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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
A Thought for Today
Suddenly Looks Better

When we talk about the great triumphS of modern civilization-as we do, pretty freouently - we usually refer to spec tacular things like airplanes, radio net works. mass production lines or stream lined trains. These are the sign and cym- bol of Progress, and we are aWfully prouo of them. But real progress is often good deal simpler Some of it's by-products are actually more important than the headline attractions The net total Of human happiness in this world is increased by things that do not often get listed m the tabulation of scientific triumphs.
 Some enterprising antiquarian recently d1g back into old English records and came out with an account Of the sort ol doctoring that a man got when he was sick, back in the old days. The patient involved was no less person than King Charles II, so you can be sure he got the best there was King Charles, u seems, fell ill, and the most learned medicos of the land were called to the royal bedside. After much conterring and wise head-wagging, they gave ms majesty the works.
 As a start, they bled him, twice. Then they gave him dose of antimony, fol- lowed by sacred bitters, rock salt, camo- mile flowers, linseed, cinnamon, tennel seed powdered hellebore root, some white wine (which probably was rellet), powdered coWslip flowers, some abslnthe, and weird extract of thistle leaves. mint' rue and angelica.
 Somehow the king didn't seem to feel much better after taking on this load. So the doctors fixed up something new. lie got black cherry waters, melon seeds, dissolved pearls, gentian root, nutmeg, uuinine and cloves; and this was followed bv 40 drops of an extract of powdered human skulls, topped off by concoctlon of something called Raleigh'S antldote, pearl julep and ammonia
 Apparently the merry monarch lived through it, but he must have been per ceptibIv less merry thereafter. And when YOU read of that horrendous dosing, you can't help reflecting that modern prog ress has done most for us in the simple little matber of anaking a man com fortable. For obviously, nobody ever gave thought to a mans comfort in day when doctors cooked up meSSeS like that for their patients A man just wasn't expected to be very comfortable then: the ills of the flesh were some thing he was supposed to take and like.
 We hear good deal of talk about the simplicity of life in the old days, the implication being that people really were happier then. That must be largely eye-wash. The simple life may have been very well; but suppose you had tooth When the doctors handbag contained things such as were inflicted on King Charles, a mild cold or a sprained wrist must have Ven major calamity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
This Is Clean-Up Time

Communities all over the East are in- dulging in cleanup campaigns now. It's a good and healthy sign to see them in progress. Nothing speaks better for the residents and their officials than to see such a regard for the appearance ot community. Here in Waterbury we are no differently situated than many other places. We have the same difficulties to contend with. One of them is the ap- parent lack of regard that many of us have for the property of our felloWman.
 We show this in one respect by burn ing brush and rubbish without taking proper precautions to prevent the spread of the fire. Sometimes the fire does spread to our neighbours land and does a lot of damage. We are very sorry, but it couldn't really be helped. In another respect we show complete lack of good manners, as well as disregard for public safety by dumping rubbish, such as ashes, tin cans, and other refuse on private property. Any secluded spot is good dumping ground these days so long as you can get away with it..
 Walking or riding around the city you'll see this careless habit evidenced by un- slightly piles of cans and papers. Eventu- ally the papers blow away and lodge on somebody else's property; the cans rust and become filled with water, harboring disease. The city has public dumping grounds and recommends their use Un- fortunately it cannot provide such spot for every neighborhood, as the available land soon becomes filled in. But if per- sons cannot find a public dumping ground, they are not given the right to cart away their rubbish and dump it in the first place they see. Civic pride ought to make us cease such annoying and dangerous practices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
A Book a Day
The "Inside" on the Lost Battalion

Probably no single story of the World War matched the amazing adventure of Col. Charles w. Whit tlesey's Lost Battalion. Yet 20 years later it still was without complete chronicle.
 Colonel Whittlesey himself com- mitted suicide after the war; sur vivors of that f1ve-day hell have been for the most part inclined to forget, the army itself has been Ireticent. So the saga filtered through the years, much of it ill., founded, much incomplete, much unfair.
 But the efforts of World War correspondent, Thomas M. John son, who reported the episode in 1918, and specialist in military history, Fletcher Pratt, have now combined to rectify this picture. The result is "The Lost Battalion (Bobbs-Merrill $3), which fairly bristles with contradictions of the time -dimmed original versions. You find, for instance, that the patldIlOu was never really lOSCs that had Commander Whittlesey had his choice it would never have attacked; that Whittlesey did not sacrifice his men, nor did he tell the Germans to Go to hellp The truth, instead, affirm MT Johnson and MT. Pratt, is that Whittlesey plunged into the Ar gonne forest fresh on the heels oi a general order which declared any retreat treason. So the grim New England lawyer held out tc the last, surrounded on all sides by Germans, surviving even the cruel mystery" barrage that thun. dered down on the second day from the allied lines.
 Not only had the Lost Battalion thus become one of the great tra. ditions of the war. but it hat broken the German lines in tht impenetrable Argonne.
 Lost Battalion" vivifies and au- thenticates every moment of tha' gripping story.-P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
4 Good BilL Breach of Promise Suits Under Fire in Massa- chusetts Legislature Outlawing Such
 Litigation Wins Approval.
BOSTON POST

The bill outlawing suits for breach of promise" now before the Legislature ought to pass. These suits are often a mere cloak for blackmail. Most of them are brought, not with the idea of pub lie trial, but just for the purpose of obtaining money by the threat of publicity.
 New York has abolished such suits and the debate over the bill in the New York Legislature re- vealed an amazing number of these holdup suits, so many that proof of organized legal blackmail was easily established.
 The whole idea of these suits is repuguant. There is no reason why a promise of marriage should be SC binding that breach of it should render the man liable for large sums of money. There must be many cases where the party to an engage ment realized that mistake has been made and the marriage would only lead to years of unhappiness Yet, the present law requires man to make good on his promise, nc matter what provocation he may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

have had for his breach or be mulcted in damages.
 In cases of divorce, the seperation is made easy, for divorces are granted for about any reason now. It is incongruous to lay such stress on a breach of promise and yet allow a marriage to be dissolved on any pretext.
 In these days the courts are less and less inclined to award alimony after divorce. Some years ago ali- mony awards were far larger than today. Most judges took the po- sition that alimony should represent a good part of the libelee's income, and the richer he was the greater the alimony award. In some cases it represented one-half of the hus- bands income.
 But this theory is passing away. Alimony awards now rest on the theory that the divorced wife is en- titled to reasonable" support, but not to be extent of an even division of the husbands income. Judges are also disinclined to award any ali- mony to women without children who are able bodied, fairly youth full and who should be able to SUD- port themselves.
 Juries in breach of promise cases are all too ready to award heavy punitive damages. It is hard for a defendant to win one of these cases Damages are usually awarded on the theory that the breach ot promise lost for the woman her only chance of marriage, which is cer- tainly queer reasoning in these days
 Of course, it is possible that there are few meritorious cases of this kind, where the man defendant has given the woman plaintiff an ex- ceedingly raw deal. But it is safe tC say that 90 per cent of breach o1 promise cases are pure holdups and often calculated blackmail. One would be inclined to doubt that an honest, self-respecting woman would care to be associated with breach of promise action.
 The time has come to outlaw such cases entirely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Selected Poem
AN APRIL ROAD
(ROndeau)

Chez Barclay Kirby in the Poets Column
 Hartford, Courant) The old road goes its own unhurried way And tempts the solitary foot to stray, Through woods where little singing rivers flow, Released from ice again: where bluets grow, Bright in their beauty's all-too- transient day. The traveller lets all shadowy dismay Forsake his heart, and happiness hold sway, Where, under dogwood white with April snow, The old road goes.
 Frail traceries cast by tiny oak leaves play Among the ferns demure in spring array. Where is that grievng one too sad and slow To catch the lift of wing the healing glow Where peacefully apart from fret and fray The old road goes?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

What the occasion is for pub fishing the list is not known, but Mrs. Roosevelt has asked the State Department to compile the names of the foremost women of every country.
 This is no easy job, and at first it was made considerably harder because MT. Roosevelt wanted the list within a few hours time. It was especially hard to decide on the women leaders of Asia and South America.
 However, Mrs. Roosevelt relent- ed and gave the State Depart ment more time properly to evalu- ate the merits of feminine lead- erShip.
 War Warning
 It is significant that the speech delivered by Ambassador Hugh Wilson in Berlin recently, warn ing Germany that it was conceiv- able the United States would come into any future World War, was approved in advance by the State Department.
 Ambassador Wilson cabled the speech to Washington before de- livering it, and the State Depart ment decided that an indirect warning that American isolation was not irrevocable might have a salutary effect upon the Nazis. Civil Liberties
 Senator Bob LaFollette is try to get $60,000 allocated out of Senate funds to continue his civil liberties investigation, but now that he is looming as a third party promoter, it seems highly dubious that he will get it.
 Chief undercover opponent of his investigation is the National Association of Manufacturers, whose lobbyists have been se- cretly active against the inves- tigation.
 It was LaFollette who exposed County, Kentucky, and he hopes the murders of bloody Harlan to do something similar for Mayor Hague of Jersey City, Boss Pen- dergast of Kansas City, and the condition of the fruit and vege- table pickers of the Imperial Val ley, California, and the share croppers of the South.
 The representatives of all these opposing elements in the Senate are rushing to the defense of the Manufacturers lobby, and this time Conservative Democrats have what they claim is an excellent argument-the fact that LaFol- lette is hooked up with a third party movement.
 Merry-G0-ROund
 Asked by 8 colleague what he was going to do about Senator Harry Byrd's reference to him as a gorilla" Rep. Maury Maverick replied: I'm going over to Vir- ginia and organize Gorilla Clubs whose purpose will be to wiring the necks of Byrds." Expert ad- wiser to Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee in the framing of the new tax bill was little Lowell H. Parker, who will shortly leave the govern ment service to become associated with a Washington law firm specializing in tax cases. For sev- eral years Parker has been on the payroll of the Washington Board of Trade in addition to drawing a fat federal salary from congressional Joint Committee on taxation Republican in- siders are boasting privately that the campaign of Rep. Mark Will COX against Senator Claude Pep per. ardent Florida New Dealer, is being strongly backed by COP votes and money. One authority is claiming that party packers have thrown more than S5O,000 into the fight to replace Pepper with Will cox, an anti-AdminiStration Democrat.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 4:42 a. m. daylight time).

Moon rises 4:42 a. m. daylight tine).
 Sun rises 5:55 a. m.; sets 7:45 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Anyone seen any Dutchman's-breeches this spring? Had visitor the past weekend who roamed endless miles of countryside in a vain effort to locate this delicate little, but very pretty spring plant It nestles in the woods, usually where it is sheltered and where its roots may reach down to damp, rich soil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

| New York, April 28-That recent phenomenon, the Pay Party, is Cat lasD as well-established in New York as a plethora of other social soireeS.
 A sure cure for lonely hearts, the Pay Party, because it ensures companionship and conviviality for nominal fee. Whats more, it af- lords shoulder rubbing opportunities with the Great and near-Great.
 Pay Parties are thrown for al- most any kind of cause. Chiefly, however, for liberal ones. Those who raise funds for the Loyalists in Spain give pay parties at the rate of dozen a week and Medical Aid to China does just as well. Generally, these affairs are under written and generously attended by notables of stage, screen and literary circles. John Q. Public, for 25c or more, can tangle with these celebri- ties on a democratic plane, in the assurance that his money is as good as theirs.
 And what these revelS may yield in the way of a thriving social life is unpredictable. Who knows but that Sinclair Lewis, conversing amiably with John c. at the bar, may ask J. c. up to his Vermont estate for a weekend; or that Dor othy Parker, between sips and quips, may ask you out to the farmhouse at Bucks County, Pa. Such pleasant things have happened at Pay Par ties.
 'BIack Jack" a White Guy
 A news photographer tells me that his craft lists General John J. Pershing as one of the most obliging subjects to whom they have been assigned.
 On his current trip to town, for example, they were despatched to the Waldorf f-Astoria-Where red banner hung from the hagmast in his honor-to snap his arrival there. They were shunted off by petty of- ficials of the hotel and even the generals staff tried to steer him clear of the cameras.
 l A9oV VAACJ 6OV PASVAA So, AAS'SA theless. For the general beckoned the photographers over, bade them snap away, cheerily voiced a You're welcome" to their expression of thanks and then disappeared into the elevator.
 Cupid's Ambassador
 The reason the Morton Downeys are SO interested in Ambassador to- England Joseph P. Kennedy is be- cause he inspired the meeting that led to their marriage. About six years ago, when Kennedy was in the film business, he engaged Dow ney for one part and Barbara Ben nett for another. They met on the set and romance. as the phrase goes, lowered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

1. Name the Administrator of the United States Housing Authority. 3. What is a vestigial organ? 3. Which boxing bout drew the largest gate receipts?
 4. Name the Governor of Ver- mont.
 5. What is a Novena?
 6. In which country is the Lake of Bienne?
 2. Which state is called The Cot ton State?"
 8. Where in the U. 8. is the best known planting of Japanese Cherry Blossom trees?
 g. How many avoirdupois pounds are in short ton?
 10. What does the word evangel- ist mean?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
N IA Daily N ! | = w.:5i.s.en .><
 M DREW PRARSON ROBERT X ALLEN
FDR Cocker Since Preside Chat; Political Tide Running His Way
 New Deal Scared by LoFoIIette's
 Third Party, Fear Liberal Split Near
Rv DREW PEARSON
end ROBERT q ALIEN

WASHINGTON, April 28. = Callers who have talked to the President during the past two weeks note much more sure-footed and less careworn Roosevelt. This change dates from the fresde chat and the message to Congress outlining the recovery program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce epitome-e-
 pi-tome; say, e-pit'-o-me.

A. Baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" See Acts 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; and 1915.
 o. Which states have a city or town named Utica?
 A. Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsyl- vania and South Dakota.
 0. When did President Roosevelt dedicate Boulder Dam?
 A. September 30, 1885. ! @. How many families has the United States Housing Authority moved from slum and blighted areas and placed in low-rent homes since its establishment?
 A. The agency was established November l, 1897, and since then has moved 2,971 families to low-rent homes with facilities for the pres ervation of health.
 o. What is the meaning of the word junction" used as part of the name of a village or town?
 A. It indicates that when the town was named, it was a place where the lines of a railway or railways met or crossed.
 o. Who was the founder of the science of electricity?
 A. The foundations of electrical science were laid by Dr. William Gilbert of Colchester, England, about 1900. He can justly be called the creator of the science of elec- tricity and magnetism.
 If you want a copy of our book let Weather and Climate" write to Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Cupid'S Ambassador

For the first time in England a pedestrian was recently ordered to pay damages to 8 motorist for hav- ing been the cause of an accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Current Comment

Remember, you got your wish. I am senator now. -Zeke Bonura, baseball player, to Vice President Garner, after Bonura's acquisition by Washing ton Senators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

Never mind, we put out the fire with bucket of water. Mrs. Marie Soliday to New Castle. Ind, firemen who spent IS min- utes looking for her home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Questions and
 Answers
- cspyrisht. is3s. REA
By Frederick M. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 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. Our postoffice was open al business all day on George Wash ington's birthday. Was it not sup posed to be closed?
 A. Whether or not post office i open for business on George Wash ington's birthday, or any other lega holiday, is left to the discretion o the postmaster. If the postmaste finds that the business houses in hi city will be open and that there i sufficient demand for postal service the office may be kept open, all o part of the day.
 e. What is the short formula fo baptism in the New Testament?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Test Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
Evening star., 1938-02-17
AUCTION SALES,
TODAY,
THOs. j. OWEN g. SON. AUCTIONEERs,
143l Eye st. NV.

THos. j. OWEN 8 SON. ,ATcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES sHEE oF SAETxbhE rEREE Wl4E
f#RSSIrfH fS2%H SHNHHH SSHAiSfs fsosSswSSF 81
BY virtue Of q certain deed Of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 7OS5. folio 479, ct
seq.. Of the land records OF the District
of Columbia. and at the request of the
ises ss s ss s pr:asss ss s. Oh PYS AMSRspxR qsn TI
SEVENTEENTH DAY OF TEBRuARY.
AD 1898. AT FoUR:-THIRTY O'CLOCK
PM. the following described land. and
premises, situate in the District OF Co.
Ivy !bHymbia. and designated as and being lot
q lot n aadision
to Washington Heights" as per plat re-
corded in Liber No So folio 46. OF the
records of the ONCE of the surveyor OF
the District Of Columbia. Subject to
Terms Of = saie aeeoffh The purchaser to pay
all cash over and above q deferred pur-
chase money trust OF S7.5O0.OO to be
m ade by the purchaser. payable in monthly
at SO. or all cash at the option of the
nns seaaTed rstorans At time Of sale Al
at cost Of purchaser; Terms of sale to
be complied with within thirty days from
day OF sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property at the
k tsr and Se cGst of
resale in some newspaper published in
""''' WiLLIAM J. FLATHER. Jr..
JAMES j. BECKER.
fe4.5 81 :9.1O.11,1 1,14,15.16,17 Trustees.
Evening star., 1938-02-17
HOUSES WANTED TO BUY.
SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

MT. RAINIER. .34O7 OTIS sT.-5-RM
bungalow. h..wh.; excel. cond; garage;
will sell: $500 down, bal. monthly. Phone
OWNER, Hyattsyille $40.
ARLINGTON. VA.-SMALL ESTATE. 10
minutes drive to District. Modern 4bed-
burning unit. Not less than 20O. fine, trees
sliEhtly under Z acres; Room for 2 or 3
mortgage. Will take $10,500. Appoint
ment. Box 197-K. Star.
CLEARWOOD. WEST HYATTS.. ON QUEEN
Chapel rd.; new bungalows, just finished,
2 left: modern in all respects; rms. tile
bath With shower; bus serv.: price. $500
payments. IRA K GRUVER, Hyatts. 55-W
GROOM HOUSE, OIL HEAT. TREES ETC,
on large lot suitable for building another
house in best section Of Hyattsville. Sacri-
$3.75o-RARE BUY NEW HOUSE; LIV-
ing room. dining room. 2 bedrooms, bath:
euilt.in garage: attic; lot 100x20S: nearby
virgtnie. Terms. See at once. Box
171-K, Star.
Evening star., 1938-02-17
TOMORROW

THos. J. OWEN = son, ,AgcTIoNEERs'
TRUSTEES, SALE oF VALUABLE SEMI
RsS#H lsa sa'f EAnos4 SFRRs
recorded in Liber No. $500, folio 253. ct
party secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will selt at public AUCTION in front
oEENG e III PFfm5fs Say OF 81 FEBR6R HH Ap
1888. AT FouR-THIRTY O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises.
situate in the District of Columbia, and
in Kennedy and Davis Company's suboi-
vision OF lots in block Eighteen uSJ, in
Walbridge's resubdiyision of "Ingleside,
as per plat OF said first-nsmed subdivision
records of the office Of the surveyor ef
Terms of sale: 81 900 Of purchase money
500 for three years, each instalment
when SO paid to be applied first tc interest
on the principal then due al rate OF six
and balance to principal. and at the end
of three years from late nf sale the unpaid
principal shall become due and payable,
be a5erssae o. all cas i a ne SAX oSn Wi
be required at time 81 sals. Al convey
ancing, recording, revenue stamps. ete
of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property at the isk
AND AND da1s eos Of 5 p
some newspaper published in Washington
JAMES j. BECKER.
w SPENCER ARMSTRONG,
feS d&dSeXSu Trustees
Evening star., 1938-02-17
KARL KINDELBERGER, Attorney,
626 Woodward Bldg.

United States for the District Of Co
Norman L. Swami, Defendant-No. 64701.
obtain decree of absolute divorce on
the ,ground Of voluntary. separation: On
of h February. % 1883 Ordered thas hat the the es de-.
fendant. Norman L. Swami, cause his APP
pearance to be entered herein on or before
legal holidays occurring after the day Of
the frst publication Of this order; other
wise the cause will be proceeded with as
in case of default. Provided q copy of
this order be published once week for
three successive weeks in the Washington
Law Reporter and The Evening Star before
said day. JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice.
Seal A true copy. Attest: CHARLES
e. STEWART. Clerk. BY HARRY NJ HULL,
Assistant Clerk. fe10.17.24
Evening star., 1938-02-17
ACREAGE FOR SALE.

ACREAGE-VIRGINIA
miles from White House, in Arlington
County, on Potomac River, 120 acres ready
for immediate development. Will sacrifice
for cash JOHN S. RIXEY, Citizens Bank
Bldg, Norfolk, Va