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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
NEA Service Writer

Washington-Sena Burton K. i Wheeler of Montana has intro duced Il bill which, as William Jennings. Bryan and the democratic party proposed In 1896, would monetize silver at the ratio Of It ounces of silver to one ounce or gold.
 A dozen plans involving the re- storation of silver are contained in other bills offered in congress. each backed by a large or small segment of expert opinion. They are advanced as recipes for a re- storation of the silver Industry and a restoration of prosperity. The arguments for some seem to place more emphasis on the one aim than on the other.
 Senator Wheeler says that he is not concerned with the state Of the silver mining industry, but only with the restoration of pros perity.
 In order to understand the Wheeler bill you must know what the bill provides. It says this: By law, the proportional value of silver to gold in all coins shall be as 1G to 1, according to quantity or weight, of pure silver or pure gold; that is to say, every 16 pounds weight of pure silver shall be of equal value in all pay. ments with one pound weight or pure gold, and so in proportion as to any greater or less quantities of the respective metals. Thei'. shall be free coinage of both gold and silver, at the ratio hXed Tn this act. ." And all laws rela : tive to gold shall apply equally. hs far as practicable, to silver. The present gold dollar shall continue to be the standard unit of value.
 "Other countries have gone or are going off the gold standard says Wheeler. "and the countries which go off cannot trade with the countries which stay on be- cause the rate of exchange makes it impossible. The farmers In this country who raise wheat or cotton must sell on the European market in competition with Canada, Aus tialia, Argentina or India. They receive the same amount of money
 but 1t is discounted g or 50 per cent when 1t comes back to this country"
 Wheeler admitted that the strongest support for his bill came from members of congress repre- scnting the farming and silver
 producing states. The same thing was true, of course, In the eighties and nineties. BimetaIlsm he says frankly. would defiate the gold dollar and allow the farmers to pay off their debts with com : parative ease. Tn fact. he says. IL will help every debtor in the coun- try. ,- At present, of course. silver Is acceptable at the hints for ltH
 market vnlue--around 30 cents an ounce. If remonetized at 16 to l it would bring about $1.29 an ounce. But gold is similarly given an arbitrary value. according to
 Wheeler, because the hints of the
 world are now open to 1t. It ih
 impossible to summarize his argu--
 ments in this space--or those of the bilrs opponents--but here arc
 some of Wheeler's high spots: sixty per cent of the people of the world use silver for money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

Although prohibItonists may claim that Uncle Sam isn't giving them cooperation m their efforts to make the country dry cer- tainly the bureaus budget for the next year doesn't indicate that. Although increases were demanded by the prohibition enforce ment bureau. now under the direction of the Department of Justice. the budget will remain at s .369. .000. just the same as it was for the past fiscal year. It thus can be seen that it is one of the few departments or bureaus that have not been subjected to severe slashing Perhaps this was prevented . by the two million dollar increase that the officials in charge of the prohibition bureau sought. However. there will be no increase in the personnel of the department much 10 the regret of Attorney General Mitchell and Amos W. W. Woodcoek. prohibition di- rector Still and all there are more men actually employed in enforcing the dry laws than in any other of our law endorsements ranks. If more money must be spent in trying to enforce law that IS broken more readily than any in existence it clearly indicates how unpopular is the law. And unless a law can command the respect of the people upon whom it is enforced it isn't of much practical use. It is high time that the nation corrected its false step of decade ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
WHEN NOT TO HAVE HEALTH
 EXAMINATION

| Some one wrote in year ago to assure me | soemnly that she does most faithfully use floss silk to clean between her teeth every day and has done for thirty or forty years and if didn't believe 1t was welcome to call around | and see her at any reasonable time :. and darn if 1 wouldn't do 1t, only the lady lives in New York and decline to go to New York unless somebody pays me pretty well for 1t. I suppose there still quite few people who perform q sketchy brushing of their teeth every morning. But wish had q penny for every day q fairly polite and toleraby well educated North American manages to live through happily without the use of tooth- brush--pd buy myself ten minutes a day coast -to-coast hook up and din some truths about health and hygiene into the ears of the misguided population. unedited.
 Prior to the demise of colleague who con ceIvcd q typical Yankee business notion and called himself an "insritutc' 1 received a great many anxious appeals from his customers who had collected arn.ful of reports pamphlets circular letters and other printed forms and now needed only some real doctor to interpret it all for them. 1 never felt much sympathy for these customers-of course l am famous for my notable lack of sympathy for the sick nnyway-but these people who slipped the 'ln- @tltute" from $15 to $60-according to their wales resstancc-and then were examined by some bright young cub or some old timer char itably designated by the Institute and paid all of $3 for his scrvice--got about what they deserved, 1 estimated, and that sort of cduca- ton Is generally worth what 1t costs
 It seems-naturally I'm dumb about these matters, but have my views and 1 like to tell the world about lhcnl--It BccHI3 to mat tne sensible plan for anybody who gets the per iodc examination bug in his bonnet is to drop around and see his own family physician about it. If he is a wiscacrc and has family phy sician, but just list or specialists then let him inquire of his friends for some good phy- sician in the ncghborhood for person to visit for q physical examination. Then keep the doctors name and address filed till you have something you can complain of, no matter how trnng the complaint may be, but something that serves as q fair excuse for con- a,lf ba u it Is easy enough. You enter the doctors con sultng room in due course, and open the ln- tcrview brightly: Doctor, for six weeks I've been bothered by peculiar catch right here and you show him where the catch is--"and I'd like to find out what is aing me. That is enough! The rest of the interview will be carried on by the doctor; all you have to do Is say Ycs No, and Ah-h-h or Ninety nine from time to time. If he's a competent medical man he will proceed to make. or have made every necessary examination or test. If he is not very competent, you'd just as soon have 1t over with, pay him his nominal consultation fec and betakc yourself elsewhere for an examln- ution wouldn't you?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

A la any of dozen featured newspaper men were propounding few queries to- night Who knows what state in the Union is only bounded by one other state' And what states are bounded by eight states? All you need to find out the answers is map of the United States. plus little patience. However. for those who don't care to look it up for themselves here's our answers. Maine is the only state bounded by one other New Hampshire. Missouri and Tennessee are each bounded by eight. The former by Iowa on the north: Nebraska. Kansas, Oklahoma on the West: Arkansas on the South: Tennessee. Kentucky. Illinois on the east; the latter by Kentucky. Virginia on the north; Missouri. Arkansas on the west; Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia on the south; North Carolina on the east.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

My country, tis of thee. Sweet land of misery, Of thee sing, love thy worthless mills, Once worked by Jacks and Jills, My heart with misery fills, At unemployed.
 o-O--o Perhaps these radio singers do so much crooniDg, because once they get home their wives do con- tinual song and dance.
 TEE, HEE Mama, does kissing make things
 bcttcr," Jane asked, ma answered,
 Why" Said Jane. "WcII papa kissed the
 cook
 And said, 'ThIs swcctcns the pic'."
 o-O--o If the Prince of Wales doesn't hurry and marry, he'll perhaps get Il grandfather's clock for wedding present.
 O--O--o
 France Is building a line of JOTtB hlOUB LHc ITOUtIci' IebCs at any prlce-the price of forts. Oh well.
 O-s~.O--O
 Tho trouble with the aver age newspaper dope story Is due to the fact that 1t doesn't even make enough good dope.
 o--JD--o A bachelor is about as safe in leap year as fly in rich man'se dining room.
 D--O--o This completes our regular mid week program. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time, to be back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour.
 o-O--O Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
By RODNEY BUTCHER

Remom entizatlon of silver would enhance the purchasing power of the Orient and of Latin America. It would raise the purchasing power of our farmers and stimu- late every business activity.
 We will have to choose between going off the gold standard and bimetallism. Everyone now agrees that we need a certain amount of imitation. But whereas there Is no limit to infiation if we go off the gold standard and depend on paper money there is an automatic limi- tation in bimetallism because of the limited supply of god.
 And for 800 years the average of production has been about IA of silver to one one gold. Every one admits that there Is not enough gold in the world today to pro- vide q basis for our currency. Europe can make us go off the gold standard whenever it likes simply by withdrawing her gold."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
THE SMITH CANDIDACY.
(Hartford Times)

As one who wrote many vigor- ous editorials in the now defunct New York World in support of AL fred E. Smiths preside can didacy in 1928, Walter Lippmann. who Is now in Europe and there learned of MT Smiths recent an- nouncement, has given 1t critical analysis in the New York Tribune with this result:
 What there is to the Smith candidacy today is nothing more. I think, than the natural feeling of men that . candidate who boiled fifteen million votes in 1928 is entitled in 1892 to a voice in the party's affairs. It Is impossible to believe that Smith, who Is great realist and very honest with himself, expects to be nominated. He had no illusions about his cleo ton In 1928 and he can hardly have any now about the partys willingness to go again through an ordeal by fire. But that he does not wish to be Ignored, that he believes he represents a real political force, that he in- tends to be consulted on the can- didate and platform, is now evident.
 That might seem to settle the question did not these abnormal times open up speculative possibili- ties that make political forecast extraordinarily uncertain. If, for example, MT smith should share the feeling that anybody can beat Hoover" this year, that might alter his opinion of the happenings of 1928. But whether c renomination or q bid for recognition as 6 party leader bc his aim, there is no doubt that his announcement has brought 10 be reckoned with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
QUOTATIONS

Every dollar returned from hoarding to circulation means put ting men to work.
 --President Hoover.
 The system of war separations was foolish, but am not yet ready to believe that Germany cannot pay.-Winston Churchill. British statesman.
 Tn America I am not legend. am god. They worship me. George Bernard Shaw. British Teachers arc to blame for the incorrect speech of America's
 Otis skinner. actor.
 In the northwest province of In. dia the "Rcd Shirts" have turned in their shirts.
 Sir Samuel Hoare of England.
 As was once said with reference to the World war, the present depression might well be charac- terized as q major phenomenon in the life of tho American republic. -Congrcssman John E. Rankin Of
 Mississippi.
 The greatest mistake made by the United States since the CIVIL war was the adoption of the 18th amendment. Charles A. Boston, former presi- dent American Bar association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
THE CURSE OF LIQUOR
(Ncw Haven Times)

People of the United states ushering in the new year sacrificed more than one hundred lives. or course this includes deaths from variety of causes. But the indirect cause of all of them was liquor. Drunken drivers wrecked automo- piles. Drunken celebrants started fights. Poison liquor killed men.
 Back in the days before prohibi- ton the average man who took an occasional drink and who was sorry for the man who couldn't take 1t and leave it alone" at will. felt that in some respects at least the prohibition law might be a good thing. gta
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

New Britain is going to have swimming pool next summer that will resemble as closely as possible the old swimming holes of our boybood days. The pool is near the municipal golf course. A dam will be built across stream and its bottom graded to permit swimming in water from two to twelve feet. The rustic surroundings will be developed as naturally as mankind can do such work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
" " VI DING, DING

In China, in China, The Jap Is raising rim, But wait till the Chinese laundry, Gets the shirt of this lighting Divorces are decreasing among the rich. Evidently the deprcB- sion has q good effect on marital
 O--O--O
 Televlslon will be perfected during 1892. Then we'll be able to see the moon when Kate smith gets 1t over the mountain.
 O--O---O An old maids song to man during 1882: Abide With Me-"
 O--O--o
 One thing we can thank the back seat driver for. She in- sists on chains when the chap at the wheel is willing to take a chance.
 O-O--O Japan is getting ready to use gas on the Chinese soldiers. For this purpose a regiment of Jap poli- ticians is being rushed to the front.
 o-O--o
 UP SHE GOES
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

It's queer that with everything else sub normal the weather should continue running a temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

Japan feels now that she's got to go through with her Shanghai adventure. but 2osh how she dreads it!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:57 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

Unemployment insurance plans are now spproximating those considered for old age pensions. In short the contribufoFy feature
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
READY FOR HEAVEN

At times my wife tries to Dc an angel"
 "When she wants something. ehw
 "No---when she's driving the car."-Tit- Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
so TT GOES

 Sally married Bcrtic, Tine wedding didn't click, If they tic 1t with court plustcr, Do you think the knot will
 stick.
 O--O---O A song writer says love Is the rainbow of life. Yeah, and when the wife wants a divorce, she goes looking for the pot of gold at the end of 1t.
 o-O--O
 Many a man saves money by shaving himself and then the wife spends 1t with hair rais- ing parties.
 o-O---O The auto put the country OH It's feet. The depression put it on it's back. Now they claim the auto will put 1t on It's feet once more. And probably put q few pedestrians on their backs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

The word "electricity" is derived from "eiecktron," the Greek word for amber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
UOW IjNIJsIJAL!

Good morning! should like to pay my income tax"
 "Well, you're the first" "Surely not the first to pavf' No, to say you'd like te.'-- Passing Show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
o--O--o UP SHE GOES

America. as the Communists
 See It.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Good evening.
 o-O-o FOREST RAIN

toOd evening.
 FOREST RAIN A melody of the wind Plays on the leaves Tentatively. Applause,
 A few timid claps. A gentle batter ; Of bashful yearning. A casual smatter Of erudite learning. A lull--
 Then an encore: A sweet thin green tune That catches many a heart. Furious applause. Bending. swaying, Gentle soughing, Swinging. playing, Graceful lowing. Signing. Resting.- Peace.
 Caroline Neill. '3l
 St. Margaret's School
 Reprinted from
 Hartford Times Hollywood film stars are im- porting South American monkeys IS pets. And l thought all along they made monkeys of their hus- bands.
 o-O-o South American love birds are said to be drug on the market. So is South Ameri- February Is sending plenty of ,noW. It's a break for ladies in waiting who get thrill from ileigh rides.
 o-O--o The home rule beer bill has been defeated. Congressional committee blew the frOth off it yesterday. Beer goes back to it's bier.
 o-O--o The man W no ,niiiKS in terms of paper dollars is merely a paper weight.
 O-O--O
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-12-02
CLARKSBURG

"Union Thanksgiving Services
were held at the M. E. Church on
Thursday morning at 9 O'Clock, under
the direction of Rev. Fred R. Barnes
and Rev. S. J. L. Dulaney, pastors of
the M. E. Church and M. E. Church,
South, respectively.
Mr.. E. o. Gardner of Frederick,
spent Monday night at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Laura Gardner.
On Saturday night of last week, the
"Rine Brothers" well-known singing
evangelists of New York, held SER
vices at the M. E. Church. The lee
ture given was illustrated with pic
lures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Fardwell,
Miss Virginia Fardwell, Mr.. Buddy
Fardwell and Mrs. Minnie Smith, of
Baltimore, were guests of Mrs. Laura
Gardner on Sunday.
Miss Katherine Soper spent the
Thanksgiving holidays" at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. o.
Soper.
Worship Services are scheduled to
be held at the NJ. E. Church, South,
on Sunday morning at IL o'clock A.
M. and Rev. S. ]. L. Dulaney, pastor
of the Church, will be in charge.
Mr.. Earle Richards returned to his
home on Sunday after having visited
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarke Richards of Washington.
Miss Ruth Dronenburg, of Rock
vile, spent Thanksgiving Day at the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifotn Dronenburg.
Mrs. Minnie Smith of Baltimore is
spending sometime at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Laura Gardner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-12-02
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber of District of
Columbia has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun-
ty, in Maryland, Letters of Admin
istration on the Personal Estate of
Henry B. Gardiner, late of Mont
gomery County, deceased. All per-
sons having Claims against the de-
ceased, are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with vouchers thereof, leg
ally authenticated to the subscriber
on or before the 30th day of May,
next: they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said
Estate. All persons indebted to said
Estate are requested to make imme-
date payment.
Given under my hand this Both
day of November in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-two.
BOWLEN G. GARDINER,
Woodward Building,
Washington, D. c.
2922 Administrator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-12-02
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber of Montgomery
County, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun-
ty, in Maryland, Letters Testamen-
tary on the Personal Estate of james
3. Nicholson, late of Montgomery
County, deceased. All persons hav-
ing Claims against the said deceased,
are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated to the subscriber on
or before the goth day of May, next;
they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said Estate
are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th
day of November, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-two.
MARY T. NICHOLSON,
Rockville, Maryland,
1920 Executrix.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-12-02
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscribers of Montgomery
County, have obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery
County, in Maryland, Letters Tesla.
mentary on the Personal Estate OF
Henry Clay Fields, late of Montgon-
cry County, deceased. All persons
having Claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated to the subscriber on
or before the Both day of May next;
they may otherwise by law be eX-
cluded from all benefit of said estate
ALI persons indebted to said Estate
are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under our hands this 3Oth
day of November in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred ana
thirty-two.
ALBERT S. ]. FIELDS,
JOHN WALLACE FIELDS
Rockville, Md.
2919 Executors.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-12-02
LAYTONSVILLE

Miss Margaret Crosse underwent a
tonsil operation in Sibley Hospital
on Friday of last week. She was
able to return to school this week.
William jackson, aged 60 years,
died at his home near Etchison on
Friday from heart ailment. His
funeral took place on Sunday at 2.3O
from Mt. Tabor M. E. Church with
burial in the nearby cemetery. The
services were conducted by Rev. j.
A. Gross, pastor of the church.
Mr.. Jackson is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Maggie Parsley
and by four children, Mrs. Frank
Allnutt, Lena, and William jackson,
all of Etchison; and by sister, Mrs.
Motley Henley and a brother Mil
lard Jackson, both of Howard Coun-
ty. The deceased was a member of
Baker Council of the Junior Order
and of the Laytonsville Camp of
Modern Woodmen of America.
Mrs. ]. c. Dorsey of LaytonsviIle
entertained at luncheon at Olney Inn
recently, Mrs. T. H. Fitchett, Mrs.
Edwin Lambert and daughter, Mrs.
Gordon Stick, and daughter Anne
Howard Stick, of Glen Arm, Balti-
more County, and Mrs. Margaret
Welsh of Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Myers and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Crit
fifth and family of Baltimore; Mr..
Seth Griffith of Brookeville; Mrs.
Mary Bell Alnutt and Mr.. William
D. Bell of Laytonsville were dinner
guests of Mrs. Remus Riggs of
Goshen on Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Can, teacher in the
High School in Rodney, West Vir-
GINA, was the weekend guest of
Miss Edith Crosse at the M. E. par
sonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Carter, Mr., and
Mrs. Cecil Carter and daughter. Mr..
Joseph Carter who is assistant to the
Attorney General of Baltimore visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosse Saturday and
Sunday.