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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
Quaint Medical Notion

Occasional bellyache diagnosed by physician as mild appendicitis. Only treatment he advised is removal of appendix If I have acute appendi- citis, and no seeds in diet. (H.T) T
 Answer-Either you have appendi- citis or you haven't. There is no ground for the notion that seeds have anything to do with appendi- citis.
 Baby On Way
 We had begun to despair of rais- ing family, but now after four years of marriage we are joyfully awaiting our first baby, expected to arrive about October 18th. My wife was practically raised on your column and we want to have any booklets or pamphlets you may issue bearing on preparation for the great event and care of the baby. (M.P.A)
 Answer-Co Congratulations and all good wishes. Send stamped envelope bearing your address. For Brady Baby Book inclose ten cents. For booklet Preparing for Maternity" -or for Paternity, if you mean to maintain your interest in the husi- ness--inclose ten cents additional.
 Stupid to Have Piles
 am curious to know what you mean when you say "it Is stupid to have piles" (P,d) Send stamped envelope bearing your address, ask for monograph Tt Is Stupid to Suffer from Piles" Protected by John r. Dille Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
Q MODERN MENUS
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer

Here arc meat dlsheS SuItAbIe Tor well-balanced warm weather meals. They are easy to prepare and offer good nutrition at low cost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
O. Henry
Gems Fit
Every Mood
Love Pathos, Cynioism-
In Capsule Packages
By BENJAMIN DE CASSEREs

BY BENJAMIN DE CASSEREs
I ETS take a day Tor column
- off with great magician
magician of humor. of anec-
dolos OF parhoS, of storytelling,
of words. lie is O Henry.
For a year / have been re-
ncWng myreadlng acquaintance
with hum. marking out in his
80 stories on 80 all that tickled
me. Here are miscellaneous
sparks from this masters brain
Dby courtesy OF Doubleday Page
& Coz;
Chortlng;
"'Say. what do YOU want o
she inquired in a voice hoarse
for lack of chewing gum"
Cynical
with the exchange Of the
mysterious magnetic current
came 10 each Of them the i'm
slant desire 10 lie, pretend. daL-
Lle and deceive, which II the
worst thing about the hypo-
critical disorder known as love"
Recognizable p
That's the voice of New York
City. The towns nothing but
hcad-waiter."
DATHOS:
Il There il this difference he
tween furnished room ant
boarding house. In furnished
room other people do not know
il when YOU go hungry"
Philosophical:
Fortune il "A prize 10 be won,
Adventure il the road To 1t.
Chance is what turks in the
shadows at the roadside. The
face of fortune Is radiant and
alluring; that of adventure
flushed and heroic. The face OF
chance il the beautiful cOun-
tenance-Nague and drcam-born
that We see i'm our teacups at
breakfast"
High purple:
THE gales Of his grief had
blown away his words; his
freshet OF tears had soaked
away the crust of his grief"
II hurtS!-
You see man about half
shabby. with an eye like a gim-
let, smoking cut-plug, with dan
druff on his coat collar and
knowing more than j. =. Nor
gan and Shakespeare put to-
gether-if that amt reporter
1 never saw one"
The racketeer;
''He always finds somebody
for idle hands TO do"
Is THIS your
"Out from the towering fiat
Crags and apartment peaks of
the clin-dwellers OF New York
steals an army OF being1 that
were once men. Each OF these
beings follows a dog TO which he
is fastened by an artificial, liga-
ment."
Political fat-catS:
Eve will find ruins here or
make EN-. The government
doesn't care which we do. An
appropriation is an appropria-
ton"
Know it,
1T was 80 much like n gentle
mans private estate that every
minute YOU expected kennel
ful of bulldogs to run out and
bite YOU"
Street scene:
THE crowd scurried aimlcssly
away like ants from a disturbed
crumb."
\ fine metaphor:
Down the ravine rustled
sedatiye wind"
INTERNALLY true:
~ a straw vote only shows
which way the hot air blows"
The shortest character sketch
I'm modern literature:
He was a. grizzly man.
eighty-two pounds. smoke
glasses. ; foot II. picked"
The Statue of Liberty says a
mouihiul.
II was made by an Italian
and presented 10 the American
people on behalf Of the French
government for the purpose Of
welcomiu' Irish immigrants into
the Dutch city of New York"
Poetry
when the forefinger Of twi-
light begins to Smudge the clear
drawn lines OF the big city :"
Ego, Ego,
Love. when IL il ours, is the
other name for self-abnegation
and sacrifice. When il belongs to
people across the aIrshaft II
means arrogance and self-con-
Ceit."
.BAERING DOWN ON
A1A Hzx.,U
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
A Splendid Selection

- mayor TO represent this nation at international
conference Of mayors September 10 to p in Santiago
Chile.
The world knows Detroit through its automobiles
its trucks its tractors. Detroit manufactured drugs
pharmacy shelves in many foreign lands.
Refrgerators machine tools and seeds just
few Of the other products city exports to distant
nations.
Add to this, Detroits tremendous contribution to
the armng of the Americas and the Allies.
1t is high time Detroit is recognized for its vital
Importance a of supply TO world markets.
In this hour of emergency when the United States
calls upon Detroit to forge its armor 1t is only fitting
that city should represent the nation at conclave
such the lnter-A American Conference Of municipalities
Detroit has competent, intelligent and aggressive
ambassador in Mayor Edward J. Jcries Jr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
| e IT ers TO
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR
T THINK we need a change in
Il our Common Council. / be-
lieve the city should be divided
into nine parcels, having one
councilman elected from each
parcel.
In this way. each section
would get the proper representa-
ton TO which IL is entitled. and
Is not getting under the present
system.
There are sections that are
being neglected by our present
councilmcn We put these men
IN office 10 represent us, but
when they get in Office they
forget us.
If each section were TO elect
its own councilman. then each
section would get proper repre-
sentation, and all Of the recrea-
tional facilities would not be
clustered in the north section,
where most Of the present coun-
cilmen live.
would like 10 hear some
comment on this. and ! think
that | have a few good reasons
why this should be done.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
Connolly Answers

tai Tall and strong: (b)
an cnchantreSS; tc) sweet
heart.
2-ta) Shakespeare: (b) Ulys
ses Grant; (c) Nathan Hale.
3-(a) Shakespeare's Antony
and Cleopatra: (b) Bible; (c)
Tacitus' Annals
IA DeutscheS Reich; (b)
Abyssinia; (c) Nippon.
5-(a) A writer with a pen
name: Oh not of sound mind;
(c) lives in idle luxury.
6-(a) Aleutian; tb) Catalina;
(c) Isle of Man.
la William II. Harrison;
(h) William Mckinley; tc) Will
liam Taft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
Seek Press Control

THE new tax bill as passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives and awaiting action by the Senate IS
apparently designed to impair the vital liberties of the
people well to impress their earnings.
In addition to imposing almost conhscaory leves
against the wages of the people and the profits and
investments industry for the purpose of revenue the
bill imposes an unprecedented tax upon radio advertis-
ing-probaby for entirely different purpose
Obviously if the principle can be established and
the practice accepted of putting taxes ON advertising IN
radio the first step viii have been taken toward taxes on
advertising newspapers and magazines which would
be device for suppression Of free press IN America
THE present administration has always contained nhu-
l entail theorists who skeptcal Of the economic
value of advertising and have discounted It's merit as
contributor high living standards and have dsparaSed
it fundamental factor maintaining beneficial rela
tonshps between the producers and consumers of goods
Moreover the present administration has always
been anagonistic to the press and has been resenu OF
its traditional freedom 10 criticize and oppose the acts
and policies of government and has sought dscredit
itin the minds of the people
Since it has been impossible to control ntimdate
the press through impairment of public confidence, ntu
entail and nsidous elements within the administration
have long aspred and conspred to accomplish the same
result through restrictive and punitive assaults adver.
tising.
THE utilization Of against advertising would be
l the perfect weapon for this purpose.
1t would pretend to be assessment against bust
ness for needed the ordinary functions of
government and in the conduct of the national defense
program.
1t would be offered in the guise of measure bring
ing of within the taxing powers
of government.
But its real and altogether sinister purpose would
be to bring the press into line with the administration
theorists and to have noncrtcal press and thus to
deprive the American people of sources Of news and
opinion independent of political control.
This suppression of free American press has
been accomplished by direct methods and should not
be accomplished by the methods of ndirection which
punitive taxation would utilize.
THE United States Senate should be sufficiently alert
i to its democratic American responsibilities to stop
such inqutous enterprise in its initial stages.
The House-approved tax radio advertising being
clearly the very first of these initial stages the Senate
should remove from the pending tax bill and reassure
the American people that of the most fundamental
Of their basic rights will remain intact.
Taxation for revenue, in whatever degree the legiti
mate functions of government require is of the great
tasks Of government.
But taxation for political advantage and aggrandize
ment is shameful abuse of power is repugnant to the
democratic ideals of the American people and is
tn he very curV VaI If pn0cr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
Rid the Rats

THE city is in the midst Of campaign to clear the
i alleys Of the dangerous hordes of rats.
The health commissioner alarmed at the many
children bitten by the pests has appealed merchants
and householders to them in every possible way
1t is not hard to do this-keep your garbage well
wrapped and in tight receptables the rats cannot
feed Close up all holes in which they hide and above
all, keep the alleys clear of rubbish and dirt that at
tracts them.
Every one should join in this worthwhile and sani-
tary campaign.
Once it was swat the Fly" Vow is rid the Rats
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
Quiz Answers

William Penn. Lord Balti-
more and James Oglethorpe, re-
spectively.
2-True. A fluid is a mass
which moves easily and is capa-
bic of flowing. II must not
necessarily be liquid.
3-Lawyer.
Mount Whitney tCalifor-
MAJ, Mount Mckinley Alaska
and Aconcagua Gin the Andes d.
5-NoVa Scotia.
6-The doctrine Of popular
sovereignty in the territories, or
home rule.
7-1About 10000 tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
Mug Leads to Discovery
Of Varied Hobbies in u. S.
BY DAMON RUNYON

nUR readers may recall dis
~ course on shaving mugs in
this column not long ago. 1t
brought US in touch with
Charles F.. Carroll of New York
City. who has one of the largest
collections of shaving mugs in
the United States. numbering
over GOO rare types.
He sends his collection all
over the country for display be-
cause it seems lots of people are
interested in shaving mugs.
Mr. Carroll favorS US with
copy of the August issue of
magazine called Hobbies, pub
hshed in Chicago, containing an
article from his pen on shaving
mugs in which he states that
the first United States patent
on a mug was granted in 1860,
though OF course shaving mugs
were in general use long before
this.
The specifications called for a
metal mug with mirror in a
hinged lid and movable soap
dish to provide for right or left
handed ShaverS.
He says that under this pat
ent, many mugs of China. with
the mirror set into the side Of
the mug were made in Ger
many And in 1867. another
patent was granted for a com
bination mug which had part
of the soap compartment over
hanging the water section, TO
keep the water and lather
warm.
MR.. CARROLL started out his
4'l study of shaving mug his
tory in the United States by 60
ing TO the home of George
Washington at Mount Vernon,
and there he found the mug that
was used daily by the father Of
our country, a vessel of what
Mr.. Carroll terms the luster
type with concaVe sides.
We suppose this is technical
description that will be thor
oughly understood by shaving
mug experts. Of which there
seem 10 be quite number.
But the magazine Hobbies. a
fat volume teeming with adj
vcrtising. interests us beyond
shaving mugs, as it gives Us a
line on the astonishing things
that people collect.
II appears that collecting is
not only widespread hobby but
quite a business. We are COM
mcncing 10 regret the stuff we
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
3AERING~ DOWN ON THE NEWS:
No RuEsS---.NO Hill
Nv ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER

It's very difficult get beautiful stockings these days.
And when it's cotton time in Dixie the girls will still want silk
Cotton inexpensive and don't get That's
also good description the last the National League
predict the fashions will go back long skirts because
a lady sure hates lumpy ankles herself.
II YOU call thing cheap girl it. But call it in
expensive and becomes don't difference
between those expressions.
Neither do girls. ! remember was
young fellow they thought both
Distributed by Iutsnaonsl Nsv,s .rvc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
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have cleared out of remote
closets in bygone years.
There are regular organiza-
tons of collectors all over the
United States who meet and
exchange ideas on their various
hobbies and perhaps do a bit Of
bartering among themselves.
WE JUDGE from Hobbies that
w there is practically no phase
of american life and endeavor
that is not reflected by the col
lector and their collections.
Some of them pick unique
specialtieS, as for instance G..
A. Swoyer of Columbus, o.. who
collects songs in which the tele-
phone is mentioned, such as
Hello Central! Give Me No
Mans Land" and kissing Papa
Through the Telephone.
There are collectors of foun-
tain pens, of match covers and
labels, of city directories of diff
ferent cities, Of insurance poll
cies. cigar bands. theatrical
programs. old baseball cigaret
cards, dime novels. valentines,
flags. snuff boxes, political
badges, boots and shoes, bicycles,
articles identified with the Con-
fCderacy. brocadeS and silks,
automobiles. autographs and old
letters. pipes. dolls, old leather
hat boxes medals, and of course
stamps and coins.
TIVE collection of buttons is
Il important enough to Justify
separate department in Hob
bies. We mean the kind of
buttons used 10 faSten garments,
and gloves. We find that some
buttons are rare and of con-
siderable value. Years ago but
tons, especially those for mems
garments, were mighty fancy
items.
One collector is Offering for
sale in an ad in Hobbies. a
collection of 5000 buttons. We
imagine II took quite a while TO
gather that many buttons. unless
he is fellow who entrusted the
sewing on Of buttons missing
from his shirts 10 his wife. in
which case he could just amaSS
those she failed TO replace and
soon have his collection.
Childrcn'S toy banks. the kind
that father used 10 bust open
when he needed a little spare
change. are collected with great
zeal.
Also sea shells. Indian relics.
ash trays, cookbooks. cork
screws. photograph record $,
musical instruments, old paints.
old silver, old bells. iron furni-
ture, and most everything else
YOU can think of. II must be
an exciting occupation, Judging
from the number Of people en-
gagged in it..
WE HAVE never collected
w anything, except wrinkles,
which have no value. sentimental
or otherwise. but if We were
going in for that sort of bust
ness. we think we would prefer
TO start on dollar bills. g.
We see in Hobbies where a
Fort Worth. Tex. numiSmatist
got $3.50 for an 1904 silver
dollar, the highest price ever
realized for a single silver coin.
but II seems these dollars are
infrequently encountered. so we
would rather work on those of
current issue if only we could
learn where they abound.
Copyright 1871, KING Features synd Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
Police Posts Needed

THE application of Commissioner Oscar c. Olander Of
the state police for WPA in the construc-
ton Of additional state police posts mainly in indus
trial defense ought % be approved without delay
With the national guard out Of the state federal
service the state police have become Mchgans first line
OF defense. To do their job well they ought TO be
strategicsly located
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-16
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
August IS. 1910

United States is negotiating
with the British government for
acquisition of naval and air
bases in British possessions in
the Western Hemisphere 10 aid
our defense
Nazi planes bomb London
during rush hour; many are re-
ported killed in attack.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-07-02
BOOK REVIEW
THE GREAT BUS STRIKE

Though strikes are headline news
every day, very little is actually
learned about them from the daily
press. The acknowledgements story
the real issues and grievances, the
strategy and tactics employed by
either side, and the role of outsiders
such as the public, the press, and
the government, are rarely published.
In this book, this vital background
is filled in, and public mis-statements
about one of the biggest and most
significant strikes of recent times are
corrected
The Great Bus Strike tells the story
Transport Workers of New York, the
first successful transport strike in the
history of that city 1t contains a
graphic diary of the strike itself-a
day-by-day account of what went on
in union halls, picket lines, commit
tee meetings, mediators Offices, and
City Hall. 1t also explains in detail
the forces at work at every stage of
the conflict.
There are lessons of organization
and discipline to be gained from the
busmen's victory. Seldom has so vio-
lent an attack been directed against
the leaders of a legitimate labor I'M
ion engaged in peaceful strike-a
union of which John L. Lewis has
spoken in these terms:
There may have been somewhere,
sometime, better record of accom-
plishments than the record made by
the Transport Workers Union, but I
do not know of any. | know of no
parallel accomplishments on the part
of a newly formed union, on the part
of newly elected officers, in the face
of great opposition, than the accom-
plishment of your officers, your I'M
ion and your membership"
For the attack on the Transport
Workers was one part of a general
anti-labor campaign featured in the
press for months. The union recog-
nized it as such and carried through
a model strike while some of its
enemies almost openly called for vio-
lence. The CLIO recognized it as such
and fully backed the strikers, Presi-
dent Philip Murray declaring: 81 take
occasion to affirm the support of the
CLIO, including each of our organiza-
lions and its national officers, to the
Transport Workers Union in this sit
lation. We naturally pledge our
moral and financial assistance"
Written in the simple lucid exposi-
DRY style for which Leo Huberman |
has become widely known as author |
and newspaperman, The Great Bus
Strike is required reading for anyone |
ooking for an intimate understand |
ng of labor relations in our country
oday 1t is, indeed, a handbook for
lctive trade unionists. It's appear
Lnce at the time when the Transport
Workers, backed by Philip Murray,
re insisting on their rights to col
ective bargaining with the City Of
Jew York, adds a special Importance
O the work.
A special paper-bound edition of
his book can be secured from Trans
ort Workers Union, 1853 West 64th
Il. New York CITY,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-07-02

pate in the plans benefits. Approx
mately 1881 900 worth of NEW bust
ness a year was created through the
governments issuance of free blue
surplus stamps to eligible partici-
pants, who were thus provided with
50eo increase in food purchasing
power
When the plan is extended to the
remaining counties of the state mot
yet opened), approximately $1,000
families receiving public assistance
will be eligible to participate, and, in
turn, represent 61% of the states
caseload. 1t is anticipated that more
than $1,000,000 additional free blue
stamps will be issued these families
for purchase of foods, which means
that the retail food merchants will
benefit from approximately the same
amount of monetary increase of their
business. The total new purchasing
power created by the governments
issuance of free blue surplus stamps
will amount to at least $1,500,000 a
year worth of new business to the
retail food merchants when every
of the state is enjoying the
benefits of the plan. OF course, the
eligible participants will receive at
least s1,500,000 worth OF food previ-
ously unavailable to them through the
normal channels of food distribution.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-07-02
Court Bars
Attempt to
|Eyade Scaledown

A creditor who accepts as full set
Element of debt less than the amount
owing him, under an agreement with
the Federal Land Bank Commissioner
and who then takes note and mort
gage for the difference, cannot collect
on that note and mortgage. This rul-
ing was handed down recently by an
Idaho court, and follows many similar
decisions throughout the nation.
In the Idaho case, suit was
brought against man who had OBJ
tanned land bank and Land Bank
Commissioner loan in 1884. The loan
was not sufficient to cover all of the
mans debts, and his creditors agreed
to scale down their claims. However,
one creditor who made this agree
ment, obtained note and mortgage
for the difference, payable to his son.
The son brought the suit to collect
on the note.
The court ruled that note taken
in violation of creditors agreement
with the land bank or the Land Bank
Commissioner to accept less than the
full amount of his claim in full salts
faction of the debt Of the borrower,
constitutes a fraud upon the govern
ment and is without consideration and
cannot be enforced.
The Federal Land Bank of Spokane
loaned $4,32O,30O to farmers and ranch
ers during 1910.