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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
VIC DONAHEY,
The TX. n. 4. Feast

The following was furnished this
office by one who participated in
the feast by the r. N. A. Wednesday
evening:
The entertainment committee of
the r. n. A, composed of Mr.. Vet
effers, Mrs. Catherine Williams
and Mrs. Carrie Love, assisted by
Mrs. Alice Smith, served the fol-
lowing elaborate menu, at the
gathering of that order Wednesday
evening: First course-starved
spindling baby onions on one lone
lettuce leaf; one cracker salted on
The square, accompanied by tooth
pick. After short period of
time and some of the neighbors had
started home for a repast to relieve
the shock of the disappointment.
the second course was served-using
the wash boiler as a serving tray
1t contained ice cream, variegated in
color, and home made sweet cake,
as an antidote for the jest of the
first course. but believe everyone had
a jolly good time.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25

and completed at a cost of $500.
Two of the Foster boys were the
carpenters. This building is incor-
porated in the bonded warehouse at
the old distillery on the head wa
ters of Meigs creek. What WILL ile
the fate of the present building re-
mains to be seen.
A revival is in progress Shere.
Please come early those who at
tend in autos and have to climb the
hill The noise of the machines
coming up the steep grade is quite
annoying, SO says Rev. Martin,
Ivan Ziler and family of Cald-
well visited at j. c. Dickinsons and
attended church Sunday
We got another invitation Ito a
barn raisin'." (Mr. Editor this
proves that it pays to .advertise).
However this was not the old style
frame. We would call it "pole
frame" such as has been used in
the west where timber is scarce.
j. C. Reed is having it built.
Rev. Martin said at one of his
meetings that the profanity that
penetrated the air and reached the
inmates of the parsonage was the
worst he had heard in the last year.
We feel somewhat condemned over
this, as we thought j. III. Paxton's
residence and our shack were far.
enough away to be out of hearing. r
Mrs. Linda Racey and her daugh-
ter Mrs. Dorsett (Christine Racey)
of Chicago are visiting at the home
of the writer. Christine used to be
around here when girl and later
she gained considerable notoriety as.
an artists model She posed for
the illustrations of several popular
books and also some well-known
advertisers. Her picture is on all
the envelopes of the Gainsboro hair
nets, the girl having her toe doc
tored with blue Jay" corn salve,
and the "Pepsodent" ads. etc,
BY the way, what has become of
the hair net industry since granny"
and most of her female progeny
have bobbed their hair? Well.
don't worry, perhaps they are being
sold to some of the South Sea is
landers who are only a space be-
hind.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
Rural Dale

Children's exercises at the M. z.
church here last Sunday evening
were attended by wonderful
crowd A fine program was render
ed which the large crowd greatly
enjoyed The next children's SER
vices in this vicinity will be at the
Rural Dale Baptist church here
next Sunday evening.
Mrs. King and Mrs. Linnie Moore
attended the missionary convention
at Cambridge last week.
Rev Mr. Cook and Harlan Rob
erts went in Mr.. Cooks car last
week to Akron and made visit with
Mr.. Roberts son joey and family,
returning Saturday evening, and
brought Mr.. Cooks mother whose
home is in West Virginia but who
was on a visit to friends in Akron
Mrs. Sargent of Florida is visiting
at the Mrs. Rosa Young home near
here.
Mrs. Linnie Moore received let
ter last week from her step son
Clyde Moore whose home is in
Washington state. conveying the
news that little girl weighing II
pounds had come to their home
Just lately. Mother and baby do
ing nicely.
Robert Shilling and wife of CO.
lumbus motored to Rural Dale last
week and spent several days visiting
relatives 6
Prof. Shepard of Rixville is visit
ing at f. r. Jackson's.
Those that were callers at our
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25

question is decided against the COM
pany. there will be nothing left for
the stockholde ers. .#i=r s~-s%g n~
All papers had been made out for
the reorganization of the Burton
Townsend Co., bonds printed and
mortgage completed, and at the last
minute the creditors would not ac-
cept the bonds, and wanted the
ready cash, which we could not
raise, SO the plant was sold for
100000. We were just heartsick
over it, after all our hard work to
save this plant.
The printing of the re-organiZa-
tion papers cost $4,000. In other
words we feel there was niger"
in the wood pile None of our com
mittee has got any pay for their
work, and the funds that were sent
in to us were all used to go to the
bottom of this affair to know the
true situation of these subsidiaries
and to find out if any of them
could be saved. We had to pay the
accountant that went over the Dol
lings books for us, $50 a day for
his work, then our attorney, print
ing, stationery and postage and this
all averages up, and now we have
no money in the treasury-are bank
rupt We would have gotten out
information to the stockholders Of
tener, but we did not have IlIe funds
to do it, and | can not answer any
more letters unless we get in more
funds to go on.
The Phoenix Cement stock was
down to $50 a share, but by work
of our committee helping out the
Phoenix Co., it was the cause of the
stock going up to $S5 a share, so
we have done the stockholders lots
of good, if they could only under
stand and appreciate the hard ef-
forts we have put forth. Mr.. Bryan
of our committee went 10 Florida
last February to make investigation
as to whether there was anything
that could be done to save the Flor
ida Farms & Industry Co., but he
found things there hopeless, and ev-
cry way he turned he saw nothing
but destruction and disaster, every
thing had been left go to rack and
ruin. Over 800 bungalows on this
land just rottening down, and every
thing abandoned, houses empty, and
everyone moved away Mykrantz
Drug could not be saved, for there
Voc no real estate or tangible prop
erty on which a mortg tgage could he
placed to raise the money to pay Off
the debts, so they were sold some
time back for 1925, 900. We have
thoroughly investigated all the |
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
Concerning DOllings Matters

For the benefit of the large num-
Der in Morgan county who had
stock in the late Dollings Company.
we are glad to give space to the fol-
lowing information which is from
Miss Martha Skeen, secretary of The
Dollings Stockholders committee of
Ohio:
Our committee, after thorough
and exhaustive investigation, find
that the only Dollings' subsidiaries
which are solvent are The Phoenix
Portland Cement s Company. The
Crane Ohio Ice Cream Company and
The Champion Engineering Com
pany. The latter can be saved if
the stockholders will send in heir
proxies promptly, otherwise it will
be sold shortly, and in that event
the stockholders will not ,eceive
anything. We need about 700 more
shares The parent Dollings Com
pany and all other Ohio subsidiary
companies are insolvent.
We tried our best to save The
Burton-Townsend CO mpany of
GAINESVILLE, o., by placing a mort
gage on the plant and issuing bonds
for $3.50 10000, but the indebted
ness of this company is so great that
the creditors and bankers would
not accept these bonds at par. CON
sequently We could not obtain
enough money to liquidate the debts.
Our committee desires to inform
the stockholders that we did our
best and worked earnestly and
faithfully with the assistance and
advice Of our attorney, Mr.. Frank
lin Rubrecht, of 811 Outlook Build
ing, Columbus, o., without any
recompense or remuneration.
The International Note & Mort
gage Co. acted as the banker for the
various Dollings subsidiaries 1t is
the owner of several million dol
lars worth of notes in the subsidiar-
les and the question of whether or
not these notes are collectible is now
in litigation in the courts of Ohio,
Indiana and Pennsylvania. 1t will
probably be some little time before
this question is finally adjudicated.
If the company is held to be the
bona fide holder of these notes, it
will probably pay a substantial
amount in distributions to its stock
holders. II, on the other hand, the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
Morris Hardware
where the low
prices originate.
John A. Stahl. ID. c.

This office is in receipt of a hand
somely engraved invitation to the
commencement exercises of the
Cleveland College of Chiropractic,
which are to be held Monday, June
%, in the Hough Avenue Presby-
terian church, Cleveland. Among
graduates names we note. that of
John A. Stahl, formerly of this
place, but who since his graduation
from NJ. & NJ. high school has been
living in Cleveland. He will not
take the state examination until
the coming fall.
Mr.. Stahl has many friends here,
who will wish him abundant success
in the new line of work which he is
taking up.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
County Democrat McConnelsve Ohio Thursday June 2 1925

4s
home last week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Richardson and sons Francis
and Oris, Miss Wreatha Bitcher,
Mrs. Rosa Young, Mrs. Linnie
Moore and daughter Catherine.
Mrs. Jane Downs of Evansville
spent last week at&the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Roberts.
Frank Harlan and wifewand Har-
ry Harlan and wife of McConnels-
vile, motored' to Rural Dale Sun
day and visited the formers sister
Mrs. Hattie Frame, and attended
children's exercises at the church in
the evening.
Miss Bulah Barr visited her aunt
Mrs. Louis Shilling here, Sunday.
O. w Ross will, do some carpen-
ter work for Mrs. Rosa Young this
week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
HIS MONUMENT

understand that the Of Woodrow Wilson not to
admins
While living president honored is noticed
pooce department has fit honor the Republican
preceding him. and the President succeeding Mr. Wilson
However could place for Wlsonhe commander
of in the World warthe who in
spired the nations victory Woodrow Wilson lie
eight years the best and ceanest admnistra
had 1t free Of graft and scandal high
positions Wilson did fail He right 1t
failed But he does need his postage
He has that cannot be etaced
erected the hearts OF thousands and mil
citizens The ignoring of him in certain
things people, evident but he can't be driven from the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
Writes Tributes To His Children

Achsa Elizabeth, youngest daugh-
ter of B. H. and Anna Elliott Mar
tin, wife of Denver C. Henson, was
born at Ringgold, O., Nov. 4, 1892,
and passed beyond the veil at Mesa,
Arizona. May 8, 1925.
She leaves a father, two sisters,
/ Carrie, wife of H. w. Maun of
/ GAINESVILLE and Bernice, wife of DR..
Vernon of Akron, O. One brother,
Mark NJ Martin of GAINESVILLE; the
husband and three children-Dor-
othy. Donald and Denver, jr. She
also leaves a host of friends wher-
ever she was known. a great
grandmother, Achsa S. Elliott of
Hockingport O., also survives her.
Achsa was beloved by all who
ever knew her, because of her cheer
full disposition, and her anxiety to
always be of some benefit to all.
She attended the Malta schools for
seven years and graduated from
GAINESVILLE high school in 1911. Her
mothers death occurred within
month after her graduation.
About 10 years ago the white
plague attacked her system, yet she
made a wonderful fight to throw off
the disease, and still live among her
friends. But three years ago she
found that she must change climate
if she should expect to gain any
benefit, and bidding loved ones a
cheerful goodbye she started for the
sunny land of Arizona. For a time
she seemed to improve, but less
than a year ago the fact became
evident that the plague would con-
quer.
One of the great pleasures of my
life was to spend a month with her
at Christmas time the past year.
And, while on her bed never to
rise again. yet the same laugh and
the same cheerful spirit were there
as when she was well. In the
towns of Prescott. Wickenburg and
Mesa, where she spent her last few
years of life, it seemed as if every
resident knew her and loved her
and was a particular friend. But it
was so throughout her entire life:
Everyone who knew her was her
friend.
To her husband and children she
was a creature to be almost wor-
SHIPPED And TO the children she
was a wonderful mother indeed.
Their loss can not be estimated To
her brother and sisters she was a
sunbeam through rift of clouds.
She was content to go when the
great summons came, and lay down
as if to pleasant dreams
The sun will shine as bright: The
grass will grow as green; the flowers
will bloom as beautiful; the winds
will blow as gentle and the soft
SHOWS of winter will fall as pure
and white as in the happy days
when she was with us; and our sor-
row and heartaches will be as bitter.
But time, the great leveler of all.
will help to heal the wounded
hearts, and make our grief little
easier to bear. And memory, blessed
memory, will last to call up her
form, her features, her laughter and
smiles, and her voice, and the Joy of
It will last till we, too, shall pass
beyond the veil to learn the great
secrets forever. And when that
line shall come we wish that we
might meet hand to hand, heart to
heart and face to face throughout
a never ending eternity. Amen.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
GOITRE REMOVED
Jackson Lady Tells Experience.
Stainless Liniment Used

Mrs. Lucille Baker, I24 Broadway,
Jackson, Ohio, says she will tell or
write how she was relieved of goi-
ness it caused by using Sorbol-Quad-
ruple.
Prepared by Sorbol Company, Me-
chanicsburg, Ohio. Locally at Stan
berry Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25

Mark NJ Martin. only son of B.
H. and Anna Elliott Martin, was
born at Ringgold, o, March 16,
1894, and died May IT, 1925. He
ieaves wife, little daughter Bet
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25

upon public highways and streets
in Ohio, directing particular atten-
ton to the following safety rules:
/. Take no chances.
2. Consider the rights of 9TH
ers-both motorists and pedestrians.
8. Observe strictly all official
highway warning signs.
4. Never attempt to race the
train to the crossing.
5. Observe til e Eighteenth
Amendment as a traffic safety mea-
sure.
With whole-hearted cooperation
upon the part of officials. drivers of
automobiles, motor busses and mo-
tor trucks, motormen of electric
cars, engineers and fremen of To-
comotives, we can do much in Ohio
TO protect and conserve life and
limb and permit more of our little
children to grow up to useful man
hood and womanhood.
| plead for that cooperation.
Signed:
VIC DONAHEY,
Governor
Note: The Department of High
ways is making crosses and will be-
gin setting them out not later than
July i. They will be constructed of
tWo-by-four-inch lumber four feet
high. Boards of county commission
ers will be informed they may order
them of the Department of Public
Welfare if they desire.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-06-25
The
Genuine
Singer
Sewing
Machine

Oscillating and Ro-
tary type. The old
reliable time-tried
Singer. The kind
mother used to
have. It pays to
deal at home and
save SIS on the
price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
FORT STEVENS AS MILITARY PARK
FAILS TO WIN WEEKS SUPPORT
Cooks Advocacy of Project Because
Lincoln Vas Under Fire There AnsUered by
War Secretary in Letter.

the United States may obtain title to
any desired tract which may be held
in private ownership.
In that connection you are no doubt
aware of the fact that several forts,
notably Fort Pulaski, Ga. and Fort
Wood, y. Y, have been declared ma
tional monuments under that act.
More recently the site of the grave
of Meriwether Lewis has been relin-
quished to the United States, and is
now in process of being declared a
national monument by presidential
proclamation. If the Congress so de-
sires. it undoubtedly can appropriate
money for the purchase of the land
at Fort Stevens. and when title is Sc
cured it would be possible Immediate
~ to have Fort Stevens declared a ma
tional monument. Indeed, l may go so
far as to say that were such a bill
referred to me for report | would be
glad to give it a favorable recon-
mendation-
IT am myself extremely interested
in the batt1efiefds of America anG
have taken every opportunity to visit
and study Them And there are many
of them which should, in my opinion
be preserved and marked, but 1 should
like to have that done in a system
attic way, with view both to econ
omy and logical selection. I have
heretofore expressed to Congress the
opinion that no more national mill
tary parks should be established and
no more battlef1elds marked u1til
after q study OF the whole subject
had been made and a program de-
veloped. However, / have not yet
reached a conclusion as to what form
that study should take"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26

Servants Say They Signed
Document Two Days After
1t Was Dated.

CHICAGO. February 26.-Refusal of
Mrs. William D. Shepherd, foster
mother of William Nelson McClintock,
millionaire orphan to testify. a
chauffeur's statement that the Shep-
herds had barred Miss Isabelle Pope.
McClintocks fiancee, from their home
during the last days of McClintock' s
illness, and assertions of witnesses of
McCIntocks Will leaving the bulk
of his riches to William ID. Shepherd,
his foster father, that they did not
sign the instrument until two days
after it was dated featured the re-
sumed inquest yesterday into the
young millionaire'S death
The testimony was not replete with
the thrills that featured last week s
session of the coroner's jury. when
DR.. G. Fosberg said that Shepherd
had inquired of him concerning the
effects of certain poisons and of ty-
phoid germs. but attorneys represent
ing some of McClintock's cousins, who
have filed claims to an interest in
the estate, indicated that the state
ments by the two witnesses as
to the will might have an important
bearing on the authenticity of that
document, drawn up by Shepherd
presented to young McClintock for
signature and witnessed by two serv-
ants with little knowledge of Eng
lish. These witnesses were the Shop
herds cook and maid
Young McClintock died last Deem
Der of typhoid fever, according to
physicians, leaving his estate, except
an $4,000 annuity to Miss Pope, to
/ Shepherd. At the request of Judge
Harry Olson, chief justice of the
Municipal Court the body was ex-
humed and an examination made it
being intimated that typhoid germs
had been inoculated into the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
TRAFFIC BILL DUE
TO PASS SHORTLY
Conferees Agree on Measure
Speed Limit Put at ~
Miles an Hour.

Agreeing on the various amend
ments to the traffic bill, which has
had rough going in both the House
and Senate, conferees on the measure
will report it to their respective bodies
for passage, following a harmonious
meeting yesterday.
Although the original committee
bill has been practically rewritten. 1t
still retains many of its best fea-
lures.
The conferees yesterday reached
an agreement on a -mile-an hour
speed limit instead OF 80, as amend
ed on the floor of the Senate. A pro-
vision was included, however, that
the. new director of traffic will have
the authority to set an increased lin
it on artertal highways and outlying
sections of the District. This clause
removes the main objection to the
fixing of an arbitrary limit which
could not be exceeded under any cir
cumstances.
Changes in Bill.
Following are the changes in the
bill: -.
A civilian director of traffic, under
the chief of police, instead of a sep
arate bureau.
'iFih5 OiSSI cllohaiy Po"CIS " tue
director to designate arterial high
ways.
Mandatory jail sentences for those
who hit-and-run and those who drive
while drunk. In the case of hit-and-
run involving property damage only, a
jail sentence is left to the discretion
of the judge.
One hundred, instead of two hundred
new traffic police.
Abolishing of authority for i'm
pounding automobiles.
Both houses of Congress are ex-
pected to pass the amended bill, which
is slated to become law 60 days after
ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
Memorial Rites Planned.

Vesper services in memory of
Stephen Morrell Newman, president
of Howard University from 1912 to
1918, will be held by the institution
In the Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel on the university campus
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The principal addresses will be made
by Frederick L. Fishback, represent
ing the First Congregational Church,
and Dean George William Cook, rep
resenting Howard University. Invo-
cation will be offered by J. Stanley
Durkee, president of Howard. A
special musical program will be rem
dered by the choir and Miss Anola
Miller and quartet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
BABY IS SOUGHT
IN SUICIDE PACT
Boston University Student Is
Found Poisoned With
Wife in Home.


BOSTON, February 26.-While Fred
erick Miles, jr, Boston University law
student, and his wife, Dorothoa, were
under treatment at the Massachusetts
General Hospital for poisoning, yester-
day, District Attorney Arthur X.
Reading of MiddleseX County let it
be known that he was investigating
the birth of a child in the couples
home at Newton last October. Mr..
Reading said he was endeavoring TO
discover where the infant was at
present.
Miles and his wife were found uncon-
scious in their apartment Tuesday. At
the hospital physicians said they had
each taken an overdose of poison. Yes
terday morning hospital authorities said
they would probably recover. A maid
who found the couple told police that
Mrs. Miles revived sufficiently to say:
Fred loves me and I love Fred.
We decided to die together"
At Boston University Miles is listed
as from Twin Lakes, Conn. His regis
tration record shows that his father,
William Miles, is dead, and that his
mother resides in New York State.
The university authorities were not
aware that he was married. Mrs.
Miles was Miss Dorothea Houghton
Of Boston. The couple were married
January 10, 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
Abby Rockefeller
To Become Bride
Of Young Lawyer
Will Lire on Modest Sal
airy of Attorney Just
Starting Practice.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 26-One of
the worlds richest girls will step
modest apartment of a young lawyer
when Miss Abby Rockefeller, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John d.
Rockefeller, jr., and David Merri-
wether Milton, jr., are married next
May.
The standard of living they will
adopt after their marriage will be set
by his comparatively small salary in
stead of by her parents millions. 1T
was learned last night with the an
nouncement of their betrothal.
The engagement Is the culminatio on
of a romance which started in their
childhood and grew during the years
their families were neighborS at Po-
cantico Hills and Seal Harbor. Me.
Last Summer Miss Rockefeller was
arrested for speeding while she was
driving Mr.. Millions automobile. In
this situation he came to her rescue
and defended her in court, although
he was not then a member of the bar.
Won Suspended Sentence.
He championed her so ably that she
got suspended sentence. Later,
however, mayor OTQeTSu an
investigation which revealed that the
offense was her second and that the
records had been changed to make it
appear as her first. AS a result the
police officers found responsible for
the situation were disciplined and
Miss Rockefeller left for Europe.
Miss Rockefeller is 81 and has five
younger brothers. She was born in
New York, educated at private
school and introduced to society
November %, 1922. Mr.. Milton. who
is 20, is graduate of Williams
College and of Columbia University
Law School, taking his degree at the
latter institution last June. He
served in the naval reserve unit at
Yale during the war and recently
because associated with the law firm
of Satterlee & Garfield of New
York. His mother was Ellen Hunt
Fink of Louisville, Ky, and he is a
descendant of Merriwether Lewis,
the famous 18th century explorer.