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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
INDISCRIMINATE SALE OF
POISON

It is odd, at first blush, yet not
difficult to understand II you know
what goes on, that one can hardly
find in the doctors library a single
reference work that will tell the
doctor, in case he wishes to learn,
what dangerous drug or drugs may
be in this or that proprietary nos
trum or so-called patent" medi-
cine-it should not be necessary,
but is, to explain that none OF the
thousand and one patent medi-
cines" at present promoted is pa
tened. Only the name the vendor
gives his product is registered and
so LOCALLY protected as his private
property.
For instance I contemplated dis
cuSSing today acetanilide poisoning.
Acetanilide is the pain-killer, sense
deadener, anxiety or worry-dullers
blood destroyer and heart-depreS-
SAINT Ingredient in numerous nos
trums freely sold to the ignorant
Yankee public by approval Of the
venal government and the tacit
consent of the medical profession
and the public health authorities.
Years ago the American Medical
Association gave considerable pub
licity to the fact that there were
many deaths, sudden unexpected
deaths, from acetanilide poisoning,
the victims having taken the poison
in some noStrum that purported to
be cold, neuralgia, headache or
rheumatism cure. These deaths
we're so designated in coroners'
verdicts.
Unquestionably such deaths are
at least common today as they
were in the days before Uncle Sam
gave his blessing to the business Of
selling disguised acetanilide as a
reasonably safe If not harmless"
remedy for whatever happens to
distress the ignorant purchaser Of
the noStrum. But do we hear any
thing about them? Not much. The
PoohBah has more important uses
for the pages of the great array
publications of the A. M. A.
A friend of mine not my pa
tent, nor did he ever seek medical
or health davice from me-in eX-
cellent health found himself feel
ing what he called indigestion"
shortly after supper. He had learn
ed, as many other victims have
learned, what to take for quick re-
lief. He took one dose of the nos
trum (acetanilide is the main in
gredient), felt no better faster, re-
peated the dose, still felt no better
faster, had another go at it, and
then turned in. BY midnight he
was dead-and when I reached him
a few minutes after death he
was extremely cyanosed. Cyanosed
means the lips, skin, nails mucous
MEMBRANES were turned purple or
blue. That is one characteristic eff
feet of acetanilide poisoning. be-
lieve my friend died of acetanilide
poisoning, although probably his
physician entered some kind Of
heart disease as the cause Of
death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
Views OF The Press

In more than 500 years the Eng
fish alphabet has been modified only
Slightly by the addition of three
new letters and the loss of one. Dur
ing the Middle Ages one additional
letter, ~" was added as an offshoot
to "I";; and the letter "V", through
tripartite division became "U", avn
and "W'. About the same time,
however, the letter Thorn" with
a sound Of "th,'' was amputated
from the alphabet.
This is mighty slow progress to-
ward the desired end of forty-tw
letters advocated by Mr.. Shaw. A
much better reason must be given
than that offered by Mr.. Shaw-the
ability to spell his last name in two
letters by using the new alphabet
before the English-speaking peo-
Pile will submit to major revision
of the alphabet. Our venerable abb
ecedarians money is therefore quote
safe and available, even after his
death, and he can still temptingly
dangle it as an incentive to future
quixotic and &itillating projects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
Re Restaurant

his Senatorial colleague, allowed
as how it looked like Ragland of
the OPA knew more about to-
bacco than Senator Smith.
SENATE BUFFERS 1T
Service men and other visitors
to the U. S. Capitol these days
are always served butter with
their meals - if they lunch on
the House side of the Capitol.
But a waiter in the Senate res
taurant takes his job in his hands
if he serves piece of butter to
tourist. Walters in the Senate
restaurant are instructed to tell
all visitors, including servicemen:
"SOrry, we have no butter today,
due to the shortage" This little
act has been going on for months.
Don't let them kid you, soldier.
There's plenty of butter in the
refrigerator of the Senate restau-
rant but it is reserved only for
Senators.
PARACHUTE CARE
Here is how careful the Civil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
Selected Poem
MEMORY OF PINES

(Sgt. Daniel Smythe in The New York TimeS)
This is low delta land, sandy beach
From which long tongues Of trees have raked the
sky.
We watch them their swaying branches reach
Across the level fields SOFT green ply.
Their warmth is one with the warm atmosphere;
But one with chillier tastes on eyes and mouth
Sees nothing in each broad, attendant spear
A Jagged line that harrows up the south.
We glimpse as in a mirror, drawn and hard,
The northern scissors trained against the land,
AS clear as ice. The mind cannot discard
beneath this softness stretched either hand)
Upon the point Of each remembered blade.
For what they sand, but must in truth be laid
Upon the point Of each remembered blade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

ing a half-dozen more drops out
Of the lemon rind. The street mer-
chant turned to him in astonish-
ment and asked, Who In the
world are you. anyway" The old
gentleman chuckled and pointing
across the street said, II am the
treasurer Of that church on the
corner"
Someone when solicited for a
contribution to his church became
quite annoyed and said, This
Christian business is just give, give,
give" And he was right-that Is
precisely what it is. We have to
give our lives in conservation tc
I.get It, and then we have 70 I've
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Natural Gas

When you said carbon monoxide
may be formed by a Sooted gas wa
ter heater, a detection gas-plate or
gas range or a gas heater in q
room, the gas company's represen-
tative pooh-poohed the idea and
said that might be true of artificial
gas but not where natural gas is
used. (Mrs. F. W.
AnsWer-M axes no difference
whether the fuel is artificial gas,
natural gas, gasoline, kerosene. oil,
coal, wood, charcoal, coke, where
ever anything burns with a re-
stricted supply of air carbon mon
oxide may be given off especially If
there Is no flue or stove pipe to
carry products of combustion out of
the house, mean the danger Is
greater If there is no such proviS-
ion for ventilation.
Dorothy to the G. N.
was pleased at your reference
to the w. c. T. U. God Bless emf
for am one Of those "blue nosed
bigots' too, as Dorothy Thompson
describes us. Our two children
(nine and eleven) have upsets
which grandma is sure are due to
worms. (MrS. r. H. To-
Answer - Send ten cents and
stamped envelope bearing your ad-
dress, for booklet 'Unbidden Guests
it deals with round worms, pin
worms, tapeworms, ringworms, ants.
feas, flies, mosquitoes, moths, cock
reaches, berbugs, coolies, headlcie,
black widows, chiggers and what
have you. 1 saw God Bless the w.
C. T. U. for what they did for my
mother and for me- Too bad for the
children of today that more parents
and pastors and teachers are not
reached by the w. G. T. U.
Copyright 1914, John F. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
MIR. SHAW AND THE Abe
Hartford Courant.)

With his usual facility, George
Bernard Shaw once more pushes
war news into temporary eclipse b.
his statement that he will gladly be
queath his entire fortune to estat
lish a new forty-two-letter Engli
alphabet to replace the slight
worn version we have been nmpi.
along with these few, brief centu
les. In making this prima fac
handsome offer, Mr.. Shaw may hay
his tongue in his cheek. For h
certainly has no real feeling that b
win have to put his hand In HI:
purse to make good. The alphabe.
as he wen knows, is an evolutionar.
product, not easily changed by rev
oluntiary innovations. Indeed,
is far less subject TO change thai
the language itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
AS A MATTER OF FACT

While the Army is being augmented
constantly we must not lose sight of the
fact that continual discharges also de-
plete the ranks. It seems that from
December /, 1941, to January 81, 1914,
there were discharged over a million men
for many causes, some discharged to re-
ceive commissions, and others because
they had passed their thirty-eighth year.
Many discharges also were for physical
and mental disability
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

Wiz app Ok|A A1CAO1AO OuONOAl
Sheppard has recommended that
all procurement offices of the
Navy Department be consolidated
under one agency, preferably the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts,
which did most of the Nays
purchasing in peacetime but has
been showed into the background
since war broke.
Various Navy branches, in
Guiding the Bureau of Ships, the
Bureau of Yards and Docks, the
Ordnance Bureau, and the Bureau
of AeronaU,Ncs, now do virtually
all of their own procuring, sub
ject only to check by the Brass
Hats, who argued it would ex-
pedite the flow of equipment for
Naval sea and air forces.
Actually, the system has re-
suited in endless duplication and
confusion, not to mention waste
of the taxpayers money. Con-
gresham Sheppard has evidence
that millions could have been
saved by centralized supervision
over purchasing. AS it is, the
Navy is amaSsing inventories of
war goods that may never be
used, with four or five different
Bureaus stocking up.
The hard-hitting Sheppard has
not notified Knox that unless
steps are taken at once to re-
duce these inventories and coor-
dinate procurement, Congress will
do some sharp pruning of future
Navy appropriations, which would
accomplish the same result. It
looks like the CALIFORNIA; zone
warehouse" idea will win out.
TOBACCO ED" SMITH
South Cardinals Senator "Cot-
ton Ed" Smith turned up at a
meeting of tobacco growers in the
Statler Hotel last week to discuss
OPA price ceilings for the 1914
tobacco crop.
Instead of talking tobacco price
ceilings, however, the walrus-
mustached Senator harangued on
the subjects of white supremacy,
the sunny South, "that carpet
Dagger from New York who tried
to urge me" Gerking a thumb
toward the White House,, and fl
nally he got on to the subject
Of bureaucratS.
"The tobacco growers from the
sunny South" beloved the
South Carolina Senator, "are
unfairly hampered and an
nOyed by a set Of rules drawn
up by bureaucrats who have
never seen tobacco grown
Then, pointing a trembling fin
ger at Edward Ragland, chief of
OPA's tobacco section, "COttOn
Ed" accused: .t.
"You, sub! Did you ever see
tobacco grOwin' in the sunny
SOuth?"
"Yes, suh," replied RagIand.
"And did you ever pick a
single leaf Of tobacco in the
sunny South?"
Eyes, suh," said RagIand again.
did you ever see tobacco
stored in a warehouse" per-
sisted the irate Senator.
"Yes, subj.
ibid you ever have to sell
tobacco in the open market and
know that your livelihood de-
pended upon it?"
When Ragland said he had,
Smith Scowled. Young man, are
you sure you're tellin' the TRUTH"
At this point, the OPA official
got to his feet, and declared:
II was born in Virginia, and
my mother was born in South
Carolina, your state. started
pickin' tobacco before I was IL
years old, and since 1 left col
lege, I've been in the tobacco
business for IL years. I've picked
it, warehOused it, and run a
tobacco factory-alI in the
sunny SOUTH"
Prolonged applause came from
growers and officials alike.
Senator Maybank Of South Car
-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

griued on Is his
so = called profit
limitation" direc-
tive of last No
vember.
This Is one OF
most controver-
sial wartime or
dels on the books
James F. Brown
lee, deputy OPA
administrator in
charge Of prices,
received a pre-
liminary q u e S.
tioning on profit
limitation when
he testified a few
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

Aertonautics Board is regarding
parachutes, in contrast perhaps to
some other branches of the Gov
eminent.
When Horns Flying School at
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, permitted
four parachute harnesses to be-
come defective, the schools air
agency certificates were suspend
ed for 30 days. This action was
taken despite the fact that the
parachutes were packed by pro-
fessional packer who apparently
failed to report the matter to the
head of the school.
Nevertheless, the CAB ruled
that the school failed to ECKER
else the highest degree OF care
to insure that airworthy para
chutes are available. The differ
ence between life and death to
those who must rely on them in
an emergency"
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

great confidence,
IN give thi S
lemon Squeeezer
to anybody who
can squeeze one
more drop out Of
this lemon" A
little old man
pushed his way
through the
crowd and, taking
the squeezer in
his hand. sue
ceeded In SQueeZ-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
lives Of outgoing helpfulness to keep

1t.
Jesus was once accosted by rich
young man who asked what he
must do to inherit eternal life, and
Jesus gave him two-fold formula:
Sell and give" he said. land come
follow me-" The young man knew
what it meant to sell and get more
and to sell and spend, but to sell
and give was something's new in
his experience. And we are told
that he went away Sorrowful, for he
had great possessions.
All Rights Reserved
Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

The Information Please wizards will be
able to 60 to bed earlier from now on. They
have taken over an earlier hour for their
broadcast. Sergeant Hargrove, their
guest the other night, demonstrated that
he knew a thing or two along with the
regulars on the feature, See here, Private
Kieran!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
Current Comment

It is not unreasonable to think
of the war being over at the end
Of another 10 months, but whether
it is over in six months or six
years it Is wise to have a program
under way for return to peace.
Charles E. Wilson, president Cen
eral Motors.
1t is as irrelevant for an indus
trial nation today to debate whether
to plan or not to plan as it would
have been in 1900 to debate whether
or not to use power = driven ms
chinery.
DIR. Robert s. Lynd Of Columbis
University.
DRY. His death is a reminder Of
Stalwart excitements Of other days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

Representative Jennings Randolph of
West Virginia says, II denounce those
who come to America, take advantages
of the opportunities here, and still retain
allegiance to the countries from which
they came" That's what a great many
others think also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per.
sOnaI health and hygiene, not 70
disease. diagnosis Of treatment
viii be answered BY DR.. Brady u
a stamped seIf-adjressed envelope
is enclosed. Letters should be bF1e1
and written In ink No reply can
o. 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., 1944-04-05
Daily Almanac

Moon sets at 5:21 a. m. (war time)
Sun rises at 6:2o a. m, sets at 1921 p. m.
(War time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
FigurativeIy April is the season Of budding
leaves and flowers, also showers and var
liable weather, according to MIR. Webster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

It is rather important these days that
you save all manner of paper; news
papers, paper bags, wrapping paper OF
all kinds and cartons. Eventually it will
be collected, so it is advised not to burn it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS. ID. d.
CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES
GIVING

A man at a street corner was
selling lemon Squeezers and hold
ing forth generously on their eff
cheney. He used the utensil to
squeeze a lemon and then said with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Profit Limit:
Yes Or No?
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

When Economic Sterilization Di-
rector Fred M. Vinson goes before
the Senate Committee on Banking
Currency to testify on renewal OF
the Sterilization and Price Control
Acts. one of the things he will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
Washington Merry-G Co Round DREW Pa

Knox Considers Revision Navy Now Called Woefu
Congress Threatens Cut Appropriations Unless System Is Altered
Cotton Ed Smith, Tiff With oPA Man Over Tobacco Is WOrsted
Butter for Soldiers Senate Restaurant Soved for Senator'S
confidential
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05
A Thought for Today

MY son, desplSe not the Christening Of the
Lord; neither be weary Of His correction
Proverbs 3:11.
He, who has committed a fault, is to be cor
rected both by advice and by force, kindly and
harshly. and to be made better for himself as
Z well as for another, not without chastisement,
but without passon.-Seneca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25

Mrs. Lucy Jones entertained the
Eastern Star Auxiliary Monday
afternoon. About 80 were present
Mrs. Selmer johnson won higt
score and Mrs. Ben Chellgren won
low. Miss Eva Martin won the
draw prize.
Mrs. E. B. Noble left Thursday
morning for Harlowton to visit
her daughter Bonnie. From there
she will go to Bozeman for her
daughter Margaret's graduation.
Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet
Wednesday with Mrs. Selmer John
son. with Mrs. Melvin Jacobson and
Mrs. johnson joint hostesses.
Mrs. Eddie OrBrien and Mrs. w.
S.. Blue entertained Monday night
at dessert bridge. Mrs. Perry Martin
won high score, Mrs. Melvin Jacob
son second high, also travelling
prize, Mrs. McClintock low and Mrs.
Larson second low.
Serg. and Mrs. Dale Bryson are
home from Camp Sutton, N. c.
DR.. and Mrs. E. v. Bethel stopped
" for the week end with Mrs.
Myrtle Utter. They were on their
way to Great Falls.
Mrs. Myrtle Utter has received
word from her daughter, Pfc. Hazel
Utter Human, that she has been
chosen for the adjutant general
school for WAC recruiting at Wash
ington, D G.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Banks re-
turned Sunday morning from a
vacation spent with their daughter,
Mrs. Dick Farnum of Seattle.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
SACO
Mrs. Ethel A. Vagg

Next waste paper collection cam
paign is June rs. Bring your papel
to any store or business in Glasgow
any time. Save a bundle and save
some soldiers life!
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson from
the Legion plunge visited Mrs. Ethe,
Vagg Thursday evening. They were
in town for their son Duane's grad
uation from the eighth grade.
Mrs. Irwin Thompson and chill
dren moved to their home in the
Forks community Friday. They have
been in town since last September
for schoc}.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack O,Brien re-
turned home Wednesday morning.
They visited in Venice, Calf. with
their son Floyd and family, and
their daughter, Mrs. Hugh Crossen.
and family at Gardiner.
Mrs. Wanda Flynn arrived home
Thursday from Glendale, Calf. She
has been gone about a year.
Mrs. Ethel Vagg returned home
Wednesday morning from a three
months visit to the west coast.
While gone she visited her brother
and his family in Vancouver. B. C.
The brother and sister hadn't seen
each other for 81 years. She also
her daughter at Cottage
Grove, Ore, and other relatives at
Portland, Centralia, Washington,
and Dutton.
Bob Taylor returned from a visit
with his sisters at Helena and Cut
Bank. Billie Dale ClauSsen returned
with him for a short vacation.
Mrs. H. Goggins, Mrs. F. E. Erick-
son, Mrs. John Johnson and Mrs.
Valentine visited in Glasgow and
Iinsdale Saturday.
A. Seripps made a business trip
o Wolf Point Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lucht and
Dorothy arrived home Monday.
They had been visiting their daugh-
Mrs. Charles Temple of Glen
live.
Mrs. j. w. Fetterman left Sun
morning to spend her vacation
With relatives at Portland.
The Woman'S club meeting was
,ostponed from Monday night till
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Merle
was hostess.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-25
HINSDALE

Next waste paper collection cam
paign is June Is. Bring your papel
to any store or business in Glasgow
any time. Save a bundle and save
some soldiers life!
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fontaine and
daughter Patricia and Mrs. James
Handley arrived Saturday morning
from New York City and are guests
at the Frank Gaspar home. Miss
Fontaine is the fiancee of Robert
Gaspar, naval torpedoman third
class, who is home on leave.
Miss Esther Enseleit arrived Sun
day from Cut Bank to visit Mrs.
August Enseleit and son Max.
Harland Hartley returned Friday
morning from Longview, Wash,
where he was employed for sew
eral months.
Jacqueline Williams and Helen
Swalheim left Saturday morning
for Pasco, Wash, where they Will
be employed as stenographers by
the I. E. Dupont de Nemours COM
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Johnson enter
tanned the Jordan Coulee Ladies
Aid Sunday afternoon at their home
east of Hinsdale. Lutheran church
services were combined with the
meeting and Rev. Irvan Haavick,
field representative OF the church,
preached the sermon. The Rev.
Richard Johnson was also present.
Corp. Robert Hutchins arrived
this week from Fort Bliss. Texas,
to spend a furlough visiting MS
grandmother, Mrs. W. E. Beavens,
and his brother Jack.
Olive Harpster and Elaine Har-
mon left Friday night for their re-
Spective homes at Hampden, N. D.,
and Chelsea, S. D.. Miss Harpster.
who has resigned as English teacher
in the local school. has not COM
pleted her plans for the summer,
while Miss Harmon will attend sum-
mer school at Missoula and teach
at Bozeman next term.
Serg. Raymond Schultz arrived
Tuesday morning from Keesler
Field. Miss, to spend a Through
visiting his parents, MI. and Mrs.
John Schultz.
Robert NORM, principal of the
Carlyle schools during the past
term. arrived Saturday morning to
visit friends.
1OUlIly GOlluS anu EGdll anu
Helen Duncan arrived SUNDAY
morning from Seattle for a ten-day
yisit at the Clair Duncan home.
Miss Myrtle Westby left Satur-
for her home at Opheim, hav-
ng completed a term as third and
ourth grade teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Stordahl and
Tohn Weller drove to Mr.. Weiler's
at Westby last week.
Sylvia Schafer and Ruth Often
eft Friday to spend the summer
It their homes in Chester and
,ewistown. Miss Schafer was fifth
nd sixth grade teacher and Miss
)tten taught home economics in
he local schools during the term
ompleted last week. Both have
esigned.
Richard Hanson left Saturday for
where ne will spend the
ummer with his father. John B.
Mrs. Peter Gaasch and children
eturned Friday morning from
ieattle and Tacoma. Wash. where
hey spent several weeks visiting
elatives.
Private Franklyn James Baker
eft last week for Camp Mccoy. /
Wis. after a furlough visit with his
Mrs. Ruth Baker.
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Class Graduated
At Frazer School
Commencement
Nv Courier Correspondent

FRAZER-DlplomaS TO both hlgh
school seniors and eighth grade
graduates were awarded at COM
mencement exercises here Friday
night. F. A. Asbury of Poplar. sup
erintendent of the Fort Peck Indian
reservation. was speaker.
Superintendent K. L. Zenner
presented seniors. who received
diplomas from Victor Jelmberg. He
also presented eighth grade diplo-
mas after the class was presented
by Mrs. Blanche Walton.
Citizenship awards were made to
Betty During and Monroe Archdale
of the graduating class. Other
graduates were Elsie Brooks,
Dorothy Calfee, Margaret Hersh-
berg, Thelma Long and Murl Mar
tin.
Uncle Sam needs your money
now-Youll need it later. Buy war
bOndSl