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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
Rural Dale

The entertainment given at the
community hall here last Saturday
night was very we'll attended con-
sidering the bad condition of the
roads. Much credit is due the
teacher, Dennis Betz. All perform
ed their parts splendidly.
Fred Shilling, merchant here, had
the lucky number that drew the
slumber robe. The robe was a
thing of beauty and was pieced by
Miss Maggie Hunter, aunt of Dennis
Betz, and was embroidered and lin
ed with red silk by Mrs. Dennis
Betz. The boxes of eats brought by
some cf the pupils of the school
We're auctioned off by Rev. Ira Coop
er. In the disposal of the robe and
boxes IA very neat sum was realized,
which will be used for the benefit of
the Rural Dale school, Altogether
the entertainment was very en-
joyable affair.
Mrs. Rosa Young who was the
unlucky victim of another bad acci-
dent last week by falling and break
ing bone in both legs, is resting
as well as could be expected. Her
many friends are very sorry for her.
since she was recovering from the
serious accident that happened her
last summer, following which she
was at the hospital for nearly three
months.
The sick of the village are getting
better.
Mrs. William Inlay of near here
who has been sufferer for some
time with nervous disease, will be
taken by her husband to Mt. Glenn
ems, Mich, for treatment.
Mrs. Nora Moore is visiting with
her son and family Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Moore and baby of near here
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Presgraves
of GAINESVILLE spent a couple of days
with Mrs. Rosa Young last week
Mrs. Hattie Frame is staying for
sa while with her sister of East
Bloom. Mrs. Seth Reed. Mr. Reed
isn't improving very fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shilling and
Mrs Isolena Sevall were our last
Sunday evening callers.
We extended our thanks for the
fine home made candy Miss Ruth
anna Gibson sent us lately.
r. M. Frame has about completed
another fine brooder, 1Ox12. 1t
looks nice enough for dwelling, as
it is built out of fine finished lum-
ber, with nice new windows.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
BUY A HOUSE NOW

Now is the time to buy a house
before April moving time. Buy q
house before April rush for houses
begins. List your property with us
now If you want to sell this spring
See these before buying. Some new
listings now:
l acre, truck land, for rent.
5 room, near school. $1,000.
z room. full lot, $500.
6 room, bath room. $3.50.
6 room, bath, garage, $3,5O0.
5 room, bath, garden, s2,75O.
3 room, bargain, only $1,25O. q.
8 room, bath. Kennebec Ave.
8 room, bath. full lot, $2,25O.
room, 2 lots, $1.450.
6 room and 4 room, $1,450.
6 room. ! acre, near high school,
s2.100.
Fine "Holcomb" house, Bell Ave.
6 room house. garden. for rent.
Double, bath, fine location.
z room, corner lot. $2,850.
6 room. good garden, $2,25o.
Four doubles, $2.100 to $500.
ca s room, $l,150 to $4,000.
z room, bath, garage, s2,650.
EMMETT A. TAYLOR. Agent
2nd Floor. Jones Rldg.
Over 'Stanbery Drug Store
McConneisvfile. Ohio
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25

The meetings at the M. E. church
closed Sunday night
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. b. X. Petit
March 2l, a son.
Mrs. A. ID. Morris, mention of
whose illness has been made, has
not been SO we'll the past few days.
The next regular grange meeting
will be held April l.
The Italian evangelist of Colum-
bus, began meetings at the Miners
hall al Santoy, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Martha Appleman is assist
ing in the care of Mrs. Morris.
George Parsons of GAINESVILLE
spent Sunday at the Jerome Parsons
home.
Homer Ansel, M. r. Hearing and
II. II, Ketcham were GAINESVILLE Wis
itors, Saturday.
1 K. f. Hane and family were Sun
day visitors at the Jesse Dodson
home.
Rex. the small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Bankes, was sick sever
nj days last week. ..
Mrs. J. w. Dodson is in very
poor health, suffering with gall
stones. . JOS
Russell Masterson of Sayre is a
victim of measles.
Miss Golda Burt spent the week
end at her home.
Santoy Iandlady Goes To GAINESVILLE
Mrs. Bessie Hull. who has had
charge OF the Santoy hotel several
years, will move to GAINESVILLE where
she has leased the Franklin hotel.
Mrs. Lettie Druey and Miss Flor
ence Parsons were McConnelsville
shoppers Wednesday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
Death of Jesse Harper

ter.
Death of Jesse Harper
Jesse Harper died at his late
home near Charlottesville, on Fri
day of last week, after a short ill
ness of pneumonia. He leaves a wife
and three small children. He was
about S5 years of age at the time of
his death. He was son of the late
Carl Harper, and formerly lived a
short distance west of Millgrove.
George X. Phillis has bought
property in Beverly, and will in a
short time move to that place.
Dies In Kansas
Mrs. Ada Jett died at her home in
Kansas a few weeks ago. Many Of
the older citizens here will remem-
ber her as the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Lambert. The Lam
bert family lived for several years
at Woodgrove, but later removed to
Potawatomie county, Kansas.
Lewis Grandstaff who has suffer-
ed with cancer of the face for quite
while, continues to decline and
suffers quite bit.
Protracted Meeting Begins April 4
1t is arranged to commence
protracted meeting at the M. p.
church here On Sunday evening.
April /. Rev. Clark .yill probably
~, assisted. part Of til, time at least
by Rev. Gale of Stockport
Trustees Buy Tractor
The trustees of Manchester town
ship have contracted for an oil pull
tractor, Is horse power on the road,
which will be delivered here as soon
as the roads are in condition so
that it can be driven over them. It
will be used for grading and also
for dragging the roads, when in
condition.
The c. S. Carr farm has been put
on the market again. This is one
OF the best farms along the Meigs
creek valley.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25

the nurse in charge has been dis
missed
Born to L. T. Parsons and wife,
Saturday, March 20, a four pound
girl.
c. W. Merrell attended the funer-
al of Mrs. Ball, Sunday, and return
ed to his home here Monday.
Ed Raney hauled clover seed for
John Drake one day last week.
J. Harry Henery, our worthy
teacher, was absent from school one
day last week, on account of sick
ness at home.
Murray James and Dwight McIn-
turf are home from the o. S. u,
for their Easter vacation.
Miss Agnez Drake is at home
again, after being absent for sever
al weeks.
F. f. Strahl and family ate Sun
day dinner with Ed Raney and
family.
Miss Edith McInturf went to
Crooksville Friday, where she will
remain for few weeks.
Miss Alice McInturf spent the
week end with her aunt Mrs. Jas.
Harris.
John Reed of Durant has been
visiting his brother Will Reed, and
other friends in this vicinity.
L. A. McInturf and family were
dinner guests at the home of Ancil
Ridgley, Sunday.
Frank Strahl made a business
trip to New Philadelphia, this week.
The sick of the neighborhood all
seem to be on the mend.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
HARDWARE
76th year
Get your free
blank for the
$500 freecash
prizes.

OKLA, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. New
man of this place.
Rev. Jones and family have NOV
ed from the A. j. Hill farm to what
is known as the Squirrel Tavern"
on Clarence Smiths farm.
The last few weeks has been a
mighty good time to tap the last hay
stack, II you had one.
Baby chick schools are now in
session, and if you are interested
and should wish to hear the many
different as well as some of the best
methods of conducting these schools
thoroughly discussed, just step to
the phone and take the receiver off
the hook
A. j. Hill and family moved to
their farm on upper Douda last
week.
Another coat of gravel has been
put on the Malta-Pennsville road.
Bert Wright, one of the road men,
has been putting up at the Talbot
home.
Roy Newman made business
trip to Marietta this week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
PORTERVILIE

Coulson's showing of snappy
pumps at $3.79, beat the world.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
Look
for
the
Red
CCfdnQ
top
:
wire
marking

No extra price for
Copper-b
"Galvannealed"
triple life fencing,
2to3 times heavier
zinc protection. All
these unusual fea-
lures cost onlyk to
3 as much as other
fencing because it
lasts 2 to 3 times
longer. Best Barb
ed Wiremoney can
buy at to extra
price. Copper bear
ing wire nails last
longer. All Square
Dealproductsguar-
anteed to last long
er at noeXtra price.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
"What Is A Democrat 2"

This question was asked in the
u. s. senate a short time ago, and
no one seemed to know. Now a
popular magazine is Offering prizes
for the best answers. Well, we're
not going to compete for the prize,
because now we really don't know.
but we've seen the time when we
could tell. Back in the anti-pro-
hibition days when we were boys at
home, and somebody would come, it
was fathers custom. sometimes to
set out the decanter and the sugar
bowl ard some water, hot or cold,
and invite the visitor to mix it to
suit himself A Democrat would
always take his straight.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
White Pigeon

Howard James who has been so
seriously sick for the past two
weeks, is so much improved that
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25
ReinerSyille

1t is reported by those who have
kept an account, that there have
been 33 SHOWS during the past win
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25

Choose your Easter hat from the
line of new hats just in, at Hender-
sons. 25m2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-25

Coulson's windows are now show
ing Easter creations.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
Had CREW OF SEVEN

CAPE MAY, N. j., Dec. 1S.-R-The
coast guard schooner Lincoln, destroyed
by fire off the coast of North Carolina
had a crew of seven men aboard in
command Of Boatswain A. Erlingson
Commander Howard f. Addison, COM
mandant of Cape May station, said to-
night.
The schooner was equipped with a
Diesel oil engine and had three small
oil stoves aboard which would cause no
great explosion, the captain said. She
left here Sunday morning with "a load
of scrap metal for Baltimore and from
there was proceeding to Moorehead
City. N. c., for a cargo of metal to
bring to Cape May.
Besides Erlingson the crew consisted
of:
Olaf Laveson, boatswain's mate.
Olaf Hansen, Washington, d. c.,
chief motor machnst's mate.
Adolph Quiroga, Trenton, N. j., ships
cook second class.
Gordon J. Schultz, Chicago, motor ma
chinist's mate, second class.
William Fl. Alston, Jr., Absecon N
j. coXswain.
Howar9 J. Carter, Pasadena, Md,
Continued ON rage Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
SIX DEAD WHEN
COAST GUARDS
VESSEL BURNS
Supply Ship Burns to Wat
er's Edge Grew Had no
Chance to Launch Boats.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S. Up = The
coast guard schooner Lincoln was de-
stroyed by fire with a loss of six lives
today southwest of Cape Lookout light
ship off the coast of North Carolina,
the navy department was advised by
the coast guard cutter, Modoc Two of
the crew We're rescued.
a message from the British steamer
Defender, intercepted by the Modoc,
said she had picked up Gordon J.
Schultz and Howard Carter, only sur
vivors of the fire. The schooner burn
ed to the water line and sunk.
The cause of the fire was not learned
The Lincoln was a supply ship, based
at Cape May, N. j., and was carrying
oil and gasoline. She was destroyed
so quickly that coast guard officials
here believed the fire probably started
with an explosion. Apparently there
was not time to launch the two life
boats she carried. A high wind helped
hasten the ships destruction. All the
coast guard vessels in the vicinity have
been ordered to join in a search for
the bodies of the dead.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
BUFFERS BILL
CALLSFOR Ten
NEW CRUISERS
Acting ON Testimony That
u. S. Navy Strength
Lags.
HURRIED DRAFT
Measure introduced After
Chairman and A Commit
teemen Visit President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. (P-Acting
on testimony that American naval
strength is dropping behind that of
other nations, Chairman Butler, of the
house naval committee, today intro
duced a bill to authorize a nappropria-
tion of $1O5,0OO,OOO for the construction
of ten 10,000-ton light cruisers.
Drafted hurriedly after the chairman
and four committee members, two of
them democrats, had conferred at the
White House on naval matters for
nearly an hour last night, the bill was
introduced after Butler had represented
the proposed expenditure as being in
harmony with the presidents national
defense program ~
/ The committee chairman, however,
made no reference in the measure to
the three light cruisers authorized by
congress last winter for which, the
budget bureau failed to recommend an
appropriation to start construction.
1t was this situation that prompted
an immediate inquiry into naval condi-
tions by the committee. After several
days of hearings it drafted confiden-
tial letter to the president on the state
of the navy, which has not been made
public.
Butler had no statement to make
with reference to the three cruisers al
Continued on Page Fivc)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
Population Of Douglas Now 1891; Report
Compiled by Newspaper Feature Bureau Now
Show So Bachelors Here Are Without Hope

The population of Douglas at the
closing of the year 1926, seven years
after the last decennial census, is 49,
sol, compared with 9,916 in 1920, an
increase of 80 per cent. according to a
survey just completed for the Douglas
Chamber of Commerce and Mines by
the Newspaper Feature bureau. The
survey with definitely ascretained fig
ures of increase, is not to be classed
wit hestimates derived only from the
gain of the 1910-1920 decade
The survey is based on statistics
from loca lsources givin gcomparative
figures for the close of 1919 and the
close of 1926. The record shows an ex-
cess of births of deaths of 660 since
1920. There has been no annexation
of new territory since the 1920 census
so that the figures on population taken
the nand now show the number of per-
sons in the same area.
The public schools show an enroll
ment of 1913 in 1919, while at this
time they show a total of 3,267, which
is an increase of 1854, or 70.9 per cent.
Further figures on the school census
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
HAS MADE No
To
Y STORY
He DECLARES
Acts as His Own Attorney
and Gets Bail Cut From
$4,000 to $500.
A SURETY
VIII Appear For Arraign-
ment on December 81
Keyes' Men Are RiIed.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18
(AP)-Kenneth G. Ormis-
ton, with his celebrated
limp but without his hoped
for sensational story, was
back in Los Angeles tonight
facing trial with his code
fendant, Evangelist Aimee
S e m pie Mcpherson, on
criminal conspiracy charges.
Somewhere in the city or it's en-
virons the phantom key figure in the
Mcpherson disappearance case awaited
the next move Of the law--his arraign-
ment December 27 on an indictment
charging that he was a. eonspirator
with the auburn haired pastor.
year ago, before the evangelist
dramatically told her kidnapping story
in explaining the surf desert mys-
terry, which ensnared the two in the
tolls of the law Ormiston twiddled the
dials of her broadcasting station at
Angelus temple, home of the Four
Square gospel
Not only has he refused so far to
tell the story which district attorneys
Officers believed would cinch their con-
spiracy and perjury case against Mrs
Mcpherson, but Ormiston has said he
has not agreed nor bargained to tell
the story--if there is one of that ma
ture.
Seating himself at the district attor-
ney's typewriter the radio man typed a
short statement which he said was to
refute rumors that he had been paid
by a newspaper to come here and give
out story.
Intrigue and hokum he wrote,
"are as thick as a fog" adding:
Il have entered into no understand
ing, agreement or contract with any
newspaper. / have not received one
penny from any newspaper, nor will
in the future" ts~
However, the copyrighted first in
stalllnent of what purported to be "an
story of the life and ro-
nance of the radio man, appeared in
a newspaper here.
Ormiston, nearly "a hours after he
stepped from a train more than 80
miles from Los Angeles and entered
an automobile with newspaper men
there awaiting him, appeared in SUI
perior court at 1880 this morning.
Acting as his own attorney. he asked
for and got a reduction in his bail
from $4,000 to $2,5OO, posted a surety
bond, and left with instructions to APP
pear December 81 for arraignment
While the radio mans unusual
method of return here after an absence
of nearly seven months during which
he was sought from coast to coast, did
not ripple the apparently calm surface
at Angelus Temple, it did rile up
things at the district attorneys office,
Continued on Page Five.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
FILED
IN BRO v Ming S
CASE, SECRET
Justice MOrschauser Re-
fuses Attorneys or Press
Right Of Inspection.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N, Y, Dec. 1S.-(H9
Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
today declined to allow any of the de-
tails Of the separation suits Filed by
Francis Heenan Browning and her
husband, I1award w. Browning, to be-
come public until the actions are
heard in Putnam county court at Car.
mel next month.
Refusing to grant requests for an
examination of the papers and also de-
nying the plea of Browning's counsel
for. a bill of practice of his wife's
charges against him, Justice Nor
schauser said the "slush" contained in
the complaints of the two parties to
the suits should not be disclosed until
it became part of the testimony at
the trials.
The court further denied the petition
of Mrs. Browning's lawyers for per-
mission to examine the wealthy New
York realtor before trial TO determine
the value of his estate. Neither of the
principals in the suits was in court,
but each was represented by several
attorneys
This is going to be trial in the
country, and country methods will be
adopted" said Justice Morschauser in
denying the motions for permission to
examine the pleadings. Carmel is a
fine little town and this trial will be
handled openly and with fairness "a
everybody concerned"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
GARDNER SEEKS
TO RENEW HIS
TAX CUT FIGHT
Initiates Steps Designed to
Force Republican Major
ity to Act on Plan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-(P-Reviv-
ing the fight for tax reduction by the
present congress, Representative Gar
rett, the democratic leader today initi-
ated steps designed to force the re-
publican majority to act on the $780,
OO0, 900 Garner tax bill.
He introduced a resolution calling for
the discharge of the measure from the
house ways and means committee on
which its author, Representative Gar
Ener of Texas is the ranking democratic
member and it's consideration by the
house.
If adopted the Garrett resolution
would defeat the recent action of re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee in voting to table for
this session all tax reduction proposals,
including the presidents credit plan.
Under house rules, the Garrett resolu-
tion was referred to the rules commit
! tee. Its author cannot demand action
on it until 80 days after the pigeon
holing by the ways and means commit
tee of the Garner bill, which was done
a week ago today.
Garrett asserted his action was in
line with the announced intention of
house democrats to resort to every
preliminary means to bring about tax
reduction
BY placing this resolution before the
rules committee, Garrett has two lev
crs with which he hopes to move the
republicans The other is the right
to circulate a petition calling for the
discharge of the bill from committee
The signatures of a majority of the
houSc-21S members-would be neces-
sary as well as a majority vote on a
resolution to discharge the committee
The Garner bill which the democrats
are supporting. would reduce the cor
poration tax from 131a to II per cent
and would abolish many of the So
called nuisance taxes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19

and other persons having partisan po-
1itical authority and influence, par
ticularly from states which do not have
republican senator's or representatives,
in congress, have been guilty of bar
tering recommendations, endorsements
and influence for the appointment of
individuals to federal offices for money
and other things of value and advan-
tage." A committee of five senators
would be named under the King reso-
luton, while a committee of three is
provided by the Harris proposal
Agitation for an inquiry was initi-
ated in the senate by Senator Harris,
who charged that Ben Davis, negro re-
publican national committeeman from
Georgia, had sold postoffice patronage.
When he offered resolution for an
investigation of the situation in Geor-
gia it was broadened to include the en-
tire country on the suggestion of
Chairman Norris of the Judiciary com
mittee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19

swoh tshtnia dleutaoinununununu
shows that in 1919 a large percentage
of the children of school age in the
district did not attend school, as there
were $3.50 children of school age IA
1919 and only 1913 of them went to
school, while in 1926, with 1868 chill
dren of school age, 3,267 of them go
to school,
In checking figures to obtain this
total as the population of this city.
the number of domestic water serv-
ices in the city is checked and the
figures show that there has been an
increase of % per cent nj the number
of water services. since 1919
The report of the Newspaper Fea
ture bureau shows that there are
more men in Douglas than women.
There are .6475 men and 6,416 women
so that a man found with two wives
here, it would seem, should be more
severely dealt with than in dis
triet where there are more women
than men. These figures indicate
that there are 50 bachelors in Doug
las for whom there is no hope.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
Senator King Renews His Fight For Senate
Investigation Of Alleged Sale Of Federal
Patronage by Members Of Republican Party

WASHINGTON, Dec. l8.-lP--A new
move for a senate investigation of long
smouldering charges of the sale of fed
eral patronage by republicans was
made today by Senator King, democrat,
Utah, who offered a resolution for an
inquiry by select committee.
His resolution, along with some
what similar one offered yesterday by
Senator Harris, democrat, Georgia, will
be considered by the judiciary commit
tee special session Monday to determine
If an investigation is warranted.
Both resolutions provide for a ma
tional inquiry with praitcular atten-
tion to the south, where it has been
charged by democrats in and out of
congress that republican officials have
sold postoffice and other federal pa
tronage.
The King proposal declared that "it
has been charged that members Of the
national committee Of the republican
party, chairmen Of state committees