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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-03-29
Cokesbury News

Rev. Frank Buckley left this week
to attend the Methodist Episcopal
Conference at Seaford, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris and chill
dren, of Upper Darby, Pa, spent the
weekend here with their parents.
Mrs. Ralph Taylor and Mr.. Clarence
Cowger are on the sick list at this
writing.
Beatrice and Eunice Smith of Beav-
er Dam, Nd, spent last Sunday with
their aunt, Mrs. Robert Dennis.
Miss May Cowger is spending this
week with friends in Princess Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman visited
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Evans of Williams
neighborhood last Sunday.
Miss Virginia Harris who has been
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-03-29

1t is estimated that more than 5000
cars and trucks will participate in the
stunt. Aside from these company.
owned and operated vehicles, it is ex-
pected that a good percentage of the
%, 1000 Conoco dealers will likewise par
ticipate.
Continental is one of the country's
largest users Of newspaper advertise
ing and gives this medium a large
share Of the credit in achieving an
increase of 60.4 per cent in sales of
Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil
since April, 1884.
Continental this year is celebrating
it's sixtieth anniversary. It began
operations in Ogden, Utah in 1875.
From small distributor of Kerosene
and lubricants long before the advent
of the motor car it has grown into one
of the nations leading oil companies.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-03-29

w. S. Hammond, j. E. Bevans, A. r.
Mills, Vestus Jones, E. c. Morris and
Martin Ards. Honorary pallbearers
were Messrs. ]. T. Merrill, w. S. Chap
man, w. E. Ellis, VIM. Pruitt, Joseph
Pruitt, A. J. Marshall, J. A. Selby,
C. C. Pilchard, Geo. P. Taylor, Geo.
Hearthway, w. H. Ellis, ]. T. Tarr,
VIM. Dryden, VIM. Skeeter and Selby
Jones. The deceased was a member
of the M. P. Church whre he had been
superintendent of the Sunday School
for 25 years. He was member of the
Red Men, Jr. o. U. A. M, I. o. o. Fell
lows, Pocahontas and Daughters of
Liberty. Mr.. Sharpley was man of
sterling qualities, type of Christian
who loved his church and never feared
to assert the principles for which it
stood. He will be greatly missed in
this community. He had served with
honors as the Great Sachem Of the
State of Va, and also as State Coun-
cilor of the Jr. o. U. A. M. The de-
ceased is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary H. Gibb Sharpley, one daughter,
Mrs. Catherine E. Bayly Lewis of Had
don Heights, N. j., one son J. Thomas
Perkins Sharpley, of Huntingdon, w.
Va, one sister, Mrs. Henrietta Young,
of Greenbackville, Va, four brothers,
VIM. D. Sharpley and Geo. A. Sharp
ley of Greenbackville, Va, Henry
Sharpley, of Philadelphia, Pa, and
Edward P. Sharpley, of Norfolk, Va.
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful. The out of town relatives
and friends who attended the burial
services were Mr.. Henry Sharpley and
daughter, of Philadelphia, Mr.. E. P.
Sharpley, of Norfolk, Mr.. John Colona
and son, Of Accomac, Mr.. Charles Col
ona, of Stockton, Nd, DR.. Will Taylor,
Mr.. E. J. Taylor and daughter, Mr..
Snow Parsons, Mr.. Tobe Mason, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Quillen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Turnell, Mr.. Horace Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. France and son, of Berlin,
Mr.. Levi Derrickson, Commander w.
B. Hatch of U. S. Navy and wife, Ma
jor H. C. Mallory, of U. S. Army
and wife, Mrs. Ella Smith of Balti-
more, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hurley
and son, Joe, of New Church.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Birmingham
and Miss Marie Brittingham spent the
weekend with Mrs. Brittingham's
mother, at Cambridge, Md.
Mrs. S. D. Corbin and Mrs. w. p.
Evans, of Williams neighborhood, Mrs.
James Cottman and Mrs. A. P. Long
of this place spent Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Walter HI. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris and sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and chill
dren, Mrs. r. H. Harris and two chill
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. V. Taylor last Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-03-29
WORCESTER DEMOCRAT, POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND.

spending some time at the home of
her brother, Mr.. Fred Harris of Up
per Darby, Pa, has returned home.
Alan Long, Jr, spent last Monday
night in Princess Anne, Md, with his
cousin, Jack Long
Mrs Wade Pusey of Salisbury, Md
visited relatives here last Sunday
Mr.. J. R. Steelman, Mr. and Mrs
Cooper and daughter, Esther, of Up
per Darby, Pa, spent the weekend
here with Rev. and Mrs. Frank Buck
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Green, of Sal
isbury, Md, visited relatives here Sun
day afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
SENATE IS DIVIDED
ON F|L|BUSTER|NG
Robinson Move to Control
Debate Not Believed Like
Iy to Succeed.
By the Associated Press.

~ tts~ @sHsSNAstrA EAesss
A sharp division Of Senate senti-
ment appeared today over the proposal
Of Senator Robinson, Democratic
leader, to outlaw one-man filibusters.
Robinson's suggestion revived an
issue that has been agitated from time
to time for 100 years, and on which
he once took the other side.
Many Senators forecast that 1t had
little chance for adopsion, though
there were some who felt that the I'LL
buster by Senator Long, Democrat, Of
Louisiana In the closing hours Of the
last session had changed the Senate's
historic opposition to limitation Of de.
bate.
B0rah Takes Lead.
Senator Borah, Republican, OF Idaho
took the leadership in opposing Robin
sons proposal with a statement hold
ing that free debate has its evils, but
controlled debate Is intolerable"
Declaring that during his 28 years
in the Senate he had never f1libustered,
Borah asserted that controlled debate
in both Houses would simply be q ma
tional disaster"
The Idaho veteran said free debate
had killed many bad piece Of legis-
lation," citing the filibuster Friday
night by Senator Tydings, Democrat,
Of Maryland. against the $500, ,O00, 900
flood control bill. Borah said that bill,
which Tydings blocked. was sheer
pork barrel"
Senator Norris, Republican, of
Nebraska. forecast that Robinsons
move was likely to succeed, but he
contended that even under present
rules one-man filibusters could always
be broken as long as q date for ad-
journment was not fixed in advance.
He believed one man could be worn
down unless the time Of automatic
was fairly close when the
filibuster began.
Proposals for limiting Senate de-
Evening star., 1935-08-29
MAJOR FEATURES AND
PROGRAM NOTES.

A play-by-play description of the
foot ball game between the Chicago
Bears and the Collegiate All-Ameri-
cans will be broadcast by WMAL at
$50.
DR.. Allan r. Dafoe, the Canadian
physician who vaulted to fame more
than q year ago by presiding at the
birth of the Dionne quintuplets, will
take part in Rudy Vallee's variety
show on WRC at 7. The broadcast
will originate in Toronto. Joan Marsh
and Robert L. -Not)
Ripley also will be among Vallee's
guests.
The Buddy Baer-Jack Doyle boxing
match in the Madison Square Garden
Bowl will be described over VOL at
$50.
A galaxy of radio celebrities will
contribute to the Masquerade" pro-
gram on WJSv at T. Ted Husing will
act as masquerade Of ceremonies.
Attorney General Cummings will
be the speaker during the Williams
town Institute of Human Relations
program on WRC at $50. His topic
is Organized Religion and Crime
Prevention
Amusing incidents in the life of
Booth Harrington will be told by
Charles Hanson Towne during his
broadcast on WJSV at 8:15.
March of the Toys" a musical
@xfravaranza will he the high light of
the Show Boat program on WRC at 8.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

bate have been advanced since 1910,
but with one exception, nothing has
been done about 1t. The majority Of
the Senate always has argued that
the chamber was the last forum Of
unlimited debate in the world and
should be kept 30.
Henry Clay was one Of the first ad-
vocates Of limited debate. He pro-
posed in 1910 to permit use of the
previous question" rule by which in
most parliamentary bodies debate Is
curtailed. He failed.
There were many subsequent at
tempts, but all failed untib 1917 when
the Senat' adopted the present cloture
rule by which two-thirds vote can
limit debate after two days notice.
This was result OF the filibCs.er
which blocked action on President
Evening star., 1935-08-29
GUFFEY TO SPEAK
IN RADIO FORUM
Pennsylvania Senator Will
Discuss Coal Legisla-
ton Tonight.

TINE administrators bill for the
regulation Of the bituminous
coal industry will be discussed
N by Senator Guffey, Democrat,
Of Pennsylvania, during the National
Radio Forum tonight over WRC and
q coast-to-coast network Of other
National Broadcasting Co. stations.
The Forum, arranged by The wash
ington Star, will be broadcast from
1880 to IL o'clock.
Senator Guffey is one Of the CO.
authors of the coal bill which sets up
q commission to deal with the soft
coal industry. 1t also authorizes the
adoption of code" for the industry.
Congress passed this legislation at
the strong request of President Roose-
welt, even though there was some ques-
ton as to It's constitutionality.
VERA VAN, columbia's singing STAR
has been booked for a weeks en-
gagement at the Earle Theater, start
ing tomorrow. Miss Van will appear
with Johnny Perkins, the 80 Roxey-
cites, and Park and Clifford in a cycle
OF new songs. She will be followed
September by Ted Weems and his
popular radio band.
Don Bestor and his orchestra, re-
Gently cut loose from the Jack Benny
programs. also is coming to. Washing
ton tomorrow for a weeks engagement
mt the F0Y Theatar
John r. TUNIS, internationally
known tennis authority, has been
engaged by N. B. C. to give daily
resume of the national singles tennis
championship matches at Forest Hills
today and tomorrow. Ted Husing will
do the same for Columbia, in addition
to describing some Of the outstanding
events.
X X
THE N. B. C. Labor day schedule
includes talk by William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, and descriptions of the
Thompson Trophy air race in Cieve-
land and the International Lifeboat
Race in New York Harbor.
"
VINCENT RICHARDS. American
tennis star, will subject himself
to an interview during Thornton Fish
er's Sports Review program on N. B.
C. Saturday. Thornton plans to ask
him a series Of questions about his
career. which started in 1917, when he
captured the boys singles title.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

wilson's proposal for armed merchant
vessels.
This rule has been rarely used. 1t
would not be effective in cases like
Longs filibuster because It requires
two days notice before adoption.
In 1925 Charles @. Dawes startled
Evening star., 1935-08-29

and upset the Senate by advocating
Limitation Of debate when he was
sworn in as Vice President. Nothing
ever came Of this.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
MCDONALD OFF AIR

Sports Commentator Away to At
! tend Funeral Of Father.
Called to Troy, Ohio, for the
funeral OF his father, who died in
Savannah, Ga, Arch Mcdonald, radio
sports commentator, will be off the
air until after Labor Day, officials
of Station WJSV announced last
night.
Mcdonald left for Troy late yester-
day.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

Drought is reported In some parts
Of Argentina.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAMS

Eastern Standard Time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
Our Military Road

A new slant was thrown on the pro- posed Merritt Highway this week when the Christian Science Monitor revealed in a news story that the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce is urging the fed- eral government to provide funds for the much-discussed highway on the grounds that it would be needed in case of war War enters the construction of the road way through the fact that Bridgeport is titled one of the nations intuition capitals" in the news release. A more direct route with New York city than the present Boston Post Road affords is an urgent cause for building the Merritt Highway immediately.
 That would seem to explode the theory that the Merritt Highway is for pleasure vehicles and not commercial. If the road is going to be lane for intuition trucks to rumble along, the rest of the state has been sadly disillusioned Originally this road was to be memorial to one of the states beSt-liked and veteran legislators, Representative Schuyler Merritt of Stanl- ford As time passed, it became evident that the plan to build this road was fine one in view of traffic conditions along the Post Road in Fairfield county.
 Ultimately state solons recognized the need and started to acquire land for the road. It was too slow process for Fair field county, though, and by dint of much pressure here and there (also plenty of democratic support from Governor Cross) the project reached the point where the state authorized the county to issue 15,0O0,000 worth of bonds. This was to be the Connecticut contribution towards the parkway; Uncle Sam was supposed to donate a considerable sum to augment this and thus permit the road to be- come the veritable acme of highway con- struction in this age. That it might be built only to be conscripted by the gov- ernment for a military pathway is not quite the idea most of us have of this road. However, let there be no cessation in the plans for construction or actual work on the road as a result of this startling announcement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22

China United Provinces Autonomous Regime"
 It will be held and governed, like prev ious seizures of China territory, by the partnership of military and economic imperialists ruling at Tokio. And when this big bite is digested, as previous bites have been, Japan will doubtless continue eating her way Southward and westward. She may eventually absorb eastern Mon- golia, and central and southern China all the way to French Indo-C China. Then she would be fronting the Philippines. Possibly they will make another bite when the 10 years preparatory period of the new native regime there is ended and Uncle Sam steps out.
 The western powers object and the League of Nations will protest again. The white powers fear to lose their footholdS and markets in eastern Asia. But the European powers are occupied with more vital problems nearer home, and the League can hardly deal with apan as it does with Italy. Great Britain, which alone might challenge this Japanese con-. quest, is busy saving her present empire. As for the United States, we are quietly withdrawing to our own hemisphere, forming closer economic and fraternal union with our North and South Ameri- can neighbors, and preparing to make and keep this New World safe and adequate for Americans, whatever happens in Flu rope or Asia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
Mercy or Murder?

The strange revelation of an aged Bridgeport physician that at one time III his professional career he performed "rnercv killing" should start one of those occasional arguments that cause beautl- full friendships to be broken and llte-long feuds to start. However, it still remains to be seen whether or not the doctor was speaking out of turn when he made his startling announcement What caused him to make it, we don't know, but Suftlce it to say he should divide the school ot medicine into two distinct camps on the same.
 The function of the medical man is nat urallv to preserve life, not to destroy 1t. If the right to take life, even one that might be considered worthless or at practical /end, has been granted to any medical practitioner it was certainly uniuue, not to mention all-poWerful, priv ilege. Whether or not this privilege would ever be abused, we would not care to say. We do say, though, that we do not believe the right to take human lives has been conferred on any one individual
 The judge who sentences a man to be hanged or to be electrocuted is not prl- vate individual exercising tremendous powers. He is the state. And by the state iS not meant mere pol1Clcal pOoy, put every human individual comprising 1t and forming society. Again the soldier who strikes down his foe Is not taking upon himself unusual authority. He again acts for society. Cannot then the doctor who performs the act of mercy by putting some individual out of his misery by an overdose of poison be termed the agent of society?
 Unfortunately in all such instances the physician is the sole judge and not society itself of the act of taking the human life. And it is easily proved that ethical and moral standards are overstepped III all such instances, regardless of the end accomplished. There is law higher than all mar-made laws which proclaims Thou Shalt Not Kill. When mere human be- ings proclaim themselves a law unto themselves, they are often tempting Providence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
Cracking Down On Teacher

Under a rider to an appropriation bill passed by the last Congress, the Comp troller General of the United States has ruled that every public school teacher in the District of Columbia, every time she gets her monthly pay check, must sign a statement declaring that she has not taught or advocated Communism" If the District of Columbia were really a hotbed of Communists operating through the public schools, there would be justi- fication for purifying" the teaching force. AS matters stand, it must be rather humiliating to nearly all of the teachers; and the guilty ones, if any, would probably have consciences elastic enough to collect their pay just the same.
 Meanwhile question has arisen as to just what this pledge means. Mrs. Roosevelt says that "teach" doesn't mean advocate, but merely means telling a pupil about something = giving informa- tion. She holds, therefore, that in the District of Columbia it is now illegal for teacher even to explain to an inquiring pupil what kind of government Russia has. However, that may be, it does seem as if patriotic screws are being clamped rather tight upon teachers, in many places. And good teaching requires a good deal of freedom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22

There seems to be no end to the helpful suggestions of Professor Yandell Tender son of Yale, the noted toxologist. For years his opinions on poisons and partic- ularly, the effects of alcohol on the human system, have made good reading Now the professor is concerned with the operation of automobiles. He proposes that automotive engineers turn their at- tention to perfecting pedal, convenient to the left foot of the auto driver, opera tion of which would shut off the motor. He claims that when cars go out of con- trol an instinctive action of the driver is to press down on the accelerator with the right foot. The tendency to do this on curves, when the driver has lost his equi- librium is also noticeable, he points out A safety pedal to be operated by the left foot would solve this problem and perhaps decrease highway fatalities. Here's a chance for the engineers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22

This talk about Senator George W. Nor- ris of Nebraska not seeking reelection to the Senate doesn't sound quite like the veteran legislator. We don't think that he will get out of Congress so long as he can muster enough votes to be sent back there. He has several ambitions in his public life and is gradually achieving them after many, many years of struggle to put across his ideas. Until he has done all he set out to do when he entered poli- tics, we don't expect to see him sitting calmly on the sidelines. And the demo- crats will be roofing just as strongly for him to come back as the mid-western liberals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22

CTS of the drought-stricken north- west. Also the coal miners of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. And so on.
 THE PRESIDENT FELL FOR THE IDEA.
 PrOfessOrial Inefficiency
 From this there evolved the most unwieldly, idealistic, hetero- geneous agency ever spawned by the New Deal.
 At present Tugwell is em- ploying staff of 12,089 to put 5,012 people to work. They draw salaries of $1,750,000 monthly while workers on the projects get $300,000.
 It should be noted, of course, that originally Tugwell was sad- dled with a staff of 18,0O0 taken over from other agencies. Also, much of his work in planning for the future. It was known in ad- vance that many of his projects could not get started for one or two years.
 NEVERTHELESS, the fact re- mains that Tugwell's Resettle- ment Administration is one of the most notoriously inefficient in the New Deal.
 Copyright, 1885, by United Fea-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
Question Box

Q. What does the name Napier mean?
 A. It is a British family name derived from the French and Latin languages, and means a custodian of the table-linen in palace or feudal mansion.
 O. What is the source of the verse that begins; Give me men to match my nnountains?" A. It is from The Coming Amer ican" by Sam Walter Foss. The verse reads:
 Bring me men to match my
 mountains,
 Bring me men to match my
 plains,
 Men with empires in their
 purpose,
 And new eras in their
 brains" o. Is side-kick a legitimate word?
 A. Webster's Dictionary defines 1t as U. s. slang, meaning Q part ner or assistant. o. What is the speed of the air. craft carriers Lexington" and "Saratoga?"
 A. Thirty-three to thirty-f1ve knots per hour.
 c. Is there any difference be- tween fish flesh and meat?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
Selected Poem
HUMDRUM

HUMDRUM (Wilma Hicks in the Poets Corner Hartford Times) A lone hound bays at shacks back door: An echo repeats his drear pleading; The moon looks down with searching eye, For the bent little dweller's needing. The north wind raps at each window thrice: Frightened stars take a goose-bumpy chill The tensenesc grows till the waking sun Brings his lantern up over the hill Then far afar down a winding trail, Uncle Bill is sighted a-coming. The birds sing of this unheard of thing, And the days runs on just a-humming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
The New Jap Empire

Japan goes ahead relentlessly with her imperial plans. First it was Korea, then Msnchuria, then Jehol. Now she is an- nexing rich and populous North China, including the ancient capital of Peking and the famous provinces of Hopei, Shan tung. Shansi, Sliyuan and Chahar. And with shameless hypocrisy or frank humor, according to the way you happen to look af it. ehe calls this new grab the Worth