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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1925
Page
4
A Medbury spoof foresees fifty thousand Ford planes in five years changing city life. Pedestrians would wear bumper hats and hair nets while air traffic clutters streets and skies. The piece laughs at a future where air travel dominates sidewalks and roads, with absurd hazards and government control.
Anniversaries feature marks 1636 William Tyndale burnt at stake near Brussels. 1778 Louis Philippe born Paris died in England 1850. 1817 Mississippi first general assembly at Washington. 1818 Northwest Company restores Astoria to Americans. 1861 Prince L. Campbell born Newmarket Missouri died Eugene 1925. 1864 Confederate attack at Altoona Pass. 1898 Archduke Ferdinand arrives New York. 1902 Tenth National Irrigation Congress opens Colorado Borings.
United States ambassador John Van Antwerp MacMurray was born in Schenectady New York 44 years ago. Dr Clarence Little new president of the University of Michigan born in Brookline Massachusetts 37 years ago. Dr David M Edwards Earlham College president born in Earham Iowa 54 years ago. Peter Vendt late premier of New Brunswick born in Kent County New Brunswick 62 years ago. Miss Helen Wills US tennis champion born in Berkeley California 20 years ago. Jack Dunn Baltimore Orioles manager born in Cochranton Pennsylvania 61 years ago.
The University of Illinois regents barred gifts from incorporated foundations for research funding. The piece argues state institutions should rely on home sources but recognizes outside funds aid progress, salaries, and equipment, while noting some conditions avoid policy interference. It cites Louisiana State University as example of accepting outside support without compromising pride.
The author argues that Russia’s land reforms failed to create lasting equality as peasants still stratified into rich and poor. He warns Americans that material conditions shape ideas more than ideal theories and that perfect equality and peace remain distant goals.
Monroe's post office marks a third quarter high with rising receipts. calls grow for a new building rather than an annex. Postmaster Thoman urges federal action, backed by Congressman Riley J. Wilson and Senator Ransdell, while local organizations are urged to support documentation for appropriation.
Elbert H. Gary head of United States Steel Corp offers seven maxims for business success. He notes that many wealthy men end up with only a mortgage by chasing neat slogans. Maxim No 1 prizes persistent focus on a single line of activity over diversification and swings of fortune.
The passage contrasts personal virtue with business success. It questions whether industries like the Steel Corporation and Standard Oil, praised for profit, uphold clean morals while employees golf daily for health, implying a critical view of virtue versus success.
The passage extols Maxim No 8 urging punctual appointments and fulfilled promises, praising business minds that exploit customers. It contrasts with successful leaders who idle and break commitments for gain, then adds Maxim No 4 urging fairness and friendliness, noting some famed financiers lacked these traits but still had business brains.
The author critiques famous moguls like Gould Vanderbilt Astor and Doheny for boasting charity only after wealth. He argues success in business alone fails to define worth and urges practical maxims to increase happiness rather than mere money. He notes buy low and sell high as a sensible rule.
The West Monroe fair grounds track resurfacing nears completion with 250 car loads of clay laid and rolling underway. New stalls for 150 horses, a Curtiss aeroplane exhibit, and Cosmopolitan Shows promise attractions. Local business expands as Browning and Haynes invest, and Union Oil starts seasonal work boosting West Side employment.
Monroe post office wraps up its best quarter ending September with 25 344 54 in total business. West Monroe office figures are merged in, leaving Monroe a net gain of over 2000 after deduction. Postmaster A A Thoman urges new office space or a large annex to handle growing needs as Congress expected to act on Monroe postal facilities.
Dwight F. Davis has served as Acting Secretary of War for about six months since Secretary Weeks fell ill. A St. Louis native from a wealthy family, he earned an A.B. at Harvard in 1900 then attended Washington University Law School but did not practice law, instead managing the family estate.
Time became a prominent factor in financial circles in St. Louis. An ardent devotee of athletic sports since his college days, Mr. Davis is known worldwide as the donor of the famous international tennis trophy bearing his name.
Sam Rush, a Black man, escaped from Ouachita Parish Jail during rain Thursday night by removing a rear wall brick and sliding to the ground with a blanket. He was re-arrested at Crew Lake Monday by sheriff's deputies and charged with robbery. Arthur Taylor, another Black man, fled and remains at large.
An advertisement extols S S S as a blood purifier that cures eczema and other skin eruptions by purifying the blood. It claims red-blood cells remove impurities and promises clearer skin, urging readers to ask their druggist for a larger bottle.
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