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Evening star., 1932-08-20
The Legion and the Bonus.

Last April Henry L. Stevens, jr., ma
tional commander Of the American
Legion, issued a statement intended to
clarity his official views concerning the
renewed agitation in Congress for pay
ment of the soldiers bonus. He con-
tented himself mainly with recalling the
resolution adopted by the Legion In
Detroit last year and interpreted 1t as
the Legions mandate given me by our
highest legislative authority"
The resolving clause Of that resolu-
tion follows:
Therefore. be 1t resolved, That the
American Legion, in full possession OF
its limitless faith in the destiny OF the
Nation we fought to preserve, calls
upon the able-bodied men Of America,
rich and poor, veteran, civilian ana
statesman, to refrain from placing un-
necessary financial burdens upon Ma
tional. State or municipal governments
and to unite their efforts as they all
did in 1917 to the end that the war
against depression be VIGOROUSLY con-
ciuded and prosperity and happiness
restored.
That expression was the majority
resolution reported to the Legion con-
vention by its Committee on National
LEGISLATION. The minority resolution,
calling for immediate cash payment OF
the bonus, had been voted on first and
defeated. 902 to 5o7.
This year, less than a month In ad-
vance of the Legions annual conven-
An in Portland, Greg, every indication
--a1rts to the fact that the bonus pay
rent will occupy the most colorful rays,
at least, of the Legion spotlight.
Thus far twenty-eight States have held
their meetings for instructing delegates
to the national convention. Twenty-one
of them have instructed their delegates
to support immediate cash payment OF
the bonus, two have instructed their
delegates to oppose the payment and five
have not bound their delegates by In
structions either way. These States rep
resent some 724 votes Of total OF
about 1850 votes, estimating this years
delegate strength on last years.
1t is obvious that If the proportion IT
favcr of immediate cash payment OF
the bonus indicates the direction Of
Legion sentiment, the national conven-
ton will go on record by large ma
jority in favor Of the cash payment.
Last year there were 1,050,00o mem
bers of the American Legion. This year
the membership has been subjected 70
the same stresses and strains that have
made themselves felt on other organiza-
ton depending upon paid-up member
ship for existence. At present there are
about $4,000 members Of the Legion,
ard the number may be increased by
several thousand as the date for the
convention nears.
If 100000 members Of the American
Legion, represented by some 1,450 dele
gates, vote in favor of the immediate
cash payment Of the bonus and so re-
pudiate the sentiments expressed last
year at Detroit, the action will serve to
drive home fact that a great many
people are apt to forget. That fact is
that the population of the United States
1870 census-is 122,775.o46.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Australians Urged
to Seek ASiatic Trade.
Et Tu, Russia?

From the Des Moines Tribune.
Life in Russia has evidently become
too placid and unexciting. Under pres
sure from the youth Of the land, Soviet
officials have decided to permit such
heretofore forbidden practices as kiss
ing, wearing of neckties, dancing and
even the playing of monographs.
At this news many citizen Of cap
italism will heave a sigh over the de-
struction of a foolish dream.
1t will not take the Soviet civiliZa-
tion long, at this rate, to dissipate all
the advantages" 1t has enjoyed.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
SHOOTING STARS.
by pHnANDER JOHNSON.

Playing Safe.
The missus, they say,
In talk Is a winner,
She votes her own way,
And I vote ag'in 'er.
Some folk have declared
It's very distressin'
To find us prepared
For separate guessin'.
Our confident glee
They cannot diminish.
One of us must be
Correct, at the finish.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
E MATIN, Paris.-M. Albert Simon
first-class guide at Chamonix,
IunS nnnd11ctirnr tun tnIlriStS Mhn

4 MA11N, Far1S.-M. AlDerC Simon
flrst-class guide at ChamoniX,
was conducting two tourists who
IL had desired to make the ascent
of the dangerous peak M" in
lie Massif de Charmoz." When they
had accomplished over half of the dis
tance up this spire of the giant noun
famous cluster, M. Simon, who was in
the lead, perceived above him that a
great rock was beginning to move. He
cried, Attention, garezvous! Chute de
pierre!" ("Look out! Keep out Of the
wayl A stone is falling!"
The two tourists crouched under a
rock that overhung the abyss, but the
unfortunate guide remained exposed to
the full force of the avalanche, for a
step forwar1 would have dragged his
two companions into the very center OF
its path and there was no room for him
In the niche where they had taken
refuge. In a second the slide had over
whelmed the heroic guide, cutting the
rope like a knife and sweeping him
over the brink with its terrible rush.
After some time, the two survivors, who
owed their lives to the supreme sacrifice
of their conductor. regained the hotel
at Montenvert by their own efforts and
related what had occurred. A Gordon Of
guides Immediately set forth to recover
the body of their brave associate. Late
that evening it was found in the Gre
vase into which it had fallen, and dur
ing the night, was removed to Chamo-
nix. One of the tourists was slightly
wounded in the hand as the avalanche
shot by.
The two men who escaped have not
ceased to eulogize and revere the self
denial of their fellow-Alpinist who with
coolnesS and deliberation thought moth
ing of losing his own life to save those
of his prOtegeS
Evening star., 1932-08-20

From time to time college professor
arises to defend the use Of slang; which
goes to show that college professor Is
only human and is inclined to cling to
the habits of youth acquired on the
campus as well as in the lecture room.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

A new English novel has been pub
lished with the avowed purpose of offer
ing "a sound reason for being alive" !"
AS an appeal to sense Of human fair
ness, it should be brought to the at
tention Of all gangsters.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

Ruddy of complexion and apparently
comfortable after a fishing trip, Presl-
dent Hoover appears to answer to the
description of Happy Warrior" more
nearly than the original.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Indignant Mortal.

what are you going to do about
that blunder your ghost writer made?"
Plenty" answered Senator Sorghum.
AFTER our next meeting he'll be plain
ghost and the only writing he'll do
will be on a slate at seance."
Evening star., 1932-08-20

An assurance to Kansas that he is
closely in accord with the prevailing
dry sentiment there calls attention to
the prudence Of Vice President Curtis
In not putting all his eggs in one basket.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
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Evening star., 1932-08-20

Jud Tunkins says maybe If the school
houses and the newspapers keep hard
at work, there may be a condition
where you can't fool all the people any
Of the time.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

Platforms used to be forgotten almost
as soon as the conventions adjourned.
The eighteenth amendment must be
given credit for holding attention to the
document.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

Merchants report extraordinary &C
tiyity in bargain hunting. The enthusi-
asm has reasserted itself not only in the
department stores, but in the bucket
shops.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Compensation.

From the Portland oregon Daily Journal.
There is one satisfaction in dying
poor. Your heirs are likely to remain
on good terms.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

There Is so much rivalry as to
methods of literary expression by speak
ers that an old-fashioned spelling bee
may be next in order as a test Of cam
paign qualifications.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Cause of Cure.

From the Dayton Daily News.
An Omaha hospital patient is getting
along nicely without a stomach, possibly
because this prevents him from taking
the doors medicine.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Testimony.

From the Rocky Mountain News.
They say Shakespeare never told the
same story twice, but there's nothing
unusual in that. Plenty Of court wit
nesseS have the same record.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
L)egeneratiOn.

From the Portland Oregonian.
The first American soda fountain has
been installed in Madrid, Spain. Prob
ably it will be the ruination Of many
q promising young bull fighter.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Badly Advised.

From the Roanoke Times.
A college president says that modern
girls are far more clever than their
mothers were. He's been listening to
the girls, we fear.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

II all lotteries are stopped the police
will have to work harder than ever IN
pursuit of the hand book men and the
vendors Of numbers"
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Oregon's Preference.

From the Portland OREGON Daily Journal.
The need of the day, says a reformer.
is law and order. It is agreed that we
do not need any more law. but our
lumbermen would take o few more
orders.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

joint record and probably has no equal
in the history Of American city govern
ments
They have been efficient and faith
full public servants, otherwise they
would not have been retained in Office
year after year amid the changing
fortunes Of politics. Honolulu is proud
Of David" and "Jim." and they have
much reason to be proud Of the trust
the community has so long repcsed in
them.
Inferior Coffee
Destroyed in Brazil.
Ell Comercio, Lima.-E Consejo
Nacional del Cafe (''National Coffee
Council'O of Rio de Janeiro announces
that in the week ending June 18 there
were destroyed in Brazil 292,564 sacks
of the inferior grades of coffee. This
makes total to date, from the first Of
January, 1882, of 7,715,513 sacks Of
coffee either destroyed by fire or thrown
into the sea. Assuming the average
weight of each sack to be so kilos, the
quantity of coffee thus removed from
consideration in the world markets dur
ing the past half year is 462 ,930, ,780
Kilograms, or 45564 British tons.
x x
Growth Of Panama
Parties Deplored.
Diario de Panama, Panama.-Now
they are trying to form new party
in this dimlnutive country Of 56O,-
000 inhabitants. We will soon ar
rive at the point when there are more
political parties than there are people
to belong to them. What a pity we
haven't population as large as Ger
many'S. or even one as large as Ecua-
doris! Think Of all the parties we could
have then! We don't suppose, however
that any of them could take precedence
over the glorious Partido Liberal-al-
ways alert and eager for battle-often
bufeted and anathemized-but never
vanquished.
Australians Urged
to Seek Asiatic Trade.
The Bulletin, Sydney. - To the
Editor: We are either too law to sell
our goods to buyers in Asia, or we think
our products are not worth selling.
suggest small-farm settlements with q
centrally situated canning factory for
export purposes. What is wrong with
establishing 1000 families, growing, say,
peas and beans, when in season. to be
treated at the canning factory. No
need to plough them in; the grower
would be assured of an all-the-year
round price. At present he may re-
ceive, say shillings to 4 shiIlings a
buShel for his beans; tomorrow he may
get l shilling. or less. Market garden
ing produces quicker returns than any
other form Of agriculture. 1t is not O
difficult matter to cater for the Asian
market. TRENTON
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Sympathy.

From the Toledo Blade.
Many townspeople feel so sorry for
the farmer that they go out and take
Sunday dinner with him.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Delicate Sense.

Have women any sense of humor?"
Certainly" declared Miss Cayenne.
"It Is 80 delicate that a woman can
laugh at a man and make him think
it's because he's clever instead of
ridiculous
Evening star., 1932-08-20

There appears to be almost as much
determination to stop" Mayor Walker
as II he were a candidate for national
Office
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Passing Discords.

A hope of harmony must dawn
In each magnificent parade,
The big band wagon still rolls on
In spite Of "sour notes" that are played.
Evening star., 1932-08-20

"It don't worry me none when a
policeman talks specially sassy" said
Uncle Eben, "'cause I knows his boss
is likely to talk jes' as rough to him In
a day or two"
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Solution.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The only solution of prohibition thus
far seems to be saturated solution.
Evening star., 1932-08-20
Old Song.

My Radio! My Radio!
You bring message wise.
This little song by heart I know:
1T pays to advertise"
Evening star., 1932-08-20

what some men call their ideals"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
"often prove especially obstinate preju-
dices."
Evening star., 1932-08-20
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Evening star., 1932-08-20
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Evening star., 1932-08-20
Veteran Officials
Honored at Honolulu.

Honolulu Advertiser-It is most ap-
propriate that a public reception should
be given at the Hale. Honolulu, for
David Kalauokalani, jr., and James
Bicknell. The affair will mark the COM
pletion of 81 years of continuous service
as city clerk and city auditor, respect
lively. These two veterans were chosen
to their present positions when munich
pal government was set up here and
they have been reelected without a
break ever since. This is an amazing
The Lexington advertiser., 1932-05-05
Memorial Services
Observed Mt. Pleasant

Annual observation of Memorial Ser
vices at Mt. Pleasant took place Sunday
May /, with large crowd OF people on
hand to take part in the event, with
morning and afternoon services at the
church and a picnic dinner on the
grounds.
Dr.. Jeff Bailey, of Jackson, delivered
the morning address, an honor accorded
him for many long years. The occasion
this ear caused the community to send
tosJackson and bring him to Mt. Pleas
ant that it might be continued. Rev
D. r. McDougla, OF Acona, preached the
afternoon sermon.
Among those from Lexington attend
ing were: Mr. and Mrs. NJ. G. Brough,
Mr. and Mrs W. S. Truitt, Miss Leila
May Truitt, Miss Lizzie Connolly, Mrs
Gardner, Miss Mary Emily McNeer, Mr.
and Mrs. S. V. Farmer, Mrs. l. B. Farmer,
Miss Clara Mcclellan, Miss Mamie Ella
Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. Madison Nc
Lellaa. Miss Essie Moore, Miss Odean
Tidwell and Pepper Tidwell.
The Lexington advertiser., 1932-05-05
Holmes Jr. College In
Commencement Dates

\ D;nlomas were awarded to twentysi!
| in the second year college class AM
eighteen in the agricultural high schoo
in me commencement exercises of th
Holmes Junior College which ended I
| most successful school year at Goodman
Recitals, class exercises and plays
punctuatine the usual round of gaiety
| led up to the final event when sever
outstanding members of the second yea1
class made the feature addresses.
The play by the high school gradual
| ing class was given Friday night, the
commencement sermon delivered by the
Rev. c. o. Groves, pastor of the Pres
| byteran church at Kosciusko. was heard
| Sunday evening. "The Gateway" ;
pageant, made an impressive closing fol
the high school students Tuesday after
noon which was followed by a display
of the work of the home science depart
ment. A rollicking farce, "Deacor
Dubbs." was given by the second yeal
class Tuesday evening.
After invocation by the Rev. F.. W
Ford an instrumental number by Misses
lillian Willingford, Santa Hollum and
Mary E. Cowsert. diplomas were award
ed Introduced by president NJ. c. Nc
Daniel. Bill Allen. Smithson. as the I'm
known American Boy spoke in the form
of a challenge to the educational oppor-
tunities awaiting him at Holmes Junior
College Answering this, the seven
cardinal detectives, fulfilled at the
school. were explained by the graduates.
They were: Health" Nina Waddell;
Home Membership" Roy Taylor; "Tool
49, T
ship" Eula Mitchell; "Vocations," AL
Der. Tidwell: Leisure Time" Dayle
Alsbury; and Ethical Character" by
Dina Mabry.
Graduating from the Holmes Junior
College were: Dayle Alsbury, Durant;
Lillian Brazeale, Ethel; Mrs. Ethelyn
Rynacker Crews, Goodman; Earnestine
Albin, Goodman; Hugh I. Cowsert, Jr.,
Goodman John Eley, Yazoo City; Nelms
Flowers. Goodman; John Freeman,
Springville; Glide Gibson, Poplar Greek;
Mildred Hines, Sails; Howard Leach,
Barnes; Jennie K. Montague, Walden;
William Montgomery, Goodman; Dina
Mabry shrock; Eula Mitchell, Green
wood; Lagrone Nunley, Carrollton; j. G..
Sproles, Durant; Edward Taylor and
Roy Taylor, Benton; Ruby Turnipseed
Weir; Mable Tyler, Winona; John E.
Ward, Camden Nina Waddell, Durant;
Mary n. Bell, Morton; (comm erciaD
Gertrude Watkins, Cedar Bluff and Dina
Mabry, Shrock, (expression).
Graduates of the high school include:
Lamar Brown, Ebenezer; Kimble Duck
worth, Mt. Olive; Nina Ellis, Blythevlle,
Ark; Robert Fugate, Pickens; 1nez
Frost, Ebenezer; Edward Hutchinson,
The Lexington advertiser., 1932-05-05
i Ormer Local Boy
HOnOred In Virginia

]. d. Griffin, one of Lexington's boys
now engaged in work in Virginia, Is
among the prominent members OF the
national guard OF that state, being Elrs'
lieutenant and aide to General Waller OF
the staff. In prominent event neld al
t;icn:aend, Va, the past week, he was
military aide to the chief executive at
the -4.h conference of governors held
in tnat city, according to messages re-
ceivsd by local relatives.
He was assigned with the party OF the
governor of Maine, who visited the home
OF James Monroe at Charlottesville, and
his clt law offices at Fredericksburg.
The williams and Mary College at
Williamsburg, Va, was also included
with a side trip to Jamestown Island
the site of the first English settlement
IN Virginia.
The trip was of much interest and
Lexington friends are glad to know that
]. D. was among those honored with
the parties of prominence OF the vari-
GUS states of the Union.
The Lexington advertiser., 1932-05-05
Auditors Report
Shows Improvement
States Condition

The monthly statement from the Of
flee of Joe S. Price, State Auditor, at
the enc of April shows that with re-
ceipts into the general fund of $685.
O67.32 and warrants issued for s243,-
31427 the general fund cash deficit was
reduced approximately s400,00O.00 during
the month, and on April goth stood at
S1,560,658.67.
Receipts to special funds were $685.
1888 during April, warrants issued on
special funds s1,063 ,80597, reducing the
cash balance in these funds to s1,339,-
72131 at the end of April
The principal general fund receipts
were. ad valorem tax, 1929, ,874.45; in
surance department fees and taxes col
lecteI SPA, 4,85S.07; state privilege tax,
$50 t31.37, and income tax, sS3,560.29.
Interest on bonds took a total Of
S2I5, Is and Legislative salaries and
contingent expense s1a84a.o2 of the
s243.314.27 in general fund warrants
issued.
NO appropriations having yet been
made for support of the various state
institutions and departments only few
warrants were issued for those purposes,
those being for few unpaid 1881 bills.
ne chief special tuna fecelpts IN
cluded sale of bank guaranty certificate
bonds amounting to SAT-, 100000; gasoline
tax t. highway fund Of the state, S186,-
1922; federal funds for vocational edu-
cation and a small amount for highway
construction and other federal support,
s56.272 10; auto tag fees, $7,28S.5S; to-
bacco tax, s27, ,62660; highway construct
ION funds from counties, etc, S33, ,498.45.
There was transferred from the state
highway fund to highway operating
funds total of s192 2,33065.
Chief expenditures from special funds
were, A. & NJ. College, S29, ,722.76; pay
lnent bank guaranty certificates, $449,-
07701; highway construction, s1S5,o33 81
and highway maintenance, s159,719.5O.
The Lexington advertiser., 1932-05-05
Ali Club Members
Eligible To Thousands
of Dollars as Prizes

All livestock club members through
out the nation are eligible to compete
for more than $4,000 in county, state,
sectional and national prizes to be
awarded in the third annual National
All Meat Animal and Livestock Project
contest, it is announced by the National
Committee on Boys and Girls Club
Work.
These awards for Americans most out
standing junior animal husbandmen are
offered by Thomas E. Wilson, livestock
breeder, packer and chairman of the Nat
ional Committee on Boys and Girls Club
Work
Any All Club member regularly en-
rolled in one or more meat animal live
stock projects; namely, baby beef, pure
bred beef ANIMAL market pig, breeding
hog, market sheep or breeding sheep
during 1882 under the supervision of
their state extension service is eligible
to compete. The project records and
the general club record of contestants
will be the basis on which awards will
be made.
A gold filled medal of honor will be
awarded to the highest scoring club
member in each county of the United
States From the records of county
winners, state club leaders will select
their state winner Each state winner
must have completed three or more
years work in meat animal livestock club
projects. The state award is $50 gold
watch.
The winning All livestock club men,
bers in each of the four extension divis-
ions of the United States will receive
an educational prize trip to the Eleventh
National Boys and Girls All Club Con-
gress, which is held annually in con-
junction with the international Live
Stock Exposition at Chicago. Winner
will be selected from state winners with
in each division.
Three national scholarship winners
will be selected from these four trip
winners by committee of state club
leaders. During the week of the Nat
onal All Club Congress, Mr.. Wilson
will award $500, 5000 and 500 agri-
cultural college scholarship to the nat
ional winners in the order of their rank.
These final awards will be made at his
annual banquet in honor of the delegates
to the National All Club Congress.
More than 10000 farm boys and girls
will compete for the attractive prizes
being offered in this contest to encourage
All Club activities in meat animal live
stock club projects.