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The Washington times., 1931-02-20
CAPONE THREAT
IN BULL CASE

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 d.N.S.)
Federal agents today were inves.
tigating the allegation of w. Per.
kins Bull, X. c., wealthy English
barrister. that "SiniSter in,
fluences" caused his flight from
Chicago Tuesday, which resulted
in an automobile smashup that
nearly took his life.
In a hospital at Windsor, On
tario, the kings councillor him.
self mentioned the name of Scar
face AL" Capone, Chicago gang
lord, Federal men were told.
A court hearing expected to
dissipate some of the mystery
was today continued for the Sec
ond time.
Bull was unable to appear be-
fore Master in Chancery James
p. Harold.
May Be Key to Case
The barristcr implied that in
CapOne may be the key to the
mystery Of the sinister in
f1uenceS."
In checking Bulls Chicago
actions before his departure, in
vestigators learned he had been
summoned to a fashionable resort
here, said to be operated by Ted
Newberry. reputed Capone hench-
man, and under direct protection
of the gang leader.
Federal men said they believe
Bull was threatened while there
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The Washington times., 1931-02-20

destructive errors in the appara-
tuS.
Many thousand measurements
will be made so that the average
of them all, figure that will be
close to 186,295 miles an hour,
the speed now used in scientific
calculations, will be as accurate
as possible.
1t has taken two years to
build the vacuum tube and cor
rect faults in it, and six months
to adjust the delicate mirrors,
some of them rotating on shafts.
Tube Cost $4,000
The tube alone cost $4,000.
Money and materials were fur
nished by scientific institutions
such as the University of Chicago,
Caltech, Mr.. Wilson Observatory
and the Carnegie Institution of
Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
GEN. LORD TOLD
NEW Of P. D.
FRAUD
Letter Barred by Sen. Blaine
Recites Budget Heads View
of Deal; New Memory Fails

Fighting desperately to save
the record of his career as Post
master General in the Coolidge
administration from any stain of
fraud, Harry S. New today
reached the climax Of his testi-
mony before the Senate sub COM
mittee investigating alleged fraud
ulent postal leases.
The former Cabinet officer was
questioned by Senator j. j.
Blaine, of Wisconsin, chairman
of the subcommittee. for the
third consecutive day in on ex-
tended examination of his policy
with reference to the "eXtrava-
CANT and fraudulent" rentals paid
for the st. Paul Commercial post
office.
Letter From Lord
The hfghlight of the appear
ance of MIR. New today before the
subcommittee was the revelat tion
BY Senator Blaine that the for
Yner director Of the budget, tfie
late General : Herbert M. Lord,
had urged the then postmaster
general to take steps in 1926 to
condemn or purchase the st. Paul
property.
General Lord said in his !eCter
to the then postmaster general:
"The Government is now
paying annually about rs per
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
FURTHER CURBS
ON RAILROADS
ARE URGED
House Is Asked to Bring Ex-
pansion Program Securely
Under Thumb Of |. C. C.

Picturing a titantic struggle for
control of strategic railroads, ex-
perts of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee today rec
commended that Congress bring
railroad expansion more securely
under the thumb of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The experts proposed that Con.
greSs not only act with an eye to
the future, but consider retro
active legislation to permit scrutiny
of past operations and If possible
to unScramble some mergers.
Developments Traced -..
The report was drafted by Wal.
ter M. w. Splawn~ and aides un.
der authority of the House resolu:
ton directing an investigation of
holding companies and their in
fluence on railroad consolidation.
In vast detail the experts traced
recent railroad developments show.
ing the famous railroad nagnates
Of former days-tle Go.llds, Van.
derbilts and HarrimanS-have
been succeeded by far-flung hold
ing companies built around the
Van Sweringen interests, Pennsyl.
vania Railroad, New York Central
and others.
They found that 21.94 per cent
of the voting stock of the Glass
l railroads had passed into the
hands of other railroads; that Is
major groups control nearly IS
per cent of the railway mileage
of the nation.
Interests Turn West
Most Of this development has
been in the East, but railway in.
tereStS are now looking to the
West, the experts found.
The report said:
There are two outstanding
recent developments which ap-
pear to have an unsettling ef-
feet on the railroads in the
West. These are first, the ac-
QUESTION of the MissOuri-Pa-
cific lines by the Van Swer-
ingen interests; second, the.
proposal under the plan for
four systems in the East to ex.
tend those Eastern systems to
the Missouri River gateway"
Forthcoming hearings of the
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The Washington times., 1931-02-20
AGED FATHER,
BOY, M|NGLE
TEARS WITH
KILLERS
Mrs. Schroeder Pleads Care
For 5-Year Son as Lingering
Reprieve Hope Is Blasted

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Feb. 20
IN.S0 DO not worry father,
I am ready to die. You have
done all you can. Please take
care of Donnie"
With these words, Irene Schroe-
der. condemned with Glenn
Dague to die next Monday for
the murder of Corp. Brady Paul.
attempted to comfort her broken
hearted father in the Lawrence
county Jail here today.
The grief of her situation was
pierced by sinister tenseneSs,
caused by the secrecy surround,
ing Sheriff Frank N. Johnston's
plans to remove the pair to the
death house at Rockview prison
Irene lifted Donnie, her 5-year-
old son, in her arms and kissed
him a last farewell.
In broken words Joseph Craw.
ford, her aged father, told the
blonde strigger-w woman that
every plea for cIeraencY had
failed. He related to her that
Governor PiTSchOt had refused I'd
halt the execution. Irene was
calm as she heard the news.
The elder Crawford trudged
down the cell-block, hobbled
down the steps to the cell below,
and there talked with Dague, the
former Sunday school teacher
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The Washington times., 1931-02-20
HOOVER VETO
WON'T Be
HURRIED
President Expected to Refer
Matter to Treasury Before
Taking His Official Action

Although he has already ex-
pressed his disapproval of 1t
rather vigorously, President
Hoover does not plan to 'fire'
the soldiers loan bill back at
Congress in any precipitate man.
ner, it was stated at the White
House today.
While the expectation is gen.
eral that a veto awaits the meas.
ure, it was said on Mr.. Hoover'S
behalf that he would give the
completed bill careful considera.
ton" and perhaps refer it to the
Treasury for an opinion. This is
the usual procedure for all bills
having to do with Federal financ-
ing.
In any event, II was said 81 be
unlikely that the ProsideI siiN
act ON the bin until next
Speaker Signs F'fs
Speaker Longworth s>@5Nd the
bill in the presence Of House
shortly after noon today it had
previously been signed ~ Vice
President Curtis. 1t will RI .Ach the
White House later in the day.
Advocates of the bill showed
little concern in the Presidents
hostility toward the measure since
they were assured both the House
and Senate would enact the mea-
sure over a veto. The Senate
passed the bill, ~ to IL. while the
House previously approved it, 1853
to 80. 1t requires but twO-thirds
majority.
1t was stated authoritatively to.
day by Mr.. Hoover's friends he
would not exercise his constitu.
tional prerogative of pocket
veto, acquired because 10 legisla-
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The Washington times., 1931-02-20
DETECTIVE NABS
THUG SUSPECT

A memory for faces on the part
Of Detective Sergt. Thomas Bragg
proved the undoing of Charles
Franklin Marks, 81, alleged gun
man wanted in Harrisburg, Pa,
for robbery and assault, when he
entered a 1unchroom near Thir-
teenth and New York Avenue
Northwest today.
Detective Bragg was walking
along New York Avenue when
Marks brushed past him and en-
tered the lunchrOOm, where he
met a young woman.
The detective walked past the
table where the couple were chat
ting, seized the man and searched
him before he could rise.
Marks is being held for investi-
cation.
Recently two Harrisburg detec-
tives came to Washington and
spent four fruitleSs days hunting
Marks.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
JeWeI Robbery Laid
To LingLe Suspect

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 U.N.S0.
Frank Foster. under indictment
as an accessory In the Jake
Lingle murder, was arrested to-
day as the man who, with a
woman companion, staged
$1,000 jewel robbery yesterday.
John Wesley Gray, hotel pro-
prietor, identified Foster as the
man who stripped him and his
wife of their jewelry. The
woman companion covered gray
and his wife with a revolver.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Government Probes
Death of Filler. rs

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 I.NSO.
AS the body of Emry Davis, U.s.
year-old aviation pioneer, lay in
the morgue at Wantagh today,
near Roosevelt Field, where he
was killed yesterday, a Depart
ment of Commerce inspector had
completed an investigation of the
fatal accident.
The report said the glider
which threw Davis out and then
dropped on him was plying with
out numbers, in violation OF the
Federal law. Carl Nelson, who
was slightly injured in the crash,
was to be discharged from the
hospital TODAY.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Dead Miner Found,
Hone for Pals Gone

ANTON, Pa, Feb. ~
0.N.S0 ALI hope of finding
alive the two miners entombed
in the workings of the Powderly
Mine No. /, at South Carbon
dale, vanished today with the re,
covery of the body of John Ca
russo, four feet from the spot
where two men were rescued
alive Wednesday night.
Two and a half hours were
spent removing the body.
No trace has been found OF
the two entombed men, John
Roguish and Thomas Chadwick
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
TUUO Hunters Perish
When Cabin Burns

ST. IGNACE, Mich, Feb. 20
0.N.SD-A tragedy was uncoV-
cred in an isolated wooded re
gion, near here, today when
searchers came across the fire
leveled cabin of two hunters, with
the men burned almost beyond
recognition.
The dead are believed to. be
Isaac Payloo and Gerald Kiogine
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Gun Wounds Fatal
TO AnndpOLiS BOH, 8

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 20.
Wilbur Palmer, 9-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Palmer,
died here today of gunshot
wounds.
Carroll Winters, 28, brother-ir-
law Of the boy, is being held by
county authorities, pending in.
vestigation.
According to Winters, the boy
came into his bedroom Sunday,
picked up a gun and threatened
to shoot. Before the older man
had time to get the weapon from
the boy, the gun exploded.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
So Fraternity Boys
Freed In Rum Raids

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Feb. 20
(I.N.S0.-Police today dismissed
the SO youths who were involved
in the sensational raids on five
fraternity houses on the Univer-
Sity of Michigan campus here.
Commonwealth Prosecutor AL.
bert Rapp declared the raids
were CLOSED incident when the
young men appeared in the dingy
courtroom of Justice of the Peace
Herbert Fry.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
2 States Searched
For Missing Girl

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Feb. 20
GN.SJ Although an in 1sive
E arch has been made in South
ern California and Arizona for
t. past week, no tangibl, cite to
the whereabouts of Virginia
Broo IS, 1O-year-old schoolgirl, has
! en- unessl thed.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Los Angeles PrOUes
Tens Worth in Wa

The Navy dirigible Los Angeles
definitely proved" during it's
maneuvers off Panama, the ne
ceSsity for the development and
maintenance for ter-than-air
craft as part Of naval defense,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Aviation David S. ingalls, wire
lesSed the Navy Department today.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Barber Ban
Favored in House

The House District Committee
today favorably reported the
Senate bill requiring all barber
shops in the District to close
on Sundays. No opposition was
registered by the. BARRIERS.
The District Commissioners bill
requiring all life insurance COM
panies operating in the District
to maintain adequate reserves
in the city was favorably acted
uDOn.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
MOTORIST BADLY HURT

ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 20.-S. S.
Melton, of Haymarket, is in the
Alexandria Hospital suffering
with a broken shoulder bone,
broken ribs and internal injuries
received last night when his
truck plunged over a 40-foot en-
bankment on the Fairfax Pike.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Length of Girls Skirts
Sign of Prosperity

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 U.N.S0.-A
formula divulged by Prof. Baker
Brownwell, of Northwestern Uni
versity, whereby economic trends
can be forecast by fashions in
women's clothes, attracted the at
tention of some economists to
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
BrUening, German
Chancellor, Sick

BERLIN, Feb. 20 Q.N.SJ.
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening,
suffering from an attack Of
grippe, was ordered to bed stoday
by his physicians.
His illness forced postponement
of important political negotiar
tionS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
MelbG Very H; Kin
Called to Bedside

LONDON, Feb. 20 G.NSD-
The condition of Dame Nellie
Melba, opera star, who has been
i'll for several months, is critical.
Relatives have been called to her
bedside.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20

day. The professor told a class
in contemporary thought:
Specifically, when skirts
grow longer, an economic de-
preston is approaching, and
conversely, when skirts grow
shorter. better times are com.
ing"
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Denver Man Named
As Aide to StinlSOn

President Hoover today sent to
the Senate the nomination of
James Grafton Rogers, Denver
lawyer, to be Assistant Secretary
of State.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31
AGRICULTURE NEWS NOTES
(By County Agent III. F. Eaton)
Hybrid Corn Test

During the last few years corn
breeders have given lot of time
and attention 10 the development of
Hybrid corn. They have attained a
reasonably safe to predict that with
in few years majority of farm
ers will be growing this corn. AS
it's name suggests this is a cross
bred corn and is obtained by cross
ing varieties that have been inbred
until all weak points have been
driven out and only the features
that are strong enough to withstand
this process remain. The cross
breeding Of these inbred varieties
is supposed to result in a combina-
ton of these strong features and to
produce a corn of extreme hardi-
ness. In order to determine wheth-
er this corn possessed qualities su-
perior to ordinary corn, a demon
stration under observation of the
county agent, was staged by c.. A.
Fuller of Union township, who has
closely followed the development of
Hybrid corn. Different varieties OF
Hybrid were planted with Clarage
as check variety. All the plots
were treated exactly alike in all re-
spects except that the two kinds OF
seed were used The soil was the
same for all plots. and was a light
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31
Oakland

Mrs o. r. Wilson and two sons
and Mrs. Minnie Mills and children
spent Friday with relatives In Ma
rietta. Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Wallace
and daughter Louise are visiting
their daughter Mrs. Mary Guyton
and family of Beaver Falls, Pa. ;.
Albert Danielson and boys spent
Sunday with T. A. Wilson. MT and
Mrs. Harry Gibson Of GAINESVILLE
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J..
j. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Myers and two children Of Duncan
Falls spent Friday with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mills
Ruth Mills returned home with
them for short visit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Ball and little son OF
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Ball.. Miss Elma
Dyke of GAINESVILLE and Mr.. and
Mrs. Johny Kinney spent Sunday
with Mrs. Mary Dyke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmett Mills of GAINESVILLE
and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Bowman
and son Bobby spent Sunday with
Mrs Minnie Mills. Revival meet
ing began at Oakland Sunday night
with Rev Boyce pastor. Doris
Walker spent Christmas with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c.. G.. Walker
of this place. Flora Morris of
GAINESVILLE spent the week end with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Morris.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31

This finishes up our news re-
ports for 1881, and may the editor
and all the writer's enjoy a Happy
New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Shilling have
moved to the Irwin house near East
Branch church, on the H. Lind
farm.
Sanford Davis and family of Bev-
erly were the guests of Mrs. Davis
father, Wilmer GLADDEN., last week.
A marriage application in Athens
county-Richard Dew, Glouster, son
of Ira Dew, and Doris Love, daugh-
ter of Wesley Love.
William Latta of near Fisher, is
suffering from rheumatism and
heart trouble.
Miss Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Brown of Spencer
Ridge, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus Kirkbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Church,
newlyweds, made visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Davis
A crowd gathered at the home and
gave them an old fashioned belling.
Mr. and Mrs. Church will go to
housekeeping on a dairy farm. east
of New Lexington.
Mrs. G. HI. Harper, aged rs, of
near Glouster, is in a serious con-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31
Wesley Chapel

Theodore Icces of Akron spent
his Christmas vacation at the Hen
'ry McMurray home.
Miss Ann Sealock of GAINESVILLE is
spending a week with her brother
Charlie Sealock, and wife.
A large crowd gathered at the
Edward Ashton home, Friday even
ing, and gave Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Roberts GLADYS Ashton) an old
fashioned serenade. The serenaders
were invited in and given a fine
treat of candy and cigars.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coulter of the
west side and Mrs. Lydia Lowell OF
Crooksville spent Christmas with
their sister, Mrs. Charlie Beard and
family.
Mrs. Elmer Harris is suffering
with shingles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mccormick
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Darl Dugan.
sons and daughters spent Christ
mas day at Frank Offord's.
Mrs. Flora Roberts spent Christ
mas with Delmar Roberts and fam
lily of Malta.
Frank McPeak visited Christmas
with his mother, Mrs. Ella McPeak,
of Chesterhill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roberts visit
ed Christmas at jeff Huffman's.
Miss Dorotha Devol of the O. S
IT,, Columbus, spent few days last
week at Charlie Sealock's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Greer and
little son were Christmas visitors at
Walter Barkhursts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Harris were
Christmas visitors at the George
Chambers home, at Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ashton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Roberts, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Omar Ashton and daughter
we're entertained Christmas at Har-
old Ashton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Roberts and
two sons and two daughters, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sines and
daughter spent Christmas in Zanes-
vile with relatives.
The Christmas entertainment
given by the pupils of Tunnel Hill
school was attended by large aud
ience. The pupils all received a
fine treat from their teachers.
Prayer meeting this Friday night
at Wesley Chapel. Everybody well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Huffman
and children spent Christmas at
Marion Derwacter's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31
Triadelphia

Mrs. Sarah Hickman of Water
ord has returned to her home, af-
ter spending week with her
,rother, L. r. Winner, and family.
The grange ladies who served a
,hicken dinner at the grange hall.
asst Wednesday, were well pleased
with their patronage. Mrs. Emma
Worle of Columbus who is visiting
vt the home of her brother, l.. r..
Winner was quite ill last week from
tonsilitis. Miss Bonnie Winner is
pending a few days with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Will Van Horn, and fam
lily, at GAINESVILLE. !. Some of the
Christmas visitors were: Lyle Mar.
tin and family at B. j. Appleman's,
at Bloomfield; L. r. Winner and
family with their daughter at
GAINESVILLE; Lyle Carpenter and
family and Vernon Appleman and
family at Frank Dawson's of West
land; Everett Edgell and family
with friends near Chesterhill..
Carl Walker and family of Malta
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mrs. Walkers mother, Mrs.
Augusta Garrett. Miss Mary New
man is quite ill, suffering from
Mrs. p. E. Carpenter is
from heavy cold. Otis
Sidwell and family of McConnels-
vile were Sunday evening visitors
at L.C. Edgell's.. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Grey and Dayton Hoffer and
son spent Sunday at P. e. Car
penter's.
School House Contract Let
We understand the contract for
the new centralized school house
was let to contractor from Ath-
ems, who will begin work the first
of the year.
Mrs. Nora Maxwell who has been
employed at Roseville, is spending
a week with her sons Lee and Har-
ley Maxwell and families.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31
Page Three

clay soil that had been in corn the
previous year. The ground wcs
carefully measured and when the
corn was weighed it showed a yield
of 112 bushels per acre of Hybrid
and 93 bushels per acre of Clarare,
a difference of 19 bushels. Before
being weighed this corn was allow
to dry until it would run throug-
shelter like old corn. AS far as this
demonstration goes it proves IN
part the contention of seed men
that Hybrid corn will outyield com
mon varieties from 16 bushels to
80 bushels per acre. However, a
single test proves very little in any
thing of this kind; and it is only by
testing under various conditions OF
soils and of different seasons that
farmers will know If this corn is
superior to the common varieties.
Your county agent will be glad if
number of other men will conduct
tests similar to the one carried on
by Mr.. Fuller. If interested, get IN
touch with the county agent.
Dairymen Report Cows Not
Producing
A number of people have remark
ed to the county agent that their
cows were not producing as well as
they did last winter and that they
wondered what the cause was. Per-
haps there are lot of farmers who
have found the same thing true and
have not mentioned it to the county
agent One possible solution lies in
the fact that new seedlings of clover
in 1880 were almost total failure
due to the drought. This has meant
that the hay put into the barn this
last summer was minus lot Of
clover which ordinarily would have
been there. With good clover hay,
dairy cows need about a 1870 pro-
tein grain mixture. With timothy
or poor quality hay they need a
20% protein grain mixture. I'm
less dairymen are feeding grain
mixture higher in protein than they
fed last winter, their cows are not
receiving enough protein to give the
best production. Hay this year was
bountiful but not nearly as high in
protein as was last years scanty
crop.
Some people may say that the low
price of milk and dairy products is
because cows are producing too
much as it is. Perhaps We could
help the price situation the most by
selling for beef all the dairy cews
in Morgan county. However, large
part of the income from Morgan
county comes from the sale or
dairy products and in order to re-
tain that income we must keep our
dairy cows. Higher production per
COW means lower cost production
and a profit even with low prices.
Inefficiency in production is no
cure for low prices. Experience
and research have shown that farm
ers with high producing animals
make greater profits than their
neighbors with low producing AMI
mails
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31

dition from gall stones. Mrs. F. NJ
White of near Plantsville and Mrs
C. A. Palmer of Columbus, are TAX
ing care of her.
We regret the suspension OF
the bus through Ringgold, and hope
it may be reinstated in the future
again, and patronized better.
Christmas passed off quietly here,
and several chickens lost their
lives. New Years day is next on
the program, and then ground hog
day. Easter comes early this time
spring, providing cold weather don't
hinder it.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-31

set of harness for Corporation
Control that we may thus avert
future depressions.
THE END