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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-06-24
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:
r. J.. Bailey, administrator of the
estate of Annie McIntire; R. w.
Price, executor of the estate of Jas.
B. Price; Mary Updike Smith, ex-
ecutor of the estate of Thomas
Hopes; Emma Woodward. admin
istrator of the estate of Joseph I.
Woodward, and also the guardian
account of L. D. McPeek, guardian
of Carlos McPeek, ct al.
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 18th day of July,
1887, when the same will be heard
and continued from day to day un-
til finally disposed of.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
17j3 Probate Judge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-06-24

passed, is one of the sort that helps
hold the world in balance, in spite
of the trouble and difficulties which
beset mankind. sWho can find a
virtuous woman, for her price is far
above rubies. The heart of her
husband doth safely trust in her, so
that he shall have no need of spoil.
She will do him good and not evil,
all the days of her life. Strength and
honour are her clothing; and she
shall rejoice in time to come. She
openeth her mouth with wisdom:
and in her tongue is the law Of kind
ness. She looketh well to the ways
of her household, and eateth not the
bread of idleness. Her children arise
up, and call her blessed her hus-
band also. and he praiseth her. Give
her the fruit of her hands; and let
her own works praise her in the
o1 foe ,,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-06-24
MUD CATS AND MUSkIES
IN MUSKINGU.M RIVER

Juite often Morgan county fur
nishes copy for the Columbus
Sunday Dispatch. . Last Sunday ap-
peared a seven column picture OK
Long Reach, also picture of Messrs
G.. w. and Frank Partesius holding
a pole, from which was suspended
46 pound mudcat Mr.. G. w Par
tesius caught here. Beneath the
large picture it is stated that ''beat
tiful scenes are common along the
banks of the Muskingum river. In
connection with the insert picture Of
the 46 pound mudcat, is the fol
lowing article written by L. +
(Ned) Partesius. Salt Lake City
Utah, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Partesius. The article follows:
Mudcats and muskies are both to
be found in the Muskingum river,
thought not as plentiful as in for
mer years. In the past there have
been some good ones taken around
Malta and McConnelsville as we'll as
in other parts of the stream.
The record mudcat, so far as
know. was taken from trot line
below the Malta aMcConnelsville dam
by John Travis in 1895. 1t weighed
S3 pounds. 1t was sold to the Rogge
restaurant in GAINESVILLE, shipped
alive in tank about the time the
gubernatorial convention that nom
mated Bushnell for governor Of Ohio
was being held there. The fish was
presented to him. placed in the tank
of the tender Of train, transported
to Xenia and placed in the lake at
the orphans home. 1t was seen
quite often in shallow water for a
year or so, until finally boy threw
a stone. striking it upon the head
A few days later it was floating upon
the water-dead.
In these days mudcats around SO
pounds were frequently caught Oc-
casional ones around that weight
still are taken from trot lines here
These trot lines are usually run
from shore to shore, the ends being
attached to some sort of anchorage,
with weights attached along th3
aines at intervals to carry the bag OF
the line down to the bottom. Short
lines with hooks attached are tied to
the line at short intervals between
the weights; usually eight or 10 OF
these baited liners between weights.
When you find a large mudcat on
the line. the usual method is to re-
move, as far as possible, the small
lines and sinkers between you and
the fish, as you run toward it. Then
you run back on the line, tie a
length of line to it, drop the main
line so the fish is not near the sur
face, and let him wear himself ou-.
The bag in the line will allow
enough play to prevent breakage.
Sometimes his movements will carry
your boat several feet up or down
stream and it may require an hour
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-06-24
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
: e. Downing, de-

Estate of Harley e. Downing, de-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given that Lizzie
Downing of Blue Rock, R. D., Ohio,
has been duly appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Harley e. Down.
ing, deceased, late of Morgan coun-
ty, Ohio.
Dated this 5th day of June, 1897.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge Of Said County.
G. o. McGonag1e, Attorney. 1913
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-06-24

De Laval and McCormick-Deering
cream separators; 400 pound De-
Laval cream separators as low rs
Standard Supply Co. a29tf
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
z TRIES TO KILL
STAIN Barred
BY JAMES E. BROWN

MOSCOW, Nov. 3 G.N.SO.
Two direct attempts upon the life
of Josef Stain were admitted to-
day by 13 former members of the
Soviet government in the Repuh-
lie of Akkhazia, on trial at Tiflis
as part of the Kremlin's ceaSeless
drive against revolutionarieS, spies
and wreckers.
The admissions rendered this
particular trial more significant
than scores Of others held in
recent weeks. Previous hearings
have been singularly devoid Of
such confessions.
This group, however, admitted
they fired at the dictator in 1888
and 1885, but the shots went wild.
The defendants were accused of
planning a rebellion and of plot
ing to establish an independent
capitalistic state under "protec-
tion" of some unnamed foreign
country, with the assumption the
Soviet suspected Germany or
japan,
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Straus Tells
His Housing
Program

I.N.S.) Nathan Straus, New
York business man-philanthropist,
took charge Of the new United
States Housing Authority today
with the announcement that it
will be go days before the new
authority will be ready to start
it's new five-hundred-m d-million-dollar
program authorized by Congress
at the last session.
Straus announced this pro-
gram.
/. Immediate fixing of rents
on housing projects completed
by PWA and now ready for oc-
cupancy, especially in Chicago.
2. A conference with housing
authorities Of States and muni-
cipalities here on November % to
map policies.
8. Absorption of the entire
present staff of the PWA hous-
ing division as the staff Of the
new authority.
4. Drastic revision Of prevail.
ing plans for slum-clearance
projects to bring costs within
the $1,000 to $1,000 per room
limit set by Congress.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
BR|TISH-U. S.
TRADE PACT SET

LONDON, Nov. 8 Q.N.S0.-PreS-
ident Roosevelt has informed
Prime Minister Chamberlain the
United States is ready to COM
mence actual negotiations for an
Anglo-American trade agreement,
the diplomatic correspondent Of
the Evening Standard declared to-
day.
American experts, the paper said,
are prepared to list concessions
involving lowering of tariffs on
textiles and other manufactured
articles in return for British con-
cessions.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Capt. EystOn Tries
For Speed Record

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,
Utah, Nov. 3 G.N.SO.-Capt.
George E. T. Eyston, British race
driver, started a 12-hour assault
on land speed records at $40 a.
m. (P. S. T) today in speed of
the Winds" one of two racing
cars he brought to these glistening
salt beds this year. 1t was his
third try since summer for endur.
ance speed marks.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
William Benton
Adopts 2 Girls

CHICAGO, Nov. 8 GN.S0.
william B. Benton, former New
York advertising executive, and re-
Gently appointed vice president Of
the University of Chicago, today
adopted two baby girls from
Evanston's famous Cradle. Ben
ton, 35, said he adopted the two
to provide companions for his six
.year-old son, Charles william.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
LAGUARDIA RISING
N. Y.,DetrOit Bonds
Up on Voting News

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 GN.S0.
Active bidding at gains of a half
to a point took place in New York
city and in Detroit bonds today
following the publication of elec-
ton results in both cities. Offer
ings which had been in the mar
ket on Monday were withdrawn,
particularly in the Detroit issues
which had been under pressure
recently because of the CIO NOM
nations for municipal officers
there.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Britain Attacked
In Japanese Press

TOKYO, Nov. 8 G.N.SD-A
wave of hostility against Great
Britain swept through Japan to-
day-the opening day of the nine
power conference at Brussels on
the Sino-Japanese war.
Vituperative editorials and dis
patches attacking the British gov
ernment appeared in newspapers
and equally outspoken petitions
and resolutions were circulated
among the public. All displayed
pronounced annoyance with Brit.
aims attitude toward japan.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

other officials.
The books are said to be the
finest ever produced by the Gov
ernment Printing Office, bound in
pig skin, hand fooled, specially
selected paper and extra fine type
and inasmuch as it took Public
Printer Giegengack six months to
produce an edition Of rs. the cost
is said to be staggering.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

party following congressional ad-
journment without action on a
wages-hours bill, withheld com.
ment on the election returns.
On the other hand, City Clerk
Richard W. Readings 2-to-1 vic
tory over O'Brien in Detroit, the
nations fourth city, brought jubi-
lation at American Federation Of
Labor headquarters.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
13 Injured as Bus
Skids, Overturns

BRAZIL. Ind, Nov. 8 U.N.S0.
Thirteen passengers were injured,
four seriously, when a westbound
all-American bus skidded on wet
pavement on a highway near here.
Those seriously hurt were Frank
j. Roberts, 81, of San Francisco;
Mrs. Jean Caslatdo, 81, Of New
York; Raymond Kildon, %, Of
Harland, Ohio. and Charles Lewis.
IS, of Indianapolis. The bus broke
through a guard rail and turned
over at the bottom Of an embank
ment. 't.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
France MOurns
Senator PaganOn

PARIS, Nov. 3 Q.N.SJ-Politi-
cal and radical Socialist party
circles today mourned the death
Of Senator Joseph Paganon, who
succumbed to heart disease at the
age Of SO. He served in seven
French cabinets and was q leader
Of his political party.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Daddy of Quads
Wins in Election

LANSING, Mich, Nov. 3(1N.sJ.
The Morlok quadruplets still had
a constable for a father today.
Carl A. Morlok, the father of the
famous quads, was reelected con-
stable by a 2-to-1 majority over
Charles H. Cole in Tuesdays
municipal election.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

The books contain texts Of
speeches made by the President
on his recent South American trip
in connection with the Inter-Amer.
lean conference at Buenos Aires.
It was an expensive job. Now
that is all over it Is discovered
there Is no appropriation for 1t.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

PARIS, Nov. 3.-Stricken with
sudden illness just as she was
about to sail r the United States,
Marlene Di-trich, film star, today
was forced to cancel her sailing
and remain here under a doctors
care.
Miss Dietrich had reservations
on the Normandie, but an attack
of la grippe sent her to bed. Her
condition is not regarded as seri-
Gus, but doctors advised against
her travelling at this time.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

third party IN l94O.
Defeat of State Senator Lester
H. Clee for governor Of New Jer.
Sey and Of two New York city
officials of the CIo for the State
assembly deepened the gloom at
headquarters of Chairman John L.
Lewis.
Lewis, who had limited C1O
sponsorship Of q national third
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
ACTION ON SPAIN
HITS new SNAG

LONDON, Nov. 8 G.N.SJ.
Further delay in withdrawal OF
foreign troops from Spain'S civil
war appeared inevitable today
after the non-intervention subcom-
mittee, with Russia abstaining,
agreed on the British proposal for
removal Of alien volunteers.
The agreement on the British
program, after Russia stepped
aside and thus averted her diplo-
matte isolation. paved the way to
put the plan in force, provided:
/. The full 27.nation non-
intervention committee votes ap-
proval tomorrow.
2. Both loyalists and insur.
gents in Spain assent to the
plan.
3. Russian objections are over
come and the Italo-G German de-
mand for full Soviet participa-
ton is met.
MADRID, Nov. 3 U.N.S0.-Ma-
drid was shelled heavily by insur.
gent guns today following an air
raid by rebel planes on Lerida in
which 100 persons, including so
school children, were killed and
hundreds of persons wounded.
One person was killed and q num-
ber injured in Madrid.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
LaGuardia Sweep in n. Y.
Aids His Boom for 1910
Moore Victory Also
Boosts Him In
Party Ranks
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

GNS). The off.year election
returns, which sometimes indicate
the direction of the political winds.
presented a mixed trend today to
those politicians who sought to
analyze them in terms Of 1888
and 1910.
The outstanding features OF
yesterdays balloting, scattered
through is States and scores OF
cities, were these:
Tammany Hall suffered the
worst beating in its history in
New York through the reelection
of Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia,
who was backed by a crazy-quilt
patchwork of minorities that in
cluded conservative Republicans,
Socialists, Communists, and the
American Labor Party.
New York returns showed:
For Mayor:
LaGuardia (Fusion) 1,344,016
Mahoney Democrat) 889,591
For District Attorney of New
York County:
Dewey (FuSion) 325,420
. Hastings (Tammany) 216,924
- CLIO DEFEATED
Organized labor's most ambi-
tious attempt at direct political ac-
tion-promotion of Inayoralty can
didates in a number of industrial
cities es-was generally unsuccessful.
Municipal candidates backed by
John L. Lewis CIO went down to
defeat in Detroit. Akron. Canton,
and Cleveland. Labor'S candidates |
in Pittsburgh and adjacent sub
urbs, however, were successful.
Democrats recaptured the gov.
ernorship of New Jersey from the
Republicans in the election of Sen
ator A Harry Moore, who twice
before has occupied the guberna-
torial chair at Trenton.
LAGUARDIA RISING
Inevitably, LaGuardia has in
creased his national political stat
ure in terms of 1910. There were
those today who believed that the
national convention in
40 will be hard put to ignore the
only man who has twice demon.
strated he can defeat Tammany
in it's own bailiwick, who has the
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
POWERS open
PEACE TALKS
At BRUSSELS
Davis Asks Japan,
China to Mediate
A resume of Ambassador
Davis address appears on
Page 2.
By Kenneth T. DOWNS

By KENNETH T. DOWNS
BRUSSELS, Nov. 3 dN.s).
Avoiding all threats Of reprisals
or boycotts against Japan, Nor
man H. Davis, head of the Ameri-
can delegation, proposed today
that Japan and China halt their
war and settle their differences
through peaceful mediation.
Davis suggestion that the
Brussels conference send an
appeal to reason" to this effect
to Japan and China followed a flat
assertion by japanese quarters at
their embassy here that Japan
would not submit to mediation
of the conflict by Great Britain
and the United States.
So long as Japanese aggression
persists, China sis determined to
continue resistance and will not
accept peace at any price" v. <.
Wellington Koo, Chinese delegate,
later declared in an address before
the parley.
The conference, called to seek
solution Of the ssno-Japanese war,
was opened at 11:1O a. m. by Bel
gian foreign minister, Paul Spaak,
who was elected president. Nine
teen delegations were present.
APPEALS TO REASON
Davis was the sessions first
speaker and as such his remarks
were regarded as setting the key
note of the parley. He declared:
1--WE come to this conference
to study with our colleagues the
problems which concern us. We
have come not with the eXpecta'
ton Of working miracles but
the intention of appealing to
reason"
DIFFICULTIES SEEN
It was believed. however, that
Davis mediation suggestion would
plunge the conference into the
first of many difficulties it prob
ably will have to face, in view OF
the Japanese determination to
settle the war on her own terms
and without outside interference.
Spaak opened the conference by
warning it must not be considered
an international tribunal to con-
denim Japan.
Later, British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden, who followed Davis
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Mr.. President, Here's
Your BOOk---and Bill!

President Roosevelt probably going to dig down in his
pocket and pay the Government Printing Office for IS pgkn
bound he is sending South American presidents
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
TWO MEN CLASH

Heated words followed and the
two men clashed. John Sullivan,
assistant commissioner, momentar-
lily separated the men, but they
resumed the fight.
Others separated the pair, and
got them out of the building before
the arrival of deputy United States
marShals.
Later Ershler said he did not
know who struck the first blow.
He said:
"I weigh about $50 pounds,
and Geiger is much bigger than
I am, and I don't think that I
would have started anything
with him.
IT am very sorry about the
whole thing"
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Detroit Loss JOltS
CLOS Party Hopes

NS Smashing defeat of its Detroit mayoalty candidate
Patrick H. Brien today oted CLOS thoughts of national
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
AN APARTMENT
TAILOR MADE
TO YOUR
REQUIREMENTS

You'll be sure to find It
among the complete offer
ings on toddY's Classified
pages. Reduce your living
costs and get more for your
money through HerQld md
Times Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
p. U. C. ORDER
lis effective
At Il TONIGHT
$254,OOO Per Year
Cost to Riders

An increase In D. c. street car
fares from the current 712 cents
token fare to 1-3 cents, to be ef.
fective at midnight tonight, was
ordered today by the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
The order, including provision
for universal free transfers, re-
moved all Of the present 10-cent
fares on buses, and makes the
8 1.3 token fare for all street cars
and buses.
KEEP $1.25 PASS
At the same time the commits
sion maintained the 10-cent cash
fare on street cars and the $1.25
pass on street cars and busses.
Tokens, according to the order,
will be bought at the rate Of 6 for
so cent.
The change in street-car fares
is the result of a petition by the
Capital Transit Company, in
which it was requested that the
current fare be raised to 8A
cents per token or four tokens for
35 cents.
The Commission, however,
found that this greater increase
would not benefit the company
and would prove an inconvenience
to the public.
$254,OOO INCREASE
1t is expected the increased fare
will result in an increased revenue
to the company of $254,000.
The Public Utilities Commission
made a strong plea for replace
ment Of all old street cars, point
ing out that the increased fare
with other funds available to the
company would make it possible to
reequip the transit company with
new stock.
Pointing out that control of the
transit company is vested in one
OF the largest holding companies
in the country" which also con-
trolls the Potomac Electric Power
Company, the commission stated
there seems little reason to
doubt" that the company can OBJ
tain funds for the replacement Of
old rolling stock.
p. U. S. STATEMENT
The report said in part:
with the corporate setup in
control of the Capital Transit
Company, with the ability Of the
controlling company to ade-
quately protect itself under the
most adverse circumstances,
plus the outlet which the local
operation affords for power Of
another operating company, and
the proposed increase in token
fare, with the estimated increase
in revenues of the operating
company, there seems little to be
said in defense of the failure Of
the operating company to re-
quest, and the controlling COM
pany to make available funds
with which to bring about the re-
placement of all old street cars
in the interest of the operating
company and the riding public"
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
FILED DEMURRER

Acting as attorney for himself
Geiger had filed a demurrer to
the suit, and this was scheduled
for hearing before Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue in United States
district court this morning.
Geiger, it was said, was late in
arriving in the court room, and
found that Ershler had informed
the justice in his absence that it
would take him considerable time
to argue the demurrer, and, con-
sequently, Justice ODonoghue had
referred the matter to the assign
ment commissioner.
Geiger told the Times that he
went to the commissioners office
and when Ershler came in Geiger
protested against the transfer to
the commissioner having been ef-
fected in his absence.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair, probable heavy frost and near
freezing temperature tonight; tomorrow
fair; warmer. Details on page 26.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
z ATTORNEYS
IN FIST FIGHT
over LAWSUIT
Ershler and Geiger
Clash in Court

eliminating a bitterly fought
legal battle, two widely-known
washington lawyers engaged in a
fist fight in the assignment COM
missioner's office of the Court
House today,
Philip L. Ershler, one of the COM
batants, suffered loss of three or
four teeth, witnesses said. Irwin
Geiger, the other attorney, said
he escaped unmarked, although
witnesses reported he was struck
and a bump raised on his head.
$4,000 SUIT
Ershler is a partner of Judge
Daniel T. Wright, former associate
Justice of District Supreme Court.
They are attorneys for Mrs. Claire
A. Kite, widow of Harry A. Kite,
prominent real estate operator,
and are representing her in q $780,
600 damage suit against Geiger
and Adolph M. Fischel.
The suit arose out of Mrs. Kites
administration of the estate Of her
husband, the late Harry A. Kite,
who died several years ago. FiSchel
had obtained judgment against
the estate and he and Geiger had
attached Mrs. Kites private bank
account and personal possessions
to satisfy the Judgment. The at
tachment later was quashed after
a court hearing at which it was
held the levy was Illegally made.
rITW N9n nERKWTR DIED