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The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Proposed DespOtism
By James T. Williams, Jr.

people of Illinois and to the
people of every other State in
the Union if the American
system of government should
be Europeanized after the
plan proposed by Mr.. Keller, is
wildly described in a most
readable book by Mr.. Charles
Warren on Congress, the Con.
stitution and the Supreme
Court" Mr.. Warren has a
chapter in this book entitled
Congress as a Final Arbiter"
in the course of which he
says:
"The majority can always
look out for itself, but in times
of emergency, or bigOtry, or
passion, the majority, If un-
restrained by constitution
and court may pay scant heed
to the rights of the minority.
And this may be particularly
true when that minority is con-
fined to a particular geOgraph-
ical section of the country or
to a particular class in the
community.
UNCONTROLLED
ut is then that an enforce
able bill of rights is essential
to the citizens liberty, and 1t
is then that a Congress vested
with uncontrolled power, and
elected from the section or
community of the majority,
would be most likely to violate
those rights"
AS Mr.. Warren points out,
even when there was no emer-
gency, Congress or one of its
branches violated the provi.
sions of the Bill of Rights at
least 10 times since the year
1867, and at least 10 times
"haS the Supreme Court saved
the individual against the con-
gressional usurpation of power"
Congress having done these
things in the past, there is no
assurance that it would not
attempt them again in the
future.
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
But under the congressional
despotiSm which Congressman
Keller is now advocating, Con-
gress would be clothed with
power "to make all laws which
in it's judgment shall be neces-
sary to provide for the general
welfare of the people"
This will doubtless be the
issue in the home State of
Abraham Lincoln upon which
Congressman Keller will seek
a denomination by the Demo
cratic party of which Thomas
jefferson was the founder, and
a reelection at the hands of
the people of the State which
sent Abraham Lincoln to Con-
gress and helped twice to elect
him President.
The congressional campaign
in the Twenty-fifth Illinois
Congressional district next year
will be of vital concern the
country over, because the issue
will be the Government Of the
Constitution versus the congress
sional despotism proposed by
Congressman Keller.
Copyright. 1885 The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

While the plain people of the
United States, North, East,
South and West, reaffirm their
allegiance to the Government of
the Constitution in manifold
ways, coalition of radical poll.
ticians in the Congress is organ
izing a movement to overthrow
by popular refendum that Gov
eminent and set up in its place
a congressional despotism.
These political sappers in the
Congress, each and every one,
took the oath required of every
Senator and Representative in
Congress-. This oath reads as
follows:
81, -, do Solemnly swear
Tor AFFIRM that / will support
the Constitution of the United
States against all enemies, for
eign or domestic; that 1 will
bear true faith and allegiance
to the same; that 1 take this
obligation freely, without any
mental reservation or purpose
of evasion, and that 1 will we'll
and faithfully discharge the
duties of the office on which 1
am about to enter: So help me
God"
When Congressman Keller Of
Illinois. who calls himself a
Democrat, took his oath at the
beginning of the present Con-
greSS, the people of the Twenty
fifth Congressional District Of
Illinois had no reason to believe
that he would attempt to set
up in the Congress a deSpotiSm
as a substitute for the Govern
ment of the Constitution.
SANTA CLAUS AFFAIR
Mr.. Keller made his cam
paign for the nomination of the
Democratic Party upon a
platform indorsing "the New
Deal" He did not tell his
people that "the New Deal" as
ultimately to be interpreted by
him, would include an amend
ment to the Constitution to cut
its heart out.
The New Deal, as he cam
paigned for it, as to be a sort
of Santa Claus affair, providing
for "a larger appropriation for
public works. and an old-age
pension law.
Now comes Mr.. Keller with a
House Joint Resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States
reading as follows:
THAT Congress shall have
power to make all laws which
in its judgment shall be neceS-
Sary to provide for the general
welfare of the people,"
TO JUNK HEAP
Under the proposed Keller
amendment, the Congress of
the United States would become
the supreme power OF the land.
Under the proposed Keller
amendment, the rights of the
States would be sent to the
junk-heap, state sovereignty
would disappear, and even the
bill of rights would depend for
its vitality upon the pleasure
of the Congress.
What would happen to the
The Washington times., 1935-06-12


good. Sooner
or later the
dreadful real
ity leaps upon
you
Y ur life
h a S fizzled
out.
ly yes
t e r d a y,
so it seems,
t h e y e a r S
stretched be-
fore you end
lessly, filled
W i t h t h e
promise of ro-
nance a n d
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Listen. World

in circulation-life could still be
open. But YOU, YOURSELF,
OSED THE DOOR. =.
LOCKED YOURSELF IN. And
the reasons plain.
There was something in life
you feared. Criticism, maybe.
Or conflict, or competition, or
perhaps it was monotony-soli-
tude-hardship. Whatever it
was, you couldn't take it. So
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

ment firm of SwartselI, Rheen1
and Hensey, recently pdroled
from Jail by the District Parole
Board, 1DGS offered more than
one Job By large out.ot-town
firms if he could secure his re-
lease.
Old friends were willing to
give him another chance, al
though he had EN- bezZled
$3,000,000 from investors before
he was caught.
He was writing a book in Jail.
And they say if he finishes
the document it may contain
startling revelations Of cOndi-
tions in penal institutions.
Handsome Harry Byrd, junior
Senator from the Old Dominion
State of Virginia, once more
diSdgreeS Uith the AdmtntStr1'
ton.
This time he strikes at move
mentS that would change the
Constitution as advocated by
the President.
Usually, Senator Byrd has
struck at departments Of the
Government but not straight at
the White House.
He has condemned the AAA.
He has ridiculed Undersecre-
tary of Agriculture Rexford G..
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

debates.
In the audi
ence W e r e
S e n a t orS
Joseph Cuff
fey Cd, of
Pennsylvania,
the pompous
S p on or of
the coal bill,
and long, tall
Tom Connal-
ly, of Texas.
E x t r emely
different per-
sonally, t h e
t W o legisla-
tors seemed
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

science n W
being intro"
duced to the
p u blic dis
close thi S
f a C t. TIL e
t hree are
noise silenc-
ing, air condi-
tioning a n d
color photog-
raphy.
In the case
of the first
m e n tt oned,
compl a i n t S
were made of
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

you tried to get away from it.
And found an escape. Buried
yourself in work, perhaps, be-
cause you didn't know how to
get along with other people. Or
in play, because you didn't know
how to get along WITHOUT
them. Whichever it was, you
found a way to get away from
life
AND EACH TIME YOU DID,
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

4ugWeu.
B e Ii ewing
that the farm
ers have been
in j u r e d by
the Wallace
plans for ag-
ricultural ere
covery" h e
h a S on
demned the
oil cieS of
Secretary of
A g ri culture
H e nry A.
Wallace.
But speak
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Words of Wise Men

should his d1ScomtortS rather than abdge
the comforts of another man.-Cicero.
Memory is the trasurehouse the mind wherein the
thereof kept and preserved.-Fuller.
Every made for growth for knowledge and its nature
when it is doomed to ignoranceChannng
In agriculture do one thing late late in all
things.-Cato.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

ing at VII. 9eh" 'Or h1"IF' "1Iu
liamsburg, Va, he protests
against any changes in our pres.
ent constitutional Setup.
And in so doing he takes his
fight against the Administration
directly to the White House.
Copyright. 1885. The Washington TimesI
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

A recent outstanding prize
fight in washington was almost
as political as Senate or House
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
OLD FAVORITES'

"TEe Time PUe Lost In WOOing"
BY Thomas Moore.
The time I've lost in wooing,
In watching and pursuing
The light that lies
In womans eyes,
Has been my hearts undoing.
Though Wisdom oft has sought me-
scorned the lore she brought me-
My only books
Were women's looks,
And folly's all they taught
And are those follies gong7
And is my proud heart growing
Too cold wise
For brilliant eyes
Again to set it glowing!
No-vain alas! tn endeavor
From bonds sweet to sever >
Poor Wisdom's chance
Against glance
Is now weak ever
eaders are nvted send to the editor their sugges
tons of old favortes among the poems for reprnting in
this spuce)
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You, Yourself, Closed the

You can't believe it, even yet.
You try not to think about it.
Forget it in work or play. Or
worse escapes, perhaps-booze,
gambling, dope. But it's no
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

Our Senses Are Deceiving
Our five senses are not as
truthful as they might be.
Three new produc tions Of
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

Articles by Mr.. Maxim appear
each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. The subject of the
next one will be Scientific
Fortune Tellers."
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
PATTERN z3is

The hot weather brings us to the
problem every woman of generous
proportions must cope with-how TO
keep cool and fresh looking on those
whiting days? Well-Looking Cool
goes a long way, and pattern 2319.
with its loose, easy cape sleeve. soft
treated waistline gives you a mighty
cool outlook on life. And very fiat.
terlng. too, are the graceful folds of
the cape that does wonders to equal
lie proportions. The darts over the
bust and at the waistline cleverly
contrive to avoid n too-fitted look at
the strategical points. Pick a sum
merry printed voile or other sheer.
Pattern 2319 Is available In sizes
16. IS. 90, "a. SO. 80. 40. 40. A and
46. Size SO takes 3A yards 80 inch
fabric. illustrated step-by-step sew
ing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS G5c) in
coins or stamps (cOins preferred)
for this pattern. Write plainly name,
address and style number. BE SURE
To STATE SIZE.
Address orders TO Sewing Circle
Pattern Department, 243 West Sew
enteenth street. New York.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26

Through JEAN ''vron &
A WOMAN'S EYES |


And that. many a wife would say.
showed Martha brave-to manage
To ike dresses which a man picked
for her.
But that. we suggest. depends on
the man. There have been hus.
bands. you know. who not only
would trouble 10 notice their wives
clothes. but who actually under
stood womeu's clothes. oh. not
many. I know. But they have ex-
listed. There have even been men
who could-aud wOuld-go shop.
ping with their wives. with actual
benefit TO the aforesaid women. or
course. they have been few and far
between. But when they exist, they
are the last word In business. They
are all that Is charming and de
lightful
Imagine-iO have n husband who
not only notices what you wear but
remarks intelligently on II. Imag-
Inc his having not only clothes in
telllgence. but good taste. Imagine
his having sufficient interest TO go
with you 10 buy your clothes. or
miracle OF miracles--to buy them
FOR youl
Such a man. such a husband. we
now Tor the first time find George
Washington 10 have been II is not
too much 10 say that In the light
Of this new Information about the
great soldier and statesman. new
history books should be written
For II is one thing 10 be a great
general. a tine gentleman. an engl.
neer and a literary figure. even a
frst President. But n husband who
could choose his wife's clothes-and
have her Ike them-well. now. In
deed. George Washington stands
alone IN the hearts OF his country
women.
e Bell syndlcais.-wNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
Because You Caroe to
Our Street
BY ANNE CAMPBELL

ECAUsE you came to our street.
ID The trees wore greencr dress.
And every yard In our street
Was drenched with lovclluesa
The birds sang sweeter songs this
year.
And every child was gay.
There was a Joyous atmosphere
Because you blessed our day.
But when you 20 from our street.
The leaves will fiuttcr down.
The sun viii set on our street:
The blossoms ali turn brown.
The autumn rains viii fan . 4.
The storm
win tear the nests apart.
And only memory will warm
Your seal upon each heart
For we have stored on our street
A thousand summer Joys
To comfort hearts on our street
when winter gloom annoys.
And always though the clouds are
black,
And bitter winds pursue,
We will be ever gazing back
With summer dreams OF you'll
Cepyrtxhs-w~u serxira
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
Question Box
By ED WYNN
The Psrfect Fool

Dear Mr. Wynn:
In this mornings mail received
a circular from a plumber who
claims be Is selling a new Kind OF
stove which will save half the coal
I use In the stove ! have now. DO
you advise me TO buy one OF his
new stoves.
Truly yours,
/. M. KCRIOUS.
Answer: II your plumber Is tell
ing the truth when be says the new
stove saves one-half OF your coal.
why don't you buy two ot his stoves
and save all your coalI
Dear Mr. Wynn:
You are 50 smart and claim you
know so much. Here's one for you.
Answer this: Did you ever see
dog without eyes. without ears.
withour hair. without a nose. with.
out a month and without feetl
Yours truly.
yETTER y. ARIAN
Answer: Yes. I saw a dog like
thaf--a "hot dog"
Dear Mr. Wynn:
Last nlghr had an argument
with my brother about different
kinds OF weather. Ny brother said
that "cold~ travels faster than
heat" while I insisted that "heat"
trryels the fastest Who Is right7
Truly yours.
|. SICKLE.
Answer: You are right Heat
travels faster because you can't
catch II, while II Is very easy to
catch "cold."
e Associated SsUspa9srs-
W&r service
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
>SBEDTIME STORY5
&gsJBy THORNTON w. BURGESS w

when Danny Meadow Mouse frst
saw him. only be did u In a much
more hurried way. You see. be
was looking for fat Meadow
Mouse now and not for sweet lit.
tie beechnuts which would lie per.
fectly still when be had uncovered
them. Presently he came around
behind the tree where Danny was
hiding. Danny daried around the
tree trunk 10 the other side. Bus
ter saw him 20. ~Ia r exclaimed
Buster. $50 there you arel" and
rushed around after Danny. Dan.
ny darted around 10 the place be
had just left
Now. Buster Bear. as ! said be
fore. can move quickly. but be can
not run around a tree trunk as fast
as a little Meadow Mouse can. He
soon found that out Danny al
ways managed 20 keep the trunk OF
that free between them. Finally
Buster Bear gave up running
around that tree and sat up 10
think On the other side OF that
tree croached the most frightened
Meadow Mouse In all the Great
World. wondering what would hap
pen next. and trembling so that he
shook all over. Danny had played
many games OF hide and seek In
his life. but never one in which he
had felt so wholly helpless as he
did now.
CT. W. Burress.--wSu Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
Badly Put

The druggist was in a bad temper.
He had told his assistant to have a
new sign painted outside the shop,
and when he saw it he was furious.
you're a, fool 81 he raved.
"But the sign is beautifully DONE >
said the assistant, puzzled.
ut may be-" snapped the druggist.
"But who's going to rely on us when
our sign reads: In making up pre-
scriptions we dispense with care'?''
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26

re Trunk Of That Tree Between
Them.
ming out from under his very paw
as he started TO rake over a little
pile OF leaves In search OF beech
nuts. Danny had. as you know, dis
appeared. He had darted behind
the trunk OF q big tree. For
couple OF minutes Buster stood per-
fectly stilL lie was listening. He
was listening for the rustic OF a
leaf 10 tell him In which direction
Danny had gone. But not a leaf
rustled- Buster couldn't hear the
faintest sound 20 tell him that
there was another living thing any
where about
'Now. where can that scamp
have gone tor" muttered Buster.
HE certainly hasn't gone far. He
must be right around here some
where. Probably he Is hiding un-
der some OF these leaves I'll pull
over n few OF them and find out
So Buster began 10 rake over the
leaves all about with his great
claws Just as he had been doing
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
A HUSBAND WHO BOUGHT
WIFE'S CLOTHES

THERE Is fresh evidence 20
4 prove that George Washington
was a brave man. II appears now
that he picked his wlfe's dresses
And that. says the history professor
who makes the revelation. Is proof
that be was the brayest man OF bis
day.
There Is more. Not only did the
first President pick his wlfe's
dresses. but Martha liked them.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
Chicken Rouleaus.

These are a most tasty substitute
for the ordinary sandwich Prepare
a light biscuit dough such as would
be used for hot biscuit or shorteake.
Roll out the dough one-quarter-inch
thick In a sheet four inches wide
and as long as convenient. Brush
over with melted butter and spread
with minced chicken which has
been well seasoned and lightly
moIstened with cream. Roll mp and
cut into finger lengths and pinch
the ends together. Place on a
creased baking sheet with the flap
down and bake ten 20 fifteen min
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
A QUEER GAME OF HIDE
AND SEEK

~ YER IN the Green Forest
~ where the moonlight sifted
down through the tops OF the silver
trees. began a queer game ot hide
and seek. Buster Bear was it
Danny Meadow Mouse was hiding.
Buster Bear vas IT." for his xtom-
ach's sake. Danny wasn't enjoy
inE Il NJ all
by the time Buster Bear had
whlrled around after Danny had
surprised and startled him by run
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
Labor Wasted

Burglar-What are you laughing
at?
Householder-That you come at
night without a light to look for
money where | can't find any In
broad daylight.-Stray Stories Mag
aZine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
SfHd@A
EXAGGERATED STATEMENT

my eat-grandfather could have
bought this whole township for a
song" remarked the man from town.
"Pve heard them Stories" replied
Farmer Corntossel. IF they was all
true there wouldn't be anybody own.
in real estate except musicians"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
PICNIC GOOD THINGS

THE following are a few sugges-
i tions which may be helpful In
packing the picnic hamper, or. II
served in the garden or on the
porch. one may elaborate on the
menu:
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
GANGWAY

Lawyer-YoU say you want this
damage suit pushed through with
the utmost speed?
Client-Exactly. l have a child
six weeks old, and I want the money
to pay his college expenses.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
aalxIn pron Cakes.

RaisIn Drop Cakes
Cream together one-half cupful
OF butter. one cupful OF brown
sugar, add one cupful OF molasses,
one-half cupful OF milk, two eggs
well beaten. one cupful Of chopped
raisins, one teaspoonful each Of
soda and baking powder. mixed
spices TO taste and four cupfuls OF
flour. Mix thoroughly and drop by
spoonfuls on baking sheets or into
small muffin pans. Add few nuts
II desired. Bake twelve minutes In
a moderate oven.
g western Newspaper Union
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
House That Bredthes to Keep Itself Cool

THIS model % a house that
Il brcaihes through SIS walls 20
keep cool won frst prize In the bet
ter housing display az the san
Diego exposition. With Il IL The IN.
veutor. H. J. Neutra. Los Angeles
architect The house IL o. steel with
exposed portions coated with alumni
num- Air channels run through
the walls. and when the heat OF
the sun warns them IL starts q --
cooling draft.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
OLD TECHNOCRAT

Clarence was awfully ratified
when he proposed last night"
Yes, | understand he has a screw
loose somewhere"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26

Bobby saw daddy kissing the
new maid
Mother-That's all right. dear.
Father is trying to help mother
keep her from leaving.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26
MOTHERS
COOK BOOK

utes In a hot oven. Minced han
may be used IL preferred.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-26

3 western Nswspaper Unlon-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-07
HOW WE GOT IN WAR

IT is rather amazing to read Rodney butchers
story of the efforts of the Senate Munitions
Committee investigators to find out how and
why the United States got into the World
War
The committee has been studying a conf
Dental report which quotes from scores of
secret documents in State Department files.
These documents are considered too sensa-
tional for publication" according to Mr.,
butchers story; but the Senators have seen
enough of them to get a pretty good picture
of the way we changed from neutral to COM
blatant
Now the Earring part of that story is that
100 sensational for publication" line. Why
are those documents classed that way? Whose
government is this, anywsy-the American
peoples, or a State Department clique's?
Whose war is it that is being investigated?
Who had to fight in it and pay for 1.-THE
people or the diplomats?
Those questions may sound naive; yet they
point to a matter of vast Importance to all
the people.
Think for a minute over the disclosures
already made, as Mr. butcher sums them up.
He remarks that our industrial, commercial,
and financial interests got their fortunes
inextricsbly intermlngled with the fortunes of
the allies, so that defeat for the allies would
have meant disaster for American trade.
This was a direct result of the neutrality
policy our government adopted, under which
we permitted American industry to sell
billions of dollars worth of munitions and
foodstuffs to the allies, permitted our bankers
to float huge allied bond issues in this country,
and permitted England to cut off all our
commerce with Germany and adjacent neutrals.
This was the set-up that finally got us
into the war 1t made us, in effect partner
of the allies before we realized it. When it be-
came necessary for us to make a decision. the
cards were stacked.
Can anything be more important than for
us to learn exactly how all this happened?
The State Department files. apparently, will
tell us; who has a right to say that these
files are too sensational for publication?
Opening these files and spreading the doc
uments before the public eye might give the
diplomats the jitters to be sure. 1t might
give rise to panied expressions of regret in
the British House of Commons, and elsewhere.
1t might give a few prominent Americans
something to explain.
But what of it? The war cost us 100000
lives. 100000 men wounded, $4,000 100000 in
cash and a depression which has caused untold
suffering and loss.
Aren't We logically entitled to learn all We
can about how We happened to get into it9
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-07
FLOOD CONTROL

IF Indiana is not cursed with food COM
pared with those of 1880 and 1918, then this
state Is most fortunate.
In the first place 1t will be fortunate that
lives and property are not lost or damaged and
in the second place Indiana can learn much
about the dangers Of food and methods of
prevention.
Today. IN the southwestern part of the
state, lowlands already are flooded. If the
rains continue, Indiana residents will have tt
flee for safety.
Such threats Of danger should teach In
diana to carry its food control program to
the limit. Instead of forgetting this years
threat, Indie IA should profit by it, carrying
out an immediate program to prevent future
disaster.