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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17

trouble Mrs. G. e. Harris has
been i'll with influenza. Ronald
PEBBLES, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald PEBBLES, who has been i'll
with congested lungs, is improved.
- Marion Rebekah lodge will have
their installation of officers, Tues
day evening, Jan. %. All members
are urged to be present.--M Mrs Nell
lie Grigsby is spending a few days
with V. L. Grigsby's at Joy.
School News
Harley Seiss spent the week end
in Athens.
The following program was given
at P. T. A. meeting Monday night:
Talk, Robert Kinney; reading, Cath
crime McPeak; duet, Ruth Berry
and Dora Bowman; talk, Mrs. J. w.
E. Dunbar; duet, Ruth Berry and
Dora Bowman. The organization
voted to purchase radio for school.
Pennsville extended an invitation
to Chesterhjll P. r. A. to exchange
programs Invitation was accepted.
Next meeting will be held at Penns-
Vile
At 7:3O o'clock Friday evening
the local high school basketball
team will meet Ringgold team on
home floor. The game will be pre-
ceded by a girls volley ball game
at Z o'clock
Marietta debate team. composed
of Leon Brockman, Charles Fogle
and Jane Mckinney, and accompa-
MED by their coach, A. E. Rupp,
principal of Marietta high school,
won the debate held here last
Thursday. Question debated, was:
Resolved, that federal government
should adopt policy of equalizing
education opportunity through the
nation by means of annual grants
to several states for public elemen-
tary and secondary education" /"
Jessie Lortz, teacher in the Ames-
vile high school, acted as judge.
Next debate is scheduled for Jan.
%, at 7:30, and will be held here.
The senior play "Tea Topper Tav-
ern,'' is to be given Saturday, Jan.
| 10, at o'clock
The two girls physical education
classes gave their first exhibition
game of volley ball, before the bas-
ketball game Saturday night. We
are hoping to arouse an interest in
volley ball among the other schools
| in the county. so that the girls may
have their share of gym work and
enter into contests between schools
Results of basketball game be-
tween Stockport and Chesterhill,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17

tions so far Earl Newton who has
been working in Urbana, has been
home with heavy cold.-- Mrs. Mar
ion Beach and Miss Alice Beach
came home from GAINESVILLE, Mon
day, for a few days. They report
Mr. Beach's condition as only fair
1t was thought he might be able tn
leave the hospital and go to his
daughters by the last of the week
Charles, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry woodward, had the misfortune
to cut his ankle pretty badly.--Mr
and Mrs. Raymond James and son
Claude spent Monday afternoon at
Mrs. Margaret Medley's --Several
in this neighborhood are suffering
from colds, grip and flu. Bernard
Benjamin and Caleb Randall are the
worst afflicted with fiu.----Jimmle
and Davis McInturf spent Saturday
with George Albert and Richard
Abel F. A. Dawson and 0. w
Abel were in Woodgrove, Saturday
evening. The SON born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Hooper of GAINESVILLE, Jan
4. has been named James William
Mrs. Jennie Reed from Pennsville
Mrs. Carrie McInturf and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright spent Friday at James
Boyd's Dale Muse and family OF
Pennsville were Sunday SUPPER
guests at Frank Dawson s.--Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Rouanzoin attended
Frank Griest's funeral, at Stockport
Saturday.. r. Medley of Stock
port spent Friday at Raymond
James. Mrs. Harold Harris ant
children spent Wednesday at Geo
Shanks' L. O. Snearly and sister
Mary were guests Monday at the
Shanks home Mrs. J. w. Harris
was a visitor Wednesday at John
McInturf's----Ev Evelyn and Clarice
Thompson were over Sunday Wis
itors at their grandparents don
aid Best is suffering with cold anc
asthma. Mrs Lewis Huffman, sor
Burtsel and daughters Amanda and
Esther were Sunday forenoon call
ers at C. w. NewtonIs. Other Sun
day visitors: Mr.and Mrs. Wright al
Carlos Harris; Mrs. Frank Hooper
and Miss Velma Butler at Ray
Blacks; Clifford Dougan and fam
ily at H. E. De Vore's: Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Wells of Malta route ant
Blanche Daugherty at Paul Wells
Mary and Frank Black at Carlos
Mendenhall's; Raymond James ant
family at Russell James.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17
THE NEW OHIO SALES TAX

Monday jan e. the sales tax law will likely become eec
Ohio required by this law, effective for the
balance year 1885 collect the from
every taxable sabegnnng nine The merchants serve
which them will be bother and they
will nothing for If the sales is not liking don
blame the merchant since his has option the matter
committing law violation
and be fined and jailed for failure refusal do The
merchant the Whenever sale
amounting paid the merchant required
hand the purchaser cancelled prepaid receipt
the slip that cannot be used
again. the merchant hand the oneaf of this
cept This the receipt and is proof that
paying merchant has already been paid by him
The of this sales is to finance
public schools old aid the unemployed and tor
local government purposes.
Merchants should remember that they have vendors Ii
which purchased the county auditors office Ignorance
of the law
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17
Waterford Township Local Option
Election is Legal

Local option election held in Wa
terford township last November
was legally conducted affair,
Judge David III. Thomas held in ef-
feet Saturday. when he dismissed a
| petition filed by Mrs. Florence E.
Pattin of Waterford, and 81 other
plaintiffs against the board of cleo
tions, the secretary of state and the
Ohio liquor control commission. The
court decision sets precedent in
the state as it is the first time that
| the involved question has been sub
mitted since prohibition repeal
The first plaintiff. Mrs. Pattin.
has operated beer parlor at Wa
terford, and opposition has occurred
on different occasions in the past
with the result that petitions were
| lodged last year and a local option
election was called. 1t was held on
the regular November election day
and two rural precincts of Water
ford township embracing all of the
township outside of Beverly village,
sustained the petitioners. Beverly
did not vote on the beer question
here involved.
Mrs. Pattin, supported by large
number of her neighbors, among
them number of influential cit
liens, filed a petition in court charg-
ing that the question had been i'm
properly submitted, hence the de-
cree of the voters should be set
aside. She charged that many of
the voters believed when they cast
their ballots that they were voting
beer out OF Beverly as we'll as out
of the rural districts in Waterford
township. Had they known such
was not the case, it is charged, the
result would have been different.
She made the board of elections a
party on the ground that the word
ing of the submitted question as it
appeared on the ballot was not in
full accord with the law.
The board of elections filed a de-
murrer prepared by Harry s. Dyar,
it's secretary, and in submitting the
matter to the court, Prosecutor
Frederick G.. Myers appeared with
Dyar. Charles d. Fogle represent
ed the petitioners. The court had
had the matter under consideration
for some time and handed down a
decision Saturday morning.
Two Of the three grounds set
forth in the demurrer were over
ruled by the court but the third and
final cause relative to the facts was
sustained. Judge Thomas held that
it would have been contrary to the
Ohio liquor control law had the in
corporated village of Beverly been
included with the two rural pre-
cincts in which local option was
submitted. cat no place is there
authority for a township outside q
municipality to combine and hold a
joint election within municipality,
although the municipality may be
entirely within the boundary Of the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17
ownship," the court holds.

township the court holds.
Continuing in the decision, Judge
Thomas has held: When the ballot
on the beer question provided for a
vote in Waterford township the con-
ditions of the statute at once be-
came a part of the ballot and they
excluded the municipality as effec-
lively as though it had been en-
bodied in the printed language of
the ballot The statute told the
voters that they did not and could
not affect the condition in Beverly
by their vote, and they were bound
to heed this statutory instruction.
The way to appeal is left open to
the plaintiffs in that exceptions are
saved; notice of intention to appeal
is given, and bond to that end is
fixed at $1O0.-Marietta Times.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17
HOLD BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HERE

With the high school gymnasium nearing completion e
fort being made have the district basketball meet
here Nowhere the district could better accommodations be hao
than and the Twin Cities amply equipped every respect
handle One of the things in addition to
floor the of eating accommodations we
place larger that has plen
Twin Cities This good central loca
general basketball FANS they
games freely know of drawbacks this place; and
many things favor tournament brings hundreds
of persons held from the fin anca
standpoint fine thing.
If not late, let's do best to land it this
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17

master at GAINESVILLE. Mr.. Jones
who has served as chairman of the
Democratic central committee of
Muskingum county for several
years, has rendered his resignation
as chairman, however. he will re-
main as member Of the committee.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17

Coulsons are offering all Ladies
Misses and Children's Winter Goats
at reduction of one-half, one-third
and one-fourth off Regular Retail
Prices.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17

Herbert A. Jones Not Applicant
For GAINESVILLE POstOffice
At a meeting Of the Muskingun
county executive committee helt
Saturday, Mr.. Herbert A. Jones LEI
it be known that he was not an ap-
plicant for the appointment of post
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-17

Total ----4 13
Brookover for Gage; Gage for
Bailey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07

under existing laws, rnust be pro-
vided for"
Appropriations for every fund are
somewhat lower than those of 1888,
except in the State Highway Com
mission, where the increase was
from 81, goo, 900 to $22, 100, 900. The
major decreases are in the construc-
ton service.
Department appropriations and
the comparison to the 1888 figures
include:
Department of Treasury, includ-
ing 10 divisions, s1,771 ,662, against a
1898 appropriation of $511,772. In
this connection, the budget commit
tee points out that the 1888 budget
did not contain provisions for the in
heritance tax, mtangibies tax, gross
income tax or store tax and this
biennium recommendation is based
on expenditures of these depart
ments this year.
Department of state, including IL
boards and divisions, $262,225
against s2O4,3s for the last two
years.
Department If Law, which in
cludes the attorney Generals Of
fee and the Legislative Reference
Bureau, s172, 900 against $4,000.
Department of Public Works, in
GLIDING 10 divisions, S918, $40 against
$685. 600. The major increases in
this department are for the Lands
and Waters and the Public Building
and Grounds divisions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07

his fee and then have no re-
course when the "hxer" does little
or nothing for them.
The petitions further charge that
certain employees of the city and
county use real o. assumed prestiges
to presume upon the court and
police officers having cases before
the court, and that frequently solicit
persons who have business before
the courts, or their relatives, and
accept fees for their services.
Professional bondsmen have been
known, the petition charges, to rep
resent prisoners before the court to
ask co~ntinuances and reduction in
bail, and to perform other services
which, attorneys believe, are within
the meaning of the practice of law.
All of this tends to make the de-
PENDANTS feel that justice in Marion
County municipal courts can be pur-
chased for money, the petitions say.
1t also tends to put a stigma on
attorneys %practicing before the
court or who have occasion to 60
before the court.
The petition closes with suggested
remedies, n of which would pro-
hibit the appearance in court of any
professional bondsman, and another
Of which would set up as a rule that
judges not talk about any case to
any one other than police officers
and bona fde lawyers having bust
ness before the court on the case,
or the defendants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07
81, 787477 Increase Revealed in 1885 State Budget;
81, III, 389 in Requests Rejected; House to Get Bill

outlay has been practically negli-
gent for several years and that sew
eral state institutions have a crying
need for building, the budget bill
recommends a biennial increase of
s1.538,078. which brings the build
ing funds up to S1,577, 800. State
institutions maintenance is in
creased 81, $780, 1867 because of the de-
mand for an improved state police
force and enforcement of revenue
statutes.
The budget committee worked on
an economy platform" in preparing
the bill and confined its increases
TO the foregoing sources.
The recommendations turned over
10 Gov. McNutt contain the follow
ing observations:
The task of preparing the budget
has been a most difficult one and
the budget committee submits the
results Of its labor as representing
its best judgment after careful con-
sideration of each departmental re-
quest.
I'VE have endeavored to keep con-
stantly before us the necessity for
strict economy. However, both good
business and good government de-
mand that the a Il of the property
Of the state, the care of the depart
ment charges of the state, mainte-
nance of educational standards,
law enforcement, administration Of
justice and carrying out Of other
necessary functions Of government
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07

Department of Education, in
Guiding 13 departmental requests,
$7.935.O0o against $7,7SS,950. In this
department fall the appropriations
for the four state schools, Indiana
and Purdue universities and Indiana
State Teachers College and Ball
State Teachers College.
The specific appropriations for
Purdue and Indiana Universities re-
mains unchanged at $4,000 and
5 2,900,000 respectively.
Department of Commerce and In
dustrieS. including the lieutenant
governors Office and Is other boards
and divisions, 81, 143, 800 against
$1,018,660
Supreme Court. s1s5,63o against
$133 1000.
Appellate Court. s151.o 900 against
S145 900.
Supreme and Appellate Court
clerk, $27,70o against ST. 300.
Judges State Courts, S820,400
against 1882, 100.
Independent funds include: Motor
vehicle fuel funds, s146, 200; auto
license fund, $685., 500; weight tax,
Sal, 300; fire marshal, S144,400;
teacher retirement, $45, 400; state
highway commission, S22,100,000;
state sinking fund, s17,035.
pepaI institutions and several
other recommendations remain TO
be announced by the budget COM
.mittee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07

Recommendations totaling $780,
330.056 are contained in the 1885
biennial budget bill scheduled for
introduction tomorrow in the Indi-
ana House of Representatives.
Chief among the increases
amounting to S3.7S7,477 is the boost
ing of the general fund a%ppropria-
ton to S27. 448. lei. Requests amount
ing TO s4.771, 1896 were rejected by
the budget committee.
The 1885 budget bill has been
completed after several weeks Of
study by the four-member budget
committee and contains one recon-
mendation for a radical departure
from former practices in allotting
funds.
This change is the placing Of ex-
penditureS for capital OUTLAWS for
state institutions directly in the
hands Of Gov. Paul v. McNutt and
the budget committee. The former
practice has been TO allot whatever
funds Ire appropriated directly to
the institutions involved.
Two reasons motivated the
change. One was the state admin
iStration's desire for closer control
over the manner in which these
capital OUTLAWS are expended.
The second and more important
reason is the necessity Of placing
Indiana in the position of other
states able TO meet allotments of
federal money for public works
projects.
Faced by the fact that capital
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07
KILLER STUFFS
BODY IN TRUNK
Slayer Held in California
After $500 Mile
Flight.
By United Press

TRUCKER, Cal, Feb. IA for
mer convict'S 2500-mile flight with
the body of a Kalamazoo (Mich.)
man whom he had slain ended early
today at the California border here.
The crime was discovered when
police pried open the trunk on an
automobile driven by Clarence FIRE.
Ghetto. 25-year-old Pontiac (Mich.)
truck driver.
In the trunk they found the body
of 28-year-old Robert Brown, Kala-
mazOo trucking contractor. He had
been shot twice in the head. In a
pocket in the Pontiac machine, reg
istered in Browns name, the au-
thorities found a .45-caliber auto
matte revolver.
Frechette confessed the Staying
and said that it had been acct
dents'. He killed Brown near
Howe Mich, on Tuesday, Jan. 90,
accort ing to the confession given
by police in the tiny Truckee Jail.
The contractor and Frechette, an
employee, were returning from a trip
to Detroit in Browns sedan when
they stopped outside Of Howell.
They began to argue about a girl,
according to the alleged confession.
Brown made a sighting remark
about the girl and Frechette
knocked him down. The contractor
went to the car and obtained a
revolver. They struggled for its
possession. Then, according to
Frechette, while the muzzle was
turned toward Browns forehead,
the trigger was pulled twice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07

Rudy Plays
Records in
Courtroom
Photograph GrindS Out Its
TeII-TaIe Story in ALI
mony Suit.
By United Press

81 CntteQ PTeS8
NEW YORK, Feb. THE first OF
the monograph records or which
Rudy Vallee, with rare foresight
preserved data on his shattered ro-
nance with Fay Webb, ground out
its story in Supreme Court today tc
aid the crooner's defense against
an attempt to set aside a 500
week separation agreement.
The record detailed a conversation
between Rudy and his eStranged
wife's father, Police Chief C.. E
Webb of Santa Monica, Cal, on an
occasion when the singer confront
ed his wife with suspicious her con
duct was not exemplary.
On the witness stand, Chief Webb
admitted he had difficulty in re-
membering just what was said and
Hyman Bushel, counsel for Vallee
received permission to play the
record over strenuous objection of
Thomas I. Sheridan, attorney for
Mrs. Vallee.
Mr.. Sheridan cited a New Jersey
opinion that a record could not be
subjected to croSs-examination and
besides, might be incomplete. Mr.
Bushel retorted that he could bring
in Sousa'S band" if he wanted to.
Rudy himself prepared the alumni
nun cylinders, adjusted the louo
speaker and wound the crank
Dressed in sober gray, he did not
ence look at his black-clad wife
who, however, stole frequent glance:
at him.
Earlier Supreme Court Justice
Salvatore A. Cotilli criticised Ben.
jamin Cohen. a lawyer brought from
California by Chief Webb, and de.
MED him the privileges of the court
The state of California will know
in time what a libel it is to the
state of California to have vol
known as the Max Steuer of the
California bar" Justice Gothic said
He did not amplify his remark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07
PAY ROLL THEFT
SUSPECT HELD
Wounded Youth ConfeSSeS
Three HoIdupS, City
Police Claim.

Twenty Ernest TAFT
whose police record dates to 1896
and includes one suspended sentence
to Indiana State Reformatory, has
confessed, police reported today, tc
participating in the $4,000 Wilmoth
Auto Co. safe robbery at 730 N
Meridian-st, Dec. 80; a $4,000 Jack
sonville (Fla.) bank robbery Jan. 8;
and the $4,000 Evans Milling Co. pay
roll robbery Sept. 18, 1884.
He was captured, wounded, after
police say they shot him while he
attempted to escape a trap laid at
the Speedway State Bank, Jan. Is,
which safe crackers were attempt
ing to rob.
Others whom police charge are
connected with some of Tait's &C
tivities are James Flaherty, A, of
926 N. Meridian-St, who has no po-
lice record; Harry Pierson, 80, Mick
leyville, Ind, whose police record eX-
tends to 1924 and includes three sem
fences to Indiana Reformatory, all
in some way shortened; Benny De-
Witt, %, who according to police,
gave a nonresident address on st.
Joseph-st and who has 10 arrests to
his discredit. All are held on vag-
rancy charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07

The judges, Charles j. karabell
and Dewey Myers, are aroused by
the revelation by The indianapolis
Times yesterday that responsible In
dianapolis attorneys are circulating
petitions asking them to clear out
~"1xers," said to prey on b%ewildered
defendants, and urging them to in
veStigate the activities of profess
Sional bondSmen.
Full Cooperation Pledged
The judges pledged full co-opera-
ton with Police Chief Mike Nor
rissey to take whatever remedial
steps are within their power. Mean
time, Henry Goett, Grand Jury
Prosecutor, informed by The Times
of the charges in the circulating
petitions, pledged a grand jury in
v~estigation.
Today Prosecutor Goett subpenaed
from the files of The Times its copy
of the petition being circulated.
Chief Morrissey, saying that con-
oitions now were far better than
they had been in the days when
bondsmen guaranteed to put pris-
oners ION the bricks" and keep
them there for a specified sum-,
praised the judges for steps they
had taken to clean up the situation
and said he felt sure that, together,
his department and the court could
remedy any existing evils.
Term Conditions "DisgracefuI"
The petitions, when they are
signed, will be presented to the In
dianapolis Bar Association at its
March meeting. They say that con-
ditions at and around the courts,
where. they charge, at least so Elk
ers" operate and exist on the cred
ulity Of defendants on their rela-
tives, are "disgraceful."
The petitions state that "hXers"
tell defendants that they know
some n who knows a lawyer who
knows the judge and can get them
out, no matter what the charge.
inexperienced defendants, fright
ened and unused to the ways of
courts and police, pay the "fxer"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-07
LABOR PARTY WINS
TORY STRONGHOLD
Split Among Conservatives
Brings Defeat.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON, Feb. IA conservative
split over Indian self-government
ana public dissatisfaction with cuts
in unemployment allowances put a
Labor Party man in a House of
Commons seat that had been a
Conservative stronghold for years,
returns from a b~y-election showed
today.
The election was for the Waver-
tree division of Liverpool. Returns
were:
j. j. Cleary, Labor, 1851; James
Piatt, Conservative, 1871; Ran
dolph Churchill, Independent Con-
sentative. 10.575; T. Artoro Morris,
Liberal, 4208.
Churchill was the center of the
fight. Son of Winston Churchill,
Tory leader, he is %. He campaigned
on a platform opposing the plan for
a measure of self-government for
India, for a bigger air force and for
more youth in parliament.