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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
SQUARES TO ELECT
 OFFICERS SEPT "A
Meeting of McGivney Cir cIe Tonight to Complete
 Necessary Plans

Plans for the election of officers of Michael McGivney Circle, 124, Columbian Squires, for the year, l937-38, will be made tonight at a meeting of the circle scheduled to be held at 8:30 in the Columbus club.
 The election will take place on Friday evening, September 24, and installation of officer chosen at this time will be held at the first meet ing in October which occurs on the 9th.
 Present officers of the circle in- clude: John Slavin, Chief Squire; Peter Luddy, deputy chief squire; James Arnold, notary; Richard Leonard, bursar; Robert Carr, mar shal; James Luddy, sentry; John Clark, John Conlon, and Joseph Corcoran, auditors.
 Several fall activities will also be launched at tonights meeting with the naming of committees. It is ex- pected that first call for basketball candidates will be announced early in October.
 distribution of pins to the mem- berS of the circle who were initiated in June will be held two weeks from tonight with officers of Sheridan Council, A, Knights of Columbus, in charge of the ceremony.
 Senior Counselor Joseph Scully and Counselor c. F. Maloney will act as mentors at tonight's session under new plan of boy guidance recently adopted by the advisory board which calls for attenuation of counselors in a supervisory capacity at circle meetings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Defective Eyesight
 Prevalent In Schools
Approximately Three Million Children Are Handi-
 capped in Their Education From This Cause

New York City, Sept 1o-Approxi- mately 3,000000 school children in the United States--one-eighth Cf the entire school populatoin-are handicapped in their education by defective eyesight, according to Lewis H. Carris, managing director of the National Society for the Pre- vention of Blindness. The society calls attention to the need for regu- lar examination of the eyes of school children because of the serl- ous results from neglect of vision defects:
 "The importance of good eyesight among school children cannot be overestimated," said MT. Carris. We have come to recognize that de- fective vision or disease in the eyes of the child not only may have detrimental influences n his school progress, but may react upon his general health and upon his ad- justment to his school, his play mates, and even to his family. This recognition has given new impetus to the work of discovering and cor recting visual defects among chil- dren, beginning with the pre-school age.
 Farsightedness Most Common
 "Farsightedness is the most corn- mon visual defect among American school children; astigmatism is next in frequency, and nearsightedness is third; other eye defects are cross- eyes and inflammation of the eyelid lining.
 "The farsighted child is not usual- ly discomforted by seeing at 8 dis tance. It is the close eye work that diStresses him. When the strain is more than he can endure and he sits back to look through the window at t:1es distant hills, he is accused of lack of interest, lack of persever- ance, and unwillingness to make an effort.
 Nearsighted Child Handicapped
 ITO the nearsighted child, objects beyond 8 certain distance appear to be indistinct or hay in outline, and if the child is very nearsighted he may even pass his playmates on the street without recognizing them. The nearsighted child has 8 tendency to r go of by himself to read, not be- cause he is unsociable, but because he can see to read, while he can- not see easily to play ball.
 Children with cross-eyes often become extremely sensitive and self conscious because of the jibes of playmates and the thoughtlesS re- marks of adults. It cannot be over- stressed that the most satisfactory results are obtained when the child with squint-no matter how young lis placed under the care of an ophthalmologist as sono as the de- feet is recognized.
 Parents Should Cooperate
 Although the schools should as. sume the primary responsibility for giving adequate attention to the eye health of children, service required in the discovery and correction of visual defects may be secured also through professional health organ nations, family physicians, commu. nity health centers, or elsewhere. Parents should know what the schools and others are doing in sight conservation and how they may CO., operate in the home.
 Some children have such serioua eye difficulties that after everything possible has been done for them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

they cannot SC ewell enough to profit by ordinary teaching methods. Prob ably one in 800 of the school popula- tion comes under this classification. This group has been designated as partially seeing. They carry on their close eye work in sight-saving class es under the direction of specially trained teachers, but join their nor mally seeing companions in those school activities that do not require close eye work. At the present time, T,G00 children are enrolled in the 526 sight-svaing classes maintained by 167 communities. Additional class es are needed, however, for about 43,000 other children"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

quently suggested a reform of the court as the redress for those who had suffered under its decisions. Labor responded enthusiastically to the Presidents plan. I think before the Presidnet proposed to alter the court, he was equally popular with farmers and industrial workers.
 Today I feel there has been a cooling of of farmer sympathies with the administration. The Su- preme Court bill alarmed the con- servatism of the farm belt.
 They Won't Complain
 I have been asked how closely I thought the economic interests of farmers and industrial workers are interrelated, and inter dependent My answer is that I do not concur with the theory that higher wages for industrial workers are coincident with higher agricultural income. It is said that if labor is successful in its fight for higher wages, there will be an increased demand for farm products.
 That much is true. It is also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

trial workers in the support of presidential candidate or more than an occasional piece of legislation.
 Typical of the breach between labor and farmer politics is the con- trast in reactions to the Supreme Court recently. Farmers were re- sentful of the courts decision in de- claring the processing taxes under AAA unconstitutional, as was labor when the Supreme Court invali- dated wage and hour legislation.
 But farmers generally were alarmed when the President subSe-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
COSTLY CI0ARETTE

OrcnviIle, Cal, tUP) Throwing away . cigarette stub that starts q fire can cause a list of complaints in California longer than Q Chinese cigarette holder -unless you hap pen to have take 11out a permit to start a fire. H. M. Bother, over- looked the permit before throwing away his cigarette stub and the warrant issued against him charges him with burning brush, stumps. logs, fallen timber, pine needles and even trash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
STONES HIS FISH

Alpena, Mich, (UP) - Harold Springer, 10 of Columbus, O., dis covered an inexpensive and effec- tive method of fishing while he was vacationing at Grand Lake near here. When he saw a large pike as he stood on dock, Harold picked up a stone, aimed, and threw. It struck, and Harold waded into the water and brought his catch in. The pike weighed five pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Deal in its po- litical synpathies. Probably the most liberal farm group is the Farmers Union with MT. E. H. Everson of South Dakota, as its president.
 On such broad issues as that of the original AAA these three groups W or k e d harmo- niously for a com- mon cause, but napo oapo11u cYNoa k-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

true that the manufacturer who sells to the farmer will raise his prices to meet higher labor costs. The effect is to level down the farmers income which has been in- creased by the higher farm market. Ultimately the farmers prosperity depends on good or bad crops.
 However, the farmers are not go- ing to complain about good wages for the industrial worker If at the same time they are getting good prices for wheat and corn and cot- ton.
 Get Nearer Parity Prices
 Crop control legislation, which is scheduled for consideration by the Senate next January, should, I think, be governed largely by exist- ing prices in the farmers market. I believe farmers are feeling better about their economic situation than they have for years. They are get- ting nearer parity prices now than at any time since 1929, and there seems to me no evidence of overpro- duction at this point. If there is a trend toward overproduction with a poor farm market resulting, then l think Congress should step in and check the trend. But the farmer is not dissatisfied with the way things are going, as are the industrial work CTS at this point. I don't think agri- cultural communities in any impor- tant measure are open to agitation for political reform or any radical departure from the established po- litical party system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
BY SENATOR ARTHUR CAPPER Written Exclusively for The Democrat and NEA Service

The year 194O will find the Republican and Democratic parties contestng for political control usual although one or both parties may suffer from assertions There is little possibility of third party which would weld of farmers and of industrial into political unit Such combination believe is inn possible this time
 We have three powerful farmers organizations this country and while they don't often clash with other think organizers would find them politically Grange Louis
  body of conservative farm thought politics
 MT. Edward ONeal Alabama Bureau, which consist -.; - -, =
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Capper Sees Little Hope For Strong Third Party

EDITORS Kansas publisher magazines representative the grain following article the chances farmers joining party
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Where Do We Go From Here?

The last of series of six articles by national leaders in Congress on the future of America These articles replace the Behind the Scenes in Washing ton" column while Rodney Butcher is on vacation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
HONEYMOON IN HOSPITAL

Ashtabula, o. (UP)-Mr. and Mrs. Howard o. Pardee, newlyweds, spent their honeymoon in a hos pital. They were injured when their automobile collided with another just as they started their wedding trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Caterpillars continue to lay bare thousands of acre sin Scotland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

geherAIIy SpedK- OAfEENN ing they don't think alike about enough things to form a cohesive political force.
 Won't Join Forces
 As far political alignment with labor, I think with the exception of a few such farm states as Minrle- sota, where there has long been a local farmer-labor organization, there Is little disposition on the part of farmers to join forces with indus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Haitis 1887 coffee crop is expected to weight 68,0o0,00 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

Solt combed yarns went into this closely knit. elastic union suit. It gives with every movement. yet holds iss shape. Random e eeru. Long or short sleeves. ankle or lnee. Sizes 36 to 46.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

DUICdUI WIIICII II6S UCCII CUIISI5I" ently o-Roosevelt and prc-New
Evening star., 1937-07-26

ried on August 16 and would live In
the United States.
Lord mverclyde, British shipping
fnagnate, was granted a divorce on
December az, 1888, from the actress,
June Tripp. at Edinburgh, Scotland.
The marriage. was dissolved at Reno,
New, in 1881, when the then Lady
Inverclyde was awarded a decree by
default.
She said at that time that she hoped
Lord 1nverciyde would play the gen.
tleman and divorce me In England,
so I cannot be prosecuted for bieamy
in my native land should yemarry
and return there
Reno DEGREES are not recognized in
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1937-07-26
M'G|LL TO SPEAK
IN FORUM TONIGHT
Kansas Senator to Be Heard
on Granary Bill on
WMAL at $50.

- ENATOR GEORGE McG1LL
Kansas Democrat, will speak
on The New Ever-Normal
~ Granary Bill" in the National
Radio Forum tonight. The forum,
arranged by The Star, is broadcast
over coaSt-to-coast network of Ma
tlonal Broadcasting Co. stations and
heard locally through WMAL at $50
In association with Senator Pope
Idaho Democrat, McGill is sponsoring
one Of the farm bills now pending in
the upper house. Such legislation has
appeared high on lists of major meas
ures scheduled for consideration be-
fore adjournment Of Congress.
CLAUDE RAINS plays the title role
in the C.. B. S. production of
ShakeSpeare's Julius Caesar" pre-
sented through WJSV at 8 O'Clock
Raymond Massey, Reginald Denny,
Walter Abel and Ian Keith are in the
supporting cast.
John BARRYMORE concludes his
series Of 'streamlined Shakespeare"
tonight when he plays Petruchio to
Elaine Barrie Barrymore's Katherine
In a radio version of The Tanning of
the Shrew"-WMAL, $50.
A TOUR of the Hollywood lots and
backstage glimpses Of their own
fllm activities will be offered by George
Burns and Oracle Allen on WRC at
7 o'clock.
A DISCUSSION of the current Eu-
ropean political situation will be
presented in special broadcast on
the Mutual network tonight, originat-
ing in the studios of VOL at 1915.
MORE tall tales will be aired by jim
Jordan, alias Fibber MCGEE, when
he matches wits with his partner.
Molly, on WRC at o'clock.
CARL GARNER. well-known author
and lecturer, takes his audience
into the realm of folklore attached to
another section of the country when
his program is heard through WJSV
at $50.
Evening star., 1937-07-26

Mrs. WalnWrlght's third-hand two
no-trump bid was somewhat unusual,
because Of the fact that she held a
. hve-card major suit. When West
doubled. North cannot be blamed for
rescuing to three hearts, and when
East bid three spades, Mrs VAIN
wright continued to three no trump.
knowing that spade opening would
give her eight sure tricks When
West overcalled her three-no trump
bid with foursspades and the next two
players passed, Mrs. Wainwright
realized that defensively her king Of
spades was useless and that she would
probably make but two clubs and one
heart trick against the opponents
She therefore bid four no trump, ex-
pecting to take a tWo-trick penalty.
Anticipating large set, West
opened the king Of diamonds Had
West played safe and shifted to a
spade, the contract would have been
down two. But he hoped to get his
partner on lead and capture declarers
king of spades. Hoping his partner
held the queen. West led a small dia-
mond and his cause was then doomed,
as Mrs. Wainwright proceeded to
make her contract, winning five
Evening star., 1937-07-26

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Evening star., 1937-07-26
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Swapping Horses.

David Hy.nSins Merwln Ms os.ald eoby
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Evening star., 1937-07-26

New Dishes for Milk Bars.
Scotland's Milk Marketing Board
Is equippine its mobile milk bars with
non-returnable tumblers and dishes
for milk and ices.
Evening star., 1937-07-26

s:oo p.m.-WJSV, Wayne Kings
Orchestra.
$50 p.m.-WMAL, National Ra-
dio Forum.
1l:oo p.m.-WJ6V, Arch McDon-
aid.
Short.Wave Programs.
lO:l0 0p.m.-LONDON, Summer
Over the British Isles"
CSC. 1853 m, 1919
meg; GSI. 1875 M.
1926 meg; GSD, 25.5
m, ll.75 meg; GSB,
S:l5 m, 9.5l meg.
Evening star., 1937-07-26
"JUNE," BRITISH STAR,
TO WE'D CALIFORNIAN
Former Lady Inverclyde Divorced
Shipping Magnate in Reno
in 1881.

BY the A6SOclAted Press.
CANNES. France, July 26.-The
former Lady Inverclyde, known as
June" on the London stage, and
Edward Hillman OF Beverly Hills
Calf, and Chicago, announced their
engagement yesterday.
The couple said they would be mar
Evening star., 1937-07-26
George to Restock Kennels.

King George has decided to restock
the spaniel kennels at Scandinavian,
England.
Evening star., 1937-07-26

hearts, three diamonds and two clubs
Evening star., 1937-07-26
Air Headliners

Air III
Afternoon Programs.
800 p.m.-WMAL, Club Matinee,
4:45 p.m.-WMAL, Evening Star
Flashes.
Evening Programs.
1880 p.m.-WJSV, Pipe Smoking
Time; VOL, Lets
Visit"
500 p.m.-WJSV. Julius Cae-
sar"; VOL, Detective
Mystery.
$3.50 p.m.-WRC, Hour Of Charm;
WMAL, "The Tanning
OF the Shrew."
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
HI 1TD WASHINGTON'S 90
1 SzlS Heroes mBZL19 @
Frank B. Owens Looks Back on Many Marrow
Escapes During His Service
With Police Here

1t was a fire that sent Frank
B. Owens into the Metropolitan
Police Department.
Back in 1895 his grocery store
was destroyed by fire, SO he joined
the force and gave "a years of
meritorious service before he was
retired.
Mr.. owens seemed to bear a
charmed life. Once a man lunged
at him with a pitchfork, but the
point was DETECTED from his heart
by his police badge.
Another time he was engaged in
a gun battle and his clothes were
riddled with bullets, but he
escaped without scratch.
For 81 years Mr.. owens was a
member of the mounted squad
and having one of the finest
horses in the District, was usually
assigned to lead parades down
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Since his retirement he divides
his time between his home at 1853
Girard st. N. w. and his farm
near HagerstoWn. Nd.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Shipmen, famous aggregation Of
service artists, will begin an en-
gagement at the uptown hotel.
For the present the nightly at
fractions are the, informal parties
supplied by the One.To-Two Club
Playing in the cocktail room op-
posite the ballroom, this peppy
bunch has created a following of
patrons any night club could
envy.
An innovation at the Club
Volga Boatman is the early din
ner served at 5 p. m. daily, with
salon music and individual play
ing by Matt Windsor on his &C.
Gordon.
For music that "ripples," try
the tunes of Little Sammie"
Robbins at the Raleigh Pail Mall
Room tonight. A dinner date
would be a swell, celebration on
this Saturday eve, and the Pail
Mall chef is all set to serve your
favorite dishes.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
ENUE little JUDY ELLINGTON KNOCKS COLDAT COC0ANUT GROVE

are soft, the music goes on for
ever, and there's no cover or mini.
mum charge to put a dent in your
wallet or your temper"
Well, come to think of it, the
gentleman has a sound basis for
choosing the Hi-Hat as his favor.
ite. How many more have equal
opinions they would care to voice?
We're sure the management would
like to hear them.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

As a starter tonight, drop in at
the Hamilton Rainbow Room, then
drive out to either Boulevard
Farms near Alexandria or the
Casa Grande near Berwyn, Md.
If the mood holds you to the
confines of the loop district, there
are some colorful and faSt-moving
revues on the menu at either the
Lotus or La Paree Restaurants.
X X
Talking to consistent patron
of the Ambassador Hi-Hat the
other day, we jotted down the fol-
lowing impression of this popular
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
D. {. SELF-RULE
IS PROPOSED
BY CITIZENS
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor


After a business session last
night in the Burroughs School,
the Burroughs Citizens Assocla-
ton sponsored a mass meeting at
the school to discuss means of OBJ
tanning suffrage for the District.
After David Babp, secretary of
the Federation of Citizens AsSocia-
tionS, had been elected chairman,
Wilbur S. Finch, former president
of Burroughs, presented a TOUR
poinU plan providing for the elec.
ton of town council by dividing
the city into voting precincts ac-
cording to the population, each
precinct to be entitled to two
members in the council. All execu-
tive power would be vested in a
city manager appointed by the
President.
Finch pointed out that the
Jacobs Committee. in its fiscal
relations report, had recon-
mended local self-government and
that under his plan the Federal
Government would retain eX-
elusive jurisdiction over it's own
territory in the District, similar to
that existing at the Vatican in
Rome, and that Congress would
have the right to veto within so
days any law the council should
enact.
Change Is Opposed
Alfred D. Calvert, of Lincoln
Park, vigorously opposed any
change in the present form of Dis
trict government, which he char
acterized the best and least expen-
sive. He cited instances where
Government employees would not
relinquish their votes back home
for fear of loss of political support.
A proposal to limit suffrage to
national representation was op-
posed by Mrs. Margaret H. Wor-
rell and Col. L. r. Maddox, of
Columbia Heights.
After prolonged debate a reso-
1lltion by Maddox was adopted
placing the gathering on record
in favor of complete local self
government over that of national
representation.
A committee to prepare a me
mortal to Congress was named as
follows: Mr.. Finch, chairman;
Colonel Maddox, Mrs. Worrell,
Earl W. Cooper, H. j. Phelps,
Louis F. Kreek, Horace M. Fulton,
Ada Mills Payne, G. P. Oakley,
Robert N. Furniss, Warren H. Will
ner, Marie F. Maddox, Lars Eids-
ness and Kenneth P. Armstrong.
Meetings Are Listed
The following citizens associa-
tions will meet next week:
Monday Dupont circle, May.
flower Hotel, 4:30 p. m.
Monday night-Takoma, D. c.,
Takoma School; Forest Hills, Ben
Murch School; Kenilworth, Ken
ilworth Recreation Center; Manor
Park, Whittier School; Michigan
Park, Bunker Hill School, and
Progressive of Georgetown, Cur
tiS School.
Tuesday night Colum b a
Heights, Fourth Presbyterian
Church, and North Cleveland
Park, Esther Hall, Wisconsin Ave
nue. and Window Place.
Wednesday night - American
University Park, Hurst Hail,
American University; Association
of Oldest Inhabitants. Old Fire
House, Nineteenth and H Streets
Northwest, and Friendship, Jan
nay School.
Thursday night Bra bury
Heights, 4600 Bowen Rd. S. E.:
Northeast Conference. Twelfth
Police Station, and washington
Highlands, 100 Xenia st. S. E.
Friday night-Chillum Heights,
John R. Keene School.
Saturday night-Federation of
Citizens Associations, District
Building.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
TripIets Are Born
On 18th Anniversary

TAMAQUA, Pa, Feb. 27.-Trip-
lets were born to Mrs. Calvin
shappell yesterday on her sixteenth
wedding anniversary. Her hus-
band celebrated the arrival Of two
boys and a girl in conjunction
with the observance Of his birth
day anniversary, also today.
Smyrna times., 1937-07-15
SEE DELAWARE
CROPS BETTER
Gain in Wheat and Corn and
Also Apples, But There
Will Be Less Peaches
CONDITION AS OF JULY /

Delaware farmers are likely to
have a bumper corn crop this year
along with a general increase in
corn production throughout the en-
tire United States, it is indicated
in the July / report of the Bureau
of Crop Estimates of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
Most crops in this state show a
better condition than on July l.
1887 while many Of them are in
better condition than the July l
average for the period 1923-1932
The 1887 indicated production of
corn in Delaware, according to the
report, is set at 1924 900 bushels
as compared to the 1886 produc-
ton Of 4,118,O00 bushels and the
1928-1932 average Of 3.68O,0OO
bushels. The condition of the local
crop on July was So per cent of
normal as compared with "a per
cent of normal on July /, 1886.
Delaware wheat crop, along with
the entire United States crop,
shows indications of being larger
than that of last year In Della
ware this year. the wheat condition
is placed at Sc per cent of normal
as of July /. Pastures and hay
crops in the State are better than
last year with an increase in acre
age of pastures, particularly Glow
er. An increase of 1000 acres in
the total acreage of white potatoes
in Delaware in combination with a
better July l condition gives an in
production of $4,000 bush
els this year as compared to 475,-
900 bushels last year. Sweet po-
tato acreage fell from 1000 acres
last year to 5000 acres this year
but, due to a better July / condi-
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