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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
PEACE OUTLOOK
IS NOT BRIGHT
washington Fears Me1lco's
Trouble Just Beginning
REBELS CONTINUE ACTIVITIES

Prepare TO Attack City Within 40
Miles Of Mexico City and May At
( tack Capital In Near Future-Ad-
snInistratlon Declares Revolution on
/ Wac, but Facts Refute Statement.
Americans Leave Turbulent Repub-
sle In Anticipation Of Disturbances.
Washington, May 4. - Within the
yast few days internal conditions in
Mexico have become much worse. The
most alarming phase Of the situation
On the activity OF the revolutioDists at
caernavaca, a city Of about $4,000, 40
miles south Of Mexico City. The In
warsents are strong in that vicinity
and the city 10 threatened. American
and German residents there have ap-
pealed to their respective diplomatic
representatives in Moxico City for
protection. Henry Lane Wilson.
American ambassador at Mexico City.
has asked the Mexican government
10 furnish the necessary protection to
the American residents at Cuerna-
vaca.
Official information as to the situ-
alton there is conflicting. According
70 messages received st the state do
partment, the conditions are serious
and the town has been threatened by
the rebels. Officers OF the Mexican
government contend, however. that
the federal troops there have things
under control. The Mexican embassy
here has received dispatch saying
that communication has been estab-
hshed between Cuernavaca and Mex.
ico City, and that conditions at Cuer-
navaca are normal except for the re-
cent attack by insurgents on a train
on the Cuernavaca railroad.
Rail Service May Stop.
Many American residents OF Mex.
leo have left the country, according
20 Ambassador Wilson The postofilce
department has received word that
there Is likelihood that the railroad
traffic on the Mexican National from
Laredo to Mexico City will be discon-
tnued. The suspension OF this ser
vice would seriously interfere with
the forwarding OF mail from Ameri
can points to Mexico City which is
carried over this road.
Officials here are pessimlsIc over
the peace negotiations between the
Madero forces and the federal army
Whatver the result OF the negotia,
lions. Il can have no effect on the
revolution In other parts OF Mexico
which has been spreading rapidly
within the last few days The nego
tiations with the insurrectos in north
ern Mexico will affect cnly the state
of Chihuahua and other sections OF
the country which we're captured by
insurgent forces in command of Ma
dero. In other sections OF the coun
try, however, the revolutionary move
ment is headed by local leaders, who
are operating Independently OF Ma
dero. The result OF the peace con
ference will hav no effect on theiI
activities.
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FOREHEAD CUT
Young Boy Meets With A Very Painful
Injury

Alden, the six-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Frasher. residing
on East High street, sustained Sc
we're injury while playing at his home
on Wednesday afternoon. He was rum
ming in the yard when he fell, striking
his forehead on the sharp corner of
stone, inflicting deep cash. He
was taken Immediately to the Office of
DR., N. r. Eastman where surgical at.
tention was rendered.
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Journalistic lettings.

The proposal to send the Congress
sional Record to subscribers at 81 a
year fills the humorous papers with
dismay.-B Birmingham Age-Herald.
The magazine Human Life has gone
bump. AS exclusively forecast in this
pillar of prognostication, the prejudice
against taking It was too strong. Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
MISSIONARY
Societies Of The GAINESVILLE
PreSbytefy
Hold A Convention In This
City Thursday

A convention of the missionary So
cieties of the GAINESVILLE Presbytery
was held Thursday at the Presbyter-
ian church In this city. There are
forty churches in the Presbytery and
delegates were present from many of
the churches. There were quite a
number present from GAINESVILLE, New
ark, Pataskala, Utica, Bladensburg,
Martinsburg. Fredericktown, and other
points.
At the noon hour dinner was served
the delegates by the members of the
Woman's Relief Corps at the chapel.
An interesting program was carried
out during the day.
UP until the noon hour Thursday
10 delegates had registered.
One of the most interesting speak
ers on the program is Miss Elizabeth
!. Cameron, field secretary Of the Wo.
mans Board of Home Missions, form.
erly teacher IN the Normal and Col.
legiate institute at Ashville, N. c.
Miss Cameron spoke Thursday morn
ing and afternoon and will deliver an.
other address this evening.
Another entertaining speaker on
| Thursday was Mrs. ]. N. Wright, a
missionary to Persia for the past is
years. Mrs. Wright's husband has
been a missionary in Persia 33 years
They are now spending few months
at their old home, Wooster, o.
Mrs. Carey, who is perhaps the
oldest member In the Presbytery, was
present on Thursday. Her home is
in GAINESVILLE.
Rev. w. A. Clemmer, pastor of the
local Presbyterian church, will preside
at the session this evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
Train and Track.

Six railway lines converge at the
Mexican border near El Paso, Tex.
The construction of another link In
the proposed great Pan-American
Transcontinental railroad has been
commenced In Uruguay,
An underground railway has been
constructed In Munich, Germany. sole.
ly to carry the mails from the main
station to the postofice. The trains
are operated by electricity.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
Facts From France.

The average length of life OF ma
tive Partisan Is twenty-eight years.
In Paris during the past year 30955
marriages took place. while 1925 d.
vorces were granted.
For calling out Hiatt Hatw in a
church because some women with
enormous headgear obscured his view
OF the preacher schoolmaster In the
south of France has been fined 200
francs
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
STRUCK
By A Street Car 10 Columbus
Was MI. Vernon Man
Columbus JournaD

While crossing the street to get a
letter from mail carrier at $3.50 yes
terday morning, Frank Jones, aged CO.
of Mt. Vernon, an uncle OF Mrs. Fred
Jones of 79l Neil Avenue, was struck
by southbound Neil Avenue car
He narrowly escaped serious injury
Jones did not see or hear the ap'
preaching car. The motorman saw he
could not stop In time, but dropped
the fender, thereby preventing Jones
body from being cut by the wheels.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
REDISTRICTING- :
Bill Puts Knox In Democratic
Congressional District

The bill to redistrict Ohio for con-
gressional purposes, which was re-
ported back to the house by the COM
mittee on Wednesday, places Knox in
Democratic district composed of
the counties of Marion, Morrow, Knox,
Licking, Coshocton and Tuscarawas.
Its designated number is the Seven
tenth. 1t is expected that the bill will
be passed as introduced.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
)Neusss 1Ssuss
Handkerchief

Handkerchief
Shower Given
A handkerchief shower was given
Mrs. Howard Brock at her home on
Quarry street on Wednesday afternoon
in honor Of her birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Brock received large number
of handkerchiefs and post cards from
her many friends and relatives.
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Uniform Text Books Adopted
BY Trustees

The regular monthly meeting of the
Clinton township board of education
was held on Wednesday evening with
all members present. The minutes of
the last meeting were read by Clerk
Rawlinson and were approved as read.
After the matter of the monthly
bills had been attended TO, the sub
ject Of the tax levy was brought up.
BY request the sum named was given
in dollars and cents instead of mills.
The levy was the same as was made
iast year, amounting to about $500.
Next the teachers and their salaries
were discussed. The following is a
! list of the teachers elected, the dis
trict in which they teach and their
salary:
District No. 3-Robert Cochran, $50.
and Nora Mckay, $50.
District No. ITO be supplied one
month later.
District No. 5-Winnifred Chris
man, $50.
District No. 6-Mamie Van voorhis,
$50.
District No. &C. G. Harris, $50,
Mrs. 8. F. Carey, $55, Jennie Clark,
$50 and Nettie Simons, $50.
At the meeting of the board prev
ious to the last, Clerk Rawlinson was
asked to secure list of all of the text
books being used in the various
schools throughout the county. This
was done and the report given on
Wednesday evening. The report
showed that there are Al different
text books in use, including various
authors. In some cases, there are his
tories by three or four different auth
ors in use as well as a number of the
other text books. This is very incon-
venient to the teachers as we'll as the
pupils and as result, the board has
taken measures to remedy the trou-
BILE. The most of the books now in
use are issued by the American Book
Co.
The board, after an investigation,
found that it will require about $3.50
to purchase new text books and it was
decided to purchase the books. The
books will be supplied to the various
teachers of the schools and each pu-
pupils having text books, by authors
other than the ones selected by the
board, can trade their old books for
a new one by applying to the teacher
This method will protect the board
against those who might impose on
them by trading old books for new
ones when they are not needed. The
exchange of books will cause no ad-
ditional expense to the parents.
The new books will be handled by
the board of education ana will be sold
to those wishing to purchase them at
a cost of ten per cent less than the
amount that they can be bought from
retail merchant
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
An Early Submarine.

The earliest known patent upon a
submarine vessel was one granted by
French king in 1910 to the Scotch
inventor of an underwater craft for
salvage purposes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
WOOL SONS
Department Store
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".'Mrs. Sheldon of Sparta will be
at Beulah church, Bangs, Friday at z
p. M, May 5th, to organize w. C. T.
u. She will also deliver lecture in
the evening Ladies requested to be
present.
'*"The c. w. 3. M. auxiliary of the
Vine Street Church of Christ will hold
it's regular meeting at the residence
of Mrs. VIM. Brown, N. Mulberry
street, Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Members will please keep in
mind that this is the day set for re
ceiving the Easter thanks offering.
%f*The regular monthly meeting of
the Baptist Missionary Society will be
held at the home of Mrs. w. M. Young,
200 e. Gambler street, Friday after
noon at 2:30.
*'*The Pythian Sisters will ho,d a
regular meeting on Friday evening at
z O'Clock.
'a*The Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. p. church twill meet Friday after
noon at o'clock, at the church.
**"A regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps will occur Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock in the G. A. r.
hall. Important work. All members
are urged to be present
"*+I ue Voman's Missionary society
of the Congregational church will
meet Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. o. c. Chase, Sy-
char road. In case of rain the society
will meet at the church.
t**Rev. S. S. Fleming will preach
next Sunday morning and evening at
the Greer M. P. Church. Subject for
the morning, How to Live A Sancti-
fled Life" On Sunday morning, May
II. the Rev. Mr.. Fleming will preach
sermon for the w. G. T. u.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
OFFICIALS
OF The PittSburg Plate Glass
Co. In The City

A special train bearing the officials
Of the Pittsburg Plate Glass company
arrived in Mt. Vernon Wednesday
evening and on Thursday the officials
spent the day in the city and inspect
ed the plant Of the company in South
Vernon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
The Red Breast.

This robin is Joyous bird
whose springtime sense is OF tho best-
IA wears all prudentiy, we've heard.
A rcd protector on his chest.
-WaShington Star.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05

A Pittsburs man thirty years of
age Ia engaged to marry S5,000.000
aged SS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05

+'*The regular monthly meeting of
the Baptist Missionary Society will be
held at the home of Mrs. w. M. Young,
200 E. Gambler street, Friday after
noon at 2:30.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29

meeting Ilace of the Fifth District
Christian Endeavor convention at
the session Wednesday morning.
The rev officers were also elected
and are:
President A. r. Dallmeyer, Jeffer-
son City.
Vice President, C. M. Denmark,
Laddonh.
Secretary Mss Ma5me Ratekin.
Fulton.
Treasurer, Judge 7. T. Simmons,
Columbia.
Superintendent Junior Department,
Miss E!nha Caa'horn Mexico.
superintendent Senior Department,
Miss Bertha May Mackey Fulton.
"Wednesday morning, DR. Hal Dan
iel, of :"i3 cay delivers, an ad-
dress and 81, Ike of the history of
the Chris.iGu Endeavor work. 1t
was full c. iat&esting y 'nts and
was well received BY t bearers.
The evening session closes the
convention. Wednesday evening,
the Rev DI. Leve.ett. 1i jefferson
City. will speak on the Endeayor
work. He is a great speaker and a
large crowd should hear I'm,
Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. w.
A. Shullenberger gave the charge to
the c. e. Wo' kers. Alfred Fairbanks
former preside n, spoke Wednesday
afternoon.
From to $50 Wednesday after
noon tie local union gave the visit
ing delegates hay ride and took
them over the town. Wednesday ev-
euing The Pillar Feast will be held
which will be participated in by
both the bew and old officers. The
feast will be held in Hardin Park.
The new officers were installed
during the afternoon and this feature
which is something new will be an
annual affair.
Amcpg the featNes of Tuesday
evening we're two solos, one by Mrs
ShuIienherger, the other by Mel
vile psul. A banquet was also Civ
en- Tie visitors by the local union
Tuesday evening at the church. The
affair was very unique in that the
dining, oom was arranged to repre-
sent locust grove and presented &
vecy pleasing appearance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29

noon for an operation. McNeal is a
plumber of Centralia and is with
the firm of Roberts G. Green.
French Morris, also Of Centralia,
who is supposed to have been with
NcNeal at the time of the accident
aud who was slightly injured, is un-
able to give any particulars Of the
accident. He walked in home Mon
day night and says he remembers
something of the walk
MeNeal and Morris came to Mex
leo Monday evening. The boys are
said to have become intoxicated
while here. About $3.50, they board
ed q freight train to return to Cen.
traiia At Thompson the conductor
is said to have put the boys off.
A communication from Centralia
Wednesday stated a barrel of bot
tied beer was broken into at Thomp-
son, supposedly by the boys, Several
broken and empty bottles are said
to have been found near the barrel.
That McNeal did not bleed to
death is due probably to the arteries
of the arm becoming twisted and
sticking to the rail. He was found
inside the rail, and, besides having
an arm cut off and a bad wound
on the head. there was puncture
on one leg. There were no scratch
es on the body Whether the skull
was fractured is not definitely known
McNeal went to Oentralia several
months ago He was very well
thought of and comes of reputable
family Morris is son Of Earl
Morris of Centralia.
Principal L. j. Mitchell, of the
North Side school, has resigned his
position here and accepted the chair
Of mathematics in Walloston College,
Texas. The school is a Presbyteri'
an institution. Mathematics is q
subject Professor Mitchell is well
Qualified to teach.
The news of his resignation will bt
read with regret by his many little
friends here as well as the patrons o
the North Side All who knew Pro
fessor Mitchell liked him He is al
so prominent local Mason. The
Ledger joins in wishing him mucl
success in his new home.
Laddonia was named the mex
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29
MARTlNsHuRe.

Stephen Bertels and wife are at
Excelsior Springs.
Little Rowena and Reffler Elgin
visited their grandmother, Mrs. E. L.
Moser Saturday and Sunday.
Lon Graves and wife, Mrs. Myers
and daughter who have been guests
ar Herman Christup's returned to
their home in St. Louis Sunday.
Miss Martha Krieger is in st.
Louis.
N. M. Friedman and daughter.
Hazel, G. T. Peyton and daughter,
Ruth. attended the Elks' Convention
at Macon last week.
Mrs. Sceringer and daughter of
Kansas visited Mrs. Mort Lientz last
week.
Harry Sanders who has been visit
ing at Ben Linneman's returned to
st. Louis Sunday.
Mrs. Lon Burchard and daughter.
severa and Gladys, and Miss Mary
Stevens returned from Macon Sun
day.
Harry Noel is in Kansas City buy
ing cattle.
Covington and son shipped loads
cattle and one load hogs; J. J. John
son, load load cattle.
Mrs. Frank Moser celebrated her
little daughters eighth birthday an
niversary Saturday with a very prett
| ty party. About 20 of her little
friends were invited to assist in
giving Madaline. the honoree, hap
| by afternoon. The diversions were
lplaying games OH the lawn and
guessing contests. Miss Annie Gun
ningham served lemonade to the
children. In the dining room ice
cream and cake were served. Made
line received number of pretty
gifts from her little friends.
Mrs. Oscar Kreiger was the pleas
ant hostess, Friday afternoon, when
she entertained the Royal Neighbors,
of whom there were IA, with Mrs.
Graves and Mrs. Myers of st. Louis.
as visiting guests. The ladies were
entertained with very interesting
contest at which Mesdames Lewis
land French were victors. Iced re-
Ifreshments were served. Miss Hazel
Friedman assisted in entertaining.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29

Captain Smoke, of Columbia, was
in Mexico. Wednesday, consulting
with the business men in regard to
forming company of the national
guards here. With Captain Smoke,
Mayor Willard Potts, Fred Pitcher,
Leo Hanley and the newspaper men
! visited a number of business men
and met with much encouragement.
F. A. Morris spoke in the highest
terms of the national guards and Of
fered any assistance that would be
Of benefit in getting company in
Mexico. S. NJ. Locke, cashier of
the Savings Bank, said he would do
his part towards the proposition in
anyway that he may be asked. A. d.
Jackson, cashier of the Southern
Bank, and S. j. Buckner, of the
National Bank, also volunteered their
assistance.
There are number of require
ments that Mexico will have to meet
in order to get a company. Leo
Hanley, who with the assistance OF
Gus Graham, is looking after this
end of the proposition will have to
forward guarantee to headquarters.
The appropriation is meager and the
government has not sufficient funds
to furnish an armory, water and
lights and this will have to be guar
anteed, though for not longer Pc
riod than six months. Then the
new appropriation can be had. The
expense, however, will not be much.
Captain Smoke said before leaving
the city that he believed there would
be no trouble experienced in getting
company for Mexico. "You have
an excellent place for an armory in
the Lawder Building; your business
men speak encouragingly and the
necessary guarantee seems almost
assured. Now the thing that mus
be handled particularly is the kint
of members that are enlisted. Moth
ing but law-abiding, patriotic ant
upright boys will be accepted, ant
they are the only kind that make
good soldiers"
When the necessary guarantee Il
arranged, Mr.. Hanley will be sup
piled with enlisting blanks which will
contain the oath and such necessar!
qualifications which soldier mus
lfave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29
SANTA FEE ITEMS.

Cutie number attended the ice
cream supper at Molino last Thurs
day night.
Pritchett HuGo of Mexico was the
guest of relatives here last week.
Mrs. Fstelle Cohoon of Cardell.
Okla. is the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
E. J. Johnston.
Mrs. Bessie He.zer, Earl Brown
aud little virg,ria Davis are III
with the measles. ~
Miss Nan rull visited her aunt.
Miss Lizzie Poague last Monday.
Emmett Davis 10 on the sick
list this week
J1s. James ct Florida is visiting
hts daughter. Mrs. Perry Davis this
week
Miss Clara s;terrett spent Monday
night with Miss ulu Heckart.
VIM. Norman went to Kansas City
last Monday 10 purchase some cat
tie.
Miss Clara Stern EFT returned home
from Kirksville wheE she had been
taken for treatment
The Central C,Lege Quartette was
here last Saturda: night and it was
surely fine. They alos had reading
by Mr.. Dyson of Central College. Ev-
leryone surely got the worth of his
money.
Miss Lola Heizer and Mr.. Marvin
Carter afforded church here Sunday
night.
Miss June Gray is visiting her Sis
ter in Oklahoma at the present.
Mrs. John Heller visited homN
folks last Sunday.
Chas. Poague and wife and little
daughter spent Sunday with Geo. L.
Vanlandit sham.
Miss Myrtle vanlandingham and
brother, De,bert. spent Sunday with
Miss Margaret Drake.
Rev, o'Herron filled his regular
appointment here Sunday.
Misses Gertrude Davis, Addie Lev
lex. Josie Thompson and Lulu Heck
art ana Messrs Arthur Sharp also
of Thompson and Lloyd Howard were
sntertsiped very highly at the home
of the Misses Holman last Sunday.
Harry Hawkins and wife of Paris
lare guests ofhome folks this week
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29
= GENERAL NEWS NOTES \

aviators flying in st. Louis now,
qualified for his pilots license Mon
day after making three sensational
flights in strong wind.
He cut wide circles cross-coun.
try, dived from high attitudes close
to the ground, then shot up again,
and finally climbed up to 1000 feet
or more altitude. Always it was nee
essary for him to work with ailer-
ons and elevators and direction rud-
ders to keep the seyenty-five horse
power Curtiss biplane in the air, and
experts who watched him said 1t
was a wonderful exhibition of skill,
w. e. Grubb, formerly of Laddonia
now exhibitor and demonstrator for
the Stephens Arms Company, attend
ed all of the big shoots in the
South and Southwest this spring and
this week is attending the State
Handicap at Columbus, Ohio. Mr..
Grubb is crack shot and his abil-
ity is recognized all over the coun-
try. His wife has returned to Lad
donia after spending the winter In
Florida. Herald.
In special election held in Contra
LA Monday to vote the issuance OF
bonds for $4,000 to pay an indebt-
edness of the city in installing wa
ter and sewerage system there, was
defeated by vote of ia to 116.
Virgil Todd and August Sanders
have applied to the city council for
a franchise to erect an ice plant
there.
At a meeting of the City Council
of Centralia Tuesday, four members
handed in their designations and
were accepted, They were G. W
Adams, J. s. Brown, viii Eaton anC
p. M. zincher.
A special election was at once OF
dered by Mayor Bruton to fill the
vacancies.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. Silverstein, OF this
city. celebrated their twenty flftt
wedding anniversary Tuesday even
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29

4 MASON, of Mexico, tells a
efistic story on Hon. Champ
Ahowing tnat the distinguished
Of tbs House is not only a
5e man, but as a boy showed
was made Of the right kind
While attending college in
&y Champ had to be very
seal, and, as a matter of
4fked his way through school
highest honors. At com
1ent time his father sent him
Il pay his way home on the
Ehamp packed what few
Die had In his grip and put
\ on the stage and then walk
Dis home sixty miles in or
6ave the $500. It took him
II to make the journey on
b he felt it was time and
#ell invested. Mr.. Clark has
4tion of not only being eco
conservative and careful OF
funds, but as a public serv-
De after the money and in
Iof the people with the same
bus care and conscientious at