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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08
DAMON
RUNYON
The Briehtern'

THE chairman OF the New
- York underworld OF today u
no terrorist bum like the late
Lepke or the late Schultz or any
Of those other bloody minded
lates. He is a mild, unobtrusive,
inconspicuous little man. He "
a counselor of the legit, or at
least the legit as far as possible
of moderation and of avoiding
the limelight.
In fact. he is such a retiring
little mug that wish l could
think OF some term less sugges-
tive of misbehavior than UNDER
world. II smacks of low char
acters. whereas the chairman's
immediate associates are only
the very elite and limited in
number. There are five OF them
halling from various sections OF
the big town and from New
Jersey.
They are said to control GAM
bling and bookmaking in New
York. they have pieces OF
night cfubs on The side, and
few other odds and ends. and
that they were in the fabulous
liquor black market there seems
10 be no doubt. While they have
no definite organization and are
loosely related only through
their various businesses they
are one in accepting the little
chairman as the fount of
wisdom.
He keeps them out OF trouble.
or has up TO this writing, though
some of the officials are laying
for them with legal lead pipes.
But besides having the benefit
of the chairman's cool counsel ,
suppose the quintet also havl
Sure-footed lawyers. which 10
what l am seeking for friend
of mine, as you witt see II you
stick with me here
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-08

LIE WAS IN the liquor black
Il market too. the unexpected
quick touch" that turned many
honest men into thieves anI
many thieves into millionaire
practically overnight. My friend
has never been more than S2i1
Der cent honest and he GOT
load out Of the burnt cork traf-
fic that Rouge Ora Gon the
Steeplechaser could not hurdle.
! mean he got bundle
But now he is worrying He
is patriotic fellow and he
would like 10 pay the guv'ment
what is coming 10 il in income
taxes out of that score yet he
fears If he sets forth in his
return the source Of his income.
the guVment will clap him in
the brig for black marketing.
And if he does not make return
on the income. the guv'ment
NAV slug him for fraud II il
really a problem that calls for
the best and most INSCRIPTIONS
legal minds.
NOC SO, me friend had a bit
i ter experience with the guv'-
ment on situation almost
Identical with this He ives
logging along in the '20s and
accumulated package. But
he was mighty self-conscious
about his business d. He felt en-
barrassed about telling the guy
ment that he was bedding
booze for a livelihood so he lust
kept his trap closed about il.
He did not make any return at
all because he figured if he ad-
mitted making money out Of
bootin'. they would sneeze him
for violation Of the Volstead.
But the guv'ment dug him
up on his failure to file and all
that kept him from going TO the
guard house on Alcatraz or
some similar place was what he
needs nova surefooted latitat
or torney-at-law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Po.twar Employment Awards

A month has passed since the an- n0uncement of the seventeen winning plans in a postwar employment awards contest and in this time study by govern ment agencies, by economists and edi- torial writers interested in this problem have helped evaluate the true signifi- canoe of the competition.
 Most important is the underlying theme of the first prize winner, Herbert Stein, 28-year-old chief of the Economic Analysis Section of the War Production Board, which stresses private enterprise and the preservation of American democ- racy. He bases his plan on method for stimulating a high level of private ex- penditure as consistent with his object ives of political democracy, personal liberty and efficient satisfaction Of wants.
 Among the general policies advocated by Stein are the removal of powerful factors which discriminate against the assumption of risk and counteracting some of the fluctuations in private capi- tai expenditures. He also advocates edu- cation of the American citizenry to an understanding 'of the proper and pos sible relations between free government and free business" All of which seems EOuklcbCtg ooNftA DO Onb Dasyotsoa asN%sN.
 Not only the winning plan but each Of the 35,767 entries are to be made avall. able to research bureaus and government postwar planning agencies for further analysis and study. This cross-section of American opinion on the question Of how to lick unemployment and depres- sion such as followed on the heels of World War is of untold value.
 Entries came from practically every section of the country and from peopae in every walk of life. Indicative, too. Of the great interest the men in our armed forces have in this question of jobs after the war are some 5000 entries which they submitted More than half of these were submitted by men stationed overseas. One of the winners, Major Lyle M. Spen- cer, wrote his plan while on active duty with the Army in the Mediterranean theater
 Major Spencer says that he talked with ai6 soldiers in Italy and North Africa m formulating his plan and found that the principal interest of all soldiers aftef winning the war is concerned with erl' ployment after the war. Many Of them, he said, are already working actively during their spare hours on plans TOT starting their own businesses and beeonl- ing their own bosses after they get back home. It is a good sign and we believe one typical of the democratic form O. government under which we live, that the 0littie people" of the country as well as the economists and government officials are thinking about the problem ana seeking solution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
D.Dsy Life Sewing

The Navy has disclosed that in the first two weeks after D Day wounds proved fatal ln less than per cent Of all wound eases, Army figures, though un' announced, are reported to be eguslly heaTteniDg,
 For such news the entire country owes a debt Of gratitude to the surgeons gen, eral of the two services. They prepared for the worst Months ago they ignored the bitter complaints Of a civilian d0et0r gh0rtage to train medical men for thlg eampajgn, They required and got the best Of medical supply
 All this may have caused eivillan in' eOnvenienee, even suffering, But can anyone say tbat t wasn't worth jt7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Rehearsal For RecopveTsion

The dispute oyer the first step toward industrial reeonYersion was not wartime Washingt0n's most spectacular battle, but it was one Of the most important. Apparently it was also bitter But the final agreement seems sensible, fair and promising Of progress.
 WIPE Chief Donald Nelson has been de- elaHed the winner, since his fouf,polDt program was finally approved, But it IS more significant that no one seems 10 be the l0ser-aot even the Army and Navy, Manpower Commissioner MeNutt, and the various WIPE vice ebalrmeD and busl' ness men who opposed the program strongly,
 First Of all. there is the assurance that this step toward Fee0Dvefsl0D VIII not upset Army and Navy requirements, These requirements change Hltb taetles, and tactics change with the tides ot pat tie, SO production schedules will still be subject to change without much notice, But war needs-manp0We as well as mRteFial-Wlll come first, Certainly there can have been no fundamental difference o0 that score among the disputlDg par fles, however many aeflm0pl0ns WoFas were spoken,
 The start toward ree0nyeFsioD seems, 10 put it simply, like the type Of play rehearsal called "walk.thF0ugh," Tbls takes place early ip the plays pHepafe, ton, The actors don't yet know teelf lines, Thelr nlaiD concern is learning where they enter and exit, when they stand, eit, cross the stage, and go on, Iney may bump into each other Q few times, Dnt by opening night everybody knows what 70 do 0f the e0mpally is proies' sl0nal) and the perf0rmallee IS smoothly lnfegfaied, Thls wouldn't happen lf the actors simply sat and Fecited their lines untll a week before the opening, Neither R0uld Fee0nyeFsi0n work smoothly 1 asl 1ntire industry waited until ite last mem. per in war WOFk had fulfilled lh con 2acfs.
 70 pursue the theatrical comparison,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Views Of The Press

eVallon Front, The next day the togn was surrounded by NRzl Elite Guards. With systematic tlHorougb' ness, the entire population Of l' 900 souls was herdaa into the square, When the Red Gross got there several days later, they found enly ehagFed ruins and Q few halSsmaa children roaming in the woods
 The Germans themselves thfohkn their puppets in Athens V0neh for tllls story, They point out thai Dist0nl0 was destroyed aD the secv 0na Anniversary og the massacre at Lldlee, T'his time there waf Ile RelnhaTd Neydrleh, no butcher Ing ''nT0tAet0T' Nf B0hemlas M0Favla, whose assassination furnished q pre- text for the mass InuFdeg 0g nnos cent people, T'hls time the women and children were not sent away but slanghiArad with the men, " was Intended As Q lessen 70 the 0Feeks Of the futility of thelF struggle, ll sarvAs lnSiead as g lesson t0F all wla0 are still learning, painfully and lnaFadul0nsly, the full meaning Of Ma haTbaTliy, Ike the lesson laHeht at Adlee, t will be taken ta heeFt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

the companys most experienced actor will probably learn his lines and stage business much more quickly than the hedging performer. And the best estab- lished organizations, though their effi- ciency may keep them longer at war work. should be able to reconvert and regain their positions more easily than the less efficient factories with head start
 The new reconversion program Is not going to produce any appreciable amount Of consumer goods immediately. And 1t isn't a cure-all for the hard work and shortages ahead. But the preparation now should help to prevent unemploy- ment and chaos later. AS Senator Tru- man of Missouri said of the plan: 'The time for discussion Is past, and there is no satisfactory alternative for action. A start now will provide experience which may save many months when the rush of reconverSion begins"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Nurses. Aide end the Circu.

The response made by Waterbury members of the Nurses Aide group, and those from elsewhere in the state, to aid in ministering to the sufferings of the cruelty burned victims of the circus fire tragedy, is symbolic of the unselfish and tirelesS adherence to duty of these vol unteers
 Any response of professionally trained personnel to such an appeal is a gratlfy- ing spectacle on its own merits, but when performed solely on the basis of v0lun- tary motive, as in this case, it is consti- tuted as a remarkable performance over and above any prescribed moral duty.
 Today, in Hartford hospitals. members of this group each stand by at the bed side of a victim of the fire rendering sympathetic and slIillful aid in helping to alleviate the patients sufferings. To those victims fortunate to survive, the name of Nurses Aide will recall vivlnly the solicitiOus ministrations of thls group.
 The gallant work being performed by these members has only been publicly accentuated by the circus tragedy and brought out into relief by its prominence. For. this group, which was formed as a wartime emergency measure and utll- ized as a vital part of the highly im- pOrtant administrative duties of the nations hospitals, has performed its daily routine duties" with equal skill and un- selfishness as that shown in Hartford.
 Medical men, trained nurses ana nos. pital authorities in general have praised the merits of this group since its organl, zation. Today, following this splendid performance of duty at the bedside Of the fire victims, this praise has grown 10 fulI-fledged admiration, heartily sanc- ti0ned by all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

North Carolina said to each other en route to Chicago. On the North Carolina Special were favorite son Governor Broughton, ex-Gove ernor o. Max Gardner, and exc Governor John Ehrtnghaus [. All came to the convention to. getheT, iin addition to North Caro" lina's It. Gov. R. l.. Harris. ex. Speaker Win smith. and ex-Con. gressman Prank Hancock {. Senator George of Georgia. once the object Of FDRs purge, was among those who wanted the President to come out for a fourth term and announced t in cd. vance.
 DEMOCRATIC PAYROLL
 The Democrats are going into thls conventoin with a payroll Of S2 employees, drawing salaries Of e1,476.0l Q week-whieh is less than any payroll in previous years. Money-Taising Is . lot tougher these days, and the party is econ. 0Jalzing.
 Here is the list Of the main regulars who have done the spade work to put across the Chicago convention and viii carry the ball from here op:-
 Chairman Boh flanagan sl.' k3s.eo meshly, publicity diTeeseg Paul Porter eI.iks.esI assistant to the chairman Charley Mt' eheison, el.0oei William M Boyle, eS2e.l8I Edgar Brown, $500, Robert M. MeeTe, es0oi ye- seph Berger, eeoel L0Fena Iiie" ksk ee6l.b2i George 7. Wlilisen. el99I Alas Oliver, esso - M Hsenthly.
 The staff will be expanded, but not too much unless they are yol' unteeF workers. Financial psekings are too slim.
 lc0pyright. iesl by United
 Feature Syndicate. JneJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Difficult Beginnings

The days of statements and resolutions in the field Of international relations are drawing to a close; the hard work IS De, ginning. We may see the practical start in the United Nations monetary confer. ence and the exploratory conversation" among the United States, Great Britain, Russia and China on the formation of world peace organization. So far neither meeting has been notably successful, me monetary conference is split by differ ences from within. and sniped at from without. The peace-enGOrcemept conver' sati0ns begged down before they even started.
 If this is discOuraging, we may as welI get used to the Encouragement. lt IS one thing to utter brave and good principles but quite another to apply them 10 eases What is happening at the beginning ol conferences on two very important SUD. jects will undoubtedly happen again ana again. A,o
 We may wish that, especially in. the matter of world peace. there had been a better understanding Of national intentions and policies among Ue four powers, But since there was noL, we can only hope that temporary meas ures when peace comes tp Europe may be sound and just, and that in the meantime the large difficult ties may be adjusted first, so that tbe peace ofganizatlop which finally emefges may be ready to stand firm,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
TEE FOLKS BACK HONE
lRElAgeporl Pasll

fEtlAktPoft FpeN
 Since 0I Joe and 0I Jim nave come in for so much public attens ton and affection, lt Is timely 10 FelnemheT thelr folks back home or John snd Mary, hls vie, Tlley e0.nnFlee the rank end fife 0f the communities big and llttle that make the rank end flle ef the eonls nlunliles bng and little that make ID tbis land,
 Like tbeiT suddenly famous 0ffs spring, they are just naImag men ard W0pasD, They build np mle working capital Of banks and lns suranee companies and the eoyeFns laent treasury, They are the baeks bone og churches end fFateFnal 0F, aeTg, nelgbb0rh00d groups and community flinds,
 They are the nnasenning, baFds working, cheerful people wh0 do the aag's work and make nothing af Q, meanwhile pFaettelng charity and helplpg one anothsF ever fhe haTder places,
 bHaeed as tbelr boys and girls are faced bbY new hall0ns, they mans age somehow 70 adjust themselves t0 tbe new, yet hold fast t0 that whieh lS good fT0m out the past, They 10 . l0t Of RTiping and cons plalning, but never dFew z poeF mouth 0T fail 70 come through ln z pinch
 so as Ws Rav, when lt eomes t0 eanfeFFtng the aeeolaae up0D ille men ill uniform, don't forget the knIgllss lD Glvvles, the family Buck h0lle. R0r they, too, cen beth teke V and dish it out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Selected Poem
q SOLDIER sREAkS

| sOLDIER SPEAKS lAlNs R0blseD Higbee in The New F0Ik Tp0eO Let lae 60 back, f0g the bllls are miDe, Back 70 the spruce and the fFagFept Dlns, Let me go back where the sky ls blue And let ne forget the things l kpegi 4 f0Sbos's gloom and the saTepDels whine, Let ne knael a0gD RDd dTlnk ile wine Of staFrfleekaa WAtNgs ihat glint RDd shine, And none mey erink Of sgseteg brewi Let ne go back Let ne go back when the soptllBsFd yBs 0f aTF0Bee Nltlfs afe potent 6gO That antnnDb shuttle Is woyeD taTelie T9e willle blFeb lesyeg wlsb golden bne, Q, nlake tllls lny cure, Hly anedyDe,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

scrutinizing credentials carefully and are not at all happy about the Electoral College threat in the South.
 POLITICAL CHgAFF
 FDR set the precedent for quick acceptances speeches. In 1882. he flew out to the Chicago conyen- tiOn. In 1894. he accepted even before the convention met In contrast. in 1898. Zachary Taylor never knew he had been n0minat" ed for President until 8 month after the Whig convention tn chi- cagO, Tayl0g was then living in New Orleana and when the letter arrived from the convention ten. dering him the nomination, he refused to receive t Reason: The letter bore no postage, was marked "CoIleet".
 General de Gaulle has become SO popular that it's a fighting word to say you're against him, Or so the French banking firm of Lazard Freres ip New York in. dleates as the result Of a recent MerFy-0O- Round column report" ing they were not for him, ] am delighted to know that exactly the opposite is correct and that Lag" ard has bene SO vigorously sn de- Gaulles corner, -.
 When Democratic national chairman Bob Hannegan got to Chicago, he found no bSgh.nps who had ever gone tboFlgb ail tue difficult paees Of a national cons venLi0D, So be asked 0eorgia's s'Chlp" Robert. former national secretary, to come out and see that no details were missed, emp has been helping run conventions since McAd00 and Al Smith pat tied to g draw in Madison Square Garden sn 1923 ,,,.,
 It wasn't what the Governor of North Carolina said 10 upe Governor Of South Carolina, but rather. what several Governors o'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
INFLAMMATION or LINING or
 THE HEART

The medical term for inliammas ton of the lining membrane os the heart ls endo-cardltls. Acute endo- carditls occurs in the course Of or as e complication of rheumatic fever (acute infectious arthrisis, in. llammatory rheumatisgn), acute tons slllltis, qulnsy, scarlet fever or sometimes as a complication or sequel of other acute respiratory inc factions. This is the reason why physicians advise patients with acute respiratory infections. even when the illness ls not severe enough to disable, to remain at rest, prefer ably in bed, during the feverish stage, at any rate. A clump or colony of the germs responsible Tor tlae illness. say Streptococci or Pneumocci, would be less likely to travel through the blood stream from the infected area in nose or threat to lodge in the lining of the heart. if the patient remains at rest.
 Simple endocarditi s In itself Is not particularly dangerous. But if the heart lining involve happens to be that adjacent to or covering one of the heart valves. it may % distort the valve as to prevent per- feet closure-and that means vale vular leakage, valvular insufiictency, valvular disease.
 pr. osler found that there were il0 cases of acute endocarditis among 33o cases of rheumatic fever in Johns Hopkins hospital-flfty years ago. Drs. Hart. Wood and Daughton (American Jour. Med. Sciences, March. '3D found that there were i38 cases of valvular heart disease among 200 eases of rheumatic fever in University of Virginia Hospitai.--ten or i2 years ago. They considered only l00 Of these cases of valvular disease ae. tive endocarditis, however. the rest Of the l38 cases were probably the damage remaining after some ear. Her attack Of acute endocardltis.
 A good physician listens carefully to the heart every time he visits . patient with reslumatic fever. septic sore throat or any severe acute res- pirat0ry nAfection-sueh as scarlet fever. tonsilIltis. chorea (St. Vituss dance). Otherwise he might fail to recognize the development of endos earditis. The complication has a way of developing with little appar- ent change in the patients condi- ti0n--although usually there is some increase of pulse rate and perhaps slight increase of fever.
 Tn 6i cases Of acute endocardltis, pneumococci fpneunionia germsl were found in 2l. Beside pneuna0n- Ia, Pneum0e0eel may be the cause of acute tonsillltis. qninsy. pleurlsy, acute bronchitis. acute sinuEltis. acute appendicitis. In most eases of cute endocarditis. however. the notorious streptococcus is the cause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

her child seVeFeg ly 0D the evh 0f spree alng upw verified FlllnollE, Instead slle tod tDle child N go out Into the gard and pgek eA illR dandelt0ile lle could And which had gone
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

siEmea letters pertaining Co pee. ssnnl health and hygiene, not @ disease, alneneais os erealments viii be answeeed by Df. Brady e a stamped self.a4dreasea envelope & enclosed. Letters sheuid be braek and written Co ink. No reply can ba made Co queries nol conform ing Co instructions. AddfU.s Dr. william Brnay, National NewB. paper Service, seo West MAalson street. Chicago. 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
4 GREEK MDIcE
lNoW Y0Tk HaFald sT'FlblInol

INV WWW NFHFWFF~ NFEWWFF"F
 Co the shadow of Mount PnEnass slls, from wll06o summit Apollo and llle Muaas made their e0ltFibnti0n t0 civilized llVing, there existed nlls tll recently the Village Of pisl0n0 It had enjoyed iis holiF ol fame. more than . century ae0, when the intrepid George kaTalskas won q signal victory there during the Greek waT Of Independence, st had survived llA hour Of defeat, Whel the German avalanche rolled down from the north,
 Early ln June thirty 0ermans weFa Billed neaf pieionio in a clash Wlfh DaEllGane of fle Hellenic kibsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
TgggY GROW gAeT
RY EANk ., D0p0kAse, D. D,

Tb1EK GROW FAST
 4 child one day repeated fe DIS H0iher a story he had beaFa Rbout certain 0f tlaelr nelgbb0Ts, end v Was ihe type Of story whieb would have done tlaese Deigbh0Fs 70 good, U C had been byuIlAd ab0uk
 The Blother migbt haze leeillFed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

gf ge can have some clVillaD production without hurting the NaT effort, we should a0 70, we want t0 be able 10 say hhen me boys come back that we have kept . decent country ready fog them wlleFe they can get Jobs, wMallFy Maverick, WYE ehAWs
 man,