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La gaceta., 1940-09-23

Llegue nuestra sincera EXPIRE
sion de condolencia al buen ami
90 Jerry w. Garter, que aver
tuvo la desgracia de perder a su
sonora madre.
Podemos extenderle tambien
le pesame en- nombre de la colo
mia latina, en- la cual cuenta con
numerosos amigos.
La gaceta., 1940-09-23

Hace pOcos dias, con. su habi-
tual franqueza, Jerry w. Carter
le escribi6 a un "Mr. Hitler
de Palo Alto, California, dicieu-
dole; "Antes De Ia depression dc
La gaceta., 1940-09-23
Ell TEMPO

Nublados para hoy y mana
ma. VientOs suaves del este. Ma
xima aver, 80, grades; minima,
.Ss,
La gaceta., 1940-09-23
PAUL DE KRUIF

La ciudad de Detroit empren-
di6 tan p~rometedor experiment
to, en- Ell cual tomo parte activa
el DR.. de Kruif. Sc mezclo "a
banca cen la bacteriologia. FL
comiSionado de sanidad, Waugh
am, convoc6 a una reunion de
grandes magnates financieros
Y les dijo que ia ciudad soda
mente lie daba doce centavos per
capita para combatir la tuber
culosiS, para observar nuevos ca
SOS eSparcidores de la muerte.
Les demostr6 que costaba a la
ciudad $1.66 per capita mantle
ner las victimas de la tuberculo-
sis en- los hospitales para tuber-
~cUIosos. Les pregunt6 81 no serfa
razonable que la ciudad conce-
diera, pongamos pOr case, trein-
ia centavos per capita para com
batir la tuberculosis, por ell ter
mino de varios amos, de manera
que ese coSto interior de $1.66
per capita, EN- diez amos, por e.
iemplo, Sc redujera a la mitad".
Este era l6gica que nadie podia
resistir. Sc aprob6 el credito. La
dampana comenz6. Sc deScu-
brierOn y trataron millares de
caSos. Los negros respondieron
particularmente bien. Y no hay
duda de que el tipo de mortali-
dad por tuberculosis EN- Detroit
sera rvducido considerablemen-
te y que ell contribuyente Sc aho-
rrara una buena suma de dime
ro. Sin embargo, ell ejemplo de
Detroit no ha sido seguido por
ninguna otra ciudad.
EN- tOda Ia naci6n solamente
sc gastan $115, O00, 900 para pre-
ven.r Y tratar la enfemedad,
gastandose ell grueso de esta SUI
ma en- ell nero tratamient0, y es-
to incluye todos los gastOs, loca-
les, estatalas v nacionades.
"ISerfa entonces economic ma
cional sin base para nuestro go
bierno, gastar por medic de su
SERVICES sanitahlio, pongamOS
por case, $1OO,OO0,O 900 al aho
para descubrir casOs incipientes
de tuberculosis? Para ayudar a
las communicates a movilizar sus
propios medfcos, enfermeras y
radi6logos?
"IPara, dentro de una gene
raci6n, reducir a cero los 5000,
600, 900 que sc malgastan al a
no?"
La cuarta parte del hbro esta
dedicada al horrible lujo1', la
sifilis. Hasta hace unOs amos e.
ra impossible llamar a esta enfer
medad por su nombre pdblica-
mente. Aun prevaiecia la acti-
tud burguesa de cOnsiderar la
enfermedad algo de que aver
gonzarse y que no debia de mem
cionarse en- Ia buena sociedad.
Y sin embargo, ~gdstenos o no
mos guste, sabemos que dicha
enfermedad esta entire nosotros
destruyeDdo incOntables widas
humans y envenenando a las
familiaE. Hemos decidido COM
batiha, librarnos de ella como
han hechO otros paises antes.
Una vez mas 81 grito de combate
es descubrid y tratad. Chicago
fue a la cabeza de Ia campana
Otras ciudades siguierOn a ejen
pEo. I'll Cirujano General Pa
iran conduce la batalla en- per-
soma. Es muy pronto para decir
cuales seran los resultadOs. Las
dificultades que hay que veneer
son tremendas, pero el canine
esta a9lanado para tod0s.
En- el Gltimo capitulo de
Kruf discute una nueva droga,
el "sulfanilamide', un tinte TO
10, producto quimico accerosio
que ha hecho revivir las vieas
esperanzas de la quimoterapia.
Els una substantial que tiene Ia
facultad de dctener q crecimien
10 de los bacilos dc manera que
el ORGANISING puede librare dc
clos. Uno de los bacilos mas
mortales, 81 estreptococo, puede
ser atacadO con Sxito de csc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
Medals for Civilians

War, while it brings out some of mans lowest instincts, also brings to the sur face some of his best. Against all the horror, the suffering, the degradation, must be set off the heroiSm, the self sacrifice, the sheer courage and love which stand out amid the hatred and destruction. Britain has done well to establish new medal, the George Cross, for civilian heroism. Ranking with the famous Victoria Cross, this new decora- ton is to go to those who in civilian Iour- suits have shown qualities of selflessness and bravery.
 No war has ever been like this war. For here, untrained unprepared civilians are suddenly plunged into carnage as terrible as that of any battlefield, with the added horror that they must tace it without being able to lift finger III their own defense HerolSm and courage under such circumstances are doubly ad- mirable, doubly worthy of any reward they may receive. Think for moment of a certain little old London scrub woman described by an American cor respondent in that beleaguered city.
 She was in shelter that was bombed, and had to be pulled out. But she was at work the next morning at the uninspirational job of scrubbing the floors of London hotel Next she was m the basement of house that was bombed, and was dug out only after three hours was on the job the next morning. Still third time she was in the crypt of church which was bombed and a third time she was back at work in the morning on time. Nothing inspira- tional about her work to bring her back nothing but drudgery; yet she returned three times to do her job precisely as though she had been the prime minister himself.
 There are thousands like her in today's war and who shall say they do not de- serve medals as much, at least, as sol diers? In fact, even in time of peace, why should we not reward with public recog- milton those men and women who serve the Republic well? It does not detract from men who serve bravely and self lessly in the armed forces, to say that there are civilian heroes in wartime as well, and even heroes of peace. It is never wrong to give every possible recog- milton to all who serve well their fellow men,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

started to turn. It really crystallized this past summer when High Sheriff Edward A. Platt recommended jail farm for Fairfield county which has needed new jail for quite few years. It now has two, one in Bridgeport, one in Danbury.
 With Sheriff Slavin joining the move ment for change in our present system of caring for prisoners sentenced to county jailS, there should be additional pressure placed on the Legislature this coming year to give serious thought to the problem. From financial viewpoint the jail farm is far more economical than re- hahilitating and modernizing those of our county jailS which now are a monu- ment to the past century. There really is every incentive to this state making an effort to correct situation that has been allowed to go from bad to worse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
Almost Elected

The process of electing a President of the United States is almost completed. For the benefit of those who thought that they had finished the job back there in early November, let it be stated that it isn't as easy as that. There are still few more steps to be followed out in the process by which men become presidents of this nation. AS we said above the first was taken in November, when majority of the voters registered themselves in favor of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Yesterday in state capitals all over the country the Electoral College held it's quadrennial meeting. Those members who were actually elected in November had formal session at which their votes will be recorded Their vote being known beforehand, the casting yesterday was Stricting formality. And this formal ity will continue for after Congress has convened in January these votes must be officially counter and recorded before inauguration of the President takes place.
 It isn't as complicated as it may sound and it isn't as foolish as many claim 1t to be. The founders of this nation knew what they were doing. Before the cleo toral college is eliminated, as some of our national legislators hope to see accom- plished before the next congressional ses- sion ends, there will be lot more known about it than most of us know right now. That we don't know more about it may be blamed, perhaps, on our own lack of interest in affairs of state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
Nearer and Nearer

Proposal of jail farm for New Haven county by High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin is good promise of the complete elimina- tion in Connecticut of our present jail system. A few years ago any such men tion as the above was regarded as heresy in these parts. There was Scant con- sideration given to the thought that our county jails are outmoded and should be replaced by jail farms But gradually the idea has seeped in and both Fairfield and New Haven county authorities now seem committed to it.
 When it was first proposed that we eliminate the county jails as such and replace them with iail farms there was lot of scurrying around to kill off this Idea. But it was good one, so it couldn't be killed, although it might temporarily De turned aside. And when one county proved that farm could prove a pretty good adjunct to the jail itself, sentiment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
Guard Against Flu

There is no reason at all to be panicky about the epidemic of influenza reported in the west. Reports indicate that it is not the severe type the country has known in the past to it's cost. Nevertheless, any such epidemic is serious enough to de- mand the cooperation of every man, woman and child The ordinary cold may easily develop into more serious influenza, and therefore should not be regarded lightly, but immediately treated. The open air, warm clothing and shoes, exer- else, and general sensible living without excesses of food or drink are all factors in helping to dodge ''flu". We look to doctors and public health physicians to check these epidemics. But without co- operation from everybody their task is magnified. Now is the time to swat that sniffle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
PUBLIC ITSELF TO BLAME FOR TAXES WHICH ARE FAST
 BECOMING UNBEATABLE
Roslindale, Mass, December 16. 1s4O.

RoSlindaie, Mass,
 December 16, 1940. Editor of The Democrat:
 The motorists of the country are complaining about their taxes. The real estate men are making the same complaint. The business men are complaining that they are over- taxed. Many of the prospective home owners after paying a consid- erable sum on their habitation find that they have been taxed out of its doors. Many of the indirect tax pay- posed strangle hold on industry. And more taxes are to be imposed to carry on the program which will subside when the nations of the world come to their senses or are exhausted.
 Then what? All these taxes fre- quently supplemented by charity drives eventually gravitate to those that are least able to bear them.
 We are again about to enter upon Community Fund drive which may be commendable in our econ- omic system. For the spirit of char ity is to be commended. But a sys- tenn that finds it necessary to sub- stitute charity for justice is sadly in need of revamping.
 Why should 1t be necessary to subscribe to community funds in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

This ought to go big with the kids. A professor of classics at Loyola college in Baltimore, which is run by the Jesuits, thinks that our primary school terms are too long. He would shorten them to six years and make high school and col lege terms only three years each. One of the reasons why he thinks this should be done is the fact that when a man has completed all of these periods of train ing and then continues on to graduate work he is apt to be 25 or 26 years old. He says that this defers responsibilities which he feels the youth of the nation should accept before they become older. Vigorous youthful leadership is needed in this nation, the exponent of the ex- pertinent claims. There does seem to be trend today towards eliminating from primary school education many of the fads and frills which have crept in and which have relegated to the background the fundamental purpose of our Ameri- can educational system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

famous musical pieces, he did not acknowledge Bach's dedication of certain of these pieces to him and Jumped them together as compost tions "by different masters and for various instruments" Had it not been, however, that these compost tions of Bach. known as the Brand enburg Set, later became tremen- dously famous, the name of the naughty and unappreciative Mar grave of Bradenburg would never have been known.
 Vain, empty headed people gener- ally do not appreciate the value of the things they have. One reason why the rich are so often unhappy is because the whole world does not suffice to feed their vanity, and the material things they have are so much superior to their mental capacity to enjoy them that these advantages become liabilities in- stead of assets.
 Tn the long last, the world, appre- ciates quality. The Margrave of Brandenburg looked very big 200 years ago and Bach very small; but Bach's fame grows with the years and the Margrave's vanity looks lit- tie and despicable across the span of centuries.
 All Rights Reserved Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
!" to the Last Frenchman''

So many people have had to eat their words during the past few years that verbal salad has become a staple article of diet. Opponents of Britain have been fond of saying, during the World War and at the beginning of this one, that Britain will fight to the last French man."
 Well, it is six months since the last Frenchman as such passed from the ac- tive scene of the war, and the British are still fighting. What kind of an idea would it be to stage huge banquet, and have every person who has uttered that phrase face it, served up to him on a clean white dish as a first course?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

A. The dog-cart was . stylish horse-drawn vehicle in the "horse and buggy" days. It had two wheels and two seats, perched high, one facing. forward and other facing back. The driver sat well above the horses Hanks. Usually it was drawn by one horse, but sometimes a taa- dem team was used.
 O. Which is Daniel Boone's Ila- tive State?
 A. He was born in Bucks Coun- ty, Pennsylvania.
 @. How did the famous "Saxby Gale" get its name?
 A. From a prediction said to have been made by an officer of the British Navy, named Saxby. It occurred October 4, 1869, at New Brunswick, eastern Canada, and destroyed shipping and buildings and few lives were lost from ves- sels lying in the harbor.
 o. What characters are murder ed in Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus"?
 A. Bassanius, . son of Titus, the two sons of Tamora, Lavinia, Tam ora, Titus, and the Emperor.
 If you want copy of the book let 'BUDGETING HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS. send to The Water bury Democrats Washington Bureau 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. c. Enclose ten cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Rare Armchair
 Adventure Awaits

Two names stand at the top of the fall travel list. offering you enough genuinely thrilling arm chair excursions to last the winter LOT almost.
 They are the "Sons of Sinbad' by that seasoned veteran. Allan Villiers (Scribners: $S.75) and "The Fire OK and Other Years" book fully as dramatic as it' title, by Suydam Cutting tScrib- ners: $5). Both are beautifully H. lustrated, the former by photo graphs, the latter by photographs and series of full-color plates.
 Curiously enough, Mrs. Villiers' book is right on top of the news as to locale at least. It is the story of his incredible voyage in an Arabian show, down the Red Sea, around the coasts of Arabia, the Persian gulf and thence to zanzi- bar and Tanganyika, where the battle of Britain intensifieS. It is a sort of Arabian Nights, rich with tall tales and redolent with native color, and a graphic picture of the country around Suez at the, same time. Whether you've ever trav- eled to Africa or never left your home town, MT. Villiers will show you a strange new world.
 And Suydam Cutting, who writes his beautiful book after some l5 years of travel, does precisely the same thing. MT. Cutting on the other hand writes more stately tale, crowded with incident and interest, the record of his expedi- tions into Chinese Turkestan, across the highest caravan route in the world, to Ethiopia, Assam. Chinese Tibet, Galapagos, CelebeS. Nepal and Burma. Fire OK Year." incidentally is merely a term bor- rowed from the Tibetan chronol- ogy. It applies specifically to Cut ting's third trip there in 1887. Two other titles are Lucy Pope Cullen's Beyond the Smoke That Thunders'' (Oxford niversity Press: $3) and Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Earl Schenck (Bobbs- Merrill: $3.50).
 . Like Agnes Newton Keith tLand Below the Wind), American Mrs. Cullen married an Englishman and followed him half around the globe. Mrs. Cullen settled down finally in Rhodesian mining dis trict and 1t is about her absorbing life there she writes in this book.
 MT. Schenck's story. is closer to home, is a yarn of high adventure in the South Seas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
In Today's Mail

this land of plenty while we are allowing a few rich individuals, in- situations and trust companies to le- gally confiscate the colossal rev. enue derived from land values? Which are carried by the growth and activities of the community and should be the logical service of rev- enue to be drawn from for the SUD- port of the community.
 There is no one to blame for it but ourselves-to appropriate land values or0economic rent for public expense at the exclusion of other forms of taxation would remove the restriction on national resources leaving capital and labor free to apply their efforts to these re- sources and get their full returns
 That would solve the. unemploy- ment problem, relieve us of unjust taxation, increase the purchasing power of the people and balance the scales of justice.
 Yours respectfully
 WALTER A. VERNEY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
not that they loved Roosevelt more but Lewis less"

not that they loved Roosevelt more but Lewis less"
 NOTE Caseyis committee, winding up the campaign with that political rarity, money in the bank, plans to continue to operate. Headquarters will be transferred from Chicago to Indianapolis and provide vigorous support for Dem ocratic congressman in farm dis. trictS.
 POLITICAL CHAFF
 The quiet parleys under way be- tween Minnesota Farmer-Labor- ites and Democrats do not con- template fusion of the two par ties, but a working alliance aimed at putting a single liberal ticket in the field against the COP in 1942. Intimates of Governor Stas- sen are predicting that he will run for third term two years hence as part of his ambition to try for the presidency in 1914. Rep- resentative Estes Kefauver, young Tennessee first termer, is being boosted by former Representative John Dempsey of New Mexico for the place he vacated on the Dies committee. Kansas COP lead- CTS, seeking to learn why Willkie ran so well in the State while Governor Rather nearly was de- feated, claim they have discovered that the Willkie Clubs quietly traded off Rather for Willkie sup port.
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 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

tor of the Roosevelt Wallace Na- tional Committee for Agriculture
 Casey" asked Root, 'h0w many votes would you say my organization swung to Willkie?"
 "I'd say a good many. There is no question that your Willkie Clubs brought in a lot of people who ordinarily don't take part in politics. Bat the question is whether their number offset the thousands of regular Repubh- cans whom your clubs ai1tag- Onized. My opinion is that the net was against you."
 q estimate" broke in dapper Hanes, "that John L. Lewis speech gained 8 million and . half votes for WilIkie." (The Democrats for Wil1kie committee said it put up the S45,0OO for the Lewis br0adcaSt.)
 Maybe SO" said Casey, but I think the net result was 2 big loss for Willlde. You forget that for years the COP had been painting Lewis as a sinister and dangerous figure. Then sudden ly the farmers and otbers found this man, whom the COP had convinced them was bad medi- cine, in bed with the Republi- can standard d-bearer. That did not help Willkie. Lewis speech cost you people millions of votes."
 q agree with Casey" quietly observed Douglas. "The net re- suit of the speech definitely was minus. It lost lot more votes than it wOn."
 "Yes," grinned Casey, "it was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
Selected Poem
THE RESCUE (Olive Carleton Munro in the Christian Science MonitOr)

THE RESCUE
 (Olive Carleton Munro in the Christian
 Science Monitor) A bee all in yellow, proud young fellow, Went zooming away one day; He flew and he flew till the sun went down. When he found he had lost his way. But be saw light, in the dark, dark night, It looked like twinkling star; "Oh dear!" said the bee, T plainly can see, have flown much too far" With star close by, this must be the sky, And I'm lost in space, ,',-"Oh, mo-" Said a friendly voice, 1t isn't star, It's only my lanterns glow. q carry light, whenIb out night, They call me lightning-bug; If you follow my ray, I'll show you the way, And you'll soon be at home all snug" So like two tiny planes through the great airlanes Went the lightning bug and the bee; They flew and they flew, and nobody knew Of the rescues-except you and me!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

Once the first of the year is passed there should be considerable road build ing activity within the Naugatuck val ley. If we're not mistaken 1941 is the year which will witness the transfor- nation of our valley route from its wind- ing course into more modern and safer highway. For years the Naugatuck Val ley has managed to get along with road that only in few scattered places gave any semblance of the broad highways Being one of the most important road ways in the state has failed to make much difference in it's development. But next year is the deadline. The route definitely graduates then.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

This is the time of the year to think of those far away from home. When Christmas time approaches it's nice to remember people who can't get home for the festive occasion. Also don't overlook the youngsters in the CCC camps or the boys who are fresh recruits in Uncle Sams army or navy. Some slight re- membrance, if only card, is generally sufficient to make the day just that much brighter and life all the more worth living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17
Daily Almanac
[oon rises 7.28 b. m.

Moon rises 7:38 D. m.
 Sun rises I'll a. m; sets 4:25 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The most brilliant sunset of the fall and early winter season was that of Saturday night. II was typically August VI early Sep tember when bright red displays are common It was followed by .'ringed" moon which explains the present weather upsets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17

movement ono e the Chris t mas holidays are past,
 Kennedy h 8 S been in clos c touch with the America F frs t Committee the
 militant g TO u p which does for the isolationists what the White Committee doe s for the broadly crowd. He hopes to step out in the open as a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-17


 might colle ct paintings or por- celains. For him, B ach, in the next few years, wrote some of his fin st music. But the Mar grave so little appreciated tn e genius of Bach that when he catalogued h Is nlAIVaO fiAn of