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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
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Aside from original sin, who killed Cock
Robin, and how many angels can dance
on a pinhead, Americans have probably
discussed the ancient issue of states
rights about as thoroughly as anything
since this nation was founded. 1t has
been belabored, picked to pieces, and in
voked for unworthy political purposes.
Yet today it is more vulnerable, and con-
sequently more important, than it has
been in years. All of which is excuse
enough for quoting some observations on
the subject in a recent article by Repre-
sentative Hatton w. Summers, an old-line
StateS-rightS Democrat from Texas. JuSti-
tying his prescription of Exercise: the
Cure for Federalitis," Mr.. Summers writes:
Except by conquest, no people privi-
legged to govern themselves ever lost that
privilege until they had first lost their
capacity for Self-government. Capacity
Is lost by it's non-use. .. Let any self
governing people shift their govern
mental responsibilities away from them
selves, and in proportion as they do, the
strength to govern departs"
Viewing the present trend Of American
government not as social progress, but as
retrogression from first principles, the
congressman points out that ''The Magma
Carta. the Petition Of Rights and our
own Declaration Of Independence mark
great epochs in governmental history be-
cause their effect was to.decentrallze gov
vernmental power and move it back to-
ward the people" There are two obvi-
GUS impediments at present to this de-
centralfzation that Mr.. Summers ana
MANY other Americans desire. First ana
most important is the war. Some SORT OF
fictatoFship is necessary to neat and ell
eient military operation. The other IS the
flabby and growing habit Of nearly az
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Current Comment


The man-eating shark myth has
been exploded. There is no record
Of sharks having bitten anyone
(of our Pacific forces). I have
talked with many Of our fellows
who have been In the water for
hours, wounded. All they had to do
was to make q little splash and the
sharks swan away.
-Comdr. Gene Tunney, back-from
SolomonS.
A lot Of people don't realize that
shop lifting Is an emotional release,
The women who DO 1t for excitement
are not good at 1t and they usually
get caught. 1t isn't temptation OF
hardship that drives women to tax
ing things out Of stores. It's the ex-
element and the exliilaration.
Capt. Rhoda Milliken, New YorE
Polfcewoman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

Ethel Barrymore in true Barrymore
fashion is great trouper. OF late years
she has been going strong, though at one
time it seemed as if i'll health would END
her stage career. She travels as much or
more than any other person in public
life, not mentioning any names. In her
present show, "The Corn Is Green" she
has played all over the country and says
she expects to be on the road until next
spring. Good for her!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

been paid TOR weeks.
"I'm not complaining and I
don't want favors or sympathy"
said the young veteran.
Johonson got busy. Within three
hours, the Veterans AdminiStra-
ton in Washington okayed Trot-
ter's application and, the next
day, he received his first dis
ability check for $3.50, plus retro
active pay. Trotter's mother wept.
els there anything else I can
do for your" johnson asked.
eyes, sir, there is" replied
Trotter. my legs are no good
to me, but / have . good pair
Of hands and I can see, hear and
o. 5uEoS UNI '3qSI IIs 4Tv3
take a radio course and, when /
complete it, I would like to get
back in the Navy as . radio
operator. Maybe you can help
me. There's nothing I would
rather do than get back into
combat against those Mani So
and-so's."
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
ST. BLAsE's BLESSING
Che catholic Transcript

CThe Catholic Transcript
The origin Of the blessing Of
threats on st. Bases feast-day, like
the origin Of so many popular de-
votions, is lost in mist Of legend.
Indeed, the great popularity Of st
Blase, Bforlasi
Blase, or Blasius, in the Middle Ages,
Is a minor mystery. He was not a
European saint at all. He lived in
far-off Armenia during the latter
part of the third and the beginning
Of the courth century, and, as far
as we know, never left his see.
Tradition tells us however that
he was remarkable physician and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

For months, Cabinet members
and other Administration leaders
have been trying to persuade State
Department officials that its Span
ish appeaSement policy was wrong.
They knew on the inside what
outsiders did not know. Among
other things, they knew that Span
ish Fascists had raided certain
U. S. consulateS, destroying large
quantities Of Owl propaganda.
They knew that the Seal of the
United States over the door Of
the q. s. Embassy in Madrid had
been pelted with stones so that
the enamel was Clipped off, but
the Franco government refused
to apologize.
They knew that sighting, UNI
grateful remarks had been made
in the Spanish press about the
American Red Cross shipments Of
food, and that Fascist gangs
picketed American offices and
made trouble for non-Franco
Spaniards who were too friendly
to the q. S. A.
They also suspected that the
NaAs were using Spanish soil for
air bases for raids against Al
lied shipping, and that strategic
materials were going across the
border to Hitler.
Nevertheless, Secretary Hull,
questioned some time ago about
his Spanish policy, told news
men: whats wrong with 1t?
It's succeeded, hasn't it,"
Finally, however, the State De-
partment has suspended oil and
gas shipments. in view of Fran
cos fragrant and open sending Of
strategic supplies to Hitler. How
much further Hull goes will now
depend on the ire of U. S. mill
tary leaders.
MILK-PRICE FIGHT
OPA's Chester Bowles is in the
middle of hot fight with War
Food Administrator Marvin Jones
over whether to increase prices for
milk and other dairy products.
Bowles Is urging that the dairy
farmers get an increased subsidy
in order to offset the sky-high
price Of feed as a result of last
summers drouth. In this, he has
has the strong support Of Econ
omic Stabilizer Fred Vinson. How
ever, War Food Gear Jones is OPP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
The Phantom Foe

A Japanese newspaper tells its readers,
with straight face, that after the heroic
sons of heaven scramrned from KiSka at
the threat of invasion, the Americans
landed and fought three weeks with an
army made up of the ghosts of Jap SOL
diers killed at Attn. They even repulsed
phantom counter-attacks, the paper says.
You've heard of the Japs' lighting
spirit" Well, this apparently is it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
EXERCISE, BLOOD PRESSURE
AND THE VEINS

ASphyxia means literally absence
of throbbing, and by implication
cessation of heartbeat, breathing,
suspended animation, and in the
most familiar sense suffocation by
cutting of the air supply, by gass-
ing, by drowning.
In moderate aSphyxia, anoxia,
oxygen deficit in the tissues. cells,
organs, blood, from any cause, the
action of the heart Is impaired by
want of sufficient oxygen, blood ac-
clInulateS in the veins which be-
come more prominent or distended.
and the relative excess of carbon
dioxide in the blood overstimulates
the vasomotor nerve centers IN the
lower part Of the brain close to the
medulla oblongata-dont let these
terms brighten you'll just like to
practice spouting them once IN a
while-it lends dignity to my dis
course, don't you think? Anyway
the accompaniment or effect OF all
this Is q rise Of arterial blood pres
sure.
AS I have mentioned several
times in these talks about Rnoxfa
or oxygen deficit the most common
causes of the condition, in my opin-
ion, are Cd pollution Of air by car
bon monoxide from automobile en-
gines, faulty fuel burning furnaces,
heaters, implements; CD smoking;
(3)sedentation, that is, pursuit Of
a sedentary, parasitic existence
without physical work, play or ex-
ertion.
Occasionally we hear fables about
| individuals who have never taken
| a bit of exercise or done any physi-
cal work If they could possibly avoid
the exertion, yet have enjoyed fine
health. I have never encoun-
tered such a phenomenon who had
attained his or her life expectancy.
It is really tragic how young such
attain permanent passivity.
Moderate exercise increases me-
tabolism increases the absorption Of
oxygen from the air into the blood.
Now bear in mind what the imme-
diate effects Of anoxia oxygen de-
flcit are-weakened heart action,
accumulation Of blood in the veins
and prominence Of superficial
veins, rise of blood pressure. Reg
ular daily exercise, then, tends to
strengthen the heart action, pre-
vent accumulation of blood in the
veins, prevent high blood pressure.
Remember, this means exercise,
play or work that is moderate, and
not violent or strenuous exertion.
The artisan at his trade, the woman
doing housework, the white collar
people or students walking to and
from ONCE, plant or school instead
| of riding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

Real estate and building goes in
cycles, so they say. And if the cycles
work out according to Hoyle we Should
he due for boom but this is not expected
by the realty experts. The last iand
and building boom was in 1925 and 70,
and before that in 1907.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

gent - shake the
spiritual security
Of a number Of
p e ople. There
have been some
great skepticS
who have shaken
the faith Of whole
generations. The
writer remembers,
as a small boy,
the ui1settling ef-
feet that the lee
kaapac ~ p0h Tn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

AppSaIeV Q1ISCtAy
to the Supreme
Court.
Issues in this
case are q little
involved and le-
galistic, but by q
certain amount Of
over : simplifica-
ton they can be
spelled out so as
to be at least as
understandable. as
the present In
come tax form,
and they are OF
interest because
k1Nfc SOhA1n A...l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Selected Poem

WOOD STOVE
(Martha Gleason in the Christian Science MonitorI
This to be said for fire Of wood:
No other fuel makes baking so good.
NO other fire abounds so in cheer,
Warmly, invltingly drawing you near
Just to be sociable. Laughter and levity
Gathered around 1t atone for its brevtty
once you've replenished 1t, you've understood
This-to be said for fire Of wood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 1857 a. m, sets at 0:lS p. m.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Ten inches Of snow equals In water cea-
tent, on the average, about one inch Of rain.
(World Almanac Weather Calculattons).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. d.

SKEPTICISM is CONTAGIOUS
One skeptic in a household will
have a damaging effect on the re-
igions faith Of every other mem
Der Of the family. One skeptic in
q social group may-if he be intelli-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
A Thought for Today

For the word Of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any twO-edged sword, pierre
ing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
Spirit-HebrewS 4:12.
1t Is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with
force from the hand, as to recall word once
Spoken.-Menander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Washington Merry-G o-Round
uIs Spanish Appeosemen Long Bitterly Fought by coeosues
Oil Suspension Finally Forced by frances Dealings With Hitler
oPA and WFA Hot Bottle Over Higher Milk Prices Subsidy
Friends Reveal RcenbockerChe Row During Pacific Odeo
BY
DREW PEARSON


much bitter feeling there has been inside the against the state depart
recently with frances shipment essential to Hitler long last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Your Health
By d.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per.
sonal health and hygiene, not 10
disease. diagnosis Of treatment,
win be answered BY DR.. Brady Il
stamped seIf-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 DR..
william Brady, National News
paper Service, 800 West Madison
Street, Chicago, Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
: NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Lincoln Electric
RenegotiatiOn Suit
By PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat) Washington
Correspondent

Correspondent
First test case on this matter Of
renegotiation Of profits on govern
ment war contracts viii In all prob
ability be the Lincoln Electric COM
pany suit, coming to trial within the
next couple months before three
Judge court in the District Of Col
umbia, from which the case can be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

that his sanctity, after his martyr
dom, was shown by numberless WON
derful cures. For these reasons, per-
haps, the faithful sought his inter-
cesSion when they were i'll and erect
ed many churches, and affairs to
him when they were well. In any
case the virtuouS Armenian prelate
was more esteemed by the faithful
Of Europe than some saints more
familiar.
Few, If any Catholic churches TO-
day are named In honor Of st. Blase.
But the blessing Of threats on the
3rd Of February, his feast day, has
survived to our times as one Of the
most widely observed Of church GER
emonies. In prison, it Is said, Just
before he was tortured and behead-
ed, st. Blase performed a wonder
full cure on boy who had q fish
bone in his throat and was in dam
ger Of choking to death. This story
may have been the inspiration for
the ritual Of the crossed candles and
the prayer for relief from throat
troubles by st. Blase's interceasion.
It does not explain, however, fhe
fact that fifteen hundred years after
hsi death, this oriental, and compar-
atively minor, saint Is still remem-
bered In western lands. That in It.
slef savors Of the miraculous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
IL In Odd

My experience with the ambulant
treatment Cor heruia) now amounts
to more than 200 cases. and the re-
suits have been highly satisfactory.
I am convinced now that the pro-
portion Of failures is no greater. II
as great as the proportion Of fail
ures in radical operation. One odd
thing I have noticed-the only cases
my medical colleagues refer to me
for alnbulant treatment are patients
who are por risks for surgery be-
cause Of diabetes, advanced age,
heart trouble, etc. If the method Is
suitable for poor risks why not for
patients who are good rislIS2
O., M. d.
Answer-Thank you, Doctor. We
doctors are funny that way. Today,
Of course, the ambulant (injection
office treatment Is the method Of
choice in all but external hemor-
rhoids, and doctors who still subject
hemorrhoid patients to the ancient
clamp and cautery or other crude
surgical atrocity are just plain die
hardS.
Raw later
On a sixtesn-day voyage on
-'s yacht every one Of the
fifteen men aboard suffered from
constipation. I ate a raw potato
every day and never had any
trouble or needed a laxative. Every
body ate fruit and vegetables, but
every man abroad except me COM
planned. &C. ~
Answer-All I know Is that it can
do no one harm to eat some raw
potato If he likes or whenever he
likes.
(Copyright 1914. John F, Ollie Co..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Deaths Reported

George A: Treiman, SO, Greenbelt, Nd
MARY G. Caspari, 70, 35 st. NV.
yula a Parkinson. 70, 1873 Lanier pl. NV
zee Hing, 66. SO4 Eye st. NV
Rosa T. White. "a. $500 Calvert st NV
coward r. Keenan,, 55, 3232 st. NV.
Joseph l. Lyons, 81, 1919 G st. NV.
James 3. Moody, ~, 12O c st. ne
Helen 4. Hunt, 80, 2969 Upton st NV
1onn Tucker. jr., 81, 1915 MonteIlo
Marion A. Postell, IS, 1I35 Girard st. NV
anne Annis sBagior Bas. 81, d25 10th st. NV.
Sames Eoolnson,, 49. 312 L st. sw.
Lee Bivens, Al, AL M st. NV.
Wills Silas, 40. 1101 5th st. Sc.
Sirgie Perry, 40, 1880 Q st. NV.
Ruth M. Morris, 3, 30, New York ave nv
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Churchill Will Speak
On Air Sunday, First
Time Since Illness
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press,
! LONDON, Mar 23.-Prime Min
lister Churchill will adress the nation
lSunday-his first broadcast since
his winter illness-amid a rising
clamor on both sides of the Atlantic
for clarification of the Allied war
aims.
The speech, scheduled for pm.
a pm. E. w. t., is awaited here as
a possible key to the position which
Britain may tame on the multiple
problems expected to come up for
discussion at the forthcoming con-
ferences in London between United
States Undersecretary of State Stet-
tinius and the British Foreign
|Office.
There has been speculation abroad
that these conferences might be fol-
lowed by another meeting between
Mr. Churchill and President Roose-
welt.
Growing demands in the House of
Commons and the United States for
a detailed statement on Allied war
and postwar plans, as we'll as for
Qualification of what revisions-if
any-can be expected in the Allan
tic Charter, have suggested the ad-
ditional possibility that Mr.. Church.
ill and Mr.. Roosevelt may seek an
other meeting with Premier Stain.
The lone political hand which
Russia has been playing lately in
connection with italian. French.
Yugoslav and Polish affairs has
raised many questions in both Brit
ain and America concerning the
solidarity of the "big three" powers.
1t has been an open secret in Lon
don for some time that the Euro
pean Advisory Commission set up
after the Moscow Conference of
Foreign Ministers is not getting the
desired results in settling postwar
problems and that some new form
OF collaboration is desirable.
Mr.. Churchill hinted at this in
Commons yesterday as members
pressed for an open debate on the
Atlantic Charter.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
9Th Air Force Practices
Fast Moves for Invasion

BY the Associated Press.
A UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE, England, Mar. 23.-Units of
the United States 9th Air Force are
being put through a series of rigid
exercises designed to prepare this
tactical arm to move rapidly from
British bases to conquered territory
after the invasion of Western Eu-
rope opens.
AS a part of these maneuyers.
hundreds of men and planes, plus
vast quantities of equipment, were
transferred yesterday from one
Marauder base to another.
The entire operation was staged
on only two hours notice and went
on without a hitch and with onlv
two minor injuries, said Mai. Rus
sell B. Fontaine of Wauwatosa
Wis, who planned and directed the
convoy movements.
The fields involved were about
20 miles apart.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Births Reported

Richard and Bertha Ames, girl
Joseph and Catherine Barock, girl.
Ihomas and Louise Burke, boy
John and Evelyn Grow, boy
Mathew and Catherine Higgs,s boy
Charles and Nancy Horsman, girl
George, Jr,. and Virginia Klenk. boy.
VIII and Beatrice Maslow girl.
James and Ethel Potter, girl
Sidney and Shirley Sills. girl
Boyce and Willie Simpson, girl.
Rlchard and Leslie Thomas, boy.
Rogers and Eleanor Young, boy.
Aram and Ruth Bakshian, boy.
Robert and Beatrice Bloxton, girl
Wllllam and Helen Giles, girl
Joseph and Alma Harrison. boy
barrett and katharine Hollister, boy.
Frederick and Mary Koss, girl
Joseph and Linda Montedonico girl.
James and Margaret Rothschild. girl
Lawrence and Elizabeth Simmons, boy.
Ra!ph and Mary Swope, girl.
Fred and Gloris Wolfe, girl.
James and F1ossie Ballard, girl,
Eddie and Anna Boggs boy.
FREDERICK and Margaret Doy, boy.
Henry and Geneva Mccoy, girl
Leonard and Emma Pinkney, girl.
Sidney and Mary Wise, boy
Norman and Gertrude Berry, boy
William and Hilda Childress, giTl
Lewis and Celestine Harrison, twin girls
Martin and Nettie Proctor. girl
Saxton and Thelma Sawyer, girl.
One pound Of waste cooking fat
makes enough glycerin to manufac
ture one-third pound gunpowder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
By ERSKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent

You have to be a master diplo- mat, s. Sylvan Simon said, to be- come a successful director in Hol- lywood You have to know how to handle temperament, and use psy- chology more than camera angles.
 T was about to do picture which had native locale" Simon said. "The star was supposed to be tribal chief. never worked with this particular fellow before but he had reputation for being temperamental. The problem was to get him to the point to allow his hair to be cut in the manner pecu- liar to the tribe"
 After talking to him, Simon im- mediately knew that if he asked him to cut his hair he'd have a fight on his hands and a consequent delay ill time. A thing like a hair cut might even threaten to cancel picture-one never knows
 "So!" said Simon, T tried the indirect approach. said nothing about his hair-ignored it complete ly. Then one daylight before the picture started-I contrived to walk him over to the makeup depart ment where had a preconceived plan all made out with the make Up man.
 CURIOSITY GOT HIM
 "A few moments after we arrived other actors in the cast started tc drop in. One by one, right before the eyes of my temperamental star they had their hair remodeled. Fin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Ir1 Hollywood

, ally, curiosity got the better of the actor and he asked the makeup man for what picture those fellows were getting their hair cut. The makeup man told him!"
 The star turned to Simon with a look of aStoniShment. That's OUR picture!" he exclaimed. Si- mon nodded and went on talking about something else. But the star felt he'd discovered something. He wanted to know why everyone was getting his hair cut except him.
 Simon said he didn't think he looked good with his hair cut that way.
 But it's the character!" shouted the star. What difference does it make how I look? I can't go around with an ordinary haircut when everyone else is in char acter, can IF"
 Simon chuckled. "He looked at me as if I were moron and then laid down an ultimatum either he got his hair cut like everyone else, or he wouldn't play the part. Simon gave in.
 HE ACTED-ONLY ONCE
 Simon has been directing quite g few pictures of "Whistling 1T the Dark" irish" Song of tht Open Road" and now Son of Las Sie," Before that he was an actor But not for long. He worked in just one play-the role of an old mar who got killed in the first act.
 'The only trouble" he said, "was that when my body was discover. ed by a screaming maid, I was SC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7eates
SPLENDID CAST
 TOPS POLL FILM
The Fighting Seabees' on Same Program With
 "ROsie the Riveter"

History in the making is now on view at the Loew Poli theater where '"rhe Fighting Seabees," an epic drama is now showing. Magnifi- gently enacted by a splendid cast which includes John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky. Addison Richards, and Grant Withers, and brilliantly directed by Edward Lud- wig. this new motion picture IS one of the most vivid and entertaining films produced in many years. The expertly seemed battle sequences, the tense dramatic interludes, the moments of comedy and the con- traSting moments of tense suspense all combine to round out service picture which ranks among the most spectacular ever filmed in Hol- lywood.
 The subject matter of the Fight ing Seabees' was a splendid choice on the part of Republic program planners. While other branches ot the service are widely publicized in film and written word, the heroic Construction Battalion, is little known to the average civilian. They are, quite, literally the men ill front of the man behind the gun They land in combat zones ahead of the troops and prepare docks landing fields, barracks, everything that the invadin gtroops require This hit will always stand out in your mind, and will surely be 8 must on everyone's Movie list.
 The second big hit on this pro- gram is Rosie The Riveter" with