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The Washington times., 1931-05-20

ELMER SWEENEY MRS. CUNNINGHAM
WHILE POLICE engaged in intensive investiga-
tion of the murder of Jack Cunningham, SO, who
shot by gunman he entering his apartment
early yesterday they got "break in the probe of the
fatal shooting of Talley Day when Elmer Bulldog"
Sweeney surrendered and is reported to have admitted
that he shot Day in self defense in alleged speak
easy at 1923 M Street Northwest, late Sunday.
Turning again to the investigation of the Cunningham
shooting, Mrs. Helen Cunningham widow of the muir
dered questioned at police headquarters in the
hope that her husband had revealed the of his
slayer before his death
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
RinggoId

April borrowed from March
some snow, paid it back Wednesday
hope it has no more to pay back
1t is reported that w b. Martin
has quit carrying mail on Ringgold
rural route. Clyde Thompson /.
carrying the mail at present.
The rainfall Wednesday was / y
inches, and was needed to soak ur
the ground for crops, and make
pasture.
ID. w. VanHorn's new residence
is being constructed by the Hambel
carpenters. The material was pur-
chased at Santoy, a cottage oil
four rooms, single story.
Mrs. C. O. GLADDEN. and Harley
GLADDEN. made a short visit with Mrs.
w. Townsend at New Lexington
Friday, after being at Corning.
Des VanHorn of Columbus under
went an operation in that city at the
White Cross hospital for mastoid
last week.
In our marriage report of last
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
East Bloom

Misses AIDA Lawrence and Nell
Mckinney, teachers of Tunnel Hill
school, closed a successful term oil
school, Friday, April "a. A large
crowd of parents and friends gath
cred at the school house in the
morning. At noon spicnic dinner
consisting of all kinds of good
things, was enjoyed. There were
over 80 cakes. In the afternoon a
program was given, consisting OF
songs, recitations, and dialogues.
Music was furnished by the Oliver
family. All departed for their
homes in the evening, after spend
ing an enjoyable day. There were
about $50 present. The play cal
ways In Trouble" given in the in
terest of the farmers institute, at
Rural Dale, Friday night, was well
attended. Mrs. Ella Roberts visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Rob-
erts of Ringgold, Saturday night
and Sunday. Ethel, Erma and Ell
wood spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Roberts. +. Chris
Clemens and family spent Sunday
at d. F. Greer's. Miss Jennie Cul
yer and Ruth and Robert Culver of
Philo spent Saturday and Sunday
at H. j. Clifford s.. School closed at
Smiths Friday, and the teacher,
Wayne Macklem, returned to his
home near Bristol, after a success
full years work. Mr.. and Mrs. c..
B. Greer spent Tuesday at Blanche
Greer's. Sam Stewart and E. A.
Greer and families and Mrs. w. A..
Greer spent Monday in GAINESVILLE
Ralph Drake and family who
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Mrs. Mary Jane Barrett

Mary Jane Taylor was born near
Beverly, o., June Is, 1847, and
died Jan. 1S, 1881, at Rock Falls,
Ill. When young woman she was
married to Monroe Carroll, also of
Beverly, 0. To this union two chill
dren were born, a son who died in
infancy, and a daughter, now Mrs.
Celia Hand of Rock Falls. About
two years after the death of Mr..
Carroll, Mrs. Carroll came to Illi--
nois, where she later married James
Barrett who died in 1913. Mr.. and
Mrs Barrett had two children, Otie
f., now deceased, and Josie, Mrs.
James Sensenbaugh, with whom
Mrs. Barrett had made her home for
many years. Other near relatives
are brother, Frank Taylor, and a
sister, Mrs. John o. Day, of McCon-
nelsville, O.; five grandchildren and
six great grandchildren. all of Rock
Falls vicinity. For many years Mrs.
Barrett was devoted member OF
the Congregational church, always
ready and anxious to carry her
share of the church activities She
was also charter member of the
Good Deeds Circle of the Kings
Daughters, and intensely interested
in the work of the Women's Chris
tlan Temperance Union. To these
! three organizations she gave her
time and energy even into the ev-
ening of her life, when physical
| conditions would have justified a
lessenlng of outside activities In
her home she was always busy, al
ways happy, and always contented:
truly Christian character, finding
silver lining to every cloud fac.
ing bravely the unpleasant things,
filled with enthusiasm over the
pleasant ones, loyal and loving to
her friends and ready always to
meet the next event in life.
Those who knew her always feel
sure that had she realized Sunday
morning the last great adventure
was before her, she would have
wished us all a glad goodnight and
gone forth smiling into the new
day. She leaves to memory a won
derful example of faith hope and
charity-XX
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Page Sever
have been sick with colds, are im-
proving
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Nelson


Mrs. Sarah Catherine Nelson was
the youngest daughter of William
and Louisa Murray Filkil She was
born Dec. Is, 1886, in Morgan
county, Ohio, and died April 16,
1881, aged "a years, four months
and % days. She was united in
marriage with William S. Nelson.
March j, 1866, who died IL years
ago To this union no children
were born. Mrs. Nelson was a life
long resident of Morgan county, and
was the last Of family of 10 chill
dren. She is survived by one
adopted daughter, Dora Nelson, Of
the home, and several nieces and
nephews. When quite young she
united with the Carmel M e.
church, near her fathers home.
Her life was quietly lived. She was
home lover, good wife and
mother. Her pleasing personality
and kindly ways endeared her to all
with whom she had come in con-
tact.
Funeral services held April 18,
at thC iCoiuChSCt WCIc COAuuSkC0
by Rev. Martin, of Pennsville, O.,
and burial was made in the Cross
Roads cemetery.
Card of Thanks
| wish in this manner to express
my thanks to friends and neighbors
who showed sympathy and kindness
during the time of the illness OF
and to Rev. Martin, the singers,
Mrs. Arthur Dockeray for the beau
tiful flowers, and others who aided
in any way at the time of her
death.-Dora Nelson
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

has now been employed to care for
the business, who took over the
trade Monday. Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Combs of Cumberland were callers
at the home of the writer, Monday
He reports his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Combs, of Cumberland, who
formerly resided near Woodgrove,
to be only in fair health. Our first
letter to be transported by air mail
was taken up by mail plane al
GAINESVILLE, Monday, and would be
delivered in Washington, near the
Pacific coast, by the middle of the
week. The following pupils from
Reinersville high school will go to
Athens, May 2, to take the state
scholarship examination, to com
pete with other counties for dis
trict honors: nellie Ferguson, Eng
lish; Rubal Kincaid, U. S. his
tory Dorsal Kincaid, English II;
Curtis Cannon, plane geometry; Al
ice Cannon and Donivan Gilliland,
who tied, general science. Word
was received here Monday morning
of the death of William Haines,
which occurred at his home in Nc
Connelsville Mr. Haines, number
of years ago, lived on farm on
Little Olive Green, in this township.
He later resided in Reinersville, at
two different times.
BrOOder House Burns
A brooder house belonging to
Blackburn, which was at
the former Herschel Wilson home
above Woodgrove, burned to the
ground, early Monday morning.
About 800 baby chicks were con-
sumed in the blaze.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

of their rations No. sir lit wouldn't pay be.
Heat-temperng steel all hear-sn the softest
and safest job in the world But heattempering gasoline
-jamming it up ahead of pressure that half
the square nch-busting its molecules with heats
that would make the MONDAY Sahara look like
cebes-hat all the playing with matches
around the TINT barrel.
From top to bottom of the Sohio manufacturing
organization Watch Your Step is the password of the
day and the countersign of the night With the lads in
dunsaees-the oilboing mps of that twentieth century
Inferno caution is matter of life and death.
With the white collar boys the Soho research scien.
ts the chemists, the engineers the responsible bosses,
it's life and death-and something more.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

week should have said Miss Kirk
bride is the daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. James Kirkbride, instead of A
A. kirkbride.
Lorenzo Williams correspondent
for East Branch news to the Herald
received a big post card shower
from the Herald readers last Satur.
day, after 40 years as news writer
Mrs Ellen GLADDEN., Clarence
GLADDEN. and Miss Bernice Davis
were at Mansfield, where Mrs. Glad
den is taking treatment.
Cecil Sands, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis Sands, is recovering from
pneumonia.
Ringgold grade school closed last
Friday with a big dinner. Many
parents attended The Whooppole
school closed the same day.
Lots of sheep were shorn last
week. The clippers are taking the
place of the old style shearing.
Emery M. Wells put in con-
crete floor in front of his store,
Saturday.
NJ. M. VanHorn and his mother
Mrs. Eliza VanHorn of Rock Hol-
low, were the guests of Mrs. Susan
VanHorn, Sunday.
Resembled winter last Sunday
afternoon. Quite a snow storm for
a few minutes
A medium white dog with a cut
off tail and bearing a Perry county
license, killed some of Roy Chap
pelear's hens Monday morning,
then went to Lorenzo Williams in
act of killing his chickens. Mr.
Chappelear followed and shot it.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

Between shudders, while was being shown how
heat-tempered Sohio X-70 is squeezed and mas
saeed and pot roasted until there isn't a knock
left in its system between shudders, out there at
the plant, estimated that the bosses have to be
just about twice careful as the hands
You see. in a'doIlars-and-cents way they're walk.
ing light. rope They've got to bring their crude oil
through 1900 miles pipeline from the mid-continent
fields for one thing-and the of that unde ground
trolley ride is practically twice much the cost
of the crude at the we'll. Even before they install
led that mighty and marvellous new apparatus that
makes heat-tempered gasoline possible, they were
working n a unbelevably narrow margin of profit
And their determination to put heat-tempered
gasoline in your tank for the same price you'd pay
for ordinary gasoline that means that slip any
where along the line would be just TOO BAD
BY wonderful trick of passing heat from oils that have
already been fried both Sides to oils their way to
the chefs-by running the heat-te mperng circuit
through the devils cauldron which must be kept
blazing night and day for other routine operations by
adapting and improving packing hOuse methods of using
everything but the squeal-the moecuIe make
the Ohio public present of the antiknock qualities they
have blistered into Sohios heat tempered gasones.
It's a case of carG-more care-from the minute the
crude starts comparatively mild Turkish BATH
until the final act of mayhem has been done to the mole
cules in those great forged-steel cracking coils
ask where the most care taken in that whole
hellroarng Soho works-well, boys and girls Id say
without hesitation that in the testing labora.
tories There flock of gmeteyed scientists stand guard
against final incidentally danger that the
Soho folks showed the mselves skttsh about than
any other one the lot.
By lingo when first walked into that busy laboratory
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
bp FLOYD GIBBONS
HELLO EVERYBODY!

When you come right down to it,
| don't suppose the boys out at
that Sohio refinery are exactly
what Won could call careless in any
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

it looked to like millionaire fsh-anciers private
aquarium There glass bowls and tanks all the
place-hundreds and hundreds of them.
But something seemed have happened the exhibits
There wasn't fish in sight My guide of those tall
browed Sohio research scientists grinned all his
face as stared around
"No," he said, "not minnow in the house. It's gasoa
line in the tanks, water
Then he tell about how heattempered
Sohio gasolnes checked and double checked at
every possible point of contamination, from the moment
they from the condenser with their molecules lifted
to the they gushed from the fngstation pump.
Not tank.car leaves the refinery until sample
has been drawn from it, and has proved itself in the lab
oratory be up the Soho standard. Never tank
truck of Sohios Great Red Fleet is permitted to pass
the gates until the heattempered gasoline it carries
can be guaranteed up to par.
And that's only the beginning Scouts eernally whr-
ling around the state popping unexpected at filing
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Child BADLY Rilrned

The small son of Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Shriver (Muriel Peck nam
ed Stanley Lee, was quite severely
burned about the face and front
part of the body, a few days ago
when he overturned stewer con
tanning potatoes, in boiling water
which spilled over him. The at
tending physician thought possibly
the burns were not deep enough to
leave much of permanent scars
They reside in Akron.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

weeks, which followed an attack of
flu, while some better, does not i'm
prove as his many friends might
wish. The Corner filling station
and grocery here, which has been
operated by Marietta parties for the
past month, has been turned back
to Mr.. Corner Harry Grandstaff
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Reinersville

The Renersville grade school
closed Friday with a picnic dinner
at noon and program by the
school in the afternoon. .Denzil Ell
lott who has been ill with heart
trouble and rheumatism for some
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
DEMOCRAT AND ENQUIRER, 81

For the time being we can fur
nish the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the Morgan County Democrat. both
one year for 81. This offer holds
good. on the Enquirer, only to those
who cannot be served by carrier.
f1stf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
Treasurer;
Spain Guarantees
 Religious Freedom
New Republic Stresses Right of Citizens to Worship at
 Altars of Personal Preference

According to the N. c. w. News Service of the Transcript, appearing in the current issue of that paper, the people of Spain have issued a statement which will meet with the approval of all right thinking people in the United States and most other nations. A strong Catholic country, it comes out boldly for the fullest freedom of religious liberty. Fern ando de Los Rios, minister of jus tice issued the following statement:
 Emphasizing that final action lies with the, assembly, which will be elected June 21, the minister adds:
 Meanwhile, it is the duty of the provisional government to maintain status quo of complete religious liberty and equality of all creeds be- fore the law. Nobody should be in terferred with in his personal liber- ty of worship, when and as he wishes, provided, of course, that his beliefs and practices constitute no threat to public order.
 Nor should the creed of anybody entitle him to preferential consider ation over others in the pursuits of daily life. The religious beliefs of any worker are his own affair, and no applicant for official or private employment should be asked to state his creed. ss rx#
 "Nor has the secular authority any right to try to make its citizens attend religious services. The pro- visional governments position in this matter. was indicated by the order forbidding official participa- tion in sectarian services and also the annulment of the old order by which soldiers of the army had been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
Letter Campaign Seeking Funds Will
 Start On Monday
Congressman Goss Chairman and Atty Thomas E. Moore Treasurer Yearly Plea for Public Support Finds Additional Aid Needed for l93I-3z

The aiinual appeal for funds for the Salvation Army will start next Monday, May 9th. according to an announcement made to-day by Ad- jutant George Simons, in charge of the local branch. Congressman Ed ward w. Goss has again accepted the chairmanship of the campaign and Attorney Thomas F. Moore. trust officer. at the Citizens and Manufac- turers' National bank will be the treasurer.
 It is requested that all checks for the campaign be made out and sent to MT Moore who will handle the funds during the drive The cam paign will be conducted through the mail. Members of the Army here are preparing appeal letetrs to be sent out.
 The Salvation Army makes an an- nua1 appeal at this time to raise funds in order to assist the organ ization in carrying out it's extensive relief work among the needy fam flies of the city. It is pointed out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
Youths Discharged
 In City Court
No Witnesses Appear Against Two Charged With vi0la-
 ing Game Law

The failure of state agents to ap- pear this morning against Jersey MaZon, IT, of 58 East Hawkins Street and Daniel Smith, 16, of 3S Hill street, resulted in their dis charge. Both were charged with violation of the game law. fishing without licenses. They were ar- raigned in police court, but no witt nesses appeared against them.
 On the plea of Sergeant John Brickel the case of Michael Cassidy, Il, of Winsted, charged with vag- rancy, was nolled to-day.
 The case of Madge Jackson, "A, 223 Abbott avenue, breach of the peace, was also nolled.
 Two pending cases of William Quill, 33, of Riverside street, Oak vile, and Charles Wisusky, 27, of Falls avenue, Oakville, were contin- ued for another week. Both are em-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
TREASURE HUNT
 JUST BOLONEY'
Former Bandit Uses Plane in Search for Gold
 in Mexico

Chihuahua City. Mexico - (UP) Al Jennings, famous bandit and train robber of the early Oklahoma days, is beginning to believe that his newest occupation - that of hunt ing buried treasures and lost mines in Coahuila and Chihuahua -is just "so much boloney."
 His latest exploit, however, shows that the lure of quick riches still rules his heart. Jennings adds eX- citement to his search for lost treas- ures by using an airplane.
 He recently cracked up. But his plane is in shape again and he is on the trail of mythical riches.
 "I haven't found anything yet, but I'm lable to strike 1t rich just over the ridge, or down in the next valley" he hopefully says.
 Treasure is like raw gold--its where you find it. you know. From my experience so far, I've come to the conclusion that these old maps and symbols concerning exact To- cations of buried treasure and lost mines are just so much boloney."
 The. former outlaw turned to evangelism after giving up his criminal career. Later he turned movie actor and played in several western films. He also had dab bled in Oklahoma politics.
 He was a writer for a time and his serial magazine story, Beating Back" brought out his various es- capades from outlaw to politician.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
SALVATION ARMY MAKES ANNUAL APPEAL
JACK DIAMOND IN
 VERY BAD SHAPE
 SAYS HIS DOCTOR
Gang Leader Has Taken a
 Change for the Worse and Is Suffering

z Albany. N. Y., May 1-CUP)- The condition of Jack (Legs) Dia- mond, wounded New York gang leader. has taken a slight adverse turn. Dr Thomas M. Holmes indi- cated shortly after noon to- day Holmes said Diamond suffered sharp and severe pains in his chest, rid died by shotgun slug, which might be due to increased fluid caused by pleurisy. An X-ray examination will be made later to-day.
 The pain was so great that in- creased doses of morphine were re- 'quired. A drainage operation-con- sidered a dangerous undertaking in view of Diamonds weakened condi- tioh-might have to be performed if pus is found, Dr Holmes said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
No Disorders
 Mark May Day
Colored Youth Speaks at Monument But Crowd Is
 Apat1etic-Police Supervise Meeting

May day, an annual occasion for communists and others to stake de- monstrations passed quietly in Wa terbury to-day when an orderly meeting was conducted and super vised by police squad at the SoI- diers monument on West Main street. The meeting was held with the permission, of the police author
 ities, Lieutenant James Wagner being in charge. A special detail of including members of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01

emergency squad was in attendance.
 A young colored youth, who has spokel, here on previous occasions made a futile effort to arouse en- thusiasm. The crowd that gath cred appeared to be composed of the unemployed and evinced little inter- est in the proceedings.
 A lack of publicity, according to the police and civic authorities tend ed to keep down the attendance. The talk of speakers appeared to attract little enthusiasm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
TWINS ARE HELD
 ON SAME CHARGE

Charleston, w. Va, May 1-(UP) -Reecause Robert and Raleigh Hip- pert are twins, each must answer to a charge of discharging firearms within the city limits and shooting with intent to kill.
 Mrs Lola Calvert, who signed the complaint, charged one of the brothers shot at her, but when they were apprehended she could not tell which one pulled the trigger She accused both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
Family of Three
 Was Wiped Out
 By Fatal Crash

Jamestown, Ns.Y., May 1.-(UP) "A family of three, including a one-year-old baby, was wiped out to-day because Rocco Gallo. 3S, Fall coner, N. Y, parked his automobile too close to the Erie railroad tracks
 The front of passenger train be- came entangled with the bumper and carried the automobile 400 yards, ,demolishing it. Gallo, his wife, Mary, 39, and their baby. Agnes, 1, were killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
MANY CASES MUST BE TRIED AGAIN
 IN ILLINOIS
Supreme Court Decides It Was Illegal for Women to Serve on Juries in That State

Springfield, III, May 1.-(UP)--- Prosecuting attorneys to-day faced the prospect of trying many cases all over again as result of 2 de-' cision by the supreme court that it is illegal for women to serve on juries in Illinois.
 The right to serve on juries was granted to women last fall after a referendum.
 The supreme court held yesterday, however, that the referendum was "an unconstitutional relegatton ol Legislative powers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01

required. to attend religious exer- cises.
 While maintaining the principle of full religious liberty and the equality of all creeds, the provis- ional government can look forward with every confidence to the defini- tive resolution of the religious ques- tion by the constituent assembly in accordance with sound republican doctrine"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
Employe Killed
 Himself in the
 Factory To-day

Lawrence, Mass, May 1.-(UP)- Shortly after reporting for work to- day, William A. Pedler, 47, of Metheun, for IA years agent for the Acadia Mill of this city, committed in an anteroom connected with his office. He used a revolver
 Employees found Pedler fatally He died shortly after be- ing taken to Clover Hill hospital.
 Failing health was believed the m ntivp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
LATE REALTY NEWS.

The following real estate trans actions have been filed at the town clerks office:
 Mortgage Deeds Clifford w. Sanders to Dudley F Beach, property on Adelaide avenue, $4,000.
 Warranty Deeds. Dudley F. Beach to Clifford w. Sanders, property on Adelaide ave- nue.
 Quit Claim Deeds. Oscar LaCroix to George B, Cowles.
 Josephine Rinaldi to Nicholas " Mancini.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-01
WATERBURY MAN
 ARRESTED IN TORRINGTON

A former resident of this city, who gave his name as Simon Greco, was arrested in Torrington last night. There is a suspicion that he knows something about an attack made by gunmen on Moses Doyle, a prominent druggist of that place, who was robbed of money. bound. gagged. blindfolded and left helpless in va cant lot. 5.. sa