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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-19

dents; yards, 19 percent; kitchens, 18 percent; living rooms, 9 percent; porches, 2 percent; bedrooms, 2 per- cent; basements, 6 percent; and din- ing rooms, bathrooms, pantries, ves- tibules and railways accounted for Il percent.
 e. What does the title of the grand opera "La Giocanda," by Ponchielli, mean?
 A. "The joyful one." from the heroine of the story, who was of bright and merry disposition.
 e. How many bees would weigh one pound?
 A. About 5000.
 @. What is the highway distance between New York and San Fran cisco?
 A. About 3,o5o miles.
 @. Are aliens barred from bene- fits under the Railroad Retirement Act?
 A. Not if they qualify in all other respects.
 o. Is there Q trade association devoted exclusively to photographic supply stores?
 A. Yes; the National Photogra- phic Dealers Association, 1l0 W. 32nd Street, New York City.
 @. What is the meaning of tha- lassocracy?
 A. Dominion overseas.
 o. What liquid turns to smoke when it comes in contact with air?
 A. Titanium tetrachloride, used for smoke screens.
 If you want a copy of our book. let, MANAGEMENT IN U. S. GOV. ERNMENT" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
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A Thought for Today

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a lttle Blessed are all they that put their trust in him-Psalms 2:12.
 Trust in God does not supersede the employ ment of prudent means on our part. To expect Gods protection while we do nothing is not to honor but to tempt providence-Quesnel
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Questions and Answers
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 THE EDGTOR @. What is the range of the 155- nm. gun, known as T-4 model? A. It fires a 95-lb. projectile with a 15-lb. explosive charge to . range of 26,000 yards, or about Is miles. O. What was the mintmark of the New Orleans mint?
 A. The letter, O.
 c. Who is the oldest Governor of a State?
 A. Luren D. Dikinson of Mich igan who is 30.
 e. What type of home accident is most frequent?
 A. The National Safety Council found that falls on stairs and steps accounted for g per cent Of acci-
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In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Aug. 19.-Now that the swing version of "The Mikado" has become 8 major attraction of the Worlds Fair, the trend to swinging the classics is assuming epidemic proportions.
 Already "in work" is q swing version of Bill Shakespeare,s "A Midsummer Nights Dream'--and
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Current Comment

We stand ready to send out one man, hundred men. a thousand, a million, any time private industry wants to speak up and ask for them.
 Howard o. Hunter, assistant
 WPA director.
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WoAAeo " oPSnh aP nAANA poh AOk Howard o. Hunter, assistant
 WPA director.
 The highest duty of everyone in these serious hours is to exert ev- cry effort to save peace and with goodwill it can be done.
 --Dr. Karl Burckhardt, League of
 Nations commissioner ir J2anzig. Despite propaganda, really be- lieve that the rank and file of American citizens will not again be stampeded into war.
 Representative Martin L. Swee-
 ney, Ohio.
 There are some of us whc have not wanted to die for Prague, vllen- cia. Memel. and Danzig. Now across the Atlantic there are those who do noth want to die for London, Gib- raltar. Strasbourg and Paris.
 Henri de Kerellis, French news
 paper writer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-19
Washington Merry Go-Round
Court Justice owen H"e~ dfo oonehe leon
NEA sgviss. sH-
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN
,tic. Owen '. Roberts, is

August politics that the candidat  around TOT Vandenpeg
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Twin troubles - too many people in politics and too much politics in people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-19

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He has a curious
 way of talking; say. odd" or Singular"
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e. What liquid turns to smoke when it comes in contact with air?
 A. Titanium tetrachloride, used for smoke screens.
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Copyright, 1899, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-19

o. What is the meaning of tha- lassocracy?
 A. Dominion overseas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Traffic Accidents On
Ice Coated Hills

Icy roads on Wednesday morning
OF this week made treacherous traf-
fic conditions and resulted In sew
eral accidents Of more or less SER
ious nature. AS Miss Eva p. Nutter,
of Rising Sun High School faculty,
was enroute from her home in New
ark, Del, to Rising Sun Wednesday
morning, her car skidded in front
Of the Anderson property. about
three miles east of town, upset,
caught on fire and was totally des-
troyed. Fortunately Miss Nutter
was able to get out of the car and
escaped injury.
On Pigeon Hill, just west of town,
seven cars skidded off of the road
way at different times, some of
them being badly wrecked, but the
occupants escaping serious injury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06

A rookie state policeman who was
quick on the draw ended on Satur-
day year and a half of freedom
for Adolphs Campbell, 20, last of
seven men to be recaptured after a
mass jail break In 1887.
Campbell was arrested at his
home near Rising Sun early Satur-
day by Ellwood O'Hara, who became
q State policeman six weeks ago.
Police said Campbell had .32
caliber revolver in his hand when
confronted by O'Hara. The rookie
policeman pulled his gun from the
holster and Campbell gave up.
II surrender. That gun of yours
looks "a little too big for me-" Camp
bell told O'Hara.
The youth, held for grand jury
investigation after being arrested
for the theft of gun, escaped from
the Elkton Jail but was recaptured
and charged with the theft of an
automobile in addition to the gun
theft. On August II, 1897, he escap-
ed again with six other prisoners
by cutting through bars and scaling
a thirty-foot wall with the aid Of a
blanket rope. The other six were
recaptured soon afterward.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06

One of the largest crowds that
ever assembled at fox hunt in
this section of the county, turned
out on Monday for the sport at
Theodore, on the premises of John
B. Hammum.
Estimates of the crowd are plac-
ed at all the way to one thousand
persons. Refreshments consisting of
ter eleven o'clock, and after wait
served before the hunt.
The fox was released shortly af-
ter eelven O'Clock, and after wait
of some minutes the pack Of more
than fifty hounds turned loose on
the trail, followed by a large num-
Der of horsemen.
Reynaid was finally holed on the
premises of Guy Kirk, near Upper
Principle, and later q second fox
was released, and this one succeeded
in throwing the hounds completely
off his trail after a long run.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Fire Destroys Dwelling

The dwelling in North East, own
ed by Mrs. Carrie Cameron and ten
anted by Leo Rhudy, was totally
destroyed by fire the afternoon be-
fore Christmas, together with all
contents.
The town of North East does not
have water system and the local
fire company and the Elkton COM
pany laid. long hose lines to the
North East river. Perryvnle also
responded to the call.
The firemen kept the flames
from spreading to adjacent houses
on the same street occupied by
Herman Lockard and Mrs. Mabel
Alexander. The Rhudy home was
valued at about $500 and their
loss in personal effects is said to
be $500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Elkton Marriage License
Record

The records of the Clerk of Court
at Elkton show that the total num-
Der of marriages licenses issued
during the year 1898 reached a.
sos. This was an increase of g.
928 over the 1867 licenses issued
in 1887.
Probably never again will Elkton
have such procession of altar
bound couples, for the new law re-
quiring a 48-hour wait before a il
cense can be issued has put legal
brakes ON the marriage industry
there.
Since Dec. 8, when the law be-
came effective, 242 applica lions for
licenses have been filed and 1914 IL
censes were issued.
During December, 594 permits
were granted, decrease of 371 from
the figure for December, 1887.
The Rev. j. T. Baker, who re-
placed the Rev. c. M. Cope as Elk
tons No. l marrying parson, per-
formed SO marriages in the first
three weeks of December.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Work Begins On New
Court House

Ground was broken last week for
the new court house to be erected
In Elkton. The contract was award
ed to Lacchi Construction Co., Of
Baltimore, at bid of $232,687.
The new court house will be q
three story and basement fireproof
building. 1913 feet long, so feet
wide, 43 feet in height. 1t Is design
ed to accommodate all departments
of the county administration and
will contain boiler room, engineers
room, vaults, storage space, Amer
lean Legion and Boy Scouts rooms,
and lavatories in the basement.
The first floor will contain vaults,
board rooms and offices. The Sec
ond floor will contain the court room
jury rooms, health department Of
fees, and clinics. The third floor
will contain offices.
The contract does not include the
furniture and equipment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Duck Hunter browns In
Sassafras River

A duck hunter was drowned and
his companion narrowly escaped a
similar fate Thursday afternoon
when their small boat capsized ap-
proximately 800 yards off the mouth
of Turner's creek in the Sassafras
river, near Betterton.
Ralph Cunningham, 80, of Kent
more Park, Kent county, lost his
life when thrown into the water
from the boat as he and G.. Pancost,
also of Kentmore Park, were at
tempting to retrieve a crippled
duck.
Pancost, IS, made his way to
shore by clinging to the edge of a
lane of ice the gunners had cut
their way through en- route toward
the wounded duck.
Nearby gunners, Mayor H. H.
Mitchell, of Elkton; George Nc
Keown, and John Schaefer, Chesa-
peake City, responded to Pancost's
shouts but on their arrival Cunning
ham had disappeared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Make Returns For Your
Christmas Seals

I'm desk and bureau drawers
there are forgotten Christmas Seals,
Seals that were overlooked in the
excitement of the Christmas festiv-
tiles. If people will hunt these up
and make returns on them. the work
of the Marland tuberculosis Asso-
citation can be continued without
curtailment," said william B. Mat
thews, managing director, of the
association.
During. the last year from which
there are accurate figures available,
the tuberculosis death rate in Mary
land was reduced from S1.9 per
100000 persons to 1876 per 100000.
with continued effort on the
part of health authorities and agen-
cies, and continued cooperation
from the people, further reductions
should be possible" he said.
1T is still not too late to use
the Christmas Seals" Mr.. Mat
thews explained. IF they have not
yet been used or there are some
left over from Christmas; use them
on your mail. 1t is never too late
to- spread message of good health
and hope to those who are unfor-
tunate."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Eastern Shore Conn
rnissioners
officials Of Nine Counties
Meet At Cambridge To
Discuss Legislation

County Commissioners from nine
Eastern Shore counties, In session
at Cambridge, Nd, on Thursday
last, discussed relief and roads but
were unable to reach a uniform
decision.
Meeting as a special sessio. of the
Association designed to present q
common front for legislative de-
mands, the commissioners found
they were equally divided on the
question of return of county roads
maintenance to local jurisdiction,
and undecided on how to finance
relief.
Commissioners from Cecil. Queen
Anne's, Talbot and Caroline voted In
favor of securing jurisdiction Of
roads from the state. Kent, Somer-
set, Worcester and Wicomico voted
against return. Dorchester County
Commissioners declined to commit
themselves but asked time to study
the cost Of setting up machinery In
the county to maintain and operate
a roads department"
More than fifty commissioners,
many Of them newly elected, their
attorneys and legislators crowded the
courtroom for the all-day session
over which presided Charles II.
Parker, of Salisbury, the president.
They voted to appoint a commit
tee from each county to work with
the Eastern Shore legislators In OBJ
tanning an adequate relief program.
Failure Of State relief taxes to
provide adequate revenue caused the
State to halt distribution of funds
to the counties for direct relief last
summer, thereby throwing the full
burden Of caring for unemployables
onto the counties.
Bitter protests against this ar
rangement were voiced by several
speakers but none offered solution.
Before adjournment the associa-
ton members were invited to Elk
ton for meeting April II.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Major Bowes Addition

Maryland's amateur entertainers
have done so well ON the Original
Amateur Hour that Major Edward
Bowes has decided to make 1t easier
or them to show their talents.
He has directed q talent scout to
visit the city of Baltimore. Febru-
airy 18th and 18th to conduct audi
lions at WCAO for all in the terri
tory who would like a chance to
go on the air.
MANY youngsters can't manage
to get to New York and Maryland
has been so prolific of talent that I
feel justified In taking opportunity
to them to Baltimore" Major Bowes
said.
Aside from singers and instru-
mentslists, Mr.. Lee will addition all
kinds Of novelty acts-ventriloQu-
lists, impersonators, whistlers. hill
billy bands, tap dancers and others
whose abilities can be appreciated
by radio audience.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Eyes On Seat In Congress

Democrats of the Eastern Shore
are so sure that Rep. T. Alan Colds
borough will be appointed to the
federal bench in the District of
Columbia, three candidates to suce-
ed him in Congress are mentioned
They are:
State Senator Dudley G. Roe o:
Queen Anne's County, recently re-
elected to the upper branch Of the
General Assembly.
Olin r. Higgins, former state SEN
ator of Dorchester County.
William 8. Gordy, retiring state
comptroller of Salisbury.
Reports of the prospective judge
ship for Representative Goldsbor-
ough have been current in WASH
ington circles for more than year
and we're given impetus at the time
of President Roosevelt's visit ii the
Eastern Shore last summer at the
invitation Of the congressman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Presiding Officers Of Md.
General Assembly

Maryland's Democratic National
Committeeman, Howard Bruce,
Tuesday night, stepped into the
role of party boss, directing all
maneuvers incidental to the organ
ization Of the newly elected General
Assembly.
At pre-caucus conference, Mr..
Bruce welded the gavel as he and
lesser State leaders apportioned the
plums-the Presidency of the Senate
and Speakership of the House, and
settled, unoficially, Of course, the
distribution of legislative patronage.
The caucus, held later, a. which
it was finally decided to make Sem
ator Arthur H. Brice, of Kent coun-
ty, the presiding officer of the up
per branch and Delegate Thomas e.
Conlon, Fifth, Balto.), the Speaker
of the House, was remioniscent of
the hey-day of the Richie admin
istration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Roads Built In State
Past Year
Commission Reports 80 Miles
Of Concrete And ~ Of
Different Type

Only thirty-eight miles OF concrete
highway was completed this past
wear in the State, as compared to
fifty-three miles In 1887 and Sixty
Ave planned for completion in 1888,
the State Roads Commission reveals.
The 1910 program, beginning
next October, has yet to be put Tor
ward. Nathan Smith, chief engineer
of the commission, said, however,
that he believed the 1910 program
would be slashed in proportion to
the nearly 100000 cut made by the
Department of Agriculture recent
ly from the Maryland roads allot-
ment for 1910.
In 1899 there will be $17,951, 266
available for all activity, $9.9S2,774
comming from the gas tax, $1,73l-
976 from Federal funds and $685.
s16 from licenses and other sources.
These amounts will be expanded
az follows: $5,S86,700 for new ROAD
construction; $3,255,164 tor State
and county maintenance, and So
SO9,4O2 for other purposes such as
baltimore city debt service and de-
partmental expenses.
In addition, there is the special
PWA toll bridge grant of $9,657,O'o
for construction of the Potomac and
Susquehanna river bridges.
officials said the 3S miles OF con-
crete. 27 miles of either hard surfac-
ing and 13 miles of other roads con-
structed in 1888 is not fair indica-
ton of activity, as an additlonai
119 miles Of roadwork, much OF 1t
near completion, is still under con-
struction at the end of the year.
The 1899 program calls for ap-
proximately IS miles of concrete
roads, 25 of other hard surfacing
and so miles OF other types of high
ways.
A sum of about 100000 will ne
set aside for grading about l4o
miles of roads and 100000 for oil
treatment of about 100 miles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06

Special features for the 1888
North American Sports, Garden
outdoor Life Show to be aeld IN
Raltimore's vast Fifth Regiment
Armory, February 18th to 25th, IN
elusive, were announced at a lunch
con held Tuesday at the Belvedere
Hotel, Baltimore.
Government officials, including
Mayor Howard w. Jackson and
Goyern-Elect Herbert r. O'Conor,
together with national and local
leaders in conservation, srortsmen
groups, garden clubs, boy and girl
scout activities, and other bodies in
terested in the Show spoke briefly.
H. Lee Hoffman, director OF the
Show and President of the Mary
land Outdoor Life Federation. spon-
sors of the Show presided at the
luncheon.
Mr. Hoffman announced many
new attractions will be featured IN
the Show. 1t was revealed that ex-
hibits will come from points as dis
tant as Florida, Alaska N0va
Scotia, Texas and many other far
away places.
One of the features Of the lunch
con was the introduction OF the
Indoor Song, a melody, the words
and music of which were written
especially for the Show.
During the luncheon Mr.. ]. D..
Steele, Chairman of the Educational
and Coordinating Committee OF the
Federation announced the latest de-
yelopments in regard to the Coord-
mated Conservation Plan to be in
troduced before the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly, when it convenes in
Annapolis ON Wednesday. This plan
has been sponsored by the Fedora
ton as part of its program to re-
habilitate and conserve the natur-
al resources of the State OF Mary
land.
An unusual feature Of the 1888
Outdoor Life Show will be COM
bined agricultural exhibit arranged
through the cooperation OF practis-
ally every farm organization in the
State. This is the first time in the
history of our country that agricul-
tural interests have combined to
present an exhibit at anything other
than a strictly agricultural event.
This display will be one OF the
most spectacular in the Armery
and will show fields of growing
wheat and rye and give visual de-
monstrations in strip and contour
nlanting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Briefly Noted News

The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Jean Shepherd Thursday even
ing, Jan. IL, at 1880.
The public schools of the county
reopened on Tuesday morning after
the Christmas holidays.
The New Year slipped in rather
quietly in our community. Their were
few pistol shots to herald the
advent.
DR.. Philip Miller, of Lincoln Uni
yersity, will preach at West Noting
ham Presbyterian church on Sun
day, January 8.
Harry Hathaway of near Oak
wood, fell from the chair he was US
ing in papering his kitchen and
broke his arm at the wrist.
The 22-ft wide concrete highway
between Glasgow and Newark, DEL,
has been opened to traffic. The new
road Is 4.41 miles in length.
A hitch-hiker was given lodging
at the home of Allen Johnson, near
Rising Sun. He left next morning with
Mrs. Johnson's jewelry valued at
about $500.
The congregation Of Nottingham,
Pa. Presbyterian church, and the
Christian Endeavor Society have
presented their pastor and wife,
Rev. and Mrs. Brown, with piano.
Walter Mckinney, city council
man and member of Havre de Grace
fire department, suffered a broken
nose Friday night while fighting a
fire. A falling timber struck him In
the face.
While Lester Keefer, Of Bethel,
Lancaster county, Pa, was cutting
wood the axe flew off the handle and
struck him on the forehead. A deep
cash was cut above the eye, requir-
ing the services of physician.
In a collision on the Chesapeake
City road Ralph Shippers of North
East and Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Price
were injured. Mr.. Price suffered a
broken hip and his wife broken
arm and body injuries.
Sunday, New Years day, was one
of overcast skies, Monday was gen.
orally observed as holiday, and
weather conditions were remarkable
for midwinter. The mercury went
above the fifty degree mark, and the
day was bright with sunshine.
A short circuit in the wirins OF
the car of Willis Harris, colored,
caused a blaze end resulted In the
calling out of the chemical equip
ment, about nine o'clock Monday
night. The blaze was smothered out,
however, and the services of the
firemen were not needed. The dam
age resulting was trifling.
Carroll Cullum, aged 81 years,
died at his home at Swan Creek
Hartford county on Sunday Dec. 20,
after he had swallowed glassful Of
poison used for killing moles. He
was taken to the Hartford Memorial
Hospital Immediately, and was pro-
nounced dead before being admitted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Unpaid Board Bill Lands
Man In Jail

A stranger who gave the name of
J. G.. Garrett and claimed Virginia
as his home strated the new year
In the House of Correction as a re-
suit of his failure to pay two weeks
hotel bill at the Rising Sun Hotel.
Garrett, when arraigned on the
hotel bill charge before Magistrate
Walter G. Miller Saturday pleaded
guilty. The magistrate started his
sentence of year on New Years
Day.
Garrett was alleged to have repre-
scented himself as an Investigator for
credit houses in Philadelphia, Will
mington, and Baltimore while oper-
ating in this section. He Is alleged
to have used several aliases. also.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Santa Claus Visits Havre
de Grace Hospital

Mr.. w. J. Wilson impersonating
Santa Claus, with his wife as his
helper, visited the Hospital at Havre
de Grave ON Christmas eve end dis
tributed Christmas cheer Of candy
and oranges to the sick and Grip
pied, nurses and the help not being
forgotten. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson have
made it q custom to visit this Hos
pital an dextend this little Christ
mas cheer. as some may net be able
to be at home, and others might be
forgotten. They are simply fulfill
ing the command Of our Master to
visit the sick and afflicted, and In
as much Is ye have done it to one
Of these you did It to me.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-06
Decrease In State Auto
Fatalities

There was drop Of nearly 20 per
cent. in the number of automobile
fatalities in Maryland during 1898,
compared with 1887, according to
statistics compiled by the Baltimore
Safety Council.
Death toll for the State last year
was AL persons, OF whom 100 died
from injuries received in accidents
in the city. In 1887, there were $50
fatalities in the State, of which 141
were in the city.
Only in one month Of last year
was the number of fatalities greater
than for the same month OF 1897.
This was April when the compare
tive figures showed 80 persons died
in1sss. ! more than In April. lsa7,,