The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-25

Following his serious illness last summer, Borah was very careful about himself, and on Monday, January IS, he underwent 8 phy- sical examination. Around 4 p. m., he telephoned Mrs. Borah (affectionately known as Little Borah'D in high spirits.
 Mary" he said jubilantly, "the doctor tells me that I'm in the best condition I've been in several years"
 Borah then spent an hour or so in his office dictating and reading. Then he drove home, where he ate a light supper, and after running through several newspapers, re- tired about. g o'clock. He rose at eight the next morning, his usual hour, and appeared to be in good health. inquiring cheerfully of Mrs. Borah how she had slept.
 Mrs. Borah heard him turn on the water in the shower. Ten minutes later she heard 1t still rum ming and went to the door, which was closed, and knocked. There was no answer. She waited few moments and then knocked again. No answer. Then she tried to open the door, but couldn't.
 Frightened, she called the maid and together they were able to open the door. The reason Mrs. Borah had been unable to push 1t open was because the senator had fallen against 1t.
 It was this that gave rise to the report that he had fallen and in- jured himself. But when Dr. Worth Daniels arrived, he irnmedi- ately diagnosed the case as cere- bral hemorrhage. Borah never re- gained consciousness. Several prominent consultants were called in Tuesday afternoon, but they shook their heads.
 It was after their visit that Mrs. Borah courageously allowed the press to be informed that her husband was dying.
 NO PLANS
 Mrs. Borah's plans for the fu- ture are still uncertain-except for one thing.
 She has definitely decided to give up the spacious, beautifully fur nished apartment in which she and the senator lived for many years. It was their only home. They had none in Idaho. When they returned there in the sum- mer they lived in a Boise hotel.
 The senator left 8 small estate which, with the $1O,OOO which widows of members of Congress receive, will enable Mrs. BOrah to live comfortably. Borah
 could have made big money. but he always refused. He had many offers of legal cases; and few years ago he was handed a con- tract by a newspaper syndicate for $52,00O to write a weekly 12OO-word article. But he rigidly . adhered to the rule that he was an employe of the people and that they were entitled to his full time.
 Borah was so meticulous about this that when, during his fourth term, Congress increased sena- torial pay from $7.50O to $l0,OOO a year, he refused to accept the additional $2,50O until reelected.
 Mrs. Borah has a sister in Mos COW. Idaho, and another in Port land, Ore. She will visit them be- fore deciding where she will settle permanently. In the past, she has had number of requests to write about Washington and about her many experiences in the official and social world. She has always declined, but now she may turn her gentle wit and charm to such work.
 ANNO DOMINO
 Senator Henry Ashurst, courtly Arizona veteran and one of Borah's closest Senate friends, has strange experience with him the day before he was stricken.
 Ashurst's seat Is directly across the aisle from Senator George Norris. who had been away for