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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Seek Change In
Auto Registration
Bill in Legislature Would Make
June ! License Date in Place
ffIl q of January |

relief for thousands of Ohio motor
lists will result from enactment of
the bill, introduced recently in the
General Assembly, to change the date
of automobile registration to June 1st
according to a statement by E. ".
Weber, President of the Ohio Petro-
leum Marketers Association, says a
special from Columbus
Advancing the registration date be-
yond the holidays and the turn of the
year, when people generally are bur-
dened with extra expenses, would
keep great many cars in use dur
ing the winter months, which are
now laid up until spring.
"The seriousness of the situation,
both from the standpoint of the state
and the motorist, is shown by what
has happened in the last two or three
years." said Mr.. Weber.
"On January 1, 1882, there were
100000 cars in Ohio that were not
registered, and on April 1st total
of 259,000 cars were still standing
idle in garages without license plates.
The result was that the state lost an
estimate 100000 in license fees and
more than s1,OOO,o0O in gasoline tax
es over that period.
The same conditions are continu
ing this wear. In all of 1882 the
number of sfcars registered in Ohio
was 1,645,095, but on January 5th,
1893 only 9O2,473 cars had been reg
istered.
There is widespread movement
in other states to change the motor
car registration date and where it
has been done the results have been
beneficial. In Ohio the change under
the bill as introduced would become
effective in 1884.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Selling Baseball to Women

There are merchandising wrinkles
to every line of business. The de-
velopment of Ladies Day has been
one of these. We went at it with the
definite idea Of broadening our mar
ket. You know how it is! A man
has an afternoon off, and wants to
20 to the ball game, but his wife
doesn't know anything about baseball
and SO she wants to do something
else. They compromise, and do some
thing else. We give away exactly
10000 seats to women each Friday.
But the percentage of women attend
ing on the other six afternoons OF
the week increased considerably. And
the number of men accompanied by
women has increased, particularly on
Saturdays and Sundays. All told, IT
has been q most successful method
Of building the business. - 2. <.
Wrigley, chewing gum manufacturer
and owner of the Chicago Cubs Ma
tional League baseball club, in the
Rotarian magazine.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
to Reach
Ohio i'm Few Days

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Johnson, of Me-
chanicsburg, who have spent the past
wear with their son, Robert johnson
and family in Mexico City, Mexico,
are expected to arrive in Mechanics
burg within few days.
They left Mexico last Saturday and
planned to remain for a day IN San
Antonio, Texas, to enable Mrs. Jonn-
son to become accustomed to the lower
altitude. Mrs. johnson has been SER
iously i'll for the past several months,
suffering with an attack OF tropical
fever complicated with gall stone trou-
BILE.
Mr.. johnson is cashier of the Cen
trail bank of Mechanicsburg, and has
been on leave of absence for the past
wear
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
"reminiscences of an early Bird

"reminiscences OF an EdTly Diiu
Some now question the value OF the
early transforming flights, forgetting
how. they planted the seed of modern
air-mindedness and taught fundamen-
tails to "Early Birds" since leaders
in commercial aviation. | will grant
YOU that both Orville and Wilbur
Wright were not in favor of the use
of their brain children as counter at
fractions to the fat lady, the three
legged goat, and the two-headed
cows at the state and county fairs.
The powers that controlled the money
bags We're, however, far from pbeing
sold on aviation, and exhibition work
served a stwo-fold purpose of sup-
plying the funds for experiments and
of convincing the country that flying
was past the dream stage of Darius
Green and his flying machine
Frank w. Goodale, who piloted a
sputtering dirigible across the Hud-
son River in 1909, in an article in
the Rotarian magazine.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Recovering From
Major Operation

Mrs. James McNally, formerly
Miss Marjorie Phellis, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne H. Phellis of
Pike township, Madison county, is re-
covering from an appendicitis opera
tion, performed a few days ago in
the naval hospital in Vallejo, Calf.
Lieut.. McNally is attached to the
naval station on the island of Vallejo,
just off the coast of Bouthern Cali
fornia. = 100
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
MaSOnS Invited
To Wilmington
Lodge Inspection

Masons of London and Madison
county have been extended an invita-
tion to attend the annual inspection of
Wilmington Lodge No. So, F. & A. NJ,
to be held on next Tuesday night,
April A.
Hon. Simeon Nash, Of Columbus.
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge OF
Ohio, will be the inspecting officer. A
dinner will be served at $50 o'clock
and the exemplifcation of the Master
Mason degree will be conducted by the
regular officers and degree team.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31

After all, the heart Of a man is
the most resilient thing in the world.
For rebound and for comeback there
is nothing on earth to compare with
it. Regardless of geography, race or
creed, they're all alike-men will
bend but they will not break.
We've just had a demonstration
of it here in the United States.
A short time ago you could have
cut the gloom with cheese knife.
Today the whole nation is smiling.
Tomorrow they will have pretty
we'll forgotten.
Why?
Simply because it is human nature
to live in the future tense.
College professors write histories.
We read them, most of US, because
we'reN supposed to, but we don't real
ly care where we've been. All we
want to know is where we're going.
The trouble with the depression
was the fact that, in spite of all we
could do, it remained in the present
tense. We wanted to push it behind
us-that's the way the human animal
gets rid of his troubles. Now we
think we are more or less rid OF II
the effects, no-but the thing itself
decidedly, yes.
81 remember back in 1882 when
business was in a terrible shape"
"Oh, shut up! Call up Bill and
let's make it foursome for tomor-
row."
And that's the way it goes. Out
of sight-out of mind.
We feel that whatever allied us If
by way of slipping back into the
blur of things we choose to forget.
The n-the-street is walking
with a springy step. Smiles have
crowded out the worry wrinkles
Again we see life ahead of US. Agar
we believe. Again we hope, laugh
and plan. Three weeks ago, it wa'
like nightmare. No matter how
hard you tried, you couldn't move
Nothing mattered. One brain, one
set of muscles, and one man was JUS
about as good as another. Toda!
every man feels that once more NJ
has fighting chance to win out.
Before the past is all blur, lets
stop a moment for kindly word t.
the humble heroes whose names dlt
not get on the front page.
Down deep from somewhere there
comes a low rumble-a vibration;
something or other that sounds like
the presses starting in a newspapel
building every newspaper mar
knows what ] mean.
A song writer would say-"happ.
days are here again" The consery
ative and, for the most part, wrong
guessing economist would perhaps
call it the beginning of a new cycle
We business men interpret it al
merely meaning that, after all these
months of idleness and rustlng, tn
wheels are once more beginning u
turn. At any rate, let US hope thai
wherever we are going, we're on oul
way. 1t will take careful driving
but the big thing is that at last WI
are moving. And, from a quicl
glance at the new banking set-up, i
appears that we have plenty of gas
oline.
Meanwhile, however, let US no
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Rev. Carl III. White
OF Yellow Springs, Formerly OF Lon
don, to Address Union Church
Meeting Here Sunday Night

Rev. Carl H. White, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Yellow Springs
and former minister of the London
Presbyterian church, will be the guest
speaker at the Union church service
to be held in the London Presbyterian
church on Sunday night, April 2.
The many friends of Rev. White
throughout the community will be
pleased of this opportunity to hear
him and large attendance is ex-
pected.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Co. | Wins Title

Company |, Columbus, won the
166th Regimental Ohio National
Guard basket ball championship at
the Greenwood armory, in Columbus,
by defeating Co. M, of Washington
c. H., in the finals, SO to 20.
To the winners went a silver
trophy presented by Col. Robert Hau-
brich.
Company C, London, lost to Co. |
in the semi-finals. Last year, the To-
cal guard team won the champion
ship.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
s COU 7 GR 0 ] P
PLANS CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED From Page One)

y
Mr.. Bacon was chairman of the Fay
cite county committee before coming
to London and has had wide exper-
ience in Scout activities.
Scouting in Madison county is to be
enlarged to include Clubbing and
Sea Scout program, according to r. B
Jameson, Scout executive, who attend
ed the meeting. afA
A number of local Scouts and Scout
ers will attend the court of review in
West Jefferson, this evening, it was
announced. w. H. Pence, chairman Of
the court, was present at the meeting
and asked that men interested in
Scouting in other sections of the coun-
ty assist the West jefferson committee
in the review.
c. A. Holton, London, chairman of
the district committee, presided at the
meeting.
"
Is it advertised? Then it must be a
standard item.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31

DAIRYMAN is FINED
South Charleston Resident Faces Court
On Milk Bottle Charges

A fine of SO and costs was imposed
on Harry Sheetz, South Charleston
dairyman, by Judge Fred A. Wagner,
in the municipal court Wednesday,
when the man pleaded guilty to a
charge Of violating the state food and
drug act. He was charged with re-
filing milk bottles owned by The Citl-
zens Dairy.-Springfeld News-Sun.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
BUY! BUY! BUY!

; President Roosevelt has done
something !. Now you do
something Buy American
Buy something Buy
anything ). See a play i.
Throw party -... Write
check for Charity's sake j..
Don't be stingy .. !. Burn a
mortgage Buy suitcase
=. Book for your summer va
cation This year of all
years S. Pack up and go to
Europe !. Give the Europeans
some money with which to pay
their debts -. Help make the
world go right .. . Show the
foreigners what fine folk
Americans are -. Help them
discover America Buy!
Buy! Buy -. Get a car i.
Paint your house !. Subscribe
to a magazine :. Get a new
suit for Easter +. Buy ra-
dio Have a wedding
Business is beginning to move
-. Give it a push Buy
books to learn about the big
ger job that's coming to you
S. Make your money work
-. Play the man and take a !
chance 8. Buy what we make
-. Buy what the other fellow !
makes -. Give yourself new !
deal Buyi Buy! Buy!
Edwin Robert Petre !
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
BOWLING
! CONTESTS SOON
Continued From Page One)

So pins and were all ready to put it
"in the bag" Eugene Brown and his
Rexall boys just couldn't see it that
way and opened an attack, led by Bur-
ris, that turned apparent defeat into
victory by the narrow margin of Is
pins. The Eagles are far from salts
fed with the outcome of this match
and are waiting another chance to
meet this team again.
The court house boys We're in rare
form shooting all three games in the
500 circle. With four men over 300
their total of 1867 is thought to be a
record for the alleys to date.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Wise shoppers read the ads.

They used to tell the farmer that
if he wouldn't ride around SO much
in his automobile but would stay
at home and tend his crops, he
would be better off. Well, he took
the advice, and then he raised such
a surplus that he ruined himself.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
F. E. Sidener, Jr.,
New Caddy Master
At Country Club

F. E. Sidner, jr., one of the young
er golf stars of London and member
of the London Country club, has been
appointed by the officers and directors
of the club as caddy master for the
current year.
Sidener holds a number of club
championships and is rated as steady
golfer of excellent ability.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Safe Wrecked,
$4OO Secured

The safe of the Leo Rodenfels Chew
rolet agency in Columbus was wrecked
one night recently and $400 in cash
secured by the safe blowers.
Mr.. Rodenfels is a former Chevro-
let agent here.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Favored Guests

OF course you want to serve
your country" said the patriotic cit
izen
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum,
"but | want my constituents to have
the first helping, as far as possible"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Same Here. Brother,

Our personal taste in the matter Of
prosperity, says the Ohio State Jour
nal, runs to the kind that we notice
ourself without having to be told
about it.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Not Contagious

Annie-Come in and see our baby.
Teacher-Thank you, but / will
wait until your mother is better.
Annie Oh needn't be afraid It's
not catching, teacher.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31

Students of Glasgow University
have passed resolution not to bear
arms for king or country. Wonder
what Bruce and Wallace would think
about this I?
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
The Great Vitamin Mystery

Another thing we can't understand
is how our grandparents managed to
live to such a ripe old age without
having started the day with glass
of orange juice. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
A Go-petter

MagistrAte-Y You've committed six
burglaries in week,
~ Prisoner right. If every
one worked as hard as / do we'd be
on the road to prosperity.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Ruys New Truck

John Page, Plain City truck line op-
orator and auctioneer, has purchased
a new Diamond I truck.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31

The Press company bowlers will roll
match game Wednesday night, April
4, between two teams of players in the
Press company, the losers to foot the
bill.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31

Printed Stationery of all kinds at
the Madison Press Co.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31
Pythian Temple To Meet

The regular meeting Of the Pythian
Temple of Plain City will be held on
April 5th.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-31

Is it advertised? Then it must be a
standard item.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
WHAT WILL WEALTH GET OUT
OF THE SUPREME COURT?

Issues are piling up for the United
States supreme court.
Abandonment of gold payments is
one issue. Bond holders cry "repudia-
ton" and undoubtedly will go to
court.
Railroad legislation may be at
tackled.
With the industrial recovery bill
becoming law, there probably will be
court attack.
Perhaps the House of Morgan will
go to court to save its structure from
legislation divorcing banks and Sc
curities operations.
What will vested wealth get out
of the United States supreme court?
Laws made and in the making tear
away many of the defenses of organ
lied privilege. They will fight to the
last ditch for their powers and the
United States supreme court is the
last ditch.
What will happen then? Do we
face the possibility of repetition of
history enlargement of the member
ship of the highest judicial body?
The United States supreme court
probably will again be the cradle of
tremendously important history.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
SOUND ADVICE

The general council of the British
Trades Union Congress points out
that the tactics used by the Hitler
ties to crush German trade unionism
have been tried before and in the
long run have proved to be failure.
What is happening in Germany"
the council adds, should be an object
lesson to us here, and every effort
should be made to strengthen our
democratic institutions, in which alone
safety lies, and to show by our atti-
tude to our prosecuted comrades in
Germany that the workers will not
tolerate such interference in this
country"
The advice of British labor holds
good in the United States and all
other democratic nations, where the
maintenance and strengthening of
democracy is the best guarantee of
the workers rights.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
is THIS BOLSHEVISM?
ony.

The demand of the New York
Chapter of the Society Of Industrial
Engineers that the government seize
idle industrial plants, mines and
farms, to be operated by the unem-
ployed under national, self-sustain-
ing, self-help program, and authoriz-
ing the appointment of a committee
TO work out plans under which such
program could be put into effect,
was doubtless inspired by the fact
that there are now tens of thousands
OF engineers unemployed throughout
the country. AS long as these folks
were busy developing efficiency
schemes and producing labor-saving
machines to displace mechanics and
laborers, they were not greatly inter
ested in economic problems. But when
the chickens come home to roost,
that's quite another story. But, if
their plan can be made effective it
will help many others besides engi-
neers.-Ex.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
RESISTANCE

Business must be getting slightly
better, at least
From here-and there-and still
some other places, come reports in
dicating that labor is beginning to
put up more resistance to oppressive
wage and working conditions.
Labor, if reports are interpreted
rightly is coming to life and regain
ing some Of the aggressiveness which
carried it to so many victories in the
past.
That, in itself, is perhaps one of
the best indications of an uptrend
that can be found in all the mass of
statistics dealing with the question.
So far, so good. But, there is much
ground to be regained. Unorganized
workers, in particular, should swing
into action with all the vigor they
possess. They should become nightly
with $12 paychecks for 10
hours of toll . and other things.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
WHY NOT GRADUALLY?

If 1t is necessary to reduce the
number of government employees, it
would seem that the fairest way would
be to continue the present policy of
not filling vacancies as they occur
through death, designations and re-
tirements. This would avoid wholesale
dismissals, which are bound to cause
suffering and add to the already tre-
mendous volume of unemployment
throughout the nation. At the same
time the government personnel would
be gradually reduced
In case where there is no alterna-
tive except TO reduce or abolish gov
ernment bureaus and agencies the
sensible procedure would be to trans
fer the dismissed employees to the
organization charged with the ad-
ministration of the national recovery
act and other new organizations set
up under recently enacted legislation.
This would assure experienced work
ers in the new government positions,
making for efficiency and real econ
omy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16

from old home. 1t can mean moving
away from old institutions, creating
new conditions around the old homes.
That's what is going on today, on
tremendous scale. The towards
probably won't get started, but when
the courageous ones have broken new
sod. chained up all the bears and
cleaned out the snakes, then the
home folks will amble along and take
up residence.
Roy Dickinson's book ought to be
popular reading, and it ought to Gee
crate the mantle in the new surround
ings, for it will have helped fire men
to break down the jungle and pave
the new road.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
Motion Picture Oper-
atOrs Sign Up Many
Theatres for Union

Akron, Ohio.-The intensive cam
paign started here in February by
Motion Picture Operators Union NO.
364 has brought results. To date six
former non-union houses have signed
contracts, seven union houses have
made new agreements and ADJUST
ments have been made with four chain
houses.
John A. Snuff, business agent TOR
the union, is highly gratified, but is
not letting up on the fight. One non
union house is under daily picketlng,
the management of another has been
hailed into court to prevent its MIS-
representing itself to the public as
union shop, when its operators, IN fact,
belong to an outfit not recognized by
the American Federation of Labor
The brief in this case filed for the
operators cites many decisions, IN
Guiding noted Cincinnati case, In
which their contentious were upheld.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
Book
SUSTAINING SOUP

nNE may prepare with milk ysgs-
~ table soups which are most nour-
ishing. The vegetables may be as
paragus. peas, beans. spinach, onions,
celery, potatoes, turnips, carrots, corn,
cabbage or some of these In combina-
ton. The soup should be slightly
thickened. The following will be a
good basic recipe:
Thicker two cupfuls Of milk with
one tablespoonful Of flour and the
same Of butter well blended, add sea-
sonings and two-thirds of cupful Of
cooked vegetables chopped, mashed or
strained. II the vegetable Is not
starchy, more -four may be added
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-16
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1888
MOVING TOWARD A NEW ERA

Each day sees America nearer the
day of dictatorship in industry.
Labor's record will be good when
the results are counted up.
Labor understands that this die
tatorship is American made, is nee
essary in this hour and brings safe
guards that perhaps could be obtain
ed in no other way.
The record of employers will not
be so good. 1t is rotten already.
The National Association of Man
ufacturers and other big business or
ganizations have sought to play
ducks and brakes with American we'll
bing.
These organizations have put mar
row and mistaken self-interest ahead
of national welfare. They have tried
to get everything for themselves, Civ
ing the people nothing. They think
America was made for big business
big business, like the Morgans, who
can find ways to pay no income tax
TO support the government that pro-
tects them in their racket.
1t is perhaps fortunate that the
Morgan investigation and the Harri-
man case and the Mitchell trial came
along just when the recovery bill came
to an issue in congress.
The nation was able to see in bold
and tragic contrast the fate of the
rich on the one hand and the fate
of the thirteen millions of unemploy-
ed on the other.
The Morgan influence has not yet
been probed to the bottom, but one
thing seems mighty sure: 1t will be
lot less under the terms of the
coming dictatorship, which can com
pei industry to operate with regard
to human needs and human welfare
and under guarantee of the rights of
workers.