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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

The olden Greeks represented the Fates
as spinning thread which was the des-
tiny Of men. So on thread may hang
the fate OF the war which has ravaged
east Asia for three years. It Is thread
spinning industriously and relentlessly
from rows OF machines In the United
States, q new kind OF thread - Nylon.
The Japanese Ministry OF Agriculture and
Forestry calls anxious conferences. For
here Is q thing which challenges the Jap
anese silk industry, pillar OF the island
empires economy.
What abrogation OF the 1911 treaty Of
commerce with Japan could not do, what
voluntary privately-organized boycotts OF
Japanese silk could not do this new In
dustrial development may do. A chance
development OF research 10000 miles
away might well end the Sino-Japanese
war. For a pronounced decline IN silk
exports might be the straw that would
break the back OF japanese economy
already badly strained by the long war;
And that, In turn, might bring peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
Yes, We Can Move Fast

Within one hour after the Navy De-
partment was notified that the rev naval
appropriation bill was signed, contracts
were AWARDED and ALLEGATIONS made for
20 ships. The dictators may claim to do
things faster, but that's fast enough for
all practical purposes.
This republic can move, and move fast
when necessity drives, and the progress
Of the defense program shows 1t. The In
spread by foreign sympathizers Is that
republics can't move fast enough In this
blitzworId. We are now In process OF
proving otherwise, and the clang Of
hammers In $4,000 FORCES is going to I'M
herIine the proof. Once reused, demo-
Dratic people under republican govern
nent Is the most effective force In the
world, for peaceful progress by prefer
ence, but for fighting II they must.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

The late F. Donald Coster almost man
aged to play part In the current Euro
pean war, It was recently claimed In an
article In the New York Sun. The writer
related that Coster had conceived q plan
whereby he was going to secure 1000, 900
Enfield rifles which the U.S. Army has had
stored away since the end OF the last World
War Powerful connections In Wash
ington and In many other cities were
paving the way for Coster to purchase the
rifles, long outmoded, but, nevertheless,
O prize to be paid for dearly by many for
eign powers. Even the Neutrality Act
was not supposed to have scared Coster
off In his scheme to dispose OF the rifles
once he had them In his storehouses. But
the debacle OF late 1888 when his drug
house crashed broke up the sequence OF
events that was moving the rifles from
their storelrouses TO armed forces IN
Europe. However most OF those same
Enhelds probably have reached Europe
by this time anyway, inasmucn as Uncle
Sam started TO unload them hurredly IN
the last few months to avert the present
catastrophe abroad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

The President wants TO get rid
OF Secretaries Woodring and Per-
kins; has told inner circle intim-
ates (who warn him that the Re-
publieans plan 10 make On Issue
OF the pair) that he would re-
place them. Yet he can't bring
himself TO hand them their walk
Ing papers.
Within the week the President
has asked several friends II they
could arrange TO have Woodr!ng
and Perkins told they sought TO
tender their designations,
Amusing thing about this In
direction IL that II there u any
thing Roosevelt ought 10 know
by now, Il Il that only q blast
Of INT will Dust his Secretaries
Of War and Labor. They have
repeatedly shown themselves ~
impervlous TO hints ~ Hitler 10
20 mercy.
Twice In six months the Presi.
dent has offered Woodring diplo-
matte Jobs. But both times he
stood pat and Roosevelt lot him
get away with II. At present
Woodring Is almost an outsider In
tho inner workings OF the defense
program, has scarcely been con-
suited. But that doesn't seem 10
shake his determination to hang
on no matter what the snubs,
FANNY TIE PERK"
Miss Perkins, idealistic and we'll
meaning but as out OF place In
the Labor Department as q paci-
fist In Germany, doesn't even seem
to DO aware that she isn't well
come.
Roosevelt has practically dis
mantled her Department from I'M
der her. His last two moves were
10 transfer the immigration Bu-
reau 10 Attorney General Jackson
and 10 appoint Sidney Hillman as
defense labor chief. Yet judging
from what Miss Perkins earnestly
tells friends, she Is firmly con-
WINGED that "Frank" has no
thought OF wanting TO replace her.
III I felt for one moment"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
In Today's Mail

Nation In analyzing the skeleton
facts Of the threatened invasion by
a German bombing squadron says:
"What the President forgot TO tell
tho country Is that when O squad
ron OF bombers leaves Its base II
leaves behind II hangers, machine
shops, great depots Of bombs and
machine gun ammunition, supplies
OF the highest grade octane gaso-
line, o ground force OF thirty men
to every pilot, and o spare pilot Tor
every machine.
"In other words an air base must
practically DO o small town, II the
bombing unit Is OF any size. The
Germans are said TO be changing
their plane engines after each long
flight and actually doing II In the
phenomenal time Of Ave minutes
this on the statement made to me
by an American who timed such q
change In Berlin last August. OBJ
viously, 10 establish an air base like
this takes a large number Of labor
.ers In addition to the skilled me-
chanics, and II the base Is overseas
there must be o number Of steam
ships TO transport oil the necessary
material. The establishment OF any
such base would not only take time;
Il would require so much open prep
aration that 1t could not be con.
cealed In any country In South OF
Central America. These are some
OF the things that Mr.. Roosevelt
forgot 10 tell the American people
when he led them to believe thai
German bombers could fly up here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

Congress Just doesn't know what TO DO
with itself while the major parties are
holding their national conventions. The
Republicans 90 into session next week
and originally II was believed that Con-
gress would be adjourned by that time.
Congress will probably stay In session all
during the summer now on account OF
troubled foreign conditions, but 1t will
recess for the periods OF the conventions
With Philadelphia only committing dis
lance from Washington any emergency
that might arise overnight could be
quickly taken care OF by summoning the
legislators back In a hurry And most
Democrats don't know what Republicans
are really meeting for next week, any
way (?).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
BUBBLE OF AIR INVASION
PRICKED BY WILLARD,
SAYS america"
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
II Is o matter Of food for thought
10 the average American TO note the
fact that the European nations who
repudiated their war debts are the
first 10 call upon this country for
help, which recalls the old saying;
"When the devil was we'll the devil
O saint was he, but when the devil
was sick, the devil saint would
be-" Take France for instance. Said
o political old timer, who has saen
many administrations come and 60,
1.-THE nation today has nothing TO
lose and everything 10 gain In o
thorough house-cleaning next No
vember. There Is always hope In
change, and certainly the country
needs 0 purge OF war rnongers,
spectators ana treasury raiders.
Now that the crest Of the war hys.
teria, manufactured for political
purposes, has temporarily subsidized,
the American people can take stock
Of themselves, and their reactions
during the recent scare.
History repeats itself. In 1918 no
sooner had the European war be-
gun, than the war propaganda be-.
gan TO be spread over the country.
Every conceivable means was used
to excite the people to o fear Of the
United States being invaded by Q
foreign foe. This was TO spur o de-
mand on the part Of the people upon
Congress for great sums Of money
TO get ready to defend our shores.
Congress having acted and the con-
ditions made opportune for @ fur
Their step. 1t was Immediately VEN
tured by the powers that ruled u
prepare the public to the point Of
acceptance Of nationwide conscrip-
ton OF the youth Of the nation. SC
Congress was importuned to draf'
o law without the consent Of the
people, and under that act we In
vaded Europe, instead Of Europe In.
vading Us. We have again aimos'
gone the garnut Of that program ex'
cept declaring CONSUMPTION, and tina
seems 10 be In the oiiing.
Oswald Garrison Willard In TIM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Fine Period Novel
Is promised Land"

The Promised Land OF peace and
wealth and happiness lies beyond
the foot OF the rainbow, beckoning
the pioneer, the adventurer. The
way 10 the Promised Land 10 beset
with danger, suffering and grief
james Street has written u, great
novel OF such o land and O mans
search for II In 1.-THE Promised
Land" tDial: So, tho story OF Big
Sam Dabney and his sister Honoria
u Is O story OF the frontier OF
tho South, OF III ecoming OF plan
tation owners and slaves into the
fertile valleys OF Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana
OF Indian warfare with the Greeks
and friendship with the Choctaws
II is o moving epic covering the
years from 1874 10 1915, encom-
passing the Louisiana purchase and
the War OF 1912. Historical char
acters fill It's pages
Big Sam Dabney and his sister
turned their faces 10 tho Promised
Land after they buried their par
ents In Georgia. They came west
with the first wagon train TO break
the trail through the wilderness
They fought the Creeks and San,
won the undying hatred OF his rec
enemies when he outwitted them
He found o friend In Tisho-
mingo, the half.Choctaw who
spent half O lifetime plotting ane
achieving revenge against the
man who had stolen his wife. II
Is this friendship that stands aS 9
bulwark against the wilderness
against tho hate and war OF the
frontier. Even Honoria could moi
break ".
Sam loved his sister Honoria
with o devotion that blinded hin
TO her faults. But she deprived
him OF his son, alienated his wifei
love, tried 10 destroy everything
that Sam fought and worked for
Only her own grasping Selfishnesl
destroyed that love.
Author Streets story IL far from
pretty. " Is vigorous with thu
strength OF fighting men, savage
with vivid, II unattractive, dc.
scription OF massacre and torture
You'll have o better apprecia'
ton OF the South when you hav,
read Streets novel. without de-
tracing from the American pene'
tration OF the northwest, Stree
has reminded Us that the souti
was also won and paid for will
the blood OF pioneers--men ant
women whose sons and grandson
fought In 1850 10 defend the herit.
age that was theirs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

The recognition OF Soviet Russia
was o gigantic political and moral
mistake. /. 4. from the beginning.
Former President Hoover.
The Good Neighbor policy Is
O beacon Of light shining through
the gloom OF war.
. Assistant Secretary Of State
Henry M. Grady.
! could rot endure this worlds
madness.
Norman selby tKid Mccoy In
q suicide note.
Labor, inspired BY Q new dignity
and purpose, can be the founda-
ton. Of q new age OF mutual trust
George M. Harrison, president.
|, Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

she said recently, shat the
President wanted my resigna-
tion, he would have u within an
hour"
Administrationites blame Mrs.
Roosevelt for Miss Perkins con-
tinuance In the Cabinet. They
say that II 1t weren't for the First
Lady, the President would have
had o new Labor Secretary long
ago. Mrs, Roosevelt not only
has gone to bat for Miss Per-
kins, but has advised her not to
quit.
NOTE 49, Some In the White
House circle attribute the Presi-
dents delay In revamping the oahi-
net To politics, They say that II
he made changes before the Chi
cago convention, 1t would DO
taken as evidence that he was
planning to run again, Insiders
predict that Roosevelt's first move
after being drafted" will be to
replace Woodring and Perkins.
MERRY.GO.ROUND
Veteran Senator George Norris
Is 70 years old, but he still can
outhattle many younger colleagues,
During q recent debate he spoke
for four hours, standing on his
feet continuously Philip Will
kie, handsome son OF Wendell
Willkie, several months ago was
voted the "most likely to succeed"
by his senior Princeton class
mates. But In tho final exams,
young Willkie flunked When
pretty Janelle johnson, 5.year old
daughter OF Representative jed
johnson OF Oklahoma, was told
that little brother Jed, Jr. had
sat on the Presidents knee, she
shrugged her shoulders and re-
piled airily. "Hmn, that's nothing,
kissed him." Paul McNutt,
sometimes called "the Hoosier
Napoleon" concluded his cam.
paign tour OF Waterloo, 10.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature syndicate, fnc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

I. Paavo Nurmi was a famous
Finnish painter, architect or run
ner?
2. OF the thirteen original states,
did Pennsylvania or Massachusetts,
take the first steps to abolish slav.
cry?
3, Where Is Pearl Harbor iocated9
4. Which library Is the largest IN
the world?
5. Is II easier TO swim In fresh or
salt water ?
Q. What Is the correct title Of the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
OF the United Statess
4. Name the French general who
recently replaced General 0anlelin
as Commander chief Of the Al.
lied armiese
Q. Between which two points did
Paul Revere make his famous mid
night rider ~ ~
0. What borough OF New York
City comprises Staten Island?
10. What Ia the new name OF the
submarine squalus9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

The irony OF fate would be for Hitler to
demand that French officials meet him
In the Palace OF Versailles TO discuss peace
terms. Germans describe the palace as
the place "in which German destiny was
shaped In 1871 and where the seal was
set on German shame In 1919" This
Versailles treaty was signed on June 90,
1919, almost 81 years ago to the very day,
Just time for person to come OF age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

from Mexico In two or three hours.
Nor did he point out II q few spor-
adic bombers came over. this coun-
try they could achieve no military
objective that was worthwhile"
So Mr.. Willard has pricked the
bubble OF the great peril lowering
over our continent that scared not
only the male population but the
women and children also. So much
for the great wave Of war hysteria
that shocked the entire nation from
Canada TO the Mexican border.
Certainly Mr.. Roosevelt has blazed
O trail for himself that was never
blazed by any other president, and
which relegates the New Deal to q
place In the shade.
America.
Waterbury. Conn, June II. 1870.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

-
the governments
campaign against
Fifth Column ac-
tivity.
That Is o plan
now being worked
out by the com.
mittee's chairman,
Represe n tive
Martin Dies Of
Texas. It has an
excellent chance
for adoption, for
the New Deal has
made It's peace
with Dies Tho nd,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
Daily Almanac

Sun rises $40 o. m; sets s:27 .. m. tday.
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Pull moon occurs this evening almost
promptly at Q o'clock, standard time. II the
northwest winds prevail IN the next week or
20 wen have continuation Of good weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
Selected Poem
SONG FOR A CITY CHILDs BEDTIME

.nces White In the Christian Science Monitor)
Cleaning lights upon our street.
Keep my child IN sight,
Such O little lad, and sweet,
Guard his dreams tonight.
Motors, sing o song 10 him,
Soft as wind In forest trees,
Sing OF speed and grace and vim,
Sing citys mysteries.
Footsteps, passing cndiessIy
Waves OF men upon times shore,
Teach him kinship 10 that he
Will mems hearts explore.
Crowding walls, homes that hide
Laughter, sorrow, love and tears,
Let your strength In him abide,
Help him live these years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
National
Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

washington, June io.-The Dies
Committee may soon be organized
on o permanent, nationwide basis,
expanded and equipped to play q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

Q. Has any poet written Q poem
on the hermit thrushp
A. Henry Van Dyke has one In
his Poems"
q. My mother and father were
born in France and came to the
United States In 1910. My oldest sis
ter and brother were born In the
United States, but was born in
France while my parents were on
visit, My parents were never natur-
alized; we would like to know our
citizenship status.
A. The children born In the United
States are American citizens. since
your parents did not become natur-
allied before you were twenty.one
you are an alien, because OF your for
eign birth.
q. Flow do the motors in manual
and self-starting electric clocks diff
ferP y
A, Misunderstanding clocks have
o plain synchronous motor, which,
when starting by hand, Is speeded
above synchronism and slows down
TO lock into step at synchronouS
speed. Self-starting motors have an
induction motor element which tries
to run too fast and Is held back to
synchronous speed by the synchron-
Gus element.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, "That IL al I want
10 n chance 10 prove my WORTH"
say, "That h ell I want - .
chance, etc." or IAN I want Is
o chance, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

@. Is 1t possible for persons OWNS
mortgage loans to the Home Owners
Loan Corporation, TO have the term
Of the loan extended
A. In accordance with the orig
inal act Of June IS, 1888, all loans Of
the Corporation were written for .
term not to exceed Is years. On Aug
ust IL, 1899, the Home Owners Act
was amended to permit the corpora
ton to extend the loans to q maxi
mum Of 25 years, II 1t considers that
the borrowers circumstances and the
condition Of the security Justify the
extension.
q. Is there q book which gives tho
distances between ports all over the
world2
A. The most complete table avail
able liable Of Distances Between
Ports" issued and sold for $3.50 BY
the photographic once. United
States Navy Department. Washing
ton, D. o.
Q. Was Senator Truman New
berry Of Michigan expelled from the
Senate on account Of excessive cam
paign expenditures
A. No: the vote was In his favor.
but shortly afterwards he resigned.
@. DO U. s, Civil Service employ
es belong to any labor unionsp
A. There are three large unions
Of federal employees, National Fed
Grafton Of Federal Employees (inde-
pendent, American Federation Of
Government Employees "a. r. Of u.
and United Federal Workers Of
America (CIO).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
Washington Merry o-Round
DREW PEAR o N
ROBERT 8. ALLEN

striking indication that Hitler American
He completely isolated :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

ministration Is now cooperating with
him, and he with the administration,
Under the plan now being con-
sidered, the Dies committee would
have q central Office, co-ordinating
work done In regional Offices In q
half dozen places. AS a result Of the
new understanding between Dies and
others hitherto hostile or Indifferent
10 his work, the drive Oh Communists
and other "smites" is due to get roll
Ing shortly on a scale hitherto I'm.
known.
WILL HAVE 100000
ON INDEXED LIST
The Dies Committee Is hard at
work OH a vast mass OF material coll
lected on Communist and Commu.
nist-front activities. BY fall, Dies
believes no will have ready O card
index containing over 100000 names,
with material at hand 10 show ex-
a:tly what part each played, directly
or indirectly, IN the general Commu-
MIST program, A large number OF
government employees will DO on the
list, he says,
The library" already amassed by
the Dies investigators includes not
only documents submitted in evidence
but copies OF every significant pub
lication, pamphlet, broadside, and
handout Issued by every Communist
and 'Communist.front" outfit In the
United States during the past two
years. I'D
MORE MONEY NEEDED
TO EXPAND WORK
To digest and index oil this mate
rial as well as TO provide an ONCE
staff OF at least 10 In Washington
and 10 expand greatly the present
field force OF nino will require more
money, Mr. Dies asking for another
100000.
He Is also considering asking Con-
gress 10 make his committee one OF
Its regular standing committees, like
those on military affairs, appropria-
lions, and the like. That would make
" permanent, assure sufilcient funds
from year 10 year, and enable II 10
build up o permanent Office and field
staff,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

II you want q copy Of the book
let Baseball Immortals," send 10
The Waterbury Democrats WASH
ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, d. Q. Enclose
ten cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 70 last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
A Thought for Today

The revenger Of blood himself shall STAY the
murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall Stay
hIm-Numbers 1919.
Revenge, at FIRST though sweet, bitter, ere
long, back on itself recoils-Mton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

N rRRpERlo b. KRRRR

gnclose q threo-eent stamp Cor
reply when addressing any guess
ton Of fact or information 20 The
Waterbury Democrats Service Bu-
reau at washington. Legal and
medical advice cannot b given.
nor can extended research DO un.
taken. Re sure al mail b ad-
dressed 20 The WATERBURY
DEMOCRATS SERVICE RU.
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street
Washington. D. G.
THE EDITOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

Copyright, 1910, BY United
Feature Syndicate, 1no)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service Staff Writer

The party season begins and hos
tesses look for something festive.
Mushrooms belong in the party
menu.
For hors d'oeuvres, try these
picked canned mushrooms. They
are new, cost very little and are
also "a conversation piece" They
give your guests something to talk
about.
CANNED Picked MUSHROOMS
Put one cup mild vinegar (wine
or cider) in saucepan; add 2 table
spoons sugar, teaspoon salt, l bay
leaf, small bag of picking spices,
and contents of / can e ounces)
sliced mushrooms Cloth liquid and
mushrooms). Bring to a boil. Cool.
Serve whole on toothpicks for ca
napes, or chopped finely, spread on
plain or toasted rounds of white,
rye, or whole-wheat bread or salted
crackers, and served as appetizers.
For the first bridge luncheon OF
the season serve stuffed mushrooms
Fresh mushrooms are reasonable
now and with little fixing you'll
have a magnificent entree.
STUFFED MUSHROOMS
(ServeS A.
Twenty-four fresh mushrooms,
tablespoons finely chopped bread
crumbs, 8 tablespoons cream, 3 ia
blespoons butter, egg yolk Slightly
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-01
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
MuItiDIe SclerOSis

My condition was diagnosed as
multiple scleroSis. Have tried gov
eminent doctors, specialists in civil
life, chiropractors, liver injections,
electricity and what not without
avail. &C. w. H.)
Answer-Only suggestion I can
offer is that you follow Mellanby's
high vitamin A diet and supple
ment the diet with 100000 units Of
natural vitamin A (not carotene) nj
capsules daily. High vitamin A diet:
includes quart of milk, two eggs,
mammalian liver, green vegetables,
carrots, green's, yellow foods gener-
ally.
Food and Arthritis
MY doctor can't do thing for
me. He says have chronic arthritis
and that I have been eating too
much starchy food (Mrs. w. Ed
Arlswer-So far as I know, starchy
food has nothing to do with arthritis.
Send a stamped envelope bearing
your address and ask for leafiet on
Arthritis.
Pork Is Excellent Food
MY husband Is very Aoiiu "A RoAn =
-roasts, chops, bacon, etc. Isn't
| Il hard to digest? I have always
understood pork Is not suitable. CMrs
q. A. o.
Answer--it is easy TO digest, con-
siderlng its high nutrititlve value
Pork IN every form, II thoroughly
cooked. Is excellent food.
ParanOiR
please explain what paranoia Y
and whether q person afflicted VIII
Il can ever recover. (M. A.
Answer-Proeressive systematizet
insanity, characterized BY persistent
delusions. negalomania, monomanla
extreme ogotlsm or eceentrieity, late
perhaps delusions Of persecution
Some paranoiacs carry on their DALI
business OF life with only mino
difficulties arising from their de
.nslons. Others, with doluslong Q
persecution, may be dangerous. Thi
form Of instantly rarely rocoycrl,
lpfolecled Nv Jehn y. Ollie po)