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Evening star., 1939-05-28

S. j., noted astronomer. died few
years ago in Rome, the head of
the Vatican Observatory. A worthy
successor here is the Rev. Paul A.
McNally, S. j., whose sun eclipse
expeditions to Maine, Siberia and
Canton Island in the South Pacific
brought renown to the university.
The name that is linked always
with the development of the medi-
cal school and hospital is that of
the late DR.. George Martin Kober.
A German Lutheran, no better
friend of the Jesuit fathers existed.
His death years ago ended over 40
years of loyal service as dean and
professor. For years he was presi-
dent of the tuberculosis Society of
the District and as an Army surgeon
he had rendered valuable aid in the
United States Public Health Service.
The Kober Foundation awards for
distribution in preventive medicine
are priced throughout the profess
sion.
The late DR.. William Holland
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S. j., has upheld the unrivaled ira
ditions of Philodemic debating
teams.
Record in Congress.
To revert to Mr. Hamilton, l6 of
his former students are now mem
bers of the Seventy-sixth Congress
They are led by Speaker William B.
Bankhead,, '95, and his brother
Senator John H. Bankhead, '93, of
Alabama; Senator Dennis Chavez
of New Mexico and Senator joseph
c. O'Mahoney of Wyoming, both in
the class of 1920.
The parade of Georgetown men
in Congress, the executive depart
ments, governorships, Federal and
State judiciary, in the letters and
in science is long and noteworthy
One of the law graduates, George B
Courtelyou, was secretary to Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt and be-
came Postmaster General, Secretary
OF Commerce and Labor and Secre-
tary in his cabinet. Another is
Wilbur j. Carr, former Assistant
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Supreme Court was another dean
beloved in Washington.
Older graduates returning to the
school will find many improvements
There is now being completed the
renovation of a four-story addition
on Fifth street connected with the
second floor of the law building.
This will provide more class rooms
and stacks for 10000 additional
volumes. The Rev. Francis E. Lucey
S. j., regent the past eight years,
is responsible for these changes.
Accidentally, also, the school has
been advanced until now it is in
the front rank of schools requiring
college degree for admission
Alumni also will find at his old
post of assistant dean, DR.. Hugh
j. Fegan, the schools right arm
for Is years or more.
Scientists and Physicians.
Equally as distinguished are the
scientists and physicians whose
names have been linked to the
university. The Rev. John c. Hagen,
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law school in 1872 carried the name
of Alexander Porter Morse and nine
others. Mr.. Morse was the grand
son of Philemon Charles Weder-
strandt of Maryland, the second
student to enter Georgetown. He
served with distinction on the U. S
Frigate Constellation in the first
Navy of the United States during
the quasi-French War. He later
settled in Louisiana.
The names of Georgetown men
who served on the Federal bench
in Washington are too numerous to
mention. Justice Martin F. Morris,
however should be singled out. He
it was with Charles w. Hoffman
and DR.. Joseph M. Toner, a dis
tinguished physician, who were in
strumental in founding the law
school. In 1893 when the Court OF
Appeals was created Morris was
named one of its associate justices,
serving many years on the bench
and the law faculty. Justice Harry
M. Claybaugh of the old District
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Secretary of State. More recently
he was appointed Minister to
Czecho-Slovakia, shortly before its
absorption by the German reich.
Mr.. Hogan is the second George
town man to be president of the
American Bar Association. The
other was Thomas j. Semmes of
Louisiana.
1t was at the 1906 commencement
that Theodore Roosevelt made one
of his most famous speeches, COIN
ing words that told of his philosophy
of living. A few months later Cur
rent Magazine" published the fol-
lowing:
THE words selected by President
Roosevelt for the bas-relief to adorn
the Jacob Riis Neighborhood Home
in New York City, are taken from
his Georgetown University address
of last June: Don't f1inch-cour-
age; don't foul'-the square deal;
hit the line hard'-the strenuous
life"
The first graduating class Of the
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been a member of the law faculty
and its dean since 1914. OF the 1900
alumni residing in Washington he
has taught all but three-Charles r
Newman, 80; Henry w. Sohon, '84,
and Michael j. Colbert, IS. Both
Mr.. Sohon and Mr. Colbert received
the M. A. degree at the centennial
commencement.
Dean Hamilton donated a media!
for the annual extempore debate in
the college, an example that had
been set him by his father-in law.
Richard T. Merrick, famous attor-
ney long associated with Georgetown
The Merrick Medal is awarded by
the Philodemic Society, Oldest de-
batting club for students in che.
United States. 1t was founded by the
Rev. James Ryder in 1880 to en-
phasize pronunciation and forcefui
presentation. Certain principles laid
down by him are in use now for
radio broadcasting by station an
nouncers. For the past Is years the
venerable Father John j. Toohey,
Evening star., 1939-05-28
1795 lime juice was made regular
part of the ration in the British
merchant ships. From this use of
ITEM

lime juice came the nickname
"Limey," by which term the British
sailor is known throughout the
world.
Up to and during large part of
the 18th century, cooking facilities
af1oat were very crude. Precautions
against the dreaded casualty of fire
relegated the preparation of food
to space in the dank and dismal
hold, where brick oven was placed
atop the rock and sand ballast.
The inadequate facilities for cook
(See CANNED WILLIE,' Page C-8)
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the seas. This trouble was largely
due to the comparatively few items
of food that could be preserved

over the long periods Of time that
ships remained at sea and the in
sanitary conditions which prevailed.
Salted meats and fish and a few
vegetables such as potatoes, carrots,
turnips, cabbages, dried peas and
beans, with rice, cheese and hard
tack were about the only available
sea stores. AS these, under the best
OF conditions, did not keep any too
well. consider what resulted when,
as it all too frequently happened,
chicanery entered into supplying
the stores and issuing the rations.
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Meat on the hoof was occasionally
carried in limited quantities.
The hardtack, more commonly
known as biscuit, usually became
infested with weevils after a short
time and it was second nature for
a sailor to rap his issue of this
commodity on the table to shake
them out. Salt beef-"salt horse"
to the sailor-and salt pork came in
stoutly coopered barrels. The date
of manufacture was supposed to
be branded in the wood, but there
were purveyors of food who sensed
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CANNED WILLIE LONG A STANDARD NAVY RATION ITEM

an all too prevading and easily
recognized odor sometimes was
waited around its vicinity when it
was opened, indicating contents not
up to par.
Limeys.
Scurvy, in bygone days, was a
widespread and frequently fatal
disease to which sailors were sub
ject when kept on salt meat diet
unsupplemented by sufficient fruit
and fresh vegetables. Although the
savants of the time did not recog-
nize that a lack Of vitamin G caused
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
City Fuel CO.
Volume Grows

Extensive repai. and enlarge
ments under way for several months
have now about been completed at
the offices and yards of the City
Fuel Company at 1876 South William
street The coal trestle has been eX-
tended back into the spot where for
merly there was a landing Of the old
Seaboard Railway, and the increased
capacity makes it possible to store
some 400 additional tons Of coal.
The office is being completely re-
modelled and when finished will be
uniqut. 1t is being veneered with 4
special large, hard type coal called
"Cinderella", and will be real ''coal
house" when completed.
City Fuel Company lately bought
the latest type combustion testing
kit, which determines accurately the
maximum efficiency of d furnace,
and reducing smoke to a minimum.
Many furnaces in homes and busi-
ness establishments have been clean
ed with this device during the sum-
mer season. This service department
is in charge of John Francis Wat
kins, who has made a study of
stokers, and who is to attend the
school of engineering at N. c. State
College in Raleigh in October, when
special demonstrations will be made
on all types of stokers.
Mrs. Katherine c. " Ralston is
owner of the City Fuel Company.
She has for many years been closely
associated with coal mining and sell
ing, and is thoroughly familiar with
the GOALS that are mined for ship
ment to this section Since she took
over the business in December, 1885,
Mrs. Ralston has sold only the finest
type of coal, and has handled the six
which have been responsible for the
rapid growth of this company. She
has been stocked with coal during
shortages that have come about as
the result Of strikes or other STOP
pages.
The company specializes in Goals
to fit every type of stoker and every
firing condition, and some of the
most famous brands on the market
are bought for service to customers
in Henderson.
Prompt and courteous service is
given by City Fuel Company at all
times, and it is the wish of the man
agement that all customers be treat
ed with consideration and courtesy
at all times.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Golden Belt Fair Prepares For Annual Exhibtio

1920, with five nights and four days
of the big show.
Visitors to the fair this year Will
find the grounds have been greatly
enlarged, and with ample parking
space provided for automobiles.
Another feature will be the diff
ferent arrangement of the shows, the
rides and the free acts, which will
be spread out to afford greater space
and less congestion, and, Withal, the
better display of the amusements Of
fered for the entertainment of the
public.
Already the fairs annual premium
book has come from the press, and
copies are available free to those in
terested in entering exhibits. 1t is
expected that the exhibit hall will be
completely engaged for displays Of
farm crops, canning entries, and
various other products OF the farm,
together with exhibits by the schools,
various community and farm clubs
and the like and commercial con-
Germs.
The fair management hopes that in
another year it will be able to pro-
vide much larger and more extern
sive exhibit space to accommodate
not only farming interests but Hen
derson merchandising concerns as
we'll
Wednesday, October 18, will be
Children's Day at the fair, and a half
holiday is to be given by all OF the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

white schools in the city and county
to enable the children to attend.
Free tickets will be given to all
school children if the tickets are OBJ
tanned from their teachers at school.
This offer goes for school children in
all the surrounding counties, and ap-
plies to Children's Day only.
The Art Lewis Shows have been
engaged to provide the amusements
and entertainment for the midway.
Fifteen shows and fifteen rides are
promised, including three Ferris
wheels, with the always popular
merry-go-round, and various other
features. The fair management an
nounces this years outlay will be one
of the largest and best attractions
ever booked for the Golden Belt
Fair.
One of the sensational free acts
will be the high dive. Captain Jimmie
Jameson will dive each evening from
the top Of a 110-foot ladder into a
flaming tank of water below. Young
and old never tire of seeing this stunt
at fairs, and its return this year has
been hailed by fair fans as an out
standing feature.
Again this year, as for many past
seasons, there will be fireworks
every night. These, of course, viii!
be free to the fair crowds.
Another feature will be music by
the 50-piece band of the Henderson
high school, whose reputation already
is widely known, and which organ
ization is one of the most popular
the city has ever possessed.
E. l.. Fleming as president and G.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

M. Hight as secretary, are in charge
of the fair this year, as they have
been for many seasons. Both are ex-
perienced in this kind of work and
have carried on with the Golden
Belt Fair in good times and had and
have brought it through many try
ing experiences. Under their man
agement and direction, it has long
since come to be a real fixture in
the community, serving not only
Vance but Warren, Granville and
Franklin counties, and also Neck
lenburg county, in Virginia.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
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Serves Section


miies FoF moro ba. na.n ,aan twenty year. N :
tdrrit 1d Henderson and the s,rro,.3p "lr people
territory as . pharmacist surrounding UT
qualified in this prolcssio, so, lie {, is well
owner al and manager of Milo' N ,,e Is IS the
macy. This store is notod ,I'',cs les l'har-
Tor It's prescription scrvico 'sPocIolly
criptions coming to the Ytto',i '1t, All pres
Dell, be lIlled and checked by two .''on o'l.y will
enced registered pharm,cisto i@o expert
dt'lon f on TO the prescription den,rt,,,a1d M n ad,
OF this store, there is also ,ap'rlMent
SODA SO ;',.l fountoin and a complqta ,i,oofm fr
OF ond drugs rugs smdies' candies, to6adcae line
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Choice Meats
At Wilkerson's

J. r. Wilkerson is the operator of
J. r. Wilkerson's Meat Market, locat-
staten.
Mr.. Will1erson is an experienced
meat market operator, and has op-
Grated such establishments in Hen
derson for many years. He is well
known through this section.
Western and native meats are car
ried by this store, all of them kept
under most sanitary conditions.
Wilkerson's Market also carries a
line of fancy groceries and farm pro-
duce.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

When Charlie ChapHn's mot,.
was asked to tell about her tamne, t;,O'aer
son, particularly about his ,',..os a,o1s
struggles as youth, she ansn.a, ms early
%Charlie had no early shuggIe, ''Ib~vted 1sa,
| know Of, except tllat he ns'.I ab.l'3 !l'al
made a good deal of fuss abont 1'baN way
ing his face Washed,o ''' ildV-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

Originally the word 'idiot' meant
only a private individual as opposed
to someone in office. Then it came
to mean someone who wasn't in Of
flee because he wasn't fit to be, and
SO in time it came to possess its pre-
sent meaning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Fair Grounds
Is Enlarged
This Season
Wednesday Is School
Day; Art L e w S
Shows to Play Mid
way With 80 Attrac-
tions High Dive One
Of Free Acts; Fire
works.

Preparations are already we'll un-
der way for the annual exposition
of the Golden Belt Fair, which will
be held on the historic fair grounds
half a mile east of the city limits.
The dates are the week of October
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

The American Guide Series, a
WPA project, already consists Of
more than 800 volumes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Bright Prospects For
 Big Hunting Season
State Releases 4OOO Pheasants in Unposted Covers;
 Circular Issued Designating Areas, Regulations

Hartford, October 17-The libera- tion of approximately 14,000 pheas- ants in suitable unposted covers by the State Board of Fisheries and Game, sportsmen's groups, and CO., operative breeders, together with a very good natural breeding season, make prospects. look bright for a successful hunting season starting October 20, it is announced today in a bulletin of the board.
 The distribution of over 5000 pheasants this fall, most of which were cook birds, has been completed by the warden service. This libera- tion supplements the 7,265 adult birds liberated as breeding stock last spring, in the ratio of one cock to three hens. In addition, approxi- mately 1,700 pheasants raised by CO., operative breeders from eggs dis tributed free by the board last May, have been liberated on unposted areas by the sportsmen and farmers who applied for them.
 Circular Issued
 The open seasons announced in a circular issued by the board are: cock pheasants, ruffed grouse, gray squirrels, October 20 to and includ- ing Thanksgiving Day. Doodcock October 21 to November 20 inclusive Racoon, sunset October 20 to De- cember 31 inclusive. Rabbits anc hares, November to December 31 inclusive. There is no open season o. quail this year.
 The season on wild ducks, jack snipe and wild geese is October g tt December 5 inclusive.
 The bag limits are: pheasants and grouse, daily limit 2; season limit 15 Woodcock, daily limit 4. Gray squir. rel, daily limit s; season limit 30. Rabbits and kares, daly Int 3; sease Int 30. There is no close season ol bag limit on European hares, Bel gian hares or jack rabbits.
 over 220 poo acres of land, State leased, State-regulated and State owned, will be open to public hunt ing this fall. The state-leased public shooting grounds are located as fol- lows: Pennington. Bristol, Plainville 3,213 acres: Monroe, Newtown, and Shelton, 12,083 acres; Wilton, 88s acres; Ellington, Somers, ernon, 12 : 61t acres; Eas. Lyme, Old Lyme, g. 900 acres.
 The Farmer-Sportsmen Coopera- tive program sponsored by the State Board of Fisheries and Game now includes over 1l6000 acres of regu- lated shoting open to hunting un- der perm itrequired system.
 Hartford Countys Hartford Coun- ty Farmers, Avon. Simsbury, 4,19l acres; East Granby, Suffield, 2,47S acres; Windsor, 1,195 acres; East Windsor Farmers, East Windsor, B. 460 acres: East Hartford Farmers, South Windsor, East Hartford, 1,l98 acres: South Windsor Farmers, South Windsor, 5.004 acres.
 New Haven County
 New Haven County: Meriden Farmers, 4Ieriden, Wallingford, B. 765 acres: WalliEgford Rod & Gun Club. Wallingford. 6,492 acres: Nau- gatuck Fish and Game Association. Naugatuck, 5000 acres.
 Litchfield County: Torrington Fish and Game Association, Litcifield. Goshen, Torirngton. l8.004 acres: Watertown Fish and Grme Associa- ton. Watertown. 8.699 acres: Wood- bury Rod and Gun Club. Wood bury. Southb-vy, 7.60S acres; Win chester Landowners Association,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
BREWERY ORDERED TO FILE REPORTS.
Stockholders Given Until Jan. 10, l94O, to List
 Reorganization Plans

Referee Walter E. Torrance act ing as a special master for the federal court yesterday gave stock holders of the Eastern Brewing Go. until January 10, 1940, to file plans for reorganization. The directors of the firm were allowed to remain in charge of the operation of the firm without a trustee.
 These decisions are subject to the approval of Federal Judge Carroll c. Hincks who named Referee Tor rance as special master. Referee Torrance ordered the firm to file reports showing the list of creditors, assets, the names of stock holders as well as financial reports Frederick J. Dalton is president of the company. The brewery was formerly known as the Waterbury Brewing Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
SUMMER

Whispering leaves bring beauty to the lake. bow my head by summers fading flowers The garlands that woven at her call Are now foriorn where love has counted hours. gentle spirit fled to other shores Whose heart warm beneath the sky's blue flame We miss you with your smile and mystery Your kiss where fragrance marked the path you came The Muses wipe fond tears away and flee There can be no Summer where skies are drear No happiness where passions wings ar stilled And starlight touches meaGows cold and sear The sunset says goodbye as you depart We wait for your return with longing heart.
 George L. Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

could later be carried across from the neutral country to Germany.
 There has been some of this
 already during the present Eu- ropean war, but not so much, be- cause American shippers gen. erally realize that it is hopeless to ship to Germany, and do not try. Nevertheless the British Con- traband Control has already halt cd 315,O00 tons of contraband in five weeks, some of 1t from the United States.
 Early in 1915, Britain declared the waters between Scotland and Norway a war zone." Germany retaliated by declaring all waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland war zone..
 In those areas, what had always been considered the rights of neu! trals to a free sea" were to be subject to any conditions either side could impose. Foreign Min ister Grey of Britain later wrote: 'The object of our diplomacy was to secure the maxmium of block ade that could be enforced with- out a rupture with the United States"
 In other words, neutral rights were not to be based on any "in- ternational law" but simply on what the neutrals would fight for. This condition became true the
 moment the present war was de.
 clared.
 Germany in 1914 protested bit terly that British ships were hoist ing American flags in the sub- marine zone, endangering all neu- tral shipping.
 In the present war, g neutral
 ships, total tonnage 56,S80 tons,
 have already been sunk.
 British Orders in Council from 1914 on, further restricting neu- tral artde, were protested by the U. s., but the strength of the pro- tests was watered down by the intensely pro-British American Am bassador Paige. The contraband list grew longer and longer. Today it starts where it left
 off in 1918 practically any,
 thing may be called contraband.
 Trade with Germany having been snuffed out by the British in 1915, the Germans set about killing trade with Britain and France. On March, 28, 1915, the first American became victim of this effort.
 AMERICAN LIVES
 LOST IN SEA ATTACKS
 Leon Thrasher went down with the torpedoed British ship Falaba.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

eight monhs after war was declared. The American ships Gushing and Gulflight were attacked by the Ger mans, with loss of three more Amer lean lives. Within 24 hours of the cut-
 break of the present war, 30 Amer ican lives were lost when the Brit ish liner Athenia was torpedoed off Ireland.
 On May 2, 1915, the British liner Lusitania, carrying 197 American passengers, 4200 cases of cartridges and 1250 cases of shrapnel, was tor pedoed off Ireland, and 124 of the Americans went to the bottom. Pub lie indignation was tremendous, and forced the American government in- to this assertion May 13) to Ger many of the decision to defend American rights as then conceived:
 The American government must hold the Imperial German govern ment to strict accountability for any infringement of those rights, in- tentional or incidental =" and that teh government would not "omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safe- guarding their free exercise and en- joyment."
 It was this decision to insist on certain rights at sea, that led to the later occasion for war.
 It is this same decision which the United States faces today =
 what rights to insist on, and
 how to defend them.
 In August, 1915, sinking of the Arabic brought the U. s. and Germany to the verge of war while at the same time the U. s, was protesting the British block
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

are as ineffective, illegal, and in- defensible."
 GERMANY BACKS DOWN
 AFTER PROTESTS
 Early in 1916, the sinking of the French channel steamer Sus- sex brought renewed protest at the loss of American lives, and diplomatic relations were on the point of being severed when Ger many backed down, promising that unarmed, unresisting mer- chantmen would not be sunk with out every effort to save life. From May, 1916, to the end of that gear relations with the British over sea warfare were almost worse than with Germany.
 On Feb. 1, 1917. however, the Germans, assured by their maya authorities that unrestricted sub- marine warfare backed by many new submarines would bring Eng. land to her knees, announced sucf policy. On Feb. the United States broke diplomatic relations.
 On April 6 war was declared. The record is clear; neither sidt recognized or honored rights whict the United States claimed as neu- tral sea. The difference was pointed out later by War Secretary Baker "The situation made our dispute. with the Allies center around right. of property, as to which there coule be arbitration and compensation fol wrong. Our controversies with Ger. many, however, centered upon the problem of human life, as to which no compensation was possible
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