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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-01

Winthrop Rockefeller, son of john
ID. Rockefeller Jr., is shown dressed
as a baby during the festivities att
tending his induction into the Saints
and Sinners, an exclusive club, at
their luncheon recently IL YOEIk
city.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-01

A. B. Zimmerman and family,
nulDerry avenue, left to spend
some time at Atlantic City NJ !"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-01
BY LITTLE HEIsKELL

In last weeks issue of "Life"
nicture magazine, the, Free
state was taken for beautiful
ride. An entire page was de-
voted exclusively to unsightly
road signs. These signs, tackled
to fences and buildings along
the road leading to the Nations
Capital were, in most cases,
anything but attractive, and the
magazine said so.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-01
and Monday.

A ruling was asked of the. Court
of Appeals on whether three types
of combination pin ball, plunger
and slot machines are legal under
the licensing provisions of State
Relief Act.
A Lutheran mems rally will be
held in this city on Aug. 29, at
8 p. M, under the auspices of the
Maryland Synodical Brotherhood.
Charles F. AIvord, this city, is
chairman of the rally.
A prize is offered by the Funks-
town Game and Fish Protective
Association to the member catch
ing the largest bass in weight
during the season.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-01

For many years there has
been a campaign against sign
boards. Those in favor of elm
mating this form of advertising
claim that the signs mar the
natural beauty of the country
side. But it seems to me that
they are getting the cart before
the horse. Frankly, | believe
that the State of Maryland and
the towns and cities within its
borders are more to blame than
sthe sign-board operators. For
instance, on city property along
sthe highway between here and
|FunkstoWn the weeds have
grown so high that if there is
Sign board in that immediate
Vicinity, it certainly can't be
seen.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-01
EJILDING PERMITS

BuiEdi Permits were issued
by the building inspector to H. L.
Mills, for double brick house,
35 by So feet, 1O16-1O1S Oak Hill
avenue and the Bennett Heirs to
change store frot, So W. Washing
tor street, to be occupied by the
R ogers Jewelry Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Changes Are Coming

At the 53rd annual session of the Con- necticut State Grange in Hartford this week discussion was held on the way our Legislature performs. Criticism was voiced by Kent man at the manner in which legislators regard measures that are introduced He claimed that so many prospective laws are introduced that proper attention cannot be given to each one with the sad result that all our law making suffers. He said among other things, "The tendency to elect those that promise and secure the most for their constituents is becoming more evident. ."
 He believes that this results in too much attention being given to the mat ters in which the legislator is personally concerned, while the really important legislation is overlooked or improperly enacted". There is a lot in what he says. And this was recognized some years ago by Governor Wilbur L. Cross. He finally managed to have something done about this last year when government reorgan- ization was eventually voted. The Grange should have been informed after the talk that in years to come legislative programs will be prepared well in ad- vance of legislative opening.
 Governor Cross heads our recently formed Legislative Council and Water burian = John D. Thoms - is secretary of it. It is it's function to prepare pro- gram that can be followed by the Senate and House when in session. It will recognize trends in legislation and bring forward necessary changes in existing laws as they are needed. The advan- tage of this is obvious. A fairly compre- hensiye picture of what should and should not be done can be laid before the legislators when they assemble for organization. After that they are on their own. The rest will depend on party lines and leadership.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
A Thought for Today
May Pace The Field

Judging by the activity in Fairfield County there is apt to be strong Fair field County atmosphere at the COP. conventions in Connecticut this year. This is particularly true after National Committeeman Samuel F. Pryor ot Greenwich read State Highway Commis- Sioner John A. Macdonald out of the party by failing to recognize the gentle man who was named by republican gov- ernor, renamed by another COP. gover- nor, then kept in by Governor Cross, be- cause he either liked the way the com- missioner ran his department or because he knew that no personal effort of him could oust the incumbent without sena- torial support, which was lacking ill both 1881 and 1885.
 Whether or not any repercussions of the Pryor custer will be heard when Re publicanS get together to name delegates and also to select candidates remains to be seen. One thing is certain, though. While MT. Pryor may not be recognizing Commissioner Macdonald as member of his party, no other prominent Republi- can is saying very much along this line. Not even State Chairman Benjamin E. Harwood has had any comment on this. A11u uC P1OOdOly WO1A U, oo AC1oo AAoC M public consumption.
 All of which may or may not have some influence on the type of ticket the Repub- ncans ultimately adopt to throw against the noW-entrenched Democrats. But we're willing to hazard good guess that 8 lot will depend on what happens down in Fairfield County, where Noah Swayne and J. Kenneth Bradley are apparently willing to battle for supremacy not mere ly of the county but of the state, so far as their own party is concerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Asia for Asiatics

Admiral Suetsugu, former commander of the Japanese fleet, now minister of the interior in the Japanes cabinet, and probable successor of Prince Konoye as premier, presumably knows what is going on in the Far East. He says in an inter view that Japan is going to kick the whites out of Asia. That isn't his lan- guage, but it is what he means.
 "The yoke of the white races over the yellow must disappear" he says. "The mercantile interests of whites must van ish in the sun of JapanS mission.
 "When the whites are banished from Asia, am convinced the yellow race will enjoy that happiness which heaven reserves for it, and the end of the hegem- ony of the whites will really inaugurate the era of justice and humanity of which Europeans and Americans are constantly speaking.
 "I do not fear to insist in the face of the entire world that the white yoke must go Naturally rapid realization of this liberation will bring general conflagra- tion; but whatever precautions we take, the result will be the same. To break Chinese resistance, British aid must be absolutely stopped, even at the cost Of war. Necessity ordainS the means"
  how about American aid? The admiral may be counting his Japanese chickens before they're matched. Even if his frank worning scares off Britain, America and other western powers, Japan must still reckon with the Chinese, who are not yet subdued and might fight until Japan was exhausted.
 But we suppose Suetsugu and his fellow Japanese are in earnest about this, and can put it over, literally driving the white race out of the Far East, including the British in Hong Kong and the Rus sians in Siberia. And suppose the Japa- nese and Chinese come to working arrangement about it.
 We would regret the loss of many op- portunities, and we would be sorry for our good friends the Chinese. But if we were entirely honest and practical about it, we might say: "All right; it's their continent = we have the others. We Americans can manage in this hemis- phere And if the yellow people can work out a settled civilization of their own, very well; we can still trade with them, and still get along with them if they respect our white continents"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
|Non-Partisan Doesn't Mean Republican
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Figures, contrary to the adage, do lie. The Republican and the American during the recent campaign accused the admin istration of presenting figures "that lied''. Why, now, should they expect the public to believe that their figures, after this political besmirching subsidies to calm, Consideration of properly designed presentation of the facts, do not lie at least on a par with those figures on city affairs which they attacked last fall?
 Certainly, the prospect of the Repub- lican-American featuring "non-partl- san' meeting which, by every present ln- dication, could draw from the full per sonnel of the supporters of Senator Culhane. MT. Upson and others, is suffi- cient to draw tears of sympathy from every citizen familiar with the honest regard of the Republican party for the interests of the taxpayers One has only to step over into Fairfield County and consider the Merritt Parkway project of the Republicans to realize that several millions of the taxpayers money was well invested by the Republican political organization there = and here in Water bury, a drop" of $1,5OO came for the campaign which sees MT. Rowland Sub- merged by political plan.
 MT. Rowland, as a citizen, has our sympathy MT. Rowland, as controller, has our sympathy. And, by sympathy it is not meant that we shed crocodile tears" such as he was instructed to affect when he cut the payments of three crippled firemen to pensions, legally right, of course, but situation which the admin iStration found confronting it when it took office and it evaded such responsi- bility.
 The Democrat would like to see mon partisan" adjustment of the affairs which MT Rowland is called upon to find irregular. The Democrat, excluded from this "non-partisan" investigation of the affairs of Controller Rowland, the duly-elected peoples choice (and Mir UpSon'S) for the office he holds would welcome "non-partisan" attitude from this public servant. And so Controller Rowland was told on the day he took office.
 His answer? This is found in the ''edi- torials masquerading as news, for which the figures Mr. Rowland has gathered willy-nilly have been used by his publicity staff from the Republican-American That these figures are not proper figures and that figures do lie" remains "non- partisan issue of such dubious intent that editorials masquerading as news" and figures eked out daily from the con- troller's office take on color of such tale as "Alice In Wonderland" with MT. UpSon expecting the public to emulate the Well-knoWn oysters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Weather and Tree Rings

A Scientist who has studied 150 tree stumps has found evidence in 80 per cent of them that wet or dry seasons in the past have followed 46-year cycles. He thinks it may be possible to make long range general weather forecasts by tree ring study after enough research work has been done.
 The tree-ring forecaster must pay at- tention to other factors, too, such as sun snlfs. which have cycles of about II years Snd seem to tie up with the tree rings. srhe location of the trees is important because the records vary between trees standing alone and those growing close
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

The fight is on! Already bill has been introduced in the N. Y. Legislature to amend the vehicle laws so that there1l be no advertising on automobile mark CTS. This is the aftermath of Armonk, N. Y., ex-marine covering part of his auto markers with adhesive tape, so that "NeW York Worlds Fair 1889" would not be visible. He claimed that he wasn't being paid for advertising the Fair and that he didn't think he had to advertise it every time he drove his car down the street. Nevertheless, he was fined $5 with sentence suspended. He promptly appealed the fine. We wonder what states which have used auto plates to adver- tlse themselves will say about this up- roar. Massachusetts and Maine used motor plates for self-advertising; so have other states. It may not have been quite so open as the N. Y. blurb for the 1889 far, but the principle is the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

much surveying, Roman map-mak- ing was extensive, and lines of lati- tude and longitude were laid on as early as 120 A. D. A Chinese map based on actual surveys was made in the eighth century, and the Arabs were producing maps of the world a century later.
 But medieval European cartogra- phers backslid sadly. They could not make accurate maps, nor did they especially want to; their maps were decorative, rather than use ful, and they filled in blank spaces as their fancy dictated. It was a full century after the voyages of Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan be- fore maps began to reflect their dis coveries with fair fidelity to fact.
 This resume only hints at the sort of thing this book is full of You'll find it highly interesting reading.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

It's good to live in the LISA And Canada isn't so bad either. After Febru- ary 1 these two countries will be the only spots on the earth's surface acceptable to insurance firms against war risks. Marine companies are to cease writing war risk insurance on land after that date for every country save ours and Can ada. Pretty good, eh? It only goes to show you that the North American continent, particularly that section above the Gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande River is not so apt to harbor armed forces intent on killing one another in the years to come. Maybe this will be the impetus for a new immigration boom
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

It is rather amazing, use of the term "non partisan, which currently is appearing in both Republican mouth pieces of Town Chairman Upson. With three reporters from these unbiased Grand Old Party photographs spending most of their working hours searching such records of payments to Democrats as appear in their exclusive territory, the office of MT. UpSonS unfortunate pawn, Controller Rowland, the affair is dis tinctly "non-partisan".
 The affairs of the controller and his publicity staff become even more 'non- partisan" with publication of the meet ing of mon partisan committee" to press for an audit the same audit MT. Rowland sought in December, before he took office; the same audit that the Republi- can organization planned as long ago as the time when it was assured that MT. Rowland would be the controller.
 The npartis a n committee" strangely enough, including such unbiased citizens as majority of the political commands of the Republicans and Inde- pendent Democrats of last election did, indeed, meet. Where? At the Water bury Club, just the place where "non- partisan committee" would be sure to gather for "non-partisan" investiga- C1O11 O4 C14C ACA1lOCldG1 eight years of it.
 On the front page of yesterdays American there appeared another "non- partisan" item, the editorial masquer- ading as news' which told how the Re- publican aldermen would meet to plan pressure for a controllers audit before the meeting Monday night. Patrick M. Perriello, Republican president of the board, but not organization choice, was brought into this 'non-partisan" aspect of the general smirching campaign as d possible stumbling block.
 On the editorial page of yesterdays American there appeared an editorial ''masquerading as news" to the effect that "The People Go Into Action" mak- ing the page one story mere detail to the general purity of the "non-partisan" aspect of Mr. RoWland's use by the organ ization to attempt painting the Demo- cratic side of the political football very dirty black.
 It is increasingly easy, in these times when -partisanship reaches the degree of feud existing in Waterbury, for the people to find normally accurate news papers committed to campaigns directed by their publishers. It is very simple matter for any newspaper, 'in" with the source of supply of items which can be made to appear other than what they are, to paint nasty Word-picture of surrealistic design in order to create doubt as to the real content of the facts so disguised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

together in competition with others.
 This sort of scientific investigation pro- ceeds slowly. Facts, to be useful, must cover long periods of time and must in- clude all the influential factors. It will be long time before accurate and de- tailed long-range weather forecaSting is possible. We can hardly expect meteorol- ogiSts to tell us on New Years Day what weather we'll have for the Fourth of Judy Even if they could, the status of mans relation to the weather would probably be little changed from that described by Mark Twain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

him an autographed photo of himself inscribed, From one farm boy to another"
 NOTE-In his old crusading days, Wheeler would have consid- cred it politically dangerous to give his photo even to small town banker.
 COngresswOman
 Privately, administration floor leaders rate Mrs. Mary Norton, chairman of the House Labor Committee, one of their biggest handicaps in passing the wage hour bill.
 Although Q henchwoman of Mayor Frank CT am the law'') Hague of Jersey City, N. J., Mrs. Norton has gone down the line for a wage-hour act. But she is 8 complete washout as par- limentarian, also is none too popu- lar with her colleagues.
 During the wage-hour wrangle last mOntn she was repeatedly under fire, once on the charge of trying to put something over for her friend, Secretary Per- kins, who is anathema to the House.
 A more popular and able chair man would make the rocky path of wages-and-hours much easier, but there isn't anything the lead- CTS can do about it. Mrs. Norton holds her place by right of senior ity, and she has no intention of stepping aside voluntarily-no matter what happens to the bill.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
ABook a Day
BY BRUCE CATION

Nothing is more matter of fact or commonplace than map. We meet maps first in our school geographies and grow up to have them handed to us, free, at filling stations; we seldom stop to think how disorgan- ized our whole system of govern ment, education and trade would be without them, and even less do we reflect on their long and picturesque evolution.
 Such book as "The World in Maps, by w. w. Jervis (OXford Press: $3), is a good corrective. It tells the maps story in an interest ing style and contains lot of ra- ther surprising information.
 It is only comparatively recently that really accurate maps have been made: yet maps of one sort or an- other have existed for thousands of years, and few peoples have been found too primitive to have, the GUS tom of scratching lines on the ground with stick to show the lay out of their surroundings.
 The Sumerians of 2700 B. c. made respectable clay maps to illustrate military campaigns. The ancient Egyptians Fwere prime map-makers they had to be, for they did so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C.
 THE EDITOR Q. How many times has congress declared war against foreign na- tion?
 A. Five.
 o. In what denominations are federal reserve notes issued?
 A. $5, $1o. $2O, $50, $1oO, $500 $1,O00, S5,000 and $10,000.
 c. How may locate leak in my roof?
 A. The best method is to get into the attic and trace the leak directly on the underside of the roof. When it has been found, push a thin wire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Current Comment

Children may be written off as a dead loss, economically speaking, in this age of industrialized mechan- ization.
 -Dr. Paul Popenoe, Sociologist.
  The Sino-Japanese conflict is for us holy war.
 -Matsuzo Nagai, Japanese min-
 ister of transport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce rinse - renS;
 say, riTs.

or straw through the hole so that you can locate it easily on top to make the repair. If it is not possible to examine the underside of the roof an investigation on top of the roof must be the sole guide Inspect carefully the area of the roof direct ly over the room where evidence of the leak shows, and if it appears to be sound, widen the search, taking into consideration the possibility of rafters or boards carrying the water some distance after it penetrates the roof covering.
 o. Where is Easter Island?
 A. It is situated in the Pacific ocean, about two thousand miles off the coast of Chile. The island has an area of 50 square miles, and got it's name from the first known white man, Dutch navigator, who landed there on Easter day in 1722.
 o. What does the family name Hershey mean?
 A. It is of German origin mean ing either stag" or "of the army"
 If you want copy of our booklet THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD ATLAS" write the Waterbury Demo- crat's Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 25 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Selected Poem
THE STAY-AT-HOME
Isabelle Bryans Longfellow in the New York Times)

You followed many roads from sun to sun And skinned the oceans freely as bird To watch the way a thousand things were done, To find afar the rare and final word.
 I stayed at home nere in the little town
 Where you and were born and raised together, Envying you the flashes of renown,
 who explored but townsmen and the weather Yet now that you have journeyed back, know That have gained from life as much as you For you have never watched village grow Nor followed lives a generation through
 And though you may be steeped in foreign lore, l, who have home folks, do not ask for more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
1. Where is Dismal Swamn2

1. Where is Dismal Swamp?
 2. What two teams played the first football intercollegiate contest?
 3. Name the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
 4. In which state did "Dorr's Re- bellion" occur?
 5. Who wrote the novel, Henry Esmond?"
 6. In which country are the Harz Mountains?
 '. What is an assay office?
 8. What does B. T. U. stand for? g. In which country is the city of Rangoon?
 10. What is the highest hand in Poker played with the Joker and Deuces wild?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

Either modern tires are better able to cope with snow or ice or our drivers are more proficient but it's surprising the number of cars that are operated throughout snow storms, such as Thurs day mornings, without any sign of chains. Even our hills don't daunt drivers now Of course prompt cleaning of streets aids in making travelling easier But lot is due, we think, to tires and drivers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
Daily Almanac
ets 5::29 a. m.

Moon sets 5:29 a. m.
 Sun rises 716 a. m.; sets 4;46 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 It's here. After fooling around for about three or four days snow finally descended on the Naugatuck Valley. It was the heaviest fall of the season, heavy snow that packed down and seemed likely to turn to rain when the sun interfered and chased away all storm clouds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
STEMS FROM PIONEER

Cecil B. De Mile, producer -direc- tor of "The Buccaneer," iSsdeScended from Anthony De Mile. the first Dutch settler in Manhattan, who arrived in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

We always thought that this was a flrSt-claSs country, but William Allen White says it's middle class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14

No problem was ever solved by yelling, You're another.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
A;;:5i,;;''I5';,::z;S "a; 2;
Rep. Ludlow Peace Hero; Backed War Referendum to Be ObIiging;
 Got Cold Feet When 1t Clicked;
 Relieved When House Beot His Bill
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anA M0mgRR & AEz@g

WASHINGTON, January IA. = Behind the Ludlow war referendum amendment which so close to upsetting the Administration the story of hero who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-14
T e st Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.