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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
URY PARDON STANDS
Board Refuses Appeal of Man Who
Convicted Alleged Murderer.

Columbus, O., Jan. 12.-Although
Benjamin Meek, former prosecutor Of
Wyandot county. who succeeded in
securing life sentence for George
Ury of Findlay, alleged murderer of
Celery King Johnson, who lived near
Carey, talked for an hour before the
state pardon board, that body re-
fused to change it's recommendation
for pardon and, consequently. the
recommendation will go to Governor
Harmon for action.
A storm of protest followed the
boards original recommendation, but
second hearing developed nothing
to change its attitude. Ury, who is
go years old, has served 10 years for
a crime Of which he is said to be
innocent.
Mrs. Johnson, widow of the muir
dered man, and Mrs. Ury, wife of the
prisoner, were both present at the
hearing.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
HEALTH
Boards To Hold 4 Conference
In columbus

The 32nd conference OF the local
Board OF Health of Ohio with the State
Board OF Health viii be held in Column
bus Jan. 18 and 49, This conference is
for Boards OF Health and health Off
GERS for all cities aud villages having
a population Of 800 or more at the
last federal census. The Board OF
Health of each city and village in this
class is required py law to send rep
resentatlve. An Official ruling has been
made that permits OF sending one
member OF the board and also the
health officer and of paying tho ex-
penses of both, An interesting pro
gram mas been arranged and will be
sent out in advance of the meeting.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
LEGAL NOTICE

William n. Shira and John Shira, whose
places of residence are unknown. ana
the other unknown heirs of Christopher
Shira, deceased, will take notice that on
the 18th day of December, A. D., 1911.
LLOYD Shira filed his petition In the Court
of Common Pleas for Knox county, Ohio.
being case No. 9li2 in seid court against
partition of the following real estate, to-
wit: Being the northwest quarter of sec
Military Lands in Knox county Ohio. ana
which were subject to sale in the district
of Chillicothe. Ohio: excepting therefrom
twenty (20l acres off of the South end OF
the East half of said uarter section.
said tract so to he partitioned containing
40 acres more or less
Said parties are required TO answer said
petition on or :efore the 10th day of Feb
ruary A. D.. 1872 OF Judgment may be
taken against them.
LLOYD SHIRA-
f. o. Levering, attorney for plaintiff
1919, ,2G, ;1-S,11l7,2iS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
HOME BUILDING AND LOAN COM.
PANY AT MT. VERNON, o.

Established 1883.
2S years of successful business.
Has never failed to pay full semi-an-
nual dividends.
Oldest Building and Loan Company
in this part of the State.
The art of saving is to begin and
continue, although the amount may be
small.
This company receives subscrip.
tions to its stock as small as one dol
lar per month
Hundreds of its stockholders have
experienced the Joy of accommodating
a comfortable surplus, and of having
it ready to meet emergencies.
You can subscribe for the stock OF
this Company at any time.
Banner M. Allen, Secy.
81 Public Square
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
NEEDY
Persons Should &c Reported
For Relief

The association desires to enquire
into and, as far as is in their power
relieve all cases of destitution, And
in order to simplify matters, and make
it possible to get the necessary in
formation quickly, the President re-
quests persons knowing OF families
that are destitute to report in person
or by telephone TO Superintendent Of
relief, Mr.. Patrick Purcell, at his
home or at his office in the court
house, the number of which is Citi-
zens' 375.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
ROBERT BACON RESIGNS
Various Motives Assigned For Move
by Ambassador to France.


Washington, Jan. l2.--Robert Ba-
con. former business associate Of j.
P. Morgan, has resigned his post as
United States ambassador to France
No official word of his resignation,
however, has reached the state de-
partment, the news coming from
France in news dispatches. 1t is de-
clared that Mr., Bacon has tired OF
the social life of the French capital.
The story Is also circulated that Mr.
Bacon intends to aid Theodore Roose-
Welt in any political ambitions he may
have, but this is denied by the am
bassador. According to another
story, Mr.. Bacon has long realized
the opportunities of the press and ne
may become the owner of some met
ropolitan newspaper. He is very
wealthy.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
ExEcuroR,s NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed and
qualified Executor OF the estate OF
FRANCIS w. GARDNER
late Of Knox county, OHIO, deceased,
by the Probate court OF said county
January t. 1912.
JOHN r, GARDNER,
iIoRard, Ohio
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
FROZEN
To Death Was A Woman At
Canton

Canton, o., January 12-When the
West End of Canton, started to sweep
the pavement leading up to the insti-
tuition ne found Miss Carrie Ferguson,
forty years old, frozen to death in the
SNOW
Miss Ferguson, who lived in South
Walnut street, was discharged from
The hospital last night She started
for street car several blocks away,
aud in taking a short cut across the
she hospital grounds fell down small
esabankmcnt and was knocked into
partial insensibility. Her death fol
lowed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
AS YOU LIKE IT

Guests of the Oakdale hotel, Aus
tin, H., we're rescued by fremen
when the building and three others
was destroyed by fire.
Fire damaged the Chicago Board OF
Trade building to the extent of 320,-
600 and created panic among the
tenants.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
a Bitinu Retort.

Lady Wortley Montagu, one Of Eng
lands most brilliant women, incurred
Pope's undying hatred In the following
manner: The poet. who was deformed
and very dark and addicted to ques-
tionins every body, once asked her to
define an Interrogation mark. She de
fined it as ~ little. crooked blacE
thing that asks questions"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
Particular Woman.

Judge-She insiated on having wo
man lawyer secu. ? her divorce.
why was she so part.cularT
'She did not want to 20 contrary to
that portion of the marriage ceremony
that reads. Let no man put asun-
der. - New York Herald.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
Afraid

"Yes. I proposed, but she said I'd
have to asl, her mother first"
"Aud aid yOuT'
mo; l was afraid the mother might
accept me."-Judge.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
The Drone.

Son--What kind of man is II drone.
papa? Father-One who stands in a
revolving door and waits for some one
else to push it around so he can get in,
my sOn.-Judge.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
MAY ENTER RACE
Friends Urge cummlns to Try For
Taft's Job.

Washington, Jan. 12. - Albert S.
Cummins, senator from Iowa, may
soon announce that he will become
a candidate for the Republican presi.
Dental nomination. According to
friends, Mr.. Cummins is receiving
letters from Republicans, regulars
and progressiyes alike, urging him
to get into the race.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16

Deliberate with caution. but act with
decision; yield with graciousness or
oppose with firmness.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-16
The Goat.

The Goat.
A goat lives on an average ten years
and gives quart of milk day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05

Somehow very little has been
P fa,a e p1 Tatts s e late
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
DOWN AT WASHINGTON
Interesting Notes from the National
Capital by G. A. Wood, Special
Reporter Correspondent.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 81. 1912.
That Columbus woman isn't the
only person after the president
with sacred cutlery.
Judging from past form, Uncle
Joe Cannon ought to win that kick
ing match feet up.
1t is highly unprofessional for the
Navy to starve COW to death; 1t
ought to have run her down with a
battleship.
Washington prices have become so
high that the poor government clerk
can hardly live, and now the under
takers are raising their prices so
high he can't afford to die.
A New York woman saved a mans
life by tearing up her petticoat to
make a bandage But she was one
of the old fashioned kind who wore
something more than double legged
trousers.
With the passage of the legislative
appropriation bill, salaries for oftic-
ers of the new Ch1ldren's Bureau be-
came available and the work OF
establishing that new branch OF the
government will be taken up at
once.
Just previous to adjournment
congress passed and the president
signed the army appropriation bill,
carrying $S9,O00,00O; the Post Of
flee bill, carrying $266,O00,O 900;
the sundry civil bill, carrying $780,
900 900, and the Panama Canal bill.
A Louisiana man is suing the
Navy Department for the value of a
COW which he alleges was starved
to death during the recent Missis-
sippi floods. He states that the
warrant officer of the Algiers naval
station, opposite New Orleans, re-
fused shelter to his COW, although
stock Of other refugees was being
cared for within the station.
After having been in session nine
introducing 10000 bills,
into the unoffending at
1900 record pages OF
hot air, and appropriating total
OF S1,019,636,143.66, congress left
town hurriedly Monday evening with
it's grip full of nails and implements
for general fence repairing.
The department Of Agriculture es-
Inmates that an annual loss Of $45,-
100000 is occasioned by improper
of eggs. This great loss
is due to small eggs, cracked and
broken eggs, and dirty, stale, and
rotten eggs AS a sure cure for
lhese conditions it is suggested that
30 production of large eggs be en-
,oufaska and that infertile eggs be
properly aFsFEssed Of to prevent cons !
animation Oh e1Ga ones.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson !
las left for his IowG rome; and after
short rest will MAZE ) tour of |
ONE of the national forests for the
urpose of making a generai study
# the problems of agricultural
ands within the boundaries of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
THE TARIFF IN SUMMER DRESS FOR HOT
WEATHER READING

fancy wash fabric Manufactured In New
England for 8 20 cents zero Is sold BY inc
manufacturer at 14N cents e manutactur1hs
profit Of an per cent, less sci. ING expenses Oh
5 or, at most, 6 per cent. The oDDer t"n nne>
sale distnbuter) adds 81 cents-a ! cont OF KY
per cent, less selling expenses r. retanet
adds another 42-8 per cent. and the A 0'efican
housewife gets the cloth at 25 cents-clot tuat
in England can be bought retail for 17.cs w.
Identical In weave and quality! WHY7 =
Cotton curtain scrim, found in millions Of
homes, IS made In America at cost that gives
the manufacturer ample profit, selling It to the
print works at cents yard The print works
sells to the tobber at 10 1-8 cents, although it
finishes the goods at cost Of 1.s7 cents. The
5oober adds 20 per cent. laying down. the cur
tain scrim to the department store at 1235 cents
The retailer charges the American housewife 10
to 20 cents More than likely he advertises It
as "1MPORTED" and sells 1t for the TOP price
because the tariff Is 90 high that the genuine
[mported.goods cannot be sold for less. It costs
Just as much In England to make this cdrtain
material. yet the English retailer sells It for
1922 cents n1s pence, yard. against 10 TO .
cents under the American tat36, wHYf-From
NJ Y.AW0rA ssss - n @
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
from New York WORTH.

fores. reserves. The Agricultural
Appropriation bill provides that the
secretary shall make a report seq
reGating the lands that might be
valuable for farming alone from
those that would be more valuable
for other purposes.
The new two-cent stamp in COM
memoration of the PanamaPacitic
Exposition at San Francisco in 1915
has been approved by the post
master general. The new stamp IS
about an inch wide and an inch and
a quarter long. 1t bears an engrav-
ing representing the Gatun locks OF
the Panama Canal, showing steam
ship emerging from the northern
lock and another vessel being raised
in the southern lock. Across the
two are the words ~. S. Postage
and directly below these lines, San
Francisco, 1915 The color of the
new issue has not yet been selected
The design of the one-cent, tive-cent
and ten-cent exposition stamps have
also been approved The one-cent
stamp will bear a portrait of Balboa,
the discoverer of the Pacific. The
tive-cent stamp will bear a picture
of the Golden Gate, and the ten-cent
stamp will illustrate the discovery OF
San Francisco Bay.
A clause in the post office appro-
priation bill provides that Here
after postoftices of the first and
second classes shall not be open on
Sundays for the purpose Of deliver
ing mail to the general public, but
this provision shall not prevent the
prompt delivery of special delivery
mail" Under this provision thou
sands of persons who have hereto
fore secured their mail and Sunday
papers through their local post Of
fees will be barred from this privi-
lege A couple of years ago the
postmaster general made a ruling
that any Office might be closed on
Sundays, if the patrons thereof were
in favor of such action. This ruling
was made with view to giving the
mail carriers a needed rest, and
under it the Washington office and
all branches have been closed on
This provision of the
law, however, makes it mandatory
that all offices of the classes desig-
mated be closed and the carriers re-
!ieved from duty. ,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
a CONGRESS- THAT MADE PROG
RESS.

The congress that has now prac-
tically closed it's legislative work
has been long winded but not bore.
Not for years has the National Leg
islature received more constant at
tention from the public. 1t has i'll
terested the people because it has
come with poor grace from stand
pat republicans, which has done
nothing but block progress.
Tariff bills have been passed in
the house which, according to Lead
er Underwood's estimate, would save
the consumers $3.50, 100000 year
if enacted. Some of these bills the
stand-patters in the senate were able
to pocket; others were passed in the
senate with the help of progressives,
only to be vetoed by a president who
was committed in solemn pledges to
revision downward" In these
measures congress did we'll it's work
and bears no blame.
1t is something that the senate
expelled Lorimer and that the house
impeached Judge Archbold These
are steps calculated to better the
tone Of public life. At time when
the loud call is heard toS SOCIAL
justice congress has to it's credit
a long list Of progressive measures,
from the creation of the Industrial
Commission down to the Chi!!ddrIen's
Bureau BILL the PHOSPHORUS Match
bill and those safeguarding life at
sea. 1t has passed an amendment
providing for the popular election
Of senator's; an excise bill to tax
wealth, not poverty; an experimental
oarceis-post measure. It's worst acts
he prof1igate Pension law and the
Panama Canal bill, were both typi-
ally republican measures aided by
votes.
Such a record of actual work. in |!
pite of political divisions between
enate and house and president
the most necessary
needs little apology. 1t
as made strong issues for the cam !
aign.-New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05

There will be an election in Maine
on September 9: For forty years
the republicans had an invincible
machine there, directed in turn by
Blaine, Manley, Hale and Frye, but
it all went to pieces two years ago
when the democrats elected a COVER
nor, both branches of the Legislature,
and finally sent two democratic
senators to Washington. There is
no Roosevelt state ticket in the field
there as there is in Vermont, and the
republicans are not making any
11gnt On national issues. They will
try to carry the state on a local is
sue, the liquor question, but there
is no division in the democratic
ranks and when we consider that
they carried the state two years ago
it would seem altogether probable
that they will carry it on the 9th of
September. -. -. j.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
THE WORDS OF MARSHALL.

When the democrats at Baltimore
named Marshall for second place
they perhaps builded better than
they knew. Indiana's Governor has
spoken twice since the nomination;
first, his speech of acceptance; sec
ond, the speech at Portland, Me-,
Monday night. On both occasions
his utterance has had Jingle and
zest. In the metaphor of the sport
page he has the punch. The liter
ateur would call it the gift OF cpl
gram
The epigram's force in politics is
we'll understood. 1t is fair to as
sumo, then, that it has been cult
waited. But campaign literature and
political history show it has rarely
been attained. Perhaps it's gift
of the gods.
For all his heavy, rumblng style
Grover Cleveland occasionally de-
livered the jolt. When he said IA
public office is a public trust he
voiced the cropping thought of the
hour. How much of his political
fortune should be attributed to that
inspiration cannot be estimated. 1t
is not too much to say, though, that
one phrase he harnessed a great
popular ideal and put it forever at
work.
Similarly, there is Bryan's "twl-
light zone" quoted more than any
other expression Of his, which en-
ables the people to realize the In
sidious and sinister encroachment OF
Federal jurisdiction upon the rights
of the state. The invisible govern
ment' which Beveridge referred to
so ominously in his speech as tenn
porary chairman of the Bull Moose
convention at Chicago was obviously
a parasitic version of Bryan's "tWl-
light zone.
But Marshall is profusely epigram-
attic. Lean, 1.-THE and sinewy his
English. In the glow of his words
that sodden theme the tariff fairly
throbs. "Why must the consumer
always be the goat?" There's the
question the average man has been
graphing with signed, sealed and
delivered.
And here's the whole long, wretch
ed story of the tariff done in brisk
paragraph: Il have lived long
enough to follow the changing
reasons advanced for the high pro-
tective tariff. l have found them all
to 3e sil::.tty, uncertain and dishonor-
able First, it was to pay Off the
war debt by compelling the foreign
manufacturer to contribute to the
United States Treasury; then it was
to foster our infant industries; then
to protect American labor against
the pauper labor of Europe; and
finally, in the last campaign, tc
equaliZe the cost Of production al
home and abroad
How mercilessly, but withal
cheerfully, do those words paint the
craven retreat of the tariff policy
from mendacity to mendacity!
And then: 1T is not the bushes:
of government to form a partner
ship with anyone unless it forms {
partnership with all. '-Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
CAN HE DO IT?

Congressman Prouty says that lie
will make no statement as to wheth.
er he will support Taft or Roosevelt
If he supports either. The law, he
says, will not allow it.
In other words CONGRESSMAN
Prouty is trimmer. The law does
not say that congressional candi-
oates may not favor, or express his
cholce OF the candidate of his own
party in preference to the candida e
or some other party. 1t supposcs
he will.
Prouty, of course, does not intend
to support Taft. Prouty, in fact, aG-
vised Taft to get off the ticket He
was the original and only trimmer
who tearfully advised the president
to get off and save the party.
raft, by every action since then,
has shown he resented Prouty's ad-
vice. He has disregarded his recon-
mendations for appointments. He
probably would like to see Prouty
defeated.
And for that matter this paper
'can not find any standpatters who
are not OF the presidents opinion.
Unless we are very much mistaken
Congressman Prouty will have diff
ficulty in convincing the progressiyes
that he is for Roosevelt, unless he
says SO. He will have trouble in
convincing the standpatters he is for
Taft, and that he was kidding" the
president when he advised him to
get off the ticket.
Y This is no year for trimmer.
This year, Of all years, everybody has
to fish or cut bait. Prouty has not
made such magnificent record that
he may stand back and smile, and re-
fuse to be counted. - Winterset
News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
If NOT FOR is AGAINST.

In a statement given out Saturday
morning, G. F. FRANKIE, chairman Of
the progressive party, says than any
candidate for office who is using his
influence to elect President Taft
must be regarded as an enemy of the
progressive cause. While there is no
direct charges against Senator Ken
yon. it is believed that the statement
OF Mr.. FRANKIE is aimed primarily at
the stand recently taken by the
Junior Iowa Senator. According to
Mr.. FRANKIE it would be inconsistent
for any progressive to support any
candidate who is openly opposed to
Observation-Disclosures and Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05

Roosevelt's son-in-law, Congress-
man Nick Longworth of Ohio, is a
Taft republican and a candidate for
reelection. He must be yerv
nerVy customer to so run counter
TO the political ideas Of his tooth
some dady-in-law The 'gobble
ems III get him eff he don't watch
out
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22

line of demarcation between the diff
ferent classes is not at all clear. In
addition to creating four classes OF
mail matter the law also provides that
certain written inscriptions, bv them
selves matter of the FIRST class. may be
added TO second, third, or fourth class
matter, without affecting the rate Of
passage to be paid on the matter to
which added. Then too. 1t is amazing
what inventive, ingenious minds can
do in the way OF adapting all sorts OF
material for producing articles that
might possibly be construed as printed
matter and so obtain the liberal rate
applicable to such matter. Just one
instance in this connection to chow
the nature of the subject. A certain
advertiser seeking a novel way to at
tract attention had a printed circular
baked into a miniature roll or Loaf
of bread bearing printed instruc-
tons to the effect that the recipient
break the roll and get a surprise. Now
the question that arose In this Instance
was whether the advertising novelty
was matter OF the first, third or fourth
class.