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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Ross expect to
move back to their farm this week.
Those from a distance to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Jane Wootton,
were Mrs. Rachel Metcalf and son
B. c. Metcalf, Mrs. Dan Work, Mr..
and Mrs. John McDermott, Colum.
bus; Mrs. Rollin Cooper and son
Rollin and Mrs. Stephen Larzellen
of Roseville; James Beswick and
daughter, Mrs. Clara Kirkpatrick,
and her daughter Mrs. Chas. Kirk
patrick, Mrs. Lowella McSwords,
and her grandson Neil Blakely and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. HI. Fouts, Newark;
Ind; Mrs Nick THORNLEY, and son
John THORNLEY, and wife of Ma
,rietta; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Engle
of South Zanesville; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Snyder and Miss Margaret
Moore of Lowell; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
w. Bingham, Watertown; Mrs. A. J.
Hart, Beverly: Mrs. Stella Ong,
Mrs. Chas. Broomhall and son
Charles and wife of GAINESVILLE; Mrs.
Emma Lyme, Limona, Fla; Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Williams and two sons.
Pennsville, and Mrs. Addie Beswick,
Malta
Mrs. H. H. Brannon of Athens
was guest Sunday of Mrs. H. d.
Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Scott and
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. D.
Scott and Miss Lillian Wallace mo-
tored Saturday to Ripley, w. Va,
and were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Darrell Corbin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dunn and fam.
lily, Carrollton, were Thanksgiving
guests of J. A. Hayes and family.
On Saturday Mr. Hayes and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn and Mr. and
Mrs. Orren Carr motored to Co.
lumbus and were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. M. Ross.
Miss Edna McAnulty of New Con-
cord, Mrs. Edna Marshall, Mrs.
Nancy Rucker and Mr.. VIM CODY of
GAINESVILLE were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. McAnulty. The
P. T. A. choir meets every Monday
night for practice, and the mem
bers are urged to be present at ev-
cry meeting. Officers elected Mon
day night, were: President, Mrs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03

Durbin of McConnelsyille, were
Thursday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
A. -Durbin and family. Lou Adrian
and family of Waynesburg, Pa,
were recent visitors of his mother,
Mrs. Nora Boomer. Miss Thelma
Wallace has returned to her home
in GAINESVILLE, after short visit
with her mother, Mrs. Martha Wal
lace. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gilmore
and children and her mother Mrs.
Edith Matthews of ,Philo, visited
here Thursday with relatives. Del
mer Medley, high school principal at
Marion, was a Thanksgiving guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. R.
Medley.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03
PASSING OF COVERED BRIDGES

Every fewer and fewer covered bridges The tide
Of has hundreds of them within the
Morgan county few years had many of these pic
bridges but they rapidly disappearing before the ad
of concrete.
We believe that here relic of the past that people do
not disappear Though they often traffic hazards
and obstacles they leave regrets their Who
there that the bgone days has been thrilled by the thunder
of hoofs rumble bridge? Even broad
daylight the received thrill he the dim
of wild tunnel The writer recalls the thrill he would lad
from the country and riding through the bridge
here seemed long and often wondered the tmber
enough hold the travel and how deep the
beneath which could shining through the cracks the floor
And night these covered bridges real spoo places and
could he heard hghwaymen hid
the tmbers of the roof occasionally such the
but instances these bridges real friendly
shelters time Of land marks Would that
Of them could be preserved for all time.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03

Steel Clothes Hampers, at the
Malta Hardware Co.. % 19n2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03
rgan County Thursday

1ern and families. Clyde Shook
has sold his farm to owen Chap
pelear. Possession given in the
spring. Wayne Adrian of o. u,
has been sick the past week with
onsilitis. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Gray
Of Ringgold visited with Harvey
Hallowell's, recently. Damon Weth-
erell and wife of GAINESVILLE were
guests of Mrs: Alice Hallowell, last
week. Harrison Woolman and wife
and daughter Louisa, and Mrs. Han
nah Woolman attended the birth
day surprise of Mrs. Carl Mich
ener. Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Coleman of Columbus were guests
of Don Adrian's, last week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03

For the banks of the have carried
their advertisements that all deposits the
banks free the banks assuming and paying all de-
posits However, have safety deposit boxes
their homes buried hidden stockings subject and
be returned for taxation But money deposit
Ohio bank which has announced that will absorb the
deposits the of the need not trouble themselves
about at ALL for the bank will only make the
but will the we'll In making the bank
required disclose the of its deposors the the
individual has deposit The by the bank will be made
bulk being the of the the bank
Remember that the be deposit the bank to
be tax free If safety deposit boxes stated be
turned for and there penalty for who
not list all of their taxable
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03

frankie Hawkins; vice, pres, Miss
Lillian Wallace sec'y-treas., lillian
Mason. The choir is under the di-
rection of Mr.. F. S. Davidson, with
Mrs. Hawkins as pianist. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloyd Zumbro and family OF
Frazeysburg were week end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Wallace. ].
Douglas Dulaney, whose illness has
been mentioned before, is not nearly
so we'll. John Mcpherson of Co
lumbus spent Monday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. McPher-
son.. Rufus Bales of Woodsfield is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Nc
Pherson. Mrs. Lizzie Dover, Mrs.
Stella Durbin and son John VIM.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03
Emma Bolinger Phi11is

Emma Bolinger Phillis, daughter
of Abraham and Mary Ann Boil
niger, was born Nov. 19, 1862, in
Center township. Morgan county,
Ohio, where she spent most of her
life. She died after long illness,
in Hackney, Morgan county, Nov.
23, 1881. She was the oldest of
family of seven children of whom
one brother, Riley, of Morgan coun-
ty, survives. She was married 70
John r. Phillis, Jan. z, 1881. To
this union were born four boys,
Merritt, Ivan Ernest and Floyd, and
five girls, Vesta, Anna, Laura. Clara
and Sylvia. Those surviving are
Vesta Helrigle of Worthington, o.;
Laura Weaver of Basil, O., and Syi.-
via Heirigle of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
who had been with her mother the
last four months. Her husband
died eight years ago, and also a
daughter Anna Van Meter the same
yean, leavir a daughter Phyllis Ru-
besch, seven years Of age, who has
made her home with her grand
mother since tEen. She also lost
brother and a son the same year,
1929. Besides hose mentioned.
are nine other grandchiidren Mrs
PhiIlis joined Bethel NJ. e. church
In her giTlhood, and lived a faith
full Mex.
Steel Clothes Hampers, At the
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03
Stockport

Howard Thompson, music in
structor, has returned from Hun
tington, Ind, after spending his
Thanksgiving vacation there
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Hawkins and
daughter Lauribel and Mrs. w. III.
Broomhall have returned from
Bloomington, ILL.,, where they spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. j..
N Swift. They also visited rela-
tives in Chicago.
Miss Margaret Hook, commercial
instructor, spent the Thanksgiving
vacation with relatives at Stock
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Dewitt and son
Jimmie and daughter Jane and Miss
Ina Dewitt have returned to their
homes in Cleveland, after spending
the week end with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Dewitt.
Miss Kathryn Choguill returned
Sunday to Ohio Wesleyan, after
spending Thanksgiving with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Cho-
quill.
The Willing Workers of the M. P
church held their social and bust
ness meeting Tuesday evening at
the home of Misses Goldie and Dor
othy Lane. Delectable refreshments
were served by the committee in
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mason and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mason and son
Billy spent Thursday at the Barnett
home at Waterford
Mr.. and Mrs. John McDermott Of
Columbus, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. t. j. McHugh.
The Friendly class of the M. P.
church was entertained Monday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. C. Lyme.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Choguill
whose 50th wedding anniversary oc-
Cured Tuesday, Dec. /, celebrated
Sunday with family dinner at the
Choguill home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Bishop and
Mrs. Anna Hook and three children
spent Thanksgiving with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M
Bishop Of Newton Ridge.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. B. Douglas were
dinner guests Thanksgiving day Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Gill of McCon-
nelsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Ring spent
Thursday with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ball, of Ches-
terhill.
The institute which was held at
the high school last week, was well
attended at both sessions. Tie
speakers were Mrs. Neal Wyatt
Kyle OF Somerset, and Mr.. Wertz Of
Columbus. The institute closed
Wednesday night with a play which
was greeted by full house. The
officers for next year are: Pres,
r. A. Durbin; vice pres, X. w.
Barnes; sec'y. Mrs. N. H. Hawkins;
.reas., Mrs. III. III. Choguill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G w. Mummey re-
urned Sunday from several days
yisit with their daughter, Mrs.
" alter Sherman and family at Can
ield. While there Mr.. Mummey did |
Iuite bit of carpenter work for
he experiment farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Scott returned |
sunday to their home at Congress,
fter spending their Thanksgiving
acation with their parents. Mr..
nd Mrs. Friend Matthews and Mr..
nd Mrs. H. D. Scott. !
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-03
LET'S WRITE 1T CHRISTMAS

The tendency and write Christmas this
Xmas" We don't like and it detracts from the real
meaning of the which Christ and Mass Originally
Mass celebration of the birth of Christ Unless otherwise
specifically requested going the word Xmas
the Democrat and will take the liberty change copy that
may O this office Let's it Christmas.
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GERMAN WHEAT BID
AWAITED BY BOARD
Stone Also Hopes to Receive
Better Offer From Berlin
on Cotton.

Called into session again today to
study the critical agricultural situation
the Federal Farm Board was awaiting
receipt OF the German proposal to buy
soc. 900 tons, about 22,0oo,0oO bushels, OF
sterilization wheat. At the same time
Chairman Stone let it be known that the
board still held itself open to further
negotiations with Germany on the cot
ton offer. rejected Friday. in the hope
that more satisfactory terms would be
rendered.
While low prices, enormous crops and
a scarcity of markets have given added
Importance to German wheat and ot-
ton offers, Carl williams, Gotten member
OF the Farm Board, believes the Amer
lean surplus already is so large that
the addition of approximately 1900, 600
bales would make little difference I'd
traders and growers Stocks would be
reduced this year, he added, since 1t
is estimated consumption Of American
cotton will be 1000 900 to 5000, 900 bales
greater than year ago.
No action had been taken today by
the board in connection with the loan
application of Fruit Industries, Inc,
manufacturers Of a grape concentrate
which had been excluded from the
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R|OT|NG QUELLED
AFTER PRUSS|AN
DIET IS UPHELD
Berlin Police Get Control of
Situation-Three Men
Are Slain.
Rv the Associnted rres..

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. August 1o.--Prussia's mod
crate coalition government, its fate of
late closely identified with Chancellor
Brusnings regime, today stood firm
az inst the legal and illegal onslaughts
of its enemies of the Right and Left.
The combined efforts Of the Commu-
nists. National Socialists and Nation
slists to dissolve the Prussian Diet and
to compel new elsctions failed by $500.
600 votes at plebescite yesterday.
Though revolutionist dynamiters de-
rallied the Basel-Berlin express and the
whole Of the East-CsntraI district OF
Berlin was in a frenzy of fatal rioting.
the police obtained full control Of the
situs ton.
Three Killed In Berlin RiOting.
Two police captains and one Commu-
mist we're slain in the Buelow Platz.
Communist center in Berlin. and a stsel
HELMET leader was killed in Cologne as a
result OF conflict between authorities
and radicals, A score CT persons were
believed to be dying in Berlin as the
aftermath of night replete with bullets
and bloodshed.
The battle started when Communists
secreted on roof tops sprayed police on
patrol with bullets, killing the two
officers almost instantly. The police re-
talisted with spasmodic gunfire and
finally drove their ASSISTANTS to cover
with one dead, possibly score of them
severely wounded.
A crowd of radicals then turned on
the police and exchanged shots while
they fed. Lorry after lorry of reserves,
manned with high-powered searchlights
and rifles, rolled into the square and
swept ii clean. A veritable state of
siege for the aSsaSsins and a thorough
going search for them got under way.
Communist ofIices Closed.
National Socialists and Communists
clashed early today in the western dis
trict OF Schoenburg and cobblestones
few back ard forth. Police quelled the
disturbance and arrested 70 Of the par
ticipsnts.
Police today clapped paddock on the
headquarters of Communism in Ger
many, posting heavy guard at Karl
Liebknecht Haus on Buelow-Platz,
where the rioting occurred
The headquarters building will be
pdGIUCht0 until august ~, ana the OOTn-
munist newspaper Rote Fa1ne has been
suspended for two weeks. An emer-
gency decree authorized by President
Won Hindenburg bans all open-air meet
ings IN the vicinity. under the penalty
OF three months Imprisonment.
Rewards have been offered by the
police for information leading 10 the
arrest Of those who started the rioting.
Prussia Stands by in Crisis.
Disorders in connection with yeste--
days voting were widespread in Prus-
STA, but the only death reported outside
Of Berlin was that in Cologne A Sc
rious fray took place at Bruchsal, where
a gang of Communists raided the Ma
tional-Socialist headquarters Four per-
sons we're injured seriously and a num-
Der slightly hurt The interior of the
building was demolished and many of
the rioters were arrested.
Five persons including two police
Continued on Page 2, Column Sd
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attack on Third Degree Cites
Van and Perrygo Cases Here

The Wan and Perrygo murder cases
in this city some years ago were cited
as outstanding examples of the use of
so-called third degree methods in OBJ
tanning evidence and confessions in the
report on lawleSsness in law enforce
ment by the Wickershan Commission,
made public today at the White House
This report, in which the law officers
were severely criticized for abuses and
injustices in the solution of crime, prin-
cipally through the medium of the So
called third degree. referred to the Wan
and Perrygo cases as fragrant evidences
OF protracted questioning with great
mental suffering being inflicted.
Kiang Sun Wan, Chinese. was con-
victed OF the murder in 1919 of three
Chinese members of an educational mis-
sion in Washington, but this conviction
was reversed by the United States SUI
preme Court. and VANS confession was
excluded because of the protracted queS-
tioning resorted to by the police. After
two subsequent juries had disagreed as
to Vans guilt, the United States at
torney stated to the Judge that 1t would
be impossible to find jury which would
declare Wan either guilty or innocent,
and the accused man was thereupon re-
leased seven years after his arrest.
Boys Conviction Reversed.
Regarding the Perrygo case, men
toned in the report, Edgar r. Perrygo,
described in the report as a Subnormal
l7-year- boy, was convicted of the
murder of Mary E. Faithful, an aged
woman. This conviction was reversed
and new trial ordered, and at the next
trial Perrygo entered plea to guilty of
second-degree murder and was SEN
fenced to 20 years.
The Perrygo case was mentioned only
incidentally in the report, but the wan
case was discussed at considerable
length. This discussion also included a
long opinion rendered by Associate Jus
tice Brandeis of the United States Su-
preme Court In which he described the
third-degree process In detail.
In the review of the Wan case the
report after mentioning the murder of
the three Chinese, st4ted
Wan was Susfkcted. He wAesfound
In New York, where he WAS Ill in he1
searched wfthQNt q search warrant, afk
brought to washington. There he wa
held iricommupi In q hotel rumm'
eight DAYS. allof the time acuteiy iii 50
that q poles surgeon was repeatedly
called. Heswas questioned almost con-
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Relief From Heat
For Next 2 Days
Promised Capital
Forecaster Expects Fall
i'm Mercury to Start
Here Tonight.

A definite break" in the heat wave
is promised by the Weather Bureau for
tonight
Hope for relief is contained in the
ofacial forecast Of slightly cooler" for
tonight and tomorrow. When asked for
the significance Of the anticipated
GOODNESS" the bureau forecaster ex-
planned, without hesitancy, that it
meant "a definite break" that viii con-
tinue for at least couple of days.
Together with the outlook for lower
temperatures, the Weather Bureau ex-
perts see the possibility CT thunder
showers.
But before Washington may enjoy
the promised relief it must worry
through today. The mercury is ex-
pected to hit "a degrees before 1t begins
its downward glide. While the tenn
persture then Is expected to come
within 2 degrees Of yesterdays maxi
mum of 90, the humidity probably will
be slightly less during the afternoon.
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~ oealt with nearly $50 instances of
Trials following SO closely upon arrests
as TO leave the accused no time for de-
tense, denial of counsel to defendants
ana actual misconduct by court 'and
prosecution.
The bulk of the report. written nv
ProI. Zechariah Chafee, jr., of Har-
ward and Walter H. Pollak and Carl s.
stern of the New York bar. asserted
tnat despite the secrecy and denials OF
police brutality instances of the third
degree had been found in considerably
more than half the States Also. in the
past 10 years, it said. cases were proved
in the following cities:
Albany, Birmingham. Buffalo. Cam.
den. Chicago. Cincinnati. Cleveland
Columbus, Denver. Detroit, Kansas
City, Kenosha. Wis: Los Angeles
Miami, Newark. New Orleans. New
York, Oakland. Calf: Oklahoma City
Philadelphia. Richmond, va: st. Jo-
seph. Mo-: st. Louis, San Francisco. Sc
attic, Waco and Wichita Falls. Tex.
Washington and West Allis, Wis.
Actual Cases Pointed Out.
The three experts reported they we're
unable to determine whether the third
degree" was increasing or decreasing as
an instrument. but after citing reports
that the methods were growing less
barbarous" they wrote the words CON
clusion in doubt"
Actual cases were cited of prolonged
sleepleSsness, severe beatings with a
rubber hose, sand bag, fist or telephone
book. questioning murder suspects over
the corpse, examining men into cells
with diseased persons, administering the
water cure" and handcufing men up
side down while Spraying them with
tear gas.
Here are some of the instances re-
ported:
A colored boy in Arkansas was
whipped over a period of six or eight
days until he confessed to the murder
Of white boy and colored boy found
drowned. An appeals court reversed
the conviction.
A. Finn in Los Angeles, arrested with
out cause when he argued with a DO
hceman, was beaten with brass knuckles
until covered with blood.
In FL Paso a young Mexican woman
charged with having killed her child
by setting fire to its bed was relay.
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questioned for 35~ hours until she con-
feSsed
In Clarksdale, Miss, a eolored man
charged with numbering a white man
was tied to the floor and water poured
up MS nostrils, strangling him, until he
confessed.
Washington Case Cited.
A Chinese, ziang Sung Wan. accused
Of numbering three members of tina
Chinese Educational Mission in wash
mgton, was held incommunicado for
eight days in q hotel room. and. al
tnoug'. physicians reported him ac,itelv
III, questioned almost Continuously
night and day.
In Miami man accused Of nurder-
ing his wife was chained 10 the fIocr
OF mosquito-fnfested cell and later
q s,ie with the scalp Of his dead
Former Chief Fiaschetu of the New
York City Italian squad was quoted as
follows: Il went to the ToTnbs and
got myself a sawed-off base ball bat
and walked in on all those dogs. Yes
they came through with everything they
Despite their condemnation Of such
practices, the three experts conceded
arguments in their favor reserved con.
questioning gets results
The police point of view must be
understood" the report said Despite
the occasional influences of politics and
corruption, most policemen are to be
conceived as conscientious and hard
working. They risk their lives continue
ally. and if an occasional slap on the
face Will mean sending q hardened
criminal to prison, why should it not
be used even If by mistake force is
now and then applied to an innocent
MANI"
The report contended, nevertheless,
that this was overweighed by the pos
sibility of false confessions, the uncon-
stitutionality of extorting statements
from both the guilty and innocent, and
the fact that Of 106 appeal cases studied
nearly half the convictions were re-
versed because Of "third-degree' meth
DDS.
THE effect upon the police is obvi-
Gus" the report said. THE third de-
gree, in its nature brutal. must brutal
lie those who practice It. Their fight
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GRANGE OPPOSES
HIGHER RAIL RATES
Brenckman, Representative
Here, Tells |. C. C. OF DAN
ger 10 Agriculture
az tha Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Grange, through Fred
Brenckman, les washington representa-
tive, today protested against any in
crease in railroad freight rates at this
time
Brenckman. testifying at resumption
of hearings before Commissioner B. II
Meyer on the railroads plea for is
per cent increase, said that. so far as
agriculture Is concerned, 1t must be
perfectly manifest to any one who un-
freight rates would prove ruinous under
prevailing conditions so far as higher
rates could be made effective"
Brenckman followed the first oppo-
sition witness, Noah ". Cooper. Nash
vile lawyer. who read into the record
statement blaming Sunday labor for
the railroads situation.
Sunday Closing Proposed.
Cooper, who long has worked for COM
plete Sunday closing, urged the com
mission to call conference of railroad
heads, workers, church representatives
and others on August 81 at Chicago
to work out some arrangement for clos
ing the railroads on Sunday.
Cooper's statement was read into the
record over opposition of some of the
attorneys in the case, who held that the
subject was argumentative. Commits
sioner Meyer, however. held that Cooper
should be permitted to present his views
which were represented as those of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Presenting the National Grange OPP
position, Brenckman said ii was quite
plain from all the evidence that has
been presented that the railroads are
suffering from loss of traffic rather than
from rates that are too low"
Eject on Competition.
IF the rates that are now in force
have driven traffic 10 competing sys-
TENS of transportation" he said, high
er rates may be depended upon 20 &C
celerate and aggregate this tendency.
with the cost of gasoline and other
trucking costs at the lowest point In
history. together With the fact that
thousands of miles of improved high
ways are being added to our road sys-
TENS throughout the country, 1t is moi
reasonable 10 think that the railroads
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