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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24

in nine days and another in five,
it will take both of them, working
together, anywhere from five to f1f-
teen days to complete the task. And
so on, ad nauseam.
Not long ago, banquet was CIV
en- in one of our Ohio towns for the
members of an athletic team
Speeches were made, flowers flung,
laurel wreaths hung, ct cetera, ct
cetera. But banquets aren't given
for the best students and, primarily
that's what one goes to school for,
you know-to gain an education.
It's glorious, thrilling thing to
duck through right tackle for six
yards and touchdown; it's Won
derful to cage the winning basket
in the final seconds of an overtime
period; it's sweet to lay down a
bunt and cross up the opposing
pitcher who stands fat footed while
a runner dashes in from third. But
the plunge through the line, or the
winning basket or the winning run
udS lOIlllilS " w Will tlC Dilolui1l
theorum or the chemical properties
Of glycerine or the law Of falling
bodies. It's great to be fine de-
fensive back, but it's rather better
to be able to use proper English
and to spell correctly. Athletics are
fine splendid, both for the mind
and the body, but they can easily
be over emphasized, and / contend
that they are over emphasized to-
day to the actual detriment of the
high school student.
AS for the moral and spiritual
uplift-it' just isn't there!
And in the final analysis, three
units must bear the responsibility
for the salvation of our youth. They
are the home, the school and the
church. The youngsters must be
educated to know that the lasting
! things of life are those founded on
decency and honor. Whether the
point is made in the promise OF
! eternal reward or the common sense
+! demonstration that it pays in life to
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24

satisfaction, more genuine pleasure
than can lie in all the drunkenness,
crime and sex orgies in the world.
It's silly to place the onus for
the present state of affairs on pro-
hibition. Prohibition, too, is an ef-
feet. / am aware that prohibition
in many of it's phases is ghast.y
failure, but the radical, rampant
vets have failed to show anything
better to take it's place. No one can
tell me that it isn't a step in the
right direction. The great trouble
is, when prohibition came into ef-
feet, the education against the drink
evil ceased. If ever educated and
strong leadership were needed, II IS
right now. Unless the public wax
ens-and soon-it is sure to have
rude awakening one of these days,
and find crime in complete con-
I troll; anarchy reigning, the people
ground under the merciless heel or
the monarchs of mobdom, whose
/ regime will make that of Ivan the
Terrible resemble by contrast the
mild direction of Sunday school
superintendent.
BY natural confederation, we go
| from the thought of the Sunday
school superintendent to another
phase of the motion picture indus
try. Have ever you seen Roman
/ Catholic priest depicted on the
! screen as other than a kindly, low
able, sanity, heroic man, who, like
! the humble parson of Goeffrey
! Chaucer -. "Cristes lore, and His
Apostles twelve He taughte, but
| first he folwed it himself?" And
/ that is very fine. | know great
many priests, and they are splendid,
upright, intellectual men, sincere in
purpose and belief; and clean OF
body, mind and soul. But l know a
! great many ministers, as we'll,
whose lives are open books; who
! follow faithfully the code they
teach their focks, and yet on the
screen most of the preachers are
shown to be Pharisaical, blue nosed,
Puritanical hypocrltes, with shl1t-
ing morals and microscopic souls.
Why is this? 1t is because the
movie magnates dare not offend the
dignity of the Catholic church. 1t
/ is an organized religion, and its
! followers are intensely loyal. Spread
/ the word among the faithful and
they will shun the movie theatres
as though they were leper wards
Why cannot the Protestant pas
tors command this same respect?
Why do a group of Semitic million
aires dare to mock at the standard
! bearers of the Protestant faith?
The answer is plain. No organiza-
ton. Yes, and decidedly little
| loyalty. If a pastor directs his
| flock to eschew a certain picture, it
is certain that the members thereon
will be out in force to see it, even II
| the seeing means a curtallment o.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24

bread and potatoes.
What influence, therefore, has the
church over the young? Is it fall
ing down on the job?
Next we take up the public schools
which owe a duty to the young. The
first duty is that of education. l.
must inform and instruct. People
pay handsomely in taxes for that.
But the school owes more than this
to it's pupils. It's further duty is to
add to the moral improvement, the
physical betterment, the intellectual
advancement, and the spiritual en-
lightenment of its students.
I'll be verbally crucified for say
ing that the school falls down on
the job, completely and ignomin-
iously. / have made a point or
conversing with many high school
students in the past few weeks, and
their startling unanimity of ignor-
ance is appalling. That is, the av-
erage student, of good mind, fine
parents, apparent ambition to at
tain that mythical, much quoted
goal-"get ahead" Ahead of what,
I've never been able to ascertain.
But they wish to get ahead. And
most of them need one.
Here are some examples: The
president is elected for term OF
two years. His salary ranges all
the way from S22,50O to SITS, 900.
His official residence-get this-is
''to see that laws are obeyed and
make a speech before congress once
year. There are from three to
2 members of his cabinet. tselect-
ed" by him, and their salaries range
from $500 to $4,000 per year
The eighteenth amendment to thv
constitution gives the right ot
suffrage to women. The three
branches of our national govern.
ment having to do with our laws are
the secretary of the interior, the
secretary of war, and-in one awful
instance - the weather bureau
Omaha is the capital of Nebraska
If one man can do piece of worh
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24
WRITER ABLY DISCUSSES SOME
PRESENT DAY PROBLEMS
(By Jerold G.. Kennedy

A common belief OF today is that
the younger generation is going "
the devil as rapidly as a well greas-
ed downward path will take IL.
Erudite educators speak mysterious
ly of "facilis descensus Avernl;
grouchy greybeards shake their
heads sorrowfully and deliver wall
ing ieremiads; Rachael mourns Tor
her children and will not be COM
forted.
Examples are plentiful and lose
nothing in the retelling. Here is
youngster of 16 summers holding
un a confectionery at the point or
a pistol; here is gang OF young
hoodlums beating and robbing an
aged man; here is group of high
school students drunk at a road
house: here is this, here is that.
AS a matter of fact, the younger
generation-so called-merely re-
fleets the moral and ethical tone OF
the country as whole. Ii the
youngsters of today are dashing to
damnation, it is for the older folk
to engage in bit of honest intro
spection to ascertain if perhaps they
NAV not be, to some extent at least,
at fault.
You can't expect mature judg-
ment from an immature high school
boy or girl. If men and women
will look back on their own years
of adolescence, they will find pre-
cious little record of serious thought
on life and its problems. Young
sters are a thoughtless, needless set.
as a whole; easily Influenced, easily
swayed, easily inflamed.
1t stands to reason, therefore.
that if thinking is to be done; II
Judgment is to be used, it must
come from those of ripper years. 1t
is an admitted fact, / believe, that
the morals of the youngsters are, in
truth, little more lax in late years.
But why? Things don't just hap
pen, you know. Back of every eff
feet is a cause, and serious ratioci-
nation is sure to reveal it. Why are
so many youngsters of today turn
ing to crime, to drunkenness, to
sex orgies as a means Of working
off the surplus energy of their
spirits? Why has drunkenness be-
come "fashionable?" Why has
crime become attractive? Why has
sex become an open topic, and IL
licit sex relations a commonplace to
be ioled about on the public
streets?
Why?
In the name of God, why not?
Glance through your paper, listen
over your radio, attend "talkie'
and you'll understand, if you wish
to understand. Crime is the major
item of interest in the public print;
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24
A TEST

The test of education in business
or otherwise, is its finished product.
The test of any man is his past fin
ished work, showing his ability.
honesty, economy, etc. May 10 is
the time for choosing County Sur
veyor who will supervise the spend
ing Of several hundred thousand
dollars for Morgan county. IL it
were your money individually he
were to handle, would you not be
very careful in choosing? / have
done much county work that Is
standing before you, finished
product.-C. M. BANKES, for Coun-
ty Surveyor. l7m2
(Pol. Adv.)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24

he decent. is immaterial, as / see IT..
The effect is what is desired.
Youngsters must be made to real
ize that the sin of drunkenness Is,
first of all, sin against the BODY
and mind; that sin and crime In the
long run never paid and can never
pay.
Education, education, education!
That and that alone is the solution
to the problem, according to my
views on the subject We must
take it up before it is too late to
take it up. We must show the boys
and girls the proper path to take
and the easiest, surest way to show
it is by example.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24
Page Seven

John Nelson and wife, teachers
in the Corning schools, were week
end visitors with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. e. Nelson.
Hurrah for Hooverism! Even
the old hen has to take 20% cut
the same as some of our high sal
aried officers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-03-24

Our x-ray and microscope will
do first class general work. Our
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Films developed the same day.
All work guaranteed.
Before you submit to an opera
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sure it is absolutely necessary.
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The Washington times., 1932-04-06
Equipoise FuN
Of Run After
Workout
BY TOM THORP

BOWIE, Md, April 6.-All ques-
ton of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney's Equipoise, champion of 1880,
staging a successful comeback this
season was removed from the
minds of local horsemen here to-
day.
The big bay 4-year-old son of
Pennant.Swinging worked a mile
in 1:47 with Sonny Workman
swinging to his reins like a drown
ing man hanging on to a piece of
loose wreckage.
Full of Run
Had Trainer Freddy Hopkins
cared to ask his great charge to
step at his best, many of the local
clockers would have had to send
their watches to the repair shop.
Equipoise was as full Of run as
a confidence man is of larceny.
1t is going to take a real con-
tender to beat this 4-year-old colt
when he gets to racing at his best.
EquipoiSe was brought over
from the Benning track, where
Trainer Hopkins has been put
ting the former juvenile champ
ion through his PAGES. He has
been extremely careful of the
way he advanced in his training.
One false step might have forced
the Whitney star back into re-
tirement.
First Trial In Year
Equipoise looked the picture of
h e alth and happiness as he
walked down the runway of lis
horse van. Chew Tobacco"
Kelly, one of the most famous of
veteran foremen, smiled as he
saw his pet take the track for
the first trial against the watch
since the nous racer was
forced into temporary retirement
year ago after running fourth
to Mate. Twenty Grand and
Ladder in the preakness.
Before putting Workman up,
Trainer Hopkins gave the popu-
lar rider orders against allowing
the son of Pennant-Swinging to
get his head. All that was wanted
by the successful young horse
man was to have his charge work
a mile at a trifle better than an
open gallop. Any thing faster
would be taking a chance with
the great colt.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
Unofficial Inspection

Griff actually thinks he's got
the goods to parade before the
home town fans starting to-
morrow in a sort of informal
way but opening up in full
boom and for official inspec-
tion next Monday when Presi-
dent Hoover, the first fan Of
the land, will be on hand to
extend his nonpartisan bless
ing.
Like practically every other
team in baseball, we are gam
bling a little bit on our pitch
Ing" says Griff, adding, "but
show me a team that has all
the pitchers it wants.
"Our punch at the bat is un-
questioned, and none can deny
we have a smart. alert ball
club, particularly with My Boy
Joe Judge in there at first base,
which job he has assured him.
self in view of his great show
ing.
"YOu can tell the fans for
me that no baseball bug in the
city is happier than / am that
Judge is still able to hold down
that old first bag, and while
Kuhel is a sweet ball player,
he is young enough to await his
chance and will accept the sub
Stitute role cheerfulIy, mean
while watching Judges every
movement afield and prOfiting
as much as possible from the
elder mans graceful and natu-
raj performances in the game"
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
Training Camp
Briefs

DALLAS, Tex, April 6.-The
Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh
Pirates come to grips here today
in the last game of their travel
ing exhibition series. Pat Ma
lone, Bruin pitcher, treated spec
tators to a superb display of
mound skill at Fort Worth yes
terday as the Chicago club
spanked the Pirates, 4 to 2. Pat
refused to yield more than three
blows, two of which accounted
for the Pirates tallies. Catcher
Gabby Hartnett helped his vic
torious teammates with a homer
in the seventh.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April G..
A chastened gang of Chicago
White Sox performers today con-
templated their 8-to-4 defeat yes
terday at the hands of the Nash
Vile Volunteers. Three Pale
Hose pitchers-Lyons, CASTOR and
McKain-were unable to stem
NaShville'S batting assault, which
produced IS hits, while the best
the major leaguerS could do was
a Scant total of four.
MACON, Ga, April 6.-Mis-
fortune continues to dog the
Brooklyn Dodgers and their
farm club, the Hartford team
of the Eastern League, ROy
HumphrieS, Hartford Outfielder,
fractured leg sliding into
second base here yesterday as
his team lost to Brooklyn,
to 5. Hartford had suffered
a similar loss the day before
when Charley Sheerin, their
first baSeman, also fractured
a leg.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 6.
The New York Yankees will help
the Indianapolis American AsSo-
citation Club open their new ball
park here today. The Yanks
scored tn cir tenth victory in
fourteen games with National
League clubs, by be ting the
Reds to at Cincinnati yester-
day.
KANSAS CITY, April 6.-Ar-
irving here from the Pacific
Coast, the New York Giants will
resume their series with the De
troit Tigers today. At the next
stop, Springfield, Ill, the squad
will be divided with the regulars
going to Detroit and the second
team proceeding to Jersey City.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06

81 can see now where CrOnin
is valuable to this ball club
because most every time the
fourth man in the batting order
steps to bat there's men on
the bases waiting to be driven
across, says John. At least
that's the way I've found the
situation since taking JOe'S
place both in the field and in
the fourth position in the bat
ting lineup"
Kerr has not been Joe Cronin
in any way, shape or form in the
last few days. In all due respect
to the little infielder, he never
could or will be because it's be-
come Cronin's happy faculty to
have that base hit in his bat
just when it was needed.
Kerr's declarations on the sub
ject in retrospect bring out more
and more the value that. Cronin
is to the Griffmen. What a ter
rible blow it would be if the
peppery shortstop were laid low
for any length of time this sea-
son. Kerr nor anyone else could
fill the gap because of Cronin's
knack of hitting in the pinches.
At least that's the general con-
tention.
Kerr Is Good
However, all this is not to take
away from Kerr's playing ability.
The former White Sox performer
is one of the best utility men the
Griffmen have had in several
years. Although not as good a
fielder as Jackie Hayes, last
seasons utility man, Kerr can
hold his own, while at bat he gets
his beats better than Hayes, even
though he isn't a Joe Cronin at
the present moment.
1t might be said Manager John
son has not expected him to slug
like Cronin these last few days
in the latter's absence. The little
fellow has been assigned the
cleanup hitter's post because
johnson has not wanted to break
up the batting order combination
he has been using ever since the
beginning of the exhibition games
this spring.
Kerr socked out two bingles in
the pincheS yesterday as the
Griffmen won from the Knoxville
Smokes, 10 to 7. One drove across
a run in the first inning.
With Monte Weaver and Lefty
Lloyd Brown pitching, the Griffs
uncorked some plain and fancy
hitting to register. Moe Berg,
Ossie Bluege and Joe Kuhel hit
home runs while Myer and Judge
collected triples. The GriffS
gathered 13 hits all told, batting
easily against three Knoxville
hurlerS, Burns, Prince and Daney.
Smokes Fight
The Smokes put up quite a
battle. by the way. With three
former Griffmen in their lineup,
namely Stuffy Stewart, Elliott
Bigelow and Tommy Taylor, they
kept within hailing distance most
all the way. Neither Weaver or
Brown were as effective as they
might have been and the Knox.
vile teams hitting was a result.
All of the home runs hit, and
there were two ~ Knoxville play
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
HAFEY THREAT.
IS SERIOUS

ST. LOUIS, April 6.-Unless
the St. Louis Cardinals meet his
$4,000 salary demand for 1882,
Charles Chick Hafey, 1881 bat
ting champion of the National
League and star Cardinal out
fielder, will retire from baseball.
This was the flat statement of
Hafey today made in long dis
tance telephone conversation with
the st. Louis star. Hafey added
that he would not sign his 1882
contract for a penny less than
his original request of $1,000"
I'm serious" Hafey insisted.
'Tf the club refuses to give
me $4,000 and places me on
the suspended list ten days
before the season opens, I'll be
through with baseball for 1882"
Officials of the Cardinals re-
fused to comment on Hafey's
threat. The Cardinals original
offer to Hafey for this season
Ras $4,000. .--.i.-
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
White House GiUen
American League
Gold Passes

President Herbert Hoover to-
day received two 1882 Ameri-
can League gold passes from
owner Clark Griffith, one for
the use of the Chief Executive
and the other for the use Of
Mrs. Hoover.
While no definite acceptance
has yet been received from the
White House to the invitation
for the President to throw out
the first ball in the regular
season starting here next Mon
day, it is understood Mr..
Hoover will attend in such a
capacity providing affairs Of
State do not interfere.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06

ers, Freigau and Jones, were real
ones as the park here is one of
the rangest in the South. Berg's
and Bluege's Travelled over the
left field fence, while Kuher's
sailed over the right field wall.
The clouts of Freigau and Jones
were to left center.
Sammy West, with three bingles
in four trips to the plate, was
the leader as far as hits were
concerned, for the Griffmen. Tay-
lor and Jones hit best for Knox
vile.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
LEFT OFF
CUP TEAM

NEW YORK, April 6.-George
M. Lott, of Chicago, who notified
tennis officials the other day that
he would be unavailable for
Davis Cup play this year, is not
on the team named to represent
the United States in the Davis
Cup tie with Canada at Wash
ington, D. c., the last three days
of this month.
Ellsworth Vines, Frank Shields,
John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison
comprise the American squad.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
Both Misunderstood

Griff feels that both he and
Walter johnson have been very
much misunderstood in the
Judge VS.. Kuhel argument and
wants to set the public straight.
While it may have appeared
on the surface that Kuhel was
getting the greater opportunity
to play the bag, his extensive
trial last summer and this
spring was more to give John
son a line on Kuhel's real abil-
ity than to deprive Judge of a
similar chance.
"We have known all along
what Judge can do at the sta
tion," declared Griff, "but the
only way to determine Kuhel'S
probable future usefulness was
to give him plenty of time to eS-
tablish himself.
Gas yet, KuheI can't be men,
toned in the same breath with
Judge as a first baseman, but
I'll say for the Kansas City
youngSter that he showed last
season as much class in the ma
jOrs for his first season up as
/ have ever seen any yOungster
display fresh out of the minors"
So, boys and girls, we have
Clark Griffith's word for it that
Judge right low has the inside
rail on the first base job with
Washington for 1882 and with
all due respect for Kuhel, and
admitting everything Griffith
says of his aptitude, Washing
ton fandom as whole feels that
the right thing has been done by
the one and only Joe Judge and
that Kuhel's chance will come
all too soon in so far as an ap-
preciatiye local baseball clientele
is concerned.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
HI c /.
SEES ACTION
By SID KATZNELL

Eastern High School base
ballers will entertain the highly
touted Episcopal High sluggers
from Alexandria, Va, in Eastern
Stadium today at $3.50 o'clock.
The contest will mark the Sec
ond appearance for the local
schoolboys, having trimmed Char
lotte Hall diamonders Monday,
7 to 6.
Eastern UnimpreSSive
Episcopal lost a slugging match
to Business High last Saturday,
10 to s, but since have reinforced
its club with capable players.
The champion Eastern team ap-
peared none too impressive in the
Charlotte Hall tilt, and Coach
Chief" Guyon will probably in
sert a number of players during
today's game in an effort to get a
smooth machine.
Business Flashes Power
Business High showed real
power in winning from Orrel
Mitchells Gonzaga nine yesterday
on the Rosedale diamond, II to S.
Fraydin was the star of the after
noon, getting four hits in five at
tempts, and stole three bases.
st. Adams Prep surprised its
staunchest rooters yesterday by
holding Western High baseball
team to a 2-to-2 tie. The game
lasted for 10 innings. Ray Pat
ton pitched the entire game for
the Saints, while Ready and Payne
hurled for Western.
The Washington times., 1932-04-06

Griff Is Sanguine
For His 1882 Ball Club
Braves Here Tomorrow
Judge at First Base
KuheL Can Wait
FnDe Are Satisfied

Tomorrow Thursday April Z has dual significance in
sports calendar.
Firstly schedules the arrival in Washington of the 1882
edition of the Clark Grffmen giving Washington fans their
first peek at Carl Reynolds in local livery the game
initiated wont to say
Secondly Max Schmeng scheduled to return to America
where he the world championship aflat of his back
and where he has fit to nger but internationally dur
ing the % months which has intervened.
Of the latter you might say What of it, let him arrive
and you would not be far from wrong but of the home
The Washington times., 1932-04-06
GOLF TROUBLES

Trying to hold fast to the ma.
tional amateur golf champion
ship is one of the most hazard
GUS occupations in sport accord
ing to the records. Since the
days of Jerry Travers, Bob Jones
has been the only golfer to win
as many as two amateur titles
in a row.