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The Washington times., 1936-10-27

it's complete flop. And per.
haps it won't hurt you to learn
that you aren't the original Mar.
tyrs-and maybe Dad n Nom
had to put up with a few things
themselves.
Yes, we've had some particu-
1arly pesty times since 1926. And
I'm willing to admit-with honest
shame and regret-that we Old.
sters have passed on a dirty deal
for your generation to tackle. But
I refuse to agree that you kids
discovered all the Bad Breaks.
There were, I assure you, plenty
of 'em back in those good old days
which seem so placid and prosper
GUS to you.
The simple truth is that life
has always been plenty sketchy
and insecure for plain Americans.
There were no more ready-made
jobs in 1886 or '96 than there are
in 1886. even though we yearned
for them just as ardently as you
do now, and suffered as keenly
for lack Of them.
THE DIFFERENCE
But there was this difference
between our generation and yours,
youngsters. We EXPECTED hard
knocks. You don't. We EX-
PECTED sacrifices and diSap-
pOintments {. . realized, before we
started, that they were part Of
the picture.
Don't think for a second that
we didn't want something better
college educations, fine
clothes, early marriages, fat jobs.
We did! But we were also pre-
pared to go without them.
So we started with breaks you'd
snort at today-patched clothes
dreary, unhealthy lodgings-Scant
meals-outrageous working con-
ditions. And constant insecurity
in every department of our lives.
Such insecurity as most of you
have still to see.
I. for one. hope you never see
it, youngsters. Yet maybe a short,
slim dose of it might be Just a
leetle mite good for what ails
some of you!
(ThiS column WeIcomeS and re-
quests comments. Letters present.
ing personal problems may also be
sent. III letters tDiIl be handled
conttdentiGIy and Swere
promptly If stamped, addressed
envelopes are ircludedD
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

m Kisses! For if you feel like
most of us veterans do, you're
about ready to give medals to
anyone who'll tell those young
sters what's what. Which, heaven
helpin', I intend to do. Particu-
larly on this subject of Insecurity.
To hear the average young man
or woman under 80 tell it, you'd
think that insecurity was some
thing that had been invented in
the last five years. According TO
them, nobody ever had any doubts
or fears about anything, back IN
the 8O's and COS. Or even until
the war.
When you were born (Sez they)
you found everything and every
body sitting pretty, and waiting
for you to take your place. All
you had to do was to make your
choice of a pleasant and suitable
position in life and apply yourself
earnestly thereto. Whereupon,
everything was simply ducky.
HALCYON DAYS
Nobody was ever idle or busted
in these halcyon days. Nobody
ever spent sleepless nights Won
dering where the next meal was
coming from-or how they'd pay
the next installment on the radio.
Young people never wasted the
best years of their lives waiting
for the chance that never came.
Banks and businesses never fell
to pieces under your very nose.
Homes never went phooey. In
short, life was one long. sweet
song with never a discord. Whereas,
for this present generation. there
has been naught but fret and
Illustration, disappointment and
despair.
Oh, yea-a-ah?
Guess again, my darlings!
AS a scenario, your picture Of
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

Not long ago, young woman
deliberately walked across that
part of the Harvard Yard which
for three hundred years had
never been profaned by the tread
of a feminine foot. And only last
month, another adventurous
young woman invaded one of New
York's most exclusive mems
clubs!
Well, gals, it's good publicity
but it isn't CRICKET! mean
this invasion of the last hallowed
precincts sacred to man. 1t is
second only to the destruction OF
the Alcazar.
Never, in the history of the
world, were mems clubs such a
blessing as they are today, when
a man is surrounded on all sides
by women, and even his once
sacred haunts-the golf course.
the bar and the smoking-car-are
sweetly invaded by the all-perva-
sive sex.
Only in his club can he get the
women out of his hair, stretch
his soul and express his mascu-
line opinions with finality; throw
his ashes on the rugs, put his
feet on the cushions, eat all the
things that disagree with him,
and feel, for a brief interlude,
like the Lord of Creation.
In his daily life, every modern
man is practically smothered by
femininity. He is shunted from
his house to the office by his
wife-and there taken in hand
by his gentle secretary. Women
order his day. keep tabs on his
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
STOOGE. Ell!

News accounts of what hap
pened to the heckler at AL Smiths
recent speech have failed to salts
fly some of the radio audience.
When the heckler first started
on AL we heard a tumble of
words; AL asking "What kind Of
language is that?" and the
crowd shouting Throw him
out"
There was a short lull and then
the heckler did get out "RooSe-
velt" so you could hear it. This
time it sounded like he was much
further away from the micro
phone. For the third time there
was a shortlived disturbance.
Then dull thud and the heckler
and the crowd was silent while Al
went on.
What the radio audience wants
to know is whether the dull thud
was someone cracking down with
a gavel or someone cracking down
on the heckler.
Anyway, it certainly put some
pep in the Happy Warriors
speech and led one rather cynical
young man to remark:
81 think AL must carry that
heckler around with him."
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
Marry-GO-ROund
By Helen ROUland
WHEN CLUBS ARE TRUMPS

pursuits. prescribe his diet, nag
him, mother him, spoil him, boss
him or scrap over him.
He is never free from the gen.
tie feminine touch on the reinS,
except when he escapes to the
Businesses and the sanctuary of
his. CLUB. There only, can he
be HIMSELF and get back to
his HE-neSS.
But this is not all. Mems clubs
have another mission of mercy.
They give the clubman's wife an
occasional evening off, with full
pay, and a chance to do all those
things she has been longing to
do. To be ALONE and enjoy her
self in feminine ways. To get in
a little heart-to-heart gossip with
"the girls" To run around to a
nice, gooey movie or to feed her
soul on frilly book. To cream
her face and loll around in an old
negligee. The big problem of many
a woman's life is where to park
her husband while she consorts
with her own kind-unless, of
course. he belongs to a club.
For heavens sake, let us leave
the men their clubs! Mems clubs
are for the salvation Of wives and
the escape of husbands. Nothing
gives two people such a fresh zest
for each others society as an oc-
casional evening AWAY from each
other. Nothing so relieves a man
of that "smothered" feeling
around the house as the knowl-
edge that he can get OUT of it!
That's when clubs are trumps!
Copyright. 1886. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
GETTING WARM

I have been advised that In
some of the States this campaign
has reached the height of some
thing or other. At least. In one Of
the States a senatorial candidate
is said to have expressed himself
along these lines:
Ladies and gentlemen, 1 won't
foul my mouth with mentioning
the name of my colleague in the
Senate. but you all know whom
/ mean.
"Why, a long way back Judas
Iscariot sold his Saviour for 30
pieces of silver. If my colleague
had been alive at that time
Judas would have been out Of a
job"
So, I guess you know now that
there is a campaign going on in
this country and going on hot
and heavy.
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

It's human. That's probably why
Homo Sapiens is running the
planet. Molluscs took no chances.
John Law, the Scotchman who
worked up the Mississippi Bubble,
with it's ingenious and amazing
pyramiding of shares, was a
shrewd banker who knew just
about as much as any man Of
his time about money. He might
have been just a scoundrel, or he
might have thought there was
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
By MOntier

bought himself a gaud1er coach
and-four than his master, and
also an estate. The Bubble was
swelling so rapidly that he de-
cided to sell his estate, his coach
and-four and everything else he
had and buy more stock.
But just then John Law fired
him for daring to outshine him
with his grand equipage. That
grieved him greatly and he holed
up with a number of large flagons
of liquor. He was drunk for weeks.
Before he sobered up, the Bubble
burst, and John Law was jump
or two ahead of the mobs, pelting
him with rocks as he crossed the
border. When he came out of his
stupor, rubbed his eyes and looked
around, the coachman found Law
a fugitive, millions of persons in
ruin ard despair anu he, almost
alone among them, rich beyond
all his dreams.
Pierre Marchand, canny, astute
Paris banker and economist, was
ruined. The illiterate coachman
was rich. A few flagons of hard
liquor had saved him. He lived
happily to an old age and had II
children.
The Mississippi Bubble and the
Holland bulb disasters did not dis
courage speculation in Europe.
Empires were building, and, then
as now, there was a bold outreach
for raw materials, for minerals, for
lands all over the world. It was
an era of great vitality, a continu.
alton of the expansive spirit OF
the Elizabethan renaissance.
VITALITY AND DARING
Henry Thomas Buckle, in his
History of Civilization" which
ought to be required reading for
every American undergraduate to-
day, states maSterfully the donal-
nance of vitality, boldnesS, courage,
enterprise and willingness to take
chances as a determinant OF
national destiny.
One can find some impressive
sanctions for chance-taking in the
records of business and in history.
There are those who say that the
expansion era of capitalism is
coming to an end. No more con-
tinentS to find and Subdue, no
more backward peoples to colonize
and exploit, no great land, timber,
or mineral reserves. Whether
that's true or not, there are vast
new continents of science, indus
try, and technology on which we
are just planting our flag. A few
tanks of liquefied coal would sup
plant the energy of a legion OF
black slaves.
We are starting hazard ad.
ventures" which will make the
meandernigs of Marco Polo,
Drake, and Balboa seem dull and
routine. These adventures dis,
close vitality and daring in our
civilization and Buckle will con-
vince you that this is a winning
combination. Every bold entire
preneur in the world has govern
ment at his heels or on his neck.
The Supreme Court, Of course,
wouldn't apply Blackstone's die
tum-the law will not enforce a
gambling contract-to ordinary
business transactions. But it is
interesting and significant, I be,
lleve, when an important corpora
ton seeks legal recognition Of the
Kings x zone of legitimate
hazard.
Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
Let's Cut It Out

Washington preparing for of the finest celebrations
Of Halloween it has ever had
great community fun-fest will place the downtown
many of the individual localities of the city pre-
pairing to celebrate in their way the day of the mask and
costume.
tOiH be great night for all uOhO join in the cele-
bratior and the hard-Working committee under the
chdrn,anshp of Col. E. Gorng Bliss is not negectirg
single feature that might make the night enjoyable
WITH ALL OF THIS ELABoRATELY PLANNED ENTER
TAINMENT AVAILABLE IT SURELY SEEMS THAT ON
THIS YEAR THE VANDALISM WHICH HAS MARKED
THE DAY IN THE PAST MIGHT BE ELIMINATED
We certainly don't want to deprive the youngsters of the
city of any fun that they may have in celebrating the day in
their inimitable fashion.
But they should, of their UolitiOn, giUe up the
practice Uhich has developed of making life miserable
for anyone Uho leaves automobile the street.
Thousands and thousands of dollars worth Of damage is
caused to automobiles Halloween by irreponsibes who
think is cute to mark the with soap and other things
There really isn't much fun in it for the ceebrator and
there is a whole lot of grief in it for the victims.
LET'S CUT IT OUT THIS YEAR.
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

A n d beginning
to get a little
tiredhearing the
Younger Gen
Grafton tell you
how easy every
thing was for
you as a kid?
Yes?
Then this ar
ticle is being
written particu-
larly for you.
And I expect a
nice, long letter
of gratitude by
returnmail, with
nlnntu Of Hugs
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

eral GOV ern-
n1ent, is de-
fined by its
sponsors as or
ganized "to un-
dertake hazard
Gus a d v e n
lures" 1t is
the Maytlower
Associates, Inc.
It main t a i n S
that. since it is
a chance-giVing
e n t e r prise, it
S h ould come
under the con-
troll which gov
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
IN ADVANCE

You and I would both be sur
prised if I could find out for you
how many members of the House
Of Representatives have drawn
ahead on their salaries until the
last day of their terms in the
Seventy-fourth Congress. That
means salaries for October, No
vember and December.
I would be surprised at the
number I am told, but you will also
probably be surprised to know that
it has happened.
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
1t Is Human To "Take a Chance" If Odd
Appear At All Reasonable

some way finally to validate the
mountains of shares which the
frantic people were snatching
from his hand.
I remember a little story, Incl
dental to the final collapse of
the Mississippi Bubble, which is
interesting in its bearing on
financial hazards.
John Laws coachman, invest.
ing his meagre savings in his
masters stock, became rich. He
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

who looked like
a million dol
lars. When he
left the floor of
the Senate at
the last session,
he moved SLOW
ly. He had lost
weight and he
was a sick man.
T day h e
claims to feel
better than he
has for the past
20 years.
He is Senator
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
Greatest Show on Earth
Bu Frank Miller Smith

the man pleaded. 'T'm q
Christian. I'm a gonna vote for
Roosevelt"
OK" said Neville and Biffle,
IF you promise not to do it again,
you can get out"
Out he went and away he sped
like a deer.
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
ON THE LOR AGAIN

Democratic strategists aren't let
ting one chance go by. A Senator
Stnnned at the Capitol recently
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
Navy Day

Navy Lay
This years observance of Navy Day brings with it
renewed determination the part of our people that
to the size and power necessary protect the country
THE COURSE OF WORLD EVENTS IN RECENT
YEARS AND EVEN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS
HAS DEMONSTRATED TO AMERICANS THE STARK
NECESSITY OF BEING PROPERLY PREPARED FOR
WHATEVER MAY EVENTUATE.
We can no longer be indifferent to the interna-
OnGL situation and no longer afford to LeGUe
our shores defenseLess against possible attack.
Some years ago entered into a treaty with other
nations agreeing to limit the size of navy with the
other nations agreeing limit the size of their naves
The other nations lived up that treaty and kept the
naves prescribed.
AMERICA sHIRKED AND LET ITS NAVY FALL
FAR BELOW THE LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED
BY THAT TREATY.
start has now been made toward rebuilding our
navy the limits prescribed by the Washington treaty
But we long way from the navy which plainly
need
NOU is the time for all Americans to act together
and UOice their insistence that the Congress shall
make available the necessary funds and enact the
necessary legislation to giUe the nGUy Uch is
QUired.
One way of showing Congress that Americans are
strong for strong navy they always have been
is to visit naval establishments on this day set aside
for their inspection.
Here in Washington many such establishments and
all of them ready to welcome visitors today.
= We have the headquarters Of the navy
We have the Navy Yard and the great naval gun fac
tory-A TREMENDOUS WASHINGTON INSTITU-
TIoN WITH WHICH TOO FEW OF OUR PEOPLE
ARE FAMILIAR
We have the Naval Air Station at Anacostia.
ALI of these agencies Of the navy cooperating today
in demonstrations of their activities in order that the
public may know just what its navy can do and what
it is ready to do.
VISIT ONE OF THESE NAVAL INSTITUTIONS
TODAY AND BY YOUR PRESENCE ENCOURAGE
THE OFFICERS AND MEN WHO ARE WORKING
LOYALTY AND DILIGENTLY THAT YOU AND YOUR
COUNTRY MAY BE SAFE FROM ATTACK!
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
1uman Side of the News = By Edwin C. Hill

A solvent and reputable $20,000,-$
900 Wall Street corporation, max
ing clear it's objectives to the Fed
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
INSECURITY ISN'T soMETHl

Are you, maybe, somewhere
round 40 or As? Born back in
the good old horse n'buggy days?
The Washington times., 1936-10-27
OLD FAVORITES
Ad DOn1nuLdn1 Sudn1 ERNEST DOWsOn

Little lady of my heart!
just little longer,
Love me: we will pass and part,
Ere this love grow stronger.
have loved thee, Child too well,
To do ought but leave thee:
Nay my lips should never tell
Any tale to grieve thee
Little lady of my heart
Just little longer
may love thee: we will part
Ere my love grow stronger.
Soon thou leavest fairy-and;
Darker grow thy tresses:
Soon no more of hand in hand;
Soon no more caresses!
Little lady of my heart
just a little longer
Be a child; then will part,
Ere this love grow stronger
The Washington times., 1936-10-27

IReaders nvted to send to the editor their Sug-
gestons of old favorteS among the poems for repntmg
IN this space)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-12-17
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on
January 8, 1887, the following
school buildings in Union township
will be sold at public auction at the
Ringgold high school building, viz:
Irish Ridge, Morganville, Buck Run,
Hooppole, Rock Hollow, Rosseau,
and the elementary building at Ring
gold.
And on January Is, 1887, there
will be sold at public auction at the
Mountville high school building the
following school buildings located in
Homer township, viz: Wells, Cal
vary, Smithtown, Elliott, Oak Hill,
Lewis, Wrightstown. Armstrong and
the elementary building at Mount
Vile.
Auctions begin at 1:30 p. m. The
board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.-HOMER-UNI
BOARD OF EDUCATION, per r. S.
McLain, Clerk. 10d2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-12-17

youngster, is assisting with the care
of mother and daughter. All are
doing we'll. double wedding was
performed Saturday at Wheeling,
W. Va, when four young people of
our community went by motor to
that place. They were Fred Persing
er of this place and Mary McNally
of Elliotts, and Edgar Wise and Jean
Starrett. both of this place. Edgar
is promising young musician who
is heard over GAINESVILLE broadcast
ing station with the Muskingum
Valley Wildcats, and Jean, his wife,
Is the charming daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. AIva Starrett About SO neigh
bors and friends gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Wise,
parents of the groom, and gave the
young couple rousing serenade on
Monday night. The crowd was well
treated to candy and cigars, and all
left at a late hour wishing the new
lyweds long and happy life togeth-
er. Paul Devore and bride of
week, near Santoy, were also in at
tendance at the serenade.- - Earl
Fitch and wife of GAINESVILLE visited
at Clell Fitch's, Sunday. Delmar
Fitch and Kenneth Balding made
business trip to Newark, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Buckley and
daughter visited at Charles Buck
'ley's, Saturday. Clifford Young Wis
tied over the week end at John Jor.
dan s. s.--George Reed has closed his
house here, and gone to Alliance to
spend the winter with his son, Bry-
an Reed.--Mr. and Mrs. S. G.. Mas
eey and daughter Gloria and Mrs. P.
B. Massey visited Sunday at Charles
Buckley 's.--Mrs. Beryl Buckley re-
ceived word from her sister, Mrs.
Charles Fulton, near Pennsville, that
a daughter weighing 10 pounds, ar
rived at their house Saturday night.
Both are doing nicely Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Buckley and daughter Ger
trude and Eugene Trimper spent
Sunday evening at S. c. Massey's--
II. V. Torbert and daughter Blanche
and brother Frank Torbert visited
Monday in Crooksville.--M and
Mrs. Charles Buckley went to
Crooksville Tuesday to visit their
son, Ronald Buckley, and wife,
Mrs. j. e. Day is improving from a
recent illness.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-12-17
M. & M. School Notes

At chapel Dec. 8, Rev Mr.. Moore,
missionary from Korea, spoke to
the student assembly. He talked
about his association with the peo-
pie of Korea and their customs.
The high school teachers discuss
ed the Tenure bill at the faculty
meeting Monday evening.
The grade basketball team is prac-
ticing under supervision of Mr.
Lyon, and will soon engage in games
with other teams.
Big Reds VS.. Champion TOmcats
M. e MS Big Red cagers and
Glouster's champion Tomcat quintet
will lock in battle tomorrow night
in high school gymnasium. AS the
premier attraction of varied pro-
gram of entertainment, starting at
Z D. M, the reserve squads of both
teams will tangle, and following the
Hi-Y club and business mems unit
will put on an exhibition OF volley
ball
AS added attractions to make
this the most colorful basketball
fiesta M. & M. ever staged a large
turkey and new football will be
given to the lucky number holders.
Each adult and high school ticket
will entitle the purchaser to chance
to win the gobbler, and grade
school ticket will give the purchaser
chance on the football. Drawings
will be made during the evening.
Plenty of fireworks probably will en-
liyen the basketball tilt, as the Big
Reds will be after some measure of
revenge for the memorable 1877
gridiron setback the Tomcats hand
ed them. The game with the veteran
New Lexington team saw vastly
improved Big Red outfit, and if the
same spirit and fight is in evidence
tomorrow night, real battle will be
staged. It will be M. & Ms last
home appearance until Jan. ~.
NIX.
-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-12-17
NOTICE OF FILING ACCOUNTS

The State Of Ohio, Morgan County.
in Probate Court
Whereas, accounts and vouchers
have been filed in the office of this
court by the administrators or ex-
ecutors Of the following deceased
persons, to-wit:
Emma Tannehili, executrix of
the estate Of VIM. e. Tannehil1.
Mary j. Graham, exeeutrix of the
estate of Isaac Graham
B. F.. McGrath, executor of the es-
tate OF Hiram McGrath.
Notice is hereby given that said
accounts and vouchers are now on
file in the office Of said court, being
suspended for confirmation, and
persons interested in said accounts
or any item thereof, may file writ
ten exceptions thereto, at least five
days prior to the 4th day of January.
1887, when the same will be heard
and continued from day to day un-
til finally disposed Of
ARTHUR TORBERT,
IOd3 Probate Judge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-12-17
UNSTAMPED MAIL IN
RURAL BOXES

Section 1920 of the postal laws
and regulations, reads in part as fol-
lows: when a rural carrier finds
unstamped mail in patrons box.
and the requisite amount of money
for postage properly wrapped or
placed in a coin-holding receptacle
he shall collect the mail and money
and affix the necessary stamps"
l am asking the patrons of the
McConnelsville rural and star routes
to please conform with the above
law by refraining from placing loose
money in the mail boxes.-H. w.
Gordon, Postmaster. 10d2