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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
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Fred Kirts, a merchant at Alger,
Ohio, recently sent a letter 10 a whole
sale house iii Columbus, which Is re-
ceiving widespread reproduction.
A copy Of the letter was received
today bv 4. B. Robinson & sen, local
gloeers ard is reprinted as follows:
4'l have always wondered how it
would feel to be Broke No Money
Have everything sent c. Q. d., Have
yoHr back 10 the wall.
Now / know
nave always had a secret ambition
to go through times SO hard and
things 50 tight that none of those old
timers could come around and tell me
it was a lot worse after the war or in
'97, now / know they win not.
l always did want something to talk
about the rest OF my life, will, and
no old timer can get ahead Of me.
There IL one thing that | am truly
thankful for, | do not know Of one
single FRIEND that have lost;
am sure that our families think just
as much Of us as they ever did CHATS
a fortune).
We, in this community, never did
make very big splash in the Business
world, but by cracky, we raised more
onions than all the world could eat
(that's something).
When a community can do that
there is no fear for their safety, they
have the courage, Faith, Confidence
and Ability to help themselves.
Aay community that can plant on
ions sasld watch them blow out five
times and then get d crop and see the
same crop float down to the river in
the fall, has the courage to 80 through
anything Money or no money
We are fire-tested, wind-tested
and now money-tested. If there is any
other test or pest, am sure we can
overcome it.
The sun has not stopped shining,
there will be Onions to be tended, Po-
tatoes to be planted, Corn to cut, Cat
tie and Hogs viii still be raised on
our farms, Grain and Foods viii still
be gathered,
I have faith that if a dollar escapes
and flies over this Community, know
that we have enough hunters to bring
it down.
'aTATTLE TALE" - It's coming.
Watch this paper for the announce
ment.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
MAJESTIC-TONIGHT AND SAT.
Charles Laughton and Maureen
O'Sullivan in
PAYMENT DEFERRED

Payment Deferred" Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer's film version of the New
York mystery play hit, presents
Charles Laughton with Neil Hamilton,
Maureen O'Sullivan, Billy Bevans and
others in the cast.
The story of "PaymeE.. Deferred
concerns a London bank clerk who,
desperate for money, murders rich
nephew, hides the body and makes q
fortune with funds stolen from the
boy. He and his wife share the guilty
secret.
Later, however, the bank clerk be.
comes enmeshed with a blackmailine
woman and his wife, in despair, takes
poison. Circumstantial evidence points
to him as the murderer and thus, thrt
a trick of fate, he pays for crime Of
which he is innocent while his rea
crime goes undiscovered.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
RAISES LEMON


A lemon weighing IL pounds,
grown in Mechanicsburg, is attracting
much interest in the window of a
meat market in the village.
The lemon was grown on tree
owned by Mrs. James Ward. The tree
has borne fruit a few times in the
past and this year has three speci-
mems
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
Real Estate Transfers
Remove Cast

Elwood Smith, of Milford Center,
who was injured January when he
fell from the roof of a barn on his
farm, had the cast removed from his
back a few days ago, after six weeks.
Mr.. Smith was repairing the roof
when he slipped and fell to the ground
striking a board which resulted in the
breaking of several ribs.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
NEWS IN COURT
HOUSE CIRCLES
Continued From Page One)


Greyhound racing plant are being
used by the county as the pound" +"
A penalty of s1.00 is now added
to the cost of the tags.
Tax Return Due Soon
Miss Ella Blizzard, Madison coun-
ty auditor, reports that the time for
filing of personal tax returns expires
on March 81, and so far as is known
no time extension is to be granted
Residents of the county who are
required to file returns, listing per-
sonal property for 1888, are required
by law to pay at least one-half OF
the tax at the time of filing and
may pay all, if desired.
The law provides that unless one
half of the payment is made, the re-
turn is not considered as having
been filed.
Returns are to be made this year
on the same basis as last year with
the same exceptions, including house
hold goods and autos.
Real Estate Transfers
D. r. Sidner to Riddle Sidner and
others, 1OO24 acres in Jefferson town
ship and lots IA, Is, is, 5, 7, 8, 10 and
IL in Sidner's addition to West JEFF
ferson, 81.
Eliza Hurst, administrator of the es-
tate of Albert L. Williams, to R. w
Deyo, 1875 acres in Jefferson town
ship, 81.
r. w. and Gertrude Deyo to Leo Fl.
Deyo, 1875 acres in Jefferson town
ship, 81.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

All perennials and hardy ANNALS
can be sown on the frozen ground if
it is desired to get an early start.
Sow all kinds Of poppy seed. Iceland
poppies scattered now will give plant
to bloom next fall up to freezing
weather and furnish beautiful cutting
material.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
Father Well Protected

Father - Fancy a big boy like you
being afraid to sleep in the dark.
Five-year-old - It's all very well
for you, you've got mother to look
after you.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
PRAISES PAPERS
FOR BANK NEWS
Continued From Page One)

on their newspapers for latest devel-
opments.
But the newspaper" he said, "be-
came the swift messenger of informa-
ton not alone to bankers and officials
most concerned, but also to the gen
eral reading public, and this included
thousands Of anxious depositors."
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
A HANDICAP

A small boy wrote an essay
in school recently lamenting
the fact that he had no chance
like Lincoln, for Lincoln had so
much more than he, and he
enumerated:
It's no wonder, look what
made him great!
He had that log cabin,
He had that pine knot,
He had those rails to split,
He had that tall plug hat,
He had all those stories,
He had that Douglas debate,
He had that Civil war to win,
He had that Gettysburg
speech,
He had everything
To make a man great.
And look what I've got
Not one of those things.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
That Kind of d husband

Edna-My husband Just ran of
with another woman Oil, + just can't
control myself.
Madge You mustn't try, deaIie.
You'll feel better after a good laugh.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
Hubby's Alibi

She Cat washtub) = You said be-
fore we were married | should live
like a queen and wear diamonds. Does
this look like it?
He-Well, honey, you remarked at
the time: Darling, it's too good to be
true so you can't really say | de-
ceived you"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

Mrs. Jacks-Am | as pretty as that
girl on the magazine cover?
Mr.. .Jacks-You are when you make
UP with three co1ors. = Brooklyn
Eagle. ss
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

Why not call 81 for printing
salesman before placing an order for
printing. Perhaps we can save you
Money. THE MADISON PRESS co.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

Try some of the. dwarf dahlias as
ANNALS. They grow as easily as as
ters or zinnias.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

Use the classified columns for eco
nomical advertising with big result
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

Want to sell something? Use
Classifieds.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17
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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-17

'sTATTLE TALE" - It's coming,
Watch this paper for the announce
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
HAYCOCK URGES
z SCHOOLS
-
KATHERINE

Reinsertion in the District sup
ply bill of two items for the con-
struction of elementary school
buildings was urged today by
Robert L. Haycock, assistant su-
perintendent of schools.
The items calling for $4,000
for eight-room additions to the
Lafayette School, Northampton
Street and Broad Branch Road,
Northwest, and the Truesdell
School, Eighth and Ingraham
Streets Northwest, we're stricken
from the bill before it reached
the District subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee.
Mr.. Haycock pointed out that
the addition at TrueSdell is
needed to relieve congestion
there which has made it neces-
Sary to send students of the
sixth grade to other schools.
This item is for replacement of
the original four-room building
of the school, constructed more
than Is years ago. The building
has since been given an addition.
The Lafayette School addition,
he declared, is needed to keep
pace with the rapidly increasing
population of the community in
which it is located. School Off
cials anticipate a large increase
in enrolment at the school.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
z CHEVY CHASE
HONESROBBED.

Two homes in Chevy Chase,
Md, were entered last night by
a thief who jimmied the windows
in each, getting a quantity of
jewelry from one.
Jewelry was taken from a box
in the home of c. E. Davis, of
the first block Rosemary st. The
box was found behind a garage.
Some old papers were taken
from a box in the desk drawer of
the home of L. A. Norman, of the
100 block Grafton st. The papers
we're found discarded in the rear
of the residence. Montgomery
county police found tracks in the
snow which showed that both jobs
were done by man whose feet
measured 1872 inches. .
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Senate Meets at Noon
March 4 TO Greet
New Members

President Hoover has called
for an extra session of the SEN
at noon on March 4.
The extraordinary session
will be decidedly brief. how
ever, as it is called so that in
coming members and Vice PreSi-
dent-elect Garner may be given
the oath of office.
Communications and nomina-
tionS that President-elect Roose-
velt may wish to deliver also
will be received.
Calling of a special session
for this purpose is customary
every four years when the new
President is inaugurated.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
IN POLICE
IS EFFECTIVE
TOMORROW
80 Men, 2 Women Involved
In Promotions and Trans
ferS Ordered

Police department promotions
and transfers effective at 8 a.
m. tomorrow and involving 80
men and two women were an
nounced today.
The following recently pro-
NOTED officers will remain at
their old stations:
Capt. Milton D. Smith, Traf-
fic Bureau; Acting Capt. Rhoda
J. Milliken, head of the Women's
Bureau; Lieut.. Clarence Talley,
Detective Headquarters; Acting
Lieut.. W., T. Storm, Traffic Blu
reau; Acting Lieut.. Thomas Ma
son, jr.. Traffic Bureau; Acting
Lieut.. j. L. Kelley. Radio Com
munications, and Sergt. M. C.
Gainey, Women's Bureau.
Transfers Announced
Transfers follow:
A. I. Bullock, promoted to lieu
tenant, Second Precinct to Traf-
flc Bureau; j. r. Jeffries, pro-
NOTED to lieutenant, First to
Eleventh precinct: L. D. Redman,
promoted to lieutenant, Eighth to
Sixth precinct; Lieut.. C. j. P.
Weber, Detective Bureau to Sec
ond precinct; Lieut.. F.. A. arney,
Second to Fifth precinct; Lieut..
H. w. Linberg, Traffic Bureau to
Crime Prevention Division; Sergt.
r. B. Carroll, Second to Eighth
precinct.
Sergt. A. S. Bohrer, Tenth to
Sixth precinct; Sergt. H. C. Black
man, Sixth to Tenth precinct; j.
E. Scott, promoted to sergeant,
Traffic Bureau to Second pre-
cinct; c. H. Lutz, promoted to ser
geant, Sixth to Second precinct;
David McCutcheon, promoted to
sergeant. Traffic Bureau to First
Precinct; Lafone Starkwoather,
promoted to sergeant, Third to
Seventh precinct; Sergt. w. D.
Haislip, Seventh to Fifth precinct:
Private L. c. Wise, Ninth to Tenth
precinct.
Privates Are Shifted
Private H. C. Watson, Seventh
to Eighth precinct; Private L. D.
Johnson, Eighth precinct to hack
inspectors office; Private A. S. P.
Griffin, First precinct to hack in
spector's office; Private Paul Sulli-
van, Tenth precinct to hack in
spector's office; Private Robert
Strong, Third precinct to hack in
spectorS office; Private G. M.
Struder, traffic bureau to Fourth
precinct; Private j. D. Bennett,
Fourth to Ninth precinct; Private
F. J. Behnke, foot patrol duty to
traffic crossing duty, traffic bu-
reau; Private H. C. NeStor, traffic
crossing duty to foot patrol duty,
traffic bureau.
C. N. Strange, Second precinct
to headquarters detective sergeant,
promoted; w. j. Liverman, hack
inspectors office to Second pre-
cinct. and E. K. Shelton, Second
to First precinct.
The promoted officers will be
sworn in at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
MAN WHO BEAT
CHAIR '|SHELD

Milton Guy, colored, who spent
many months in District Jail un-
der sentence of death before he
was freed by the Court of Ap-
peals, today demanded a jury
trial when he was arraigned on
a liquor charge before Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police
Court.
Guy is charged with possession
as the result of raid yesterday
on his home. 1900 block Twelfth
Pl. N. w. At the time of the
raid no one was in the house.
but Guy later surrendered to
police.
Guy was convicted several
years ago in District Supreme
Court on a charge of first degree
murder in connection with the
Staying of Lamar Watson York,
a prohibition agent. Two others
convicted with him were subse-
quently electrocuted.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15

little
Morning, Mister Wintsch" breezes Speedy "Feel-
ing great amt you?"
"Never better" grunts Wintsch, "and I'll have to
bid you good day before that face of yours starts MAX
ing not feeling so good"
"Sept good l suppose" continues Speedy, who's
used to rebuffs via mouth, fist foot or bulldog.
Him. grunts Mr.. Wintsch ''If you worked as hard
as slept last night, wouldn't be losing time answer
ing silly questions
The Dirty Work
"Just as 1 thought" sings Speedy "That's the in
sidious thing about it all 1t deceives its poor Victims.
whats that?" snarls Wntsch
$50 you think you sleeping all night" grins
Speedy "Well, then how do you account for your
left bedroom slipper being found the railing of the
two hundred foot viaduct at a. Friday?"
Mr.. Wintsch's head goes right into the soup plate.
yep" goes on Speedy, after revive the old man.
"Yep, that's the way sleep walking always get EN-
"Seep walking?" groans Wintsch in terror "You're
crazy"
20. K. by me- pal" answers Speedy; 'have it your
way Thass what old man Terwiggle thought till they
picked him up at the bottom of chimney But
warn va. I've been checking up on you and your
nocturnal itinerary when you thought you keeping
the mice awake with your snoring It's gospel truth
and I'll read it. Listen
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Assault Trial Faces
Gas Station Operator

William .Katz, operator of a
gasoline filling station in Hyatts-
vile, will be tried today on an
assault charge which grew out
of a fight yesterday over gaso-
line pumps.
The complainant is Lewis
Hoover, driver for an oil COM
pany, who charged Katz struck
him with a tire iron when he
sought to take possession of
equipment he said belongs to
his employers. Katz was re-
leased on his personal bond by
Magistrate John A. Downing.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
S11 DAILY WAGE
HELD REALLY
ONLY EIGHT
SubcontraCtorS on Mall lob
See Selves Victims of Dues
Plan, They AIIege

Charges that union men, pre-
sumably working for $11 a day,
are getting only $8-three less
than the union scale-are to be
aired before the Labor Depart
ment if plans of subcontractors
working on the Mall project go
through.
Defeated in their effort to
lower the prevailing wage scale
for carpenters in Washington,
the subcontractors have accepted
the decision of Treasury Off
cials under protest"
"Club Dues" Alleged
While they are paying $11 a
day to the 334 men who returned
to work yesterday, investigators
for the subcontractors are listing
private jobs" where, on the
surface, the men are said to be
getting the union scale of wage,
but are, actually, returning part
of their pay-either in invest
ments, or in CLUB dues"
1t is the aim of the subcon-
tractors to have a number of car
penters subpoenaed, put under
oath, and made to admit the
truth of these charges. One of
the cases that will be cited is
that of a group of men employed
by Balm and Wright, on the In
augural stands. While this case
is exactly opposite of the sub
contractors claims, it illustrates
point, they say.
The men working for this firm
were ordered to strike because
George Myers, business agent for
the local carpenters union,
claimed they were working for
less than the scale.
"BOOtlegging Labor"
They complied with the union
order, but M. F. Pomeroy, their
leader, has entered formal pro-
test, claiming the order unjust.
The men claim that the finding
of the labor leaders that work
was being done for less than $11
a day is in error.
On the other hand. the sub
contractors, thorugh their attor-
neys, hope to prove that this sort
of practice il going on all over
town-eX kept on Government
buildings, and that it is unfair
to subcontractors holding con-
tracts with the Government since
their rivals are "bootlegging Ia
bor."
Today it is expected that Fred
erick J. Rice, attorney for the
subcontractors, will file formal
protest with Secretary of Labor
Doak.
Jacobson & Sons, of Chicago,
the only general contractors who
posted notice of reduction in
carpenters wages during the re-
cent controversy, took back men
on the Congressional Library job
this morning. Subcontractors on
the same building, Eastholm &
Melvin, followed the same course.
With the resumption of work
at the Congressional Library all
carpenters who we're idle during
the past 10 days have now re-
turned to work.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Federal Bar to Hear
AttOrneY Richardson

Seth Richardson, assistant at
torney general, will be among the
speakers at the Federal Bar AS
sociation banquet Friday night
at the Mayflower Hotel.
William r. Valance, assistant
legal adviser of the State Depart
ment, will act as chairman of the
dinner and Monte Appel, assist
ant attorney general, as toast
master.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Bid For TUO SUings
Hints Sprinq'S Near

Early signs Of spring appeared
on a bulletin board at the Office
of Public Buildings and Parks
today.
A notice posted there called
for bids for two swings, four teet-
ers, and a chute-the-chute. The
equipment will be installed at
new picnic grove under construc-
ton in Rock Greek Park, near
Military and Ridge roads.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Lion OUerfLOU Seen
As DGnqer at Zoo

There are too many lions at the
ZOO, and DR.. William Mann. di-
rector, has to get rid of some of
them.
With eight of the jungle kings
already at the ZOO, DR.. Mann fears
that With a short time they will
fill every available cage. Under
the law, the only way he can get
rid of them is in trade. So here's
your opportunity if you want
couple of lions.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
Embryo Boy Scouts
Plan HObbu ShOU

A hobby show will be staged by
the Washington Cubs, younger
brothers of the Boy Scouts, Satur-
day afternoon, at All Souls
Church.
The show will include all kinds
of handicraft collections, scrap
books, model boats and airplaneS,
drawings and other hobbies.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
D. {. HEADS GET
AUTHORITY To
CUT TAXES
Realty and Tangible Levy
At $3.50 Suggested in
Cannon Amendment

The House of Representatives
today cut out the limitation which
for six years has restrained the
District Commissioners from re-
reducing taxes on real estate and
tangible personal property.
Acting on a point Of order mo-
ton made late yesterday by Rep
reSentative Howard H. Smith CD
of Virginia. Representative An
ming S. Prall CD, New York,
sitting as chairman of the COM
mittee of the whole House, ruled
that the point of order was Sus-
tained as it introduced legislation
into an appropriation bill.
Lacked the Power
Under the District supply bill,
the Commissioners were pre-
vented from lowering the tax
rate on real estate and tangible
personal property below the pres
ent level of $1.7O per hundred.
Smith, in support of his motion
mere ,ly pointed out that it placed
legislation in an appropriation bill
after which Chairman Clarence
Cannon CD of Missouri, of the
of the House Appro-
priationS Committee. which con-
Sidered the District bill, offered no
objection.
Tax to Be $1.5O
Immediately after the chair
had ruled, Cannon introduced an
amendment which would levy a
tax of $1.50 per hundred ION the
full value and no less" of all real
estate and tangible personal prop
erty.
Cannon then launched into a
lengthy address in which he
pointed out that the subcom-
mittee was seeking to see that the
District is prosperous. He also
stressed the fact that the District
supply bill had been cut only ga
per cent under Budget Bureau
estimates, while other depart
ments of the Government had
been subjected to larger cuts.
An amendment by Representa-
tive L. Blanton CDO of Texas
to cut the Federal contribution
to the District to $1,500,000 was
the first to be offered today. The
bill as presented to the House by
the Appropriations Committee pro-
vided a Federal contribution of
$6,5OO,0O0.
Blanton launched a vociferous
defense of his amendment, stress
ing the fact that the District is
undertaXed and that it is estab-
fishing a surplus.
Cannon Move Defeated
The amendment was offered
Immediately after Representative
Aiming S. Prall CD of New
York, who was presiding, ruled
that an amendment by Repre-
sentative Clarence Cannon CD
of Missouri. chairman of the ap-
preparation subcommittee which
wrote the BILL was not in order,
on the basis that it created legis-
latlon in an appropriation bill.
Blanton sought to fix a $3.50
per $100 rate on realty and per-
sonal tangible property. He had
offered this amendment after
the chairman had sustained the
point of order of Representative
Howard w. Smith CD of Vir-
ginia, that a limitation in the
bill prohibiting the District Com
from lowering the tax
rate on realty and tangible per-
sonal property was legislation.
Cannon in support of his
amendment spoke for almost half
an hour during which he yielded
to Representative Carl G. Mapes
(R0 of Illinois who headed a
committee which two years ago
made an intensive investigation
Of District affairs
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
s Teachers Dropped
From American u.

Six members of the American
University staff have been in
definitely furloughed because of
reduced income, it was learned
today.
Economies have been effected
at the university because of a
slight decrease in enrolment and
a drop in income, it was said.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
HADASSAH BIRTHDAY

The Washington Chapter of
Hadassah will celebrate it's four
teenth birthday anniversary at
a meeting next Tuesday at the
Jewish Community Center. The
president, Mrs. Henry Oxenburg,
will preside.
The Washington times., 1933-02-15

Y u e u o II. Inc question was,
whether in these times it is better
to create new job or hunt around
for an old one which doesn't exist
any more. Here is the miltgrossian
answer:
"This Speedy" said Dave, "is a
bright guy who's always figuring
out good and original angles on
things; happens to overhear a
party named Yates complain to
him that he can't sleep nights.
"Just the thing to use as a busi-
ness argument" says Speedy.
"Just how?" queries Yates.
Leave it to me. I'll put you
over," answers Speedy.
So Speedy hot foots it across to
Mr.. Wintsch, who's a crabby, scary
The Washington times., 1933-02-15
ALL-DAY Meeting

The Ladies Aid and Missionary
Society of the Falls Church, Va,
Presbyterian Church will hold an
all-day meeting tomorrow at the
home of Mrs. Frank Eastman.