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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
OFFICERS
Elected By The N. ?. Church
And Sunday School
Rev. J. 7. Slack To Be Re-
turned Next Year

The fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist Protestant church was
held Saturday afternoon when the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Ruth
Buchanan.
Financial Secretary - Charles
Boyle.
Treasurer-W. H. Turner.
Trustees (term expires 1915) w
H. Turner. F. G. Mardis. David Reed
er.
Stewards = Mrs. Mollie Brown
Charles Boyle, Ellsworth Johnson
Mrs. C. B. Squires, Mrs. Allie Lewis
Mrs. R. NJ. Davis, Lee Stofer, Alice
Merrin. A. w. Sutton. Mrs. John
Ward, A. B. Jones, Mrs. baltimore.
The visiting and music committees
will be appointed later.
The Muskingum annual conference
meets in GAINESVILLE September 9Th
and Rev. J. T. Black, pastor of the
local church. will be In attendance
Rev. Mr.. Black will be returned te
Mt. Vernon next year.
On Sunday the following Sunday
school officers were elected at the NJ
P. church:
Superintendent-R. G. Brock.
Assistant-Charles West.
Secretary--Miss Alice Elliott.
Assistant--MiltOn Reeder.
Treasurer-Isabel Stokes.
Assistant-Ella Black.
Pianist-Ada Warman.
Assistant--Ocie Gates.
Chorister-Norman q. Turner.
Assistant Harry Bennington.
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TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE
MT. VERNON TELEPHONE co.

II seems desirable that some ex.
planation be given regarding operat.
ing service rendered on holidays and
Sundays. particularly on holidays.
Telephone operators are like all 9TH
er people. They appreciate holidays
and Sundays as days Of rest and they
can not get the full benefit of them
all because of the nature of the bust
ness.
It would seem only reasonable to
expect less calls on these days, when
business is not In full swing, but In
place of less calls there are more
calls Oh most of the holidays.
On Labor day the number OF calls
was considerably more than on an av
erage day and busy hours" were far
more busy than an average days busy
hours and beyond the capacity of the
switch board to handle promptly. A
full force Of the best operators could
not handle calls as fast as they come
in.
Some subscribers get out Of pa
tience at the delay and 1t is believed Il
they understood conditions bettel
they would be more considerate.
On holidays, when the groceries art
opened for only q part Of the day
their lines are very busy and at timei
there are six and more calls for som'
one line at one time. II subscriber
would report to their grocer wheI
they find his line often busy the groc
er would be better informed, and b
might provide additional lines. 1t Il
much easier for the operator to con
meet your telephone with some othe
line than for her to tell you "the lin
is busy" but II some other operate
has already established connection
with the line you want, it is the onl,
answer possible.
The more valuable the telephone |
to community the more busy ar
the lines.
| Subscribers are asked, out of cor
sideration for the operator, not to g,
pect the service to be as rapid on hol
days and Sundays, particularly hol
days, as on regular average days.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
,BULL MOOSE
MOVEMENT
Growing Out Of The Faction.
al Fight
That Is Going On 10 Repub.
lican Party
Is Given Its "BOrnlOg' In
knOx County
!. Mass Meeting Held At Ovens
Office Saturday
Selects Sixteen Delegates To
The State Convention

The Bull Moose party has been
born in Knox county.
The event transpired Saturday aft.
ernoon at the law Office of Hon. Frank
V. Owen.
Eight rampant Bull Moosers were
present to attend to the job and they
got away with It" in approved fash
ion. All eight have been Republicans
in the past.
The purpose of the first gathering
was to select delegates to the Bull
Moose state convention at Columbus
Wednesday and Thursday. All the
delegates chosen were former Repub
licans. OF course, it could not be 9th
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
narrow
Escape Had Charles nadIey
From Drowning
Rescued By CompaniOn...
Unconscious Several
Minutes

Charles Hadley, East High street,
had a very narrow escape from
drowning in the Kokosing river at a
point between the swinging bridge
and the West Gambler street bridge
Sunday afternoon about o'clock
Hadley became exhausted while
swimming with number of compan'
ions and sank under the surface OF
the water. All ~ his companions be
came alarmed and left the water
with the exception of Forest Setback
who succeeded in rescuing Hadley
who was lying on the bed of the river
Hadley was unconscious when
brought to the surface and it was sew
eral minutes before he regained con
sciousness. ..4
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
TO SUBMIT
Matter Of Building ChildreRs'
Home To Voters On
November 5

The Knox county commissioners
decided on Monday to submit the mat.
ter of buying grounds and building .
children's home to the voters OF the
county at the regular election on
Tuesday, November 5.
The commissioners will decide upon
the sum necessary for the buying OF
the land and the construction Of the
building at a later date. It Is under.
stood that the amount will be In the
neighborhood of S25,O0O.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
PAROCH|AL
School Opens With Enroll
ment Of 25O...TWO
New Teachers

st. Vincent de Paul's school open.
ed Tuesday morning with an enroll
meut of about $50. OF this number
80 are in the High school department.
Two new teachers are in charge OF
the intermediate room and No.
Grammar room, these teachers In
charge of these rooms last year being
transferred to Pine Bluff, Arkansas
and Louisville, Kentucky.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gaines and sons
Earl and Franklin of North Milwau-
kee, Wis. are the guests of Mr. Jacob
Gaines of West Chestnut street the
trip was made in Mr.. Gaines touring
car In less than two days. Miss
Selora Gaines accompanied them to
Mt. Vernon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
FALL CLEANING

Carpets. rugs, linoleums and oil
cloths, wall paper. moulding, window
shades and curtain rods and poles
can be founrd in the latest designs
and lowest prices at The Arnold
store. Headquarters for all wants at
fall house-cleaning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
SHELL FISH INDUS
TRY pEcLiNga

st. Andrews, N. B., Sept. S-ThS
commission appointed by the D0min>
ion Government to inquire into the
cause for the decline Of the oyster
and other shell fish industries Of the
eastern provinces met here today to,
conduct its first hearing. SubseQuent>
ly sittings of the commission will be-
held at the principal shore ports of
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
ARREST
Of A Man 90 Charge o.
Cruelty To Animals

w. d. Maring was arrested Mon
day on An afIidavit filed before Mayor
Perrine by Jack Auskings charging
him with cruelty to animals. He is
alleged to have mistreated horse.
He pleaded guilty and was fined IS
and costs. tf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
MEETING !. +.
Of The City Board Of Educa-
tion Monday

A regular meeting of the city board
of education was held Monday even-
ing in the Office of Clerk Coyner.
Routine business was transacted. Sup
erintendent Alan was present and re-
ported everything in readiness for
the opening of the schools on Tues
day.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
THREE DRUNks FINED

Three plain drunks pleaded guilty.
before Mayer Perrine Tuesday morn.
ing and were fined. 4
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
REASONS 5, 6, I.

X
FOR SAFETY OF DEPOSITS IN
THE BUCKEYE STATE BUILD.
ING AND LOAN COMPANY,
RANKIN BUILDING, 22 WEST
GAY STREET, coLuMeus,
OHIO.
s. Our loans are made on real es'
tate, the safest Of all securities.
6. No money is loaned on personal
securities of sny kind, and hence op'
portuni.ies for loss are very small.
Z. Most Of our borrowers begin to
repay at once in monthly payments
This reduces the loan each month
and correspondingly increases our Sc
curity. Assets $6,900,000. Five pei
cent paid on time deposits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
HOW PRETTY THE CHILD Looks

in its fresh, clean frocks, but oh, the
trouble Of doing them up. Why bur.
den yourself with such task. Send
them to this laundry, together with
your own things and escape all the
bother and muss of home laundering.
The comfort is worth more than the
cost.
The
N ew Gem Laundry Go
n ALBERT E. AUskiN0s, Mgr.
North Main st. Both Phones
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-03
COURT HOUSE NOTES

Guardian Appointed
Jacob II. Welker of Brink Haven
has been appointed guardian OF Harry
Welker, giving bond in the sum OF
81, 800, with A. ID. Welker and William
Tucker as sureties.
o.
Deed Filed
B. B. Williams to Desault b. Kirk,
parcel In Clinton, 81.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
BOY BURGLARS TELL
POLICE THEY NEEDED
"A LITTLE EASY COIN"

We just needed little coin and
thought this would be easy money" is
the explanation given today by Press
Mckinney, eighteen years old. 715 East
Fair street and Seth Pharr. sixteen.
p Harold avenue as to why they
turned burglars. The boys confessed
that at an early hour this morning
they attempted to break into the Park
Pharmacy, 294 South Boulevard. and
later broke open a slot machine in
front of the store of j. ]. Evans In
South Boulevard.
We would have got in the drug
store II we hadn't been frightened
away just as we broke the lock-" said
the boys to Captain Poole. I'VE made
a bum job of It, though, and now we're
in bad"
The boys were caught by Policemen
George Garner and Jeffares few min
utes after they had broken open the
slot machine They had prepared them
selves as regulation burglars, skeleton
keys and burglars tools being found
in their pockets. They will be tried
next Tuesday
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
MILEAGE HEARING
STILL UNF |N|SHED
Railroads Present Their Argu-
ments to Force Exchange of
Books at Depots.

Before the state railroad commits
sion today at 10 o'clock the appeal Of
commercial travellers for change in
mileage book regulations was taken up
again. All yesterday was spent in ar
guing the question. Counsel for nearly
a dozen roads were there to present
their reasons for exchanging tickets for
mileage coupons instead of accepting
these coupons on the trains, as the
travellers ask, and 1t was indicated that
the hearing would continue far into the
afternoon, The commission will take
the case under advisement and render
its decision later.
The travellers practically completed
their case yesterday, presenting several
witnesses for the Travellers Protective
association the United Commercial
Travellers and the Georgia Travellers
association. They demand that the
roads permit conductors to pull mile
age on the trains or install separate
mileage ticket windows and agents at
all stations The railroads insist that
their only means of keeping a proper
check on interchangeable mileage sold
by one road and used on dozen is to
have the coupons taken up by bonded
agent at the station.
w. J Craig, passenger traffic agent
of the Atlantic Coast Line, took the
stand when the hearing opened today.
He will be followed by counsel and off,
cials of various roads operating in
Georgia
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
PROBATION BILL
RECOMMEN
McEIreath Measure Provides
Minor Offenders Must Work
for Benefit of Families.

Representative McElreaths bill pro-
viding for a probation system today
was recommended foi passage by the
house judiciary committee and will
come up for vote in short time. M.
McElreath and his associates believe
1t will do great deal toward giving
drunkards and small offenders a chance
to straighten up and at the same tim
VIII provide for their families
The bill permits judges in the state
courts to fix sentences so that the con-
Victed man may serve his term out
side the prison or chain gang, remain
ing at his home and working at what
ever occupation he may find. His
wages will be devoted to the support
of his family. while under the present
system the wife and children of con-
victed man are frequently more harsh
ly punished by the court than the Of
fender himself
The bill amounts practically to q
probation system, though the term is
not used. The Judge in each county
may appoint probation officer to
whom the man under suspended SEN
tence must report at stated intervals.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
oh, Yes, and Female SherIoCks
Must Be Able to Hold on
to a Secret.

Is it any wonder the woman detec-
tive is such a rarity?
Mrs Hattie Barnett. Atlanta's expert
woman detective, and the only one in
the South. declared In a most interest
ing talk today that before a woman
can be a real sleuth she must side
track love and all of its attendant
beauties and joys. relegate sweethearts
to the dismal. blank realm of the for
gotten, and be able to keep secret.
Mrs. Barnett declares she has proved
she can do both She's had % years
experience as a detective.
And Mrs. Barnett adds that these
two highly unromantic and unappeal-
ing essentials practically mean the
elimination Of woman from this some
what spectacular means of livelihood
There's not one woman in million
who can become a detective" she said
Must Learn to Keep Secrets.
The barring of love and the keeping
of secrets are not the only require
ments for woman detective, said Mrs
Barnett. but they form the combined
uppercut that brings the knock-o out.
For instance. the detective instinct
must be born in women, Mrs. Barnett
says
II don't think there's any doubt but
that many women have the natural
born detective instinct judging from
their success in catching up with their
husbands and finding out what is go
ing on in the community all about
them, said the detective.
Asked how she managed to overcome
the love obstacle, Mrs Barnett smiled
and said
Well it's q very simple story In
the first place. | don't want you to get
the idea that ] have a stone heart and
that I'm incapable of love Not at all.
7 have big, warm heart and there is
in It ample room for affection simply
have sign over this affection com
partment, which reads, CLOSED" |
have loved-I won't say how many
times-but I know that love and de-
tective business will not mix.
IL fell in love-violently so-after !
had been left widow and had be-
come detective, but | soon found that
it was interfering with my business. |
was not long in making a choice. |
simply starved out my love-"
She SAYS that a woman who Is SEN
timental and in love is too easily in
huenced to work among criminals and
attempt to ferret crime. If woman
has sweetheart, Mrs. Barnett says,
she will confde in him, give away her
plans. and spoil her game. Her mind
would be so full of mush, too that she
would be totally unable to think and
calculate clearly and shrewdy.
Must Have Lots of Nerve.
Outside of all these requirements,
continued Mrs Barnett. "a woman de-
tective must have unusual ability a
plentiful supply Of good common sense,
car loads of nerve and tact, must be
possessed of discernment must possess
big store Of legal knowledge. must be
industrious. and above all must be
refined would lay special stress on
! the word industrious, for 1t is out
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
FREIGHT RATES FOR
MELONS FROM SOUTH
NOT UNREASONABLE

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Freight
charges on watermelons and cante-
loupes from producing points in South
eastern freight territory, over the At
lantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line
and seven other railroads to consum-
ing markets north Of the Potomac riv-
er and east Of Pittsburg, we're found
not unreasonable by the interstate com
merce commission today.
The complaint was filed by j. H. Dah
York, who also sought to have deliv-
cry OF melons made in New York city
The commission held the carrier was
justified in changing delivery from New
York city to Jersey City
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
7. R. MEN At TACK
WILSON As SON
Of SOUTH
1--WE Northerners Bar Dixie
Men From White House,"
Says General Slckles.

Nu,w YORK, July 11.-Sixty repre-
natives of the provisional New York
80 committee of the Bull Moose"
nsrtv met here today and wildly
ps.arsd Colonel Roosevelt as they
.da MANS for the campaign In New
vort General Daniel E. Sickles, the
cb,ef speaker, attacked Governor Will
son
wn1am H. Hotchhss, chairman OF
..a provisional committee, presided.
wbA gathering started out with cheers
tor the colonel Then General S1ckles
wsa introduced. He said:
.arne old parties are not satisfactory
~ r,anv respects. 1t is the first time
s4,ca the war that Southern man has
h.sn nominated for president. Mr'
rusrvo1 4s a nice man, he4s an honest
man and an affable man. However
W. Wilson was born and reared In
r.hAriion surroundings. He was born
and reared on the wrong SIDE.
"vvs Northerners are never disposed
~ mt man who has been reared IN
+rA Confederaoy. so to speak, whose
.A.-s. fought on the Confederate side,
IN the white house.
wye wish no repetition Of the seces-
s,en movement. This nation rs one
and inseparable now and forever. That
"a IN. determination of the Progressive
party"
cheees Approve Attack on Wilson.
There came wild yells Of approval as
,rhA Jne4 0ra ~ btH Ieeyq In
the CfvN war, scored Governor Wilson.
n. added that he had voted for IAn-
cotn because he did not believe in the
copperhead Democracy Of the time, al
though he had previously been Dem
oerat and had voted for Buchanan. For
40 years. he went on, he had been a
Republican.
Il am now happy to be a supporter
Of my esteemed friend, Theodore
Roosevelt" he said, and the commit
teer1en cheered for five minutes. A
man got red bandanna and waved II
and the cheering was renewed with
still greater violence The general paid
high tribute to the colonel after the
noise subsidized and Chairman Hotchhss
addressed the committeeman as ''breth-
rem Of the Bull Moose"
The chairman called the roll of coun-
ties to see who was on hand. Some so
New Workers. and ono enthusiast from
Eoboken answered the call. Among
them were Regis N. Post, former gov
ernor OF Porto Rico; G. B. VanWart.
Of Kings; Hamilton Fish, Jr.. Linden
Bates, Jr., Amos Pinchot, Ernest Har-
vier, Reuben Grebhill, General Daniel
E Stckles and M. L. Blakeley
After the roll call the committee
proceeded to lay plans for the opening
of the campaign,
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
sssssssssessssessssssssss

Of the question for lazy woman to be
a detective. She must be UP and about
all the whole"
Another important factor in the MAX
ing Of the woman detective as urged
by Mrs Barnett. is the confining OF
her work solely to one of the two sexes
She must either work exclusively for
men or for women alone
Mrs Barnett's speciality is men. In
reply to a question as to her reasons
for working solely for men, Mrs. Bar
nett smiled significantly.
II have two mighty good reasons" E"
she said For one thing, women are
poor pay In the next place, sleuthins
for women is very unsatisfactory Nine
times out of ten when you work up q
case for woman and show her the
evidence it'll be wholly different from
what she expected, and she'll proceed to
make things hot generally. She'll be-
mean you. declare you are the cause
of the whole trouble. order you away
and refuse to pay you. I've been there"
Doesn't Work Divorce Cases.
Mrs. Barnett is also hands off" when
it comes to working divorce cases.
It's Unpleasant work, and then I
don't believe in meddling in family
troubles" she says. u leave that fol
someone else
AS to her work, Mrs Barnett said
it had taken her from high society to
the sums on many occasions, she
said. she had been forced to adopt dis
guises. frequently appearing as an old
woman, sometimes as nurse and
house maid, again as a book agent, and
In variety Of other roles.
Mrs Barnett has worked in New York
and several Of the other big cities. and
has brought numerous criminals to jus
tice Several years ago she ferreted
murder through the simple clew of a
hat number In his haste. the murder
er dropped his hat There was no
name. nor initials. nor other mark Of
identification in the hat. but from the
number on the band Mrs. Barnett took
her cue and solved the mystery.
Summing up the results Of her ex-
perience. Mrs Barnett said:
The men are leading the women in
uprightness. Women are far more sin
fu and are doing more injury to So
ciety.'
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11

care of the city Joys who go up there
to live in the summer"
The interview, which was obtained
by q Georgian correspondent who
Travelled all of so feet to see Mr.. Pow
ers In his sanctum, brought out the
fact that the Joy is his favorite char
acter The Gloom's whlskers remind
him too much of his own, he said-and
he's JOY himself, anyway.
The Gloom Doll brought in by the
woman voyager the other day was
dressed in a khaki suit and carried a
stick. 1t was very British. Powers
didn't see IT, but he drew 1t from de-
scription.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
Famous Cartoonist, When ! cid
Of Invention, Says They
Take Fun Seriously.

NEW YORK, July 11.-"So they are
getting out a jolly old English Gloom
DOLL Ell, what?" said Tom Powers.
the famous cartoonist, when he was
told that a woman passenger on a
French liner had brought in manni-
kin pet with the conical cap and lugu-
brious black whiskers of his creation
lawful amusin little thing I sup
pose they're saying to each other. A
bally good spool, eh, old top?'
81 know the English take their fun
sadly Probably they'd stare at JOY
Doll and wonder what the bloomin'
mischief it meant Now, If were go
ing to get out a doll, 1t would be a
JOY"
How do YOU think the Gloom Doll
will go in American" the artist was
asked 1T is said to be making a hit
all over England and France and TAX
ing the place of the Teddy Bear and
the Poodle Dog
'I think 1t might have hard time
here" Powers said Imagine a man
coming home with joy package under
his belt, and Gloom Doll in his pocket
for his wife. Shed probably hurl both
him and the doll out.
"Or imagine the real original Glooms
out in the suburb where | live, being
asked to buy them! They'd look too
lifelike We have grand Glooms up
there. owed one Of them rs cents for
some repairs the other day. He sent
me bill which read II cents-re-
pairs. rs; use Of postage stamp g.
The Suburban Glooms certainly take
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
BODY OF GIRL (1l) WHO
SAID SHE Welded BOY
OF 10 FOUND IN CANAL

SYRACUSE, n. Y, July 1.-THE
body of Mignon Lockerbie. eleven years
old. Who claims to have been married
70 William Colvin. nineteen years old.
81 Niagara Falls. six months ago, was
taken from the Oswego canal at Liver
pool two miles from this city, this
morning Colvin told his parents that
n had never married this girl Last
SUNDAY the girl came to ss local news
70 me and announced her marriage.
9he said that she and Colvin had mar
'l7a but had kept it secret Now
want to live together" she said.
nui they did not. Colvin was driven
from his own home because he refused
~ p" 'l'e with the girl his mother says.
Ne s missing
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
Sidestep Cupid
To Win Success

. To be detective a woman
9 must sidetrack love, have no
. sweethearts, and be able to keep Z
. secret.
. Therefore, not one woman in a
. million can become real detec- q
. tive.
. Women In love get their heads
. so full of mush they are unable to
. think and calculate clearly and
shrewdly.
. The woman sleuth must possess q
. natural detective instinct, car
. loads Of nerve and tact, and be in
Q dustrious. A lazy woman Is unfit
. for the job.
. Any woman can starve out love q
. if she will | found ] could
. The men are leading the women 9
. of this day In uprightness.
. MRS HATTIE BARNETT. De- q
tective.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-11
BRICK MAKERS STRIKE TO
GET PAY IN REAL MONEY

CHATTANOOGA. TENN July IL
All employees Of the Southern Clay
Manufacturing Company. at Robbins.
Tenn, are on strike because the COM
pany has demanded that they take so
per cent of their wages in checks on
the commissary. Special officers have
been sent from here to prevent violence.
This is one Of the largest brick manu-
featuring concerns in the South