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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
APT QUESTIONS
| FOR TEACHERS
applicants SfOrCOunyCertltlCates
! Asked TO Answer Them.
EXAMINATION HELD FEB. 5, 10

Prepared BY the state school Com
missioner to Test the Mental Quail
ihcations OF Those Who Seek POSI-
lions az Teachers In the Public
Schools.
Following ia the list OF questions
as prepared under direction OF the
state commissioner OF public schools.
and Submitted at the county examina-
tion for teachers, Feb. 8, for ele-
mentary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
Miss Elodin a. KelIer

Miss Elodla A. Keller died at her
home in the Kokosing flats Monday
morning at about 10 o'clock. after a
several weeks illness. She was sew
enty-four years, four months and
nine days of age and is survived by
two half-slsters, Mrs. Catherine
Scarborough and Mrs. William Brown
and one haif-brother, Mr.. John Kel-
Ter.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
READING.

]. What Is meant by Interpretation
In reading? What method do YOU cn,-
ploy 10 teach pupils to interpret prop
erly the meaning of the selection.
How early do you begin In the grades
TO Insist upon the proper lnterpreta
tion? (40%)
2. What is current reading? What
ss Its value? How do you supply II
Tor your school? 00G6)
3. What is meant by infection? BY
stress OF voice? BY the rhythm OF
oral reading? O0G)
T. Read for the examiners. Q0CS)
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
Henry Benson

Henry Benson. a former resident
of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning
at his home in Mansfield. His death
was due to heart disease. He was
about 54 years of age and is survived
by his wife and two sons. also one
sister. Mrs. Eurania Coleman of Mon
roe township, Knox county, The re,
mains will be brought to this city
Tuesday morning at 11:1S from
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
Post Gard Shower
For Mrs. Simpson

A post card shower was given Mrs.
Sherman Simpson, who resides near
Martinsburg, Friday in honor OF her
birthday anniversary. She received
seventy-two cards from various p;ac-
es over the United States, among
which were Hickory, Pa, Burgets-
town, Pa, West Middleton, Pa.
Wellston, Orrville, Coshocton and
Newark.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08

II troubled with indigestion, con-
sipation, no appetite or feel bilious,
give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets a trial and you will be
pleased with the result. These tab
let's invigorate the stomach and liver
and strengthen the digestion. Sold
by all dealers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
WIRING.

Give your method OF teaching be-
ginners TO write the small letter al.
phabet. 5000
Your penmanship upon this manu-.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08

Mansfield and taken direct to the Gay
st. NJ. E. church, where the funeral
will be held. Interment in Mound
View cemetery
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
ARITHMETIC.

1. Reduce 9 ounces. drains. !
scrnpie. 10 grains to the decimal OF q
pound. Apoth
2. On counting their money, II was
found that BIS money was 22-lG OF AS.
and that q had 1925 as much as both
~ G had SO IS more than A. how much
had b?
"a. Solve the following problem and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
Junior Prom
This Evening

The Junior Prom occurs this ev-
ening at Rose Hall, Gambler, and
a number Of Mt. Vernon society peo-
pie will attend the event. Music
will be furnished by Johnstons or
chestra of Cleveland. A large num-
ber of visitors are also in Gambler
to attend the social function.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
Post Gard Shower
For Mrs. Tilton

A post card shower was given Mrs.
d. M. Tilton at her home aboue one
half mile south of Jelloway Saturday
in honor of her seventy-fourth birth
day anniversary. She received about
forty cards in all from various points
in the United States.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08

''T don't dare to drink, Liquor nj
ways goes tn my head ut once"
"Yes, Nature hates q vacuum
Cleveland Leader.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-08
T0ciety
A)Neus'
Entertained
With Bridge

Miss Ella Grant, North Main st
entertained two tables of bridge a
her home on Saturday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
PACIFIC MAIL Is
Barring IT'S Teeth
Competition Bestirs 1t to Bid
for New Work Freight,
Hitherto Spurned

The Pacific Mail company has taken
another step to thwart the independent
steamship line, established by Bates &
Chesebrough. 1t has endeavored to OBJ
tain the Pacific haul on all goods
routed from New York. Until the in
dependent line was inaugurated, the
Pacific Mail sought to discourage this
business, hoping to defect it to the
railroads.
The first move of the Pacific Mail was
the announcement of a dispatch serv-
ice duplicating that of Bates &
Chesebrough. Next, it arranged its
sailings one day in advance of the new
company.
1t was understood between Bates &
Chesebrough and the Panama railroad
company that the former were to have
the up haul on all goods not otherwise
routed. This insured the new company
large traffic Now the Pacific Mail
has reversed its policy and jumped in
to get the business.
A. NJ. Garland, freight traffic man
ager of the Pacific Mail. has addressed
a circular letter to all shippers bidding
this business. The letter says:
From copy of our express schedule
No. ] already rendered you, it will be
noted We expect to deliver freight in
San Francisco from New York via
Ancon within "a days. In view of this
special service. as we'll as for the pur-
pose of expediting the forwarding in
every manner possible, will you kindly
instruct your shippers in New York and
interior points TO route all shipments
specifically via the Panama railroad
steamship company and Pacific Mail
steamship company. in order that there
may be absolutely no delay en- route"
The words Pacific Mail steamship
company are underscored in, the let
ter.
The hope of the Pacific Mail, of
course, is to crush the competing line
and then go back to the old slow sched-
ule, forcing shipments over the rail
rnf1fe
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
SMOKE CAUSED A
PANIC in HOTEL
Crowd Watches Man and Wife
Climb Down Long Fire
Escape

Smoke pouring from the elevator
shaft and filing the rooms on the upper
floors caused great excitement among
the $50 guests in the Annex hotel, IA
Eddy, street, shortly before l o'clock
yesterday afternoon. An immense
crowd soon gathered and watched
breathlessly while A. c. Dixon and his
wife of Bakersfield made their way
from the seventh story down the fire
escape. Mrs. Dixon carried a large
merry widow hat and a suitcase. while
her husband was burdened with white
dog and two suitcases. The firemen
placed ladder against the bottom OF
the fire escape and Dixon and his wife
reached the sidewalk in safety.
Daisy Fairweather was carried four
stories by Policeman Cullinane, who
also assisted Christine Lee, a sketch
artist, to carry down four drawers of
dresser containing her stage cos
-*umes. r. w. Brown, the manager
succeeded in persuading the other
guests to remain in their rooms.
The fire was caused by a fuse be-
ing blown out in the elevator and set
ting fire to some shavingss at the bot
tom OF the shaft. The damage was
slight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
.MININGMEN RAP
PINCHOT Policies
American Congress Opposes
Conservation and Declares
for State Control

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 29.-The Amer
lean Mining congress not only placed
itself on record today against all the
policies of conservation. but by vote
that was practically unanimous de-
clared itself frankly in favor of state
control OF water. water power and all
other natural resources
Conservation only as il relates TO the
prevention of waste was indorsed- And
then, not content with having thus at
tackled the Pinchot theories, the con-
gress accepted a report of the commit
tee on Alaska mining laws In which
CLAWS and Jones. the land ONCE spe-
ciaI agents dismissed by Ballinger.
were scored and appfa uded a delegate
when he classed Colonel RooSeVeiI
among the eonservationists. whose ac-
tivfties were in one resolution charac-
terized as mere sham and pretense.~<
This delegate E A Wright OF
Searchlight. New, paid tribute ITO Pin
chot as an honest, sincere man. But
he added that the same could not be
said of most OF the other prominent
conservationists. chief among them be-
ing "a recent occupant OF the White
House. who, instead of conserving fed
eral revenues, raised government ex-
pendituers to an amount that equalled
each year the entire amount OF the
national debt and made the presidential
office cost the people S125,0OO year.
The congress elected the following
FIVE OF nine directors tonight:
John Dern, Salt Lake City. one year;
DIR. E r Buckley, Rolla. Mo: z. A.
Mont tgomery. Los Angeles, two years:
c. A. Barlow. Bakersfield, Cal. and l.
W. Powell. Tucson, Ariz-, three years
The opinion was generally expressed
onight that Dern would be chosen
president of the board
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
SLOT MACHINES
STRIKE. A SNAG
Supervisors Discover Bill Gives
Police Board Too Much
Power

slot machine ordinance was formu-
lated at an executive session of the
supervisors police committee yesterday
morning for submission to the board
next Monday and it was Withdrawn by
the committee in the afternoon, when
Supervisors Herget, Deasy and Knowles
learned that it would give the police
commission virtually absolute power
to give or withhold permits as the
commissioners pleased.
Il won't stand for anything of the
kind" announced Chairman Herget.
The flaw was pointed out by eigarmen
who did not care to have their names
known. The bill as proposed allowed
two machines to each stand. and for
commercial purposes only. The provi-
sion putting the decision as to any
applicant in the hands of the commits
sioners passed unnoticed at first. Her
get and the committeeman were in
doubt whether a suitable bill would
be substituted in time for next Mon
days session.
1t was pointed out to the committee
men that a rule by the commission
might be adopted cutting out the so
card machines and requiring 50 card
machines. Most of those in use in
times past were of the former variety.
Those of the 52~card species. it was
stated. were all made by single firm,
and it was intimated would cost SIS
apiece, while the old variety was at
hand for $50. Some of the cigarmen
feared the commission might insist that
the so card device was unfair" and
force q general repurchase.
This. Herget said, the supervisors
wouldn't stand for. There the matter
rests at present.
President w. E. Travers of the Cali
fornia taxicab company, called before
the committee in regard to the pro-
tests of the harbor commissioners that
his men, with others, were overcharg-
ing the public at ferry deliveries, took
matters into his own hands and read
quite a lecture on this municipality s
conduct of its street traffic. Travers
said that both for pedestrians and au-
toists this was the most dangerous
city within his knowledge in the
country.
The committee took no action on
Travers' suggestion that the rule of
passing to the left of a vehicle going
in the same direction should be
changed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST
HASKELL ARE DISMISSED
Restrictions Laid Down by
Court Kill Governments Case

MALESTER, Okla, Sept. 29.-The
trial of Governor c. n. Haskell of Okla
homa In the Muskogee town lot cases
came to sudden end today when the
government announced that under the
restrictions laid down by the court ii
would be unable to make out case
against Haskell or any of his code
fendants
Governor Haskell and three other de-
PENDANTS were charged in an indict-
ment returned by a federal grand jury
with conspiracy TO defraud the gov
ernment in the disposal OF town lot
sites at Muskogee, Okla
1t was charged that by the false
registration of the names of persons
scattered over the country they Sc
cured title to about 500 lots. Two OF
the indicted men returned 100 lots and
$40, 900 to the government.
The dismissal of all of the cases to-
day was attributed by the government
attorneys to their inability to confine
their proof to the period of Limitation
fixed by the court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
OFFICES AND BRANCHES
OF BROKERS RAIDED
Big Company Accused of Using
the Mails to Defraud

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Agents of
the department of justice at noon to-
day raided the Offices of B. f. Scheftels
&, Co. in New York City, mining stock
brokers. and the branches of the same
firm at Boston, Providence. Phila-
delphia, Chicago, Milwaukee and De-
troit
The complaint against the firm is
conspiracy to use the mails to defraud
The complaint is against the follow
ing named persons, who are believed
to be prominent in the management
and operations of Scheftels & Co.:
George Graham Rice. B. HI. Scheftels
George Sullivan. Charles b. Stone
Charles F. Belser, John Delaney, Cla-
renee Mccormack, Charles s Herzig
William T. Seagrave and Harry Ded-
rick
Complaint is also made against the
following, who are said to be managers
of branch offices:
Charles A. Sawyer, Providence, r. L.;
E. l. Mead Chicago; Benjamin Schef-
tells, Milwaukee; R. S. Waterman, De-
troit: George M. Holbrook. Boston, and
Charles w. Finninger, Philadelphia.
The managers of the branch offices
are charged with being parties to the
alleged conspiracy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT
IN RESIDENCE QUARTER
ParoIed Convict From Folsom
Found With Gang

TACOMA, Sept 2s.-Sam Lewis. alias
C. r. Backman, and Charles NJ. Deck
captured in a counterfeiting den in the
heart of Tacoma's residential district
yesterday, were arraigned before Unit
ed States Commissioner Bridges this
afternoon. They had stated they would
plead guilty. They are charged with
making and having in their possession
25 sets of molds for manufacturing
bogus gold and silver coins.
Bert Grimm, paroled convict from
Folsom prison, Cal, who was connected
with the gang, but against whom no
evidence has been obtained. will prob
ably be sent back to the California
penitentiary to serve out his unexpfred
sentence. The federal officers have
turned him over to the police.
A IA year old schoolboy. employed
by the gang as lookout, who first fur
nished the clew about the den when
truant officer located him there, was
turned over to his parents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
Dixie TELLS OF
/ EXT0RTI0N PLOT
Youth Brought Here From
Weed Corroborates Ben
Gordon's Story

Glenn A Pike. the young man who
was associated with Willie Sacks and
Ben Gordon in various attempts to
blackmail Doctor" Thompson, arrived
from weed in charge of Detective NJ
Y Burke yesterday morning. After
making a statement of what he knew
of the case, Pike was locked in the
CITY prison TO be held as a material
witness against the malpractitioner
pixies statement Of how he and his
svo fellow blackmailers worked
showed that Gordon and Sack lived in
ab5ect terror Of the giant doctor.
while Pike fearlessly faced him and
conducted all negotiations regarding
The hush money. According to Pixies
statement he became acquainted with
Sack and Gordon while the trio
worked in a Golden Gate bowling alley
Some time early in May Gordon told
pike that Sack had something on
Doctor Grant" They found Sack and
he related the story to Pike and Cor
don. Gordon having previously been
told the same story by Sack. Pike
and Gordon then followed Doctor
Thompson and Miss Messerschmidt to
Highland Springs. while Sack. quak-
ing in terror Of the doctor" waited at
Pieta.
PROMISED MONEY
"The doctor and took walk
around the grounds that evening" said
Pike 7 told him Sack had taken
Gordon and myself 70 the Eureka street
house and that while Willie was away
Gordon and myself started to dig under
the house but that the terrible odor
and acid fumes had made us stop.
looked at him and told him 1 thought
buried there, and that the best thing
he could do would be to send US all
back east. He told me he had not the
money then. but would be able to get
some in. two weeks or a month. He
also said that he had $4,000 advertis-
ing cards to be distributed and that he
would put me in charge Of the two
boys in passing them out, and that
would keep them quiet until he could
get the money"
Pike then related how, after arriving
in Sap Francisco from the springs, he
and Sack and Gordon had a talk with
the doctor and got $50 from him. which
was divided up. A day or so later
the three boys went to Sacramento.
where they were deserted by Sack.
Pike says he has not seen Sack since
and doesn't know where he is now.
Gordon and Pike went UP to Weed.
where Pike has worked ever since
DECEIVED THOMPSON
Pike naively explained that Sack
had told him the full story of the dis
position Of Eva Swans body, and that
his statement to Doctor" Thompson
about digging under the house and
thinking that some babies were buried
there was ruse to keep the doctor
from knowing that he was in full pos
session Of the facts. Pike also stated
that Doctor" Thompson wanted him
TO go out and rent the Eureka street
house for another month, but he re-
fused TO do so. While Pike offered no
theory why Thompson wanted this
done. il is evident that the malprac-
oner having learned that the three
boys were in possession OF his secret
wanted an opportunity to get out to
the house again and move the BODY
10 some place unknown to any one else.
Plke probab bly, will be held in detinue
until after he has testified against
Thompson at the murder trial.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
AGED MAN, BEATEN IN
FIGHT, MAY LOSE EYE
Assailant Championed Cause of
Aggrieved Landlady

AS the result of an altercation yes
terday evening with George A. Doherty
at the Ridley house, 20 Duboce avenue,
William Palmer, 60 years old, an en-
pioye of the w. & J. Sloane furinture
company, will probably lose his right
eye. According to Miss Kate v. Breen,
who owns and runs the Lodging house.
which is on Doherty's propety, Palmer
insulted her in an argument over some
rugs. Dohertys came to her assistance
and forced Palmer from the house,
striking him several times.
Palmer was taken to the central
emergency hospital He returned to
the house with policeman later, but
the latter refused to make any arrests
after he had heard the story.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
CATHOLIC LADIES
MAKE NOMINATIONS
Grand Council by the Sea Will
Last Another Day for
Election
Especial Dispatch to The Call


SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2s-The present
grand council of the Catholic ladies'
aid society is developing into one of
the most important gatherings ever
held, and at least another day will be
required to rush through unfinished
business. Today was the feast of st.
Michael and All Angels. and the event
was celebrated with a mass at Delmar
chapel, Father O'Reilly of the Capitola
church acting as celebrant. At the
regular morning session the entire time
was taken up with important executive
business The meeting was harmonious
and the delegates covered much work
in support of matters bearing on the
ways and means OF bettering Delmar.
ST. Margaret's club and the organiza-
ton In general
Letters of congratulation were read
from Rev. Father P. Foley OF Alameda.
Rev. Father J. Cassin of Santa Rosa. and
former Past. Grand President Mrs. NJ.
Carr of Oakland. who were unable to
be present. Fraternal greetings were
read from the grand president OF the
Young Mems institute and the grand
president of the Young Ladies insti-
tute.
The afternoon was devoted to the
nomination of officers for the election
which occurs on Thursday. 1t Is the
consensus of opinion that Mrs. P. j.
Moore, the present grand president.
will be reelected. Mrs. Moore is very
popular and for seven years served as
grand secretary. There will be no op-
position for the grand secretaryship,
the delegates being well satisfied with
NJ. ]. Smith
At the De1mar hotel this evening
the ladies of Santa Cruz branch No. IS
rendered the visiting delegates and
friends a reception, followed by an in
formal program and refreshments
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
Malpractice Will Be Fought
Stringent Laws Are Proposed

enough to clean out these men from the profes-
sional field, in spite of the fact that every regular
and established physician in the community does
all he can to eliminate theni They are wcH
knopn to the association and to the police author
tiles, but they crop UP all sides and seem never
TO stop multiplying They are readily detected by
their advertising and their methods Fen of them
are licensed and pet they advertise themselves
abroad as doctors There no nay Of protecting
the profession from this tppe OF criminal until he
or she is detected.
he federal government patches them pery
closely and does not permit them to send their ad-
pcrtisements literature through the mails If NE
could stop them from advertising locally and place
the police in position to arrest all men who ad-
pertise physicians who hold no license much
mould be accomplished.
The attitude of the postonce department is expressed
in section us of the postal laws which for such ad
vertised fraud imposes fine of $1,000 and mprson-
ment of FIVE years Section 2ll which adver-'
tisements of abortonists, makes the fine $4,000 and
the imprisonment the number of years the first
section. In speaking of the regulations of his depart
ment Inspector H. B. Hall, in charge, said:
We give these notice Immediately and
that's about all there is to it. They are confronted
nith the federal ldws and usually consult us. We
publish list Of men pho are barred from the
mails because Of the matter they attempt to send
through this department Our prosecutions are,
as rule successful and NE have little trouble
NTH the men or identified NTH this kind
OF business.
Comment on the situation has been made on
Der of occasions in the California state Journal of Med
icine of which Doctor Jones editor. He has waged
a constant against ma malpractitioner and will now
endeavor to bring pressure to bear the state egsa
ture through the state and county organizations of
medical men.
Following is the list compiled by Postmaster Arthur
C. Fisk of s. practitioners whose mail has been
barred by the postal authorities Five of the number
hold physicians licenses DIR. E. F. West whom
Thompson bought out and in whose Offices the accused
man masqueraded as DIR James Grant, is in the list:
yies. Doctor LeeI Davis and Doctor
& Co.
Doctor Boughton.
Smith.
md HI. b. Bright DIR. +. Thomas.
De Cornelius.
OD0nnelI.
California Confinement Home
Neal. Moore.
DR.. c. c. Moore and Dr. G. w. Moore.
II. r. kaner.
f.
DR. and Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Doc
tor Maxwell
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
EXPORT TRADE SHOWS
BIG GAIN IN AUGUST
Balance Is Temporarily Against
the United States

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.--In August
the export trade of the United States
increased more than $4,000, 600. accord
ing to summary completed by the
bureau Of statistics.
In the eight months of the calendar
year which ended with August the
value of exports to Europe alone was
nearly $500, 900, 600, and the imports
for the same period more than
1925. 200. 900.
The statistics would indicate the
balance of trade" this year is against
the United States. but the opinion of
many of the students of economics is
that the immense exports of foodstuffs
and manufactures this fall are likely
to turn itin favor of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
SEATTLE MAYOR is
TO PRY INTO CHARGES
Will Investigate Alleged Graft
Among City Officials

SEATTLE, Sept. 29.-Councilman Max
Wardalrs rule as acting mayor of Sc
attic came to an end at $40 o'clock to-
night when Mayor Hiram c. Gill re-
turned from a three, weeks yachting
cruise, took hold of the reins of govern
ment and intimated that if the charges
of grating made against Chief of
Police Charles w. Wappenstein are true
he will remove Wappenstein from Office
While Mayor Gill was absent, Acting
Mayor Wardall started clean up cam
paign that resulted in charges of graft
against several city officials.