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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
ARREST
OF Man In Mt. Vernon Under
Food Law
columbus Journal)


A firm of old offenders who, 'tls al
legged, have sold pure cider vinegar"
which never was suspected of having
seen an apple, has been caught by the
dairy and food commissioners office
Through its agent punishment was in
fiicted. This firm is Price e Lucas of
Allegheny, Pa. 1t has been pursued
by the state department for many,
many years, but it's agents have elud-
ed the inspectors.
A few days ago word was received
that the company's salesman, John
Glass, would be in Mt. Vernon. BY
promising retail grocer immunity
for past offenses In selling the Penn
sylvania company's goods, his prom.
ise to aid in the capture was secured.
When Glass appeared the storekeep.
er called the department and F. G.
Albright was dispatched. He arrest.
ed Glass and took him to Bellfon.
taine, where Glass had sold goods. A
fine of $50 and costs, amounting in all
to $50, was assessed. Glass firm paid
and promised to cease selling mis-
branded vinegar in the state.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
BOLTON
VIII Be Brought To Knox Co.
Jail Next Week
State Issues 65 SubpOenas
For Witnesses
Newark American Tribune


Sheriff Slabaugh' is busily engaged
in getting this end of the trial of the
case of Ohio versus Louis Bolton
ready for trial.
1t will be called in Mt. Vernon April
IL and formally the subpoenas are is
sued under the name of the sheriff
of Knox county. They are issued on
the praecipe of Prosecutor Smythe
and Mr.. w. H. Miller of Columbus has
been in the city for two or three days
helping with the work.
AS yet there is no date set for the
removal of Bolton, the prisoner, to
Mt. Vernon, but 1t is supposed that he
will be taken there the latter part of
next week. Thus far the state has
caused to be issued subpoenas for 65
witnesses and will as the case pro-
crosses add considerably to the num-
ber On Thursday at noon the de-
fense had not caused q subpoena to
be issued but in proper time they will
call nearly a hundred witnesses.
Attorneys on both sides of the case
look for considerable time to elapse
in the matter of securing a jury. Loc-
al attorneys for the defense are en-
gagged and they will be acquainted
with the situation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
FINGERS
LaCerated By Catching Them
In A Saw

Samuel Workman, residing about
two miles south of Jelloway, met with
a very severe injury while at work on
circular saw near his home. The
accident happened on Friday morn
ing while he was feeding board into
the saw. In some manner, the board
was given sudden jerk and Mr..
Workman's index finger on the left
hand was severed at the end. The lit
tie finger Of the same hand was also
badly lacerated DR.. j. A. Reed of
Jelloway was called to render surglc-
al attention.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04

long before the analysis was made
and there would be no evidence Of the
poison in the stomach.
1t is rumored, however, that the
officials are not depending upon the
results OF the analysis now, as evil
dence secured by Detective Rowley
will make a mighty strong case
against several persons.
Second Detective Here
Mr.. II. j. Bradbury of Cleveland,
at the head of the Secret Service
company, of which Detective Rowley
is an employee, arrived in the city
Thursday and assisted during the day
in the case. Mr. Bradbury was still
in the city on Friday.
Report From Columbus
Coroner Reed received letter from
Prof. Howard of Columbus on Friday
morning. DR.. Howard has been max
ing the analysis of Metcalf's stom-
ach. DR.. Howard stated that 1t would
require several days longer to make
the complete analysis, but so far the
analysis shows no evidence of any
chloral in the stomach. 1t was report
ed that this drug had been mixed with
the whiskey which Metcalf drank.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
SUDDEN
Was Death Of Mother OF Rev
]. Frank Smith

Rev. j. Frank Smith, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church re-
ceived a message at about noon today
stating that his mother, Mrs. Martha
j. Smith, died suddenly at her home
near Hayesville, Ashland county. at
o'clock this morning. She was 92
years OF age. She is survived by two
sons and four daughters. Rev. Mr..
smith left Immediately for Ashland
county, to be present at the funeral.--
Bucyrus Telegraph.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
A Sensational Report

While no report of the analysis of
Metcalf's stomach has yet been re-
ceived from Columbus II is intimated
that ether was mixed with the whiskey
which Metcalf drank the night on
which he lost his life. 1t is rumored
that David Mackay, who is now con-
fined In the Knox county Jail, asked a
number Of persons several days be-
fore Metcalf's death how much ether
1t would require to kill person. This
may be some Of the evidence In the
case. however, the officials refused to
discuss the matter with the newspa.
per men.
II etner was placed in the whislxey
which Metcalf drank. then the analy-
sis of the stomach will be of no value
for the drug would have evaporated
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Rowley's Story

hoWiSJ y oto'y
Detective Rowley, who has been
working In Mt Vernon for Just one
week, aud whose identity was known
only to very few persons, until late
Thursday afternoon, was seen by a
Banner representative late Thursday
afternoon
II appears that Detective Rowley
came 10 Mt. Vernon from Cleveland
at 1886 on the mornlng OF Friday,
March "a, his services having been Sc.
cured bp Prosecuting Attorney Crom.
ley who was in Cleveland on the
day before,
Early Friday morning Detective
Rowiey was at Prosecuting Attorney
Cromley's office and arrangements
were made with supt. Mullen at the
Cooper works whereby Rowley was
given a position as laborer. OF course
In was necessary TO tell Mr.. Mullen OF
the detectives identity. but he was
sworn to secrecy. After wording one.
half day, Rowley came up town at
noon covered with dirt and grease for
The express purpose of being arrest.
ed. but II is quite amusing to hear
Detective Rowley tell OF his great
diniculty In getting arrested In Mt.
Vernon.
The detective first went to the C..
A. a. G, station where he stole grip
from travelling man and started back
towards town across the viaduct.
Every second he expected to be grab.
bed by the collar and hustled on to
jail. but no one saw him take the grip
and consequently he took the grip
back TO the station. Coming up street
che detective entered the Office of the
Knox Lumber a. Coal company and
commenced to disturb n number of
papers on the desk and pretended TO
take q number OF articles. but he was
not detected and consequently left
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
Coroner Reed Holds Two More Wit
nGssGs To The Grand Jury
NJ. I. Lee And Al Wolfe Under
$1,000 Bond For Appearance
A Cleveland Detective Plays A Very
Important Role
And Turns Up Some Very lnCrlml.
mating Evidence

AS predicted in the Banner early in the week. there
were sensational developments in the Charles Metca
case late Thursday afternoon when Michael T. Lee and
Albert Wolfe, both well known Mt. Vernon men, were
locked up in the county jail by Sheriff Parker Both men
held witnesses to the grand jury before the coron
ers inquest and the bond of each fixed at $4,000 In
default of the same they were locked up in jail
Last Saturday the Banner published story concern
ing the arrest of Fred Powers alleged shpter who
stole number of articles from the Wooson department
store Late Thursday afternoon the story became public
that Powers was no criminal and that he other
than shrewd detective by the of Harvey Rowey of
the Secret Service company, Cleveland, Ohio.
Rowley employed as detective in the case and
1t is alleged that he gathered much discriminating evidence
against certain Mt Vernon which will be brought out
the proper tme but which being withheld from the
public for the present
It is claimed that the evidence secured by Detective
Rowey sufficient to warrant Prosecuting Attorney
Cromey to order the holding of Lee and Wolfe they
considered very important witnesses in the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
BIG FISH COMPANY DEAL

Seattle. Wash, April mime of the
finest and best equipped canneries on
the coast of Alaska, property of the
Northwestern Fisheries company, a
Morgan-Guggenheim corporation n
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04

were tCday taken over by new cor
poration formed and controlled by the
Booth Fish Company of New York,
Baltimore and Chicago. The pur-.
chase price Of the Northwestern can
neries is said to hive been in the
neighborhood of s1.50O.OOO.
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Entertained
At Gambler
Mrs. E. p. Webster delightfully."- en-
tertained at her home In Gambler on
Thursday evening. About fifteen
guests We're present to enjoy the ev-
ening which was pleasantly spent in
games and music. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
OBITUARY
Waldorf Marshall

Waldorf Marshall died at his home
east of North Liberty on Friday morn
ing at about 10 o'clock after weeks
illness caused by pneumonia. He was
II years of age and Is survived by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marshall, two brothers and two
sisters.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04

wANTED-A middle aged woman
as housekeeper for small family, no
washing. ]. A. Hackett. 212 South
Main street, Mt, Vernon, Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
WORTH KNOWING
Starvation, the Remedy: Flies.

The war of determination now be,
ing waged against the housefy has
not yet reached its acute stage be-
cause Of the continued cool weather
But when warm weather comes the
war will be on IN good earnest.
Meanwhile the women of W1nnetka,
H., come forward with a timely sug,
geston. II lis not necessary that a
house should be kept in a slovenly
manner to furnish food for flies. II
only a few trifiing delays are in.
dulged--a slight delay in removing
the remains of meal, a delay for a
few minutes in cleaning up, the
tI.ef postponement of covering food
whether broken or not-this is
enough to feed the flies. So the rem
edy of Winnetka is starvation, which
is TO be accomplished by giving the
fly not a moments time in whieI 70
feed. A little extra care to guard
against these trifing delays Will work
wonders in achieving the desired
end,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
LEGAL DECISIONS

Sidewalk Observation-Disclosures and
lee.-Schneider VS.. City of New York.
A municipality is liable TO persons
who, without negligence On their part,
are injured through its failure to re-
move distractions from sidewalk,
including snow AMI ice, but need not
do what Is practically impossible to
avoid accidents. The city OF New
was nor negligent in failing to re-
move snow and ice from the side
walk on which pedestrian was in
1ufed. where scarcely twenty-four
hours had elapsed Since the obstruc-
tion accumulated; the city being en-
utld to wait a reasonable time for
weather to moderate
York Supreme Court, 12S n. Y. s., 45.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
The Earth,s New Satellite.

Some time ago the Invention of the
Simpson electric cannon was an
noanced, with a range of 800 miles
and muzzle velocity of 10000 feel
per 7seeondt Such a gun stationed at
Kansas City, for example, could hurl
explosives into st. Louis, or vice
versa. Mathematicians tell us that
a muzzle velocity of only $4,000 feet
per second is sufficient to enable a
shell or other prof. "'''e to overcome
the earths gravity, or frA cIoJgA e
send it revolving around the world
forever like the moon. The estimat.
ed orbit of such a satellite would be
one hour aud twenty minutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

Cairo is sure of the biggest Fourth
of July ever pulled off in this section
Of the country. While other cities
may have aerial exhibitions none vial
have anything to compare with Cairo S
two day flights, and night dis
play Of fireworks on me river equal
in grandeur TO those given in Chicago
on the Lake front by the same COM
pany that presented the magnificent
display for the Masonic conclaye. The
fire works on the river alone will be
Worth coming hundreds Of miles to
see and many will come hundreds Of
miles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

planes on the afternoon \ both days
| and for the exhibition Of the machllAl
\ I'm the city block when the machine
Is not in the air.
The fireworks display will DO
equal to anything OF the kind seen
in the largest cities of the country
and will take place on number of
barges anchored in the river oppo-
site the river landing,
The members OF the committee
have felt very much encouraged over
the result of their work thus far.
they only need $500 more to complete
the fund of several thousands of do,
lars needed to defray the expense of
the exhibitions. A great many mer-
chants and business meir nave con-
tributed literally to the fund, but the
committee are sorry to say that some
few business people have turned them
down fatty, among the number being
a few Wholesale merchants.
The 4th and 9Th of July the com
mittee say, will look like the good
old times in Cairo, besides this ex-
hibition will bring Cairo back into
the good graces Of the people OF the,
surrounding country, who on not a
few occasions have been brought here
on representations that were not full.
ly realized. This one thing, of itself,
ought to prompt the people of Cairo
TO loosen up for this occasion"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

with the l.. 4 ~, that the Iron Noun
tain should be one of the roads TO be
permitted or urged to come into Cairo
over the new road. The Capt. sug-
gests that the court might call for
the tax books to determine whether
or not the Iron Mountain had ter
minal facilities in Cairo. The books
OF 1910 show that the Iron Mountain
paid sl06.45 taxes in this county for
that year. which manifestly could not
have represented any realty
But the inconsistency is only APP
parent, not at all real. The city does
not contend that the Iron Mountain
OWNED terminal facilities in Cairo
at the time stated; but that it con
trolled' such facilities over the
tracks and terminals owned by the
Big Four. The franchise ordinance
expressly prohibits the new road 10
be sold to any railroad company
Mhich at that time owned or CON-
TRoLLED terminal facilities in
Cairo
Nor is the contract made by the
Cairo G. Thebes directors With the
L. & N. officials inconsistent with
the citys position They merely re-
cognized the factshat the Iron Noun
tain did not own terminal facilities
in Cairo, and that the facilities
which ii controlled" were inconTen-I
lent and unsatisfactory. Hence, u
included the Iron Mountain in the
list of roads named which should be
permitted to use the new road for
entrance into Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
UNCLE WALT
TaE POET PHILOSOPHER

In noble where smooth
HE iyaled Burbank and Jail. he
the Whoo SAIL wound! Than
genius should not be in hock-h prison doors viii
uock" pardoned left the sought the
toher he ambled back said Il love
kindly shcw cell where again
who's lived this life ca the
of and
many salt tears flow, injustice care
where liberty has heartbrokn
and endure hungry walk the street and
yainly visions night. nd simply
cell" They marked his number the door +11
. ss:iss e.. *. LDaehnlasou
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

No part of the Cairo Booster fund
will be available for the purpose TOT
which ii has been started until all OF
the $1,000 has been subscribed. Hence
the need of completing the fund ii
any benefit is to be received from it..
But little more remains to complete
tire fund. It ought to be forthcoming
without delay for there is work TO be
done.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
NO REAL INCONSISTENCY.

In his contribution today, Capt.
Potter makes what appears to be at
first glance, strong point" in his
effort to dlscredit the cltys side in
the Cairo & Thebes matter. when he
points out n seeming inconsist-
cncy between the city's contention
that the Iron Mountain Co. controlled
terminal facilities in Cairo at the
time the franchise ordinance was
passed, and the provision in the con
tract made by the Cairo 4 Thebes
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
OUR JULY FOURTH
BIG CELEBRATION is ASSURED
WITH CURTIS AVIATION ANCi
FIRE WORKS ON RIVER.
Contract Signed Win Cairo Retail
Merchants Association Only .sFs
$500 Needed to Complete is9
Fund Wanted. Hss Nh M

The aviation exhibition in Cairo
two days, July 4th and 5th, and the
big fire worlI display on the evening
of July 4th, will surely come off, and
during these two days it is expected
that from 10000 to $4,000 people from
the neighborhcod cities, towns, VII
lagos and farms will visit Cairo to
enjoy the great spectacles.
The contract has been signed ana
delivered to Glenn Curtis for the
flights Of one of his celebrated BIZ
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Ball Game at Mounds.

The Carterville and Mounds teams
will play at Mounds this afternoon.
The battery f5rt Cartersille is Russew
and Russell; for Mounds Tony and
Helm A number of players WHO are
signed for tryouts for the Cairo X.
|. 7. team will be in the garhe fol
Mounds and will be given an oppor,
tunity to show their metal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

owners--men who had accumulated q
competence and held on to their dol
lars with the grasp of death using
the power which the law gave them
as obstructionists; refusing to con
tribute anything worth while for the
upbuilding OF the city; content to live
for themselves alone and caring little
or nothing whether the city in which
they lived and where they had made
their money went forward or back
ward.
Mayor Parsons has never had any
obstacle or opposition to meet and
overcome in any proposition that in.
volyed the betterment of the city. He
has had smooth sailing" in this re
speet from the daysh he was first elect
Cd to the present time. Not only he
city cougeil. but the people, were
practically unanimous in the demand
FOR improvement, and he has had the
aw on his side. to overcome would-bci
Instructors 1t may be said that he
has been carried along on the cres.
Of wave, doing his part as il came
to him, or was thrust upon him-doine
II well. in this particular respect, we
will all admit; but doing only what
we had right to expect under such
favorable circumstances. His Honor's
troubles have come from his persist
ent refusal to make improvements in
mat egs ether than street work-.m
which also were strongly
demanded by the people; and he must
admit, in the light of what has hap
pened, tnat they were sorely needed.
The favorable conditions for ma
tetial progress in the community
which have marked Mayor Parsons
previous administrations seem sure to
.p4chdH lui6 ytdL- ut pGupit VI
Cairo are as strongly and as unani-
'mously for improving The city now as
they have been at any time within the
last ten years, though it may be IS
sumed that street Improvements will
be very much more limited hence
forth than they have been, since the
main streets are nearly all paved, CT
being paved. The city council PROB
ably can be depended upon to be with
the mayor in all things that are for
the good of the community; and, it is
to be hoped viii be against him more
strongly that former bodies have been
in matters that work harm to the c. y
realizing, as they must, that they
are not mere Ordinance makers" but
'are charged with a large share Of re.
lSponsibility for the enforcement 0
ordinances and for the general con
duct Of the city government, when
the law declares that all appoint
mcnts by the mayor shall be made "by
and with the advice and consent Of
the city council"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete and
and perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and sun
DAY during the year 1870. .22S7
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
dav during the month OF
March, 1911 .................1 $3.50
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30

81 .2529
The above is correct statement OF
the circulation of the Cairo Bulletin
for the month Of March, 1911, and for
the year 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
his 4th day OF April, 1911.
LEO J. KLEB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
cMRo's PROSPECTS GooD4

as~A. IN S1A sA4.@ 8.F #NN s4# #AS
AIT the first new council meeting
last week Mayor Parsons congratn.
la.ed himself and the people of Cairo
uron having such an excellent body
of men assembled to attend to the
city's business during the present
year. His Honor had ample cause for
doing so from various points of view,
for as a whole the new city council
is a representative body in every re-
spect and the, peoRle have every rea.
soil..to ,expect from them wise action
/. In all matters pertaining to the public
veal
III Mayor Parsons, however, never has
had any good cause 70 complain OF the
men associated with him in the city
government. SO far as personal sup
port Is concerned. He has always had
the unanimous support of the city
council in matters of public improve.
ments, and sometimes even in MAJ
tiers that were manifestly not for the
public good. He has been much more
fortunate in this respect that many
Of his predecessors.
Mayor Winter had discord In Vie
city council and found his efforts To
continue the street improvement
started by Mayor Wright hindered in
a variety of ways, chiefly because tho
law made it possible for "a few citi.
zens to block any proposed improve
n,ent
Mayor Woodward had his Bat
Stewart and Jake Amos to contend
with at nearly every meeting, and
enough obstructionlsts outside the
city council to prevent action in ma,
tiers which he had in mind for Tx
tsty's betterment.
Under Mayor Wright the first bricl
street paving was done in Cairo, thu
n lower end ofgobio street (which wa'
extended under, Mayor Winter to Fol,
feenth street,) This had to be DON
iAasyf ananfmSus agreement Of sthe PROF
erty owners concerned. any. one o
whom could have defeated the pro
ject. But he, too, had elements II
the city council which sought to dis
credit his motives, and he became g
Disguised that he refused to stand TO
reelection, although the people wer
strongly with him.
Mayor Halliday had a hard stru;
gle for years to inaugurate and pre-
long the era of graveled streets an
brick walks, 40 take the places .
plain mud and planks. 1t required G,
q extraordinary ability as harmonizer /
his day to accomplish anything in tn
way Of public improvements, and h
possessed that faculty to remari
able degree lie accomplished mucl
IA spite cf some determined oppos
tion.
Mayor Thistlewood also had III
troubles yet did great deal of goo
for the city In his several administr'
iiors.
Nearly all these men had great ii
Realities to overcome in all things tina
they sought to accomplish for III
rity's material advancement, poten
obstacle being always what may b
termed The "lordly lassltude' Of 10
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-30
Placed Daughter In Academy.

AIRS 4Gs &, kurzlorfer formerly Ut
Cairo aTriyed jim She eity4irom Strong
hurst. Ill. She came yiasCape Girar-
deau, where she placed her daughter
in st. Vincent's Academy, She Is the
Suest of her daughter Mrs. Ross C
Bates of Sixth street Mrs Kurzdor-
fer Is a sister of Mrs. c. N. Buchanan
and Miss nellie l.. Hail.