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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

Britain every hour, 2,d0O planes
q day, dropping 80 per cent high
explosive bombs to destroy
buildings, 10 per cent incendiary
bombs 10 set fire 10 buildings,
and . per cent gas bombs to keep
fire and rescue squads away.
Only evidence that these plans
have changed Is the huge stores
OF gas collected In Germany, which
may indicate that the percentage
OF gas bombs will be higher,
Only after Hitler has gassed and
bombed England to the verge OF
surrender will the Nail attack by
sea begin.
MERRY-G0-ROUND
Potent Pennsylvania boss Joe
Pew Is unimpressed by the dele
gate claims OF the rival camps. He
bet four newSpapermen $40 hats
that no candidate would poll 30
votes on the first ballot I.
Doughty Frank Gannett has the
largest and most elaborate head
quarter posters and banners In
town. One OF them, on the out
side OF his hotel, was so huge
that the Taft camp, also located
there, threatened TO sue the hotel
for breach Of contract unless It
was removed But the Tafties
have the biggest telephone setup
at the convention. Their head
quarters Is equipped with 100 trunk
lines Wendell Willkie leads
In the number OF headquarters.
The wall Street Oomph Boy, as
his rivals refer TO him, has six
different locations, each elaborate
ly decorated and manned largely
with young stock brokers, who vol
unteered their services Marion
Seabrook, "lily-white" South Caro-
lima leader, spilled some political
beans during his fiery speech be-
fore the National Committee de-
nouncing famed "Tieless Joe" Toll
bert. Seabrook revealed that In
1898 South Carolina Republicans
voted for Democratic Senator
Cotton Ed Smith to save him
from the New Deal purge.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

The action Of Governor Lehman OF
New York in placing 24-hour guard
over the states National Guard armories
is worthy OF attention. It is true that in
New York state, and especially in New
York City, the Nazi and Communist
groups have been unusually obstreper-
Gus. Such extreme vigilance may not be
necessary everywhere.
But It would not be a bad time for
every National Guard officer, non-com-
missioned officer, and private to Scrutin-
lie carefully their own organizations, to
make certain that disloyal groups are
not using them for their own purposes.
This Is no reflection on the Nationa!
Guard or It's personnel. In 900 out Of
1000 cases they are loyal TO the core. But
one rotten apple can spoil . whole bar.
rel OF fine fruit, and II Is only for the
protection OF the rest TO toss the rotten
one out into the gutter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

Osservatore Romano, Vatican news
paper, Is eighty years old, and according
TO a news article in a recent issue OF The
Catholic Transcript 1t has, in It's history
experienced five crises. In 1870 1t missed
twenty-eight publishing days The article
states, in part. Whereas the crisis in
1870 stennned exclusively from national
causes, and the one in 1881 was con-
cerned with religious issues only, the
present situation relates to the interna-
tional situation and may affect the
Church OF Italy as well At the same
time Official action has played no part
in the present situation because 50 far
there has been no diplomatic move on
paper is not sold in the streets Of Rome,
but some are to be had In Vatican City.
Perhaps the paper will emerge from the
present crisis as it has always done in
the past.
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by Supreme Court Justice owen
J. Roberts, also on the program.
"They taught Latin In my
day, too" the tall, handsome
jurist said with q smile. "And
the way ] was taught that motto
was labor Umnia vincic."
The big throng broke into roar
Of appreciative appause.
HTTLERS SECRET GAS
All the evidence gathered by
military agents abroad now points
TO the probability that Hitler's
secret plan for conquering Britain
Is poison gas.
II Is significant that 80 far, Hit
Ter has not used gas. Even more
significant Is the fact that he has
been storing II up In huge re-
serves. French and British INTEL
ligence officers have sent back re-
ports that alarming quantities
are now manufactured and ready
for use. Whether any new and
more deadly form Of gas has been
perfected, they do not know.
One reason Hitler did not use
gas In attacking France and
Belgium was that his army was
moving too fast. His tanks and
arm0red cars were penetrating
Into the enemy lines 10 rapidly
that they would have caught up
with their own gas. II would
have hampered Nazl operations
rather than aided them.
But In England II will be differ
ent. For the English Channel
lies between Germany and her
victim. There will be no danger
OF the gas seeping back to Nazi
invaders until they actually land
troops.
And 80 far all evidence indi-
Gates that before attempting 10
land troops. Hitler will subject
England TO q rain OF bombs such
AZ the world never has seen be-
fore.
On April 23, 1880, this column
reported that the secret Nazl
plans for attacking Britain had
been secured by British inteili-
gence agents and laid ON Ro0se-
veIt's desk. These plans called
for 100 Nazl planes 70 ny over
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Private Armies

No person, no group, no organization,
must be allowed to develop anything
remotely like a private army In the
United States. European experience,
especially in Germany and Italy, shows
the folly Of it. Had the German Republic
or the Kingdom OF Italy promptly
squelched the bands OF braves who under
took to enforce their own law independ-
ent Of the public authority, the world
might have been spared much.
Now Mexico faces a similar problem.
Several years ago, faced with the ex-
ample OF Spain, Mexico thought 1t well
tc train labor union members and to arm
farmers, that both might rally quickly to
defend the government II faced by Fas-
cist or reactionary revolt.
But now the Mexican Confederation
OF Labor shows signs OF wanting to "go
1t alone" and to set up It's own military
school independent Of the army and the
government. There Is strong Communist
Influence in this dominant labor organ
ization. And now that Communism Is
hand in glove with Fascisn, nobody
knows which way these unofficial militia
men may decide to shoot The Mexican
government Is very unhappy about IT.,
and Is now trying to regain control OF the
machinery 1t had itself set up.
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thus encouraged. Every one OF us
would benefit from an occasional
spree OF bridge walking.
PARKWAY EsPLANADEs
bridgeport Telegram

NokNBSRSiv 4GiSBIuLID
Eight accidents on the Merritt
parkway during the month Of May
are attributed 10 the "turnarounds"
Or breaks In the esplanades. The
accidents from this source began TO
mount when the Highway depart
ment posted signs calling attention
TO these openings In the esplanade.
State Police Lieutenant w. =. Bush
ey OF the Westport barracks has
written q Recommendation that the
turnarounds be abolished. Removal
OF the signs would probably reduce
the use OF turnarounds but Lieuten-
ant Bugllcy believes that they are
O serious enough danger under con-
ditions OF rapid parkway trafiic to
warrant filing up the openings with
concrete.
In oder To use one Of these OPEN
ings O. car must turn to Its left, In
front OF following trafiic-the one
exception Of this kind on the park
way-and when joining trafiic In
the opposite lane must Join II from
the wrong SIDE OF the road, the only
exception IN that respect In the
parkway.
In other words these turnarounds
violate the principles OF safety and
depart from clover-leaf engineering
on which tie parkway Is based. TO
get q motor vehicle from one side
OF the parkway TO the other, the
motorist should leave the parkway
ct one OF llje regular exits, pass UNI
der the parkway and join It again
from tire opposite side.
The breaks In the esplanade are
bound 10 promote numerous acci-
dents In the future.
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Views Of The Press
IN TEE BRIDGE WALKERS
BEHALF
(New York Herald.Tribune)

N4VcW 4Oih kAStuid- 4kiDuLlGI
About the pleasantest and GER
tainly the most exciting walks one
can take In and about this city are
those across the great bridges that
span Its rivers and estauries. Those
OF US old enough will remember how
every morning Mayor daynor used
to prepare his mind for his Job at
City Hail by walking across the
Brooklyn Bridge. II the practice
didn't always temper his natural
Feasibility one imagincs the noble
view Of the great city he loved, the
sense Of elevation and space, the
sight Of the boats FAR beneath him
and the spreading vista Of river and
harbor fed his spirits and strength
ened his inclination to philosophical
detachment. Certainly, he knew that
whatever life he got from the daily
experience could not be obtained
from the same trip by car or train.
Today the opportunity TO emulate
him abounds. One doesn't have 10
90 TO or from Brooklyn to make
the most OF II. The George WASH
ington Bridge TO the Palisades offers
q promenade even longer, with un-
surpassed spiritual values In height
and scenery. And there are plenty
Of other bridges beckoning. But until
recently the pedestrian encountered
on those TO New Jersey O five-cent
kAii T'hA port Aisthnfitv f1Aw has
discontinued this, in response, II
says, to many requests from New
York and New Jersey and notably
from Mayor Laduardia and Com
missioner Moses. It was also sac
tuated by the fact that the income
barely covers the cost Of collection
We can be happy there 10 no sacri.
fee involved, but happier still that
J the dying art Of pedestrianism 4
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

They say the first hundred years are
the hardest. Minimizing the exaggera-
ton you might say the first year was the
hardest for the Merritt Parkway. Fig
ures show that the revenue from tolls
was something over four hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, over fifty-tWo
thousand OF which was used in operating
the toll houses and making improve
ments. Therefore, 1t is figured expenses
will not by another year be SO great. The
Merritt Parkway has been Connecticut's
gift TO motorists since 1t was first opened.
Without hitting any towns you can travel
many miles through pleasant country,
passing under ornate bridges and plain
bridges. In another year the landscaping
will look even better than this year.
Actually there Is no toll now on the Mer-
rift Parkway. 1t Is when you slide along
from the Merritt into New York state
that the toll Is in order; so motorists at
the present time are travelling thirty
miles along a parkway and not parting
with thin dime for the privilege. True,
you part with the dime preparatory to
leaving the Merritt for the Hutchinson
River parkway, or to be more exact when
leaving Connecticut to enter New York
state.
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. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Land Boom Days
Back in "Sioux City"

II rs one thing TO give q period
novel accurate Background, minute
detail from the horsehair sofa to the
cleaning chandelier. It rs quite an
other thing to give life to the char
acters themselves. j. Hyatt Downing
manages to do both In his latest
midwest, "Sioux City" (Putnam's
Sons: $3.50.
This time Mr.. Downing has hit
on o frenZied, faBt-moVing era OF
plains history, the land boom days
In Iowa, the Dakotas and Nebraska.
Az the heart Of this boom was the
raw, wide-open Sioux City with itS
incredible Corn Palace and It's fake
promoters, It's elevated railroad and
Its gambling parlors, You will 80 O
long ways for anything more lusty.
Central figure In all this In An
thony Trant, young vigorous Ike
the city Itself. You meet Anthony
on his return from college In 1884.
You follow him thereafter through
the changing fortunes Of Sioux City
and Of his own life.
Trant gets In on the real estate
racket early. becomes q leading fig
ure In the city where his father was
Well-known doctor. He leaves the
quieter realms Of conservative bank
ing for the greener grass OF boom.
town promotion, teams Up with
Charlie Blegsington, at once Sioux
City's most brilliant and unscrupul.
Gus lawyer. Making money rs Trant's
sole aim. He makes 1t with the
greatest Of ease.
And he makes love too-to two
women. Mr.. Downing shows q fine
hand at characterization In the
stories OF Brenda Cathcart and
Mavis Garnett-one,r rich beautiful.
leader Of that early-day Sioux
City; the other charming, faithful,
but bit too close to the soil. TO
tell how Anthony Trant chooses
between them would be to give away
the story, Of course.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

@. When did the former German
Kaiser use the phrase, IA place in
the SUM-"
A. Wilhelm II used 1t on June
10, 1901, In Hamburg, referring to
Germany's acquisition Of the Chi
nese harbor at Kiaochow and other
valuable commercial concessions IN
China.
@. How many men have been ex-
PEELED from the U. s. Senate?
A. Albert Gallatin Q793); William
Blount (l79O; William Lorimer
d9l9; Frank L. Smith tl92D; Will
liam S. Ware Q929), five In oil.
@, When an application for an
Ensured loan Is rejected, Is the
application fee refunded?
A. II the application Is rejected
In preliminary, the fee Is refunded.
II 1t Is rejected after inspection,
there Is no refund. The application
fee Is three dollars thousand.
O. My mother was born in Eng
land and came to the United States
In 1925 Now she wants to make her
homo In Canada, and wishes to know
II she can claim Canadian citizen
ship, since she was never naturaliSed
In the United StatesT
A. She can claim citizenship IN
Canada after five years residence
there. She should take proof Of her
birth In England.
II you want q copy Of the booklet
"Cool Dishes, Drinks and Desserts"
send TO The waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, ID. G. Enclose
ten cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn TO last page
for the answers.

Avh VHS WHsweso'
I. How many American republics
are there?
2. Which American General said,
Lafayette, we are here" when ho
arrived In France, In 1917?
3. Was Pennsylvania or Maryland
the only American colony that toll
Grated freedom OF worship for Gath
olics before the Revolution?
a. Name the present Cabinet
member whose father held the same
position In a previous Administra-
ton.
8. The Federal Reserve banks are
owned by individual stockholders,
the Government, or the member
banks Of the Federal Reserve Sys-
TEN?
Q. Does increasing air pressure, In
crease or decrease the boiling point
OF water?
Z. Who Immediately preceded
Henry Morganthau, Jr., as Secretary
Of the Treasury?
8. Is Labor's Non-Partisan League
associated with the A. r. Of l.. or
the CIOP
0. What is the letter postage TO
Canada?
10. OF what magazine was Glenn
Frank the editor?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

economic meas
ures Of equally
broad scope.
Within three
d avs, for In
stance, respon-
sible authori-
ties here pro-
posed ~ an
economic cartel
to market all
New World eX-
port surpluses,
at q cost which
might run TO
half q billion a
year; 90 q four
billion dolla r
program OF new
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

naval construction; 90 O match
Ing army expansion program, and
40 a system for universal train
Ing OF young men and women
along semi-military lines.
These are in addition to de-
Tense measures already begun. In
legislation already passed, for In
stance, the nation Is committed TO
the spending Of around five bill
lions. Cost OF the 50,000-airplanes-
a-year program has been esti-
mated at close to seven billions.
LOWER STANDARDS
OR HIGHER PRODUCTION
In view OF the fact that these tre-
mendous new expenses must be
borne by q nation already 100000
900 900 In debt, with an unbalanced
budget running back for the bet
ter part OF O decade, and with
around 100000 unemployed, econ
omists here In Washington are say
ing one Of two things must be
done:
Either the nation must accept
a very drastically lowered stand
ard OF living 49, or 1t must And
some way OF putting all Of Its
productive powers at work to
capacity, raising Its national in
come 80 greatly that the new ex-
penditureS can be absorbed.
That adds up 10 the conclusion,
now beginning to be expressed
freely both In and out OF the adj
ministration, that the effort To
perfect Americas defenScs Is not
q mere matter OF increasing the
army and navy, or OF lining up
the New World nations In COM
mon front against aggression. It
might involve internal changes -
RECOMMENDATION, spending, planning,
and 80 on-so profound as to make
the New Deal to date look insig-
nihcant.
SAMPLE PLAN
SHOWS SCOPE
One sample, taken from Just one
sector OF the "home 'front.'" will do
as an illustration.
The Department OF Agriculture
says there are today on American
farms more than three million
men who are either totally unem-
ployed or who exist on gross In
comes (for themselves and theft
depcndentO OF less than 5000 a
year. These people live where soil
erosion and depletion are most
advanced. Hence the department
has drafted o tentative rural work
relief program, aimed TO give
these 100000 men Jobs In vast
soil conservation program.
WE AMT SEEN
NOTHJN YET
This particular plan may never
come out Of the hopper. The point
Is that II represents the sort OF
thing which this administration
experts are saying Is going 10 have
TO be done on many fronts, II the
nation Is TO rehabilitate itself for q
genuine defense OF democracy.
or course, q change In the wal
picture might change all OF this
50, II goes without saying, could
q change In administration. But
az OF today 80 given the existing
situation abroad and the existing
administration In Washington-it
Is accurate 10 say that the defense
measures 80 far suggested barely
scratch the surface.
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Questions
andAnswers
RY rREDERIo d. KERRY

By FREDERIC "a. KERRY
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reply when addressing any cues.
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THE EDITOR.
@. Where is the longest bridge IL
New England?
A. The Connecticut River Bridge
between Middletown and Portland
which Is 3,420 feet long including the
approaches. The over-Water spar
consists of two 600-foot tied arches
resting on three granite piers. The
bridge Is Of steel and concrete and
cost $3,500,000 and was formally
opened on August 8, 1888.
@. Has the original estimate o.
Social Security Board Chairman Ar
thur Altmeyer, that approximatel!
$4,000 persons might receive old age
benefits by the end OF 1910, beer
borne out by the rate at which pen.
sioners have thus far qualifiedp
A. No. The report issued by Pau.
McNutt, Federal Security Admin
strator, May IS, showed total o.
62,364 receiving benefits at the enc
Of April. At that rate the years to.
tai applicants for benefits would be
around 100000. The explanation IL
that the average worker, eligible for
pension, earns more than twice
what he would get under the pen
sion system, and therefore is unwill-
ing to retire,
@. Who receives the highest sal
airy in the automobile manufacturing
industry?
A. Probably william s. Knudsen
President Of General Motors Corpo-
ration in 1898, received $685.
400, the fifth highest salary paid in
the United States, as reported to the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion. He Is now on leave OF absence.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

The Worlds Fair had its poorest day
since 1t started year ago last month,
Monday, June Is. The elements are not
too favorable thus far this year. What
the Fair needs Is fair weather, mild. but
not too hot, and less Of the wind and the
rain.
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Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEA II 8 o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN


authority
offered
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When you have time to get around TO
It the Republican Convention 10 now in
session In Philadelphia. The day, yours
or mine, isn't long enough to take In all
the issues.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

The American Is the most easily
fooled man IN the world when you
consider the facilities ne has for
knowing better.-Carl d. Fricbolin,
Cleveland, q. 9. bankruptcy referee.
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National
Spotlight

This Is the last Of three stories
on "America's role In the new
world order"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Washington, June 20 In an
nouncements already made, this
administration has laid down the
outlines Of defense measures
so sweeping that they must, al
most Inevitably. be followed hY
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say, "The trains arrive
nj the Broad street depot;
say, station"
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A Thought for Today

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
end that seek him with the whole heaTt.-PSalm
1852.
Love God, and He VIII dwell with you. Obey
Coo, and He VIII reveal 70 you the truth OF HIS
deepest teachings Robertson,
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Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc0
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would be Of ilaestimable benef16 20
every man fortunate enough to re-
ceive It, and OF course, to the vel"
fare Of the country, whether our
immediate future involves war OF
peace.
A great many young men who
went from white collar Jobs into the
training camps In 1917 gained ten
or twelve pounds In weight while
their body measurements or dis
placement were reduced-due to de-
velopment Of muscle and burning on
superfiuous fat-lnuscle tissue being
heavy, fat tissue light.
The general health condition OF
the people today Is unquestionably
better than It has ever been before.
Whatever softening of the fibre Of
the people there may be evident to-.
day can be corrected by the physical
education and discipline Of . term
Of military training.
QUESTIONS q ANSWERS
Vitamin Treatment Of Arthrttts.
What Is the present opinion Of
physicians in general concerning
treatment Of arthritis with large
amounts Of vitamin D? GO. A. -
Ans.-It seems to be remarkably
helpful in some cases, moderately 50
in others, without definite value IN
others. How to determine which
tyne Of arthritis will respond to high
potency vitamin D treatment, ] do
not know. It can do no harm IN
any case Of chronic arthritis to try
the treatment for six weeks-four
capsules daily each capsule con-
tanning $1,000 units. In some cases
increasing the daily intake to 300,-
600 units may bring improvement
after month or six weeks Of 200
600 units daily has failed to bring
Improvement.
Heat and Salt.
Should q person who exercises
outdoors In hot weather take an ex-
ira ration Of salt? If so, for just
what purpose and how much salt
and in what way? Oh. g. W.
Ans.-A large amount Of salt Is ex-
creted in the sweat. Therefore one
who sweats profusely, even when
exposed to extreme heat and dry
air that evaporates the sweat so fast
one is scarcely conscious of sweating,
should take good pinch Of salt
with each drink of water. This
prevents heat cramps, heat exhaus-
ton and water intoxication. Five
or ten grains Of salt with every
good drink Of water. Taking salt
along with the water or other bev-
erage is more refreshing In very no.
weather or when working or play
ing hard in any circumstances, than
Is water or beverage without salt.
protected by John r. Ollie Coz