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Evening star., 1924-04-01

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ministTstion. Modern Literature, Business
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Languag ages. etc. 90 Jackson Place. Main $40.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
$500 BOND ORDERED
IN maintenance SUIT
Elvin Noxon, Sued by Wife, Must
Place Security Pending Hearing
OH Case in Court.

Justice Bailey in Equity Division
yesterday ordered United States
Marshal Snyder to take into custody
Eivin Noxon. employed by the Amer
lean Manufacturers Foreign Credit
Underwriters at the Department of
Commerce until he gives a bond of
$500 not to leave Washington pending
a hearing on a petition for main
tenance filed against him by his wife.
Muriel V. Noxon. They were married
in Philadelphia March 20 last. Mrs.
Noxon declares. and her husband re-
turned at once to Washington and
has not since given her one cent for
her support. lie also refuses 10
allow her to join him here. He makes $
S240 a month, she states. and should
be required to support her.
Mrs. Noxon declares that her hus-
hand told her his father resides in
Canada and threatened to leave the
jurisdiction If any attempt was made
TO collect alimony. She is represented
by Attorney George A Maddox.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
tTE
Silence

| am silent as the dickens when
the busy probesmiths claim that.I
swiped some Dorking chickens from
an old and widowed dame. When
the probesmiths. al together, ask
me if It isn't so. ] discuss the woozy
weather. and predict both rain and
snow. You will never see me
deigning to reply, though charges
hurt: for defending and explaining
make man look cheap as dirt.
Still the work OF probing quickens.
and the probesmiths seek my door.
asking if l copped those chickens IN
the balmy days OF yore. While their
spokesman bold enlarges on the
evidence they've found,.l | might well
deny their charges and my inno-
cence expound; but delegate deny
ing always has a guilty air, and the
people think he's lying, though he
springs the truth with care. Better
far to treat the rumor of his moral
turpitude with an air OF genial
humor, stunning language harsh and
rude. SO | don't discuss a feather
of the hens they say stole. but ]
talk about the weather and the
grounding in its hole. IF I'm guilt
less it is certain that the truth will
some day out, and that truth will
raise the curtain on white and
martyred scout. If really stole the
chickens, silence is the safer course,
while the air around me thickens
with the llowls of probesmiths
hoarse.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON. .
Evening star., 1924-04-23
ToDAY,s ADJUSTMENTS.

49, SSAAsSS~Ss
NATIoNAI-"Cherry Blossom Time"
At $50 pm.
BELAsCO-'The Cat and the Ca
nary" at 2:2o and $3.50 pm.
POLrs-Griffith's America" at z::0
and $50 pm.
Notwithstanding and Sara Kouns.
vaudeville. at 2:I5 and S:l5 pm.
TTv0LI-New stage. screen and
musical features, continuous show,
10 II pm.
COsM0S-will stanton and Nat
Martins Orchestra, vaudeville and
pictures, continuous show. from l to
II pm.
sTRAND-"The Dance Shop" vaude-
willie and pictures, at 2:4S. $50 and
$40 pm.
GAYETY-"Lets Co." buriesque. at
::15 and s:15 pm.
PALACE-"Sca-amo at 1885
am, 12:40. 2:45. A:50, Z, 8 and 10 pm.
METROPOLITAN Douglas Mac
Lean, in The Yankee Consul" at
10:45 am, 1890. 2:20. 4:2o, $3.50, 7!50
and $3.50 pm.
RIALTO-Harold Lloyd. in Girl
1855 and 9:45 pm.
COLC MBIA- Inc L JnlnVtteC 1UeSt,
at 10:35 am, 1920, 2, 4, 6, 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
AM BA A ID R--Elinore Glyn's
Three Weeks" at Sis, TAO and 9:35
pm.
CENTRAI-"The White Sin" at
1i:35 am, 1885. 3:35, 5:35, 1885 and
$40 pm.
CRANDALL'S-"His Darker Self
at IL am. 1880. 2, $50, 5, $50,
and $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
GREAT FALLS PLAN
SEEN AS WASTEFUL
Engineer Pronounces Water Power
Project Too Big for
City's Needs.
STAND BEHIND D. c. HEADS
Kalorama Citizens Vote Extending
Power of Commits
sioners.

Development of Great Falls into
water power project would result
in, saving of approximately one
fourth of a cent per kilowatt hour, \,
e. Grover. president of the Washing
ION Society of Engineers, said at a
meeting of the kalorama Citizens AS
Sociation in the Wyoming apartments
last night.
Electric energy possible of creation
At the Great Falls site would be two
or.three times as great as the city of
Washington requires, Mr.. Grover said,
and as the cost of the construction of
\ suitable hydro electric plant would
he about $45,000.000 il would be neces-
sary TO find a market for the energy
created which would not be needed
here. Generation Of power for which
there is no use, he said. should be
guarded against as ruthless waste.
and the need for plant here should
he warranted before the site is de-
Neloped.
The development of the Great Falls
site is a huge task. he said, and will
5uvolVe the expenditure of huge sums
because of the fluctuation of the
amount of water flowing over the
falls. When the water is low the
volume is insufficient to generate cur
rent, while, on the other hand, he
said. when the river runs high the
head is lost and the water flows
evenly with no appreciable drop" and
IS therefore of no use for power
making. Slides were shown to il
lustrate conditions at Great Falls,
:lsc a chart :howing the fiuctuation
Of the flow over the falls in one year
tasrun from 1000 to 10000 second feet
Stter con~iderabIe discussion the
eAssocia tion voted to indorSe the pro-
r,osed bill granting widespread muni
cipal general powers to the Commits
Sioners excluding one section. Mr..
Wells of the Legislative committee
proposed the measure for adoption
by the body excluding the section
.15-antinE the power of appointing
Sadges. members of the school board
and other Offices. Mr.. Murphy
moved 10 amend the resolution to
retain this section, claiming that the
city would he better served through
commissioners. who would have the
interest Of tho District at heart.
Jesse Suter said there is much evil
dence that the minor offices of the
1i-trict are held by constituents of
tf.e members of the District commit
tees in both branches of Congress
and the District would not be much
worse off by allowing the Commits
siCnerS to appoint all officers.
The proximity of three gasoline
filling stations and q garage to the
Morgan School was sire Sed as dan
Eerous to the children attending this
school. and the association upon mo-
tion of Mrs. Wilet. Endorsed reSo-
luton requesting the placing of an
appropriation Of SEQ 600 in the next
school budget for the establishment
OF a playground.
The meeting was opened by a con-
cert recital by Miss Margaret Cal
by Miss Margaret E. Grant. George
a Kicker nreSide6
Evening star., 1924-04-23
PLAN CHURCH SCHOOL
Meeting TONIGHT
Sessions to Be Held at Mount Yer.
non Place M. E. Church South.
Instructive Talks to Be Given.

There will be meeting tonight of
all church school workers at 7:45 at
the Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South, under the auspices Of the Coun-
Gil Of Religious Education.
The elementary division, compris-
ing the cradle roll, beginners. pri-
maries and juniors. will meet in the
primary rooms. Mrs. Washington
Topham will be in charge. The
cradle roll department will be un-
der the direction OF Miss Graham. A
special program has been arranged
for the beginners department, which
will be led b. Miss DonnelL
Organization and administration
work and the teaching OF number
of Mothers day stories and songs will
be carried on in the primary depart
ment, under the direction of Mrs.
Rossell Edward Mitchell
Mrs. Townsend will discuss the
honor roll work in the junior depart
ment and a wideawake program for
children OF a few more years will be
outlined by Miss Ardell Payne.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
FEDERAL JOBS OPEN.
Civil Service Commission An
nounceS Examinations.

The Civil Service Commission has
announced that examinations will be
held to fill vacancies in the follow
ing positions:
Business executive, Veterans Blu.
reau hosp. tails throughout the United
States, at $4,000 to $4,000 year;
teacher, Indian service, st $3.50 9
year, plus the increase OF SEQ month
and furnished quarters, heat and
light free of cost; inspector in salmon
canning, bureau of chemistry, De.
partment of Agriculture. at $1,000 tc
$1,000 a year, plus the increase OF
SEQ a month and allowance for travel.
ing expenses when absent from head
quarters on official business; cement
inspector. bureau OF standards De-
partment of Commerce, at $1,32o &c
$l.6So a year; radio inspector. signal
service at large, at S2,400 year.
Full Information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
of the Civil Service Commission, 172a
i street northwest.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
SCOUTS TO GIVE PLAY.
Troop No. 90 of st. Martins Par
ish Plan MinstrelS.

A minstrel show will be presented
at Gonzaga College. North Capitol and
streets. by Boy Scout Troop No. SO
of ST. Martins parish next Sunday
afternoon and on the following Mon
day night.
Those taking part in the show have
named themselves the "St. Martins
Laughlanders." and the entertainment
Is to be called "The Jolly Minstrels
from Dixie Land" The proceeds will
go toward the troop pledge given in
the recent building campaign for a
new parish school.
More are slain by late suppers than
Su-prd
Evening star., 1924-04-23
DR.. RANsOME RESIGNS.
Leaves Geological Survey to Take
Arizona University Chair.

DR.. FL Ransome, who has been
engaged in the metalliferous section
Of the. United States geological sur
vey for the past twelve years, and
who has been for the past year pro-
fessor Of economic geology In the
University OF Arizona at Tucson,
Ariz., on leave of absence, has ac-
cepted permanently the chair of eco.
I.--1fc geology at the Arizona uni
versity and has resigned from the
survey, . . .s...s
Evening star., 1924-04-23

More are slain by late suppers thai
the sword
Evening star., 1924-04-23
MAJESTIC LEAVES DOCK.
Great Liner to Re-Enter Trans
atlantic Service.

BOSTON. April 23.-Freshly scraped
and painted. the White Star liner
Majestic. which disputes with the Le-
viathan the title OF the worlds larg-
est ship, slipped from her dry dock
at South Boston yesterday and head
ed for New York, where she will
re-enter the transatlantic service.
A large fleet of tugs escorted her
down the channel.
The fat seaman is known in bad
weather
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07

persons. Publishers will also be noti-
fled when they are putting up their
mail in an incorrect manner.
Under the new system, newspa-
pers will be made up in separate
sacks plainly labeled with che word
newspapers" IF there are only a
few copies OF newspapers at the
point of dispatch, they will be plac-
ed in pouches with first class mail
or In separate sacks, even though
the sacks are only partially filled.
This order means much to the
American public. It is one of the
most important and far reaching
steps in post office history. 1t is
for the benefit of those who desire
to have their newspapers placed be-
fore them at as early a moment as
possible. This should keep both
the city and rural population in
closer and quicker touch with their
several fields of activities.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07

thouehtfully, simply, and kindly.
So with John T. Morris, the record
OF his life cannot here be told. He
was the only son OF Thomas Nor
ris and Anna Vincent Morris.
Though Thomas Morris, his father,
was born in Marion township in
1919. he returned to Washington
county where he was married and
where their first child, Elizabeth A.
was born. A short time after her
birth the family came to Marion
township where John t. Morris was
born May 80, 1916, living west of
Chesterhill. A short time after his
birth the farm that has been the
Morris homestead was bought, and
here he spent the greater part OF his
life, and continued to reside until
his death. Another sister, Mary,
comprised his fathers family. Both
the sisters married and left the old
home, Elizabeth marrying Charles
Patterson of Chesterhill, and Mary,
S. c. Boyles of Bishopville. On
April %, 1882, he was united in
marriage to Charity M .Swab, and
she came to live in the home, his
mother having passed away. To
this union, one child, Edna A. was
born, who tenderly caring for her
mother through long affliction,
and has since her mothers death on
Jan. 5. 1915, made her fathers
Germ. After an illness of about two
months, which was characterized by
periods of great suffering, he quiet
ly and peacefully passed into eter-
nal rest Jan. %. 1924, aged IT
years, months and % days. He
leaves besides his only child Edna
A., his sister Elizabeth A. Patter-
con Smith Of Chesterhill and two
nephews, Carl Patterson of Ches-
terhill, and Roy Morris Boyles of
Flint, Mich, and also a number of
those more distantly related as well
as many neighbCrs and friends to
mourn his loss.
OF a quiet and retiring disposi-
tion, he found his home his chief
delight where friends, neighbors
and relatives always found pleas
ant and hearty welcome. He was
interested in the grange of which
he was a member, and took kind
IN 1lIOI9SL III llle NNlIG Glt VI tllpoS
about him. His sense of humor
will be remembered pleasantly by
those with whom he cane in con-
tact
For several years he was a direc-
tor of the First National bank OF
Chesterhill, and such was the con-
fidencc of those associated with him
in the board Of directors, that it
was only after repeated requests to
be relieved or account of age, that
re was finally released from this
service.
While never member of the
church. he always was interested in
it's welfare. and his daily walks and
conversation were no little evidence
of his faith
As his end drew near, he realized
that the time of his departure was
al hand, and few days befone the
close remarked that the end was
near and that he had given al
things up
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
RETTER MAIL SERVICE FOR
DELIVERY OF NEWSPAPERS

AS q result Of several months OF
investigation and study by experts
of the Post Office Department. Post
master General New has issued the
first definite, concise and complete
nrogram that has ever been put out
bv the Department for the mailing,
Transmission and delivery OF news
papers.
This order is most important. 1t
is far reaching. 1t gives the same
expedition to newspapers as is ac-
corded to first class mail.
The order is the result of pains
taking effort on the part OF the
Post Office inspectors, under the di-
rection of First Assistant PoStmas-
ter General Bartlett. Carefully
worded and minute instructions
have been. issued to all employees
engaged in handling the mails, so
that there will be no possibility or
misunderstanding the Importance OF
getting newspapers TO the reader
with a minimum of delay.
The essence of the order is that
newspapers shall not be mixed with
parcels post at any point in their
dispatch from the publishers offices
until their delivery to the address
ees Papers shall be handled by
themselves, and kept in constant
transit, not being sent to railway
terminals to be worked. In other
words, they are to be handled in the
same manner as first class mail.
An important feature OF the order
is that no publication shall be given
any less efficient or less expeditions
treatment than at present. That
means that publications other than
newspapers will not suffer one iota
from this progressive innovation,
made by the Post Office Depart
ment.
Another striking feature of the
order is the elimination Of sacks Of
mail which are known to the busi-
ness world as "mixed mail" Sacks
Of mixed mail sometimes contain
letters. papers, and parcels post, and
often times the entire contents were
treated as parcels post. This order
will prevent recurrence Of that
condition.
Another important feature of the
order is that post masters are re-
quired to notify publishers in each
instance when they do not hit the
dispatch which they advertise TO
hit; also to notify publishers when
they are sending to wrong addresses
and to the addresses of deceasea
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
N,EEFy WILLIE

Mrs. Belle Fisher and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
George Spencer.
BUD Hall sDent Sunday with
his son Bernard Hall and family.
Mr.. Gerald Sleek is spending q
few days with his parents near
Liberty.
Misses Minnie and Frances Moore
are spending a few days with Don
Moore and wife of near Hackney.
Chester Thornton spent Sunday
with Everett and Ivan Moore
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pickering and
Mr. Pickering's brother were yisi-
tors in this vicinity Sunday.
Miss Dove Fisher spent over Sun
day at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gheen spent
Sunday with Elmer Gheen and wife
Of Oak Grove
Mr. Harold Oliver. who has been
sick is improving some.
There will be an all day trustee
meeting at Neelyville, Feb. IL,
commencing at 10 a. m.
Arthur Farnsworth attended l. o.
0. r. lodge at McConnelsville Mon
day evening.
Mac Moore spent Sunday at Carl
Harris.
Gerald Sleek spent Sunday after
noon at Harold divers.
Sunday school commenced at
Hopewel1 Sunday with a good at
tendance.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
BETTER NEN SPAPER NAIL
SERVICE

II is good news that the Post Of
ice Department at Washington has
announced its intention of giving
better service in the handling and
delivery of newspapers Separate
sacks are to be used, and they are
to be plainly marked Newspapers" ;"
I'm case there are but a few copies
of newspapers they are to be thrown
in pouches with first class mail
Mixing mail in sacks with other
mail Except first class is absolutely
be be avoided. The department
states that all sacks labeled news
papers when received in post of.
fces. must be segregated promptly
and the contents distributed This.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07

Miss Evelyn Zumhro who is en-
rloyed with the Western Union Tel
ephone Co, at Columbus, spent the
week end with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Zumbro.
F. K Blind spent Monday in Wa
terford.
Roy Danielson visited with his
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Wilson of Oakland from Friday un-
til Sunday.
Miss Mary Blind spent the week
end with her aunt Mrs. Fred Knapp
of RoXbury.
Israel Ross, who has been sick, is
improving.
Marvin Jobes called on Ralph
Blind Sunday.
Miss Esther Kelley was a busi-
ness caller in Beverly Saturday
MIR Wilson Van Fossen Of Ches-
ierhill spent Sunday with his sister
Mrs. VIM. Farnsworth
Mrs. J.. Ray visited with her sis
ter Mrs Eve Lochary of Roxbury
from FRIDAY until Sunday.
John Bachelor visited Sunday
with his son Fred Bachelor.
Miss Opal Martin Of McConnels-
Vile visited from Friday evening
until Monday with her erandpar-
ants Mr. and Mrs. John Ross.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
Morris Hardware
Always glad to talk with you

JOY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Calendine
and children spent Sunday at F. E.
Starlinc's.
Misses Bernice Murphy and Ber-
nice Coler, were Sunday guests Of
Alice Dunn.
Francis Mosier and family spent
Monday with John Allard's.
Ray pierpoint taught Grimes
school Monday for his father.
Clyde Wood of McConnelsv1l,e
has purchased the late Amanda
Pierpoint property, and will move
10 it soon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
Card OF 1'hanlls

| desire to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the kind
ness shown US during the sickness
and death of my beloved father,
John T. Morris. Also to express
my appreciation to Rev. Born and
Carl Patterson fer their words Of
comfort; to the singers and TO those
who sent floral offerings a,
Morris.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07

Monday to their work at BarnesviHe
boarding school
Ralph Armstrong and family
were visitors at his fathers the
week end.
Clyde BODIES brother who is at
tending school at Athens, spent the
week end here.
Mrs. Clyde Bode has been visiting
at her home in Marietta. Her sister
returned with her for a visit nere
Our young people have been go
ing to Pennsville and Stockport to
play basket ball, too bad we can't
afford a place for them to play at
home.
Norma Wood of Bliss Business
college was at home the week end.
C. w Van Law went to Marietta
Monday.
The following home canned goods
may be had at Worrall's while they
last: Corn, 1 ID. and 2 ID. cans;
tomatoes, lb. and 2 lb. cans; string
beans, / lb. cans; beef, 1 lb. cans;
beef loaf, 1 lb. cans; beef stew, h.
cans. 31j3
Mrs. Esther Woolman has been
trouble, the most of the time since
her fright from a would be bur
glar She is at her niece's, Lura
Wymer's.
Mrs. Lizzie Ham and daughter
Hazel and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis spent
Sunday at OF Carpenters.
Mrs Eva Smith is not so well at
present, suffers extremely Herr
daughter Mrs Eura Mercer is at her
bedside.
Miss Dorothy Penrose is quite
sick with pneumonia.
Meets Tragic Death
On Saturday this community was
shocked to hear of the death Of
Dana Morris of New Kensington,
Pa. No particulars were known
until Monday when the body was
brought to this place for burial. He
vas struck on the head by a load
Of iron girders being hoisted by
means of cranes. He lived about
six hours, never regaining con-
ciousness. Accompanying the boy
were the young wife; her brother,
Mr. Booten; lady friend, and Mr..
Evans one of the construction com
pany for which he worked. The
body was taken to the home Of his
grandfather. Joel Morris, from
which place the funeral was held,
services at 2 D. N. Tuesday. He
was laid to rest in Marion ceme-
terry, by the side of his mother. The
friends returned the same evening,
accompanied by his father who will
20 with the wife to her fathers in
Wayne, W. Va.
Mrs. W. A. PEBBLES is quite poor
ly, with a heavy cold and asthma
Joab Rowland has been quite
poorly, but shows some improve
ment.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07

action on the part of the postoffice
department shows the Importance
they give newspapers, and that they
are making every effort to get them
to the readers as promptly as possi-
Bile. Very often our subscribers in
speaking of the paper say that re-
ceivfng it is like getting a letter
from home" The government is
going to see to it that they receive
it as promptly as they do letters
from home. The local postoffice
will cooperate to the fullest, in car
rying out the departments orders.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
Gathering AT Pearl Daniels Home

Gathering AT Pearl Daniels Home
On Saturday, Feb. 2, Grounding
day, the people of Hickory Ridge
gathered at the home Of Pearl Dan
iels to help him celebrate his 36th
birthday and to keep him from see
ing his shadow. Incidentally to
date the weather has been the fair
est and we suppose it viii continue
so. A fine pot luck dinner was
served to So, the big ones having
the luck, especially one Mr.. Parsons
who got nearly one-fourth.
In the afternoon quite little
music was rendered, including folk
songs, hymns and other melodies by
the young people. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniels, accompanied by Mrs. Mark
Parsons, sang two much enjoyed
numbers. after which the gifts were
presented. All were nice and use
ful and will remind the most many
times Of the regard Of his neigh
bors.
Those present with their families
were ]. r. Best Olive 3. Gooding,
F. H. McKitrick. A. p Gooding, l..
d. Jackson, Mark Parsons, Charles
Fulton, G. T. Perry, Amos Finley.
others present were James Daniels,
Marietta Sears, Elizabeth Gooding,
Fannie Fulton, Alice Drake, Hattie
Wilson Mabel James, Emma Davis,
Marjorie Best. Leonard Hickerson,
John WetherelI, teacher of Hickory
Ridge school, Ivan McKitrick, Earl
Daniels, o. c. Sears, Pearl Newsom.
Rae James, Hattie HicEerson and
Evelyn RouanZoin.
The gathering adjourned until
the Malta grange oyster dinner of
the 16th.-XX