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The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
PLACING THE BLAME.

According to an article recently pub
lished, statistics compiled for period
of six months regarding railroad cross
ing accidents show that in twenty
seven per cent of the cases, automob biles
ran into the trains instead of the train
into the automobiles.
The report of one railroad for a period
of year stated that 500 of its eros
sing gates lowered to protect the public
were run into and smashed by automo-
biles. In a check-up by another rail-
road, it was ascertained that 2,907 mo-
torists out of 1859 failed to look either
to right or left before crossing the
tracks. Six hundred looked in one di-
rection, while eighty drivers looked both
ways.
From these observances, it is easy to
determine where the fault lies for there
being so many railroad crossing acci-
dents. 1t is not startling that over
10000 persons are killed and 100000 in
Jured in auto accidents every year when
so little precaution is exercised.
1t is time for the motorist to reform
in his driving habits and have more re.
gard for human life, his own included
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
CONSTRUCTIVE THOUGHT.

When you get little time for re-
Election, what do you think about? ? Prob
ably along some of the following lines
The injustice that appears to prevail
in the world. Political corruption that
is apparent How some of the people
of your acquaintance are able to set
such pace and still make both ends
meet The disregard for law that, OF
the surface, seems to be growing. Muir
ders. robberies, divorces, scandals anC
similar evils.
These are some of the multitudinous
thoughts that come to the average per
son, with their long trail of dissatisfac-
ton and disgust.
1h1s is the black side-the usual side
, of life that gets into print. The usual
| the commonplace things are too otter
overlooked Try a change of thought
and see if it isn't beneficial Think OF
some way of building up your home life
and making it more attractive.
Devise some way to exercise a great
er amount of supervision over the child
rem and to be of assistance to the schoo
teacher who labors diligently that they
may grow up to be decent and respected
men and women.
ASK yourself if you are putting forth
your best efforts for the improvement
of conditions in the community. Give
little thought to developing the proper
spirit of amity and good will amona
those with whom you come in daily con
tact
, Make special effort to be booster
for everything at home, instead of critic
Thoughts frequently come unbidden, but
1t is not difficult to divert them along
wholesome lines.
B Give this recipe for peace of mind {
trial and see if it does not benefit YOU
as we'll as those about you
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
A GOOD NAME.

"A good name is rather to be chosen
than greatness" =" This statement is
grounded in the social structure of the
umes' The thought is much more than
mere sentiment-it is good business.
A good name is recognized as the fo.
gest individual asset a business can
have. 1t is the very keystone of mod.
ern industry and business RELATIONSHIP
Business today is done on such broad
scale-every merchant having large
number of customers-that it would mo-
do to have SHADY" reputation. Asid,
from every other consideration, it i,
regarded harmful to be known as on,
who would "slip something over"
Advertising has standardized almos
every article you buy You don't bav,
to bargain and haggle and dicker +,
know you are getting as good as vo,
give. S0'
l. nat why it pays to read the adver
tlsements and buy advertised goods. A
merchants advertising is the bjopee,
guarantee of his faithful carrying out o
every pledge-his making good on ever,
statement regarding his meAcbandise
ne advertiser would not dare to riel
ms good name by advertising an nm.
Torthy product. -" -
IF You value constant Satisfqction-i,
yo1 want to get your moneys wortr
everg- timc-rcad the advertisements anf
buy advertised aerchandise. Trze ad.
vantage ri The adger.iseasn4 in hi,
paper and youu gal real vain, fron.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The financial program, including ap-
preparation and revenue measures has
not been presented. The various re-
organization bills are being kept in COM
mittees. Local and Private bills and a
few measures of little consequence have
occupied the time.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

One point in favor of the pessimist
is that he dosen't engage you with point
ing out the bright side when you are
having a good time being martyr,
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Convention. The effort is to try to win
over enough members through various
means to get enough to pass the Consti-
tutional bill.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

What splendid thing it would be
if people who lost their tempers were
unable to find them again.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The big fight is looming on the matter
of whether or not beer, wine and hard
liquor may be sold legally in the State
of Mississippi Senator W. B. Roberts
in the Senate and Hon. Walter Sillers in
the House appear to be leaders in the
fight to legalize the sale of these bev-
erages. Apparently Chairman Purvis OF
Union County and Chairman Mcintosh
of Covngton County in the Senate are
leaders in opposition. The House Lii
quor Traffic Committee reported the
May liquor bill unfavorably and the Sem
ate voted down Senator McIntosh's res
olution to submit all liquor legislation
to the people. Messrs. Roberts and Sill
leds are also apparently leaders in the
fight for the Constitution Convention.
A meeting was held on Tuesday night
when those who favored the sale of
these beverages presented their cause
before the Committees. On Thursday
night a great meeting of those who rep
resent the dry cause was held and a
number of speeches made before the
committees.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Senator Luther A. Wilmington pre-
sented on Thursday in the Senate an
interesting plan, which if adopted by the
Legislature would positively revolution
ize the tax and revenue systems of the
state, Briefly, his plan is to have the
state take over all county school and
road bond issues, also to have the state
take over eighty per cent of the local
county roads and maintain them He
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Few young women are interested in
the study of prehistoric men-their spe-
cialty is the man of today.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The way business ought to work and
the way it does work are two vastly
different things
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

doctor has claimed that thousands
have died from being kissed, not to men
ton how many more are dying to be
kissed.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Many a mans reputation for truth
fulness goes lame when he begins to
talk about himself.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The matter of saving takes a little
cooperation on your part.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The little boys and girls who were on
their good behavior before Christmas
are now making up for lost time.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The greatest needed emergency admin
istration at present is tax reducing
administration.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Apparently, at this time, majority
of the members of both the House and
Senate are opposed to a Constitutional
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Some women must have an awful time
trying to remain on good terms with all
their divorced husbands.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

There is nothing quite so interesting
as interest when it is coming your way,
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

There are people who are constantly
trying to lower the record for meanness.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The collector of the wages of sin is
never turned away empty handed.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The brain trust has yet to show any
startling examples of good common
sense.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Wonder what becomes of all the mos
quitoes in the winter time?
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

1t is easy to secure the worlds good
opinion if You have the price.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

There are many unwrittcn laws but
few unbroken laws
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Dictatorship won't work in America
1t has been tried in too many homes.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Tammany must have that morning
after feeling.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Love makes man think almost as
much of a girl as he does of himself.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

A ton on hand is worth two in the
mines at this time of the year.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Many man who isn't a liar doesn't
tell all the truth he knows.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Misery loves company but not any
more than happiness does.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Any man who works only for pay sell
dom does his best.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Various efforts at tax relief and
many bills seeking this end are being
introduced. The great trouble is that re-
gardless of what scheme is proposed
members of the legislature must face
the definite fact that during the good
years, multiplied millions of dollars
worth of bonds were floated to build
schools, dig drainage bitches, etc, and
that these bonds remain unpaid. Natur-
ally the only way to pay these obli-
cations is by the levying of taxes. These
are the arguments that | made all these
years, and it will be remembered that |
was bitterly attacked because l proposed
the pay-as-you-go plan and fought
against the issuance of unnecessary
bonds and the creation of uncalled for
Indebtedness.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

A law was passed this week contin-
ung the exemption from taxation of
dairy cattle for another five years. This
is one of the pieces of legislation l ad-
voeated in my campaign for governor
in 1927 1t was passed by the legisla-
ture in 1928 and is intended to encourage
the dairy industry in Mississippi. The
passage of this bill certainly is the ans
wer to the statement that you can not
exempt homesteads from taXtation un-
til we have new constitution" If you
can exempt dairy cattle from taXtation
under the present Constitution, it is
certainly apparent that other things can
be exempted including homesteads.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Even hot-headed men sometimes get
cold feet
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

perior usually cause his acqual0
to rate his as inferior.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Absence makes the picture post cards
accumulate.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Tho Senate Temperance rsolution was
and defeated by a vote of 18 to %. This
and dfeated by vote of IS to %. This
resolution provided that no piece of
legislation concerning the sale of in
toxicating beverages shall become law
until same shall have been laid before
the people of Mississippi and by them
voted upon.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
From the Preamble of The American LEGION

A program in which every man, woman and
child participate, and which every veteran
should promote by lending his prestige through
membership in the Legion.
Daniel w. Bea N
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
3 so MILES Fol
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By A. NJ. Borough,
DISTRICT MANAM

People using long distance tell
phone service for the first TIM
often express surprise at findhI
out how little 1t costs. and, too, ths!
are astounded when the call 4
completed while they hold the n
ceiver.
Long Distance telephone servil
Is cheap and most connections q
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

never experienced the pIeasu5e
long distance telephone visit
some out-of-town friend or relE
try It tonight. It's cheaper to
after $3.50 P. M, II you use stan
to-station service. To make . 4
tion-to-station call, just ask Tor ~
distance" and say to her, i w
to talk to John Does residence ~
tion-to-station service"
A voice visit by telephone .
be made with relatives or fria'
$50 miles away for about 30 ca
by using Standardization ses.s
after $3.50, and greater or less y
tances at a correspondingly "
cost. j
AS we go through life we deVeN
close friendships and 1t Is dislEs
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

sets up proposed scheme Of taxation
and revenue which he claims will pro-
vide enough money to pay all this and
reduce the cost of government almost
fifty per cent. His is an unusual pro-
posal He was listened to by members
of the Senate with breathless interest,
and the members are studying his pro-
posal diligently. Senator Wilmington
makes the positive statement that his
entire plan can be put into effect with
out even single amendment to the
present Constitutions
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

we will miss them in our naN
gatherings. And when tney
gone, there will be times when
will wish to hear their voices '
chat naturally with them. Le"a
lust don't fill the need.
When you feel that way, just
member that they are as close
you as your telephone. You Nv
only to reach for your telepns
and ask for them, and presto"
are with you.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

to lombard members of the Legislature
with arguments as to why they should
not be Disseminated against the matter
Of salaries. A letter today from Sup
erintendent Horn of George County
says that "a county administrator of
the CWA has his office here in the
courthouse in my office. Every week
| see illiterate negro men receiving more
pay than the college graduates who are
teaching in my county" He makes an
appeal for an eight months term of free
school even if it is necessary to close
the state colleges, which he says, effect,
only small part of the population.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Bills proposed by the Reorganization
Committee, an outline of which I gave
in my first letter. seem to have hard
shedding before the regular constituted
committees in both houses. A number
of new bills were introduced apparently
more to the liking of the members of
both houses. A number of new bills
have been introduced apparently more
to the liking of the members of those
committees than the bills proposed by
the Reorganization Committee. So far,
not one single one of the Reorganization
Committee bills has been approved by
a regular committee of the Senate OF
Hous with the exception of one or two
minor measures about which there was
no contest. Opposition to the Reorgan
ization measures apparently stands on
the theory and principal carried in each
bill of setting up high salaried direc
tors with assistants, stenographers, etc.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14

Chamber nimbly back 10 the top. II
they miss. it will be too bad.
A split viii not be of much help
The burden Of proof is all upon the
Yanks. They must beat a club that
has been outhitting, outplaying and
outgaming them for the last month
And this IS pretty nearly their last
chance to make good.
New York Lineup Change
Foreman Joe Mccarthy will give
the Yankees quite a shakeup be-
fore they 90 to bat. George Sell
kirk. who hit $50 with the Newark
Bears this season, will be at Ear
Combs post in the outfield. Red
R0lfe probably will be at third in
place of Jack Salzgaver. Mr.. Nc
Carthy is hoping-and prsying-that
IL works.
Yesterday Washington Senators
were pumped off by Philadelphia
90, IN the only game played. II
was TO have been a double header
but rain halted the second game
and also washed out Pittsburgh ano
Cincinnati in the National League.
Johnny Marcum was credited with
the shutout. The Macks piled uT
ten hits on Alphonse Thomas, Jack
Russell and Alex McColl in the first
heat, scoring all their runs. Nc
Coll and Marcum pitched shutout
ball after that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14

There vas some tendency 20 dis
credit the tcam-oi destiny angie
until a snort while back. one set Of
figures came through. however. that
carried conviction. The figures were.
twelve uou in row.
II any more figures are wanted,
here are "A few Detroit IS OUthitting
the Yankees by twenty-five points.
the club average is $40 against a
.255 for the New Workers. Detroit
has ten men hitting at 300 or
better. the Yankees have four. De-
trO.t has won five games more than
the Yanks and lost four less. which
stacks up 20 f0rty-p0int advan-
tage IN the percentage column.
Yanks Need Clean sweep
With FIVE games coming up this
week between the two clubs it may
readily be- calculated that the New
Workers Will have 10 win a pre-
ponderance Of the games-in fact.
viii have to sweep the series or
come close TO tiff they hope to
view this peunant situation with a
clear eve when the DetrOiters de-
part next Friday evening.
TOday's dOuDle-header promises
to be about the most important
moments the Yankees have faced
this season. II New York sweeps
the first days play. they may be
inspired % renewed vigor and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14

THE grayling, once the greatest
L game fish in Michigan, is dying
out rapidly and now is found in only
one stream, the Otter. in Houghton
county.
No one has been able to explain
satisfactorily the disappearance Of
the grayling. Some say the logs
which choked the streams during
the numbering operations Of thirty
or forty years ago tainted the water
or scared them down in front of the
drive and into the big lake where
they could not survive. Others think
that the introduction of the Ger
man brown and rainbow trout was
the beginning of the end for the
large-flnned natives.
At any rate they're licked, and
some by-product of civilization did
it. But the Michigan conservation
department is making gallant
fight to right the wrong. Last year
crews went to the wild upper
reaches of the Otter and seined for
days before capturing few speci-
mems. The rare captives we're trans
ported carefully to a hatchery and
an effort will be made to propagate
them artificially.
What a long, uphill struggle it
will be before we laundering men
can repair the damage we have done
to our lakes, streams and forests N
half-century of waste and de-
struction If it were not for a few
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14
COrbett Favored
TODefeat Walker
Winner Expected to Claim
MiddIeweight Title.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA
Young Corbett III was a 10 to 6
favorite today to defeat Mickey
Walker. New Jersey bulldog" in
their ten-round bout tonight at the
Seals stadium.
Neither Corbett, who once held
the world welterweight crown, nor
Walker, who held two world titles
in his hey-day, has ever been de-
feated in a San Francisco ring. Cor
bett, resident of Fresno, Cal, fought
here twenty-five times and Walker
eight.
Advance sale of tickets indicated
a $4,000 house for the bout, which
is sponsored by the San Francisco
Press Club.
Both fighters appear in good con-
dition. Walker trained faithfully
for two weeks, seeking to get his
weight down to the 159 pounds he
must make at weighing-in time. He
posted a $1,000 forfeit as a guaran-
tee he'll make the weight. Corbett
expects to weigh in at 155 pounds.
Managers of the two fighters in
dictated the winner will claim the
worlds middleweight title, which
Walker once relinquished to fight
larger men. Vince Dundee is the
recognized titleholder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14
Former State
Cycle Champ
Enters Race
Robert Hunt to Compete in
Bike Feature at
Playground.

Robert Hunt, S31 South Pershing
avenue, 1890 state champion bicycle
rider, will enter the twenty-five
mile qualifying race at the Indiana
state Playground tomorrow afternoon
to pit his speed against a fast field
Of youngsters.
Hunt is expected to give the local
bike stars hard competition. He
filed his application of entry with
the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Com
pany last night.
Other entries will include: Gil
bert Miley. Leland Chupp, Willis
Kemp, wallace Mitchell. Robert Le-
land, Jasper Shutties, James Flora,
Silas c. Grinstead. Frances Dankt-
man, Selbert Robinson, Carl Berdel,
Buck WATSON. Keith Mclaughlin,
Miley Mclaughlin. Edward G. Creon,
D. Freeland. Rex Miller. Ronald
Chris, Richard Pyle, George Spauld-
ing. Dennis Dryer, Eugene Trem-
bley, William Thompson and Frank
Held.
The winner of the race will re-
ceive a new S35 bicycle as a gift
of the Amateur Bicycle League of
America, League of American
Wheelmen, Cycle Trade Association
and the local sporting goods deal
ers and downtown department stores,
who are sponsoring the race.
CourierS to participate in the IN
diana leg of the transcontinental
bicycle relay race, which gets under
way next Sunday from New York,
Los Angeles and San Francisco, will
be selected from those who place
in the race.
Among the entries for the ladies'
and girls one-mile bicycle race are
Lucretia Ann Saunders, els East
Fifty-fourth street; Patty Crimans,
5501 Guilford avenue and Barbara
Schilling, $50 Summer avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14
FavOrites Advance
in Public Net Meet
By United Press

By United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 14.-All
seeded players in the national pub
lie parks tennis tournament came
through the first round compare
lively easy winners and advanced
today to sitter competition.
Arnold Simons, Louisville, cham
pion for two years, defeated Max
we'll Gurman of Kalamazoo, Mich.
6-3, 81, 81, in the second round
after drawing a bye in the first.
Ted DreweS, st. Louis, four times
champion, defeated Howard Gam
per, Fl. Dodge, Ia, 60 6-3, 60. He
opposed Rascal PeSkof, Buffalo, to-
day.
Bill Schommer, northwest cham
pion, eliminated Warfield Donohne
Louisville, 81, 81, 6-3. Barnard
Welsh, Washington, seeded fourth
won over James Ratliff, Cincinnati;
Jess Millman, Los Angeles, defeated
Ben Bronstin, Brooklyn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-14
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Helen Jacobs
Faces Test in
National Play
Three Other Seeded Stars
Meet Formidable Foes in
Net Tourney.
BY STUART CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

FOREST HILLS N. Y, Aug. IA
The unknowns and hopeless duly
eliminated, the womenS national
tennis championship galleries today
anticipated the first major upset.
The field stood at thirty-two and
was to be reduced to sixteen by
nightfall.
-Four seeded players had formi-
dable hurdles. Helen Jacobs Of
Berkeley, Cal, who is seeking her
third successive title, and who is
No. l in the domestic seeded list,
played a fellow Californian, Jane
Sharp of Pasadena. Each of these
players advanced in straight love
sets over eastern players in yes
terday's colorless opening round.
Sarah Palfrey of Brookline, Mass,
seeded second, was pitted against
the dependable Mae Ceurvorst OF
Wichita, Kan. A third feature
match of the day found Freda
James of England No. in the for
eign seeded lists, playing Mrs John
(Midge Gladman) Van Ryn of East
Orange. N. j. Mrs. Van Ryn played
Spectacularly, advancing at the ex-
pense of Josie Gray OF Cincinnati.
Then there was the match be-
tween Betty Nuthall of England
who used to hold the title and is
seeded No. l in the foreign list, and
the always dangerous Baroness
Maud Levy of Minden, New.
Kay Stammers, the honey" of
the invading English forces. who is
No. 2 on the foreign select list, was
expected to have little trouble with
Mrs. Whitfield Painter of Dedham,
Mass. Likewise the raven-haired
Carolin Babcock, third on the do
nestle list and prime gallery ia
vorite, was due to win as she
wanted over Anne Page Of Phila-
delphia, who was forced to play an
extra set to reach the second
round