1937-10-01 - Northern New York Historical Newspapers

PAGE TWO THE BREWSTER STANDARD — ESTABLISHED 1869 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937
« * WEEKLY
CONSTITUTIONAL
fry MAX BEPNS
Laws and Amendments
\ How does the time required to
pass a law compare with the time
required to adopt an amendment to
our Constitution? *
In every session ot Congress
| thousands of laws are suggested.
'hundreds are submitted, scores are
, debated and only a few are passed.
Many are held over, some for a year.
some for several years and others
for many years. The quantity and
•the confusion are too great to re
duce to mathematical precision.
Many amendments to our Constitution
also have been submitted to
Congress, only a few of which have
been adopted by Congress and sub
, mltted to the people. Most of the latter
have been adopted In periods
{varying from nine months to 46
; monthB.
( The first few amendments, known
as the .Bill of Rights, were adopted
las a group 27 months after being
submitted by Congress. To ratify
the 16th or income tax amendment
Ira Vail to Race
At Danbury Fair
The auto races at the Danbury Fair
are always a strong drawing card. Past
machines with well known drivers offer
exciting sport. This year Is no exception.
The events are conducted under personal
direction of Ira Vail of Manhasset.
N. Y., and under A. A. A. rules*,
urday in October.
October Oth, meet unfavorable weather,
the races will be called off entirely.
Among the entrants is Bob Sail,
Southern A. A. A. Champion of 1937,
and many others with records that
have given them top notch places on
the lists of skilled and daring performers
in automobile contests.
Cars seen on famous tracks and
men at the wheels who have won plaudits
of thousands will thrill the crowds
at the Danbury Fair the second Saturday
in October.
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An Inch of topsoil may be lost from
a slope under cultivation in one year,
whereas it took nature 400 years to
develop that same inch of soil. Conservation
measures help to prevent
this Ion.
One of the Leading
Hair Dressing
Salons
m. Of —
Jleto Cnglanb
Is the
Corgal SMjop
We Aim To Please the
Most Fastidious.
248 Main St.
Tel 183
W. F. CORGAL, Prop.
Corgals Est 1900
took 43 montbs. The people were,
ready for repeal of prohibition and'
took only nine months to adopt the;
21 si or repeal amendment
The uveruge lilliu luijuued for all:
21 amendments, counting the first'
tew as oiu- group, was 19 V4 months.
It takes as long or longer for Congress
to pass some laws
Copyright 1U37 by Max Berns
Two Bands and Soloist
To Appear at Fair
It seems as if music was a necessary
part of a Pair and the officials of the
Danbury Pair try to leave nothing undone,
so far as possible, to give enjoyment
to patrons. John R. Bacon,
who has charge of this feature, has
engaged the Lampham Band, of New
York City, and the New Departure
Band, of New Britain, to play at the
Danbury Fair grounds from Oct. 2 to
0. Miss Mildred ODoone, soprano singer,
will be heard with the Lampham
musicians.
Both organizations have reputations
won by their splendid performances
and earned by their long and efficient
practice together. They will be heard
in the big tent and in front of the
grandstand.
Programs arranged include airs that
put punch into the occasion; put new
vigor into folks, rhythms that give
swing to one's stride and cadences that
soothe and comfort.
The tang in October air and the lilt
of the band music are strong features
in the popularity of the Pair.
Steel Pier at Atlantic City, Coney
Island and other well known resorts
have enjoyed the playing of .these
same musicians.
Cheney Cow Makes
New Official Records
Two Guernsey cows owned by O. H.
Cheney of Patterson, New York, have
just finished new official records for
production which entitles them to
entry in the Advanced Register of
the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
These animals include five year old
Payroyal's Hemmadine 324154 producing
11502.1 pounds of milk and 474.8
pounds of butter fat In class AAA and
two year old Cornwall Hill Orange
401000 producing 6853.7 pounds of milk
and 380.6 pounds of butter fat in class
GGG.
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PATTERSON
Miss Ruth Johnston of Ridgefleld,
N. J., spent the week end with her
mother who returned with her and remained
until Tuesday.
Mrs. George Ackley of New Mllford,
called on friends here Monday*.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Levi recently
of Bavaria have rented the David
Kent house for the winter.
Mrs. Towner Kent entertained two
tables of bridge at her home Monday
evening.
Mr. Hudson Rich and daughter Norma
of Katonah, were callers of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Newcomb Sunday.
The annual World Wide Communion
Sunday will be celebrated at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday and all
members have received a special appeal
to be present and join in this
world-wide fellowship.
Miss Louise Austin spent the week
end at her home here and motored
back Sunday morning accompanied by
her mother who spent the day in
Preeport, L X
Mr. and Mrs. William Buchanan
have closed their restaurant on Route
22 and with his father, Mr. John
Buchanan, have returned to their
home on South street for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Whittemore and
Mr. VanDuzer and Master David Newcomb
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L Newcomb Sunday.
Mr. Henry Ludington fell down the
cellar stairs at his home one day last
week and it was feared at first that
he was badly injured. The Brewster
ambulance conveyed him to the White
Plains Hospital where X-ray showed
that no bones were broken although
he was badly shocked and bruised and
it was thought best for him to remain
at least a week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 6. Sloat returned
Sunday evening from a month spent
in Rochester.
Rev. H. E. HUlery and E. S./Sloat
attended a medting |ctf 'Westchester
Presbytery in New Rochelle Tuesday.
Rutledge and Sloat are drilling an
artesian well for Mr. Ward Tolbert at
Green Chimney Farm near Barnum's
Corners.
Mr. Semon Richmond Is taking a
course at Cornell University, Ithaca.
Advocate Change
In the Jury Law
A change in the jury law which
would "modernize" the qualifications
of jurors and make eligible for jury
duty those persons who own personal
property as well as real estate owners,
was recommended by City Judge
Thomas F. Fasso of New Rochelle.
In a letter to State Senator Pliny
W. Williamson, of ScarsdaQe, Judge
Fasso scored -the present regulations
as archaic. The law now provides
that a person who does not own real
estate may serve on juries if he is assessed
for personal property in the
amount of $250. The law assessing
personal property has been repealed,
however, he said.
Every war works like a hair-trigger
on the Interrogation: Why Is the
League of Nations?—Toledo Blade.
Foods that make up an adequate
low-cost diet, given in order of their
importance, are listed in Cornell Bulletin
E-236 on low cost foods for
health.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF
CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912,
Of The Brewster Standard published
weekly *t Brewster, New York, for
October 1, 1987.
State of New York,
County of Putnam, as.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid, personally
appeared E. W. Addis Estate,
who, having been duly sworn according
to law, deposes and says that he is
the owner of toe Brewster Standard
and that the following is, to the best of
his knowledge and belief, a true statement
of the ownership, management
(and if a dally paper, the circulation),
etc., of the aforesaid publication for
the date shown in the above caption,
required by the Act of August 24, 1912,
embodied in section 411, Postal Laws
and regulations, printed on the reverse
of this form, to wit:
L That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing editor,
and business managers are:
Publisher, E. W. Addis Estate, Brewster,
N. Y.
Editor, E. W. Addis Estate, Brewster,
N. Y.
Managing Editor, E. W. Addis Estate,
Brewster. N. Y.
Business Managers, E. W. Addis
Estate, Brewster, N. Y.
2. That the owner is: (If owned by a
corporation, its name and address
must be stated and also immediately
thereunder the names and addresses
of stockholders owning or holding one
per cent or more of total amount of
stock. If not owned by a corporation,
the names and addresses of the individual
owners must be given. If owned
by a firm, company, or other unincorporated
concern, its name and address,
as well as those of each individual
member, must be given.)
E. W. Addis Estate. Brewster, N. Y.
8. Tha£ the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security holders
owning or holding 1 per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are: (If there are
none, so state.)
None.
ESTHER L. ADDIS.
Executrix.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 2Mb day of September, 1987.
MAROAKET L. MACKEY.
Notary Public.
(My commission expires March 80,
1938).
Uncommon
Americans
-By Bmo Scott Watson-
Early-Day Dictator
T ONG before Mussolini or Hitler
JL - / were born, an American gave
a demonstration of "how dictators
get that way." His name was Adolphus
Frederick Hubbard and he was
lieutenant-governor of the state of,
Illinois at the time.
In 1825 Gov. Edward Coles notified
the lieutenant - governor that he
would leave the state the next month
and that Hubbard would be responsible
for the executive duties during
his absence which would not exceed
three months. Eut Coles came back
sooner than he had expected.
The lieutenant-governor, however,
was so well pleased with the job that
he decided he would like to go on
governing. So he announced that
Coles, by his absence, had "abdicated"
and that as lieutenant-governor,
the legal successor to the
governor, he, Hubbard, was now
the governor. Coles paid no attention
to this but returned to his duties
and was recognized by all the executive
officers as governor.
Undiscouraged by this fact, Hubbard
issued a commission as paymaster
general to W. L. D. Ewing
and when the secretary of state
refused to sign it, Ewing, prompted
thereto by Hubbard, appealed to the
Supreme court to issue a mandamus
forcing the secretary to sign the
commission. The court refused so
Hubbard next appealed to the legislature
to support him in his claim to
the governorship.
When it came to a vote, only two
legislators came out openly for
the "pretender" and after a while
Hubbard decided to abandon his
plan of becoming "governor by
usurpation."
Later he decided to win that honor
by more legal methods and during
the campaign he made a speech
which has become a classic in American
political history. He said:
"Fellow-citizens, I offer myself as a
candidate before you for the office
of governor. I do not pretend to be
a man of extraordinary talents; nor
do I claim to be equal to Julius
Caesar or Napoleon Bonaparte, nor
yet to be as great a man as my
opponent, Governor Edwards. Nevertheless
I think I can govern you
pretty well. I do not think it will
require a very extraordinarily smart
man to govern you; for to tell the
truth, fellow-citizens, I do not think
you will be very hard to govern,
nohow 1"
P. S. He wasn't elected.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Uncommon
Americans
-By DM* Scott Watson-
Yankee Saint
'TE' hundred years ago they
O looked upon John Humphrey
Noyes as a madman, a crank, a
heretic and an immoralist. But today
the historians speak of him
as "a Yankee saint," a "true
genius" and "one of the noblest
pioneers America has ever produced."
Born in Vermont, Noyes was educated
at Dartmouth and prepared
himself for a career in law. But
the religious fervor which swept the
country in the early 1830's seized
him and he entered Andover theological
seminary to prepare himself
for the ministry. However, after obtaining
his license to preach, Noyes
began to rebel against dogmatic and
professional religion. Becoming
known for his heresies, his license
was taken away from him. Then
he announced he was going to establish
a kingdom of God on earth
and he founded the Putney community
in Vermont.
There he put into practice his philosophy
of Christian Communism
which included the most intimate
relationships of living. Because of
these daring experiments, Noyes
was repeatedly persecuted by
groups of reformers and more than
once he narrowly escaped imprisonment.
Finally, he moved his colony
to Oneida, N. Y., where it became
famous for the successful industries
it started.
In 1869 Noyes inaugurated another
experiment which brought down
upon him a fresh storm of protest
from the exponents of traditional
morality. He called it "stirpiculture"
which was nothing more than
a program of scientific breeding for
the human race long before the
word "eugenics" had been coined.
The results of these experiments
are said by actuarial experts to
be unparalleled in the records of
modern vital statistics.
In 1831 his Oneida community was
changed to a corporation and by
the time of his death five years
later there was little left of the
original idea of the community but
its name. During the next ho if century
the name of John Humphrey
Noyes sank into obscurity. Then his
biography was written by a modern
scholar who has declared: "However
obvious his defects remain,
John Noyes possessed the attributes
of genius . Such a life has
seemed far more worthy of commemoration
than many of those more
celebrated, more honored by the
nation and the world, yet who never
dared, as Noyes did, to translate
ideals into the reality of living."
HAPPENINGS
1917—TWENTY YEARS AGO
Mrs. Juengst and Mrs. Burgess will
entertain at Kishawana on Saturday.
Seth Crosby, who was injured in a
runaway accident recently left Danbury
Hospital on Wednesday with his
customary military step.
Dr. F. L. Gamage, headmaster of
Pawling school, will address a union
service at the Methodist church on
the excise question next Sunday evening.
William A. Sheppard of the 165th Infantry
now ranks as Sergeant.
Dr. M. McG. Gardner, of Watertown,
spent Sunday in Brewster. He expects
to go to Prance any day now.
Pvt. William A. Towner who enlisted
recently in the 23rd Regiment arrived
in Spartanburg this week. Boynton
Towner is receiving training at
Sandy Hook.
Mrs. Prank Emerson, formerly Miss
Kimberly, of Brewster School, is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Crane.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson are now (Presbyterian
Missionaries in Africa.
Capt. H. H. Vreeland has been notified
that he will soon embark for
Prance where he will be schooled in
Modern Warfare after which he will
return to this country and train drafted
men.
Mrs. A. P. Budd, chairman of Surgical
Dressings, has just completed a
course at the teaching center, 451
Madison Avenue and will demonstrate
the recent changes in surgical dressings
to all the Instructors in the Brewster
Branch on Tuesday and Friday
mornings next week.
At the Men's Club bowling alleys
on Tuesday the Old Warriors beat the
Trained Seals. The Old Warriors were
Dr. Boynton, Dr. Scofleld, Wiltse, Tuttle
and W„ Mackey. The Trained Seals
were Pugsley, Merritt, Dr. Marshall,
Sheridan and F. Mackey. Some
matches with out-of-town teams are
being arranged.
Claud Horton, father of Mrs. Albro
Travis, died at Albany on Tuesday. His
widow and three daughters survive.
The funeral was held at Albany. Interment
was at Port Ewan, N. Y.
1907—THIRTY TEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. John 6. Eno are visiting
relatives in Elgin, HI.
Henry Clay Reed, formerly employed
at Borden's factory, has accepted a
position as watchman at Rest-a-Whlle.
Fred W. Storm with A. F. Lobdeil,
Philip Diehl and A. P. Budd as guests
in his Maxwell oar attended the Dutchess
County Fair at Poughkeepsie.
Miss Edith Dlehl and Mrs. Andrew
Ferris will entertain at the last regular
Saturday at Kishawana Country
Club. Volunteers will provide for golfers
until snow covers the ground.
Ronan, owned by Major Frank Wells
now in training at Ryanogue Farm is
entered in two races at the Danbury
Fair.
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voices as dearly as if you paid a visit
in person.
You really have to talk with someone
out-of-town by telephone to appreciate
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extending sympathy.. .giving words of
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Lakeside Hal who won at Poughkeepsie
will be driven at Danbury on Wednesday
by Alex McMillan.
Fred W. Storm will exhibit his pacer
Teddy, a pair of black horses, a
road horse, four year old gelding
and a pair of mules.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Towner entertained
Hon. and. Mrs. Samuel Mc­
Millan in their attendance at the Baptist
Association yearly meeting at
Towners Baptist church.
Land is being acquired for additional
tracks on the Harlem above Putnam
Junction. The present owners are Eli
Griffin, Mortimer Bloomer and A. F.
Lobdeil.
Edward Pcrcival died at his home on
Tuesday. He was born in New York
City and was in the 69th year of his
age. His widow and three children,
James, Margaret and Edward survive.
Funeral service conducted by Rev. J. J.
Reed were held at his residence. Interment
was in Drewcliffe cemetery.
J. Crawford Hodge died in Danbury
on Tuesday, aged 60 years. He was
born In Mllltown. Mr. Hodge was an
all-year-round employee of Barnum
and Bailey. His surviving relatives are
sisters, Mrs. Truman Banks, Mrs.
Charles H. Lent and Mrs. Frank G.
Eno; and his brothers, Henry B. Hodge
and Edward F. Hodge. Funeral service
was on Thursday. Interment was at
Bridgeport. fr-
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