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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C.
 THE EDITOR
 Q. What is the original of the political proverb "As Maine goes so goes the country?"
 A. The Maine Congressional cleo tions are held in September, instead of in November as in the other states. Maine is generally consid- cred a rock-ribbed Republican state and the national Administration has been in the hands of the Re- publican party since 1889, with the exception of Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt.
 Q. Are the one cent Franklin stamps issued in 1924 very valuablei
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
 Habeas Corpus is pronounced hay'-be (not hab'-e-as) kor'-puS.

A. One cent Franklin stamps were issued from 1922 to 1926. The ordinary one with eleven perfora- tons is listed at five cents for un- cancelled specimens and two cents for cancelled ones. The rotary press one cent stamps with eleven per- forations are listed at $2,500 for uncancellcd specimens and $500 for cancelled ones.
 e. How old was Rachmaninoff when he composed his Prelude in C-sharp Minor?
 A. Twenty. He was inspired by the bells of the Kremlin, which were answered by all the bells in Moscow.
 Q. Why do horses rise on their forelegs and cattle on their hind legs?
 A. One theory advanced for this peculiarity is that horses are more active and jerk their heads at the least disturbance and bring their forelegs up when startled, while cattle rise on their hind legs prob- ably to protect the udder.
 o. How many books are there in college libraries in the United States?
 A. Approximately 5s,ooo, 900 bound volumes.
 o. Which state has the highest tax on cigarettes?
 A. In Arkansas the tax is five cents on each standard package of 20 cigarettes.
 o. How much bread does the average American eat daily?
 A. It is estimated that an aver age adult eats over five Slices day.
 If you want copy of our book let, STAINS AND SPOTS" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage:
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THIEF ERRs IN JUDGES HOME

Montreal (UP).-Frank Hiscock 19, made the mistake of robbing a Judges home here. Hiscock broke into the home of Justice Errol Me- Dougall and escaped with $500 loot He was caught and sentenced to four yeers
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The trouble Is that so few know how to tune in their own wave- length vibration. Baroness Audrey Kargare. Holly wood theosophist, putting her fln- ger on 1t.
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Current Comment

There is a tendency for our states- to bubble and fight over non -essen- tials.
 --Dr. c. w. Forster, economist at
 North Carolina State College.
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Felix Fronkfurter Biggest Question Mark in WoII Street and Capital; Lewis and Moenotes Think He'll Go Conservative If He Reaches Court;
 FDR, A. F. of L. Clash Over Labor Job
By DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT .. ALLEN

WASHINGTON August 24 - Probably the biggest queson-mark in both Washington and Wall Street today is Felix Frankurter dynamic professor Of the Harvard Law School and with inside track to the Superme Court seat of Justice CardOZO
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Q. How much bread does the average American eat daily?
 A. It is estimated that an aver age adult eats over five Slices day.
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A Thought for Today

The unxodly shall not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous Palms 1:5
 One unqrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.-Publius Syrus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
Fact Does Not Seem
 True In Rheumatism
 Cases, Ayers Doctor
Infectious Artritis Dubbed Public Enemy Number Six Claims John E. Farrell-Symptoms in Younger
 Element Many Times Mislead Physicians
(By DIR. JOHN E. FARRELL)

Many of the old time disastrous diseases of childhood have today lost considerable of their virulence and power of attack. According to accepted authorities this is due to 8 certain amount of immunity that succeeding generations have &C., lquired from repeated combat with these diseases and to sort of thinning out of the potency of the germs themselves. However, this does not seem to be true in the case of rheumatism. AS a matter of fact the growin. frequency of heart disease as a. cause of death and the growing frequency of rheumatism among present day children seems to indicate that this disease has lost none of it's potency but is rather more virulent than ever before.
 In recent survey of all fatal di- SeaSes affecting our population it was shown that rheumatism, or in Ifectious arthritis, was pretty well up in front. AS I recall the figures this disease was dubbed public enemy number six.
 While this disclosure may be Asomething of a shock, it really shows only a part of the insidious land devastating role that this di- sease is playing in the general well fare of the country especially among the children.
 Rheumatism is regarded as an Infectious disease and its attacks against adults are fairly typical and easily diagnosed.
 In children, however, this is not always so, for the reason that its onset and symptoms are anything but typical-in many cases the at tack is furtive and insiduous and seldom the same in any two cases.
 Germ Not Classified
 So far the germ or virus of rheu- matism has not been definitely classified. In common with it's de- Hious and skulking manner of at tack it's identity lies hidden and Obscured in the welter of germs and Eiruses that loosely resemble it.
 Occasionally in children the di- Bease is a clear cut affair and re- sembles the typical adult disease but more often there are no promi- nent joint symptoms and the attack is misleading and altogether remote from the ordinary idea of rheuma- Fism
 Growing pains, so often dismissed
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)ldtime Childhood Diseases Lose Attack

it can be said that these children, subjected to extreme climatic expo sures, or catarrhal infectious such as repeated colds, and sore throats will very often come down with some kind of rheumatic disturbance which, unless some corrective mea- sures are applied, will lead, in time, to the real disease with all its at tending severity.
 Authorities are fairly well agreed that rheumatism makes its entry into the system by way of the ton silS. Sinus trouble, minor infections around the mouth and gums seem to play some part as predisposing factors. Dampness, rainy weather, wet feet, exposure to cold and drafts, all these are in some way rather important as adverse condi- tions affecting children with rheu- matic tendencies.
 For the prevention and correc- tion of the disease the most im- portant measure so far proposed is the complete removal of diseased or enlarged tonsils. Likewise, extreme measures should be applied to all
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4n4ections pertaining to the general system. It is imperative that these steps be taken at the earliest possi- ble moment, once the presence of the disease is suspected.
 Once active rheumatism has set in the tonSils are often a nesting place for the rheumatic poison ard removing the tonsils under such conditions may be dangerous for the reason that the infection is stirred up during the operation and may spread throughout the system and thus bring about an acute at tack of the disease.
 Where a rheumatic tendency is suspected no pain, should .1e spared to protect the child from all adverse conditions as to weather, diet, minor infections. physical ez- ertion. At the risk of seeming olG- fashioned one should insist on wool en underwear and a mi1limtm of cold fresh air. At the same time one should cOdGlle and pamper these un- fortunate afificts and forget all the blather about building up rugged individuals.
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mat1c infection.
 Heart disease, by the way, is not a complication of rheumatism but an essential and intrinsic feature of the disease and this is particu- larly true with children.
 Our treatment for the disease is rather inadequate and consists mainly in the relief of pain and the insistence on rest in bed. We can do little to prevent heart damage Hampered by our meager mowl- edge of the habits and growth of the rheumatic germ we can do lit tie more than hope that the attack be mild and even this hope lies more in the realm of chance than in any efforts that we may put forth in the way of treatment.
 Some Show Symptoms
 There is a certain proportion of children who show a tendency or position to rheumatism - children who exhibit some of the symptoms and complaints noted above. Whether these children harbor the actual germs or are influenced by heredity cannot be said. However,
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as trivial, frequent complaints of feeling tired, progressive paleness with signs of easy fatigue, an ir- ritable and complaining disposition in children previously happy and playful, headaches and vague pains varying from belly ache to pains in the long bones of the arms and legs and the small bones of the hands and feet, certain skin erup- tionS, habit SpasmS, neuritis, recur- rent bronchitis and tonsilitiS, St. VituS Dance-all these and a host of other complaints are often just a cover up for the stealthy inva- sion of rheumatism in childhood. Indeed so profuse and protean are the manifestations of this disease that some observers were wont to ascribe most of the obscure com- plaints and disabilities in children to it's influence.
 The association of heart disease and rheumatism is pretty well rec ognized. However, there are many cases of heart trouble in children in which the associati~ is not cas- fly perceived. For instance many cases of severe heart damage are found where no history of rheuma- tiSm is obtainable and in which the discovery of heart trouble is the only notice of an existing rheu-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-19
WAGES AND HOURS

The wage-and-hour issue has an angle to 1T that
seems to have been missed so far.
1t is a proposal that has the militant support OF
Mr. Roosevelt Yet it is proposal which goes IN
exactly the opposite economic direction to that
which Mr.. Roosevelt outlined in his anti-monopoy
message to congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt observed that concentration OF
economic power is a dangerous thing to demoe-
racy That 'bigness," per Sc, is bad.
1t has been sold to the public as a measure
which will place floor under wages and a ceiling
over hours of labor, and therefore produce meas
ure of prosperity.
Actually, if passed by the congress- it will estab-
lish an even greater monopoly, or Capitalization
of power in the hands of the federal government
at the very moment government is declaring mo-
nopoes and Capitalization must be destroyed.
1t illustrates to what extent the New Deal high
command seems unaware of the fact that the tech
biological trend away from Capitalization has al
ready begun. 1t shows the confusion of official
minds as to what course the New Deal is trying to
sai-Boake Carter in Shelby Star.
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WISH AND REALITY

Instead of letting wages be reduced" beloved
John l. Lewis to the Amagamated Clothing Work
ers, eve will force wages higher and higher" Well
it suits Us, who subscribe to the theory that the
laborer is worthy Of his hire and that the division
of income between capital and labor ought to IA
vor the latter. AT the same time, it's good thing
that Mr. Lewis was addressing clothing workers
and not, say textile workers or railroad workers.
For textile workers appreciate all too keenly at
the moment that talk about wages is more or less
academic when no wages at all are coming in. And
railroad workers, though they reject vehemently
any suggestion of cut, must have an uneasy
bunch that the roads can't continue indefinitely to
pay out more than they are taking in. Already the
roads have fled notice of wage cut.
Against such grim realities are to be found
in the railroad and textile industries, organized
labors opposition to reductions in wages is bound
to be fruitless. We say it sadly, for there prob
ably isn't any class of employers nowadays who
wish more ardently to keep wages up and opera
tons going than the railroads and the textile mills
Charlotte News.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
rIrfEEN BILLIONS FOR TRIBUTE

1t is strange that country so determined 10
protect its honor when a foreign enemy tnreateiiS
us should be so Indifferent toward the protectloa
of its homes when another enemy-an army OIL
plunderers-larger than the standing army OF al
most any nation in the world, attacks us day and
night, week after week, and month alter mohth'
without interruption.
refer to the array of crime, the most Vieioas'
deadly enemy that ever assaulted the United States.
We, as Americans, have always hated the word
tribute" and from the beginning of our history
we have fought against paying it in any form Yet
today we meeky pay tribute of SID, 100000 oO
annually to the overfords of the criminal army.
Every patriotic society should devote part OF It's
time to outwitting the propaganda and "intelll-
gence forces" of crime. 1t is just as patriotic TO
smoke out the crooked shyster, the venal politician
the enemy gangster, it is to expose enemy spies
in time of war. =.
If our national crime bill could be diverted to
legitimate enterprise our nation would enter an
era of prosperity which has been equalled IN
our history. Edgar Hoover in New York Her.
aid Tribune.
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oNE.MAN RAILROAD

Undaunted after having 'lost his shirt trying
to operate small branch railroad, James Ash
ley, of Battleboro, VT, has bought another o.d
miie-long branch line in Connecticut.
Irregular freight service only is his plan. he
will operate each time the business warrants III
is only one-man railroad" he says, "and THINK
l can make it pay if handle it alone" When
crew Of two is needed, Mrs. Ashley will help by
operating the motor car. ~.
Where, in any other country in the world out
side of the United States could that happen! Some
might call this rugged" iidividaahsm But the
young man from Vermont looks for no govern
Inent loan, no hsndout no subsidy. He expects 10
rely on his own initiative and his own capacity to
work. t@ 49,. 90
1t is that kind of spirit that made the United
States the great nation it is. 1t is also the spirit
that the political pink-pin doctors OF the More
Abundant Life clinic in Washington are gradually
destroying-Boake Carter in Shelby Star
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SHOWN UP

Some smart southerners in the national house
of representatives have effectively exposed the IN
sincerity of some northerners, including fellow
Democrats, who has been asking for the raising OF
southern wages to the levels of those in other
sections.
The southerners offered an amendment which
would require the WPA to pay the same wages in
:the South as in the North.
It was promptly defeated by a vote of LOS to 3D.
Yet South Carolina ditch diggers get S2l
month while men employed in the same work IN
New York state get from $40 to $55 a month
Nobody in Washington, from the president on
down, can with consistency ask for equal southern
wages so long as this WPA situation is permitted
to exist-Greenville Piedmont
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formed cooperative assoclatlons
which established co operative
stores whcih cut prices to reason
able proportions. And when the
monopolies tried to prevent the
cooperative stores from getting
goods, the cooperative associa-
tons. bought and operated their
own factories. Today twenty per
cent of the retail business in
Sweden is handled through CO.
operative stores whose influence
on prices throughout the nation
is very beneficial.
Ever since Theodore Roosevelt
was president of the United
States we have been trying to
control our monopolies by law;
yet today our monopolies are
more in evidence and more threat
ening than ever. And today Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt is urg-
ing that again effort be made to
control our monopolies legally.
But can the thing be done that
way? History says "No." If we
ever curb our monopolies at all
we probably shall have to do it
the way the Swedes found they
had to do it.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
by RODNEY BUTCHER

VTASHINGTON.-A disconcert-
ingly huge food of protests
against Boss Frank Hague of Jer-
sey City has been reaching the
White House.
Letters and kilograms began to
pour in after Norman Thomas,
Socialist leader, was elected from
Jersey City when he tried to make
a speech there. No one on the re-
ceiving end supposed people
would make too much rumpus.
But 1t would take d much mightier
shout to make the administration
act against Hague.
President Roosevelt can hardly
butt into Jersey City's affairs Just
because Mayor Hague denies the
right of free speech there. But he
could move to Gust Hague from
his post as vice-chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
and he has been asked to do that.
Neither Roosevelt nor National
Chairman Jim Farley, however, is
willing to sever relations with a
Democratic machine boss who
controls state as populous as
New Jersey! Meanwhile, such
Republican leaders as former Gov
-ernor Landon of Kansas and Gov
ernor Aiken of New York have
publicly attacked Hague and his
strong-arm tactics.
ALTHOUGH conservative SUI
preme Court justices have no
love for Justice Hugo L. Black,
its the liberals who now domi-
nate the Court and the split among
this group is perhaps the most in
teresting, definite fact behind the
scenes in the current hubbub over
charges that other justices were
taking cracks at Black. -...,
Justice Harlan F. Stone has de-
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MED he ever told anyone that
Black was incompetent or lacking
in craftsmanship. But Stones
friends. know that he and other
liberal justices believe Black
wants to move altogether too fast
in tearing down a structure of
Court rulings and precedents with
which most liberals don't agree.
Stone and the more cautious lib
erals want. to proceed step by
step, without making the Court
turn spectacular fiip-f1ops. Black
believes in prompt, vigorous at
tack on what he considers a
century or more of constitutional
misinterpretation. Thus his re-
cent spectacular dissent denounc-
ing the, 5OYear-old Court ruling:
that a corporation was a per
son."
The dispute between Stone and
Black, largely over tactics, seems
to be most OF the zeal fire be-
meath recent clouds of smoke. {
owe taken an oath to uphold
the Constitution, not to be guild
ed by political exigencies or
strategic considerations" said
Black recently when a friend told
him of criticisms of his dissents
within the Court.
THE editor OF a weekly news
l. paper in Iowa recently wrote
in a humorous column that it was
rumored a WPA worker had died
of heart disease and that officials
had had to examine "a workers
to see which of them it was. Curl
ously enough, WPA worker did
die of heart failure that very day
and a delegation of a hundred or
more WPA employees marched to
see the editor, who was out at the
time but Subsequently apologized.
fConyrFeht. 1898 NFA Service. Incl
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this nation where the party spirit
has been so adroitly developed
and shrewdly fostered. The mu-
nicipal political ring depends for
it's strength on party spirit and
allegiance to party.
There are good men in my city
who feel they would go to hell
should they fail to vote the
straight party ticket; such man
will swallow the party candidates,
body, soul and brooches no mat
ter how much they cause him to
gag. But such a man in a non
partisan election will go to the
polls and vote according to his
conscience since there are no par
ty issues in non-partisan cleo
tons; any person can run for Of
flee regardless of party; and ev-
eryone can vote regardless OF
party; there is no way to appeal
to party prejudice and party al
legiance. The good in the voter
is free to express itself.
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Estimate Worlds
Lepers, 3 Million

CLEVELAND, May 10. CUP
Perry Burgess, of New York
president of the Leonard Wood
Memorial foundatio nfor research
in leprosy, has summarized the
present scientific attitude toward
the disease.
Burgess visited Cleveland after
returning from the World Con.
gress on Leprosy, in Cairo, Egypt
Medical science has not pro.
crossed further toward a cure for
leprosy than it has toward one fol
cancer, he declared.
He suggested one immediate so.
luton for the treatment of lep.
ers: The segregation of all lepers
in self-supporting colonies and a
world organization for trade
among them. He said that there
are 100000 people affected by
leprosy in the world.
Burgess enumerated some OF
the more important facts now
known about the disease:
There are not more than 40O
lepers in the United States.
Fifty per cent of lepers are
able-bodied.
Leprosy is not necessarily ia
ta1 LARGO narcaDtaUa IF leperS
die of old age or tuberculosis.
The disease takes about 20
years to incubate and is conta-
gious only in certain restricted
areas.
The germ has been isolated but
has not been grown. Nobody
knows how to kill it by treat
ment.
Experimentation with the dis
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OllSos Il VI q ioiiS
time the Swedes
fumed and cuss-
ed about their
ruthless monopo-
lies without sue
cess, until they
came to the con-
clusion they new
er could solve
that problem le-
gally but would
have to do it &C.
onomical | y. So
they went at it
economically and
won.
The consumers
not touathertand
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FLOOD TRAPS SQUIRRELS

W0ODVILLE, Cal. (UP). =
Floods which trapped all wild ami
NAL life in the vicinity onto the
top of a single knoll, enabled
three men to kill 700 squirrels.
Other animals which had sought
refuge there in large numbers
consisted of snakes, rabbits,
skunks and even badger.
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1t is surprising to learn that
Sweden, the best economically
managed nation in the world,
used to be ridden raw by monop-