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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
WAR
A Year Ago Today
FEB. IL, 1941

Gbs IL AOfS
British begin to evacuate
women and children from Sing
apore city az lack of air support
forces imperial troops defending
Singapore to yield further
ground TO Japanese.
United States troops are sent
TO Netherlands West Indies
islands Of Curacao and Aruba at
request of Netherlands govern
ment TO assist In their defense
and to protect important oil re-
fineries.
New japanese landings are re-
ported In southern Celebes island
Of Netherlands East Indies.
British admit loss Of Marta
ban, southern anchor Of Burma
defense line on west bank Of
Salween River. "a the jar anesa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Connolly Answers

la Potomac; (b) Colorado
(c) Hudson.
2-ts) Actor; (b) Japan; (c)
Finland.
3-(a) Gainsborough; tb) Rem
brandt; (c) Raphael.
4-(a) w. Somerset Markham:
OBJ Eugene O'Neill; (c)
George Kelly.
Sal Lon d on, England; tb)
France: (c) Ireland.
6-Orinoco, Amazon. Plata.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

Answer to yesterdays puzzle.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Quick Answers

Sister Elizabeth Kenny.
2-Tripoli.
3-Repeating II word for word.
4EOwen Stanley Mountains.
5-False. He is a Uolinist.
6-Painting.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Passing the Chop

There will be general sympathy with the Buffalo man who sent pork chop to the OPA recently. The chop, accord ing to news accounts, weighed slightly under two ounces and was the larger of two which, with half of small potato, the man got for 80 cents in a restaurant.
 The OPA, whose staff eats in Wash ington restaurants, YVES not amazed, ap- parently, and forwarded the chop to the Buffalo regional office At the same time the OPA publicized request to restau- rant patrons not to forward speciments of food to Washington. This request will meet with approval of the Office of De- fense Transportation, which would find itself in trouble if everybody who is over charged in a restaurant were to send the offending tidbit by public carrier
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
How About Russia?

The people of our country didn't under stand Russia before the beginning of the war We welcomed them as partners in the fight against the AXis-but we still don't understand them. It is doubtful if we ever will. Russia isn't a. war with Japan. Stalin and his government seem to appreciate the millions of collars of war and food supplies from the United States. On the other hand, Stalin con- tinues to complain about what he says is the failure by the United States and Bri- tain 10 establish a western front, even though forces have cleaned up North Africa and the Mediterranean, wiped out the power of Sicily and Italy, and brought the French people to point where they are ready to rejoin our fighting forces. Besides, we have bombed the daylghts out of Germany itself, and have made it pos sible for Sweden to stop Hitlers force from carrying on their traffic between Norway and the German lines.
 The man who looks at the map of the world on the walls of an office in Wash ington finds it difficult to understand the criticism that comes out of Russia. Meanwhile the war goes on. It is per fectly clear, as it has been at all times, that the Atalntic Charter representing the principles of government as under stood by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Great Britain never gained the approval of Russia, any more than the common doc trines of Russia will ever be accepted by Britain and our country. The fact is the English speaking people and the Russians and Chinese don't believe in the same political and social theories.
 All this ought not to obscure the fact that the United States, Britain, Russia, China and the rest of us are all fighting the same enemies. There is no difference of opinion on that score. Inasmuch as we agree about the war it seems reason able to hope and expect that after vic tory has been won the victories of peace will also be won. When we think How about Russia" we muse be broad-minded enough to acknowledge that the Russians have gone farther than the rest of us in the great struggle to crush Hitlersm as 1t exists throughout the world. We should be able to play ball with them in future years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
A Thought for Today
War Babies

Our participation in the war thus far has brought about a considerable increase In both the marriage rate and the birth rate. When the records are complete 1942 will show close to 3,000,000 births, an all-time high, and 1943 is doing pretty well. This, unfortunately, is going to stop, and very soon. How far the reac- tion will go is difficult to foresee William Fielding Ogburn in monograph for the Public Affairs Committee, War, Babies and the Future," points out that by 1919 World War I had caused a 10 per cent drop in births, although only two million men ever got overseas and little more than double that number were in uni form. We now have more than eight mil lion in service and are working toward goal of eleven million. Already as many are overseas as the total in World War l, and it is to be expected that easily four million may go before peace is restored. So, beginning soon and continuing as long as we maintain armies across the oceans and mammoth navy on the Seven Seas, the new generation is going to be way below normal in size if not in quality. Professor Ogburn believes that the quality of the racial stock will not be affected. He is leading sociologist and probably knows Many will continue to fear, however, that with the best of Americas young manhood away from home, we can hardly expect as good babies as usual, on the average.
 About 1949 or 1850 we shall begin to notice the effects of this war-born depres- sion in babies. There will be less chil- dren in the schools. About 1860, unless there is a shift in educational habits, the colleges will find their classes smaller Beginning then, and for the next few years - how long must depend upon the time it takes us to whip Hitler and Tojo, and the manpower it costs us-industry and trade will be affected by the falling off in new recruits
 History, as reported by Professor Og- burn, indicates that this drop in births never will be completely compensated for. When the men in service return-some to brides they left behind and others to sWeethearts who are waiting to become brides - there will be spurt to more than the normal birth rate. But it will not overtake the lag that is about to set in. And, as a thought if this is the dis couraging picture for the United States, what does the continent of Europe have to look forward to?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Press Comment
TESTING THE NEW LAWS
 TEETH
(Hartford Times)

(Hartford Times)
 The federal indictment of 30 lead CTS of the recent wildcat coal strike in southwestern Pennsylvania may prove to be the opening chapter of new wartime labor history in this country. It has important bearing on war production during wartime. The first application of the Smith, Connally anti-strike law offers warning to labor leaders and work CTS generally that there is now stat utory authority for preventing ir- responsible action.
 The law applies only to industries in the possession of the government but if conditions arise which call for this kind of restraining action elsewhere, the government can take over such labor -disorganized plants. Public opinion is strongly on the side of what is now statutory uolicy that there Shill be no irresponsible strikes to hamper war production
 TAhe indictments involve officers or members of local unions of the United Mine Workers of America. There has been some doubt whether they acted wholly independently and in open violation of the orders of union president, John L. Lewis, or whether he was more or less agreeable to the continued local re- fusal to enter the mines unless an agreement had been reached with the owners.
 There was no public indication that ewis drowned on their wildcat strike. However that may be, the indictments make it clear that 1t is not safe anw longer to play fast and loose with the strike weapon in government-contro industries.
 The indictments contain as many as 20 counts. The law provides the maximum penalty of fine of $5 ,000 or imprisonment of one year, or both, for each count. The fact that the new law has been so promptly invoked and in view of its heavy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Comfort First

Another bill has been introduced in CongreSS-S. 1161-"To provide for the General Welfare As usual, it is pro- posed to have the Federal government do the providing. This most recent of the comfort" measures is designed to remove virtually all the hazards of liv- ing. Among other things, it makes pro- vision for free general medical, special medical, laboratory and disqualification benefits for more than one hundred and ten million people in the United States. It would place in the hands of one man the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service - the power and author ity to hire doctors and establish rates of pay for doctors; to establish fee schedules for services; to establish qualifications for specialists; to determine the number of individuals for whom any physician may provide service; to determine arbi- trarily what hospitals or clinics may pro- vide service for patients. In short, the bill, if enacted into law, would destroy the entire system of American medical care.
 And so the spectre of socialization a la the German pattern continues to haunt the land. On the one hand we see a powerful labor union urging public owner ship of basic industries, while on the other, public servants are recommending public ownership of the medical profess sion. Both moves are based on the fal- lacy that the general welfare is com posed solely of two parts-comfort and security
 Our people would do well to remember the words of a famous writer "If na- tion values anything more than freedom, it will lose it's freedom; and the irony is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will loso that too"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Does Mir. Lewis Err?

John L. Lewis told the War Labor Board how his constituents slave in the mines for an average yearly income only $37 a year above that of the lowest classified tion Of government clerical workers That would be interesting if true.
 The Bituminous Coal Institute cites Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showing that for the identical period mentioned by MT. Lewis, 1942, coal miners averaged $1,82708 in pay in spite of all layoffs, strikes, sitdoWns, vacations, etc. Basic pay during the period - the minimum for man working full time-Was $1,750, allowing for two weeks off without pay. A. c. A. F. No. government clerk draws $1,260 year, without time and half for overtime Somebody must have given phony figures to somebody else.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Current Comment

The virility and strength of any civilization depends upon the mid dle classes. There is no other way to pull together the very poor and the very rich.
 Senator Walter F. George of
 Georgia.
 We are established now in bases all around the world. Our aerial lifelines are secure. Men and ma- chimes are on the move in ever increasing numbers. -Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Air Fore
 es chief.
 We now have air superiority in every theater and will eventually have air domination. Then the war Is won.
 Maj Gen. James H. Doolittle,
 Northwest Africa.
 Our airmen are in actual com bat with the enemy four times the number of hours that they were in 12 months ago. We are hammer ing the Japanese with three times the tonnage of bombs that we were able to deliver a year ago. Lieut.. Gen. George c. Kenney,
 Southwest Pacific.
 The quality of the Japanese zero pilots is poor. They don't seem to want to fight. This is not true of the Jap bomber pilot, however They come right out.
 Marine flyer Col. Christian F.
 6chilt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

it nibbling at the fringes of the enemy instead of striking at the heart. However, they probably underestimated one thing-the po- litical repercussions of the Medi- terranean invasion.
 Churchill, the politician, knew better than the military what the effect would be of overrunning Sicily. Not only has this action been reverberating, but the ad- vances to date have been much greater than anyone estimated. Churchill has talked about inva- sion when the leaves fall. Today the Allies are far ahead o fsched- ule. That is reason No. 1 for the Churchill l-Roosevelt meeting. A new course of action must be charted. Reason No. is the de- Sirability at last of meeting the demands of Russia on opening a front in France.
 Several things have happened since June. The political morale of the Axis is shattered. Its in- dustry, thanks to Allied air power, is also shattered. It might be pos sible to win a victory by continued air pounding without the loss of lives from old-fashioned land war fare. or on the other hand the mo- ment may have arrived for land invasion which will tip the scales and bring victory in Europe this winter. These are the difficult de- cisions awaiting the President and the Prime Minister.
 Copyright, 1943, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Selected Poem
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN

NORTHERN MOUNTAIN (David Morton in the Christian Science Monltoro This northern mountain has declared it's name: tall dark word that throngs the brightening ar The syllable immense the monstrous fame, Is east of us--is West--s everywhere Till this small human thing, this staring mind, Is and darkness being neghbored so- Stare as it will, what Is there 1t can find To take into itself-to love-and know? Through girls sleep. the laurel shines-is gone Or a small bird-some brief. anonymous blooms, Anemone-it may be-but at dawn The all-appropratng fact resumes The earth and sky where one dark word will say The morning and the evening of this day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

the light of truth shines with steady flame.
 St. Paul declared that If in this life only we have hope in Christ, ke are of all men most miserable. Yet think what great thing it is to have hope of Christ in this world. He has transformed home life, and He is fast building new foundations under the life of men in every sphere. If we could undergrad the whole fhuman life with His prin- ciples, we should live in 8 trans formed world.
 Yet Paul says that if we did all this and yet failed to believe that this same Christ can take us on to a life of eternal glory with God the Father. still our earthly joys would be nothing but restlessness and mis- cry. We have nothing unless we be- lieve in life after death. If we do not have this fait, then there is nothing left for us but skepticism. And that indeed is deficient diet for any man to feed his soul upon. Contentment Of heart and health of spiritual life demand vastly more. All Rights Reserved-Babson News
 paper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

The conference consists of Con- gressmen and some Senators from Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota and possibly Iowa to discuss farm problems and foreign policies. An dresen, an isolationist reaction ary, says he wants to take Con- gress back to the people and is planning to throw the meeting open to public discussion.
 It is suspected, however, that his chief idea is to strengthen his own political fences and boost the Farm bureaus and Co., operatives as against the Triple A groups.
 What particularly intrigues Washington, however, is a letter recently written by Congressman Andresen in whicN he gives en- couragement to the Black Mar ket."
 Writing to R. H. Suhr, butcher in Lewiston, Minn., Andersen gives this pointed advice:
 Speaking confidentially, I think that if were running a
 butcher shop, would mbake every effort to get meat from local sources irrespective of some of the unjust and unfair rulings"
 In Washington, this is intr- preted as meaning just one thing: advice to deal with the Black Market" Coming from mem of Congress supposed to uphold the laws of the land and help create respect for government, MT. Andesens letter is considered unusual, to say the least.
 CHURCHII.L-ROOSE-
 WELT PROBLEMS
 The Churchill. Roosevelt confer ence in Canada boils down to one main thing will Great Bri- tain use the Army she has been training in England, plus what ever U. s. troops may be there, to launch second front across the Channel in France?
 To understand this question fully and to understand what Churchill and Roosevelt face, it is necessary to know the back ground of what has been going on CD with Russia, (2) at Casa blanca, (3) at the May-June con- ference between the President and the Prime Minister. Here is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
SERIOUS ERROR IN LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUE

For years I have been calling public attention to a serious error in the method of manual prone- pressure resuscitation taught by the American Red Cross and "ap- proved" by numerous organizations, including the Boy Scouts of Amer ica, the U. s. Public Health Service, United States Army surgeon gen. erals office, Bureau of Mines, American Gas Association, National Safety Council. Bethlehem Steel company. American Telephone and Telegraph company, etc, etc.-all of them wrong about it, and, in my opinion, criminally wrong in that they all lay back their ears and obstinately refuse to acknowledge the error or to correct it.
 The error is the wrong position of the subject for application of Schafer's manual prone pressure method. The position taught by the Red Cross and approved" by all these other important sounding ag- gregations of yes-men is wrong in that one of the subjects arms is bent and placed under the chin, cheek or head. That is NOT the position Schafer taught, and 1t robs the victim of the best chance of recovery from submersion asphyxia because it prevents drainage of wa ter or other fluid from the breath ing passages.
 I say it robs the victim of the best chance for recovery, and there fore it is criminally wrong. and don't care who approves" it.
 After all. there is no good reason for changing the method which Schafer gave the world. If Schafer's method is to be changed or modified in any way the individual who pro- poses or approves" the change or modification surely owes 1t to hu- manity to explain why the change is necessary or advisable.
 This, contend, neither the Amer ican Red Cross nor any other body, nor any group council or committee of experts, physicians or society leaders can do.
 ClldU 1U To AlLSlA time that the American Red Gross, the Boy Scouts people, and any other such organizations who teach first aid, come down off their high horses and put stop to the teach ing of the wrong method and begin teaching Schafer's method. For the correct application of Schafer's method BOTH of the subjects arms must be extended out of the way well above the head, palms on the ground, the subjects face turned toward one side. This not only puts the thorax in the best position for entrance of air but it permits any fluid in the breathing passages to drain, whereas if the head or chin were lifted even an inch or two off the ground fluid would be trapped, and might obstruct breathing just enough to turn the scale against re- covery. In that event there is little consolation in the thought that everything was done as the Red Cross would have it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

fore, in the na- ture of an anni- verSary session, and 1t would be interesting to know how the leaders of the two great Eng fish = speaking nations would appraise t h e IT handiwork to- day.
 Tn e Atlantic Charter today Is still pretty much of an orphan - Son1n rl1ioht even
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per. sonal health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis of treatment. will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady. National News paper Service, 320 West Madison Street, Chicago, HI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Mild Tincture

Although d1SllluS1oned by your positive stand on subject (another mans game at that) without proper research into the facts, still be- lieve your articles are pretty good stuff, entertaining reading, and can at least do no harm. But you should know that Tincture of Iodine, U. s. P. contains between 6.5 and 7.5 gm, iodine per 100 c.c., while an- other preparation Mild Tincture of Iodine U. s. F., contains only about gm. of iodine in 100 c.c.
 co. R. M)
 Answer-Thank you. I have been trying to make that clear to every body. Mild Tincture of Iodine (Tinc- ture lodi Mitis) LISP. is the prep aration the druggist should dispense whenever a layman asks for "Io- dine" The Mild Tincture was in troduced expressly for that purpose.
 Dood It
 Through the help of your articles and encouragement from several of your booklets Mrs. P. has convinced herself she isn't a neurasthenic, has licked her anemia, and is expecting a baby about two months hence. Please send her The Brady Baby Book. (H. N. P0
 Answer-Thank you. Any one who asks for 1t (no clipping will suffice) and incloses ten cents and stamped self-addressed envelope, may have copy of The Brady Baby Book.
 Leg Cramps
 often suffer from severe aching or cramp in my legs in the night. I believe I saw an item in your column once attributing such leg cramps to some elements lacking in the diet. (Mrs. H. O.
 Answer-Many sufferers have ob- tained relief by popping tthe cal cium intake. Send stamped self addressed envelope for 'The Cal cium Shortage" Take ten or fifteen grains of calcium gluconate, dical- cium phosphate or other calcium salt, with some vitamin D (to as- sure assimilation of the calcium) after evening meal each day for a while.
 Copyright, 1943, John F. Dille Co0 possible penalties, the present &C., ton should have a wide restraining effect on recalcitrant labo-. This will be welcomed by most of or ganized labor which has been will ing and eager to get on with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

The good news over the week end was, paradoxically, bad. Pleasure driving is again deferred, which was a staggering blow to those who were planning to have time for themselves for the remainder of August travelling over the hills and far away strictly within the law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

The dog days returned to annoy us with depressing heavy atmosphere, bits of sunshine, occasional rain and general unpleasantness, causing us to paraphrase the poem thusly The muggy days have come again, the stickiest of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
THE IMMORTALITY OF
 THE SOUL

There is no Christian doctrine to which men cling with more earnest hope and expectation than to the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. Without that, the whole of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

life loses its om- jective. The Sacri- flee. suffering, and d i s appointment through which we all have to pass is nothing but 8 tragic nightmare, unless beyond the veil there is a per- feet order where the scales balance, where love reigns supreme. where
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

Wonder what Well-bred horse thinks when he finds himself pulling sulkey far away from the land of Goshen, but doing good job at that, far away from the home front
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
winter.

Who's hoarding the $10,000 bills. Such things are not being done. It's not un- heard of to hoard sugar and coffee, but $1O,OOO bills is pretty poor Cor is it rch?) business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

Next to bombing, talks of peace to come and the current races, the most import ant thing to engage us these days is in- sulating in preparation for long hard winter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16

Someone said that lots of our stamps bear photos of famous men who, like the stamps, arrive by sticking to things.