The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-19

war in Europe.
Shipping will play crucial role
In such conflagrat lon--just as
It did in the last. To ensure
strict observance Of the Neutrality
Act by both U. s. shippers and
belligerents, the Navy and MARI
time Commission have formulated
q plan by which all u. s. mer-
chant vessels will be placed I'M
der governmental control imne-
diately upon the outbreak Of hos
tilities.
Details Of the plan are a close
ly guarded secret, but they have
worked out to the last dot over
the last q" and are ready for In
slant application.
Jimmy Roosevelt
The inside reason for the Presi-
dents sudden decision to rush to
the Mayo hospital was direct word
from the doctor attending Jimmy
that his chances were zone out Of
three" to survive the operation.
Previously, the medical re-
ports were that Jimmy's con-
dition, though serious, was not
grave. DR.. Howard X. Gray,
his physician, stlll had hopes Of
avoiding surgery--always dan
gerous In the abdominal region.
But the final examination dis
closed two omln0us conditions.
One was an acute state Of In
flammatiori around the ulcer, and
the other an increasing, stabbing
pain.
Non-malignant, or so-called
"benign", humorous growths are
painless. It is only the malignant
variety that causes pain. WPA
Administrator Harry Hopkins, for
instance, suffered no pain from
his gastric ulcer.
1t was after the final examina-
ton that Or. Gray personally tele.
phoned the President and told him
frankly what his oldest and favor
lite son was up against. Gray
said that II would not be known
until the ulcer had been removed
and examined whether II was Of
the fatal type,
u was upon receipt Of this
fearful news that the President
dropped everything and rushed
10 his sons bedside.
NOTE-BaiTing some unfore-
seen complication, Jimmy's re-
covery Is certain, but IL is unlikely
that he will ever return 10 his
arduous Job as White House Sec
rotary. His convalescence itself
will take months.
New Found New Dealer
There Is going to be q lot Of
gnashing of teeth among Idaho
Republicans when they read how
Rep. d. Worth Clark has been
talking in Washington.
COP votes in the Democratic
primary enabled him 20 nose out
White Housc-hlessed Senator jim
Pope, and the Republicans have
been congratulating themselves on
putting over real score on the
President. But now II develops
that young Clark isn't the red.hot
MISUNDERSTANDING the COP
thought he would be. II he really
means what he has been telling
Capital friends, he has climbed on
the New Deal bandwagon with
O bang.
Whether Clark's newly found fer.
vor Is caused by his fear OF the
LaFollette Progressive who has
now made the Idaho senatorial
race q three-man fight, or whether
1t Is willy footing for the
sake OF White House patronage,
Is q secret known only TO Clark.
Whatever the reason. he certainly
has been whooping II up for the
New Deal during his washington
visit.
"From now on I'm going 70
be right In there battling for the
President against Tory Demo-
Gratis % well ~ Tory Republic
cans" he told n group OF friends.
give been shocked by the Atti-
tude Of these people. Why,
they would wipe out all Of the
great reforms accompanied by
the President without offering q
thing 10 replace them.
"They must be crazy. They
have no idea OF the real temper
Of the country. The people would
never stand for that. They are
for che President and anyone
who thinks otherwise ID kidding
himself. ! may not sec eye 70
eye with the President on every
thing, but as between him and
those who are fighting him. I'm
for him. I've had my eyes opened
10 many things In the last few
months and don't care who
knows H."