The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-15

est woman in the world. You
didn't tell me about that. I'll
have TO think II over more care
fully. Send me some litera-
turc."
WlIISKEY SPECULATION
There has been q mysterious
stock market rise in American
Dlstilling Co. stock so sudden
and mysterious that the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission is
investigating. The stock jumped
from low Of Is to q high of 70.
Here Is the inside story OF this
meteoric zoom. II has been ru-
mored that American Distilling
would so out of business. Ordin-
army, This would cause the stock
to crop, not rise.
But with whiskey stocks low
throughout the country, people
have been buying into American
Distilling Co. with the idea that
II the company should be liquid
ated they would get % distri-
button Of the compapy's whis-
key.
American Distilling has about one
barrel for each stockhoider, so
Wall Street has been eagerly buy
ing stock. What they don't know
Is that If the company were
liquidatcd all they would get Is
warehouse receipts. To troll out
the barrel Is against federal
law.
CAPITAL CHAFF
John d. M. Hamilton Is getting
around $4,000 u year and eXpens-
es from Joe Pew, in part for his
work against Willkie. How things
change! -Four years ago Pew was
the man who helped select Will
kie Big finance interests are
lining up for Bricker - Equit-
able Life, u. S. Steel, insurance
and various banking houses. He
also has strong church support -.
Admiral Adolphus Andrews, re-
Gently retired from the Eastern
Defense Command, has been Of
Tered 100000 a year by an un-
named commercial outfit :.
Ann Corio, the strip tease artist
was turned down by the Red Cross
when she applied for overseas duty
with the distress corps" because
she was not a college graduate.
The War Department has
sent instructions to all motorized
units to get along with their pres
ent tires. Just one indication Of
how tight tires are going to be.
. The Poles are burned up by
what happened at Moscow.
CONGRESS DOWN
ON DOCTORS
Despite the dangerous shortage
of doctors and dentists, the House
Appropriations Committee slashed
a $l,000,000 request by the U. S.
Public Health Service from the
Supplemental Defense Bill.
However, what most observers
missed was the fact that this same
committee less than six months
ago disapproved a SITS, 900 request
for medical relief on the ground
that the request should have been
bigger!
The 100000 fund, was To en-
able the relocation of 600 doctors
and dentists in areas where they
are desperately needed, and was
vetoed despite warnings by War
Manpowers DR.. Frank H. Lahey,
the American Medical Association,
the American Dental Association.
and the War and Navy Depart
ments that in some areas there
was only one physician to every
5000 civilians.
But the committee butchered
the $1,000, 900 just the same.
In contrast, here Is how the
same committee ruled last MAY
on $l75,000 request for relocat-
ing 70 physicians:
"Ihe committee Is well aware
that the shortage of physicians
In many sections of the country
Is acute, but considers that any
program which would provide
for the services Of only 10 ply
slelans Is "a ineffective as 10 be
unjustiflable.
THE committee IL willing 10
give consideration 10 any type
Of program which Public Health
Service may suggest 10 meet the
need In q more adequate man
neF."
MERRY. G0.RoUND
There Is so much upland -down.
hill fighting In Italy that the
Fifth Army looks with envy on
the Italian burro. Gen. CLARK has
wired the War Department,
"Please send mules" In 1895,
before Mussolni invaded Ethiopia.
he practically denuded Missouri.
Arkansas, and Texts OF mules.