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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Anti Trust Endangered by Thomas Stokes

ing the consumer, including labor r-union practices
 During the days of our preparation for war he struck with equal vigor to break the ties of German cartels which had impeded our production of critical found himself hamstrung on every side by the big business influence that had entrenched itself in war agencies and used the war an excuse to check him. So he left the Government
 Thurman Arnold had gathered about him one Of the finest staffs assembled in Government with 0 remarkable espirit de corps number of these men went away to war Some did not come back to Government. Others have left in disappointment as pressures brought from above in recent months to hamper their work.
 Wendell Berge has carried on in the Arnold tra- dition though with limited staff and facilities He like MT Arnold. has stepped on some powerful toes, including those of railroads and big corporations. In one notable case they recommended that an inde- pendent steel industry free of Wall Street and East ern monopolistic entanglements, be established with the plants built during the by the Government or with Government aid.
 Attorney General Tom Clark overruled the find- ngs and recommendations of the report and approved sale of the Geneva plant in Utah to United States Steel thus extending the Eastern steel influence to the West
 That seemed to give a clue to topside policy.
 Nor is the antitrust picture too bright in the new Congress. Numerous bills pending to free various segmentS of our economy from antitrust statutes, among them the Bulwinke Bill to exempt railroads. MT. Berge fought that successfully in the last Congress. Also there will be the usual attempt to check antitrst activity by cutting appropriations in the name of economy"
 Progressive forces which will organize to resist these incursons would lose valuable champion if MT. Berge were squeezed out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
by Peter EdSOss

control, development of the Western railroads has been retarded, and that through rate-fxing agree ments competition has been stifled and the indus trial development of the West suppressed
 This Lincoln case was begun in 1924, but was held up by the war It had been for trial in December But recently the railroad attorneys have been press ing for delay of the Lincoln case until after the Su- pEeme Court can dispose of the so-called Georgia rate case.
 This was a suit initiated by Gov. Ellis Arnall on behalf of the State of Georgia. charging that dis- criminatory freight rates were charged Southern shippers by agreements dictated to railroads of the South and East by their common controlling owner ship.
 The Georgia case has been set for hearing before a special master next March. After hearing, the special master must report to the Court. which will then hand down it's decision. There Is little chance that this decision can be made before the end of the present term of the Court in June That gives the railroads time to move in another direction.
 Time is of value in these cases because a new Republican Congress convenes in January And among the bills which just missed passage by the last Con- the famous Bulwinkie biil. All 1t would do is exempt the railroads from all action under the anti-trust laws
 If the Bulwinkle bnl can be passed early in the next Congress the troubles which the railroad fnan- cieTs have been having with the Government will be practically over The Georgia and Lincoln antitrust cases would have to be dropped. The Supreme Court and the Department of Justice would be powerless to prevent sale of the Pullman car service to the railroads.
 And the same House of Morgan and Kuhn. Loeb control which has dominated the railroads for decades could be continued almost unhindered, far into the future, holding back the development of D. s trans portaticn through unlimited. free-enterpriss coupe- titiOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Too Much and Too Soon

Natonasm. like the bad fairy in a nursery tale ap- peared the crade the day of the United Nations birth end pronounced an evil incarnation the infant Since then the LIN been thwared in its search for information understanding by the efforts of of its members to advance their and prestige and to dsparage and discredit the motives of other governments.
 It appears that result of this naonaistlc curse the UN may back into disarmament conference be- it ready for -and for something less than hgn-
 minded reasons Needless say general disarmament as well agreement atomic control Is vital to the existence of al of but do want to approach the subject by the present route?
 This briefly is the route Last Spring the Soviet gOv ernent did not its troops from Iran the deadne by threepower agreement The matter was brought the Security Councils attention and Iran made fona complaint Eventually the Russian troops removed but the incident apparently continued to rane m the oo6e leaders bosoms. ,
 So Russia started making repeated references to the of British and American troops abroad particularly m Greece and Iceland Eventually the SOyets proposed that each JUN government make public the number Of troops based outside its borders in friendly countries
 It was Russas clear embarrass her Big Three mariners Not only the bulk of Russias foregnbaseo forces in former enemy countries but certainly hussa nad
 fairly accurate to this request already just as the United States and Britain had reasonable idea of Russian troop dispositions. .
 This led to Ango-Amercan requests that each nation disclose concentrations in states Then America and Britain asked for count of all troops home and abroad Britain also wanted OnthespO ver" cation of each governments figures by other nations Whereupon Russia brought up the disarmament question by saying that of troops atome should be accompanied v information all weapons including atomic, but that such information should wait for general disarmament confersnce And Russia has announced its support or
 system of international inspections to check armament inspections to be conducted under the super vson of the Security Council where the veto exists
 Thus by a series of arising from one govern ens desire to embarass another the JUN is discussing esamament before any of the causes Of armamens ana nar have been finally dealt with Peace treaties un-
 written boundaries are not xed the refugee problem s not Agreements have yet to be reached let there ssk ok 6Iansmamsns now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
DECEMBER
CNew York Tirnes)

CNew York TimeS)
 December comes in the night, the long night of brilliant stars. It comes with a chill cracking of ice in the bogland and the lonely boot of the owl in the hesnlock. 1t comes on a wind that swiShes the leaf-bare elms and rattles the dry branches of the pin-oak. a wind that whistles in doorways and shakes the sash at the window. IL comes in a cloud on the next ridge. where the new moon rests early.
 A la dawn, and December is here. last span of the year. month of shortening days and deepening cold. December, with its solstice. and its Nativity, and its years end, a cry stal month of contrast. The shortest day, the longest night; the end, and the beginning; the black of leaflets landscape, the white of ice and snow; the cold of winter, the warmth of belief.
 It is a dormant world, we say. And yet, when we take the time to see we find the berry on the holly. the dog wood bud on its branch. the ground pine verdant in the thicket. The juncoS liven the dooryard, the blue jays blue is brighter than in June, and the sweet bold notes of the car dinal are heard on fortunate days. The woodchuck sleeps in his burrow, but the fox is abroad when the wind whispers in the valley. Earth's pulse is slow, but the beat is still there.
 December is the month of stars and The Star. of long nights and The Night, the last five minutes be- fore low twelve on the clock of the seasons. But low twelve passes. and the round begins again, with spring and April up ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
SUGAR RATTONTNG IN Isa7
(New York Sun)


 Reports from Washington inul- cate that the Office of Price Ad- rninistration, with few activities, left. plans to continue sugar ration ing at the present basis through the first quarter of l947. The ex- pectation now is that a ration cou- pon will be validated on January 1 which will be good for five pounds of sugar through April 90. This would indicate that OPA does not expect sugar to be in more plenu- ful supply in the first quarter Of next year than it now is. Sugar ration stamps 9 and 10. originally scheduled to become invalid at the end of October. have been reprieved for a second time and will be valid through December 3l. This is sim ole justice to those housewives who have spent hours upon hours in search for unavailable sugar and in view of the prospect that there will be scant improvement in the situation after the turn of the year it is likely that housewives will now intensity their efforts to translate sugar stamps into sugar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, Dec. N-TAs TumFan AamlnlslEa- tlonS dlly.dAIyng over conversion of the Dig Inch and tAtle Inch pipelines to natural gas is exactly nke Herhere tloovers handling of the bonus army. n an hole down lo the problem of looking ahead (sOme people can t staaesmanship).
 when veterans began alraegllng into washlng- ton in the Summer oe ieea Hoover did nothing about them Soon he woke up to find about 5000 veterans literally eamped on the natlons doorstep finally had Go resort to oayonels tanks and Gen. Douglas Mace Arthur to run them out of town.
 continued lo enter washlngton However Roosevelt handled them as Q day-to-day problem didn't let them accumulate. Each day they were taken down to Fort Hunt Va. just south of the capital then jobs were available
 Likewise with the Governments pipelines. Four years ago when they were first built, 1t was well known that John L. Lewis was worried over the pos- shllity that they mghS be converted to natural gas after the war This column reported the fact ct the time
 RepeaAedly since the end of the war this column has pointed to the fact that cheap natural gas brought to the East In the idle pipelines is one important answer to the annual danger of having John L. Lewis shut the coal industry down on shivering nation.
 However, more than year has dagsed by with nothing happening Today, the pipelines could be converted to natural gae in about l6 days provided the gas was hooked into one of the private pipelines supplying Ohio and the Detroit area To get clear ance of the right of way through Pennsylvania would
 take longer But no cearances are necessary to supply Ohio and Michigan
 This quick emergency hoohIup would supply only 50O0OO0O cubic feet of gas daily Had the Truman Administration looked ahead and exercised Q little Statesmanship permanent hook-up for gas-which takes much longer-coud be in operation by this time and would pump S00000000 cubic feet daily into the industrial areas of the East NOTE-Assistant Secretary of War Stuart Sym ngton when war surplus administrator, sent rec port to Congress recommending that the pipelines be used first for oil or as a second alternative for gas. But, most important of all he urged that the pipelines be used-not lie idle. Here s Q letter from an oEganiRee Of Che United Mine Workers regarding the poor wage scale paid by John L. Lewis to his own union workers. For obvious reasons, the writer of the letter who works for Lewiss District 30. must remain anonymous He writes: Tt is of great interest to see John L. Lewis again make wage demands of the operators, when the irony is that he does not believe in handing out increases to his own employees. The organizers of District 50 have not received an increase. in most cases since l042.
 They have received $20e per month and $5 day for expenses. Tn fact they have been cut They used to get parking and tolls, but that has been removed from them. Yet without flinching his eye
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Your Health By WILLIAM BRADY. M. D.
vTrAMTN D AND CALCIUM

vitamin D is essential for the normal metabonsm of calcium-ah- sorptson, assimilation. utilization and retention-as aprinciple of physio- logy. AS principle of good nutri- ton. milk is the richest food source of calcium Cand phosphorus and vitamin D. Just plain milk, pre- ferably Grade A. Raw from tuber- culin tested herd. Certified milk, any fresh milk scalded dboiled for one minute onlyD or. if none of these is available, then ordinary Rasteur- ized milk. Every child from eight to eighteen years of age should have not less than lh pints lthree elassfuls) of milk daily as the in- dispensable basis of an adequate diet.
 Millions of youngsters neglect uroper care of their teeth (which only the dentist can givel under the spell of that absurd slogan - that a clean tooth never decays"
 Tooth decay, whether it is pri- marily due to nutritional deficiency or not. cannot fail to impair health and vite if it is not promptly treated by the dentist. Aside from the relation of tooth decay to in lection Cboth focal or systemic in factions and such respiratory in fections as poliompelis), damage or loss of one or more teeth from tooth decay cripples the important function of mastication. predisposes to development Of chronic digestive troubles. spells any pretensions of good looks the individuals may have had and. in my opinion, shortenS life expectancy. Every day the child, youth or adult postpones needed dental treatment-filling of cavities, removal of tartar or other deposits that can't be brushed or washed away, installing suitable den- tures to restore masticating effl- ciency where one or more teeth are missing-loWers vitality. efficiency and stamina. shOrtens life expecta- tion and spells good looks. In other words, a full complement of func- tionaIly efficient teeth Iy0ur own or your dentiSt's) is indispensable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS
Cchristian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor)
 Movies are big business" says Jan Struther. The investment is paid off at the box office. But the author of Mrs. Miniver" is un- willing to accept the conclusion drawn from this fact by some spokesmen for the movie industry, gf0o lse it to justify an appeal to the lowest common denominator of popular taste on the ground that their sole duty is to give the pub- hc what it wants"
 The fact that people frequently don't know what they want until they get it; their very wants are often the result of what they are being fed. The movies create taste as well as satisfying it. so Miss Struther asks the producers to educate the public to want better pictures"
 Eric Jhonston. now ~cZar" of the American movie industry. recently accepted this responsibility when he declared: 1t is our sacred obliga-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
PLENTY OF GREENS
Boston Post)

There is to be no shortage of Christmas trees this season. Holly and wreaths also are to be plentiful. This is good news for those planning elaborate home decorations. It should mem, too, that there is less re..son than ever for raids on the woodland for greens for ornamental purposes. The damage to shrubs and trees each year at this time is al- ways extensive. It should not be so this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
MAKES MINT FARMING PAY

sHaEis. Minn.-fUPD-H. c. Keach- CT believes he has introduced a neW crop to Minnesota commercial mint. The states only mint far- mer. so far as University of Min nesOta records show. Teacher now plants 50 acres to mint and for the laSt two years has been netting about ea0o an aene tn mint oil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

WASHINGTON, Dee. 4-In the chameleOn-ke transformation of the Truman Administration from the one-time Roosevelt progressivism to something of more sober hue there interesting behnd-the- scenes developments other than the campaign against Wilson Wyatt and his housing program described here previously.
 Another significant undercover operation is aimed at sofening the antitrust policy of the Justice Department That division is charged with checking monopoly to protect honest business and small busi- in the competitive struggle which is the of our free-enterprise system
 As real estate and building interests are piqued by Mir. Wyatt, so other big business and finan- cial interests disturbed by Wendell Berge, chief of the antitrust division, who has continued to go about his job fearlesy, courageously and intelligent ly. His head has been in danger before
 Now new pressures are being exerted to ease him out.
 It is deplorable It is especially discouragng with and the danger of monopoly that this has caused. close watch is more necessary now than ever.
 Agencies such as the Antitrust Division and the numerous independent commissions set up to protect the public interest only effective the men who direct them and the mettle of their assistants. usual" holiday of Republican regimes of the 20S when agencies set up by the previous Wilson Admin istration became almost morbound because of the way they were stacked at the top with men willing to take the easy path and not be too curious
 Likewise the Antitrust Division was well-be- hayed in those days. With the advent of the New Deal it sprang into life under the brilliant and ener- getic Thurmond Arnold who struck here and there at
 monopolies that were throttling business and cost
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Not Ben TerpiB

I had a bad cought this past winter. tried everything and got no relief, until I read what one of your followers said about Ben Terpin Bydrate I got two dozen capsules. each containing two grains, took one after food three times day. and in a few days the cough was practically gone. GA. V. El
 Answer - Thank you, sir. The medicine is not Ben Terpin, but terpin hydrate. tgo grains in cap. sule, after food, three times a day. for obstinate chronic winter cough. If three dozen capsules fail to bring relief it is useless to continue tak- ing the medicine.
 Please tell me what vitamin B is taken for. (M. D. VD
 Answer-I wouldn't know. It is one Of the entities of the yitamin B complex of which little is known. as yet.
 CCOpyieht Isls byIJOhn ?. DiiIe Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Lung Trouble

Member of my family has lung trouble and on hot days make him sit in the sun. but a trained nurse said this is the worst thing he could do. (Mrs. F. EO
 Answer-n your relative has tu- berculosis you should give him the benefit of medical advice - never mind what Mrs. Eaireygamp says. but leave to the doctors judgment all such questions.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
145, 900 Chevrolet Cars
Scheduled by July
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, April 10.-Chevrolet d.
vision of General Motors Corp. has
scheduled the production of 145 900
passenger cars between now and the
end OF June, M. E. Coyle, general
manager Of the division, said yes
terday.
The emphasized the schedule is
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Judge Cayton Calls on
Bar Here 10 Establish
A,JudiciaI Council

| Creation Of a judicial council al
which judges, lawyers and laymer
could participate in round table
discussion to suggest improvements
In administration of justice in the
lower courts here was advocated
last night at the Mayflower Hotel
before the District Bar Association
by Chief Judge Nathan Cayton OF
the Municipal Court of Appeals.
The jurist said such system
would give guidance and encourage
ment needed by the judiciary and
would afford an authoritative voice
for changes in rules and law. He
enVlsloned a system which would
include judges, lawyers, the various
bar association groups, the District
Attorneys Office, the Board of Trade
the Criminal Justice Association and
other organizations.
The program would be to the lower
courts what the judicial Conference.
held under the sponsorship of the
United States Court of Appeals here.
is to the higher courts of the Dis
trict, Chief Judge Cayton said.
Questions Posed.
with the support of the bar 1t
cannot be failure" the jurist as
serted.
Among the questions posed for the
suggested council, Chief Judge Cav
ton said, were the rules, equity
powers, receiverships, auditing of
accounts and the need of more
judges
1t was Municipal Court of Ap-
peals, Municipal Court and Juvenile
Court Night for the Bar Associa-
ton.
Judge Fay Bentley of Juvenile
Court said that in cases involving
children, it is the community that
is on trial and not the child" and
that the court must rely on the re-
sources Of the community to make
any rehabilitation possible. She
said she is well aware of the in
adequacies Of public institutions
for children in the District and that
with the exception of the National
Training School for Boys I'VE do
not have first-rate institution"
There is a lack of adequate foster
care for children, she said, and the
law relating to paternity of chill
dren born out of Wedlock should be
modernized.
Need for More Judges.
Chief Judge George P. Barse of
Municipal Court pointed to the need
for more judges to care adequately
for growing business. He said a Sys-
tenn of assignment of cases, similar
to that in District Court, is sched-
uled to be enforced shortly.
Other judges present were Judges
Walter ]. Casey, John P. Mcmahon.
Ellen K. Raedy, Aubrey B. Fennell,
Thomas D. Quinn of Municipal
Court; Associate Judges Andrew M.
Hood and Brice Clagett of the Mu-
nicipal Court of Appeals and Dis
trict Court Justice Henry A.
SchWeinhaut.
Seven members were named to
nominate new officers for the COM
ing year. They are Joseph C. Nc
Garraghy, Charles S. Rhyme, Ed
mund D. Campbell, Godfrey l..
Munter, Arthur P. Drury, John
Lewis Smith and F. Joseph Donohue.
Hugh H. Obear, association presi-
dent, conducted the meeting.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-16
R.R. COMMISSION is Investigating
Telephone COMPANIES

Chairman Paul T. Smith of the
Montana Railroad and Public Service
Commission announced recently that
an investigation into the telephone
service in Montana is being made by
the commission. Telephone companies
and supervision of them is placed
under the Public Service Commission
by Montana law.
Many complaints have been re-
ceived from different parts of Mon
tana as to unsatisfactory phone serv-
ice in the last several months. These
complaints include unusual delay in
receiving an answer from the operator,
excessive delay in receiving reports
back on calls placed and poor or in
attentive service. The complaints re-
ceived involve all of the large systems
operating in Montana and many of the
smaller independent systems.
1t is expected that many OF the