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Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
THE Throwing ANN

There was picturesque inciden
at Fredericksburg. Virginia, wher
Walter Johnson. former famous ne.
ure Of the baseball world. threw I
silver dollar across the Rappahah.
mock river He threw It sl7 feet, 45
more than the rivers width. This
stunt was attempted in emulation Of
the famous act which George wash
Iington is said to have performed.
when he threw a dollar over that
river.
One doubter claims the river was
1920 feet wide in Washington's day.
But If it was anything like that dis
tance. or even much wider than
now, few people will believe that old
George ever threw anything across
it,
The force of the throwing arm has
always been one Of the powers on
which man has prided himself the
most Two thousand years ago. the
ancient Greeks competed for hon
ors in the art OF throwing the discus
This object was a circular piece of
metal or stone 12 inches in diameter. |
The ancient athletes thought thew
performed a fine stunt if they threw
Il 40 feet or more.
The thin shape OF the dollar coin
would cut the wind and make II
to go a long distance. Yet
inless that little object got precisely
he right impulse. it could easily be
'aught by the wind. and curl on one r
ide. Or the rapid rotation might /
ring it to a quick stop.
Boys used to look down on girls. 4
ecause they could not throw base
all straight. or for any long dis /.
ince. Long arguments have been II
card as 10 whether this lack OF fe- 81
lale throwing ability is due to some ID
Inference of female anatomy. or 10 n
lck of practice Anyway, people m
ho ever tried to throw skipping v,
'ck over the surface Of the water 4,
i'll say that Walter johnson per- n,
rmed quite stunt when he threw r.
lat dollar 3l7 feet across the Ran n
hammock.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

~ cents pound your inner tubes
cents q poulld and the taxes on
your gasoline amount "a more than
ito Wholesale price When yon buy
yourself gun. fishing rod. tennis
racquet Or golf club you are taxed
70 per cent Of the sale priqe. Your
wife's cosmetics, perfumes, furs and
jewels are all taxed 10 per cent
AZ the theatre you pay to the Fed
erai government / cent on each 10
cents in excess Of 40 cents. At the
cabaret You are taxed iM cents on
each 70 cents Or 20 per cent OF your
bill
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
MEANING OF LENT

On Ash Wednesday. February 26tl
the greater part of the Christian
world entered on the annual Obser
vance of the season called Lent. This
old custom expressed the belief Of
the ancient fathers of the church
that the world needs a period for
spiritual meditation. repentance, and
sacrifice. II was held that abstin-
ence from the usual enjoyment of
food would promote an unwOrldly
. spirit which would aid the objectives
OF the observance.
So this custom has come down the
ages. it's harsher features modified
as men have grown more rational.
The root idea remains, that people
need to turn their thoughts away
from material aims, to the spiritual
world that creates all these ma
terial things. and to which we must
all return at no distant day.
The practical man asks what ac-
tual results flow from this Observ-
ance. If il makes men less grasp |
ing. il it makes them kinder and |
more useful. he is for it, But if
people just abstain from a few Gus
tOmary foods, or attend a few relig-
iOus services without modifying their
daily conduct. few observers will
see anything in the idea.
The fundamental thought of Lent
might be said to be repentance. If
there is anyone who has not done ,
things in his life of which he needs
10 repent, he is not known to the
public. I'VE have all sinned and
come short of the glory of God"
said Saint Paul in writing to the Ro- n
nan Christians. The man who can -
Ook back at his life. and feel it has b
been all right and needs no cOrrec- =,
ion, must have hard shell con- d
science. =,
1t will do us no harm here in Mil n,
ord to observe this period of thought 20
nd make up our minds to follow o.
igher ideals i'm the too brief time
nat remains TO us.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
PUPPY LOVE

An exchange remarks that pupp,
love never turns out to be so seri.
GUS as the symptoms indicate. This
thought should console some fami-
lies where the symptoms of this in
'ection seem alarming. The young
people appear much distressed be-
cause of fancied cOolness on the
part of the loved one. If the girl or
boy friend has really gone back ON
them. they feel their whole lives are
blighted.
The despair of these Youngsters,
and the speed with which they re-
cover from these distresses, are alike
amazing. A boy may be down in
the depths one day because his girl
has gone back on him, but if some
new charmer smiles on him. he
usually RECEIVERS in few days.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
UNITING THE CRRRns

) rs ~
lhere was recently celebrated
Brotherhood day. IN connection viii
a national conference Of Jews and
Christians. Men and women Of All
religious and political elements laid
aside their differences to express
sympathy with this idea. President
Roosevelt delivered brief address
in harmony with the occasion. He
was introduced by Charles G. Dawes.
viee-president under the Coolidge
administration.
AS the President pointed out. every
race and creed has brought some.
special gift to this land. He rightly
argued that a revival of true reIig-
ion that would make people willing
to do the will Of God. would solve
all social and political problems.
Religious differences divide good
folks into antagonistic camps. You
often find two persons who agree in
their high ideals of conduct. Yet be-
cause these two persons differ in
their theories about religion, they
are often found contending with
each other.
One man has a natural tendency (
% look back to the past. He sees I
he nobility of the old forms. of
hought, the grand things they have
lone for the world. He clings TO
hose authoritative statements. n
Another man is always looking to 1
he future. He sees many faults in I
he old ideas. and is full of ardent c
ope that newer ways of thinking s
ONE nearer to the truth and pro- d
nee happier and better people. Both
Oints Of view are legitimate. and b
Iueh can be said for either one. b
No one mind can see all truth. If d
III look exclusively at one side. you h
eglect other essential principles. n
here are many paths to the better d
'e. If the seekers are really look la
g for the truth. they will eventual W
arrive at the same goal. re
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
''MOsT DANGEROUS DEMAGOGv

To any student of current affairs
who will carefully study and an
alyze the acts Of President Franklin
ID. Roosevelt, no other intelligent
conclusion can be reached than that
ne IS Just as covetous for unre-
strained powers as Hitler, MussoIini
or Stain. He is altogether intoler-
ant OF any restraints. His every rec
OmmendatiOn to Congress has been
that the Congress invest him and
MS CHOSEN tools with autocratic
power. And when the Supreme
Court Of the United States, giving
heed 70 their solemn oath to uphold
the Constitution, by a unanimous
vote Of its judges gave effect to the
plain mandates of the Constitution,
he, President Roosevelt, proceeded
to give vent to his feelings of dis
gust at the Constitution as a "horse
and buggy" fundamentally, and
near contempt for the Court. .
The American people may as well |
look the facts squarely in the face. /
In President Franklin d. Roosevelt. I
the nation, its Constitution, its
courts, and the fundamental struc-
.ure of our form of government, is
nenaced with the most dangerous
lemagOg that ever attained so great
place in the nation. The spirit and
of Mussolini, Hitler and
'talin, only with less ability, stalks
his land Of the free and the home
4 the braVe.-ClantOn, Ala, Union
Banner.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
RECOGNIZING THE GOVERNMENT

The U. S. Senate has voted for &
committee to study plans for reor.
ganization of the government. 1t is
claimed that hundreds of millions OF
dollars could be saved by eIimina-
ton Of useless bureaus and over
tapping agencies.
But if such a. committee recon-
mended plan to make these saw
ings. would the politicians ever per-
NIT it to be done? When they elm
mate useless bureaus. they throw
people out of jobs. These people
have political influence. Many Of
them could pull wires to have such
economies postponed until the prop
osition was forgotten The people
viii have to demand such economies
rather powerfully before they can
be accomplished.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
WHOM ARE WE sOAKNGl

There are 65,OOO,OOO individual
life insurance pOlicy-holders.
There are 45,0OO.OOO individual
savings banks depOsitors and l5,-
100000 home owners.
So 80 per cent of our national
wealth is not in the hands Of 2 per
cent of the people.
While it is true wealthy financiers
have been out for themselves, can
we point to any individual in the
government who has not been out
for himself, plus, and out for some
thing for nothing, out for enrich
ment without shadow of right
and simply as reword for political
fayors?-Smithtown, N. Y. Messen-
ger.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

PHARAOH ExAcTED FROM hii
subjects one-ffth Of all they bro
duced n the United states Of Amer.
ica 4 costs one-third Of the national
income to be governed. Sixty Be,
cent Of that one-third Is levied sur.
repeitiousiy in the hope that YOU
will not realize the cost Of govern
ment. President Roosevelt has said
that consumers taxes. namely. the
inyisable taxes paid BY people IL
every walk Of life in 1929 represent
ed only 30 per cent Of the national
revenue. Today they are 60 per
cent.
When you hop ont Of bed IN the
morning you emerge from cotton
sheets taxed at the rate OF AZ cents
a pound IN the bathroom you turn
on an electric light taxed at 3 DER
cent Of the amount OF your bill. You
brush your teeth with a dentifrice
taxed at 5 per cent, shave with a
per cent taxed soap. cool your face
with 10 per cent taxed lotion and 1
Try your face with a taxed towel As /
'ou dress. you use Gun and collar /
buttons. stick pin. watch and chain
hat were all taxed 10 per cent OF
heir sale price.
Beside your breakfast plate is an
INVISIBLE card which, II you could
ee. would read: @Cover charge
ayable to government-25 per cent {
the cost Of everything on this {
'ble." Your ham is taxed at s2.25 le
er hundred weight. your coffee is $
1eetened with sugar taxed Y cent
er pound, and the ice water comes a
ON your refrigerator which was o
xed per cent OF its sale price g
the toast alone are So taxes. and e
e other food. the linen, siiverWare
shes and appliances all bear the
print OF literally hundreds of tax
Electors. {
Your after-breakfast cigarette is :
Sed 200 per cent. The Ford that :
u drive to the Office bears a 3 per "
lt sales tax, your tires are taxed w
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
BORROWING BILLIONs

The United States government i.
setting out to borrow $1,000 .OOO. .OOC
during March. II is likely to have
to borrow a still bigger sum within
a few months TO pay the veterans
bonus. Other great borrowings will
come later viii the Federal trea-
sury stand the strain?
Up to date. it has stood it well.
When portions Of the debt are pay
ing less than one per cent interest.
the people must have faith in their
These low rates of interest will
not continue. unless the confidence
Of the people in the financial sound
ness Of the government is main
Lained. II any considerable senti-
nent should develop in favor OF re-
this debt or any part Of
I. you would see the rates OF inter-
'st shoot way up.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
WORSHIP on THF covFRvlTFrT

+
In many foreign countries. ther
is practically a new form Of religion
The people are taught to bow dow
before their governments. In what 1.
virtually an act Of worship. The
government Of the state has taken
the place Of the government Of God
It is held that people owe an nm
questioning obedience to the state.
and must not oppose or dissent from
the policies of the government.
In our country It is held that the
people owe loyal obedience TO the
government. The country is organ
lied on the theory that the masses of
the people mean to do right IN the
main, and have in the long run a
certain wisdom that corrects errors.
So it is held to be the duty Of the
citizen to submit to the prevailing
opinion of the nation and state.
Our government never goes so far
%" ~ ti1 ~ iillit the power OF the Q
citizen to speak and write about It's /
acts. II will not tolerate any appeal
to the mob. TO oyerturn the gov
ernment by fire and sword, but IL
does give full tolerance 10 those who
wish to support by their ballots can
iidates who favor some different
Kind of government. There is not
md will not be. IN our time any
way. any worship OF our government.
Z is far wiser policy. Govern {
nents are made up OF men and wo- [
nen. all with human limitations. an 4
liable to error The wisdom Of the s
lass is better in the long run than D
he wisdom Of any one. II
The American people should cher 4
III that ideal. The nations where O
ie people practically worship the Il
ate are bOwing down before an d
eal that is crippled and weakened In
the limitations of human judg- c.
ent. They would better look be-
md that weak human ideal 70 the IA
'wer of all Justice and righteous yc
.ss that made the world. ce
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
TODAY A BEATEN NAN

All the signs are that Mr..
Roosevelt is this day a beaten
candidate. In ten months the
winds Of opinion may change
Mr.. Roosevelt and his policies
may be popular again.
Today Mr.. Roosevelt and his
party are beaten. In one way
they possibly could save them-
selves. That way Is for Coneress
to make larger appropriations
for the President to snend than
Il made last year. That way
would be the buying Of the conn-
try and a preliminary to initiation
and revolution ending in Social
ism or Fascism.
Il the Democrats are ready to
risk the life Of the republic to
re-elect Mr.. Roosevelt. they nav
re-eleet him. Today Mr. Roose-
yelt is a beaten man Charles
ton, s. G, News and Courier.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

The Congressman who want 70
know what their constituents really
think are in an old-fashioned dlIem-
ma. On Tuesday, say, a group OF or
ganized labor representatives walks
into a Congressman's Office urging
him TO vote for bills which would
re-create the bad features Of NRA.
And on Wednesday, the American
Federation Of Labor remarks IN its
January review Of business that a
revival Of the consumer goods in
dustries-those which produce food.
clothing, homes and the like
would give jobs to 100000. but
adds: only since NRA was deelar-
ed unconstitutional has recovery
even started in these industries"
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

THE LOVER who sends somebody
else to ask the girl to marry him.
usually comes out about like the
business concern that fails to ad-
vertise. and allows other people to
do the talking about its goods.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
FEDERAL HOUSING AGENCIES

Revelation that there are 80 gov
ernmental agencies participating in
the federal housing program Is suf-
ficient proof that authority for CO.
ordination Of the work Is needed.
However, Mr.. Iekes' suggestion Of a
Substantial" revolving fnnd, ana
his statement that there IS mo
limit to what could be done" mean-
ing that there Is no limit to the ap-
preparations justiiable, sounds like
bureaucracy at its best. Il Is the old
strategy Of oficialdom consolidating
present gains in preparation for ex-
pension Of future power and au-
thority to spend public money-Dal-
las. Texas, News
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
IN GREATEST PERIL

The human right" in greatest
danger in the United States Is the
right Of a man to make an honest
living and spend his income IN his
own way.-Charleston, s. c., News
and Courier.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
@s1hsNsiqtw
n9QOhob.
JAMES PeEsToN


The real "low-d0wn" on the drive
for adjournment Of Congress by May
] is that It was decided upon when
majority leaders saw Increasing
signs Of an uprising which would
threaten their control Of the legii-
lators.
The indications that Congress was
no longer willing to be completely
a Hrubber-stamp were brought into
the open By the dispute over the
neutrality bili, on which the admin
istfatioh was compelled to give way
and accept the Congressional YER
sion. simultaneously, the House
and its Appropriations committee
were refusing 20 make money avail
able for some Of the pet brain trust
including the harnessing
Of tides at Passamaquoddy, Maine,
and the erOss-F Florida canal; the in
aatiOnists moved nearer vote on
heir bills; Secretary Wallace's de-
nands that the new farm program
must be law by February rs were
gnored; and members by the score /
alked vigorously, If privately for (
he most part, against passage Of in
lustrial control measures like the
Walsh government contract and the
)'Mahoney industry licensing bills.
1hich would retard recovery.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

FOLKS ARE GLAD to visit the
home town store when they want
anything quick. Some Of them
should be equally glad to visit II
when they have unlimited time to
spend their money.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

A LITTLE LESS whispering about
the neighbors, ard little more
shouting for the home town, would
produce more prosperity.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

Possibly Of more significance was
the STEADY shelving Of al proposals
to amend the Constitution or obtain
the same objective by clipping the
authority Of the Supreme Court.
Tests Of sentiment last year showed
the country against amending the
Constitution to give the federal gov
ernment more power and the states
less. In recent months one speech
after another has come from Seere-
tary Wallace and others aimed at
the courts. But once again the re-
action was bad. Senator George Of
Georgia spoke ont boldly in the
Senate against tampering with the
judiciary and warned that his pa
triotism was stronger than party |
loyalty,
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

One thing that makes q lot of
thriity-minded ConRressmen want
70 adjourn Is a new pamphlet write
ten by Lewis w. Douglas entitled
There IS One Way OUT and pub
lished BY the Atlantic Monthly Com
pany Douglas, once good friend
Of the present administration. re-
signed as budget director because
OF his objections 70 the spending
spree. In his pamphlet be calculates
that IN the last three years the fed
eral government has spent As much
as It did under "a presidents Ii the
first 122 years Of the nation't his
tory.
The longer Congress stays ia see-
sion, the more 1t votes TO spend.
And the tougher that makes il on the
small salaried man when the time
comes to pay the bill.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

This used to be q billion dollar
country Now It IS billioa dollar
deicit country. - Lynchburg, val,
News.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
THE MANY PERSONS WE
SUPPORT

Or the making of federal govern
ment jobs there seems to be no end.
In 1913 the government had 45O. 600
civilian employees; before the war
ended it had $4,000.
When President Roosevelt came
to Washington in March, 1888, a sur
Vey revealed 565s0O0 men and women
still engaged IN all manner of gov
ernmental activities.
The total number Of federal en-
ployees increased by more than
l47 ,O00-from 565,OOO to 7I2II2-
since the beginning OF the Roosevelt
administration.
These are no dOllar-a-year men
and women. They are well paid.
They are on the rolls under an ad-
ministration which on coming into
office declared its purpose of cutting
down expenses. Instead of reducing
the burden on the country's taxpay- !
ers, the administration has added
greatly Charleston, S. c., News
and Courier.
Still IL Congress hadn't PASSED
the AAA measures in spite OF reas-
enable doubts of its Constitutional
ity. the country would now have
farm legislation OF some worth in
stead Of no farm legislation al ali.
-Lynchburg, Va, News.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06

Insiders who ought I'd know aav
tne hurry over whether John Z.
Lewis, president oE the United Nine
Workers should get q raise from
sl2,000 To $25.000 a year was care
fully staged dramatios.
The Z. n. WIS action In yotinR
the raise, these say. accompliaheS
three things: Told other unlor1
which favor the Lewis Industrial ~
ther than the American Federatlon
Of Labor craft union ideas that ths
u n. w. believes in its leader; save
Lewis the 0pprounsty 20 win more
friends BY turning down the raise:
brought higher pay TO other D. M
W stafers who otherwise could not
have won the increases.
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NV Lots so It. wide, by about 16 #; to
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SALE-HOUSEs.
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AUCTION sALEs-ToDAY.
THos. J. OWEN q SON. AUCTIoNEERs.
1431 EYE ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
PROVED REAL EsTATE KNOWN E,,7 AZ

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BY virtue of . certain deed Of trust
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Situate ST. HI IN The sf District Of Columbia and
IS ana snd or ssnE
bere d one hundred and fitty-two l1b2, as
per plat recorded In the once q the
for t ths District ut os Sa WITH te
improvements consisting OF o tnree-stors
' Terms Of sale:, one-tourth Of the pur.
snas ssrs @0n ssus T. Hs nila m
one. two and three years. with intersst
81 six per eentum per a az ss s sssnlss
Sy fi laah deed Of trust upon the property
sold or = cash. at the option OF the purs:
chaser deposit Of SsS4 VIII Dc o ofaa HE
etc. At cost OF purchaser: Terms
sale to Be compiled sas Stb sth WHEN ths arGs
sssi reserves ssS the rish resell ths Prop;
erty at the risk and cost Of dsiau1Ims
Of such resale in some newspaper. pub.
iished in WASHINGTON: p; {; - or Gspo ds
nnsit trnstee may avail itself OF any legal
or equitable rights against defaultins pur-
ehasef' AMERICAN SECURITY AND
TRUST COMPANY Trustees.
WIN. L. EEALE,
Vice President.
fSeAl) Attest:
A. II. BURLINGTON.
Assistant Secretary.
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