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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-08-04

The Good Luck Glover club held
its last meeting at the Malta school
house, Tuesday, Aug q The girls
exhibited their finished work. Plans
We're discussed for going to the
skating rink Friday. Refreshments
were served by Joan Scott, Gladys
Parsons and Charlotte Gavin.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-08-04
SCHOOL SCHEDULE
School Year 193S-1039-SchOO
Opens September 6

September 6, Labor day.; days
in session, IS; holiday, one; total
credits, 10.
October (Teachers NJ; days in
session 20; holiday, one; total cred
it's, 21.
November, (Thanksgiving) days in
session, 20; holiday, one; total cred
it's, 21.
December; days in session, IS;
total credits, 15.
January; days in session, 81; to-
tai credits, 81.
February, (Washington's birth
day; days in session, 10; holiday,
one; total credits, 20.
March; days in session, %; total
credits, %.
April; days in session, 20; total
credits, 20.
May; days in session, 20; total
credits, 20.
Totals: Days in session, 176;
holidays, four; total credits, $50.
Vacations
Christmas vacation will begin
Wednesday evening, Dec %, and
school will resume on Tuesday, Jan.
g.
Final closing day of school, Fri
day, May 26.
In addition to the above holidays
given school will be closed on the
following days, but these will have
to be made up: Friday, Sept. 25,
Morgan county fair; Friday, Nov.
25, day following Thanksgiving. All
Christmas vacation will be made up.
(The above schedule is for the
Malta -McConnelsville exempted vii
lage' and also for the Malta -McCon-
nelsville county schools.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-08-04

Atty G. A. Graham, district
referee III bankruptcy, was directed
last week by Federal Judge Nell G..
Underwood, Of Columbus, to liqui-
date the assets of the Newark Daily
News, defunct Newark newspaper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25
What Are the Causes
Of Nervous Diseases !?
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.
WE MAY well ask ",.Nhat are the
FACTORS in life which are conducive
10 the development of functional
Or nervous diseases ?"
Generally speaking, diseases are
either hereditary or acquired. We
inherit blue eyes, brown hair, body
type and weight, bald heads, big
noses, and all the other physical
characteristics which make people
interesting. Our traits of charac-
Ter however, and the stability of
our nervous systems are largely a
matter of contact and experience
with others.
Granting this to be true, how
lor|unate is the child born and
reared by sensible parents possess
Jug good control of their nervous
ssStems, and how unfortunate is
sie child of neurotic, hysterical OF
uSnly emotional parents.
Many children emulae their par
saS because knowledge is largely
oauqured in the early impressions
S S"le years by mimicking others
t children are figuratively bat
'sfed about between excess love
snu unreasonable anger; between
s s and bravado; between over
%pUllcltous attention and neglect
wen such natural functions as eat
ny sleeping and elimination re
1--WE an unnatural and unwarrant
~ dItention, and the child is ire
nnolellldously impressed with the i'm
toi1ance of a lost meal, a coateC
ffoinsue' scratch on the hand, {
t~ ~liure to respond to a call of ma
''ie When the clock strikes nine.
develop Nerves When Adults
Then there are other people
viz, mno' even though their adolescenr
Sedrs were passed under favorabl.
er ,,rautiinstances, develop nervous o.
e'notlonal tendencies in adult life
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Barclay
The Authority ON Authorities

cess of the hand now simmered
down to how the trump suit should
be handled. With one trump al
ready gone there were four out
standing. and ordinarily tn y
should drop in two rounds. How
ever, declarer considered what sort
of hand a conservative West held
to bid twice unassisted when vuf-
nerable. Then East's return of the
heart indicated no doubt a hold
ing of four, which meant West held
six. With four diamonds and six
hearts. he probably was short in
spades. Declarer therefore played
his A, to make sure the @ was not
singleton, went to dummy with a
club and finessed the spade J.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25

Many actors enter into this but
they will usually fall into certain
broad classiications onon1ic, do
nestle, thwarted ambition, organic
disease.
The present economic disaster
has brought to physicians thou
sands Of men and women who pre-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25
APPROXIMATE COUNTING

SOME OF the most expert card
reading is not exact. It's findings
are expressed in probables or ap-
ordinations. There are times
when a declarer could not be abso-
lutely sure of the distribution of
adverse cards, but the true master
is a better estimator Of the most
likely situation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25

Aust
go \
>J962
j. A ] 100
:4RQJs " :SS 80 80
IS & " A107
<AK83 S643
ass -
AJAX 100
VA9
\Q54
ok Q72
Dealer: South. East-West vul-
nerable.)
Here South bid 1-Spade. West
2-Hearts, North 2-Spades, East
passed, South 3-Clubs, West g.
Hearts. North 3-Spades and South
4-Spades.
West took in the diamonds A and
K and, in response to East's signal,
continued with the suit. East
ruffed with the spade 2 and re-
turned the heart 2, which South
won with the A.
With three tricks lost. the sue
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25

viously had always been considered
physically able and emotionally
sound. The symptoms vary ire
mendously = headache, dizziness,
backache, Indigestion, loss OF app
petite and weight, weakness, ane-
mia, insomnia, mental depression,
are the common ones.
Incompatible domestic relations
probably still heads the list, par
ticularly with women. Books could
be written about this subject and
still not cover all the causes that
are advanced as reasons why men
and women fail to live together IN
peace and harmony. Back of it all
is a fundamental ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of the laws of physiology. Add tc
this selfishness, bad temper, jeal-
ousy, idleness, illness, perversions
and other similar human frailties
and the picture is practically com
plete.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-25

EDITORS NOTE: Seven pamphlets
by DR.. Clendening can now be OBJ
tanned by sending 10 cents in coin,
for each, and a self-addressed en-
velope stamped with a three-cent
care of this paper. The pamphlets
are: Three Weeks Reducing Diet"
indigestion and CONSTIPATION Re
ducing and Gaining. Infant Feed.
ing, instructions for the Treatment
of Diabetes, feminine Hygiene
and 1.-The Care of the Hair and Skin
Evening star., 1938-02-22

Senator Reames Of Oregon, recently
named to fill the vacancy created by
resignation of Senator Steiwer, ard
Mrs. Reames will be honor guests.
Representative and Mrs. Martin F..
Smith Of Hoquiam, Wash, will pre-
side and will be assisted by Delegate
Anthony j. Dimond of Alaska and
Mrs. Dimon.
Iowa Society Dance.
The Iowa State Societ; will hold
. birthday dance At the Shcrehan
Hotel at $50 pm. with Admiral Will
liam D. Leahy and Brig. Gen. Frank
c. Burnett. ranking Iowa service off,
Ger stationed here, as honor guests
There will be fencing bouts and
presentation Of Colonial dances and
songs.
The Virginia Society will hold a cos
tune ball and pageant tonight at the
Willard Hotel.
Observances at the Washington
Monument began with the raising
Of the 48 State flags at 8 am, fol-
lowed by placing of the Presidents
wreath at 9 am. and Of wreaths from
the National Park Service, the Dis
trict Commissioners. the Masonic
Clubs Of the District, the Washing
ton Monument Society. George Wash
inton University and some 40 military
and fraternal organizations. The OBJ
servances this afternoon include the
placing of 4 wreath by the Washing
ton Centennial Lodge Of Masons at
4:30 pm. and the sounding OF retreat
and the lowering Of the flags at
sundown.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Johnson
Continued From First Page }

ator said he had been informed that
Mr.. McNutt had asked COL johnson to
fly him and his aide, Wayne Coy, from
Hamilton Field to Denver. Mr.. Nc
Mutt wished to make train connections
for Indianapolis, where there was a
homecoming" celebration last Sat-
urday, as well as to be on time for the
Denver reception.
Reports reaching Senator Minton on
the johnson incident were that the
Army ofhcer had telegraphed Wash
ington for permission to make the
Night, but took OF before an answer
was received after Mr.. McNutt had
said he would take responsibility for
the trip.
The announced purpose of Mr.. Nc
Nuts visit to the United States is q
report to President Roosevelt on the
Philippines.
Tomorrow's gala coming -out" party
for the high commissioner at the Will
lard Hotel Is. according to its spon-
sors, pure and simple" social
affair. But by some it is considered
the first blast in Mr.. McNutt's presi-
dental campaign.
Indiana Democrats say although
they personally are for Mr. McNutt
for the presidency and hold high hopes
for him in 1910, these hopes and the
party are disassociated utterly.
It is no secret. nevertheless, that Mr..
McNutt's Indiana hackers expect him
to advance as a national figure through
the party, whether or not Postmaster
General Farley is among the 5000
guests present. Mr.. Farley was in
vted, but today he sent his regrets
and an explanation that he would be
in Florida at the time. \
Evening star., 1938-02-22
WOMAN ACCUSES :
PARSONS IN CRASH
Will Tell Corporation Counsel
Illinois Representative Re.
fused to Give Name.

Evidence concerning charges by Mrs.
Margaret Ellis, 2603 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, that Representative Claude
v. Parsons. Democrat. of Illinois. left
the scene of . collision in which his
automobile was involved Saturday
night without giving his name, will
be presented to the CORPORATION
counsels Office at pm. tomorrow,
police said today.
Mrs. Ellis told police an automobile
crashed into her car, driven by her
brother, Albert B. Nesbitt, as it was
pulling away from the curb near her
home. She said the driver stopped
some distance away and took the
number Of her car, but refused to give
his name.
She and her brother chased the
reticent driver when he drove away,
following him to the Broadmoor
Apartments garage, where the driver
went upstairs, still refusing to talk to
her
Mrs. Ellis then called police, who
later identified the driver as Repre-
sentative Parsons Meantime. he had
gone to the eighth precinct to report
the accident.
Efforts to reach Representative
Parsons were unsuccessful today. His
secretary said he has no statement
to make and was too busy" to talk
with reporters. She said she did not
know if he would appear at the
hearing.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Holiday
Continued From First Page.)

tSOnllNue0 from f1fSI HaRe.D
fens for our lives ana property Is
essential"
The tenth annual corporate COM
munion for men and boys was held
in Washington Cathedral this morn
ing, bringing together members Of
the Episcopal Church representing
parishes in the District and Northern
Virginia in observance Of the ami
versary
The service was followed by a fell
lowship breakfast in Satterlee Me-
mortal Hall for the men and break
fast in the refectory Of the College
Of Preachers for the boys.
Today was observed as a legal holi-
day. all Federal and Distric employees
being released for the day. The local
public schools remained closed today,
as they were yesterday, in observance
of the occasion, and Government en-
ployes also had the day of.
The Library of Congress. observing
regular holiday schedule, will be open
from 2 pm. to 10 pm.
The Military Order of the Purple
Heart. founded by Gen Washington
will hold memorial banquet tonight
at the Kenesaw Hotel. Sixteenth and
Irving streets NV, with national on
GERS as honor guests
The District Department. Army and
Navy Union, will hold a birthday
ball tonight At the Wardman Pork
Hotel. Col. John w. Oehmsnn, COM
manding of1icer of the District Ma
tional Guard, will be honorary chair
man in charge Of distinguished guests.
Boys and girls, 6 years old and
younger. will celebrate the day at St.
AIMS Infant Asylum, 1900 K street
NV, in soldier hats they made them
selves and fancy dresses. The big
event comes at 4:30 pm, when the
children have their refreshments
topped off by bacon sandwiches. They
asked for these delicacies especially.
A large delegation of members OF
George Washington Post No. !, the
pioneer unit of the American Legion
pay tribute at the Tomb of Washing
ton al Mount Vernon this morning
Post Comdr. John F. Dull placed q
wreath on the tomb.
Pilgrimases to Mount Vernon.
Among the other veterans organi-
xations holding pilgrimages to Mount
Vernon today are District Post, No. II,
Irish War Veterans. and Russell
Mitchell Post. Veterans Of Foreign
Wars.
The tribute of the Regular Army
to its first commander in chief will
take the form of an unusually e.ab-
crate horse show in the riding hall
at Fort Myer, Va, tonight Maj. A.
w, Rolfe is In charge Of arrange
ments.
Representative Norton, Democrat,
OF New Jersey will make a commem-
orative address over the Columbia
Broadcasting System at 6:35 pm.
under sponsorship of the Jewish War
Veterans.
Cameron Beck, director of the New
= VI n SooSA EACldAkc AAStlVuCe, WAS
to be the speaker on q program spon-
sored by the Daughters TO the Ameri-
can Revolution in Memorial Conti-
mental Hall. His subject was to be
Leadership for Tomorrow
The Washington State and Alaska
Society will observe the anniversary
with q banquet at the Mayflower h.
tel at pm. The guest speaker will
be Representative Patrick, Democrat,
of Alabama, writer ano iecturer
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Washington's
Mourning Ring
Put on Exhibit

A gold mourning ring containing
strands Of the actual hair of George
washington was placed on exhibit
ton today at the National Museum.
The hairs and possibly the ring
We're presented by Washington him.
self shortly before his death to the
Wlfe OF Alexander Hamilton. After
her death they passed into the pos
session OF her son, James A. Hamil-
ton, acting Secretary of State for q
time under Andrew jackson.
Hamilton presented them to John
Hay year before his death, in 1879.
Hay IN turn presented the memento
TO President Rutherford B. Hayes
win an accompanying letter asking
tnat there be no publicity about the
gift. On the death of President
Hayes the ring went to the HAYES
Memorial Library at Fremont, Ohio.
IL mas been placed on exhibition as
six-month loan from the library
10 the Smithsonian Institution. There
can be no question, it was explained
today. that the hairs are actually
from the head of WASHINGTON, prob
ably clipped by himself.
In Washington's day the curious
custom OF distributing these mourn
ing rings" among relatives and close
friends was common. When a person
1elt that he had only q short while
TO live he would order a supply of
rings made up, into which could be
inserted strands of his hair. The
smithsonian collection contains sew
eral mourning rings" Of less notable
INDIVIDUALS of Revolutionary days.
Inc strands Of hair in the WASH
ineton ring are gray. Washington in
his younger days had sandy hair.
Evening star., 1938-02-22

print shop OF Elmer Sutherland, near
Twentieth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Mr. Southerland pub
lished the West End News, and they
did about face" with such gusto that
the painfully hand-set type used to
bounce out of its forms.
Get Stylish.
Then they went stylish" recalled
Mr.. Rollings. who now lives in Ar
ington, Va. They moved to an ar
mory on Eleventh street, near F NV,
and got their cream uniforms.
The corps was active until 1917.
when its members marched in VIII
sons second inaugural parade, Just as
they had marched in every inaugural
parade since Cleveland's first. Last
night was celebrated the 55th ami
versary of the founding of the organi-
zation. because some say it was started
IN 1883, but Mr. Lee insists on 1882.
There was beer and sandwiches as
well As talk last night, and Sergt.
Henry Lovelace Of the District Ma
eAoASA ouo4d, pAoyCu AScCulUly anu
Taps for the four members of the
organization who died during the past
year-John Murray, j. S. McFadden,
Ed Handiboe and Charley Timms,
whose father made the first uniforms
for the corps
Mascot Sergeant Attends.
Sergt. Lovelace brought with him to
the party Nicky Badini, II. who was
enrolled IS mascot sergeant Nicky
has been footing a bugle for Sergt.
Lovelace for IL years
He can blow with the best of them
for his years." Sergt. Lovelace said Of
Nicky.
Maj. Charles A. Meyer was reelected
president Of the Corcoran Cadet
Corps Veterans Association. Other
officers for the coming year in
clude w. H. Groverman, vice presi-
dent; w. N. Handiboe, secretary
treasurer; DR.. Frank E. Gibson, sur
geon; 1t. Col. NJ Laurence Hazard,
adjutant, and these members of the
Executive Committee: Mr.. Shoe
maker. chairman; Col. Hazard. DR..
Gibson. w. H. Groverman. Sam Klein
dienst, Roy De Neale, Dan Niepold,
Eugene Edwards. jr.; 1t. Robert T.
Smith and Joseph Crown.
Evening star., 1938-02-22

building more battleshipe. He urged
the American people against being
"misled, deceived and worked into q
war spirit"
Message From Roosevelt.
The cause of peace was stressed in .
message carried from President Roose-
welt to neWly-inaugurated President
Ortiz of Argentina by the Army's
goodwill flyers. The message said:
Our two republics, nurtured with
similar ideals, have lived together
peacefully in troubled world for over
a century, and it is my hope that they
will continue to Cooperate efIicac ciously
for the preservation OF peace"
Secretary Hull added this appraisal
of President Ortiz:
He has ratified his faith in the pres
ervation of democratic institutions. He
has emphasized the ideal OF CONT
mental solidarity to the exclusion Of
political principles and problems
which are alien to this hemisphere.
He has dedicated the Argentine nation
to the high ideals of peace and prog
ress. All of these objectives are shared
by my country"
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral William
G. Du Bose, chief of naval construc-
ton. told a House committee that the
proposed fleet expansion would re-
quire 8 or 10 years.
Admiral Du Bose said an amendment
ne had proposed to permit expansion
OF navy yard facilities was broad
enough to permit the Government to
help in the improvement of private
shipyards also.
The Navy official disclosed that
superdreadnaughts. which the United
States, Great Britain and France have
been reported preparing to build fol-
lowing Japan,s refusal to reveal her
naval-building intentions, would have
no difficulty negotiating the Panama
Canal. He said ship Of $4,000 tons
could use the waterway, whereas the
United States Navy has been adhering
to q 35,000ton limitation.
Admiral Du Bose, questioned by Rep
resentative Scott, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, said he did not know whether
a battleship could enter the Mexican
west coast harbor Of Mazatlan. Mr..
Scott said he had read reports that
Japan was negotiating to improve the
Mexican port.
The Mexican Ambassador, Francisco
Castillo Najera, said after exchanging
communications with his govern
ment that such reports were COM
pletely lacking in basis" e
Evening star., 1938-02-22
GUN TRIAL TOMORROW
is FACED BY PONDER

Grayson Andrew Ponder, %, whose
reported attempt to shoot his former
sweetheart and then kill himself was
frustrated yesterday by faulty pistol
cartridges, will be tried in Police Court
tomorrow on charges of carrying q
concealed weapon, discharging fire.
arms and assault with a dangerous
weapon. police said today.
Arrested shortly after the incident,
Ponder was taken to No. precinct
station, where he is being held in lieu
of $1,000 bond. The fact that the
United States branch of the court is
closed because Of the holiday caused
delay in prosecution of the case.
Ponder Baltimorean, who formerly
lived in Washington, is alleged to have
attempted to shoot Miss Bertha Urbin,
"a, in q room at 1920 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
C. c. c. AIDE HELD
in THEFT0F $9,613
Clerk Here Credited With
Uncovering New England
EmbeZz|ement.
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Feb. PA Washington
ID. c. Government clerk was credited
last night with uncovering what Fed
erAl attorney said was the theft of
$9.613 Of Government funds by for
mer New England Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps officer
After months of investigation by
Federal agents. a man booked as
James r. johnson, 80. of Quincy, was
arrested yesterday at his clerks Office
at,the Army base on charge of en-
bezzlement. United States Commits
sioner Howard W. Robbins held him in
$4,000 bail for hearing March 7.
johnson failed to post bond.
Assistant United States Attorney
Arthur j. B. Cartier reported that be-
tween April IA, 1886. and August 81,
1887. total of 203 bogus checks and
as many fraudulent vouchers were is
sued in Johnson's Office. johnson at
that time was deputy disbursing officer
for the New England c. G. c., Mr..
Cartier said.
The official disclosed that after the
discharge of nearly 200 c. c. c. en-
rollees during the is months, checks
ranging In amounts from $50 to $50
appeared in their forged names under
the signature Of johnson. Agents
said most of these checks had been
traced to Johnson's account In Cam
bridge bank.
Agents said the Tip" on the case
came from an employe in the Adju-
tant Generals Department in Wash
ington, who noted that numbers on
some OF the Government vouchers were
higher than the number allowed for
the New England district.
Mr. Cartier said johnson was re-
duced to a clerk in the c. c. c. at the
Army base about two weeks ago. As
dlsbursing clerk, johnson issued pay
checks in the c. c. c. amounting to
large sums, officials added.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
R. F. c. WILL RESUME
"SOUND" MINING LOANS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp,
acting on the request of President
Roosevelt, announced today it would
resume financing sound" mining
ventures
The first of the mining loans since
their discontinuance last October will
be forthcoming within a few days,
officials said
Morton Mccartney. chief of the
r. F. c. Division of Mining, said at
least 80 applications for financial aid
were on hand. Loans may be made.
he added, only on gold, silver, platinum
and tin properties.
As In the past, two classes of loans
will be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
operating.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
BABY KIDNAPPING
. AOLDS3PERSONS
Officials to Decide Whether
Infant Was Abducted or
Given Away.
By = Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. pa blue
eyed, tow-headed youngster in q blue
snow suit romped up and down the
corridors OF the County Jail here
yesterday while police Of two States
and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton sought to solve the question Of
whether he was kidnapped or given
away.
Montgomery County police are hold
ing, but have. placed no charge against
Mrs. Mary Lee, Al, Of Danville, Va;
her son-in-law. Harry T. Esteppe, ~,
and daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Esteppe,
lS, both Of Gordonsville. Va. They
took them in custody at q house near
Ounce Orchard yesterday morning
at the request of Virginia authorities,
who reported the 18-month-old boy,
Nelson Henry Booth, had been kid
naped last month in Bedford County,
Va. and had been sought vainly since.
Mrs. Lee told Sergt. Roy Bodmer,
of the county police, that the boys
mother. Lorine Atkins Booth, had given
the child to her and that he was
mighty near naked" when she and
the Esteppes drove away with him
nearly . month ago.
She couldn't take care Of him and
so took him of here hands" Mrs.
Lee said. Il bought him all the
clothes he's got and have taken care
OF him since I got him. think It's
mean trick his mother played on
me to cause me all this trouble"
Police Chief J. william Garrett con-
ferred with agents Of the F. B. 1. yes
terday and awaited the arrival of Vir-
ginia authorities to take Mrs. Lee and
the Esteppes back to that State to
settle the controversy as to whether
the child was kidnapped or given away.