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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
COUNTY AGENTS REPORT
FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

The work of the month has been
rather divided The first two weeks
were given over chiefly to the prepa-
ration and attendance at the two
fairs within the county. Chesterhill
community fair was held on the 7th
and 8th. The Morgan county fair
was held on the 14th to 18th. At
both fairs exhibits were set up to
demonstrate the benefits of culling
the farm flock. Boys and girls club
work made marked showing.
Dairy and beef calves, pigs, poultry,
food club products and clothing club
products were exhibited
Dress Form Demonstration Project
A beginning in educational work
was made among the housewives
through the cooperative efforts of
the Farm Bureau and the depart
ment of home economics by arrang-
ing and conducting demonstrations
in the manufacturing OF dress
forms. The work has spread to
plans are under way to extend this
work further, through the local
leaders.
Miscellaneous
After the fair the boys and girls
club project was given attention,
especially in sections interested in a
live stock project. One culling dem
onstration was held, which COM
pletes the campaign for this year.
A farmers picnic has been ar
ranged for Oct. 8.
Meetings for Month
Oct. II, dress form demonstration
and boys and girls club meeting,
Hackney; Oct IL, boys and girls
club leaders and committeeman, Nc
Connelsville; Oct. 18, district Farm
Bureau meeting, GAINESVILLE; Oct
%, community fair, Cloud; Oct. 25-
28, county agents conference, Co
/ lumbus; Oct 20, Hereford breeders
to organize association, McConnels-
Vile.
Days in office, 8; days in field,
| II; office calls, 1928; letters, SIS;
miles travelled, 452.
Dairymen Meet
| A meeting of all dairymeh interest
ed in milk testing association was
held Oct. 1. At this meeting it was
ueClucu IudL tH0 D0tIcT pldH IOT get
| ting testing work started here was
to join with the Washington County
| Testing association. The county
agent was asked to complete plans
| for getting the interested men en-
rolled.
Club Meeting at MOuntville
A dress form demonstration was
| held at Mountville Oct. 3. Mrs
Margaret Curran acted as demon.
strator. Miss Lowell, local commit
teeman from Homer township, ar
ranged for the meeting at Mount
! Vile high school room. twenty-five
were present at the demonstration
I The county agent met the boys an6
girls of the community and explain.
ed the club projects work.
Bristol Sheep Club
| A meeting was held at Cloud or
Wednesday evening to discuss will
the boys and their parents the
proposition of sheep club. Mr. F
H. McMillen, department of agricul
tural education, o. S. u; Chester
Strong, and the county agent at
tended this meeting and explained
the proposition to the boys.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Tennis Tournament Results

The tennis tournament which was
held here recently, in which about
20 players took part, was won by
Vernon Barker of Dayton The
players and scores of the semi-finals
were as follows: Barker VS.. Rusk
Barker won, scores 4-6, 6-2, 6-1,
60.
Nell VS.. f. Deedrick. Nell won,
scores 17-15, rs, 6-1.
The finals: Barker VS.. Nell, Bar
ker won, scores 6-2, ST, 6-4, 6-1.
Great interest was taken in the
tournament by all the players.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Rain Puts Blink on Horse Shoe Men

Last Thursday afternoon five
teams of our horse shoe pitchers
motored over to Crooksville to play
the crack teams of that place. The
teams from here were Harper and
White, Brown and Tompkins, Bar
rell and Thomas, Johnson and Sher-
idan, Smith and Humphrey. C. E.
Pennell went as a sub. When our
players arrived at Crooksville they
found the players not ready. After
a time they got three teams togeth-
er, and the three games started:
however, rain came on when but
one game was finished, that by
Humphrey and Smith. who won by
a score of 81 to %. Had all the
games been played, our players are
confident that they would have won
easily.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Some Second Growth Apples

We have seen a number of freak
fruit tree blossoms of one kind and
another this season of the year, but
Mr.. Ed Porter of Echo Hill brings
to our office a branch off of a
Summer Sweet apple tree from his
orchard, which takes first place, and
we doubt if anything of it's kind can
be found that will compare with it,
This bough, which is not over a
yard long, contains in addition to a
number of clusters of blossoms, ten
clusters of apples-in all 80 perfect
second growth apples, the largest of
which are as big as the end of a
mans thumb. The limb has also
put out new foliage. Mr. Porter in
forms us that the same tree bore
some fruit this year.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
MUSKINGUM COUNTY MAKES
GOOD ON ROAD PROMISES

That Muskingum county officials
meant business when they promised
local good road boosters they would
fix the river road this fall, was
proven by the following telegram,
received by Morgan County Cham
ber of Commerce leaders. Wednes-
day:
."Muskingum county commission
ers this afternoon appropriated
$1,000 to build gravel road from
Philo to Morgan county line. We
are glad to join hands with the good
people of Morgan county in this
splendid work.
GAMES r. ALEXANDER,
president, C. of c."
have thus far done nothing toward
continuing the work started by the
local Chamber of Commerce, on
money raised by popular subscrip-
ton 1t is understood a prominent
citizen stands ready to buy the
bonds the moment the commission
ers issue them for this project.
Mr. Alexander. who sent the
above telegram, has been a consist
ent and most efficient booster for
this road for many months. AS
president OF the GAINESVILLE Chamber
of Commerce, he was able to exert
a great deal of influence with the
Muskingum county commissioners.
He predicted here several months
ago in an address before the local
business organization that Muskin-
gum county would build her share
of the road this fall.
This $1,000 appropriation is also
a reflection of the recent visit to
GAINESVILLE of Messrs A. P. Pinker-
ton, jr., and Justus Alderman.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Malta Circuit NJ. p. Church

An all day meeting of the Malta
circuit will be held at the Chautau-
qua grounds here Oct. 8, beginning
at 10:30 o'clock. A special program
of music and speaking. is arranged
for. Rev. R. I. Farmer, pastor of
the GAINESVILLE M. P. church, will
speak in the afternoon. Special in
vitations have been sent to the Nc
Connelsville, Bailey and Pennsville
M. P. churches to participate, also
former residents of the circuit are,
with all interested parties, urged to
be present. Bring well filled bas-
kets.-L. r. Graham, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Deaths Toll
Sent. % to Oct. G

VIM. Garrett Moore, Philo
Mrs. Bethuel Knox, Aida, Neb.
Mrs. Sarah e. Thomas, Reinersvill
Mrs. Emily Dixon, Lowell
Perley j. Moore, Bloom Township
George B. Wooley, Athens County
Mrs. Vince Moore. Brown, w. Va.
Mrs. Lynn Penrose, Bartlett
Mrs. Catherine Justice, Columbus
Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Rural Dale.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Dean Dye HOnOred

The Ohio State Lantern contained
the following recently: Dean Clair
A. Dye of the college of pharmacy,
0. S. u. was elected president of
the American Conference of Phar-
maceutical Faculties at the meeting
at New Orleans in September This
conference includes from 40 to SO
of the important pharmacy colleges
in the country. Dean Dye will hold
office for one year. The next meet
ing will be held in Cleveland in
August. The conference establishes
standards for the colleges holding
membership"
Mr.. Dye is the son of E. A. Dye
of Beverly.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Assignments of Ministers

Among assignments of ministers
at the Northeast Ohio M. E. confer
ence held at Massillon, were the fol-
lowing: Carrollton, J.. M. Shafer.
Sebring, M. NJ Brown; Richmond.
H. B. Rasey; superintendent Cam
bridge district, J. W. Dowds; Bev-
erly, I. A. Ward; Cambridge. Cen
tral church, Fl. A. Cutler; Duncan
Falls, r. A. Hall; Pleasant City. r.
"A. Pelt; Sharon, E. R. Mcvicker. %
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Mrs. f. Dale Barker Very Ill

Mrs. Barker, wife of DR.. F. Dale
Barker, who has been i'll with ty-
phoid fever at their summer home
above town, was taken to the Beth
esda hospital. GAINESVILLE, Wednes-
day. Mrs. Barker was seemingly
recovering nicely when hemorrh-
ages of the bowels set in, which has
caused her to be very weak. Her
condition is far from being good.
She contracted the disease while in
West Virginia some weeks ago.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
MayOr Brent III

Mayor Charles R. Brent, who has
not been in the best of health for
some time, has been much worse
during the past week. Both his
heart and stomach are giving him
much trouble, and he is confined to
his home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Grand jury

The grand jury has been in ses-
sion since Tuesday, and will prob
ably continue the most of the day.
Over so witnesses were subpoenaed,
and more than 40 had been exam
ined when we went to press.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Armory Leased for Skatinc Rinl

We understand that the Lind
Brothers of GAINESVILLE have leased
the armory here, and Nov 1 will
open up skating rink, with both
afternoon and evening sessions, ex-
cept on Friday nights, when the
armory will be used for basket ball
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Mrs. JabeZ Mcdaniel Painfully Hurt

Mrs. JabeZ MCDANIEL Of this place
sustained very painful and per-
haps serious injury when she trip
ped and fell a few steps at the foot
of the stairs at her home, Monday
morning. No bones were broken,
but the small of her back seems to
be affected, and at this writing.
Wednesday. she has been unable to
be up or even to sit up in her bed
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Taken TO Soldiers, Home

Mr.. A. B. Gorrell left this morn
ing to accompany Mr.. Ebenezer Fin
ley of Meigsyille township to the
Soldiers national home, Dayton. Mr.
Finley served in the 116th o. V. /.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Rocky Glcns Beat stockport, 21 to =

Rocky Glens Beat Stockport, 21 to z
About as manv different things
as could happen in nine innings
took place last Sunday when Stock
port was beaten by the Rocky Glens,
21 to 7. There were almost as many
errors as runs, two home runs were
made, two players were hit with
the ball, the umpire had to take
some sharp criticism from visiting
fans, and the Glens made 10 runs
in one inning. Don Dougan and
Lee Spung composed the local bat
terry, and the work of the former
was the finest seen here this season.
Crooksville will be here next Sun
day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
RibbleS Celebrate Golden Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Ribble of
near GayspOrt celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary Wednes-
day, Oct. 5. Mrs. Ribble, who was
Miss Sarah Fouts, is 73 years Of age,
and Mr.. Ribble is "A. Both are ma
Stives of Morgan county, and were
married in this county. They re-
sided on a farm near ,Triadelphia
moving 80 years ago to their present
'farm. They have five children liv-
ing, one of whom is Atty C. F. Rib
bic of GAINESVILLE. Mrs. L. A. Ap-
pleman of Triadelphia is their
daughter.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
The Cloud high school is prog

The Cloud high school is prog
ressing nicely. Pupils enrolled are
Harry Barclay, Clancy Woodward,
Edythe Ray, Orville Ray. Garfield
Dye, James Grandstaff, Sadie Bar
clay, Grace Campbell, Hamer Will
son, Stanley Mahon, Georgia
knight, Elizabeth Walls, Dorothy
Barclay, Roy McGrath and Fred
Ray.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06

stores Open Thursday Afternoons
After observing Thursday after
noon as holiday all summer,
starting this Thursday stores will
be open all day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06

Mr.. Benjamin Knox of Bristol,
mention of whose illness has been
made, shows no improvement.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06

A son was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs c. l.. Swallow of Cloud.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
Special Meeting Oct. 1

Chas. Humphrey was employed
as janitor for the court house at
$50 per month. The following sub
mitted bids: J. D. McLain, $26;
VIM. Armstrong, 1888 1-3; Orville
Evans, $37; ). X. Seaman. $33; j..
M. Stewart, $45; w. A. Argo, $50;
Lemuel Fleming, $50; Geo. F. Par
tesius, $45; Geo. M. Wells, $40; @.
D. Cotton, $40; Chas. Humphrey,
$50.
The county surveyor was ordered
by force account labor to repair the
z. T. Lawrence bridge, Bloom, and
to repair the Murray bridge, Meigs-
willie
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

The commissioners met in regu-
lar session Monday. Among the
more important transactions were
the following:
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18
ABOUT OLE HANSON

Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Have
kindness to change my address as I
am moving out of Minnesota and am
going to farm in Gods country, just
across the Red river in North Dakota.
Gee, that Nonpartisan of March z
was a good one! Was glad to notice
the interest the American Federation
of Labor is taking in the North Da-
kota program. know, as ship
builder, how hard it was to get hon.
est officers into Office at Seattle, Wash.
1t certainly is surprising how some
people are so blamed stubborn to be-
lieve in Ole Hanson stopping the
"ferce fighting" while we were on
strike from January IL to March II,
1919. Not even an arrest was made
in the first three days of the general
strike. Not more peaceful bunch of
people could be seen, though Ole Han
sons soldiers were running around by
the hundreds with clubs in their hands
and guns in their pockets, just as if
Seattle were on fire. And all were
peaceable people that wanted nothing
but fair living, just what the Non
partisan league is fighting for.
Here is hoping to hear of Kansas
getting enrolled as a Nonpartisan
state by the next election, and as 9TH
ers. JOSEPH LEMM. T.
Hendrunl, MINI. sss..@
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18
LACK OF GRADES is
ONE DISADVANTAGE

Because of lack of grades, the tobac-
co producer is unable to determine if
he is receiving a reasonable price for
his product. There is no basis for
comparison between the prices paid
in one community and those paid else
where. Quotations Of one market
usually mean little in other markets,
for they are not based upon recogniz-
ed standards of quality.
In October the bureau of markets,
United States department of agricul-
ture, held hearings in a number of
cities for the purpose of discussing
with tobacco growers, merchants,
dealers, bankers, warehousemen and
others interested in the industry,
tentative regulations for warehousing
tobacco under the provisions of the
United States warehouse act. These
hearings were attended by members Of
the trade who were representative of
the tobacco industry generally and
considerable interest was shown in the
bureaus work. At first there was an
attitude of skepticism regarding the
benefit to be derived from the ware
housing of tobacco under the, provi-
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18
NORTH DAKOTA PROGRESSIVE

North Dakota farmers want to be
able to tell whether they are making a
profit or not. More than 1000 Of them
attended farm accounting schools held
throughout the state by the farm man
agement department of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college during the
last winter.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18

about to begin Investigations which
will lead to the establishing of tobac-
co grades applicable throughout the
entire industry. Though tobacco
ranks fourth among the crops of the
United States, returns more than
81 900, 100000 year in agricultural
wealth to the nation and more than
$300,000,O00 in annual revenue to
the government, it is marketed in
manner which producers of less i'm
portant crops would regard as short
cut to financial ruin, says the depart
ment of agriculture in statement re-
Gently issued.
For this condition the specialists of
the bureau of markets, department of
agriculture, blame primarily the auc-
tion system of sales in certain sections
and the private contract system in
other localities.
Under the first method loose piles
of tobacco to be sold are placed
on the floor Of a warehouse and ex-
amined by the prospective buyers. The
tobacco is not graded, nor does the
owner have much opportunity to. de-
scribe the merits of his product. The
auctioneer then offers the tobacco for
sale and the buyers are practically in
position to obtain the tobacco for any
price they choose to pay.
Under the second method the tobac-
co is sold privately by growers, who
usually have an indefinite idea of mar
ket prices, to buyers who are fully in
formed. The sales frequently are
made on the farm and confirmed by
contracts that are more binding on the
seller than on the buyer. The sale
often is made before the tobacco is
harvested. At the time of the trans
action the tobacco may be so far from
being in a marketable condition that
even the buyer is unable to determine
it's value, in which case the farmer
usually gets what the buyer estimates
to be a safe price or chooses to offer.
In bulletin published by the Mas
sachusetts experiment station it is
stated that "under the contract meth
cd of sale the farmer has all to lose,
with no corresponding gain; the buyer,
little or nothing" The same state
ment would apply equally as we'll to
the "auction SYSTEM" department
specialists say.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18

N ORDER to assist in
placing the marketing of
tobacco upon a more
businesslike basis, the
United States depart
ment of agriculture is
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18
TO ALLOW STORAGE
FOR BETTER PRICE

Under the provisions of the United
States warehouse act the secretary of
agriculture is authorized to license
warehouses for the storage of cotton,
grain, faxseed, wool and tobacco. The
chief purpose of the act, with respect
to tobacco, is to establish system of
warehouses in which tobacco may be
safely stored and through which the
industry can more easily be financed
and tobacco more advantageously
marketed. To accomplish this pur-
pose the act is designed to provide a
form of warehouse receipt which will
be readily acceptable and widely nego-
table as security for loans. Any
warehouse that adequately protects
the tobacco stored therein may be
licensed. The regulations under the
act provide for inspection of the prem
ises at irregular intervals, examina-
tions of the commodities stored and
observance by the warehouseman of
standards of business practice.
Since the passage of the act more
than 300 applications for warehouse
licenses have been received by the
bureau of markets, the majority of
them during the last year. Producers
and warehousemen now appear to ap-
preciate the benefits to be derived
from the warehouse act. The bureaus
regulations for the warehousing of
tobacco are in the hands of the print
ers and will be ready for general dis
tribution in the near future.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-04-18
What Southern Tobacco Growers Face
Statement by the United States Department of Agriculture
Shows Lineup Against Producers

sions of the warehouse act. Doubt
was expressed that the bureau would
be able to devise satisfactory tobacco
standards, but in every instance, be-
fore the end of the hearing, the bu-
reau's intention to take immediate ac-
tion in carrying out its plans to place
the marketing of tobacco upon sound
basis was approved.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-09
Jax Deputy Found
Guilty Posing as
a Federal Officer
(By Associated Press1

Jacksonville, July 8.-M. C. Con-
rad, former deputy sheriff was to-
day found guilty in federal district
court here on charge of imperson-
ating federal officer. Judge Call
deferred sentence. Conrad was found
guilty under four counts of an in
dictment returned by the federal
grand jury.
He was arrested several weeks ago
just as he withdrew from the office
Of R. E. Wheeler, local banker. Upon
his possession was found $1,5O0 in
marked bills, while Wheeler exhibit
ed a receipt in court signed by Con-
rad for the money which was paid
according to testimony introduced at
The trial, to insure Conrad's silence
evidence he had said he
concerning an alleged whis-
Key ring in this city, in which three
bankers were members. Wheeler en-
.ered into a plan to arrest Conrad,
he former testified.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-09
OPPO OSIT|ON TO
SOLDIER BONUS
BADLY ROASTED
McCumber Takes Fellow
Party Members to Task
For Dereliction
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, July 8.-Debate on
the soldier bonus bill dragged along
in the senate today while the list
of senators savoring indefinite post
ponement of action on the legislation
drew recommittal of the measure to
the finance committee steadily grew
in proportion. Leaders said they were
assured of enough votes to put
through such program.
President Harding will send a spe.
cial message to congress next week
regarding the bonus bill and the,
pressing of tariff and tax legislation.
but the exact date of it's submission.
has not been determined. Definite
action is expected to follow reading of
the message.
Less than a score of senator's fol-
lowed the days debate on the floor
marked by criticism by Senator Nc
Cumber, republican, North Dakota,
the chief proponent of the bonus, of
Melons letter declarins
such legislation to be inadvisable at
he present time in view of the con-
lition of the treasury.
"The republican party should make |
sood," declared Senator McCumber,
even if our party platform had not
ontained pledge to the soldiers of |
america"
Despite the pleading of the Sec
etary of the treasury, despite the
arnest plea of the President not to
nter into new fields of expenditures ].
his congress has appropriated mil
ions to go into new enterprises. 1t
ppears this congress seems bent on
pending all of the money that can
e raised by taxation. Why, then,
hould we expect tidal wave of con-
to sweep the country if
re pass bill that will take 20O,-
10000 two years from now and vary i
lg amounts thereafter and after t
llrty years no appropriation what
yer.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-09
Senate Yields To
House Demands
On Appropriation

Washington, July S.-After a meet.
ing of senate and house conferees on
the naval appropriations bill late to-
day it was said that the senate would
drop its fight for retention of certain
opposed by the house.
By the conference agreement it was
supposed that the bill delay on which
has caused technical lapse in navy
funds since July /, would be in
President Harding's hands by next
Tuesday or Wednesday, in ample
time to end the shortage of navy
funds and to care for obligations due
July 15, including pay for personnel.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-07-09
No Bumper Crops
Produced In u. S.
But Corn Is Good

Washington, July 8.-Forecasts of
the country's principal farm crops
made today by the department of ag-
riculture from their July l condition
indicated there ! will be no record
breaking production in any crop with
the possible exception of corn. Con-
ditions during June caused a reduc-
tion in the production forecast of
every crop as compared with last
months estimates.
There will be a bumrer corn crop,
but other crops are well below last
years production and in some in
stances below the average production
Of the five years prior to 1920.