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Evening star., 1927-12-08
DIR. Mullins Issues Warning.

ton costs would he as follows:
BY the United States
Eighty per cent of general levee and
control works STAT $50 900.
Fifty per cent of special protection
work. $500, 900.
One hundred per cent for stabiliza-
ton of channels, Sill ,O00, 900. Total.
$25S, 900, 900.
by local interests
Twenty per cent Of general levee
and control works, $40. $40 900.
Fifty per cent of special protection
works, 5000. 900. Total. $37, ,440. 900.
Besides the flood control plan prop
er the report dealt with the reorgan-
ization of the Mississippi River Com.
mission and the establishment Of Fed.
eral control within natural fioOdways.
1t recommended that the commission
be continued as an advisory. but not
as an executive committee. and that
the chief Of Army engineers he given
authority to plan and direct the work
on the Mississippi River. No funds
appropriated by Congress would he eX
pended, it proposed, on works within
a state until that state by legislation
has provided without cost to the
United States the rights Of way for
alI levee structures and drainage
works; consented to maintenance OF
levees at the head of fioodways and
agreed to hold and save the United
States free from all damage claims
resulting from construction of the
pro ject and to maintain all works after
completion.
The report also recommended a
thorough mapping Of the valley at an
estimated cost of 81 900 900 and the
survey to be made by existing topO
graphical agencies of the Government.
Congressional authority for inter-
state cOmpacts between the States of
Okla homa, Kansas. Colorado. New
Mexico. Texas. Arkansas, Louisiana
and Mississippi for control of floods
and conservation of food waters
would be provided for i'm bill intro
duced by Representative Hastings.
Democrat. Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWBURYPORT, Mass, December
S.-This staid old city is going to be
turned topsy turvy when Mayor-elect
Andrew j. GiIlis takes office next
month, that is il Newburyport's bad
boy" holds to the program lie has an
nounced.
The 31.year-old filling station pro-
prietor who defeated Mayor Oscar H..
Nelson in Tuesdays election, laid down
Il few planks in his platform.
And the first thing ] will do Will
he fire the chief of the fire depart
ment. After him goes the city solici.
tor. He won't De iired-Eell be
canned"
To Close Booze Joints.
Tie prohibition problem isn't worry
ing him either. He has solution for
dat.
Il IN going to smoke out some of the
booze joints. The only people VINO s;'ll
booze around here are 4 lot Of foreign
rs who peddle bum stuff. Of course,
you know as We'll as | do that it is
tough 20 close up every one of those
joints, but take it from me, if anybody
is going TO sell liquor in this town, it
will be Il white man"
AS for the policeman who recently
Evening star., 1927-12-08

ter Of Norwich. Conn: second. Arthur
J. Davis of New York City; third, VIII
liam +. Cochran of Baltimore; fourth,
Rev. Homer w. T0pe OF Philadelphia;
fifth. Bishop James Cannon. IT,. Rich
mOnd; sixth. James A. White. Coluin-
bus Ohio seventh, X. n. liolsa pie,
Detroit; eighth, Rev. M. T. Boynton.
Chicago; ninth, Prof. II. b. Carre,
Nashville, Tenn; tenth. Col l.. B. Mus
grove. Jasper. Ala: eleventh, Rev. r.
A. Names. Lufkin. Tex: twelfth. DIR.
A. III. Armstrong. st. Louis; thirteenth
Rev. John l.. lIillman, India nola, Iowa
fourteenth. II. II. I.aughbaum. Okla
homa City: fifteenth. A. l.. Baker
PhOenix. AriZ.; sixteenth, Rev. w. r.
Dunn, Seattle: members at large. Rev.
A. j. Parton. Atlanta; Charles f.. Cole
man, Chicago, and A. s. Thomas,
Charleston. W. Va.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Child Killed in Tornado.

MONROEVILLE, Ala, December 8
P).-One child was killed and several
other persons injured when tornado
demolished eight buildings. including
the schoolhouse at Tunnel Springs,
near here. Yesterday, according to resi-
dents of the town who came here
after the storm.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
BAD BOY" MAYOR TO CLEAN UP
TOWN WHEN HE TAKES OFFICE
Fire Chief to Be Fired, City Solicitor
"Canned," Youthful Official
Promises Adherents

arrested him for lettering on the
streets. well, hes going to spend the
next two years looking at the moon"
and the new executive intimated that
it would be on one of the outlying
beats.
ellis was almost forced to run. He
wanted to vindicate himself and GUST
an adininstrati ton which had proved
none too friendly to his gasoline busi-
ness.
Hits Mayor with Fist.
After several years OF effort to OBJ
tain permit for a filling station on
the Simpson property. Gillis decided to
make the place look more unSiShtly
than il there was Il gasoline station
on the site.
He plastered it with circus posters.
put big houderS on the lawn inscribed
1s 'headst0nes" for members of The
city government and did other things.
Then lie took the matter ZIP with
Mayor Michael eastman. Mr.. Nelson $
predecessor against whose jaw he
bounced a determined fist. when ver-
bal persuasion failed. The bad boy"
got 90 days in Jail for that.
Still the permit was refused and so
Gillis decided the only way to get it
was to have himself elected. He car
lied every ward but one.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Legations Raised to Embassies.

MEXICO CITY, December s P).--
The Mexican legation in Chile and the
Chilean legation in Mexico will be
raised to the sta tus of emba ssies, the
foreign office announced today. De-
screes providing for this will be issued
simultaneously in both capitals at a
date not yet determined.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
MONIES CHRISTMAS MAIL
TO COME VIA AIRPLANE
Pilot to Garry Sacks From Fair
banks, Northern Terminus
of Alaska Railroad.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NOME, Alaska, December 8.-Plans
have been completed here for Il Christ
mas air mail service to Nome from
the Alaska Railroad.
The mail will reach Nome from Sc
attle in 10 or IL days. as compared
with the or month. required
when dog teams are used between
Fairbanks and this city.
Noel Vein, who flew to Nome from
Fairbank with Thanksgiving mail,
viii pilot the plane.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

united front, backed by statistics
and data to strengthen their stand.
The organiza tions represented at that
time on the Citizens Joint Committee
were the Board of Trade, the Cham
ber of Commerce. the Retail Mer'
chants Association. the Committee OF
One Hundred. the Federation of Cltl-
Zens' Associations. the Builders ana
Manufacturers Association, the fhs-
trict Bar AsSocia ton, the toium"ia
Heights Association. the Northeast
Citizens Association and the George
town Citizens Association.
These orga nizations represented some
; 600 individuals, who were described
as "the most public spirited citizens
OF the District of Columbia. who take
the most interest in public affairs and
give the most time to our municipal
problems" The Joint Citizens Com
mittee was divided into an executive
committee, committee on financial
facts, n committee ON historical facts,
Il committee on statistical facts,
committee on finance and special
committee on assessment and taxa
ton.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
DRY LEAGUE PLANS
FOR 1928 CAMPA PA|GN
Anti-SaIoon Group Will Favor
Only Candidates Friendly
to Cause.

AntiSaloon League workers today
began mapping plans for the 1928 cam
paisn on the basis that only those can
didatcs who are loyal to the eight
eenth amendment and the Nolstead
act can hope for the support of the
organization.
Decision to stress "the utteranccs
acts and records of the candidates" in
considering their acceptability 10 the
league was reached by it's board OF di
rectors last night. The board vetoed II
proposition To demand that the two
ma jor parties assert in their platforms
their position in respect To The pro
hibi'ion question. 4 procedure indorscd
by some members.
demand that special emphasis be
laid by party conventions on the sub
Ject of law enforcement in general ana
the eighteenth amendment in particti.
lar was made in the resolutions
PASSED by the board
Evening star., 1927-12-08
PRESIDENT BACKS
ARMY ENGINEERS ON
MISSISSIPPI PLAN
Continued from First Page.)


main river Mt bottlenecks marrow
channels) to increase it's carrying ca
pacity and reduce it's flood heights.
Greater protection against crevass
by strengthening and moderately rails
ing the levees where needed to meet
predicted food stages.
"'rhe progressive revetment OF cav
ing banks to protect the foundat ton
OF the levees and to stabilize the river
both for flood control and navigation.
"Improved navigation channels for
river traffic, not less than 300 feet
wide and feet deep, to be obtained
by dredging and training works where
necessary between Cairo and New Or
leans"
Reforestation is held under the plan
to be supplementary measure, al
though it is considered "a step in the
right direction and beneficial in re-
ducing soil erosion" The Forest Serv-
ice had recommended the acquisition
Of $500. 900 acres OF land for foresta-
ton at an estimated cost OF $42.-
700 900
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5000, 900 for First Year.

Under the project total of $25 900.
900 would be expended the first year
and approximately 10000 900 each
year until complete.
Substantial local cooperation Is
essential to avoid waste President
Coolidge said in his special COM
munication to Congress in discussing
the distribution Of the cost Of the pro.
posed flood control project. 1.-The por
ton to be borne locally for
flood control structures represents an
expenditure Of about So or 30 cents
per year for each acre in the alluvial
valley to be protected every year from
Mississippi floods.
'"The value per acre. including rail
roads. towns. cities and other improve
ments, is estimated at something over
$500. 1t would seem that the States
should share with the Federal Gov
ernment the burden of assisting the
ievee districts and individual property
owners, especially in view of the fact
that the States benefit directly by the
increased taxes from land made more
valuable by reason of its protection.
ut is automatic that States and
other local authorities should supply
all land and assume all .pecuniary
responsibility for damages that may
result from the execution of the prof
ect. 1t would be revolutionary for
the Federal Government to establish
the precedent OF buying part of the
land upon which to build protective
works to increase the value of the
remainder. Similarly 1t would he very
unwise for the United States in
generously helping a section Of the
country to render itself liable for con
sequential damages"
Reorganization Is Planned.
The detailed recommendation OF the
Army engineers plan on the cost in
cluded besides the 1920 per cent ba sis,
a SO per cent division Of the expense
for the construction of special ring
levees proposed at Morgan City, Mel
Evening star., 1927-12-08
CITY AGAIN FACES
FIGHT OVER j. s. AID
Renewal. of 1915 Struggle
Recalls Long Battle by Citi-
zens' Joint Committee.

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Ask Action Against Aliens.

Other resolutions asked that the
United states refuse to tolerate at
temps by foreign citizens to hinder
prohibition enforcement; that the
teaching of the effects of alcohol b,
spread through all the schools: that
other temperance organizations co.
operate with the league in programs
Of publicity and education: that tn.
league advance n project for an cd,i,
cational fund rs Il memorial to the
late Wayne II. Wheeler: that the
league assist the Government in the
enforcement of prohibition, and that ii
give it's support to the World League
Against Alcoholism.
Today's workers conferences at
the Mayflower Hotel will culminate
tonight in a banquet. at which mem.
bers OF Congress will speak. Bishop
William f.. Mcdowell Of Washington
will be tOastmaster. There will he an
other conference tomorrow, and the
convention will adjourn at noon.
The squalor and poverty of pre-pro-
hiblton days has disappeared since
the adoption of the eighteenth amend
ment, Comdr. Evangelinc Booth of the
Salvation Army told the delegates a:
Il mass meeting at the Washington
poverty, she said. but it is 0f a diff
ferent kind. with much Of the base.
ness which was the result OF alcohol
renewed.
DIR. Mullins Issues Warning.
DR.. r. y. Mullins, president of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Louisville, Ky. warned
against the dangers Of discourage
ment and overconfidence. "One. of the
greatest dangers at the present time
is the loss OF morale by the prohibition
forces" he said. To-day the greatest
offensive i'm the history of prohibi.
ton is being launched ut the morale
OF the prohibition forces. The impress
sion has been given that the whole
country has gone on a drunken de-
bauch, whereas the truth is that per-
haps 80 per cent OF the country is not
affected"
The new executive committee chosen
~ the directors Yesterday follows: Rev.
A. j. Barton, chairman; DIR. T.. IL.
cherrington, secretary.
First district, Rev MyrOn f.. Gen
Evening star., 1927-12-08

DIStrHt l ndef Fire.
Before the final decision 10 appoint
this investigating committee. how
ever, the District Was under a con.
stant barrage of vindictive fire in the
House. Washinctonians were repre.
sented as beegars Of national aims,
masquerading as poor, when in reality,
SO the assertions went they were
more than we'll equipped To pay en-
tirely for developing the Capital.
Representatives declared that tn, fun
obligation of municipal maintenance
and Capital development rested upon
the taxpayers Of Washington One
measure proposed to increase taxes
here so per cent. Another one pro-
posed 100 per cent. Summing it up,
prominent members of the House
we're determined to deny or mini.
,nize into molehill the National obl-
cation. they would magnify into a
mountain the local obligation"
such was the condition in 1915. It's
effect can i've measured by the state
went. made i'm the Fail of that year,
tbat "the shingtonian whom the
House happenings of last Winter did
not startie and alarm from top to Toe
An every atom of his makeup was
,-.-,er without knowledge of the facts
Ar h20 not tUe iIlfiliSfiNt W perceive
bjs danger" So that ii was natural,
when the select Joint committee of
congress was appointed in March. to
hesjn its hearings the following Fall.
that Washi,lStonians should organize
their defenses. The organization was
directed toward co-otdinating the ac-
Hvities of the various citizens aSso-
eiations and trade bodies In order to
nresent to the select joint committee
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
July Fourth Program

Elsewhere in this issue is an ad-
vertisement for the Fourth of July
celebration to be held here. During
the week there will be carnival on
the common. In the afternoon will
be the races at the fair grounds.
The parade will be in the evening.
1t will form at the armory, and the
line of march will be to the A. L.
Smith corner, thence to Malta as far
as the Malta school building, and
back to the common where it will
disband. The order of the parade
will be: Malconta band, Wagon Co.
124, Boy Scouts, American Legion,
fraternal orders, floats of garages
and business firms, and all others
who wish to participate. The cele-
bration is sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion, Malconta Post, No. "a.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
More Teachers Enployed

At a meeting of the M. & M. board
!. of education last Thursday evening.
Miss Ruth Campbell of this place
was employed for the third grade in
the McConneisyille building, which
has been taught by Miss Florence
Gatewood, who was not an applicant
this year. Miss Anna Clements was
employed for place in the Malta
grades. Malta is to have an extra
grade teacher the coming year. and
just the arrangement of teachers has
not been decided. Mrs. Nellie Fox
was re-employed as substitute teach
er for the grades. Miss Bertha Pat
ten of Barnesvilie was employed as
home economics teacher, to succeed
Miss Edith Hennis who was not an
applicant. Miss Patten has recently
graduated from the o. S. u. There
Is still the vacancy for Coach Kin
caid's place. While he had been re-
teach the coming year, but plans to
attend law school, at the o. S. U.
Miss Clara Nuber, physical educa-
tion teacher, who was re-employed,
did not accept the position. While it
is not fully decided, this place may
not be filled, since it may be that one
less teacher will be employed in the
high school than heretofore. Miss
Emma Lee Stewart and Miss Mildred
Vickroy, who have been re-employed,
have not signed their contracts, and
have asked for little more time in
which to consider the matter. AS
yet no one is employed as French
teacher, for Miss Grace Parsons
place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
Return From Encampment

Mr.. VIM. H. White who attended
the 61st annual state G.. A. r. en-
campment in Canton last week, re-
turned to his home here Friday, Mr..
H 70. Porter and family of Canton
accompanying him, and the trip be-
ing made by auto. Mr.. A. D. King
who was also in attendance at the
encampment, went from Canton to
Cleveland to visit awhile with his
ison, Mr.. Chas. King who had come
to Canton to meet him. Mr.. King
was honored at the state c. A. r.
gathering by being appointed a del
egate to the national G.. A. r. en-
campment which will be held at
Dayton. He returned Monday to
his home here.
Besides Messrs. White and King,
other G.. A. R. men from this coun-
ty, who attended the encampment at
Canton were Messrs. Henry Mellor.
George Patterson and Clark Bundy.
The parade which was the out
standing feature of the encampment.
was a very imposing and colorful
one, in which were several thousand
uniformed participants. There were
Canton's own Company c, and rep
resentatives of the American Legion.
Gold Star mothers, Veterans of For
eign wars, and auxiliaries, Spanish
war veterans, Woman's Relief Corps,
Daughters of Veterans, Boy Scouts.
Girl Scouts and veterans of the Civil
war-severaI hundred of them in
blue uniforms, and others--about so
organizations in all being represent
ed With these were drum corps
and bands, one of the latter being
the Xenia Orphans band. The pa
rade was said to be one of the great
est patriotic exhibitions ever seen in
Canton.
Rev. F. M. Swinehart of Cincin-
natl made the principal address at
the encampment.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
III. e. White Wins Prizes

Mr.. Harold E. Whites fame as a
trap shooter is becoming more than
local. At the Okoboji Indian ma
tional gun shoot held last week at
Cedar Point, Mr.. White had the
highest score in his class, in which
there were about 65 entries. He
also took two other honors. He
received as prizes a $50 watch, also
silver steak platter and pair or In
dian blankets. Mr.. Howard Deed
rick of this place was also partici-
pant in the shoot and won fifth
place in the same class as Mr.. White.
His prize was a silver platter.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
Dies In AIbuoueroue. n. NJ.

A telegram was received by Miss
Frances Ford of the local telephone
exchange announcing the death OF
her brother-in-law George William
son which occurred Sunday at
1890 p. m. in a sanitarium at Al
buquerque, n. NJ, and where he had
been since January. His home had
been at Artesia, n. M, the last four
years, and his wife who survives
him was Florence Ford, a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ D. Ford Of Nc
Connelsville, and to whom he was
married abou. six years agc,A She
will be remembered as a former
nurse at Rocky Glen sanatorium,
and Mr.. Williamson was a patient
there. He was 80 years of age. His
death came as result of tubercuI0-
sis. He was a soldier in the World
war, but did not do service overseas.
Before going to Artesia, N. NJ, Mr..
Williamson and his wife had made
their home in Akron where Mr.. Will
Hanson was employed. His parents
are dead. Besides his wife he is sur
vived by some brothers.
The body was taken to Artesia
where on Wednesday at 2:30 p. m,
funeral services were held and bur-
ial was made.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
At Lindbergh Washington Reception

McConnelsville was represented at
the Washington, d. c., Lindbergh re-
ception, in the persons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lane Scofield, who have been
in Washington on business. In a
letter to her parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irven Travis, Mrs. Scofield very
ably describes the big event, which
she does not hesitate to state was the
most magnificent sight she ever wit
messed. They were close to the
Memphis when it anchored, and Mrs.
Scofield writes of the escort of the
steamer, with 80 airplanes overhead,
all flying i'm perfect formation, to-
gether with the dirigible Los An
geles. The crowd she states was or
derly in every respect, and every
body was thoroughly enjoying the
occasion. In appearance, she said
that ''Lindy' bears quite a re-
semblance to our McConnelsville
Mr.. F. S. Mcdonald.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
All Day Meeting

The Church of Christ worshipping
at Antioch, o., in Morgan county,
will conduct a series of evangelistic
meetings beginning Wednesday ev-
ening, July Is, with Evangelist Rns-
sell II. Bankes of Cadiz, o., doing
the speaking. These meetings will
continue over the oath, on which
day there will be an all day meeting
with basket dinner. Services morn
ing, afternoon and night. A general
invitation is extended to the congre-
cations in reach to come and spend
the day at Antioch in spiritual feast
ing.
Don't forget the date, July "a. Al
so attend the night sessions of this
meeting. Interesting subjects viii
be discussed Come.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23
IT'S. CARRIE COCHRAN DIES
I'm COLUMBUS. FUNERAL HERE

The serious condition of Mrs. Car
<fe Cochran has been mentioned at
$different times in the columns of
this paper. Her death occurred at
$3.50 D. m, Tuesday, in st. Francis
hospital in Columbus. She had been
In failing health for about two
years, suffering with a complication
of troubles. and during the last sew
eral weeks her condition had been
critical She had been in Columbus,
in the hospital. several weeks, and
previous to going there was for a
time in a, GAINESVILLE hospital
Resides her husband Robert Coch-
ran to whom she was married seven
years ago, she leaves three daugh-
ters Sue Elizabeth, JoEllen and
Mary Carolyn, and two sons, Rob-
ert w. and Charles B., the last nam
ed an infant six weeks of age. She
is also survived by her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Walker of McCon-
nelsville, and brother Mont Walk
er who is located in Wheeling. A
sister Nellie Walker died about IL
years ago. Following her marriage
the home of the deceased was for
several years in Mt Vernon. O.,
where she was located in business
previous to her marriage Mrs. Coch-
ran was in her 3Sth year at the time
of her death. She was born in NAL
ta. Her death, though it had been
expected at any time, came rather
suddenly and her aunt Mrs. Carrie
Nixon of Mansfield had been with
her at the hospital about two hours
before it occurred. The infant child
mentioned has remained in Colum-
bus since its birth, the others hav-
ing made their home with the grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Walker. The
daughter Sue who had been visiting
two weeks with relative of Mr..
Mont Walker, at Bellaire, arrived
here Wednesday, being accompanied
by Mr.. Walker and his sisters-in-
law Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Ault of
Bellaire and vicinity, the trip being
made by auto.
Mrs. Cochran in her early life be-
came a member of the Methodist
episcopal church here, and later
transferred her membership when
she located elsewhere. She former
" was identified with the M. e.
church choir here, being the pos
SCISSOR of an unusually pretty voice.
She graduated from the high school
here in 1908.
The body was brought here Wed
nesday evening, and the funeral
will be held from the Walker resi-
dence Friday at 2 p. M, conducted
by Rev. o. J. Moore of the M. E.
church. Interment will be made in
the McConnelsville cemetery.