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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Former Mayor William Y.
 Thoms of this city will have Che privilege of casting one of Con. necticut's eight electoral votes for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hc was one of the eight electors nominated at the democratic state convention at Eastern Point in September. Tomorrow tho state legislature will convene to amend the Constitution of Connecticut SO that the electors can meet on the first Monday of January. This step is necessary because the national constitution has al- ready been amended providing for the inauguration of the president in January instead of in March, as has been the case in the past,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-04
Al Abound
lie House

Keep small pair of scissors in
the drawer with your knives. Scis-
sors will trim the edges of pie crust
much more quickly and more neatly
than a knife Also they are very
convenient for preparing bread sand
witches.
To remove fresh grease spot on
a rug, cover the spot with plotting
paper, then press with a hot iron.
Cover the spot with magnesia, let it
remain for "a hours, then brush off.
Never serve food in a dish that is
too large for amount of food served.
1t detracts from the appearance Of
your table.
If liquid in which olives are bot
tied is thrown away when bottle is
opened, olives may be kept indefinite
ly if olive oil is poured over them
after they are put back into bottle
When serving a steak smothered
in onions, squeeze the juice of
lemon over it before serving and you
will find the flavor greatly improved.
If the bottoms of legs of furniture
are waxed they will not scratch pol
ished floors when moved around on
them.
Salt should never be added to
stews, soups and boiled meats until
after they are cooked. If put in at
first it toughens the fiber of the meat
and takes out the juices.
e Bell Syndicate-wNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-04
Double Display of Colors

This revived the old controversy
and when again in 1915 there was
a double display of colors' the mat
ter assumed serious aspect. 1t
was pointed out to President Will
son that an agreement should be
made and standard flag adopted
for both branches of the service.
The President called in Lieut.. Com.
Byron McCandless, aide to the Sec
rotary of the navy, and requested
him to prepare a design for the
Presidential standard. The new flag
was to consist of a blue field with
four white stars ia the corners, since
the flags Of an admiral and of
general bear four stars as sign Of
command, and the President is the
highest ranking admiral and gener-
al. Instead of an exact reproduc-
ton of the great seal. President Will
son expressed a desire to have his
personal seal, modification of the
great seal used on the Presidents
stationery in the White House, on
the flag. This seal differs from the
great seal in that the eagles head
is turned to the sinister tits left)
and the stars above the eagle are
differently arranged
The new design was prepared by
the bureau of construction and re-
pair under the direction Of Com
mander McCandless and was ap-
proved by the President in an exec
utive order dated May %, 1916. So
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bitrary heraldic license" In 1902
the acting secretary of the navy is
sued memorandum that "the State
department certifies that the shield
has seven white and six red bars,
alternating white and red. and it is
ordered that such shall be the seal
on the Presidents flag"
Meanwhile the army continued to
make its flag with the seven red
and six white stripes on the shield.
In November, 1902, it was decided
that something should be done to
reconcile the difference in the de-
sign on the shield. A committee
from the War department and the
Navy department called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt and suggested that
since other nations had but one flag
for its chief, ii was not consistent
for our President to have two.
So it was decided to adopt a new
flag, closely patterned after the old
er navy flag, but with several modi-
fications. A short time later orders
were issued by the secretaries of
the two departments that the colors
on the shield, as certified by the
State department (seven white and
six red bars) be followed and on
November 81, 1902, it was officially
announced that the controversy be-
tween the two departments over the
design of the Presidents flag was
at an end. The only other change
was TO make the eagle white, heav-
lily stitched in black.
Despite the agreement, however,
the flags used by the two brances
of the service were not yet the
same. True. both used the same de-
vice as TO the eagle and the shield,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-04
Outward-Spinning Whirlpool
Puzzling Marine Phenomenon

A puzzling marine phenomenon, re-
Gently discovered in the Atlantic
ocean about 80 miles off the coast
of Massachusetts,, is an outward-in-
stead of an spinning whirl-
pool.
This reversed eddy, which is
strong enough to throw ship off its
course, is believed to be the only one
of its kind in the world.-Collier's
Weekly.
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at last the controversy was ended
and a Presidents flag. uniform for
both branches of the service, came
into being.
But though the army-navy con-
troversy over the Presidents flag
was thus ended, there are those
who are not vet satisfied with the
Presidents flag. They point out the
fact that the seven white and six
red bars on the shield, even though
it does have the Endorsement of the
State department, is not in conform
ity with the arrangement of these
colors as prescribed in the act of
congress of June 20, 1852, adopting
the great seal of the United States,
nor as prescribed by the act of con-
gress of April 4. 1918. prescribing
alternating red and white stripes in
establishing the American flag.
But more serious than this, &C.
cording to heraIdy experts, is the
fact that on the Presidents flag
tHe S69iS > hSdO 10 tuFHco loWdIo
the sinister, that is, away from
the flag pole. II is one of the an
cient rules of heraldry, they say,
that no bird or animal ever look
away from the staff, for If such a
flag is carried into battle, the head
thus turned would make il look
as though the bird were retreat
ing from the enemy. On all other
flags on which the eagle appears,
its head always faces the staff,
regardless of which side of the
flag one looks at.
In addition to distinctive flags for
the President, and now the Vice
President, other high officials In the
executive branch of our government
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-04
A Slenderizing CoveralI Featuring
Eyelet Puff Sleeves With Bow Knots

you'll approve the smart adjustable
belt which can be tied or buttoned
as shown. The front panel buttons
at the shoulder and contributes a
most appealing feature. Who'd ever
guess this model was a smock dress?
Surely not the casual observer. who's
so taken with the slenderizing lines
and neat appearance.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1S53-B
is available for sizes 80, "a, SO, 80, 40.
40 and A. Size "a requires AS yards
of 80 inch fabric. Send 10 cents for
the pattern.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 367 w. Adams
St, Chicago, III.
g Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
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notifications of the parent Stars
and Stripes.
Others are emblems significant Of
the history of the state. The state
flags of Alabama, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Georgia and Florida are
reminiscent of the Stars and Bars
of the Confederacy. The Texas flag
is also reminiscent of the Lost
Cause with its two broad bars of
white and red. but more particular
~ does its blue field with one large
white star recall the fact that it
was once the Lone Star republic.
California also recalls the fact that
it was a republic with its single red
star and the figure of bear on a
white field across which is emilia
zoned the words California Re
public"
The flag of the territory of Ha-
waii. which hopes to place the forty
ninth star in our national flag, looks
more like a British flag than an
American. 1t preserves the crosses
of st. Andrew, st. George and st.
Patrick in its canton and carries
eight stripes-three red, three white
and two blue. Some of the South
ern states retain the cross of st.
Andrew. which was used In the bat
tie flag of the Confederacy but Ha-
waii is the only American soil over
which float the three crosses that
were a cantonal feature of the first
flag of the United Colonies of
America, the flag used by the Con-
tinental army until the adoption of
the Stars and Stripes on June IA.
1I77.
ewestern Newspaper Union.
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Some Other American Banners
You May See Flying on Flag Day
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

also have their own emblems. If
the secretary of war is making an
official visit, there is displayed
red flag, bearing the United States
coat of arms with some minor diff
ferences from that shown on the
Presidents fiag) and four white
stars in the corners. If it's the Sec
rotary of the navy, it's blue flag
with a white anchor in the center
and the four stars.
The Secretaries Flags
If it's the secretary of the treas
ury, you win see another blue flag
but the design on it is even more
complicated. Two crossed anchors
are surrounded by ring of thirteen
white stars. In front of the inter-
section of the anchors is a shield
bearing in the top half a pair of
scales (of the balance type) and in
the lower half key. The symbol
ism of these is, of course, clear. The
secretary of the treasury holds the
key to the nations strongbox and
from the earliest days the balance
scales were used in weighing pre-
cious metals.
The secretary of commerce also
has a blue flag with the four white
stars but in the center is white
shield, at the top Of which sails a
three-masted vessel and below
lighthouse casts its beams abroad.
The secretary Of labor has a
white flag adorned with four blue
stars and the seal of the Depart
ment of Labor in the center. This
includes an escutcheon surmounted
by spread eagle and bearing upon
its field the pillow and other devices
which proclaim the dignity of labor.
The flag of the secretary of the
interior has a light green field bear
ing in the center the golden figure
of a buffalo and a five-pointed star
in each quarter.
Besides the national banner with
its Is red and white stripes and its
4S stars, emblematic of the 4S states
in the Union, there are also 4S 10Th
er American fiags"-one for each
of those commonwealth. About
one-half of these are blue banners
bearing in the center the state seal
or some other figure emblematic of
that state and a few-notably Ohio,
Vermont and New Mexico-ara
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-04
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

in the White House, symbolizing
the position of President Mckinley
as commander in chief of the army
and was the first war flag of its
kind that had thus ever been used.
But for some unknown reason the
navy Presidential flag, which would
symbolic his position as command
er in chief of the navy, was not thus
displayed. The army Presidential
flag was first exhibited publicly at
the peace jubilee celebration in Chi
cagO in 1899 and again at a similar
celebration in Philadelphia. Later
both the army and the navy flags
were twice hung in the main hall
way of the White House during
army and navy receptions but the
army flag was never hoisted until
March 4, 1901, when it flew over the
Presidential reviewing stand at the
second Inauguration of Mckinley.
Army-Navy Controversy
The first controversy over the
Presidential flag came up in 1899.
The War department order of 1898
had definitely directed that the Of
fetal coat of arms on the central
star should be "as determined by the
State department" and the arms re-
ferred to are those shown on the
great seal of the United States,
which is in the custody of the De-
partment of State. The shield there
on had always displayed seven red
and six white bars, alternately red
and white, which was strictly in &C.
cOrdance with the act of congress
of June 20, 1882, establishing the
great seal. In 1899 when the equip
ment officers at New York and Mare
Island, where flags for the navy
are made, were furnished their flag
books for the year, they called at
tention to the fact that the shield
on the Presidents flag enormously
displayed seven white and six red
stripes, instead of the reverse. 1t
was discovered that the design had
been copied from a publication of
the State department, entitled ''The
Seal of the United States"
The matter was taken up unofi-
cially with the State department
and ended with an admission from
officials of that department that
there was no logical reason for the
reversal of the colors which was
presumed to be the result of an ar
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An Unfortunate Choice

Although this was the first dis
tinctive flag for the President, it
was an unfortunate choice. In the
navy the Union Jack at the fore
mast is signal for pilot. Thus in
the case of a ship with only one
mast, the display of the Union
Jack might mean either the Presi-
dent or the pilot: in the case of a
twO-master the signal would be con-
fuSing; and since, at that time, a
Jack at the rigging was a signal of
distress, its use for the President
was hardly one complimentary to
the highest officer in the land.
In 1869, however, the national en-
sign was again designated as the
Presidents flag and it remained
thus until 1882, when William E.
Chandler, secretary of the navy. is
sued an order, which was approved
by President Chester Alan Arthur,
that ''the flag of the President of
the United States shall consist of a
blue ground with the arms of the
United States in the center" 1t was
nct until 16 years later, however,
that the army followed the lead of
the navy by adopting a distinctive
flag for fits commander in chief.
When it did its action marked the
beginning of a series of contro-
versies which were to last for near
~ two decades.
Under a general order, issued
March %, 1898. from the adjutant
generals office by direction of the
secretary of war, the Presidents
flag for the army was designated as
a flag of scarlet bunting with white
stars in each of the four corners
and in the middle of the field a large
blue star, outlined in white and
bearing in the center the United
States coat of arms. Around this
central star were other white stars
representing the states of the Union.
During the Spanish-American war
the army Presidential flag was hung
upon the wall of the cabinet room
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-04
Value of Virtues

THE virtues all lock into each
l. other. They cannot stand
alone. Like the stones of an
arch, no one of them can be want
ing without making all the rest
insecure. That character alone is
trustworthy in which each virtue
takes its relative position, and all
are held in place and confirmed by
the keystone of a living faith in the
great central fact, that there is
God of infinite goodness and
truth, whose commandments are
the laws of life in this world and
in the world to come.-M. G.
Ware.
There is no bitterness like self
reproach.
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To John Nance Garner of Texas
distinction of being the first Vice
President in our history to have a
banner emblematic of his Office. 1t
was only recently designed and pre-
Sented TO him-a white banner on
which appears the national coat of
arms and four blue stars. Now that
the year 1886 has seen another flag
added to our national stand off
colors" and we will soon ION June
14) be celebrating Flag day again,
it seems appropriate to consider
some of the other American flags
which have their part in our ma
tional tradition, even though they
are not so well known as the Stars
and Stripes.
First of all, there is the Presi-
dents flag. the personal banner of
the Chief Executive. It's a blue flag,
edged with white and yellow silk
fringe, bearing the United States
coat of arms in the center and a
white star in each corner.
The Presidential flag has had
an interesting history, inasmuch
as the question of proper design
for il has resulted in series of
heated controversies over several
points of heraIdry involved. Its
history has been one long record
of changes and reservations until
finally in 1916, under President
Woodrow Wilson, there evolved
the Presidents flag as it is to-
day. Before that time each Pres
ident had the right to select the
design for his own flag and most
of them did. But the Presidential
flag used by President Wilson has
been used by our Chief Executives
since that time.
a distinctive flag for the PreSi-
dent habits origin in the navy. On
April IS, 1865. Gideon Wells, secre-
tary of the navy, issued a set of
naval regulations, prescribing that
on the occasion of the visit of the
President on board a man-of-war.
the American ensign should be dis
played at the main. This was the
first official order to designate flag
denOting the presence of the Presi-
dent aboard a national ship. A
change was made the next year
when the rectangular Union Jack
of dark blue, bearing horizontal
rows of white stars, one for each
state, was ad pied as the Presi-
dents flag when on board national
vessel.
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but the navy chung to its blue field
and the army TO its red field. 1t was
not until the next administration
that decided steps toward uniform
ity were taken. On June "a, 1912,
and again on October %, 1912, Pres
ident Taft issued executive orders
that "the color of the field of the
Presidents flag shall be blue"
But the army did not immedi-
ately conform and a difficult stu
alton arose at the inaugural cere-
monies of President Wilson in
March, 1918. The reviewing box
in front of the White House was
decorated with two Presidents
flags, provided by the War depart
ment and the Navy department.
The Navy departments was blue,
but the War departments was
red
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
EXT RA!

Delicious meals at reason
able prices! Full-course
Iuncheons and dinners in
the dining car for as little
as SOC. Breakfasts for as
little as SOC. Tray service in
chair cars and tourist sleep
ine cars: sandwiches 10t,
coffee Sc, milk Sc, dough
nuts 1OG, etc.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

lou summer fares TO Mex
eco Gig aH loinier, starting
Norem5G. !. And winter is
summertime on our beauti-
full West Coast Route via
Guaymas, Mazatlan, and
Guadalajara, 60 ore way,
return another, if you wish.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

In the fifty years that he has
been writing, E. Phillips ODpenhelm
Las published over 100 novels,
thirty-three collections CT shot
stories besides several other books.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

At the thirty-sevnth annual Grand
American Trapshooting champion
ship It Vandalia, Ohio, 100000
clay pigeons were used and thirty
tons Of shot. The cost of the shells
used vas $500
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Brief Bits Of News

Tezas has lived under six flag
Fra. Spain, Mexico, RepubH
Of Te as, Southern Confederacy ar
Uuiteo States.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

Boulder dam, which is the higL-
est di m in the world, is 727 fee
high. It will form a lake 115 miles
long and miles wide at it's widest
part is greatest depth at the face
of the dam is 280 feet. 1t cost $54 :
100000 to build
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

Horling pigeons fly at a speed Of
about four-fifth of a mile minute
or apEroximately so miles an hou.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16

IN Outhwestern Oregon there is
an ara of 1900 square miles with
cut a railroad
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
VIEWS AIRED
AT HEARING
- -
-
ON BILL I
""
Approve General Plan
Of 'Modernization'.
In Measure

Differences Of opinion as to
whether jury trials in the Juvenile
Court should be mandatory upon
request of the child or his parents
became the storm center during
the hearing today on the Juvenile
Court "moderniZation" bill.
Edward Welliver, assistant cor.
poration counsel in charge Of juve.
nile cases, definitely sponsored the
theory that jury trials in the Ju.
venils Courts should be permitted.
He declared: :,
"a child one day under Is
years of age is entitled to the
same consideration as q child
one day over 49,"
Judge BentIey's View
On the other hand, Fay Bentley,
Judge of the Juvenile Court, took
the position that jury trials in
these cases should be eliminated
entirely. She said:
"The elimination Of jury trials
would be no loss to anyone.
There has not been more than
one jury trial year demanded
in the last 20 years."
Taking still another position on
this issue, william berts,
peoples counsel, declared jury
trials when requested should be
allowed, If the judge deems it wise.
He asserted that in the cases Of
some Of the older juveniles, where
they have become virtually hard.
ened criminals, jury trials might
be the best method Of disposition.
Purpose of Bill
He added, however, that in most
of the juvenile cases jury trials
would be a mistake, especially in
view of the fact that the aim Of
the proposed bill is to handle the
cases through q chancery pro-
cedure rather than through a
criminal procedure.
All three of the witnesses eX.
pressed hearty approval of the
general purposes Of the bill, Mr..
Roberts asserting the juvenile sys-
tenn here has broken down and
needs rejuvenation Of the type
proposed in the pending measure.
Work Hampered
Judge Bentley referred to the
probation department Of her
court. declaring lack of personnel
has hampered the probation work
materially. She added: 3
1--WE are not doing probation
work for adults. We're merely
doing as good a job as possible
of checking up"
The judge explained there are
nine probation officers, two Of
whom do adult work and have
about 1000 cases each to handle.
She added, however, that the Bud
get Bureau recommended an ap.
preparation for additional proba'
ton officers.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
Ken Murray
Says:

There was quite q cOmmOti0n
among the Hollywood picture
magnates when the United
States Supreme Court refused
to interfere with . previous de.
ciSiOn against q movie company
for plagiarism of a story. /. ].
Once again it's proved that
Hollywood Is one place where
there is really nothing new
under the sun.
Judging from the results we've
been getting from out there
lately, evidently Adam, was the
only one who could ever tell an
original story.
Aside from the picture indus.
try, the courts action Is apt to
prove embarrassing to the New
Deal. Suppose those Russian
SOviets ever started suing for
the ideas that the Brain Trust
lifted from them?
All Of which reminds us Of
the old saying that Shakespeare
never repeats. but, Of course,
william never had to work for q
movie company.
Copyright. 1886, McNaught Syndicate
Incl -
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
3O-H0UR W EEK
" IS BACKED

Unanimous Endorsement Of the
30-hour week was voted in a reSo'
luton adopted by the National
Women'S Trade Union League in
it's final session at the Dodge
Hotel today.
The resolution offered the sup
port of the organization to the
American Federation Of Labor in
it's fight for the 30-hour week.
Another resolution unanimously
adopted asked for a minimum
wage law for women.
Miss Elizabeth Nord, Of Phila-
delphia, representing the United
Textile Workers, addressed the
meeting on the plight Of those
workers, declaring some women
in that industry receive as little
as SIS a week, and a resolution
was adopted indorsing the Ellen
bogen bill now pending before
Congress to regulate the textile
industry.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08

Speed Of so miles an hour or
more today cost three drivers
their permits. Those suffering
revocations by the Board Of ReVo-
cations and Suspensions were:
Leslie J. Hall, Seat Pleasant,
Md. so miles.
James H. Harris. Bill Thirty
fourth st. N. W., so miles.
John H. Hayden, 485 G. st.
s. W., so miles.
Suspensions Of 80 days were
given:
Paul ]. Harris, ISL New Jersey
Ave. N. W., 40 miles.
Isaac w. Hill, 632 M st. s. E.,
46 miles.
Suspensions Of is days went to-:
Lester j. Groves, 1905 N st.
N. w., SO miles.
Francis o. Hoffman, 1414 U st.
N. w., SO miles.
Convictions yesterday in Traffic
Court were:
Third Offense, Speeding
Daniel r. Rufley, 44O1 Living
Ston Rd. S. E., $50.