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blage " curios gives us food for
great deal of thought and wonder at
the progress that has been made in civ
illzation since the days OF our forefath.
ers only few decades ago. The south
west coruor of the hall IL occupied by
fine display Of the A. A. Dowds Dry
Goods Co. which is adjoined ON the
east by the fancy work and fine art de.
partment extending almost the entire
length Of the building. The Knox
County Savings bank occupies the ex.
treme aouth-east corner
North of the central drive we view
the latest implements of modern ag-
riculture. A score of years ago the
farmer would nave ridiculed the idea
of tilling his fields with the present.
day co,itrivanccs which are shown in
this section This class of goods is
entered by b. r. Salisbury, NJ b.
Barrett, Sapp Brothers, r. T. Beum
and w p Bogardus.
We lind the poultry department To-
Gated east of the farm implements
display. Here the poultry enthusiast
can feast his eyes on chickens. turk
eys, ducks and many other kinds of do
mestic fowl. A visit to this exhibit
gives us the feeling that we have been
fortunate enough TO enjoy poultry
show out of season.
After having completed the circuit
we take advantage of many other free
attractions throughout the grounds
which have not been mentioned owing
to their number. A comfortable park
swing now presents very inviting
appearance and we take half hour
of rest before departing home weary
but in no wise disappointed.
The above description is only of
Tuesdays program which was far less
interesting that that of today. In ad-
dition to the many attractions men
toned the races, as well as several
other places of amusement which were
Installed on the grounds early this
morning, are oeing enjoyed by large
number of people. Everyone will agree
with Secretary Gates that, should good
weather conditions prevail during the
week, Knox county will have had the
best fair that has yet been recorded
in its history
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BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
OF Casper Miller Made Enjoyable
Occasion BY Friends

Danville, Sept. ia recent en-
joyable social event was the observ-
ance o. the 6lst birthday anniversary
of Casper Miller, at his residence one
half mile north of here. when friends
and relatives to the number of Ga
gathered to spend the day with him.
Diner was served on the lawn. The
afternoon was spent in visiting and
all had a social good time. A picture
was taken of the group. Mr.. Miller
was presented with fine rocker as a
memento of the occasion.
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QUARTERLY INTEREST

A safe place to invest money with
out inconvenience or expense in Saw
ings Deposit in The Knox Building G.
Loan Company. 1t will bear interest
at per cent per annum credited quar-.
terly and is absolutely safe. A finan-
cial mortgage institution is as sound
as its investments. Ours all first mort
gage on Real Estate In Knox County
The Knox Building& Loan Co.
c. F. COLVILLE, Sec'y.
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There Ia more Catarrh In this section OF
ihe country than all other Diseases nut
together. and until the last few years
vas supposed TO he incurable For a great
many years doctors pronounced II a local
disease and prescribed local remedies. and
by constantly failing To cure with local
treatment. pronounced II incurable Sci
sncc has proven Catarrh TO be a constI-
tutional disease. and therefore requires
Constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by y. J. Cheney Gs
Co. Toledo. Ohio. Is the only Constitu-
lional cure on the market N is taken In
ternally In doses from 10 Drops to n tea
spoonful. II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
pffer one hundred dollars for any case II
fails 10 cure Send for circulars and tes-
.imonials.
Address: y. ] CHENEY co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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COURT HOUSE NOTES

Marriage Licenses
Elmer G. Raiston, helper on cupola,
and Elva A. Cline, both Of Frederick
town.
George Smith Porter, farmer, and
Gertrude Clementine Marshall, both
of Pike. The Rev. Thos. Gee.
Real Estate Transfers
Orrie d. Layman to Colin w. Rooms,
lot 1876, C. & G. Cooper Riverside add,
Mt Vernon, $1,000.
Jas. W. Taylor to C. w. Hess ct al,
part lot 12, Bladensburg, $1,000.
Jas. w. Taylor to VIM. S. Rice ct
al, parcel in Jackson, $1,000.
Miltoa j. Davis to Frances Lafever,
parcel in Clinton, $4,000.
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BANNER WANT ADS PAY
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COGNIzANCE
Taken By State Commission
On School Tax
Cannot Bring The Levy Up
To II Mills
Schools Come Under The
One Per Cent Law
Roads Lives Are Also Limit.
ed To Same Law
Officials Cannot Go Beyond
Law In The LeVieS

Columbus, o., Sept 13.-Cognizance
has been taken by the state tax COM
mission of Ohio, of reports that appear
to have been persistently and de-
signedly circulated throughout the
state to the effect that school boards
might levy under an old lay up to
IL mills, without regard to the limita-
tions of the levy fixed by the Smith
one per cent tax act. The report evil
IDENTIFY was based on a supposed dis
covery" made by a Franklin county
official. No attention was paid to it at
the time, as the contention had little
basis, but the persistency with which
it has been circulated evidently by per-
sons who do not want the one per
cent. law to be a success, has misled
some of the taxing officials in the
state. The commission insists that
the one per cent. law applies in this
circumstance and will continue so to
hold.
Another false premise on which GER
tain county commissioners threaten to
act is with reference to road levies
Certain commissioners declare they
will levy whatever they please up to
five mills for road improvement pur-
poses in addition to the amounts
which may be levied within the limit
fixed by the Smith law. Such excess
levies, it is claimed, may be made
under the, provision excluding levies
limits fixed by the one per cent law,
The tax commission denies that these
officials have any such right and IL
such levy, or any other levy not con-
templated by the Smith law is at
tempted, the commission, acting un-
der the provisions of the Hollinger
law, which gives it ample authority in
the premises, will instruct county au-
ditors not to place such a levy on the
tax duplicate, and If officials persist
in disobeying the law will address a
communication to the attorney gen.
eral requesting him to investigate the
advisability of having such officials
impeached and removed from office,
under the provisions of the act Of May
81, 1911.
If there is to be a one per cent. tax
rate, and If tax payers are to be re-
lieved from excessive rates, officers
must obey the law. The state tax
commission was right in nipping in
it's incipiency this movement to tear
down the barrier against excessive
tax rates, which was built up by the
Smith law. If the commission had not
acted, 1t would not pc long before
levies for alleged emergencies would
be made all over the state, and the
rates would be as high as ever. 1t
would be an easy matter to make a
levy for an alleged emergency and
then, after the money had been re-
ceived, to decide that the emergency
did not exist. The money could then
be appropriated for some other use.
The people want low tax rate and
the quicker public officers let up in
their opposition to 1t the better 1t will
be for them.
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chance
To Test NOn-PaftiSdn Judi.
Cial BlllOt

Voters will have chance to test
the non-partisan judicial ballot for
the first time in the November elec-
ton. All over Ohio the names of
candidates for justices of the peace
will appear on separate ballot with
out any party designation whatever,
as the result of the passage of the
non-partisan judiciary bill last spring.
No police judge is elected here so the
local ballot will apply only to justice
of the peace.
For the judicial candidates them
selves it will be unique experience.
The weak candidate can no longer de-
pend on his party to carry him
through. He must dig out and hustle.
In the past many candidates for JUS
tees of the peace made hardly any
fight at all for their election. 1t they
once got the nomination and their
party predominated in numbers in
their township, they simply let the
rest of the ticket carry them through.
Most of the candidates for justices
of the peace are not inclined to take
to the new procedure kindly. No mat
ter of what party, they would prefer to
take pot luck" with their party on the
theory that in such case all the can
didates can work together in some
TEN the candidate must work for his
own salvation.
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OF Service

To Columbus and Central Ohio. ~
The Buckeye State Building and Loan
Company, Rankin Building, % West.
Gay street, for it takes good care Of.
peoples money and pays five per cent
for It's use II in turn loans this money
at six ner cent on first mortgages on
homes the safest OF all mortgage.
loans. Such service is fair both to.
borrower and depositors. Assets s4,.
100000.
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commissioners Stand pat.

Columbus, O., Sept. 1S.-On advice
from the prosecuting attorney Coun-
ty Auditor Sayre has decided to tell
the state tax commission that he can
no comply with the wish of the com
mission that he refuse to enter and
assess the special tax of $4,000 for
road work, voted by county commits
sioners. The prosecutor has rendered
him an opinion that the county COM
missioners have power to levy this
emergency tax. If the levy is stop
ped, 1t may be by mandamus suit
started by the state commission.
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Senator Robert M. LaFollette will
give President Taft hard race for
the 1912 nomination. 1t is declared
that the Wisconsin senator believes
absolutely that he will win.
The progressive Republican or La.
Toilette headquarters in Washington
is a beehive of industry. From this
headquarters the progressives are be-
ing organized in every nook and cor
ner of the country. 1t is possible to
present today the substance of the
claims which the insurgents make.
They declare they expect to control,
we'll in advance of the Republican ma
tional convention, the delegations
from: Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, California, Wash
ington, Kansas, Nebraska, South Da-
kota, Montana, Oregon, Iowa Tin part).
There will be big, aggressive fights
for Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming and Ne.
vada.
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Forest Editor sIuaaed.

Kenton, o.. Sept. 1S.-J. c. Shuler,
editor OF the Forest Review. is near
death from an attack Friday night.
L. A. Conklin, former editor of
rival paper, is under $500 bail on a
charge of assault to kill. The mar
shall arrested him in Kenton. The
men formerly were partners. but
later parted ways, and their two pub
lications were bitter enemies.
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placed on all street and interurban
railroads by the end OF this week, with
the exception OF the street railway9
in Columbus and Toledo. In the Co
lumbus case the officials of the com
pany have until next Tuesday to fur
nish additional data. In the Toledo
case the company has been given un-
til next Tuesday to furnish additional
information and briefs There is a
franchise controversy in Toledo and
the commission is satisfied to give the
Toledo company as much time as pos
sible, in the hope that the controyer-
sy will be settled before it is neces-
sary to fix the valuation finally The
commission will not grant any fur
ther hearing to any one on the general
proposition as to how this class of
complaints shall be valued
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There is evidence on every hand that
the trusts, which have a monopoly OH
all necessities of life, are maintain
ing prices at the highest level ever
known in this country. Even in war
time, when most of the able-bodied
men were away to the front and re-
quirements of the two armies were
so great that at times enough food.
stuffs and wearing apparel could not
be produced to supply them, prices
were not as high as they now are,
when every granary and storehouse
Is full
Below is a comparative table, show
ing that war itself Is not as great
menace to the country as the greed OF
-.
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The state tax commission estab-
lished precedent that can be used
to prevent further assaults, should
any be planned, upon the taxpayers,
when the members of that body di
rected the auditor of Franklin county
not to pay any attention to a resolu-
tion adopted by the commissioners of
Franklin county providing for levy
that would raise $4,000 to repair
roads. This levy was in addition to
the 10 mills maximum limit prescribed
by the Smith law. The resolution of
the commissioners recited that the
money was needed to repair nearly ali
of the roads in Franklin county, that
were alleged to be impossible by rea-
son of floods and neglect.
1t is ridiculous for any one to as.
sert that nearly all of the roads in
Franklin county are impossible. In
order to get the extra $4,000 it was
necessary for the commissioners to
declare that they were impossible, 70.
the Smith law provides that the extra
levy can only be made in case of an
emergency. The wording of the COM
missioners' resolution alone is suffi
cient to put that body in bad light,
and it also shows how urgent was
the necessity for placing some limit
on the tax spenders.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
ALLEGED BIGAMIST
REFUSES TO TALK
Vernon NJ. Schooley to Face
Two Angry Women.

With a charge Of bigamy facing him
and two angry women clamoring for his
punishment, one with a year-old baby in
her arms. Vernon NJ. Schooley, thirty
three years old, Of Paeonian Springs,
Va, who was arrested Tuesday morning
after a dramatic scene Just as he stepped
to freedom from the House of Correction
at Jessups, Nd, is now lodged in the
District jail awaiting trial on July II in
the Criminal Court.
SchoCley Indignantly denied the charge
Of bigamy that is written after his name
on the police bIotter, and refused last
night to discuss the case. But wife No. 2,
who has now recovered from the shock
that overcame her when she learned that
another woman was bearing the name of
Mrs. Schooley, is vigorously pushing her
suit against him.
His first wife. Mrs. Fannie F. Schooley,
Of Lovettsville, Md, denies that her hus-
band had gotten divorce from her at
Reno, New, in 1908. Mrs Schooley No. 2
is not so pleased with her husband now
as she was Tuesday morning when she
went to meet him at the time Of his re-
lease. She viii bring charges against
him. according to the police.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
GAS CONTAINER EXPLODES.
CAUSING NEGRO'S DEATH
William BrOaduS Drops Tube on Sidewalk. Sustaining
Fatal Injuries es-Plate Glass Windows Smashed
in Vicinity of Accident

Carrying a tube containing liquid car
bonic gas from the curb to the whole
sale drug store of Burch & Klepps, s15
Sixth street northwest. William Broadus,
a negro, dropped the container to the
asphalt at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and It exploded with a roar which shook
buildings for half a mile around.
Broadus sank writhing to the ground,
bleeding from score of wounds in the
abdomen and legs. He was terribly In
jured. and died at the Emergency Hos
pital two hours later.
The explosion spread CONSERVATION
throughout the Seventh street business
district for few minutes. Plate glass
windows in several stores were smashed,
and hundreds Of persons rushed to the
scene Of the accident from all directions.
There was a crush about the body OF
Broadus which made it seem for q time
that he would expire through lack Of
fresh air. Many thought him dead be-
fore the hospital Ambulance arrived
In the general excitement following the
explosion. an alarm box was pulled ard
No. a Engine Company responded
promptly. So great was the force OF
the exploding carbonsc gas that a pIsee
OF the tube was hurled for biocks into
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
THEFT FROM BANK
HITS WASHINGTON
Capital Residents Interested
in Richmond Case.

Members OF the colored race In WASH
ington are interested in the capture OF
alleged embezzlers from the True Re-
formers Bank, Richmond, and w. r.
Griffin, chief manager for Washington of
the organization, is in the Virginia city
to consult with the board Of directors,
Of which he is a member, to take steps
to prosecute Louis B. Phillips, clerk
in the bank, and to arrest Reuben T.
Hill, cashier.
Phillips. who was arrested Tuesday. Is
charged with negotiating three worthless
checks, for total value of SO, while
Hill, II captured, win answer TO the
charge Of theft of $4,000.
Phillips is said to have forged the
names of w. P. Burrill and A. W.
Holmes, officers of the organization,
while Hill, who disappeared from Rich
mond March "a, is said to have made
false entries in the banks books. A
woman clerk. said to have assisted Hill
in his thefts, has been arrested, and is
now awaiting trial. reward Of $500
has been offered for Hill.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
WALL STREET
Corn Options Adparce on Hot Weather Reports
and Fear of Drought-RaiLoads Strong
Despite News from the West.

declared that reports from the various
pig iron markets were becoming brighter
with more life showing at all the principal
interior points OF production. The Iron
Trade Review states that owing to the
Improvement In the demand for finished
materials, the usual July shutting down
Of steel mills will not be as extended
In many cases as It was thought probable
several weeks ago. 1t appears also that
the improving conditions in the trade
are making themselves felt in coke for
which the demand is much more active.
both from blast furnaces and foundries
than It was a short time since.
London Market Heavy.
Doubtless a matter that was Of some
influence upon values to-day was the
over Morocco. At any rate, the London
stock market was heavy and sales of
stock here for foreign account were es-
timated at over 5000 shares. Neverthe-
less late afternoon dispatches received
after the close Of the foreign markets,
put a more pleasant face upon these diff
culties intimating that the nations con-
cerned had arranged a conference for the
purpose OF talking over amicably the af-
fairs in dispute, and settling them.
AS bearing again upon the most impor-
tant topic of the day. the crop situation.
mention must be made of the weekly
report Of the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company, perhaps the
leading corn road-which certainly af-
forded no warrant for any such turmul-
tuous buying OF corn options as took
place.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
$500 Is NEEDED
FOR FOURTH FUND
Committee Faces a Deficit;
Contributions Sought.

The Fourth Of July celebration was
carried out at a cost Of several thousand
dollars, and members of the joint COM
mittee on safe and sane Fourth face a
deficit in the funds of about $500.
Treasurer George w. White, Of the
committee. says contributions are slowly
coming in-- In view Of the number of
persons who witnessed and seemed to en-
Joy the fireworks display, Mr.. White
says he is confident washingtonians will
be willing to pay for the entertainment.
Insurance companies of the city have
cause for rejoicing, as they have not
been called on to pay a single premium
due to the deadly toy cannon or pistol or
the deceptive giant f1recracRer.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
OPPOSED TO AMENDMENT.

Board of Pharmacy Says Present
Law Provides for Dentists.
The proposed amendment to laws OF
the District. whereby dental supply
houses will be allowed to sell poisons
classed as narcotics. is opposed by the
board Of pharmacy in it's annual re-
port, submitted to the Commissioners
yesterday.
This amendment, which was prepared
by order Of the Commissioners, is now
awaiting legislation.
No public necessity for the amend
ment to the pharmacy laws can be
found by the board, as the dentists are
amply provided for by the present law
and ARE subject to all of the provt-
sions contained therein, the same as
physicians"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore, July 6-EGGS-Maryland. Pennsyi-
vania and nearby hrsts, loss OF. IL Eastern Shore
Maryland and Virginia, loss on. II; Western frsts,
Ohio loss OF. II; West Virgins 6rsts. II; South
en, North Carolina, loss Of, Balsh; guinea, per
doL. 6a9.
LIVE PoULTRY-spdng chickena Ia IbA and
over per Ib. 22a4; do, Ii. TO II lbs, p; do.
ID. and under, q old lens. heavy. per H., I41s
d. small TO medium. per Ib.. lf1; old roosters, per
h. Q; ducks young white Pekins. fat per h. II;
do young MuscoTy and mongrel, per h., IL; do.
puddle, large, per h., IL; spring duck, lbs and
over, per III. l5a17; pigeons. old, pair, Is; do,
BUTTER-Crea1nery, fsncy. per ID, Many; do,
chodce, pa h, Z2Az3; do, good. per h. nan; do,
imitation, 1b. 1saeo; do. print, per pound Ea9s:
do, blocks zsa2S; ladle. h.. Halls; Maryland and
Pennsylyania rolls per H., 16a17; Ohio rolls per
Ih, le; West Virginia, rolls. Per lb,. ls store
packed, per 1b.. Is: Maryland. Virginia. and Penn
ylvauia dairy prnts per H.. ls process butter. Ib,
The Washington herald., 1911-07-06

New York, July 5-To-day the stock
market was called upon to Withstand the
speculative shock Of ar advance Of to
cents bushel in the leading crop op-
tions on the produces exchanges. caused
by the first real crop scare, In corn, this
season. II must be said that the news
from the corn-producing States, looked al
calmly, hardly seemed to warrant such
excitement in the grain market as was
to-day witnessed. or any such rise in
corn options as occurred. ~
There is a lack OF moisture over the
entire region. but there have been nc
hot winds or similar damage Of sud
den or blasting sort in any quarter. Com
plants solely bear reference to the prev
alence of dry and hot weather coming
at a time when the corn plant Is by no
means yet in a critical state of its growth.
All the statements of the grain experts
published to-day united in the declaration
IL rain came within few days whatever
damage has been done at the present
time would be repaired. go that the dam
age is really expectant, rather than &C
tual.
Promise of Cooler weather.
Meantime there IL some promise of
cooler weather, with showers over the
corn belt in the near future. 1t was also
the case to-day that buying of grain was
stimulated to some extent by flrmer
cables from the foreign markets, these
being the result of more or less authen-
tic stories Of the injury to the crops on
the European continent
The brunt OF all this was withstood
by the security market very well indeed.
The leading Western railroad stocks or
those which would be most affected by
such developments declined only moder-
ately, while the United States Steel COM
mon shares were comparatively strong.
The strength Of steel stock was. of
course, due to the much more favorable
reports as to the steel industry that are
now coming IN from all sides, and It is
no longer open to question that matters
are generally picking up in the steel
trade.
It was authoritatively stated to-day that
the United States Steel Corporation at
the close OF last week was operating at
70 per cent of its finished steel capacity;
and the Iron Age, IN its weekly summary,