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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-06-30
What Morgan Hasn't Done
(Bn{timDre Erening .SunI

(Bo{timore Eueutng Sun
Huey Long, on the floor Of the
Senate recently, denounced
Lewis w. Douglas, Director Of
the Budget, because Douglas
grandfather was connected with
the Phelps-Dodge Corporation,
and one Of his uncles is connect
ed with it now; and the Phelps
Dodge Corporation has as one Of
its directors Thomas S. Lamont j;
and Thomas S. Lamont is a part
ner Of j. p. Morgan.
Mr.. Douglas connection with
the house Of Morgan, by Huey's
own statement, is not much
closer than that Of the Louisiana
lady with the French Govern
nent---
She's an illegitimate daughter
Of an illegitimate son
OF an illegitimate nephew
OF Napoleon
but it draws upon him a volley
of Huey Longs abuse, neverthe-
less.
And this j. p. Morgan, whose
touch the yirtuous Huey pro
fesses TO regard as pollution, is
worthy Of some study in this
connection. Morgan's record
has been ruthlessly exposed by
a Senatorial investigating COM
mittee, and ne has been proved
| guilty Of doing favors for his
friends, some Of whom have
since risen to prominence in
politics. But there are some
things Of which he is not even
accused. For instance, he is not
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-06-30

accused Of having brazenly stol-
en- an election in Louisiana he
is not accused Of having made a
political alliance with some Of
the crookedest elements in the
city Of New Orleans: he is not
accused Of having slandered a
man most yilely and escaped the
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-06-30

penalty for slander by pleading
official immunity; he is not &C
cused Of being all mouth and no
brains: he is not accused of be-
ing a short sport.
Morgan may be bad, but Huey
IS hardly the man to correct
him.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-06-30
Senator Bailey's Speech

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= rhe closing session Satur-
dav afternoon Senator Bailey
declared nat 1ne +wo great req
so1s 81 the present improved
economic conditions were Amer
< gong o4 ~ gold standard
aHc president kooSeEe.- : at+]-
-uCe The President was de-
-e1rulneo nc Wo4lc drive tear out
the ianc " eaic Nr Bailey.
a-1 s-roka r. stroke ne put the
mass psychology o< e1e nation
-r-a re- er@e anC r1rned fear INTO
oQf}e confidence. ard cheer
\ Ter tie FerTr9ent threw
Is tsyafc.a . power lr.1o tse sltua-
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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-06-30

Many who were once pleasure
bent are not only bent now
they're completely broke. =
Greensboro Herald Journal.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-06-30

The good new days will be
with US when we are relieved Of
reIief.-Arkdnsds Gazette.
Evening star., 1933-06-25

thing of a mystery. The simple truth Is that
perhaps 80 per cent of us are just as guinole
as the farmer if not in one way then In an
other And if the curious fact is that this CO.
lossal human gullibility is not confined to any
one class or type but takes in all kinds OF
persons from bankers scientists, doctors, law
yers and such to unschooed folk like the
farmer old and young. rich and poor.
The recent escapades of Harry F. Gerguson.
who has successfully posed as a Russian prince
for several years associating with scions OF
society and artistic and literary folk, well as
Hollywood directors. shows how gulhbiity Is
no respecter of intelligence accomplishment or
social position they are all gulble, some more
than others. perhaps, but yet all have the
germs of gullibility.
The QUESTIONABLE printed with this story has
been prepared especially for this article with
the idea that it may prove interesting and
amusing to readers who. never having thought
much about their own gullibility before, as is
the case with most folk, would like to test
themselves along this line
Curiousy enough. it is the first one of It's
kind known to the writer, though psychologists
elsewhere have conducted extensive researches
into the gullibility of children which bring to
light something of the reason why, as we'll
known scientist said the other day. we are
getting will believe anything"
THE majority of children. according to the
! findings OF DR.. J. A. Gilbert, now psycnia-
trist at Portland, Greg, and formerly a pro-
fessor at Yale estimate The weight of things
held in their hands by size.
Two objects, identical in weight, but one
large and the other small, were put. one IN
each hand. of the individual children and each
was asked which the heavier. BY far the
largest number said the bigger object
heavier their eyes having greater influence in
their judgment than the actual testimony OF
their hands and arms.
Other experiments indicate other factors that
make children gullible For example, Prot.
Norman TIiplott discovered that when he Jug
gcd golf balls before groups of eighth-grade
pupils and stopped suddenly many so
per cent could not tell precisely when he stopped
but saw the balls in the air for appreciable
period thereafter. And DR.. NJ H. Small found
that 70 per cent of $40 children reported they
Evening star., 1933-06-25
The Amazing GulHbility of Human
Beiugs Takes in AU Classes-Scho0Ied
and Uusehooled, old and Young, Rich
and Poor.

smelled odorS when pure water was sprayed
from a perfume atomiZer about the class room
In other words, the children were interested
in seeing the balls going through the air, and
saw them finally not only with the visual eye.
but with the eye of their imagination: that Is,
finally they what they were interested in
seeing-or wanted to see-rather than what,
in actuality, they did see
So too with the atomizer. No doubt, on see
ing the atomizer the little thought of pleas
ant perfumes, anticipated pleasure from smell
ing and, indeed in accord with well-knoWn laws
of mind came to experience vicarious pleasure
in anticipation which equally made them be-
lieve they had smeled the perfumes
But, every one knows, the pleasures of
ticipaton are certainly enjoyable-and as
infiuental-among adults among children.
There remains one more experiment which
shows another factor which makes children
gullible-and oldsters well. French PSI
chologist repeated this procedure with large
number of grammar school pupils
She would show the pupil color, have the
child name it, and then gravely tell the child
it was not that color, but another-in other
words that if it was blue she would say green.
She found that the average 7-year-od child
could be easily persuaded that he she was
wrong and the psychologist right and that the
average 11-year- -old was only little more posi-
tive and little less gullible.
OF course, it may be argued that naturally,
the child would take the teachers word but
again there is the point. How many adults do
you know who do not similarly take the word
of the Treasurer of the United States for ex-
ample, of the acknowledged medical specialist,
the pre-eminent politician the rich, fescinat-
ing promoter?
THUS it is not clear that the factors which
make children gullible are virtually the
same that make adults gullihle? Indeed from
a psychological viewpoint they arc basically the
same, only becoming little more complicated
and subtle grow older.
Now, all of the questions in our questionnaire
relate to actual instances wherein gulbie hu-
mans have been victimized, save for three which
cite facts which true. but which by their
unusualness might seem false.
Consequently, if you have honestly answered
yes to those three-which they arc will ap-
Evening star., 1933-06-25

pear shortly-and no" to the others, yoa se
one out Of 10 persons. roughly speaking, when
it comes to gulhbility. You can be trusted with
money among fakrs, fraudulent promoters and
practitioners.
Let us consider the questions they are set
down. We can start with No. l.
The facts were reported in the papers Just
the other day. In rooming house the pro-
prietor was given $1,000 to keep by roomer
After showing it to friend, the proprietor put
it secretly in the bank.
Through gossip the story got around that
not only had he hidden the money IN the
home, but he had likewise banked" much
money for other friends and roomers. The
proprietor said nothing. and one night he was
murdered and the house ransacked by roomers
who believed the gossip and who found only
about $100
Is it not clear how gullibility induced certain
folks to this crime? They believed money was
hidden in the house not because they had IN
vestigated, but because they wanted money so
badly, emotionally that they came to believe
it was there-even to the extent Of committing
murder to get it.
Thus similarly, though with no such fatal
results, with question No. 6. Many per-
sons have believed that Lord Carnarvon died at
the tomb Of Tut-ankh-Amen as the result Of
curse. The great archeologist died in fact
OF injection received from germs or poison en-
tering his system through scratch or cut IN
CURED in his work.
Yet the Imagination of thousands all over
the world were stirred by the story of the curse;
they believed it, not because of reasoning analy-'
sis, but because under their emotional wonder,
terror and amaZement the strange pO6si-
bilities Of the old curse and the unknown h-
human forces behind it. they did not think to
weigh and consider the facts
Now, while all of these questions of failure
to investigate, and surrender, instead to the
urge Of emotions and desires run through most
instances of human gullibility, the facts behind
questions and include another most
important factor-that of prestige
IUST as the children in the experiment cited
involved here take the word of others because
OF their standing in community politics. busi-
ness or even gangdom.
Consider questions 3 and T. We had
to be little gullible to believe that Demo-
Garlic victory in the last campaign would mean
such blight on America that grass would
grow in the streets of 100 Cities Yet the as
sertion was taken seriously and was believed
by many.
Also could any one but the successful highly
placed Mr.. Farley. chairman of the Democratic
campaign commttee-in the face of all the
polls anE evidence-have induced men to bet
that the Republicans wouldn't carry a single
State? Yet men did SO bet
Too often made gullible by our con-
viction that because is rich, powerful
Continued Fifteenth Pace
Evening star., 1933-06-25

A NSWER these questions then read the story
and see how gulble you may be.
If yOn acre told that an OPEN
handed, generous man, ncs'er giVen to
sda1ng had thousands Of dollars hidden
a7euy in his homo, 7conld von bflie0c ns
2-If a tersonablc feIio7c educated
and prosperous and claiming to be a DIS
tingnished European scientist, came to
You 7trth the declaration that he conld
double IN size and quantity any gold COIN
or bullion intrustcd to him, 7conld you
gre him such gold as yon might haze?
5-DM y0n bclicsc, Prior to the late
election, that grass 7cond gro7o in the
streets of a hundred cities # the Demo-
Gratis scOn2
4-Or that Democratic managers acre
carry ea'ery single Stafc2
5-If a self styled doctor. claiming to
be "Me most adaanccd occult master
stiritndliSt and seer Of the f7ventieth CEN
tnry," and presenting an alleged record
Of cures ~ distant parts Of the 7Vorid,
asked you TO gf5c MP your family doctor
and intrnst your sick s,T(c and three chill
dren to his care. 7con!d y0H do so'
o-Do yOn bclicsc that the late Earl Of
Cdrnarv0n died as result Of a curse IN
Uoked in antiquity ntoH any and all aojio
miqht break into the Tomb Of King
Tnt-ankh-Ameno
do yon bcIica'c that there IS IN
existence a fish qeJlich can lie on land
for d-7chile and climb hccS2
8-Do yon belic7'c that ambergris
substance sbeaccd up by sick 7ei0lrs and
found on beaches-7rhHc in its natural
state probably the most c'H smelling stuff
in the acorld, is the basis Of the finest and
most lasting Of tcrfnmcs.2
9-Do yon belics'c the story that Dr.
Alexis Carrel at Rockefeller Institute,
Nc7o YORK.. Kept Il piece Of chicken heart
ai9'c for years after the chicken dicd2
-- AKING his milk pail in hand GER
tain Midwest farmer went to his
town post office put the container
on the counter and without batting
an eye, asked the postmaster to fill
her up with beer The astoniShed
postman protested that the farmer must be
crazy. to which the countryman replied, in all
seriousness and honesty: Why, they told us we
could get beer at the post office if Roosevelt
was elected"
This was regarded as such good one" that
the reporters put it on the wires, newspapers
throughout the country played it up, and most
every one enjoyed good laugh at the farmers
expense.
Yet just why every one should laugh is some
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
REGULATIONS FOR
INSURANCE COS.
Loans Prohibited By Authority In
Newly Enacted Legislation

Emergency rules and regulations
affecting the life insurance business
in Delaware during the present eco
nomic situation were made public
this week.
The rules affecting principally
loan and cash surrender values of
life insurance policies. were drawn
by State Insurance Commissioner
James G. Shaw, each power having
been given him by the Keith bill
passed last week by the General As
sembly. This bill is similar to those
passed in New Jersey and New York.
The new rules restrict life insur-
ance companies chartered in Della
ware or transacating business in
Delaware, to pay the cash surren-
der value of any life insurance pol
icy or annuity contract or make any
loan on such policies unless the
money is for the payment of prem
iums or any obligation the policy
holder owes the insurance company.
The only exceptions are that
money be loaned on ordinary insur-
ance or industrial insurance not in
excess of 500 to persons in extreme
need.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
&,&l,72365 IN
STATEBUDGET
Considerably Less Than
Two Years Ago; Pro-
vides Salary Reductions
FOR NEXT TWO YEARS

Carrying appropriations totaling
$2,369,370.5S for the fiscal year
starting July |, 1888, and $2,452,-
353.0S for the second fiscal year
starting June 30, 1884. or a total of
$4,S21. .723.65 for the two years, the
substitute budget bill for the opera
.tion of the State government and
State institutions for two years was
reported favorably by Speaker Rob
inson, chairman of the House appro-
priations committee, Wednesday
morning.
One special feature of this substi-
tute bill is a provision for a reduc-
ton of salaries of all persons re-
ceiving their salary from the State
if that salary is more than $1,000
year. II this section of the bill is
passed as outlined under the sliding
scale. II would mean a saving of
many thousands of dollars to the
State and consequently would re-
duce the total of the budget bill by
that amount. The passing of the
bill as reported would also make it
to take any action on
any of the dozens of bills on the cal
endars calling for salary reductions.
The sliding scale section of the
bill specifies that the amounts where
are involved, which of
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
EXTEND TIME ON
GOLD BOARDING
March q Now Fixed AS
Time Limit for Sending
Names TO Washington.
TO COMPILE LIST

The Federal Reserve Board wants
the bank-ward push of once-hoarded
gold to continue for another week
or more.
without explanation, word was
sent ont by the hoard To each of its
IL districts that the deadline for
sending to Washington the names
of those who are believed to have
boarded gold had heen moved back
To March 81.
The original time limit for send
ing in the names of those who drew
ont large sums OF the metal during
the last two years with redepOsiting
il expired last Friday at ; p. m.
A steady stream of the precious
metal has poured into the Federal
Reserve Bank since the passage of
the anti-hOarding act and the an
nouncement that the names of
hoarders were being called for.
The Treasury has been trying to
keep check on the volume, but Off
cials have declined to go beyond
their first and only official statement
that on March Is, a total of $327,-
000. 900 had been received.
Al that time, all of the Federal
Reserve district had shown mark
ed increase in their gold reserves
with the exception of Dallas, and in
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
DRY AGENTS ARREST
TWO In SUSSEX RAID
Georgetown Man Arrested By Fed
eral Prohibition Agents

Ira Merritt, who gave his address
as 304 Walnut street, Wilmington
and Oscar Fleetwood. of George
town, were arrested by Federal pro-
hibition agents Friday afternoon in
a woods in South Nanticoke Hun
dred, seven miles east of SeafOrd
on charges of manufacture and pos
session of liquor. Merritt. accord
ing TO Agents Riggin. Spearing and
Jett, was arrested while operating a
60-gallon still in full blast. Fleet
wood was arrested near the still.
When arraigned before Magistrate
w. f. Dimes. of Bridgeville, Merritt
was placed under $500 bail, for hear
ing before U. S. Commissioner AL
bert F. Polk.
A 5O-gallon still, 200 gallons of
cider. a large quantity of mash and
12 gallons of alleged apple brandy
were seized at the time of the ar
rests. agents reported. Agents also
seized a 25-gallon copper still. one
gallon of alleged whiskey and so gal
Ions of cider and other equipment
in a woods near Pennington, on Fri
day, but no arrests were made.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
SITE PASSES
HOlzs>9ACE BETS,
REVERSING SELF
Hart Switches Stand,
With Rules Lifted To
Cast Deciding Vote.
GOES BACK TO HOUSE
Concurrence By House In
Changes Seen; General
Fund To Get Revenue.

Defeated on Monday in the Sen
ate when it failed to muster the nee
essary two-thirds vote. Representa-
tive Prices bill to amend the State
Constitution to legalize betting on
horse races in this State was passed
by the Senate Tuesday afternoon by
a vote of IL to 5. Before it can be-
come a law, it will have to be pass
ed by the next General Assembly.
The original bill specified that
betting on horse races would be leg
al through pari-mutuel machines. 1t
also provided that any revenue the
State should receive from race
tracks through taxation on sums
wagered on races would go for hos
pitfalls and welfare organizations.
The Senate adopted an amendment
offered by Senator Griffenberg to
eliminate the clause diverting the
revenue to hospitals and welfare or
ganizations and providing that the
money go to the general fund of the
State. His amendment also speci-
fled that totalizers would be used
in connection with the pari-mutuel
machines. Beth these provisions
were made a part of the original
bill by the Senate.
The bill now goes back to the
House for consideration of the
amendments. AS it passed the House
by a safe majority, 1t is expected
the amended bill will be adopted
without difficulty.
This is all that remains for the
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
LIQUOR BOARD
ORGANIZES TODAY
p. S. du POnt May Submit
Quebec Plan To Special
Commission.
IS DOUBTFUL

Members of the commission Gre
ated under authority of a resolu-
tion adopted by the General Assem-
bly, TO consider legislation to meet
conditions in Delaware in case the
Federal prohibition laws are modi-
fled or the Eighteenth Amendment
is repealed will hold its first meet
ing in the Supreme Court room in
the old State House at Dover this
afternoon.
The commission includes Pierre
81 du Pont. James H. Hughes and
Mrs. Macmillan Hopes, all of whom
were appointed by Governor c.
Douglass Buck; Senator w. Mailly
Davis, who was appointed by Presi-
dent Pro Tenn w. A. Simonton of
the Senate, and Representative
Charles T. Jackson, who was nam
ed by Speaker ]. Thomas Robinson.
It is under stood the meeting will
be for organizing. It will be the
duty of the commission 70 recon-
mend to the Legislature at this ses-
sion of the assembly or the session
two years hence, such legislation as
the members deem necessary to
control and regulate the manufac-
ture and sale of beer and liquor in
this State. Whether these recon-
mendations can be compiled in time
for consideration by the present
General Assembly is said to be
doubtful.
If a bill embodying the necessary
rules and regulations cannot be
formulated for this Legislature, it is
hoped to have it ready for the spe-
cial session of the General Assem-
bly, which will have to be held some
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
FORMER MILFORD GIRL
SURVIVES CALF. QUAKE
Mrs. Edwin Burton Robinson Writes
OF Narrowing Experiences

Letters have been received by
Milford friends of Mrs. Edwin Bur-
ton Robinson, of Long Beach, Cali
fornia, formerly Miss Myrtle Coul-
bourne, daughter of Lieutenant
Commander and Mrs. Theodore
Coulbourne, formerly of Milford, re-
lating the narrowing experiences
that she had during the recent
earthquake at Long Beach.
Mrs. Robinson is living at Long
Beach and hcT husband is stationed
on the Pacific Coast with the Unit
ed States fleet. At the tima of the
quake she was out riding with
friends and when she returned,
found that the apartment building
in which she had been living had
collapsed and that everything she
owned was lost with the exception
of her ear and dog. She is now liv-
ing in a tent at Long Beach in the
day time and at night stays aboard
the ship on which her husband is
stationed.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
HELP MAKE YOUR
CITY BEAUTIFUL
Yard And Garden Contest Is En-
dOrsed By Municipal Leaders

Everyone who joins the Yard and
Garden Contest and plants some
thing this spring will not only i'm
prove the appearance of his own
place but will also contribute to the
Identification of the entire COM
munity, it was pointed out today by
municipal leaders. For this reason
as well as for personal satisfaction,
every family in the city is urged to
take part in this great spring cru
sade for beauty, the most important
campaign of the kind ever attempted
here.
Towns, just like people, are judg-
ed largely on appearances, SO it is
important for any community TO
make the best impression possible.
Neighbors of both town and coun-
try visit, trade in and move into
communities they find attractive.
They drive past and soon get out Of
the habit of visiting towns which
appear dull and dreary, ugly and
repellant. The same is true of tour
lists, only to a great extent. In fact,
states which now enjoy the greatest
reputation for beauty derive great
sums through the gasoline taxes
paid by tourists.
And in the good appearance of
towns it is not the parks or public
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