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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
Hughes Reverses Hughes

For Chief Justice Hughes there was an unusual personal element in the decision holding that off, ciaS of the Port of New York Authority had to pay federal in- come tax on their salaries.
 Written by Justice Stone, the decree is one of the most impor- tant tax rulings in many years. Although its immediate effect was on only three persons, its general consequence was greatly to expand the Governments taxing power.
 Chief Justice Hughes con- cured in the momentous decision and in doing so overruled an opinion written by him as a pri- vate lawyer thirteen years ago.
 In 1925 the New York Port Authority, preparing to float 8 bond issue, asked Hughes, then one of the leading members of the bar, for an opinion on whether the securities were sub ject to federal taxation. He ad- vised that they were not "be- cause the Port Authority is public agency, governmental instrumentality of the two states, New York and New Jer- sey."
 The taxability of the Authority's bonds was not an issue in last weeks case, but Hughes thir- teen-year-old opinion played 8 major role in the controversy.
 State attorneys based their arguments directly on his con- tention that the Port Authority "is a governmental instrument tality," therefore the salaries of of officials of the Authority were not subject to federal assessment. To give added emphasis to the fact that Hughes was the source of their authority for this view, the state lawyers cited his opinion three different times in their brief.
 This canny strategy. however. was unavailing. As Chief Jus tice of the Unitsd States, Hughes saw the matter through entirely different eyes than as Hughes, the private lawyer. He agreed with Stone that "em- plOyes of the Port Authority are not employees of the State or a political subdivision. :"
 Mail Bag
 A. F. ", Leesburg, Florida There is no question that the Townsend clubs of Florida played a tremendous part in the renom- lnation of Senator Claude Pepper. ... G. J. Newark. N. J.-The du- Pont Company denies that aerial bombs and hand grenades have been found in Barcelona, Spain, bearing their trademark. They state they have ever made either of these types of munitions.
 Copyright. 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
A Book a Day
Morally We Roll Along"
By BRUCE CATION

Back in 1874, some good church people who occupied a summer colony on the shores of Lake Chau- tauqua, New York, founded modest little lecture course. The idea grew rapidly, musicians and entertainers were added to the string of lectur- ers-and presently the word Chau- tauqua meant new, tremendously popular program of amusement and culture, rather than a pleasant little lake.
 For just about half century Chautauqua tiourished. $ u m m r assemblies" all across America sported great auditoriums where earnest vacationers met day after day; tent-shoW companies went up and down and across the land; tir- ed speakers. singers and artists made incessant sleeper-jumps from town to town.
 The tale of this amazing instu- tion is told, and told well, by Gay MacLaren, in Morally We Roll Along" (Little, Brown: $2).
 The author knows her subject as few people do; she s:ar;ed attend ing Chautauqua shows at the age of 5, and she became performer be- fore she was out of her teens, and remained one for many years. And if in her story she occasionally pokes bit of fun at the whole Chautauqua idea, it is kindly fun, and the institution gets sympathe- tic and understanding description.
 Chautauqua was as purely Ameri- cant an institution as corn on the cob. It served nation that was tre- mendously, pathetically anxious to improve; and if, at last, it went under before the movies and the radio, 1t left a distinguished record of genuine achievement behind it.
 If you liked Our Times" or "Only Yesterday" you will most certainly like Morally We Roll Along"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1020 p. m Daylight time.
 Sun rises 5:23 a. m.; sets 6:16 p. m. tday light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset
 We wonder if it's the weather, but at any rate we've never seen such brightly -colored array of birds as this spring has brought close to settled sections of Waterbury. Every color can be seen in the thckets. It may be, too, that the rain has produced plenty of bugs and seeds which provide food for our feathered friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
Selected Poem
TROUT-FLY TRAGEDY

Harold Willard Gleason in the New York Sun Snug in the well-worn fiy-book
 They nestled, side by side; The Coachman told the Ginger Quill "She soon will be his bride" But ah, the whims of fishing Fate! They cast a cruel spell On the gallant Silver Doctor
 And the Parmachene Belle! She loved his charm magnetic,
 His color debonair; He thought her hite-and-scarlet fresh Beauty beyond compare But she had high ambitions
 AS siren to excel Alas for the Silver Doctor
 And the Parmahcene Belle She Soared-she danced on a rifle A great trout rose with swirl. Her leader snapped at the savage strike Ere ever reel might whirl . So the Doctor clung to a sunken snag,
 Unwilling alone to dwell .. Alas for the Silver Doctor
 And the Parmachene Belle!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
NATURES LAWS WORK ALONG LOGICAL LINES-WHY
 NOT MANS?
May 27th, 1888.

May 27th, 1888. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 In our last letter, entitled, Car We Earn More by Working Less?' we considered the evils which always will arise out of attempts to fix wages collectively by political forces instead of individually by what is returned to society.
 The report of the Labor Commit tee of the House, which framed the last Wage and Hour Bill, finally rests its case upon the necessity o1 preventing the downward spiral ot wages in times of repression by put ting floor under wages and a cell ing over hours.
 In all previous depressions this floor has been built by tightening of belts, getting along with less and working harder, until at least part of what had been lost was made up The honey bees by instinct know how it is done. No hive of bees, after a hard winter, ever attempted to re- place its store by borrowing from another hive. The line to imme- diate and increased production with them is as straight as bee car draw it. But now Congress contem- plates that starving humans must never work longer than certain hours for fear they will produce tot much, or be paid less than a cer- tain amount, in the hope that they will be paid what they haven't pro- duced. Is it not a strange con- trast that bees, without minds, go SC much straighter than humans?
 The Wage and Hour Bill
 It has now come about that 2 great surplus of drones in the hive! called bureaus" in Washington wish to begin fixing wages and hours by decree. This decree is to be tha1 Congress shall establish an inflex- ible minimum wage in all occupa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Cynosure is pronounced si-nO- shure; not ky-nO-sur, or sim O-Shur.

ment is in cities from 5000 to 10000 population, where it is one acre for 450 population.
 Q. In which hemispheres is Bra gil?
 A. The southern, northern and western.
 Q. Why are the dates 1732 and 1799 placed on the stamp with a portrait of George Washington which was issued in 1902?
 A. They are the years of Wash ington's birth and death.
 Q. What is the source of the quotation:
 "Is not God upon the ocean,
 Just the same as on the land?"
 A. "The OWl-Critic," by James T. Fields, Stanza 5.
 Q. Where is the deepest oil well in the world? .., A. In Kern county, Calf. This well is now below 12,800 feet, re- gently surpassing the previous rec ord depth, established by well in Texas, of 12,786 feet.
 o. Can spiders be confined in captivity?
 A. Ordinary house or garden spiders may be easily kept in glass jars, and fed water and small flies or reaches. Trap-door spiders should be put in large boxes of soil They feed at night, and like reaches and grasshoppers. Put one or two of these in the box and sometime during the night, unobserved, the spiders will open the door and grab them.
 0. How long were the railroads under federal control during the World war? A. From January, 1918, through February, 1920.
 If you want copy of our book let 1.-THE HOUSEWIVES MAN. UAL" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, ID. c. Enclose 10 cents in post | age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
PreSsCOnament
LOCAL POWER
(NeW Britain Herald)


 The idea seems to be for the city to buy local facilities of the Con- necticut Light & Power Co-with federal funds. A dispatch from Washington said it could be done in spite of the new law that may be passed.
 The local facilities do not include powerful plant. They include the Corbin avenue trans. .ormer plant, wires poles, and other equipment.
 If the city goes through with the idea of building a municipal pow- CT plant it would need tne distribu- tion system at present used by the power company, or go to the expense Of duplicating it. What would be 3 fair price? After the city is through paying, and has its own plant, what would be the price of electricity to the consumer?
 The Connecticut Light & Power Co.,, in conjunction with its af- flliates and it's holding companies, manufactures electricity at central points and distributes the current throughout the state. This is SUD- posed to be cheaper method than to have local operating plants. Mayor Coyle is of the opinion that local power manufacturing plant could beat that system.
 By now, he has the c. L. & P. Scared Stiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

Republicans are in a dither over the status of their party in the state Despite all the scandal" talk that's heard the G. O. P. doesn't seem to be able to make any headWay towards using it as an effective weapon in the fall campaign Connecti- cuts electoarte has shown too indepen- dent tendency in it's voting of recent years to be sWayed one way or the other by party defections
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

So pr. Townsend goes to jail and the next time the chairman of a congressional committee asks citizen, Have you stopped beating your wife?" he'll just blink and say yes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
A Thought for Today

And he said unto them. Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15
 Though we live in reading age and in reading community yet the preaching of the Gospel is the form in which human agency has been and still is most efficaciousiy employed for the spiritual improvement of men.-D. Webster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

1. Who invented the cotton-gin? 9. Name the capital of Tennessee. 3. In which standard time zone is the city of Cleveland, Ohio?
 4. In what year did the Boer War end?
 5. What is genealogy?
 6. What part of 8 French franc is a centime?
 2. In which state are the Ever glades?
 8. What was the name of the fa- nous mystic sword of King Arthur? g. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
 10. Does any state of the Union permit the practice of medicine with{ut license?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

The only real internationalism is found in opera Music always had charms to soothe the savage beast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
FDR Played Cupid In Ickes Wedding; Personally Arranged European Trip;
 U. s. Diplomats Fotolistic On War
 Advise Tourists To Stay At Home
and RoB9RT @ ALLEN
N DREW PEARSON

Washington, May 31 - It President Roosevelt himself who played the role of Cupid in the marriage of Secretary Harold Ickes and Miss Jane Dan1man. The President not only gave them his beamng blessings but he was the only person in Washington who knew of their kn <roA. o1l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
Current Comment

Books in large part are becom- ing extensions of yesterdays news paper headlines.-J. Donald Adams, book critic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
THE EDITOR

Q. How many acres of parks are in American cities per unit of popu- lation?
 A. At present the national aver age is one acre for every 368 per- sons in the whole country, and the average park area for cities rang ing from 250,000 to 50O,000 popula- tion is one acre for 16l population. The lowest average park develop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This newspaper responsible opinions it's unless with the writer's not accepted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three e-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion 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
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

Now that Easter equipment has been taken care of, how about 10,OOO,OOO suits of blue jeans?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

Construction in Germany last year was the greatest since the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31
T st Y O UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

Copyright. 1888, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

o. How long were the railroads under federal control during the World war?
 A. From January, 1918, through February, 1920.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12

Will business get better or worse?
Will change take place rapidly or
slowly? Which lines of industry
seem to face the most favorable
prospects, and which the most un-
favorable? In an attempt to answer
such oft-asked questions as these.
the Associated Press recently queIi-
ed more than score Of leading
economics" The resulting sympos-
ium casts an interesting and fairly
optimistic light on the current sit
uatiom.
Asked if there will be general re-
covery during the balance OF the
year, IL economists said definitely
yes.' Nine said probably yes."
Only one took the negative view,
and two had no opinion to offer.
Asked as to the duration of the
recovery cycle, eight economists
said it would last until Christmas
at least; four expected it to go
through next spring. Seven. believed
1t could continue beyond spring, and
three had no opinion.
Sixteen of the men replying re-
garded government spending as an
aid to recovery, from the standpoint
of the short view. Two believed 1t
hindered recovery, two more thought
it of little Importance, and three
were undecided.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12
REV. BAKER TO CONDUCT
SERVICE

Rev. John Moses Baker, Balti.
more's well known evangelist and
author, will preach Sunday morning,
August IA, II o'clock, in Asbury
M. E. Church, Reisterstown, Md.
Rev. c. D. Taylor pastor.
Rev. Baker is we'll known to our
readers because of his poems which
time in The Midland Journal. He
has also preached and conducted re
vival services in some of our
churches nearby.
Evangelist Baker always comes
with an inspiring message. He is
true to the Book and the Christ that
it reveals. His woderful power to
present and make the old gospel so
plain has won many souls for God
A number of the young men and
boys converted in some of Rev.
Bakers revivals are now preaching
the Gospel as ministers of prominent
churches.
Rev. Carlton d. Harris, pastor of
the Central M. E. Church, who is
writing about the Great Revival in
his Church said Evangelist Baker,
who has been with us for nearly
four weeks, engaged in a labor of
love, will long be remembered by
the congregation for his tender ap-
peals, helpful sermons and his
charming spirit. Rev. Baker is
man whom God is abundantly bless
ing for use in the advancement of
his kingdom. We pray the blessing
of the Father may go with him
and his devoted family all along
pilgrimage"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12
ARE WE BANKRUPT

If you believe what you read in
the anti-administration newspapers
or what you hear from administra-
ton orators, the United States is col
lopsing into bankruptcy.
Recently editor Gannett, president
of the National Committee to Uphold
Constitutional Government, which
is batting for the Liberty League,
made a radio speech in which he
mourned over the terrible financial
plight of our country and, to il
lustrate the depths of our misery
adduced that "Great Britain was en-
joying unusual prosperity until the
American depression began to have
its effect on London. Great Britain
still is far better off than are we."
The folks that want to make a
horrible example of us, chargeable,
of course, to the Roosevelt admin
istration, never specify wherein Eng
land has the bulge ON us. Our stand
ard of living is very much higher
than that of the English people and
the comparison between how we
have improved conditions and the
way they have is all in our favor.
In such intangible things as educa-
ton, better living conditions, rescu-
ed homes and farms, to say nothing
of the new roads, and public build
ings, we put a large share of the
relief money, while our neighbor
overseas put practically all of hers
into doles. And this is not to men
ton Great Britian's immense ex-
penditures for arms ad ornaments
which are not only unproductive
but may all be completely destroyed.
Perhaps the easiest way to figure
the relative size of the national debt,
over which the administration critics
have been doing SO much mourn
ing, is to split it up on the basis OF
population. If we had to pay tomor-
row the whole amount of our debt
and we divided it up evenly each in
habitant of the United States would
have to come across to the tune OF
1886. If the same process was ap-
Piled to John Bulls tight little isle,
everybody over there would have
to pay about $735. And don't forget
that John Bull owes this country
health sum in War Debt that he
has not paid one cent of, and does
not intend to- pay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12
BIG JOBS

The farm marketing cooperatives
have some of the biggest jobs OF
their existence on their hands now.
Disorganized markets, declining
consumption of some products,
producter, middleman differ
ences and difficulties, are but few
of the problems. And the leading
co-ops are going aggressively to
work on the immensely important
task of getting a fair return for
their members, serving the consum-
er well, and bringing order out OF
chaos.
If this work is to be successful,
the marketing cooperatives must
have 100 per cent loyalty from their
members. Every member must feel
that he Is part of the organization
and that the organization needs his
help and support. That kind of
membership has made it possible for
co-ops to lick trouble i'm the past
and it can do it again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12

While some critics of the nation
wide unemployment compensation
system have recently been loudly
complaining that the amount Of
benefit money paid out in the half
year just ended is not commensur-
ate with the amount collected in con-
tributions for this purpose, the rec
ord shows that Maryland has been
keeping well up in the line.
Figures given out by the United
States Treasury, custodian Of the
unemployment fund, as Of June 80,
show that Maryland had then with
drawn for benefits payments a
total of $6,3000.000 to cover the first
half year of operation. The total de-
posted up to date by Maryland was
$12,80O,00O. Thus the payments
amunted to nearly one-half the to-
tai collected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12
A Claim Must Be Filed Before Any
Payment Can Be Made
"RELIEF BUNS"

A news item tells of a Negro taxi
driver who was unable to work for
time because of illness. He obtain
ed $50 from government relief
agency to tide him over. Now he is
back at work, and is trying to re-
turn the money. When it was pointed
out to him that he was not legally
obligated to do this, he observed
that that was the way I was rails
ed-and that's the way I'm raising
my child"
A great many other Americans can
learn lesson from this Negro taxi
driver. One of the most ominous
portents ON the horizon is the fact
that thousands of people have APP
parently come to look ON relief as
"a profession. They plan to make
it thier life work" Productive
jobs in private industry hold no at
traction for them, when they can
take it easy at the taxpayers ex-
pense. They figure some one owes
them a living.
This isn't a criticism of those
people who have turned to relief
only as a last resort, and are eager
to get off the rolls as soon as OPP
portunity for a real jobs comes
along Nor is it a criticism of relief
per Sc. The hungry must be fed, the
homeless sheltered, the clothesless
clothed. Honest beneficiaries of re-
lief aggressively seek real employ
ment. Professional "relief buns" are
a new menace to democratic gov
eminent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12
THE SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
Is PAYING BENEFITS TO
WORKERS NOW

There are two kinds of payments
under the old-age insurance provi-
sions of the Social Security Act.
One other kind is monthly old
age benefits payments. Payments
are due now to many workers; and
to estates and relatives of eligible
workers who have died since Deem
Der 81, 1885.
The Social Security Board has
made it simple for the eligible work
er or the estate or relatives of an
eligible worker to file claim for
such a lump-sum payment. Payments
are only made to those who file
claims for the sums due them.
A Lump-Sum Payment is now Due:
% To the worker who has
reached 65 since January /, 1887,
and who has been paid wages for
work done as an employee since De-
cember 81, 1886, and before he
reached IS, in any employment
which is not specifically excepted un-
der the old-ag benefit provisions of
Inc act, anu,
(2) To the estate or relatives of
a worker who has died since De-
cember 81, 1896, provided the de-
ceased worker had been paid wages
for work done as an employee after
December 81, 1885, and before he
reached 65, in employment which is
not specifically excepted under the
old-age benefit provisions of the Soc
ial Security Act.
Do not be misled by the words
excepted employment" Generally
speaking, all employment in COM
merce and idustry comes under the
act. NO PERSON is excluded; only
certain ENVIRONMENTS are ex-
'cepted. Ask your Sicial Security
Board field office.
The Total of Your Wages Deter
mines The Amount of Lump-San
Payment
The amount will be " percent of
the total wages. For example: Sup
pose wages amounted to $1,000; the
3k per cent lump-sum payment
would be $35. Total wages means
the sum of all the wages paid by all
the employers for all the time work
ed in covered employment after De-
cember 81, 1886, and prior to death
or reaching IS, mot counting wages
$4,000 from any one employer in
any oe calendar year.
Your Social Security account num-
Der is very important. No one else
has the same account number you
have. The amount of benefit pay
ments to you will be based on the
wage record kept under your num-
Der. One number is good for your
lifetime.
A Claim Must Be Filed Before Any
Payment Can Be Made
No fee is charged. 1t is OF neces-
sary to employ claim agent or
anyone else. Your nearest Social
Security Board field Office will give
you all imformatiin and every assist
ance. Field offices serving Maryland
are listed below:
Baltimore, Md. Salisbury, Md.
Cumberland, Hagerstown, Md.
Washington, D. c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12

At his press conference in New
York Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf
was asked by reporter, please
tell us, Your Royal Highness, why
Sweden is so prosperous and the
people there contented, as you. have
just said" At once the distinguished
democrat replied, with a broad
smile, ''Why that is because in
Sweden we all cooperate, gladly.
Business cooperates with govern
ment. By the way, you gentlemen
must know that your New Deal is
copied mostly from Sweden"