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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
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Miss Ruth Stoneburner left last
week for Crooksville, for a visit
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. s Holcombe.- Stollar and
father. Mr.. and Mrs. James Stollar
and son George of Waterford, were
sunday visitors of Mrs. Philomenia
Schaad and family. Mrs. Helen
LAWN returned Friday, after ten
days visit with her aunt, Mrs. Cella
Bacon SuDt. J. E. Blatt left Sun
day for Columbus, where he Will at
tend summer school at Ohio state.
Norman Sommers of Mt. Pleasant,
and friend Miss Elizabeth Mcmillan,
were here Sunday calling on friends.
Mrs. Friend Matthews spent Wed
aesday Of last week in the Oakland
community, calling on friends
Mrs. Robert Powelson, student at
Bliss college, Columbus, spent the
week end with her mother-ln-laW'
Mrs Ellen PoWelson. Little Jimmie
Rlatt has been quite i'll the past
week. with summer grip.--Joe Hell
erv has returned to Columbus, al
fer a few days spent with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Henery.--
Mrs. Pearl Williams left last Week
for Columbus, where she is engaged
in nursing. Colin Scott has return
ed to his home at Cleveland, after a
short visit with his children, Phyl-
lis and Ronald Scott; also his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. a. Scott. lie
was accompanied home by his son
Ronald. "A daughter was born June
26 to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Work OF
Columbus. Mrs Work was former
ly Miss Eugenia White of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel White are
orandnarents. Lawrence. Work has
spent the past two weeks with his
orandnarents.-- The following Off
GERS have been elected to serve the
M p Sunday school: SUpt, Miss
Mary Simpson; assist supt, Miss
Lillian Thompson; sec'y, Dorothy
Hayes; librarian, Miss Mildred
Haves: treas, Mrs. Sadie Trout;
pianist. Lanribel Hawkins; assist
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
The Morgan County Democrat McConnesve

lespie of McConnelsville, spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday with Miss
Mary Maxwell, at her home near
here While cutting wheat last
Saturday on the John Mcdonald
farm, now owned by ROLAND Mas
sey, L. c. Edgell and Mr.. Massey
killed copperhead snake that mea-
sured 38 inches. They stated it
looked like an old patriarch.--We
were very much interested in the
account of the Pleasant Valley
church, as it was our grandfather
who did the stone work, and our
grandmother is buried in the ceme-
terry there Monday, June 20, Rob-
ert McCracken and Benny Clark OF
Washington, ID. c., and Miss Mary
Massey and Mrs. Kate Ford spent
the day visiting the wonderful seem
cry at Rock House, Old Mans cave
and Ash cave, in Hooking county.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
Wesley Chapel
Death of Mrs. Matte PEARS

Mrs. Matte Peairs. widow of Will
liam PEARS, and eldest daughter of
the late Alexander and Hannah Of
ford, died at her home in Cameron,
Mo, May 20; aged SO years and 10
months. Surviving are two daugh-
ters and one son, Mrs. Lille Skiles,
and Ella Of the home, and Chester
OF Cameron; also four sisters and
one brother, Mrs. Ella Fouts OF
Minnesota, Mrs. Anna Richard
son. Mrs. Ida Devol, Mrs. Emma Nc
Lucas, all Of whom are located in
Ohio, and Mr. Edward Offord OF
Kansas. Mrs. PEARS has made her
home in Cameron, Mo, for many
years.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Sarah Jane Richardson,
deceased:
Notice is hereby given that James
Heryey Henderson of McConnels-
vile, r. f. d., Ohio, has been duly
appointed executor of the estate of
Sarah Jane Richardson, deceased,
late of Morgan county, Ohio.
Dated this goth day of June,
1886.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
Francis S. Doudna, Attorney.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-07-02
pOrtersyille

Mrs. D. G. Earles and daughters
Ruby and Vera are visiting the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. John Lay Of
Blue Ash, O. Brice Masterson who
accompanied them on the trip re-
turned home Sunday.--C. M. Bank
es who has been suffering from
rheumatism tor several weeks. is i'm
proving IeCna Ruth and Thelma
Evening star., 1936-05-17
ROBBERS ROBBED
OF JEWELRY LOOT
Pair Held in Chicago Tell Police
of Band Emulating Dillin.
gers Gang.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 1.-two men
charged with robbing a band Of rob-
bers were arraigned today for con-
spiracy to possess s3l 900 in jewels
stolen from Lima, Ohio.
They were Jack Venetucci, alias
Ryan, and Frank Scardina.
The arraignment-a hearing was
set for May 29-climaxed the story
Of a band which started out to emu
late the robbing exploits of the late
John Dillinger and ended by being
robbed of its loot.
The professedly innocent cause of
the mix-up, James Dahlhover, 27. was
held meantime by police, who said
they would send him to Indianapolis,
Ind. to stand trial in the Staying of
policeman.
Dahlhover was betrayed into police
hands last night by his girl friend,
Marie Meyers. Dahlhover's story, as
recounted by police, was that he and
Alfred Barry-under arrest at In
dianapolis on charges of killing Police
Sergt. Richard Rivers-met Venetucci
and he offered to introduce them to
a fence" through whom the jewels
could be sold. Venetucci took them
to a fiat to meet Scardina, the ac-
count continued, and in the midst Of
dickering over the price Of the loot
'eight other fellows with guns
lined us up-me and Barton BRADY
and Lee Jackson-and they held us
there while Scardina and Ryan (Ven-
etuccD ran away with the stuff"
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Rickenbacker Aids
Wartime Pal Who
Lost Bonus Paper
Arranges for Duplicates
to Replace Missing
Certificate.

For a pal who helped him fy to
fame in France, Capt. Eddie Ricken-
hacker fguratively FLEW" to the res
cue yesterday.
Not since war days had Ricken-
hacker seen c. w. Johnstone, his
squadron crew chief of 1918, who
tuned the planes of the ace Of the
s'Hat- tin the Ring" aerial fighting
unit.
Yesterday Johnstone new from here
aboard an Eastern Airline plane.
On arrival in New York he discovered
the loss Of his bonus certificate, No.
2S42650.
The distracted flyer noticed Rick
enbacker listed on the company's
schedule as its president. Johnstone
called his old buddy.
Rickenbacker at once reached the
Veterans Administration here by tele-
phone and arranged special attention
for Johnstone's file. Duplicates of
everything will be provided if the GER
tificate is not brought to light.
Thanks, Skipper" said Johnstone
In parting, and added: Say, couldn't
we have raised the devil over there
with those new-fangled crates?"
Evening star., 1936-05-17
BOYS CLUB GIFTS
LAUDEDBYBROWN
Washington Generous, Says
Police Head-FinaI Re-
ports Friday.

Washington has been most generous
in responding to the appeal of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club for
funds to enlarge its activities, Police
Supt. Ernest w. Brown said last
night after complete reports for the
week had been received at campaign
headquarters in the willard Hotel.
The final report luncheon of all
team directors will be held at the
Willard Friday.
A new surge Of contributions for
the higher memberships followed the
receipt yesterday of $1,000 from the
Arcade Sunshine Laundry, where
Harry Viner, manager, had added to
the S50225 contributed by the en-
ployes a personal donation of s477.75.
The first reports from police pre-
cincts added 687 81 associate mem
berships to the total, with five Of
the precincts unreported. The pre-
cincts reporting and the amounts
they have received to date are as fol-
lows: No. 3, $215; No. 5, s75; No. 7,
$137; No. 8, $37; No. 10, 500; No.
II, SIS, and No. u. $78.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
| ARMY SUPPLYb|L
Biggest Peace-Time Appro.
priation in History Be-
comes Law.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's signature
made law yesterday the biggest peace
time Army appropriation in the coun-
try's history, while only brief congress
sional action remains before his re-
ceipt Of the same kind of a Navy sup
ply bill.
But, while Congress was finishing
work on the bill that will bring to a
billion dollars the total provided next
year for the two arms of defense,
skepticism arose over the chances for
passage at this session of a bill to
authorize 54 new naval auxiliary YES
sells.
A push for early adjournment
threatened to block this measure.
The 1887 War Department bill car
ried $572 2,446,844, of which $3.50, ,104,-
$50 was for purely military purposes.
The remainder was for military
rivers and harbors and similar work
under the Army's supervision.
Enlistment Boost Provided.
Chief among the measures pro-
visions We're:
Building the Army enlisted strength
up to the full authorized 5000.
Approximately sS.5OO,O00 for de-
fenses on the West Coast and in Ha-
waii and the banana Canal.
Adding 565 new airplanes to the
Army fleet.
The Navy bill has passed both House
and Senate but has yet to have COM
paratively minor Senate changes ap-
proved. 1t carried a 1881 ,068, TOT total
when 1t passed the House. 1t calls
for bringing the Navy manpower to
treaty strength, for two new battle
ships and 18 other vessels, more air.
planes and other defense equipment.
MIR. Roosevelt also approved yes
terday the 1887 supply bills for the
State. Justice. Commerce and Labor
Department, carrying sl16,452,195,
and providing more liberal funds for
the Justice Departments Bureau of
Investigation and larger allowances
for airline maintenance and extern
sions and for sea-safety ship inspec-
ton.
225 Agents to Be Added.
j. Edgar Hoover, chief of the bureau
said 225 new agents would be added
to his staff.
They will do work ranging from
white-slavery investigations to audit
ing bank accounts.
A new drive on receivers of stolen
property and new activities under
the Federal fugitive law will be part
of the work made possible by the
increased staff.
The naval construction bill has beer
placed on the House calendar, but
Chairman Vinson of the Naval Com
mittee said there appeared no chance
for passage by unanimous consent and
asked the Rules Committee to give
the bill legislative right of way.
The Rules Committee, however, has
shown little inclination to allow any
more controversial legislation to &c
to the floor at this time.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
FOCHT SUPPORTS
ELEVATOR PROBE
Cites Recent Experience Of
Being Trapped in Ho-
tel Lift.

Support for the resolution of Rep
resentative Scott of California, ask
ing an investigation into elevator
conditions in the District, came yes
terday from Representative Focht of
Pennsylvania as a result of his re-
cent experience in getting stuck be-
tween floors at his downtown hotel.
Focht declared himself every much
in sympathy" with the demand for
a congressional investigation and be-
lieves it should be broad enough to
include not only elevator inspectors
but elevator operators.
"The trouble with the elevator sit
uation is that the public in general
never realizes what a hazard an ele-
vator can be until an individual gets
caught or has an accident in one"
Focht said.
The elevator In which he was 60
ing up to his room got stuck above
the third floor and the operator was
unable to move it or open the doors
to permit the occupants to escape
through the narrow space remaining
between the floor Of the car and the
top Of the door, Focht explained.
After being imprisoned for about 10
minutes, a mechanic working on the
adjoining elevator responded to their
calls for help and instructed the oper-
ator how to release the lock and open
the door, permitting the Pennsylvan-
ian to climb through to the floor be-
low.
There didn't happen to be fire in
the building at the time, but if there
had been, we would have been in
fine fix. If you are in a field and a
bull is chasing you. you can at least
run. In an elevator, you can't do
thing.
'The whole question of elevators
ought to be gone into thoroughly to
protect the public. who daily entrust
their lives to elevators. If the elevator
inspectors are not any better qualified
than some of the elevator operators I
have seen in Washington, something
ought to be done right away. I would
be in favor Of thorough examination
to determine the qualifications of in
spectors and operators"
Evening star., 1936-05-17
ADEQUATE DEFENSE
URGED BY WOODRING
Calls for Silencing of 'Subversive'
Influences Opposing
Preparedness,
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, May 16.-Harry H.
Woodring, Assistant Secretary Of
War, called anew tonight for q Silenc.
ing of what he called subversive in
fluences opposing adequate military
and naval preparedness.
In a speech to the Ohio State con-
vention of the Reserve Officers Asso-
ciation, he described the country's
present defense forces as stronger
than they have ever been before in
time Of peace" and said it was the
Presidents intention to keep them so.
He urged his hearers to disseminate
correct information about our de-
fensive system and thus help combat
the insidious, undermining propa-
ganda Of organized elements who
would destroy U.s."
Woodring said American defense
policies were based on the principle
advanced originally by George WASH
ington that ito be prepared for war
is one of the effectual means Of pre-
serving peace"
I'VE know" he added, "that little
real progress has been made toward
abolishing war. Even a casual survey
of present-day world conditions i'm
pressed upon us the fact that very few
Of the grave problems causing dan
gerous international friction have
been solved since the last great war;"
Evening star., 1936-05-17
DR.. WAITE'S RITES
IN VIRGINIA TODAY
Baptist Missions Board General
Secretary to Rest in
Richmond.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. May 16.-Funeral
services for Rev. DR.. George Thomas
Waite, So. general secretary of the
Baptist Board of Missions and Edu-
cation Of Virginia, who died at his
home here Friday, will be conducted
at the First Baptist Church tomor-
row at 2;30 pm.
Interment will be in Forest Lawn
Cemetery.
DR.. Waite, who served pastorates in
Richmond and Herndon, Va, and
Marion, Ala, before assuming the post
with the mission board, was a former
president of the Richmond Baptist
Ministers Conference. He served for
number of years as a member of
the Baptist Council of Richmond and
Of the Baptist Foreign Missions Board.
and also was member of the board
Of trustees of the University of
Richmond
He attended the University of
Richmond, graduating with the class
Of 1907, and graduated from the
Southern Baptist Seminary at Louis
vile in 1911. He was ordained in
1909.
He was born September %, 1888, in
Caroline County, the son of Henry W.
and Virginia Faulkner Waite, both Of
Spotsylvania County.
Surviving are his second wife, the
former Miss Mildred Davis of Hern-
don; one son, George Waite, jr.; a
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Waite: two
brothers, w. P. and C. L. Waite of
Thornburg, and an aunt, Miss Fannie
L. Faulkner of Blanton.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
MUSICAL PLAY MAY rs
Manning Choral Ensemble Will
Present yokohama Maid"

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 10
The Manning Choral Ensemble of
Prince Georges County, of which Mrs.
Ethel Manning of Hyattsville is di-
rector, will present the musical play
yokohama Maid" in the University
of Maryland auditorium, the evening
Of May 25.
Singers Of this community to ap-
pear in the principal roles include Mil
dred Robinson, Edith M. Sheckels,
Margaret Ohm, Mildred e. Cameron,
James Hindle and Rolf Barker. They
will be assisted by Edith H. Jones,
soprano; George Rowles, tenor, and
Howard Moore, baritone, all of WASH
irgton, and Jesse Veitch of the Shake
spearean Society and Roadside Thea
ter. in the leading roles.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

to electric current, and sent 1t to the
second unit, where the current was
amplified.
From the amplifiers, the current
Travelled to the third unit, made of
wood and shaped roughly like a
hand. On a four-inch straight line
through the middle of this hand
were nine small glass beads, each with
a hole in the middle. Each bead was
miniature sewing machine, with a
miniature wire needle.
When the reading" unit passed
over the letter 81" on the page, all
the needles pricked the readers hand
at once, indicating a single, straight
line.
For the letter a." the needles
Jumped in unison, and then, Just as
though some one were drawing the
letter across the readers hand, only
the bottom needle pricked until the
bottom line Of the Il" was traced.
Other letters gave similar responses.
Work Still Experimental.
Mother Goose rhymes and simple
sentences from elementary school
readers were used for demonstration.
Inventor Ranseen emphasized that
his work was still In the final expert
mental stages. and the device not yet
ready to market.
Even when the apparatus was re-
fined. Ranseen said it would be neces-
sary for blind persons to go through
period Of training to learn the new
method of reading.
RanSeen credited Helen Keller as
the inspiration for his efforts, which
stretched over i've years.
Thus far, he has financed himself,
but his work recently made him the
first recipient Of Q fellowship founded
by Wade Fetzer, Chicago insurance
broker and Northwestern alumnus.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
artificial Eye May Permit
Blind to Read Ordinary Print

(Copyrieht. 1885, by the Associated eress.1
EVANSTON, Ill, May 16.-An arti-
fetal "eye" designed to enable the
blind to read ordinary books, maga-
zines and newspapers was demon
strated tonight at Northwestern Uni
versity.
It enlarged letters on the printed
page to a height Of inches, and, in
effect, hung them in the air and passed
them over the fingers of the sightless
readers, all by electricity.
Emil Ranseen, graduate student in
psychology, who invented the device,
said it was inspired by an article
written by Helen Keller, famed blind
teacher Of the blind.
Although modest in his claims, Ran
seen said he was confident his inven.
ton would mean more to the blind"
than raised lettering because it would
be easier to learn and would not re-
quire specially made books.
The device was made in three units
one to "read" the page being read,
one to amplify electrical impulses gen.
Grated in the first unit, and one to
translate these impulses into something
he hands Of the reader could feel and
understand.
The first unit looked like q small,
crude talking machine which moved
on tiny rollers and was equipped with
an undersize automobile headlight.
The light shone down on the page.
Black letters absorbed the rays.
White spacing reflected them upward
through a magnifying glass to the
record" of the talking machine"
Actually, this revolving disk was more
like the scanning disk of television
set. Slots in it chopped up the light
and passed it on to . photo-electric
cell.
The cell converted the light rays
Evening star., 1936-05-17
FEDERAT|ONASKS
CIVIL SERVICE AID.
Will Ask Platform Pledge for
Merit System by Parties,
Steward Says.
BY J. A. OTEARY.

A platform pledge in support OF the
merit system Of appointment in the
Government service will be sought by
the National Federation OF Federal
Employees at both the Democratic and
Republican national conventions next
month.
The question has taken on added i'm
portance in the east few years because
of the large number of appointments
made outside of the civil service law
In New Deal agencies since 1888.
I'VE shall present at both conven-
tions our paramount issue, the preser-
vation and extension of the merit sys-
tem," Luther C. Steward, president OF
the National Federation, said yester-
day. Both gatherings will be asked
to include a plank on the subject In
their platforms.
Federation Program.
Instead of presenting a variety OF
questions affecting Government work.
ers, the federation has decided to con-
centrate on the one proposal OF adher-
ence to the civil service system.
The Senate Civil Service Committee
took testimony last year on the thou
sands of positions that have been
placed outside of civil service, partic-
ularIy in the new and emergency
agencies.
AS a result, Senator Logan, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky had bill reported
from committee to provide for exten-
sicn of the civil service in the execu-
tive branches of the Government, with
certain exceptions. 1t has not been
brought to a vote in the Senate. how
ever, and there are no indications it
will pass before this Congress
adjourus.
Cites Recent Example.
In support of his contention that
even in temporary emergency work 1t
is possible to adhere to the civil service
system, Steward said that when the
Veterans Administration found re-
Gently that it needed additional tenn
porary employees in hurry to handle
the rush of preparing for payment OF
the soldiers bonus, it obtained eligibles
for the task from the Civil Service
Commission.
The Logan bill would extend the
civil service law to all positions in the
executive branch of Government ex-
cept such positions as the President
might exempt by executive order. The
incumbents of the positions affected
by the measure would be allowed to
acquire a classified status by passing
a non-competitive test to be prepared
by the Civil Service Commission under
rules to be promulgated by the Presi-
dent. If the President exercised the
discretion given him under the bill to
exempt certain groups, the exemption
would apply only for four years unless
extended at that time.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
FIRST LADY TO GET LEI

ALAMEDA, Calf. May 16 P.-
Bearing a flower lei for Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, the Hawaiian Clipper ar
rived here from Honolulu today, fly
ing the 2,400 miles in 20 hours and 6
minutes.
The lei, a gift from Walter Doyle,
collector of customs at Honolulu, Is
scheduled to arrive in Washington to-
morrow. approximately AZ hours after
leaving the islands.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

mission Safety Bureau yesterday rec
commended that responsible author
tiles" enforce all laws requiring pas
senger motor carriers to stop before
passing over a grade crossing.
Railroads should be compelled to
observe ordinances restricting the
speed Of trains moving within cor
porate limits, the bureau further pro-
posed; busses should be routed to avoid
unprotected grade crossings when
ever practical" and continuous cross
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Garden Club Elects.

HERNDON, Va, May 16 (Spe-
ciaD At the annual business meet
ing of the Home Interest Garden
Club this week at the home of DR..
and Mrs. William Meyer, Mrs. Cas-
sius M. Lawrence was reelected
president. Other officers chosen were
Mrs. Maurice A. Yount. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harvey E. Hanes, secre-
tary, and Miss Maude Yount, treas
Ilrer
Evening star., 1936-05-17

ing signals should be provided at
danger points.
The recommendations were made
in connection with an investiga-
ton Of an accident at Byron, Ca,
March %, in which II persons were
killed and injured when a passenger
train struck a bus. The report at
tributed the accident primarily to
failure of the bus driver to stop, as
required by law" at the grade crossing
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Wealthy Cuban Sought.

CAMAGUEY, Cuba, May 16 (P.-
Andres Pineiro, wealthy merchant and
cattle raiser, disappeared from his
Office in the town Of Majagua today
and authorities expressed the belief
he had been kidnapped. Soldiers were
sent to the area to search for him.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Lasso Gets Cat From Chimney.

NEW YORK, R.-Police resorted
to huntsman's tactics to free a stray
cat that yowled and yowled but re-
fused to climb out from the bottom Of
a f1ve-Story tenement chimney. The
animal was smoked to the top to be
extricated by a laSso.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Tall Tomato Plant.

A tomato plant feet tall Is still
growing and bearing much fruit in the
garden of M. Inglesby Of Reitz, South
| Africa.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Il. C. C. ACTS TO CUT
CAR.TRAIN WRECKS
Asks Enforcement of 'Full-Stop''
Order, Rerouting of
Buses.

To help prevent grade-crossing ac-
cidents the Interstate Commerce Com