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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
MRS. NEWsOM OPERATED UPON

Mrs. Clyde Newsom of the Hope
well vicinity, west side, was taken to
the Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE,
Sunday. and on Monday underwent
serious operation. Her condi-
ton which for time was very SER
ious, is now more encouraging,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
TO ENTERTAIN S. S. CLASS

Supt. and Mrs. HI. A. Phillips of
he Rocky Glen sanatorium will en-
tertain the members of the Fouts
Sunday school class of the NJ E.
church, and their wives, at the san
atorium tonight.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
WANT BIDS FOR P. O. QUARTERS

We note posted in the postoffice
lobby, bids wanted for postoffice
quarters here. The present lease
which was made for but two years,
expires Jan. /
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
Child's Toe Severed

Carl, the five year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Maynard Barnes of Lemon
Hill, had the small toe of his right
foot cut off Monday, when his older
brother struck accidentally with an
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
New |. C. III. Proposed

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found advertisement in reference to
a hearing here, regarding the estab-
fishing of a new inter-county high
way beginning at Pennsville, by way
of Stockport, across the river, and
to follow the river to the intersec-
ton of the Marietta road, and to
follow that road to 1.5 miles this
side of Beverly, then north back in
to Morgan county, Center township
to Hackney, on through Manchester
township to l. C. H. No. $50, Cald-
well road, a distance in all of about
25 miles.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Lindsay and
son Mr.. Robert Lindsay of Colum-
bus, Ind, and Mrs. Lindsay's moth
er Mrs. Ella Scott of Columbus, have
been visiting in Malta since Tues
day, with the latter's sister Mrs. j.
E. McKeown and other relatives. Mr..
Robert Lindsay is in the newspaper
game, being on the staff of the Co
lumbus, Ind, Republican. They all
leave for their homes today.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
B. r. REED MEASLES VICTIM

Mr.. B. F. Reed who has been very
i'll with measles for the past few
days, is showing some Improvement.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10

Mrs. Grant Coulson of Pennsville
underwent an operation Tuesday at
the Mt. Carmel hospital, Columbus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10

Mrs. Arminta Summers and Mrs.
Laura Sears of Portsmouth returned
home the first of the week, after
having been here to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Evelyn Sears Mum
mey.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
A SANE FOURTH

We wish to call attention to the
ordinance forbidding the shooting of
fireworks here, and to state that it
will be strictly enforced. Let us
make this ''safe and sane Fourth" !"
j. w. McKibben, Mayor. ~10j4
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Old London Tavern

The Running FOOtman tavern in
Charles street, Mayfair, London, is
named for the last running footman
in England. He was in the service
of the notorious "Old o." the fourth
and fifth duke of Queensberry, who
died in 1910. Footmen were regular
II employed to run before the lum-
bering coaches of the residents of
Mayfair in the Seventeenth century. a
necessary precautiOn when the mar
rowness of the streets and the deep
ruts rendered it impossible for these
vehicles to pass one another except at
certain points. These foOtmen con-
gregated at the Charles street tav-
ern, then known as the Running
Horse It's present name dates from
the early part of the Nineteenth GEN.
tury.-London Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Bridge to Be Submerged

Across the top of the proposed Con
owingo over the Susquehanna river
dam there will be a highway bridge,
1O5 feet above the foundation, as q
part of the main highway between
Baltimore and Philadelphia and re
placing the old bridge which will be
submerged in the reservoir The spill
way section will extend eastward
from the center Of the dam; the pow
er house westward. On top of the
spillway, the crest Of which will be
SO feet above sea level, will be so
movable steel gates, 2211 feet high
and 40 feet wide. These gates will
maintain the water level behind the
dam at 1851 feet above sea level.
With all gates open, the discharge rate
Of the spillway will be $4,000 cubic
feet per second.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Straight Back Proof
of General Fitness

A pretty good idea of a mans physi-
cal fitness can be got from the way in
which he holds himself.
If his back is straight, with his
shoulders well back, it is a hundred
chances to one that he Is as fit as he
can be. In the same way, a person
who makes it rule always to carry
himself erect is going to help very con-
siderably to preserve good health.
The spinal column is one of the de-
Gliding factors of health. When it is
straight, as it should be, all the carti-
lages between each section of the spine
are in their natural state and retain
their elasticity and suppleness.
Immediately a man lets himself get
nd-shouldered, some of the carti-
lagos are compressed. They remain
n this unnatural state, with the result
that the spinal cord becomes pinched,
as also do the numerous nerves pass
ing from the spinal cord to the body.
The effect of this perpetual pinchihg
is to deaden the nerves, and this in
time sets up general i'll health.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
ScoHer Met Match
in Witty Preacher

Doctor Parker, famous English pull
pit orator, on one occasion was receiv-
ing a good deal of attention at Lon
don club to which he had been invited.
All was going well until one of the
audience, perhaps somewhat irritated
at finding a Christian minister the cen
ter of so much f1attering attention,
launched out into an attack upon
Christianity. He said that, after all,
the benefits of Christianity had been
tremendously overrated, and that in
beneficent influence upon mankind
many inventions had done more than
Christianity. For instance" he said,
II consider that the discovery of gas
has done more for mankind than the
Christian religion" The clubmen in
stantly resented this insult to their
guest. There were Kisses and cries of
shame" and withdraw" Doctor
Parker arose and said, "Hush, do not
let us quarrel with our friend. He is
simply stating his belief. When l am
nearing my latter end I will call for
the consolation of the Christian reli-
giOn, but our friend here, on his death
bed, will call for the gas an."-Mont-
real Family Herald.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Perpetual Identification

Electrlfcation that lasts for years
perhaps forever-has been achieved
by Japanese physicist. Prof. Moto-
taro Eguchi. at Tokyo. says the New
York World Magazine. He has taken
a simple wax mixture. melted ii and
allowed 1t to harden while in a strong
electric field between two metal
plates. with the result that the wax
cake retains strong electric charge
permanently. Some of these cakes
nave kept their charges since 1919
and show no signs of losing 1t.
A complete Encouragement of the
atoms in the wax Is the secret Of
this. Professor Eguchi believes. This
may cause important changes in the
theory Of the atom. Some of the wax
cakes have retained surface charge
of 10000 volts to the square inch.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Tracing Course of Bullet

If we were to fire a bullet horizon
tally from the peak of high noun
tain, it would not 90 very far before
reaching the earth by a curved path
which Is also a portion of large ell
lipse. says DIR. Paul r. Heyl, physicist.
of the United States bureau of sta
ristics. The greater the initial speed
of the bullet the farther 1t will travel
before striking the earth; in other
words, the wider (and shorter) the
ellipse will be. II 1t were possible
TO give the bullet an initial speed of
Iive miles per second and to eliminate
air friction, the bullet would clear the
earth in its fall, and continue to re-
volve around it forever, the ellipse
having widened and shortened TO
circle. The earth would thus have ac-
quired tiny new satellite. With a
plentiful supply of ammunition we
might thus create for the earth a ring
system resembling that of Saturn.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
DoUries for Blondes

A former judge who lived in retire
ment in Sydney, Australia, made pro-
vision in his will for the creation of a
trust for the payment of dowries of
about $50 to couples who qualify as
follows:
''They must be long-headed, not
br0ad-headed their hair must be
blonde, their eyes blue or gray, and
their skin white; they must be physi-
calIy healthy, the man at least five
feet seven and one-half inches high
and the woman five feet four inches
If child of these parents has sew
eral of the same qualifications it re
ceives S25 on becoming one year old,
and another $25 when it is five.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Cancer Fr1n1unizafion

In the opinion of Dr. Edwin r.
Smith of Washington, man can be-
come immune to cancer, but probably
never will because society cannot d.
rect the mating of men and women re
sistant TO the disease, as is done with
animals. says the Pathfinder Maya
zine Experiments with animals. he
claims, have shown that not only Is
1t possible to breed a race entirely re-
sistant to cancer. but also to breed
another race 100 per cent cancerous.
He believes the same would apply to
the human race were 1t possible to d.
rect the mating destinies of man.
Cancer, he says. can be stopped by
operation, IL discovered In time. He
claims the disease is caused by an
organism or parasite
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29

SAMEUL T. SWEETMAN
Taylor's Bridge, Delaware
will pay good prices for all kinds Of
FUR
Telephone 203 R 31-Middletown
12-1 emo
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
DREDGE FOR SEA-LEvEL CANAL
Arrives at Reedy Point Where 1t Will
Remove One Million Cubit Yards

The pipeline dredge Norfolk, has
arrived in the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal at Delaware City and has
begun dredging operations. The
dredge which will dispose of the ma
terial it takes from the canal through
pipelines extending to the shore, in
stead of putting it on barges will be-
gin operations at the jetties built on
each side Of the new entrance to the
waterway, which has been constructed
at Reedy Point on the Delaware Riv-
er 1t is estimated there are approx
mately 100000 cubic yards Of ma
terial to be removed by the dredge,
which will work until March /, when
it is expected the water in the canal
will be lowered to sea-level. When
the waterway is formally opened as a
sea-level waterway, it will have a
depth at low tide Of 12 feet.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29

FARM FOR RENT
On concrete road near Walkers
School House, $50 acres tillable. Pos
session March 1, 1927.
r. H. DENNEY, Agt.,
9-22 st Phone 239 Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
auLE TO CLAIM LEVY COURT
INSIST That His Election in Last
rLs' ~ Was Valid ~ Republicans
~M GOVERNOR Must Fill Place

INSIST That His Election in Last
e' n. was Valid ~ Republicans
uan Governor Must Fill Place
'nle Governor Robinson declined
@'lnent on the report that he will
: 10 appointment at the present
Levy Court Commissioner to
]. sasnt the Seventh Levy Court dis
" was learned from a reliable
Na1 the Governor has been in
with Attorney General
,s..' a''iand' and that acting on the
VI the Attorney General the
\. n'f will not make any appoint
49, = present. That Royden Caulk
~. he has been duly elected a
s~s ~ :, the Levy Court from the
s,,.,, u''fict and will duly present
|Sh% = De sworn in, fully expect
l,',. axe his seat as a member on
|ic..ss > was learned from Harry
AZ. a' q, chairman of the Demo-
,nn ''a'e Committee. Mr.. Caulk.
s dist,;,. "aS elected 70 represent
'spublie.,. november, while the
Nste IN y not nominate a can
eut wonl1 'Ound that an appoint
~sno, nave to be made by the
etds ! r the situation now
alsdDs ~. | understood both sides are
VT bi,,-,' slne until Mr.. Caulk pre-
sl,Ds sslf u. to be sworn IN. Should
| a,,s.' contest caulk's seatira ou,d aud
ssr rr'a Il, sn'ue, it is likely the Cow al,u
A4 await the decision of hi
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29

.,iEla the adoption of a "pay
s nv State building program.
,D.T ~ . for schools in Delaware IS
WI from seven sources: a per
~. sebooI fund, in existence since
,lsl. 2. asi.b st Yields an annual income
.,'oSOO Y S and five forms Of taxation.
result of the reorganization OF
! S..ts TIT Tax Department which has
I. S,,,, r.,r become tax collecting as
y 20 tax receiving agency for the
]. tne in its history, the receipts
D tremendous gains from all
y II; Gate Tax Department now has
4 4 about 10000 individuals who
!. ..rrired BY law to pay a filing
!. y mnsrsonal school tax. About TO-
+ \ ,iditional names remain to be in
.-r,tpd. It is probable 100000
- viii appear in the permanent
| /. Eioe 1926 is ended. AS a result
N intensive work of this year,
m1ections show an increase Of
saSOO.
II Income Tax department affords
.raar story. Collections for the
I, srdng June 80, 1926, show an
.s,,s IF s62O,95S.18 over the pre-
a year. Or an increase Of 1910.
4, ssult Of the work Of four audi
| |rh this department, $15,O0O,0O0.00
"A c PERSONAL income has been re-
~ never before taxed. Collec-
\ from the invested capital tax
a an increase Of s89,126, a figure
b the fact that about 100 corpor-
IN that had never before filed have
discovered and placed on a per
r.nt list Of collectibles. Returns
m franchise tax show an increase
| [ig578s5. The real increase, how
u that may be counted upon here,
Szte Tax Department reports, is
|nWsr $4,000 OF ten percent. The
figure for this year is due to
rsy from previous years which had
| been transferred from the account
b real estate tax for the year will
| III between S585,OOO and 100000,
more than one-ffth, BY the way,
file total income for schools.
Aaware's tax on real estate, it
,E k interesting to note in passing,
|Sk On the 500. The same tax in
kFland is ne, in some of the Ches-
I enunty Townships $1.18, and in
Aan County, n. j., SIPS.
Aavare has never before been SO
|NSughly able to build new schools.
y States estimated surplus in the
| nNl Fund for June 80, 1926 was
|N& The actual surplus is ST.
|g27O. Her estimated surplus
slme 30, 1927, previously filed, was
|asSO The latest available figures
m little uncertainty in the predic-
z that It will reach $2,5OO,000 by
Y date.
hsse figures mean one thing: the
General Assembly will have at
0nmand, between now and the
4atiOn Of the period for which it
been elected, a fund Of $3,500,000
EHay be applied to the rebuilding
Fstehed, dilapidated schools,speci-
q q which have been described in
aA three articles. Shall not Del
a people insist that the conditions
inperil the personal safety Of
2ands Of Delaware children, be
-saed IN the immediate future?
Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
.ore for You
4 Me00""eSI "eIrR SCHOOLS
@Il i. Joint Educational
DsPiiSD : Committee

beat every state
in the Union" DR.
H. v. Holloway,
state Superinten-
dent Of Public In
struction, recent
" declared, lin
finding a way to
build schools, for
Delaware, has at
the moment a
surplus in the
school fund and a
further surplus
in prospect which
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-09-03

modern woman are not likely to
overlook. Brickbats rather than
boquets seem certain to result.
Even some of his former admirers
hold that there is a SAVIOR of sour
grapes about the articles, suggest
ing that the authors pride and
vanity may have been stung by
some lovely lady and that he is
making publicly a retort he could
not make privately.
The idea that a woman can be
"the crown of a mans life. his in
centive to action. his inspiration"
Wells says. is only a delusion.
Similarly. he holds that most of
her good looks is an illusion. to
support which a vast industry
works night and day. turning out
silks paints. perfumes and other
accessories to aid in her deception
With this as a text. Wells at
tempts to wreck the whole struc-
ture of idealism and romanticism
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-09-03
Labor Day
A Festival
For Workers
1t Is a Pleasant Respite From
ArduOus Daily Duties for
Those Who Toll

1t is also the day for all who give
honest endeavor to task of any kind.
For most people it is simply pleas
ant respite from daily duties. So far
as it is the occasion of public OBJ
servances, it emphasizes the dignity
of all kinds of service.
The time was when manual labor
was viewed with a great deal of con-
tempt. People were ashamed to have
it known that they worked with their
hands. They would scramble for jobs
in which they could sit on tall desk
stools and wear clean cuffs and an
alpaca coat.
During recent years the world has
learned new respect for honest la
bor. This has been partly because
the workers by better organization
have made themselves a power that
has to be reckoned with.
People now have greater regard
for anyone who produces things. The
world dislikes idlers and parasites. 1t
feels that~too many people are able
to live without production, by manip-
ulating products of other mems toll.
1t feels that every one should do
something that will add to human
welfare. Whether it be labor or hand
or of brain makes little difference.
The man who does hard muscular
work is entitled to particular cred
it. He meets all the dirt and CRIME
of life which people naturally shrink
from. He offers his strength in pat
lent toll suffering WEAKNESS and fa-
tigue.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-09-03
Nations Auto Bill Is
Ten Billions a Year
Average Is 10 Cents a Mile and
5000 Miles Year

An estimate of about $4,000, ,0O0,-
900 year, it may be asserted, covers
the operating costs of the country's
100000 motor vehicles.
This is based on the average fig
ures of 10 cents per mile and 5000
miles per year. The country's annual
highway expenditures amount to about
billion dollars per year. Motor We
hicle transportation involves an an
nual cost of about $11 ,000,000,000.-
Henry R. Trumbower, Economist,
United States Bureau of Public Roads.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-09-03

that man has built about woman
kind. What he would leave in the
wreckage would be, to use his own
words, "a poor little human body
of no remarkable quality and a
mind and character of no quality
at ALL"
AS an advanced and fearless
thinker Wells seems to have set
for himself the role of an icono-
clast. Only recently he attacked
marriage as an unwarranted re-
striction on social freedom. Now
he inveighs against modern woman
as artificial beauty without brains
If Wells is right women ought to
read his article and like it. If he
is wrong. it seems certain that
champion of womankind. from
among the women themselves. will
rise up to accept his challenge.
That ought to bring a discussion Of
''the modern woman" that would
be really worth while
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-09-03

Fl. G. Wells. lately lionized as
perhaps the most brilliant and
penetrating of contemporary writ
ers. braves the possible wrath of
his feminine followers in his latest
discussion of the modern woman.
Declaring that "there are too
many beautiful women" Wells
proceeds. in the August number of
Hearst's International Cosmopoli-
tant magazine, to a searching dis
section of how and why women ac-
complish their good looks. Briefly.
he concludes that their looks and
their goodness are alike deceptive
and superficial, and that poor de-
fenseless man, romantically pur-
suing what he believes to be both
beauty and brains. awakens to find
he has been woefully defrauded.
Wells latest arraignment is a
challenge that the champions of
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-25
MAY HAVE RETURN BOUT

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-(AP)--
Tex Rickard said today he might
promote a return title match between
Gene Tunney and Jack Demp4ey.
Jack has asked for the match and
it may be put on next Spring." the
promoter declared.
Rickard said Harry Wills would
never be given a chance at the title
under the New York promoter J
auspices because of the scurrilous
tactics of the faction" supporting the
negro challenger
Harry Person, Swedish champion,
and Monte Mum, of Lincoln, Neb.:
each of whom registered knockout
victories in preliminary bouts lasl
night, were mentioned as potential
title contenders by Richard
Tunney is already under contract
to defend his title exclusively for
R1ckard, who, following his usual
custom, obtained such an agreement
with the challenger before the fight.
The new champion declared he was
ready to battle any man Rickaro
selected.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-25
EsTELLE WITH JACK

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 24-(AP)-
Although badly battered from his un,
successful defense of the heavyweight
title last night, Jack Dempsey was
able to jest with his wife when she
arrived from the west today and to
receive call from Gene Tunney
who mounted the throne vacated by
Dempsey.
A request for another bout with
Tunney, first voiced in the ring afte1
the title changed hands last night,
was still uppermost in Dempsey'5
thoughts and he was understood to
have renewed the solicitation today.
Estelle Taylor the former cham
pion's wife, reached Philadelphia late
this afternoon. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Floyd Fitzsimmons, wife OF
the promoter, who was closely as
sociated with Dempsey in his prepara-
tions for the championship bout.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-25
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER
ARDINALS FRIDAY WIN CLTNCHES THE TITLE
GENES MOTHER
FELT SURE HE
HAD BEEN HURT

NEW YORK, Sept. "a. - (AP) -
Scene, tell me the truth; are you
hurt."
This was the question Mrs. J. j.
Tunney, mother of the heavyweight
champion Of the world, asked her
son over the telephone when he
called up to tell her of his victory,
according to Mrs. John Kennedy, n
neighbOr, who was at the Tunney
home.
'MOt1ler, i haven't even scratch.
I'll be home as soon as 1 get a
little rest" was Gene Tunney's re-
ply, Mrs. Kennedy said.
Mrs. Tunney sent word to newspapei
men seeking to interview her that ,sh'
was afraid of publicity. Mrs. Kennedy
was called in to the Tunney home. Sh'
came out smiling, while Mrs. Tunne!
shyly stood behind the door Mrs
Kennedy said:
She's bewildered at it ALL You know
up until last night she didn't believ,
her boy would win. She wouldn't lie
her friends bet on him, convinced tha
he could never stand Dempsey's blows
when Gene finally called up anC
told her he won, she was almost in I
state of collapse from running bacl
and forth upstairs away from the ra
did,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-25
BENEFIT DANCE
FOR BALL CLUB
POSTPONED WEEK

The grand ball which was to have
house in Aqua Prieta for the benefit
of the Douglas Baseball club mas
been postponed until the evening or
October 2, one week from tonight
Because of the fact that several
Of the business men of Aqua Prieta
who fostered the idea of the benefir
dance were to leave this morning with
the Kiwanis club excursion to Naco-
zari and because it was desired OF
have longer time in which to sell
tickets for the affair it was decided
that greater success would be ha6
by postponing the event one week.
When it was learned that many OF
the Douglas baseball players still had
several weeks pay coming to them
and the club was without the funds
to settle, a group of Aqua Prieta
business men under the leadership
of F. L. Mendoza, secretary Of the
Aqua Prieta Chamber of Commerce,
agreed to give a benefit dance
Through the courtesy of ]. A. Tena,
collector of customs at Aqua Prieta,
the use of the customs house was
secured and several club owner
agreed to contribute refreshments for
the bail.
1t is understood that on the nighy
of the dance passport restrictions will
be lifted for those wishing to attend
the ball.