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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-03
LIMIT SOUGHT.
ON ROLLbACk IN
FOOD SUBSIDIES
BY JOHN L. CUTTER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOHIttu TTcSS StdlI SoiTcSPOuohV
Washington, July 3. -
'UP) - Senate foes of the
administrations subsidy-roll-
back program, thwarted by a
firm Presidential veto in
their efforts to kill it, today
will try to limit it to the
already announced rollback
of meat, butter and coffee
prices. President Roosevelt's
major victory in Congress -
failure of his opponents to
muster enough votes to override the
veto may be temporary, but it ap-
peared to have taken some of the
steam out Of the present fight to
outlaw rollbacks through subsidies.
Sen. Robert A. Taft, r., O., said
he was willing to accept President
Roosevelt's offer to compromise -
his invitation to Congress to work
with him "aS a team" But he will
try today to prevent expansion OF
the subsidy program by authorizing
expenditure of only $250,000,000 on
it for the rest of this year.
Limitation Sought
Its a question of authorizing the
present program and providing a
limitation or else laying ourselves
open to dozens of other similar
programs with almost no limit on
the amount of money the govern
ment can spend on such program
ne said.
Sen. George w. Aiken, R., VT, au-
thor of the anti-subsidy provision
in the vetoed bill, said he would not
compromise. But he has no new plan
as yet.
I'm in no mood to authorize the
president to evade the law and the
will of Congress" he said.
Fight on New Bill
The Senate fight may come on a
new bill to extend temporarily the
life of the Commodity Credit Cor
poration. Extension Of the CCC, to
which the anti-subsidy amendment
NdS d6ldCllCO, Wdo hlllCd Wy Viz WV,
too.
Tho new CCC bill was adopted
quickly by the House after it had
voted to sustain the veto. The orig
inal extension was for two years. but
the new bill would continue CCC
only until Jan. l, 1914.
When it reached the Senate it
was Laid on the table until today at
the request of Democratic Leader
Alben w. Barley of Kentucky.
Taft will offer his amendment to
the rev CCC bill. 1t is the same as
the one he sought unsuccessfully to
attach to the vetoed bill.
Subsidies Short Lived
Despite salvage Of the presidents
program by veto, it appeared that
the freedom to go ahead with sub
sides in holding the line against In
hation would be short-lived.
In addition to the Senate moves
TO limit the program, Rep. Everett
M. Dirksen, R., ILL.,, announced that
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-03
Tenth Sub To Be
Launched At Groton

New London, Conn, July Sup
The submarine Angler will be
launched Sunday at the Electric
Boat Company yards at Groton, the
tenth to slide off the ways in 10
weeks.
Mrs. Patrick H. Drewry, Peters
burg, Va, wife of house naval
affairs committee member, will
christen the sub.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-03
NO PAPER
MONDAY
-NEA Telephoto

In accordance with it's
annual custom The Dem
Ocrat will not be pub
lished on Monday in OBJ
Servance of the Fourth of
July celebration.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-03
JUST q Clout
For The Wife

Los Angeles, July 3-tUP)-
Charged with beating Miss
Joan Langhoiz Ill a dimly lit
corridor of his apartment
house. o. c. Watts explained:
Il thought it was my wife"
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Evening star., 1943-04-16
Clarifying the Charter

From the New York Times:
The doubts cast upon the validity of
the Atlantic Charter recently, and the
emphasis put on the dominant role of the
Big Powers, have produced disturbing
echoes all the way from Sweden to
Mexico. 1t is imperative that the charter
should be restored to its place as the
covenant of the new world. Undersecre-
tary of State Welles has clarified the
State Departments stand in his letter to
Professor Ralph Barton Perry by saying
that I'VE will aid to the full extent of our
ability any group which is fighting the
common enemy, but that aid will not
prejudice peoples basic right, stated in
the Atlantic Charter, to choose it's own
form of government" A formal Senate
or Congressional resolution stressing the
same POINT would put behind that pledge
not only the authority Of the administra-
ton, but Of the whole American Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
A GuIIibIe Tale

Britons visiting the United States
never cease to marvel at an abund-
ance of eggs so great that they may
be used freely for political cam
paigns and the celebration of Easter.
In the British Isles householder is
lucky to get one week. Even If he
raises poultry, he must sell the eggs
and may keep no more than any one
else for himself.
Scottish coast residents, however,
beat the game, fairly and squarely,
without resorting to a black market.
The coastal cliffs swarm with sea
gulls, and gulls lay eggs. They are
smaller than hens eggs, but more
than make up in strength what they
lack in size, and have the great at
traction Of being unrationed. One
Of their drawbacks, inaccessibility,
has been overcome by the process of
Turing these gullible birds into cap
tivity, tanning them, and having
them lay around the barnyard. South
of the Clyde, an egg may rest on
table in museum of rarities; on
the north, or canny side of the river,
1t rests on a table in the dining
room. ready to fulfill its destiny.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
The UnsoIved Problem

The tax collection problem still
knocks at the door. The problem has
two parts-one as important as the
other The first is to arrive at a
system which will make income tax
payers as nearly current as possible.
The second is to write into law
withholding tax, so as to collect taxes
at the source.
The Democratic leadership Of the
Ways and Means Committee, backed
by Speaker Rayburn, has offered i'm
mediate action on a withholding tax.
It continues to back away, however,
from another attempt to adopt a tax
collection system that will make II
possible for the taxpayers to make
their payment on current income in
stead of on last years income.
There are at least two reasons for
his attitude on the part of the DEM
ocrats toward pay-as-youg plan.
The frst is that the administration
turned its back on the so-called Ruml
plan to apply 1943 taxes on 1943
Income, skipping 1912 income
The second reason for the adaman-
tine attitude of the administration
ls that the Ruml plan, as modified
and written into the Carlson bill, has
been embraced by the Republicans.
The Republican leadership Of the
House, and all the Republican men,
bers Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, with one exception, are on record
for the Carlson bill Now seven Re-
publican members of the Senate FL
nance Committee, which handles tax
legislation In the upper House, have
declared themselves for such a meas
ure.
It Is unfortunate that this all i'm
portant issue should have entered
into the realm of partisan politics.
However, since the stubborness of the
Democratic leadership on tax mat
tiers has brought about this situation,
It would be wise for the Democratic
rank and file-as we'll as the leaders
10 give ear to public sentiment
regarding this matter From purely
political standpoint, they could save
themselves lot of grief if they would
do 20.
Since the Ways and Means Com
nsattee Democrats will not permit at
taaAs time further consideration of
pay-as-you-go legislation, there re-
mains only one course to force action
"A motion to discharge the commit
To- from further consideration of
either the Carlson bill or the Robert
son-Forand bill, which is a compro-
mise with the Ruml plan, and bring
the measure directly before the
House. This is cumbersome. Not only
naxst 218 signatures to a discharge
petition be obtained, but the vote
- the proposal could not be reached
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Training for Bottle

Americans old enough to remember
the First World War have remarked
upon the superior quality" Of the
personnel enlisted for the second.
The average soldier, sailor or marine,
as they have believed, is healthier
individual than his father was. I'M
provements in diet, in medical care.
in dentistry and in the whole art
of living have had their effect upon
the physical character of the Amer
lean race.
The views thus summarized un-
doubtedly are justified, yet they have
been contradicted in part by an
authority whose opinions are Of high
Importance. Colonel Theodore P.
Banks. the Army's chief of athletics
and recreation, speaking at the
National War Fitness Conference at
Cincinnati yesterday, declared that
the traditional program Of physical
Evening star., 1943-04-16

education through play" has failed
and must be discarded and Z more
rugged program instituted to pre-
pare high school and college youths
for Army or Navy service"
Referring specifically to news
stories from the fighting fronts,
Colonel Banks told his audience:
"You read about the men who strug-
gled through swamps and jungles
and over mountains or survived in
rubber boats for many days before
being rescued. They had the strength
and stamina. But you don't read
about the hundreds that did not have
such strength and stamina. They
did not live to report"
The problem to which Colonel
Banks so dramatically called public
attention, of course, deserves imme-
diate constructive consideration at
the hands of parents as well as
teachers, physicians and Army and
Navy officers as a class. In WASH
ington the need for better training
already is being faced. Boys and
girls in District Of Columbia high
schools now have five periods of
physical training as against two in
years gone by. Other changes in
policy and procedure have been made
or are contemplated. The regimen
tation of the Fascist and Nazi sys-
TENS Is not wanted and would not
be tolerated, yet its principal objec-
tive-Survival in battle-will be
promoted
Evening star., 1943-04-16

until the middle Of May. In all prob
ability. This is no time for delay. :.
Judging from the statement signed
by the Republican members of the
Senate Finance Committee, an effort
will be made in the upper House to
obtain q pay-as-you-go tax collec-
ton system whenever the House
sends to that body any bill dealing
with revenue. The Senate, under the
Constitution, can amend any revenue
bill as it sees fit, but it cannot orig
mate a tax measure. Members OF
the House have expressed hope, If
no agreement on a pay-as-you-go
plan can be worked out in that
chamber, that some legislation be
sent to the Senate and let that body
have a try at it. That may be the
solution.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
When Strike Is Mutiny

From the Ottawa, Canada. Journal:
Sir Stafford Cripps, British Minister Of
Aircraft Production, after a two-day in
spection of aircraft plants, made this
statement: There still are strikes taking
place in our factories, upsetting produc-
ton and delaying sometimes the most
vital weapons. I know there are griev-
ances, differences and disputes, but none
OF these today justifies strike in the
factories any more than 1t would justify
mutiny in ship or at the front" What
Sir Stafford said to British workers. ap-
plies with equal force in Canada. Moth
ing can justify strike which must have
the effect Of tnterrupting or slowing
down the manufacture of war weapons
or other war materials, or impeding their
delivery to places where they are needed.
A strike OF transport workers comes
sleazH within this casssoEy.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Spring Song
Let the lips betray the fear
The heart iDW skip the spring this

Let the lips betray the fear
The heart DiH skip the spring this
year,
Skip the U1tte plum blossoms snoU
And the UelUet minds that bloW
Dosun the 1Dinding, scented lanes
And the Darnl, quicksilver rains,
Let the crocuses sleep through
Hide narcissus flames of blue,
Dim the cured neu moons that
gIsten
Golden and the stars that listen
To the ,oishes and the laughter,
Store these safely until after
Youth returns, gay as feather
TO inherit this bright heather
And to spend it In a minute
That has quick enchantment in tt,
The heart ,oill, tn its o,pn strange
1Ddy,
Hoard the April, keep the May
Letting rose nor piolet burn
Until all the young return.
GLADYS MCKEE.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
FRIDAY
The Wiser Form of Service

Chairman McNutt OF the Man
power Commission has been en-
phatic enough in his assertions that
physically qualified fathers, with
some exceptions, will be called up
before the end of the year. The
necessity, he indicates, is demonstra-
BILE by simple arithmetic. That being
the case, does it not become a dis
service to these fathers and their
families to continue to hold out hope
that something will be done to pre-
vent their induction?
The Kilday bill, which passed the
House with few dissenting votes and
is said to be popular in the Senate,
has been advertised as a measure to
preserve the American home" by at
least delaying the induction of IA
theirs until other qualified eligibles
have been called. But there seems
to be no disagreement now over the
fact that the latest Selective Service
regulations will accomplish substan-
TALLY the same thing, as to induction
Of fathers, sought in the Kilday
measure. While another purpose of
the Kilday bill is to end the Man.
power Commissions work or fight"
policy, it has been identified chiefly,
in the public mind, with delaying the
induction of fathers. This is raising
hopes that will not be fulfilled.
There are few men who complain
when they are called on to serve. But
there are many who complain, with
bitterness and with good reason, over
the uncertainty of their service If
they knew what was to be demanded
of them, they could lay their plans
and make the best of it. It has been
the confusion and uncertainty OF the
past that has got many of them
down.
Men In public life whose position
gives them leadership are not serving
the best interests Of the people by
advocacy Of measures which attempt
to soften the hard impact Of war. The
more helpful course would be devel-
opment OF civilian morale tough
enough to expect the worst, without
the search for temporary soft spots
while the war Is being fought.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. Trdce1Dell.

as it comes from Africa and the Mediter-
ranian area.
Some recently arrived but of an in
Orleans to be fortified.
Hoping this will clear up a problem
for bird, chicken, and animal lovers, I
am Respectfully, H. ]. G"
No doubt the red squill still available
on the market Is material left over from
Americas now famous era Of abundance.
We have experimental with both the
paste form, made with meat, and the
powder.
The latter is the most expensive, and
the most difficult to USE
A can of the paste, costing half the
price of the powder, will clean up all the
rats around home yard over night.
Mostly the rodents will leave the
neighborhood to die.
1t should be emphasized that bird
feeding will not cause rats to come into
a neighborhood. They are already there,
and may be merely attracted to q given
yard.
This is a service to the community,
provided the owner will go to the trouble
and slight expense of exterminating the
rats.
The seed and grain attracts the wan
dering rodents to place where they may
be noticed and thus taken care of in an
approved fashion.
Otherwise, rats roam a neighborhood,
without any one seeing them, since they
are mostly nocturnal.
** ~
We noticed a single fat rat at station
about year ago.
1t was a neat looking rodent, one to
admire, provided one could admire such
a dangerous creature
We put out some red squill IN meat
paste form Just at dark.
Several runs were discovered. One OF
them undoubtedly led to the interior Of
the garage. Inside the garage we placed
some more Of the bait.
The next day, about 18 hours later, we
went into the garage. and there lay the
rat, dead as the proverbial doornail.
He lay about two feet from the remains
of the bait
AS far as we could see, there were no
swollen parts, or any signs Of suffering.
The rodent probably ate all 1t could
hold, and succumbed easily without being
able to get away.
We were struck by the long hair Of
the animal.
Considered solely as an animal, 1t was
really very fine looking creature.
Rats like to burrow under garages, and
these structures should be examined,
from time to time, to see II any has
gained entrance.
Exterior wood piles are sources Of
attraction to rats, and constitute source
of danger to home communities.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
A Better Perspective

1t has looked very simple on the
maps. The narrowing corridor in
Tunisia between the mountains and
the sea, up which Rommels fleeing
army must pass. The big, black ar
rows, stabbing at him from three di-
rections-Montgomery's arrow, push
Ing relentlessly at the heels of the
German from the south; the arrow
representing Patton's corps on the
maps, just as big and just as black,
poised like cobra to strike across
the alley and pin him fast. But
1t did not turn out that way. Pat
tons arrow seemed barely to move
at all, while Rommel fed up the
empty alley, Montgomery still behind
him. Had Patton failed?
Secretary of War Stimson was
helpful yesterday in showing that a
proper perspective on battle tactics
is not always reproduceable on maps.
He explained the role assigned to
Lieutenant General George S. Patton,
jr, and his three American divi-
sions. He was not supposed to break
through the mountains and dash
across that quarter inch stretch of
coastal plain to the sea. He was not
supposed to stop Rommel's north
ward hight-or even to try His
objective was line along the hills
to the west OF the plain, front of
about 100 miles. He reached it and
held 1t, fighting his way through
tough country that skilled foe had
been fortifying for months. His
thrusts did what they we're supposed
to do-diverted enough of Rommeps
armor to weaken the Mareth Line
at the proper time.
What this meant for the young
American soldiers, getting their first
taste OF battle and learning about
war from grim teachers who punish
mistakes with death, Is not gained
from the study Of maps or the
opinions OF popular writer's on
tactics. A little light is shed by
General Patton's congratulatory or
der to the First Infantry Division
For twenty-five days of relentless
battle you have never faltered. Over
country whose rugged difficulty beg
gars description and against
veteran army cunningly disposed
you have pressed on. Undeterred by
cold, by lack of sleep and by con-
tinued losses you have conquered.
Your valorous exploits have brought
undying fame to soldiers Of the
United States"
Our military role in Tunisia is an
important one, but it is not the
major role. That is left for one Of
the finest armies the world has
seen-Montgomery's hardened vet
Grams Of the British Eighth. No role
IN this war is unimportant, and the
role tntrusted to General Patton
must be studied in relation to the
picture as whole. In our justif1able
pride over our soldiers, it may be
perfectly natural to anticipate feats
of arms based on our own wishful
thinking. But when such anticipa-
tions are not realized, 1t is not fair
to blame the soldiers. They are deal
ing with hard reality. not hopes.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
FRANKLIN STREET NE.

0cdI OH.
"A short time ago I noticed your
column featured an article pertaining to
red squill and rodents.
I'm 1t you stated that squill was con-
sidered safe to use as a rat poison, but
whether it was safe to use near birds
you were not sure.
"You advised to try to put 1t where
the birds could not reach it.
Il am technical adviser for the Public
Buildings Administration, Federal Works
Agency, and have charge of insect and
rodent control in the field for approx
mately $50 buildings in Virginia, Mary
land and the District
You can rest assured that squill is
absolutely harmless to humans, cats,
dogs, chickens, cattle, pigs, etc. I have
used it exclusively and tested its reaction
on animals and this is what happens.
young kittens will eat it with salm-
on base for short interval, then after
tasting it spit it out, and no after affects.
"A hungry, starving dog barely tasted,
then left it alone.
This proves the taste is abhorrent to
most animals. Yet it is peculiarly at
tractive to rats They seem to like the
taste. AS they do not have the vomit
reflex, as you stated, 1t seems made to
order exclusively for rats.
Mice will sometimes eat 1t though
they are not particularly fond OF its
taste or odor.
I'm the past the squill was used in a
nationwide determination program and
campaign on farms, cities, etc.
+ X X
farmers who claimed their chickens.
cattle, hogs and horses died from 1t and
sued to collect, were found to be sadly
mistaken.
TEST showed that hogs given squill
in all meals actually thrived on 1t and
gained weight
. "Autopsies held on organs Of horses,
cattle, chicken, etc., claimed to have
succumbed to the effects of squill, were
found to have died Of various other con-
ditions.
For instance, 1t was proven squill was
not used within 20 miles of a farmer who
claimed he lost stock from it.
Another instance, the horse died
weeks before squill was used in that
neighborhood, and several other post
mortems proved no squil was even In
the animals digestive organs
so not a single death can be attrib-
uted to its use.
X
BIRDS will not eat it and if an odd one
or two did. they would have no i'll effect.
"It can be safely used in chicken hog,
sheep pens, barns, at home, in fact, any
place as it is harmless to all but rodents.
However, it is very difficult to procure
Evening star., 1943-04-16

1t Is reported that II Duce is to
move his capital from Rome to either
Florence or to Bologna. In the alb
sence Of any Italian city named
Tripe, here is one vote for Bologna.
Evening star., 1943-04-16

From New Mexico comes word that
a painting found In q garage may be
a Raphael And yet, on the other
hand, it Is entirely possible that it
may not.
Evening star., 1943-04-16

flight nurses.-M. F.
A. Flight nurses in the Army Air
Forces are graduate nurses who have
satisfactorily completed the training for
Air Evacuation Nurses at Bowman Field,
KY. The Army Air Corps says that only
a very few nurses are chosen for flight
training Physical requirements for the
fight nurse are weight not over 135
pounds, height In proportion and age
under 36.
@. What is meant by a Representa-
tive-at-large?-R. B. A.
A. A Representatives. e-at-large Is one
elected from the entire State either be-
cause there is not sufficient population
to elect more than one Representative,
or because Of failure to redistrict the
State after population has increased
sufficiently to merit another Representa-
tive.
@. Where is the longest transcon-
tinental railway In the world7-R. B. S.
A, The longest trsnscontinental line
is the Trans-Siberian Railway in the
Soviet Union.
@. Do the members of military band
step right left" or left right" ?-W. S. H.
A. The office of the Army Band says
that when military band is marching,
the left foot takes the first beat Of each
measure.
O. Which OF the two States, Maine
or Idaho, produces the most potatoes?-
E. j. H.
A. Maine produced more potatoes
than Idaho in 1912
Q. Does the feeding of animals whose
skin is to be tanned have any effect on
the quality Of the leather?-H. G.
A. Well-fed animals have skins which
produce higher-grade leather. 1t has bet
ter tear resistance, more tensile strength
and more stretch.
@. What is peacock coal?-J. G. K.
A. Peacock coal is term applied to
a variety or condition of coal showing
iridescence.
@. What proportion of normal per-
sons weight Is stored fat?-D. /. S.
A. Hygeia says that in the normal
individual approximately one-sixth of
the body weight represents stored fat.
Q. Can you quote what Ralph Waldo
Emerson said about the masses?-L. r. F.
A. Emerson said in his Conduct of
Life: Leave this hypocritical prating
about the masses. Masses are rude, lame,
unmade, pernicious in their demands
and influence, and need not be f1attered
but to be schooled. wish not to con-
cede anything to them, but to tame, drill.
divide and break them up, and draw
individuals out of them"