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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15

@. Why is 1t necessary for an employe to have social security account number?
 A. A number assigned to a worker is the number of his wage account which is maintained for him by the Social Security Board from the time his first wages are reported by his employer until his account is closed, either by his death or retirement. The identifl- cation of an account by a number is a guaranty that the wages will be credited to the proper person. This could not be assured if wages were reported and entered merely by name, since thousand of people have the same names, such as John Smith or William Jones.
 @. What will hapen if an irresis- tible force meets an immovable ob- iect? N3N
 A. Such a meeting is impossible. The terms irresistible and immo- vable are contradictory, as shown by a careful study of their defini- tionS. An irresistible force cannot be resisted; it will overcome any effort to do so. An immovable ob. ject cannot be moved; it will suc- cessfully resist any attempt to dc so. Irresistibility and immovability are mutually exclusive and cannot be included in the same problem. It is just as ridiculous to speak of a struggle between two persons, each one stronger than the other.
 @. What was the national income in 1888 and in l9S9?
 A. In 1888 1t was estimated al $64. .000, 0,000, 900 and in 1889 at $68,- SOC, 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15
A Thought for Today

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which tes- tify of me-JOhn 5:39.
 The Bible is window of this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity-Dwight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15
Washington Merry -Go-Round B
WASHINGTON, March
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15
National Spotlight
By BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat washington
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Washington, March 15-A fight over how much protection labor ought to get when railroads are merged is the chief thing delaying the omnibus transportation hill-the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "Of the three al- ternatives he chose the last;" say, 'three courses"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15

If you want . copy of the book let 1.-THE HUMAN BODY" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15
PUERTO REGAIN BILL
 RUNS INTO TROUBLE

Both Puerto Rican interests here and the wage and hour division hope that Congress will decide soon to do something about modifying the wage-hour law as it affects Puerto Rico.
 The House has before it the Senate-passed King bill, under which special industry committees would be set up to find out what Puerto Rican wage minimums ought to be. The bill is ohay by the wage and hour people,. but every time an effort is made to pass it, 1t gets tagged with broad amendments exempting big labor groups on the mainland, which the wage and hour folk won't stand for. Result, SO far, is no action at alI
 Meanwhile the situation on the island is bad. Aside from sugar, the big industry is needlework, with 9O,0O0 workers getting about 10 cents an hour. The jump to the legal level of 30 cents just isn't being made and the wage and hour division isn't prosecuting, realizing the jump is toe big and figuring the law will pres ently be modified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15


 Commission. Big difference is what they say about mergers.
 The Wheeler bill simply says that in mergers there must De aa fair and equitable arrangement for labor, the I. c. c. to be the judge; the Lea bill flatly fOrbids any merger that would reduce em- ployment or cut workers pay.
 The railroads naturally want the former clause. It has been okayed by all the railroad brotherhoods ex- cept the Trainmen's. The latter found an ally in Congressman Har- rington of Iowa, who got the clause they like into the Lea bill and is now keeping it there by novel parlia- mentary nlaneuver.
 Harrington circulated a petition demanding that the committee keep his clause in the bill-and got PTS congressman to sign it.
 COMMITTEE PLUGS
 LOOPHOLE IN DRAFT
 When the Smith committee was drafting its bill to change the Wag- ner act and the labor board, lots of model amendments covering differ ent points were submitted by organi- zations anxious to have the law mod. flied. The committee threw out all samples and used its own language except in the case of the free speech" amendment, where it used the one the A. F. of L. had handed in.
 "Tt was too drastic even for us old conservatives. though, and we had to tone it down." says Con- gressman Smith. "It didn't give labor enough protection. The way the A. F. of l.. wrote it, 1t would be lawful for an employer to talk with his workers about unioniza- tiOn provided the talk wasn't ac- companied by an act of discrim- nation
 "You could drive a horse through that. Why, under 1t, an employer could call in 8 worker and say, Bill Jones, you've worked for me 20 years: but you old so-and-so, if you join the union I'll fire you'-and the law couldn't have touched him. So after the words, 'act of discrimination we added ,'or intimidation or coercion',"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15

Copyright, 1s4o. by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

dustries in widely separated Sec
tions Of the country.
Leading squabbles involved the
Aluminium Company of America, a
plant employing $500 workers, and
the Vultee Aircraft corporation at
work on government orders totaling
$84, 000, 900.
Strike fever spread to Baltimore,
where 1000 city workers went out,
demanding more money and pay for
overtime, most serious public en-
ployees' strike in city's history.
The Aluminium strike was over
company's refusal to discharge one
employee who owed $12 back c. I. O.
union dues.
The Vultee shutdown, also a c.
I. o. matter, was blamed by U. S.
Attorney General Jackson on
"Reds." Workers were demanding
raises of so to rs cents an hour in
pay.
Back of these scenes of labor
stress stood the Dies committee,
probing and publishing, charging the
Nazis with responsibility for much
and the Soviet agents with the rest
Of it all.
jackson whipped back at Dies,
stating he felt that the Dies group
was accomplishing nothing but
breaking down the public confidence
in the ability of the Omen to solve
crime and keep order and safety in
the nation.
The c. I. o. closed its convention
by electing Philip Murray to John
L. Lewis post, Lewis thus carrying
out his 'tstep-down" promise of the
presidential campaign. The c. I.
o. then announced it would attempt
to organize the Ford Motor plant,
and in the same breath asked gov
ernmental investigation of any at
fliations the company might have
with Nazi interests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
MONKEY WRENCH:
In Diplomacy?

Germany's diplomatic maneuvers,
usually believed forerunner to huge
military operations, continued to be
watched closely in half a dozen capt.
tails, and wonder was expressed
again whether perhaps Soviet Rus
STA might throw monkey wrench
into the proceedings again.
Balkan resistance to Axis domina-
ton showed signs Of crumbling, with
Hungary first to give in to Nazi
demands, and Rumania showing
final collapse, though it was pointed
out that the latter was already in
Nazi hands.
At this moment, Russia stepped
in with two moves, the significant
character of which was evident, but
the meaning of which was not at
once ascertainable.
Russia recalled Schwarzkev, Mos
cows ambassador to the Reich, and
replaced him with another commits
sar.
Russia sent warning to her little
Slavic neighbor, Bulgaria, to be slow
and careful about joining fully in the
Axis plans.
Tass issued a fiat denial, publicly,
that Russia had had any hand in
Hungary's joining the Axis.
These three moves were project
ed on the diplomatic screen for what
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
OVERSEAS BITS

Mail-Lisbon air mail shipments
were resumed, first flight carrying
5000 pounds, a lot of letters.
Home--Stay home for Christmas
is the German slogan this year, peo-
pie being told that railroads will be
needed for war purposes, and not
for travel.
Surrender - Unconfrmed reports
were that first-line French battle
ship had surrendered to the British
at Gibraltar.
Americanfzed--A veteran of the
Argonne battle of American troops
in France, seeing the Greco-Italian
Pindus mountain fight, said the
Greeks fought like the Yanlxs, from
rock to rock and tree to tree.
Classes--W. L. White wrote from
London that he couldn't understand
Kennedy's statement that democra-
cy was dead in England. He said
all classes mix on equal footing when
the bombs fall
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
BACK DOOR:
Var In Reverse

Events on the Albanian and near
by fronts gave military experts what
they considered proof that the grand
British plan of conducting the war
from now on will be to knock out
Italy first, then turn attention to
Germany.
Hence Europe was treated to a
war In reverse. Although England
was continuing bombing raids
against military detectives on Ger
man and occupied European bases
including Norway, chief attention
was focused on Italy, both on the
continent and in Africa.
To full reports on the laramie af-
fair were added the fall of Koritza,
accomplished with British air aid,
and further Greek successes were
accompanied by word that British
territorials were fighting side by
side with Greeks in the snowy and
mountainous terrain Of the Albanian
frontier.
Mussolini, after denying all Brit
ish and Greek claims of victory, two
days later was the first to announce
to the world the fall Of Koritza and
that major defeat had met italian
arms.
Gen. John Metaxas, handsome
Greek leader, was hailed as the
savior Of the nation from the italian
menace, and the numbers Of prison.
ers taken were succinctly summed
UP as ''too many to handle"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

CLEEPY, an oilcloth burro, is as
- lazy as he can be. He just mods
and sleeps all day, and seems not
to care what the children do with
him. But he has three redeem
ing recommendations: a cute per-
sonality, ease of making, and his
ability to part from fingerprints
with the whisk of a damp cloth.
z9033. 15c. brings outlines and direc-
tons for this 12-inch burro with the green
yarn name and red halter. Send order to-:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Our Existence

Existence is not to be measured
by mere duration. An oak lives
in centuries, generation after gen.
GRAFTON of mortals the meanwhile
passing away; but who would ex-
change for the life of a plant,
though protracted for ages, a sim
gle day of the existence of liv-
ing, conscious, thinking mann
Card.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
TURKEY:
Again to Fore
N A M ES
Il. in the 5sesUs

A report from New York indicated
that Secretary of Labor, Frances
Perkins, was resigning from Presi-
dent Roosevelt's cabinet.
Ralph w. Barnes, foreign CORE
spondent of the New York Herald
Tribune, was found dead in the
wreckage Of a British bomber which
crashed and burned near Danilov
Grad, Jugoslavia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
DIPLOMATS:
In and Out

Two diplomatic travels caught
public attention, one returning from
Europe to the United States, Lord
Lothian, and the other leaving the
United States for France, new am
bassador to Vichy, Retired Rear
Admiral Leahy.
Leahy, taking Bullitt's post. after
it was repeatedly offered to and de-
clined by General Pershing, was
said to have been sent to France
with friendly words from the White
House, and offers of American aid
to the destitute in occupied France
during the winter.
It was not clear how this country
planned to get the food to France
in the face of Britain's final decision
to continue a total food blockade,
word of which was being brought
back to this nation by Lothian.
The British ambassador, after a
visit to his homeland to check up on
war progress and Britain's war
needs, was to ask this country for
still stronger war aid.
Watchers figured that much of
what Lothian wants for his country
will be unobtainable until congress
is in position to extend huge credits
to London.
AS the ambassador asked for wild
er aid to Britain, President Roose-
welt announced army's newest and
biggest bombers were earmarked
for Britain in a trade for airplane
motors, also in process Of manu-
facture. o. 'it
These bombers, with 3,000-mile
range fully loaded with tons Of
bombs, will be used at once in sharp
ening the attack on German objec-
tives, British war leaders said.
MISCELLANY:
Bombs - Two restaurant bomb
ings, one in Philadelphia and the
other in downtown Cleveland, were
American repercussions Of the
Greco-Italian war, according to pre-
liminary investigations.
T. B.-Medical men announced
that Promin, new drug of the sui
Panhandle group, was being tried
out as an aid in combating tuber-
culosis.
Birds-The Bronx zoo traded a
touraco for a kea, swapping with
the Washington zoo. A touraco is
an African cuckoo and kea is a
New Zealand bird with the slightly
odd penchant for breaking Sleeps
backs with it's beak.
Suicide-Dr. Mortimer ]. Adler,
u. of Chicago professor, suggested
all the high school and college teach
ers Of English commit suicide (aca-
demically), resign their jobs and al
low some better method Of educa
ton (like that at St. Johns college,
Annapolis) rush into 'sthe vacuum. !"
OLA huge still at an Arkansas
oil refinery was wrecked by mys-
terry explosion. Omen were called
to investigate.
Roof-The roof of the Capitol at
Washington being a bit weak, con-
gress was moved out so that it could
be repaired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
PRICE AND PRODUCTION

At times have discussed war in
fiation and its cures. Now I want
to talk about kindred subject upon
which have merely touched-taxa-'
ton. It is the fashion now to say:
"Pile on the taxes. What we need
now is confscatory taxes, especially
on profits" For excess and prot
iteering gains, yes. But on ordinary
profits, new investments for increas-
ing production or on living costs, it
would be blunder amounting to a
crime. Our authorities must see
and act on this principle. It is the
first and truest one in the book.
What we need is not merely more
taxes, but more revenue and more
production. Revenue is mostly
sum in multiplication-'tota1 pro-
duction, profits and sales multiplied
by whatever percentage of taxes you
assess on them"
Revenue at any given tax rate will
surely rise as you increase produc-
ton, profits and sales. It may not
rise at all if you increase the per-
centage of taxes. It is more likely
to fall and produce the worst evils
of war-high prices and reduced
production. For example, a 40 per
cent tax on 80 billions of national
production is 80 billions of revenue,
but 80 per cent tax on 100 billions
produces the same amount. In be-
tween is no difference in revenue,
terrific difference Of 20 billions
in price production, consumption and
employment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

The Turks expressed their own at
titude as follows:
IF the Germans are to aid Italy
against Greece, Russia will not be
willing to sit idle.
However, even II Russia gives
her consent, Turkey will defend her
self.
Bulgaria must be kept aloof from
this newest move.'
So Turkey, joining Russia in the
warning to Bulgaria, evidenced that
she was on the threshold Of entrance
into the war on the anti-Axis side.
The counter diplomatic move was
coming from Won Papen, who was
believed ready to offer Turkey a
huge slice of Frances Syrian terri
tory IL she would agree to remain
aloof while the Germans 60 down
through the Balkans and knock out
Greece.
Observers felt there was little
chance that Turkey would accept,
fearing rather Axis domination of
the Dardanelles than wishing slice
Of territory she could take over her
self any time she desired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

Down at Kearney, N. j., they
launched two more destroyers for
Uncle Sans navy. The two new
ones were called the Edison and
the Ericsson, names that dovetailed
nicely. The pair were named after
Thomas Alva Edison, the greatest
Of inventors, and John Ericsson, who
invented the famous Monitor war
ship in the Civil war. The Monitor,
1t will be remembered, defeated the
Merrimac in the first battle between
ironclads in the history of the world.
Tom Edison's son, Charles, is gov
ernor-elect Of New Jersey. His
mother sponsored the Edison de-
stroyer. A Observation-Disclosures
Of old Ericsson sponsored the sister
ship, Mrs. Ruth Wallgren. The ar
chitect of the Monitor was born in
Sweden, where they haven't yet for
gotten him.
French
These were two Of the new Ameri-
can destroyers. England had OBJ
tanned some so of the old ones, and
was asking for more, like Oliver
Twist. Meanwhile, France still had
5000 destroyers, and also 5000 sub
marines, and big ones at that. But
one French battleship was out of
the picture: QA
It was reported from Madrid that
big $4,000 tonner of the Paris class
was sitting at Gibraltar. Over this
Frenchman flew the white naval en-
sign Of the British feet, and on
board there was a crew Of typical
Limies. Just how it got there, un-
der foreign control, nobody seemed
quite to know, but everybody adj
mitted this Paris c1ass-mate was
valuable sea prize.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
MERRY-GO-ROUND

The surplus marketing admins
tration is pushing the consumption
Of powdered eggs, which its experts
claim taste about the same as fresh
eggs. Last year bakers used 49,
O00, 900 powdered eggs, which sell
from three to five cents less than
fresh.
Few people realize the expanding
scope Of the defense commission.
For instance, its press relations off,
Ger has q representative in Holly
wood, Leo Rosten, to explain Wash
ington to film directors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
BY Edward c. Wayne
Key Albanian Cities Fall as Greeks
Continue to Drive Back Italy's Army;
Turks Declare Martial Law in Crisis;
Murray Heads Go as Lewis Resigns

spnens they
tReieased by Western Newspaper
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
S.S.S.:
Stress. Strikes. Sabotage

The defense front in the United
States moved into the second of the
phases that always have confronted
this nation in times Of industrial
stress.
After a series of incidents that
were widely interpreted as sabo-
tage, strikes broke out in key i'm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

they were worth, spectators won
dering mostly about the monkey
wrench" angle. Dictator Josef Stain
has q record Of throwing monkey
wrenches" into International affairs.
They can't forget the famous
treaty of Tilsit" in the Napoleonic
war, and many are still betting that
in the last analysis Russia win prove
the turning point in the upset Of the
Axis hopes--if they are to be upset.
TURKEY:
Again to Fore
Declaration of martial law by Tur-
key throughout all the European
part Of her nation brought her again
to the fore as major factor in de-
velopments on the southeastern
front Of the world war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Love Is Sight
There's a Good Reason
You're Constipated /!

When there's something wrong
with you, the first rule is: get at
the cause. If you are constipated,
don't endure 1t first and "cure" 1t
afterward. Find out what's giving
you the trouble.
Chances are it's simple If you
eat the super-refined foods most
people do: meat, white bread,
potatoes. It's likely you don't get
enough "buIE." And ''bulk" doesn't
mean q lot Of food. It's a kind Of
food that isn't consumed in the
body, but leaves q soft "bulky"
mass, In the intestines and helps
q bowel movement.
II this Is your trouble, you
should eat q natural bulk" pro-
ducing food-such q one as the
crunchy, toasted, ready to- eat
cereal, Kellogg's All-Brarh Eat it
often, drink plenty Of water, and
"Join the Regulars" All-Bran Is
made by Kellogg in Battle Greek.
# your condition Is chronic, 1t Is
wise to consult physician.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS

DsasoER Dusai light metal and willow artificial
limbs and arms Natural, easy walking. Ask for
catalog. >. Z. MANoERs lne.s Dept. r. Waeh.
1nston, D. O., ealslmeres 3d. philadeIphias 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11

New High-Speed x-Ray
Method Demonstrated

Government officials yesterday
witnessed demonstration of a new
high-speed X-ray method which its
manufacturers claim will simplify
the physical examination of Army
selectees.
At demonstration at the Vet
Grams Administration, 48 male clerks
selected for the demonstration, were
X-rayed in "a minutes and accurate
chest diagnoses were available i'm
mediately.
Instead of celluloid film, the x-ray
prints are made on chemically.
treated paper. Each exposure is or
separate sheet, which can be de-
veloped Immediately. The standard
method employs the use of rolls OF
film, which is developed in a strip
: With the new method, the x-ray
sheet can be developed and read
while the patient is still in the ex-
animation room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
Lutheran Ministers Back
Hoover War Relief Plan

More than a score Of Lutheran
ministers of Washington and vi
cinity went on record in favor OF
former President Hoover's program
for shipment of food and clothing
to European war victims at meet
ing yesterday in the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation.
The clergymen, acting for them
selves alone, approved a resolution
that the Lutheran pastors OF
Washington and vicinity hereby in
dorse the plan being organized by
former President Hoover for the
sending of food and clothing to the
sufferers of Europe. We believe as
Christians We can not do other
wise"
Several of the ministers attend.
ing the conference indicated they
would present the resolution to their
congregations during services Sun
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-11
l. r. Pennington to Speak

Lee r. Pennington, administrative
assistant to ]. Edgar Hoover, director
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION, will speak on national de-
Tense at the weekly luncheon of the
Federal Bar Association at 1890
pm. tomorrow in the Harrington
Hotel.