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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
The Odd Jobs Woman.

If you have no particular bent, but
many outlets, do not feel you must
train yourself into speciality for
which you have no particular fitness,
which, being more plainly translated,
means there is room in the world for
the odd Jobs women.
Don't you believe It?
Hear how one girl who was sudden
ly thrown upon her own resources
made for herself comfortable living.
When forced to take account of stock
but many knacks, She could not write
stories, be concert singer or player,
paint miniatures or teach kindergar-
ten. but she could write a clever note,
bake delicious cake, pack trunk that
was joy to behold when opened at a
journeys end, play inspiring dance
music, sing ballads blessingly and read
aloud delightfully."-. In addition she
could do fine mending. clean gloves
and laces und had an artistic knack
of setting table or decorating room.
1t would take years to specialize on
any of the branches, with no certainty
OF final success. While debating the
girl heard u business friend lament
that there was no one to help her out
on the numerous oLd jobs that over
filed the busy workers scant time.
"Tll be an odd jobs woman" said the
girl.
She would go into woman'S kitchen
and bake cake. would set her table
and decorate her drawing room for
and attend to careful service and
would later go into the drawing room
to play for dancing or sing few
songs.
The friend who hated to pack a trunk
knew where she could find good
packer in an emergency The packer
would also come early and get clothes
In good condition, run ribbons. mend
darn or clean gloves and laces.
The society woman who could moi
afford a secretary and was swampet
by her correspondence could have clev
er, well written notes sent out from
mere jottings of information. She
could also trust her for calling lists t
be carefully revised and invitation:
written, directed and sent.
Where eyes were bad or one wa!
convalcscins from long illness there
would go the girl with clever litera
ture adapted to the taste of the hear
er. Better yet, these stories were reat
in pleasing voice, with perfect enun
ciation
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
COUNTY OPTION THE ISSUE


Minneapolis, Mimi, July 2S-John
Lind for governor on county option
platform is the program of the lead
ers in the Democratic state conven-
tion which was called to order here
today for the nomination of state
ticket to be voted for at the November
election. The principal fight in the
convention promises to be over the
question of tht adoption of a county
option resolution 1t is planned to
have the resolution fight come first, as
that will decide the status of John
Lind in the convention. 1t is we'll
known that Mr.. Lind could not be per-
suaded to accept the nomination ex-
ception on county option platform.
Congressman W. S. Hammond, who,
next to former Governor Lind, has
been most prominently mentioned for
the head of the ticket, has given the
delegates to understand that he does
not care for the nomination. In the
event of the defeat of the Lind forces,
therefore, the convention will probably
name Judge G. w. Stanton of Bemidji,
John Jenswold of Duluth or some 9th.
er equally prominent Democrat as the
standard bearer in the coming cam
paign.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
Summer READING,

Summer gives more time for reading,
even to the busy woman. than does
any other season. This may be be-
cause 1t is too warm for social duties
and exercise, but the pleasant fact re-
mains to the book lover.
Systematic reading is always Of more
advantage than desultory. therefore
for part OF the time you allow yourself
each day TO read along given lines.
II you expect to take your vacation
later get all the books bearing on the
history, Cora and fiction of that part
OF the country. There are comparative
ly few parts even of unhistorlc Amer
lea that have not been written up
while for trip abroad the difficulty is
to choose.
summer reading club for workers
Is delightful,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
Mimic Warfare Begins.
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN

CHICAGO Cattle; Beeves, 81 759S 80;
Texas steers, 80 50m5 so; western steers,
81 75G6 60 stoclters and feeders, 81 00Gp
G 25 cows and heifers, 81 5000 so.
Calvrs-sf 501S 75. Sheep and Lambs
Native sheep. 50 7O04 so; western, So so
IA 81. native lambs 81 5O@7 6O; west
ern, 81 75ll7 60; yearlings, 81 50@5 70,
Iloss--Lighi, IS $500 10; mixed, IS ESQ
s 90 heavy. 81 95@S 49, rough, 81 $50
s 20 pigs, IS 656CS TO- Wheat - No. 2
red, 81 O7A@1 07H. Corn-No. 2, 66Q
s6&c. Oats--No 2, dO@ @4Oiac
EAST 8UFFALo--Cattle: Export cat
tie, IS 5Oa7 75 shipping steers, Sc 500
90; butcher cattle, $5 25@6 OO heifers,
81 0005 75, fat COWS, S4 00@5 %; bulls,
SO SOFAS So mixers ana springers. S25 90
@i5 90, Calves--$9 O0@9 5O' Sheep and
lambs-MlXod sheep, 81 5o@i 10: weth-
ers. So 0O@5 40; ewes 81 O044 50 lambs,
Sc 00Q7 20; yearlings, s. 00m6 25 Hogs
Ieavies, 50 00@9 05; mediums 50 100
20 Workers, 80 4O@9 so; pigs, 80 500
. %; roughs, 81 5O@1 75i stays, Sc 30.
PITTS6URG- --Cattle; Choice 81 20d
40. prime, SO S547 10; tidy butchers,
s5 1906 4O heifers, SO 5O@5 75; cows,
bulls and stays. 81 50@5 SO; fresh COWS,
Sg5 O0a55 90 CalYes-Veal. 81 00@10 90.
Sheep and Lambs-Prime wethers, 81 rs
as 90 good mixed, 81 4044 Go; lambs
So OO97 25; yearings. 50 5oq6 90. Hogs
Heavy hogs IS 9Ou9 OOi MEDIUMS, ~ 06
a9 60; heavy mixed, 80 1909 25 heavy
Workers, 50 $500 rs; light Workers. $40 OC
QlO 10; pigs so l0ql0 10.
cLEVELAND-C Choice steers
s6 s5Q7 90; heifers, sS 1906 90; fat COWS
81 60Q5 90; bulls. 81 5OQ5 90; mixers
and springers. $50 00Q6O 90. Calves
50 rs down. Sheep and Lambs--Mixed
sheep, 81 00@i 25; ewes, SO 6044 90
best sheep. 81 25@4 so; lambs, IS 0o@
7 so. Hogs-Heavies and mediums, IS so
Workers, so 20; pigs, 80 90; roughs, 81 s5
stays, Sc 50.
lNCINNATl-Wheat: No. 2 red, 81 0!
al 04. Corn No. mixed, 67h Q6Sc
Oats-No. mixed, 4Sh@4ic. Rye-No
2, S0Os3c. Lard--s1l S0@1i 40, Bacon
$22 0O02S 90. Bulk Meats-s11 1901 s7A
Cattle-S4 25@7 90. Sheep-$l 1904 90
Lambs-s4 5OQ7 25. Hogs-$S 5000 10
6osToN-wool: Ohio and Pennsylva
MIA Xxx, soc; delaine washed, 3ic; de
lame unwashed. 26Q26o; h-blood comb
Ing, 27@2Sc: A-blood combing, 26@27c
u blood combins. 27@2sc; Kentucky ant
Indiana %blood. 2sQ27c; A-biood. FAC
2Gc,
ToLEoo-wheat 81 o5h; corn, 67c
| oats. &2Ae; rye 7Se; cloyerseed, 81 97.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
TO LAY CLAIM TO
SWOPE MILLIONS

Flemington, N. j., July 2S-Counsel
representing Elmer o. Swope COM
menced the taking of dispositions here
today in support of the latter's claim
to being a son of the late Col. Thorn
as H. Swope, the Kansas City million
aire for whose alleged murder DR..
Bennett c. Hyde is now under SEN
tence of life Imprisonment. An at
tempt will be made to prove that
Elmer C. Swope is the legitimate off.
spring of union of Col. Swope and
woman whom he is alleged to have
married during brief residence here
in the early sixties.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
MEETING OF TEXAS MAYORS

Tyler Texas, July 2S-The tenth
annual meeting of the Texas Mayors
Association convened here today and
was called to order by President W. d.
Davis of Fort Worth. The exchange
of greetings and the annual reports
occupied the forenoon. This afternoon
the convention discussed the commits
sion form of government and the ini.
tiative, referendum and recall Rep
resentatives of numerous cities took
part in the discussions.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
A SENATOR

The newspapers some months ago
printed advertisements which solicit
ed the public to buy 10000 shares of
the stock of the Arizona Metals com
pany at $3.50 per share (par value
5000. The advertisements set forth
hopes and prospects in the manner
common to such solicitations, but
the larger type was reserved for the
legend:
Senator Charles Dick, President,
Washington, d. c."
There is nothing uncommon in a
senator's being an investor In u min
ing company the cases of
Penrose and Guggenheim. But where
Dick differs from the others Is in
this: there is no similar recent rec
ord of senator publicly lending his
name and office as a lure to small in
Vestors to buy stocks. Some of the
Others might do in secret things
much more graveiy improper, but
they would hardly do what Dick has
done in this case. incidentally, a
few weeks ago, the advertising agent
who put out these announcements
sued for the amount of his bill; as "A
part OF the suit, the furniture in the
company's office was attached, where
upon II appeared that the Office furni-
ture didn't belong 60 the company,
but had been loaned to It One cur
ions episode In this history was Sena.
tor Dicks violent protests In the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. What was
the reason? Was he willing to ALLOW
the use of his name outside of Ohio
but not before the eyes of his own
constituents? Or did he object to
rhe revenue going to newspaper
which is opposed to him politically!
Either would be possible and charac
teristic in the case OF man of Sena
tor Dicks caliber Somehow the very
smallness and cheapness OF the
things that make this senator objec
tionable seem the less compatible
with state like Ohio. Golfers,
r.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
A SAGE ON suPERFLulTlEs

A lady, who was also philanthro
pist, crossed the Russian frontier to
visit Tolstoi, and, ushered into his
presence she uttered the usual con
ventional greetings and exclamations
while the sage eyed her abstractedly
and silently.
When she ceased speaking he
touched her large and, at the time
fashionable sleeve, and said, sweetly:
"Why do you wrap so much cloth
on your arms? If you ripped 1t off il
would make nice frock for little
GIRL. G. Wilcox.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29

Tunic gowns are not becoming to the
average woman, so it will not be over
whelming news to state that Dame
Fashion has decreed that in the fall
these models will not be worn.
There is one exception in tunic eff
fects that should be allowed to remain
the frock of silk or some sheer ma.
terial yelled with tunic draperies OF
chiffon or material of diaphanous
texture The costume illustrated is one
of the best types Of the tunic gown
which is popular this summer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29

Mrs. c. c, Baum left Wednesday
morning for her home in Plttsburg,
Pa, after a several days visit with
relatives In Academia
Mr., c. G. Cooper and son, Charles,
left this morning for Gloucester,
Mass, to spend several weeks.
Mr.. l. T. Taylor and Mrs, Freder-
lex Taylor and daughter Marguerite,
of East Front street. went to Danyille
Thursday morning to spend several
days with Mr., and Mrs, Andrew Tay,
lor.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
START POSTAL
BANKS IN FALL
Each State Is to Be Given One
Institution.
HITCHCOCK CHANGES PLANS

Instead Of Experimenting With New
System In Offices of the First
Class, Tryout viii Be Made In Sec
ond and Third Class offiees-Hope
For Larger Appropriation at Next
Session of Congress--Many AppIl.
cations Now On File.
Washington, July 2S. - Announce
ment is made that the postofice de-
partment will establish postal saw
ings banks at several cities Oct. 1. In
dications are that the system will be
tried out in the beginning at post
offices of the second and third
classes rather than in those Of the
first class, as originally planned.
1t is probable that postal savings
bank will be established in each Of
the AZ states at the outset. When
the board of trustees met soon after
| congress adjourned it was announced
that the new banking plan would not
be installed until some time in the
agreed at the time not more than a
dozen banks should be put into COM
mission at the beginning, and that
Offices of the first class should be
tried for experimental purposes. The
committee having the details in hand
has come to the conclusion that
owing to the. small appropriation
available it would be better If banks
! were introduced irto the smaller Of
fees first. The belief is entertained
that in the larger cities deposits
would pile up more rapidly, thus in
creasng the cost of administration.
There is lively interest on the
part OF the postmasters in the postal
savings bank law More than 800
of them have asked that their offices
be designated to accept postal saw
ings. Nearly 644 national banks have
requested that they be designated as
repositories of postal funds. 1t Is
the expectation of the postal officials
that at the next session of congress
adequate appropriation will be made
that will insure the establishment Of
the banks wherever there may be a
demand for them.
Indiana Troops Ready.
south Bend Ind, July 28.-The
Grand Trunk Railroad company was
notified that it will be protected in
the running of all trains. This was
the result of consultation Brigadier
General Mckee of the Indiana Ma
tional Guard who represents Cover
nor Marshall here, had with Mayor
GoetZ.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29

Miss Alice Kirk of Key West, Flor
ida, is expected here this evening to
visit with her sister, Miss Eva Kirk.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29

Mr.. Allen Moffit went to Newark
Wednesday noon to attend to some
matters of business.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29

The banana appears to be about
the only berry within reach of the
average ultimate consumer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
indiana Troops Ready.
Michigan troops ordered Out


Detroit, July 2S.--Governor Warner
op request of officials of Shinwasse
county ordered the Detroit and Grand
Rapids battalions of the Michigan
National Guard to assemble in their
armories, ready to go to Durand to
guard property and employees of the
Grand Trunk from strikers.
Mimic Warfare Begins.
Camp Judson Harmon, Marietta,
O., July 2S.-Mimic warfare with all
of its frills was begun in the hills
to the north and east of Marietta by
the troops of the Second brigade.
The entire force of 1000 men is in
the field and the two Brown armies
are striving TO gain a point of van
tage meath the glaring sun of July.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-08
WINDOW GLASS
TRUsT. INDICTED
Charged With Being a Com
l1ination in Restraint of
Trade

Pitt.5urss, April s-The special
federal grand jury which convened
Monday, late today returned q pre-
sentiment against the Imperial Win
dow Glass company, West Virginia
corporation. charging it with being a
combination in restraint of trade. The
presentment asks for the indictment
Of the corporations officers.
The Imperial Window Glass COM
pany is capitalized at $250,000 of
which amount $4,000 is paid in. Dur
ing the four days. inquisition. testi-
mony it was officially learned, was to
the effect that the company had clear
ed $15O,OO0 net over and above all
expenses.
The companies which were allowed
by the allege dagreement to sell only
to the Imperial company, number six
ty-six. representing capitalization
Of between $7,00O,0OO and $4,000, 900.
OF these sixty-six companies, it was
testified that twelve were kept closed.
the idleness involving an expense of
$4,000 q year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-08
TROUBLE BREWING
Seizure of American Vessels Ground
for COmDlaint

Washington, April S.-The seizure
of the Lark and Esfuerzo, the Ameri-
can owned vessels which were cap.
tured recently on the east coast Of
Nicaragua by parties claiming to be
acting in the interests Of DR.. Madriz,
is likely to form the basis for claims
against the Nicaraguan government.
According to information received at
the sttae department these vessels
when seized were engaged sin legiti-
mate coastwise trade, distributing
merchandise to, their owners branch
depots on the coast.
There Is now reason to believe that
the seizure was the wrongful act of
private parties, for which Madriz de-
MED all responsibility and ordered
their surrender to the commander of
the United States ship Paducah. who
in turn will deliver them to the
American consul at Blueefilds. The
Lark when seized was loaded to sail
for Blueelds with rubber and gold,
the property of the owners for trans,
portation to the United States. Tho
Esfuerzo was loaded with gasoline
and supplies for its owners mines.
In both cases the cargoes were appro-
priated by the captors of the vessels
and although without direct informa-
ton on the subject the department
assumes the cargoes have not been r.
turned with the vessels.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-08
Sent Money to Pennsylvania
Beauty to Pay Her Mar.
riage Trip
BEN 0. BAKER Of AMBROSE
Contributed :67.s2 TO FUND
Woman Now Under Arrest CHARGED
With Using Mails to Conduct Frau.
dulent Love Affairs-she Had Many
Correspondents in Western Cities.

Pittsburg, April S-Another indict-
ment was returned today on charges
OF graft. romantic instead Of council
manic. Alice Peterson, pretty
Johnstown woman, who has manners
OF refinement. Is charged IN a true
bill returned by the federal grand jury
with having used the United States
mails to conduct a fraudulent matri-
monial scheme in which she was the
bait
The woman is alleged to have had
a large correspondence WITH men in
western cities, and when love affairs
had ripened to proper point, she
would ask them to send money for her
fare to their town SO that she might
marry them.
Among the exhibits offered by the
p1stoflce inspectors are a number
Of fervi dletters. One was addressed
to J. Frank Ross of Eugene, Ore,
whom she requested to send her 500
so that she could go to Oregon and
be married to him.
Another was to Frank E. Burk, An
kelo, Ind. She asked Frank to send
$35 so that she could pay for an OPP
Grafton to be performed on her moth
err.
The third letter was of bright and
cheerful nature, and was addressed to
Ban o. Baker. Ambrose, N. D. In
this letter the writer asked for $57.S2.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-08
DEMOCRAT MADE
USUAL CHARGE
Says Republican Opponent
Has Received Part of Insur-
ance Graft Money

Rochester, N. Y, April 8.-James 5.
Hayens, Democratic nominee for con-
eress for this district, spoke at the
National theater here last night IN
support of his candidacy and against
his Republican opponent, George W..
Aldridge, whom he branded as a po-
litical boss and as the recipient OF
mart of the fire insurance corruption
fnnd raised in 1905.
"For more than twonty years, "Mr.
Hayens said, "this county has been,
and has been widely known to be. alb
solutely subservient in politics to Mr..
Aldridge. During that period and at
the present time no Republican resi-
dent of Monroe county has been or can
he of a character high enough or great
enough in his devotion to the public
welfare, to aspire to serve in any pub
lie capacity without first seeing this
one man.
.This man has nominated himself
for representative in congress. to fill
tha Mace of Mr.. Perkins. He is
frank about 1t. his followers are
frank. He wants the Office. He has
wanted II for some time. He will not
deny. they cannot, that it was his In
tention and theirs to take the nomina-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-08
DENNE1T WILL Be
STAR WITNESS
Decision Will Depend on His
Testimony, Secretary Bal
linger's and Schwartz

Washington, April S-The week end
sessions Of the Ballinger- -Pinchot in
vesttgating committee were resumed
today. Attorney vertrees probably
will hold Secretary Ballinger for the
last. for it is believed that upon his
Testimony, more than any other factor
In the case, the committees final de-
termination will depend. H.. H.
Schwartz, chief of the field service, and
Fred bennett, commissioners Of the
general land office. are other witnesses
whose testimony will have an intimate
and important bearing on the case.
AS soon as the committee was called
to order this morning by Chairman
Nelson, Attorney Brandeis was on his
feet protesting against the letters
written by Secretary Ballinger last
week complaining Of the numerous
wholesale calls for papers made upon
the department by the attorney for
the prosecution. The secretary char
acterized Brandeis's course as an
"oblique attempt to control the man
ner in which the evidence should
be presented and mere fishing pro-
cess"
Brandeis complained Of the delay
Of the interior department In produc-
ing the papers requested, and he asked
that instructions be issued calling for.
the production of the papers ct once.
He then proceeded to attack the pres
ent position Of Secretary Dallinger
which he characterized as "a re-
markable reversal of ideas" Fle de-
clared that ut first the secretary did
not even want counsel "lest it hinder
the committee IN IT'S search for tine
truth" A;terward he employed ccEr-
sci and now WIS IL .lotesting again:t
the production Of papers, he said.
Attorney Vertrees declared that
counsel for the prosecution was "tish-
ing" because the main case put in
against Secretary Ballinger had
failed in all parts"
Discussion waa ended by the adop-
ton of 81 :uotion of Representative
DENLY directing the secretary Of tie
interior tO pIoduce all papers called
for by tie committee with "all due
speed"
Andrew Christensen, chief of the
field division of the land Office who
succeeded CLAWS at Seattle. WASH.
was then called to the stand.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-08
MASKED men ATTEMPTED To HOLD Up
THE Milwaukee, R0NEER LIMITED TRAIN
tibule and While Finally Overpowered Prevented the
Wholesale Robbery of the Irain.-Bandits Escaped

st. Paul, April s.-Two masked
bandits attempted early today to hold
up the Chicago. Milwaukee and St.
Paul's crack train, the Pioneer Limit
ed, which arrived In st. Paul at 7:15
o'clock this morning. The men board
ed the train at New Lisbon. Wis.,, get
ting In by way of the forward vesti-
bule on the front sleeper, which had
been left open when the conductor
took his orders to the engineer. The
men passed through the front sleeper
into the rear vetsibule of that car,
locking both doors of the vestibule.
When Conductor Schumway passed
forward through the train he was
stopped by the locked vestibule door.
Unlocking the door he was instantly
confronted by two revolvers held by
two masked CURES. The masked men
ordered him to hold up his hands.
Conductor Schumway disregarded the
order and leaped upon the larger of
the bandits. A hand-to-hand tussle
followed in which the railroad man
was finally overpowered. The tall
man then reached down under the
steps and cut OF the air connection
and the train came to a stop. The
men jumped of and fed into the dark
ness.
From Mauson. Wis.,, comes a report