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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15
Views Of The Press

|, New York Times for yesterday was
parallel story telling Of the ar
rest In New York of two alleged dis
tributors of counterfeit coupons
and of gasoline station operator.
Those who are interested in the
details can dig out yesterdays
newspapers. but even without know
ing the details it should be apparent
that the black market in gasoline Is
not a small time racket. 1t is the
1914 equivalent Of the bootlegging
of prohibition days and should be
regarded with equal seriousness.
The counterfeit coupons that the
OPA has discovered in New York
pass an acid test made to determine
the geuine, and consequently they
have fooled station operators who
thought they were buying stolen
coupons. These could hardly have
been produced by an illiterate crook
in lonely attic. They show the
craftsmanship of the expert.
While the OPA viii catch few
of these lawbreakers. it cannot
catch all Of them. They will thrive
as long as the public encourages
them by its patronage. There Is no
excuse for supposedly patriotic peo-
pie lending their support to an en-
terprise as indefensible as the black
market In gasoline.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15
Safeguarding Symbols of Quality

Much has been said and much has been
written about our war detectives. These
verbal expressions and literary outpour-
ings have often been couched in high
sounding phrases not easily understood
by the average laymen. At least, not UNI
derstood when it came to interpreting
war detectives as they affect the man on
the street.
But If there is any one thing we are
really fighting for it is to preserve our
way of life. One important factor OF this
American way is our system of mass pro-
duction. It has raised our standard OF
living to the highest in the world. What
we consider necessities OF life would, IN
most countries, be considered luxuries.
This machinery OF mass production Is
making 1t possible for our fighting forces
TO provide evidence that Victory is sure.
A little recognized but important phase
Of our way OF life Is the system OF brand
names and trade marks under which
manufacturers and distributors have
prospered. providing jobs and taxes; and
citizens generally have enjoyed a high
degree of quality and low-level OF price
in the products and commodities they
buy. This system, the whole plan OF
mass production, wholesale employment,
quality merchandising. and buying.with-
assurance Is now under direct fire. Some
propose that we substitute standardiza-
lion OF commodities and products and
thereby place a ceiling on quality and
incentive to improve quality.
Fortunately. the system OF brand
names and trade marks has found among
les gtaunch defenders Representative
Charles A. Halleck Or. Ind.). He urges
that we get on with our number one JOB
Il winning She W and stop trying to use
PA conditions a. g guise for doctoring
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AS A MATTER OF. FACT

Time was when one had leisure time
and went to Boston for holiday stop
ping at the Parker House he got to
know "Hoxter of the Parker House" Hox-
ter enjoyed a popularity something like
Oscar of the Waldorf, although Hoxter's
fifty years of service just completed were
as waiter Hoxter's full name
is Stansbury M. Hoxter, and as head
waiter he recalls many distinguished
visitors. Hoxter started in as bus
boy but lasted only two hours, his serv-
ice suggesting him for waiter imme-
diately. He recalls his first customer,
a New Haven railroad man, who ordered
strawberries and cream, lamb chops,
hashed-brown potatoes, rolls and coffee
for breakfast.
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EXIT MIR. DIES
New York Herald-Tribune)

Representative Martin Dies has
announced, in dignified and emin-
emily plausible fashion, his refusal
to stand for reelection. He wishes
to return to private business; his
health forbids an active campaign,
and-the reference is sufficiently
poiIited-he believes mo man is in
dispensable and it is necessary to a
democracy that new leaders are
ever available" All of this is sound
stuff and unexceptionable. 1t is un-
fortunate that the same cannot be
said as unreservedly Of Mr.. Diess
career in the House.
Much that Representative Dies
sought to do needed doing. In a
world Of warning ideas, in which
some countries use treason as an in
strument of national policy, 1t is
well for the Congress Of the United
States to be aware Of under cover
activities, and such a committee as
Mr.. Dies headed could have been a
valuable institution. But the circus
methods Of the Dies committee and
its chairman unfortunately cast the
whole idea into disrepute. The de-
vice Of remote association and the
easy use of the terms fellow travel
er" and front organization" spread
'subyersive tendencies" SO thinly
and so widely throughout the popu-
lation as to make them appear rid.
iculous. II we have Mr.. Dies to tha. k
for the accumulation OF q vast
amount OF material on subyersion
he is also largely responsible for thu
fact that 1t Is difficult TO take ever
serious forms of subyersion serious.
ly; sedition has become associate
In the public mind with the various
ideas TO which Mr.. Dies took lou6
exception. This Is unfortunate fol
the country as well as for Mr.. Dies
Doubtless he win be able to consol
himself for his retirement will
thoughts Of his good intentions; II 4
q pity that q potentially yaluatl
public servant can be credited wit
30 little more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15

flavor of baked beans-something
beyond the mere power Of cucum-
Der pickles. chilli sauce. green-to-
mato pickles, chutney, or ketchup.
Some also favor its flavor with meat
loaf. steak, and pot roast. One
would hesitate to recommend horse
radish for breakfast, but, then. one
would also hesitate to recommend
beef stew.
The correct place to grow the
tall, coarse, white-flowered herb"
is in the backyard. both sides of
the wooden V-shaped trough which
carries the waste water from the
kitchen sink. Here the soil Is al
ways moist. black, and well ferti-
lized. OF course. a few plants are
SUFFICIENT, but as the cOuntryman
surveys the largeg area Of ramp
antly growing and constantly in
creasing brassicaceous herbs. he's
comforted to see one eFvp which
thrives without attention. Horse
radish, before and after. can hUsa
its own in q distraught world.
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ing for more men under rs.
Though the second front had
been planned for months and
presumably was not too far off,
the Army suddenly found that
the average age Of the Army
was too old and that 1t would
need q lot more youngsters to
carry the brunt Of the invasion.
So Hershey and the draft boards
complied and even more men
began pouring into camps.
Then, suddenly, the day before
Easter, the Army woke up. Fran
tic kilograms were sent out on
April 8, postponing the induction
Of all men over 26 engaged in
essential industry.
MORE MEN NEEDED
General Hershey was caught
like a puppy on a nnoleum floor.
He had been ordering men induct-
ed at a terrific rate, and sudden
ly both the Army and Navy had
found that they had so many men
they couldn't handle them. IN
side fact Is that the army, on
April /, had so many men that its
quotas were filled through next
July.
Another inside fact Is that
some one on General MarshallS
staff had gone completely hay
wire on his arithmetic. Her
shey and McNutt, who had kept
their own figures, were certain
the Army was getting ahead Of
schedule and had demonstrated.
But when the mistake finally
admitted by the Army, they kept
their months shut and took the
blame.
The Navy also had miscalculat-
ed. They had figured that they
were about 100000 men behind,
but woke up to find they were
short much less. The Navy had
forgotten to figure in $4,000 men
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training in their VIZ schools. Also
they had forgotten one group Of
10000 officers, together with some
additional groups.
So the armed services finally
admitted to McNutt that they
would be satisfied If they got
enough men under 20. However,
they were insistent that these
younger men be drafted, even in
Guiding key men in war industries.
Despite that insistence, It has
now been revealed that the
Army Is keeping young men
under 20 In its own aFsenaEs.
The Army operates several ar
senals using civilian workers.
And In many cases, where key
men under rs have been drafted
the Army has put them in uni
form then sent them back TO its
arsenals to work. In other
words, the Army has failed to
live up TO It's own argument to
MCGNutS buSS yVuAAS uACh @aV
needed for the tough job Of
fighting and can be spared from
war plants.
The above facts are why the
War Manpower Council, on which
sit Eric Johnston, president Of the
U. s. Chamber Of Commerce, Rob-
ert M. Gaylord, president Of the
National Association Of Manufac-
turers, CLOS Phil Murray ant
AFL's William Green, sit back
a little skeptical when the Army
and Navy demand a labor draft.
They figure that. in view of the
fizzle which they on the inside
know the Army has made of
manpower, the civilian agencies
may better understand the labor
problem.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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lance, before dipping behind the
horizon. II has come forth as q
reminder OF the full. glorious day
that has passed; to assure the world
that though We may no longer sec
or feel its warming rays. II. like the
lives Of our loved ones, has not dis
solved into nothing. but Is now
new dawn beyond our perception.
IAN Is quiet. darkness Is rapidly
enyeloping the sky's last reflections,
and We are afraid.
The day Is gone.
1T Is night and AZ first there Is
great loneliness, everything Is blot
ted out. But as our eyes become
accustomed 10 the darkness, new
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EXPOSURE TO DAMPNEss

don't know whether 1t Is Squeam~
ish cleanliness or the other thing,
but I confess I haven't bathed in
tub for q long time. II can't have
a shower bath I'll worry along With
ont any. thank you. This is just an
obsession, for know perfectly well
that soap and water Is ample pro-
lection against any possible conta.
lion or Infection through contact
With the tub that has been used by
other persons. But as I say, III
get by with dry tub and an air
bath IL a tub Is the only alternative.
I am not against bathing at all,
on the contrary assure you tnaS
If YOU enjoy soaking in a tub, hot,
cold or medium, 1t is perfectly
harmless to do so as often as you
like. Silly waste Of time, I tnlnk
but there you are-maybe the Time
you waste that way would be en-
ployed otherwise to your detriment.
There is no good evidence that
the habit of taking cold baths I'M
proves health, vitality or resist
ance" - whatever that may mean
certainly 1t has no appreciate
effect on immunity. Still, I repeat,
II you get any pleasure or stimula-
ton out Of 1t, go ahead and enjoy
yourself as much as you like. one
who takes a bath every night and
every morning Is not necessarily any
cleaner, physically, sanitarily or
spiritually than one who takes a
bath every summer. The dog Is no
cleaner, no more refined, than the
cat.
II you get any pleasure from
brushing your teeth, go ahead and
enjoy yourself. It is my conviction
that brushing the teeth has nothing
whatever to do with conservation
Of the teeth mouth hygiene or the
prevention of dental carries. II
brushing the teeth were worth while
people who most religiously brush
their teeth ought to have fine teeth
and keep 'em for life. The sad
truth Is that the American people
who brush their teeth more than
any other people have disgrace
fully poor teeth and lose most or
all them before they have reached
sixty
Although no amount Of brushing,
with whatever trick dentifrice you
believe best this week. previous
dental carries, cavity formation, de-
cay of teeth or loss of teeth. If 1t
amuses you to perform the rite as
part of your daily toilet. why bless
you, 1t does not great harm as a
rule and employment your time that
way may keep you out Of mischief
and all that sort of thing, don't
you know.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15

A well-known architect of London says:
"It would take all of the 10000 archi-
tects in private practice five years to
prepare plans for reinstating the bomb
damaged buildings of London. $50 you
see how little idea most of us have about
the havoc wrought in bombed areas.
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Every Saturday, at $50 a. M,
Gates goes to the home Of the
82-year old ex-Chief Justice to
trim his beard. From the barber
Hughes gets the latest gossip Of
the court, and Gates in turn re-
ports back to the court that
Hughes Is In excellent shape.
Actually. Hughes does not have
many close friends on the court
any more. He never was close to
Stone or Roberts, though they
were his contemporaries and
shared the same general political
views. He was much more in
innate with the younger justices.
such as Bill Douglas, even though
they were New Dealers. This was
in line with Hughes longtime in
terest in youth.
Hughes used to brag bit to his
court colleagues that, in the old
days on the Supreme Court, be.
fore he resigned to run for Presi-
dent against Woodrow Wilson, he
could write court opinions from II
p. m. to a. m. He and his wife
were quite social, and he used to
tell how he would come home from
a dinner party at II p. m, light
a cigar, and work on an opinion
until early in the morning.
During his second term on the
court, following his appointment
as Chief Justice by Herbert Hoov-
er, he cut out the late hours and
curtailed the dinner parties. How.
ever, he never curtailed his work.
He continued to turn out more
than his share Of court opinions,
to the very day he resigned. 1t
was when he found he was no
longer able to turn out his share,
att he age Of 10, that he resigned.
Today, Hughes friends say
that he seems rather glad to
have got away from the drudg-
cry Of court opinions, because
whether the outside world re-
allies 1t or nOt-the life Of
Supreme Court Justice, If he
keeps up his quota Of work is
drudgery.
NOTE: Hughes only real con-
temporary in official Washington
is Secretary of War Stimson, who
ran for Governor Of New York at
the time Hughes was active In
New York politics.
TANGLED DRAFT SITUATION
No two men In the Government
have taken a worse public beat
ing on the tangled draft situation
than War Manpower Commission
er Paul McNutt and Selective
Service General Hershey. But as
the inside story Of what has
really happened leaks out. it looks
as If they were not nearly so
much to blame as certain Brass
Hats in the Army.
One trouble has been that the
Army has sometimes acted
though the White House without
consulting McNutt and Hershey.
Another trouble has been that
both the Army and Navy haven't
been so good on arithmetic.
It will be recalled that. shortly
before Christmas, the Army and
Navy began ciamoring for more
men. And after considerable de-
bate regarding the drafting of
fathers. the armed services had
their way and Hershey sent in
structions to draft boards to
scrape the barrel.
This was done. AL during the
early winter, men were drafted
right and left, regardless Of age or
family ties. Several times, Nc
Mutt and Hershey demurred. sug-
gested to the Army that 1t was
getting more men than 1t needed.
But the services continued to de-
mand men-and the draft boards
supplied them.
Then. without consulting Me-
Mutt or Hershey, the President
signed his memo Of Feb. 20, ask
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15

Once pickpocket, always pickpocket,
doesn't necessarily hold. A perennial
favorite of the New York police says he'll
quit the racket after 35 years in the dis
graceful business, particular "scrimey"
branch of law breaking. Even though
he announced his good intentions to the
chief magistrate he get a sentence for
his last offenSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15

tl0n.
Crux Of the
whole matter is
a dispute with
some Of the old,
established Puer-
to Rican bust
ness h o u S e s
which want i'm
portation a n d
distribution OF
food supplies
taken away from
the government
and returned to
private business.
But In the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15
If YOU MUST GROW IT.

(Christian Science Monitor
Horse-radish seems to be q delight
% those who care for 1t. Yet woh
ould think OF giving II room In
Glory Garden? Its tart yet spicy
gives an extra dividend 10 the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15

that ! Eel ! want
to passes 1t on TO
my readers.
He writes, u
have bee n
watching tn e
close Of a per-
feet day. The
sun has Just
slipped from be-
hind a cloud,
once more COW
ering the earth
with its bril-.
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STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL l. DOUGLASS. D. D.

HE REMEMBERED THE STARS
A young officer in the armed
forces recently wrote a letter to q
middle Gagged woman whose mother
had passed away. It is so fine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Premature Birth

Is II possible for a child born
three months too soon to live? (Sgt.
j. @. H.
Answer-At least one out Of I'VE
infants born three months pre-
maturely is saved, and develops as
well as the average baby.
Charleyhorse
Is charleyhorse associated with
high blood pressure? The muscles
behind knee in upper part of calf
cramp. u. M. h
Answer NO. Charleyhorse is q
bunch or lump in tendon or muscle
following rupture Of tendon or some
muscle fibres from some sudden
violent effort or from any hard use
before the suscles have been grad
ually warmed up" Such cramp as
you mention is more likely mani
Hesitation OF adult tetany. Send
stamped envelope bearing your ad-
! dress. for pamphlet Adult Tetany
| and Growing Pains"
Piles
We have saved quite a lot Of
money and suffering by following
your advice. I was practically dis
abled by bad case of bleeding
piles but am happily to say I
haven't had the slightest trouble
since I received the injection treat
ment from DR.. -, whom you
recommended. (R. L.
Answer-On request I am glad to
send the pamphlet 1T is Stupid
to Suffer From Piles" to any cor.
respondent who provides stamped
envelope bearing his address.
Alcoholism
Will any alcoholic cure work il
/, the patient is not willing to CO.
operate? q. A. W.
Answer-No.
Copyright 1914, John F. Ollie Coz
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GASOLINE RACKET
New Hayen Journal.c ourle!

Yesterday mornings Journ
Courier told Of the arralSnment !
Hartford u. 8. District Court O.
three men who had been arrested n
MeTiden for alleged conspiracy d
counterfeit gasoline coupons. IN tn
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wonders unfold. A star creeps forth
and we have q companion. Grad
ually the sky Is filled with hundreds
Of twinkiing lights. The interval OF
darkness is forgotten now. for each
star Is a living part Of yesterday.
Before US Is the full span OF the
day that quietly slipped from our
earthly grasp 10 eternity.
"Ali sadness Is gone. For Ia
go on. The stars. however. never
change. We have them always. No
longer must we fear the days clos
ing. for now we know the content
ment and beauty OF the night"
All Rights Reserved-Babson News
paper Syndicate
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
sun rises at S:35 a. m. sets at s:02 D. m.
Cwar time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
May i6-Llac and apple blossom time.
The air Is sweet with both.
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Selected Poem
C KERRY IN BLOOM

Kathryn Wright In The Christian Science Monitor
Behold a breathleSS
Burning whiteness,
Wearing beauty's
Wings Of ightnessl
Open TO sunlight
Warm with spring,
SlaF-like IL burns
AL quiyering!
But In the quiet
Deeps OF night.
with sound long absent
Hush drawn tight,
The moon and stars
See the flame fail
The burning white
Turn ghostiy pale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15

Last year q major crime occurred
every 20 seconds.
-PBI Director !. Edgar Hoover
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Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

Slgned letters pertaining 70 per"
sOnal health and hygiene not to
disease, diagnosis Of treatment
win be answered BY DR.. Brady u
. stamped seIf-ad1ressed envelope
Il enclosed. Letters should he brief
and written In ink. No reply can
b, made TO queries mot conform.
ING 20 instructions. Address Dr.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, $40 West MadisOn
Street, Chicago. Ill.
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. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Puerto Rico,
Our Final Exam
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Coincident with a ock-busting
report from Missouri Congressman
g. Jasper Bells subcommittee on
InSular Affairs investigating the
Puerto Rican situation, the Depart
ment in Interior has dispatched O..
]. Tyrrell, manager Of its Civilian
Food Reserves unit, to resurvey the
islands food supply and distribu-
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enough the
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Washington Merry o-Round

Hughes Keeps Touch With the Supreme Court Through Its Borber
ExChief Hard Worker in His Time Glad to Take 1t Eoy at 81
Hershey cNu Take Chin for Army Doft Miscoeulotions
Services After comor Men Now Hove Surplus Above Age Of 70
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Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-08-03
Einstein Papers Given
Library Of Congress

Two manuscripts by Prof. Albert
Einstein, which brought $11, SOC, 900
In War Bond purchases at an auc-
ton sale last February in Kansas
City, have just been presented by
the successful bidders to the Library
OF Congress, Archibald MacLeish, L.
brarian, announced today.
One manuscript, a rewriting of
Prof. Einstein's first essay at 26 on
the theory Of relativity, was attained
by the Kansas City Life Insurance
Co. with q bid of $6,500, 900 in War
Bonds. The original manuscript was
written while Prof. Einstein was liv-
ing In Berne, Switzerland, and first
appeared in the Annalen de Physik
at Leipzig in 1905. The paper repre-
sents the first step toward Prof.
Einstein's fuller development Of his
theory and is the one he is reported
to have told his publishers only II
persons in the world would under
stand. This manuscript was repro
duced by Prof. Einstein especially
for the auction sale sponsored by the
Kansas City Woman's City Club and
the Women's Division of the Kansas
City War Finance Committee.
The other paper, Das Bi-Vektor
Field (Bivector Fields, was pur-
chased by William +. Kemper, jr., of
Kansas City, at the same auction
for $5,000,000. This manuscript en-
bidies some of Prof Einstein's latest
researches in the theory of relativ-
tty and is especially concerned with
finding q unified theory Of gravita-
ton. Results of this research were
published by Prof. Einstein, in COL
laboration with DR.. v. Bargmann,
in January, 1914, issue Of the An
mails of Mathematics.
Evening star., 1944-08-03
Beef Ration Order Affects
IS Pct. Of Civilian Supply

Gy the Associated Press.
About is per cent of the expected
civilian supply of meat will be in
cluded in the utility grade beef
steaks and roasts which have been
declared ration-free, ONCE of Price
Administration officials estimated
today. The new system will go into
effect August 13.
Other grades Of steaks and roasts
will continue to be rationed for the
time being. If cattle marketings
increase this month as VIA off,
cials expect, the next higher grade
Of steaks and roaSts-commercial-
may be taken off the ration list by
the end of the month. officials
said about Is per cent of the steaks
7sne roasts are Of the commercial
grade.
This easing of beef rationing will
be accompanied by some Tightening
of pork rationing. The OPA said
some cuts of pork will be restored
to the ration list August 13. Those
cuts are expected to be ham and
loinS.
The pork supply is going down
while the beef supply is increasing
Cattle on farms are at record
level, while hog numbers were re-
duced sharply last spring.