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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
ADDRESS ON TREES, BY
CONGRESSMAN Nj. L.. DAVEY

The following is copy of the
radio address given by Congress-
man Martin L. Davey of the Four
teenth Ohio District in connection
with the Arbor Day program at Co
lumbus, given under the auspices of
the Ohio Federation of Women's
Clubs.
He is the donor of the 100000
scholarship offered to the high
school student of the Ohio schools
who writes the best essay of 500
words or less on the subject of
Forest Conservation. This scholar
ship provides 100000 per year for
high school students of this state.
1t is given through the Ohio FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs, who will
select the judges. The essays must
be in the hands of the judges by
December 1st, 1925. The winner
will be announced on Arbor Day
next year.. and the award will be
made at the state convention of the
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
in the spring of 1926. The only
condition is that the winner shall
attend some Ohio college or uni
versity.
Let me tell you in a brief way
the story of the tree as living
thing. Most folks, unfortunately,
do not realize that the tree is liv-
ing, breathing organism. They
think of It, when they think of it at
all, as more or less useful acci-
dent. oh, it's just a tree, that's all.
The tree breathes; it has circu-
lation; it digests its food; it has
sex processes. OF course the tree
cannot move about like we do. II
has no nervous system and 1t has
no intelligence, as we understand
that term. But 1t does have the
power to adapt itself to Its environ
ment, and 1t does this amazingly
well. Where trees grow side by
side, they grow one-sided In order
to accommodate themselves one to
the other. WhsHe thsy grow thick
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

they grow tall in order to reach the
sunlight, for exactly the same rea-
son that a house plant placed near
window grows out toward the
window in search of light. The
roots of the tree will travel long
distances around boulders and over
almost insurmountable obstacles in
search of food and water. In all of
these elemental things the tree is
just as much alive as man himself.
The tree breathes through its
leaves chiefly. If you will examine
the underside of leaf under the
microscope, you will find myriad
of little openings or cells, into which
the air penetrates just as truly as
it does into the human lungs. In
these cells the air is separated into
it's parts. The carbon dioxide is
taken out of the air and into the
plant as part of its food material.
The oxygen is thrown off for the
benefit of man and all human life.
The process is just the opposite from
that in our lungs, because we use
the oxygen and throw off the car
bon-dioxide.
The tree has very real circula
tion Way down under the ground,
out at the ends of the roots, are an
infinite Number of little hair roots
that take up the food in liquid
form. This is sent up through the
sap wood of the roots and the trunk
and the limbs to the leaves. This
sap wood is the outside layers of
wood Immediately under the bark.
After this liquid food has arrived in
the leaves, it undergoes a wonder
full chemical change, or you might
say it is digested, and is then sent
back in the inner cells of the bark
all the way down to the same little
roots from whence it came, and
some of it is deposited all the way
down for building and growing pur-
poses. In other words, this is the
way the tree grows.
The digestion takes place in the
leaf and it is just as real digestion
as that in the human body, and
much more wonderful. The leaf is
the most important thing in the
speaking of the leaves of
all vegetation and not of trees
it is the only thing
n the world than can take the dead,
mineral, inorganic elements from
he soil and transform them into
living, organic cells. In other
the leaf is the only thing
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
NeeiYIilIe Grange

The next meeting of Neelyville
grange will be held Saturday even
ing, May 23, at o'clock, with the
following program: Impression we
make on other people, J. P. Kidd;
reading, Mrs. Edna Henderson; |;
recitation, Helen Heron; demon
strating splicing rope, tying knots,
etc, c.. o. White; roll call, answer
ed with a limerick; song by grange,
Bringing in the Sheaves."
There will also be a meeting Of
the Juvenile grange at this time.
If you were not at the last grange
meeting, you missed something
worth while. Better not take an
other chance. Gomez. o. Wiley.
Lect.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

that can make living material out
Iof dead material. Everything we
eat, except water and salt, and
nearly everything we wear comes to
us through the leaves Of vegetation.
Every living thing depends upon
leaves for It's existence, and it Ia
for this reason that | say the leaf
is the most important thing in the
world.
The tree is just big plant, the
biggest and finest of the plant king
dom it is true, but big plant just
the same. It is living thing and
one of the greatest friends of man.
1t deserves your love, your admira-
ton, your protection, your help.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
school Friday.
Calendar

school FRIDAY.
Calendar
May 13, Queen Esther meeting at
Ruth Miller's.
May Is, Normal play.
May II, Baccalaureate sermon.
May 20, Senior play.
May 81, Commencement.
May %, Alumni banquet.
Gladys Wilson and Francis Glenn
have returned to school after a
siege of grip.
Percy Lyons and Lawrence Par
tesius were absent from school May
IL.
Francis Hooper has returned to
school. after several days absence.
Junior-Senior Banquet
The Junior-Senior banquet held
in the high school auditorium last
Friday evening was the crowning
event of all social affairs during
the school year.
The auditorium was artistically
decorated in green and white, as an
old fashioned garden. A lattice
wall ornamented by green boughs,
dogwood and lilacs, extended around
the hall.
A seven piece orchestra composed
Of piano, Mrs Mary Calvert Trip
lett; trombone, Carl Ross; clarinet.
Albert Miller; cornet. Harold Saw
age; flute, Harry Stull, and yiolins,
Mr.. Ballenger of GAINESVILLE and
Deane Northrup, presented beautl-
full musical program.
A four course supper was served.
The first course consisted Of fruit
cocktail; the second, chicken pat
ties. mashed potatoes, creamed
peas and beets; the third, spring
salad, and the fourth, brick ice
cream, angel food cake and coffee.
After the supper the following
program was given, with Donald
Torbert as toastmaster: Toasts,
Blue and White, Mr.. Ballenger;
Green and White, Mrs. Button; Red
and White, Mr.. Carr; song, The
Flower of Love, Thomasine Savage;
song. An Old Fashioned Garden,
Harry Benjamin. All were dis
missed by singing our school song
Mater.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
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Literary Society Elections

LlUefafA oOCfCty IJISStIOho
The Athenian and Adelphian lit
erary societies held meeting Mon
day evening for the purpose of
electing officers for next year. The
Adelphian president is William
Ford; vice president, Marjory Nc
Kay; sec'y, Mildred Dewitt; treas,
Marian Walker.
The Athenian president is Gladys
Parsons; secy, Deane Northrup;
treas, Harry Stull; Sgt. Arms,
James Hooper.
Alumni News
Mrs. Ferne Norris and son Bobby
of Columbus are visiting Mrs. Nor
ris' parents Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Parsons near Ringgold.
Ralph Kennard of o. u, was Wis
iting his parents over Sunday.
Senior News
Elizabeth Gillespie, Leila Wright,
and Edith Gillespie have returned
TO school, after being absent with
the flu.
Estelle Bailey, Esther Wells and
Lucille Bump We're absent from
school May 5.
Freshman News
Francis Starrett, Richard Manly
and Elizabeth Wells were absent
from school Wednesday.
Winifred Balderson and Gale
Harper were absent Monday
William Dutton was absent last
Friday.
Guy Nuzum and Howard Cram
blit were absent Monday.
Kenneth Balding was absent from
school Tuesday.
Roy Walker was absent from
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

clippers for the first time.
Mrs. w. f. Reed vino has been
confined to her home for some
time, was able to attend the fune.s q:
of her sistec Mrs. Ida Mccoy, Sr i
day
Mrs McCcvern who uyes in the
Harmony Hill community, and
manages a 800 acre farm, is doing
what other farmers should do-by
putting out a commercial orchard
and quitting plowing your. hill land,
and have it washed away.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
Agricultural
News Notes
Economics of Dairying


Why did we get such low prices
winter? Are butter prices manipu-
lated? Does the price of the grain
noticeably affect the prices of the
dairy products? Can we afford to
run dairy cows in the future? What
is the solution to the problem of
dairy farming?
Such are some of the questions
brought up by cream men all over
the county. They are discussed pro
and con at grange meetings, country
store meetings, at the cream station
and over the telephone. Many peo-
pie have their own pet theories on
the matter, which can hardly be
designated as economics.
Dairymen of the county will have
the opportunity of hearing an agri-
cultural economist discuss the
dairy situation at a series of meet
ings scheduled as follows:
Farm bureau office, McConnels-
vile, May Is, at 7:30 p. m.
Opera house, Stockport, May 10,
at 7:30 p. m.
Cream producers should plan to
attend one of these meetings.
134 wool producers of Morgan
county have consigned their clips
to the Ohio Wool Growers Coopera-
tive association.
Wool Production Cost Accounts
Sixteen Morgan county farmers
have finished their fourth year of
keeping cost accounts on wool pro-
duction on May 1sb. Fourteen of
these men produced wool last year
at cost of 35.2c per pound. The
cost is expected to be about the
same this year.
Many farmers fail to see how wool
can be produced at that cost Good
management practices, good breed
ing, and economical, yet efficient
feeding seem to be the outstanding
characteristics of the farms studied
j. L. Shriver, County Agent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
Fruit Prospects Good

The prospects for winter apples in
Ohio seem very good at this time
according to Statistician West of
State Federal Crop Reporting Ser
vice. The summer apple crop is
spotted with va full crop indicated
in the counties along Lake Erie and
poor crop along the Ohio river.
The peach outlook is 1000 along
he lake, but very poor in the
southern part of the state. There
was practically no damage from
winter killing of buds in the north,
but the poor showing in peaches in
the south is largely due to freezing.
Pears and cherries are making
about a 400 showing in southern
Ohio and the indications are for
full crop in the northern half of the
state.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Rev. Frank Gillian and daughter
Miss Ethel Gillian and Mrs. J. n.
Barlow went to Granville Wednes-
day, to attend the w. H. M. s. dis
trict convention of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Last Friday as Mr.. and Mrs. D..
c. France were returning from
Pittsburgh, they had a narrow es-
cape. from injury, when the spindle
of one of the front wheels of their
auto broke. 1t occurred not far
from Wheeling, and had it not been
for the fact that Mr.. France-was
driving at slow rate of speed, the
accident would have been a serious
one.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mr.. Kenneth Love of Malta is en-
ployed at Frank Finley's before and
after school hours. After school is
out, he will be employed regularly.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
Harmony Hill

Farmers have their spring work
we'll up to date. Quite bit Of corn
is planted; others are ready to
plant. Quite a lot of sheep have
,een clipped. Some are using the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mrs. George McElhiney of this
place has been visiting her SON Atty
T. E. McElhiney of GAINESVILLE this
week. Mrs. Earle Eveland spent
Wednesday at GAINESVILLE with her
brother and mother.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mrs. Mary M. Chidester of this
place went Wednesday to Newark
where she expects to spend several
weeks with her daughter Mrs. ]. G..
Sells
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

The county Sunday school conven-
ton will be held at the Main Street
Church Of Christ, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 1011. Prepare for
the convention and be sure to be
present.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.. Patterson of
this place, accompanied by Mrs. Jen-
ME Patterson of Stockport, were bus
mess visitors at Columbus, Granville
and Newark, the latter part of the
week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

r~1l. For Dental Gold. Platinum.
.6NEG Silver. Diamonds. magnetic
points, false teeth. jewe ry,
any valuables. Mail today. Cash by re-.
turn mail.
HOKE 5. @ r. CO.. Otseeo, Mich.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mrs. Clara Ruyle who for the
past four months has been employed
IN the domestic department of the
Rocky Glen sanatorium, left Wednes-
day for her home near Cripple Greek,
Col
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
LOCAL NEWS

See the Henderson millinery for
popular priced hats.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

See the Henderson millinery for
popular priced hats.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
All Day Picnic At Wesley Chapel

The Ladies Aid OF Wesley Chapel
have planned to have an all day
picnic at the church on Thursday,
the 21st, for the purpose of formu-
lating some plan for keeping up the
cemetery All persons interested
are cordially invited to come and
bring we'll filled baskets, and the
ladies have promised to do the
rest Xxx
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

They are sure nifty, our $4 and
50 mems oxfords, and you save a 81
in our bargain basement. Whites.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

M. & M seni2I class play will be
given in the onH house, May 20,
at S:15. Admission 25 and soc.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Electric, engine power and hand
washing machines at the Malta
hardware Co.. 14m2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

NOTICE OF HEARING RELATIVE TO
PROPOSED CHANGE IN LOCATION
OF A PORTION OF THE CALD-
TERcoHSTy MIGHwn1 No ROM aao IN n
MORGAN AND NOBLE COUNTIES;
ALSO ExTEN SION OF THE Me-
ROAD, INTERCOUNTY HIGHWAY
NO. 4S4, IN NOBLE COUNTY, OHIO.
Columbus. Ohio, April 27. 1925
A hearing will be held by the Direc-
tor. of Highways and Public Works of
Ohio at the court house, McConnels-
nile ohio is9a at ten d O'clock a m Friday
posed change in location of a portion
of the CALDWELL l-McConnelsville road,
Intercounty Highway. No. 800, in Nor
commencing in Section 23. Bristol
township Morgan county, and con-
Bristol township, thence through Sec
tions 81, 80. and 20 to Reinersville,
thence between SECTIONS 20, and 2S and
townshp IL thence nc ana erossnR IN
from the northeast corner of Section
8 to the line between Sections 10 and
and continuing to the present route of
!. c. H. No $50 in Section 8 of Sharon
township, in all a distance of approxi-
extension m Of a the McconnesviRIe he iRtoeasea
bridge road, Intercounty, Highway No.
in Ge9e eounfy It oho 3 II from Non 5s 5s
in Section in Manchester township.
Morgan county and continuing
G. f. So go as dna IT pge
ton, in the west end of Section 16 of
said township, in all q distance of ap-
35 miles
Director of Highways and PUBLIC
VOTES. LInl
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

All sizes, styles and widths in
our mems 81 and SIS oxfords. You
save 81 in our bargain basement
Whites,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

The Malta normal students invite
you to see their operetta on Friday
night, May IS, at opera house. Ad-
mission 25 and 35c.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mrs. Ada Tanner of Roseville and
Miss Agnes Davis of GAINESVILLE. re-
turned home Wednesday, after hav-
ing been here to see their brother
Mr.. Perry Davis, who has been i'll
with influenza, but is now better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Men, come to our bargain base
ment and save 81 on a pair of 81
or SIS oXfords Whites.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
Causes Of Deaths

Cancer. 13; cerebral hemorrhage,
%; diabetes, /; nephritis, 10;
progressive muscular atrophy, 1;
heart disease, 40; accident, Z; dis
ease of glands of stomach, / /; pneu-
monia, IL; tuberculosis-inc
Rocky Glen sanatorium list, 80; tu-
berculosis, county dwellers alone,
8; arterial sclerosis, 6; congenital
malformation of liver, i; ulcer of
bowel, 1; congenital gangrene of
cord, /; senility, q appendicitis, 2;
gravel in bladder, j; premature
separation of placenta, 1; senile
gangrene, /; meningitis, 8; pernie-
ious anemia, e paralysis agitans, L;
ecclampsia, l; inanition, /; prema
ture birth, ]; maInutrition, 1; ty-
phoid, L; congenital malformation
of heart, i; anaesthesia, j; sui
eide, 2; septic cystitis, 1; infantile
convulsions, 1; bronchitis. /.
1t will be noted that heart dis
ease leads as a cause of death; that
cerebral hemorrhage (apopleXy),
arterial sclerosis hardening of ar
teries) and nephritis (Bright's dis
easel total 80 cases. These three
diseases are closely associated
1t will be noted, too, that no per-
son died of quarantinable disease;
which surely speaks well for our
physicians and our health depart
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
DR.. J. B. Naylor. d. III. C.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

"The Pirates Daughter" at the
opera house, Friday, May Is, at
8:15 p. m. Admission 25 and 35c.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

The Union township Board of Edu-
cation will receive bids up to p. M,
May 27, for the painting and haul
ing material for painting, from our
local dealers, the following school
houses-Buck Run, Morganville
Little Belmont. Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of Board, T. H. Ray,
clerk. 14m2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
DISTRICT
HEALTH COMMISSIONERS
REPORT FOR 1924

Expenditures of the Morgan coun-
ty board of health:
County's share of health COM
missioner's salary, $4,000; all
expenses, $646.64; total, $1,396.64.
Total number of cases of con-
tagious and infectious diseases re-
ported to the health commissioner
III.
These reports included: Pneu-
monia, 13 cases; scarlet fever, 81;
smallpox, Sd; gonorrhoea. 10; diph-
liberia, 1; chickenpox, g; whooping
cough, II; tuberculosis, 10; in
fluenza, 8; infantile paralysis, / ty-
phoid fever. s.; mumps, 8; syphilis,
1; measles, /.
Let me say-as I have said and
published repeatedly: The law re-
quires that all cases of contagious,
infectious and communicable dis
eases, whether regulations require
that they be quarantined or not,
must be reported to the health
commissioner-by .physi c rs,
nurses, parents, teachers, guardians,
landlords, etc. The health commits
sioner gets nearly full reports of
diseases requiring quarantine; but
he gets but scant reports of the 9th
ers. This should not be so: good
citizenship requires compliance with
law.
Male births in the county, in
1924, 1913; female births, Ill; to-
tai number of births, 234.
Deaths in the county, in 1924:
Males, 102; females, IA; total,
176.
The average at which these 17G
persons died is 62 years. Six reach
ed the advanced age of 80 or more
years; 81 reached 80 or more years.
Only three children of school age
died in 1924.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Cohagen and
daughter Beatrice and son Gerald of
Columbus and Mrs. John A. Deedrick
of Cleveland motored here and spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Pennell of the west side Mrs. Deed
rick remained for a more extended
visit
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

THE Pirates Daughter" at the
opera house, Friday night. Admis-
sion Is and 35c.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Rev. d. r. Warne of Macarthur.
who has been visiting his daughters
Mrs. Chas. Kirsch and Mrs. M. w.
King in GAINESVILLE, accompanied his
sonin-law Mn Kirsch here Tuesday
on business trip. Miss Margaret
Warne who is teaching at Rittman,
o., will finish her school in two
weeks, and will spend the summer
with her father at Macarthur.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mrs. Jemima Shoemaker of Co
lumbus who was at Stockport Wed
nesday OF last week to attend the
funeral OF her brother-in-law Mr..
Eli McInturf, remained until Tues
day Of this week, visiting relatives
and friends at Stockport, and here
and in Malta with Mr.. and Mrs
John 0. Day
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14

Mr.. w. P. Ashton and family who
have been living in the William
Armstrong property here, on Fifth
street, moved this week to Zanes-
vile. Mr.. Armstrong and family
who have been living for some time
at the James Boxell residence, will
move back into their own home.
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Rev. Stuart B. Purves
OF st. Marks Returns
After Interesting Visit

Rev. Stuart B. Purves, the rector
of st. Marks church. returned last
night from Prout's Neck, where he
had charge of the summer services
for the last five weeks. He reports
we'll attended services and a gen.
erous offering of $500 for missions
in the Diocese of Maine. On Sunday
last 1t was his privilege to officiate
at two baptisms, one his little
granddaughter and the other q child
of Boston friends.
One of his summer parishioners
sent machines to Old Orchard and
Prout's Neck, over Division 2 of the
Church Army. the same division
which was in Augusta two weeks
ago, and had a dinner for them in
her spacious cottage where they
met many representative people of
the summer colony. On the first
Sunday in July, a stone with suit
able brass tablet on which the fol-
lowing is inscribed: "Site of the
First English church on the Cam
mock Patent, erected prior to 1858,
Destroyed by French forces of
Count Frontenac," was dedicated
with appropriate services. A histori-
cal address was made by the Hon.
Augustus F. Moulton of Portland.
The site of the old church is on
ground owned by the Prout's Neck
Country Club.