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Evening star., 1939-06-18
Open Chess Picnic.

Next Saturday at 2:3O Washington
chess fans, their families, their
friends-all are welcome to share
the picnic at Hams Point. The
Chess Divan Club is sponsoring the
outing.
No formal invitations are being
mailed Your introduction should
consist of chess set and board un-
der one arm and a basket of eats
under the other. This is the ideal
time to teach that girl friend how
to play chess and to give the "chess
widow chance to meet your
friends from Capital City Chess
Club. Paul Morphy Chess Club, In
terhigh Chess Clubs, Social Chess
Divan and others.
Skittle games, social games, chess
pool and chess-on-ice will be fea-
tured.
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WHITE-1O MEN.
White to Play and Mate in Two Moves.
R-QS solves No 1875. Correct keys
come from Robert j. .Feeney. E. w. Allen
most interesting letter on the Sunday
problem. Remember, free copy of = lead
ing chess @ .pa pperodical odG will be given to the
interesting letter as to how he solved No
1877, today's two-mover. Post your contest
letter and solution early.
"Move-a-Minute" Tourney.
Essaying move-a-minute, IA
Capital City Chess Club players have
been competing for intraclub honors.
In the time of one hour go moves
are required to be made and prac-
tically all games are now complete.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Captures Tennis Trophy

PAINESVILLE, Ohio, June II (P.
Virginia Hollinger of Dayton won
the singles title in the Mary X.
Browne invitational tennis tourna-
ment at Lake Erie College for the
fifth time today, scoring straight
set victory over Virginia Hit, 60,
6-1.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

BY June % the incomplete games
and unplayed games will be scored
as draws.
P. D. Smith thus far has tailed
1612-312; A. E. Lane, with 11-3, is re-
covering from an appendectomy
that slowed up his schedule: G.. F.
Chase so far has chalked up II wins
and 7 losses.
T,,l i,riI,
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Net Title to Burrows

RICHMOND. Va, June II (P.-
Harold Burrows, jr., of Charlottes-
vile defeated Byrd Holloway of
Fredericksburg 6-3, 81, on the
Country Club of Virginia courts in
the final round of the State Boys
tennis tournament.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
David Bard VS.. Resheysky.

This game was played during united
States Chess Champion Samuel Reshevsky,s
simulta neous exhibition at the local Jewish
Community Center. Bard resigned at the
33d turn. The Queens pawn opening is
one Of the type most favored by the grand
masters.
Mengarini Wins-17, 2, 2.
italian ace, Ariel Mengarini, aged
10, took the lads and lasses over the
jumps recently in simultaneous
play at the Social Chess Lounge.
trouncing II. drawing with 2 and
losing only 2 games.
Gambling against five opponents,
Mengarini sacrificed piece thus:
P-K4. P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-
OBS; Kt-B3, Kt-B3; KtxP E. E.
and merrily was the chase. Mrs.
Joyce Stanley, one Of the local ex-
perts, who really delights in her
chess, and w. j. Clark shared VIC
tories.
Individual scoring:
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@ CHE : s. #
By PAUL MILLER,

Newell Banks holder the American checker championship
Is
Scotland Ireland Wales and Belgium Chess the British publication
OF and
of
Evening star., 1939-06-18
81 landings.

Todays matches, $50 o'clock: Stoddard
VS. Henson and Woodfield Henry VS..
Woodfield and Fleshman, Walrath VS. New
comb and Merryman, Saunders vs. Mer-
ryman and Haley, Ronning vs.. Henson
and F1eShman.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

Mengarinis score II wins. 2 losses. Q
draws in . total Of ~ sames requiring
| 3h hours Of play.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
Page Five

they would know before that time.
was up IL / had, and would have
to pay them $50 to get the second
and third degrees.
/ asked what / would get for my
$50 and they told me that no Mason
was ever hung; the sheriff would
not dare arrest me without the per-
mission of the lodge, and If / got
sick and had no money they would
see that I had the care of the best
doctors in town, as they all were
Masons, and if / died my family
would be taken care Of
AS I did not figure on being ar
rested nor being hung and could
pay for a doctor and carried insur-
ance could not see that / was go
ing to be any better off after / paid
my $50, and figured the big fat fell
low just wanted the money to get
him some more bottles; but / told
them / would be back on time but
I never went back nor do / intend
to go back. / figure ! am just $50
ahead and intend to stay that way,
So | never got any more than the
first degree in Free Masonry
Stanbery Alderman
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
Morgan McCome Ohio

white dots at sea which are yachts.
How distinct the shore line, and how
white the surf which parallels it.
1t is fairy-like. Captain Rodolphe
Torres Rico signals three times, the
wings dip and We come down to Car
men, the town lying mile beyond,
and all passengers follow the cap
tain off the ship. We rise over lakes,
rivers, inlets, and we shall never
forget it, for below are miles of
swamps, out of which grow cocoanut
trees so thick together in the water,
that we see the sun directly below
mirrored, then tree, then the sun
again great silver disk, then a
tree, we are passing over a watery
waste never penetrated by the steps
OF man! The San Pedro river
twists like dying snake, in a
whimsical, ever-changing sea of col
or. The river is a peagreen being
covered with algae. No sign of cul-
tivation now, only hundred rivers
Writhing like serpents among dark
green trees. The currents below
are SO swift, one wonders where all
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
SPORTS PARADE
(By Bill Whitaker)

The Twin City Orphans baseball
team opened it's season in Marietta
Sunday, by defeating the strong
Marietta Merchants, SO. The game
was featured by the stellar pitching
of Fred Lefty" Barnhart, VINO
struck out Is Of the pioneer bats
men. The fielding gem of the after
noon was Edgar Drake, speedy Or
phan shortstop, while the hlttlnS
honors were stolen by Bob Tombaugh
and Whizzer "The Bee Whlte,
each racking up mighty triple. The
Orphans will journey to Cutler next
Sunday.
for the month of May: May =,
Dresden Taverns, here; May q,
GAINESVILLE ST. Nicholas, there; May
80, Marietta Merchants, here.
The Miller Morticians softball
team opened it's season Friday by
defeating Stockport 13 to 8. Joe
Summers pitched and slugged his
team to victory by holding the down
river boys in check while getting
three hits including home run and
double in four trips to the plate:
Dick Huck was the other member OF
the winning battery, while Patterson
and Wallace were the losers,
There is talk of organizing a
softball league in this county. Inc
league committee would like to hear
from teams from Chesterhill, Penns-
Vile, Reinersville, and DeavertoWn
Any interested teams please contact
Dwight Miller, McConneisville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11

the water comes from in this dry
season. The water turns from green
to brown, to yellow to molten sill
yer.
Now trees have pink blossoms,
could they be almonds? We are
able to distinguish bananas by acres,
lagoons, such little, little huts, then
down and off at Villa Hermosa
beautiful village). We are up
again over fieecy, flying clouds, then
over the greenest of water, primeval
lakes and primeval forests where
the earth is still young. Now we
have left the green Of the jungle
sea and go into a sea of whitest
SHOW, a sea Of cloud, then down at
Minatitlan. Here are English oil
refineries, and rows of houses fill
ed with American families, in
homes all alike, where the workmen
all speak as we do.
Again we rise over winding rivers
lined with dark green trees, then
tranquil lagoons that mirror the
silver sun, then over a chain Of
m fountains, one peak recently active
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
Odd Notes

1t is interesting to compare the
different issues of the local neWspa-
pers. | have noted several in these
articles and in this article | am us
ing an issue of The Conservative as
the basis of my data This paper
had gone through several changes
in the past few years, but the name
remained Volume three, No. 27,
ed by j. A. Kelly. Under the title
is a subtitle stating that it is "a
home paper devoted to politics,
news and home interests Nearly
eli the papers of that day were de-
voted more to politics than any
thing else In special notice the
editor says that his paper has cir
culation in Morgan county Of more
than 500 copies. On the McConnels-
vile side of the Muskingum river it
has a larger circulation than the
Herald, that old reliable paper that
has come down to us almost through
the ages, With the exception OF
Marion and Penn townships it
equals the circulation of the Herald.
It's advertising rates are very little
over half as much as the Herald, so
he feels he should have generous
share of the business. From this
issue we would conclude he had, as
just under 60 percent of his space
is devoted to advertisements, nearly
all Of which are of local merchants
A report is made of meeting
held at Reinersville on the 8th to
boost the building of pike road
from Caldwell to McConneISVille
Another meeting was to be held or
the 22nd, and the merchants of Nc
Connelsville were to send largel
delegation.
The method of selecting a post
master was a little different then
On the 18th an election was held to
choose postmaster for McConnels-
vile and G.. w. Cromwell was elect
ed over A. A. Adair. Cromwell re-
ceived 148 votes and Adair los
votes. The editor says the Demo-
Gratis enjoyed the fun though they
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11

in the middle, said to me, Skinner,
from the Outer World, advance /
advanced, then he said, will you
give up everything to join us?'
replied, ''Not If / know it, / have
wife and five Children" and then
one whispered in my ear and told
me to say "yes," as this question is
purely a matter of form. So | then
said Eyes, / give up everything.
Another said then, ''Tis well. DO
you swear never to reveal anything
you may see or hear this evening to
any human being, especially your
wife?' answered / would not.
They then examined me to be sure
was not lame or crippled in any
way / was cold and shivered lit
tie and one said 'If you don't feel
well, I've bottle here with little"
But the fat fellow took the bottle
from him before l got any and
drank 1T all.
One put a blindfold on me and
the fat fellow said in loud voice,
Bring forth the goat" But I OBJ
jected to that, saying l would stand
for no dam foolishness, that l had
been told Masonry was serious and
If they were just out for fun to let
me go. But they all grabbed me
and / could hear lot of noise, like
goat being led in; and decided as
I was in SO far / might as we'll go
on. | have been in many scrapes at
different times, but riding that goat,
after they had put me on it and held
me there, was the worst | ever went
through 1t seemed to have wings.
1t bumped me against the furniture,
but l was held on till finally it
jumped from under me and went
through a door and / was left on
the floor in a MasCn's lodge.
The blindfold had slipped a little
and I could see what was going on,
though they did not notice it; SO /
got to see their mystic rites while I
was lying on mattress on the floor
They did a ghost dance around big
skull, and marched lot around the
room and did a lot of fool things I
could not see and said a lot I did
not hear.
The big fellow finally finished the
bottle and came into the lodge room
and restored order and l was led to
a desk and told to sit in chair
there. After lot of talk / did not
understand the man at the desk
told me l was a member of an or
ganization that had lasted several
thousand years and would never die.
That this was only trial of my pa
tience and later I would be given
the real initiation, but would have
to wait 80 days for them to find out
II l had told my wife anything, as
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
BrOkaW

Mrs. Milton Cunningham, son
Marshall and daughter Wanda went
to Waterloo, Ia, last week to see
her son Ford, who is in a hospital
there. They returned home Sun
day, reporting that he is still very
low.
Mrs. Mabel Miles and son Homer
moved from Parkersburg to her
farm here. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Miles and son of Parkersburg spent
few days with them.
Lee Ball who has been confined to
bed the past few weeks with rheu-
matism, is no better at the time this
is written.
Ben Pinkerton and family of Con-
stitution spent Sunday with his
brother, Oscar Pinkerton, and fam
lily.
Mrs. Rosa Thornley, is i'll with
gall bladder trouble.
Edith Walker who is working in
McConnelsville, spent the week end
with her parents
Cecil Hoover and family spent
Sunday with Ed Hoover and family.
The L. A. S. of the Oakland
church will hold a penny social at
the grange hall, Friday night, May
II.
Mason Boyce of Weirton, w Va,
spent a few days in this community
last week.
1t was Floyd Ball who got his
arm broken, instead Of his son Lee.
j. j. Johnson spent Sunday with
Mrs Boyd Delaney, near Water
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11

as a volcano, San Martin. Beautiful
is Rio Pedregal, and lake Catemaco,
and Rio Coatsocoalcos.
We are nearing Vera Cruz you
der and below are hundreds of little
hints, white birds so slowly flying,
they seem scarcely to move, more
human bee-hives, and thousands of
gardens. 1t was cold at 5000 feet,
now we feel the tropical heat as we
come down slowly at Ciudad Vera
Cruz, in a sea of living green.
At every stop we go through a
certain ceremony that Is interesting.
The flags dip salutation, the signal
Of three bells tells we are to stop,
NO one stirs until the captain and
officers go off the ship, the belts are
unbuckled, and we are on land. No
one returns until the same ceremony
is repeated one bell sounds the Off
GERS board the ship. Two bells
sound and land-lubbers become air
minded sailors again, the flags dip
and wave, and we are going at the
rate of 120 miles an hour. We
made the 432 miles in four and one
half hours, counting time lost at five
stations.
We reach Vera Cruz in the midst
OF Mardi Gras, the streets filled
with floats, the hotels crowded to
the limit In fact I had to stand at
counter, to finish my notes on the
grandest flight | have ever taken.--
Howard IT. Scott
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
WINGS OVER MEXICO
Vera Cruz, Mexico.


We are leaving Merida for Vera
Cruz. 1t is 7:15, early morning,
and we step aboard the bi-motor
Pan American Airship, XA-BJG. We
taxi in low, then go into high to
get momentum while the ship is
stopped. We leave the ground
without any notice of it, and are
flying out over Merida, noble old
Spanish city, then over the jungle.
Little fogs here and there dapple
the landscape, and the roads below
become mere sheep-trails and the
Mayan huts look like bee-hives.
Our ears become dull. There is no
noise, but steady, smooth hum as
We rise to 5000 feet over the Bay
of Campeche. Below is gigantic
savannah wrapt in the mystery OF
the Mayas. There is a patchwork
quilt of farms below, and toy towns,
and some burnt spots, and little
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
FIVE CASES OF SMALLPOX

Five cases of smallpox in the
county are reported by DR.. c. f
Northrup, health commissioner
Charles Allen and mother of Man
chester township have the disease
and Paul Allen, wife and child OF
Meigsville All who may have beer
exposed are isolated, and through
the health commissioner and county
health nurse, many have been vac.
cinated, including more than 500
school pupils. With the precautions
taken there is very little danger OF
an epidemic. Those who are i'll arr
all doing we'll.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-05-11
AGEIES WANT GAMES

The Derwenr AggIes baseball club
wish to schedule games with teams
in Morgan and surrounding counties.
Those wishing games with this team
please contact Woodrow Brown,
Ru uffa1Oi q
Evening star., 1939-05-27

builders; G.. E. MacNeil, architect;
to erect one 212-story brick and tile
dwelling, SOIL Sedgwick street NV;
to cost $l5,500.
W. c. & A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven
teenth street NV, owners and
builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick and tile
dwelling, 334O University avenue
NV; to cost $4,000.
w. c. & A. N Miller, 1119 Seven
teenth street NV, owners and
builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect;
to erect one 2l2 story brick and tile
dwelling, 4648 Garfield street NV;
to cost $4,000.
Tekton Construction Co., 1892
Jocelyn street NV, owners and
builders; H. J. Chaconas, designer;
to erect three 2-story brick and tile
dwellings. 4035-4037 -4039 Benning
road NE: to cost $4,000.
| George w. Hamilton, 1850 Harvard
street NV, owner; Kirkhuf &
Bagley, designers; Richard w. Frey
Inc, 1927 Otis place NV, builders;
to erect one 2-story brick and cinder
Evening star., 1939-05-27

block dwelling, 46O1 Reno road
NV; to cost $4,000.
Jarl T. Pauls, 1902 Holly street
NV, owner; Edwin Weihe, archi-
tect; Stone Construction, Inc, 927
Fifteenth street NV, builders; to
erect one 2-story brick and concrete
block dwelling, 1406 Jonquil street
NV; to cost $1,000.
Stone Construction, Inc, 927
Fifteenth street NV, owners and
builders; Edwin Weihe, architect; to
erect one 2-story brick and concrete
Evening star., 1939-05-27

block dwelling, 1400 Jonquil street
NV; to cost $1,000.
j. O. and ]. Ebert Tune, 205
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, owners
and builders; H. w. Gaines, design
er; to remodel 205-207 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc; to cost $500.
William B. Cation, 252S Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, owner and
builder; Lewis w. Giles, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block fiat, 1922 Forty fifth place Sc;
to cost $500.
M. B. Morris, 712 Thirteenth street
NV, owner and builder; George T,
Santmyers, architect; to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block fat
Evening star., 1939-05-27
521 Brothers place Sc; to cost

1921 Brothers place Sc; to cost
$500.
The Gold Craft Co., 16 o street
NE, owners; Russell O. Kluge,
architect; Earl s. Haislip, 1701 Con-
necticut avenue NV. builder; to
erect enc 3-story brick rear addi-
ton, 16 o street NE; to cost $4,000.
Barnaby Woods Development Co.,
6640 Thirty-second place NV, own
ers and builders: Kirkhuff 81 Bagley,
designers; to erect one 2-story brick
and cinder. block dwelling, 6643
Thirty second place NV; to cost
Sc, 900.
Evening star., 1939-05-27

block dwelling, 6699 Thirty-second
place NV; to cost $1,000.
Stone Construction, Inc, 927
Fifteenth street NV, owners and
builders; Edwin Weihe, architect; to
erect one 2-story brick and concrete
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
LA AVIACION JAPONES Y
SU OBRA DE EXTERMINIO
Y DESTRUCTION
Una derrota de los inUaSores

Chungking, China, mayo TO-
Los bombardeos japoneses del
pasado viernes produjeron la
muerte a mas de 200 personas y
perdidas materiales con un va
lor superior a $500, 900. Los al
macenes de la compahia ameri-
cana William Hunt, situados en-
una de las orillas del Yangtze,
fueron deStruidos, incluyendo
una fabrica de tabacos Y mete-
rial tabacalero con un valor de
$500, 600. Tres aeroplanos ia
poneses fueron derribados por
las baterias chinas.
El mando chino desmiente la
noticias niponas de que 2O0,O10
hombres hayan sido atrapados
por los invasores entire Ying-
sham y Siangyang. En- ese Sec
tor los invasores q. avanzaban
en- direction de Suihsien fueron
derrotados y tuvieron mil bajas.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
VISITARA A A UNI
DOS Ell MINISTRO DE HA-
CIENDA CHILENO
La IzQuierda fdvOrece la idea
de la mVitdci6n

Santiago, Chile, mayo To-
Los elementos reaccionarios sc
oponen al prop6sitO del ministro
de hacienda Roberto Wacholtz,
apoyado por Ell Frente Popular,
de visitar Estados Unidos Y es-
trechar las relaciones con Ell pue
bio n~orteamericano, concertan-
do de pasO u nemprestito. Todos
los peri6dicos de izquierda apo
yam ell plan, pero los derechistas
10 combaten.
Interpretamos la invitaci6n,
dice TN peri6dico de izquierda.
como una expression de simDa-
tia y buena voluntad hacia Chi
le.
Ell empires Ito que Sc .. yecta
hacer tendra por fin I'd re-
construir las pOblaciones derri-
badas por los recientes temblo
res de TERRA.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
GUARNERI INFORMA QUE
Ell DEFICIT H ADISMINUI-
DO
Italia impOrto meROS Que el
G0o pdSddo

Roma, mayo 16.-El ministro
de concrete, Felice Guarneri,
inform6 a la Camara de los fas-
clos y las corporaciones que TIA
liza import6 en- Abril solo 807,-
100000 de liras, comparable la
cantidad con 95S, OO0,O de IL
ras en- ell mismo mes de 1888.
La Ira Sc viene cotizando Ell
los Estados Unidos a 5.26 centa-
vos. e
EXport6 Ell regimen fascista a
differences paiseS, on ese mes,
734,o00,000 de liras, un aumen-
to sobre 10 ~eXportado ell ano pa
sado, en- ell mismo mes, de &c.
G10,000. Este redujo ell balance
adverse a $4,000, 900.
En- los primeros cuatro me-
ses de este aho el balance desfa-
vOrable de concrete fue de 545,-
coo, 900 de liras, en- relaci6n con
1,471,O00, 900 en- 1888.
Guarneri estima que a fines
de ano Italia habra reducido su
deficit commercial a 1000, 0O9,-
coo de liras-una economic So
bre Ell ano pasado de mil Milo
mes.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
POLONIA R0TESTA POR
10 QUE SUICIDE EN- DAN
ZIG
PrOtegerd los derechOS de suS
ciudddanOS

Varsovia, mayo 16.-Los in
tereses de los ciudadan0s pola-
cos, a pesar de las protestas del
Comisionado, contindan siendo
atropellados en- Danzig por los
nazis alemanes.
A juicio de las autoridades
polacas, ell Senado de la "ciudad
libre' Sc propone crear una 81.
traci6n international dificil, en-
fecha pr6xima.
Algunos peri6dicos aconsejan
Sc envien las trcpas a Danzig
81 los hombres encargados de ga
rantizar ell orden no pueden ha-
cerlo.
Varios ladrillos Sc tiraron en-
los Gltimos dias contra los eSca-
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
FL moviiniento obreto local, n~acional y mundial
sALvAJIsMo PATRoNAL

En- Harlan, Estado de Ken.
lucky. existe desde hace muchos
ah0s 81 salvajismo patronal.
Los dcenos de minas antago-
nizan a los trabajadores, los alta
can, los persiguen w.. en- 1lti-
mo case apelan a la guardia ma
cional para protoger sus intere-
ses, no los intereses del proco-
nun.
La guardia nacional ha sido
llamada de nuevo; pero los mine
ros de ALI estan dispuestos a pro
teger sus derechos.
;Es democratico que la guar
dia nacional Sc utilize para res.
paldar las infamias de los patro-
nos, que sc niegan a flrmar un
nuevo contrato?
les justo que Sc utilize a la
guardia nacional para la protec-
ci6n de rompehuelgas, en- su ma
yor parte bandidos reclutados
por agencias que especializan en-
facilitar esa clase de "servicio"?
Una buena oportunidad Sc lie
brinda ahora al Congreso para
aprobar csc proyecto de ley que
prohibe Ell uso de la guardia ma
cional en- las disputas obreras.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16

Tienen instracciores los ..
ssntss para mantenerse en- con-
tscto con todos los aspectos de
Ia nueva controversial.
Pueoe "probarse" Ia condi.
ci6n moral de los patronos del
Condado de Harlan, recordando
que alli fueron juzgados AZ in
dWiduos y p corporaciones, el
aho pasado, por atropellar los
derechoS de los mineros.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
LA uAUEIA

parates do establecimiehtos de-
eiUdadanos pelacos.
Polonis perslste en- comunicar
q sus enemigos, afirnna IN dia.
rio, que protegera por complete
srs derechos en- Danzig, y que e.
SOS derechos inclryen la libertad
de las minorias.