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Evening star., 1940-07-20

It around his body beneath his arms.
The other men tried to pull him up,
but were not able to do so.
One man then ran to a fire alarm
box while the other held to the
rope.
Soon crew of 20 firemen arrived.
With pump, they removed as much
of the quicksand as possible, then
dragged Hrin to safety.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

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CONSTITUTIONAL RRFERFNn,

the same is hereby repealed and ro-o,.-,
with amendments, to read as follows 'eVed
l29. 1t shall be lawful at any -;
the closed season for taking oysters :, a Ili
oysters from such natural beds or bars' ~ 70 take
apeake Bay as the Commission NAV ~ -, mes
for that purpose, and at such time as IT, n OUT
mission may designate, but not TO evcooI Hoin-
month in any one year and under sucb oiie
tons as said Commission may from, t; ssu Ia
time prescribe; and, provided hov-oya-' ie {, 10
said oysters may be sold only for tbe n mat
now permitted under the existing g I,plose poses
Maryland, during the season of the vear oil
mentioned; and in addition thereto 70 above
sons engaged in the industry of plant;r, per
cultivating oysters within the State If I, ana ana
land, the same to be delivered only NM, "a IA =
which may have been leased under The IAN iand
ions of this subtitle for said nurn,. plo' Is.
planting or cultivation. sSS oil
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted IT,, >,
any provision of this Act shall be derlaroJp II
constitutional or invalid by any Court IN
judgment shall not affect impair or in,,li Suet
the remaining provisions thereof bu+ sbII ia ~ le
confined in its operations to the suaeif e. ~. oe
vision held unconstitutional or inysid pro- pro,
the inapplicability or invadty of anv anu anu
ton, clause or provision Of this Act in sT ~
or more instances shall not be taken to . eS me
or prejudice in any way its applicabilit,,' ~
inyalidity in any other instance Ut
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted III,
this Act shall take effect on June / 1870 -"''
Approved: May 3, 1893.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
CHAPTER 3S1

CnAI DOL
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
l, of Article II. title Executive Depart
ment," of the State Constitution to provide
that Governor shall not be eligible to sue
coed himself for the term directly following
that for which he was elected and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of this State for
adoption rejection.
Section /: Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-fi fths of all the
members elected to each of the two Houses
concurringl, That Section l of Article H. title
Executive Department" of the State Con-
stltution. be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments to read as
follows:
Section l. The executive power of the State
shall be vested in Governor whose term of
office shall commence on the second Wednes-
day of January next ensuing his election and
continue for four years. and until his success
sor shall have qualified and he shall be ineli-
gble to succeed himself as Governor for the
term directly following that for which he was
elected.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted, that the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall be-. at the next general election to be
held in this State in the year 1910 submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article IA of the Con.
stitution of this State. and at the said general
election; the vote on the said proposed amend
ment, shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now prescribed
by law, and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by said Article IA Of the Con.
stitution
Approved: April 26. 1889.
CHAPTER I'll.
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Article
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19

CHAPTER I'll
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Article
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
CHAPTER 732

AN ACT to repeal and rc-enact, with almond
ments Sections l. 2, and Of Article IOi
of the Annotated Code Of MARYLAND na 95
supplement-, title "Workmen's Comn e1YoO
ton subtitle State Industrial Accide1t
Commission -NNelueIt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19

WHEREAS, At the January, 1889,
session of the General Assembly of
Maryland, an Act was passed known
as Chapter 1853, providing for the crea-
ton of a commission of fisheries, and
prescribing its powers and duties, and
providing for the inspection of oysters
and the collection of the tax thereon;
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
proved May IL, 1889.
CHAPTER PAT.

Ahr %, a - :,
AN AL to propose an anne ndment to Section
10 OF Article 3 OF the Constitution of the
state of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partment, regulating the period that the
General Assembly may continue its session
and the compensation of the members there
OIL and to provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of the
State of Maryland for adoption or rejection.
section l. BE it enacted by the General As
semby OF Maryland tthree-fifths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
rngl, That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
10 of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, title Legislative Department, -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND
THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. DONE AT THE
CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, THIS 18th
DAY OF JULY, IN THE YEAR OF
OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED AND FORTY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
For or Against

News items of recent date brought the question of toll roads and bridges to the front once again. Westchester County in New York State seems to have lost it's fight to secure legislative approval for a series of tolls along the pathways under it's jurisdiction. This means, naturally, that there'll be no resumption of the toll charges along the Hutchinson River Park way as authorities hoped would result. But it does not mean that the Fleetwood viaduct toll collection must cease. This is part from the roadWays affected by Governor Lehman's recent veto.
 Of almost equal interest, too, is the announcement that New York is prepar- ing finally to buy the Bear Mountain Bridge across the Hudson River. This has long been discussed. Originally when the structure was built, as we understood 1t, the bridge was to revert to public owner ship when and if its developers saw fit to sell. It has been in operation now as private toll-bridge since 1924. Private ownership here includes not merely the bridge span, but a lengthy section Of highway on the east side of the river, approaches to the structure itself.
 What interests us, particularly, In con. nection with the proposed purchase of this bridge by the State of New York is the fact that to retire the bonds that the state would issue to raise the coM of pur- chase a 50-cent toll would be charged. All of which means that the public will continue to pay for the Bear Mountain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Difficult, But Necessary

Highway Commissioner William J. Cox said in Naugatuck this week that one of the main reasons there hasn't been something done about improving the main road up the Naugatuck Valley was the extreme difficulty of building a super roadway there. All of which is probably true, but, nevertheless, this section of the state feels that no problem in highway engineering or construction is so difficult today that it can't be overcome. Not that we want millions spent in the valley to assure us of mod ern road, but we do think that conditions in the valley warrant improvement over what We have.
 This valley route, in addition to being one of the most scenic in the state, is a heavily traveled one All sorts of traffic use it, but heavy percentage is truck ing With all our manufacturing plants scattered throughout the valley this is in- evitable and no thought should ever be voiced about restricting valley traffic. It must always be truck and pleasure vehicles, so long as we want this partic- ular beehive of industry to keep humming. And as our industries are our life blood why stop the flow? .
 We have the utmost confidence in the ability of the Highway Department to solve the Naugatuck Valley problem. We also have the utmost confidence that the department is planning to speed up work oi improving our existing highway, changing it's contours in places, utilizing new rights of way in others. What with the Merritt Parkway practically com- pleted and the Wilbur L. Cross Parkway crossing New Haven County this north ern exit and entrance is a very important one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Trade School Expansion

A program of expansion for our state trade schools is proposed by the State Board of Education. This would necessi- tate expenditure of $1,50o,000 more than now is being spent over a period of two years to facilitate such work It would make available trade school education in several more sections of the state and give thousands of Connecticut boys and girls an opportunity to progress beyond the grammar school period and through one which would eventually leave them with a profitable trade.
 It is noticeable that one of the proposals is for new trade school in the Naugatuck Valley. Whether that means Waterbury or vicinity we don't know, but conceivably it might. There is at present, however, state trade school in Torrington and whether another one would be equipped so close to it is hard telling. However, on the other hand, if the new institution went down the valley to Ansonia and Derby 1t would be in the New Haven area where a new one is being planned. Waterbury might seem to be the logical choice then.
 Local officials should take cognlzance of this plan which is all it is right now. We are concerned over the problem presented by our own technical high school. It may be that there is a solution to this problem in what we would like to do locally for LeavenWorth High School and what the state hopes to do in broadening it's pro- gram of trade school activities. We cer- tainly might learn much by keeping abreast of the state plans in an effort to fit our own to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Hope in Housing

Economists, who seldom agree on any thing, generally agree on this: better business and jobs for the unemployed depend on housing. It is highly encour- aging, therefore, to note that March pri- vate building in 37 states was greater than year ago, and 1889 was the best year since 1929. The gain was largely in singe-family dwellings.
 Home building is the great key-log in the economic jam. If it gets going again the very fields where unemployment has been the worst. So if 1940 can produce as great an improvement over 1889 as 1889 did over the year preceding, daylight may begin to flood our distressed business pie ture - daylight admitted through the bright windows of new homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Nothing Sacred

One by one, mere mans last citadels have been falling. Ever since the turn of the century, women have been advanc. ing farther and farther into the field of business. Directly after the World War they came plumping into equality in politics. With prohibition, they invaded the speakeasieS, and with repeal they blossomed in the cocktail bars. Even this last masculine refuge was lost to man.
 But he still had close harmony. The old barbershop chords, so dear to the masculine heart when blended above some flowing bowl in soul-stirring If not always accurate harmonies, were still little masculine domain uninvaded. In Buffalo the other day somebody staged barbershop harmony contest. Three girls entered And won!
 Three! Girls Is nothing sacred?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
. HIGHlIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
"Lost" Civilization Awaits Exploration

It is an absorbing mass of evidence
 that Col. Alexandre Braghine
 rnarsha's to prove the legend of
 a "lost continent" in the west
 ern seas, fin his book, "The
 western seas, In his book, "The
 Shadow of Atlantis" (DuttOn:
 $3.50). Tackllng one of the
 questions of the ages, the au-
 thor asserts that 15 to 10000
 years ago you could travel from
 Cuba to Babylon by land, that
 inscriptions found in the wilds
 of Brazil, Chile, etc., show the
 forefathers of the Egyptians
 originally came from South
 America. What destroyed At.
 lantis, if 1t was destroyed, no
 one knows. Perhaps . glgan-
 tic mete0rite. Braghine traces
 the story of Atlantis after this
 "tragedy" in the following
 fantastic excerpt:
 Little by little the very exists ence of the Atlanteans came to be forgotten, and gradually even the offshoot of that mighty and cultured race, which once had been supreme on earth, disap- pearde.
 Virgin forests grew over the ruins of It's ultramarine cities in South America, It's monuments de- cayed and crumbled into Shape- less heaps. The ages accumulated upon them mighty layers of al- lumium and hid them, seemingly, forever from the eyes Of men.
 The main portions of the Atlan- tean empire, the beautiful island of Poseidonis, rests now at 0 depth many fathoms beneath the blue waves of the ocean and It's temples and palaces are oyer- grown with seaweed. Multicol. ored and unknown spices of deep-water fauna swim between the stately columns of marble and poryhyry and the spacious halls shelter the petrified skeletons of the men of 12,000 years ago. They are lying there awaiting the bold inyestigators of the goth century A. D. who, with the help of mod ern inventions, will dare to de. Ecend and see for themselves the vestigiai proofs of the dark trag- edy once staged by cosmic forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Republicans are going to speed up the nomination of a candidate for U. s. Sen- ator, even to the point of practically nam- ing the opponent for U. s. Senator Francis T. Maloney (hes the Democrats likeliest bet) now that the Democrats have stolen a march on them. You'll see more of this specialization of opinion and delegate strength behind Paul Cornell and other COP hopefuls in the next few weeks. The Litchfieid County swing for Cornell this week was just the beginning of drive to get Republican candidate in the picture even before he has been officially named at the party convention. Democrats by naming their candidate in Hartford early in June are even beating the Republicans to their biggest meet later that month-
 the presidential nomination. Incidentally Paul Cornell will get plenty of support for his bid for the nomination throughout the state just on the strength of what he did two years ago. Whether or not the sena- toral nomination plum is to be his, though, rests with the higher-ups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
First in 19 Years

In June an event will occur which has not happened in the United States in 19 years. battleship will be launched. Two of them, in fact They are our first since 1921. Undoubtedly, considering the losses to the British fleet in the pres ent European war, the United States now has the worlds most powerful navy.
 We are in that position once before. At the Washington conference after the World War we proved that we would stop building battleships if others would. We still feel that way. But if others insist, we have no alternative, and the answer is on the ship-ways at Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Selected Poem
MILK MANS HORSE

MILK MANS HUNSE (5ara Henderson Hay In the New York TimeS) That sound, half heard, is just the same As when you heard 1t, long ago, And far away, and otherwhere. These buildings, thrusting into air, Might just as well be white and low, And wearing gardens like frame. These sidewalks, altering square by square, Become village thoroughfare, Bordered with naples, row on row. 0 strugger on the brink of sleep, Lie still, and open not your eyes. Thus for moment you may keep This memory taken by surprise And all because horses feet, Remembered rhythm, slow and sweet Went clop-clop- -clopping down the street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

o, When and where were double deck busses first used in the United Statesp
 A. They were imported from France and introduced on Fifth Avenue, New York, in 1906.
 @, When did the United States first require that goods manufac- tured In foreign countries and im- ported into the United States be marked with the name of the coun- try in which produced2
 A, The Tariff Act of 1890, which became effective March 1, 1891, was the first act to require that goods imported Into the United States be clearly marked in English with the name of the country of origin.
 @. What is a self-service store?
 A. One in which the stock Is ar- ranged on open shelves, easily ac. cesIble to customers who collect their own purchases and take them to Q central wrapping and cashier counter.
 c. How old was the City Of Pompeii when 1t was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuviusp
 A. Legend states that It was founded by the OscanS, and 1t dates from at least the 9th century before Christ. It was destroyed Tn 70 A. D.
 @. How did Deadwood, s. D., get It's name?
 A. It was named for adjacent forests of dead timber.
 o. When was slavery abolished in New Jersey?
 A. It was @ gradual process. In 1904 the Gradual Abolition Act' was enacted by the state legislature. If you want Q copy of the book
 let "Home Repairs" send to the
 Waterbury Democrats Washing
 ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street,
 Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents
 in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

changed man. He avoids the lime- light; and the murmurs of Wed- ding bells that used 10 tinkle In the society columns no longer are heard.
 This is worrying some of his friends. And the other day Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, father of three children, gave Murphy a fatherly lecture.
 Frank" he said, "yOu ought to be thinking seriously about marriage. You're 50 now and # you walt much longer lt may be too late. I'd hate to sec you grow old alone"
 :You're right, John, and it may interest you to know that I have already taken a step In the direction of matrim0ny."
 Marvellous! I'm mighty glad Co hear that. Have you popped the question yct?"
 "No," smiled Murphy, but I'm building Q house,
 VANISHED NLRB FILE
 one of the most important cases pending before the National Labor Relations Board is that of the American Potash and Chemical corporation, which is charged by the AFL Borax and Potash Work CTS Union with coercion to block collective bargaining. The La- bor Board ruled against the com- pany, and the decision was sus- tained by q Circuit Court and even by the U. s. Supreme Court.
 Contempt of court proceedings are now pending against the firm to compel 1t to obey the verdict. But the confidential Labor Board files on the case very mysteriously have vanished--someWhere be- tween the NLRB and the House committee investing 1t.
 Adding c note of peculiarity to the mystery is the fact that Ed- mund Toland, now general Coun- sel of the House Investigating committee Investigating 1t.
 Adding c note of peculiarlty to the mystery Is the fact that Ed mund Toland, now general coun- sel of the House Investigating committee, once represented
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
:. TOLL VETO
(New Haven Journal courier)


 Motorists everywhere should pay particular attention to Governor Lehman's veto of the Williamson bill which would have authorized Westchester County to relnstate the toll on the Hutchinson River Park way and institute others on other highways within the county limits. He bases his decision upon 6 recor1- mendation from the Public Roads Administration of the federal gov- ernment whose logic appears irre- futable. More than $2000,000 in federal funds, the PRA points out, has been spent on the Hutchinson River and Saw Mill River Parkways. The grants were made under the Federal Highway Act of 1921 which insists that oil roads constructed or reconstructed" with federal aid shall be free from tolls of oil kinds" Both Parkways were absorbed into the federal-aid system on request of the New York Highway department and the provisions of the Act were then made clear. To impose tolls now, therefore, would be considered 70 direct violation of the states agreement"
 That reasoning of course, applies only to just such situation as that in Westchester County and not to others in which federal grants do not figure. Gov. Lehman, however, went beyond the strictly legal as- poets of the proposal to discuss highway policy In general. He draws e "substantiai distinction" between tolls on highways and those flor c new bridge or tunnel. Debate there is inevitable; certainly . bridge or tunnel is as much an integral part of Q highway as the open country runs and ought to be subject 10 the same financial necessities. But there can be no debate with his pertinent summary: We cannot afford to overlook the long-range disastrous results of charging tolls on our
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
What's Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. Which president of the United States was grandson of a former president?
 2. IS there highway from the United States to Alaska?
 3. Gold is measured by the troy ounce or avoirdupois ouncep
 4. Did Gouverneur Morris or James Madison draft the constitu- ton of the U. s.?
 s. Who invented dynamitep
 6. What do the initials "A. W. o. L." stand for in the Army?
 7.>What word would you use to describe a pretense of wisdom with out the reality?
 8. Which members of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet have held their post continuously since 1883?
 9. Which is greater, the number of deaths Or of births In the United States?
 10. Who said "There is such 6 thing as e man being too proud to flght?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

American Potash and Chemi- cal. Furthermore, he represented the company in this very same case.
 Poland hOtIy denies knowing anything about the missing rec- Ords. So does Russell White sell, committee secretary, who insists they have never been in his possession. Both admit that the files of the Wheeling Steel Corporation case In which TOl- land also participated as private counsel, were obtained from the NLRB by a member of his staff while he was in Florida.
 But Whitesell says that as soon as he heard about 1t he ordered the records returned, and Toland asserts that his assistant "did not even examine the entire file. He was merely looking for a let ter In connection with out "black- listing" record"
 Meanwhile the big mystery re- mains: Where are the missing con- fldential records2
 MERRY.GO-ROUND
 During the visit to U. s. Of Canadian Prime Minister Mac- KenzIe King, State Department assigned a special agent to pro- tect him. Instruction to the agent: Keep him in sight, but keep out of his way" When Senator McNary of oregon lunches daily in the Senate restaurant, he discusses profound theological questions with his waiter, colored John Holloway, who studied for the ministry When Secretary Hull gives a cock tail party, he pays his hotel a dol- lar Q head A score of negroes Festival last week in D. A. R.'s Constitution Hall, which D. A. R. last year denied to Negress Marian Anderson .. A New York business man visiting Washington asked why his hotel rate was higher than usual. Cherry blossoms" was the answer.
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