Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-12-25
News of the Week
Carefully selected and condensed J
Thursday, Dec. IS, 1924


Attorney General Harlan F. Stone
considers the appointment of an en-
tirely new set of officials at Atlanta,
Ga, federal prison, as the result of a
preliminary investigation by the de-
partment of justice into conditions
there
Harry D. Silver of Preble county
is chosen on the first ballot for
speaker of the Ohio house of repre-
sentatives. He was opposed by the
Khan.
Former Governor James E. Camp
bell, aged 81, dies suddenly from
heart attack, following an address
given at banquet for Judge Safer.
In his address he stated that he ex-
pected to live past the century mark.
Henry M. Dawes, former comp
troller of the currency, is elected
head of the Pure Oil Co, succeeding
his brother Beman G. Dawes, re-
signed. He is a brother Of Vice
President-elect Dawes.
Friday Dec. 10, 1924
Samuel NJ Gompers. head of the
American Federation of Labor, is
buried in the historic Sleepy Hollow
cemetery at Tarrytown, N. Y. The
Masons have final charge of the SER
vices.
representative Julius Kahn, chair
man of the house military affairs,
aged 63 years, dies at his home in
San Francisco, Cal, of heart trou-
BILE, While he was born in Ger
many, he was one of the most ac-
tive supporters of the vigorous prose
cution of the war against that coun-
try, and although Republican, he
warmly championed the national
draft law proposed by the Demo
Gratis at the outbreak of the war He
believed that every youth should
serve at least six months in military
training.
At Dedham, Mass. a jury in a
case awarded damages of s10,534,
108 to Geo. F. Willett and Edmund
H Sears, in the longest trial in his
tory. 1t extended over a period of
IS months, and there were 1874 ac-
tual trial days. The jury was out
10 hours. The issue in the case was
that group of Boston bankers and
conspired to ruin the
plaintiffs credit and then capture
their property.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 1924
William Green, secretary-treasur-
err of the United Mine Workers of
is unanimously elected
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, succeeding Samuel
Gompers, deceased. He is 81 years
of age, and of English Welsh ex-
traction. His home is at Coshocton,
O., and at one time he was a mem
Der of the Ohio senate. With his
eltCtIOh, oHIodHS NOW HtdN tHltS VI
the largest organizations of their
kind in the United States O. e.
Bradfute of Xenia is president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
and L. ]. Tabor Of Barnesville is
president of the National Grange
The house of representative pass
IS the Navy Supply bill which car
-ies nearly $500, 900, 900. Follow
ng its passage Rep. Britain Of Hi
1ois, ranking Republican on the
louse naval committee introduces
1ill to make an additional apprOpria-
ion of s101 400, ,000 for new naval
Governor Donahey and Prohibi
ion Commissioner Mcdonald, in
conference. with dry agents ask the
,tlicials to not search homes. unless
hey are sure that liquor is being
sold there, and the governor tells the
agents TO be gentle in the dealing
With women occupants, in the
searching of homes,-that he will
nave no abusing of women" The
state prohibition department makes
t plain that attention is TO be di-
'ected TO the big fellows" who man
Ifacture, sell or transport liquor for
gain.
Sunday, Dec. Fl, 1924
Following simple funeral services,
former Governor James E. Camp
oell is buried in Green Lawn ceme-
cry. Columbus.
The Criterion Market, formerly
he property OF the X Of c., but
more recently Of the K, X. X. is
purchased at receivership sale by the
owners of the Marion Star, and will
ee converted into a model newspaper
plant.
Secretary of War Weeks approves
sonditionally, plan to bridge the
Golden Gate, the entrance to San
Francisco harbor.. at a cost eall
mated at s21. .000,0 900.
A broken bolt causes the derail-
nent of train on a, bridge in
irossing the Chippewa Falls river, !,