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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-09-11
SAN JUAN RIVER AT A
STANDST|LL; NATIONAL
LINES REPORT FLOODS

At Arroyo del Tigre the levees have
been cut affordin.: some relief from the
flood waters. The San Juan river at
Aldamas is reported at standstill anu
no further appreciable rise is noted.
The Arroyo del Tigre is on the Mex
lean side about 8 or 10 miles west Of
Brownsville.
IL is said that the Mexican National
has bridge abutment washed out at
Aldumas and that at Cuevas the track
W. under water The river il reported
10 have risen two inches here in "a
hours.
Train service has been maintained to
date despite the flood. The railway riv-
er reading reports the river = to 10
inches below flood crest of last year.
The railway reports the flood crest
at Rio Grande of % feet 6 inches COM
pairing with 80 feet last year very ia
vorably.
immigration officials on the interna-
tional bridge report that lowlands above
Brownsville are flooded to some extent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-09-11
River alIinq.

Especial 10 The HeraldD
RIO GRANDE. Sept. 1.-THE river
il reported 10 Be % feet and inches at
this point by Fort Ringgold. The read
ing was made at $50 n. m.
The report il that the river has fallen
4 feet az Laredo.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
THE 5-4 DECISIONS

Renewed war on to 4 decisions
of the United States supreme court
was to be expected in view or the
decision overthrowing minimum
wage laws for women as an lnVa-
sion of the constitutional right to
freedom of contract. The parucu-
larly unfortunate fact in this case
was that the court sustained mini
mum wage law in 1916 and then re-
versed itself in 1923. And why?
Only because of the change in the
personnel of the judges. A new
President of the United States came
into office who has been nominating
Judges more conservative on the
whole than those nominated by his
predecessor and, consequently, the
court fiops about in its construction
of the constitution. 1t can be ar
aued. perhaps, that the people in
1920 voted for that sort OF thlng.
Yet il is always forcibly urged, es-
necially by conservatives, that court
decisions should not be determined
by popular vote.
1t might be best if the vote of the
Judges ON constitutional questions
were never made public, the decision
only being announced. So close a
vote as to 4 has a psychological
effect; it invariably suggests how
little it would take to turn four into
five and that when four oppose five
nothing is really settled. 1t is an
argument of some weight. therefore,
if the vote of the judges is to be
published hereafter as in the past
that in order to make constitutional
decisions seem settling rather than
unsettling a two-thirds majority be
required to overthrow an act OF
Congress on constitutional grounds.
Two-thirds of the Senate must vote
to ratify a treaty, which becomes
the law of the land; there can be
nothing revolutionary about requlr-
ing a two-thirds vote of the court to
annul legislative enactment.
Either that, or stop publishing fig
ures of the judges line-up.-Spring-
field, Mass, Republican.
Such decisions as the above are
causing many of our leading states
men much serious thought. Senator
Fess, while regarded as a eonserva-
tive, is advocating two-thirds ma
iority OF the supreme court as neces-
sary, in such decisions. AS it stands,
one man-not even chosen by the
people, can set aside a law passed
by both branches of congress, elec
tive representatives of the people,
mostly made up of lawyers, and
signed by the President.
Many lawyers in congress are bril-
liant men, and should be able to in
terpret the constitution and then
not hesitate to vote against meas
ure if unconstitutional, rather than
vote for it because Of political rea
sons, and pass the measure up to the
supreme court as to its constitution
ality.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

Brown. Mrs. Brown, the newly
elected president, presided and gave
a timely address replete with
thoughts that were helpful, speak
ing of our duty as citizens to exer-
else our rights as intelligent women
voters.
The committee had arranged an
attractive program. In part-Miss
Lillian Thompson presented a care
fully prepared paper. Subject:
Women in Industry. She stated that
there are 1872 women in the twin
cities employed in various indus
tries, 9S of whom are employed in
McConnelsville and "a in Malta
only two being employed as maids
by housewives in their homes. There
are also nine business women and
three newspaper reporters. The
number of days and hours that the
women in industries are required by
law to work are six days in a week
and so hours in that number of
days And children under Is years
of age are required to work 48
hours in six days.
Mrs. Evelyn True Button gave an
instructive talk on Congressional,
Judicial, Senatorial and Federal
courts and pointed out on the map Of
Ohio the names and number of the
counties comprising the districts.
She also gave the decrease in the
population of Morgan county since
the year 1850. In that year it was
28,796, and the last census gave the
population as 1885.
The next regular meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Button.
A delightful social hour was
spent, during which time refresh
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
BUY A HOUSE NOW

Some new ones listed lately. See
these:
Small house, good lot, $956.
10-room house, can be made dou-
BILE easily, $4,000.
10-room double, $4,000.
5-room bungalow and S acres, on
pike adjoining town, $4,000.
| 1-3 acres, next to town, good g.
room house, 1850.
10 acres, town, 8-room and bath,
garage, barn, etc. Bargain.
15 acre, town, Groom house,
$4,000.
10 acres and 5-room house. close
to town, $4,000.
4-rooms, full lot, $1,000.
7-rooms, Kennebec Ave-, $4,000.
5rooms, Kennebec, $2,250.
5-rooms, 10th ST., $4,000.
6-rooms, lots, 3rd St., $3.50.
Groom and bath, 4th St.. $4,000.
5-rooms and 2 lots, Kennebec
Hill, $4,000.
Groom, s1,100 and $1,000.
6-room and acre, town, $4,000.
Groom and bath, $4,000.
Groom modern, $3.25O.
8-room modern, $4,000.
8-rOom bungalow, $3.50.
2 good building lots.
To sell property list it with us.
See our Farms in Masters catalog.
EMMETT A. TAYLOR, Agt.
(Successor to Ross & Taylor)
Rooms 11-12 Stanbery Bldg.
McCOnnelsyille, Ohio
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
EAST BRANCH


There was a large crowd at East
Branch Sunday. Bible school COM
menced.
Mrs. Dan Wagner visited her sister
Mrs. James Price and other relatives
at Pennsville from Friday night un-
til Monday evening and attended
church there Sunday and took din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Price.
Mrs. owen GLADDEN. visited her
sister Mrs. Eta Goff at Crooksville
last week.
Some from Sunday Creek have
been attending the meeting at Fair
view.
Emmett Wagner, Donald Updike,
CASTOR Pierce and Brosier Brooks
attended Burr Oak school Saturday
night. 1t being the last day of school
they had quite a program.
Mrs. Rufus Updike from Crooks
was at her mothers while the latter
was visiting at Pennsville.
Jeff Love visited his sister Mrs.
James Price at Pennsville Satur-
day and returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Van Horns
children were at home Sunday
Some people from Santoy took
some booze to Crooksville Saturday,
and were arrested while there.
Several from here attended the
last day of school at Chappelear
Wednesday. Miss Lenora Byers,
teacher.
The roads where they have used
the drags are in pretty good shape.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
After EDery Meal

tensively predicted that the propos-
ed schedule finally adopted would
result in the advance in the cost OF
sugar to the people of the United
States and that the increase in the
rate would be the determining fac
tor. The prediction has come to
pass exactly as made. The protec-
tive theory has demonstrated itself
magnificently. The sugar industry
is prosperous-wonderfully so. But
the bills are being paid, not by the
foreigner but by the 12O, 100000
people who use sugar as food. This
is said because the commercial re-
ports tell us of the sale of raw sugar
in Cuba with the purchaser assum-
ing the cost, freight, insurance and
tariff. These eventually are trans
ferred TO the ultimate consumer
whose every spoonful is taxed"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
ALL VICTORY BONDS DUE
MAY 20

The r. L. Dollings Security Com
pany will accept your victory bonds
at par and allow you the accrued in
terest on them, and pay you seven %
additional from now till May 20,
making you 11a4 60 on your money
till May 20.
The Dollings Company is COM
mercially rated with Br2ds:reet &
Dun as high as they caa be rated.
and has resources or almost tWen-
ty millions, and a surplus and re-
serve. of over four millions as of
Dec. 81, 1922. These securities are
nontaxable, and pay you 7%.
r.. r.. WALRAVEN, Agt.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

most of the winter with her grand
daughter in Columbus and her
daughter below McConnelsville, re-
turned to her home here Sunday ev-
ening. She has been laid up with
the flu the greater part of this time
and looks much the worse for the
sickness.
w. J. Allen has been quite poorly
for some time and does not improve
as fast as his many friends might
wish.
A number of the farmers on the
creek just east of this place have
been having lime pulverized to be
used for fertilizer on their farms.
The play that was to have been
given at Early school house Satur
day evening, was postponed to We'd
nesday evening of this week, on ac-
count of sickness in the family of
some that were on the program.
Mr.. Scott of Cumberland has op
toned about $1,000 acres of coal
land extending south almost to
Woodgrove He wishes to option
about 10000 acres more if he can
secure the leases on to this place.
While we believe that the wool
grower is getting a little better
prices for his clips of wool than he
would if we did not have the wool
growers organization and the wool
pool, yet we must say that we are
from Missouri" and there are some
things that we would like to have
explained. We know a farmer that
has been in the wool growing busi-
ness for quite bit more than a
third of a century, and he has been
breeding his flock for a better quail
ity of wool We know that he has
an excellent grade of wool, He has
consigned his wool for three con-
secutive seasons. In 1921 he con-
signed 1921 pounds, S54 pounds of
which passed as Delaine. In 1922
from the same sheep he consigned
1881 pounds, 32S pounds of which
passed as Delaine. Why the differ
ence? The percent of Delaine from
the same sheep was more than twice
as much from the 1921 clip as it
was from the 1922 clip. The price
received for the 1922 clip averaged
about 4Gc, and the grower lost the
use of his money for about nine
months to get that.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
REINERSVIIILE

Mrs. M. ID. Ford of McConnels-
vile has been spending several days
with her daughter Mrs. Earl Smith
and family of near this place.
Pat Murphy and his trained dogs
left last Saturday for Wheeling
where he will join a show company
The show will travel by truck to the
different points visited by the show
during the summer season.
Roy Still, who has been working
at Woodgrove for some time past,
has disposed of his material and va
Gated his smithy and will be en-
poyed in drycleaning establish
ment in McConnelsville.
The school at this place that has
been taught by Miss Lois Hill, was
brought to close last Friday, with
an entertainment in the afternoon
by the pupils that attracted quite a
few visitors. The entertainment
was quite interesting. The school
has been success.
The school at Fosters, taught by
Miss Rita Smith, at Windyhill
taught by Dean Rex. and the Combs
school taught by Harry Cannon,
have closed.
Mrs. Eva Fitch, who spent the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
SUGAR FACTS FOR MATsON

Two weeks ago we stated that we
had been waiting for Editor MatsOn
10 come forth with statement deny
ing that the present Republican rob
Der tariff has had anything to do
with the high price of sugar. Last
week in space filler article of
great length he would make believe
that he is enlightening the public
regarding the sugar situation. How
ever, "wordy" as was his attempted
reply, we fail to see where he an
swered our question For his bene-
fit we publish a few figures about
sugar, which we believe will do him
good, and which shows that the
tariff does raise the price of sugar.
On April 2, 1923, hundred
weight of 96 degree Cuban raw
sugar landed in New York cost
$3.50. But this sugar could not be
released from custody of the U. S.
Treasury and get into the mark ct
until the tariff Of 1.76 cents a pound
was paid by the importers. When
this tariff had been paid it was add
ed to the original cost of the sugar
and the equivalent of this hundred
weight, expressed in terms of dol
lars and cents, then became $7.39
and was carried on the importers
books at that amount. The refiners
claimed shrinkage of per cent
during the process of preparing the
sugar for consumption. Seven per
cent of $3.50 is SO cents, and these
amounts added make $7.91. The
sugar was then offered to the trade
al 8 cents a pound, less per cent
Or 18 cents hundred pounds.
The wholesale price was fixed
therefore at s8.S2 a hundred If
he tariff had not been added TO this
sugar the cost of it, including the
charge for shrinkage, would have
been only $500 instead of $739 at
the refinery and the wholesale price
about a cents instead Of $50
cents a pound. The tariff made a
difference of about 2 cents a pound,
wholesale.
If Matson thinks he can figure it
in any other way and be right, let
him go to it!
We could quote from numerous
Republican papers, in which they
admit that the tariff has raised the
price of sugar. Even the T. r., last
Saturday, discussing the sugar stu
alton said the tariff is admittedly
responsible for an increase in price
equal to the import duty on sugar. -
But the one paper nearest to Mat
cons heart is the Cincinnati En-
suirer The owner is Millionaire
Mclean, one of President Harding's
closest, staunchest friends, and sup
pOrters of the administration, who
always sees TO il that Harding has
good expensive place to play golf.
What his paper thinks of the robber
tariff, we quote as follows from a
recent editorial:
None of our high protective
friends, we apprehend, will pre-
snme at this time to deny that the
FOrdney-McCumber tariff bill has
any influence upon the mounting
price of sugar. This necessary
eOmestible's cost is nearing that of
the wartime peak, although there
jig no shortage. No world disturb
ance naturally and logically to pro-
duce such a result. When the bill
was before the Congress it was ex-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
MuLGROVE

B. s. Freeland, Mrs. Ed Olney,
Leroy Olney and James Carroll were
in McConnelsville Saturday.
The pupils of Centerbend school
/ gave a nice program Friday after
noon. Several of the parents were
there to enjoy it. The teacher, Miss
Alice Smith, returned to her home
at Reinersville Friday evening.
Adm Craig is building a garage
for Lawrence Deist.
Ed Wagner and wife spent the
week end with her parents at Tria-
delphia
Miss Gladys Mccall of the Fletch-
or school gave wener and marsh
mallow roast for her pupils Friday.
Nearly all the parents were there
too, also Wade Freeland. Mrs. Jas.
Moore and daughters and Fanny,
Edna, Freda and Hazel Graham.
Meigsville grange met at the hall
Friday evening Besides the regu-
lar program, readings and recita-
tions were given BY Edith, Floyd
and Ralph Bamfeld. and Cecil
Deist; also comic dialogue, "a
Petertown PROPOSAL was given by
Gladys Mccall and Wade Freeland.
At the next meeting a play will be
given by James Moore, Russell Free
land and Adm Craig.
Ed Olney received his fine new
car last week
There will be no preaching at
Fletcher on Sunday afternoon, May
6, instead DR.. Dowds will preach in
the evening.
The many friends of Mrs. Odell
Bartlett in this neighborhood, were
very sorry to hear that she was SER
iously i'll at Grant hospital in Co
lumbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lincicome
came on a short visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Barnes last week. Mr..
Lincicome came to take his son Ev-
erett who has been spending the
school months with his mother Mrs.
Barnes, back with him to Zanes-
vile to spend the summer.
We notice Vernon Olney is driv-
ing a new auto.
Mr.. Sconvart and friend Of
Avilla, Pa, spent part of the last
week fishing at Millgrove.
Geo. Graham, wife and daughter
are visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Graham.
Several people from this neigh
/ borhood assisted at the serenading &
/ Saturday evening when Joe Eddy
brought his bride to his home on the
Fred Bozman farm.
/ Russell, Carlos and Wade Free
land, Albert and Adm Craig, Marie
Moore, Muriel Barnes, Gladys Nc
Call and Alice Smith enjoyed a
weiner and marshmallow roast last
Wednesday evening over by Ben
Wells. The Craig boys took their
victrola along
Belgian mare 10 Mr.. Reed of Wash
ington county.
Osmer Lawrence and Blanche
Olney attended the picnic dinner at
Oak Grove Friday, also the chick
feeding demonstration at VIM.
| HoOper's that afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Olney sold $50 young
chickens that averaged over II
! pounds each, TO Mr.. Bell of Water
/ ford.
R. w. Barnes was down from
! GAINESVILLE last week looking after
business.
Winnie Moore and Matte Barnes
visited at Howard Barnes Sunday.
Mrs. Ollie Young of GAINESVILLE
and daughter Mrs Elsie Stone
burner of Marietta visited over Sun
day at Heber Tennent's
B. F.. Wells sister Mrs. Dawson
and daughter Margaret are in India
now, but will leave there for Cairo,
Egypt on May 3, on their trip
around the world.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
RRISTOL

Audry and Ivan Porter who have
been quite sick, are much better
Dick Trott who has been threaten.
ed with pneumonia, is improved.
The cold and wet weather is
keeping spring work back consider.
ably.
Arthur HOsom and daughters
Maude and Elsie will move this
week down on Olivet ridge. Mr.
Hosom expects to take road work
near Stockport for the summer.
Charlie Hill and Blair Prophet OF
Bridgeport have been spending a
few days with James Ferguson's and
other friends. They brought with
them their radio. A number OF
neighbors were in each evening to
hear it, and it was much enjoyed.
w. l.. Smith closed his third term
Of school at Sand Hill Friday. The
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
TRIADELPHIA

Frank Mcdonald has been ap-
pointed a member of the school
board to succeed VIM. Kent, resign
ed
G. w. and B. j. Appleman OF
GAINESVILLE spent Thursday night
with their sister Mrs. Lyle Martin.
Mrs. Caroline Henry who has
been quite sick, is better She will
be SO years old next month.
B. S. Cutler was at GAINESVILLE
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Violet Wood and family of
Crooksville visited Sunday with her
sister Mrs. Eugene Martin.
Edward Wagner and wife of Re-
lief visited Sunday at D. L. Max
wells.
Mrs. W. A. Torbert and daughter
Margaret and niece Miss Ruth Dana,
attended the last day of school at
Bristol No. l Friday, and Poplar
Ridge Saturday.
Miss Mildred Torbert who taught
Bristol No. 1, and Miss Lois Torbert
who taught Poplar Ridge, returned
to their home here this week.
L. A. Appleman and family visit
ed Sunday at Phillip Ribble's Of
Sharp Ridge.
Lewis Butt and family, Chas
Crozier and Herschel Taylor all of
GAINESVILLE and Billy Williams and
family of Shawnee visited Sunday
with Geo. Taylor and wife.
Clyde Nelson and family and
Floyd Woodward and wife OF Rose
vile, A. j. Trash and family of NAL
ia and Geo. Appleman and family of
CrooksvilIe were Sunday visitors at
L. b. Woodward's S.
Mrs. Geo. Bankes who has been
seriously sick for the last two weeks,
is no better
Harry Gessell and wife of Malta
visited few days last week at
Chas. Hemry's.
School closes here next Friday
and at Red Clay Saturday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

patrons OF the. district gathered in
with baskets loaded for a picnic din
ner. There wereS so present to en-
JOY the day.
Miss Cleo Crawford of GAINESVILLE
came Saturday to visit her aunt
Mrs. T. V. Ray. She will also help
with the music at the commence
ment at Unionville.
Mrs J. F. Gilliland remains in
poor health.
Melvin Ferguson has returned
home after spending several weeks
at Bridgeport.
John Kidd spent Sunday with
Frank Knox and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
Home from the South

Mrs. Ida X. Pyle and daughter
Miss Agnes Pyle returned last
Thursday from Miami, Fla, where
they had been since about the first
of November. On their way home
they stopped for visit with Mrs.
Pyle's daughter Mrs. w. A. Vance
of JOhnstown, Pa.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

See the demonstration of Sherwin-
Williams paints at the Malta Hard
ware Co., May and 5. 26a2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

Paul, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Heron of Meigsville, is i'll
with stomach trouble.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

ding of his son Vernon Roberts who
married lady of that city Satur-
day.
The eighth grade examination Of
the grade schools of this township
We're held Tuesday and Wednesday
OF last week. All schools changed
teachers during this examination
Chester Carr has been doing quite
lot of -teaming on the Morgan oil
lease here.
If a southern traveller had hap
pened through these diggins' last
week and seen some of us dirt sling
ers and our better halves plantin'
'taters" and stickin' in ''ingun" sets
and garden sass" seeds with our
winter duds on, he would have
thought he was nearing the North
Pole.
Miss Eva Newsom closed her
school at Centerville last Friday and
has returned to the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde New
som.
Miss Gladys Tavenner is employ
ed in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son Barkhurst.
lulSS AHHd ClOSCu lsCI
school in York township Saturday
and has returned to the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Clements
Mrs. Margaret Tolbert, C. S. Toll
bert, Mrs. Gertrude Snearley, and
Albert Ellis and wife spent Sunday
with Isaac Tolbert and family near
Morganville.
Miss Florence Harper of Center
vile visited Clyde Newsome and
family the first of the week.
Carl Hosom and wife visited his
parents Mr.. and Mrs James p.
Hosom of near Stockport, Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

Meeting of WOmen's League
The League of Women Voters was
pleasantly entertained Tuesday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. R. X,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26

ments were served by the hostess.
Xxx
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
HOPEWELL

Where'd you get that hat?
Last week George Roberts went
to Indianapolis to attend the we'd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Fruit Growers
Western Maine

Tho Maine Department Of AGricul-
furc and tho Auburn Chamber of
commerce viii hold the Western
Maine Fruit Growers Conference at
Auburn City hall. February 20-2I.
At the meetings questions of vital
Importance to the fruit growers of
Maine will be discussed 10y men who
have had practical experience along
1hc several lines of orchard activities.
Among the topics taken up will he
that of selection of varieties adapted
40 Maine conditions, cultivation and
fertilization. busting and it's value,
spraying, observations made on a trip
through the orchard sections of
Maine. orchard management, market
ing, small fruits and how to grow
them. bees and their relation to fruit
production. Best of all will be the
round table where any question may
he asked and will be answered by
someone who has special knowledge
of the particular subject. In fact.
this will he a live encyclopedia OF
useful information on all horticul-
1ural subjects.