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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
The Deadly Weed

Isn't it possible that there is too much publicity about marijuana? Not about the evil effects of this evil weed. when used for smoking tobacco, especially among children, but about its appear ance, its growth in so many unexpected places, it's discovery and destruction in public view, or with the knowledge of the public?
 Every little while there seems to be ex- citement aroused in this manner, which makes large numbers of people conscious of the accessibility of the week and per- haps starts curious people to looking for it and experimenting with it. By this time it is no secret that the villianous plant grows naturally and freely in great many places, that it is easily planted and cultivated, and so on. Public warnings are needed. But the best way in any defi- nite instance would seem to be to dispose of the stuff in such cases without saying anything about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Idle Money

Apparently the interest rate on public loans reached the lowest point in Ameri- can history with the recent government financing by Secretary Morgenthau. The rate on $500 100000 of discounted bills is said to figure out at one-twentieth Of per cent.
 That is less than one one-hundredth of the rate private citizens usually have to pay for their loans. It seems a pity that the rest of us can't get such favor- able terms
 There are reasons, of course, for the incredibly low rate enjoyed by the gov ernment The chief reason is that banks and lending agencies in general are ouig- ing with idle money, or with idle creolI which they can use for money, ana they want to keep it employed even if 1t isn't paving for it's keep. All the more wonder then, that productive uses are not founo for billions of such funds
 "There is no demand for it," lenders sav. But wouldn't there be demand If rates were lowered, as the prices of excess goods are lowered to stimulate buy. ing? People don't keep billions of dollars worth of merchandise in idle storage. They fear, no doubt, to "crack" estab- lished interest rates. But more than in- terest rates may crack, if they are held up too long and arbitrarily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Automatic Income

To an ordinary man who always sup posed that it was every citizens duty to make the best provision he could for his own old age, the tremendous vote rolled up in California for the $30-a-month pen. sion plan must look like an evidence of mass lunacy Yet we have lived long enough with this frantic, unreasoning demand for complete government furn- ished security to realize that the thing can't be explained that simply. The scheme to put everybody on the payroll once certain birthday is passed and to finance the while business by an in- volved set of rolling-stone taxes, may not seem very smart - but you can't dismiss it by simply calling it crazy.
 There is more to it than an ignoble desire to live on somebody else. Under heath 1t runs very real and widespread feling of desperation panicky, unreasoning fear that hunger and want are likely to overtake person in spite of the best he can do. Now the mere fact that an emotion of this kind should take hold of great numbers of people in the United States of all countries on earth - is one of the most startling things that could happen
 TO be sure. we have been through some
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Selected Poem
DIRGE FOR A PURGE.


 (Dan Anderson in the New York Times) Nine hardy Senators wanting on the slate: The New Deal didn't like Gillette and then there were-nine. Nine hardy Senators full of spunky leaven: The purge then went against Van Nuys, and then there were-nine. Nine hardy Senators, who had dared vote "Nix"; Clark was next to have to go, and then there were nine. Nine hardy Senators made the Brain Trust sore; McCarran got the thumbs down sign, and then there were-nine. Nine hardy Senators, campaigning happily; Adams rejected, too, and then there were-nine. Nine hardy Senators, purge is nearly through; Roosevelt himself fixed Tydings, and then there were-nine Nine hardy Senators, making quite run; Lonergan was condemned, too and then there were -nne. Nine hardy Senators now the purge is done; The President belabored George and still there were NINEl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20

said that he is using the power or prestige of his judicial posi- ton to promote his own eandi- dacy or the success of his party"
 The committee<acted with dis- patch, issued Q peppery report condemning Day for not resign. ing, ordered him to appear be- fore 1t to explain his conduct. Day ignored the committee, but Taft made heavy political capi- tai of the affair.
 Tn committees fortnight ac- ton won it much deserved. kudos. But now 1t appears that it's cru- sading zeal went no further than the Ohio state line.
 Directly across the line in Pennsylvania, another judge is running for high office - Su- perior Court Judge Arthur II. James, Republican nominee for governor. He too did not resign , from the bench during the pri- mary, andshe flatly refuses to do so in the current election con. test.
 The Committee on Ethics and Grievances is completely ignoring this fragrant violation of Canon 30. There is no question of similarity between the conduct of Day and James, but despite Q steady bar- rage of complaints, 1t has stead- fastly refused to take any cog. nizance of the case.
 Irate Democrats credit fts si- lence to the undercover influence of Ernest Weir, head of the Weir- ton Steel O., which has plants in Ohio where Weir supported Taft. Tn Pennsylvania Weir is a power in Republican politics with Joseph N. Pew of the Sun oil Co., and Joseph R. Grundy, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept. 20 = Gotham guidebooks = which are more f1c- tion than fact-would have you be- lieve that Greenwich Village, still is the same wild, colorful sector that it was in the days of Mia Cram Cook, Floyd Dell, John How ard Lawson, Ben Hecht, Susan Glaspell, E. s. Cummings, John Reed, John Dos Passes and Eu- gene O'Neill. Such is hardly the case. The Village, today is top- heavy with southern" tearooms, chain store groceries streamlined drugstores, waffle shops galore and dozens of hamburger establish- ments. The neighborhood is well- sprinkled with shiny, new apart ment houses with the conventional door-man - brass buttons and all - guarding the portals, and the cit- izenry itself is fairly sedate, bus iness-like circle.
 Old Hot Spots Gone
 Vanished forever, or converted irl- to more sober enterprises are such lusty gathering-spots of another era as the Mad Halter, the Ali- mony Club, Romany Marie's, the Pirates Den, the County Fair, the Black Cat, the Full House or the Pepper Pot. Last remaining strong hold of the Villages once flourish ing, flambuoyant Bohemianism is a tirv barren cellar on Seventh ave- nue South labelled "The Vanguard" And it's pretty much of @ pale, car- bon -copy edition at that .,,
 The room itself is a long, ill., lighted affair with an odor of last nights beer that nearly knocks you down when you've navigated the flight of steps downstairs and duck ed your head to get in the narrow entrance. The customers sit at bare tables, equipped with the in. evitable fiickering tallow candle, ana the service, like the entertainment, is static. There's a dance-fioor and the musical chores are shared be- tween a somewhat aesthetic look ing youth who would rather play Bach than Berlin, and one of those nickel-in- -the-slot gramaphones.
 Poets and Peasants
 The particular night that your re- porter visited the spot there was the usual collection of long-haired males and short-haired women, the cigarette smoke was as thick as cotton and the majority of the ring eiders anneared to have been neg lecting the curse of soap and water for the past few days--in customary Bohemian fashion. John Rose Oil- dea, the Villages perennial Villon' was holding forth at the moment standing in the center of the noor and believing forth the deep chants of Vachel Lindsay.
 A large percentage of the audi ence, apparently members of the anti -Giidea faction, merely sat around heckling every line, ano casting remarks as to the ability oi MT. Gildea to recite anyone's poetry The peasantly, among which your reporter, lists himself, listened at- tentiveiy. At the conclusion Of Cil- dea's recital c reward of pennies nickels and dimes trickled forth from the customers - but Gildea passed up the money disdainfully.
 He was followed by Maxwell bo. denheim, the novelist, who recited some of his own poetry-much to MT. 0ildea's disliking, the latter seating himself in a chair directly in front of Bodenhein for the pur- pose of heckling at closer and more ] effective quarters. Later in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Press Comment
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
(Meriden Journal)

(Meriden JournaD
 Connecticut Democrats present candidates for the fall elections who are reassuring to a public which has but little liking now for radical de- partures from settled methods of government and for the reckless handling of public funds. It is Q ticket of conservatives" as distin- guished, from the Liberalism" espoused by some of the opposing campaigners and endorsed from the White House in some states.
 Governor Cross goes up for a fifth two-year term, which in itself is a record. He has proved a remarkable vote-getter for the Democrats, hay. ing attracted many Republican votes. Senator Lonergan's victory over Representative Kopplemann takes on special interest because he escaped the presidential purge not. withstanding his independent action on certain New Deal measures.
 Connecticut Democrats continue in their safe and sane groove, with loyalty dutifully expressed for our greatest exponent of liberalism l" The Republican offering will have to be good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20

evening Q young lady with blonde hair and no stockings pranced about the floor barefoot fashion to the music of Debussy, a gentleman with a red beard sang "On the Road to Mandalay," Q couple of renegades from the collegiate ranks uptown did the shag to "Flat Foot Floogie", three sepian tap-dance youngsters wandered in from the street and shuffled about to the best financial returns of the night, and young Irish poet recited verse in Gaelic, which no one understood but iist- ened to in reverent silence.
 Proprietor, sole owner and ser- geant-at-arms of the Vanguard is a sad-faced man, Mir Max Gordon ---who is no relation to the theat- rical producer. He wanders about the premises good-naturedly, afi- nounces the entertainers. waits up- on the tables - and seems pretty unaffected by the fact that he rep- resents Manhattan's final success sor to Montmartre and Bohemia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20

1. Tn what bay is the government prison, Alcatraz rsland9
 2. Under what government de- partment is the Federal Alcohol Administration?
 8. What is the name for the Mo- hammedan religion?
 {. What relation is Q wife to her husbands brother9
 s. Tn which American city Is there . great annual celebration of Mardi Qras?
 6. Tn electricity, what is an insu- iator2
 [. With what sport is the name of Henry Picard associated?
 6. Tn which state Is the source of the Rio Grande river7
 g. Tn what year did the 2ist Amendment to the U. 6. Constitu. ton become effectiveP
 10. Name the softest mineral sub- stance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
A Book a Day
She Outlines
 A Way of Inaction

Not long ago Virginia Woolf re. ceived three letters, each Of which contained e request for the donation of e guinea to further 6 specific cause. one of the letters came from the treasurer of society seeking to obtain employment for professional women, and one of them came from the treasurer of 6 society which asked her opinion of how war might be prevented.
 Mrs. Woolf answered the letters and acceded to the requests. Tn her letters, however, she tried to ex- plain the terms upon which the guineas were sent. and these three letters make up the contents of her latest book, THREE GUINEAS" tHarcourt. Brace: e2.60).
 The letters delve deeply into the implications of the three requests, and the writer looks quizzically about the contemporary scene and discusses war and peace, politics, the education, careers and economic freedom of women. Her ultimate conclusion Is that the great chance for the modern woman in the mod. ern world lies in 6 program of inac. ton in concert with her sisters.
 Mrs. Woolf suggests the formation of a Society of Outsiders, but by this she docs not mean or imply that the modern woman should re- main either ignorant of or indifs ferent to the world today and it's problems. To the peace society she writes:
 We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods. We can best help you to prevent war by remaining outside your society but in co-operAtion with It's aim -"
 The modern American woman will not find 1t possible to accept Mrs. Woolfs findings in their enc tirety because of the obvious dif- ferences between the positions of women in the two countries. But every word of the book is worth reading and considering.--E. M. T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
RED SHIRTS IN PURGE
 CAMPAIGN REVIVAL OF
 KU KLUX PROPAGANDA

Editor of The Democrat:
 Sept. 20, 1898. The latest photos show Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina wear ing a red shirt, surrounded by a gang of "red shirts" as he celebrates his re-rlomination for the Senate. The bitterly reactionary record of this Senator was enough to blast the hypocrisies of dictatorship" and purge which he has been roaring. But this red shirt stuff unmasks the whole fake of the dictator ship" propaganda.
 The red shrt" is the insignia of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Questions and Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose . 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
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Interesting is pronounced in'- ter-est-ing; not in'-tres-ting.

and because odor is caused by them, 1t may be said that odor has weight
 e. Do women serve on juItes in EnglandP
 A. Yes.
 e. Is Lake George, N. r., con- nected with Lake Champlain2
 A. Lake Georges outlet is Lake Champlain in the Saint Lawrence river basin. It narrows at It's outlet and the waters enter Lake Cham plain by a short creek, which has a descent of about 230 feet in c mile, with a series of cascades and an abrupt fall of 30 feet at Ticon- deroga.
 e. Do adopted alien children take the citizenship of their Ameri- can citizen father?
 A. No.
 e. Which is the greatest novel of the World war?
 A. Opinions differ widely. MT. Britling Sees It Through" by H. C.. Wells had Q tremendous sale dur ing the war. Arnold zweigs Case of Sergeant Grischa," 1928, was one of the most popular later works.
 c. Are there any sailings from Atlantic or Gulf ports to Tahiti, and how long does 1t take for the journey?
 A. Vessels make the voyage from San Francisco in 8 to i2 days. There are no sailings from Atlantic or Gulf ports.
 c. What is the average life span of squirrels2
 A. Six to seven years.
 If you want . copy of our book let "InteriOr Decoration. write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. o. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
o. poes odor have weight2

A. The sensaton of odor is caused by minute particles of substance reaching the nose and affecting the olfactory organs. These particles have escaped by evaporation from a volatile substance and, since volatile substances will eventually evaporate completely, their weight must have been made up of these particles. The particles have definite weight,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
IN TODAY'S MAIL

newspaper responsible opinions It's communications unless accompanied with the writer's and address will not be accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
A Thought for Today

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, with out which no man shall see the LOrd-Hebrews 12:H.
 The essence of true holiness consists in con- formity to the nature and will of God.-Lucas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Current Comment

Liberty Is in no danger whatso- ever in the west. Salvador de Madariaga, former Spanish ambassador to the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
Test Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20
By DREW PEARs0N

Monopoly Probers Arguing Whether To Begin Now or After Congress Meets; Roosevelt Assures Murphy of Support,
 RePudioting Brother-in-Low- HolI;
 Ohio Judge Blasted for Legal Ethics,
 But Not Pennsylvania Counterpart Washington Sept. 20 - The antitrust probers are secretly divided on whether to launch their public pose of onopostic practices this fall or to hold off
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20

c. What is the average life span of squirrels2
 A. Six to seven years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20

During the Ohio RepubA- can primary. wealthy young Robert Taft filed complaint with the Committee that his rival for the Senate. Ohio su- preme Court Judge Arthur Day, was violating Canon 30 of the ABA's code of ethics, which pro- vides that If . judge should de- eide to become . candidate for any office not judicial, he should resign in order that it cannot be
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-10-21

"The size Of the wound has moth
ing to do with the possible serious
outcome. The injury may be caused
by just a splinter, or a nail, as in
the case of which have spoken. The
disease may develop from any injury
in which the skin is broken and dirt
is forced into the flesh-as frequently
happens in automobile accidents.
There is always danger of it develop
ing, also, from gunshot wounds, or
from injuries from blank cartridges,
toy pistols and fireworks.
when anything of this sort occurs,
the best thing to do is to get the in
jured person to a doctor, as soon as
possible.
"The State Department of Health
supplies the tetanus anti-toxin for
preventive treatments free of charge
for persons who live in the counties" ."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-10-21
MISS MARY G. FURNISS
DIES AT AGE 81 YEARS

Funeral services were held for Miss
Mary G. Furniss on Tuesday, October
II, at st. Stevens Church, Fairmount,
Md, conducted by Rev. Fields, rector
of St. Andrews Church, Princess
Anne, Md.
Miss Furniss was the daughter of
the late Thomas James and Anne
Fletcher Furniss and was born Feb
ruary 13, 1856 and had spent her en-
tire life on their farm known as
Cherry Lane" She is survived by
one sister, Miss Anne Lydia Furniss,
a niece, Mrs. Anne Colbourn, of Wes-
terly, R. L.; three nephews, Mr.. P
Mark Miles of New Church, Va, Mr..
J. Frank Miles, of Stamford, Conn.,,
and Mr.. Stanley F. Miles of Port
Chester, N. Y. Mr.. VIM. James Miles
of Charlottesville, Va, is a great
nephew.
Those who attended the funeral
from away were: Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ley F. Whitman, of Baltimore, Md;
Miss Grace Tull of Baltimore, Md;
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley F. Miles, of
Port Chester, N. Y; Mr.. J. Frank
Miles of Stamford, Conn.,; Mrs. A. c.
Colbourn of Westerly, R. l.; Mr.. Miles
Colbourn of Westerly, R. l.; Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Mark Miles, of New Church,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, Hall
wood, Va. Mrs. Lee Massey, Newport
News, Va, and Mrs. Lewis Crisp of
Richmond, Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-10-21
E. SHORE POULTRY
MEN DISCUSS PLANS
Continued from Page /


der bond to abide by all decisions
rendered by the Governing Board,
with penalties and forfeitures for fail
ure to obey such decisions. "The Gov
erening Board would control all mat
ters surrounding the selling of pro-
duce other than that of price, which
is to be agreed upon by an Executive
Board consisting of four dealers elect
ed by the dealers and the Chairman
of the Governing Board"
The plan calls for discontinuance
of such marketing practices as the
tentative cooperative plan had pub
licly stated were contributing factors
to the breakdown in Shore marketing.
Mr.. McMath stated that agricultural
conditions had been of concern to
those who handle the Shore produce,
and since last June, the idea of pro-
noting some plan had been discussed
informally by the dealers, with the
hope that program might be evolved
which would be beneficial and profit
able. The dealers were 1000 in IA
vor of any sound plan to improve mar
keting conditions.
He said the request from the Com
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-10-21
SPLINTER CAUSES
DEATH OF A BOY
FROM LOCKJAW
Health Department Warns A
gainst Such And Advises
Anti-TOXin Treatment

A lively small boy down on the
Eastern Shore ran a splinter in his
toe; the toe became infected, but it
was not supposed to be anything SER
fiious. Some days later, alarming
symptoms developed; he was rushed
to a hospital, where, in spite of all
that medical skill could do, he died of
lockjaw.
Going back to the records of the
State Department of Health, DR.. R..
H. Riley, Director of the Department
pointed to other experiences which
ended the same way. There was the
story of the riverman who ran nail
into his foot in getting out of his boat.
He applied home remedies but did not
go to a doctor, or to a hospital for
care or preventive treatment. He died
within a week of acute lockjaw. There
wa also the story of the little girl
who jabbed pencil into her foot. By
the time preventive treatment was
started, it was too late in her case
also.
GAIL of these deaths might have
been prevented" DR.. Riley said, eff
tetanus anti toxin had been admins
tered promptly" Tetanus he explain
ed is the medical name for lockjaw
and tetanus anti-toxin counteracts the
action of the germs that cause lock-
jaw, in the same way that diphtheria
anti-toxin overcomes the action of the
germs that cause diphtheria.
"Lockjaw (teanus) is caused" DR..
Riley continued, "by germ that is
found in dirt from the street and
roads and particularly in dirt and ma
nure around stables. The tetanus
germs are inactive while they are in
the air. They begin to develop when
they are crushed into a closed wound.
AS they increase in numbers they
throw off very active poison which
causes the agonizing contraction of
the muscles characteristic of the di-
sease. The muscles of the jaw are
among the first to be affected, hence
the name lockjaw.
"The disease can be prevnted by
injecting tetanus anti-toxin into the
muscles. But it must be done at the
time of the injury, and of course, must
be done by doctor. Any 'crushed-in'
wounds, or injuries in which the skin
is broken, or punctured, or torn,
should be opened thoroughly, surgical
ly cleansed and kept open, in order
that any tetanus germs that have lodg
ed in the wound, may be exposed to
the air, which will be fatal to them.
The tetanus anti-toxin should be CIV
en- without delay.