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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-17
Mrs. Laura Trisnper Dies

Mrs. Laura Trimper, aged about
73 years, wife of VIM Trimper of
Dutch Hill, died Saturday morning
about 7:3D On Thanksgiving day
she suffered a light stroke of paraly-
sis, and from that time grew worse
until her death. Her death occurred
at the home of her son VIM. Trimp-
.er of Dutch Hill where she had been
taken in order that he might assist
in her care. Besides her husband
and son named other children sur
yiving are Charles of Newark, Mrs.
Effie Gordon of Unionville, and
Mrs. Lulu Townsend of Columbus.
Her maiden name was Laura Grand
staff, and she was of family of ten
children, several of whom are sur
viving. She was an Industrious,
highly esteemed woman.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at / O'Clock from the
home of her son, conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Brehmer, U. B. minister of Phi
10, and interment was made in the
Albright cemetery on Dutch Hill.
Celebrates His SD Birthday
Mr. George Best was surprised
last Sunday, his SD birthday, when
a company of relatives went in at
his home, carrying baskets contain
ing the necessaries for a splendid
dinner which was served cafeteria
style. A delightful social day was
spent, one of the most pleasing fea-
lures being the presentation of
handsome white gold watch and
purse of money to Mr.. Best.
Besides Mr.. Best and his wife,
those present to participate in the
event were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Best,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Best, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Scott and son, Mr.. Gus Abel
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. En-
bree, Mrs. Gladys McCarty and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortley Sherwood, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Deedrick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Best and two sons, and
Miss Cora Drake.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-17

Lowney's chocolates in Christmas
boxes Stanbery pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-17

Goodrich Upper boots. Not the
limitations. Give them for. Christ
mas gifts Sold only at Whites.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-17
Meeting of New Era t'luh

Mrs. George Hoffman, was hostess
to the New Era club Monday even
ing, Dec. IA. There were 20 men,
bers present.
Miss Gregg gave paper on ''The
Passion Play" which was of un-
usual interest She read a letter
from Mrs. Nettie Pond, written from
Oberammergau where she visited in
1900, giving most vivid descrip-
tion of the play. She also read
letter from Mr.. Harold Smith of
Barnesville, o., a grandson of Mrs.
Pond, who had attended the play
in 1920. Mrs. Durbin gave very
interesting magazine review, using
as her subject ''The Florida Rush
of 1926" taken from the November
Current History
Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Arrick and
Mrs. Erwin were elected as the nom
mating committee. After a social
hour the club adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Coulson, Jan. 8, 1926
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-17

Special prices on dresses thi
week, at Whites.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-17
FRANK FINLEY SELLS STORE
ENTERS WHOLESALE BUSINESS


The latter part OF last week Mr.
Frank Finley sold his grocery and
meat market business here to Mr. FL
Fl. Hill of Waterford. The inventory
was commenced Tuesday. and Mr.
Hill is now in charge. Mr. Hill is
an experienced merchant and for the
past four years has been in the gen
Ieral store business at Waterford, un-
der the firm name of Hill & Ullman,
the latter having recently purchased
Mr.. Hills interest.
Mr.. Finley has been In business
here for 35 years and for the past
23 years in the same location He
has built up fine grocery and meat
trade, and his object in selling is to
get away from the retail business,
and he in partnership with his son
Mr. Raymond Finley will engage in
the wholesale meat business-~a bus
mess that both thoroughly under
stand They have the contract of
supplying the new firm with their
meats, also the Shilling store in NAL
ia, and expect to take on other GUS
toners. They will buy cattle, hogs
and sheep as heretofore. For the
present they will use the back room
of the store they have just sold and
will also use the refrigerator in the
same place. The coming spring
they will build cold storage plant
out at their slaughter house, and in
time expect to supply meats not only
locally, but also to take in surround
ing territory.
Mr.. Hill is married man, with a
family of four children. The oldest
daughter is married, and her hus-
band is an experienced meat cutter
and will be with Mr. Hill here in the
business. Two children are in high
school, and one child is aged 10
years. Mr.. Hills mother is also liv-
ing, and all will move to this place
just as soon as suitable houses are
found.
While Mr.. Finley's customers
and friends will be sorry to have him
quit the retail business, it is pleas
ing to note that he and his son and
their families are to remain here in
business; and also that this COM
munity is to have the addition of
such people as Mr.. Hill and family.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
WILL ASK REPEAL
OF TEXTILE TARIFF
A. F. of L. to Seek Action by
Congress Against Manufac-
turers Cutting Wages.

William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, an
nounced last night he would ask the
next Congress to withdraw the tariff
protection afforded textile manufac-
turers who have inaugurated and
carried out a policy of wage reduc-
tons"
In a letter to NJ. c. Pierce, presi-
dent of the American Woolen Co,
made public last night, Mr.. Green de-
clared that when manufacturers, pro-
tected by a tariff wall, reduce the
wages of their employees below the
subsistence level the Government in
all fairness should reduce the tariff
schedules and tear down the tariff
wall which has been so skillfully
built"
In behalf OF the members of the
American Federation of Labor, the
president entered a vigorous protest
against the reduction in wages which
has been imposed upon the textile
workers" He demanded that the pay
schedules in effect before the reduc-
ton be restored.
Referring especially 10 conditions in
the New England textile centers, Mr.
Green declared a recent wage reduc-
ton of 10 per cent was offered en-
ployes in the Willimantic district lin
the face of the fact that stock divi-
dends ranging from so to 1000 per
cent had been voted by certain textile
companies" He regarded the wage
cut as most uncalled for and indie
fensible" and declared evictions of
men, women and children from com
pany- owned houses had been ordered
to enforce the reductions.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
Blazing Bootblack
Suffers Severely
From Chum's Joke

A practical joke on Edward
Mitchell, a colored bootblack, en-
ployed at 1910 Fourteenth street,
Saturday, got the alleged perpetrator,
James NJ. Carter, also employed as
bootblack at the same place, into
court today.
According to Policeman J. r. Jen-
kins of the Traffic Bureau, who made
the arrest, Carter entered the store
and saw Mitchell asleep on the stand.
Carter is said to have put some paste
on the shoe of the sleeping youth and
then to have set fire to it to awaken
him.
The sleeping boy was awakened
suddenly and dashed up the street to
Traffic Policeman Jenkins at Four
teenth and u streets, crying out that
his foot had been burned up. Mitchell
was treated by a doctor who lived
nearby. and it was discovered that
his foot was severely burned
Jenkins arrested Carter and placed
a charge of assault against him. In
Police Court today Judge Aukam
continued the case until late this aft
ernOOn.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
SIX ILLINOIS MINES
WILL RESUME WORK
Between 5000 and 5000 Men to
Return Within Week, Ac
cording to Orders.

CHICAGO, August 17.-Six large
mines in the southern Illinois coal
field have received orders to resume
work, with prospects that between
5000 and 5000 idle mine workers in
Williamson and Franklin Counties
will be back on the pay roll within a
week.
The announcement was coincident
with denials by Illinois mine workers
officials of statements by William Nc
Crystal that Illinois bituminous min
ers would walk out in sympathy with
the anthracite strikers in September.
Mr.. McCrystall, who addressed a
Sunday meeting of the Chicago Fed
Grafton, operated to furnish cheap
coal to members of the union, said the
action had been decided at a meeting
of executive officers of the Illinois
miners here last Wednesday.
The statement was promptly denied
by Frank Harrington, president of the
Illinois miners, who is at Indianapolis,
and by Harry Fishwick, vice presi-
dent. at Springfield.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
FAKE POLICEMAN
BELIEVED CAUGHT
Negro, Charged With Taking
Brides After Pseudo Arrests,
Held for Trial.

Search for the colored man who has
been imposing upon motorists of
Washington by impersonating a po
liceman and by that means extracting
bribes to "get off, have ended, it was
learned today, when man said to be
Hugh Harris Bunday, colored, was
brought into court, charged on two
counts of impersonating a policeman.
After many complaints of motorists
being fleeced by an unknown man,
Kenneth P. Greenlow of No. 8 precinct
took up the pursuit and Saturday ar
rested Bundy at Fourteenth and Park
road. Because the complaint had
come in from the boundary of the
Second precinct, Bundy was turned
over to them. In Police Court today
he demanded a jury trial. Bond was
fixed at $500.
According to Policeman Greenlow
Roosevelt Brown of 1101 Pierce Court,
and Joseph Tolson of 1547 Columbia
street, both colored, occupants of a
machine. were stopped Thursday at P
street and New Jersey avenue by
colored man driving another car.
They told Greenlow that the man
stated he was a police officer and that
they had been speeding and had failed
to obey a stop sign. When asked for
his badge the man is said to have
stated that that was all right, and
that if they gave him SIS he would let
them go. They refused and the man
drove Off
The two men then went to Browns
home and were upstairs when the
colored man rang the door bell down
stairs, to which summons Mrs. Ella
Spencer, mother of Brown, answered.
He told her that the two men whom
he had seen enter the house had
violated the law, but being colored
policeman he would not bother to take
two other members of his own race to
the station house If she paid him So.
1t is said that Brown came down stairs
and when he again demanded to see
a badge the man drove off.
According TO Policeman Greenlow,
Brown and Tolson, both employees of
the District Government, and Mrs.
Spencer positively identified Bundy as
the man.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
Pie Is Real Food,
But Is Ranked as
Entree, Not Dessert
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August II P).-Pie
is a real food. Six months expert
menting with rats has proven it,
r. II. Shaw, nutrition expert for
the American Baking Association,
announced today.
SO highly does he regard pie as
food, Mr.. Shaw suggests that its
place on the dinner bill is well for
ward. When pie Is eaten for dessert,
he said, the diner has had as much
food as his body requires, and does
not get good that abounds in pie.
He thinks pie should precede other
dishes.
Two groups of rats were used in
the tests. One was few custard
pie and the other rice, potatoes,
cabbage, spinach and bread. The
pie-fed rats, Shaw said, gained
weight more rapidly than the
others.
Custard, pumpkin, squash and
sweet potato pies head Mr.. Shaw's
list Apple pie is low in protein,
but is an excellent source of heat
and energy and has slightly more
value pound for pound than wheat
bread.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
BROWNS IN CESSPOOL.
Rockville Woman's Body Found
Half Hour After Disappearance.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August IL
Mrs. Josephine Bailey, wife of Thomas
n. Bailey, was drowned in a cesspool
TO the rear of her home in the western
section of Rockville yesterday morn
ing when a wooden covering gave way
as she stepped upon it, dropping her
into s feet of water.
Mrs. Bailey went into the orchard,
where the pool is located, to gather
apples. When she failed to return to
the house within a reasonable time
her husband and stepson searched and
found her body. She is thought to
have been dead half an hour.
Mrs. Bailey was a daughter of the
late Thomas w. Stonestreet and a life
long resident of this vicinity. Besides
her husband, a retired farmer. and
stepson, she leaves three brothers,
Arthur w. Stonestreet of Norbeck,
Theodore Stonestreet of Washington
and DR.. Waters Stonestreet of Nor
gantown, w. Va, and four sisters,
among them Miss Henrietta Stone
street of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
SLEEPLESS FOR 80 HOURS, TWO
IN TEST FOUND MENTALLY ALERT
Body, Not Brain, Suffers From Insomnia, Expert
ment at C. W. u. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Con-
tinue Effort to Stay Awake.

Still mentally alert and physically
active, two of the eight George Wash
ington University students who par
ticipated in Prof Fred a. Moss sleep
less test, were faithfully carrying on
this afternoon, having been without
sleep for more than so consecutive
hours and looking forward to at least
one more night of self-imposed In
somnia before seeking the restful arms
of Morpheus.
In the meantime, the other six had
completed their prescribed 60 hours
of wakefulness, enjoyed a full II
hours of dreamless and profound
sleep and reported back to George
Washington University at o'clock
this morning. There, after careful
examination, they were declared in
excellent" condition and ordered
back to their work in the business
world.
Although 1t is still too early to pub
lish new results obtained from the
carefully conducted test, there is a
strong indication in the minds of the
psychologists and medical experts who
followed the test that examinations
have shown sleep 10 be far more inn
portant TO q healthful body than to a
healthful mind. In other words. that
sleep was not invented so much for
the benefit Of the brain az for the
benefit Of the body.
Brain Little Affected.
1t was to check more carefully this
and one or two other equally inn
portant details that DR.. Moss decided
to permit two of the men in the test
to continue their hours OF wakeful-
ness. Data obtained last night, ii is
said. has indicated even more strong
" than ever that while the physical
body gradually weakens as the sleep
less minutes fly past, the brain shows
considerably less loss of alertneSs.
John Petrie and Washburn Monroe,
the former 2S, and the latter II, were
selected. to continue the test. Last
night they were put through the Sc
verest sort of a mental test without
the guidance of Prof. Moss. who has
had charge Of the clinic since 1t start
ed. The results, Prof. Moss said to-
day after examining the papers, We're
little less than amazing for their &C
curacy and care of preparation.
This morning these mental tests
continued, interrupted only by fire.
uuent physical tests conducted by
competent physicians to prevent the
two now confirmed addicts to insom-
MIA from injuring themselves by their
long vigil, now entering its fourth
day. The minute signs of serious
mental or physical weakness appears
the two are to be hustled off to the
rest that will soon restore them to
normal condition.
One of the unusual conditions no.
ticed, both during the 60-hour test.
now ended, and the present one, was
Evening star., 1925-08-17
Former Cangster
"Cambled" $4,000
To Back Shepherd
By the Associated Press.


DENVER, Colo, August IA for.
mer Chicago gangster gave SIS, 1000 as
"a pure gamble" to aid William Oar
ling Shepherd in his successful fight
against the charge of numbering VIII
liam Nelson McClintock, his million
aire foster son.
He is Louie c'Diamond Jack") AL
terie, once the lieutenant of Dion
O'Banion, Chicago gangland chieftain,
and now owner of a large ranch at
Jarre Canyon, near here.
The story is told by William Scott
Stewart, chief of defense counsel of
Shepherd, who is here as Alterie's
guest.
Shepherd, although the chief legatee
under McClintock's will, was able to
raise but scant funds when he was ac-
cused of killing his ward with typhoid
germs.
Alterie, often sought and questioned
in connection with Chicago gunmen's S
feuds and killings in beer runners
wars, gave the money, says Stewart,
as "a pure gamble"
If Shepherd won, he was to get the
money back.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
PEDESTRIAN RULE
GETS FAIR START
Exceeds Expectations on
First Day of General
Application.

Although some pedestrians failed
this morning TO catch on to the new
system of crossing busy intersections
only on the traffic officers signals,
officials who observed the inaugura-
ton of the plan said the results were
better than they had expected the
first day.
One observer noted that there were
more walkers crossing with the signal
at Fourteenth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue than at most other intersec-
tions, probably because the system
was in operation at that corner all
last week as an experiment.
Throughout last week there were
additional policemen at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to in
duce pedestrians to move at the right
time. The officers were withdrawn
today, but the great majority of those
who cross that intersection daily wait
ed for the signal just as they did last
week when the policemen were there
to guide them.
At all the other policed intersections
the two-whistle system was put into
effect for the first time today and
officials said il was to be expected
that some pedestrians would walk
against the signals at the outset.
Cooperation Vital.
Since the traffic officers have no
actual control over the movements Of
pedestrians, as they have vehicles.
Acting Traffic Director Moller empha-
sized again today that cooperation on
the part of all who walk is essential
TO the success of the plan.
This is a sincere effort TO give the
pedestrians protection in crossing
busy intersections" Col. Moller said,
but the pedestrians must walk with
the signals to get the benefit of the
arrangement"
After traffic has been moving in one
direction for a reasonable time the
officer sounds one blast on his whistle
and holds up his hands to indicate
that no more vehicles can start
across. Then he waits a few seconds
for the pedestrians in the middle of
the street to get across, or to a point
of safety, before blowing two whistles,
which starts traffic on the other
street.
The order which went out from
headquarters to traffic officers left it
to the discretion of the men to decide
in each case how soon to blow the
second whistle.
Col. Moller expressed the hope that
after the plan has been in effect for
q few days the people will accustom
themselves to listening for the whistle
Of the policemen and that they will
form the habit of stopping on one blast
and starting on two blasts.
Evening star., 1925-08-17

the fact that blood pressure OF every
student dropped rapidly hourly, but
the capacity for mental activity de-
creased very, very slowly. This is
one of the surest barometers to show
that the sleepless nights cause more
panic in the body than to The mind,
physicians declared.
On the other hand. the dropping
blood pressure was not accompanied
by the physical coma that might be
expected In fact, just before Miss
Louise Omwake completed her so hours
of sleepi-ssness late yesterday she
swan the Potomac River below Plum
mer Island. That is feat most fairly
good swimmers could not accomplish
even after plenty of good. healthful
sleep. The other students enjoyed
shorter swims.
Prof. Moss went TO sleep himself at
9 o'clock last night, intending to arise
at $3.50 o'clock. Instead, however. he
awakened at his accustomed daily
hour. $3.50 Neither Prof Moss nor
any of the students experienced any
difficulty falling asleep, although II is
generally believed that when a per-
son remains awake for such a long
period he finds it difficult To slumber
once he does take TO bed.
Go for Swim.
Prof. Moss decided TO take his rest
because of the tremendous amount of
work he is obliged TO do keeping an
accurate and scientific record of the
test During his absence other George
Washington professors take his place.
Monroe and Petrie were taken out for
another swim THIS afternoon under
the guidance OF Miss Edith Petrie,
sister OF one of the sleep dodgers and
a third-year student in the medical
college of the university.
Neither of the students showed any
visible i'll effects of the vigil today.
sisted of recording the numbers on
the license tags of automobiles. Sta
tistics show that in order to get a
mental photograph of the number on
car passing at ordinary speed you
must sight and memorize them in
8 seconds. The sleepless students,
however, were given only 214 seconds
But they got the numbers.
1--WE feel fine, not bit tired" both
said to a reporter for The Star
The test to determine whether the
use of caffeine helph a person remain
awake is to be continued in the case
of Petrie and Munroe. Important
information was obtained on this
subject in the 60-hour test, and it is
said to rather disprove popularity ac-
cepted beliefs on that subject. AL
though the food eaten by the two
men is being controlled, they are per-
mitted to eat heartily at regular
periods.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
u. S. SEEKS TAX DUES
FROM FLORIDA BOOM
Special Agents Sent to Collect
Share in Enormous Real
Estate Profits.

Uncle Sam is planning to get his
due share out of the enormous profits
made in Florida's real estate boom.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Blair today let il be known that so
great has been the increase in real es-
tate activity in Florida that he had
found it necessary to send into the
State a large number of additional
deputy collectors and special internal
revenue agents.
According to preliminary reports al
ready in the hands of Commissioner
Blair, he predicts this year will bring
to the Government the largest amount
of income tax from Florida that State
has ever paid in its history.
The extra force which the Govern
ment has thrown into the peninsula
State will spread it's activities through
various channels, Commissioner Blair
explained, in order to see to it that in
vestors and spectators who are max
ing fabulous profits on transactions
there pay all that is coming to Uncle
Sam under the income tax law. Just
how this extra force is operating, the
commissioner declined further to eX-
plain. 1t was understood that most of
the extra personnel, however, is con-
neeted with the collectors offices and
deputy collectors offices throughout
the State.
Income taxes from Florida in the
last fiscal year ending June 80. 1925,
were higher than those paid from that
State for several years in the past.
The figures back to 1920, however, in
dicate that there has been a slight
slump in the income taxes in 1922 and
1928, but that beginning in 1924 there
was an upward rise which, the Gov
ernment estimates, now will break all
records during this year.
Income tax figures from Florida for
the last five years reveal fluctuations
as follows: Nineteen twenty-one, $10,-
0S,O53.94; 1922, $S,433. .6O2.21; 1928. So
338,119.40; 1924, S8,005, ,449.14 1925,
S12,126, ,S23.52.