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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

Inventory is approved in estate OF
j. L. Eubanks, deceased The total
appraisement is $4,857.20, of which
$50 is personal goods; $277,
stocks and securities, $1,000, ac-
counts. and $4,000 real estate.
Will of VIM. p Smith, late of
Manchester township, who died Jan.
Z, 1885, is admitted to probate. BY
terms of will all property is be-
queathed to his wife, Jennie Smith,
who is named in will as eXecutrix.
The will is dated March %, 1916,
and is witnessed by V. B. Walters
and w. w Wilson.
Marriage Licenses
Ray Smith, carpenter, son of
Howard and Dovie Metcalf Smith,
and Fossie Anna Work, daughter of
both of ChesterhilIl.
James S. Hanna, bookkeeper. Ma
rietta, son of E. Z. and Ada M. Nc
Nary Hanna, and Mary Evelyn
Smith, McConnelsyille route, daugh-
ter of w. c. and Mary NJ Reed
Smith.
Harry B. Mccoy, truck driver,
son of Perley B. and Ora Taylor
Mccoy, and Laura Ida Cheadle,
daughter of Freeman B. and Mary
Wilson Cheadle.
Leonard w. Eye, potter, Crooks
vile, son of George and Nellie Lef-
fler Eye, and Thelma Mae Kirk
wood, Deavertown, daughter of
John B. and Eta Divers Kirkwood
Rev. L. S. Wees, named to officiate.
Verlonis B. Crawford, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Crawford, and
Helen Spencer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Spencer.
RECORDERS OFFICE
Addison P. Gooding and wife to
Marion w. Hickerson and Mae
Hickerson, 1898 acres, Penn town
ship.
John Sherman and wife to A. NJ
Kincaid and wife, McConnelsville, 2
McNabb's out lots.
Alvin Lamborn ct al, to C. A.
Slater of Murray City, lots /, and
of the unrecorded plot of ''Pine
View Camp" Windsor township,
containing 0.25 of an acre.
Eli c. Rowland to Asia H. Whit
acre and wife. Chesterhill lot.
j. Gale Gage and frankie e.
/ Gage, executors of the estate of Mil
1 ton c. Walker. deceased, to Ellen
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

Powelson, lots, Stockport.
Francis l.. Wells and Flossie J.
Wells to board of township trus-
tees of Meigsville township, 28-1OO
acre, Meigsville township.
Rena Parry and Clarence r.
Parry, to Florence l. Angus, 4 acres,
Deerfield township.
Richard Wheeler and Grace
Wheeler to MIN Inman, a acre, vii
lage of Deavertown.
MIN Inman and wife to Jesse
Burns, Il acre, Deavertown.
George w. Lowell and wife to
Wilbur Matson, 1O4.75 acres, Meigs-
Vile
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

1T is inconcevable to me that man running
for the Presidency of the United States can ex-
pect to receive votes of his fellow citizens when
his loyalty to public utilities privately owned ex-
ceeds his loyalty to his government even in time
of war."-Senator George w. Norris, Republican
in u s. Senate
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
RECORDERS OFFICE
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of j. E. Day, deceased:
Notice is hereby given that A. B..
Mercer, of McConnelsville, Ohio,
has been duly appointed administra-
tor of the estate of J. E. Day, de-
ceased, late of Morgan county, Ohio.
Dated this 18th day of October,
1910.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
1903
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

Il can see propriety in precluding ourselves
from the services of any man, who on some great
emergency shall be deemed universally most
pable of serving the public. George Washing
ton.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
JUDICIAL
SUPREME COURT:

SUPREME COURT: Term beginning Jan. 1, 1941-Chares
Zimmerman. Term commencing Jan. 2, 1941, Cone to be
elected Judge MacBrde; unexpired term ending Dec
81 cone De elected) Dennis Dunavey. Court of
Appeals Edward r. Stering probate court, Arthur Tor
bert.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

Mayor La Guardia, Republican, of New York
City, says l prefer Franklin D. Roosevelt with
his known faults to Wendell Wilkie with his
known virtues.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
W o M E N
. In the ne,Us

A baby girl was born to Mrs. Fred
Snite Jr., wife of the Chicago youth
who has spent years in an "iron
lung" while travelling around the
world.
For the third successive year, the
International League OF Aviators
names Jacqueline Cochran (Mrs.
Floyd B. Odlum) the outstanding
woman f1ier of the year.
Mrs. william Bankhead, widow of
the late speaker of the house, re-
fused to run for the seat long held
by her husband. The offer came
from the Alabama Democratic COM
mittee, which was as good as guar
anteeing election.
King Carol, late of Rumania, has
been married to Nine. Magda
Lupescu since 1890, friends are say
ing. The couple has found refuge
in Portugal. Queen Mother Mary
of England is said to have shared
the secret since the wedding. Carol
and Magda are reported to be in
Portugal at present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
N A M E S
in the ne,Us

Willkie said that Roosevelt had
used his high office to destroy
democracy, but Roosevelt said No;
that no dictator allowed free cleo
tons. Neutrals raised a third point:
That no dictator in history ever al
lowed himself to be called, publicly,
dictator. In short if you can call
Roosevelt dictator and get away
with it, then he isn't one.
Bruce Barton, the New York ad-
vertising king, now in the house of
representatives, was nominated as
a Republican senatorial candidate.
Stain had nothing to say about
the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis agree
ment. Everybody else had some
thing to say about it. That, in itself,
made Stain a name in the news.
Billy Fiske, millionaire American
who died for the royal air force,
got an alabaster tablet in St. Pauls
cathedral, London. He was a big
bankers son. and captain of the
Olympic bobsled team, twice over.
They always said he was nice guy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
SCRAPIRON:
Great Stuff m

What you can do with a ton of
scrapiron, fresh from your favorite
automobile graveyard, is truly as
tonishing. The Japanese knew that,
and had a word for it. They will
sadly miss their American scrap
iron, which the U. S. now has en-
bargoed. Some critics said this
measure should have been taken
back in the redhot summer of 1887
when the Japanese attacked North
China and began the endless Chino
Japanese war.
u. S. ordnance officers declared
you could make the following with
an average ton of scrapiron:
One cts" field gun of the standard
French or American type.
One carriage of "75" gun.
No less than IL death-squirting
machine guns.
Nine 5OO-pound "demolition"
bombs, a la London.
One 1000 pound, 16-inch, battle
ship-piercing shell.
In short, what devilish trade, as
the missionaries could have told us
over three years ago!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
MEXICO CITY:
No Mean TOtUn

Mexico City, which is located in
federal district like Washington, D.
c., is a wonderful place, with Won
derful climate. It is high up in
altitude, and you need blankets at
night, and many of us wish we were
there.
The population of Mexico City has
sprouted like wildfre. Just an
nounced-it's now up to 1,750,000
plus. That's a lot of people for a
nation of only about 100000. Rio
de Janeiro, the capital of vast Bra
I'll digger than the United States),
is just a wee bit behind Mexico
City. Buenos Aires, capital of the
white mans Argentine republic, to-
tails the whopping brand-new figure
of 1900, 900 souls.
This means something. It means
that Buenos Aires is now the biggest
Latin city in the whole world. It
means that Mexico City is second,
Rio de Janeiro is third, and that
Paris-that so-gay Parcels way
down in fourth place. After Paris,
tag along Italy's Milan and Rome,
Spain's Madrid and Barcelona and
Canada's Montreal.
The three big German towns are
Berlin, Vienna and Hamburg. The
three big Anglo-Saxon towns are
New York, London, and Sydney, in
far Australia, plus Chicago, Glas-
gov and Philadelphia. Japanese
Tokyo is now the worlds third city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

binders. Setting them up remind
ed me that / have been wanting to
show you my method of fastening
booklets in ring binders.
Iuse 34-inch wide gummed tape.
Pieces 212-inches long are folded
in half. The fold end is stuck To-
gether and punched. These tabs
are placed on the rings of the bind
er and booklet stuck between the
open ends. We are inveterate
booklet collectors on all sort Of
subjects. Frequently we cover
binders with fabrics or interesting
papers so they look attractive on
the shelves in any room.
NOTE: Here is good suggestion for
keeping the series of sewing booklets
which Mrs. Spears has prepared for our
readers. There are FIVE booklets avail
able and a new one is published every
other month. No. contains directions
for 80 different homemaking IDEAS, IN
Guiding new fall curtains; useful holiday
gifts, and description of the other book
lets in the series. When you write for
your copy of Book be sure to enclose
10c to cover cost and mailing. Send
order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

AMBASSADOR SABURO KURUSU,
Jdpdn's ENJOY to Germany, ioho signed
the ri-partite consultative pact, linking
Germany, Italy and Japan for his gop-
eminent.
of England, if we were off chasing
Japan? Some of the military critics
said there had been rather inept
diplomacy.
There was great talk of wooing
Russia. Wooing Russia was poison
to the conservative ruling class in
Latin America and to some ele-
ments in the U. S. And yet, it
seemed necessary to WOO Russia, as
the English had thought for long
time.
Meanwhile, the French had beaten
the British navy in an action off
Dakar, in West Africa. 1t raised a
storm in England, and did not add
to Churchill's prestige. There was
talk of another British government
purge, and the French Vichy re-
CINE gained prestige. Swarms of
French aviators peppered British
Gibraltar from the air, and the Japs
moved increasingly into French
Indo-China. Hull wisely enlarged
scrapiron destined for japan, and
the general muddle grew apace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

duty, but it has given the city in
valuable civic enthusiasm by well
coming visitors, participating in pa
rades, and putting on shows in the
community.
Each member owns his own horse,
side arms, and uniforms. The garb
consists of maroon shirts, gold ties,
and tan riding breaches. They form
a natty crew of swashbuckling men
who like a little excitement and ex-
ercise in the manner Of the mer
who opened their home territory fol
settlement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

thing of the color and the romance
of the old frontier days in that area.
An independent organization, the
posse is not directly connected with
the sheriff's office, but that official
is member with two of his depu-
ties.
More than 100 members ride their
own horses, meet twice monthly,
and have overnight rides.
Up until now the posse has never
been called upon to do active police
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

Ell PASO, TEXAS.-The unbridled
spirit of the Old West has been re-
vived by a group of Texas business
and professional men who love
horses, good time, and an opportu-
nifty to help law enforcement author
tiles.
The Ell Paso Sheriff's Posse be-
gan something in the Southwest, and
the spirit is catching on in the Texas
country. A score of activities have
been undertaken to recapture some
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

Here is Mrs. Louis J. Lemstra,
Clinton, Indiana, iUho has just
been named president of the
American Legion Auxiliary. She
has served as national uice pres
ident Of the auxiliary and as a
member of the national e1ecu-
tue committee. 1T present she
is serving her second year as
chairman of the national reha-
Utilization committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
THE WAR:
d1iS Pact

Germany, Italy and Japan agreed
to pact. 1t amounted to this: If
Russia or the United States inter-
fered in the Anglo-German war, or
the Chino-Japanese war, by force of
arms, all three of the axis partners
would go to work as one. The Krem-
lin at Moscow did not like the pact.
Neither did the state department at
Washington.
One school of thought in America
said they had known it was coming
for long time, and had been pre-
pared for it. Another school of
thought said: No. This school said
that our meddling in European and
East Asiatic affairs at the same time
had forced Germany and japan into
one another's arms. These two
schools of U. S. thought did not ex-
actly like each other, and Secretary
Hull came in for some pretty severe
criticism.
Divided?
The basic military principle, at all
times, in all places, is this: Don't
divide your forces, and don't fight
on two fronts. The Germans lost
the last war because of this basic
principle, and in this war they have
been careful to respect its po-
tentialities. We do not yet have a
two-ocean navy, and won't have for
several years. What would become
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
SOLID?
Maybe

The United States senate did a
sensible thing. 1t finally proceeded
to ratify the recent agreement made
at Havana de Cuba, whereby Amer
lea and the other 20 American re-
publics made an out-and-out agree
ment on diplomatic fundamentals.
1t is pretty hard to get the 81 to
agree about anything, but this time
they did, the Argentine las usuaD
dragging along bit behind. Secre-
tary Hull is not liked in the Argen-
tine.
The agreement that our senator's
ratified specified this: That no nom
American country can transfer ter
ritory in this hemisphere to any 9TH
er non-American country. Hence,
and thereby, the Germans cannot
get ahold of the Dutch or French
West Indian colonies. That bit of
news seemed to cheer everyone of
the 81, including even the Mexicans,
Argentines, and other Latins who
do not cherish their kindly old Uncle
Sam as perhaps they should.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
Booklets in Loose
Leaf Ring Binders
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

WHENEVER / make trip to
W New England / like to bring
back something to remind me that
there have been about Is genera
tons of homemakers in America
since John Alden and Priscilla set
up housekeeping in Plymouth col
ony. This time my treasure was
the pair of ancient fiat irons you
see here in use as book ends for
my work-room library of loose leaf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
Taking Trouble

Taking trouble is the best way
of avoiding troubles. The lack of
taking trouble has been the means
of making trouble in many lives
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
LONDON:
ENGLAND

London, it was noted, is the veri-
table nerve-center of England. This
is not true of Washington or Berlin
or Moscow or Rome. It's true, how
ever, that Paris is the nerve-center
of France.
London City contains nearly Is per
cent of the total population of Great
Britain. 1t contains more than 70
per cent of the British industrial
workers. 1t contains about quar-
ter of all British industry, as well
as the British financial, banking, and
commercial structure.
London also contains most of the
big British oil storage tanks. 1t
contains the Wellington and Spitfire
airplane factories, the houses of par
lament, and Buckingham palace, as
well as the bank of England. 1t
contains third of the British dock
age, and about a third of all British
imports come in through London.
In the east end of London, among
the squalid slums, is vast alien
population. These people are Ital-
ian, Jewish, Lascar, Malay, Indian,
shanty Irish, and none too patriotic.
They are no fifth column-they are
plentifully anti-NaZi. But they are
not desirable people to have around
in time of siege. They are much
more nervous than the real English,
and much less stolid.
In Berlin
Berlin, too, has vast foreign
population. But it is less volatile
than that of London. Most of Ber-
Inns aliens are Slavic, and phleg-
matte. The real British are calmer
than the real Germans, and stead
Ter, but the Berlin aliens can stake
it, better than the east-end London
aliens, according to war correspond
ents, neurologists, and social-mind-
ed critics.
1t has been proven, by this time.
that the British are not the world S
best under aerial bombardment,
though they are very good at it.
The Spanish, Chinese, and Russians
all exceed the Cockneys in fatalism
and adaptability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
in DICE STION
NAV affect the Heart

Gas trapped IN the stomach or guet may act like
hairtrgger the heart. At the first sign Of distress
smart men and women depend Bell ans Tablets to
set gas free. No laxative but made of the fastest
acting medicines known for acid indigestion II the
FIRST DOSE doesn't prove Bell ans better return
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

Men are all alike in one respect
Every one you meet is different.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
CAMPAIGN:
Tidbits

There was a good deal of COM
ment around New York, coming
from (perhaps) catty Republican
circles. 1t amounted to this. It
limited that the state department.
fussing with Japan was intended to
panic the American voters around
election time. These same Repub-
icans, and others, had been pre-
dieting an international crisis (of
some sort or other) before the cleo
ton, just in time to tilt the balance.
They had said as much, months
back. They reminded the Ameri-
can public that both the British and
the Nazis had experienced such art
full lodges, in the celebrated cases
of the forged Zinoviev Letter Grit
ish) and the fake Reichstag fire
(German).
Democrats did not seem particu-
larily worried about this type of
political pickering. Candidate Roose-
velt's campaign moved along &C.
cording to schedule, still out in front.
w LLtkIe
Some of the Republican campaign
ers and party men were very out
spoken along these lines. But Will
kie's attack on Roosevelt, as a vari-
ETY. of Munich appeaser, seemed to
go too far for many of the critics to
stomach. That particular attack
- H. L
than good, and Wendell had to be
soft-peddled by his own following.
The British empire (aside from Ire
land and India) were cheering for
Roosevelt to a man. Reports from
London showed F. D. R. to be better
liked than the king, the queen, or
Mr.. Winston Churchill. Woodrow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
Fair Question

Fair Question
Minister-You should always LET
bygones be bygones, my boy.
Elmer - Then why do they
make us kids learn history?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10

Lieut. Col Letois B. Hershey (abopeJ
has had potUers of the director OF seIec-
tue service conferred upon him by an
executive order OF President Roosevelt.
His appointment is effective Immediately
and will continue pending the appoint.
nient OF a regular director. AZ years old,
Colonel Hershey is a peterdn OF the last
iOar and has been preparing and studying
cOnscription plans as his assignment in
the regular army for the pas, several
years.
Wilson, it will be remembered, had
some such brief experience of inter-
national popularity back around 1918
when British, French and Italian
crowds loved and halo-ed him as a
St. George who had slain the Teuton-
dragon. Historical minded people
remembered that it didn't last, once
the 1919 peace conference had
actually gotten to work.
WAR NIFTY:
What Price Glory?
One of the British Spitfire fighter
planes had a defective motor, so it
Jagged behind its little mates in the
fighting around the pestered London
district. This is what the "lame-
duck" Spitfire was able to do:
/. 1t shot down a big German
bomber over London.
2. 1t set on fire another big Ger
man bomber.
8. 1t injured small German fight
er, and probably put it "out."
4. 1t made safe landing.
OPINION?
Letter
The following was a short letter,
relating to national defense, in
New York morning newspaper
which is supporting the Franklin
Roosevelt presidential candidacy:
Dear Sir: Why should Elliott
Roosevelt get an air corps captaincy
when he can't fly? My husband flew
for China against the Japanese for
year and half, and was decorat-
ed for heroic action, but the U. S.
army wouldn't commission him.
How do you figure that out?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
Change NeeeSSa

Change Necessary
"Can you change this dollar bill
for me, please?"
''Why do you want it changed?"
"Cause Mother thinks it's a bad
one"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Japan, Italy and Germany Sign Pact
Establishing "A New Order for World;
U. S. Places an Embargo on Scrap Iron;
Senate Ratifes Pan-American Treaty
BY Roger Shaw


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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-10
Ifter That

After That!
Patron posing for photo)-What iViH
these pictures cost me?
Photographer-They're $50 a dozen
Not0 look pleasant!
Gwen a worm will turn" But
what's the use, it's the same at
both ends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-25
DEMOCRATS NEED
LARGER QUARTERS
Increase in Town Commit
tee Personnel NecesSi=
tates Change in Facilities

Enlargement of the Democratic
town committee is expected to result
in the abandonment of the old
party headquarters on the second
floor at 43 East Main street, where
political news has been made for
the past 20 years. Leaders Of the
present party organization are said
to be seeking new quarters.
Until two years ago there were
only 20 members of the town COM
mittee, one from each of the voting
districts. Then the districts were
increased to 80, and the town COM
mittee enlarged to the same number.
Finally, a few weeks ago, the party
adopted new rules, calling for a
town committee of "a, consisting of
man and a woman from each
district.
The old headquarters, over the
Woolworth store, are not commodi-
GUS enough to accommodate GA people,
since each of the two rooms is small,
and q new location is being sought
The rooms on East Main street
at the corner of Phoenix avenue,
have seen many wordy battle and
many dramatic moment. 1t was
there that plans were made that
kept the Democratic party in power
here since 1921, there that the party
leaders received the figures on cleo
ton night, and there from which
many victory parade began.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-25
EMPLOYMENT TO
SWING UPWARD

Hartford, Conn, April Is. -
CUP - State Labor Commissioner
Cornelius j. Danaher said today
the employment curve in Connecti-
cut was expected to swing upward
with the coming of warmer weather.
I'm most places where seasonal
slack periods have caused unem-
ployment," he said, "upturns were
expected in the near future. Con-
struction and outdoor work includ-
ing farming, which ordinarily would
have taken up the slack during the
month, were curtailed as result OF
the late spring indications in most
areas point to q strong burst OF
building activity in the near fu-
ture."
Hartford was the most active in
dustrial area, showing an increase
of 600 employees during March "and
a very noticeable increase in man
hours of work per month" Work on
government orders helped some New
Haven industries but there was q
tapering off In other lines. Textiles
and brass workers were due to re-
cover soon, 1t was reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-25
Hartford Man Given
$4,000 Compensation
Former Employe OF Perry Laundry Company Suffered
OccupatiOna Dsease-Other Agreements Filed
(NEA Telephoto)

injured in New Milford, SMarch 20
traumatic orchitis, $10.38 beginning
April 6.
American Brass company, Water
bury, and Frank Kuzmesky, 85 ORA
her avenue, injured here April 8
right inguinal hernia, $15.43 be-
ginning April IS.
Torrington American Brass COM
pany, and Henry Homer, Torrlngton
injured in Torrington, March 10
claims confused back when lie lost
footing on ice in tube mil lyard and
struck back against step, $16.76 be-
ginning March 81.
Torrington American Brass COM
pany and Andrew Diez, Torrington
injured in Torrington, March, S, left
foot burned when hot metal from
top of mold fell on his foot, $2467
beginning April 2.
Torrington American Brass COM
pany and Ercole Fabbi, Torrington
injured in Torrington April 9, frac.
ture of the left foot in two place.
when two bars of metal rolled Of
a pan he was loading, $19.12 begin
ginning April II.
Ansonia American Brass compan.
and A. Daradzin, Derby, injured il
Ansonia March IS, fracture of tip O.
right toe and laceration at the bast
of nail.