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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-03
"Henry's Wedding To Be Staged
BY 125 Local People

| On next Thursday and Friday
nights, Sept. 10-1I, "Henry's We'd
ding" will be staged at the Chau-
tauqua building, under the auspices
of the McConnelsville Fire Depart
ment. This promises to be the big.
| gest event of the season. At that
!, time three couples will take the big
step into matrimony. They are Carl
| Miller playing the part of Uncle
J Henry and Mrs. Ben Richardson
, taking the part of Samantha Green;
also Clarence Adrian as Jack, and
Helen Lynn as Mary, and Alice Lu-
cas- as Susan Christopher and Frank
Gray as Lawyer Brown. These
| three couples will be married in the
Chautauqua building on Sept. 10
| IL,
"Henry's Wedding is story of a
bachelor bridegroom Of 55 getting
married for the first time to a
widow of 40, who has twice been
married. This in itself brings
enough comical and funny situa-
tions to keep the crowd in an up
1
makes the situation even more hi.
larious is the fact that Jack, Uncle
Henry's nephew, planned to get
married on the day of the show, and
collect on the next day, his 25th
| birthday, 100000 from his grand
fathers will. However, the sudden
announcement on the part of Uncle
Henry of his marriage on the same
| day will cut Jack out of the $780,
600, and give it to Uncle Henry, and
Jack Immediately, and his boy
friends, Ted and Harris, played by
Duke Sears and Gene Lewis attempt
to stop the wedding of Uncle Hen
ry. Persuasion fails and they turn
to the attempt of kidnapping, and
( from here the comical situations be-
! gin. O'Flarety, the hardboiled de-
tective, played by Roy Miller, and
Mugs his assistant, played by Frank
| Howard, are called in to help solve
the mystery, and they give lot of
amusement and comedy to the show
and keep the audience in an uproar.
Eliza, played by Freda Smith, the
! negro cook, and her lazy husband
! Rastus, played by Carl Scott afford
a lot of the comedy of the produc-
ton.
"Henry's Wedding" is scream
,, from start to finish, and no one can
afford to miss seeing the thrills of a
bachelor bridegroom. Your pres
ence is requested at this wedding.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-03

Mr.. Solomon Morris of Island Run
is quite i'll.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
cganization, Its DutieS mdWWy
vying on a Relentless WIm Ag0inSt
to AnwhMg E0er De0eloped BY the
Yard.

With requests for aid flooding Congress, Secret
Service operatives are the job to tnat
no frauds committed against the farm
loan act. In the same way they also keep
ing eye funds provided for veterans
under the adjusted compensation act.
Tho headquarters OF the Secret Service
which 10 few people is known as the firm of
Moran & Murphy'-is in the Treasury Build
ing, the first floor. Ycu enter from Fiji
teenth street, pass the Treasury police guards
and 60 up quaint circling staircase and down
a corridor until you come to Room 1862.
few men are standing about inside
square jawed, poised chaps who do not look par
ticularly mysterious except for a strange, watch
ful expression in their eyes. You have feel
ing that nothing escapes those eyes; they
penetrating, and absolutely fearless. Utter
intTepidity, steel nerves and a quick mind
these the essential qualifications for the
Secret Service man.
William H. Moran, veteran chief Of the
Secret Service, occupies a large room TO the
right. His fiat t-topped desk is near the window,
facing that of Joseph E. Murphy, his assistant
chief Bookcases line the walls. and the floor
is covered by green carpet The two large
windows are heavily barred but otherwise this
E quite an ordinary-looking Office.
2 Chief Moran is Of medium height gray
haired, erect and Immediately groomed; q
stern man. but stern with underlying kindh-
ness Noticing your surprise at the orthodox
appearance OF the room, he explains that
pictures of notorious counterfeit rings and spec
linens Of their work formerly decorated the walks
bat some years ago he received letter from \
man who had headed a gigantic ring, but had
served his sentence and was trying earnestly TO
Tehs b1litate himself
His boy wrote the one-tine malefsctor, had
gene through the once with a group Of private
school Youngsters during q visit TO Washington
ana bad seen his fathers picture there. So
had al of his Schoolnnates Could not he asked
something be done to avoid such tTagedies2
Chief Moran thought something could. He
forthwith diSmantled the exhibits. .-
Foriy-nine years have gone by since lGr.
Moran signed up with the Secret Service fOg
that was in 1882. In 1907 he uncovered an ink
fraud conspiracy that was costing the Govern
nent more than $l0O, 900 q year. For the ex-
eellenee Of this piece Of work, requiring months
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R cautious SleHtbing, he was made assistant
chief. He succeeded John Z. wilkie to his
present post in 1918
RENEATH Mr.. M0ran's feet, stored away IN
vaults, is q reserve Of some a, 900 ,o0O, 900.
About 81 600 600 900 more is salted away in sub
treasures and banks and nearly IS 900 900 600
Is in circulation. 1t is the first duty OF the
Secret Service to protect this money.
In between times, or when the emergency
arises Secret Service operatives perform other
missions not generally advertised in the press.
And, Of course, day in and day out, matter
Nhat other jobs are on, they protect the Presi-
dent and members Of his family.
An appropriation of 10000 made by Con-
gTess in 1860 for the suppression of counter
feiting United States coin, brought the Secret
Service into being. BY 1880 the appropriation
had. grown to 500, 600 and the Treasury men
had jurisdiction over bogus Treasury notes gold
and silver certificates, Government checks and
bonds revenue and postage stamps and other
frauds During later years its operations
70 become greater still.
The mystery that shrouds- the Secret Service is
one of its strongest assets. More than any other
factor. according to Chief Moran, criminals fear
the unknown quantity. Consequently the num-
Der Of operatives, their distribution, the meth
ods they use and, above all, their current ac-
tivities are strictly subrosa
From the Office in the Treasury Building
extends intricate network OF information
routes, studded with branch headquarters and
Subheadquarters of the service. The location
of the branch Offices is advertised and the
agent in charge is known, so that banks and
business houses, in close contact always can
notify the organization instantly If a counter
felt note comes into their hands.
Operatives other than the agents in charge
Of Offices are shifted about from one post to
another as malefactors learn to recognize them
AS result of this far-iung web counterfeit
note cannot circulate more than few hours
without the secret service knowing about it.
1t Is easy to tack a few naughts to the end of
q figure to improve story and when seizure
of counterfeits is made it Is usually "a million
dollars" Not that much is seized in fve years
from all sources, says Chief Moran--a state
ment which really makes a better story, when
you stop TO think about it.
Persons in many walks Of life have been
guilty OF counterfeiting. In one instance the
trail led to a former State Governor Weeks
OF investigation in another case led the Secret
Service men to the door of fashionable resi-
dence in New York, where lived man Of great
wealth and eminent social standing known par
ticularly for his support of the church.
young woman art instructor was under in
dictment recently for using her abilities along
illegal lines, and 23-year-old girl. convent
bred, was taken into custody when New York
gang was recently rounded up, charged with
showing the queer"
When counterfeit money creepS into circula-
Con- banks and business houses turn II ever
Instantly 10 the Secret Service for inspection A
missing comma, ink slightly Of-shade, the feel
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OS the paper, q broken line or lettsr that is
not quite cloSsd-any Of these apparently
txifing errors instantly betTay it.
THE history Of such money is traced and If
= two or more passings of note are:reported
and the description Of the paSser Is the same In
each instance, there is . clue on which to work
Expert shsdowing In time leads the operative 10
the cuIpTit.
Insignificant incidents are often responsible
for the solution Of puzzling cases." Chief Moran
stated. Take for instance the famous Wilton
case. Here was . man whom we had sought for
five years. He produced expertly made 81 bills
later S. certificates and finally $40 Federal Re-
serve notes, and although We could always
identify his work we could never catch up with
him.
"A $40 counterfeit note had circulated ON
the Pacific Coast and, as is our custom, we
had warning notices published, accurately ae-
scribing the counterfeit.
"One day man walked into q stationery
store at Santa Cruz and asked to see foun-
tain pen. The clerk threw a showcase open
and the man selected pen. He stuck it in his
pocket, handed the clerk $40 bill, took his
change and walked out.
THE clerk remembered afterward that his
customer had not tried the pen. Then he re-
called the notice regarding the counterfeit
which he had clipped and saved He compared
the description Of the bill with the one gwen
him and found that they tailed.
Immediately he grabbed the phone and noti-
ned the town constable who, acting on hunch
went to the railroad depot, hoped train that
was about to pull out and arrested the man.
Wilton had other phoney bills In his pockets
and little trunk containing paraphernalia for
making more. He made his own paper and
worked alone, reasons that explain his success
for a time, but he finally landed in Jail with
a 15-year sentence
In another case postman walking down a
street IN Chicago was hit on the head by a
small object which apparently had come from
window. He glanced down curiousy to see what
had struck him and saw bright new silver
dollar lying on the pavement.
When he stopped to pick 1t up he found
that 1t was hot and at this juncture a man
came excitedly from the house to claim it. The
poStman noted his appearance and the number
OF the house. A few minutes later the counter
feiter was taken into custody and his plant was
seized"
To these instances may be added a third
which Mr.. Moran confirms. Into Philadelphia
grocery walked q 7-year-old child to make q
purchase. In payment she handed the butcher
some coins.
This moneys no good" sad the butcher
ringing it on the counter
But it must be-" replied the child Daddy
Just cooked it."
The butcher explained that he was joking
and kept the CONS. But he found out w1eEei
the child lived and communicated with the
Secret Service. Four arrests were made
Yesnlt Of the visit. which also netted a complete
CoatipSaG On Fifteenth PaOe
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first floor are located the offices 81 = e
bf the Secret Service.
Recently, at the request of Win r. Wood.
chairman Of the House Appropriations Commit
ZEE. they mingled with workers. in Florida during
he Mediterranean fruit fy scare. They we're
Ander instructions to find cut to what extent
his ny really prevailed and how much damage
St really was doing As result Of their work
he appropriation asked for fighting the insect
pest was cut down, FIRST from $50, 600 900 70
is 600 000 and finally to 81 500 900.
Now the Secret Service has q similar JOB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22

Seamless perfect quality
bleached sheets-f1rm and
crisp. Full double bed size,
81x90 inches.
GOldenberE's-Main Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
CHASER SENTENCED
IN MAIL FRAUD CASE
Gets Three Years and Two Others
Are Given Is Months in
Credit Taxing.

District Supreme Court Justice Oscar
r. Luhring today imposed sentences on
three men who pleaded guilty to an in
dictment charging them with conspiracy
to use the mails to defraud, through
which they are alleged to have obtained
thousands Of dollars worth Of merchan-
disc from jobbing houses through using
names similar to those of reputable
merchants with established credit. The
goods were not paid for. it was alleged.
Sidney CHASER, one of the conspira-
tors, had been convicted on a separate
indictment charging false pretenses in
obtaining quantity of shoes from the
Merchants Shoe Co. Of Boston under
the name OF p. NJ. Brown an an order
transmitted by telegraph. He was SEN
fenced TO serve three years In the peni-
Tertiary.
Under the conspiracy charge he was
given a sentence of two years, but 1t
was allowed 10 run concurrently with
the three-year term. julius Rosenberg
and Max Garfinkls, the other conspir-
ators. were each given terms Of l8
months in the penitentiary. Alexander
Matthews, a fourth member named in
the indictment has not been appre
hended.
CHASER, Matthews and Rosenberg were
accused of operating a store in George
town under the name OF j. Rosenberg,
end using stationery similar to that OF
J. Rosenberg. a Seventh street mer-
| chant. Garfinkle and Matthews are
| charged with using the name M. Gar
i flnkle and misleading jobbers to think
it was another M Garfinkle who had
an established credit.
Assistant United States Attorney
Irving Goldstein presented the cases to
| the grand jury and obtained the cor
viction Of CHASER on the false pretense
| charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
PERMANENT PASSENGERS
PRESENTING CONTRAST
One Works Unwillingly Because
He Can't Pay-other Voluntar-
lily Ending 130th Crossing.

NEW YORK (NANA).-TheM Mum
son Line would be happy to exchange
permanent passengers with the Scan
dinavian American Line. The former
company has on its ship, Western
World, an apparently permanent pass
enger" named Mahomet Faik. Some
months ago he was found strolling q
deck while the ship was on the way
from South America TO New York. He
was a stowaway. but no country would
take him. Brazil. Argentine and New
York refused. He said he had come from
Cyprus on a Greek passport. but ne
had lost the passport. He's been put &c
work on the ship but he works unwill-
ingly. for he would rather be some
where else. The captain would like to
put him somewhere else.
Now DR.. Philip Peabody. permanent
passenger" Of the Frederick VIII, 0i
the other line. is different He has just
arrived in New York, ending his 13Oth
crossing OF the Atlantic, and is pro-
ceeding TO sail back; 80 voyages he has
made on this ship. He has used 81
others and visited So countries, going To
prussia 80 times, to Africa % and Il
Jerusalem "a times. He has travelled al
,,,o<t continuously since his retirement
&c Boston lawyer, 40 years ago He i:
honorary president Of the Freethinkers
esaciety anS has given money to keeI
1loe Bible OH Of the schools. The steam
shin lines appreciate him because ht
pays for his passage.
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
SPIRITUALlSM THEME
OF LONDONER'S PLAY
Believer Who Finds Himself Misled
Is Central Conflict of
Drama by Huxley.

LONDON CNANA)-A ldous Hux-
ley, whose novel Point Counterpart. /"
dramatized by Campbell Dixon, was
produced in London about a year ego.
has now completed his first play. It is
called The World of Light" and will
shortly be put on by Leon M. Lion at
the Royalty Theater.
Mr.. Lion says that the play is "the
most profoundly interesting and excit-
ing piece I have had for rs years" It
is said to be a remarkable analysis Of
the cropping and urging toward belief
in the hereafter and an examination of
the type of spiritualism represented by,
say. Sir Oliver Lodge.
A father who regards spiritualism as
the highest form Of cotemporary re-
ligion. discovers that he has been In
advertently misled over a fundamental
fact When this is revealed he feels that
all the foundations Of his belief are
rooted out, that the world Of light
has become one of darkness.
Mr.. Huxley tells his story through
seven characters and in the three acts
he enters into practically every depart
ment of human feeling. He shows how
the desire for communication with the
other world affects even ordinary people.
(Copyright, 1881 by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
SCHOOL CADET OFFICERS
GET COMMISSIONS TODAY
Maj. Gen. Crosby to Award Certif-
cates-Lieut Col. Craigie and
S. E. Kramer to Review Corps.

Maj Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, District
Commissioner, will present officers COM
missions, to lao high school cadet on
GERS with ceremonies in the Central
High School Stadium at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon
Lieut.. Col. Wallace M Craigie, u S. A,
professor of military science and tactics
in the public schools, and Stephen E.
Kramer, first assistant superintendent
of schools, who directs the welfare of
the cadet corps, will witness the COM
mission presentation and will review the
entire brigade as it parades during the
exercises.
A new process for making colored
motion pictures at low cost has been
invented in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
CHARGES ARE AIRED
ON OKLAHOMA u.
investigator for Governor
Denies Probing Morals
or Funds Misuse.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 30
Alva Mcdonald, private investigator for
Gov. w. H. Murray, told an Oklahoma
Senate Investigating Committee today
he had not been asked by the governor
to look into the morals of Stud2nts al
the University of Oklahoma.
The statement came from Mcdonald
a few minutes after the committee re-
ceiyed a letter from Gov. Murray ask
ing that 1t refrain from inqutring into
this phase of the situation at the uni
yersity. The committee, however, voted
to probe the immortality charges.
The governor previously charged his
investigator had uncovered fragrant
immortality and misuse of State funds
at the school.
Would Have Baked.
Mcdonald. a former United States
marshal asserted he would have re-
fused the governors assignment had n;
been asked to delve into the morals OF
the students.
INV instructions were positive and
exnlicit." Mcdonald testified. IF they
had not been 1 would got have accepted
the assignment. 1t was to investigate
theft and criminal matters and nothing
else"
From whom did you receive your in
structions?" the chairman asked.
From the Governor of this State,
the witness replied.
Will Probe Charges.
Did you make any statements con-
corning any alleged immortality, either
written or oral?"
at did not I submitted a statement
to the Governor in which other stuff
concerned immortality of one teacher.
shall not accept the responsibility OF
giving his name or other parties al
fected."
The Governor, in asking that the
committee refrain from investigating
immortality" charges, asserted it would
do more harm than good to the uni
versity.
In a letter telling the Governor his
request would not be complied with, the
committee asserted it would limit its
scope to the two things alleged in the
Governors public utterances, fragrant
immortality" and misuse OF State
funds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
NEW SNOW BLANKET,
WITH MILD WEATHER,
COVERS MIDDLE WEST
Continued From First rage.)

then collapsed, apologized after he re-
vived for Shaping the little children"
I'm sorry had to hit them" the
boy told his father, but l couldn't
make them keep moving any other way.
1 slapped some OF them pretty hard
and it made them mad, so 1 slapped
them again and they tried to fight me.
When they hit me back / didn't mind
because I knew they were moving when
they did it. They wouldn't fight very
long and I had to slap them again"
The youthful survivors of the most
severe blizzard in Colorado in more
than 40 years yesterday began to move
their fingers, but their toes still were
too numb The rapid progress the chill
dren have made since being brought
to the hospital by airplane and auto
mobile, attendants believe, indicates no
amputations will be necessary.
Throughout Saturday night the little
/ pa, tents bravely endured the pains of
partly frozen bodies. now throbbing
with life Occasionally, however, ter
rifying screams came from the hospital
room as evidence many still were suffer-
ing from the tortures which follow
| freezing From others who have re-
! covered more rapidly came cries, as. in
their sleep. they lived over again the
agonizing SO hours in the frigid bus
on the blizzard-gripped prairie.
| Marked improvement was noted by
1 hospital attendants after daybreak Sun
1 day. Screams ceased and all were able
/ to take nourishment and all showed in
( terest when comic pages from Sunday
! newspapers were read to them
/ The survivors are Laura Huhaker
/ 7: Lena Huffaker g; Max Huffaker
/ TO- Carl Huffaker, IL; Charles Huffaker
/ IA Alice Huffaker, Is; Maxine Brown,
/ TO- Rosemary Brown, ID; Blanche
/ Stonebreaker. TO- Clara Smith, Is; Le-
/ land Frost, 8: Unice Frost. IA; Evelyn
Untiedt. 10; Bryan Untiedt, 13, and
One Untiedt 8.
Alice Huffaker and Blanche Stone
breaker have made the slowest recovery
OF the IS patients. Mrs. Marie w
Wadham. superintendent of the hospi-
tai, said while the condition of all the
children still was serious, hope for the
( recovery OF all was much brighter.
Coroner H. c. Hopkins after an in
vest'gation at the scene of the tragedy
said no inquest would be conducted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
ALLEGED ASSAlLANT
OF WOMAN LYNCHED
Colored Man Said to Have At
tempted to Attack Mother
of Two Children.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VICKSBURG, Miss, March 30.-Ei
johnson, 25-year-old Negro, was lynched
by a mob near here late yesterday fol-
lowing an attempt to attack white
woman, 1t became known today.
A coroner,s jury, which conducted an
inquiry into JohnSon's death. returned
a verdict that he had met death by
violence at the hands of unknown
parties
The body was found on the out
skirts of Redwood, north of Vicksburg,
with bullet wound in the head and
buckshot wounds in the body.
Officers said they learned johnson
attempted to attack a white woman
Sunday afternoon as she was going to
church with her two children. He
was alleged to have struck her on the
head. infiicting severe injuries to the
skull before dragging her into thicket.
The children's cries attracted men
from nearby homes and the Negro fed.
About SO armed men took up the pur-
suit through the woods. johnson APP
peared to have been shot while climb
ing q barbed wire fence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
ELKS' LODGE TO INSTALL
OFFICERS ON WEDNESDAY
r. L. Holland, Ex-Assistant Attor-
ney General, to Take Part
in Rites.

John j. Moriarity, exalted ruler, and
other newly elected officers will be in
stalled Wednesd y night at a meeting
OF washington Lodge, No. Is, Of Elks.
The other officers are: David j. La
Porte. esteemed leading knight; Leon
ard M. Gawler, esteemed loyal knight;
Joseph P. Hagerty. esteemed lecturing
knight: William S. Shelby, secretary;
Nathan WE'LL, treasurer; Thomas j.
King, tiler; Charles j. Langmead, trus-
tee: George E. Strong, delegate to
Grand Lodge, and Daniel r. Nihicn,
alternate delegate.
Rush L. Holland. past grand exalted
ruler end former Assistant Attorney
General. will be the installing officeT.
He will be assisted by the drill team
md the retiring officers.
The installation exercises will be pre-
ceded by q dinner beginning at 6 pm.
Music will be provided by the 6o-pieee
boys band.