La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1936 Page: 4 of 8
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PAGE FOUR
LAGRANGE JOURNAL
MARCH 5, 1936
LAGRANGE JOURNAL
ESTABLISHED ISM
Published Every Thursday Morn!nr at
LaGrange, Texas
B. F. HARIGEL-PROPRIETOR
THINGS IN GENERAL
Remarks by the Editor
L&Grange Will Get The Publicity
When The Time Arrives.
That “first rural route in Texas”—and the
South for that matter—seems to be now a
settled dispute; the honor will come to La-
Grange, where it properly belongs. The
Journal is advised, by .the son of the first
rural letter carrier out of LaGrange, that he
has sent to the publicity chairman at Dallas,
a photograph of his father, in compliance
with our request. This gentleman seemed to
be very appreciative and stands back of our
contention, that LaGrange did have the first
rural route.
Why mention it, if the matter is settled ?
That is exactly what the Journal proposes
to do, and not only now but in other issues
to come. Had it not been for the wide-awake
rural carriers this thing of “putting it over”
• would have been a snap for the bunch in cen-
tral Texas. Our county carriers, however,
had the dope and they knew they had £
friend in the old Journal and in conse-
quence, the two “got busy.”
There is vanity in the movement, or
method in the madness, if you wish to be-
come cvnical. Cynics have shown the way
where intellectual brilliancy has failed. The
man who boosts his town only for political
prestige is worth as much to a town as the
sores that fester on the flanks of a horse.
Sincerity, earnestness of effort and pride
in the town muBt act as a guidance.
The Journal merely wishes to inform the
public, and convey to the inquirers that La-
Grange will get the publicity, in conse-
quence. This publicity will become gen-
eral ; Texas citizens may read and nod their
heads, and that matter-of-fact demeanor
may prompt approval; it may not. But,
outside the State, in the middle and eastern
sections of the U. S. there will be an in-
terest. They are interested in the Centen-
nial and will commend the boys who carry
the mail, for standing by their guns.
REPUTATION
(By a Journal Reader)
Should you care to give space to the
following, I will appreciate it; my
name is signed at the bottom, but for
reasons known best to myself, I desire
that the name be omitted. I am leav-
ing it to you. What I have on my
mind is merely a reference to what I
witnessed on a Saturday night, and
that was February 22. Here goes:
Near to a local cafe there was a dis-
turbance; one man who seemed to be
clothed with authority made several
swipes at another, who is a young man
about town, but failed to hit him, and
all during this scuffle the one attacked
was trying to tell the officer that he
should cease, and not resort to force.
Finally the scuffle stopped and the
young man was taken to the lockup,
and made comfortable for the night.
Later there was a charge of theft
preferred; the young man had inten-
tionally or otherwise, taken a cap that
belonged to another, and the two were
at a dance west from LaGrange. The
cap the young man took was worth
about 25c and had all the grease
marks necessary to identify it as a
second hand article. Why the young
man took it I do not know.
Mistakes can be made; when a law
violator works up a reputation, he
neglects the advice that is often given,
and that advice is to behave himself.
I do not know what made him take the
cap, he could not profit by $he taking,
as it was no better than the one he
had worn. He may not have intended
taking it.
Given an opportunity to improve, he
fell a victim to his own practices; what
I failed to see, however, was the ne-
cessity of trying to strike the man,
when an arrest was all that was de-
manded, if it was demanded. The
young man did not resist, only asked
his attacker to let him explain.
This should serve as a warning to
those who attend dances, who carry
something other than a handkerchief
in the hip pocket and who have adopt-
ed habits that do not agree with the
law. The law is a great thing for any
community; it is often, very often too
much in authority for the man who
makes an arrest.
Resisting an officer calls for force;
to ask to be granted permission to ex-
plain does not vest anyone, deputy or
constable, with the right to curse and
to abuse.
After all, had the young man taken
care of his reputation, he would not
have been arrested for the theft of a
sweat-stained and greasy cap.
OUR WEEKLY POEM
THE TRAIN
Plunging, crashing, rushing, speeding
To its destination, the train rushes past.
Carrying human beings, sleeping, heeding
Nothing but their own thoughts, first and
last.
Curving 'round a dangerous bend,
Surely bringing men to the end
Of (their untimely existence as they snore,
Some smiling, others frowning, as if life
were an awful bore.
Hush! The sound of voices outside is heard
At midnight as the men and women sit up
with a start.
A rail is broken, then spreads the horrifying
word
Of accident—wait—it’s only the beating of
my heart.
—From an Exchange.
Leave The Analogetical Feature
With The Bigger Prophets.
What is generally termed a coup de etat,
seems to have been staged in the Nippo-
nese country, in consequence, those who
have worn the toga of the military, with
the gold braid, have taken an extensive va-
cation. Illustrating that wherever there
is a human vein, the same urge is preva-
lent. By shooting or stabbing to death the
men who militarized Japan, the rebels give
the world another incident that savors of
“foreign invasion.” For a period of time
revolutions have been allotted to the latin
races.
Learned men, deeming it wise to offer an
analysis, and to give their opinions, seem
to disagree, the exact prestige lacks en-
trance into the chamber of opinions. The
old world is unable to adjust itself, or else
the development and the demands among
the military mad and prevention countries,
is objecting to modern ideas. As new de-
velopments materialize, the threats of an-
other world war become more pronounced;
shadows, dark at that, hang on the Eastern
^orizon.
Japan will, as may be surmised, adjust
all differences that have sprung internally,
and take the necessary oil to produce elim-
inationination. Which leads to the conclu-
sion that it was necessary to rid itself of
the dictators, and that conclusion enhanced
in value by the report that the soldiers who
participated in the rebel movement, “were
only obeying their superiors.” Jap soldiers
are very obedient.
Sympathy, from us is lacking; inability
to understand what all the mess is about
in that far section, and in the old world
generally, prompts the suggestion to leave
it with those who are in a better position
to know. Reason, however, teaches that
what has happened to the military officials
in Japan, is nothing short of a flash of un-
rest. The soldiers evidently want to get
at the enemy; they have overcome the in-
nate desire to play the part of the choco-
late soldier.
*****
Political Favors As Viewed
By Newspaper Editors.
When the political bee stings some ambi-
tious aspirant, it produces what the ob-
servor calls activity. Generally speaking,
the bite of a bee does something; in poli-
tics, however, it is said that the sting of
the bee has an entirely different flavor.
Which comes as news to this editor. Until
now no such as "flavor” was considered.
We generally termed it common bull.
According to custom, later formed into
a constitutional provision, we must have a
contest every two years. In some cases
the term is four, in some six, depending of
course on the acts of the Texas Legislature,
when new offices are created. And it may
be said that it is much better for the aver-
age voter that the term of office is four or
six years, as it relieves the atmosphere of
a vast amount of gas.
Newspapers are supposed—according to
the manner in which some of the candidates
manage their headquarters, or leave the
headquarters to be managed by a paid
booster—to be charity institutions. Candi-
dates who enter with a vim into a race,
trade for or buy a motor vehicle, they buy
the gas that is used for their tours of the
State, and they also pay for the printing
of candidate cards and the making of a cut
of themselves, to be printed on the card.
Next, the engraving and large publishing
houses, manufacture the mats that are used
to produce cuts of the candidates for pub-
lication. This is all to the good; when these
and privately paid boosters are all in good
shape, the newspaper, especially the week-
ly newspaper office is visited and “free
dope” is left with the usual request for
publicity.
Newspapers are supposed to give the
news; most of them do. They are expect-
ed (?) to publish the announcement of
State candidates, free, and to carry their
pictures alongside. “Any courtesy extend-
ed will be appreciated,” says the man whom
the bee has stung. All in good form, we
suppose; what strikes us as being worse
than funny, is that the money is ever forth-
coming for all purposes except the publicity
of the papers. Just why is this? Is it the
fault of the newspaper owners?
• * * * •
Brief Comment Offered On
Current Events.
A runaway boy is located through a tele-
gram that he sent to his mother on her
birthday. Any didoes that he may have
cut up will be overlooked by the public be-
cause he did not forget. The white house,
the trees and the brook may help to keep
one allied with the old home, but the
strongest tie is that mother is there.
*****
Holland has voted about 35 million dol-
lars for national defense. So far as known,
no one has designs on Holland, but designs
or no designs, the Dutch propose to keep
themselves in a condition in which they
will not have to be walked upon. If a small
and peaceful country like the Netherlands
considers it necessary to sleep with one eye
open, so to speak, there should be no seri-
ous opposition if Uncle Sam sees fit to
polish up his war tools now and then.
*****
The Senate followed the House in a sharp
and decisive action which extended exist-
ing neutrality laws to May 1, 1937. Until
that date, the President will retain power
in declaring embargoes. Arms and ammu-
nition are under the ban, but not such com-
modities as copper, oil, cotton and the like.
Warring nations cannot float loans in this
country. Pan-American republics are giv-
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THE “FLU’
Parodies on popular songs have
found favor with Night Club patrons;
the “flu” however, remains an orphan,
even tho it be a Night Club. We are
reaching an era of hatred again; un-
less something is done to reduce the
bosom swelling, there will be an ex-
plosion.
Good idea this, to have the medics
study the ailments that flit through
the atmosphere like silent spectres of
some unforgotten past, and imbed
themselves into the human system.
Man is prone to enjoy the idea of cuss-
ing; his blood once heated he is apt
to do anything to get relief.
Who discovered the “flu” is not in
argument; it is more a matter of why
it was discovered. Had the blamed
thing been left where it was first dis-
covered and folks been permitted to
carry on in their usual manner, ev-
erything would have been ducky; and
not of the Amos ’n Andy type at that.
But no, they studied the thing, pet-
ted it and gave it an extra berth; what
at first seemed to be a little germ with
fangled threads of life, has grown into
a bug the size of a beetle. It comes
without invitation and remains a guest
with approval. It’s worse than—
The “flu” is something that has no
connection whatever with the vent
through the roof that carries out the
smokS or the rancid fumes of exces-
_ sive frying fat. It is a monster that
comes in a small size, and belies the
oft repeated contention that “all good
things come in small packages.” ^
The “flu” is more than an ordinary
thief; with a stealth that none seem
to be able to picture, it slips through
the key hole of the highbrow as well
as through the slit in the wall of the
squatter; it “carries on” worse than
the old age pension, or the social se-
curity act.
Commanding an aquiescence that
robs man of all will power, it exacts
every ounce of energy and leaves the
victim a punctured bagatelle of mis-
ery; it demands what all others have
sought to respect, and removes the lid
from the cess pool of disgust; it stalk-
eth about like mustard gas.
The “flu” cares nothing for time;
less does it care for the necessity of
man to work and earn his living; like
the dragon of Chinese legend it sets
your lungs on fire and makes you bark
like a Pekingese—capital at that-*-and
leaves you a victim for sympathy.
Hanged if it isn’t near as bad as an
unscrupulous politician who belies his
acts and subscribes the name of an-
other to his legal instruments; it is
worse than lethal gas that modern
civilization endorses. With the latter
use there is eternal rest; with the
“flu” is it eternal damnation.
How do we know? You would ask
that. For the past two months we
have used the castor oil and the liquor,
the mineral oil and the lemonade, the
calomel and the salts, the smear and
the flannel, and still the old enemy
laughs at our energy. Energy ? Well,
it was that, but its gone now!
We do not wish anybody any harm
right now, we want them to enjoy the
warm sunshine and the coming of
Spring; when we (lo get soar at some
human wart, then will we invoke the
blessings of the “flu” upon him, with
the hope that blamed thing will “come
to stay” with him. No we won’t; not
even to a dog!
U6RINGE DRU6 STORE
J. F. Czichoa, Ph G., Propr.
Physicians Prescriptions Carefully
Compounded
DRUG SUNDRIES
KOENIG & MUELLER
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS
Phone 244—36—256
Aug. W. Koenig, License No. 418.
Gilbert A. Koenig, License No. 1459.
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE
LAGRANGE, TEXAS
Helmuth C. Kroll
Upholstering—Refinishing
Repairing and Glueing
FURNITURE
All Work Guaranteed
Tel. No. 238 LaGrange, Texas
Drs. John Guenther
General Medicine and Surgery
John G. Guenther, M.D.
Tel.: Office, No. 377—Res.: No. 68
John C. Guenther, M.D.
Tel.: Office, No. 409—Res.: No. 393
SURGICAL MEDICAL
Open to the Profession
LaGrange Hospital
Telephone No. 65
German and Bohemian Spoken
X-RAY LABORATORY
DR. ROBT. E. MOSS
Ear, Eye, Nose
Throat
LAGRANGE, TEXAS
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GENERAL PRACTICE OF MEDI-
CINE AND SURGERY
Office: Opposite LaGrange Hospital
Telephone, Office No. 361.
Hospital, No. 55 Residence, No. 411
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LAGRANGE, TEXAS
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