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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
ISSUES RULES
OF THE ROAD
Continued From Page One)


s. Signal before stopping or turn
ing.
8. When walking on the highway
walk on the left facing approaching
traffic.
TO- Be courteous--drive with con-
sideration for the rights of others.
Safety on highways in its final an
alysis is up to the man behind the
wheel. Surveys show that incompet-
ence, carelessness and recklessness
are responsible for the majority of ac-
cidents. Traffic law enforcement is
by statute delegated to local authori-
ties and in numerous instances negli-
gently enforced either by reason of
lack of funds or lack of appreciation
Of the seriousness Of the problem. Di-
rector Merrell is confident if he can
arouse the motorists conscience to his
responsibility, steady reduction in
automobile accidents will result.
Statistics show that in Ohio during
1881 there were 56,675 auto accidents
in which 2267 persons were killed and
65,643 persons were injured. The to-
tai number of auto accidents last year
in the nation were 100000, causing
injury to 997 500 persons. For every
person killed in automobile accidents,
19 more were injured and the average
is one injured to every 25 accidents.
Aside from loss of life the economic
loss is also great. In the nation dur
ing 1881 it is estimated to have
amounted to $500, 100000, which fig
ure represents five times the loss by
fire and more than one-half the cost
of maintaining the federal govern
ment and even exceeds the cost of OPP
Grating our national public schools.
Director Merrell has formulated his
rules from reports of accidents and
surveys made by the department Of
highways and urges their observance
by all motorists as a means of check
ing the great loss of life and money
as well as making our thoroughfares
a bit more safe for all of the people.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
A Platform to be Disregarded-

at has been said that political plat
forms are devised for the sole pur-
pose of putting candidates into office.
For this reason they are usually long
on promises, which are soon ignored
and forgotten. But the Republican
platform is even lacking in definite
promises. =.
"Since the Republican platform is
so devoid Of positive qualities, so gen
eral, rather than specific, no reminis-
cent, rather than forward-looking-in
other words, so wholly Hooveresque
it may be disregarded before the
campaign quite as readily as after
Brooklyn Eagle (Rep.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
SECOND HALF
PLAY TO OPEN
Continued From rage One)

pany VS.. London Prison farm, June
20; Eagles vs. Shamrocks, June 30.
The Sark g. Plum team, of Lilly
Chapel, is the new team in the league,
the first half being staged by the five
other teams.
The Madison County Auto company
won the first half season of play with
five victories and one defeat.
The prison farm and Stews cars tied
for second place with three wins and
three defeats each and the Shamrocks
and Eagles tied for third place with 2
wins and defeats each.
In the final games of the first half,
the Shamrocks defeated the prison
farm, to 2, and the Eagles forfeited
to Stews, Q to 0.
The record of the ten leading bat
ters who played in three or more
games each are given as follows by
Alan Kulp and Herb Lanigan, direc-
tors of the league:
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

BOOSTS SALES


creased its newspaper budget 33
per cent, the bureau announced,
showed 40 per cent increase in
earnings during 1881.
A manufactures of electric re-
frigerators spent 100000 last
year in newspaper space, and dols
lar sales for the year were 460
per cent of sales in 1880.
OF four leading tobacco manufac-
turers who increased newspaper
space in 1881, three showed an in
crease in earnings, and one
Slight decline from the high net
of the year preceding.
Aggregate expenditures Of
these four companies in newspa-
per advertising were increased
from $20,000,000 in 1880 to $780,
100000 in 1881 and aggregate
earnings increased from $685.
100000 to Sill 100000.
On the other hand, the bureau
said that four tobacco companies
which decreased their aggregate
investment in newspaper space in
1881 showed as per cent decline
in combined net earnings.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
MAJESTIC
TONIGHT, WE'D, THURS.
George Arliss in
"THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD"

lie MAN NHO TIA 1 Ell bOb
George Arliss, star Of five Of the
talking screens greatest pictures, is
coming here in "The Man Who
Played God" Warner Bros. pic
ture.
"The Man Who Played God" is a
story of a musician Of international
fame, an essentially human being
whose life and happiness rcvolves
around his music and the pleasure
he brings to countless thousands via
the Heaven-sent gift he possesses.
Fate plays strange tricks on him,
giving and taking love, presenting
the world for plaything and then
taking everything away. Arliss por-
trays every step in the drama with
shadings rarely seen on the screen.
He is loved by two women, adored
by thousands more. He was in love
with one, widow, played by Violet
Heming, before she married another.
She loves him but keeps her own
council because she believes him to
be in love with young and beauti-
ful girl, played by lovely Bette
Davis, a newcomer to the screen
whose work has been rewarded with
long term contract
The large cast includes Ivan Simp-
son, Louise Closer Hale, Oscar APP
fcl, Donald Cook, Raymond Milland,
Murray Kinnell and many others.
The production has been heralded as
one of the years best.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Council Orders
Construction Work

The London city council at the
meeting Friday night instructed City
Engineer Fl. l.. MeCafferty to proceed
with the construction of several catch
basins in the city and with the in
stallation of several traps in the storm
sewers to eliminate the unpleasant
and unhealthy odors now noticeable.
Council has purchased 400 feet of
new fire hose to replace hose that has
been worn out for some time.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
John Kelly, SO,
Civil War Veteran,
Seriously I'LL

John Kelley, 83, Civil war veter-
an, who was visiting at the home of
Clyde Delay, near Derby, was strick-
en- with paralysis, last Thursday aft
ernoon, his right side being affected.
Mr.. Kelley was removed to his room
at the home of J. T. Baber, Fifth
ST., in the G. c. Schlechty ambulance.
His condition is serious.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Holman, Sidener to
Play for Golf Title

DIR. w. A. Holman and F. E. Sidener
jr., will play for the title in the an
nual Memorial Day tourney of the
London Country club some time this
week, following the playing of the
semi finals during the past week.
Sidener defeated G. 7. Clark, jr., a
and and DR.. Holman won from Alan
kulp, 5 and 3, in the semi-fnals.
Play in this event has been under
way since Memorial Day, the qualify
ing rounds being staged at that time.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
FOUR HURT IN
Alto CRASHES
Continued From Page One)

Route 142 just at the western edge of
West Jefferson on Monday afternoon,
resulted in injuries to three persons
when the two autos skidded on the
wet paving and overturned in the
ditch.
Murray Smith, Al, Of Dayton, suf-
fered a fractured rib when the auto
in which he was riding with four 9TH
er Dayton attorneys en- route to CO.
lumbus, skidded from the pavement
at the turn in the highway just west
of West Jefferson and overturned
three times in the ditch.
The auto was driven by Alfred
Frank and Smith was the only one in
iured The accident was witnessed by
DR.. and Mrs. H. P Sparkling, Of Lon
don, and after they helped extricate
the five men from the machine, Smith
was sent to Mt. Carmel hospital, CO.
lumbus, for treatment.
Mrs. Eulala Hallan, 20, of 1115
Summit street, Columbus, suffered a
possible fracture of the right shoul-
der and scalp and fact cuts, and Mrs.
Ann Vosper, Of I'LL Summit street,
was cut on the arm when the front
wheel of their auto was crushed as
the machine skidded from the high
way and hit telephone pole.
The two women were given first aid
treatment at the West Jefferson
der and scalp and face cuts and Mrs.
Emergency hospital, and later remov-
ed to University hospital, Columbus,
for further medical attention.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Presbyterians
Call Pastor
CONGREGATION VOTES UNANI-
M0USLY SUNDAY TO SUMMON
REV. WIN. +. PADEN, ST.
PAUL, MINI.

The congregation Of the London
Presbyterian church by unanimous
vote. has extended call to Rev. Will
lam T. Paden, of st. Paul, Mimi, to
become pastor Of the church here.
Word of the vote of the church has
been sent to Rev. Paden by the offic-
ers of the church and congregation.
Rev. Paden has preached at the
local church several times during the
past few weeks, following the resig-
nation of Rev. C. +. Shields as pastor.
Rev Shields is now the chaplain of
tie London prison farm here.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
"Let Farm Board Die Says West.
ern Paper; Cites Brookhart's
Defeat as Sentiment of
Gel

dEWteIG
Washington, June 21-One of the
persistent opponents of the Federal
Farm Board is the Chicago Tribunee,
circulating widely in the Middle
Western and Northwestern agricul-
tural states. Under the caption Let
Farm Board is the Chicago Tribune,
cditorially says:
"The voting of another dollar to
the Farm Board would be an un-
forgivable blunder. The present huge
carryover of wheat which is depres-
sing the American market is the
direct result Of the talm Boards
mistaken theory that the way to IN
crease the income of the farmers is
now abundantly clear that any adj
vantage which this buying creates
temporarily is lost the moment the
purchase is completed. The grain
thus brought remains, hanging over
the market to depress the price of
oncoming crops. Meanwhile a temp
orary increase in prices has stiimu-
lated production, both at home and
abroad, with the final result that the
problem Of excess production is in
tensified"
The paper denies that the farmers
are demanding the continuance of
the Farm Board, and cites the defeat
of Senator Brookhart, Farm Board
champion, in the recent Iowa pri-
maries to sustain its denial. 1t says:
Representatives of agricultural
states in Congress have gone on the
theory that the farmers are demand
ing the continuance of the Farm
Board. There is no evidence that that
lis SO. Mr.. Brookhart was counted
among the most ardent supporters
Of Farm Board policies. The dirt
farmers in Iowa could have renom-
mated him, and would have renom-
mated him, if they had wanted to
ndorse the Form Boards efforts"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
DOG RACES TO
|. OPEN SATURDAY
Continued From Page One)

sportsmen who have conducted rae
ing at the Brimfield Kennel Clup
track near Akron, during the past
two years.
Pursuant with the policy the man
agemcnt has announced that only
greyhounds that have shown speed,
consistency and good disposition VIII
be allowed to run. Fighters will not
be tolerated
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
NEWS IN COURT
HOUSE CIRCLES
Continued From Page One)


London, where he was fined 500 and
costs.
The officers report that they con-
fiscated four half-pints, two pints and
pocket flask of liquor.
Will Probated
The last will and testament of Will
lam Clawson, late of Range township,
has been admitted to probate by Judge
Marv C. Clark. The will leaves all
property to the widow, Mrs. Lillian
Clawson. DR.. f. F. Field, of Meeker,
Ohio, has been appointed eXecutrix
without bond.
Real Estate Transfers
Mrs. Lizzie Aliff to Johnnie Martin,
lot | IN Forest Park addition to West
jefferson, 81.
]. A. Maxwell, sheriff to the Vir-
ginia Joint Stock Land Bank, 1874
acres in Clark and Madison counties,
s. S3682.2O.
Buckeye State Building & Loan
company, Columbus, to Patrick and
{ Lawrence Mooney, 70 acres in Mon
roe township, 81.
Get Liquor Fines
James Blankenship, 81, of Newport,
Kentucky, was fined 500 and costs in
the court of Squire Ed Mccormack,
London, Friday, for illegal transporta-
ton of liquor, and was released from
jail when he paid the fine.
Elmer Harris, 28, also of Newport,
partner of Blankenship, was remand
ed to Jail when he failed to pay his
fine of 500 and costs for the same
soffense.
& The two men were arrested by dep
#uty Sheriffs Clark and Ernest Max
we'll on South Main street after they
are alleged to have passed around
samples of their whisky. The officers
secured five gallons of alleged liquor
when they arrested the men.
Divorce Granted.
= Ada B. Thomas has been granted a
divorce by Judge P. r. Emery from
Ralph Thomas on the grounds of gross
neglect of duty and the custody of
the minor children is given exclu-
sively to the mother. The couple was
married in 1907.
e Fail to Sell
Two real estate properties, offered
for sale by Sheriff ]. A. Maxwell on
Saturday morning, failed to draw a
bidder and probably win be offered
for sale again.
The properties are: Howard Lewis
farm of 10918 acres in Somerford
township, and Lima Snyder property
on South Main street, London.
Inventory Filed
W. z. Lukens, administrator of the
estate of Katie Alice Stevens, late of
London, has filed inventory showing a
total of $500. Appraisers: Leroy
Cornwell w. L. Drury, Bart Ruble.
Marriage License Granted
Kenneth L. Bowers, truck driver,
Columbus. and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gier-
hart, Somerford township. Rev. c. +.
Shields, London.
Real Estate Transfers
Darby Crest, Inc, to Charles and
Lois Radcliffe, lots 10 and 20 in Oar
by Crest Addition to West Jefferson,
81
Walter S. Kwinundra Downs to c.
Fred McCafferty, lot 66 in Mt. Ster-
ling, 81 200.
Board of Education of Union town
ship school district to T. ]. Dwyer,
.85 of an acre in Union township, 81.
r. Bruce and Francis NJ. Bidwell to
Homer s. Scoles, one acre in Jeffer-
son township, 81.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
IN THE, ARENA OF
-POLITICS--

greatest pressure from active lobby
lists, from one of its own committees,
and finally from the Administration.
1t raised the income tax and the in
heritance tax boldly, and it showed
excellent sense, with few excep-
tions, in the article it chose for spe-
cial excises.-The Nation.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Girl Eriend Club

The Girl Friend club met at the
home Of Miss Justina Napper. we
had our regular meeting. The next
meeting will be held at the home oil
Mrs. Courtney Ford-Eleanor Small
wood news reporter.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Women and Party Loyalty

Washington-The recent announce
nent of Representative Ruth Bryan
owen that she will support her vic
.orious contender in the election is
the subject of approving comment by
the Brooklyn Eagle (Rep.) on
Women and Party Loyalty" The
Iagle says:
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, defeated
~ Mark Wilcox in the Democratic
primaries of the Fourth Congress
District of Florida, the Wilcox ma
iority being about 5000, comedies,
as the sporting people would say.
She is for Wilcox . =. But one thing
she will not be-a lame duck She
will offer her resignation to take eff
feet on December of this year.
"The daughter of William jennings
Bryan learned the principle of party
loyalty in her childhood. Her father
always adhered to it, even when
Parker was nominated for President.
Mrs. Ovens position may fairly be
contrasted with the attitude Of Miss
jeanette M. Rankin Of Montana when
she had served in the lower House
the first term that a woman ever
served. Miss Rankin wanted to be a
United States Senator. And, beaten
in the Republican primaries, she ran
independently for the Senate, trying
to split her party. She failed and she
has no more been heard of in State
or national politics"
-. Congress- Tax Bill SOund-Yet
considering the difficulties Congress
was under, considering the require
ment laid upon it to raise in the
worst year of perhaps the greatest
depression of modern times more
than one billion dollars additional in
revenue, it is to be congratulated
upon having produced, on the whole,
a bill SO generally sound and cour-
ageous. 1t set its face against a
general sales tax, in spite of the
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Grange Meeting Friday

The regular meeting of Oak Run
grange will be held Friday night at 8
o'clock
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

Color printing speciaity' lne
Madison Press co.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

Need Letterheads, Statements, En-
velopes? Let us print them. THR
MADISON PRESS co.
Evening star., 1932-09-01

presentation Of two short sketches by
the recently organized lexington Drama
Group, under joint direction of Mrs.
Aurora M. Poston and Frank E. Jami-
son.
Mrs. D. E. Middleton, community sec
retary Of the lexington Center, an
nounced that community activities there
would be resumed at the end Of this
month
Evening star., 1932-09-01
WILLIAM H. WARD BURIED
IN ROCKVILLE CEMETERY
Superintendent of U. S. Engineers
Wharf Here Killed When
Pinned Beneath Boiler.

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon fer William Henry Ward,
superintendent of the United States
Engineers wharf, foot of Eleventh street
southwest, who was killed Monday by
being pinned beneath a boiler. Mr..
Ward resided at TIA Thirteenth street
southeast.
Services were held at the Scott
funeral home and burial was in Rock
vile, Md
Mr.. Ward was in the Government
service for 27 years. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Ora Ward; one
daughter, Constance; his mother, two
brothers and two sisters.
When the accident occurred police
reported Mr. Ward was an emplcye Of
the Washington Gas Light Co. A cor
rection was made in this report yester-
dav
Evening star., 1932-09-01
ROBBER TOO NERVOUS

CHICAGO, September l P.-Charles
Young. whom police accuse of trying
to commit robbery in confectionery
store, is in a hospital with a badly
gashed neck
II was getting along nicely robbing
the place when an automobile passed
by and backfired," he was quoted as
saying. "I thought some one was
shooting and jumped through the win
dow" He was arrested
Evening star., 1932-09-01
LEXINGTON CENTER GIVES
FINAL SUMMER PROGRAM
Two Short Sketches Are Presented
by Recently Organized Drama
Group-Work Reviewed.

The lexington Recreational Center
presented its final Summer program last
sociation, was the presiding officer Mr.
Kennedy and Mrs. E. K. Peoples. direc-
tor of the Community Center Depart
ment of the Public Schools, spoke
briefly on the building up Of the center
in the Langley Junior High School
Building this Summer SO that both
adults and children were afforded facili-
ties for warm weather pleasures.
Last nights program included the
Evening star., 1932-09-01
ALABAMA PLANS BONDS
People to Vote on $40, 100000 Is
sue to Liquidate States Debts.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, September l
P).-Submission of a $20,00O,000 bond
issue to liquidate the States debts was
voted by the State Senate yesterday,
completing legislation on the measure.
The bill previously had passed the
House. 1t must be ratified by the
voters at the polls November f.
Evening star., 1932-09-01

Judge F. M. Ryan. They left imme-
diately for Hollywood. where Edwards
is making motion picture.
Florence Lake and Eddie Rubin, both
Of Los Angeles. and Mrs. Allie Kelly,
mother of the bride. attended the we'd
ding. which was performed In a hotel
lobby.
Evening star., 1932-09-01
STRIKE IS TRAGIC
F OR LANCASHIRE
British Textile Disorders May
Be Expected to Affect
Millions.

C. r. Revere is recognized as an au-
thority in the worlds cotton trade. At
the international Cotton Conference held
in Paris year ago ne was invited to
make the main address.
Evening star., 1932-09-01
"UKULELE IKE" MARRIED
Clifton Edwards and Actress Fly
to Nevada for Ceremony.

LAS VEGAS. New, September P.-
Clifton (Ukulele Ike) Edwards and
Lucille Kelly. %, known on the stage
as Nancy Dover, few here yesterday
from Los Angeles and were married by
Evening star., 1932-09-01

Brazil will spend $685., 900 on its fed
eral railways this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-01
Stickler Solution
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NOTICE OF SALE

NOl1OE VI SA L6
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
by virtue of judgment and decree In
foreclosure, rendered and given by the
District Court of the Fourth Judicial
District, in and for the County OF Bur-
leigh and State OF North Dakota, and
entered and dOcketed in the office OF
the Clerk of said Court, in and for
said County on the 18th day of March,
1882, in an action wherein First Trust
Company Of Saint Paul, a foreign
corporation. was Plaintiff. and West
ern Baking Company. q foreign cor
poration, and Perfection Baking COM
pany.s q North Dakota corporation.
were defendants. in favor OF the said
Plaintiff, and against said Defendant
Western Baking Company. 2 foreign
corporation. for the sum Of Eighty
one Thousand Five Hundred Twenty
five and Nojl00 Dollars ($61.b25.OO),
which Judgment ana decree among
other things directed the sale by me
~ the real estate and personal prop
orty hereinafter described to satisfy
the amount Of said judgment. with In
N0fest thereon and tho costs and ex-
Danses OF such sale, Orsso much there
spf ~ the proceeds Of such sale applic-
able thereto will satisfy. And by viz
tue Of writ TO mo issued out OF the
Slftce OF the Clerk of said Court IN
A1A for said County Of Bur1etgh and
under the ssa1 Of said Court. directing
- a. cell SID real an4 psrson.l prop.
1scTsss Z J. = xeilsy, sheriff Of Bur.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
TRAIN KIDNAPPING
PLOT INVESTIGATED
Two Board Flyer and Hold
Conductor Prisoner-Pas-
sengers Not MoIested.
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, March 26-Special
agents of the Santa Fe Railway were
investigating today an apparent attempt
at kidnaping of one or more passengers
from the Santa Fe Chief, fast east
bound train. as 1t left here at 10:30
O'Clock last night
Two men boarded the train shortly
before 1t left Los Angeles and made a
thorough search of the train. They
forced Conductor Dan Burke into a
compartment and held him prisoner
until the train reached the suburb of
Highland Park.
No attempt was made to rob or
molest the passengers. Santa Fe officials
reported. They were at loss to ac-
count for the mems action other than
to theorize they might have been part
of a gang, other members OF which were
to carry out the actual kidnapping.
When the train reached San Bernar-
dino a check of passengers was made,
but revealed no one missing, although
report that Joseph Schenck, motion
picture producer and estranged hus-
band of Norma Talmadge, the actress,
was missing from the train caused rail-
way officials to make a hurried check.
Schenck was registered at the Aqua
Caliente Hotel, in Lower California, the
hotel reported there this morning.