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District Institutions.

For the support of prisoners of the
District at the Jail, $10S,000 is recon-
mended. and SIT, 900 for general ad.
ministration costs for the workhouse
and reformatory This includes sala-
ries of seven employees.
For personal services at the work
house in accordance with the classi-
ntation act, $72,54o is recommended
for 81 employees, which Is an increase
of $4,000.
An increase of $4,000 is shown In
the item of $4,000 for maintenance.
custody, clothing. guarding. care and
support of prisoners, rewards for fugi-
tives and other expenses.
The fuel bill for the workhouse is
S47.50O, and for construction work an
appropriation of 100000 is recon.
mended making the total for the
workhouse $290.O40, which Is an in
crease Of $22,300.
For the reformatory total of $l7S,-
500, which is an increase Of $4,000. is
recommended. This includes $5O,SO0
for salaries of 80 employees; $4,000 for
continuing construction OF permanent
buildings: $65 900 for maintenance,
custody, clothing and support OF in
mates, and $4,000 for fuel.
For the National Training School for
Boys $42 900 Is recommended, which
is a decrease of $4,000.
For the National Training School
for Girls the salary item is $3l 500 for
80 employees. The bill for groceries
and other provisions Is $4,000, max
ing total of $e6. 500 for the school.
The ellocation' of funds for medical
charities covering the care and treat
ment Of INDECENT patients under con-
tract to be made by the Board OF Pub.
lie Welfare with various institutions
is as follows: Freedmens Hospital
S41, 500: Columbia Hospital for Women
and Lying.in Asylum, $4,000: Chill.
dren's Hospital. $4,000: Providence
Hospital, $4,000: Garfield Memorial
Hospital. $4,000: Central Dispensary
and Emergency Hospital, $4,000;
Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hos
pital. $4,000; Georgetown University
Hospital. $4,000: Washington Home
for Incurables, $1,000. which is one
half of the current appropriation. and
George Washington University Hos
pital. $1,000.
For Columbia Hospital and Lying in
Asylum an item of $4,000 for repairs
and additional construction is recon-
mended, as against $25 ,0e0 in the cur
rent appropriation. e.
For the Tuberculosis Hospital
total of $12S.8O0 is recommended.
which is an increase Of $l3,400. This
includes s55, 800 Tor salaries for Sc per-
sons sS7.500 for provisions, fuel and
other supplies; $4,000. or an increase
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OF $1,000, for repairs and improve.
ments to buildings and grounds
For the Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital total of $340. 500 is recon-
mended. This includes $3.50 for
salaries for 220 employees. $40. 900 for
maintenance Of vehicles. books of
reference, etc: $4,000 for repairs to
buildings and a new item of $4,000
for the purchase of radium.
For the District Training School a
total Of $255,70O is recommended,
which is an increase of $4,000 This
includes $35 900 for sala ries of "a EN-.
ployes. A recommendation is carried
for 80 new positions. An item of
$56, 700 is included by the Budget Bu-
reau for maintenance and other ex-
penses. There Is a. new item Of $4,000
for the erection of a COW barn and
hay loft and one of $15O,00O for the
erection Of two additional dormitories.
and one of 81. 900 for the construction
of a tool house.
For the Industrial Home School for
Colored Children a total of S54.25O.
This includes $2S.50O. or an increase
of 81. .460 for salaries for rs employees
For the Industrial Home School for
White Children a total of $4S.S0O is
recommended. which includes $40, 800
IO1 DdlAT10D LOT ~ employees, SZ4,bUu
for maintenance and 5000 for repairs
and improvements to buildings and
grounds.
For the home for the Aged and In
f1rm $114,0OO is recommended which
is a. decrease of $3.50 under current
appropriations. OF this $43, 900 Is for
salaries Of AZ persons, $50. 900 for pro.
visions, fuel. etc. A new item is in
cluded of $4,000 for new laundry
equipment.
For the Municipal Lodging House q
total Of $1,000 is asked. which includes
$4,000 for, salaries for three persons
and $4,000 for maintenance
For the Temporary Home for For
mer Soldiers and Sailors s10,12O is
recommended. which includes $3,120
for salaries for three employees and
200 for maintenance.
Other ALLEGATIONS to the eleemosynary
institutions making up the total of
$3.416, 1876 for the public welfare activi-
ties of the District include the Flor
ence Crittenton Home, $4,000; South.
ern Relief Society. $4,000: a National
Library for Blind. 5000: Columbia
Polytechnic Institute, 81, 500: St. Eliza.
beth's Hospital for the Insane. 81 ,2OO.-
900. which is an increase of 5000 900:
for deportation of nonresident insane
persons, 5000; for relief Of the poor,
$4,000, and for transportation Of pau.
pers, $1,000.
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Playground Department. !.

For Fairgrounds in the District n
total of $171 966 is recommended
which is decrease of $4,000. This
includes $94.OS5 for personal services
by 109 employees. This is the same ss
the current appropriation
An increase Of 1000 is recommend.
ed In the item for general mainte-
nance, bringing the total up .tos$45, 900.
similar increase OF $2,O00sis recon,
mended for the maintenance; and con
tingent expenses Of keepingsopen dur
ing the Summer months fhe public
school Fairgrounds under the dire
tion and supervision Of therConnis
sioners. which makes this item S2a, ,ooo.
For temporary services, supplies
and maintenance. s4,500 is recon
mended, the same as in the current
appropriation bill.
For repairs to buildings. pools and
upkeep Of grounds, the appropriation
OF N'1o0 Is recommended, the same
as available for the current fiscal
year.
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Refuse Disposal.

The Budget Bureau recommends a
total Of 81 $1,509.860 for collection and
disposal of refuse. which is an in
crease of $4,000 above current funds
This includes $124,860 for personal
services in accordance with the classi-
fication act, involving a total of 6S
employees.
For dust prevention, sweeping and
cleaning streets and for snow and ice
removal an increase of SIPS, 900 Is
recommended, making the total for
this item of $475,00O.
To enable the, Commissioners to
carry out the provisions of existing
law governing the collection and dis
posal Of garbage and miscellaneous
refuse and ashes a total of 5000, 900,
which is a decrease Of $35,000. Is
urged.
To carry out the provision of an act
pa ssed last May, providing for acquisi
tion of 65 acres of property in Prince
William County, Va. to be used by
the District for the reduction of gar
bage, the budget recommends an ap
preparation of $4,000.
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Sewer Department.

For sewers the Budget Bureau rec
ommends $1.601 500. which is an in
crease of $15450 This includes
s260.0O0, the same as for the current
fiscal year. for cleaning and repairing
sewers and basins.
There is an item of s1So,0O0. an in
crease of $4,000. for main and pipe
sewers and receiving basins.
The item for suburban sewers is the
same as for the current year, $3.50. 900.
An increase of 100000 brings the
recommended appropriation for as
sessment and permit work up to
$4,000.
There is a reduction of $500 in the
item of purchase and condemnation of
right of way for construction, from
50 900 to 81 500.
For continuing the construction of
the upper Potomac main interceptor,
the recommendation of $4,000 is the
same as for the current year.
A new item is recommended, of
0,000. for beginning construction of
the upper Anacostia main interceptor
along the Anacostia River between
Bennng road and the District line.
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Health Department.

The Health Department of the Dis
trict will receive an appropriation of
1856 ,910 II the recommends of the
Budget Bureau is carried out. This
includes s155, ,060 for salaries of IS EN-.
ployes. Forty thousand dollars is rec
commended, identical with the current
appropriation, for prevention of con-
tagious diseases. Nine hundred dol
lars is asked for the construction of a
brick garage for the smallpox hospital
ambulance.
For the isolation wards for minor
contagious diseases at Garfield Me-
mortal and Providence Hospitals. $23.-
900 is asked
For the maintenance of a dispensary
for the treatment of INDECENT persons
suffering from tuberculosis and from
social diseases. an appropriation of
$4,000, identical with the current ap-
preparation, is recommended. For
maintenance of the disinfecting serv-
ice, the recommendation Is &6 5000. and
$4,000 for enforcement Of the law GOV.
ering drainage of lots.
For hygiene and sanitation service.
total of S66,s00 is recommended the
same as the current appropriation.
The item for 81, 900 for maintenance
Of free dental clinics in the public
schools is also the same as the cur.
rent appropriation.
For laboratories, including reference
books and periodicals. apparatus and
other equipment. total of $4,000 is
recommended. For dairy farm inspec-
ton the budget carries $4,000, and
81 900 for contingent expenses incident
to the enforcement of an act relating
to adulteration of foods and drugs.
For maintenance of the public ere
matory. 81, 500 is recommended. For
maintenance and operation of motor
ambulances and a motor vehicle used
in the pound service. 81. 1850 is asked.
with an additional $500 for replace.
ment of the motor vehicle for the use
in the pound service. For mainte
nance of a child hygiene service, in
cluding the establishment and mainte
nance Of child welfare stations. ga 900
IL recommended.
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Miscellaneous ID. C.. Expenses

The budget for the executive Office
Is $234.260. as compared with $226,72O
for the current year. This includes
S43.24O for salaries of II employees !
So, 200 foI' salaries Of SO employees in
the purchasing division; S105,520 for
salaries OF 80 employees in the building
inspection division: $2S, 500 for salaries
of is employees In the plumbing in
spection division; 81. 900 for temporary
employment of additional assislan nj In
spectors of plumbing and laborers.
and 5000 for two members Of the
plumbing board.
Other salary items in,.ude el7,a4O
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this building at cost not to exceed
$3.50 900.
For contingent expenses. including
furniture and repairs of same. pay OF
cabinet maker. for United States nags
and other necessary items not otner-
wise provided for. 100000 recon-
mended, an increase of $4,000.
For the purchase OF pianos. at an
avera pe cost not to exceed $500 each.
81 500 is recommended, the same as
this year.
The amount for maintenance Of
kindergartens is the same as this
year, $1,000.
For purchase of apparatus and for
maintenance of laboratories for
physics. chemistry, etc, $4,000. an
| increase of 81 900.
For rent Of school buildings and
grounds the budget recommends $11,-
! 900. a reduction Of $1,000 from the
current appropriations.
For repairs. and improvements to
school buildings and grounds the
budget again recommends $55o,006,
the same as the current appropriation.
Playground Expenses.
For maintenance and repair of
school playgrounds an increase from
| $500 to $500.
For repair. replacement and exten-
sion Of equipment to adapt for use as
junior high schools the old Eastern
| High School, the Jefferson School and
the Powell School the budget recon-
mends $17,500, as compared with S22.-
| 900 carried for the same purpose in
| the current act.
For teachers salaries the total
recommended is $5,7S3.740. as com
pared to $5.564 400 in the current law.
OF the total amount for teachers sala-
ries. $5.662 $40 Is for the 1855 regu-
| lar and the "a substitute teachers
already in the service. The budget
then recommends "a new teachers
positions, calling for a. total of $121.-
900, bringing the aggregate sum for
| teachers salaries up to $5,7S3. 740.
| OF the new positions recommended Is
would be at $1,574 a. year. 25 at
sl.13s, 10 at $4,000 and Ave at $4,000.
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$l23,22O for D. C..
Traffic Provided
By Budget Figures

For the office Of the director Of
traf1c a total Of Sl2a.220 is pro.
vided In the budget transmitted to
Congress today, and this includes
SSa,220 for personal services under
the ella ssification act for II per-
sons. This Is decrease from
S43,120 in the current appropriation
for 26 employees.
The big item in the traffic bud
get is SEQ 900 for the purchase, in
stallation and maintenance Of
traf1ic lights. signals. controls and
markers, which Is an increase of
3,100.
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ADJUSTS FLOW Va "oA"'
n win he noted that four of the
i.an,s in the school construction pro-
cram for next year call only for suf-
fcient money to prepare pans
coupled with authority for the Com
roissioners to enter into contracts Tor
he actual building work. The Bud
~et Bureau explained that this pro
cedure was followed for the purpose
f adjusting the flow of work in the
r,ff7cs of the municipal architect. The
municipal architect prepares his pro
ram Of work for fiscal year upon
The hasis Of continuing approx-m -mately
the same force throughout the year
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For furniture and equipment. in
Guiding pianos and window shades
and repair. remodeling and reflnishlng
of existing equipment for the Mckin-
lev Technical High School, $1,000 Is
recommended. and the Commissioners
are authorized to enter into contracts
for the furniture and equipment for
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22
Death OF Mrs. Eliza A. Hanson

L Z Ds2hAh VI iFaEBs tsBx1 ~ t1AHHOu
1t was stated In the Democrat OF
last week that Mrs. John Hanson of
1.-THE west side was very low. Her
death occurred at 6:15 Friday
morning. at her home on the Elliott
road, about three miles out of NAL
ia. She had been Ill two months
or SO with heart trouble and compli-
cations.
Mrs. Hanson's maiden name was
Eliza A. Scheetz. She was a lifelong
resident of Morgan county, with the
exception of two years or so spent
at Newark, O., about ten years ago.
She would have been 80 years of
age the coming August. Besides
her husband, she is survived by one
son, Prof. Clifford Hanson who is
principal of the high school at
Killbuck, 0. She also leaves three
sisters-Mrs. Villa Clice of Ches-
terhill, Mrs. Margaret Gheen of
Stockport, and Mrs. Retta Mills of
Denver, Col; and three brothers,
w. T. Scheetz who resides in Flora.
ILL.,; George Scheetz of Mountain
View, Mo-, and David Scheetz who
is located somewhere in Nebraska.
The deceased was a member of
the Christian church at Stockport.
Funeral services were held at $3.50
p. m. Sunday from that church,
conducted by Elder S. P Moody,
and burial was made in Stockport
cemetery.
Outside persons in attendance at
the funeral We're the son, Prof.
Clifford Hanson of Killbuck; the
grandson, Prof E. H. Hanson, i'm
structor in mathematics in the high
school at Millersburg, o.; Miss
Fern Miller of Coshocton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Stotler and Mr.. and Mrs.
Angus Stotler of Jacksontown o.;
Mr., and Mrs. Rodney Burklew and
Supt. Richeson and wife of Kill
buck; and Mr.. and Mrs. John Mum
mey and Mr.. Edward Hindman of
Waterford
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22
Kenneth Dickerson Found Dead

Miss Effie Gregg of lower Malta
received a letter recently from Mrs.
Bird Mccormick Dickerson, telling
of the death of her son Mr. Ken
meth Dickerson at Bakersvilie, CAL,
who, when last heard from. was
working in a garage. The body was
found not far from Bakersville, and
was quite badly torn by coyotes
Whether he met death through
natural means, or was murdered, is
not known, and the matter is being
investigated He died March 13.
The body was brought to Salt Lake
City Utah, for burial. The deceas-
ed was about % years of age, was a
son of Julius Dickerson. formerly of
Malta, and a cousin of Fred Ham
of Malta, and was grandson of
the late Rev. j. B. Mccormick, a
former pastor of the NJ. P. church
here. He leaves besides his parents,
one sister, Miss Virginia Dickerson
of Salt Lake City. Mrs. Dickerson,
the mother, has been in very poor
health for . long time, end is in q
hospital at Provo. Utah.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22
~
Number Al
p. Nj. JEWELS PRESENTED
BY CORINTfnAN LODGE

Tuesday evening Oorinthian
lodge No. III F. & A M. held a
special meeting for the purpose of
comforting past master jewels on
the IA living past masters, all OF
whom but one were present. Atty.
George o. McGonagle in one of his
characteristic appropriate speeches
presented the jewels and Atty n.
H. Tannehill, the oldest past master
of Corinthian lodge, in behalf of the
past masters, accepted tthe beautiful
jewels, in fine shore speech, dur
ing which he touched upon Mason
ry here as 1t was when he received
1t. While he has been residing in
GAINESVILLE for about 20 years, he
still keeps his Blue lodge member
ship here, thing he stated he ex-
poets to do so long as he lives. The
beautiful jewels presented are each
handsomely engraved with the
name of the lodge, and also the in
dividual name, with the date dur
ing which he served as. master. The
following are the names of the past
masters of Corinthian lodge in the
order in which they served: p. III.
Tannehill NJ. E. Danford, j. d.
Barkhurst, w. Fl Roberts, b. F..
Reed. L. B. Pennell, Raymond Dur
bin, Geo. Ralston. j. A. King, J. d.
Erwin, S. A. Finley, j. j. Christie.
J. p. Alderman, and John Sherman.
c. A. Gaylord is the present master,
and presided during the exercises,
and also made remarks appropriate
for the occasion.
After lodge closed a smoker was
enjoyed
Corinthian lodge was chartered
Oct. p, 1843. and SO different per-
sons have served as master De-
ceased masters and the order in
which they served were: Samuel A.
Barker, Robert H. Sedgwick, J. r.
Straughn. ]. Cornelius. L. Cochran,
Henry Linkin, Geo. Russell, VIM.
Aiken, Lewis Harter. Jas. S. Reeves,
John Wilkin, E. NJ Stanbery, w. A.
Sill. c. B. Bozman, LemueI McGrew
W. A. Vincent. W R. Jones, T. D.
Clancy, ". B. Crew, j. W. McEl-
hiney, T. j. Masterson. c. r. Car
son.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22
Volume 56
G. f. HAMBLETON, CIVIL WAR
VETERAN, ANSWERS SUMMONS

Mr.. Charles Foulke Hambleton,
aged about 10 years, one Of the
county,s highly regarded and best
known citizens, died April 16 at his
home at Hooksburg, following a
long illness from hemorrhage of the
brain, and other troubles.
He was a son of the late Ben
iamin Hambleton and was born at
Pennsville. When he was about
10 years of age the family moved
to Hooksburg, at which place the
remainder of his life was spent. He
was a successful farmer, and for
many years had two floating saw
mills on the Muskingum river, and
was one of the county's most widely
known sawyers. After quitting the
river saving, he installed one of
the saw mills on his farm, where he
continued to do saving up to with
in short time of his death. He
was a soldier of the Civil war, be-
ing in the 193d O. v. /. His wife
who was Mary Azelia White, sur
wives They were married 81 years
ago. He also leaves the following
children. Mrs Annie G. Tompkins
and Miss Edna Hambleton, both of
the home; Mrs Eva L. Parsons of
Cleveland; C. Reverdy Hambleton
of Buena Vista, Col, who has been
with his father this winter, and
James Arthur Hambleton of this
place. Two children are deceased
Carrie ", who died at the age of
20 years, and Lucretia, whose
death occurred at the age of II
months. In his parents family
were five children, two of whom
are living-Antrim Hambleton of
Hooksburg and Mrs. Mary A. Wag-
oner of Seymour, Ia.
Mr. Hambleton was member of
the Phil H. Sheridan G. A. R. Post.
and funeral services were held un-
der the auspices of that order at his
late home Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Atty G.. O. McGonagle
made an address. Six of the grand
children of the deceased were the
paIlbearers-Kyrle, Charles and
James Hambleton, Wendell Tomp-
kins, and Arnim and Myron Par
sons. Interment was made in the
Brick cemetery. East Windsor.
All of Mr. Hambleton's children
and grandchildren were present at
the funeral
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22
Il. & o. FILES PROTESTS
AGAINST MOTOR LINES

According to the Times Recorder
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad com
pany filed protests Friday with tho
Public Utilities Commission of this
state against the issuance OF a per-
nit to operate motor transporta-
ton lines as follows: The u. C.. C
w. Transportation Company to OPP
crate between GAINESVILLE and Mar
ietta; A. H. Eppley to operate be-
tween Gaysport and Beverly; T. v.
Secrest to operate between Beverly
and McConnelsyille.
The railroad filed similar action
in this and adjoining states when
it was learned that new bus routes
were 10 be operated parallel with
their line, and claim that the is
suance of certificates to routes par
alleling their lines causes the rail-
roads to operate at a loss.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22
William Tippie Dies

William Tippie, son of Adam and
Mary Tippie, passed away at the
home OF his son. near Millfield, Sat
urday evening, April 10, at $3.50
O'Clock He had been in failing
heath for some years and was bed
fast for the last three months. He
spent most of his life in Morgan
county, and number of years near
ElIiott. He was 20 years of age,
Masst8 .1925. He Is survived by his
wife who was Sarah Ann Mil
hoan,s two children Delbert, at
whose home he passed away, and
Mrs. Estella Murphey of Akron,
two grandsons, one brother, Tolbert
Tippie of Chesterhill. His parents,
three brothers, four sisters and two
children preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning. April 13, at 10:30
O'Clock, at the Green Run Church
of Christ, by Rev. G.. B. Courtney
of Chauncey, with burial at Maple
wood. XIX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-04-22

Mrs. Margaret Bone, wife of Wes-
ley Bone, whose critical illness had
been mentioned in this paper, pass
ed away Saturday evening at her
home here following a several
weeks illness from pneumonia. She
was past 10 years OF age, and was
a daughter of the late Enoch Hough
and was born in Bristol township.
this county Her marriage to Mr.
Bone occurred about so years ago.
They were the parents of one son,
Clyde M. Bone who resides in Bris-
tol township. She also leaves
five grandchildren and three step
sons. The latter are S. E. Bone of
this place; Edward Bone of st.
Louis, Mo. and Hayes Bone OF
Lafayette, ind. MFR. and Mrs. Bone
resided on the place where their
son now lives, up until about Is
years ago when they purchased
property and moved here The de-
ceased was the last of family of
ten children. The death of her
brother Hunter Hough occurred
less than two weeks ago. Mrs.
Bone was a good. kindly, Christian
woman. She joined the Mt Zion
Methodist Episcopal church when a
young girl. and ever since had been
active in church work. Since COM
ing here she had attended regu-
larly the various services of the
local Methodist Episcopal church.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon from her late home,
and were largely attended. Rev. J..
l. Nuzum had charge, assisted By
Rev. J. NJ. Shafer of Carrollton, a
former pastor. and particular friend
of the family. The singers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Betz, and
Mr.. F. M. Beckett and daughter
Mrs Ambrose Middleton, with Mrs.
George Lowell at the organ. Two Sc
lections were sung-Nearer My God
to Thee, and Lead Kindly Light.
The pail bearers were Clyde, SAM
uel, Hayes, Herman, and Paul
Bone, and Ralph Richardson. In
terment was made in Malta eeme-
terry.
Outside persons in attendance at
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs John
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bone,
of Macarthur, O.; Clyde Blackstone
and family of Carroll Ray Black
stone, Columbus; j. HI. Bone, La
fayette. Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
j. Bone, H C. Bone and family,
GAINESVILLE; VIM. Gwyer. Pittsburgh,
and Rev. and Mrs. ]. N. Shafer of
o.