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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
BANS,
WAR DEBTS
RAPED
Chamber IndorSeS Hoover Plan
For Arms Cut; Recommends
Sound National Budgets
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opposed "the suggestion that any
nation should feel free to ask a
fe-examinatiOn Of these debts on
the basis Of the underlying prin
ciples upon which they have been
settled"
The international chamber de.
clared that the integrity of war
debts is always fundamental to
the maintenance of international
credit and to the expansion of
commerce and industry"
Its specific recommendation on
war debts was:
"That observance of this eS-
sential principle, however, is
not inconsistent with an i'm.
partial examination of the ef-
fectS of these obligations on in
ternatiOnal trade, If warranted
by changed economic cOndi-
tiOns. such examination to be
based on the principles laid
down by the International
Chamber of Commerce at Its
congresses"
The principles referred to in
the resolution we're in the Rome
declaration, proposed by the
Americans in 1923 that "a proper
factor in any adjustment of such
Indebtedness should be the pres
ent and probable future ability
Of each debtor" and further that,
"In determining the ability Of any
debtor nation to pay. reasonable
consideration should be given to
the effect on its present and fu-
ture and in capacity may be ex-
pected from a sound national
budget together with the savings
resulting from the reduction of
excessive military expenses made
possible by the assurance OF peace
ful conditions"
..s Silver Question
The conference also voted to
ask the nations of the world to
call an international conference
to study methods to stabilize silver
prices.
The congress dealt generously
with the agricultural problems.
It declared it was of extreme i'm
portance to the commerce of the
whole world to restore prosperity
to agriculture and to appeal to
business men generally in every
country to help in solving the
farm problem.
The chamber declared that the
holding of international confer
ences was a method which "hulds
out the best possibilities Of sue
cess" It recommended further
study on the subject of extent,
direction and distribution that
agricultural production, the fl
nancing of crops, and appropTia-
tion of credit for agricultural
purposes"
It also urged the elimination
Of farm barriers and declared
against export premiums.
., The principal resolution adopted
by the international chamber
was entitled RESTORATION of In
ternatiopal Trade"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Lieutenant GiUen
BrQUerU Citation

The award of a citation for
gallantry in action to First Lieut..
John P. Goodman, Infantry Re.
serve Corps, now residing in Med
ford, Mass, was announced at
the War Department today.
The citation reads that Cor
poarl Goodman aided materially
in organizing the front line at
Belleau BoiS, France, October 27,
1918. after the objective had been
reached and on the next day,
while directing thanking rifle fire
on the advancing enemy he was
badly wounded in the leg, but
refused to allow any Of the men
to leave the front line to assist
him and walked alone to the
first aid station"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Wife Wed Too Soon,
Husband Contends

Charging that his marriage
March 80, last, to his wife,
Pauline M. Boyer, is invalid be-
cause she did not wait six months
to remarry after her Virginia di
vorce from a former husband,
Galen T. Boyer, 1882 Newton
st. N. E., has applied to the Dis
trict Supreme Court for an an
nulment.
Attorneys Robert E. Kline, jr.,
and William C. Ashford filed the
suit for the husband who says
that he did not know Of the pro-
vision of the Virginia law until
after his marriage.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Kin of Washington
Will BestOW FLag

Mrs. Eleanor Washington How.
ard. last relative of the first
President to be born in Mt. Yer
non, will present an American
flag to the Betsy Ross Corps, a
national patriotic organization Of
women fliers, at the Memorial
Continental Hall today.
Miss Marjorie StinSon, ayia,
trix and sister of Eddie StinSon,
well,known pilot and aircraft
manufacturer, will receive the
flsg. -
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
IOUd State Society
To Haze Final Dance

The Iowa State Society will hold
its final dance of the season May
is at the Willard. Col. Henry
Spencer Merrick is in charge of
the dance.
Claude r. Porter, Interstate
Commerce Commissioner, who is
president of the society, and Mrs.
Porter, will receive the guests.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
2 LOrtOn Inmates
EScdpe Guards

Guards at the Lorton reforma-
tory were today searching for two
prisoners who escaped from the
institution yesterday.
The men are John A. Irwin, 25,
who was serving a sentence for
robbery, and Hyman Levin, 81,
who had been convicted for viola
ton of the prohibition act. Both
men escaped while at work.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
GARDEN CLUB PLANS

The Arlington County Garden
Club will hold it's May meeting at
the Lyon Park School next
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. H.
H. Mckinney, of the United States
Department of Agriculture, will
be the principal speaker, his sub
ject being Plant Disease"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Salvation. Arn,y's
Head Sees HOODeE

Gen. Edward j. Higgins, inter.
national commander of the Sal,
vation Army. gave an outline of
the work and future plans of that
organization at Constitution Hall
last night.
Prior to the meeting, General
Higgins was received at the White
House by President Hoover.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
HOSPITAL SESSION

Stockholders Of the Montgom-
cry County General Hospital,
Inc, located near Sandy Spring
in Montgomery county, will hold
their annual meeting next
Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the
hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Alexandria to SGUe
On Motor Licenses

According to Claude w. Fletcher
in charge of the distribution of
State automobile tags, residents
of Alexandria and vicinity will
save approximately $45 900 year
in license fees if the Legislature
accedes to the suggestion of
Mccall Frazier, State Motor
Vehicle Commissioner, and re-
duces the license on small cars
to $40 each.
Fletcher has issued 5,371 IL
censes on pleasure cars since
January l.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
TARIFFS
ASKED FROM
ACROSS SEA
President of International
Chamber Heard From Berlin;
Wants War Debt Revision

The international Chamber of
Commerce heard an appeal for
lowered tariff barriers and war
debt revision from across the sea
today.
Speaking from Berlin, the
chambers incoming president,
Franz Won Mendelssohn, greeted
fellow-memberS, and in a brief ad-
dress emphasized removal of trade
and debt barriers as two paths
leading to international recovery
from economic depression.
Came Across Atlantic
This address was heard in the
chamber session here, brought
across the Atlantic by radio and
transmitted from the receiving
point to Washington by a direct
wire.
Mendelssohn took advantage OF
the novel hook-up from Berlin TO
point to decreasing space in the
world today, and said modern sci
ence had brought all parts Of the
world so close together that it WAS
futile not to recognize that all
portions Of the world were inter
dependent units. He declared:
Business is in extraordinary
straits, such as it has hardly
ever experienced before, but
equally extraordinary are the .
possibilities given to the leaders
OF business to release it from
these straits, to convert scien.
titic progress into progress In
well-being, and to convert the
riches of the earth which this
progress has rendered available,
but which, owing to the present
OVer-prOductiOn, seems almost
to be q curse, intO real riches
and blessings for mankind"
Talks of War Debts
Turning to the tariff and link
ing it with war debts, Mendels-
sohn said:
"Thc well-being of the credi.
tor is endangered when the
debtor is crushed under his bur
dens, and when political and
economic conditions endanger
productive work.
"The seller needs the pur.
chasing power of the buyer.
There is no method by which
economic welI.being can be
permanently isolated in one
country. Locked up capital
wealth dries up, but what is ap-
piled to fruitful soil will be pro-
ductive both in outflow and re-
turn.
Attacks Restrictions
'"This applies in particular to
Europe, which still and even
more than formerly clingS to
economic barriers and ObStruc-
tiOns that must lead to loss Of
capital, restrictions in develop.
ment and unemployment.
1--WE Europeans regard with
admiration the great uniform
economic area of the truly
United States. Even If we can
not follow this example, much
can yet be done and economic
barriers, which have become
irkSOme to us, progressively re-
moved.
'cIf business is at last allowed
to develop on economic lines,
fresh from political influence
foreign to business, this will be
to the benefit of the COM
munity and Of every single in
dividual."
BURGLARS TAKE CLOTHING
The Washington times., 1931-05-09

GREAT-GREAT grand niece
Of George Washington as she
sailed for Paris where she will
act as hostess at the replica OF
Mount Vernon which Uncle
Sam built for the French nter'
colonial Exposition.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of May 7,
$249, 49.498.26; expenditures, $13,,
263, ,4lO.22; customs receipts, ST.
394,971.86,
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Morgan "IgnOrGnt"
OF World DEPRESSION

NEW YORK, May 9 Q.N.SD.
"DOnt know anything about
any depression"
That was the answer given to-
day by j. P. Morgan when asked
his opinion about world depres
sion in trade.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
BURGLARS TAKE CLOTHING

Clothing valued at $50 was re-
ported stolen by Rida Price, 1875
Florida Ave. N. w., today.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
JUDGE HENRY SPEAKS

Judge Edward Henry, colored
magistrate of Philadelphia, spoke
before the Mu-SoLit Club last
night. He discussed law as a pro-
fesSion. M. Grant Lucas, presi,
dent of Che club, presided.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01

The program at the Spurriel
school Wednesday afternoon, Dec
"a, was very interesting and wa
thoroughly enjoyed by ALL The pu
pills had been well trained ant
knew their program so perfectly
that no mistakes were made.
Mrs. Brant Shook spent one day
last week with Mrs. Eliza Moody
AS far as we know, the following
persons ate Christmas dinner away
from home: Dale woodward and
wife with David vanfossen's, OF
Stockport; Isaac Shocks at Don
Adrian's of JOY; Harvey Hallowell's s
at Mrs. Lide Michener's of Chester
hill.
Mrs Eliza Moody and son Dean
and Walter Shook were McConnels-
vile callers Wednesday afternoon.
The Spurrier school graded 100 eo
in the sale of Christmas seals.
Sunday, Dec. 28. N. M. Wood.
superintendent of the Mt Zion Sun
day school, gave fine treat of or
anges and candy to the scholars.
Walter Shook spent Sunday night
with Dean Moody.
Helen Mosier who has been in a
hospital at Marietta for several
weeks, has returned to her home at
Joy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs Estell Bailey of New
Vienna spent their Christmas vaca-
tion with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs G. r. Bailey.
The Christmas program and tree
at Bailey's church was well attend
ed, Tuesday evening. A pageant,
"The Kingmaker's Choice was Civ.
en- by the two adult classes.
H. f. White and family and j. A..
Simpson and family spent Christmas
day with their parents, S. A. Smith
and wife of near Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Revenaugh of
Blue Rock spent Christmas with
Mrs. Revenaugh's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Smell of Bragg
Station spent Christmas at Sextus
Henery's.
Junior White of near Westland
spent part of his Christmas vacation
with his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
H. F.. White.
Evelyn Hambleton of Kirkersville
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01
AGRICULTURE NEWS NOTES
(By III. F. Eaton, County Agent

On Jan. 8 and at the Woodmen
hall over Stanbery's drug store, in
McConnelsville, poultry problems
will be discussed by local poultry
men, three specialists from the poul
try department of Ohio State Uni
versity and man familiar with egg
and poultry marketing problems.
This two day poultry school offers
an opportunity for Morgan county
poultrymen to accumulate great
many facts relative to poultry man
agement, feeding, disease control
and the poultry outlook for the
future. Over rs poultrymen have
enrolled for this two day school,
and thus the school is assured.
Poultrymen are urged to keep
these dates in mind and to be pres
ent at 10 O'Clock in the morning, of
each Of these days.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01

theory are not doing or trying to do
a solitary thing for the benefit Of the
masses of humankind out in heather
fields where the needs are the great
est and the helpers are the fewest-
Those who profess to know the will
Of the Lord and then do not make
an honest effort to perform the SER
vice he calls for, will likely have
more to account for in judg-
ment than those who know not
the Masters will and do not do It,
On my rounds visited J. H. Cur
ry, formerly of about Pennsville,
now resident of Ravenden, Ark.
Had lot of tire trouble near the
end of the journey, requiring re-
placement of tree castings and tubes;
wrench slipped and knocked off a
tooth: car started to run backwards
on a hill, and skinned and bruised
my leg in an effort to stop it; went
into the ditch on muddy street in
Oklahoma City; picked up fellow
from New York who had carried
kilograms to Gov. AL Smith, on his
way.
Several of our local banks have
closed and so far only one has re-
opened.-Don Carlos James.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01
A NEW
MONTHLY JOURNAL

Something that's different, dis
tinctly new-yet combining the best
of the old comes to you with the
new and greater Christian Herald
monthly.
This outstanding Christian Herald
monthly which has done so many
fine jobs in it's years of usefulness
comes to it's readers next month as
an eighty page monthly magazine
chock full of the finest and best
that's to be had in religious read
ing. Reading that you'll enjoy just
as much as the best of secular mag
azines.
Let us send you the copies of this
new magazine for the next eight
months so that you and the mem
bers of your family can see for
yourselves just how interesting and
alert its contents are.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01
Wants inexpensive Inauguration

Wants inexpensive Inauguration
Plans for an inauguration in ac-
cord with the wishes Of George
White, governor-elect, that it shall
require only small expenditure of
state funds for necessary formali-
ties, were begun Wednesday by a
committee representing the Colum-
bus Chamber of Commerce. Judge
Charles T. Warner is honorary
chairman of the committee and Wal
ter f. Heer, Columbus, publisher,
responsible for management of the
Democratic Victory Dinner" last
June, is general chairman. Friends
OF the governor-elect in various
parts of the state have informed him
that they insist upon parade and
other traditional features of an in
augural. He has acquiesced in their
plans, the committee was told, with
the stipulation that those participat-
ing in the celebration spend their
own funds to such an extent as they
may care to, but no unnecessary cost
shall be incurred calling for use of
taxpayers money
Public offices belong to the peo-
pie, and if some of our citizens in
sist upon marking a change of ad-
ministrations by turning out delega-
tions that pay their own way, they
may thus contribute to the stimula-
tion of business said Chairman
Heer. 'To this extent the gov
ernor is willing to sanction for
NAL inaugural program. but he We
toes any expenditure of public mon
ey except for such essential arrange
ments as the equipment of the state
house for the oath-taking cere-
mony." Accordingly Chairman Heer
has planned with Brig. Gen Frank
Henderson, designated by the new
governor as adjutant general, to
utilize only such national guard
units as can participate without
travel expense. Marietta, home OF
the governor-elect, has indicated a
desire to have Co. A, 166th O. N. G.,
attend and this unit will be assigned
with Troop e, 107th Cavalry, o. N.
G., of Columbus, as the military es-
cort Of the incoming and outgoing
chief executives. Fort Hayes, CO.
lumbus, United States army post,
will contribute battalion and a
band. These organizations, Spanish
American war veterans, American
Legion posts. and Columbus o. N. G..
units will form the nucleus of a pa
rade in which Democratic clubs of
Cincinnati, Cleveland, and other
cities have asked to be included.
each club paying its own expenses.
The Ohio State University band, and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01

1000 university cadets have ar
ranged to participate If weather con-
ditions favor the light uniforms with
which they are equipped.
Because near-zero temperatures
marred Governor Cooper's inaugu-
ration two years ago, the committee
has decided to provide for indoor
ceremonies If inclement weather
forbids the usual outdoor program
on the capitol steps. 1t has been es-
timated 5000 persons can be accom-
modated in the rotunda of the cap
itol if necessary. After the new
governor has been sworn in, mem
bers of the general assembly will be
introduced to him and public re-
ception will follow. The governor
elect, consenting to the parade on a
payas you-go basis. specified that
there should be no formal reception
at night or other "dressup'' func-
tions.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01

Is spending her Christmas vacation
with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Hambleton.
Installation of grange officers
New Years day. Pot luck dinner
Everyone welcome.
The Coterie met at the home OF
Mrs. "A. l.. Erwin, Tuesday, with
nine members present. After the
business part Of the meeting the
following program prepared by Mrs
Erwin was rendered: Christmas car
OILS, by club; Christmas reading, by
May Spencer; Christmas tree and
distribution Of presents; song
Silent Night"
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jones of Cleve-
land spent from Wednesday until
Sunday with Mrs. Jones' parents
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Fordham.
Several from here attended the
basket ball game at Stockport, Dec.
"a.
w. E. Bishop and jamie Patterson
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bish-
op, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Revenaugh
and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. AL
bert Mayes with a Christmas dinner
at w. E.. Bishops home.
Mrs. Nettie Sherwood and daugh-
ter Ada and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mellor and family of Newark spent
Christmas day with J. Harry Hen
cry, and family.
A Christmas program was given
at each of the three schools, We'd
nesday afternoon-Newsom, Spen~
Ger and Newton Ridge Santa was
able to visit them all, but he brought
his good wife along at Newton
Ridge.
Bobbie Tompkins spent Sunday
with his grandmother, Mrs. Edith
Harkins of Pennsville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01
A Missionary Tour With Plenty or
EyDerience

Experience
BY working until after II O'Clock
each night for six nights and until
about 2:30 on Friday night. the
writer got away Nov. /, on mis-
sionary promotion trip leading
through Tennessee. Arkansas, Okla
homa and Missouri. Some of the
churches visited were already giving.
others even with debts were favor
ably disposed, and some new giving
was enlisted. The congregations OF
Christ, with which I am assOciating.
undertake to restore in modern
times the Christianity of Apostolic
times, and since the church in the
New Testament had no missionary
societies, we have none either, and
hold that humanity designed mis-
sionary societies are innovations up
on Gods order of things, and there
fore not pleasing to him. In the old
church at Malta around 40 years
ago, l was taught 1.-The societies are
wrong, the church ought to do the
work. To this I subscribed heart
lily, and by this position l still stand,
and it is entirely too bad that thou
sands of the churches believing that
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01
Railroad VS.. Buses

The Frisco Railroad. in trying to
hold it's passenger business against
inroads of motor bus lines, has low
cred it's passenger rates to cents a
mile for day coach travel, and has
experienced an immediate increase
in passenger traffic. The bus lines
have taken away an important part
of railroad passenger business, and
truck lines are handling shipments
of freight once sent over the steam
lines. 1t is condition and not a
theory that confronts the railroads
and the action of the Frisco shows
that the railroads intend to fight
for their business. 1t is certain Con
gress will hear of measures for in
terstate regulation OF the bus lines,
either placing railroad restrictions
on them or relieving the railroads
OF some costs claimed by them to be
burdensome and unwise. States
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01
MORGAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT

Enter my name for trial sub
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ly at the special rate of 81, which |
enclose.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-01

From Tycho's tables of the stars,
Kepler was able to show that the
square Of the time that it took a
planet to go around the sun once
was directly proportional to the
cube of the planets distance from
the sun, and this law worked for all
the planets. To the lay mind, this
sounds like too much of a math.
ematical statement to arouse any
appreciable excitement. Kepler,
however, was so thrilled over his
discovery that he thought he had
discovered the secret Of harmony in
the universe, and the law has been
known ever since as Kepler's har
monic law. This law more than any
other thing immortalized the name
Of Kepler. The year of 1880 saw
many celebrations throughout the
world commemorating the 30Oth an
niversary of the death of Kepler.
BY means of this curious inter
relationship of the sizes OF the
planets orbits and the speed with
which they go around the sun, as
tronomers of 1881 will be able to
derive new value for the radius of
the earth's orbit as soon as they
have predetermined the distance to
Eros. Observations are now in prog
ress at the Perkins observatory of
Ohio Wesleyan University, the Dear
born observatory at Northwestern
University, and other important OBJ.
servatories, for measuring the dis
tance of Eros from night to night
during the coming weeks. AS Eros
is observed from widely distributed
places on the globe, the intercom-
parison of the observations will re-
veal the apparent different direc-
tions in which Eros is seen from
these different viewpoints. The mea-
sured angles will then give the as
tronomer the solution of his prob
lem, the distance from the earth to
Eros.
The planet Eros is also of interest
to astronomers because while shin
ing by reflected sunlight, as do all
the other planets, the intensity of
it's light appreciably varies from
time to time. 1t is believed that the
variability in its light is caused by
the planet turning on its axis and
presenting irregular shapes to the
sun and the earth. Eros, indeed,
may be like gigantic meteorite, an
irregular lump of rock spinning
around and rejecting light different
ly depending upon which of its many
jagged sides may be rejecting the
light at the time of our observa-
tions. Eros is rather different from
the planets with which we are most
familiar, and which are sensibly
spherical in shape.
There are many other bodies,
however, in the class Of Eros which.
because of their size, are called
planetoids or asteroids Upwards of
a thousand of these asteroids are
known to be revolving about the
sun. for the most part between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter 1t has
been suggested. inasmuch as there
is no large planet in this region as
might have been expected, that
these thousand odd asteroids are
the fragments of planet which
may have exploded or been broken
to pieces by collision with a comet
encountered in the remote past
Perkins Observatory December 49,
1890.