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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
George T. Culhane

The death of ex-senator George T. Culhane at his home early this morning terminated career that was as contrast ing as it was brief Mir. Culhane was comparatively young man, just at the prime of life. Much lay ahead of him; behind was life in which he had fought hard for principles. which he believed to be the right ones. He won many times; lost on numerous occasions. His has been career marked by ups and downs since he came to Waterbury in the World War days.
 In public life he was marked figure, for he chose a one-man course of action upon entering politics and taking seri- ouS interest in the same. Organization methods weren't his and he seldom agreed with them or tried to get along with them. AS consequence he had to battle almost single-handed for whatever political prestige that he attained. That he did attain prestige goes without question. The fact that he won seat in the State Senate in a district, once heavily Repub- lican, three times in a row is but an indi- cation of what he could and actually did SO.
 We don't doubt but what he might have become mayor of this city, but for the fact that he was determined to do it his way and not the way of somebody else. We think that even those who crit icised him the most bitterly of recent years secretly admired him, because there are few of us who could live through the physical ordeals that were his and con- tinue to engage in such exciting and strengthening events as strenuous as political campaigns. Time and again he astounded attending physicians by some innate tenacity that made him cling to life even when 1t virtually had left his body.
 The Democrat did not always agree with MT. Culhane in principle or in &C., ton; it did not always agree with those Democrats who opposed and criticized him. But death has way of minimizing earthly faults to which all of us are prone. George Culhane fought hard in life; he was entitled to what he got out of 1t. He may we'll be admired for standing firm in the face of obstacles that would have dis mayed the majority of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
In Today's Mail

specifically these new functions and responsibilities are:
 l. Improvement in the standards of hospital care.
 3. Better preparation and train ing of workers in the field of pSy- chiatry, including physicians, nurs- es, hydrotherapists, psychiatric soc cial workers, psychologists, occupa- tional therapists, and psychiatric aides generally.
 3. A continuing program of com- munity education concerning the prevention and treatment of mental disorders.
 4. The institution of investigates and researches into the nature and causes of mental disorders and into the principles and methods which should underlie their prevention and treatment.
 5. Application of the knowledge of preventive and active treatment techniques not only to reduce the expensive incidence rate but also to alleviate the unhappiness of indi- tAuudlo, ldAlln1Co N1aQ SOCAut 6AOupc subjected to the hazards of mental disease.
 While the matter of reducing the expensive incidence rate mentioned by Dr. Moore is important, it is well to bear in mind Dr. Moore's first point, namely, improvement in the standards of hospital care. This is a continuous and never ending one, Even the most superficial acquaint- ance with the modern mental insti- tuition will convince one that there can be little real improvement so long as wards are overcrowded. Dr. Moore's insistence upon the better preparation and training of work CTS Is an important factor in ef- fecting recoveries in a mental hos pltal. Placing hospital "bums" in charge of the mentally ill does not help at all and of course retards recoveries. Fortunately, hospital "rounders" find it harder to find work in a state Hospital today than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

was the case Q few years ago when any Tom, Dick or Harry with 0 good punch" was nestled to thG bosom of the psychiatric hospital. Ex-convicts are no longer employed by the alert superintendent. How- ever, with the hospitals losing many of their good workers to the na,- tion's military machine there will ba A letdown in present standards of ward personnel unless the hospi- tals exercise great caution. Right here is where the efficient hospital head will be more than ordinarily cautiousl
 Today our administrative psychi- artists are giving "the full measure of devotion" to the welfare of tho mentally ill. It is theirs to make choice, to face an alternative and to decide whom or what they will serve. By the high idealism of their work, the country's administrative psychiatrists are solemnly pledged to do their utmost to alleviate the unhappiness of individuals. families and social groups subjected to the hazards of mental disease. Modern psychiatry is a sick society's salva- ton, for it breathes the spirit of humanity, and points to Q mission of engaging in human welfare on Q scale of perpetual obligation and reminds us that there can be no rec dliction in the present costly inci- dence rate apart from real Service and real Sacrifice.
 EUGENE BERTRAM WILLARD,
 EwsEstt, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

NOTE In the case of the s. s. America, the United States government owns a heavy mort- gage and control of the vessel, also pays 1t a heavy subsidy. Yet the Maritime Commission shuns the insurance fund voted by Congress and lets part of the profits as well as the confi- dental information go to the Axis insurance companies.
 SUMNER WELLES' HUMOR
 Tall, dignified Sumner Wells, Under Secretary of State, has the erect bearing of Q guardsman, sometimes awes people by his austere manner. Underneath, however, he is anything but aus- tere, has a rich sense Of hu- nor. Here is the latest story he tells on himself.
 After Q late banquet in the Wil- lard hotel, Wclles came down in the same elevator with two wo- men who were slighsiy intoxicated.
 "Say," said one of them in
 z highly audible whisper, Hook
 who we have with us i'm the
 elevatOr-Sumne WelleS!"
 "What! That old stick .in-
 the-mud" replied the other.
 "That couldn't be Sumner
 Welles."
 UNDER THE DOME .
 The Nelson Rockefeller commit tee for cultural relations with South America wasn't ct all keen about the Douglas Fairbanks goodwill pilgrimage. They re- sented Franklin Roosevelt, Jr. Q close friend of Fairbanks, putting this one over with his father while they weren't looking .. A lot of people looked for Senate Floor Leader Barkley during the Sen- ate fight on Pan American Air. ways last week. The President had asked defeat of Pan Am, partly because the fight got personal, he being accused of being the tool of the Lehman banking interests. But when the vote came, Barkley was missing.
 ARMY AND NAVY RULE
 Only insiders caught the signi- ficance of that last minute Cox
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amendment to the defense pri- cSities bill in the House of Rep- resentatives.
 Purpose of the rider, as ex- plalncd by Chairman Carl Vim son of the Naval Affairs Com. mittee, was to set up an inde- pendent agency tO administer the far-reaching priority powers created by the bill. What Vinson did not say was that the amend
 ment actually would make Q handful of generals and ad- mirnls the real economic rul- CTS 0f the country.
 Here is how this carefully dis- guised scheme woulo work: The new Priorities Director would have c Sl2O00 salary, pc appoint cd by the President and have to be confirmed by the Senate, but, actually, he would be boss in name only.
 The real power of this all-im- portant agency would be welded by the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board made up wholly of brasshats. Under the adroit- ly worded language Of the ainend- mert, the Independent Prioritles Director would Do completely u1- der their thumb.
 Defense insiders say real auth ors of the amendment are the admirals and generals, working under cover with Representatives Vinson and Gene Cox of Georgia, who see eye-to-eye with the ravy's crack-down on labor. Vinson sponsored the so-called "anti-strike'' bill that was 50 extrem the Rules committee gagged at 1t. Cox Is among the foremost uniof, -haters in Congress.
 Navy brasshats never have taken kindly to civilian control of the defense program, have repeatedly tried to undermine it. But can. gressional leaders have been warned that unless the vinson- Cox amendment IS eliminated, Roosevelt will veto.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

Appointment of John T. Mccarthy as Motor Vehicles Commissioner means that he will either hold down two jobs or the Democrats of Connecticut must get another State Chairman. It was just year ago that he took over J. Francis Smiths duties. While the job won't go a-begging, there will be lot of looking for just the right man for the job, partic- ularly with Democrats controlling the state government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
CARE URGED IN FILLING VA CANCELS IN STATE HOS-
 PETAL SHAFTS

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 In paper presented before the Connecticut Society for Psychiatry, meeting as 8 section of the annual meeting of The Connecticut State Medical Society, Dr. Clifford D.. Moore, superintendent of The Fair field State Hospital, made an att tempt to orient the problem of Psy- chiatric Service for the Communi- ty from The State Hospital Point of View as follows:
 within comparatively recent years, largely as the result of a concerted educational program, there have been added to the orig inal basic function of the public mental hospital-namely, the treat ment of patients with frank mental disorders-varlou other functions. now equally important, which have materially modified the organiza- ton and conduct of the hospital. These newer functions have great ly broadened the hospitals field of activity, through a greater general realization of the necessity for a deeper understanding of hitherto rather neglected aspects of mental disease, as for example the tremen- dous economic burden of the care of the mentally sick and the fallacy of combating the problem only in its full blown form. These added new functions of the public mental hospital are constructive and .ag- gressive efforts to further the fol- lowing program In concerted ac- ton and collaboration with various social agencies and the community at large, with recognition of the rec spunsibliity of government to meet tho COST of the care of mental illness tn the dependent and naargi- nal groups"
 pr. Moore points out that more
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These probes also show that when a vessel Is insured, Axis insurance companies get all the data regarding its cargo, time of departure, destination. and the in- terior plan of the ship.
 Thus, despite all the censorship of Secretary Of the Navy Knox, Germany has had an easy means of knowing all about every ship that leaves the United States.
 This is accomplished when American insurance companies, because of the heavy risk involved in insuring Q cargo in wartime, re-insure with various foreign companies. Tn other words, they sell part of the policy abroad, thus distribute the risk. That Is how Japan makes 6 lush profit on insuring American vessels, even vessels owned by the U. s. A.
 Last year Congress passed a law providing war risk insurance for U. s. shipping, but Maritime Commission, for reasons best known to itself, has declined to take advantage of the law. Com mission members state quite frankly that they wanted to throw the business to private insurance concerns =. as long as private in- surance was available. BEGGING FOR INSURANCE
 As a result, here Is what hap pens when the SS. America or some other vessel seeks Insurance for a voyage. The operators of the America will get a certain amount of insurance at the rate of $75 per $100, but not enough properly to insure the cargo. Then they write to Bryant ogden of the 1n- s,irance Bureau of the Maritime Commission asking for govern- ment insurance.
 MT. Ogden, under the law, is supposed to grant government in- surance when private insurance is not available. But he writes bNIk to say that other private insurance Is available at a high- CT price. So the 8. S. America finally gets its insurance for $l.6O per $10O - but not all of 1t. When 1t can get no more of this price 1t again writes to MT. ogden, who again asks if the private insur- ance field is exhausted.
 So this time the s. s. America gets more private insurance at the exorbitant price of $5 per $1OO. You can always get private in- surance if you are willing to pay a steep enough price. And Mir. Ogden or the Maritime Comrnis- sion, or both, seem to want no government competition with the insurance companies.
 INSURANCE POOL
 Then when the S.S. America is fully insured with private com- panies, these companies turn around and re-insure with a pool, including the Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance Co.,, the Meiji Insurance company of Tokyo. Generale of Triesti Gan Italian firm) and five German companies.
 This insurance pool also includes Scandia of Copenhagen, a couil- try which has been taken over by Hitler; Cristiana General of Norway, also NaA occupied; and Le General of Paris, also in the hands of the Nazis.
 When q ship is insured. in-
 formation regarding its cargo.
 destination, etc.. is passed around
 among the insurance conn
 panies which participate. Thus
 the Naxis probably have known
 through reinsurance com
 panies all about every ves-
 sel sailing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
Daily Almanac

Moon rises ii:42 ?. m. daylight tine> Sun rises S:se g. m; sets s:Oi p. m. tday- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset
 The middle of May finds the season we'll in advance of the time. If there is Suffi- cIent rainfall in May and June early crops will be in order. but the end Of summer may prove disappointing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

1A Tn which war did the term "Fifth- Column" originate7
 2. What Is the quickest and safest method of sending currency by mall from New York to San Francisco?
 3. In which State, territory, os other possession of the U. S. Is the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes?
 4. Edith Cavell was 6 famous singer, golfer or nurse?
 5. The five climatic zones intS which the earth is divided are twG frigid zones, two temperate zones, and the zone.
 6. Of which South American country is Montevideo the capitalP
 2. Where did spaniels originator mate?
 8. Is the famous Big Ben" bep in London in Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, or Houses Of Parliament?
 g. Name the last President born south of Mason and Dixon's Line?
 10. Who composed "Star Dust"S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

trouble. Some people seem to be ready for almost anything that happens to them; others seem never to be prepared. The difference is not so much a difference In enc durance as 1t is Q difference in preparation. Those who endure well are the ones who have prepared well: those who collapse before every calamity do so because they failed to use the hours of insight and composure to arm themselves against the day when their world would be in chaos.
 All Rights Reserved Bahson
 Newsueuer Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

defense head quarters, m Q de a careful study of the things t h c y might
 manufacture in their plants to help cut tn c defense produc- ton, and then decided [ h c y wouldn't try to get any war or Siers because the war work would interfere with their usual bust-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

TaSL III uOuTS OA
 lassitude an d temptation. If we do not begin to fight evil untn we con- front 1t, we are
 Ike those na- tons which now find themselves harrled because they did not make sufficient preparation in
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peace-time.
 we cannot kindie when we will The fire which in the heart resides, The spirit hloweth and is Still, In mystery our soul abides; But tasks. in hours of Insight wlll'd. May Dc through hours of gloom ful-
 fllld."
 There Is q remarkable difference in people in the way thev endure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

e. Through what countries does the Struma River flow?
 A. It is some 226 miles long, and rises near Sofia, Bulgaria, flows south to the section of 1lortheastern Greece.
 e. How many new passenger cars were registered in the United States in 1e402
 A. 8,4l6,906. F..
 e. What does the electrical term potential mean2
 A. It means electrical level, aA the word "level" is used in hydrau- lies, and is conveniently substituted for the indefinite term electrical condition" Potential may be thought of as analogous to: CD pressure of gases; (2) head or level of liquid; (3) temperature of heat Electricity always flows, or tendf to flow, from points of higher DO. tential to points of lower potential. Hydraulic pressure, or head, due to differences of water level, cauSea water to flow. Treasures (voltageS) due to differences in electrical poe tential cause electricity to flow. Dif- ferences in electrical potentials are measured In volts. If the difference of potential (voltage) between two points is great, there will be c ten- dency to produce Q flow of current between them. If the potential Is small, three will be little tendency. If the potentials are equal, there will be no tendency.
 c. What Is the oldest railway employees brotherhood or union?
 A. The Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, which was organized in 1863 at Detroit, Michigan, as the Broth- erhood of the Footboard.
 c. Who was President CooNdge's secretary?
 A. He had two, 0. Bascom Slenip and Everett Sanders.
 If you want 8 copy of the latest hnMlxIAt OTT0TISEH0Ln pESTSv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

 and Answers
XOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats ger- VlOo Bureaw win answer for yea Hree. any question o9 fact e in. formation, not involving oxten. sive research. Write y0uR quesA tfon clearly, sign naxa0 enc ads dreEB, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical CT legal advice cannot Do given. Addrcss Water bury Democrats Washington Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0.
 c. Why was Jack london SsnA to prisonS
 A. As . hobo, he wandered Ova the eastern part of the United States. At Niagara Falls he was arrested for vagrancy and was sent to the Erie County PenitentiaEy for thirty days.
 e. What is the difference be. tween c line ofacer and . staff of- ficer in the Q. g. Army and Navy3
 A. 4 line officer is one who hes been trained for general military and naval commands. StaR officers command only in their specialties.
 e. What are the federal taxes on wines?
 A. Including the defense taxes, they are: wines not more than 14 percent alcohol by volume, 6 cents per gallon; wines more than 14, but not more than 2l percent by voi- urae, 1e cents; wines more than 2i, but not more than 24 percent by volume, 30 cents: wines more than 24 percent by volume, g per gallon
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
Fly EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

PREPARE THE HEART NOW
 We should use our good hours to reinforce our purpose and power in such a way that we may stand'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
National 
Business-As-Usuol Will Be Mighty
 Unusual After Big New Defense Push
BY PETER EDISON (Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorrespOndent)

washington, May 1.-The story Is told around OPM of two business men from the southwest who came to Washington, looked over the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
A Thought for Today

And when ye will offer . sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer 1t at your will.-LevlticuS 22:29.
 am glad that he thanks God for every thing-Samuel Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, He tried to talk but N was no use"; instead say, of no use, or in vain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

If you want 8 copy of the latest booklet HOUSEHOLD PESTS, send to The Waterbury Demo- crat's Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth st., Washington, D. 0. Enclose ten cents postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

c. Who was President cooldge's secretary?
 A. He had two, 0. Bascom Slenip and Everett Sanders.
La gaceta., 1941-06-23

Ola de augusta para las acti-
vas muchachas de la Secci6n de
Damas del Circulo Cubano, pre-
sidida por la gentil Srta. MERGE
des Fernando. Noche de 1910
bra, TODD a causa del NAL dia
que Sc present6; pero TODD ESQ
no fue 10 suficiente para que
elias desintieran de sus PROPOSE
tos y con la cooperation de la
Secci6n de Recreo, y otros que
pentilmente Sc prestaron a ayu-
darlas, trasladaron todas las me
sas, desde ell patio-jardin a la
sala de bale.
A las IL 100 de la noche Ell sa-
l6nestaba esplendoroso.
Las familias afluyeron, en-
gran cantidad, y a las 200 de
Ia maiana todas las mesas Sc en-
contraban ocupadas.
Pudimos anotar los siguientes
nombres: Francisco Garcia, pre-
sidente de la Sociedad, y Sra.
Jose A. Gonzalez, presidente del
La gaceta., 1941-06-23
TRES PERSONALS MURIE-
RON EN- in CHOQUE

A doce millas de esta ciudad,
en- la carretera II, chocarOn a
yer I'm autom6vil y una camione
ia, pereciendO a consecuencia
del terrible ''encontronazo" los
esposos William H. Nathey, de
Winter Haven, y John A. Phil
Ups, de Fort Meade.
La Sra. Nathey muri6 instan-
taneamente y su esposo fallecio
hoy por la manana, en- ell Hospi-
tai Municipal. Tenia ella 26 a
nos Y 81 %. Phillips, joven de
% amos, falleci6 tambien en- Ell
Hospital Municipal.
Los dos hijos de los Nathey,
Jean, de 7, y Bobbie, de 5, su-
frieron lesiones, pero no graves.
Nathey trataba de pasar IN
canton, guiado por Rollins
Strong, de al amos, de Plant CT
ty, que no le cedi6 ell espacio SUI
ficiente.
Con esos tres desventuradOs
ciudadanos aument6 a 81 ell n1-
La gaceta., 1941-06-23
NOTAS SOCIALE
(POR MARIO RODRIGUEZ,

Centre Asturiano, y Sra, Celee
tho Fernando, presidente de la
Secci6n de Recreo del Centre
Asturiano, Y Sra; Oscar Cuer-
vo, vice presidente del Cfrculo
Cubano, y Sra; Tony Fernan.
dez, director de la "Traducci6n-
Prepsa"; Alberto Valdes Brito,
redactor de la miSlna publica-
ci6n, y Sra; Srta. Margot Gavi-
Ian, Francisco Fernandez de la
Nue., y Sra, Segundo Gonzalez
y Sra; Srta. Mercedes Fernan-
DEE, p~residente de la Secci6n de
Damas; Irene Fernandez.
DR.. Juan Manuel de la Puente
y Sra, DR.. Jose A. Dominguez Y
Sra, Bonifacio Valero y Sra,
DR.. Ismael Angulo y Sra, Luis
Larrea; Tony Grimalde, presi-
dente de la sociedad Italia, V
su Distinguish esposa; DR.. Luis
Rey Olachea Y esposa, w. Primo
Lord, H. S. Fernandez y Sra,
Margaret Harris, Ramon Trai-
ma, Elevilio Alvarez, Della Ro-
driguez, Margarita Guerra, Da-
liza Vale Vega, Aida Figueras,
Dora Wales, Armando Canal,
que ell pr6ximo martes partira
para ell campamento Blanding ;
Jose Mendez, Ruben Fabelo, ell
estimado compahero, Y Sra.
Raymond Sheldon y Sra, Eve
lilo Valdes, Cesar Fernandez,
Edna Palmer, Jewel Stephanes
J. Rex Farrior, Fiscal del Es-
tado, Y Sra; Alberto Fonseca,
Dora Wales, Barrel Stephanes,
Luisa Rubin, Jose Alfonso.
Tony Varona, Manuel Santos
Pau, Pedro Calder6n y Sra, Ma
nuel Rubin y Sra, John Pache-
co, Alberto D'Arpa, Frank Can
nella, E. c. Leasseter, E. M
Leighton y Sra, Teniente Ross
" la Srta. Laughtte; Mr.. Antho-
ny, de la Tampa Electric Co.
B. Muniz Y Sra, H. Pletke y
Sra, M. Lorenzo y Sra, Johnny
Perez, Richard Vergara y Sra
Jose Perez y Sra. Rudy Caruso
v Sra, Armando Martinez y la
La gaceta., 1941-06-23
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