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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
EYE TREATMENT AT BIRTH

The fact that some states, In recent
years. have enacted laws to prevent
the unnecessary blindness of infants
born with good eyes, has attracted
the attention of medical men and phil
anthropists In Massachusetts. From
all accounts It seems that conditions
In that state are worse than in others
and nearly all the blind children are
birth their eyes were not cleaned of
! the substance that destroyed the eye.
sight.
In Massachusetts, however, a new
law has Just gone into effect provid.
ing for the free distribution OF a vial
of silver nitrate to every doctor In
the state, and with the prophylactic a
circular describing Its use and the alb.
slute necessity for precautionary
measures. Before the passage of this
law II was found that AZ per cent of
the doctors never used such measures,
and Al per cent did or did not take
precaution, as they saw fit, and that
the graduate of all alleged medical
schools used lemon juice.
In 1909 thirty-three cases OF unnec-
essary blindness were reported and
l0S cases were discovered by inves-
tigators. hence the conclusion was
reached that between reckless practi-
TONERS and ignorant parents far too
large proportion of the children of
Massachusetts are hopelessly blind,
but as many Of the little ones die
the aggregate Is thus reduced. There.
fore, Massachusetts is waking up to
these facts and Is following the ex.
ample of other states in protecting
her children from needless blindness.
New Orleans States.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
KILLED
By Train At St. Louisville
Was Utica Man
And Star Witness In The
LynChiDg Gases
Reuben Berger Struck By
B. & 0. Train No. 8
And His Life Was Crushed
Out Instantly
State OF Ohio Loses By The
Death OF Berger

Newark, o., Dec. 24-Reuben Berg
er, aged so, while returning from Uti
ca, where he had driven with a Gus
toner of his employer, Liveryman
Charles d. Lake, was struck and in.
stantly killed by the fast Chicago fly
er, b.. & o. train No. s, due here at
20 last night.
The accident occurred at the cross
ing at the south end of st. Louis
vile, four miles above this city. The
bones in his body were broken, the
buggy reduced to splinters, and car
ried the dead man 150 feet south of
the crossing, where both were
thrown.
The impact of the train was 80
great that is stripped the horse of
the harness. The horse disappeared,
but was found two hours later a mile
down the road uninjured.
Reuben Berger was the man who
was so brutally beaten last July by
the mob at the Jail, when he attempt
ed to oppose them and prevent the
lynching of Carl Etherington.
According to the statement he
made after he freed himself from the
mob was that he thought his time
had come and that they really meant
to murder him.
He was held in Jail for several days
but was finally released and was be.
Ing counted upon as a star witness
in the prosecution of the cases yet
to be heard in the lynching matter.
Eighteen years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Stream, aged people, we're killed at
the same crossing, and big lawsuit
resulted.
Berger leaves two sisters and one
brother, besides daughter, who is
In the school at Delaware.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
even PREACHER
HAD HIS PRICE
Southern Ohio Election Scandal
Hits All Glasses.
VOTERS PUT UP At AUCTIOA

Men In Adams County Stood on
Boxes and Political Workers Bid
For Votes, Which Were Delivered
to Judges at Election Booths.
Wealthy Citizen Accused Of Selling
Own Vote and That of Son and
Son-ln-Law Below Scale.
Manchester, o., Dec. 24.-The spe-
cial grand jury investigating the
traffic In votes at the recent election
returned 272 additional indictments
bringing the total up to 631. Accord
ing to Former Congressman l.. j.
Fenton. who is foreman of the grand
jury, 10 Judge A. z. Blair, the end is
not even near, II being expected that
at least 800 voters will bo Indicted
The investigation has even invaded
the schools and churches. evidence
having been discovered showing that
a preacher had sold his vote for $40
One man owning property worth
$50,O00 sold his vote and the votes
of his son and son-in-law for $3.50
which is below the average price.
The average price for votes has
been $40. One year, when both Re-
publican and Democratic committees
were well supplied with funds, $25
each was paid. That year men were
placed In boxes opposite the court.
house and Knocked off to the highest
bidder. When the Democrats bid
highest their followers would cheer
and she workers would walk to the
booth with their purchase. If the
Republicans got the men. they
cheered.
There was no secret ballot. A
poodler was taken to the booth by
the worker, who winked at the Judge
for his party. The boodler got his
ballot, marked It and handed It to the
Judge. who would open 1t to see how
he voted. II he did as promised, the
judge nodded to the worker and the
voter was paid.
Seventy-fve more of the indicted
voters entered pleas of guilty and
drew the regulation fine, imprison-
ment and Gisfranchisement sentence.
Lunatic Stabs Four
Cincinnati, o., Dec. 3D. Four per-
sons may die as the result of life
and death struggle between an in.
furiated mad man and nurses and
patients in the City hospital, Ferdi.
nand Hoffman, an insane patient CON
fined in the strong ward, broke from
his keepers and created reign of
terror in which he welded a long
knife with bloody results.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
ROYALTY
Looks Cut For Rainy Day
Says Report

Copenhagen, Dec. 24--King George
l., the former Danish prince, who has
surprised eve,y yone by sitting fast on
the wobbly throne of Greece these
forty-seven years past, came nearer
to being born in Christmas day than
any other of the sovereigns of Eu.
rope. December "a, 1845, Is generally
accepted as the date of his birth, but
the records of the royal family of Den.
mark show that the hour of his adj
vent into this mundane sphere was
almost simultaneous with the birth
of Christmas Day in 1916 and the late
King Christian and Queen Louise
were often heard to refer to him as
their Christmas present.
King George apparently has nev.
er forgotten the days of his youth
when his parents, who had not YET
been called to the Danish throne
were notoriously poor. At slxty-five
years of age the King of Greece finds
himself among the very wealthiest
members of European royalty. His
reputation for thrift is such, in fact
that 1t has been said he still has the
first money which came to him after
his accession to the throne of Greece
in 1853. However this may be, 1t is
certain that he has managed to save
tidy sum each year out of his civil
list. Much Of his savings has been
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
MAYOR REFUSES REQUEST
San Francisco Women Fear Fatal
Crush at Tetrazzinl Concert.

Crush at TetrazzinI Concert.
San Francisco, Dec. 24.-A delega-
tion Of clubwomen have appealed to
Mayor Mccarthy to prevent Tetraz.
zini from singing at Lottas fountain,
In front OF the Chronicle building, to-
night, because of the danger to life
from the immense crowd, and they
cited disaster In Stockholm 20
years ago. when Christine Nelson
sang In the streets of that city.
The mayor decided the police
could control any crowd that might
gather, and he refused to order the
unique open-air concert transferred
to Golden Gate park, as the club
women desired. It Is estimated many
thousands of people will come In
from neighboring cities, as old-time
Christmas carols are to be sung In
the open air before the opera singer
appears. Chief of Police Seymour
thinks 10000 people will be massed
within sound of the diya's voice and
that 100000 will crowd Market and
adjacent streets,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27

Mr.. Waldo Jackson, residing near
Lock, is critically i'll at his home. He
is in n seml-consclous condition and
hopes for his recovery are slight,
Mr.. Charles II. Welch of the Mt,
Vernon hospital went to Columbus
Thursday to remain over Christmas
with relatives.
Miss Helen Ayres, who is teaching
school at Athens, Ohio, Is spending
the holidays at her home in Gambler.
Prof. and Mrs. II. s. Devol and
daughter of Gambler left Friday for
Athens, Ohio, to spend Christmas
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Dete and daugh-
ter of Perrysville. Ohio. are spend.
ing the holidays at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. ]. Starner on North West
street.
Mr.. Charles Lewis, student at
Ohio Wesleyan University. is spend.
ing the holidays at his home In Spar
Ia.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
KING GEORGE AIDS
CHRISTMAS FUND

London, Dec 24-King George has
given a subscription of $50 to the fund
promoted by Reynolds Newspaper for
providing London sandwichmen with
their annual Christmas dinner. Among
the other liberal subscribers to the
fund this year were the Earl of Rose
berry and Mr.. Balfour.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
Steamer Given Up For Lost.

Mexico City, Dec. 24.-The st.
Louis of the Salvatore steamship
line is given up as lost: The st.
Louis left Vancouver, b. c., Nov. 1s,
bound for Salina Cruz. laden with
coal. and should have made port
within 10 days at the latest.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27

and seven policemen and one civilian
were injured, some of them danger.
ously. Most of these were sent to
hospitals, but physicians were un.
able to say whether any Of them
would die.
One fireman, william Glazier OF
engine company No. 6, was taken
alive from the ruins after he had
been imprisoned for IA hours. There
Is hope that he may live.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
POLICE DOUBT STORY
Philadelphia Pole Says He Fired
Leather Factory For Revenge.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-John Kor-
mega, Pole, surrendered himself to
the police, saying he had set fire to
the leather factory where the deaths
of IA flremen occurred on Wednes-
day night. He gave as his reason
for the act that the firm had refused
him employment. The police believe
him 70 be unbalanced mentally.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
Eound Dead ln Bed.

Columbus, o., Dec. "a. - Curtis
Main. one OF the best.known young
business men in Columbus, was
found dead in bed at his home,
Heart disease, with which he had for
some time suspected that he was af-
fected, was undoubtedly the cause.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
ss
TWO DAYS FIRES.

Chicago, "a killed, many In
iured, loss $1,500,000.
. Philadelphia, Ia killed, 81 In
jured, loss $5O0,00O.
= Cincinnati, three killed, 10 In
jured. property loss $4,000 900.
Bellefontaine, o.. big baseball
bat factory burns.
Walters, OKLA, stores burn,
loss 100000.
Washington, Ind. canning fac.
tory destroyed. $50 out of en-
ployment.
Jackscnburg. W. Va, 15 build
ings burn, loss 100000.
Hagerstown, Md, hotel and
dwellings destroyed, loss $780,
600.
Boston, Hotel Epicure burns,
loss $4,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
Breaks Mail Record.

New York, Dec. 24.-The larges,
consignment of Christmas mail ever
brought into this Port upon single
steamship arrived uron the liner St
Louis. There were 5.632 sacks on
board.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27
DEAD NUMBER FOURTEEN
Several Injured In Philadelphia Fire
May Swell Total List.

Philadelphia. Dec. 23. - Thirteen
Bremen and one policeman were kill.
ed when the walls of the Friedlander
heather factory, in North Bodine
street collapsed after the place had
been destroyed by fire. According to
an official statement given out by
the department Of public safety. in
1Aition TO those killed. 81 firemen
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-27

Mrs. Amy Coutre left today for a
visit with friends at Toledo, Cleveland
and Pittsburgh.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

The first test vote on the anti-pass
measure which in committee of the
whole indicated the strength of the
opposing faction, stood 54 against
and "a for the measure. There
were 35 republicans voting for the
measure and 29 Democrats. The
republicans had go members and on
ly 3S voted for the measure, about
one out of three. There were 33
Democrats and 29 voted for the
measure, about 9 out of ten. All
these measures claimed by the
square dealers had the necessary
Democratic support in the senate
that made their enactment posi-
! bility
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Will the people of Kansas approve
the examination of state banks as
done by the examiners appointed by
Governor Stubs and disclosed in
the failure of the Holyrod and
Abilene state banks, by electing
Stubs governor for a second term!
The failure of the examiners in both
instances to discover shortages with
the banks funds proves the made
quacy of the state department to ac-
complish what it is supposed to ac-
complish. In both instances the
examiner had more to do with the
political machine
than fH safeguarding the depositors
OF the bank. In the latest instance
he was active in doing work both
for Governor Stubs and Judge
Rees; N fact when he was appoint
ed he was selected. not as Governor
Stubs declared his appointees were
selected, for his ability as bank
examiner. but for his ability to pro-
duce political medicine.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

The people of Barber county can
not afford to fail to re-elect County
Attorney Field this fall. The coun-
ty commissioners and the county Of
ficials are constantly in need of re-
liable legal advice and a real law
yer is needed in that office. 1t is
not often that lawyer of ability
will take this office and now that
such one has consented he should
be kept there. If the county gets
back into the habit of electing any
body, it will be long time until 2
lawyer of ability and standing will
accept nomination. The county
attorneys office is too important tc
be treated as joke or a place oi
refuge for a worn out politician in
his dotage.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Remember that a vote for A w.
Smith for clerk of the district
court is a vote for man who will
make an excellent official. When he
retired from that office six yeas ago
he left, behind him a record without
a stain. Every penny of the coun-
tvs money was accounted for and
every man who had business to
transact in the office was conscious
of the fact that he was given a
square deal.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

By this time the people of Kansas
seem to have been thoroughly con-
vinced that W. Roscoe Stubs has
been an expensive luxury. While
he and his associates have been hol-
lowing" square deal and business ad-
ministration" the taxpayers have
been paying for it. Since 1897 the
expenses of running the state gov
ernment have increased from ST.
333, 954 to S1,333,074. Under the
Leedy administration the cost of the
state government to each person was
97c,under the Stubbs administration
it is $1.S6, almost twice as much as
under the Leedy administration,
while the population has only
increased 100000. He has continu-
ally proclaimed to the people that
he was for economy yet he has
more employees on the state pay roll
than any other governor ever had
All his appointees have used the
prestige of their office to further
the Stubbs interests as governor
They have used the states money
to help renominate Stubbs and near
ly every place where the state in
spectors and bank examiners have
been, they have always neglected
their duty in order to work to keeI
| Stubs in office.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

In his mudslinging campaign that
G. NJ Martin is now carrying On
against his opponent Seward IField,
in the Kiowa News-Review, he is
overlooking something. If it. was
wrong for Mr.. Field to accept EN-
ployment from men accused OF
crime, before he became county at
torney, it was just as wrong fo1
Mr. Martin to defend bootleggers, las
he did this year, while a candidate
for the same office. Neither case
is open to censure, but if Martin
argument had any merit, it would
be an indictment against himself
Mr. Martins worst enemy is Glover
NJ. Martin.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Another political law suit has
"winked out" The government
threw up it's hands in the prosecu-
tion of Gov. Haskell last Thursday.
The trumped up charge was that
Gov. Haskell and others secured GER
tain town lots in Muskogee, Oklaho-
ma, fraudulently, in 1902. 1t was
only a case of bunch of federal of
ficeholders trying to embarrass a
Democratic governor and it ended
like such petty spite work always
does.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

One of the things the Democrats
lack of campaign funds. The oppo-
sition always has a big campaign
fund which it gets from nearly all
the big corporations. This year
it will be in better shape than ev-
er; it will have just as much of
a slush fund as it needs. The
Democrats will have just about
enough to keep headquarters open,
and their lack of funds of course
will handicap them in the cam paign.
Every Democrat who can, should do
nate at least a small amount to the
state and county committees. If ev-
cry Democrat will help a little it
will not be hard on any of them.
Send in your contribution. Send
little to the state and a little to
your county committee You will
never miss it and it will help them.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

There has been more or less street
palaver for the past two years that
The Index is supporter OF Gov.
Stubbs and the gossip finally reach
ed the columns Of the Republican
county organ last week. The Index,
occasionally, commended Gov. Stubs
when he did right but it has never
admired him. The little good that
he has done was accomplished
through Democratic advice and Dem
ocratic assistance and so far as he
has adhered to Democratic prin-
ciples, that far The Index has COM
mended him. This paper is broad
enough to give credit where credit
Is due but 1t does not hesitate to sa,
that it is giving it's Unqualified sup
port to Senator Hodges who is right
and has been right all the time, in
preference to Gov. Stubs who only
recently saw faint light and is on
ly right small part Of the time.
Added to this, Gov. Stubbs's expense
record and his way of dispensing
patronage ought to preclude the pos
sibility of any man of business sense
voting for him.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

In Wisconsin where LaFolIette is
a power, unlike New York where
Roosevelt is the ruling power the
insurgents adopted plain, out
spoken platform condemning the
Payne-Aldrich tariff and President
Taft. The Wisconsin and New
York platforms show a striking con-
ttrast between two men-LaFollette
the sincere reformer, and Roosevelt
the pretender and hypocrite. La
Toilette has always been consistent,
Roosevelt pretends to do much but
in the end falls in" with the crowd
which is responsible for the things
which he condemns. Mr.. Roosevelt's
speech as temporary chairman of
the New York convention, followed
by the platform endorsing Taft and
the Payne-Aldrich tariff, are two
things that cannot be reconciled to
each other
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

From a business standpoint alone,
the people of Barber county cannot
afford to fail to re-elect Probate
Judge Garrison. He is admittedly
the better qualified man of the two
who are candidates for this office
and understands the work thorough
ly. He takes an interest and pride
in discharging the duties of the Of
flee and has demonstrated that he i:
no mans pet. There could not be
a more impartial and conscientious
official than Judge Garrison.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Keep this in your mind: A vote
for J. N. Herr for Representative is
a vote for a man who is capable of
giving the people of Barber county
intelligent and serviceable repre-
sentation in the legislature and he
will not dodge when the roll is cal
led. If you want to be convinced
that he is a man who does things,
look into his record as business
man and mayor of the city of Kio-
wa
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Talk about mixing oil and water
the New York insurgents captured
the state convention, followed Roose-
velt's dictations in the nominations
and then spoiled it all by endorsing
Taft and the Payne-Aldrich tariff
Teddy is a whole circus in himself
but his stock of consistency is con-
siderably shelf-worn
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Marion Grouse has lived in Bar
Der county many years and he is one
of the men who made this western
country what it is today. The vot-
ers of Barber county will have an
opportunity to reward that kind of
merit by voting for him for sheriff
in November.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

A better man, a more accommodate
ing man and more capable man
for the office of register of deeds
than w. B. Clarkson of Kiowa,
does not live in Barber county. He
is exactly fitted for the discharge of
the duties of that office and he de-
serves your vote. Keep this in mind
from now until election day.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05
$1,000 REWARD

We, the undersigned, agree
to pay a reward of 81, 200 for
the arrest and conviction of
any party or parties stealing
or illegally branding. live
stock with the following
brands:
Frank Buck. mule shoe. right hip.
M. F. Casio, T lefthip. = left SIDE,
% either hip.
]. P. Elsea. vi left hip.
il Cant. C on night hip or lon.
Horse brand same on left shoulder. neck
or jaw.
j. H. Gentry. { } on night hip. { on
right jaw. Horse brand { either thigh.
Riley Lake. Circle left side and Jaw.
c. S. Marty. 66 left hip. Hone
brand, 6 left shoulder.
E. F. McCuIIey. flying u right hip.
O. Mills, Q left hip.
A. D. Shaw. ] [ night hip. VI icon
necte0 left SIDE, - night hip, IL icon
nede0 left hip.
II. w. Skinner. spur brand. NAN,
z M (conneded). II (conned-
ED. and any other brands on any stock
owned by m..
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Prof E. E. Hagerman holds pro-
fessional certificate and has had
thirty years experience as a school
teacher. He is entitled to your vote
for county superintendent
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05
Official Paper Of Barber County
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
STATE

Justices of the Supreme Court
Humbert Riddle, Chas. F.W. Dassler
Governor. -. George H. Hodges
Lieut. Governor. E. Lot Ravenscraft
Sec. of State. -. Ray L. Taylor
Auditor. -. Jonathan G.. Miller
Treasurer. Balthasar NJ. Dreiling
Atty General. Thomas F. Morrison
Superintendent of Public Instruction
David NJ. Bowen
Superintendent of Insurance
Northrop Moore
State Printer. D.. Edward T. Hudson
Railroad Commissioners
= Joseph B. Fugate
Thomas E. Walsh
Taylor Riddle
Congressman 7th Dis. Geo. A.Neeley
COUNTY
Representative -. j. n. Herr
Sheriff. -. .... ....J. NJ. Grouse
Register of Deeds. w. B. Clarkson
Treasurer. -. 80. K. l.. Groendycke
County Attorney. Seward I.Field
Probate Judge. ..... S. P. Garrison
Superintendent. ... E. E. Hagerman
Surveyor. -. ....E. McClearey
Clerk of the District Court A. w.
Smith
Commissioner 1st District Ed Boots
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05

Do not forget that j. w. Brown is
a candidate for reelection for trus-
tee of Medicine Lodge township.
Since he has been trustee the roads
have been put in better condition
than they have ever been before.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05
It published in The Barber County lnde
Oct. 5, 1910.
Publication Notice

In the District Court of Barber county,
State of Kansas.
Chas. Muliigan plaintiff.
vs..
r. NJ. Cunningham. defendant.
State of Kansas, Barber county, IS:
To r. NJ Cunningham: You Will take no.
tice that you have been sued in the District
Court of Barber county. by Chas. Mulligan,
and that unless you answer the petition of
the said Chas. MulIigaG, on or before the Both
day of November, 1910 said petition will be
taken as true and judgment rendered against
you in the sum of $3.50 and for the costs of
this action. ROBERT 8. CRANE,
Seal: Clerk of the District.
Barbour County index., 1910-10-05
First Published in The Barber County Index
Sept. q, 1910.
NOTT~E 0F App0TNTNENT-Rrecut

State of Kansas, Barber county, s.:
In the matter of the estate OF James II.
Donovan. late of Barber county. Kansas.
Notice il hereby given that on the 18th day
Of Sept. A. D., 1910, the undersigned was,
by the Probate Court or Barber county, kan-
6ae, duly appointed and qualified as Execu-
tor of the estate OF James II. Donovan, late
OF Barber county, Kansas. deceased.
An parties interested In said estate Will take
notico and govern themselves accordingly.
J. p. HALL.
Executor.