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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Templeton Jones, man about town,
perfectly demonstrated the futility OF
worry to himself the other day.
We have prevailed upon Mr.. Jones to
permit us to use his experience here,
in the belief that it will help others.
The old argument against wory-that
II a thing doesn't happen the worry has
all been In vain, and that II 1t does hap
pen it has been even more useless-is
gone just one better by the Jonesian
experience.
Jones had business in Maryland, and
to get there took bus which was
marked, he thought. Chevy Chase
Circle"
A transfer must be made at that
point to bus marked Chevy Chase
Lake"
Templeton Jones waited on the corner
for a circle bus.
Two came along.
The first one was so crowded that the
finicky Jones refused to take it.
Jones tells us that he has never under
stood why the good people OF Washington
will not wait for the second bus.
Always" he asserts in that lordly
voice OF his, they cram, jam and crowd
onto the first bus, when they might
easily find seat on the second"
The answer is easy: They take the
first one because they are sure of that,
anyway.
The persnickety Jones, however, waited
for the second one.
1t was right behind the first one.
1t was so close behind the first one,
in fact, that all Jones could see on the
sign was Chevy Chase"
He assumed the word he could not see
was Circle" and hoped aboard in
that faith.
After the bus had crossed the Taft
Bridge (Which Jones prefers to call the
Million-Do Bridge he began TO think
about making that connection.
Would he make it?
Anxiously he peered out as his own
bus passed other buses.
Always he looked for Lake" and in
variably saw the magic Circle"
Many 60 to the circle, but few to the
lake.
The lake country is mysterious, far
place, according to bus officials.
Population, they aver, almost stops at
the circle.
Beyond that lies all Maryland, land
teeming with tiger, lion and water buff
falo.
Templeton Jones smiled superiority at
this naive belief of bus officers.
But he did want to make that con-
nection as smoothly, quickly and espe-
cially expeditiously as possible.
AS his vehicle drew up to the circle
he saw the usual crowd waiting for the
lake bus.
He groaned.
They have been waiting long time,
Ill bet," he said.
Il
As he stepped of he noticed that he
was the only one to do so.
Then the people on the curb began to
pass in,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Fighting the Floods.

When, few weeks ago, Washington
felt the strain Of an exceptionally severe
Winter, as the ice in the Potomac piled
high and the possibility of a blockade
OF the Potomac was acute, fears of a
flood resulting were prevalent. That
crisis, however. passed with the thawing
that sent the great mass downstream in
orderly manner. 1t was then believed
that the worst menace had passed. Now,
however, with extraordinarily heavy
rains throughout the watershed, coinci-
dentally with great freshetS in other
sections to the north, the danger recurs.
The river is at an unusual height and
there are vast volumes yet to come as the
affluent streams discharge into the
major channel.
Such preparations as are possible to
meet this condition are being made, con-
sisting chiefly of the erection of sand
bag barriers to keep the flooding waters
away from the Government buildings
in the area Immediately subject to an
inundation. Traffic is barred from
Potomac Park, where the waters are
already over the sea wall and may spread
over the entire space between the two
channels. 1t is possible that the waters
may reach the main power plant, and
with that contingency in view arrange
mentS have been made to secure electric
poI hof
probably inSures the continuation of
current for transportation, lighting and
power in case the worst should happen
in this respect.
The local situation is by no means
grave. While some spaces along the
river have been covered and the flood
may reach higher when the peak of the
great wave arrives, few hours hence,
there is little likelihood of anything
approaching disaster. In this respect
Washington is highly fortunate, as COM
pared with such places as Pittsburgh,
where the rivers have risen so high as
to stop all business activity in large
portion of the city, great suffering has
occurred and heavy property damage
has been inflicted. Also at JohnStown,
with its tragic memory of visitation
nearly half century ago, the situation
has been grave.
Many lives have been lost in the course
of these several foundations, though the
toll has been small as compared with
the fatality records of great single dis
asters, such as that of 1889 at Johns
town. The property damage is the
heaviest loss. 1t will mount high into
the millions. Speedy rescue work has
been effected, with the summoning of
all possible agencies of the States and
of the Federal Government. The Red
Cross is rendering valuable service. A
Nationwide appeal for an emergency
fund of $4,000, 900 has been made, and it
will doubtless be quickly subscribed.
To coordinate the Government func-
tons for the rescue of the stricken COM
munities from their plight the Presi-
dent has named an Emergency Flood
Relief Committee, headed by the Secre-
tary of War. Thus the full service of
the Government is enlisted to this end
of succor and rehabilitation. With these
agencies in operation there is hope that
the visitation may end with far less loss
and suffering than seemed to be inevi-
table when the rivers began to rage and
sweep away homes, food cities, halt in
dustry and destroy lives.
Public taste changes snn swiftly that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Windy Dusk.

Windy Dusk.
Sunset, twilight, with rough gale blow
ing,
Whistling in the bare trees, sweeping
thru the town,
Give me of your vigor, new life thru
me flowing,
AS the sun goes down.
Gale that sends the bright clouds DER
the heavens scudding,
Tinted by the sunset, blowing wild and
free,
Sing of coming beauty in the Springtide
budding
To the heart Of ma. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Mixed Mathematics.
the Flint (Mich.) journal.

From the Flint tMich.) journal.
A scientist says the Fahrenheit tenn
perature can be told by counting the
chirps per minute of cricket, sub
tracing 40, dividing by four and adding
so. We tried it-but the result sounded
like the Federal deficit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
This Nav EXPLAIN.

From the New orleans Times-Picayune.
League Of Nations health experts re-
port the average diet deficient in almost
every country" Maybe in that case the
world owes its present troubles primarily
to indigestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Appalling Prospect.

From the Jersey City Journal
The Smithsonian Institution, making
public the findings of a famous an
thropologist, says the human nose gets
broader and longer and the mouth gets
wider as a person grows older. Heaven
help Jimmy Durante and Joe E. Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
No DiSprOpOrtiOn,

ut sometimes takes long while to
arrange for taxes"
Nothing disproportionate about that"
replied Senator Sorghum. observe how
long it sometimes takes to collect them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
American Architecture.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
All schools of architecture are to be
represented in the New York worlds fair.
This, presumably, gives leeway for the
hot-dog stand type, which has become an
American specialty.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

There is no such thing as perfect
crime" unless the term can be used in
the sense that science indicates in re-
ferrlng to a perfect typhoid or a
perfect pneumonia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

The AbySsinian war was expected to
be over by this time. 1t may be a part
of one of the chain systems of wars that
never end and never get anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

How to spend billion dollars becomes
a problem; but it is generally agreed that
nothing is gained by trying to burn it
in a war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
A Students Progress.

n DtUUCIItS IIUSICSSs
els my son familiar with the claSSics?"
asked the solicitous father.
Sir" replied the professor, your sons
attitude toward the classics is more than
familiar. 1t is impertinent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Other States and Cana ida
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to IL or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication OF special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Profitable Unpopularity.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Automobile accidents are so common
now there's some hope that persons in
the higher society brackets will come to
regard them as tacky and stay out of
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

A radio campaign will enable listener
to silence a speaker simply by turning
a button; a procedure infinitely to be
preferred to heckling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Berlin, one of the best-managed cities
in the world, might have some valuable
local suggestions for a world cleanup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Public taste changes sor swiftly that
what was once the New Deal is being
referred to as "old stuff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

pected that Gov. II. g. 'Kump will seek
to win the Democratic nomination for
the Senate from Senator Nicely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Conferences are hopeful indications.
1t is little something for nations To
be for while on speaking terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Taxation Rule and Exception.

We must pay taxes, all of us agree,
But there's proverb that we learned
at school,
And nearly every one aspires to be
The great exception that will prove
the rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Change of Mind.

The springtime breeze draws gently near
And seems to whisper words of cheer;
And then, in just a day or two,
Repudiates the interview.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

"De trouble bout lettin' yourself be
fooled too often" said Uncle Eben, lis
dat you gets SO suspicious you can't
believe good -asws, syen when its true"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Tclcvision and Radio,

From the Flint (Mch0 Journal
Maybe with television some of the radio
ranters won't get by so well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19
Rate by Carrier Within the City.
Night Final Edition,
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.

Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Envy" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, LEADS men to fight for what they
admire but have not the skill to manage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Jud Tunkins said he went to the big
town expectin high old time, and the
only way he could enjoy himself all
evenin' was sendin' letters to the home
folks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

Republicans IN pennsylvania scout the
claims of Senator Guffey, Democratic
boss, that the keystone State will go for
Roosevelt next November. They believe
they have the State well in hand, despite
the support which Roosevelt is expected
to get from the United Mine Workers
and other labor organizations.
Republicans are considering candidates
for the senatorial nomination in West
Virginia. Judge Frank w. Nesbitt of
Wheeling has much support, it is said.
Nesbitt was follower as younger man
of the first President Roosevelt. He
would, it is said. be strong candidate
The contest will be for the seat now
held by Senator Nicely, Democrat. The
youthful Senator Rush D. Holt has been
doing q lot to make it difficult for Nicely
to win, with his charges of w. p. A.
political corruption in West Virginia.
The more the Republicans think about
the situation in West Virginia the bet
ter they feel, at present. Senator Nicely,
however, is a reSourceful campaigner,
and 1t would be unwise to count him
defeated until the last ballot has been
counted At one time there was talk of
putting up Walter s. Hallanan, the Re-
puDilCdl udtioAidA SohhAAAeeCSAAaAi, Aoi GAC
senatorial nomination in West Virginia.
Mr.. Hallanan, however, has vetoed this
plan, 1t is said. He prefers to stay Re-
publican national committeeman and
not to enter governmental office. Hugh
Ike Schott, former member of the House,
who lives in Bluefields, has announced
that he will be a candidate for the Re-
publican senatorial nomination. But
the wiseacres hold that Nesbitt has the
inside track, If he goes after the nomt-
nation. He is a successful lawyer.
On the Democratic side 1t u pow ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

@. What are the protective foods?
&C. K.
A. They are the milk and dairy prod
ucts, the mineral and vitamin bearing
vegetables, fruits, eggs and meats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-19

@. What music was played on the
funeral march of King George V?-N. H.
A. Among the pieces played by the
bands were Chopins Funeral March"
and the Dead March" from Saul;
among the pipers' songs were Flowers
o the Forest" and the Skye Boat Song"
Evening star., 1936-04-19

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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
JAMES Il. ROWLAND DIES

Mr.. G. O. McGonagle received
Wednesday message announcing
the death of his cousin, James e..
Rowland which occurred Tuesday
night at Miami, Fla. He was about
65 years of age. No previous word
had come of his illness, and it is
thought that his death must have
come suddenly.
The deceased was son of the
late Solomon and Mary (McDonald)
Rowland formerly of Bristol town.
ship, Morgan county, Ohio, and was
the last of his family. The death
of his mother occurred at st. Cloud,
Fla, last January, and the son was
residing there at that time. His
sister, Mrs Margaret Pedicord, died
in May of 1885 at st. Paul, Mimi.
At this writing there was no in
formation as to the funeral, but 1t
was probable that interment would
be at St. Cloud Fla, the burial
place of Mr. Rowland's mother.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
LEONARD INFANT DIES

The daughter, Sara Irene, born
to Rev. and Mrs. T. E. Leonard of
this place, died Sunday night at
about ten o'clock, at Bethesda hos
pital, GAINESVILLE, where it was born
two weeks before-Aug 16. Up un-
til Saturday the child had been do
ing apparently all right, but was
taken i'll on that day Surviving
besides the parents. are the sister
Ann, aged two and half years.
Mrs. Leonard. the mother, arrived
at her home here, from the hospital,
Monday.
The body of the child was brought
to McConnelsville Sunday night
Brief funeral services were held at
the Fisher undertaking parlor Tues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev
Russell Hoy The body was taken
to Basil. O., home place of Rev. and
Mrs. Leonard's people. for burial
being accompanied by Rev. Leonard
and Mr. C. 4. Fisher.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
st. James Church Supper-Festival
A Great Success

The chicken supper and festival
of st. James church, McConnelsville,
held Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Aug. 27, was a glorious success
financially and socially, approXi-
mately 400 suppers being served
which brought many fine compli-
ments to the ladies of ST. James
parish, for the delicious and tasty
supper served The enviable repu-
tation of the ladies of the parish as
cooks, brought a great crowd to the
supper, which was served in the
beautiful new hall recently complet-
ed The tables were beautifully and
artistically adorned with the flowers
of the season, and everything pre-
sented a most appetizing appeal.
The following menu was served:
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes.
candied sweet potatoes, cold sliced
tomatoes, cole slaw, gravy, buns,
coffee and cherry pie.
Father Crock was the winner Of
the beautiful candle wick spread,
the gift of Mrs. Thomas McGoyern,
of Cincinnati The following were
winners on the combination ticket:
Quilt, Father Crock; one-half barrel
flour, H. Fullerton, Marietta; one
half barrel flour, Daniel Foley,
Hockessin, Del; electric iron, Ella
Biedenbaugh; electric floor lamp,
Mary Loomis, McConnelsvilie; shoes,
Matte McGrath; set of dishes, Her.
bert Davis, McConnelsville; roaster,
Billy Preston, Wilmington, Del;
basket groceries, Emma Huck, To-
cal; groceries, Ethel Durant, New
Martinsville, w. Va; groceries. c.
Bell, Malta; table cloth, Excelle
Bernier, Mt. Pleasant, Mich; tire
tube. Mrs. A. Gatewood, local; five
gallons gas, X. Riley, local; five
quarts oil, G. Grinder, Washington,
d. c.. Clyde Baker, Wheeling, w.
Va; shaving set, Delmar Finley, To-
cal; hosiery, A. Gogan, Lakewood.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
Old st. AIMS Church, PhilO, To
Observe Tooth Anniversary

The venerable old ST. AIMS
church, of Philo, o., will celebrate
the Tooth anniversary of her birth,
Labor day, Sept Z, with a Solemn
High Mass of Thanksgiving cele-
brated by the pastor, FIR. Preston,
at 10 o'clock All old time parish
toner's and former members and
those who were baptized in this
church are most cordially invited to
come back home to their mother
church, to join with the congrega-
ton on Labor day, in Mass of
Thanksgiving for the many Graces
and Blessings which Our Dear Lord
has showered down upon the parish
and people in the 100 years of her
existence. You who have spent
your boyhood in the shadows of this
sacred edifice, will enjoy meeting
again the playmates and friends of
yesteryear. and to shake the hand of
your boyhood and girlhood friends
who will be on hand for this most
important and sacred event. Many
visiting priests are expected to be
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
Big Events Next Week

big week: Monday will all the schools
and Thursday Friday and sat
the S3d annual exhibition OF the Morgan fair Last
Morgan enjoyed the reputation of being the
small the To maintain that reputation
means little than last fair and that
is what Officers make this the best fair
held in Morgan 1t occasion and If
should object the word far and think that word bit out OF
date thew speak Morgan Counys Expositon
is We old fashioned enough still speak
In other better apPraise the worth
the fair Here displayed the products Of
household the Schools the Al clubs and
clubs Here the big and honecom
ing; iendsand this ready also for the
politicians hand shake.
This fair will believe the ony weak spots
of We
poor track but this the track has been greatly
the grounds general BEEN and with good wealth
there should be record breaking crowds the fair
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS

Aug. 80, the following gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Davis of Hooksburg locality to
celebrate the birthdays of Mrs. Will
lard Davis and Junior Savage,
which occur in that month: Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Deweese of Pennsville;
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ham and son
Junior Savage, near Chesterhill; Ira
Barth, Mingo Junction; o. o. Jones
and host and hostess. Thos. Tay-
lor and wife were afternoon callers,
and in the evening Mr. and Mrs. G..
c. Williams and Mr. Lowell of Min
go Junction called. Mr.. and Mrs. L..
w. Buchanan of Waterford, and
son Donald from Pennsylvania were
callers at the home of Mrs. Bu-
chanan's father, Willard Davis, last
Thursday afternOon.-XX.