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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
COP and Labor

WASHINGTON. Nov. l6-In the recent election the majority spoke up in the light of campaign issues. against excesses hy some labor leaders and unions and against Communist infitration into some labor and other organizations.
 The chief problem facing the Republican Party Q sit prepares to assume management of the next Congress is how to guage the protest and translate fast pulse and high fever of political campaigns
 The temptation is to go overheard. Some Re publcans recognize the danger of going too far and urging caution against extrimism in labor legs lation, not only wise policy for the nation. but sound politically for the party Among these is Sen ator Morse 0R- ore). who has had much experience with industrial disputes and ndustzylabor relations in general including duty as public member Of the War Labor Board.
 So loud was the noise of protest and so strong the public reaction that some party leaders seem and influenced, at least for the moment mere than might have been expected from their previous rec ords.
 Senator Ball CR., Minn), who usually is regarded in the progressive. least moderate wing of his party. has come out for a federal ban on the closed shop It is true that three states-Nebras ka, Arizona and South Dakota-voted constitutional amendments outlawing the closed shop in the recent election making total of six with such constitutional bans Two other states have laws apparently designed to that end but not yet tested and interpreted South Dakota already had state law before it voted ban against the closed shop into it's constitution. Though interesting, this state trend Is hardly overwhelming. It does not include any industrial of Minnesota Nor is there ban against the closed shop in the labor regulatory bill jointly sponsored in the last Congress by Senators Ball. Hatch O. MID and former Senator Burton. now on the Supreme
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
Joe Martin S Campaign
ky Peter EdSOs,

counsel for the un-American Activities C0mmtsee vent into Martins district and distributed con- mittee documents to help defeassMns. sharp
 The assumption has been that Adamson. to way to aid his campaign. To do this. t Is claimed mat charge Of Communist collaboration was mnmpea up against the Unitarian Service Com miftee for which Mrs. Sharp anee wornea Her hus- band was formerly Unitarian minister.
 Governing officials of the Unitarian Service Com mlLbee were called to Washington late in October. sno gave testimony before the House un-Ameraean offairs Committee
 The other side of the story k that Ernie Adam son Eas investigating Martha Eharps activities long before it was decided she would be the Democratic canolGa@ Tor Congress and that Joe Martin had nothing to do with Adanlsons several appearances n massachusetts during the campaign
 The inEestaeation began sath the Joint Anti- can Activities Committee has issued lengthy report JAfibC was formed ln lot2 by uniting three groups sn.cn were aiding Spanish RevolutiOniss. In ieas JAFHC applied to the Presidents War Relief Con- troi Board for U government oerttfieation to dis purse Is own funds ip Europe
 Because the outfit gas engaged in political prop aeanda as well as relief activities this request turned down several times. An arrangement was therefore made for SAFRc funds to be disbursed by the Unitarian Service Committee. which had govern ment eertificataoD as purely relief organization
 Ernie AAamsea says he began his investigation f MsFtha sharp as Portuguese agent for the uni- AsNAsN1@ ~ASlAAAHSbA4E tSsS ana 1WSD Duc worked from headquarters in Lisbon but had free access to Spain Of the s700O00 collected by the JAFRC in the United States, some e24o00O k sup- posed to have been dsbnrsed through Martha Gharps office.
 While she vas in Lisbon # is charged that the aid she dispensed went largely to Bryan cases that Is to individuals approved for aid by Helen Bryan. secretary of JAFRc None Of these individual was an American refugee and few were Spaniarcs Msrtha Sharp denies this whole story Whether she win be subpoenaed wili be determined after pr Shapaeys testimony is completed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
by Thomas Stokes

Court That measure xshich never passed did require a condition a closed shop that the union nus represent 75 percent of the w9rkerS and M reuulrn6 that co percent of the workers must have voted sor it.
 Hitherto, ahe closed shop has been a matter ue negotiation between management and labor and. 1T agreed to by both parties is permitted hy the WagnE Act.
 Another issue in she campaasn, CammmAst e. ns7ty, gas used cute effectvssy against labor and Democrats Though such activity was rnzx1ctsd @ New York and Q few big cit&es. at vas played up widely and it also is bound to have repeEcuRnns a Congress. almost certainly in 1nves1enEznns by fhe House Un-AmeTacan Activities Commif7eR This could easily be turned into witch hunt aRaans liberalism and progressivism and as happened an such inxeza- sations before inJure innocent persona
 The plague @G C0mmunism iS mow rncaKmEnna aS a real problem for liberals and progresspes in . few labor unions and other organizations This was dem- onstrabed in the resignation of Harold L Fckas aE chairman of the Independent C0mmtfte of the Ara Sciences and Professions. in which there Is knswm Commurist influence.
 As a practical matter the most effective means o eliminating such influence seems to be that already adopted in some unions and organizations That S to unmask the Communists and vote them out and root them out of the key spots matter of internal as the most effective way to this danger and to combat the witch hunt type of activity which as s known, is used by ceran interests 10 6iseret labor and liberal organizations.
 This problem is one that faces the CIO at its annual convention next week la Atlantic City How # handles # may determine how successful labor can be hereafter political influence Its influence in the last election was dimsnizhed by tbe oerine that Communist connections. here and there gave to labors enemies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
Views of the Press

of a more modest past has felt that he had little to offer which would attract those who like to provide themselves with valuable merchant disc by methods more direct than purchase and sale. But the status of the necktie has been changing during years of easy money ana brightening masculine tastes. The conservative knot of color which once nestled beneath the Adams apple for as little as 4e cents plus. has now arrived at a point in art, finance and police repors where it s possible for s5O.O00 worth of super cravats to be stolen this week from Park Avenue shop by discrifn- mating thieves. The ravished neck ties, some of which were doubtless as vivid as Turner's and weird as Dalis, were initialed like new and old masters and sold for SIS apiece.
 Let economists or prophets of mans decline and fall draw what conclusions they like from the present luxurious state of the necktie. which, we believe. bids fair to set new standards in store rob- berries and corrupt e citizenry just emerging from sport shirts. Rome, we know, did not go in for neckties, so little could be gained by turning to Gibbon on the subject. But cer- tainly some modern Cato should arise to confront the present crisis in cravats. both in style and price. We have come too far from the black string ties of William Jen- nings Bryan and John Sharp Wil- Hams and from the snappy bow ties, two for a quarter. which used con- veniently to fasten in back of a gtifi collar with a clip and an elastic band.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. g-(NEAl-Dr Harlow of Americas top scientists. Subpoenaed before the House Committee on un-American Activities this week. like a common Communist suspect What the committee wanted from Dr. Shapley was informa- tion on what he knows about the campaign of Martha Sharp. Democratic candidate for Congress in the last election, against Joseph W. Martin Jr. in Massachusetts, l4th District.
 Martin. who will probably be Republican speaker of the House in the Congress, this election ing the industrial town of Fall River for the first time in his political career. A heavy Catholic and anti-communist vote are generally given credit for the landslide.
 In his campaign Martin never made direct charges of Communism against Mrs. sharp personally But in his advertising and speaking he defined the campaign issue as Communism versus Joe Martins real Amerieanism."
 Dr Shapley came into the story principally as political amateur mixed up with EccAsP. the Inde- pendent Citizens Committee of the Arts Science and Professions DT. Shapley was it's Massachusetts de rector, and such in close touch with the Na- tional Citizens Political Action Committee. which is cIo-affilated
 Tn August Mrs. Sharp and her managers came to Dr. Shapley for money They wanted financial assistance from the cIo organizations but did not want the source of the money disclosed To contribute money in a political campaign without disclosing it k of course. violation of the Corrupt Practices Act
 Dr. shapley has taken the position that he win. of course report on his groups financial activities In the last campaign. but only to the Congressional Campaign Expenditures Committees. The un-Amer- ican Activities Committee has no jurisdiction. he says
 From supporters of Martha sharp the story ef this contest is that she is just poor social worker and ministers wife. To defeat her in the election. t is claimed that Joe Martin called in the blood hounds of the un-American Activities Committee and proceeded to smear Mrs. sharp as Commlm- ist It Is further claimed that Ernie Adamson. chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
THE LITTLE PEOPLE
(Hartfori Courantl

N1hr1OFu COuEanO
 Once in e while an event occurs that sheds new light on the man. neuvering and jockeying of the dip. lomats and the nations they repre- sent in this world of power politics. Such an event was the reading of letter from one bereaved American mother by Secretary of State Byrnes at a recent dinner of the Foreign Press Association in New York. Dip- lomats of more than fifty nations were there, and we are told that hardly one of these makers of world policy was dry-eyed after the letter had been read.
 What this mother had to say was not unique. Rather. the force of her words law in the fact that they might as well have been written by a woman of every race and nation around the globe. Relating with eloquent simplicity the story of her sons enlistment in the Marines, of his inability to hate the enemy even while fighting him, and of his death on Okinawa, she touched the hearts of all her listeners. Her concluding plea that her boys death might not be entirely in vain is one that has dwelt in the hearts of many men and women ever since the shooting finally ceased: T pray, how I pray, for God to guide Secretary Byrnes in his work. I pray for the little people. They have taken too much wondered too long Soon their hearts will be crushed with burdens they can't bear. I pray for a just peace treaty to come soon. I pray that all might be fed and clothed. I can't see hungry people even if they were enemies. Hunger doesn't make good people-it breeds hate.
 Despite her loss. there is no bitter ness in her soul. Her concern Is Tor all the little people of every na- ton, and for the burdens they must bear. No more effective plea for world peace has been laid before the United Nations than this appeal from one of the mothers who know perhaps best of all what war really means. Mrs. Stanley Schelle of Olivia, Minnesota. has in this letter done a service to the cause of world peace for which her son gave his life. Her words vii be hard for the diplomats to forget as they go on with the task of making peace in the world for all the little people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
MARTINS PROGRAM
Cstandard-rmes)

In Representative Martins out line of a program for the 80th Con- gress. the item of direct concern to the largest number of people is his proposal for a reduction in Federal taxes. He believes that the cut could be 20 percent straight across the board" and that it should be made retroactive so as to apply to i947 individual income taxes.
 A similar stand was taken a few days ago by Senator Taft, who ex- pressed the belief that the cost of Government could be substantially decreased from the level set in the current budget, and SO make pos sible a tax reduction. It is conceded that expenditures cannot possible be lowered to pre-war levels. While the fighting is over. costs of the var still octninue in the form of benefits for veterans. and interest on the public debt. As an anti-inf1ationary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
.Merry-GO-ROund

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 WASHINGTON, Nov. ,le-An ussas cs asxeuas have grown up about che Mfe of John b EeWas As SsS sSss @s @se nas mo s'S sSSs S.nS g ns s s S have knocked the mule down with one blow W hh
 whether this h fact or EsCton a is 10 legend that when Levin encountered e5o-pouna Bin Huloh~ lnaon, head cf the Carpenters unicn at en Atasnae 0 the chin Inc two mon ere now bosom pals, nev~ cfthelesa and both ardent roote for the Republican Party.
 Another legend has 'that Lewis eats three beefstealu for breakfast Lewis does Ike red meat was partly personal However, this writer, who has lunched with Lewis many tmeS can testify that, regardle of breaast he eats only one oeeisteak st lunch.
 Another myth hos t that Lewis does not hesitate Co use violence against labor factions which oppose him. This Idea probably arises from the Herrn, m. massacre, in which about 40o of Lewast miners sur rounded a handful Of steam shovel workers, who sss sns pas s ws sa,vsS Ss so0 saS ssS strikes of today the members Of the Steam Shovel Mems Union were rounded up in field and shot in cold blood. New York Times account of the mas sacre makes 1t as gruesome as anything ever per- petrated by the Nazis.
 eAaNA9%NtaE cause of inflammatory telegram he sent his Her rim local that they justified in treating this crowd tthe Steam Shovel Mems Union) outhw organization and in viewing its members in the same light as they would view any other common strike breakers."
 Another Lewis legend is that he dsaes on Wash ngton society and loves to be nonized by jewel-en- crusted dowagers. This story arose from the fact that Lewis sometimes dimes at the home of his great friend, Evelyn walsh Mclean. owner of the Hope Diamond and washingtons most inveterate enter taner. In recent years, however Lewis has dned at the Mclean home infreuuently and then usually when the dinners are small
 Tn Alexandria, va, where he lives John gets along reasonably well with his neighbors and those who know him well like him. One exception is Mrs Fleming Holland who objected vigorously at showing her colonial mansion if Lewiss also to be on the annual tour of old Alexandria homes. This put Virginia citizens very much the spot. because the Lewis home. originally occupied by pr William Brown. Physician General to the Continental Army. Q landmark not to be ignored. Later Lewis sold his home. but bought an even more historic mansion where Light-Horse Harry Lee made his famous oration at the death Of oeorps Washington So in the end Mrs. Holland got the citizens of Alexandria off the spot by withdrawing her house from the tour, leaving John L. Lewis vic torious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
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 Rsaenas say thaa sesm k hlmssa alse hna tnas aA mfna when he unlln6 8m a showdown nov. HH knowS that agsss January eae new COZ oSasssSs css -, VI crack him WIth somethlne evsa more NzAstle @en the Case Bin-af he aaz& stack his chm oat
 Republicans also enow thaa sOlm l.. tswas oe- spite hk power in lAbor ranas, & net she Upe et garoenia they want @ sport n sner nattoanelss when they walk down Hhe A1aan Street of Aznesaca
 Tney know that sle American puSllo. oszpaa as short memory. has not entirely sorgotem hgR Saem b tewR was the only important labor leader ao strke against his government in wasalme
 reuass first real ssrIke against she var sssoa came in the Autumn ot aen shortly oezuEe peasa Harb0r, when the nnslon was duzpsraeey preparing izclg for what every intelligent person knew was certain battle.
 gAaA, however. aa mua seem b wmxy SsAn A Lewis It has been discl0ssa ny the Huege repux that during 1880 Lewis used hts fnfuelnce M4tA Mex can leaders to arrange t0r the sale od E1ea3U needed oil to the German Navy Hitler at that time hne swept part Of Europe and President Roosevelt was oo~ ing hs best to discourage shipments of of b Ger many. Despite that. Lewis mol only used his anzln- ence to obtain oil Eor Max submarines but aocurd- ing to the Rogge report. also discussed wish mem Der of the German Economic Ministry a plan he Sxanr labor votes against Roosevelt during sse ss4e elec- tion.
 Indirectly at least Lewis gave further holp to the Nazi cause when. in the Fan of 1e4i he pulled ssaee miners out of the captive coal mines causing a1a1oo others strike ln sympathy. The captive cos1 mines supplied fuel for the nations Saee industry ct that time working day and night so turn out sig guns and aTmor plate
 Lewis, however dad not send his men back so work until Dec 2 the day the Japs struck Reaxa Har- Dor. Even then, Lewis held untl he got what he wanted-a closed shop-hy arbitration.
 On that Hateful day Lewis was closeted with hiS friend John Steelman then Federal Cunrsiaaor anc Ben Fairless. head of U & Steel. NexSmen had been waiting eagerly for word of settlement Finally al P. M on Dec .. John stTode to the dour % nn- n0mce the strikes end.
 Confidently swinging the aoom open. he called: Come in, boys"
 But no one came ia. For once John G xaewass news value had evapora1ed- The press corps had de- serted him for an greater oasaster-PeMr1 Ear bor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
Your Health
By WILLIAM BRADY, N. D.

A reader asks about the drug tridlone with phenobarbital in the treatment of epilepsy -- treatment which has proved generally satis- factory for control of the seizures and the psychic disease or uneas- iness under the close supervision of the physician, of course. The reader goes on to speak of the difficulty of holding a job and remarks:
 "I hear a great deal about ore
 ganizations which help the lame,
 the blind. the tuberculous, victims
 of poliomyelitis, heart disease
 patients and other handicapped
 persons. Epileptics have to earn
 their livelihood. too, but we are
 dismissed because of the seizures
 even though our work is satisfae-
 tory, cannot count the number
 of superiors who had no further
 use for me after they learned ]
 have epilepsy. even though my
 work had been perfectly satisfac-
 tory to them. On one job a work
 CT badly crippled and one with
 heart disease were retained but l
 was discharged. :"
 There is an organization for the education of the public. the cor- rection of the many fears and the refutation of the misinformation concerning epilepsy. It is The Am erican Epilepsy League, 50 stat' Street. Boston, Mass. You can't ge' medical advice or treatment Iron the organization. But you can se reliable information pertaining t' vour problems by addressing you inquiry to the League and inclosini with your letter a properly stamped self addressed envelope. The Leagu' has various books and pamphlets Q special interest and value to any on' who is subject to any form Q epilepsy or any one who teaches cares for or employs epileptics.
 what said above about tridi' one is all know about N. It IS comparatively new synthetic drue and from reports of physicians wh' have had experience in the use o 1t in epilepsy and other neuroSes the drug is safe only when the pa tent taking it remains constant, under the observation of the physi clan. That's all can tell you aDou 1t.
 A neurosiS is a functional dis order or disease of the neryou system for which no physical caus can be found. Epilepsy is a neurosii So Is migraine (periodic sick head aches ushered in, usually, with al aura or warning. such as forth cation spectra" or dancing Jagge flashes of light in one side of tn visual field). Tn fact some medics author has characterized migrain as the "sensory equivalent of tn motor neurosis. epilepsy" - but ( course that implies the grand ms type of epilepsy-both loss of con sciousness and convulsions, ratht than the petit maj type--lapse ( consciousness with convulsions. Occurrence of grand maj or pet nal in Q family Is no more signi Acant of taint, deficiency, delin T quency or anything of the sort tha is migraine. or so-called "nervou exhaustion"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
THE CORRUPTING NECYTIE

CFrom Herald-Tribune)
 The necktie. unlike the mink coat, the diamond bracket and the well filled wallet. has never served to tempt the discerning eye of the rowing yeggman. The haberdasher
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
Alschievous

Neighbor gives her two young children turpentine for most any ailnent and kerosene when they have sore throat. She says I'm crazy when I express fear that 1t may do harm. CMrs. c. n
 Answer-n they were my children I'd rather give them a little scienti- iic neglect.
 Copyright ieAe, John '. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Bedtime Smack

Is 1t beneficial or harmful for growing children to eat light lunch at bedtime. (Mrs. w. M. LJ
 Answer-It is beneficial--and don't make 1t too light. Mon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-16

Occurrence of grand maj or petit nal in a family Is no more signi- flcant of taint, deficiency, delin- quency or anything of the sort than Is migraine, or so-called nervous exhaustion"
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19
HORSE SHOW AT
DOVER OCT. 6
Kent Horse Show Association
to Present Second Annual
Affair October 9Th
TWENTY-ONE CLASSES

The Kent Horse Show Associa-
tion is putting on horse show on
october 6, 1916, one mile south of
Dover, on route 113. The show
consists of 21 classes, which covers
every division of riding horses and
ponies, with additional features of
fine harness, musical chairs and
exhibition of trick horses. The
classes are entirely open, and gives
everyone at any age, with any kind
of a horse, an opportunity to par
ticipate. The prizes are to be
trophies and ribbons for each class,
awarded by the following judges,
who are well7known authorities for
horses in the various classes. They
are Robert Herald, Leetonia, Ohio,
one time owner of the champion,
over two, walk or trot gelding, San
Toy, and F. John Tollen, Jr., Erie,
Pennsylvania, owner of the Inner
State Open Jumper Champion
Buckeroo.
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Hall,
Baltimore were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Bal
lard.
Mr.. Thomas Gooding, Marguer-
ita, Panama Canal Zone, is in
town visiting relatives and renew
ing old acquaintances.
Mrs. Morton Townsend, Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. John Love, Sc
cone, Pa. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Harrington a few
Gays last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sudler Wallace
and daughter Jeanette, New Castle
were Sunday visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shae.
Little Sundra Campbell who has
been quite ill at her home is much
better at this writing.
Mrs. Timothy Sylvester has re-
turned home after visiting her new
grandson in Philadelphia,