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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
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TRUSTWORTHY PARENTS
By ANGELO PATRI

A RE you trustworthy parent2 i
"A am not asking If you are truthful
and all that. | take for granted that
you meet your obligations and that
you are sincere In your relationships
with your children as well as your
neighbors. But do the children feel
that they can trust you with their
whole confidence?
You see, sometimes you are short
with child. He comes to you when
you are busy. He begins to beat about
the bush in the hope Of getting on
your sunny side. You don't feel like
that and you snap at him. "What is
it you want, anyway"
Nothing. ! didn't want anything.
l was just telling you"
In your irritation you miss that "just
telling you" he wanted to tell you
something but he wasn't quite sure of
his reception. he felt you out and
you snapped. He retreated and held
his own counsel. That time he found
you untrustworthy, you see. OF course.
you didn't know that it was impor-
tant. But he doesn't know that you
really were friendly underneath, away
underneath, you see.
At another time he told you secret.
1t was very childish secret about q
little girl In his class. He rather
liked her and he wanted to give her
something nice for her birthday, and
he asked you about it, and you prom
Used TO help You meant well about it.
You enjoyed this first glimmer of his
interest in girls. 1t was so shy and
SO sweet that you couldn't help smil
ing about it and telling it to Aunt Til
lie, and he happened along and heard
you. He was astounded. You see, he
felt that you had betrayed his conf
dence.
Maybe sometime one OF the children
got into trouble. He founders into 1t
because of his ignorance and inexpe-
rience and his uncontrolled impulse.
He was frightened and came to you
with his difficulty. You were so an
cry to think of all the trouble this
thing was going to bring to him and
to you that you lost your bead and
stormed like pirate. The child de-
cded it was no use to lo0k for help
from your quarter and left home, max
ing bad matter worse. The worst
part being that he had decided that
yon were not the one to help him. that
you were not trustworthy friend in
time of need.
No child ever grew up without CIV
ing his people some trouble. The trOu-
BILE is cleared away sooner, the child
redirected earlier and with greater GER
tainty, If he found an understanding
mind and helping hand ready for
him. Anger. fear. selfishness. win
drive children away from u.s..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
THIS LEISURE

a SIDE from the lack of work that
\ is causing so much idleness. there
is a normal leisure that has to be
taken into account in planning the
children's education. School does not
take all of a child's time. Home can
use very little Of it. as home is organ
lied. today. That throws the child.
back upon himself for several hours
daily.
Thomas, will you stop annoying
that dog? Let him alone. can't stand
this barking and yelping and chasing
around another minute, Take him out
doors If you want to play"
II don't want to go outdoors. There's
nothing doing"
"Then 20 do something useful. A
boy your age ought to be able to do
something better than monkey with a
dog or drum on the table,"
'frell me something to do and I'll do
it. I'm sick and tired of sticking
around with nothing to do. This is
dead house and dead old town any
way. I'd like to go somewhere and do
something, would"
Read book. why don't your"
Read a book. Just as if / hadn't
read hundred books. want to have
some fun. Tell me something to do"
That something to do is the begin
ming and end of our happiness in this
world. So long as we have something
to do we are willing to live. When we
have nothing to do we have no will to
live and that makes for bitterness and
despair. We can save this generation
from that by training them to have
something they like to do.
All little children are active. They
never lack for something to do, but
more often than not, we have to stop
them. We cannot have the house
RACED. the gardens ruined. the dog and
the cat choked to death.
This is no easy burden for parents
to carry. What can they teach chill
dren to do? Games come first. House
work. garden work. shop work; ami
mails, collections, are next In order.
We begin close at home and gradual
ly extend the field of activity until the
child settles upon something he likes
to do. This is not intended to be his
life work. 1t is his hobby. If it
grows into life work. so much the bet
ter. But he must have strong inter-
est in some field of work. play or study
that will offer him contentment in his
leisure hours.
Let the little chap collect his cards
and. his stamps; help the older one to
follow his music, his painting. his pot
terry. whatever his hands find to do.
You do not know what good thing is
to come of it. You can be certain.
however. that 1t is good thing.
@. Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
NO DEPRESSION FOR HIM


First Mosquito-Well, Bill. did you
have good season?
Second Mosquito-Ill say / did.
With those low cut gowns and sun
back bathing suits had full meal
every day.
Convention Ground
She-This is an ideal spot for
picnic.
He-It must be. Fifty million in
sects can't be wrong.
Matter of Fact
Boob - Everything that's bought
goes to the buyer, doesn't it?
Simp-No. Some things, such as
coal, go to the cellar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
STARTED TROUBLE

$50 you and those neighbors are
not on speaking terms any longer?"
'.No. All diplomatic relations have
been suspended"
"How did that come about2"
HE sent me box of axle grease
and told me to-use some of it on my
lawn-mower when ! started it at six
in the morning."
swell? What then?"
'.Then sent it back and told him
to use some Of 1t on his daughters
voice when she sings at II o'clock at
night"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06

Sisters Beau-What do you think
your sister would like for her birth
day?
TOMMY think she'd like new
beau.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
CAP 81
AND AEZsyE
BELLS a
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CowARDLY sUBTERFUGE

"Your parrot uses some Of the
worst language ever listened to-"
Eyes. / had quarrel with a man
and there are a few things / think
ought to be said to him. When the
parrot learns little more I'm going
to send the bird around to him as an
anonymous gift"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
Hi. Status.

His Status
Pretty Patient-Guess who I met
yesterday, doctor.
Doctor-I'm afraid I'm not a good
gueSser.
Patient-Oh, you're too modest.
heard another doctor say you were
the best guesser in the profession
Pathfinder Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
Lucky to Get Six

Said the Teacher: Il give you 49,
chocolates to share equally with
your little brother. How many will
he getT'
"Six," said Bobby.
Nonsense! You can't count"
eyes, can. teacher, but my broth
err can't"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
Still More Improvement

StlII More IMPROVEMENT
"Gassoway's speeches have i'm
proved lot since he got somebody
else to write them for him."
Yes, and they'd be improved a lot
more If he could get somebody else
to deliver them for him."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
She Could Testify

Neighbor-Your husband strikes
me as being a man of rare gifts.
Wife-You've said it-"rare gifts'
He hasn't made me three presents
since we were married.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-10-06
Would Suit Her

Would Suit Her
Car Salesman-Yes, sir, this car is
absolutely the very last word.
Customer-Good! I'll take it. My
wife loves the last word.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
Top Salaries

Evidently we're going to have not only minimum wages limited by law, but max imum salaries Proposed legislation would cut the pay of railroad executives down to S2O,OOO or S25,000. This can be done indirectly, without government ownership or full eonrtol, through the simple device of refusing R. F. C. loans to railroads pay ing their executives more than the prescribed amount The same thing can be done with insurance companies, banks and other busl- ness institutions seeking government aid.
 Private opinion is working to the same end, regardless of government compulslon
 Whether business be public. semi-public or wholly private, there are likely to be few bonanza salaries in the next few years. Wealth is likely to come to management, if it does come. through stock dividends rather than huge salaries and bonuses. And there may be more limitation on dividends than we have been accustomed to, through restriction or taxation. Capital and labor seem likely to come little closer together in their relative rewards. The professional class in the middle may have more practical recognition than it has had since the war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
Crimes By Minors

The Illinois Senate recently passed and sent to the House bill providing that the death sentence could not be given in that state to persons under 2l years of age. If the bill finally becomes law. it will not be effective until July l. An l8year- old boy. now under sentence of death, would not be helped by it. since it is to apply only to cases which arise after its enactment.
 Greatly as many persons will approve this bill, it should be recognized that 1t rights only one wrong. It does not do any thing about preventing boy from com hitting murder. It does not even guarantee that the state will find out what causes lie back of serious crimes committed by minors. It does not prescribe what suitable treatment shall be given youth under the cireum- stances either to save him or to protect society
 There are many straight thinking men and women who believe that greater wrong has been done by society in letting young person take criminal path, or in forcing him into it, than any wrong he may do. Abolishing the death penalty is but step toward solution of this larger problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
Infant Mortality

The Illinois state health director reports an increase in the death rate of babies and mothers during the first two months ot this year over the same period in 1852. Infant mortality rose 10 per cent. Maternal deaths increased from six to seven per l,OOO births. In recent years there has been much progress in lowering these particular mortal ity rates. The saving of lives in infancy has been chief cause of the increased life expectancy. What has changed the trend and caused the current losses? The health director planes it on unfavorable economic conditions
 Infancy is the most hazardous period of the whole life-span, he says. It reflects very quickly in greater losses any unfavor- able factors that are at work on the health of the population, Inadequate and i'm proper food of prospective mothers. nursing mothers and the infants themselves paves the way for disease by lowering the physical resistance Every effort should be made to maintain public health work at the highest possible level This applies especially to infant welfare societies, the tuberculosis as- sociations, and the local officials of health departments. Other states are discovering similar conditions. More effort and money are needed to correct them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
' CASABIANCA


 How many adults of to-day can remember Casabianca = the boy who stood on the burning deck? How many had to recite the poem about him from their school reao- CTS? Or memorize 1t?
 Professor, Overstreet of the Col lege of the City of New York in a recent address picked out Casabi- anca as. the example of a true type of morOn-"because he didn't have the intelligence to adapt himself to changing situation. Instead, he foolishly. persisted in standing on the burning deck because his father had told him to stay. there until relieved, even when all fbut he had fled and his sticking to his post could not save the ship or the battle"
 The Boston Transcript assures -us that the boy was no moron but that Mrs Hemans who wrote the poem did not state the facts cor rectly. He remained on deck in de- finace of orders to abandon ship, in order that he might give aid and comfort to his wounded father, who lay dying on the quarterback.
 This, of course, is an even more heroic picture than the one DOT trayed by Mrs Hemans. But the youth of our country, sad to re- late, was always too skeptical to take much stock in Mrs Hemans' verse. For one youngster who could recite the true version Of the poem in the old days. there must have been ten who knew the parody beginning: '.The boy stood on, the burning
 deck
 Eating peanuts by the peck"
 That was a youngsters idea or 8 sensible reason for remaining, and no further explanation was neces- sary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
NEA Service Writer

Washington-The administration is armed with an extraordinary amount of delegated power, but 1t might have had lot more.
 For awhile you might have thought that it was going to ac- quire more power accidentally than it was obtaining on purpose.
 Tiny provisions of vast import have kept cropping up in legisla- tion bearing the administration tag and have required frequent official explanations that no such grant of authority was desired. A couple of the more far-reaching ones have been hurriedly cut out of the measlres before passage, an dothers have created furore. Canccling Contracts.
 In the independent offices ap- propriation. bill, for instance. this section was found among those aimed at giving the president powers to achieve economies:
 "Whenever it shall appear to the president that the interest of the United States will be served there- by, he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to modify or cencel any contract to which the United States is q party and which was executed prior to the date of enact- ment of this Act"
 The Budget bureau framed that one. If it had gone through un- challenged. according to common opinion, MT Roosevelt would have been empowered to stop paying the nations bills, to default on It's pleased. The explanation was that the administration merely wanted to be able to economiZe on items such as the air and ocean mail subsidies. No protest was made when congress changed the bill so as to limit it to those objectives.
 Another measure, which came from the state department. would have imposed severe censorship on the press. Newspapermen studied the bill and found that they might be sent to jail for 10 years if they revealed the contents of any official document without "competent authority" and that revealtions of information might be construed as against the inter- ests of the United States.
 More Than Was Asked.
 The administration disclaimed any desire for censorship. It want ed nothing more than tht power to punish government employees who published or sold confidential documents which passed through their hands while they were in the service. So the measure, was re- vised and made innocuous. as 1t affected the press. But someone is still believed to have been attempt inf piece of monkey business. for there was no discernible reason for making the bill so much more inclusive than it's announced ob- jective demanded.
 Then there are the so-called Perkins amendments" to the Black 30-hour week bill, one of which confers upon the presidents secretary of labor some extraor- dinarily wide powers for the con- trol of industrial production which were not contemplated by the ori- ginal packers of the bill. This provisions fate is still uncertain and seems to depend on the will ingness of congress to trust the administration to limit the inter- pretation and application of it.
 ". =. the secretary shall be au- thorized' to specify limitation that shall be imposed on the total hours of such plants :. y says part of the amendment. The use of this power is specifically con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
A Thorough Tax Study

There was general support for the bill creating commission to study the tax Sit- uation in this state heard at Hartford this week. And there certainly should be. For three years now Connecticut has been prom ised some form of relief from the present unbeatable taxes All arc agreed that taxes as they are now assessed are unfair. Yet nobody seems quite willing to take the mia tive in correcting this situation, Various remedies have been offered. Few of them, however. have fitted the case exactly. What is needed more than anything is d thorough study by competent men and some heed to their recommendations.
 We could have had this survey completed for the present Legislature had the legisa- tors of l93l listened to the demands of Governor Cross. He asked for a tax sur vey then even as now. If it is necessary today it certainly was just as necessary two years ago. Therefore We can only blame ourselves for our proerastinatlon. Incl dcntally we can shift some of this blame on republican shoulders because it was re- publican legislators who prevented creation of this commission in l93l. Now they are ready to join with democrats in constituting such body.
 The finance committee has already fav- orably reported on the bill creating such commission and establishing fund of $25,- 900 for its expenses. Owing to the fact that this called for an appropriation the bill had to be referred to the appropriations commit tee which has yet to report on it. so far as we know. May we trust that its report will be just as favorable as the first one. We don't see how it can be otherwise, Even If the state finds it necessary to go into debt to supply the S25,000 expense fund the saving in taxes eventually will more than compensate for this William Brosmith, general counsel of the Travellers Insurance Company. said that data on our taxes which would enable the passage of proper, legisla- ton would be worth three times the above figure. He's right. Let's have the survey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
Our Daily Washington Letter Reveals Roosevelt Refused Even Greater Powers
 Than He Accepted
 R(DNEY D(rT(,HER
Than He Accepted
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

fined to such occasions as the \sec- retarN finds q plants operation Is preventing a fair production bal ance, creating overproduction and unfair competition or causing ex- traordinary hardships to other plants. And Secretary Perkins says she regards it as a rather minor regulatory measure. But it is plausibly argued that the section would empower the government, if 1t liked, to control production by telling anw factory or all factories just how many hours or week they could operate.
 Censorship Refused.
 Prompt disclaimers also follow ed the news that another admin istration bill provided for auto- matic retirement of government employees after 30 years of service. Someone had been dumb again. The government would have lost many of its most experienced and valuable employes-men in their fifties and sixties, including inter- nationally famous scientists and, as Roosevelt himself said he soon found out, some of the most inc dispensable of the attaches at the White House. .,,
 So that administration bill also was written and the question of efficiency and good health of 30- year workers was left to the dis erection of the various department heads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12

Representative Herman Kopplemann of Hartford put up a good fight for the in- surance companies at Washington this week when he said that The best argument against the amendment is that insurance companies with but few exceptions have stood up in the face of the chaotic business conditions prevailing in this country as no other business in the world has. To my mind the stability of the insurance industry has been one of our main factors in keeping our country from sompletely breaking down. The flag of insurance has been alott all through these terrible years and policy holders have received millions of dollars without interruption. ... His defense fol- lowed caustic attacks on the companies in the couse of arguments for and against federal control of insurance companies which would virtually amount to management in the long run, Naturally a Hartford man would oppose that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
So They Say

Care for man is the greatest happiness of the German women. even more disputatious than the women of either England or Amer ica and they will gain their ends. Frau Katnerina von Oheim- Kar- dorff, German feminist leader.
 It is time that from official quar- ters our people were awakened to the rapidity with which our na- tional defenses are crumbling. Louis Johnson, national com mander of the American Legion.
 
 The world is prosecuting us. Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Ger many.
 This is not perfect life or a perfest church. but we come to you with the perfect ideal and we must press forward toward it. Bishop Edwin r. Lee of Singa- pore and Manila.
 The modern tendency of some women to copy the man pattern in style of clothes and habit Is a subject for ridicule.
 Mae West. actress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-12
FoGy1sM PREVENTS PROGRESS

When earnest studious physicians departed from old established lines ana iouha ma. tnes nS could obtain better results with less risk ana misery for the patient by electro surgical treatment of prostatic obstruction (bladder neck obstruction) and rendered report or their work to the entire profession last sum mer. the Voice of old -Fogyism was raised in the symposium to utter these sapient words about the new method What VII be the ,,no uio innate results? rms Vaiuaue proGeuaie ps";,,uad Prostatectomy (that means the old-fashioned way of removing the prostate or the obstruct- ing part of it-an operation that any man may well dread to undergo) is not an obsolete operation and merely reminder of the past
 Perhaps not for patients who are willing to believe the old established metnoos are 'no best. Sharing and guillotining the tonslls IS not quite obsolete yet either, but nothwith- standing the bitter resistance Of Old-foGyisni in American Medicine the diathermy method has made tremendous gains and the more in- telligent classes everywhere are passing up the old Spanish custom and choosing this modern method when they wish to have their tonslls purloined. It is so much less formidable Tor the victim than having ones tonsils removed by assault and battery.
 This valuable procedure should not be un- dertaken by the unskilled." The very words the Old .Fogy nose and throat specialists or their mouthpece used in their campaign to prevent the electro-surgery from gaining popu- larity in the nose and throat field.
 What procedure method of treatment should be undertaken by the unskilled, l won- der? The truth is that lack of skill is the rea- son why the old Fogies do not employ these modern methods. They make few bungling efforts get bad results, and give up the at tempt to adjust themselves to new ways. This is the essence of fogyism in medicine and sur gery?
 Old-fashioned prostatectomy imposes great or suffering risk of life, anxiety prolonged conyaIescence, economic loss and financial nara ' treatment of bladder neck obstrution through the cyStOScOpe.