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The Washington times., 1931-11-21
They Usually Settle

A defense of the suit will
cost thousands of dollars.
There will be days-maybe
weekS-of weary court sessions.
There will be headaches OF
every description. The legiti-
mate song writer's, Of course,
will win the suit in the end.
But how about the cost and
the worry?
So the case is settled. Mr..
Surigg takes two hundred dol
lar and splits with his at
torney in high glee. He has
made himself a hundred bucks,
and he can tell the hometown
folks al about his connection
with a hit song. Perhaps he
may even be convinced that
his claim was on the level,
and never dream that he en-.
gagged in a racket that is one OF
the curses of show business.
But If he doesn't know, you
can bet your Uucle Henry's
black necktie that his attorney
does.
This situation exists not only
In the song writing game, but
in every branch of the amuse-
ment world. The motion pic
ture industry is forever being
troubled with plagiarism law
suits. No sooner is a picutre
released than Someone-and in
many cases, five or six someone
leap up to claim the original
idea. It has recently grown
so bad, in fact, that several
Of the largest picture concerns
now refuse absolutely to read
any material that is submitted
by outsiders. Manuscripts are
returned intact,
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Story
Has Many
ChiIIs
"FRANKENSTEIN"

At the Rialto Theater. Based
on the story OF Mary w. Shelley.
Adapted by John l.. Balderston.
Directed by James Whale. A
Universal picture.
THE CAST
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Lahr Movie
Has Load
ofLaushs
FLYING HIGH"

At LOew's Palace Theater. Directed
by Charles +. Rlsener. From
George whites musical comedy by
De sylvia, Brown and Henderson.
A Metro -GOldwyn-M Mayer picture.
THE CAST
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
COVER THE HILL"

"OVER THE HILL"
At the Fox Theater. Directed by
Henry King. From the poem of
Will Carleton. Screen story by
Tom Barry and Jules Furthman. A
Fox Picture.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Song Writing Racket

Song Writing Racket
A summons has just been
served on Moe Ginsberg, pres
ident of the outfit. A Vermont
letter carrier claims that the
writer submitted Caroline Sun
shine" some months before. and
that it was turned down. Now
he wants a million dollars, an
accounting Of all profits. his
name Oh the song, an apology
and practically everything else
you can think of.
Mr.. Ginsberg calls his writer's
before him.
Boys" he says, Its the
same old thing all over again.
Here's a guy named Amos T.
Suuigg who says he gave us a
song called Carolina Sunshine
before we published it. He
wants everything but one Of
Hoover's collars in settlement.
What'll we do?"
Now the writer's know that
Mr.. Squigg had no more to do
with that song than Mussolini.
They know that a similar title
arrives at the office every day
ir the year. They know it will
continue to arrive as long as
the firm is in existence. But
what to do about it?
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

mate basis for suit. Surely not
more than that. Possibly less.
Some of the most capable at
torneys in America are experts
in plagiarism. But, when these
men accept case, you may be
sure that the action has def
mite merit. If a movement
were instituted to find some
way of ending the racket of
which I now write, I am sure
they would be among the first
to join. They despise the petty
CRATER just as much as you
or I.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Miss Florence Perugini was the
guest of honor at a birthday party
given by a group of friends and rel
atives at her home on Ridge street
recently. Those in attendance were:
Doris Maiorano, Elsie and Florence
Rinaldi, Rose Perugini, Rose We
lucci, Theresa and Mildred Ricci-
uto, Mary and Annette Perotta,
Eleanor Basile, Pearl and Theresa
Muscino, Lena Martina, Donald Per-
ugini, Salvatore Carusi. Albert We
lucci, Nicholas, Frederick and Pat
rick Perugini and Mr. and Mrs Roc
co Perugini.
Mrs Robert Kiersted was hostess
at a pinochle party at her home on
Ridgewood street Tuesday after
noon. Her guests were Mrs C. w.
Erwin. Mrs Max Kraft, Mrs Ed
ward Fisher, Mrs Albert Lockhart,
Mrs c. w. Dick, Mrs Harold Man
vile and Mrs Clifton Bissell.
Miss Elizabeth Sheehan has re-
turned to Brockton. Mass, after
spending a week with Mr. and Mrs
John Dunphy of South Leonard
street.
Misses Bertha Possick of Union
City, katherine Healey of Coe
street, Julia, Margaret and Gather
inc Moynihan of TairVieW street are
enjoying a weeks motor trip to
Canada.
Mrs Raymond Gordon who previ-
Gus to her marriage was Miss Ger
trude Guilfoile of West Liberty
street was rendered surprise mis-
cellaneous shower recently at the
Scovill Girls club rooms by Miss
Helen Sterling of Hill street. The
guests included Kathleen Gilbert,
Mrs p. Gordon, Helen 3. Sterling,
Mary Purdy, Ann Hardy, Georgette
LaBonne, Minnie c. Conner, Mrs
Z. j. Guilfoile, Margaret Guilfoile,
Kittie Sullivan, Alice Dillon, Helen
Cass, Mary Culhane, Mary Bolger,
Helen Green, Anna Ntzhugh,, Mar
William Fallowell, Mrs T. Grady,
Mary Grady, Mrs M. Wrenn, Betty
Walsh, Marguerite Walsh, Ruth
Conner, Helen O'Brien, Lillian
Grady, May Hughes, Mary Larkin,
Mae Keane, Nora Carey, Miss Han
ley, Mrs A. Forth, Jennie Carroll
Link, Marguerite Sullivan, Mary
Merely, Alice Gleason, Della Creech,
Madeline Sterling, Mrs Kosky, Mae
Murphy, Mrs McC1elland, Mrs
Walsh, Julia Lent, Margaret Cor
man, Mae German, Julia German,
Mrs A. Schoech.
Mrs M. j. Cianciola of Ridgewood
street, has been enjoying a few
weeks stay at Lordship Beach.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

showing OF injustice
OF the numerous other cases
presented to it involving the
powers of the states to enact
regulatory legislation the court
generally showed an inclination
not to invalidate the law unless
there was a clear showing of in
justice.
In spite of this attitude it de-
clared the Tennessee statute i'm
posing a tax on interstate buses
invalid because it imposed a bur-
den on interstate commerce. This
Wa snot done, however, without a
clear indication to the state au-
thorities that a statute imposing a
fee for the use of it's roads not in
cluded in a taxing statute would
meet with the courts approval.
State Laws Upheld.
Aside from these cases many
state laws were upheld by the court.
Virginia was held to have the power
to compel the Railway Express
Agency, Inc, successor to the Amer
lean Railway Express company, to
obtain state charter through a sub
sidiary company before 1t could en-
gage in the business of carrying ex-
press from one point to another
within the state.
In the East Ohio Gas company
case, Ohio was held to have the
authority to impose a sales tax on
natural gas supplied her resi-
dents, although it was brought in
from outside the state. The COM
pany commended the tax was bur-
den on interstate commerce.
Likewise the court put its stamp
of approval on the Nebraska Bank
guaranty law, which imposed a
special assessment on state banks t.
go to a central fund to guaranty
state bank depositors from loss
through the failure of such institu-
tions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
COURT TO JUDGE
DIVIDING LINE
State and Federal Power
Question Often Before
Supreme Judges

Washington. (UP)-The fine and
often vague line dividing the state
and federal government authority
by it's very nature, is responsible for
probably larger share of the cases
passed on by the supreme court each
year than any other cause.
The vagueness of the border be-
tween the two authorities is SEEM
ingly responsible for a wide varia-
ton of opinion even among jurists:
No greater indication of this fact is
to be found than in looking over the
closely divide opinions of the SUI
preme court during the term just
ended.
1t is perhaps also worthy of
note, in view of the lively discus
sion which the so-called liberal trend
of the court has evoked, that the
three cases in which the liberal
members were able to write the ma
jority opinion state puowers were in
volVed.
Oath of Allegiance.
The only case which resulted in
a to decision with the conserva-
tives on the winning side involved
the Interpretation of the natural
ization oath of allegiance, a federal
power.
The Indiana chain store tax
law, the Minnesota press "gae
law" and the New. Jersey fire in
surance commissions law were the
states rights questions in which the
liberal majority wrote the opinion
of the court.
In the first named the court
held as valid a tax which, by it's slid
ing scale provisions, placed a handi-
cap on the operator of the chain
store.
The Minnesota case decision
prohibited as violation of the free
press guarantees of the constitution
laws which would allow local author
tiles to prohibit in advance publica-
tions printing "scandalous or de-
famatory" matter.
The New Jersey law to which the
court gave approval prohibited the
payment by insurance companies of
commissions in excess of 20 per cent
of the premium to fire insurance UNI
derwriters. Justice Louis d. Bran.
deis. in writing the majority opinion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
Bayview

Mrs George Mulligan is spending
few days at her cottage on Mil
field avenue.
Mrs Joseph Evans of Hill street.
spent a week with friends on West
Orchard street.
Mrs James Delaney and family
are at their cottage on West Orchard
street.
James Hines of Plaza avenue, is
visiting on Bayshore Drive
Miss Minnie Norton was honored
Tuesday afternoon at dinner given
at the Tiffin Inn. Those from Wa
terbury were Miss Anna Derwin
Miss Elizabeth johnson, Miss
Lauretta Fitzpatrick and Miss Sadie
Corner.
Miss Margaret Scholar is spending
two weeks with friends on Laurence
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Roberts of
Cherry street, have taken Il cottage
on Orchard street for the season,
Miss Martha Clarkson of Chestnut
avenue, is the guest of her aunt Mrs
George Adams of Walnut avenue.
George Meagert of West Clay
street, is spending two weeks with
friends on Oakland avenue.
Miss Josephine Quinn of Plaza
avenue, is spending a week with her
sister Rose Quinn of Bayshore
Drive.
Henry Quinn of River street,
spent the weekend at the Quinn
cottage.
DR. Bowes of East Main street has
taken a cottage on Milfield avenue
for the remainder of the season.
Mrs Robert Decker of Willow
street. is spending the season on
Deerteld avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Daniels are enter
tanning Mr. and Mrs Frank Dean at
their cottage on Welsh's road.
Mrs Earl Davis is spending two
weeks with MIR Mcdonald on Westly
avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS photo.

| Mr. and Mrs Isreal Greenblatt of
Amaryllis avenue, and children
Florence, Marion and Herbert, have
returned from Lowell, Mass, where
they visited Mrs Greenblatt's rela-
tiveS.
Mr. and Mrs Philip Cohen and
family of Cooke street have opened
their summer home at Woodmont.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Dorfman of
buckingham street We're rendered a
surprise party last night at their
home, in honor of their 25th we'd
ding anniversary. The couple were
presented with a handsome gift of
sterling silver by the many guests
who attended. They included Mr.
and Mrs Jacob Margolis, Mr. and
Mrs Rudolph Hennick, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Rosengarten, Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Traurig, Mr. and Mrs I. n.
Albert, Mr. and Mrs Harry Bren-
ner, Mr. and Mrs Frank Slomowitz,
Ms Dora Vineburg, Mr. and Mrs
Adolph Sanditz. Mr. and Mrs Jacob
X. Jennes, Mr. and Mrs Aaron
Solomon, DR. and Mrs Maurice D.
Berman, Mr. and Mrs Herbert New
burg, Mr. and Mrs Samuel Rosen-
zweie, Mr. and Mrs H. Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs II. Beer, Mr. and Mrs
Sam Bear, Mr. and Mrs Norris
Griner, Mr. and Mrs Saul Rhodes,
Mr. and Mrs Frank Turkel, Mrs
Dora Shapiro, Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Singer, Mr. and Mrs S. Kosofsky,
Mr. and Mrs Charles Waller, Mr. and
Mrs Jules Dorfman, Miss Paula
Dorfman, DIR and Mrs Harry Rosen-
berg of Meriden and Mrs Edward
Salzberger of New York.
Mr. and Mrs Burt S. Kelsey of
Hudson street and Mr. and Mrs
Leonard Weyand of piedmont street
have returned after a several days
motor trip to Canada.
Jerry Kenney of Laval street is
spending a week at Bayview.
Captain Frank Kellogg of Pros
pect, is spending the season with
his sister, Mrs Irving Hall Chase at
her summer home, Miramar, at Mar
ragansett Pier, r. l.
Miss Dorothy Benoit of Byam
road, Miss Margaret Tracy of Alma
street, Miss Margaret Cavanaugh Of
Cooke street and Miss Rose kiltomic
of Forestville have returned after
spending the week END at The Edge
mere at Lake Pocotopaug, East
Hampton. Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
HONEY ALL YEAR AID
TO AUTOMOBILISTS

Columbus, O., (UP)-Honey is a
year-round friend of the motorist
according to c. A. Reese, bee spe-
cialist of the Ohio department of
agriculture.
Reese said that in the winter
solution for the radiator, and that
honey provided good anti-freeze
in the summer it helped to keep
the radiator cool, due to it's high
boiling point.
He pointed out, however, that
while there were advantages to hav-
ing honey in radiator water, there
were likewise disadvantages. Honey.
he said, will pass through openings
too small for water. thus endanger-
ing sylinders.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
ZURICH SEEKS MORE
CONSULS IN AMERICAS

Zurich, (UP)-A demand for
more adequate diplomatic and COM
mercial representation in Central
and South America has just been
made by the Zurich Chamber of
Commerce.
In its annual report it is pointed
on. that this is more than justified
by the trade figures of the past year.
Three Latin American countries
alone, Chile, Colombia and Ven
ezuela, with a total population of
100000, purchased Swiss prod
ucts for only 100000 francs less
than the three Balkan states of
Greece. Turkey and Jugoslavia
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
RAMBLIN' JUDGE IN DEMAND
(By NEA Seryice)

Fort Worth, Tex.-Judge Will
liam Sheppard is probably the most
travelled judge in the United States
To-day he's in Fort Worth, to-mor-
row he's in Kansas City, next day
in Los Angeles, then New York, and
maybe Sitka, Alaska.
Judge Sheppard was appointed
to the federal bench by Theodore
Roosevelt in September, 1907. He
served a two-year term as u. 8.
district attorney for the northern
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
DON'T THINK TOO MUCH

Observation-Disclosures you do.
don't think too much. That's the
advice of DR.. Emanuel Libman, pro-
fessor of clinical medicine ut Co.
lumbia university, who recently de-
livered an address here. He says that
constant mental strain of brain
workers weakness the heart and often
results in sudden death.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
with twice the population.

with twice the population.
The chamber insists that the
Swiss federal government in the es-
tablishment of legations and con-
sulates has therefore attached too
much importance to the Balkans
and not enough to the Americas
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
district of Florida, and then started
his Journeys.

Seventy years have failed to slow
up the man who, officially, is U. S.
judge in the northern district of
Florida, but who, in view of the de-
mand for his services, makes his
home under his hat. He has pref
erence for gray suits and snappy
tics
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
Showing of Injustice

held the statute was designed to cor
rect real evils and was we'll within
the police powers of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Mr. and Mrs Isreal Greenblatt of
Amaryllis avenue, and children
Florence, Marion and Herbert, have
returned from Lowell, Mass, where
they visited Mrs Greenblatt's rela-
tiVeS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Mr. and Mrs Philip Cohen and
family of Cooke street have opened
their summer home at Woodmont.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Captain Frank Kellogg of Pros
pect is spending the season with
his sister, Mrs Irving Hall Chase at
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

JULY CLEARANCE SALE OF
Women's Fine Lingerie
Women's Pongee Slips-Hemstitched bodice
top. Regular price $1.50 07c
Clearance Sale price ............ SsS
Women's Pure Dye Silk Slips-Bodice top.
Tailored and lace trimmed. Straight and
fitted styles. Colors flesh, tea rose and
white. Regular price $685. 60 az
Clearance Sale price ........ ~Asos
Womens Rayon Panties, Bloomers and
Vests-Ravel resist rayon of very fine
quality. Regular price $1.0o. A7c
Clearance Sale price ............ tsS
WOmens Rayon Singlettes-Very fine quail
ity rayon. Colors, flesh and peach. Reg.
price $1.95. o.
Clearance Sale price ............ ~sS
Women's Pique Pajamas-2 piece style.
Floral patterns. Guaranteed fast coors
Regular price $1.00. "a
Clearance Sale price ............ soN
Womens RayOn Pajamas-One and two
piece styles and round neck. Plain
colors, trimmed in contrasting color ap-
plique. Regular price $1.95. Ct ~
Clearance Sale price ........ ~AsOs
Women's Kickernick Panties and Boomers
ALI elastic top. Each garment has pat
ented seat. Colors, flesh and peach. Reg.
c pGiss s1;oG Sal. nr;ce zoe
Women's Kickernicx CONFERENCE.-The pat
ented seat, form fitting brassiere. Colors
flesh and peach. Regular price &1 10
$3.50. Clearance sale price.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09

Jerry kenney of Laval street is
spending a week at Bayview.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-02
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Mathematical Gift Runs in Families

there was one family in Pennsyl-
vania in which there was an in
herited lack of sense of quantity
and number.
When the father went to work
in the morning he had to measure
out the meat and potatoes that the
mother was to cook for dinner, be-
cause if it were left to her she
had absolutely no sense of quantity
and there was no telling how much
'or how little she would cook. This
defect persisted through five gen.
erations.
One Of the reasons for believing
that mathematical and similar
mental abilities are inherited is the
fact that not all members of the
family are gifted alike, the fact that
the special ability appears at an
early age in the gifted members, the
fact that it behaves Independently
in transmission.
Thus the special genius may APP
pear without any other type of tai
ent and may be lacking with almost
any other type Of talent.
Furthermore, the special gift
comes out in spite of any discour-
agements. One of the greatest ex-
perts in the field of heredity at
tempted himself to become law
yer, but the pull toward mathemat-
les and statistics was so great in lis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-02
- Il n SnN nv FREDERICK
ANA<A AOOA Lands

GENERAL PERSHING has written an article on
~ religion in which he states that Christianity is
on the defensive and that it is up to all believers to
unite to preserve it.
We are glad to note the generals solicitude but
he has drawn the picture too darby for Christianity
is in fairly good health and will be transacng bust
ness under the Stars and Stripes long as they shall
continue to wave
But there is doubling the proposition that peo-
pie have not the keen consciousness of religion that
marked older days when distances were measured
oy miles instead Of minutes, when life was vacant
instead of crowded and when diversions were few and
far between.
ME number of actual churchgoers is not so great
l. in proportion as in the days of our ancestors,
but this does not argue rise in inddelity so much
as it argues rise in competing attractions
We have millions who have religion, but it is
covered by sports and automobiles.
There has been certain decline of faith which it
were absurd to deny and to this very fact is due
great r,2 = cur major crimes TIE social workers
and students of cities will tell you they can trace this
line of cause and effect very clearly
And there is denying the fact that the religious
coma into which so many have fallen has caused the
hghtneSS with which the marriage tie is now held
the decline Of parental authority and the departure
of the impressive influence formerly exerted by
family life
IN the old days there were family services every
i morning, the father reading the Bible to his
children, and he read with an authority we never
have equaled elsewhere, and he listened to
with profound respect.
Then after the reading, the mother of the family
started an old-faShioned hymn, one of those old
hymns which in its magic arms lifted countless lives
out of loneliness and dependency and after this the
father led the family in prayer.
That's the way the American family used to
start the day and while it is out Of date now We
can't say that we have proted greatly by the change
Nobody ever went to hell as result Of that old
fashioned morning service in the homes OF the
United Statesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-02
TIT CEENTC TO MT ~, HAYWOOD
A l. O011V1O l. ~ 1N11 Dt BROUN

80 far as I'm concerned the in
sincere man doesn't hurt me. It's
the honest complaint of some one
who doesn't understand.
1.-THE thing that hurts is the COM
plant of the housewife who writes
to say that her ashes are not re-
moved. That is the kind of COM
plant that hurts and gives one
sleepless nights"
Just think of Jimmy, the we'll
dressed man, lying awake all night
because of one little ash can. To
some of us it seems that he has
slept soundly through more prodi-
gious rackets.
"Some one who doesn't under
stand" The trouble is that they
don't seem to get the idea that this
is "the imperial City Of New York"
Why should the many fret about
rags as long as a few can strut the
purple? julius Jimmy, for instance,
and Caesar Curry.
why did these people ever give
up? Watch them. Study them.
You viii find the answer in their
lives"