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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
COLUMBUS NEWS LETTER
(By Elmer p. Fries)
Politics Quiet

While matters politically SO far
as candidates for state off ce are
concerned, have been unusually
quiet for the past year, there are
more than surface indications that
early in the New Year things will be
stirring considerably. Governor
Cooper will be cand date for
second term. That is sure. Roscoe
Mccullough will be the Republican
candidate for U. S. senator. That IS
also certain And with these two
candidates all else is mere guess
| work so far as the Republican state
ticket is concerned State Treas
urer AXE is to have opposition II he
wants a regular term. Clarence
Brown is not going to be candl-
date for a third term as secretary
of state, and Joseph Tracy was elect
ed for four years and doesn't have
to run in 1880. On the Democratic
ticket candidates are not so Ger
| tain. 1t is known that the state
organization of Democrats is in the
best condition it has been in years
and the forces are lining up for an
early, aggressive and spirited cam
paign. Faults of the present ad-
ministratiOn are such as to give
them encouragement, and 1t IS Ger
tain that the greatest care VIII be
exercised in picking candidates to
lead the state ticket. No Democrat
to date, has announced his candidacy
for any place on the state ticket, but
probably early in the New Year
there Will be some definite state
ments Forthcoming. While Long
, view hospital in Cincinnati was CIV
en- more for improvements and bet,
terments than all the other state
hospitals for the insane combined,
and the fattest' plum of the admin
istration, a quarter of a million dol
lar lob. given to a Cincinnati archl-
tect. it is said that even under
these conditions Hamilton county
voters are not a unit in their sup
port for another term for Myers
Cooper.
Christmas for State Wards
The state of Ohio bought $4,000
pounds of candy, 20 bushel apples.
IT'S gallons of ice cream, 162 CHRIST
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

mas trees and q .o- OF other things
for its $1,000 unfortunate wards
Every cottage end every institution
had It's own Christmas tree; and
no hing VS. lett undone 10 make the
day just as happy as possible, un-
der the existing conditions FOR all.
Sales OF articles made during the
year by hospital inmates We're suf-
fic entity large, so that many small
presents were purchased fer tha
workers, ard these, in addition to
hundreds Of toXes from relatives
and friends were distributed Christ
mas morning. At the penitentiary
the prisoners were ven a minstrel
show and hoped to make the receipts
large enough to buy pipe organ
for the institution. The day was de
clared holiday and roast chicken
was served at all institutions except
the penitentiary, where roast pork
was the main meat Of the day
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

ia, distance of about 20 miles. The
valley is narrow, with but a few
hundred feet of level ground on
either side Of the river, but this
44nd Is extremely fertile. Doubtless
{ should tc. for it is made up Of tho
best SOL from the up river lands
drained by the Muslzingum, and
gradually built up there by the riv-
cr through the past centuries. This
makes an ideal garden soil. rich
and wei drained As a result, one
secs miles OF luXur ant vegetable
patches, cabbage, tomatoes, melons,
beans. celery and what not?
Seeing such an enormous amount
of such products, one wonders how
a profitable market is found as an
outlet. In talking with rather
prominent truck grower at Beverly.
we found the answer to the above
query, and some interesting facts
besides. The secret of the produc-
tion and orderly marketing of all
these foodstuffs lies in the Muskin-
gum Valley Truck Growers as9ocia-
tion. This organization, sponsored
by the Farm Bureau Federation,
has d membership in Muskingum
county alone of more than 500.
Monthly meetings are held at Ma
rietta and they are very largely at
tended. An unusual amount of in
terest has been developed in this
association, and membership is
growing each twelve-month.
The work of the association is di-
rected chiefly toward marketing
the products of the truck growers
For instance, in the case of cab
bage. Several hundred carloads ot
Grated cabbage heads leave Beverly
Lowell and Marietta each year Tc
ship all this out indiscriminately
and without special arrangement
would glut the market in places
and greatly lower the price. There
| fore, the association manager gets
quotations from all the better cab
bage markets and arranges to shiI
a few carloads each day to a dozen
or more different places. Thus the
product is SO marketed as to get tn.
highest possible price and move il
quickly. The association also pro
vides inspectors who carefully grade
and inspect each shipment. Thi:
prevents dumping inferior grades
on the market and protects the hon
est shipper.
Thus We believe this comparative
ly small truck growers association
is going a long way in its quest fo
the solution of some of the ills G
agriculture. Certainly it is doing 9
good job of solving the problems o1
agriculture in the Muskingum val
ley The finest part of it all is, tha1
the members are all whole-heartedl
for" the association. They fee
they are getting several times theil
membership fee in value received
each wear
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

leen c-lled 0 her bedside to ASSIST
the 9ershter Mrs Haley Little with
VIII n s,a II ke her home, in caring
for her
The yopa people of The Eeinors
vie M. =. church VII put on the
program at Btt tol, Sunday evening,
Dee. % Everyone is invited to at
tnnd as a splendid program will be
given
Robert Donald, the seven and one
half months old child Of Mr.. and
aIrs. Carl pecbles OF McConnesyille.
was buried at Br stol, Thursday.
Owing to the bad day and condition
Of roads not very large crowd was
in attendance. The sympathy of all
goes out to the parents, in their sad
bereavement.
Bristol grange will have an all
day meeting Saturday. All candi-
dates are requested to be present
Pot luck dinner.
Mrs. f. E. Rowland will soon be
able to leave the hospital, and will
remain with her sister in GAINESVILLE
a while, before returning home.
Hamer Wilson and john Law
renee, students at o u, and Wayne
Macklem at Muskingum College, are
spending their Christmas vacation
with home folks. The latter has
been quite i'll since he came home,
the result of being vaccinated.
The ground is covered with quite
q heavy snow, but instead OF hearing
the sleigh bells jingle it is the monk
of the automobile.
Harry Watson of Cumberland call
ed on his cousin w. c. Splllman,
Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
Fiery New Straitsville

The Cumberland, o., Echo of Dec
Is had the following:
Recently the daily press. with
glaring headlines, declared gasoline
and dry ice will be manufactured
from coal burned underground at
New Straitsville, O., if a patent is
granted. This opinion was voiced
by geological and industrial experts
based on the knowledge that the
half century old coal mine fire OF
Perry county will provide natural
facilities for such manufacture. OF
course this is in the experimental
stage. Reports from other sources
declare the New Straitsville hills are
not only underlaid with valuable
coal burning fumes, but that the
best ''likker" to be found in Ohio
also comes from those hills. 1t is
true there are burning mines in
that district but if the unlawful
beverage is manufactured under
those same hills, maybe that's where
it derived the name of fire water
Concerning the same matter and
speaking of a raid by prohibition
officers, dispatch from New Straits
vile, of Dec. 90, appearing in the
Marietta Times, said in part: Officer
Teal said that New Straitsville is a
heavy supply point for illicit liquor
running to all parts Of the state
Within the past month, according
to the dry agent, equipment which
cost more than $4,000 has been
destroyed. Hayes is credited with
making the assertion that he woulo
clean up Perry county if it took a
regiment of state militia to do it.
I'VE know and SO does everyone
else know what is going on at New
Straitsvile. but the difficult job is
to catch them in these old mines,"
Teal said in supporting Hayes. Most
of the owners of the larger stills in
this locality, according to reports,
live in Columbus, Cincinnati and
other large nearby towns. Few ar
rests are made because of the many
entrances to the mines. State off
GERS raid the still through one en-
trance and the "caretakers'' of the
stills escape through another en-
trance. A person familiar with the
mines can walk for more than
mile underground through old mine
shafts, and during that time can
make an egress from approximately
so places. -
Herman Harper's Team Wins Second
Mrs. Ada Harper of Columbus
sends from there Ginning taxi
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

Mrs, Ella Morgan who has been
ye.y iou. is somewhat better.
MI Ruh Mills spent Sunday
ai.h Ii J. cousin, Miss Opal Mills.
MRS. Lee FRY was called to Park
orslurr, NJ. va, one day last week,
on account OF the S sclIness OF her
siatr
Misses Nellie and Grace Glenn and
Mics Geo spent Sunday with Rev.
Law and family.
Mrs. Wm. Mills was a business
caller at Marietta Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Scott and Mrs.
Fred Scott were business callers at
Marietta, Saturday.
Mrs. Nen'a Wilson spent part OF
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Albert Danielson of Flat Wood.
Mrs. Danielson is somewhat better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

Herman Harper's Team Wins Second
Mrs. Ada Harper of Columbus
sends from there clipping TAX
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
Speedy Relief
for Sore Throat
THIS DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION
REQUIRES NO GARGLING

No longer is it necessary to gargle
and choke with nasty tasting medi-
cines to relieve sore throat. Now
you can get almost instant relief
with one swallow of doctors pre-
scription,. This prescription was re-
filled so often and became so popH-
lar that the druggist who originally
filled it decided to put it up under
the name Thoxine and make 1t
available to everyone.
The remarkable thing about
Thoxine is that it relieves almost
instantly, yet contains nothing
harmful. 1t is pleasant tasting, and
safe for the whole family, and is
guaranteed to relieve sore throats
or coughs in Is minutes or money
back. Just ask for Thoxine, 35c,
6Oc, and $1O0. Sold by Danford
Pharmacy, and all other good drug
stores.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

Summary OF Ohio's Principal Crops
Farm crop production in Ohio in
1929 was valued at some $259,-
600, 900, or more than percent
greater than the value of crops pro-
duced in 1928. The acreage from
which crops were harvested this
year was nearly one percent larger
than the acreage last season, says
G. S, Ray, agricultural statistician
Ohio corn in 1929 showed a small
reduction in acreage and yields av
eraged one bushel less per acre than
year ago. The average farm price
of corn in Ohio on Dec. /, was IS
cents this year against rs cents one
year ago.
Wheat production in 1929 is es-
timated at 33,770,000 bushels com
pared with the very small crop OF
9,475,00O bushels in 1928, when
over 60 percent of the planted
acreage killed out. Yields average
1915 bushels this season against
10.9 bushels per acre one year ago
HC lJAJ OdtS Siop PldSCd dt
49,826,000 bushels compared with
89,281, 900 bushels last year. In
1928 the acreage was greatly in
creased due to oats being sown on
some of the ground where winter
wheat killed out. December l farm
prices fcs oats averaged As cents
this year and AZ cents last year.
The potato acreage for Ohio is ,es.
timated at 10000 acres compared
with $4,000 acres last season.
Yields average 96 bushels per acre
against 9S bushels in 1928. The
Dec. / farm price of potatoes av-
erages $1.55 per bushel, or more
than twice the rs cent December
average last season.
Hay production in Ohio amounted
to slightly more than 100000
tons this season against 3,698,000
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
Haines, And The Expedition

The following appeared recently
in a Cambridge, O., paper:
Few people in this vicinity are
aware that Cyclone Bill' Haines,
meteorologist with the Byrd expedi
tion in the Antarctic, who sent the
famous explorer on his recent sue
cessful fight over the south pole,
and who also forecast weather con
ditions for Byrd when he flew over
the north pole, is a son of Mrs. j.
d. Haines, of Reinersville, O., a vii
lage located about 3S miles south
Of Cambridge, in Morgan county
"Cyclone Bill'' as he has been nick
named, is one of the foremost
meteorologists in the United States
He is a close friend to Commander
Byrd, who relies almost solely upon
his expert weather predictions, and
places great faith in his ability. 1t
was Cyclone Bill who squinted
through his intricate instruments,
measured the velocity of the winds,
charted the air currents, etc, and
gave Byrd the nod that sent him and
his three companions winging south
ward on their successful and epochal
fight over the southern top of the
world
One of the priced possessions of
Haines' mother is a silk flag which
was presented to her son by Com
mander Byrd after his flight over
the north pole, in appreciation for
the excellent work he did previous
to that flight 1t was one of four
flags in Byrd's airplane when the
north polar fight was made. e. r.
Haines, of near Beverly, o., brother
of Cyclone" Haines, has in his pos
session a coat worn by his brother
when he was making observations
for Byrd, preparatory to the flight
over the north pole. 1t is of an
imal skin lined with fur.
William Haines is well known
throughout Morgan and Noble coun.
ties, where he frequently visits
members of his family. Residents
Of the section are justly proud of his
exploits He is a slow, easy going
sort of fellow, possesses a keen
sense of humor. and is quite demo-
cratic in his attitude to his fellow
men, He will return to the United
States with Byrd expedition with
in few months, and it is said a
celebration is to be staged in his
honor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
O. S. L. Sixth Largest University

q. $. L.. Sixth Largest University
Ohio State university is the sixth
largest university in the United
States, and the fourth largest state
university in the country, according
to the annual report of Dean Ray
mond Walters of Swarthmore col
lege. The University OF California,
including all of its branches, is list.
ed first in full time, regular stu
dents, with a registration of 17,242,
followed by Columbia with 1852;
New York university, 12,419; Illi-
nois, 12,413 Minnesota, 1861, and
Ohio State, 10,557. Others as given
in the first 10 are Michigan, 968S;
Wisconsin, 946S; Harvard, 8377,
and University of Washington, 1858.
Counting all resident students SO
far this year. Columbia university is
listed first with 33,367; college OF
the city of New York second with
32,032, and New York un versity
third with 29,419. On that basis,
Ohio State is eleventh with 1919
Stuu6HlS. 4 HeSt HSuItS IlltIuut IilC
summer registrations.
Enrollments of other Ohio colleges
are: Case, $50; Wooster, S82; Den
son, S04 Heidelberg, 375; Hiram,
327; Kenyon, 276; Marietta, 347;
Miami, 2,027; Mt. Union, sac;
Oberlin, 1926; Ohio, 1929 Ohio
Wesleyan, 1925; Otterbein, 357;
Akron, 1861; Western College for
Women, 372; Western Reserve, g.
496, and Wittenberg, l,071.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
NORTH BRISTOL

A ply ician was callod Friday to
see Mrs. Harriet McGregor, who is
quite II. Her daughters Mrs. VIM.
Johnson Of McConnelaville, Mrs.
VIM. Heron of NeeIyyille, and Mrs.
Dora Campbell Of this place, have
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
With December

tons in 1928 With December /
prices for hay averaging $40 per
ton this year and $11.70 last sea-
son, the indicated total value of the
hay crop is around $50,000,000 in
1929 and $43,30O.000 last year
Fruit production was very light
in Ohio in 1929 and in spite of much
better prices the total value of the
fruit crops falls considerably under
that of 1928.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26
OAKLAND

Mrs. Minnie Mills spent SUNDAY
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Johnson.
Miss AIDA Ball spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Ed Gheen
and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-12-26

SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER
The Morgan County Democrat and
The Poultry Tribune, both one
year, $175. The Democrat one
year and Poultry Tribune two years,
for So. Democrat and Pathfinder
one year. S1.85 tt
Evening star., 1929-05-20
SUMMER BUSINESS DROP
.
MAY BE UNDER NORMAL
ispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, May 2o.-The business
reports for April, now available. says
the Economic Digest, have been almost
uniformly of a very satisfactory char
ecter. Automobile production set new
record for the month Steel production
was at phenomenally high rate, and
untitled orders of the United States
Steel Corporation increased slightly.
This is the first April to show an in
crease over March in untitled steel
orders since 1922. Construction awards
made significant recovery from the
moderate recession experienced during
the first quarter of the year. Check
clearings and freight car loadings, both
indicative of the general business trend,
were well above last year.
Few authorities have as vet been able
to find any definite indications of busi-
ness recession and a continuance of the
present high level is anticipated during
she weeks Immediately ahead "A num-
Der OF opinions concerning the probable
trend during the Summer months are
still contradictory, but even the most
bearish authorities do not anticipate
more than moderate Summer seasonal
letdoWr.
Opinions on the business outlook in
dlcate that any seasonal reaction should
DC less than normal this Summer.
Evening star., 1929-05-20

Ben W. Swofford Will Be
First to Arrive Here for
!: 4 Contest.

The first of the seven j, out-of-town
orators who will come to Washington
to compete in the Sixth National Ora
torical Contest finals Saturday night
will arrive Thursday, according to ad-
vices received at contest headquarters
today. s.
ben w. Swofford of Kansas City,
representative of the Midwest contest
zone, will lead the field of five boys and
two girls into Washington. On his
oratorical march to the, Capital Swof-
ford will have the hearty support of
Elliot Norquist Kansas City, youth, who
won second honors in last years con-
test and who, is coming back this year
to be one of the $500 enthusiastic wit
nesseS of the annual oratcrical meet.
Swofford is expected to reach Washing
ton at 835 o'clock Thursday morning,
with Miss Frances Dickson. contest
manager for the Kansas City Star,
newspaper sponsor for the contest in
that locality.
The other finalists have not notified
headquarters when they will arrive, but
they will be reporting this afternoon
and tomorrow. The date of the meet,
in which the six boys and two girls,
including James Leonard Butsch, the
Washington youth, who will represent
the District of Columbia and nearby
counties of Maryland and Virginia, will
participate, is the anniversary Of the
convening of the Constitution Conven-
ton in Philadelphia. 1t was 142 years
ago that the trainers of the famous
document met in independence Hall in
the three session which produced
the governing code for the United
States.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
MORROW'S GUARD.
MAY Be INCREASED
FamiIy's SecIusion Becomes
More Firmly Established
at North Haven.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORTH HAVEN, Me, May 90
While newspaper men watched today
for confirmation of a rumor that Col.
Charles A. Lindberg might take off from
the small landing field in front of the
Summer home here of Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow. the prospect that
the seclusion of the Morrow family
might become even more firmly estab-
lished appeared imminent. .e
The rumor was persistent that the
flying colonel who arrived here Satur-
day in an amphibian plane with Miss
Anne Morrow, his fiancee, and lmme-
diate members of the family, might
take off today on an unannounced des-
tination. The plane, however, remained
near the house, where Lindbergh had
TAXED 1t after his arrival. 1t could
not be determined whether the craft
had been prepared for an immediate
flight.
Special Police Force Discussed.
1t was learned that four plain clothes
men, who acted as guards about the
Morrow estate, had discussed with vii
lage officials the legality and possibility
Of an argumented special police force
for duty around the grounds. The four
present guards apparently had no diff
ficulty In turning away newspaper men
and others.
The guard line was extended half
mile further from the Morrow home
yesterday and all automobiles and
pedestrians were halted near the ga
rage and caretaker's cottage. Lind
bergh and Anne took a brief ride
around the island roads in the Morrow
beach wagon last night but this was
the only glimpse inslanders had of the
couple The wagon was driven by an
other of Ambassador Morrows daugh-
ters and the flyer and Miss Morrow re-
manned on the back seat.
Spokesman" Is Silent.
An "official spokesman" who indi-
Gated after the arrival of the Morrows
that a statement might be expected
soon afterward, remained silent yester-
day with the exception of the pro-
nouncement that mo one cares to say
anything"
Meanwhile, the many newspaper folk
staying at the only village inn faced
scarcity Of food. Selectman Herman
Crockett. owner of the hotel, gave
notice that those staying there must
find other accommodations today. De-
claration of a villager that he would
open sandwich shop allayed some
what the anxiety of the scribes.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
FALLS CHURCH ELECTION
JUDGES ARE APPOINTED
Town Council Members for FIRST
Second and Third Wards to
Be Named June IL.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va. May wv.
# Wescott and Milton D. Roberts nave
been appointed by Mayor Bethune as
Judges for the town election June II
TO vote for three members OF the Iown
Council. The councilmen whose pres
ent terms will expire on September l
are: Clarence M. Sale of the flrst Waro,,
Dr. Henry Knowles of the second Ward
and Charles Cage of the third wafo.
Councilmen are elected for two-year
term the mayor, John F. Bethune, ana
Councilmen Westcott, Roberts ana
Philip Talbot holding office until 1881.
Mayor Bethune called to the atten-
ton of the council the section in the
town charter which provides that all
organizations giving entertainments or
public benefits first must obtain a per
NIT from the mayor. The latters
privilege of rebating the license fee
when the entertainment is for charitable
purposes does not preclude the neces-
sity for securing license.
Samuel A. Styles clerk Of the town
school board, reported that the f1nan-
cial difficulties of the board have been
settled by the ruling of the State at
torney general that the 95-cent county
school tax In Fairfax County should be
levied on property within the corporate
limits of the town of Falls Church