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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals viii be received by
the Morgan -Meigsville Rural Board Of
Education of McConnelsville, Ohio, at
the office of the clerk, P. G Ball. in
McConne1sville. Ohio, until II o'clock
noon, E. S. T., August 20. 1887. for
all labor and material necessary for
the construction of two-room frame
school building in the gan-Meigs-
vile Rural School District, according
to plans and specifications in the
hands of the Morgan County Super
intendent of Schools, and also at the
office of the architect, John Quincy
Adams, Columbus, Ohio.
Separate proposals viii be received
on the work as whole, and upon the
Following items:
Item No. l. Lumber and mill work.
Item No. 3. Roofing and spouting.
Item No. 4. Labor.
All proposals shall be made in con-
formity with the General Code OF
Ohio, and shall be enclosed in seal
ed envelope and. addressed to the
Board of Education of the above nam
ed school district, and endorsed PRO
posals for General Contract, on the
outside of the envelope
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Education.
ORGAN-MEIGSVILLE RURAL
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Per:
P. G.. BALL, Clerk,
NJ. D. DUGAN, President.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
With his sister, returned home.

with his sister, returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKibben of Zanes-
Vile visited Sunday with Harry
Waite and family.
Mrs. Halle Gammill and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wilbur Bridge, who had
been visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. Pearl Williams, have returned
to their home at Westerville, accom-
panied by Mrs. Williams.
Miss Ruth Stoneburner who has
been attending summer school at O.
IT,, Athens, is spending the re-
mainder of her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Stone
burner.
Miss Winifred Newberry of CO.
lumbus, spent from Saturday until
Wednesday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ Newberry, and other
relatives.
Guests Saturday and Sunday of
DR.. and Mrs. Gale Gage were his
sister and husband Mr.. and Mrs.
One Walker of Toledo. Mrs. R. s.
Gage who has spent some time with
her two sons, DR.. Gale Gage of this
place, and Dale Gage of Bartlett,
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Walker
to the home of her daughter, Mrs
S. C. Croft, of Sugar Greek.
Geo. Vickroy who recently pur~
chased the residence on Main street,
I formerly the Dr.. Trout property, 's
making extensive repair and expects
I to reside there as soon as it is com
pleted.
Miss Bonnie Yarnell of Dale is
spending the week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Matth-
ews.
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Henery and
grandson, Don Henery, spent the
week end with Mrs Henery's mother,
| Mrs Elizabeth Eddlebluto at Rose
Vile
Mrs. D. A. Van Fossen and sister,
Miss Winifred Newberry, and Mrs.
R. w. Dewitt were callers Monday CT
Mrs. F. J. Taylor, of Amesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Abel and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcy, M.
and Mrs. Hooper of Columbus, Mr..
Frank Taylor, Mrs. Clarence Pen
rose of Cleveland, Mrs. Roy Carroll
of McConnelsville, and Mrs. Besse
Crihfield and daughter of Montana
We're callers Sunday at the h. w.
Dewitt home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M Fuller of Co
lumbus were week end guests Of
Mrs. c.. P. Justice.
The Dorcas society met with Mrs.
Jennie Patterson, last Wednesday
After the business session was over.
a coed social time was enjoyed by
ali. Delicious refreshments were
served.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
NOTICE OF FILING ACCOUNTS
The State of Ohio, Morgan County,
in Probate Court


Whereas, accounts and vouchers
have been filed in the office of this
court by the administrators or ex-
ecutors of the following deceased
persons, to-wit:
Josephine Jaynes, administrative
of the estate of Charles w. Naylor.
Laura J. Pidgeon, executrix of tho
estate of William A. Pidgeon.
A. w Miller, administrator Of the
estate of Thomas McCracken.
Fred Mills, administrator, with
will annexed of the estate OF
Blanche Mills.
Lulu NJ. Deaver, executrix Of the
estate of Edwin J. Deaver.
Notice is hereby given that said
accounts and vouchers are now on
file in the office of said court, being
suspended for confirmation, and
persons interested in said accounts
or any item thereof, may file writ
ten exceptions thereto. at least five
days prior to the 23rd day of Aug
ust. 1887, when same will be heard
and continued from day to day un-
til finally disposed of.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
29il3 Probate Judge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12

lumbus camp meeting, after spend
ing ten days. Mrs. GLADDEN. has a
cottage on the camp grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Johnson, near
GAINESVILLE, and Mrs. Ruth HUFFMAN
of Sonora, called on Sunday Creek
friends, Sunday.
Everett GLADDEN. OF Zanesvllle
spent Sunday at home.
The series of meetings closed
Lords day night at East Branch.
Two members were added to the
home church, and one to McCon-
nelsville Seventh Street Church OF
Christ, by baptism. The meetings
were represented by Churches OF
Christ from Shawnee, Trimble,
Wolf Creek, Antioch and McCon"
npISVilIo
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
Arlington

Threshing is practically all done
in this locality.
Mr. and Mrs James Carrel of
Columbus spent over Sunday with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lawrence of
Wooster spent Friday night with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Smith. Mrs. Smith hasn't been
quite SO we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Duff and
family spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Duff, where dinner was served in
honor Of the birthdays of Naomi
and Junior Duff, whose birthdays
are on the same day
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamer Wilson and
Mrs. J. NJ. McGregor visited Sunday
at the Oval Hancher home.
Jake Perry is the owner of II
new car.
We wish only the greatest of hap
piness and prosperity to the newly
weds, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Perry.
Clarence Lawrence and family,
Oran Miller and family, and Mr..
and Mrs Cecil Lawrence took trip
Sunday, to see some of the dams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, Lucy
Scott, Mary Belle Flanders, John
woodward, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlen
Flanders and Mrs. Charlie Flanders
attended the anderson reunion at
Crooksville, Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
UniOnville
A Fine Trip

Mrs. George Stegner who resides
two miles south OF this village, in
company with her brother, Newton
Giffen, and family, of Marietta, left
July 81 on a western motor trip,
sightseeing and visiting relatives in
Indianapolis, Ind, Delaware, Spring
field and many other places of in
terest, during the weeks travel.
They also visited at Urbana, West
Liberty and the Cadle farm camp,
IS miles out of Indianapolis. While
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Nancy Ham, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Lee
Van Fossen, of Penn township, Nor
gan county Ohio. has been duly ap-
pointed administrator of the estate
of Nancy Ham, deceased, late of
Morgan county, Ohio.
Dated this 9th day of August
1897.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
Emmett Abel, Attorney. 12a3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
1f

Estate of Charles Snyder Deceas-
ed:
Notice is hereby given that A. B.
Mercer of McConnelsville, Ohio, has
been duly appointed administrator
Of the estate Of Charles Snyder, de-
ceased, late of Homer township,
Morgan county, Ohio.
Dated this 3rd day OF August,
1887.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge Of Said County.
Eo
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of James F. Daniel, De-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given that Pear
ley 3. Daniel of Pennsville, r. D..
Ohio, has been duly appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate of James F
Daniel, deceased, late of Morgan
county, Ohio.
Dated this End day OF August,
1897.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
Emmett Abel, Attorney. 5a3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-12

Sun-Proot paints are tested year
in and year out under all forms Of
climatic and seasonal weather con-
ditions.-Standard Supply Go.
m / 2ff
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Medical men knew that there are
many diseases similar to typus and
typhoid which produce coma-an
indication that the brain is affected.
They knew, too, that some years before
something of a panic was caused in
Africa when natives came down with
strange sleeping sickness after the
bite of the tse-tse fly They had dis
covered then that the sickness was
caused by the trypanosome, a small
one-celled animal similar to amoeba
or the malarian parasite.
It was in 1916 and 1917, during the
World War, that DR.. Won Economo,
In Vienna, noticed disease he called
"encephalitis lethargica," or sleeping
sickness. The disease, known as
sleepy Sickness" was also in England
and DR.. Leake had himself seen many
cases in Rome.
I TP IN the North of Italy, in Milan,
where it had broken out among
the silk workers, it was called mona" !"
because on the ninth day the silk
worm sleeps. Attracted to Europe dur
ing and after the war to study the
curious afliction, some doctors pro-
nounced it form of poliomyelitis-
better known as infantile paralysis.
But there were differences. This new
sickness came at different time Of
the year. It developed In the Spring,
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for the most part, while infantile
paralysis came in late Summer and
Fall. Encephalitis affected mostly the
older children and young adults, while
poliomyselitis affected mostly young
children. So the doctors were forced
to concede the diseases were not iden-
ticai.
Post-inf1uenza," it then grew to be
called, and it was indeed similar to
influenza in its attack, and in some
instances followed closely on the heels
of influenza epidemics. However.
influenza struck. Japan had suffered
q series of epidemics, and it was
known also in China and Mongolia,
50 it was certain not to be confined
to the white race.
This was about all that was known
of encephalitis when the st. Louis
epidemic broke out and DR.. Leake went
west to look into things. The city au-
thorities co-operated to the fullest ex-
tent and, writing of the results of the
work done there throughout the siege,
the surgeon general stated, "St. Louis
as a community may well be proud
of her record in this respect" Even
the people of the city, as whole.
shutting out thoughts conducive to
panic, pitched in with the doctors and
nurses who had come from far and
wide and made possible valuable re-
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Expert Had Done Work in Virus Diseases and Wa
Credited With Outstanding Achievements Among
Men Who Labor With Test Tubes

lits. With these strains they inocu-
lated monkeys and the monkeys came
down with the disease
MEANWHILE, DR.. L. T. Webster of
New York, who had been in
vestigating in the st. Louis field, sue
ceeded in inoculating white mice with
virus, inducing the disease. This was
a great advance and simplified further
studies, for it is easier to work with
mice than with monkeys and far less
expensive. Also, the life cycles being
shorter, results are observed in sue
ceeding generations in less time than
1t would take to follow through a con-
clusion in several generations of mon
keys.
The inoculations were made in the
brains of the mice, and it was found
that the incubation period was from
four to eight days and was most COM
monty five days. The animals then
showed ruffled fur and commissions
were common. Death sometimes oc-
CURED rapidly. It was shown to be ex-
ceptional for the mouse to recover after
once developing definite signs of ILL.,
ness. Autopsies showed accumulations
Of nerve cells Similar changes were
also observed in parts of the spinal
cord.
The monkeys were less susceptible
to the disease than were the white
mice, and it was difficult to maintain
the virus in them. Inoculations were
made in the brain of the animal from
emulsions made from the brains of pa
tients who had died Of encephalitis.
On the fifth day inoculations were
Rod in the monkey was ordinarily be-
tween eight and IA days The tenn
perature then gradually rose, the mon
keys became weak and tremors ap-
peared. Some monkeys were permitted
to recover, 50 the disease in this animal
was not necessarily fatal. AutopSies
disclose that the brains were markedly
congested and the same changes were
apparent as in the human disease, such
as nerve cell degeneration and collec-
tionS Of cells. These we're found to
occur in the brain and upper portions
Of the spinal cord.
THE laboratory workers then ex-
perimented with the viruses Sc
cured and found they could be filtered.
Their next concern was to discover If
the virus could be neutralized-that is,
rendered harmless. Serum was ex-
tracted from individuals who were
convalescing from encephalitis and
mixed with the virus. Serum from in
dividuals who were normal and had
not been in infected areas was also
Continued on Second Page.)
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buried in their research and their field
experiments for the good OF human
kind as they eternally are.
Encephalitis had occurred in scat
tered cases in the United States be-
fore that dreadful late Summers day
in 1888, when the panic-stricken au-
thorities of st. Louis telegraphed the
National Institute of Health in Wash
ington for aid and assistance in fight
ing and conquering the plague.
In Spokane, Wash, there was an
acute outbreak in the Fall and Winter
Of 1919, 1920 and 1921, with 78 cases
reported in % months in population
Of more than 100000. Likewise, in
Indianapolis during the cooler months
between 1880 and 1882 there was a
curious outbreak that was thought to
be type Of meningitis. In the
Summer of 1882 there was a minor
epidemic in Paris, Ill.,, and 10 of the
81 patients died. But not until the
st. Louis onslaught, where the disease
descended as abruptly as an explosion
upon the helpless people, did it at
tract enough attention to arouse the
fighting blood Of our scientific G-men.
Hence, had it not been for the epi
demic, DR.. Armstrong would not
have been thrust into a situation that
resulted in his stupendous achieve
ment in the isolation of the virus and
discovery of separate disease entity
requiring other modes of treatment
than those which had generally and
ignorantly been employed.
IN THE laboratory of the National
Institute of Health in Washington,
D. c., DR.. Armstrong is at work today
among the monkeys and white mice
and test tubes Of deadly cultures and
viruses, endeavoring to concoct some
agent that will render humanity i'm
mune to the ravages Of this disease or
cure the human body once it has
been attacked. The first long step
has been taken in the Identification Of
the virus. Just what valuable secrets
his present experimenting will un-
cover only time can tell, for the path
OF the researcher Is long and arduous
and oftentimes less spectacular than
an instance such as the discovery of
new virus.
DR.. Armstrong knew about as much
as most medical men of the encephal-
tits illness when DR.. J. P. Leake, who
had been placed in charge from the
United States Public Health Service,
asked him to accompany him to St.
Louis to make a study of the disease.
II wanted Armstrong" DR.. Leake
says today, because Of the great work
he had done in virus diseases and his
outstanding achievements along this
line"
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and farther out to be gassed Those
of us who have the right 90 with it.
Amelia has disappeared, but Paul
Mantz, her co-pilot as far as Homo
lulu; F. j. Noonan, who was to do the
aerial navigation as far a. Howland
and who is a well-seasoned Pacific
air traveller, having made many trips
for Pan-American, and Harry Man
ming, famed sea captain, who was to
go all the way to Darwin, Australia,
as principal navigator, come back and
forth doing last-minute jobs.
In the rear section of the cabin,
behind the big, especially installed gas
tank that is carrying most of the $50
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search in granting permission freely
for the autopsies upon their dead.
You can't do anything without
study of those who are ILL.," DR.. Leake
now relates, "and without studies made
after death Of the patient. Every one
in st. Louis was cooperative in this
respect and our three researchers we're
able to get invaluable information that
led later to DR.. Armstrong; isolation
of the virus of the disease"
THE G-men OF science, out after the
cause Of the epidemic, studied and
discarded one theory after another.
Odors from sewers, drainage bitches,
animals brought into the city from
other countries, sick hogs-all were
suggested as possible origins of the
disease. When large numbers Of mos
quitoes were found to exist in the areas
involved, DR.. Leake, DR.. Armstrong
and other laboratory workers, rolled up
their shirt sleeves and stood quietly
while the mosquitoes they placed on
their arms filled with blood. But there
were no after affects from these SELF
imposed mosquito bites, so they turned
to other considerations.
After autopsies, cultures of brain
tissues were made and a variety Of
animals were inoculated. The brain
tissue was removed, with the greatest
precaution being taken to use only
sterile instruments and proceed in q
sterile manner, so that no contamina-
ton could come from outside sources
This was necessary to determine If any
bacteria within the brain tissue itself
had been the cause of the infection.
The material was transported to the
laboratories with greatest care.
There it was studied for the presence
Of bacteria, but such as we're found
were in so small q number and in
significant in character as to be ex-
cluded as cause Of the disease. Stained
sections Of the brain tissue were
studied, but in these, likewise, there
was no evidence Of bacteria. As q result
Of this work the G-men of science
discarded the theory that bacteria
were responsible and gave their atten-
ton to consideration of virus.
DR.. Ralph Muckenfuss, who was later
offered and accepted his present posi-
ton as director Of the New York City
medical laboratories because Of his
work In this connection; DR.. Charles
Armstrong Of the National Institute Of
Health, and DR.. H. A. McCordock were
working on the isolation of the virus.
Almost simultaneously their efforts
were crowned with success. DR..
Muckenfuss and DR.. Armstrong sue
ceeded in getting seven strains from
patients who had died from encepha-
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conquest of the air in quarter Of a
century.
Nothing could be more significant
than the contras, between that an
cient and cumbrous vehicle and the
beautiful lines of the Lockheed Electra
Amelia is flying. And nothing more
significant of the progress that has
been made in the course of her short
lifetime than its gaunt shadow there
against the ceiling beans and the
woman below it who is to go around
the earth at its girdle, over most of
the way alone
The scene shifts The Lockheed is
taken out to have it's motors warmed,
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A m liza, on the
Ground as Well as
in the Air, Was
Calm, Husband In
forms Reporter Oh
serving Preparation
w Ork. Remained
Cool Facing Delay
and Pacific.

Note: Alice Rogers Hager, Spe-
cidl correspondent OF The Star,
7Oho fe1D to Oakland, Caht., to
interUie1D Amelia Earhart prior
to her take-of on her flight to
circumnaDigate the globe, re-
n1ained at flight headquarters for
more than 1Oeek to 1OitneSS the
elaborate preparations for this
history-making journey BY air.
Her story of the start of this i'll
fated adventure, based on inter
Uie1DS 1Uith mechanics, airport
officials, 1Deather torecaSterS, the
noted pilot herself, her husband
George Putnam, and others, and
relating all that she Sd1U and
heard as an eye-1UitneSS and close
observer back OF the scenes here
toUOUS.
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By Lucy Salamanca.

= TR1KING terror to the hearts OF
the residents of st. Louis in
1888, the sleepy death" took
control of the city. Striking
young and old, rich and poor, it left
them to die in convulsions or to linger
on in state of lethargy that took no
note of the passage of time or occur
renee of events-a truly living death,
from which only occasionally they
were aroused by the voice of a loved
one, to sink back again into their
strange and tragic stupor.
The United States of America had
never known an epidemic of this dis
ease before, and in those sections
where it struck, citizens were terrified.
Forces rallied from all quarters to
combat this dreadful and ruthless
disease. Two universities combined
their efforts with those of the United
States Public Health Service and the
United States Army. Known as the
Metropolitan Health Council, these
scientific G-men hurriedly collected
their mice and monkeys, their test
tubes and notebooks and little black
bags and were off for the Middle
Western city where death was stalking.
Out of all that group of ardent and
self-sacrifcing experimenters, it was
given to Oman from the little stone
laboratory beside the Potomac in
Washington, D. c., to isolate the virus
OF the disease. Furthermore, this
same scientific Oman discovered, in
the course of his experiments, an en-
tirely new disease which Heretofore
had been unrecognized as a separate
disease entity and had been Jumped
together under the general affliction
that was known as "encephalitis.
THE Washington G-man who ac-
complished this inestimable serv-
ice for humanity is DR.. Charles Arm
strong, one of that intrepid band who
labor tirelessly and patiently and
painstakingly in the laboratories of
the National Institute of Health, and
who have contributed such valuable
knowledge to science that their names
have gone around the world In accla-
nations they are too busy to hear,
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CD How would you like to keep tab on all these in
sruments? They guiding Amelia Earhart around
the world ~ The bmotored Lockheed Electra
wngne its way the pages of history. (Wide-World
photo) 81 Check and double check-Nliss Earhart
satisfied with the controls ~ Miss Earhart gives
the prop" final (5) Smiling through her
radio direction finder just before her round-the- world
take-of, Amelia Earhart registers confidence. (6) Miss
Earhart and three of her mechanics make final nspec
ton of the Elecras power plant Paul Manz, her tech
nica adviser many flights, has his back the
An exclusive imposed photo taken by the flyers husband
g. P. Putnam. The other exclusive photos this page
were made by Albert l.. Bresnik.
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Dr. Armstrong, Who Has Great Record in Laboratories
of National Institute, Gained Fame in Epidemic
Which Terrorized People of St. Louis.

Note-ThiS is the fifth in a series
OF articles describing the thrilling
and tdr-reaching 1oork of the &C.
men OF science" in the National In
stitute OF Health, ,0ho are conduct
ing profound and perilous studies
toWard the prevention and control
OF disease and laying plans for the
World-Wide warfare against bacteri-
illogical forces, Which shorten and
deStrOJ human life.
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long 1000 miles in that end Of the

long 1000 miles in that end Of the
ship.
pouring rain we stand, drenched but
willing, waiting for the final scene to
appear. Navy mechanics swarm about,
the red top of the last tank is screwed
in place and the lids of the under
ground gas reservoirs closed. Cam
eramen shield their lenses as best they
can. A car drives up and Amelia is
out before it has stopped. Straight and
serious, she steps up into the open
door of the cabin and moment later
her head is visible through the cock
pit windows. The famous smile is