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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-31
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Security of democratic institutions Is in the sentiment maintaining them rather than in existing cotl- stitutional provisions. - Charles Evans Hughes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-31

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, we sat outside of
 the house" omit "0f."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-31

and aRoller Skates" recent New bury Medal winner, by Ruth Sawyer (viking).
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We don't want church strife - but in this Germany down here on earth 1t is we who govern, and every German must obey our laws. - pr. Joseph Goebbels. Nazi propaganda minister.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-31
Test Y Q ur Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions7 Turn to last page for the answers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

order, the doors at the rear
of the chamber opened and a
doorkeeper announced: ''T h e
vice president of the United
States and the members of the
United States senate" In til e
midst of a hushed silence Vice
President Marshall and the elder
statesmen of the republic filed
into the room and took their
seats. Then, as the slight figure
of a scholarly-looking man ap-
peared, congressman and spec
tators alike surged to their feet
in storm of handclapping and
cheers.
Wilson'S MOmentous Message.
It died down as Woodrow Will
son stepped to the reading desk
just below the dais where
Marshall and Clark sat. He began
to read.
81 have called the congress
into extraordinary session be-
cause there are serious, very
serious choices of policy to be
made, and made Immediately,
which it was neither right nor
Constitutionally permissible that
I should assume the responsible
ity of making"
His hands trembled slightly as
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

already knew - three more
American ships had been sunk by
German submarines. Several
American Seamen were missing.
These were covert acts" What
was the next step for the Ameri-
can government to take? The
congress was due to convene on
April Is. Should he call it in
extra session before that date?
Unanimous for War.
Their advice was that he
should. They were unanimous for
war. So he issued proclama-
ton calling congress together on
April 2.
Then followed a period of wait
ing-waiting-waiting. The cab
met met at regular intervals but
the matter of war was not dis
cussed. Between meetings h
President spent most of his time
in his study on the second floor
of the White House. There, day
after day and far into the night,
Woodrow wilson wrestled with his
problem, went through his Geth-
semane alone.
Came the second of April. The
senate, a continuing body, con-
vened officially and after II min
utes adjourned. Over in the house
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08
Twas This Way:
By LYLE SPENCER,
g Western Newspaper Union.
How Did 'Bonus" Originate?
g Western Newspaper Union.

IT HE bonus checks paid out re
l. Gently to our veterans of the
World war gladdened the. heart of
many an ex-soldier:: While this
bonus was undoubtedly the biggest
given by any country in the history.
of the world, it was by no means the
first. "'-'+'" y
The word bonus comes from
Latin and means good. It has al
ways been used in English in the
sense of gift. In Great Britain it
was first applied to dividends dis
tributed from the surplus Of life in.
surance companies. In America it
was used in the industrial and conf
mercial world to designate pay
ment above that expected, whether
an extra dividend to stockholders
or an extra pay check to wage
earnerS.
Later the term was applied to
sums of money given to men as an
inducement to join the army, and
only since the World war has it
been given to compensation f o
army or naval service. The original
veterans adjustment compensation,
granted to all World war veterans
by congress in 1924, was a bonus
in the form of paid-up endoW-
ment insurance policy.
While never called that before.
the practice of giving bonuses for
military service is an old one. Even
George Washington received a par
eel of land and a sum of money,
from the state of Virginia for his
part in the French and Indian war.
And Abraham Lincoln was given
piece of land in Iowa for his
services in The Biackhawk war.
Except for his home in Springfield,
Illinois, it was about the only real
estate he ever owned.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08
Origin of Chinese.
Landowner

IT HE Chinese are admittedly the
l. best hand launCrymen in the
world. No American towr. would
be complete without its "Chink' and
his hole-in-the-Wall laundry.
The Chinese first got into the
clothes-washing business through a
queer set of circumstances. Back
in the years around the California
gold rush of 1849, miners on the
west coast found they were Unable
to hire people to do menial labor
for love or money. Everyone had
come to California to dig for gold
and nothing else. So desperate did
their straits become that many sent
their clothes all the way to Hawaii
and even to China to have them
washed. This was China's original
contact with the American laundry
business. ..,......, ,
When the first transcontinental
railway line wa being built many
years later, whole shiploads of Chi
nese were imported because OF their
cheapness and industry to work on
the road bed. After the line was
finished, many Chinese wanted to
remain and make their fortune in
the new land of opportunity. .
But they quickly found that due
to temperamental and language
barriers, the doors of most bust
nesses were closed to them. Thev
had to find a business requiring
little capital or education, "a n d
where they would be their own
masters and have few contacts with
Westerners.
The laundry business vas one of
the few which met these require
ments. Many of the original
Chinese and their descendants have
become Well-to-do in it.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

he turned the pages of his manu-
script. His voice was low. His
listeners leaned forward to catch
every word as he recounted the
events of the past two months
and stated his bill of particulars
against the German government.
The present German subma-
rine warfare against commerce
is warfare against mankind. 1t
is war against all nations
The challenge is to all mankind.
Each nation must decide for it.
self how it will meet it. The
choice we make for ourselves
must be made with a rlodera-
ton of counsel and temperate
ness of judgment beftting our
character and our motives as a
nation. We must put excited feel
ing away. Our motive will not
be revenge, but only the vindica-
ton of right, of human right, of
which we are only a single cham
pion."
Through the hushed chamber
there was a rustic of uncertainty,
lust the slightest hint of irnpa-
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of representatives they were
electing a speaker and other Off
GERS and ratifying committees.
After eight hours and ten roll
calls they were ready for busi-
ness. In the White House tn e
President was dining with mem
bers of his family. AS they fin
ished, a delegation from congress
arrived with the message that
the senate and the house were
ready to receive a communica-
ton from the President.
Outside the Capitol a great
throng milled about, kept in or
der by two troops of cavalry that
had ridden over from Fort Myer.
Inside, the galleries of the house
were packed. Even the seldom
used diplomatic gallery was
filled. Two outstanding figures in
it were Ambassador Jusserand of
France and Ambassador Spring
Rice of Great Britain. The day
they had long hoped for had ar
rived.
A moment after Speaker
Clark had called the house to
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08
The First Envelopes

! a HUNDRED years ago, the busi-
ness of posting letters was an
expensive and difficult job. In the
F.! first place, there was no such thing
as an adhesive postage stamp. And
even worse, there was no such thing
as modern envelope.
In those days, when travel was
slow and hazardous, relatively few
letters. The few who did, wrote
their messages on one side of the
note paper only, and carefully
wrapped it up so that none Of the
writing showed. Then they either
paid the postmen directly, or sent
it postage collect. The reason en-
velopes were so seldom used was
because an extra charge was made
for any paper, no matter how small,
when wrapped up in another.
A few wrappers that might be
called envelopes had been used in
France early in the Seventeenth
century, and few we're sold in
England as early as 1880. But the
first American to manufact'lre en-
velopes was named Piersun, who in
1889 began to sell them in his Full
ton Street Staticners shop in New
York City. '..
The United States mail cervice
has come long way since those
early times. The Pony express,
which numbered Buffalo Bill among
its brave riders, was a thrilling if
brief interlude. The first time mail
was carried on a railroad train
marked the beginning of a new era
in communication. And the way
that our nodernized Uncle Sam de-
ivers literally billions of pieces Of
mail annually with efficiency and
speed is a tribute to our uneXcelled
form of government. ... .. 80
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

tience. What was he going to ask
of the congress? And then . :.
"With a profound sense of
the solemn and even tragical
character of the step 1 am
taking and of the grave respon-
sibilities which it involves, but
in unhesitating obedience TO
what / deem my constitutional
duty, / advise that the congress-
declare the recent course of the
imperial government to be in
fact nothing less than war
against the government and
people of the United States;
that it formally accept the sta
tus of a belligerent which has
thus been thrust upon it and
that it take immediate steps not
only to put the country in a
more thorough state of defense,
but also exert all its power and
employ all its resources to
bring the government of the
German empire to terms and
end the war"
So it was to be war! AS the
President uttered those words,
Chief Justice White, who was sit
ting in the front row of chairs be-
low the speaker, dropped the hat
he had been holding and brought
his hands together high over his
head. That explosive sound set
off a torrent of noise which filled
the chamber for a moment, then
died down quickly as the low
voice continued:
&C. We have no quarrel with
the German people. We have no
feeling towards them but one of
sympathy and friendship. 1t was
not upon their impulse that their
government acted upon entering
this war
g. We are glad, now that
we see the facts with no veil of
false pretense about them, to
fight thus for the ultimate peace
of the world and for the liberia
ton of its people, the German
peoples included; for the rights
of the nations great and small
and the privilege of men every
where to choose their way of life
and obedience. The world must
be made safe for democracy. It's
peace must be planted upon the
trusted foundation of liberty :"
And so on the quiet voice con-
tinued for 80 minutes-interrupt-
ed no less than % times by the
applause of its hearers. At last
it came to that most splendid
passage of all:
"It is a distressing and oppres-
sive duty, gentlemen of the con-
gress, which 1 have performed
in thus addressing you. There
are, it may be, many months of
fiery trial and sacrifice ahead of
us. 1t is a fearful thing to lead
this great peaceful country into
war, into the most terrible and
disastrous of all wars, civiliza-
ton itself seeming to be in the
balance; but the right is more
precious than peace, and we shall
fight for the things which we have
always carried nearest our
hearts-for democracy, for the
right of those who submit to au-
thority to have a voice in their
own governments, for the rights
and liberties of small nations, for
a universal dominion of right by
such a concert of free people
as shall bring peace and safety
to all nations and make the world
itself at least free. To such a
task we can dedicate our lives
and our fortunes, everything that
we are and everything that we
have, with the pride of those who
know that the day has come
when America is privileged to
spend her blood and her might
for the principles that gave her
birth and happiness and tn e
peace which she has treasured.
God helping her, she can do
no other"
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

lantic. And, ironically, this
was the nation whose people
only two months earlier had
reelected its Chief Executive
partly because of the plea in
his behalf: 'He kept us out
of war"
The first significant step in
this march of events had
been taken on January 81,
1917. The German high COM
mand, gambling desperately
to end the tWo-year stale
mate, announced that on the
next day it would begin unre-
stricted warfare and that
American shipping entering
the war zone would be limit
ed to one vessel week.
When Secretary Joe Tumulty
entered the office of the Presi-
dent in the White House and laid
on his desk a copy of the Associ-
ated Press dispatch containing
that news, Woodrow Wilson read
1t slowly, then re-read it. A look
Of surprise, then incredulity,
then stern determination passed
across his face. "Tumulty, this
means war;" he exclaimed. "The
break that we have tried so hard
to prevent now seemG inevitable"
The next day the President met
with his cabinet and told them of
the astounding surprise" of this
latest act of that "madman who
must be curbed''-Germany. But
even with this crisis thrust upon
him, he was determined not to
do more than sever diplomatic re-
lations with Berlin nor take any
action until there was an covert
act" on the part of the Central
Powers. He repeated that deter
mination the following day when
he appeared before the congress
to tell it that we had broken, dip
lomatically, with Berlin.
The First Overt Act.
During the next month that
covert act' was committed. The
Ancona, an American ship, had
been sunk in the war zone. Again
Woodrow Wilson appeared before
congress to announce policy of
armed neutrality and to ask
authorization for mounting naval
guns on our merchant ships.
The house readily granted him
that authority but the senate,
with rs in favor of the resolution
and II opposed-enough to block
the unanimous consent necessary
to bring the matter to a vote
wrangled for three days. Then at
IL o'clock, noon, on March 4
the session came to an end. Four
minutes passed by, during which
time the United States techni-
cally had no President. Then
Woodrow Wilson stood before
Chief Justice White, raised his
right hand and again took the
oath of office to guide the nation
through the four stormy years
which he realized full well were
ahead OF him.
During the next two weeks
events marched slowly to a eli
max. On March 20 the cabinet
again assembled in the executive
offices of the White House. The
President told his aides what they
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

OR two months 1t
had been apparent
that the march of
events was slowly
but surely turning
the footsteps Of a
nation toward the
path which would
lead it into the gi-
gantic conflict rag
ing across the At
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A. L. HO0TS LAID
TO REST In COUNTY

EDNEYVILLE, Sept. 11.-This
community was saddened by the
death of A. G.. Hoots who passed
away at his home at Edneyville
Saturday night, Sept. 5, after an
lines sof about IA months.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday evening at 3 o'clock
by the Rev. Sam Huntley of
Orr's camp. Burial followed in
Mt. Moriah cemetery.
Pallbearcrs were as follows: w.
T. Turner, Albert Hill. Bert Led
better, Arthur Turner, Foy Hill
and John Ncsbitt.
Honorary pallbearers were close
relatives.
Flower girls were Mrs. Grady
Williams, Amelia Ledbetter, Bea-
trice NixS Maudine Hoots, Zelma
and Vistie Nix.
Mr.. Hoots became a member Of
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SEWING MACHINES-$z.5o up. New
and used electric and treadle ma
chimes. j. F. Stokes & Son.

w. Watson, had as their guests
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Collins
and children of Campobello, S.
lC., Mr.. and Mrs. billiard Morgan
and children of Etowah. Mr.. and
Mrs. Winifred Walker and chill
dren of Hendersonviiie.
Mrs. NJ. j. Maxwell is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. S. NJ. Stuart.
Mrs. Emma McMinn of Locust
Grove, has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Howard Watkins.
Mrs. Marguerite Johnston of
Toronto, Canada, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Wins
low.
Landgon Christy, Bob Smith
and j. j. Ballard made a business
trip to Ashevillc Tuesday.
J. f. Kratyer and daughter who
have been visiting friends in
Tennessee have returned to their
home here.
Miss Bette Sue Israel made a
business trip to Hendersonville
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vigor of Tampa,
Fla, have been visiting their son,
Arthur Vigor.
Mrs. Daisy Quinn and daugh-
tiers, Misses Maribelle and Peggy,
who have been visiting the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Winslow, have returned to their
home at Greensboro.
Belgium has a rush of tourists.
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Franco Will Free
American Airman

CANNES, France. Sept. H.
(UP)-Mrs. Edith Dahl. blonde
American bride whose aviator
husband is held prisoner by the
Spanish insurgents, may have un-
Willingly brought him within the
shadow of a firing squad by be-
coming a spy, military observers
said last night.
The wife of Harold (Whitey)
Dahl revealed that, in frantic
attempt to save her husband from
an insurgent execution, she be-
came a spy for Generalissimo
Francisco Franco.
Fronca, moved by a fearful ap.
peal from Mrs. Dahl indicated
that her husbands life would be
spared and that he would be
freed.
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RUGBY

RUGBY, Sept. 1l.-Mrs. j, +.
Kratyer, who has been attending
school at Boone, has returned to
her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Stuart visit
cd Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lewis near
Fletcher Sunday.
Cola Smith and daughter, Miss
Sallie Smith, and Mr.. and Mrs:
John Smith and Dewy Thomas OF
Inman, S. c., were visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Bal
lard Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Everette
Israel OH August II, a son Ever
cite, Jr.
Mrs. l.. B. Watson and son, A.
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Mount Moriah Baptist church
about al years ago.
He leaves TO mourn his death,
his wife, Mrs. Mollie Hill Hoots
three sons, Perry Hoots of Point
Lookout, Willard and Hughes
Hoots of Edneyville, and one
daughter, Mrs. Dollie Laughter;
three sisters, Mrs. Lum Nix, Mrs.
Tom Williams of Spindale, and
Mrs. Marion Nix; also two broth
ers, II. c. Hoots and l.. H. Hoots.
Mr.. Hoots was very patient
throughout his illness and was
loved by every one, who knew
him.
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IS Sd ACRES, $1,000, small
house, extra good location,
land, fruits. want 25 unfur-
nished houses to rent. Glover
P. Jones, Real Estate and Fire
Insurance.
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Services

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Correct glasses often mean diff,
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metrist.
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MAN IS EXECUTED

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. H.
(UP).-Arthur Oliver, 46.year-
old Elmore county farmer, died IN
the electric chair at state prison
yesterday for beating his w.
pound wife to death with an oak
en- club. He had pleaded not
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BICYCLE DRAWING" is We'd
nesday night, Sept. 18th, at 8
o'clock. Bring shoes to be re-
paired to us and win. More
tickets you have greater chance
to win. Economy Shoe Shop. y
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BEEF AND CALF HIDES are
higher. Bringing high prices.
Sherman's Grocery. Phone OIL.
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4O-Misceitaneous
Special Notices

JUNK AND METAL markets are
improving. See us for top
prices before you sell. Louis
Williams, Seventh Ave. E.
Phone 425-J.
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GOING HOME7 Pick up some gas
money by offering passage or
find a way home cheaply by Of
fering to drive or share ex-
penSe.
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PERSONAL
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TWO 5.RooM COTTAGES for
rent. Reasonable. Apply 1908
Hyman Ave,
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TAKE HER to the doctor. Farm
ers Federation.
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hlORS need free cireula-
ior motors best perform
Our new equipment
N by chemicals. compress
ar and water. Z. n. Hol-
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pay.
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27-Farm Products
29-Help (Female)
3O-Male or Female

WANTED-Man and wife, mid
die aged, no children (prefer-
red) to rent land and do farm
work. Must furnish good ref
erences. Mrs. f. NJ. FADE, Etc.
Wah, n, G..
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s-ROOM HOUSE, partly furnish
ed. Call at S54 Fourth Ave. W..
or see H. Marlborough.
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LAutos and Accessories
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IO-Transporfation

PASSENGERS wanted for Day
tona Beach, Fla, or vicinity.
Leaving September 16. Apply
"Smart Hotel" References ex-
changed. James McHale.
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37-To Swap

ALWAYS SOMEBODY looking
for a trade and watching this
column. Advertise that need
less article and find a custo-
mer.
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CAN TAKE one passenger to Mi
ami Thursday. See Recio, Al
pine Inn.
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ll-Household Goods

SEWING MACHINES-New and
used electric and treadle ma
chimes. Priced to sell. j. f.
Stokes & Son.