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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Recess Appointment
Many Aspects to Problem Not Clear - Tem- porary Detour Around Senate
 Arouses Speculation
Arouses Speculation
HARTFORD TIMES

tions, but that does not eliminate the desirability in this instance of accepting Justice Van Devanter's resignation as a practical and per- manent fact. Senator Borah may be entirely right and yet the point he raises may have in it the germ of much trouble.
 If he is right the friends of court packing will have added ammuni- tion for saying there is no way but to let the president appoint as he proposed. Senator Borah would not wish to reopen that debate.
 Assuming that there exists a va cancy on the supreme court bench the question arises why the presi- dent should wish to make a recess appointment. He must obtain senate approval of his appointment next year if 1t is not obtained at this session. It might be cogently argued that to appear to win a point by confronting the senate with an in- cumbent instead of prospect might jeopardize rather than help win senate approval. Senators Burke and Vandenberg already have given some evidence for that supposition.
 The supreme court returns to its tasks in October and it is reason able and desirable that there should be a full bench. It may be true that the president wishes to forego q senate controversy between now and October over a new appointee but that is hardly the full answer te the several objections that can be raised to seemingly deliberate tenn porary detour around the senate.
 The heart of this question rests in the speculation over whom the president may appoint. Some ap. pointees would run the senate gauntlet with ease, the late Senator Robinson would have, for example Others might raise @ long debate But whatever may be the future de- velopments in that respect the president would be most convincing if he gave the senate an opportunity in its present session to pass upon the next supreme court justice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

There was quite a celebration up on top of Mount Marcy, which, as some ot you may know, is the highest peak in New York's Adirondacks, the other day. It was last Thursday to be exact and this day happened to be the tooth anniver- sary of the first ascent of Mount March by white man. At least it was the first ascent on record. Who can tell if some unknown back in the dim ages may have romped over its heights all by himself and decided to tell none about it. At any rate in honor of the centennial group of men, women, and children flocked to the top of Mount Marcy to take part in memorial program which included fitting tribute for the hardy ones who had scaled its unknown heights back in 1887. Mount Marcy was named for a governor of New York who named commission to make the first geological survey of the northern district of N. Y. All in all it was quite day and we imagine that those who hiked up Marcy, beautiful mountain, if ever there was one, enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

United States from the transat- lantic air service.
 NOTE - Besides its powerful government backing, Pan-Arn also has potent financial connections. Members of its board include Cornelius vanderbilt (Sonny) Whitney; Richard K. Mellon, nephew of the former secretary of the treasury; David K. E. Bruce, Andy Melons son-in-law and son of the former democratic senator from Maryland; and Rob- ert Lehman, nephew of Governor Lehman of New York.
 Consistency, Thou Art ....
 At the height of the Supreme Court battle, Senator Borah and Chairman Hatton Summers of the house judiciary committee made strenuous undercover efforts to persuade Justices Van Devan- ter and Sutherland to take ad- vantage of a newly enacted law and retire on full pay.
 Van Devanter finally accepted their suggestion, and his action drove the final nail in the coffin of the presidents six judge bill Two hours after he announced his retirement, the senate judiciary committee voted 10 to 2 against the mea- sure. Due to this, in part, the Supreme Court bill was killed.
 Two months elapsed. Suddenly Borah, the man who urged Van Devanter to resign, startled his colleagues with the declaration that the president could not ap- point a successor because no vacancy existed.
 His involved legalistic argument was that Van Devanter hadn't resigned but had retired, and that therefore, as there was nothing in the Constitution about Q justice retiring, the act under which he did so was unconstitutional and Van Devanter still was a mem- Der of the court.
 senator Mlnton or 1nQlana, llSs tening to- Borah's disputation re- marked:
 That reminds me of the Medieval argument of how many angels could dance on the point of a needle"
 Mail Bag
 H. C., Raleigh, N. C. Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina, one of Roosevelt's most consistent opponents on all recent important measures, was a most emphatic supporter of the president while running for reelection last fall. He did not carry his own county or even his onw precinct, and squeaked through in the rest of the state chiefly because of his support of the president.
 Copyright. 1887, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
A Book a Day
An Adventure Quest on a Scottish River

Neil M. Gum, the Scottish au- thor, must have taken @ deep de- light in writing Highland River" for in it he describes the part of Scotland from which he came, and the scenes in which he must have reveled as child.
 Highland River" CLippincott: $2.50), is the story of river and of the growth of @ man. In 1t, a man of 37, now a scientist, looks back on himself as a growing boy in a north Scotland fishing village. A magnificent, victorious battle with a huge salmon imbued the lad with feeling of intimacy with the river that was to prove lasting one.
 In the years that followed, the boy, Kenn Sutherland, set out on many exploratory trips along the river. Avoiding the keen eyes of the keeper of the estate through which the river ran, Kenn and his companions poached for salmon listened to the aery chorus oi CuTlcW dIlu pSeWlJy ana Crepl warily about pre- -Druidic ruins ot the Broch, in which human sacri- fices had been offered up ages be- fore.
 These sorties gave Kenn a con- suming desire to explore the river to it's source, quest whose fulfill ment brings the book to a satisfy ing climax.
 The story of Kenn apparently i: used by the author as a vehicle for supplying a picture of Scottish life, and this Gum ' does very handsomely. While occasional al. gressions mar the chronological sequence of the story, Highland River" leaves the reader with c vivid impression of the splendid traits of the seemingly dour Scot- tish fisher folk, and of the rugged natural beauty that abounds in the north Highlands. Altogether 4 Is serene, well-written story To. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

If you're just holding your breath until September with it's precious IT" bringing up the rear allows one to munch or swal- low without munching the succulent oys- ter, then he advised that the year to come is to be your year. Yes, sir, we're going to have lot of oysters. Connecticut oystermen are particularly jubilant over the coming yield and don't mind telling the world about it. This is quite in con- trast to the sorrowful tales that have been coming from down around the Sound the last few years. Everything we heard was to the effect that the oyster beds were ruined and the crop gone. The record yield that is being predicted is news from heaven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

There are some aspects about President Roosevelts apparent de- sire to make a recess appointment to the Supreme Court Bench which are not entirely clear but 1t may be the reverse of helpful if doubt is created, as Senator Borah sought to do SO vigorously yesterday, as to whether a vacancy exists.
 The retirement of Justice Van Devanter, agreeable alike to this aged jurist and the nation, deserves to be left a closed incident. That the retirement act permits the recall to service of aged justices, even if legally valid, is to be seriously ques- toned from the standpoint of wis., dom and realistic government. Eld- erly men are occasionally recalled from retirement in emergency situa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Aug. 9-The rapid suc- cess of Charley Mccarthy and Ed gar Bergen, the man who makes his tick, has spured on other ven- triloquists.
 High-pair gag writers now are called into write the scripts. For 1t takes a sharp wit to keep up with Charley McCarthy's ninble re- torts.
 Ventriloquism was fading out when Mccarthy turned up couple of winters back at Helen Morgans club. He turned up with a fairly discouraged mentor, for Bergen had carted Charley around the country a long time without achiev- ing appreciable success. Miss Mor- gan's customers liked the act. They kept 1t there 8 long while before Nelson Rockefeller, shopping around for talent at the Rainbow Room sgined up both eBrgen and his saw dust jester.
 When next the twain appeared they were dressed to beat all get out; Bergen in tuxedo and starched shirt with ti to match; Charlie in tails and a top hat that Saville Row couldn't have matched. Sophistica- ton had come to ventriloquisrn, that night.
 The trouble is that most ventril- oquists vanished when the art be- gan to slip. One voice-thrower was so down at heel that he haunted the subway kiosks with his dummy and gave al fresco shows there, next to tin cup. When he heard of Edgar and Charles success, he went down to secondhand clothes shops on Second Avenue, bought his saw dust friend a new outfit and ac- quired faint British accent. Both he and his doll will get there yet Cooked Up Item
 Hurly-Burly: Luise Rainer quiet- ly has joined her husband, Clifford Odets. at his Connecticut retreat.
 A wire says that Burgess Mere- dith will return to Broadway ir John Bteinbeck's drama, "Of Mice and Men,"
 That distinguished Italian lady who left her table at the Astor the other night and invaded the kitchen where she prepared Milanese dish for the members of her party was Marta Abba, star of "Tovarich. She was challenged to do it by her guests.
 A Broadwayite's sense of humor Comic Henny Youngman, accepting a dare, strutting down mid-after- noon Broadway, in top hat and tals with bosom barred in the Tarzar manner, leading a kitten on a leash
 The operettas at Randall's Is- land Stadium (outdoors) have as their nose ardent patron Mayor La Guardia, who would like to slip in more often and hear the music fl he had the time.
 1 Ring. in at Tea
 The fisticuffs colony now has in- Evaded the Round Table of the AL gonquin. Where Marc Connolly, George s. Kaufman and Alexander Woolcott generally take their places Tommy Farr, the British challen- ger; Mike Jacobs, the Sixth Ave mogul, and Joe Gould, the cauli- flower-ear titan, sat the other after noon for brief session of High Tea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Army Practice

This is the season of military maneu- vers. From now until mid-November most of the worlds armies, for long or short periods, will be testing their nobil- fly and organization. Germany plans it's largest maneuvers since the World War. Russia will watch it's army go through field exercises, doubtless with mingled emotions caused by the recent purge of lhe Red Army.
 n our own country, the army-testing eHs1ness will involve several different
 atures. First will be the mobilization ot about 56,000 regulars, National Guards
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
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HIGHWAY FREIGHT CARS (New Haven Register


 It matters not whether the motor vehicle driver guides six teen cylinders or four, on the aver age he views the approach of the huge freightcar-like trailers with justified trepidation. The speed at which the tank and freight trailers travel, their weight and size, and doubts as to the measure of control exercised over them from the cab-cars are terrifying.
 The tragic accident which wiped out New Haven family on a York state road Wednesday brings into the bright light of pub- lie attention again the question as to whether drastic limitation in speed, size, and weight of truck trailers is not in order.
 When that question was raised in the last general assembly the opinion, avowedly not altogether impartial, prevailed that ample law existed on the statute books to control the situation.
 That may be so, but to the aver- age driver of a motor vehicle the tank and trailers multiply in size and number. Apparently they are now only limited in height by ovefpasses, and in weight by the promise of existing highway bridges ito support them.
 According to the early report of the New York State accident the trailer was out of control. Odicial investigation has not yet resulted in such findings. But whatever may be the actual facts in this particular case the broad question of limitation of truck trailers is certain to be thrashed out in the next session of the general assem- ply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

Grover Whalen adds one more page to his spectacular story. He's not can didate for mayor in New York city, He has resigned in favor of Judge Jeremiah T. Mahoney. Mr. Whalen in prepared statement declared he wasn't the "best available man for the primary contest, all of which is enlightening. There are few candidates for public office who hold this belief, the majority usually believing that they are directed by divine provi- dence to run for office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, ''He came nearly getting hurt; say, "near getting hurt"

A. From $500 to $4o.oo each.
 Does the heat from the sur affect the temper of the tools o1 & carpenter working outdoors tho year round?
 A. No.
 c. What are the best sources oi vitamin G?
 A. Beet tops, broccoli, cheese eggs, kale, kidneys, heart, liver, milk peanuts, prunes, wheat germ, yeast soy beans, and turnip tops.
 e. How many lawyers are in the United States Senate?
 A. The Senate of the Seventy fifth Congress has 70 lawyers.
 c. Is 1t true that Henry Ford carried on an active anti-Jewlsh campaign some years ago?
 A. Ford's weekly newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, carried 6r a prolonged campaign against Jews some years ago. MT. Ford was forced finally to apologize for many mis" statements and soon afterwards he sold the paper.
 c. Do the Dionne quintuplets make a daily appearance before wis. itors?
 A. If the weather is suitable they appear twice day. No specifit schedule is kept.
 If you want Q copy of our book. let, 1.-THE FORMULA BOOK" wrlt' The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington D c. Enclose s cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Selected Poem
PORTRAIT IN SAND

PORTRAIT IN SAND Frederic de Rockville in the New York Times. If could write your beauty down; If words could snare The glint of sunshine in the spray-blown hair About your shoulders, bare And brown; if sinuous And undulating meters rhythmic feet Could catch and hold this fleet And vanishing moments matchless grace, And freeze into crystal moments space This body slim and luminous A mermaid poised in foam-spun lace, Cresting a curved waves emerald canopy Then might I strive
 Here to portray such breathing bronze alive Scuptured forever in these printed lines. But never-in the written words confines Never could I contrive To catch, between the sunlight and the sea, Your smiles cold crueltyl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 9:20 p. m. daylight time). Sun rises 5:55 a. n.; sets 7:59 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide at Milford, Tuesday, Aug. 1O 1s26 a. m.; low tide, 8:54 a.. m. daylight ttxne).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Govt. Wrangling May Delay Transatlantic Air Service
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WASHINGTON, Aug 9-The widely heralded trans atlantic air service scheduled to open this fall between the United States and England may not get under way after all Reason is hot undercover row between differ ent government agencies which split up in support
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
A Thought for Today

And To A voice from heaven, saying, This IS my beloved Son, in whom am well pieaseo'- Matthew 3:17.
 As the print of the seal on the wax is the express image of the seal itself, so Christ Is the express image-the perfect representation or God-Ambrose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

If the weather gets mean, just coun- teract it by being chilly to collectors at the door or cool toward the family's hints about odd jobs around the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Answers To Questions
oNSsaaht uss. M
By Frederick M Kerby

o. How many county and city jails are in the United States?
 A. The latest official report of the U. s. Census Bureau included data received from 2,416 county and municipal penal institutions, con- sisting principally of ja1ls, but in- cluding about 130 warehouses, pri- son farms, chain gangs, convict camps, stockades, etc. In addition to these about 300 others stated that they had no prisoners during the census period. There were also about 1000 institutions from which no re- ports were received.
 e. How can I find out if my in- vention is patentable?
 A. Generally Q search of the Patent Office records will reveal whether a patent has been issued for a similar device, but prior to a decision on an application by the Patent Office there is no certainty that an invention is patentable. Preliminary examinations of the Patent Office records do not provide complete information. They do not show foreign patents, pending ap- plications which are in the confi- dential files, or published articles about inventions or discoveries which might act as bar to your application.
 c. What was the scale of prices for tickets for the Dempsey.Tunney fight in Chicago?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

Ioot p1be tUE sHc oubWeSps
 1. Which nation owns the Kurile Islands?
 3. On which continent is the Sa- hara Desert? 3. What is jerked meat?
 1. Where is Indiana University? s. Who was Jean Ingelow? 6. What is the proper name foi the front of a boat?
 2. What is the life of 6 U. S. pa- tent?
 g. In which state is Canadaigua Lake?
 9. What is arithmomaniae 10. Who wrote the Epistle to the Colossians?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

The trouble with yacht races is that g landlubber can't tell who's ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
T est Y o u 2 Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09


 Finally a compromise was reached, so that one British line end one American line were given mutual privileges. Should this ar- rangement now be upset, Moore claims, the British will cancel the original agreement, deny landing privileges to any American line, relinquish their landing privileges in the United States and switch their route to Montreal.
 This, according to Moore. would completely eliminate the
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
BIRTHS AND DEATHS

, Fred w. Bone. II. Emergency Hos
Bertha T. Keller, ss, $3.50 Eleventh St.
Mike Jesact, 6s. GaIlinEer Hospital.
Talitha E. Smith. IS, 1915 Ninth st.
Martin T. Costello. So. en- route Cas-
Ernest 3 Moody, 50, 12O St. n. E.
F: Joseph Weber, So 1S47 Irving st.
James Nahum. 81, sibley Hospital
Bernarndina Trucci. so, Is l ST. N w.
Eugene Petani, rs, st. Elizabeth's Hos
| pital.
Charles southard, month, Gallinger
Infant Mcwilliams. days, children'S
| Hospital.
Infant Rhodes. 4 days, Gallinger Hos
Infant jefferson, day, GallinEsr
! Infant Dofferstein, day, Columbia
Peter Smith. IS, EOS Brooks Ct. n. W:
Raain Crumble, 70, U. S. Soldiers
| Home Hospital.
Mary c. jenkins, II, Home for Aged
Elizabeth Paul. IT, St. Elizabeths Hos
Fannie Hampton. "A. st. Elizabeths
Hospital.
George Queen. s8; Casually Hospital
Fred Estridge, 81, Ninth and Girsrd
SITS. n. E.
Emory williams 81, 1OS NJ St. n w.
James L. Boyd, so, Gallinger Hospital.
william A. Washington, IS, Gallinger
Hospital.
Leola B. Burns, 3S, 1881 Willard st.
N. w.
Wesley Berry, 80, Casualty Hospital.
Marion Queen, rs. GallinSer Hospital.
Harold Jeter, 10 months, GallinEsr
Hospital.
Infant Milton DigKs, Children's Hos
pital.
Infant Jenifer, GallinSer Hospital.
Infant Dawson, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant Bowling, Gallinger Hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
North CarOIinianS
Plan Dance Friday

, HHennesSey, Charles Bolick, Han.
nah Riordan, Roscoe Ross, Bertha
Painter, Erich Schmidt and
Charles Fash are among officers
and delegates elected by the Gen
eral Land Office A. F. G. E. unit
recently the South Carolina
Democratic Club gives {. masked
ball tonight at the Almas Temple
and the Arizona State Society
banquets at the Kennedy-Warren
with leading amateur baseball
teams Of washington and north,
ern Virginia.
Residing at 1923 North Glebe
Road, Arlington. Va, Mcdonald
has now given up baseball in favor
of golf, fishing and hunting as
well as his activity in the North
Carolina Club. He holds an LIB.
degree from the Washington Col
lege of Law and derives much
pleasure from his two sturdy sons,
Wesley Lee and Malcolm Theo-
dore.
Mrs. LennoX, of 1925 M st. N.
W.. is employed as a secretary in
the audit section of the Federal
Housing Administrations comp.
troller's office. A native Of Ra.
leigh, N. c., she came to Washing.
ton four years ago after gradu.
ating from oxford College and the
Raleigh School of Commerce. Her
first Federal post was with Farm
Credit Administration but she
shifted to FHA approximately
three year sago.
Young Democrat
In addition to her activity with
the North Carolina group, for
which she is corresponding secre.
tary, she also is a member of the
Young Democratic Clubs of Amer.
lea, District of Columbia division.
William Hodges, of 1Ol5 L st.
N. w., is native of Washington,
N. c., and came to washington,
D. c., in August of 1885 to accept
an appointment as clerk in the
records division Of the General Ac-
counting Office. A graduate of
Washington Collegiate Institute,
he is studying law at Southeastern
University and plans a legal ca.
reer.
Mr.. Claude, product of
WayneSboro. N. c., has been an at.
torney with the solicitors office
of the Agriculture Department for
three years, but is planning to re.
turn to his home city to resume in
dependent practice of law next
week. He is graduate of Wake
Forest College and a member of
Kappa Alpha fraternity in addi.
tion to being second vice president
of the North Carolina Democratic
Club.
Tickets to Fridays event which
will include a dinner at 7::30 D. m.
with dancing at 10 p. m. have been
made available at the Raleigh
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
BIRTHS

James and Edyths Beaver. jr., boy.
Joseph and Mary Taylor, girl
Thomas and Gertrude Murphy, boy.
Edward and Edith Lusby, girl.
Boyd and Margaret Armstead, boy.
Charles and Georgia Allen, girl.
Robert and Matilda Jones, girl.
Fendie and Louise Brown, girl.
Benjamin and Pauline Bell, girl
George and Sarah Brockett, boy
Benjamin and Marie Perry, boy
Charley and Evergreen Williams, hoy
Ernest and Lucille Mcknight, boy.
James and Minnie Golden, boy.
EdwiEi and Frances Markey, boy.
Luther and Weston Camody, boy.
Melvin and Vivian Morse, boy.
Eugene and Alice Jackson, boy
Hubert and Lucy Collins, girl.
William and Estelle Glenn, girl
Harry and Mary Briggs, girl.
William and Mary Lucas boy.
Millage and Blanche Gudger, boy.
Henry and Alebrta Granette, boy.
Ben and Bessie West, boy.
David and Gertrude Marshall, boy.