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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
ACCORDING TO RULE
(New York Sun)


 Those three Christian Brothers at Manhattan College, former football players, who overawed . petty thief whom one of them found working in the school, had excellent eccles- iastical authority for what they did. If a document found some years ago by Florence M. McAuliffe and brought to the attention of the Vati- can is authentic, this authority was no less a person than Saint Benedict. It is supposed to have formed part of his Rule early laid down for gov- ernment of a monastery. It said:
 If any pilgrim monk come from distant parts, if with wish to dwell as a guest in the monastery, and will be content with the cus- toms which he finds in the place. and do not perchance by his lavishness disturb the monastery, but Is simple and content with what he finds, he shall be recelv- cd for as long as he desires. If, indeed, he fad fault with any- thing. or expose 1t. reasonably, and with the humility Of charity, the Abbot shall discuss it prlldently, lest perchanee God has sent him foF that very thing. But # he has been found g0aslpy and contu. nacions ln the tlnl0 Of hls so- louFn es q guest, not only ought he not 10 be Joined to the body Of the monastery, but also lt shaiI De seid to hlln, honestly, that he must so. Tf ho does not 60. let two stout monks, in tlle name Of God, explain the matter to him.
 Is was not a eoniMmAelonE, but e lllievlna, guest whom the Brothers at Manhattan caught making away with an nveFo0at belonaing t0 e0nlas todg eles. 1ileg explained the islais keT s0 hiil, DO doMbt lg all pielg, and he aat aown until the police eaHle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

1. In what National Park is the famous waterfall, Bridal Veil?
 3. Can ducks be crossed with geese?
 3. For what kind of naval work has Germany been using her "Poci- ct" battleships?
 {. Who was the first heavyweight champion to lose his title by deci- sion?
 s. Name the oldest university in the United States?
 6. What member of the Supreme Court resigned to run for President and was later again appointed as Chief Justice?
 2. Is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Germany, France or ItalyP
 g. Name the newspaper colunnist who was formerly head of the MIRA?
 Q. Name the five poets whose portraits appear on recent United States stamps.
 10. What is monolithP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

Mrs. Roosevelt's most hectic ex. perience at the recent turbulent meeting of the American Youth Congress was her effort to tele- phone the President from the convention hall
 She asked guard for the near est phone and he directed her to a small anteroom off the stage. Apparently what he didn't know was that this particular phone was used to transmit incoming messages to delegates on the floor.
 When Mrs. Roosevelt picked 1t up and asked for the White House, she was startled to hear a cocky voice boom back:
 "Aw, forget that place. What d' you want to call there for? The R00sevelts don't want to talk to you; they've got other things on their minds. Here's a message for Sam Johnson of Chicago. Tell him that Bill Mor- ris will meet him In .!Ont of the drug store at 14th and F at 6 o'clock sharp. Okay, SSabe?"
 Stifling a laugh, Mrs. Roose- welt obligingly took down the message and promised to deliver it. Then when the caller hung up she made another attempt to put through her call. But again she ran into an incoming call, this time a Hitting feminine voice:
 Would you mind telling Mary Murphy of Philadelphia some- thing for me? This is Betty Blake. B-e-t-t-y B-l-a-k-e. Have you got 1t? Please tell Mary that I'm held up at this beauty parlOr anG won't be able to make our luncheon en- gagement. I'll see her after wards at our room"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

By this time some of the youth delegates had learned of Mrs, Rcosevelt's plight and gathered in great agitation about the phone.
 "Tcll them who you arc," they cried in unison when she put down the receiver. "TeI them you're Mrs. Roosevelt"
 Mrs. Roosevelt firmly shook her head. ''NO, that won't dO," she said. "IR I did, am sure they would tell me to stop kid ding 'em.' "
 MAIL BAG
 H. O., Madison, Wis.,: The Ma tional Youth Administration has no connection in any way with the American Youth Congress and had nothing to t.o with its recent Washington meeting. Not only did IVA Administrator Au- brey Williams strongly disapprove of the views expressed at the AVG gathering. but in & speech to the boisterous delegates se- verely condemned them and de- clared, Any country that is worth working for to make better is worth fighting for. I served with the AEF in France and I'm proud of it." J. R., Springfield, Ill.,: Forrest Davis, publicity director of the Taft campaign, Is a vet eran newspaperman and had never done publicity work before. This is his first venture in this field. Mrs. E. M., Houston, Tex: Representative Nat Patton has two relatives on the congress sional payroll. One of them is his daughter, who works in a woman's cloakroom.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

are now con- stituted, and to substitute grad- uate schools for holders of de- grees from civ- ilian colleges and universities, has been draft ed by Congress man M elvin Maas of Minn- esota and will be n t reduced to Congress short ly.
 Ranking min- ority member of t he DO werful AY A eel RHza.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
Selected Poem
WINTER WINDOW

WINTER WINDOW The ski Displayed in the show window Is a springboard From the streets cobbled cold,- let my body uncord To its swimmers rhythm This new air This new place. This strange beach is joy And l choke tO death. willingly. Breathing in the paradoxical thoughts or summer hOpesl Although winter Inhabits her white islands And stiles my heated qlalms, Ellll do know, Once again, ihe zephyr-driyen seal -fDeb Abbe Co the Poets Corner, Hartford Times
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 3:3t a. %.
 Sun rises g;23 ., fn,; sets bs46 D. m.
 Al vehicles must be lighted thirty min. ulek after bllnsel
 TIle first warm rain we get ia going 10 witness \ heayy rin.0ii wllh ensuing floods and haeksupb where water ls unable tO seek lts level. Keeping ditehea, RHitera, and other ellanasln clear for drainage wiIi aid q wllele i0t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

 Committee, MT. Maas believes hi program would mean more efficien. cy- and more economy.
 The base of the system of officer. training which his plan envisagel would be a chain of 50 or nor, military and naval ROTC units in the nations leading colleges and universities.
 A young man who wanted to be- ccme a navel officer, iOr instance, would enroll at one of these cOl- lcges and take the regular course. He would also enroll in its ROTC unit and get his four years of more or less part time instruction in naval matters.
 Upon graduation, he would take a competitive examination with such other members of his class as wished to attend Annapolis. Sel- ection of winning candidates would be based upon these examinations upon records made in the ROTC and--less importantly-on general scholastic standings. The candidates thus chosen would go to Annapolis for one year of intensive naval ed- ucation. At the end of the year those who were to be line officers would be ticketed for another year at Annapolis; men headed for the medical corps would go to the reg ular civilian medical colleges, fut- ure aviators would go to the navy's aeronautical school, technicians would go to engineering schools, and so on. The same system would be in effect at West Point. SCHOOL WOULD OFFER
 GRADUATE COURSES"
 Right now we're trying te do two things" says MT. Maas. Were trying to combine a liberal arts education with 8 highly specialized professional military or naval educa- tion. It just can't be done so as to get the best results in each field It's not done in any other profess sion. Doctors, engineers and lawyers don't get their professional training while they're undergraduates; why should army and navy officersp
 Under the one and two-year courses my plan would set up, our officers would actually get more pro- fessional training than they are get ting now.
 'TO make absolutely certain that the very poorest boys would have their chance, would es- tablish four-year government scholarships which would take 100 young men each year from the enlisted ranks of the army and navy, give them a full college ed- ucati0n, and thus make them el- igiblc for the service schools" MANY DROP OUT
 AFTER 10 YEARS
 One trouble with the present sys- tenn, as MT. Maas sees 1t, is that there is Q great deal of wastagc along the line. At present, he says, Annapolis takes in about 800 boys each fall. Ten years later, of these
  800 entrants a scant $50 will remain in the service.
 Some of those who entered just weren't temperamentally qualif- fed for the service. Others found out they would prefer some other calling. But those who finished the fOur-year course before drop ping cut were poorly trained for any other prOfesiOn-and the cost of their education represented a net loss for Uncle Sam.
 With all of thes ROTC units and scholarships, my plan would astually cost less money than is spent on the two schools now" says MT. Maas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
In Today's Mail
CONVUCIUs sAY--l

Waterbury. Conn.
 March 2. t0t0. Editor Of the Democrat; In the Feb. % lsslle Of the Demo- crat, MF. CIpFianu TeseFs to the writ. CTS Of the letters opposing Winehell as "asiaoke.p Celisaellla say; Better Co be auaek than eFaqlsea", 70 as A writer 0f one of those letters, wish 70 say that I prefer tO be a Qlinek than t0 revert to MT, clpriane'e frame Of mind,
 Yours sincerely,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

o. What is the average time of passage through the Panama Canal and what is the record passage?
 A. The average time is from 2 to hours; the record passage is 4 hours, 10 minutes.
 o. Is 1t correct to say that child born November 6, 1927, is in his 18th year?
 A. Yes. On November 6, 1889, he had completed 12 years of life.
 @. Since mercury freezes at -39o O., how are temperatures lower than this measured?
 A. Very often by means of an alcohol thermometer, for the freez- ing point of alcohol Is -130o 0. Sim ilariy. since the boiling point of mercury is 360o O., mercury ther- inometers cannot be used for meas uring very high temperatures. For wide temperature ranges, @ gas ther- mcmeter is the standard instrument.
 o. What indemnity did France have to pay to Germany at the close of the Franco -Prussian War in 1870?
 A. One billion dollars ($1 ,000,00 0O0). The last installment was paid on September s, 1873, and France was completely evacuated by the German army on the 18th of that month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

If you want Q copy of the book let "BIBLT NAMES" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0 Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
DREW PE A RS 0 N ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON March bankruptcy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington, March A bill to abolish the service academies at West Point and Annapolis, as they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
Questions and Answers
RY FRRDERIC M. KIRBY

Bx RHEUEHIO M4s AERDI
 Enclose Q three.cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton Of fact or Information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bp- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research Dc wB- taken. Be sure an mall ls ad- dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1O13 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0.
 THE EDITOR. e. Which United States subma- rine was fitted to carry an airplane in 1927?
 A. S-1.
 e. Were any of the scenes in "Stanley and Livingstone" actually filmed in Africa?
 A. Background scenes were taken on an expedition there by Director Otto Brewer about Q year before production in California was begun.
 -
 O. What were the displacements of the British cruisers in the er1. gagement with the Admiral Graf Spec?
 A. H. M. 8. Exeter, 8,300 tons; H. M. 8. Achilles, 7,O3O tons; H. M. s. Ajax, 6,0S5 tons.
 c. What Is the length of John L. Lewis term as president of the CIO and also as president Of the United Mine Workers?
 A. One year as president of the CIO; two years as president of the Mine Workers. c. What questions will be asked in the 1o40 census ana when will 1t be taken?
 A. The population census will be started April 1 and must be con- cluded within two weeks. A list of the questions to be asked may be obtained by sending a stamped, addressed envelop to this news- papers Service Bureau, 10lS.13th St., Washington, D. c. Ask for Gen. sus Questions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
What Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He had no love or confidence in his brother; say, Hove for or confidence
 in."'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04
A Thought for Today

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.-II Chronicles S:SS.
 
 Common sense in an uncommon degree Is what the world calls wisdom.-CoIertdge'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

e. Which United States subma- rine was fitted to carry an airplane in 1927?
 A. S-1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
THE VALLEYS OWN
DEFEATlST COMPLEX

The way time goes by, summer Will
be here almost before We know 1t, and
along with summer Will come the annual
demonstration of Imperial Valley
queerost, most illogical complex.
Between now and July LIST. We'll be
right in the middle Of the busiest season
Of the year, which is lust as il should be.
But, along with july. the whole valley
is liable to sit back with crossed fingers
and murmur to itself. We can't do any
thing now.
Judging by last summer and the one
before that, only Il tiny percentage Of
the valleys residents viii he away. Those
who remain, working rs usual. will be IL
comfortable as people are elsewhere dur
ing the summer months. Vet we'll all
have the old. old hangover from the early
days-uHlo,S we're mighty careful.
1t used to he nat Imperial Valley Was
downright unpleasant place To he dur
ing the summer months. Coolers were a
thing only for the extremely wealthy, or
for nobody al all. Summer nights We're
nightmare. and summer days were one
long saga of pcrspiration. Every huS-
band who could afford il sent his wife
and children TO the mountains or the
seashore for the summer Those who
veritable epidemic of apathy.
Today the story is different
Coolers at home ard highly efficient
cooling systems in most downtown build
ings make living, shopping and work
ing as pleasant in the summer as IN the
winter. Families which saved and Scrlmp
ed in the old days to be able to leave here
in the summertime now thumb their noses
at the thermometer and go on in the or
dinary ways, taking only the ordinary
vacations.
Since this is the case. why not get out
of the old rut. when life all but stopped
during the summer? Why not realize
that with the coming Of a new way of
life, there is no need to fold up when
July comes?
This year, lots forget the defeatiSt
complex we've had during past summers
and make the most Of a new season
which has become little more than a
routine change in the weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
THE MYSTERY
OF THE WAR
lOrOville Mercury RcrISter)

Most sensational Of German claims Of
the weekend was destruction of a 10000
ton battleShip by a bomb from the air.
At once the Germans began claiming
total defeat of Britain, predicted inva-
sion of England and even named the Ger
man city where peace terms would be die
tated.
The British deny the battleShip story
but cannot deny that the Germans hold
mastery Of the air.
The British government appears TO
have been criminally indeciSive thus far
in lis conduct Of the war. Its worst error
seems 10 have been in its neglect to use
every recourse to equal Germany in the
air.
The big mystery of the war has been
the "cautiouS and haltng mamcr', as
the United States News recently express
ed ii, iii which the British and French
have been approaching the American
market
In It's issue of March 30, that news
magazine said:
'If an active war must be fought, the
productive resources of the United States
can be a determining factor in its out
come American airplanes could turn
months have gone by without action in
placing orders, and more months will
need to pass before orders are filled,
once they are entered. 1t is this slow
motion that causes informed officials
here (Washington), after making their
survey of the war situation. to wonder
if the British and French are making
the full use Of their resources that will
be required to bring about the defeat of
Germany.
Since that was written the Allies have
placed big orders for American air
planes But their delay of six months
may prove to have been d fatal error.
We wonder whether the opponents Of the
Chamberlain government know the facts
as presented above. If they do. and if
they use them, during the governmental
crisis tomorrow, then at least the air
minister will be ousted, and Chamber
lain should go with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
NO THIRD TERM TEST
IN CALIFORNIA

Democratic third termiteS in Califor-
MA along with those in other parts Of
the nation. are hailing the California
presidential primary vote as an indca-
tion of strong third term sentiment III
the far west.
Really. it was no such thing.
In the first place. the Roosevelt-p -pledg-
ed delegation was the only rational one
on the ballot with the exception of that
pledged to Garner, ard II has become
foregone conclusion that Garner hasn't
chance to get the presidential nomina-
tiOn at the Democratic convention Thus
the Democrats could vote for the Roose
welt slate, they could vote for the Gar
ner slate and throw their vote away,
they could vote for the Patterson ticket
and the nearest thing TO Communism
there is, or they could vote for dlScredt-
ed Han-and-Egg promoters.
What would YOU do.
Either YOU WcIld Tote for Roosevelt,
resign yourself ~ t.-ling vote that
made no di1frltHl. oae WAY on another
or not v"te. NJ" people didn't vote.
No. the cloci." did nor indicate Cali
forna S view Or, y thlr6 term. il merely
showed that E"c:.teh vii be a man to
be recxoncd with " 'ho rational conven-
ton. whoth,r E, ru1, him elf pr tries 10
name he caadld%'".
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Willis Thorntons Editorial On
When Union Cleans House

Chicago has produced many re-
cent examples of what happens
when gangSters and hoodlumS mus
Gle into the union labor field. In
timidation and swindling of men,
bers, intimidation and blackmail-
ing of employees has been the usual
result. And all too often, perfectly
straightforward unions and perfect
ly honest union members have had
to bear the brunt of indiScriminatc
attacks on these abuses.
The story of the cleanup of the
Coal TeamSterS' and Hikers' Union
IN Chicago shows what can be done
when union members, union Off
GERS, and public authorities Coop
crate.
THIS is Il very old union. In 1888,
when repeal took away from Chi
cago gangStCrS the easy money of
prohibition days, Three Fingered
Jack" White and Red Barker,
two notorious liquor eangStcrs, Sciz-
ed control of the Coal Transfers
union with blackjac and bullet.
They looted its treasury, shook
down business men. tcrrorizcd mem
bcrS who objected to their methods
In 1888 Il conference of rcSpon-
Slblc AFofL and Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor officials was held with
the mayor and states attorney.
After an initial bad start, by early
1895 dictator" was installed. Les
lie G., Goudie, president of a team
Stcrs' Joint council brotherhood,
found a sorry situation: men were
paying the union ST a day for the
privilege of working. yet the union
WAS broke and owed $4,000.
Goudie took hold. He cut dues
to reasonable point. had the books
audited, began business-like ad-
ministration. For three years he
had to ride in bullet-proof auto
and accept constant protection
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Photographs

Probably the first book written
Ev a woman doctor was Laws OF
Life" by DR.. Elizabeth Blackwell,
written around l350-53.
a pound of walnut kernels con-
tainS 3.3l0 CaloricS.
Tho MAY birthstone l. The cm-
crald
More than three -fourthS of tho
taxes paid by the railroads 80 to
state and local governments.
Passenger stations totalinG 1902
are now jointly used by two or
more railroads.
Lavash, , is an Armenian bread
which is made in large, round, flat
cakes like big crackers.
Business should be better by
summe., opines an economist. Yes,
we expect quite an upturn in the
demand for fly swatters and sun
burn salve.
The man at the next desk, prov
ing how up-to-date he is, says
ne prefers to scuttle his doughnuts
in the coffee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

lar to the one recently opened IN
connection with the Georgia Power
company,
SEC agents have been inveStigat
ing to soc whether Georgia Power
did any campaign contributing
What hrOught the thing into the
headlines is the fact that Georgia
Power is a subsidiary of Wendell
Wilkes Commonwealth and South
Crn Corporation.
Because of Wilkes prominence
in the COP presidential picture.
this brought charges that the whole
business was smear proposition
SEC insists it doesn't think Wlilkie
had a thing to do with what was
going on-if, indeed. anything really
was going on-but somehow nobody
listened to it much.
At any rate, the Union Electric
case, followed by Georgia Power,
followed in turn by quiet probe
SEC is making into smaller utility
in the Wisconsin, Michigan area in
dicate that SEC is out to use to the
full the powers given it under the
famous utility act.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-09
HOW
to EAT
to BEAT
the HEAT
BY ALICE II. SMITH
NutritiOnist, Cleveland Health
Council

Does spring fever affect your ap-
petite? Well, it's bound to, but not
like the fever doctors talk about.
A true fever means the body is
rapidly generating energy in the
form of heat. Usually this requires
that YOU eat more to save the body
from burning its own tissues
With spring and the first hot DAYS
the problem is getting rid of the
extra heat tho body generates oxi-
dlzlng food
Normally. the regulation of body
temperature doesn't require any as
Sistance from you. There is no other
mechanism as complicated in Struc-
ture and as scientifically operated
* the body
The body II fed food regularly
This food must be softcncd. churn-
I'd and dissolved 80 that it can cir
culate in the blood stream. From it
each part takes the food it needs.
This involves a process of burning"
Or oxidizing. Ordinarily. this burn
ing OF food in the tissues releases
enough heat 10 keep the body at
normal temperature. 926 degrees
Fahrenheit
In tho winter We conserve this
beat by heating nlr homes. schools
places Of work. and By wearing suf-
ficient clothing Comes the first
warm weather and We must do tho
reverse. And at this point the dict
comes in again.
Just how docs dict affect thc rcg-
llatlon Of body temperatures Ex-
ccsSvc food intake over a period
Of time produces heavy layer of
fat. This fat acts az a sort Of in
for keeping YOU warm
in winter-and hot in summer.
Then too there is ono class of pro
icins which Whips M" tho body
processes, creating additional beat
Ircat. fish. poultry.
IF YOU want TO keep cooler Won
ran do no better than get most of
YOUR protein dict from milk. cheese.
riggs. vegetables. and cereals. A
moderate amount of fish. meat and
poultry is all right.
Meat once day is sufficient.
even more than necessary most of
the time. In place Of meat, use
more milk, eggs. vegetables and
fruits.
diet too high in protein foods
,an create 80 per cent more heat
,r csloricS than normal. miHod
-ict with moderate amounts of pro-
Gin
Finslly. there is an economy angle
% this lighter summer diet. EGGS,
milk and vegetables are cheaper In
he warmer seasons than meat
You can cool off-and save
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