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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
ALCOHOL IS NARCOTIC DEPREssANT

A. D. D. $. referring to an assertion made here to the effect that alcohol is depressant, not stimulant, says he had always been taught that alcohol is a stimulant One even ing following a strenuous bowling tournament the surgeon dentist was in the club washroom with an eminent judge, who told him he in- variably lies awake after such a game. The dentist suggested that the judge take good stiff highball, as he, the dentist, had been in the habit of doing going home after such game. But the judge feared he would lie awake for hours if he tried that The dentist cited my assertion that alcohol is really nar- cotic. and the judge smiled.
 Sensible judge.
 Then in came Dr ---- (presun1ably so eminent that he needs no introduction or identifcation). The surgeon dentist-his pro- fessional stationery describes him-asked the doctor whether alcohol is a stmulant or a depressant and he replied, Why it is stim- ulant" So now the surgeon dentist is mysti- fled and wants me to give further information about the effect of alcohol. The only way he can see my assertion may be correct is &C., cording to the amount taken. That is, suf- ficient quantity will probably tend to put the victim to sleep whereas just splash will not.
 But if the dentist will read my article care fully he will see that specified ''in any dose" in any quantity, and also said from first to last" alcohol is depressant and narcotic in effect. never stimulating.
 The article particularly dealt with the meas ured slowing of the reaction time when a per indulges in single drink of wine. beer, or to lower the reaction time three-dfths of a second-long enough to kill or mann child or some slow moving old person who happens to get in front of the drinkers car
 Not only is the reaction time lowered by any dose of alcohol-which fact sufficiently stamps alcohol a depressant-but the indivi- duars blood pressure, heart beat, respiration and every other vital activity or function which can be accurately measured, is diminished by alcohol in any dose. How any physician of all people, can conceive that alcohol stimulates anything, is beyond comprehension, unless he chooses to disregard or deny the teachings of physiology.
 Perhaps 1t is better for sedentary person NOT to sleep shortly after such strenuous physical effort. At any rate recuperation or refreshment after any very active physical ex- ertion is favored by rest without sleep more than it is by sleep.
 The idea of resorting to a highball or any other form of alcohol to aid sleep is mere in- diligence of craving for the stuff. There is little difference between such indulgence and the habitual use of drugs to produce sleep.
 In giving this scientific view of the action of alcohol do not mean to imply that alcohol has no place in the physicians therapeutic armentarium for I believe it is valuable rem edy in some instances, when intelligentiy pre- scribed by the physician. Just what these instances are is no concern of the laymans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
Here, There And Euerywhere

the sons of the wild jackasses. But
 wherein lies the ridiculousness in
 this? The Senator at a hearing
 on Monday before -sub-commit-
 tee of the senate quoted the figures
 of the Prohibition Bureau to show
 that 22,OOO,OO0 barrels of. beer
 were unlawfully made in 1880 on
 which only $l0O in taxes was col
 lected. In 1919, the last year of
 legal manufacture, 27,000,000 bar
 rels were made on which the gov-
 ernment collected $117,000,000 in
 taxes. He put on the stand the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
 who gave it as his opinion that if
 beer were legalized the govern-
 ment would derive a revenue in
 excess of the pre-prohibition figures.
 It may seme ridiculous to ardent
 prohibitionists for the government
 to get some of the vast amount of
 revenue that now goes to the H.
 but to Senator Bingham, and to many others, it seems like a quite logical and orderly procedure. Since the beer is being made any, way,-22, ,000. 600 barrels of 1t a year-and the government has found no way of stopping 1t, Sen-
 ator Bingham believes that the
 cause of temperance would not
 suffer If pure beer were substitut-
 ed for the impure product. He has a notion that just now the treasury could use $100,000,0O0 or so to better advantage than the under world gentry who agree with the Anti-Saloon League that prohibi- ton should be retained at any cost. Somehow we imagine that most people in Connecticut regard their Senator as exhibiting a degree. of common sense in this matter that lifts him considerably above those to whom Senator Noses applied his highly descriptive epithet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

There is touch of sadness in the expul- sion of the Jesuit order from Spain. To us here in the United States the Jesuits will always be an order to be honored and rev. cred. Where would this nation be if Jesuit missionaries had not penetrated into the far flung wildernesses bringing the light of truth to the savage redmen' Wherever civil ization has stretched its hand, there the Jesuits have preceded. They go hand in hand with the sciences. Spain may yet see the day when she will regret the expulsion of ths religious order from its. domains. It may even change its present attitude and re- store the Jesuits to their former status in the kingdom. We hope to see that day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

Anti prohibitonists still point to the fac! that Connecticut did not ratify the Eigh- teenth Amendment as conclusive evidence that this state is opposed to prohibition. We never inclined to that view, although we do believe that Connecticut is what can be termed wet state. By that we mean that majority of its citizens are not in sympa- thy with the present prohibition laws. We don't say that majority opposes temper ance. Kindly keep that in mind. We don't doubt but if there was a good system of liquor control in the United States it would have as much support in this state as in any in the Union. However, let us pass that up for the time being Henry H. Curran has been writing to congressional leaders on the subject of state referendums on the liquor question. He refers to the legislative action of l93l in this state calling for referendum next November as well as similar one in Wyoming. He claims that nine states have "repudiated national prohibition by refus- ing to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment declining to adopt enforcement laws or rescinding state enforcement acts.' To this we replied above. Continuing MT Curran says, The only effective relief that is with in the power of Congress lies in the submis sion of national prohibition for verdict to the people of the several states That is what will come before your honorable body. It is not question of who is dry or who is not. It is a question of whether the Con- gress will permit the people to vote on an experiment that during the j. years of its life has aroused profound msgivings among all thinking Americans dry and antidry alike. :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
@ TODAY }. G%S
 / WORLD WAR X. ANNIVERSARY &XA ofHSE
AppALLING SEA- LOSSES

APPALLING SEA LOOSGS
 On Jan 26, 1918, it was revealed that the allies and neutrals had lost 6,617,000 tons of shipping by submarines from Jan l. 1917, to this date, matter of year and 25 days.
 Great Britain, in this period, lost 1169 ships. .r.
 In the week ending Jan 2G, Eng land lost nine ships of more than 1,600 tons each.
 The Spanish steamer, Giralda, was footed and torpedoed by the Germans on this date. and later the Spanish government sent protest to the German government as result of the outrage.
 Two Americans attached to the American Red Cross at Mestre were killed when this town and Treviso were attacked by Austrian airmen. Three women were killed and three hospitals were damaged.
 The Americans who were killed were William Platt and Richard Cuts Fairfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
TO J. B. Y.

I'll look them over, J. B. r., You sent in quite few. I'm fond of short poetic blurbs, The long ones seldom do, I'll see if your sweet teacher friend, Jibes with my thought of them, And perhaps some night they will
 appear.
 Now pardon me-ahem.
 o-O-o Bringing Up Father" the Denis s popular cartoon, is celebrating it's twentieth anniversary. You might express your appreciation by ask ing Maggie if she won't please let Jiggs go over to Dinty Moore's this evening.
 Flashes of wit: It's wise child who waits until company comes before requesting sec ond piece of pie.
 o-O-o Four women are on trial at the present time, charged with mur- iering husbands. And this is leap year.
 o-O-O
 Billy Sunday says there are no newspapers in heaven. But ?, I suppose they publish tabloids up there.
 O-O-O
 Now they claim the depression has made the nation golf conscious. And unconscious to everything else, 1 suppose. g,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

In connection with the 2Otn anniversary of the creation of Bringing Up Father" in which the Democrat has joined it might be we'll to point out that though Jiggs and Maggie have been entertaining our readers for eleven years we still have comic that antedates that. Freckles made its appear ance in our columns some years previous, the exact date escapes us just now. Those were the days of Everett True, Doings of the Duffs, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

Bravo, Mir Curran! Now you are on safe ground. The effects of the prohibition laws have created more than mere misgiving in our minds. They have created a distrust for all attempts to legislate temperance. It certainly can never be done. if the United States is to be taken as a flesh-and blood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
Good evening.
 O-O-o DEAR EDITOR
"A SMILES THE THING ''

My teacher says my poetry, At times is very fair enough. And so I'm sending it to you, How do you like the stuff, The short poems are quite funny. The long one, may l say. l like the bits of poetry.
 read in Day by Day. Just look them over, Editor, And tell me, frank and true. Do write clever poetry,
 And will it do for you, And if you print these poems of
 mine,
 Why. Ed, I guess I'll sigh, And you can sign them for me.
 Ed,
 Initials-J. B. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
QUOTATIONS

Gary (COOper) didn't stop loving me, he stopped trusting me and that's what broke us up.
 -Lupe Velez, movie actress. Neville Chamberlain, I think, will be prime minister in place of Macdonald, who will be moved on to the House of Lords. Oliver Baldwin, son of Stanley Baldwin, British statesman.
 The trade depression =. will at some time or other become less severe. Sir William H. Beveridge. direc- tor London School of Economies.
 
 Ridicule and unfair news sheets in this fair city (New York; have scared scores of drys into silence. Rev Dr Christian F. Reisner, New York Methodist pastor. I'll fight Johnny Risko 10 rounds If you can find promoter to put up $600,000 for my purse.
 Jack Dempsey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

Husbands may be eomforted by the de- csion of an Ohio judge that, although it is the inalicnablc right of wife to nag her husband little bit. still she has no right to bite or draw knife on him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

If few more countries drop the gold standard we can start using our bullion to make gold furniture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
Don't Sell America Short!

Many economists hope that Congress will do something about certain piratical enter prise in this country which masquerades un- der the polite classification, hedging on the market It is agreed that hedging on commodity markets is legitimate under proper restrictions. Short-seling of securi ties, on the other hand. is not hedging at all but downright. deliberate depressing of the market for personal gain at the exepnse of millions of people.
 If federal law is not passed to eliminate this short-selling. then the State legislatures may take hand. Not only would such leg islation abolish one of the greatest evils in the country, but it would be distinctly positive benefit It would give the stock market chance to stabilize and restore confidence and release some of the money now being hoarded. which in turn would promote buying especially of commodities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:3l o'clock tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26
O--O--O OH, OH

Just bit of sunshine, Shining through the blue, Banishing the troubles,
 That life brings to you. The honeymoon is over when he sneaks down cellar to fuss with the furnace just about the time the dish wiping is due.
 o-O-o
 What has become of the old fashioned home that used to boast a side board?
 o-O--o It's cheaper to move than pay rent-unless the landlord drops it 10 per cent.
 OH YEAH He carried a fire cxtingufsher, We'll did he know loves game, Fearing he might run into An old flame. o-O-o With Tammany getting a terrific licking from Justice Seabury they might change the name of the city's song, "The Side Squawks of New York"
 Billology is new course to be taught in western college. suppose 1t will be open eX- clusively to bill collectors. o-O-o After listening to some of the advertising blurbs on the radio you have an idea of what comes over the hot air.
 When a man gets in hot wa ter he tries to throw cold wa ter on his accusers who sort of shower him in an effort to convince the chap that he's all wet.
 If you do your Christmas shop ping early why not order your Good Friday hot cross buns now.
 YOU DON'T SAY They said that he was dumb, The charge was grounded, Not dumb. the ncighbOrs said, But just dumbfOundcd.
 o-O-o The man who breaks down when an honor is conferred upon him, generally breaks up when it fails to come his way.
 o-O--o Light housekeeping nowa- days means paper plates and an aluminium can opener.
 o-O-o It's the little things in life that count-up and make the big things count even more.
 o-O-o
 Years ago you dropped a quarter in the meter when the light went low. Now you won der if a fuse is about to blow.
 o-O-o The woman who keeps a diary of daily events must be. contem- plating evidence for a divorce suit.
 o-O-o Historical fact. Few canaries come from the Canary islands.
 o-O-o
 so IT GOES
 When Eagles meet,
 Then comes cry,
 For that's the night, When birds fly high.
 O-O-o Never say dye when you think the husband can stand a new dress.
 o-O--o This completes our regular Tues day evening program. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Demo- crat, pioneer in this type of news paper work. We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again to-morrow evening at the usual hour q
 Cnod nighf
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15

FOR RENT-House, Eugenla avenue.
See Robert T. DAVIS. Milford. j8-tf
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
A PROBABLE
MISUNDERSTANDING OF
TOWNS ANNUAL REPORT
January 18th. 1913:

january IOJliJ 1JOH.
A suggested correction on the Aud
itor's report in Section headed as
Accrued expense of the Towns Ac-
counts for 1897. Under this head
ing, that of accrued expense, are
noted as follows:
Light, $4,643.75; Water, 81, 1,652.S8; (;
Cinders, $4,000.
1t has been called to the attention
of the Light e Water Commission
that these items might be taken by
some misinfOrmed to mean that these
items have been paid, where in fact,
they have not been paid. The Light
& Water Commission planned the
improvements, totaling $4,000, with
the approval of the Town Council
to borrow on short notes 100000, and
it was the thought of the Light &
Water Commission when these i'm
prOvements were planned that the
town payments would be made as
usual. However, they have not been
paid, and therefore, it is necessary
for the Light & Water Commission
to borrow more than they would
This is not meant as a criticism of
this report, but rather as an eXpla-
nation that will make it possible for
the misinformed to read this report
with understanding.
LIGHT & WATER COMMISSION.
J. IT. PIERCE c. e. VARNEY,
Secretary. President.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
WANTED

WANTED-50 Barred Rock pullets.
e. ]. SaleVan, Milford. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
FRANKFORT

Lemuel D. Evans, a farmer, died
suddenly at his home near town, on
Thursday evening. He worked that
day and appeared to be in his usual
health. He was born near where he
died. He was a son of the late Peter
R. w, Hudson and Lydia Bunting
and was born May 1S, 1868. Funeral
services were held Sunday after
noon at his late home and were con-
Quoted by the Rev. James H. Card
ner, pastor of the NJ. E. Church of
this town. Burial was in the family
burying ground, just across the road
from where he was living. He is
survived by one brother, Wilma
more, and the following sisters, Mrs.
Lee Murray, Mrs. Edgar Evans, Mrs.
Harvey Evans, Mrs. AlYa Stikes and
Mrs. Fred Hastings.
Two changes of real estate in this
town have taken place during the
past few days. William Z. Gray has
sold his home to Asher Godfrey.
The Captain w. c. Robinson prop
erty on Thatcher street, has been
purchased by Mrs. Mary Tingle. She
and her son, Mckinley, it is report
ed, are soon to occupy it.
Smoe mischeVious person or per-
sons entered the school house one
night recently and after pulling out
the staple ransacked the closet in
the principals room and took a
small sum of money, about one dol
lar in change.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
BETHEL

The fourth quarterly meeting will
be held here in the M. E. Church
Saturday night Jan. 80. A full at
tendance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Williams, OF
MiddletOwn, is visiting the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Will
/ liams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eley J. Cordrey are
heing congratulated ON the arrival
of fine son, born on Tuesday, Jan.
5th. The little arrival has been
named Harvey Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Eskridge en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Hastings, of Laurel;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hastings and
children, Iris and Rudolph.
George Meyer Phillips returned
home on Thursday after spending
several weeks with his father, Capt.
Phillips, on the barge.
Mrs. Ella Spicer spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Sirman.
Donald Elzey, of Seaford, spent
the weekend with his grandparents,
Capt. and Mrs. George w. Elzey.
The Count On Me Club" was en-
tertained on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. George w. Phillaps.
Miss Margaret Jester, student
of the State Ormal School, of Sails
bury, was unable to come home on
Friday, due to a severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fl. Williams, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hastings, Mr.
and Mrs. r. Judd Phillips were en-
tertained at cards on Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Phillips, near BridgeVille.
Mrs. Lulu Massey spent a part of
last week in Seaford at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Ira Allen.
Rev. J. r. Jester is planning to
start his revival on Sunday evening,
Jan. 18th.
Harrison Moore, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend home with his
family
Mrs. Lydia Melbourne, who has
been sick for three weeks, is i'm
Charlie Cordrey is in the Marine
Hospital in Norfolk, Va, suffering
with bruised foot, when an anchor
ell on it, while on the barge.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
Lost 20 Lbs. Of Fat
In Just A Weeks

Mrs. Mae West of st. Louis, Mo-,
writes: "I'm only 28 yrs. old and
weighed 10 lbs. until taking one box
of your Kruschen Salts just 4 weeks
ago. l now weigh $50 lbs. l also
have more energy and furthermore
I've never had hungry moment"
Fat folks should take one half tea
spoonful of Kruschen Salts in a
glass of hot water in the morning be-
fore breakfast - it's the SAFE,
harmless way to reduce as tens of
thousands of men and women know.
For your health's sake ask for and
get Kruschen at Pettyjohn's Pharm-
acy or any drugstOre-the cost for
bottle that lasts weeks is but
trifie and if after the first bottle you
are not ioyfully satisfied with results
money back.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Stove wood. Fred Wro-
ten. Phone 61SR22. Milford. jl5-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
ATLANTA
(Near BridgeVille)


The old school house that was
sold by the State to Stephen Tres
max, is being remodeled into bun
galOw.
Wet and disagreeable weather has
prevailed recently, but let's just be
happy that it is no worse.
The Poultry and Rabbit Show at
Milford sure did attract folks from
all parts of lower Delaware and
Maryland, and several who had
space at the show and made exhib-
its of their fine poultry from Allan
ia and vicinity, were awarded prizes
among the number are Joseph
Williamson for Rhode Island cock
erel, who got first prize; for pull
let of same breed a first prize, and
for another pullet a second prize.
In addition he received a first prize
for dozen of brown eggs. Ernest
Russell got several prizes also.
Miss Madaline ManloVe was OPP
Grated ON in a Wilmington hospital
recently for appendicitis and is get
ting along very we'll Smith Taylor
and friend motored to that city on
Monday to visit her.
Miss Virginia Lane is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. H. B. Kinder.
Mrs. VIM. H. Hearn returned to
her home near Georgetown after a
holiday visit with her daughter, Mrs.
r. A. Williamson and family.
Miss Lillian Tresnak after pass
ing the holidays with her folks here,
has gone back to her school to re-
sumo her studies near Philadelphia.
Theodore Williamson of near Fed
was a guest of his bro
ther here last Tuesday.
Miss Florence Hartzel has return
ed to Wilmington after passing the
holidays here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Hartzel.
Claudel Cannon and boy friend of
Milford were guests of his parents
here over Sunday.
Mrs. r. A. Williamson and son
with her mother, Mrs. w. H. Hearn
attended the Poultry and Rabbit |
Show in Milford last Thursday.
Stephen Tresnak and Daniel Cal
Oway enjoyed visit to Philadel-
]hia last week.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
MILFORD TRUST COMPANY

At Milford, in the State of Delaware,
At the Close of Business On
December 31st, 1881
RESOURCES
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertising in this column costs
one cent each word for each inseT-
tiOn. -s
All ads in this column must be paid
for in advance. This is the only way
in which orders will be received for
these small ads. No ad received for less
than 10 cents. If you have an ad which
you want inserted count the words (ad-
dress and ALL and multiply by the num-
ber of times which you want the ad to
run. Send the amount with the ad.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
CARD OF THANKS

For the first time since Thursday
last we feel able to turn our
thoughts to the dear friends and
neighbOrs who have been so kind to
us during the illness and death of
our husband and father, Howard
Todd, and acknowledge with graft
tude their kind expressions of sym
pathy and service.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
The face which duly as the sun
Rose up for me with life begun,
To mark all bright hours of the day
With daily love is dimmed away
And yet my days go on and on.
1tp His Wife, Florence.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15

WANTED-Cow manure Phone Mil
ford 22S. Lester G. Lovett. daft
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
EXECUTRIx'S NOTICE

A. FOSTER, Prop.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15

FOR SALE-Double house. Lincoln.
5 room on each side, also cellar built
of good material when prices were low
Space for garden and chickens. Price
$1,000. Inquire of Miss Minnie Reed
Lincoln. Del. Phone n20-tf
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15

All persons indebted to the estate
of William p. Jefferson, deceased,
are hereby notified to settle the same
on or before the first day of Febru-
airy, 1882, and all those having claims
against the estate to present the
same duly attested on or before
February 1st, 1882.
JOSEPHINE JEFFERSON,
1-S-3t EXecutriX.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express in a small
measure our many things to all
those who helped in anyway during
the death and burial of our son and
brother, Aldon II. Lockwood, and
especially for the flowers from
school and friends, an dto the Days
borO choir, also the words of con-
ISOLATION of Rev. Connolly. Thanks to
one and all.
JOHN f. LOCKWOOD
AND FAMILY.