good way of collecting pro- pOrtional fee from those who derive the greatest benefit from the road or bridge.
 The Democrat from the outset sup ported the toll plan, but it did not sub scribe to the viewpoint that collecting tolls on the Merritt Parkway to build an extension to it was the proper way to pro- ceed However, we can see where off cials would adopt such means of provid- ing instant funds with which to extend the parkway beyond the Housatonic River. We do believe that as soon as the Merritt Parkway is completed and the new bridge thrown across the Housatonic River every effort should be made to make the Merritt Parkway toll-free highway.
 As soon as any section of the Wilbur L. Cross Parkway is available to public use it can be made self-supporting by installing toll gates along 1t. But once 6 start has been made on this new park way the Fairfield County route should be returned to its original state--toll-free Strictly speaking, tools should be col Ectcd lo pay for the road or bridge being 1scd, not to raise funds for additional
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Views of The Press
SPIDER FORUM
(New York sun)

Letter writers to the London Times who recently discussed sub ject of marked unimportance what to do about an inbred fear of spiders-were the means of bring ing a light advice which might be applied to many fears. One of the correspondents who. had long been afraid of spiders decided to rid herself of the burden of fear; at some effort she managed to find an opportunity to inspect some tar- antulas, which filled her with a fear beside which her earlier fear of spiders seemed small indeed. This was heroic prescription of medi- cine worse than the disease, but the medicine had to be taken only once. It was altoghether unlikely that she would ever see tarantulas again in the course of her life, but the single experience was enough to permit the transfer of an abiding and depress- ing fear.
 If it were possible to transfer a fear of near and familiar things to remote and unlikely ones, many of
 
 the fears of life could be made to disappear. A more usual method of putting an end to what is called by it's owners an instinctive fear was described by several of the letter writers. They examined the cause of the fear a little more closely than they had been in the habit of do- ing; they discovered that spiders were the enemies of mosquitoes, for example. and found that enmity Q recommendation for the spider. They discovered. too, that the spider was much more interested in flies and mosquitoes than in human be- ings. This discovery, even though 1t was faintly humiliating, was also comforting, for the spider ceased to be a menace and became an ally. even though one of an indifferent sort. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
PARKWAY EXTENSION
], (Bridgeport Telegraph

It's going to be hard to get used to calling the Merritt Parkway the Wilbur Cross. Parkway but that will be its official name from the Housa- tonic river eastward to New Haven.
 However what it's called isn't go- ing to be so important as what it is. The legislature by vote definitely made it a commercial highway. By voting to collect tolls and author izing the highway commissioner to borrow money If necessary to fur ther the work while tolls are being collected, the job of building this highway can proceed immediately.
 As everyone knows, the bridge across the Housatonic river between Stratford and Milford has already been authorized and ordered.
 We regard it as great advantage that the present legislature has made 1t possible for the work of completing the Merritt Parkway and carrying on its logical extension in the Wilbur Cross highways to go forward without any delay. Such a gigantic highway undertaking nat urally requires a great deal of time under the most favorable circum- stances. If two-year delays are in- posed by the necessity of waiting for authorization between legislatures, the project might very well drag on into decades. ',
 By making the parkways self-fi- nancing and authorizing the high way commissioner to proceed the state legislature has eliminated all cause for delay. The parkway sys- tenn will actually be in operation as far as Bridgeport before the end of i93e and 1t will be operating as far as New Haven in . surprisingly short time thereafter. i'3
 Incidentally the Merritt Parkway commission has raised the speed limit on the parkway to 50 miles an hour conforming with top speed limit h the rest of the state. In view of the safety record thus far achieved this seems reasonable but the effect of the Increased speed limit should be watched and # there is ans tendency to increase the ac- eidenl rate we shonid @ back to the >p-lnlln limit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Your l. O?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Does the United States own the Panama Canal Zone?
 2. Name the Governor of Ohio. 3. Where is the Isle of Man? 4. What does foot-pounds mean? 5. Must members of the Pres ident's cabinet be natural-born Americans?
 6. Who wrote, "The Merry Wives of Windsor?"
 2. What is a semester?
 8. Which State is nicknamed Plantation State?"
 g. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word idealist?
 10. In draw poker, which is the higher hand, a straight flush or four of a kind?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

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 R. M. w., Chicago-It may be too early to guage the complete national reaction to the British royal visit, but as far as Wash- ington and New York are con- cerned. it was just about 100 per cent favorable. Tn Washington Their Majesties completely won over 8 skeptical Congress and took the city by storm. They tri- y umphed over the unfavorable re- action created by Lady Lindsay's bnngling, and captiyated everyone with their simplicity, sincerity and charm. =. D. G., Granville, O.-One of the best books on Nazi , influence in South America and the problem. of Western Hemi- sphere defense Is ."Our Maginot Line" by Livingston Hartley. For merly member of the diplomatic service, Hartley very accurately portrays the State Department viewpoint :. '. Mrs. !. G. C.. Little Rock, Ark-Tte water sprinkler which: helps to cool the roof under which one of ! ythe Merry Co., Founders tolls is made merely by placing an ordinary lawn sprinkler on the roof and connecting it by means of a garden hose to the plumbing in an upstairs bathroom. It is best to have a plumber in- stall an extra spigot on a water pipe. Care should be taken to select a sprinkler with a limited radius. or it will douse people on the street passing by.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

offer his bill whether he likes it or not.
 He tried to get them to lay off and accept instead the constitu- tional amendment for a tax system to finance his scheme, which he is pushing as face-saving de- vice. They replied that they would vote for the proposal-after the Senate had balloted on the old-age pension bill.
 UP A TREE
 Thousands of oldsters who are counting on federal annuities be- ginning January 1, 1940, under the new Social Security amend ments are going to be out. of luck unless the Senate rectifieS a tech- nical loophole in the act as passed, by the House. ~s |
 The blunder is the work of Social Security Board experts ; who prepared the so-called liberalizing amendments at the TCQuCSS iO1 tAC AAOuSG anu W"yS Committee. They divide an- i nuity beneficiaries into three categories: F
 u) those who become 65 be- fore January l, 1s40, have been covered by the act not less than two years, and have earned a minimum of $500 in wages in that time; (2) those who reach 65 between 1940 and 1945 and have earned minimum of $500 dur ing three years coverage; and (3) those who reach 65 after 1945 and have earned over 5000 in five years coyerage.
 Thus, an annuitant whose 65th birthday falls on Jannuary l, 194O or immediately there after will not be entitled to an immediate pension, while an- other born on December 31, one day earlier, will. The first man and thousands of others whose
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

There are so many tremendously big projects going on in this nation at one and the same time that people are hard put to decide on just what they want to see first or most of all. Every state in the Union, it would seem is engaged In producing some mighty feat of man that will last for years and prove of immense service. With all this activity, why IS It that unemployment must continue to remain a bugbear?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
Questions and Answers
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 O. Name the Union officers who were present when General Lee sur- rendered to General Grant in App pomattox Court House.
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 O. Does the United States receive a return on its investment in the Panama Canal?