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New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
NEW BRITAIN CASES
 IN SUPREME COURT
Three Scheduled for Argument
 at May Session

Three cases involving New Brit ain people arc scheduled to come before the supreme court at It's ses- sion in Hartford, beginning May 5. Henry Schupaok and Lena sehu- pack, administrators of the estate of Morris Schupaek, are appealing the decision for s5,26o.2S against them In favor of Benjamin B. Cion Of Hartford. In 1918, Cion held a mortgage note for s3,S50 against Morris Schupack, who died soon aft erward. The property was fore closed, but prior claims of 0,oo0 left nothing for Cion, who sought an attachment, but will was probated. by the terms of which the property was distributed to them and leav- ing Cion once more without satisfac- ton until the decision In his favor by Judge Newell Jennings.
 In the case of the New Britain Real Estate and Title Co. against Fred Collington of Meriden, the question Is the priority of claims made by a seller on conditional bill of sale and garage man who repaired 1t. The car was later aban- doned by the title owner. Judge Edwin c. Diekenson ruled in favor of the seller. but Collington, the repair man, appealed.
 William Prendergast seeks to have declared void deed conveying three parcels of land from his late father, James Prendergast. to Mar garet Drew. The transfer was made while James Prendergast was In the hospital, and the son claims undue influence was brought by Margaret Drew. Judge George F. Hinman of the superior court refused 10 de- clare the deed void, and James Prendergast is appealing. John Prendergast, administrator of the estate, has taken no action in the matter and is named as a defendant
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

the story of the man who prayed for assistance in the fist fight upon which he was about to engage, But he said, If you feel, oh. Lord, that you can't taka sides in this serim- mage l advise you if you have noth. ing particular to dc, to stick around for little while and you will see the gol-darnedest. prettiest scrap you ever laid eyes on.'
 q have mentioned some of the conspicuous achievement of our guest of honor, but I may say to you that with all his well-earned glory, his chief attraction to me and, l am sure, to many of you who person. ally know the man, Is in the radiant personality that has so gripped to him those of us who have been his friends for years,
 T have the honor of introducing 10 you the Vice. President of the United States, General Charles q. Dawes"
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

"On one point the eager partisan ship of the individual members of tho Associated Press vanishes. We all delight to honor this great office and to evidence our respect and af- lection for the great and typical American who fills it.
 Toast to President
 T am sure that express the heartfelt wishes of all within the range of my voice when l invite you to drink tho health of the president of the United States, Calvin Cool idge and of the charming and gra- cious lady of the White House,
 'I have already mentioned, today. that portion of the creed of the As- sociated Press that forbids on Its part any partisanship, any bias, any tendency to be pro this or anti that as 10 anything.
 We report n program but express no views as 10 the propriety or ef- ficacy of programs, We report a murder trial but do not ourselves find the accused guilty or guiltless. We report a seizure of the Ruhr without in any way expressing an opinion as to whether or not the facts justify the seizure.
 "'In all cases we aim to give the facts and the facts only.
 We are to have the pleasure of listening today to man who has a wonderful record of achievement.
 Introduces Dawes
 When this country entered the World War he was successful business man. His work in France as the American purchasing agent and in the coordination ot.the sup ply service of the allies and our selves, was of extraordinary eff1cien- cy, his formulation of and putting into effect the budget system in the period following the war was most notable achievement. he headed the international commission which evolved the plan for dealing with the German separations which bears 1 his name, an accomplishment that in itself would have been glory enough ! for one man.
 "He has now cut out for himself a man-sized job.
 You will, most of you, remember
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT |
 WILL BE PROGRAMMED
Plans Being Made to Appoint Suc- ccssor to Late sheffield II.
 Clarke.

A reorganization of the cnginesS. ing department of the board of pub lie works is planned which will placel the department in charge of an as~ sstant engineer.
 The late Sheffield II. Clarke, al draftsman, was in charge at the time of hls death. His services were sat- isfactory boacuse of his unusual abl'- ities as a draftsman and his thor ough acquaintance with municipal planning, but the board feels it will be necessary to secure an engineer to handle the position held by MT. Clarke in the same satisfactory man | ner
 No one has been selected as yet to succeed Mir. Clarke. When the ap- pointment is made 1t will be in the form of eIecting draftsinan rather than foreman of the engineering department.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
ASSOCIATED PRESS
 AND ITS BIG JOB
Frank B. Moves Describes News
 Gathering Agency
New York, April ei.--1n address,

New York, April s1,--1n address ing the members of the Associated Press at their annual luncheon and introducing Vice President Charles G. Dawes as the speaker of the event, Frank B. Moves, president of tho association said
 "Ry a series of subtle executive cncrunchments 1 have succeeded in establishing, in practice at least. the right of eXhorting you briefly on the details of the Associated Press on these annual occasions, and on lhis, the &ith anniversary of the As soctatca Press in it's present form, l have no intention of walving any of my prrrogatiNcs-cNon usurped ones. "l find that even within our mem borship are those who only dtmly roai2u our purposes,
 l'egins at Beginning
 "t hogin therefore, at the begin ming, Nou who arc gathered here to- day arc the Associated Press, There Is no entity with Il separate interest. The Associated press is merely the iustrumentality through which l,@00 member newspapers exchange news. one with tho other, and also collect original news through staff em- ploypi by these same 1,2O0 news papers.
 Your organization is purely demo- cratic. cooperative and non profit making,
 "Tor purposos of administration you select fifteen newspaper men, connected with member newspapers, who art as your trustees.
 Non Partisan service
 "1hc news service you require and rccoivc must be uon-partisan in the hroadcst sense, it must be without Mas of any sort. and it must be as accurate as is humany possible.
 "7heso principles were laid down hy Victor F. Lawson and Melville l.. Stone and their associates more than thirty years ago and are the very foundation of the organization as it exists today.
 q do not, Of course, claim that there have not been the failures to which any human institution is sub icct-but t1ese have been individual errors and not an intentional de- parturo from the principles laid down.
 "We have no quarrel with the pro- pricty news gathering organizations if they chose 10 furnish partisan matter to their clients. It could fairly be argued that the pronounced ~ views of the owner of such an or ganization could as properly be urged through his news service as through his newspaper if he owned one.
 with the Associated Press the case is entirely different and design. cdly so.
 "The members of this organization have no thought of delegating tt he officers or the board of directors of the Associated Press the duty O the privilege of doing their thinking
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Thomas F. Mcponongh. acting for

Thomas F. McDonough, acting for the Stutz Motor Go, of Hartford, has instituted suit for s150 damages against George Constantine. The papers which are returnable in the city court the first Monday of May, were served by Deputy Sheriff Mar tin II, Horwitz.
 G. H. Knapp has been sued for $50 damages by Speigel May stern of Chicago. III. The writ. which was issued by Thomas r, McDonough and served by Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz, is returnable the first Monday Of May in the city court.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
CIVIL SUITS RECORDED

Boles r. Kuchell hs been sued for s25 by the Elmer Richards Co. of Chicago. III. Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Hodwitz served the papers, which are returnable in the city court the first Monday of May, Thomas r. McDonough issued the writ.
 Oscar Becker, through Thomas F. McDonough, has brought action for s35 against J. C. Bingham of Hart ford. The papers are returnable the first Monday of May in the city court.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
The Alaskan Tale

"'The last report received placed Seppala at Old Woman, near Norton Sound, which is an arm of the Boring sea, with his dogs in full rum
 The other news service also dis tributed a story about Seppala and his dog team some hours after we carried the foregoing. Here is the way 1t covered the same incident:
 Last word of Seppala received today by radio told of an aged Eski- mo woman who had seen Seppala on the trail near Unalakleet.
 "'It was Seppaia the Finn" she said. "'I knew him. But he did not stop. He was going like wind.'
 Thus are our modern miracles performed and the huts of an Alaskan hamlet are transformed into an aged though vocal testi- fer to the news enterprise of an es- teemed competitor, affording a pleasant variance from the gibber- ing madmen of another day.
 And so by easy steps have reached the time for the exercise of second cherished prerogatiVe and that is the offering of the only toast in which it Is our custom to indulge on these annual occasions.
 Last year, you will remember, we had the pleasure of drinking, (and for the benefit of those who hear but do not see, l add that our bev- craze is entirely lawfuD the health of the president, who had come into his office through tragedy.
 To-day toast the same office and the same man but today holding that office in his own right, the choice of an unexampled vote of the American people.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Rennri Then Denlssl

"Lisbon, Portugal, January aS.--- Recent reports that Port Alexander, a small island in the Portuguese colony of Angola. West Africa, had recently sunk in the sea, were denied today by the minister of colonies.
 "An official statement declared that only sand bank, one hundred metres long, on Port Alexander, had been submerged. It was added that there were no casualties as the sub merged portion was not inhabited
 No score of dead bodies no sea heaving mountains high engulfing once prosperous and populous port, no gihbering madmen picked up by nearby vessels--only simple little sand pit one hundred metres long submerged with no loss of life.
 "One sentence in the farrago of horror of our competitor seems to have had a basis of fact. It says Details are meager and confusing The statement that 1t was from the 'gibbering madmen' that these de- tails were gathered adds artistic verisimlitude even though these particular madmen proved 10 be non-eXistent,
 "The second case was one of inter- pretive embroidery with which our correspondents and desk men are not permitted to daily.
 "'Old woman,' is the curious name of hamlet consisting of roadhouse and a few cabins and is approXi- mately the halfway point on the Alaskan 90-mile trail from In- alaklik to Kaltag. This settlement | has figured in recent stories about the diphtheria scourge at Nome. One such story was brought from An ! chorage on January S1 by the As sociated Press which told of the race of Seppala and his dog team 10 deliver second supply of anti toxin. It contained the following sen | fnOcp.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

for them, of determining what Is the right of any public question, of either advocating or opposing any cause or individual,
 What Stone Said
 "Years ago Mir. Stone in publicly discussing thls question said:
 "'There Is an underlying belief that the American people are capa- ble of self government. If so, they must be able 10 form a judgment, And we conceive it to be of the greatest importance that the people be given the facts free from the slightest bias leaving to them the business of formblng their own Judgment
 Now while our organization may have ideals and purposes of the highest type Il is quite another thing to attain them in practice.
 "The accurate news, the unbiased report must he tho work of human hands and minds and the real tri- umph of the Associated Press has been the creation of its wonderful working staff
 "These are the men that have made our dreams come true and ] can never let an opportunity pass 10 nay tribute to these quiet, earnest men who each day comb the world in order that we may promptly and accurate know of its worth while happenings.
 Passion for Truth
 Tt is, of course, true that the passion for truth that marks the Associated Press puts severe limits on any of it's staff who may have gifts for fiction.
 When the purpose of a news re- port is simply to furnish poppy and thrilling items, it is obvious that facts are distinctly hampering
 "Only recently we had two cases that clearly illustrated the differen' angles of approach to occurrences of the Associated Press and its proprietary contemporaries.
 "In the first instance the AsSo' riated Press carried a dispatch from London stating that according to Lisbon dispatch to the Sunday EX press, Port Alexander. a small lslanC in the Portuguese colony of Angola West Africa, had been suddenly sub merged in the sea and had com pletely disappeared. No details ha' been received but considerable los of life was feared as the islet, whicl was 4,O0O square yards in area, va inhabited by Portuguese and nativ settlers,
 Competitors Thriller
 Follow it's much criticised dra and unimaginative custom the AS sociated Press proceeded to checI up on this story but was outpaced l, this cndeavor by a competitor wh came through with this thriller:
 Lisbon, January 27.-Report 1 from Africa reveal that the httI 1 island of Port Alexander has disap peared as if by magic under the sea | Scores of dead bodies and tloatin debris are all that remain of the ono populous and prosperous port.
 The cause of this disaster is un | known. but it is presumed that subterranean earthquake caused tidal wave.
 "Details are mcager and contus ing. A few gibbering mad men Wer picked up by vessels standing b near the spot where the port ono was, and from these survivors it Va gathered that the sea suddenl heaved mountain night, then drol ped in a swirling maelstrom, engul ing the island,
 "One day only after this harrow fig dispatch appeared came the rt suit of our check up in this form
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
ROXbury

Mrs, Ruth Balls children and
friends, helped her TO celebrate her
18th birthday last Friday. There
were 80 present.
Belya Mosier closed her school
here Friday with a weiner roast,
which was enjoyed by the pupils.
Clifford Wallace is mumps vic
tim.
Gladys Wallace of Stockport,
spent Sunday at home.
Albert Walker and son George of
Watertown and Thomas Ball were
guests of Everett Gheen and family.
Sunday also Edward and Denzil
Gheen.
Gale Wallace returned to his
home in Newark, after attending
school here.
A road meeting was held at Rose
Hill school house Saturday evening.
Miss Aimee Wallace of Parkers-
burg spent Saturday night with her
parents J. N. Wallace and family, re-
turning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Abel Of
Parkersburg, were guests of ]. n.
Wallace's Sunday.
We had quite wind and rain
storm about noon Sunday, which
blew a part of the roof off j. N. Wal
lace's barn, and broke two telephone
poles.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
Stockport Rf. 3

School closed al Hosom's Friday
with a basket dinner There were
recitations and singing by the pu-
pills, a nice treat BY the teacher.
Quite a number We're present In
he evening the mock circus given
by the pupils and their teacher Miss
Phyllis Graham, was attended by a
large crowd The door receipts
were $13.45. The pupils took
Roy. Forest, Willis Hanson and
sheldon Ryan; giraffe, Charlie and
Virgil PedroW: rope walker. Woodie
Lee Sells; baby elephant, Catherine
Di Beta; bear, Junior Graham;
snake charmer, Wilma Davis; mon
keys. Donald Davis aind Edgar Han
son; sea lion. Aida Di Beta; camel,
Sadie and Rosa Pedrow; tall lady,
Clara HanSOn; Siamese twins, Ma
thaline PedroW and Sunta Di Beta;
midgets. Stanton and Marie Dar-
nell Those in the show besides
The pupils were the fat lady, I'd
Davis; The bearded lady j. w, Nc
Weigh After the. show peanuts were
sold amounting TO $3.50. An enjoy
able &me was had by all attending.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Patterson and
son Thomas Of McConnelsyille, were
guests Of relatives here Sunday.
Miss Esther Kelly closed her
school at Dale Saturday, and has
returned to her home at Hooks
burg.
Roy McVeigh has gone to Chi
cago, where he expects to have en-
ploymcnt
Mrs. Neva Davis closed her school
at Deerfeld, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sheets and
children Of GAINESVILLE, visited Sat
urday and Sunday here with rela-
tiyes.
Miss Vera Davis has returned
home, having closed her school at
pepper Run, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred RollsoR and
daughter Mary Louise Of Stockport,
spent Sunday with w. w. Rollison
and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmer Rowland
and daughter Dorothy Of GAINESVILLE
were guests of relatives here Sat
urday night and Sunday.
The following teachers have clos
ed their schools here: Blanche
Young at Oliyet Ridge; Mildred
Barnes at Patterson; Vernard
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
Sophomore News

Gale Cordray has returned to
school after a few days absence.
A sophomore class meeting was
held April 13, for purpose of obtain
ing flowers for Miss Window S
brother.
Alice Davis and Marion Walker
spent Saturday in GAINESVILLE.
Ruth Dana spent the week end
with Mary Embree.
Lewis Greer has been absent on
account Of illness.
Bessie Davis is absent from school.
John Beckwith is absent from
school
Josephine Wilson spent Sunday in
Crooksville.
Gladys Tavenner and Deane Nor
thrup attended the commencement
at Ringgold.
Calendar
April "A. literary contest; 25th,
county track meet; 28th, girls glee
club; 29th, orchestra; 30th, boys
glee club May /, operetta; 5th,
girls glee club; 9Th. orchestra; 7th,
boys glee club; 18th, normal play.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
TOdds

Sunday school next Sunday at
1:3O. Preaching at 2:3o.-J. L.
Sanford, pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Wymer of
Pennsville, spent Sunday with L. H.
Geddes and family.
Miss Hazel Henery and Miss Ber-
nice Coler, spent Sunday at M. l..
Johnsons.
We had an awful wind storm
last Sunday and. damaged different
things. The wind blew Francis
Starling's barn nearly to pieces;
1t took the top all off, and part of
the sides.
Nellie Metcalf spent the first
Of the week at Ed Henery's.
Bertha Startling is improving
slowly. She is at her mothers.
Frank Calendine, wife and chill
dren OF Chesterhill. spent Sunday
at D. W. Calendine's.
School was out Wednesday, April
p.
Several from here attended the
commencement at Pennsyille last
Thursday. All were we'll pleased
with the speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Ellis and two
children of Duncan Falls, spent the
week end with relatives Of this Vi
cinity
Mr. and Mrs Wm. Reicker spent
Sunday at Eli McInturfs Of Stock
port.
Opal Grub is a victim of the
mumps
Mr. and Mrs Wilford Mercer Of
Grooksville, spent the week end
with their parents.
Eli Wilson is on the sick list.
Mrs. Ethel Miner and son Carlos.
spent the week end with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs T. j. NeWburn of
Chesterhill.
John Vincent and family have
moved from the Linnie McInturf
farm to the Florence Shuster farm.
Edgar Michener, wife and chill
dren spent Sunday with Jesse Bach
elor Of Pennsfille.
Perl. Mildred and Gertrude Cody.
Louise and Faryl Grubb, spent Sun
day at Elmer Cheadle's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
Agricultural
News Notes
A Change

mango
Due to a conflict with the com
mencement exercises at the Stock
port high school, the fourth session
Of the truck growers school will be
held on Wednesday evening. April
29th. at 1880. instead of Tuesday
evening, April 28, as was indicated
last week Disease Control" and
other problems will be taken up.
Bring your note book.
Forest Week
American Forest Week has been
set aside by presidential proclama
ton as time 10 bring to the atten-
ton OF the American people the
facts concerning the vast unneces-
sary wastage Of our forests by fire,
Wasteful manufacturing operations,
and failure TO keep America 5 forest
land at work growing tree crops.
The governors of many states will
issue pr0clamations supplementing
the one issued by President Cool
idge.
American Forest Week is an out
growth Of Forest Protection Week
which originated on the Pacific
coast six years ago. 1t quickly grew
to national proportions, and in 1921
President Harding issued a procla-
nation which placed the federal
government in general. and the for
est service in particular squarely
behind the movement President
Harding issued procIamations again
in 1922 and 1923. Last year Pres
ident Coolidge issued a proclama-
tion.
President Coolidge this year is
sued a proclamation broadening the
scope OF the annual campaign TO in
clude all phases of Americas for
est problem. changing the name to
American Forest Week The pres
ident urges all citizens either in as
sOciation or as individuals TO take an
active part in the campaign. All
governors will be urged to issue sup
elemental proclamations, especially
III reference to the celebration Of
Arbor Day during the week
American Forest Week is ma
tional affair. 1t is not an exclusive
party for any single organization
public or private On the contrary.
it is actively participated in by or
ganizations interested in industry,
in out door life, in game and wild
life, in water resources, and in eco
nOmicS and civic matters Lumber
companies, wood-using manufacture
ers. and kindred business interests
are among the general business in
terests Of the country which take an
active part in observing the week.
j. l.. Shriver, County Agent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23

tended the commencement at Ring
gold, April Is.
Junior News
Helen Lynn and Ernestine Smith
spent Saturday in GAINESVILLE.
Eleanor Ross, Helen Lynn, Mary
Elizabeth Coulson Glenna Ray,
Gladys Parsons, Donald Sims, Carl
Wetherell, and Harry Benjamin
iourneyed to Unionville Friday
night and gave play. Proceeds
were for deficit on the lyceum
course.
from school on the afternoon Of Apr.
13.
Ivan Harl1ins has returned to
school after a few days absence.
Paul Bone was absent from school
April IS, in the afternoon, and on
April IA.
Glenna Ray attended the COM
mencement at Pennsville April 16.
Bernice Ogan and Gladys Parsons
attended the commencement at
Ringgold
Freshmen News
The freshmen general science
class accompanied by Miss Johnson,
went on a hike to Douda Wednesday
after school
Kenneth Balding was absent from
school Thursday.
SDpncer Dearth was Alsent from
school Thursday morning.
Virgil Neldon, Harold Kennard,
Francis Starrett Kenneth Grove,
Kendall Grove and Ralph Sheridan,
are out on a traffic survey.
Floyd Maybe has been absent
from school several days on account
of mumps.
Marie Moore was absent from
school Wednesday morning.
Russell Jenkins was absent from
school Monday.
Howard Cramblitt returned to
school, after a two weeks absence,
due to mumps.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-04-23
Spurrier Ridge

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Adrian and
and little son Myron, left Thursday
for their home at Bishopville, after
spending few days at Isaac
Shocks and Milton Adrians.
Mr. and Mrs Will Mcclellan
were the guests of Dale woodward s
Thursday evening.
Mildred Adrian returned home
Monday evening, after spending a
week with relatives and friends at
Corning and Bishopville
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Price and Mr..
and Mrs. Dale Duncan of GAINESVILLE.
We're the guests of Clyde Shook S one
evening last week
Louisa Mae Wood and Mrs Dale
woodward spent Monday Of this
week with the latter's parents Mr.
and Mrs. d. s. Van Fossen Of Stock
port