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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
WEEKLY REVIEW
By Charles Sawyer, Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio

NIONCitlOi Vi o1llo
Columbus. - G. overnor George
Whites message On the bill legalizing
beer was followed by rapid and spec
tacular action in the legislature be-
fore it voted a recess beginning this
week and continuing until May Is. By
continuous and feverish work over the
last week end of the pre-recess session
Senator Joseph Ackennan's beer bill,
which had been presented some weeks
before, was whipped into shape for
final passage. On the last Monday
night Of the session the largest crowd
ever within the senate chamber heard
the debate and witnessed the vote on
this measure.
AS ! reported in previous article,
the question uppermost in the minds
of spectators was the vote which might
be received by the emergency clause,
so-called, that is the clause which
permitted the bill to go into effect at
once Although the bill provided for
a tax levy, which in itself might have
made emergency clauses unnecessary
because taxation measures are not
subject to a ninety-day referendum
period, the Governor felt that it was
wise to run no risks, and therefore,
suggested its enactment as an emer-
gency.
Emergency proposals require vote
Of two-thirds of the members elected
to each branch of the legislature.
Twenty-Five votes were needed in the
senate and ninety in the house. On
Monday night in the senate the emer-
gency clause received twenty-five
votes, being three more than were
needed. This spectacular victory for
the proponents of the bill was some
indication of what might happen in
the house.
The bill was presented on Wednes-
day night in the house, where the
crowd was eqr1ally great, and after
three hours of debate and the offering
of numerous amendments, a few of
which were agreed to, vote was
taken about midnight and the emer-
gency clause received one hundred
votes. The bill itself received ninety
five votes. Some members, who were
not willing to vote for the bill, were
willing to admit the emergency in or
der that it might become effective inn
shall not recite the details Of this
estimated to bring in $1,000
900 to the state and S1,000,000 to cit
les and townships annually, as they
have been carried fully in the public
press. In its essence it sets up a BIZ
partisan Ohio Liquor Control Commits
sion of representative citizens with
very large powers of control and sup
ervision over the manufacture and the
sale of beer within the state The fea-
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Working ON Plans
For School Relief
COMMITTEES SEEKING TO MEET
PLATFORM PLEDGES DURING
RECESS OF OHIO LEG
ISLATURE

Columbus.-While members of the
state legislature return home for re-
cess, special committees will stay on
the lob to work on the acute problem
of financial relief for Ohio's public
schools in its relation to the general
taxation problem. 1t is expected that
the committees will have a proposal
ready for both houses when the legis-
lathre reconvenes.
The recommendation Of the Ohio
School Survey Commission as embod-
led in the House Bills 267 and 268 and
Senate Bills 265 and 266, and the re-
lief proposals of Senator Gunsett will
occupy an important place in the COM
mittee's considerations.
Since both the Democratic and Re-
publican parties are committed in
their election platforms to state sup
port for education, it is expected that
some relief program Of statewide di-
mensions will be agreed upon, partic
ularly since the need is greater than
it was when the planks were written
into the platforms.
The Democratic platform specified
that Eve favor adoption Of program
based on facts to be ascertained thru
the study of the school system already
initiated by Governor White. Such d
program should insure adequate COM
pensation for teachers; provide full
opportunity for every child of school
age; guarantee proper financial sup
port from the state for schools; pro-
mote their economical operation"
According to the Republican plat
form: "The education of childhood and
youth is the obligation Of the state.
We approve a system Of state support
that will establish and protect min
imum standard Of education for all
children of Ohio"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Otho Busic, rs,
Dies ON Sunday
FARMER, OF NEAR MT. STERLING
SUCCUMBS AT HOME - FU-
NERAL SERVICE HELD
THIS MORNING

0tho Busic, aged rs years, we'll
known farmer of Five Points, near
Mt. Sterling, and a brother of M. ].
Busic, of Gridley, California, former
London grocer, died of complication
Of diseases on Sunday at his home.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lille Busic, two sons and two daugh
ters, Richard, Harmon, Vallie and
Grace, all at home. He also leaves
the one brother.
The funeral service was held to-
day at 1890 a. m. at the resi-
denee, conducted by Rev. F. w.
Stephens, Of Mt. Sterling, with bu-
rial in the Mt. Sterling cemetery in
charge Of Undertaken E. T. Snyder,
Mt Sterling.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
IN THE ARENA OF
--POIITICS-

lures attaching to the issuance of
wholesale permits are of no particular
interest, but the retail permits provide
that 3.2 per cent beer may be sold in
retail stores in bottles only and not
for consumption on the premises, and
may be sold in clubs, amusement
parks, hotels, and restaurants for con-
sumption on the premises, but at ta-
bles only. The commission may re-
scind license if its rules and regu-
lationS are not followed, and if at any
time there is a failure to observe de-
cency and sobriety.
The bill also provides that the hold
er of manufacturers or wholesalers
permit shall have no interest in either
the permit or the premises Of the re-
taller, Immediately upon the signing
cf the bill, machinery was put in mo-
tion to perfect its organization. Rules
had to be formulated, permits issued,
and vast amount of work done, and
all of this under great pressure to
meet the effective date Of the federal
law, April z.
Many other interesting bills were
passed during the final week as both
houses Of the legislature undertook to
/ dispose of the most important mat.
ters. Leading in political interest
were the two bills sponsored by Gov
ernor White transferring the automo-
bile license department to the high
way department, and providing for a
state patrol system. These bills had
aroused bitter opposition on the part
Of the secretary Of state in whose jur-
isdiction the license bureau has func-
! toned for years. In the senate the
debate on these bills was long and
heated but somewhat one-sided, as in
dicated by the vote on the transfer
bill, which was twenty-five for the bill
and none against it. This vote indi-
eates that there were no party lines
lrawn in this matter. The same may
be said of almost every bill which
las been before the senate.
During the six-week recess, joint
committees of both houses will be in
session to work out problems involved
IN taxation and school financing.
Washington, d. C.-Charles V.
fruax, Congressman-at-lar an
bounced today that splendid progress
5 being made in obtaining support
n Congress and Administrative cir
cles for his bill introduced in the
House March 1lth which provides
that mo judicial order for sale Of
any real estate shall be issued by
any court in the United States of
America for a period Of one year
from the passage Of this Act.
Leaders of the House and Senate
are heartily in accord with the pur-
pose Of the Bill which will mean a
complete suspension Of mortgage
foreclosures on farms, homes and
city real estate" Congressman Tru-
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Helpful Hints on
Sudan Grass Culture

Sudan grass was originally trop-
ical plant and, therefore, should be
planted only after the soil has
warmed up, or shortly after corn
planting time. This advice comes
from L. E. Thatcher, associate agron-
omist at the Ohio Experiment Sta
ton. A good seedbed should be pre-
pared by thorough disking or plow-
ing, preferably the latter, so that it
is we'll firmed and moist below, with
just enough fine surface soil to per-
nit shallow covering of the seed,
Young Sudan grass cannot compete
with rapidly growing weeds; 50, II
the land is foul with weed seeds, fall
low cultivation for a time to kill off
the first weed crop will be worth
while.
Sudan grass will make very little
growth if snow on thin meadows or
pastures with the hope Of thickening
the stand.
Sudan grass is best sown with a
grain drill, using the wheat feed and
setting the drill to sow about 2 pecks
of wheat; this will sow about Is to
20 pounds Of Sudan grass seed to the
acre. If the drill sows too much
seed some cracked corn may be
mixed with the seed to increase its
bulk. Shallow drilling, one-half to
one inch deep on heavy soils and one
to two inches on light, loose soils, Is
desirable. If the seedbed is dry,
rolling or cultipacking after sowing
will hasten termination.
The seed may be broadcast and
narrowed in, but the rate should be
increased to 20 or % pounds per
acre. Sudan grass seed is cheap this
spring, good quality seed selling for
five to six cents per pound.
Sudan grass is ready for pasture
when about foot tall, or usually in
five to six weeks from planting. 1t
may be cut for hay when heading out
or later until the seeds are in the
soft dough stage. The best quality
hay is that from the early harvest.
1t is seldom possible to get two hay
crops during one season in Ohio, but
some fall pasture may be obtained
after the hay crop.
1t takes longer to cure Sudan
grass hay than clover or timothy and
the feeding value when cut early is
similar to or better than first-class
timothy.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Education a Mistake

Don't talk to me about free edu-
cation said the burly farmer of the
old school. What good has it done
anyone, any way? Makes young fell
lers too proud to do anything for a
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Looney Talk

Looney Talk
Asylum patient Ito new appointed
are you?
Appointee-I am the new superin-
tendent.
Patient-Oh, it won't take them
long to knock that out of you. l
was Napoleon when | came here.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

girlsl Why, my missus can't get a
servant; they all want to be actress
es or teachers or lady clerks. And,
the beat Of it is, after all the larn.n',
some of 'em cant even SPELL There's
young Johnson at the Green Swan,
just put up sign over his eosch
house, and this is how he spells car
riage'- garage! Don't you talk
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
NOTICE

No. 72l1.
The first current account of James
+. Bell, Trustee under the will of
Frank Jones, for the Presbyterian
church, London, Ohio, having been
filed in the Probate Court Of Madison
County, Ohio, notice is hereby given
that said account will be for hearing
and settlement by said Court on the
29th day Of April 1888, at o'clock a.
m.
April |, 1888.
HARVEY B. EDWARDS,
Probate Judge
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
12-MISCELLAMEOUS-12

JIG SAW PUZZLES-The 25c kind
will be given away free with each
100 pound sack of Ubiko Starting
Mash. This offer begins April and
ends on April %. Puzzles may be had
at the following places: VanWagener
Elevator and Buckeye Hatchery, Lon
don; Sedalia Grain & Lumber Co., Sc
dalia, Ohio. -29
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

DOG-Fox terrier, white with black
spots. Tag No. 1119. Fred Peter
son 808-M1. -28
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

Is it advertised? Then it must be g
standard item.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
9--L-0ST-9

BINDER CANVAS--On State Route
No. AZ, between Nelson's Corner and
London. Call Sedalia phone 76-F22
3t 30
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Sale Dates

WEDNESDAY. APRIL II
hssignee's public sale on Chas. Dorm
farm, two miles east of Sedalia on
Federal pike. Robert Minshall, Auct
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Court House News
Out of Jail

Joe Fresia, of Springfield, sent to
Jail here some time ago for failure to
pay fine and costs for violation Of
the liquor laws, has been released from
custody under the state law covering
such action.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
Appointment Made

Letters of administration in the es-
tate Of Hannah L. Gardner, late of
Pleasant township, have been issued in
probate court to Abe Hayman under
bond of $4,000. Appraisers: A. S.
Alkire, H. NJ. Campbell, A. S. Davis.
Real Estate Transfer
J. A. Maxwell, sheriff, to Reay and
Ora Hughes, 1892 acres in Pleasant
township, 81.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
7-SITUATI0N WANTED

FARM WORK-Can operate all kinds
machinery and do all kinds of farm
work. Frank Heise, London, Ohio No
!, phone 848-J1. -29
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

FOR FARM BARGAINS See Drury &
Co. Rentals: 80 desirable properties,
ranging in price from So to $45.
Choice locations at your price. Drury
e. Co., phone 374J. -27
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

5-ROOM HOUSE = Modern in every
respect. Basement. Coal furnace,
garage. Hardwood floors throughout
Inquire this. office. If
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

HOUSE-Five rooms on Liberty st.
Electricity, water, gas. Inquire of
Mrs. John Whalen, 62 East High ST.
London. -28
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

FARM LAND-70 acres for grain
rent, miles northeast of Summerford
on Old Columbus road. John Brennan.
Pr
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04
ee education. Mont.

living but SIT at desk and wear to me about free
cuffs around their neeks And the real Star.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

CUSTOM HATCHING - Baby chicks
. &c per egg, or &c per chick, phone
689-J. Mrs. j. C. Kilgore, 142 Mound
ST., London Is
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-04

RADIO SERVICE-Guaranteed work
on all makes. Tubes tested free.
Ira Armatrout, 56 South Madison
road. -27
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
With Spotted Fever Here,
Warning Given Public

to the Health Department, DR..
William c. Fowler, health officer,
revealed today.
The case reported is that OF
Samuel T. Carpenter, 81, Of the
800 block Rhode Island Ave. N.
E., who was reported by Dr..
Thomas J. Kelly to be suffering
from the strange malady. Carpen-
ter, who is i'll at his home, has
been on the Eastern Shore for
some time and is believed to have
contracted the disease there.
The suspected case is that OF
William johnson, 81, of the 1900
block Tenth st. N. W., who is at
Garfield Hospital. A telephone
report to the Health Department
by a hospital physician gave the
malady as spotted fever, but a
formal report has not been made.
DR.. Fowler today issued warn"
ing to citizens to keep out Of
wooded sections as much as pos
sible and to avoid thick under
growth. Persons who have been
in the woods, he warned, should
inspect their clothing and bodies
thoroughly for ticks, the bite Of
which is believed to spread the
disease.
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
G|FTSTENDERED
CEN, CROSBY

A six-piece silver service and a
watch were presented to Maj.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, retiring
Police Commissioner, today by
members of the Police and Fire
departments at a farewell cere'
mony in the Board Room of the
District Building.
The service was presented on
behalf of the Police Department
by Major Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of police, and the pres
entation of the watch was by
o. E. Fearn. superintendent Of
machinery of the Fire Depart
ment. An inscription of the serV'
ice read:
presented to Herbert Ball
Crosby, commissioner Of the
District of Columbia, April 8,
1888, by officers and members
of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment, ID. c., in apprecia-
tion of his interest, ability and
loyalty to the service"
Both Major Brown and Mr.
Fearn praised Crosby'S efficiency
as a Commissioner and wished
him success in his future work
as president of the National Bank
of Fort Sam Houston, Tex. An
address was also made by Gen
John A. johnson, former Police
Commissioner, and General Cros.
by'S former commanding officer
in the Army.
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
WALLACE OPENS
All CAMP
CHARLOTTE

''The agricultural act is as
faulty as was the first autOmO-
bile, yet it is flexible enough to
be applied in many instances"
This was the statement made
by Secretary Of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace to members of the Ma
tional All Club at their seventh
annual meeting here in the audi
torium of the new museum today.
The Secretary spoke on the pres
ent economic situation after the
formal flag-raising ceremonies at
the All camp on the Mall.
DIR. Hart Also Speaks
At the State leaders conference
DR.. V. B. Hart, head of the eco
nomic extension unit Of Cornell
University, contended that the
main purpose of economic work
is to help the farmers make more
money. He said:
"I know that sounds cold
blooded, but by helping the
farmers make money, we are
helping them to maintain a
higher standard of living.
"Three problems confront ag-
riculturistS. Failure to recognize
the value of experience of
farmers. Tendency to be infIu-
enced by sentiment and opinion
rather than fact. And general
lack of economics in foundation
on the part of all of us"
lat IN ATTENDANCE
One hundred and forty-seven
boys and girls, accompanied by 81
members of the State cooperative
extension staff, are in camp from
38 States.
Mrs. Roosevelt was a visitor at
the camp quadrangle which is To-
Gated at the Seventh Street end
of the museum grounds.
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
1935EST|NA
CALL DUE SOON

Major Daniel j. Donovan,
District auditor, will call on
department heads of the District
government soon for estimates
to be used in preparing the local
budget for 1885.
The call for estimates usually
is made earlier but was delayed
this year because of the late
passage of the District appropria.
ton bill.
It will not be known whether
the strict economy which has
marked District finances this year
will be continued during the 1885
fiscal year until Major Donovan
has conferred with officials Of
the Bureau of the Budget and,
until such a conference is held,
he will be unable to instruct
department heads as to what
policy to follow in making Up
estimates,
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
MYSTERY.
LINKED WITH
PAPAL AIDE
Wife of Swiss Sculptor Sees
Disappearance as Part Of
Trouble in Vatican

The mysterious disappearance
of Ernst Durig, noted Swiss sculp
tor, three weeks ago is believed
by his wife to have some con-
nection with Durig's friendship
with Baron Won Gerlach, Papal
chamberlain at the Vatican dur
ing the time Durig was in Rome
1905.
Nine. Durig, unable to explain
her husbands continued absence,
yesterday broke open his strong
box in which he had kept papers
in connection with Won Gerlach'S
disappearance after the Italian
government had brought charges
against him of selling secret in.
formation to Germany.
Friend of Durig
Won Gerlach had been a close
friend of Durig's and the latter
occupied a portion of his apart
ment in the Vatican while in
Rome. Durig, at Won Gerlach's
instigation, was made a member
of the Papal Guard and was on
the payroll Of the guard.
At the time of Won Gerlach's
disappearance Durig was believed
to have information as to his
whereabouts.
Nine. Durig says that about
two weeks before Durig's disap'
pearance a man from Philadel'
phia called at their studio and
questioned her husband closely
regarding Won Gerlach. Later
the same man met Durig at a
downtown hotel. She does not
know the strangers name.
Opens Strong Box
Nine. Durig knew that her hus'
band kept valuable papers in his
strong box. Yesterday, in the
presence of a friend, she broke
open the box. A heavily sealed
envelope marked "Von Gerlach-
191O-1915" was found to have
been opened and the contents re-
moved.
Nine. Durig believes her hus-
band took the papers himself, and
that his absence is due in some
way to his former connection with
Won Gerlach.
She has cabled the President
of Switzerland, an old friend of
her own family, asking him to in
Struct the Swiss minister here to
press investigation Of Durig's dis
appearance.
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
OCELOT KILLER
AND HIS WIFE
FORFEIT BAIL
Neither in Court to Answer
Charge Of Running Unlicensed
Massage ParIorS

DR.. Aubrey Gordon Miller, S6,
who won the sobriquet Of "the
wilcat tanner" overnight, has
found himself in other difficulties
While awaiting a trial for TAX
ing property without right re-
sulting from the death of an
ocelot which he took from the
Washington Zoo last Sunday, DR..
Miller was arrested by members
of the vice squad and charged
with operating a massage estab-
lishment without a license.
Wife Also Arrested
At the same time Mrs. Joan
Miller, "a, who police said, is his
wife, was also arrested.
DR.. Miller and Mrs. Miller to-
day forfeited $40 each on that
charge while the later forfeited
$50 on an additional charge of
massaging members of the op-
posite sex.
The pair was arrested yester-
day at a house in the 3400 block
Thirteenth st. N. w., after police
had read an advertisement solicit
ing massaging. Policeman John
Auffenberk and c. D. Schamp,
of the vice squad, went to the
address after making a telephone
call for an appointment.
So for AlhOcOhOI Rub
One of the officers said he was
given an alcohol rub by Mrs.
Miller and paid her So. Immedi-
ately after both Mrs. Miller and
the physician were arrested.
Police court officials today in
dicated . that the massaging
charge against Mrs. Miller might
be dismissed and her money re,
turned as no papers had been
filed because of a legal techni-
cality.
Neither of the defendants ap-
peared in court.
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
MEDIC |SOLATES
L.EPROSY GERM

The cultivation Of the leprosy
germ outside the human body, re-
garded as the greatest step in
years in mans war on the @read
disease has been accomplished by
DR.. Earl B. Mckinley of George
Washington University Medical
School, working with DR.. Malcolm
H. Soule of the University Of
Michigan School of Medicine.
The result of their research was
announced today by the Leonard
Wood Memorial for the eradica-
ton Of leprosy. DR.. Mckinley is
now in Europe making a survey
for the George Washington Med
ical School.
The experiment was made in
DR.. McKinley's laboratory here. A
minced chick embryo medium was
used by the scientists without
special atmospheric conditions.
Growth was in a week or ten days.
The discovery is regarded as i'm
portant in that it makes possible
a closer study of the germ.
The Washington times., 1933-06-15
BANK
PAYS 0P,C.

The Chevy Chase Savings Bank
reopened today as a branch OF
the Rigg National Bank with a
long line of depositors waiting to
have claims against the old bank
exchanged for claims on the new
one.
The bank was one of 13 not
licensed at the close of the bank
ing holiday. It VISA bought later
by the Riggs bank.
About $428,00O, representing so
per cent of the deposit, was made
available to the 1000 depositors
who have been without banking
facilities in the community since
March IA.
John C. Walker, president OF
the former Chevy Chase Savings
Bank, is remaining as conserva'
tor, with offices in the bank build
ing, liquidating the remaining 40
per. cent of the assets of the bank
A movement is under way to
induce substantial number" OF
depositors in the Park Savings
Bank to ask that this institution
be placed in receivership.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover is studying the report made
after extended investigation by
Department of Justice agents into
the affairs of the bank.
Whether criminal action against
any of the living officials of the
bank will be taken depends upon
Rover's study of the report. Rob-
ert S. Stunz, executive vice presi-
dent, shot and killed himself a
few hours after learning that the
bank would not be relicensed.