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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-21
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Communion service will be held
at Jerusalem f. l.. church, Sunday
morning, May "a, at 1880. Sun
day school at $50.
Theron Stoneburner and family.
Mrs. Clarissa Stoneburner and Mrs.
Naomi Foreman visited Will Smith
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-21

winners
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$5O0
Marine Brooklyn
the Commercial third
prize addition $1,000 $500
twenty-five prizes Of 500 each awarded.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-21
DEMOCRAT AND ENQUIRER, 81

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nish the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the Morgan County Democrat, both
one year for $4. This offer holds
good, en- the Enquirer, only to those
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-21

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Fraudulent Checks

Science not merely serves the welfare ot mankind, but plenty of smart crooks plan their crimes with high technical art. The super-crook, for instance, is not satisfied with passing off some little $l0 check on trades man. No, he is after bigger game. One of his tricks is to get possession. by theft or otherwise, of genuine check of some veal thy concern or person. With chemicals he washes out all the writing except the sigma ture. Then he fills in some large amount payable to himself.
 People with substantial checking accounts should be careful how they leave their sigma lures lying around loose for forgers to initiate. The crooks who are smart enought to perpe- trate these tricks, which eventually will land them in some excellent jal should realize that they could earn good salaries in some honest business
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Can't Hear This Shot

It is not likely that President Hoover first shot in his 1932 campaign fired at Indi- anapolis will be heard around the world. If it is however. at least one paragraph should provoke mingled amusement and resentment from several quarters abroad. Referring to our flexible tariff provisions, the President said: T noted with interest that the Inter- national Chamber of Commerce in its recent meeting in Washington in effect recommend cd to the world the adoption of this method of the American tariff, although 1t was not referred to by name.
 Mir Hoover had in mind the resolution to adjust tariff inequalities through the exist ing machinery That strangled echo of the conferences magnificent thunder against tariff barriers was inserted by the Steering Commit tee consisting of Silas Strawn, chairman of the American Committee and prominent re- publican, and Julius Barnes, personal friend of the President and chairman of the Board of the American Chamber It cannot possibly be regarded as an expression of foreign ap- proval of our tariff methods.
 Surely no European country that has an interest in our tariff laws (and which one hasn't?) is enchanted by system which in whole year has effected only l9 minor changes in bill embracing thousands of commodi- ties. The total effect of these changes, 1t was pointed out by Jouett Shouse. democratic executive chairman, represents less than S4.000,000. or saving of about thirty cents for each individual in the country, Existing duties which are particularly obnoxious to foreign countries, such as those on lace and wool. have not been touched The flexible provision has been in existence for nine years and was only slightly changed under this ad ministration by the insertion of one or two unimportant regulations. If other countries like the system SO well, why have they not adopted it for themselves?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1881
Hackett for Mayor

In booming State Senator William H. Hackett for mayor democrats of New Haven have selected candidate who will be, in our opinion. the outstanding one in the field. Although the election is not until the fall, prominent New Haven democrats are a- ready lining up their respective candidates for office. Mir Hacketts name occurs with more frequency in connection with the mayoralty nomination than any other. In fact about 50 prominent democrats gathered this week and launched boom in his behalf. We wouldn't be bit surprised to see the state senator nom- mated without opposition.
 He has certainly been an outstanding mem- Der of the State Senate for the past two sions Two years ago he delivered some ring ing addresses from the floor of the Senate that evoked favorable comment from many of the republican newspapers of the state. In the democratic journals it was frequently sug- gested that he be considered likely candidate for state office. His presence in the Senate in 1o3l was felt just as much as two years ago. In the closing hours he delivered an attack upon the proposed budget in which he point Gu Out tlldt ueliCLl Was iHSNltdOlt WluSA could cleverly be blamed on democratic ad- ministration. His diagnosis of the case and his treatment of it in his legislative address were remarkable for the amount of restraint which he employed in his remarks plus the sublety of them. %aA
 He has had career as city official For years after giving up the teaching profession he was New Haven's tax collector. His inde- pendenee of spirit and his free expression of the same estranged him from the dominant Fitzgerald machine It didn't mark his re- tFement from politics though, as he speedily won his way back through legislative chan nels. It is a source of great pleasure to his many friends here in Waterbury to find him being considered as the logical man to lead the democrats of New Haven to victory at the polls this fall. It is almost inevitable that the democrats will sweep the republicans out of office when they meet to decide the issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

requesting that they be excused from it. It was too strenuous for any but the strong. Nowadays it is called physical education" and in schools with ideals in the matter. it pays as much attention to the young people with heart troubles. with physical handicaps from earlier illness. .malnutrition. and so on. as it does to the strong and well. In many high schools now there are corrective exer- eises'' for such pupils. The gym period may be spent walking around in the sunshine. ly ing down in quiet room, or going through specially prescribed exercises designed to build up siekly child to health.
 A college physical director is able to do even more for students. In some institutions it is considered just as important to turn an underweight freshman into normally healthy senior as to turn out good football team. Since physical handicaps and bad nervous sys- tems sometimes undermin all the good work and learning of the brain. it looks as if the new physical education were really helping to create better citizens. No wonder the present generation of young people is found to aver age greater weight and stature than its parents. The next one should be still healthier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Ladder To Prosperity

Many business writers, especially at Wash ington, are said to be seeking ladder indus try" which would pull business out of its slough as automobiles and radio are credited with doing for the last depression. One sug- gestion that is probably made oftener than any other is light wines and beer" Such beverages. it is held by many. might be man ufactured by more liberal and not uneon- stitutional interpretation of the Eighteenth Amendment. A New York newspaper quotes a banker as saying; "A dozen lines of busi- ness actually would be stimulated at once among them real estate, glassware. motor ears advertising and cooperage. Farmers would benefit by an improved market for barley, malt hops, rice and grapes" Many idle men would find employment A moderate tax on such liquors. it is argued, would wipe out the deficit in t5e federal treasury.
 There is doubtless something to these argu- ments, though not so much as their opti- mistic proponents maintain. Business. along with consumers. would be mildly and pleas- antly stimulated. But 1t is hardly necessary to say that this particular ladder will not be utilized - at least not in time to help the present depression We have too many croak- CTS among us
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer the democrats can't help but pick that Ohic city for their national convention next year. Listen to this:-''On party grounds the sem timent should be for us among the Democratic leaders This city is the only one among those now bidding for the convention which went for Smith in 1928. It is the chief city of a state which this year did nobly for the party, electing Governor Senator and send
 ing several additional Democrats to the House. This strength for Democracy properly inn presses the party leaders as they prepare to choose the place for the convention. But to the city which entertains it any party eonven- ton is much more than a partisan matter. When the Republicans came here in 1924 they had been urged as torcefully by Demo- crats as by Republicans. Their welcome transcended party lines Similarly the effort to bring the Democratic convention to Cleve- land must become much more than party matter It might almost become personal matter with Cleveland Isn't New ton D. Baker. Wilson's old war secretary. one
 of the eligibles for the democratic nomina-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Insurance Monument

It would hardly have occurred to any but insurance men to build costly monument to an insurance man as sueh Yet the proposal of the national convention of insurance com missioners for Sl.000,000 monument to Elizur Wright seems warranted by the mans achievement. Wright is described as the first insurance agent in the world, the first insur- ance commissioner appointed by law and father of the pioneer law enacted by Massa- chusetts in 1858 compelling all life insurance companies to protect their beneficiaries by ade- quate cash reserves.
 The insurance business which he thus founded and stabilized has become the biggest business in the world. and the most depend able It is now rated as a Sl00, 000 000.00 industry. Last year. while other industries were floundering. it wrote $20,000. .000, ,000.- of new policies. Perhaps the man pri- marily responsible for all that and for all the human security it represents. is as deserving of fine monument as if he had been Presi- dent of the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

The makeup of the new cld-age pension commission is interesting. It is one of the few state boards of which the democrats may be said to have control. Three of the fve members just named this week by Governor Cross are democrats They are Charles E. Hart of this city. who served as corporation counsel for former Mayor Guilfoile until he accepted his present position as chief counsel for the Chase companies, William M. Citron of Middletown. minority leader of the House this past session. and former Judge of Pro- bate Martin E. Gormley of Naugatuck. The republican member is John J. Egan of Bridge port secretary of the State Federation ot La bor. Royal Meeker of New Haven. an Irving Fisher associate. is rated as an independent He held the position of commissioner of iaoor statistics under Woodrow Wilson and in lo23-24 was Governor Pinehots labor seere- tary in Pennsylvania. There should be an interesting survey and recommendation turned in by this body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
America Likes Its Pop

A bottle as wide as city block and as tall as the highest building in the world would contain just enough soft drink to satisfy the American thirst for one year. This represents eleven billion ordinary bottles and glasses of the harmless beverage. or an average of one glassful to each person daily during three hot months, according to George Lee Dowd, Jr. writing in Popular Science Monthly
 The fruit industry is lucky because of the soft drink craze Federal regulations forbid the portrayal of fruit on label unless the juice actually is contained in the beverage. A manufacturer who was ordered to change his label or conform to requirements IS now spending over S100.0Oo annually on orange juice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

grew bigger we would join forces and wallop them roundly. We'll, we 'grew bigger" - and my family moved away from Michigan and headed westward toward the Pacific Coast.
 forgot about boyhood and cows and all the rest, grew up and be- came a newspaper reporter.
 One of my cub jobs was in San Bernardino, California. where dug up items in the Santa Fe yards. A train was coming in, headed for the desert. It stopped, as usual, to give passengers time to grab bite in the depot restaurant. was leaning against the magazine rack talking with the news butcher. As the peo- pie left the train, one young man came over and asked for a package of cigarets. His cheeks were sun ken; there were deep hollows under his eyes. One didn't need a second look to explain why he was headed for the desert.
 He stood staring at me. and { stared back. It was one of those moments when some vague promp. ter of the memory asks: "WheN have I seen you before?"
 We both asked the question at the same time. Oh. well. you've guessed the answer. It was one of the lads I had vowed to 'get even" with =. headed for the desert. a tuberculari -Gilbert Swan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
NEW YORK
wth Gilbert Swan

l New York "Collector's item
 is a smooty way of saying that some- I thing Is rare enough to belong to
 the antique class.
 | And you'd be surprised at how many things common to the youth
 of most of us are becoming ''col-
 lector's items.", .1
 Take the napkin ring! We'll. you | better take it and hold on to it,
 rummage around the garret for
 those quaint old ones that grandpa
 used. For one of these days they'll l be worth good money. Collectors
 are buying them up, so am told Madison avenue antique stores dis play them.
 And to think that once I used every trick and device to get rid | of the little wooden ring that had 1 my name neatly carved on it! I'd
 let it roll under the table and pre- tend I couldn't find it. I'd hide it I in the cupboard! Anything to avoid l neatly tucking my napkin in it after
 a meal was finished.
 Remember how the kids used to
 muss the napkin up any old way and stick it into the ring, trying to get | away from the table in a hurry to go owt and meet ''the gang? Funny the change that has come in the
 meaning of the word gang" Then it was an innocent appellation re- ferring to ''the bunch" - the lads you played around with. ID be sure. your "gang" prwobably got in a fight with another gang" that tried to use your baseball lot on a Saturday morning. And even then there was tough, rowing gangs" from lover the bridge" who would go bullying their way across the lit- tie town. And generally wound up in a free-for-all.
 Today they prowl with sinister purpose and with gats at their hips. Nor are they altogether the spawn of the great cities. A youngster from a small town on the Ohio
 night that such youthful marauders
 are abroad in the night, and that young folk are in sonstant fear of
 meeting them.
 We'll, 1t makes me q bit grateful l that l was a youngster when l was suppose the neighbors whose gates we removed and on whose fences we tried out our new jack
 knives thought us a pretty hard lot
 and would come to no good end. There was an O. Henryesque end Just a few blocks down street
 lived a couple of older boys. broth
 ers. who never failed to rough.
 house either myself or . lad who
 was my particular cFony.
 One day down the alley in ooidIe'i
 barn, the two Of as took Q solemn
 boyiah oath Co ''get even" some day | We didn't call it "Kevenge" in those days. The idea wAs that when WI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Quotations

Congress will not provide for un- employment and old age insurance if industry does not create the need. If industry does not want govern ment's interference in business, 1t mus prevent the need. - Senator James w. Couzens of Michigan.
 positively expect that within the next decade new sources of energy will be opened up which will put at the disposal of mankind everywhere power In unlimited amounts.
 --Nikoia Tesla, noted inventor.
 I believe the situation is sufficient ly serious to demand that the world grant a delay in the payment of all interest and principal on political debts, including separations and war debts. for a period of, say, five years.
 Melvin Traylor. Chicago banker.
 The depression brought loss spend' inR money for youth and less op. portunity for youth to gratIfy reek' less desires.
 -J. R. Mccain, president 0f
 Agnes Scott College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

The famous old houses of Newburyport' Mass, were thrown open to the public to-day from 2 to o'clock. Glancing down the list we noticed the Coffin House, built l650; the Caleb Gushing House, of later vintage. which is considered one of the finest examples or the square, three-story house with balustraded roof. You must have seen pictures of them. The Moseley house land was bought in l79z and the house itself contains beautiful wood work. Then there is the Hale home. built in 1900. the Dexter House, antedating the Kew olution. But nowhere can we ind mention of the Gillis homestead. Can it be that ''Bossy" was ignored in this display of town pride. Newburyport fife. fife!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
ahead with the R., F. & P. case and the $900,000 demanded represents half that roads excess earnings for 1921-23.
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEI

ahead with the R., F. & P. case and the $900,000 demanded represents half that roads excess earnings for 1921-23.
 Consolidation Issue
 Economies in operation are the main goal of consolidation. The consolidation issue is now to the fore again with the repor tthat the eastern roads have smoothed out the details of the "big four" con- solidation plan. involving the New York Central Baltimore & Ohio Pennsylvania and Van Sweringen lines for presentation to the I. c. C. President Hoover has inferentially endorsed this plan, but approval or disapproval is entirely up to the commission.
 Congress in 1920 told the I. c. C. to formulate a plan within whose limits various carriers might con- solidate if the commission thought their plans were compatible with public interest. Tn 1929 the com mission, although it had repeatedly ing out various specifications of the consolidation section, submitted a general plan providing for 21 big railroad systems. It provided for five systems in the east and the four lines named are asking it to modify the plan in that respect. Thus far rail- roads have made no important ac- quisitions under the commission 1929 plan. The investigation of the "big four" proposal probably will last sevreal months.
 Bus Regulation The commission in 1926 asked con- gress for a law to regulate bus op- eration and such a law passed the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
TODANSIS THEA, ANNIVERSARY S1 S1agkXA,
RUssELL's SPEECH


 On June 25, 1917, Charles Edward Russell, a member of the American commission to Russia, addressed a full council of Workmen's and Sol diers' Delegates. He outlined the. aims of the United States and the reasons which brought the country into the war.
 Warned in advance that he might expect an unfriendly demonstration on the part of the extremists among his auditors, Russell received in- stead loud applause.
 The declaration of Russell that the United States was fighting only because the democracies of the world were in danger, and that after de- mocracy was safe the people would turn to social reform. was cheered to the echo.
 M. Tcheidze, president of the Council of Workmens and Soldiers Delegates, in replying to Russelps speech, said that the democracy of Russia was bull ton the same foun- dation as that of the United States. and that Russia would carry on the war until mutual aims were achieved
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

house in the last session but failed to reach a vote in the senate. The I. c. c. didn't think the time was
 rpie to regulate motor trucking, al- though that form of transportation
 also has been a drain on railroad
 revenue. About 1886, 100000 persons rode on buses last year. The com
 mission is now Investigating co-ordi-
 nation of motor transportation with
 rail and water transportation. One
 of its carries discoveries is that the
 railroads have invested $40, 900, ,O0O in buses and hauled 34,000,000 passen- gers in buses during the first six months of last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

How much do you reckon blueberries are worth Hampden county. Massachusetts. har- vests crop annually that nets the owners S6O.oOo. Who says there isn't money in berries? In fact so good has been ousineSs or late years that some families are depenoent 1 upon them for their main summer crop. we should imagine so from the above hgures. Let's all % in the business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Physical Education

It used 10 be eaied physical training" In those days it consisted largely of vigorous gymnastics done with more or less military speed and precision. Weddings in public schools and colleges got physicians statements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
WHAT DOES THE THRUSH SAY?
(By Letitia D. Fox in The Christian Science
 Monitor)

Leulla U. FOX Tn Ine CnTistidn ociehe
 Monitor) What does the thrush say to you? Surely message has he Out in the dawn and the dew! There, with the gray browns to blue, Perched on his favorite tree, What does the thrush say to you? Is lt time- -honored or new, Fettered or joyously free. out in the dawn and the dewP Many may hesr it. but who Holds to the riddle the key What does the thrush say to you? Sweet is his message. and true. This is It's meaning for me, Out in the dawn and tlse dow Listen. and hear it right through, "Prle Dieu, prle Dieu, prie, prlei" What does the thrush say to you out in the dawn and the dswl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
Personal Health Service (Bv William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personai health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis UT treatment, will be answered by Dr brady. Ao- dress him, care of the Democrat sehoins stamn and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

tionl And isn't Cleveland his home town or rather his residence to-day? We'll admit the Plain Dealers claims, but add few more of our own is necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

A young man was jailed in Camden N' J., for posing as Floyd Gibbons. If ne talked like Floyd, he deserved his fate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

Ten thousand noncombatants were killed in a Chinese battle the other day. But ot course nothing like that can ever happen again in Europe or America. We've renouneed war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

All vehicles must be lighted not later than S:58 Daylight Saving Time) tonight.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09

fiction, economics, politics, poetry,
astronomy. biology, banking.
philosophy, drama and history.
Though he could not move at
first, he now can turn his head
and peck out letters with his
light hand on a portable type
writer beside his bed. He writes
about 1900 letters e wear and
receives 5000. He has 20 calls a
day on his private telephone be-
side his bed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
GETS HIS COAT BACK

Stott wasn't daunted, however,
He took off his own overcoat and
pinned on Glassford's insignia.
Then he. slipped it on his com
manding officer. Glassford
walked out dressed perfectly.
All day yesterday Captain Stott
was worried lest his new uniform
coat get caught in the wheels Of
the morotcycle the Police Chief
was riding. 1t didn't. however,
and today Stott is getting a uni
form for the general that will fit