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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

cause 1t has been fought. But 1t is
not reasonable to think that by the
death OF millions Of men and the
pulverizing Of scores Of cities we are
going to produce a Utopia. and do It
overnight.
The world win probably be bet
ter after the war. but It will be only
little better. Many OF the advant-
ages win be neutralized by disad-
vantages. The new problems which
arise may far Offset the benefits we
get from the marvellous new ir-
ventl0ns. There win be q period Of
readIustment which perhaps will
make al OF US squlrm ucomfoTtab-
" for quite g spell.
This war had 70 be fought be-
cause . group Of gangsters led BY q
maniac plunged q deluded nation
into career OF plumber. But the
righteous necessity Of the situation
does not alter the fact that We win
pay q high price for victory. We
cannot enrich the world % destroy
ing property, nor can We make IL
NE hetter By killing millions d men.
0od viii bring anod out q the evil
hnI ne process a. best vi - EoW.
4 N|nhfg Reserved Nahaon
AaMzapaE MgnAleasH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

Millions of taxpayers must have
howled with glee when they read that
Chairman Doughton of the Ways and
Means Committee had to hire an expert
to prepare his September is estimate OF
income tax due-that innocent-appear-
ing bit of cheap paper, that inanimate
wolf in sleeps clothing known officially
as 1040-ES.
Mr.. Doughton did not dream up the
law that made our misery inevitable. In
fact, he was against 1t. He was so against
the pay-as-you-earn principle that he
aided the Treasury in putting over the
anonymous monstrosity that has cul-
minated, temporarily, 1040-ES, with
more and greater headaches yet to come.
Mr.. Doughton was fortunate that he
could afford to hire an expert to do the
dirty work. Millions Of taxpayers couldn't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
Current Comment

The words Back the Attack are
no mere slogan. They exactly des-
cribe what we must do. and do now.
II we are to win this war.
Treasury Secretary Henry
Morgenthau. Jr.
If agreements and understand
ines cannot be reached which VIII
make a free world in which to trade
then man-made shackles again VIII
restrict the free fiow Of goods.
-Jr. r. Rovensky. vice pres.
ident Chase National Bank OF
New York.
Il Is time for the people Of this
country 70 realize that we are
straining our resources 10 night this
war, ard II We are 10 have o re-
turn 10 economic health II must be
BY the orthodox way OF work ana
w. Linn Hemingway. expires
ident American Bankers AS
ISOLATION.
After working IS months IN wash
ington. have no decisions left a.
10 n efficiency Of government
agencies. Delay and red tape Just
can't Be eliminated In any political
organization ae gigantic es Cur fed
orai government.
Everett W. jonas, WEB chi1l
MnanaaMA NnMAI1MM&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

War, the great killer, Is also apt to be
a great saver Of life. 1t Is perhaps wars
only redeeming feature that 1t gives med
ical science a giant laboratory where
discoveries are made that In times Of
peace save countless lives.
This war is apparently no exception.
From the maelstrom come reports Of the
successful use Of ice IL. the treatment Of
bomb shock, in aiding seamen who have
been immersed for hours in almost freeE-
ing water, and In the vast field Of surgery
as an anesthetic. The use Of heat In treat
ing bomb victims In England has def
nitely been proved to have been mistake
and British physicians now urge the APP
plication Of cold treatments In order to
release pent-up toxins into the blood
stream at very slow rate.
No longer are men hauled out of ice
cold waters put to bed with warm pads.
Instead only the upper parts Of their
bodies are warmed. Their lower extremi-
ties are kept cool, often with icebags.
The results have been highly encourage
ing.
Physicians and surgeons in this coun-
try are watching with interest these de-
velopmentS abroad and 1t seems certain
that the next few years will see the ex-
tensive use of ice as a valuable aid in the
treatment Of many types of injuries and
in surgery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
NO SHORTAGE OF WOOL
(Christian Science Monitorl

MILL A0eAoAA NSSAGAASC AAAQAAAOOAV
Despite the many gloomy predic-
lions, and despite the immense vol
ume Of buying that can be witness
ed in the Nations department
stores, America has not been obliged
to ration clothing. At this moment
it doesn't appear such rationing Is
imminent.
Plenty Of cotton, Of course, Is
available; the ingredients Of rayon
are abundant, and now comes the
good news that woolens-about
which so much concern was felt at
the outbreak Of the WARFARE now
available in the United States in
unprecedented quantities, and not
only because Of domestic produc-
ton.
The ships that have been carry
ing American soldiers and war ma
terials to Australia have not re-
turned empty. Some two billion
pounds OF wool are now on hand,
reports the Associated Press. and It
Is estimated this Is suficient to
keep every wooden mill In the coun-
try at peak production until Janu-
airy. 1916. even II no more were Inn
ported.
Importations. however, continue
IN greater volume than ever before
IN history. This means that IN addl-
ton 10 taking care OF the consider
able military demands, the amount
Of wool available for civilian use cen
be Just about doubled this winter,
which should mean plenty for ell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
Naples, "Most Enchanting Spot"

Naples, described as "the most
enchanting spot upon earth" has been
given the works this week by the depart
ms NaziS. With their accustomed thor
assghness they have been repeating here
what they have done all along the way
since they started business few short
years ago.
NapleS Those who have visited there
feel stricken when they think OF the
destruction of this South Italy port.
those who have not seen it but have
pictured its bay, the city itself with the
many churches, its famed Palace, read
and hear over the radio of its destruction
With tears in their eyes. But what OF the
people in Naples
Destroy as you go, is one of those war
procedures which seems basically wrong.
The NaziS have covered their retreats
and their advances by destroying as no
one has ever before destroyed. Naples
has had a history OF Thu sort OF thing,
wars and invasions, beginning with the
early barbaric invasions. Naples exist
ence goes back to the fourth century,
r. c., when 1t was founded by the Greeks,
and since that time II has experienced
many wars. It was likewise damaged
Internationally by the eruptions OF nearby
Vesuvius.
TO day the great harbor and miles
OF shore are covered, we read, with
pall OF smoke. How far the destruction
has gone cannot yet be ascertained, but
there q concern felt for those many
churches that contain works Of art; the
ealshrated Cathedral o. Sc. JanuaFlus;
ne Church Of Sc. Augustine; ne Church
"a tha HOLY APOSTLES 4 Na nlco Masr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
A Thought for Toaay



II you have conscience, you'll 60 to
the nearest place and buy that extra 500
War Bond this day. Connecticut is lag
ging behind its quota. There Is less than
a week to make it. Get busy and buy,
Buy, Buy
"The long, hard march to Berlin and
Tokyo has just begun. If you think 1t
viii be easy, If you think we can win this
fight with one hand then you are
wrong, dangerously wrong"
These words from Secretary Morgen-
thau of the Treasury Department we be-
lieve, are timely and are true. The 1tal-
ian victory is only the beginning. We can
make of that victory the occasion OF a Gel
ebration in buying more War Bonds, or
we can take the dangerous position OF
complacency, position so dangerous IL
can easily lose this war for u.s.
Orr men on the battle lines in Italy
and the South Pacific are not resting
they are not Complementary are face
to-face with the grim killers Of our cruel,
irnplacable enemies. And we cannot have
that fighting front without supporting
front here at home. The people Of this
community are in the service OF tnelr
country as much as though they were
called into battle. That service consists
of doing the Jobs we NUT do in production
and to support with every cent OF our
surplus earnings the Third war Loan
drive which is now underway.
II YOU could but see the long rows OF
MANNED broken young men IN our army
and navy hospitals II you coulo DuS
see the rows of crosses on foreign sou
If YOU could but feel for one moment
the living hell of the foxholes IN the Jun
Ole. the rain of lead on an italian battle
field the lurching, slippery, heaVing
deck of a war ship during fight Dune
death II you could but watch the
advance of one of our divisions under
deadly machine.gun fire American
bovs-maybe your boy-sacrificing ali
for YOUR safety and for the preservation
OF everything we hold dear IN this COM
munity. Then perhaps, you would sacri,
flee everything in the way OF material
comforts and lend your money TO your
government for these War Bonds.
we are not asked to do that. We con-
tinue our lives here in comfort and sa1e-
tv. We continue to go to ball games
to the theaters to our favorite tavern
or cocktail bar. We sit on our 1ront
porches and read the war news or discuss
and cuss the Congress We gather our
rich harvests. We 60 about our oaliy
tasks in the midst Of our friends ana lei,
lows. We collect our fat paychecks ana
we come home to our families ana per
haps there Is a vacant place at the liable
Our boy may be out there some
where and he's not complaining.
We grumble some about gas ratlonlns'
We can't get thick juicy steaks any more.
Ser7ice is not what 1t formerly was, prices
are up but is there any comparison
with your trifling inconvenience anu
the sacrifice these American sons are
making
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

When look around at the po-
litical chickering's Of washington
and the way personal jealousies
are put ahead Of the war, re-
alize all the more how great Is
our achievement and how great
Is the sacrifice and achievement
Of all the other American women,
who are really bearing the chief
burden Of the war.
You women give birth to chill
dren, you watch over them, you
cherish and guard them from
sickness and accidents you care
fully educate them. And then
after twenty-years, you send them
off to war.
I remember how mother felt
about your two brothers In the
last war. She never knew, I
think, that twice I tried to en-
list In the Navy before ] finally
got into the Army. She was
hoping all the time that the war
would end and ! very fooliShly
was hoping that 1t wouldn't.
YOUTHFUL ZEAL
When 1t did end, you may pos
sibly remember coming down to
the dock in New York to see me
off to Serbia. You were only
six years old then and prob
ably wouldn't remember the am
bition that famed in my young
and enthusiastic breast to help
carry out the woodrow Wilson
pledge Of Making the World Safe
for Democracy"
During the immediate years Of
relief work that followed, found
that the real people Of Europe
were willing enough. They were
eager, anxious, but helpless, wal
Ing to be led. They craved per-
manent peace as nothing else.
I shall never forget those Bal
kan nights around the campfire
high up In the Serbian mountains
when our Bulgar prisoners and
their Serb guards and our Al
bantam mule drivers (conscripted
against their will in the Serbian
army used to talk about the flu
tility Of war and how they might
attain permanent peace.
I can still remember their CO.
slant reiteration, "Natcha wilson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
Not at Any Cost

An Automobile Workers Union official
is quoted as saying that "the policy Of the
union Is not to win the war at any cost"
but ito win the war without sacrificing
too many Of the rights which we main
tain, or we have at the present time"
The official, President Thomas de
Lorenzo Of Local 365 U. A. w. &c. I. o., is
quoted further: 1--WE do not propose to
give anything up that we have at the
present time under the contract. We
propose instead that we keep adding to
the contract"
Far be 1t from us to argue with Mr.
De Lorenzo as to what he wants. We do
not believe that his union constituents
would be willing to stand up before wit
nesses and say after their president: Il
don't want to win this war at any cost"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

farm where 1t Is clean and whole
some and my neighbours have more
important things to do than poll
teal throat-cutting. And soTne-
times wonder why don't stay
out here all the time and just
write books or innocuous fiction
that wouldn't make people mad
and would not get involve din
public debates.
Some people think enjoy get
ting mixed up In all this turmoil
and being called names by the
White House. But don't. And
/ ami glad Mother Is not here
now because she so worsi1ipped
the President that she would al-
most have q hard time choosing
between him and her son, and
would DO most unhappy.
CALL OF BATTLE
OF course, q lot Of people would
give loud cheers II / retired from
the political arena. But 1t seems
to me that II stayed on in
the comparative ease and quiet
Of the farm at a time like this, I
should be Just as guilty OF deser-
ton as 0 soldier at the front.
Maybe I take myself too
seriously. Maybe, under all
the alleged cynclsnn, ! am just
. boy scout after all. But !
stilI cherish that old ideal that
had when you and Mother and
Ellen came down 70 the dock
In New York TO say goodbye
TO an enthusiastic youth, sail.
ing off 70 the back-door Of Eu-
rope, thinking he could con-
tribute one small bit to carry.
ing out Woodrow Wilson's ideal
Of O war 70 end war.
So for better or for worse, I
shall keep on battling. And this
time / still hope that Julie and
Jonathan and my children and
your newest born will not be
marching off to war all over again
twenty years from now. Per-
haps this time We can really
make IL.
This started out to be a letter
Of congratulations on the most
glorious event that can happen
to anyone. It has turned into
a sermon and q confession. Please
forgive me. Your brother,
DREW.
Copyright, 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
Views Of The Press

down to q reasonable level" organ
lied labor will have mo other re-
course but to demand wage In
creases."
He urged the government agencies
In control Of wages and prices to
take drastic action at once to avert
q breakdown Of our wartime econo-
my" Wrkers Of America twill not
stand for being starved out Of exist
ence.' and more along the same
lines.
Millions Of families besides those
connected with unions viii be hope
ful Of some success for Mr.. Green
and his associates. They win not
be optimistic. however. They have
watched industrial wages soar to
record peaks, while their own IN
come have remained low, and they
know that a primary cause for the
higher living costs has been the So
per cent increase in weekly indsu-
trial pay envelopes since the war.
Organized workers have the least
TO complain about from the rise in
living costs. It Is the so-caIled
white collar folks who are actually
threatened with being starved out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

taku," which meant, referring to
war: wilson would not have Il
So"
In the end, we let them down.
PEACE ODYSSEY
You may or may not remember
also the subsequent years ! spent
roaming the world as newspa-
perman. MY secret ambition,
though only mother and father
knew II, was to be o diplomat.
Incurable optimist, ! still cher
ished that ambition to help in o
small way to bring peace TO- the
world. But / didn't have enough
money to be diplomat, and
started out to study foreign af-
fairs as q newspapermaI1. ]
roamed through China, Siberia,
Australia and Japan. Unfortuns
ately the more I saw Of diplo-
mats, the more ] wanted to be
q newspaperman.
StiII grasplng for that eIu-
slve hope that the dying en-
bers Of peace could be gath
cred together and blown back
into healthy flame, ! went with
Frank b. Kellogg 10 sign his
permanent peace treaty in
Paris. ] still have the watch
that Kellogg carried on that
trip. His watch broke and
loaned him mine. The watch
I gave him was, In . way, like
. treaty. IL was not Q very
g'oOd watch, but IL was the
best Kellogg could get under
the circumstances. Likewise his
treaty.
He was carving out history. He
dared do what European lead
ers at first jeered him for. Henry
l.. StiIlson, who followed him,
also dared take unprecedented
steps to head off war In Asia.
Both Kellogg and Stimson were
ahead Of their time. They will
60 down in history as great men.
WILL WE BE TOO LATE?
Today fear that there are not
many among our Allied diplo-
matte leaders who dare march out
in front. They are waiting for the
public to push from behind. We
face the most difficult Job Of our
lives after this war Is over, yet we
are marking time. II we mark
time too long, 1t will be too late.
At night I come out to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

giore with its famous cell Of st. Thomas
Aquinnas; the Church Of Donna Regina,
and the well remembered st. Philip Neri
in baroque style--w Of all these?
And what Of those people living In the
ethyl And the number Of lives lost as
the enemy exacts the customary punish
mert and the usual reprisalsl Yesterday
1t was Lidice. Today It is Naples, ''most
enchanting spot upon earth"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
MUSCLE TONE

Anything that promotes Or pre-
serves good muscle tome hrmness.
resIliency, Is respects the voluntary
musculatufe, maintains good tone
in the involuntary rnusculattire a.
well. That's why q daily walk, o
daily game or physical work or ex.
erclse Of any kind, within your ca
paeity, Is good for the digestion,
good for the heart, good for the cir
culation.
Mid vltanin B deficiency, ac-
cording to BorsoolE (vltamins, The
viking Press, N. Y. City, 400 y re-
sponsible for fnlc hof the corstipa-
ton, flatulence and dyspepsia char
acteristic Of middle and old age.
Cowgill and his associates have re.
ported lack Of appetite, atony (fiab-
biness) Of the stomach, spastic
colon and insufficient hydrochloric
acid In the gastric Juice In persons
with thiannin (vitamin BID de-
ficiency.
Common heart and artery maTi-
festations Of vitamin B deficiency
according to Weise and wilkins
ANNALS Of Int. Medicine, 'S7) are
shortness Of breath on exertion,
rapid heart action, palpitation with
qailop rhythm, noticeable ttrobbing
over the heart and In epigastriurl,
distended veins In neck, arms, legs,
often slight ederna (swelling)
around ankles late in the after
noon. These manifestations are due
TO poor tone In the heart muscle
and In the muscle wall Of the blood
vessels. McCollun (Newer Knowl-
edge Of Nutrition, Macmillan, 1922
merely raises o question IS TO
awhether chronic deficiency or thu
amin CBl) over q period OF many
years might not be related in part
to the high incidence Of cardio-
vascular distinctions (heart and
artery troubles) occurring long be-
fore the end Of normal lie ex.
pectancy." In my own opinion vita
min B Is good heart tonic--it ini-
proves the tone Of the heart muscle.
pest source Of vitamin b Is plain
wheat. oats or oatmeal Is Is rich
In vitamin B-complex as wheat.
brown. unpublished or wild rice Is
another excellent source. Fresh
beans and peas are good sources:
dried beans and peas fairly good
sources: most green or fresh vege-
tables. which may be eaten raw OF
not too long cooked, are good
sources Of B-complex. Prolonged
storage, prolonged cooking, espe-
ciaily cooking In water, destroys
more or less Of the vitanins; as
B-compiex vitamins are soluble IN
water the cooking water must be
saved and used In food Soups,
gravy II the fun vitamin 3 value
ofo the food Is to be obtained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
woAzENs HATS
(Bost0n Post)

(Boston Post)
War necessity for conservation q
materials has decreed that womens
hats be smaller this fan, Wasning-
ton and War Production Board al
vices say. But the move wiA per-
nit more hats, so 1t IS not such .
desperate situation. after all.
The smaller hats are to have re-
duced brims and less ribbon ana
yelling. And the increased number
Of hats win make IL possible for the
millinery trade TO lure women var
workers away from tn eslaves snsy
havebeen
have been wearing for headeehx.
"AIls well that ends wen"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
WHO'S WHO IN STARVING


william Green and q battery Of
siib-ieAdeFs are on the lob IN WASH
lngton, working for union members,
who pay their salaries IN hahali
Of his 4. p. q T., President Green
Issued 81 HilIUnlum q ne AZ.
mInlsIratlon - Ne effect taat na.
ipp pflesa * fppa sa1o hoN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

Atlantic City, great center of recrea-
ton and rest, has undergone many
changes since you rode in wheel-chair
along It's famous boardwalk. Now 1t is
being made over into genearl hospital
center designated to take care OF war cas-
ualties It will still be a haven Of rest,
but not Just for vacationers and the idle
who were accustomed to while away the
hours in the climate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

general answer
to cover the en-
tire country can
picture varies
be given. The
pictures varies
from county to
county and al
most from farm
to farm. Any
tim e anyone
steps UP to say
there is enough
farm labor, from
some area q To-
nal wall will 'rian
to prove the
statement q lie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has completed
a tour of New Zealand and Australia, a
trip begun in August, the air coverage
over $4,000 miles. She covered quite
bit of territory. Stopping also at about
II islands she negotiated what General
Macarthur calls ISLAND hopping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

Princess Elizabeth of England will be
IS next year, and, therefore, old enough
to be appointed Councillor, which will
give her the necessary experience when
and if she ascends the throne. Her edu-
cation and training has been such that
she will, no doubt, be bale to fill such
position
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

One pair of shoes every six months
is the latest edict The production can
not keep up with the demand, so the new
shoe stamp must last six months instead
OF four. The OPA has put its foot down,
so there you are.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

40 q 4Cou1t "a NtlC
struggle q new
world Of ivory
and alabaster, of
mechanical per-
fe c t ion, Of indie
scribably rapid
transit viii sud-
denly emerge into
being.
Tt is to be
hoped, Of course.
that we shall have
learn ed some
thing from this
war and that the
W orld will be
vastly Tnakt.ar ,ha.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. d.

DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH
We hear great deal today about
the marvellous world we are going
to have after the war. To read some
prognosticators 1t would seem that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
vItamlns A and ID


DO YOU approve Of the Canadian
uropaganda for taking vttamlns a
and d to maintain good health?
'''~ &c. M. M
Answer-T do not know what the
Canadian propaganda Is. Infants
and children must take vitamin %
"a supplement their diet; II they 90
nat take enough milk, egg yolk,
sninach. tomato Juice, etc. they
may require also extra vitamin A.
Lime in Water
Well 10 feet deep. Water contains
large amount Of lime. Is 1t harmful
10 lis. especially to children, 70 use
Il az drinking water7 Have Ben
Told It viii cause hardening o. sne
arteries. vs. a. ~
Answer-If the water tastes al
right you need not ebe concerned
abo,It the amount Of calcium (limel
IN ii II Il has any effect at 81,
hard water probably tends 70 pre-.
vent hardening Of the artertes-put
tine form of calcium salts (lime) m
water Is only slightly II o. AL as
slnnilable, You get more tn1e IN
rlags OF milk than you would get
Ia 4 gallon Of the hardest drinking
water. There Is much evidence that
most people get insufficient saiciun1
FOR the daily requirements. ana rev
II any get too much.
Copper
Please advise what form OF cop
per should be included IN your
homemade iron tonic. The local
druggist did not understand wn,cn
copper salt you advise. GO A. va
Answer = Copper sulfate eplue
vitriol) blue stoned one grain TO the
batch. instructions for preparing
Tire iron tonic yourself are given "a
booklet blood and Health"--for
copy send ten cents and three-cens
stamped envelope bearing your al
dress. Please do not send . chipping
Of this item in lieu Of your own re-
quest.
Of existence, and they have no
champions to plead for them IN
washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-25

his sister
Of
dhse philosophy
My Sister:
achievement Of M would give all my