The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 185, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1939 Page: 3 of 4
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When the Merritt highway opened
in Connecticut, followed by scandal
because of graft charges, there was
no toll. ‘It wasn't long before the
taxpayers of the nutmeg state re-
alised that the highway, which had
cost them many millions, enabled
New Yorkers and others to whizx
through their state on their way
elsewhere. That, of course, meant
It wasn’t the IM-foot leap from San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge
that hart Charles Delps, St. Paul high diver. He injured his shin on a
rock while swimming ashore. His wife, Lillian, scolds him at a San
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“Keep America out of the war*' was the warning sounded by speakers at the American legion’s twenty-
Map shows the latest partition of Poland, with area* going to both
Germany and Bassla. The Reich got the smaller and richer part but
Russia got more land to provide a M-M break. Observers also noticed
that industrialized Germany got more Industrial property, which she does
not need, and that Russia received agricultural land of which sbe already
has too much. The San and Vistula rivers form a major portion of the all
“water” boundary, which cuts through the suburbs of Warsaw, ancient
Polish capital, and gives Russia such important cities as Lwew, Brest.
Litevsk and Wilno, historic Lithuanian city which Poland captured shortly
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Wilma Birth of Chicago was
among the prettiest American refu-
gees arriving from war-torn Europe
aboard the S. 8. Volendam, a Dutch
In fun kit of an English major
general, the ouco-exlled duke of
Windsor leaves the London war of-
fice on route to the French battle
front. Observers noticed the duke
preserved his distinctive dress oven
In wartime, wearing non-rognlation
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Prince's Palace Bought
For $300,000 by Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. — The
Egyptian government has bought
for $800,000 the palace at Ramleh
owned by Prince Mohamed All, cou-
sin of King Farouk.
The palace, which at one time be-
longed to the ex-Khedive’s mother,
will bo converted into a fort It
has a commanding position over-
looking Alexandria’s popular sea-
front promenade and is situated on
a small hill enclosed by solid stone-
work.
The palace is only a few miles
from King Farouk’s summer pal-
ace at Montaxa.
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By L. L. STEVENSON
Toll gates, reminiscent of the long
past, have reappeared hereabouts.
True they are booths and not gates
but there is no passage without pay-
ment, just as in former times when
there was a real barrier. Because
of these modern toll gates motor-
ists who travel from New York up
into Connecticut by way of the Hen-
ry Hudson sdrive, the Hutchinson
River parkway and the Merritt high-
way, have to make three stops. The
first is cm Spuyten Duyyil bridge
where s policeman, employed by the
city of New York, holds out his
hand for a dime. The cash regis-
ter having rung, the driver can go
on his way until he reaches the
Hutchinson River parkway. There
he must make another stop and part
with another dime. Nothing hap-
pens after that until he crosses the
line over into Connecticut. Then an
employee of that state, stationed on
the Merritt highway, again takes
toll.
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This toll business was started by
the city of New York. When the
Henry Hudson drive was opened,
the dime ^charge for the use of the
bridge went into effect. Westchester
residents made considerable com-
plaint on the ground that they had
spent millions for a beautiful park-
way system which was free to New
York drivers despite the fact that
they hadn’t helped pav for it. The
matter of toll on Westchester high-
ways, as a retaliatory measure, was
discussed freely but nothing hap-
pened, Westchester drivers continued
to pay 80 cents each time they went
to and returned from New York.
They might have skipped the toll by
taking another route. But the Hen-
ry Hudson drive is much quicker.
Kills Herself While
She Reads the Bible
FINDLAY, OHIO—Mrs. Doro-
thy Hook, 19, took her own life
while she sat reading her Bible,
according to Coroner Harold O.
Crosby who returned a verdict of
suicide in her death after her
body was found in her car on a
lonely read near here.
Dr. Crosby said that Mrs. Hook
parked her auto on the road and
atU&ed, a hose to the exhaust
and placed the hose through a
crack. Then she sat in the rear
seat and read her Bible while
she was overcome by the carbon
monoxide fumes.
The young mother was griev-
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Expert Declares Disease Is
Almost Certain to Be
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NEW YORK.—Influenza is almost
certain to be widespread again if
tnere is a general war, it is pre-
dicted by Dr. Thomas M. Rivers
of the Rockefeller Institute fur Med-
ical Research and president of the
International Congress of Microbiol-
ogy meeting in New York, as the
doctor is noted by Science Service.
And no effective weapon yet ex-
ists for this plague. With two of
the four horsemen of the Apocalypse
riding again, scientists from all
over the world for the Microbiology
congress are making plans to out-
wit the third horseman, pestilence.
Microbes Flay Part.
Microbes will play a tremendous
part in the war that has now started
in Europe, Dr. Rivers declared.
No one is going to start a war of
microbes, that would be next to im-
possible. Epidemics of influenza,
typhus fever, trench fever and dys-
entery. however, are sure to follow
in the wake of this war as they did
during the World war. Meningitis
and European sleeping sickness,
technically termed epidemic en-
cephalitis, may also appear.
Medical scientists are better
equipped to fight some of these war-
born plagues than they were in 1914,
. Dr. Rivera pointed out. Sulfanila-
I mide, the new disease-conquering
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Shape of Head Declared
To Affect Mind Processes
AUSTIN, TEXAS. — Dr. <erl
Buehler, former professor at psy-
chology at the University of Vienne,
believes there Is a definite r*la0on
between the shape of a mash Mad
and the working of his mind. “ LL
Dr. Buehler, a doctor of phflood-
phy and medicine, has lectured at
< several American universities, in-
cluding the University of Texas.
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relation to a person’s physique, he
said, and mentally diseased persons
cah be. identified by their body
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influenza or typhus fever, but it
cures meningitis and gas gangrene,
dreaded aftermath of war wounds.
Serums also have been developed
for fighting these deadly oilmen*.
Germs as Weapon Oat.
The idea of using germs as a
weapon of war is out on two counts.
In the first place it > almost im-
possible for man to start an epidem-
ic deliberately by releasing germs
among a group of people or putting
them in water or food. Not even
cholera could be spread this wsy.
Dr. Rivers declared. Many factors
besides germs are needed to start
an epidemic. Even in laboratories,
where conditions can be controlled
/ar better than in communities of
men and women, it is difficult if not
impossible to start an epidemic.
The second reason why germs will
not bo used as a weapon of war is
that such a weapon would boomer-
ang on the nation starting it. If an
epidemic really got going, it would
be impossible to prevent its spread-
ing to people in the nation starting 00 to those who had paid for
it as well as among their enemies.
Germs. Dr. Rivers said, neither
recognize nor stop at the front line.
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the right-of-way, the concrete, the
work and everything else that went
into one of the finest drives in the
country. So the necessary action
was taken, toll booths erected and
collections began.
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It didn't take Westchester long to
fall into line after that. With New
York city collecting tolls and Con-
necticut doing the same thing, West-
chester was right in the middle. So
Westchester put up and manned toll
booths. Motorists kicked of course
and there were attempts to stop
the collection through court action.
But the motorists lost out with the
result that now it costs 80 cents to
go to and from Connecticut provid-
ed the toll routes are followed.
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Though New Yorkers have com-
plained about the present toll setup,
tney are accustomed to paying such
charges. To drive through the Hol-
land or Lincoln vehicular tunnels un-
der the Hudson river costs 00 cents
each way. There is the same
charge for using the George Wash-
ington bridge' over the Hudson.
Eventuslly, however, there will be a
reduction. The tunnels and bridge
wereXuilt by the port authority of
New York and charges have been
set to pay all costs in a period of
20 years. Then the tunnels and
bridge become the property of the
states of New Jersey and New York
and tolls wW merely cover upkeep,
etc.
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One of those alert Hell’s Kitchen
youngsters who spring out when a
traffic light stops a car and indus-
triously polish windshields, has a
new line. No matter the size of
the tip handed him, he, seemingly,
bashfully, asks if the donor can't
be just a little more liberal. Ac-
cording to his tale, it’s his mother's
birthday and he wants to buy her
a present. And according to a
friend who frequently drives
through that section, the kid's moth-
er has had a birthday every day
for the last two weeks.
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With congress knee-deep In discussion of America's neutrality course In the European war, the depth of
the question Is grd>hieally Illustrated by throe congressmen listening to debate. Loft to right: Rep. W. J.
Dltter of Pennsylvania, Rep. F. B. Kieff of Wisconsin, and Rep. J. Rowland Kinser, Pennsylvania.
Delta-
Well, every one wondered how It
happened that when Della was mar-
ried she wore a gown thdt had on
one shoulder a butterfly, the gift of
the shop where her mother-in-law
worked.
“They certainly are wonderful to
Mrs. Morgan down there where she
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ders?" asked Della, her lips
parted a little as she spoke.
“Yes, and the skirt ...” Noel
Morgan's mother wont on eagerly.
"Now, look here,” interrupted
Noel, “the dress is stolen along with
heaven alone knows how many other
dresses and coats and wraps, so
what's the use of talking about it?”
“That’s right, of course," said
Mrs. Morgan slowly. “You and
Della had better go for a little walk
and I’ll iron out my collar and hand-
kerchiefs for tomorrow.”
"But I want to hear the rest about
the dress,” Della insisted.
She heard Mrs. Morgan’s descrip-
tion of the dress to the last minute
detail with but one ear. Her other
oar seemed to hear over and ovsr
the words: “You can’t be married
now! You can’t be married now I”
Noel Morgan was making only a
fair-sized income, an income which
would serve the purposes of two
people, but not three. His mother
had for years been the capable head
of the department of suits and coats
In the leading shop of the city. En-
tirely independent financially, Mrs.
Morgan led a most delightfill life.
Then of a sudden between $3,000 and
$4,000 worth of dresses, coats and
enaembles had been stolen one night
"It has all the earmarks of an in-
side job,” the police detective re-
ported to the owners.
Then another robbery occurred
and another—and another.
“Inside jobs, all of them!” the de-
tective said.
"And if mother loses her position
we just can’t be married, Della,”
said Noel miserably.
"We can’t issue any more insur-
ance against theft until you've
cleaned up the department," stated
the insurance company. "Either
you will have to dismiss every one
in the department or you will have
to check up the last five years in
every one’s life, and then you may
locate your difficulty.”
"Foolish talk to apeak of checking
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Of Light Through Ages
OXFORD, MAINE.—Adorning the
paneled walls in the colonial man-
sion of Mrs. Leotine Stiles in this
"down” Maine town is a collection
of lamps that might well be studied
to ascertain the steps of humanity
from darkness into light.
Of every type and size, these old
oil burners have been polished and
recommissioned and include every
forward step in illumination from
early colonial days to the advent of
the electric light.
For the last ten years Mrs. Stiles
has concentrated on the collection
lamps and now has
pairs. Square and
oblong, in plain and fancy designs
these early ilium inan ta in many
cases once adorned the carriages of
presidents, statesmen and others of
wealth and prominence.
Relics of a day when the world
moved slowly, a painstaking crafts-
manship is evident in the ham-
mered and designed brass and
nickel adornments that grace many
Lof the pieces.
The headlight of a Civil war pe-
riod locomotive, in perfect working
order, is prominent in the collec-
tion. Other lamps include old rail-
way station lamps, ships’ lamps, oil-
burning street lamps and every type
of house lamp as tar back as whale-
oil days.
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the last five years of every em-
yee. Why, except for Mrs. Mor-
gan they’ve all come to us within
the year. Labor turnover . .
said the owners.
"They’ll clean out the department,
I suppose,” Mrs. Morgan told Della.
But within Delia’s pretty little
head grew a plan. Her keen mem-
ory could picture the stolen dresses,
one by one. She went to the busiest
corner of town. There she stood
watching girls and women go by,
hoping that sooner or later some of
the stolen clothes would appear on
some one.
After two hours of weary waiting,
however, she had seen none of the
clothes. She took a street car,
more to rest her aching feet than
because she wanted to ride. She
glued her eyes to every shop she
passed. Suddenly she sprang to her
feet and ran down the aisle of the
street car.
At the next corner she could hard-
ly move because oF the besting of
her heart. A dingy sign with the
word MODISTE swung in the mid-
dle of the block behind her. And in
the window had been displayed a
dress with a butterfly on the shoul-
der. And on the skirt . . . butter-
flies!
Now that she had actually found
one of the looked-for garments she
hardly knew what step to take. She
decided to telephone both Mrs. Mor-
gan and Noel.
"But, childl I can't leave the
store!” gasped Mrs. Morgan when
Della asked her to hurry to No.
1400 Smith street. "Right now, you
know—unless something is wrong?”
she added.
"Oh, everything is right, not
wrong,” Della laughed hysterically.
"Oh, hurry, hurry! Take a cab and
don’t lose a minute!”
And such was the efficiency of the
police that before night the little
modiste had gone back to her shop,
having convinced every one that she
was blameless, having bought
frocks from s man who represented
himself as a wholesaler clearing out
his stock. The criminal himself
peered out from behind bars, telling
and all who would listen that it
the red-haired Sadie, the new-
est girl in Mrs. Morgan's depart-
ment, who had led him astray, k
"Yes,” said Sadie bitterly. "I
once served time and he knew*’ if
they found it out at the store they’d
Are me. So hk threatened to tell
them unless I left open the fire-
escape door so that the burglar
alarms couldn’t sound when he
came in! Oh, I might have known
how it would end! And Fm straight
» know, Sadie found that they wore
came in! Oh, I
how it would end!
now, too!”
But now that the store owners
quite willing to keep her. And Mrs.
Morgan continued efficiently in the
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first convention in Chicago. Loft: Betiring Commander Stephen Chadwick greets Henry Ford, auto magnate,
who was among notables at the session. Bight: The Legion had fun, too. Man Mountain Dean, former
wrestler and a member of the Buford, Ga., post, had little success as sergeant-at-arms.
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The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 185, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1939, newspaper, October 7, 1939; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1253984/m1/3/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.