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The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky • 1

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THE WEATHER Occasional rain this afternoon or tonight slightly colder tonight and cloudy and colder Thursday si Established May 6 1910 UNIverSi ofm ubram lex ky 1 wntrille ill rsscn vr the Leading country daily of the blue grass Danville Boyle county Kentucky Wetmesday Oct 31 1934 Code VOL 25 No 150 CHAPMAN HEARD BY LARGE CROWD AT PARTY RALLY 1 Clarke and Mrs Effie Drake Head Campaign In Boyle County DR ALLEN TALKS Audience Pays Tribute To the Leadership of Colonel Evans Pointing out that a large Dem ocratic vote in the November elec tion will be regarded as an en dorsement of President Administration Con gressman Virgil Chapman if Paris mado a plea to party work ers to "get the vote at a rally held at the Court House Tuesday night Congress man Chapman's speech was ex temporaneous since the meeting originally planned for a small group of workers developed into a mass rally that nearly filled the spacious main court room Col Richardson presided in the absence of Col Evans Democratic county chairman who was prevented from attending by illness He called upon Dr Allen to give a talk and at the conclusion of the initial address Clarke local attorney was named campaign chairman The chairman appointed a committee composed of County Attorney Add Lanier James Bean Alcock and Mr Clarke to make' nomina tions' for campaign chairmen The committee retired' and named sub chairmen for the six magisterial districts who in turn are to name the precinct chairmen Mrs Effie Drake was named wo chairman for the campaign in IJoyle county Appointments Announced Appointments announced by the committee are ns follows: District No Mrs Sam Rupley and Unscoe White Dis trict No Mrs eath ers and Roy Milburn District No Mrs Sant Hays and Shel by Best District No Miss Vivian Hardesty and Lee Mur phy District No Mrs La Rue Burke and Dan High Dis trict No Mr Allen and A King ollowing the Committee report the rose In respect to Colonel Evans paying tribute to his leadership of the Party and extending to him an exjfession of cheer upon a motion by Colonel Richardson The meeting was then dismissed I Congressman Chapman pointed to the fact that the Ashland Dis trict is normally Democratic by a majority of 15JOO and any less ening of this' majority might be interpreted as a lessening of ap proval of the New Deal out a normal majority and it will be a message of cheer to that Great Humanitarian in the While Mr Chapman pleaded adding that Boyle is one of the (Continued on Page our) DANVILLE REALTY CO HUGHES CARTER CALEN DAR AUCTION SALES Nov 1st At 10 A Gaines' beautiful 106 acre blue grass farm located 4 mile's cast of Stanford IlighwajI No 168 at absb lute auction jNoy At JO A Celia nice 84 acre "farm lo cater! 2 miles west of (Jap at absolute auction Date to be two farms of 188 acres and 200 acres subdivided 3 and 5 miles west of Hustonville on the Bradfordsville road at absolute auction GOOD COEE To enjoy your Coffee more get a pound of Mc Double Roast ed Coffee ground fresh when you buy 320 Phone 321 If You wdht real heat get Regal Yes good armers Supply Co orecasts Inflation DANVILLE LOOKS Queen of 't4 I GAME RIDAY NIGHT WYCHWOOD ABBOT WINS SEEK HELP Despite the fact that Mountjoy's in trend in financial and economic furnish the opposition for High TOM WALLACE of Witches Ride Skies 1 1 i loMf ei Ghosts and hob gobblins Witches Stanford University Calif Oct drives executing uncanny approach lillln UnMni I I 1 it nil 1 debt has not been forgotten in Conservative the are1 equally Interest Central Kentucky police today cooperated with Danville author taken news lighted great bonfires in his hon or at this time of year Later cen can the apple was eaten to spooks it was said to KANAWHA SALT irst Car Just In armers Supply Co GOVERNMENT TO KEEP STATUE REPORT Louisville Times Editor Honored By American Scenic Society COOKS right NOW REGAL NUT armers Supply Co Celebration Of Night Goes Back To Worship Of Syrian God INJURIES ATAL TO WESLEY LAIG sentence but it had its signific ance "The War said the nancial have to have something one of these I However with the debt question shoved aside the Chancellor of the Exchequer may have some trou I bit some momenta during the next (Continued on Page 4) AMERICANS WIN RICH PRIZES IN ENGLISH RACE ood Market Explains Question of Good Coffee In Advertisement Nearly $1000000 Won In the United States By Twenty Lucky Persons night the Lord of Death freed all the wicked souls who were con demped to occupy the bodies of animals This gave rise to the superstition that was the time for learning of the fu wero better than a good cup of coffee? Coffee drinkers and most of will say there is nothing to drink than a good cup of coffee ood Market is' ex plaining in an advertisement in Messenger just' what it takes "to have a good cup of cof fee and if you like good coffee read what the Bodners have to say on the subject 4 CLUBBERS TO HEAR PROGRAM I Club members all over Ken tucky will be assembling in their respective counties to listen to the State and National 4 Club Achievement Day program on Sat urday November 3 Boyle county members will meet in the auditorium of the Danville High School at 9:30 Saturday for their own program and will lis ten in on the state and national program which goes on the air at 11:30 A On the state broad cast Dean Thomas Cooper of the College of Agriculture will ad dress the State members? Wilson Assistant Score tary of Agriculture will address the members from Washington and? the Marine Band will furnish music for the occasion (Continued on Page 3) Police Search or Companion Who ired Bullet igure Of Danville Surgeon Will Remain in National Capitol would vanish if payments had to be made to the United States so the Anglo American debt agree ment is regarded as a dead letter and governmental finances are be ing predicted on a policy of non payment pending the revision of the existing agreement in such a way that the amounts Britain I would be called on to pay would be so small as not to worry the Exchequer But while all is optismism at the Treasury concerning this year's prospects for another surplus warning notes are sounded in some quarters and there is evidence that NEW YORK Oct Medals for their service to public parks were awarded to William White Niles of New York chairman of the Taconic State Park Commis sion Tom Wallace editor of The Louisville Times for preserving Cumberland alls Kentucky and Ml Sterling Trojans To Meet The Admirals Here This Week NtbRUJltS AS WOUND RESULT Chapman Interested In Pro posed Clearing of Battle field Every year at this time the witches are flying the ghosts are haunting and the black cats are screaming in observance of But Ho these things and the pumpkins the cornstalks and the grotesque costumes this year you will have to add beauty as a spirit of This beauty is Betty Gray demure platinum blonde who reigns as queen at celebration of the day xNow how do you like A GOOD CUP COEE pital this morning as a result of a wound suffered early Sunday morning Details of the shooting are meagre Chief of Police Sale reported The shooting occurred in a house at 130 East Main street about 1 :30 Sunday morn ing As to cause of the trouble police wore unable to ascertain The Wood negro who had a police record was wounded in the thigh Death was caused by RESH EVERY MORN inest Baltimore Oysters rying and Stewing 320 Phone 321 merer above economist and critic of the New 1 monetary program advised cautious investors to protect tneir wealth from depreciation in a speech before the Investment association at White Sulphur Springs Va Efforts of Danville to secure the statue of Dr Ephriam McDowell father of oviartonomy from the federal government are unavail ing it was learned today follow ing receipt of a letter by Jay Wi Harlan secretary of the Chamber of Commerce which made over tures to the government follow ing news published in The Daily Messenger that the statute of the famous Kentuckian was being re moved from Statuary Hall in the national Capitol The statue will be placed in a corridor in the Capitol running from the House Side to the Sen ate Side and will be near the statue of another famous physic ian Dr Long of Georgia who discovered anesthesia Due to a resolution passed by last Congress no state have more than one statue in Hall of ame and Kentucky has been represented by figures I Dr McDowell and Henry Clay 1 the two heroes selected by the State Commission appointed for that object Removal of one of I the statues was necessitated by I reason of the fact that weight of the statuary caused Congress to 'fear that the floor of the Hall ofame would sink beneath its bur den 1 ColW'V Richardson appoint ed by the Chamber of Commerce to interview Congress Virgil M'CbapmanMand Senator MLo gan about the matter conferred with Mr Chapman last night be fore Mr Harlan announced receipt of the letter Congressman Chapman assured Mr Richardson that he has taken the matter of securing as in clearing the Perryville battlefield up 'with the federal government Commander III Second and Highlander Third In Cambridgeshire at as to an shots i and practicing putting all in preparation for his 1935 cam paign I raise the necessary do rc mi going back to Great Brit ain next summer apd defend my amateur title Little said 3 1 go I hope aldo to slay over for the British open tourna ment Gosh how like to take a crack at that I Competition with professional golfers is the best means of keep ing in trim Lillie said To polish up his game Little declared he would enter as many of the winter open tournaments in California as possible jiros with their confidence precision and finesse are the great est golfers in the world and let anybody tell you differ Ljttle commented anUmateur anywhere who cart compare with the lop flight of Although golf is listed as a min or sport here Little wears the big bJeck the award for major sports such as football by spec ial vote of the student executive council zation of watchers in each precinct and the formation of a special group to act ns an emergency squad As the election relates only to the congressional race it is expected to be a very quiet one and no difficulties are anticipated However the 'executive committee (Continued on Page 4) Lawson Little Is Planning To Remain Tennis Amateur POLICE TO GUARD PROPERTY HERE Harmlet pranks will be Grandson of Danville Woman Dies At Pottsville Penna Non Payment of Loans Piles Up at Budget Surplus All sizes Old Country Hdins from Russell and Garrard Counties 320 Phone 32L I High school officials arc plan ning to ask local merchants to decorate windows in the Danville and Middlesboro school colors and merchants may be asked to close their stores between the hours of 2 and 5 on that afternoon to enable the clerks and employers to attend the classic eleven which is coached by Case Thomasson a Centrrt star of former years lhas an impressive record this year tis most: notable achievement being a and sik tie with du Pont Man ual of Louisville conquerers of the mighty Ashland Tomcats "High school authorities 'decided to play the Mt Sterling game night since the weather is not cold JIS indications pointed when the contest was slated as afternoon affair (Continued on Page Three) tolerated in Danville ffbnight riding the heavens at mid night Eerie cries and howls piercing the TOM WALLACE IS I GIVEN MEDAL OR WORK ON ALLS 1 il Uv nil 1X110 lx villUt ri dlllX to Dave Colp chairman of the I iTexas State Parks Board The medals civen bv Chester Dewitt Pugsley of Peekskill were presented by Leroy Kimball president of the Amer ican Scenic and Historic Preser vation Society to Mr Niles and Mr Wallace Mr Clop was unable to be present Mr Kimball paid tribute to Mr Wallace his services in sav ing from defacement by hydro electric power development Cum berland alls one of the finest waterfalls in the Sou He laud cdk tly3 assistance of Jhe press i the crusade to save the faljst fefe Jin presenting ther silver medal to Mr Wallace Mr Kimball said: his newspaper The Louisville Times he started a cru sade for the preservation of the alls when they attracted the at tention of the Insull Interests ten years ago Political interests also opposed' objective But by persistent efforts he enlisted others in his crusade and gained the support of the late Senator Coleman du Pont of Delaware whose offer of $230000 to pay for the acres around the alls finally established the alls in a State 1 In acknowledgement Mr Wal lace said: years ago when we first started to agitate for Cumberland alls I was considered a freak I was asked why it was more im portant to have waterfalls than waterpower took five years of continual Homecoming Event Al High School Attracts Much i Interest Here Thursday November 1 to com Thc prujjs ))Pieved that on this plelc plans lor its activities at mo polls at the election on Tuesday November 6 The public is invit ed to attend A special invitation has been sent out to all the elec tion officials and a large number of these officials are expected to turc beciusc the witches attend 1 free ami in a mood to tell The principal business to conic I fie nights gets its name Ilal before the meeting is the organi from All Eve because itwas the night belore AlLHallows or AU Day Bonfires were built to keep the spooks away and fears were calm ed by feasting in and apples from the 1 harvest To make 'the more real mis chic inys in ghostly costumes played pidiJ on their elders as they still do to dav Origination of the eu of ing Since an drive away '(Continued on Page our) had finished three years of his course at Centre College at Dan ville Ky the birthplace of his father when he entered the Marine Corps Though his parents made many sacrifices in their devotion to their son and he was given treat ment by emininet specialistshe would rally for a time and then lapse into a mental condition which showed that the brain had been injured as the result of his (Continued on Pag0 4) gangrene LONDON Oct 31 Un less Great Britain has to make some payment orf its war debt to I the United States and there does not seem to be any prospect of that for the present Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamber lain will have another fat budget surplus to exhibit to Parliament an dthe county next April The lean' lanky Chancellor is smiling these days and he has reason to feel in a comfortable mood for Treasury returns for the first half of the financial year 1934 35 indieal 1 that the surplus at the end of the year will be con siderably in excess of the $1070 t)ie problems of the American 000 originally estimated It may be even bigger than the the City In a long editorial on $155000000 surplus rolled up the the budget outlook in the highly year beP i when Great Britain had praet cally ceased making debt problem got only a single debt ents to America (Yher Worries Loom As the British debt arrears on Dec 15 of this year will amount to something over $365000000 the chances of liquidating even part of this are slimmer than they were last June when the total due camo to about $260000000 All hopes of budget surpluses 31 (INS) Lawson Little noiocr of the British and American ama teur golf titles today denied he planned to turn pro Back at Stanford University for his senior year the 2 1 year old double champion said: can think of only two or three players who have done something with professional golf I be lieve I'd care to go into that sort of not quite certain what do when I graduate But I think I shall turn profes i a business career with plen ty of amateur golf on the side that the big Californian' son of Col Little A is aiming for expect to get my A de gree irij Little said' omics is my major subject think it will Help me a lot in bus Alpeady Little admitted lie is doing a little business selling in surance on week end Potween classes and visits to prospective insurance clients Lit tle may be seen on thp picturesque campus links belting his long that send shivers along back Hair raising experiences dhat cause terror All Eve or as it is more popularly known the night when ghosts walk prowl and witches ride Origin of All Eve goes bak into the realm of antiquity Thousands of years ago worships Iiiav MUUllkjuys high school Admirals have a game with the Trojans of Mt Sterling high scheduled here riday night followers of the Big Blue are 1 1 turning their attention to riday afternoon NnvnmhA wknn ikft TO MIDDLESBORO GAME ON NOV 9 The following article from a Pottsville Penna paper will be read with regret by many Danvillians Mr laig was a grandson of Mrs Ed laig West Walnut street and a cousin of Matt Beddow freshman in Cen tre College Alexander Wesley laig 31 son of Dr and Mrs Julian laig of lOOUMahantongo St died last Sunday night at Washington lie was injured four yearsngo while under training in the avia tion of the United States Marine Corps at Quantico Va sir weeks after he became identi fied with that branch of the Army The deceased was a graduate of the Pottsville High School and was an honor member of his claSs being selected as a speaker pities in spreadin ga dragnet for' al commencement He had a keen the capture of Herbert Davis 25 literary mind and wrote many Danville negro wanted in connec poems of merit After his School tion with the shooting of Henry days in this city he received Wood 27 negro who died at the educational training and Danville and Boyle county hos GRAND MARCH TO EATURE PARTY Il i Annual Band Mother's Party Tonight NEWMARKET Eng Oct Spilling huge fortunes to the laps of lucky American sweepstake' ticket holders the Wychwood Abbott today won the historic Cambridgeshire handicap the great fall classic of the Eng lish turf Commander III finished second and Highlander was third None of the four American owned horses in the race finished in the money The importance of the race it self as a turf classic was over shadowed by' the fact it represent ed one of the heaviest sweepstakes investments in history The race itself paid little more than $5000 to the owner of the winning entry but something more than $1000000 in sweepstakes prizes which will be distributed to ticket holders throughout the world Twentv of the sween stakes tickets on Wychwood Ab 1' hott stand to win $150000 a piece if they have not sold their chances Americans won nearly $1000000 it was later learned Those who won $150000 each 'were Mrs Amelia Eenz 51 years old wife of an unemployed laborer Peter Do lan 55 years old a carpenter and Simon Koss 19 employed in a candy store Seven Yorkers each won $75000 They were rances Hor owitz' Brooklyn Julius Hader I Brooklyn jrieda Sehiebel dPark Le Demize Staten Is land find My Brooklyn Mrs Susan Ahrenhold of the Bronx won $50000 CITIZENS LEAGUE on November 1 the ancient IiIIjuIm InUKoUAl held a feast to Pomona goddess of fruits and opened the stores of nuts and fruits set aside Session Called or Thursday for(( winter Night at High School These customs were later com billed by the Druids who held an The I Boyle County Citizens annual thanksgiving for harvests League will meet at the Danville on ottober 31 and that custom High School at 7:30 on dpveiop(d jnto our Dr Edwin Kemmerer miciuuuii novemoer wnen tne Predicting a distinct inflationary Middlesboro eleven comes here to trend in financial and economic 1 furnish the opposition for High developments Dr Edwin Kern Homecoming event and merer above hard money what will he the biggest and best economist and critic of the New gamc of the season on (he 1()(a A Grand March with all taking part will feature the annual Band Party that will be given from 7 to 9 tonight at the Danville High School Gymnasium The Grand March will be led by Miss Dorothy errell and Robert Wisner former band spon cXHU Uxuiil XllxlJUlf I LOpvLvlV VI 1 of the Danville High School Band They will be followed by Miss Norma McKinney and Jack Huff caterauling in the newspapers and man present band sponsor and on the stump to get people to see (Continued on Page Three) the sense of during celebration of Hallo I Eerie cries and howls piercing the but depredations of stillness of the night Ghostly rat hoodlums will meet with ties against window panes and prompt reprisals at the hands hollow creaks about the house of police Chief Sale an nounced today ifteen patrolmen have been assigned to night duty thru out the night and several' cruisers will he on duty pa trolling the city Persons found destroying or carrying away property will be prempt ly arrested Mr Sale stated of the pagan god Baal in Syria Eor an(j drum major respectively I I fv Jri' jx Ty MMgWr 1 'c Ba Kill 1 7 IM Sr IW SSL JmMBB.

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