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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)

Gabby Streets st. Louis Cardinals
have developed an extraordinary
faculty for winning ball games
with a minimum Of effort. Their
ability to take advantage Of every
break. rather than their batting
punch, has them three games in
front Of the National league field
today.
For example, the league champ
ions collected only five hits off two
Boston pitchers yesterday while
their own curving corps was being
nicked for eleven. yet they took the
Braves into camp. 5 TO 4. in open
ing their latest eastern tour.
The Giants. meantime. contin-
ued TO win behind great pitching.
but they couldn't gain an inch on
the flying leaders. Carl Hubbell
gave them their sixth successive
win at the expense of Pittsburgh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
SPLIT MAY Be
SET JULY lST
Lii Stoner Will Return To
Lineup Of Fl. Worth
Panthers

DALLAS. June 10. OFF a split
season is voted in the Texas Lea
que this year, the second heat Will
start July /. and since anything can
occur in baseball with a split about
the easiest thing Of all. several Tex
as League clubs are not going to pe
found wanting when Mr.. Opportun-
ity knocks for the second time since
April Is.
Even Beaumont and Houston. CO.
pace settlers, are cementing their
pennant foundation with a sprinkle
OF new talent. A right hand pitcher
is to enter the Exporter fold. He is
George Hollerson from the Holly
wood club of the Pacific coast cir
cult. Last year he won Is and lost
ten games.
The Buffaloes. trying desperately
TO win the first half. have started
remodelirg for the predicted second
half. President Fred Ankeman is
willing to talk terms with an Al
shortstop. Joe Sprinz, veteran catch
or, has been acquired from ST. Louis.
Lii Coming Back
Art Phelan at Fort Worth spiked
a few games for the old win column
from now on when the Philadelphia
Nationals returned Lii Stoner, a
man who has always been a big
winner in the Texas League. II
there is a second half. don't feel
shocked II the Cats open with an
other pitcher beside Stoner, and
another catcher.
Providing he car get several in
jured players into condition. Mana
ger Carl Williams probably Will Jet
his team remain intact. The Spud-
derS. slow starting. are packing one
Of the biggest wallops In the league
today even with EULER. Badgro and
Gullic out Of the lineup with injur-
les and sickness.
None that | know or" were the
wirds from Manager Claude Robert
son of the San Antonio Indians
when quizzed concerning new play
ers for he remainder Of the sea-
Son. MY boys have hit their stride,
and so long as they play hustling
baseball and get their share Of wins,
We will stay intact"
New Infield
AS for the Dallas Steers, they
havc started rebuilding their infield
Manager Hap Morse is through with
pennant depression II new PLAYERS
will remedy the situation. Thursday,
the Steers purchased Joe Benes from
the st. Louis Cardinals. Benes will
play shortstop. a position that has
been weak where Dallas is concern
ed.
Jake Atz. al the helm OF the
Shreveport Sports. has finally put a
team on the field that is almost a
hundred per cent stronger than the
one that opened the season, and
Jake. discussing the second half,
said he probably would open with
the same club now in seventh place.
Galveston. through Manager Del
Pratt. Is after nlayers galore. Lefty
Martin. first baseman. is due to
Join the Buccaneers within a day
or two. Gene Bailey. veteran out
fielder and former manager Of the
Houston Buffaloes. joined the Buc-
cancers this week. replacing Gene
Rye who has retired with an injured
wrist. Pratt is also after a third
baseman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
British Razz
Their Ryder
Cup Lineup

LONDON. June 10. F1-No Brit
ish sportSmen entered for an inter-
national event ever suffered from
the lash OF criticism. abuse and
even rldiculc Az has the British
Ryder cup golf team which meets
the American team no Sci0to June
Is and ~.
The selection committee found
its team billed ~ some newspapers
az a bunch OF has beens": a group
OF 'amiable m~iddle-aged golfers
who have no earthly chance.
One newspaper said 10 could pick
a team OF British pros to beat the
British Ryder team any day In the
week and twice on Sunday.
British chances 40 SciOto are.
perhaps. simmer than at Leeds
when the trophy was won two years
ago. but Captain Charles Whit
combe's men are out not only 10
hold onto the international cup
but 10 c0nfOund the critics among
the folks I'm the homeland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
FINALS REACHED

CHICAGO, June i9-P-Herbert
L. Bowman OF New York. whose
collection OF eastern tennis titles
number l3, and Marcel Rainville or
Montreal, ace OF Canada'S racquet
swingers, will meet tomorrow in the
top bracket semifinal Of the west
ern singles championship fight.
and Harris Coggeshall or Des
Moines, Ia. and George Jennings,
Jr., Of Chicago. viii tangle In the
lower set.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
Hagen Displays Old Form To
Capture Western Open Title

a one stroke lead over Ed Dudley,
Wilmington, Del, who slipped in
with a 50 late in the afternoon.
Two other par shattering rounds
were turned in during the first
round. Charles Garringer or India
napolis and DIN Dutra OF Long
Beach, Call were tied for third
place with cards Of 20. one under
perfect figures.
Gene Sarazen. defending cham
rion. was forced 70 share the next
place with Lew Waldron, Celina.
Ohio. and Gene Marchi, Dayton,
each carding par.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

Summary: Earned runs. La Feria
4. San Benito 4: Left on Bases: San
Benito IL, La Feria 6: Three-base
hits: Hill, Johns; Two-base hits:
Sralla. McNalr 2, Johns: Sacrifice
hits: Rizzo. Kemp. Weickline. Write:
Stolen bases. Hill 2, Williams 2.
Williford, Midkiff: Double plays:
White to Hill to Jordan; 2 runs 3
hits off Weickline 5 90 innings. 4
runs 2 hits off Nabiurs 3 l-3 inn
ings. 0 runs / hit of Biggers l inn
ing: Struck out bv: Weickline ),
White 2. Biggers /: Base on balls off.
Weickline 10. White s. Nabours /:
Wild pitches: White: Winning
pitcher: Nabours: Umpire: Harding:
Time of game: 2.20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
NEWLN TAKE TEN-PIN LEAGUE HONORS
Texas Clubs Are Bolstered for Second Place
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

NEW YORK-Al Singer, New
York. outpointed Lew Massey. Phil
adelphia u0); Jack Rosenberg. New
York, outpointed Paulie Walker,
Trenton, ~. j., CB): Andy Savi0la.
New York o~utpointed S0Ily
Schwartz. England 81.
CHICAGO-Earl MAESTRO. Chicago.
o%utpointed Midget Mike O'Down,
Columbus, o, d0); Pep JuSto. Mad
ison. Wis. Outp0inted Joe Sharkey,
Albion, Mich. go.
Young Corbett. Fresno. Cal, out
pointed Meyer Grace. Philadelphia
(l0).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
Mopac Official Is
Visiting In Valley
lBy Sal CorresDondentl

HARLINGEN, June ia. d.
Bell Of Houston. assistant passenger
traffic manager for the Missouri
Pacific Lines. conferred with local
officials Of the railroad Thursday.
He discussed various phases o.
service with them and possible chan
ges.
He was accompanied here BY r. NJ.
Mcclure, general passenger agent Of
the Mopac.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

gen >. McAllen 3. Three base hills
Willis. Frierscn, Sduires and Con-
treras. Base on balls. off Johnson
1. off Harwood Z. off Winifred 8.
Left on baSes-Harlingen Is, Nc
Allen 8. Wild pitches-Johnson 1.
Two base hits-Phillips. Pratt. Home
runs-Frierson. Stru.s. out by
johnson 2, BY Harwocd II. Double
plays-Harwood Wells " ca Hit
by pitcher-hy Harwood. Nichols.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
MAJOR LEAGUE
LEADERS
CBy The Associated Press
Including Thursdays gamesl.


National League
Batting-Hendrick, Reds, 1896;
Terry, Giants, 1854.
Runs-Klein. Phillies, 81; Terry,
Giants 40.
Runs batted in-Klein, Phillies,
48; Arlett. Phillies. AZ.
Hits-Terry, Giants, IS; Cuyler,
Cubs, ~.
Doubles-Adams. Cardinals, 20;
Davis, PhillieS. 20.
TripleS-Worthington, Braves, s;
Watkins. Cardinals, z; Terry,
Giants, z.
Home runs-Klein, Phillies, IL,
Arlett, PhillieS, IL.
Stolen baSes-ComoroSky, Pirates,
8: Cuyler. Cubs. Z.
Pitching Derringer. Cardinals.
won 6, lost i; Mitchell. Giants,
won 8, lost 2; Bush, Cubs, won 4,
lost !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
STARS
tBy The Associated Press

Dazzy Vance. Robins-Struck out
eleven batters in beating the Chi
cago Cubs. z to 5.
Pat Malone. CubS-Shut Brooklyn
out with five scattered hits in sec
ond game Of double header.
Don Hurst, Phillies-His home
run and two singles drove in four
rum to help beat the Reds. S to 4.
Carl Hubbell. GiantS-Held Pitts
burgh 10 six scattered hits and
was invincib.e the last eight in
nineS.
Chick Hafev. Cardinals = His
hofnerun in the eighth gave the
leaders a 5 to 4 victory over Boston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

One OF natures curiosities Is the
difference IN size between a mother
kangaroo and her young. The
mother stands four or more feet
high and weighs In the n~eighbor-
hood Of zoo pounds. The young.
when first born. are only a little
longer than n inch and weigh
less than a mouse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
LEAGUE

Batting-Morgan. Indians. 1888,
Ruth. Yankees, 1886; Cochrane
Athletics. .S85.
Runs-Simmons, Athletics. 81
Myer and Manush. Senators, IS.
Runs batted in-Cronin, Senators
80; Simmons. Athletics, 70; Man
ush, Senators. 10.
Doubles-Webb. Red Sox- &c;
Manush, Senators 20.
Triples - Cronin, Senators, 8,
Manish. Senators 7.
Home runs-Foxx, Athletics. 10,
Ruth, Yankees. Ill. Gehrig, Yam
KEGS, IL.
Stolen bases Chapman. yam
KEGS. 20: Johnson. Tigers. 10.
Pitching-Flscher, Senators. won
z. lost /; Burke, Senators, won 8
lost !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

Or. Ralph Arnold. eminent u. s.
geoloeist. estimates this country's
potential oil resources at 7l4.000.-
100000 barrels. He says We have
only used . per cent OF our oil sup
Fly and that there is 40 years
supply OF free oil ahead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

The largest stone m~eteorite ever
found anywhere in the world. weigh
ing about 1900 pounds. fell some
time ago at Long Island. Kansas.
II Is on exhibition at the Field Mus
cum Of Natural History, Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

Dallas at San Antonio.
TT. Worth at Beaumont.
Shreveport at Galveston.
Wichita Falls at Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
washington at Cleveland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
A FITTING REMARK

This suit was made in London
Where were you at the time?H
Show.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago SD, Brooklyn TO.
Pittsburgh /, New York 3.
Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
TEXAS LEAGUE

Fort Worth, 4. Beaumont ,.
Wichita Falls 2, Houston 4.
Shreveport 8, Galveston 0.
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q" n
STANDINGS
VALLEY LEAGUE

McAllen 8. Harrington D.
Ia Feria 8. san BenitO 9.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19

St. Louis az BOSTON,
Chicago at Brooklyn
Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-19
BOUND

The La Feria Nighthawks CONT
hue TO make a steady climb toward
irst place and with less than two
more weeks to play IN the first
half Of the season, they appear TO
DE big tavorites on paper TO cop
irst honors. The Hawks at present
lire only / - games out Of first
place, and at present have the best
hll-arouLr club in the loop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
On The Air To-day
''WOzZECK" TO BE
 GIVEN TONIGHT
Famous Opera Will Have American Premier in
 Philadelphia

The American premier of 'Woz- zeck," dramatic opera by Alban Berg, will be staged tonight, at the Philadelphia Metropolitan House, with the entire second act being broadcast over an NBC-WEAF net work from 3 to 9:30 D. m., EST.
 Leopold Stokowski, brilliant con- ductor of the Philadelphia Sym phony orchestra. will direct the complete production, which is said to include the largest operatic or cilestra ever to lay in the United States
 Especially arranged NEG techni- cal equipment will pick up the mu- sical efforts of 116 Philadelphia Symphony orchestra musicians, aug mented by 36 members of the Cur tis Symphony orchestra, a complete cast from the Philadelphia Grand Opera company and soloists of in- ternatiOnal renown during the March 18th broadcast.
 The cast, with Bruno Korel1 mak- ing his American debut, includes:
 Wozzeck--Ivan Ivantzoff, bari tone.
 Drum major-Gabriel Leonoff, tenor.
 Andres-Sergei Radamsky, tenor.
 Captain-Bruno Korell. tenor.
 Doctor-Ivan Steschenko. bass.
 First artisan--Abrasha Robofsky, bass.
 Second artisan-Benjamin de Loache, baritone.
 The Idiot-Daniel Healy, tenor.
 Marie-Anne Roselle, soprano
 Margret-Edwina Eustis, mezzo- soprano.
 A soldier-Louis Purdey, tenor.
 Soldiers, artisans. youths, girls and children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
.:s:.. s:: WDRc .<...:,.,.. .sss

S:00-Br'er Rabbit Playlet. 5:05-Adventures of Tessie. 5:10-Melody Snapshots. 6:15-Will Osborne and his orches-
 tra E:30-Virginia Arnold, pianist. -r r6s40--Louie's Hungry Five. 5:45-Talk on Hairdressing. 6:0O-Time. 6:0O-Melodists. 6:15-Uncle Joe and Aunt Emma. 6:30-Weather Report. 6:30-Pancho and his orchestra 6:45-The Modernists. 7:00-The Hollywood Mixed Guar
 tet. 7:15-World Bookman. 7:20-Stock Quotations. 7:30-St Moritz orchestra. 7:45-Familiar hymns; Spencer
 Terry, baritone; Ruth Terry,
 accompanist. S:00-Time. 8:00-Arthur Pryors Military 8:16-To be announced. S:30-Concert 8:45-The Rocky Mountaineers. 9:00-Lee Morse; Nat Brusiloff' S
 orchestra. 9:15-Character Readings, Lorna
 Fantin. 9:30-Dramatized Tales of Mystery. 10:OO-The Lutheran Hour; Relig-
 ious Service from St Louis.
 Sermon by Dr Walter A.
 Maier. 10:30-Time; Weather. 10:30-Toscha Seidel, violinist; con-
 cert orchestra. 11:00 = Bloomfield Community
 Dances; Sammy Spring and
 his Barn Dance orchestra, 30-12:00-Radio Round Up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
TALK ON FOCH TO BE HEARD
Major General Ballard to Deliver It Tomorrow Afternoon

Major General Robert Lee Bull lard. retired. will deliver an address on Marshal Foch--A Tribute" over stations associated with NEG, to- morrow afternoon from 400 to 4:l5 ?. m., Eastern Standard time.
 General Bullards' talk will be given in connection with plans to erect a memorial to the late Mar shal of France and to recall annual ly, with appropriate services, his death and great military genius.
 General Bullard served with the United States Army during such campaigns as the Spanish American war, the Philippine Islands insurrec- ton, the Mexican border and the World War. He wrote a famous message, at the opening of the sec ond battle of the Barne, concluding with i've are going to counter-at- tack" He was decorated by Amer ica, France, Belgium, and Italy. The general is author of numerous magazine and military journal articles.
 The program will be heard over WEAF in the New York area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
RADIO BRIEFS

Peter Dixon. author and leading man in the daily NEG series Raising Junior, has turned sailor and pur- chased the auxiliary sloop "Alluna. we'll known on Long Island Sound as holder of the time record in the annual Huntington Cornfield Light ship race.
 Ifs that Phillips Lords pencil on the piano?" asked Paul Beckwith, accompanist for Homer Rodeheaver and Seth Parker. The noted NEG pair. about to leave the studios of station WBEN. Buffalo, paused. Rodeheaver examined the pencil in question.
 No, it's not chewed enough on the end to be his,' he answered.
 
 Roxy and His Gang will end their concert tour in Bethlehem, Pa, on March 27, after which the entire troup will return to New York.
 Raymond Knight. who plays Am prose J. Weems in NBCs Cuckoo program, believes he is being kidded by the writer of the following letter: Professor Ambrose J. Weems Dear Sir(?)
 Enclosed find five (5) cents in stamps for which please send me your autographed photograph sworn to before a notary public"
 Enclosed in the letter were found two 2-cent stamps intact and one 2-cent stamp cut in half.
 Elizabeth Lennox, contralto; ; Theodore Webb, baritone, and a baritone, and Q concert orchestra, directed by Harold Sanford. will in- terpret Echoes of the Opera over an NBC-WJZ network Thursday. March 19. at 10 D. m.. EST. The program will include arias by Glinka, Rim sky-Korsakov, Verdi and others.
 
 Meta Schumann, American com- poser, will be guest accompanist on a program of her own works during
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
...:::. ::s WEAF x.,..,.,.. :ss

5:00-Children's Program. 5:30-Talkie. 5.45-Mountaineers 6:00-Black and Gold orchestra. 6:45-Uncle Abe and David. 7:00-Federation Hymn Sing. 7:30-Sketch. S:00-Vallees orchestra; Little Jack
 Little, Songs. 9:00-Opera, Wozzeck, by Phila-
 delphia Grand Opera con-
 pany; Leopold Stokowski,
 conductor. 9:30-Melody Moments; Eugene
 Ormandy, violin; Oliver
 Smith, tenor. 10:00-Orchestra 11:00-Rapid Transit-Sketch 11:15-Calloway orchestra. 12:00-Albin orchestra A. M. 12:30-Panico's orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19

Metropolitan Echoes to be broad cast over an NBC-WJZ network Sunday. March 29, at 1 p. m., EST. Margaret Olsen. soprano; James Stanley. bass, and Arcade Birken- holZ. violinist, will assist in the pro- gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
n:::s. s:s WABC x.,.:..,.. sec

5:00-Osborne orchestra. 5:30-Virginia Arnold, piano. 5:45-La Geraldine Beauty Talks. 6:O0-Fulton Royal orchestra. 6:30-Pancho orchestra. 6:45-Eno Crime club. 7:00-Morton Downey, tenor. 7:15-St Moritz orchestra. 7:30-Orchestra. 7:45-Daddy and Rollo. S:00-Pryor's band. 8:15-To be announced. S:30-Kaltenborn Edits the News. S:45-Songs. 9:OO-Lee Morse, songs. 9:15-Character Reading-Lorna
 Fantin. 9:30-Story. 10:00-The Lutheran Hour; Sermon
 by Dr Walter A. Maier. 10:30-Toscha Seidel, violin; Con-
 cert orchestra. 11:00-Ben Bernie orchestra. :30-Radio Roundup. 12:00-Morton Downey, tenor; Be-
 lesca orchestra. A. M 12:30--Ann Leaf, organ.
 422nl-WOR, Ncwark-7lOk 5:00-German Lesscns-Karl
 Marx 0. 5:25-Curtiss program. 5:30-Russian Exiles in Europe
 Mrs Henry Loomis. 5:40-Limerick contest. 5:45-Jolly Jugglers. 6:00-Uncle Don. G:30-Sports Period. 6:45-Montclair Ensemble. 7:15-The Wylie Sisters, Songs. 7:30-Orchestra. 8:00-Main Street Sketches. S:30-To be announced. 9:00-Co- Eds. 9:15-Quartet. 9:30-McAleer Melodists. 9:45-Shades of Romances. 10:45-Kremlin Art Quintet. 10:45-Globe Trotter. 11:00-Oakland orchestra. 11;3O-Moonbeams. 273m-WLWL, New York-11OOk 6:00-Concert orchestra. 6:15-Seven Keys to Heaven-Rev
 Basil Doyle. 6:30-John Barron, tenor. 7:00-Concert orchestra. 7:30--Timely Topics-Rev James
 Gillis. 7:50-Studio Program. 33Om-WGY, schenectady-790k 6:15-Musical Moments. 6:29-Durham Duplexers. 6:45-Same as WEAF. 7:00-Orchestra. 7:30-11: :00-Same as WEAF. 11:00-Organ recital. 11:3O-Same as WEAF. 12:00-Randall's orchestra. A. M. 12:3O-Kenmorc orchestra.
 3O6m-kDKA, Pittsburgh-9SOk 6:00-KDKA Rondoliers. 6:30-Spalde Men. 45-10:00-Same as WIZ. 10:00-Thompson Program. :15-Hearthstones. 10:30-Same as WIZ 11:00-Sport Review. as WIZ. 11:30-Gerun's orchestra.
 3O3nl-WBZ. Springficld-0OOk 6:15-The Little Theater. :45-10:004-Same as WIZ. 10:00-Irving Revue. 10:30-Same as WIZ. 10:45-Louis Weir, organ. 11:00-Time; Weather. 11:04-Sports Review. 11:14-McEnelly's orchestra. 261m-WHAM, ROchestcr-115Ok 6:45-Children's Hour. 7:00--Same as WIZ. 7:15-Ben's Barber Shop. 7:30-Same as WIZ. 7:45-Your Handwriting. S:00-Same as WIZ, 9:00-Industrial Rochester. :15-11:15-Same as WIZ. 11:15-Organ recital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
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 ters :" OA Kiloeycies

5:00-Brazilian- American Program 5:30-Stock Quotations. 6:00-Raising Junior-Sketch. 6:15-Van Steeden orchestra. 6:25-Talk-John E. Kennedy. 6:30-Whee1er Sea Songs. 6:45-Topics in Brief - Lowell
 Thomas. 7:00-Amos n Andy-Sketch. 7:15-Jesters. 7:30-Phil Cook. 7:45-Friendly Five Footnotes. S:00-The First Nighter-Sketch. 8:30-Orchestra; James Melton,
 tenor. 9:00-Orchestra. 9:30-Ensemb Maria Kurenko, so-
 prano. 10:00-Echoes of the Orient. 10:30-Clara, Lu and Elm. 10:45-Cub and Scoop-Sketch. 11:00-Slumber Music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-19
THERE,s NO EsCAPE,

They say you divorced wife has made up her mind to marry a struggling young lawyer" Well, if she has made up her mind, he might as well cease strug- gling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-27

der the excitement of it's natural sympathies, lend itself to the pro- cesses of it's own undoing. Mis- does, accomplish the relief of the giver from the prickings of con- science, but it frequently does much more harm than good to the re- ceiver.
 'The one thing most vital to the preservation of the institutions of which we are proud. and that will furnish the safest guarantee of our future progress spiritually and ma terially. as people, is a prevailing sense of individual responsibility to commonly recognized God on the part of all classes and groups. Our whole theory of political. economic, and spiritual life, is based upon that concept. Yet, this fundanienta thing in our life is more threatened to-day, in my opinion. than anything else, by the multiplied suggestions of paternalistic and sociaiistic thought exemplified by such pro- posals as public unemployment in- surance and other schemes by which it is proposed to redistribute wealth by political processes. I look with fear and doubt upon the mani festly growing reliance of the church upon political instruments of compulsion for the accomplishment of Its great and necessary ends. l am saying these things because of my supreme interest in the church. and my fixed belief in the active ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-27

itself is kept warm and alive in the
 quent exercise of the qualities of
 charity. mercy, and generosity. To
 an increasing extent. the spirit Of philanthropy has been growing in our land, and more and more those who have more are sharing with
 those who have less.
 Another of the natural effects of public unemployment insurance
 would be to discourage those philan- | thropies for which our nation is be- coming increasingly famous. In this
 connection. it Is not strange that God and the church lose caste among
 people in just about the proportion that they become communistic and socialistic. What need, 1t may he
 asked, have the people for God and the church when human gov ernment Is undertaking to do every
 thing for them that both God and the church promises? If govern | consequences of economic misfor- tune. and will play Santa Claus 10 them in their days of want. then why should they worship any other power than that of the government which coddles them? If 1t be said that the church Is capitalistic in
 stitution. then 1t may be said with
 more truth that it has no chance to
 be any other sort. Under no other economic system has it ever been
 known to thrive. I always partic-
 ularly regret to see the church. un-