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Mrs. James Fowls of Pine Bluff,
Mrs. Mary Van Wrinkle and Mrs. Ad-
die Schooler visited Mrs. Cora Burch,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ryan spent part
of last week with friends in Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Elbert spent
a few days of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Nichols Of Dusty Bottom.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Scoles of DAN
vile spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
Mrs. Lenna Donahey and Mrs. Mary
Van Wrinkle spent Friday with Mrs.
James Fowls Of Pine Bluff.
Mrs. Cora Burch and children visit
ed her mother. Mrs. Isabel Elbert Sat
urday.
Mrs. Charles Scoles and Miss
Welthy Bodle spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George Underwood of Gam
bier.
Mr.. Virgil Wolfe made business trip
to Mt. Vernon Thursday.
Earl Burch Is busily engaged IN
hauling coal from Cooperdale.
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Inventor
Of Engine Improvement Dies
Al zOaf

Massillon, Ohio. November 29-Jos.
eph Davenport. 81 years old, known
for many years as the lone fisherman
Of Zoar," who built the first wrought
iron cantilever bridge, the first loco
motive engineers cab and the first
locomotive pilot In the country, and
who recently completed an airship
model, died today.
He built the first locomotive COW.
catcher by accident in 1910 while
working for the Boston and Lowell
Railroad at Lowell, Mass. When told
to build snow plow for an engine,
he invented rude affair, which had
boards instead Of Stats on the side to
shovel the snow. II was used all win.
ter and in the spring the boards were
torn off. leaving the framework. which
closely resembles the present COW.
catcher.
Before It was removed IL had pre-.
vented 80 many cows from being run
over that 1t was decided to adopt the
pilot as a permanent part of the en-
gine.
He planned the first locomotive cab
in spite Of the warning OF his Super
intcndent that the engine men would
loaf II they had such a comfortable
place to work In while running the en-.
gine. Until that time engine men
had to stand in an open stall on the
rear Of the locomotive, bundled up to
the eyes to prevent freezing in cold
weather. His invention finally was
adoDted and used for the first time
in 1S43.
Mr.. Davenport built the first two
steam cars. consisting of a combined
engine and passenger coach. These
were the forerunners of the modern
street car
While living as recluse at Zoar he
invented the model for an aeroplane,
which combinded the features of the
balloon and the biplane
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SERVICES
held 10 The City Churches
On Thanksgiving

Union Thanksgiving services
were held in the Congregational
church Thursday evening and were
largely attended. Addresses were
made by Rev. J. A. Long, Rev. e. d.
Barnett and DR.. II. n. Hurley. Special
music for the occasion was rendered
by the choir.
Thanksgiving services we're held in
the morning at st. Vincent de Paul's
Catholic church and st. Paul's Epis.
copal church with sermons appropri.
ate to the day.
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deer
And Park SuperInteDdelt
Battle For An 0our

Boulder, Colo, Nov. 29--For 80 min.
utes Il. M. Smith, Superintendent e
Chautauqua Park, fought bare-handoa
With an enraged buck deer today until
park attendants heard his cries fer
help.
Smith went to the inclosure In
whicn the deer was confined on Aia
morning feeding round. The buck
dashed at him with lowered head. The
buck tossed him into the air and dash.
ed Smith to the ground time aaA
again, breaking four ribs and his Left
arm.
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Talk By Chief Clements On
The Traffic Ordnance
II viii Be Enforced By The
Police Right Up To
The Letter
Mt. veronn, O., Nov. 29, 1912.

Mt. Veronn. o.. Nov. 29, 1912.
Editor of The Daily Banner:
would like to try and reach some Of
the people who have an occasion to use
our streets and public thoroughfares
with reference to the manner of driv-
ing, and also when stopping their vehi.
Gle. Now, ! am satisfied that good
many think that Traffic Ordinance No.
300 is not intended to be enforced. but
want to say as far the officers are
concerned. 1t is going to be enforced.
II we can not do 1t in the kindly way,
we will use the other method.
do not know of another city the
size of Mt. Vernon that has been as
lenient as we have here. We have
pleaded, coaxed. begged and used ev.
cry known means we have at hand to
get our people to comply with this or.
dinance. There are number of driv-
ers who ARE either ignorant or else they
are trying us out. II the same drivers
would go into city like Cleveland or
Columbus, or even smaller towns that
have an ordinance of this same kind,
and put up the argument that they do
here, in all probability they would have
the pleasure of saying when they got
back home that they had free ride,
and when the time came to settle for
said free ride, they would think 1t was
not SO free after all.
There are a number of people in Mt.
Vernon who are all the time saying
that the officers are not trying to do
their duty. For the benefit of these
same people, will say that II you
know of any laws or ordinances that
are being violated, II you have no con-
fidence in the police department, re-
port your troubles to the mayor, or
make an affidavit against the offenders
and then the police will have no chance
to get away from doing their duty.
had number of cards printed with
the most important features of this or
dinance on them. have had the offic.
ers put them in the vehicles that they
found headed wrong on the streets.
Some people take very kindly to these,
while others say things that would not
look we'll In print.
In conclusion will say that as long as
have anything to do with this depart.
ment, that all the laws and ordinances
will be enforced, or as near as ! can
do 1t. Again with reference to Traf.
fic Ordinance No. 800, You had better
make up your mind to comply with It.
Trusting that the people will take
this letter in the same spirit as 1t Is
sent to them, and assuring you one and
all that 1t Is nothing personal on my
part, only my duty as an officer OF the
corporation.
Very respectfully yours,
r. 8. CLEMENTS,
Ohtaf <~p Dnlioa
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TEACHERS OF SCIENCE
AND MATHEMATICS

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 29-The twelfth
annual meeting of the Central Associa-
ton of Science and Mathematics
Teachers began Its session today at
Northwestern University. In Evanston,
and will continue over tomorrow the
program of the meeting contains the
names of many prominent educators OF
the middle west, and provides for num-
erous reports and discussions OF
practical nature
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LOCAL FRATERNITY WOW
The football Game From Cambridge
By AscOre Of u To 0

The local chapter of Phi Sigma Chi
defeated the Cambridge chapter at
football Thursday morning at River
side park by score Of IL to 0. The
game was hard fought and was surpris-
ingly good considering the fact that no
one of the players on either team had
played a game OF football this sea-
son. The game was witnessed by
nearly three hundred spectators who
divided their cheers, part of them root.
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FINED S AND COSTS
Vas n. Vernon Nan For VIoIatlDe
The Traffic Ordnance

John Sanderson was notified at $50
o'clock Thursday evening by Chief Of
Police Clements to appear before Aay.
or Perrine at 9 o'clock Friday morn.
Ing TO answer to charge Of violating
the traffic ordinance. He appeared ae
the time set by the chief Of police
and pleaded guilty. He was fined %
and costs.
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Many men have charged. undismay.
ed. up to the cannon't mouth. But
where is the spellbinder brave enough
to try to repeat now the speeches he
made during the campaign?
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PAINFUL
Injuries Sustained By Mrs.
R. {. Mitchell In A Fall

Mrs. Rollin c. Mitchell met with
severe injury at her home on Lamar.
tine street Wednesday afternoon when
ste slipped and fell heavily TO the
floor. In the fall she dislocated her
left nip. Two surgeons were called
to attend her. On Friday Mrs. Nit.
cheii was reported to be resting com.
fDttsbly.
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coNFesses rwo MURDERS

Buffalo. N. Y, Nov. 29--J. Frank
Hickey today made confession that
he murdered Joseph Joseps, a seven
year-old Lackawanna boy, In October.
1911, and Michael Kruch. New York
newsboy on December IL, 1902.
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SHARP's MAJORITY

The official canvass of the vote in
this congressional district shows the
following: VIM. G.. Sharp. D., 25,523;
w. S. Kerr, r.. 14,142; George Storek,
Soc, 1868. Sharp's plurality, 1881.
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BURNED TO DEATH

Newark, o., Nov. 29-The five-year>
old daughter of Dan Merrill waa
burned to death today. She was left
alone in the house and her clothes
caught fire from an open crate.
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Touchdowns-Englehardt, Meltzer.
Missel goals from touchdown--Melt
zer, (2.)
Referee-Thompson.
Time Of periods-10 minutes.
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COURT HOUSE NOTES

First PARTIAL
Maude Appleton, guardian of Law.
renee B. Moore, has filed a first par.
tial account in probate, showing the
following: Received S1,714.32, paid
out $25.O1, due ward $1,6S9.31.
Schedule OF LiabiiitIes--
Fred j. Lawler, assignee of William
P. Wilmington, has fled schedule
Ut liabilities in the probate court Of
Knox county showing the sum of 81.
1850 due the creditors.
Marriage Licenses-
Alvin A. Bratton, salesman, Colum.
bus, and veva M. Friel, Mt. Vernon.
Rev. w. A. Clenimer.
Harry V. Alsdorf. bookkeeper, and
Stella May Weed. Rev. E. ID. Bar.
nett.
William G.. Shaw. printer, Delaware,
and Esther d. Miller. Jefferson town.
ship. Rev. Il. ID. Barnett.
John ID. Beach. janitor, and Mary
l. Beck, both of Mt Vernon Rev. J..
NJ. Wells.
c. Pearl Wenger, clerk, and Zola NJ.
Swank. both of Mt Vernon Rev. j.
A. Long.
Elmer N. Troyer, miller. Canton,
and Anna Florence Syler, stenograph.
er, Mt, Vernon. Rev. J. A. Long.
Alonzo Bass. laborer, and Irene J..
Norris, both of Mt Vernon. George s..
Harter. j. p.
Guy B. Ewart. farmer and Leffie l..
Wertz. both of Mt. Vernon. Rev. w.
A. Clemmer.
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ing for Cambridge while q larger mum.
Der lent their noise making powers to
Mt. Vernon. The contest was very
clean.
The score was kept down to II
points on account Of costly fumbles on
the park Of the locals. In the final
period the local team had the bail on
the Cambridge one yard line and then
fumbled It.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-29

Touchdowns-Reede Foust.
Goals from feld-Reeder.
Goals from touchdOwn-Severns.
OHicials- -Eberhardt and Ewalt al
ternating.
Time of periods-12h minutes.
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BANNER WANT ADS PAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-13
BANDITS
KILLED BY
CLERK

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March
1.-two bandits who attempted
to rob westbound Southern Pa
cific passenger train met death
near Sanderson, Texas, early to-
day at the hands of Samuel Trous-
dell, an express messenger. The
robbers boarded the train at Dry
den, covered the engineer and
stopped the train.
The mail, express and baggage
cars were detached, and the en-
Igineer forced to take them two
miles down the track. One of the
bandits covered the engineer and
the other covered Trousdell, or
dering the messenger to open the
mail sacks. Catching the bandit
off guard, Messenger Trousdell
seized a wooden mallet and struck
the robber a terrific blow on the
head death resulting instantly
Trousdell then took the dead
mans gun and when the other
bandit approached shot him dead.
The express car carried not less
than $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-13
WH|TEWASH
IS RUMOR
OF 'KENz|E

Will w. A. Mckenzie, indicted
census inspector, ever be tried?
Those who have been around
the federal court room lately are
wagering not.
There are some strange things
about this Mckenzie case.
He was due to appear in court
with the rest of those indicted
March 5.
But he was not there.
And his bond of $4,000 was not
forfeited. The district attorney
made no move to have 1t forfeited.
Had Case Separated.
Instead of appearing as order
ed by the court McKenzie's attor-
ney came in and asked that his
case be separated from the rest.
The court granted it.
But when Roger Watts and Guy
Kelley asked to have their case
separated the court said no.
Special Prosecutor Newton ad-
mitted recently that Mckenzie was
indicted for conspiracy, said to
nave taken place several days be-
fore he came to town.
Why was the indictment against
him framed in this loose manner? :?
Why Was This Done?
The special prosecutor framed
the Indictment before the grand
jury and he was representing the
government.
Is this whole census muddle an
effort to O. X. the cutting down of
the Tacoma census and to vindi-
cate the fellow most responsible
for 1t even though the govern
ment has been forced to remove
him from office?
A lot of things in this matter
do not look just right.
In the meantime Judge Rudkin
Is silent as the tomb on the ques-
tion of jurymen for the trial Mon
day
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BANK CLEARINGs

that goes on. I'm no mental prodigy given to
deep griefs, silent sorrows great aspirations.
like the vaudeville shows, read the sport DOPE grab
the Cynthia Grey column like to hear the heavy boys
like Bryan and Roosevelt rattle it off, and join with
the rest of the mob in calling them great Us fellows
are more or less experts all the dongs of the day.
m addition to the noble art of standing on our feet
and matching your shirt with your tie.
Far be it from me to complain of my lot, Mr. Ed
itor. only l sometimes wonder where i will end
don't see any easy chances of salary raise. I'm
no big catch for grille. I'm not an angel but I
never signed contract with the police to keep from
hitting the high places. So figure ought to get
by, but how9 But is it any figuring that ought
to tackle some little girl and ask the big question:
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fowler REFUSES TO OBEY.
INSPECTOR, MUST PAY DEAR

The refusal of the Internation-
al Contract Co. to obey the In
spector on the Green river dam
at the headworks will cost the
firm a fine sum now for the big
concrete dam leaks like seive
with great holes and cracks
through it, according to Commits
sioner Gronen and Engineer Man.
ley.
Contractor Fowler filled In one
big section of the dam 80 feet
long without excluding the water.
Water seeped in and prevented
the concrete binding. 1t also
caused holes to be made through
the concrete. Inspector Lee kick
ed and ordered the work stopped.
Fowler refused to do so and Lee
eft the job. refusing to o. X.
inspection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-13
Shoud $500 Week Man Fight Shy of the Girls? Asks This

takes fortune to keep wife because all the girls
are strong for glad rags theaters operas and that
sort OF business. Lots of times L hear young men
roasted for not hooking up and getting married.
Wonder why they don't land on the girls once in a
while for spending much coin that the fellows shy
off on the single side of the road? Honestly now
wouldn't mind getting married bit if / found the
right girl and she willing to make go of it on
$18per, provided we could dope out how to do it.
know more than one fellow who would be tickled to
death, or things he would, to sit under the home
lamp with wife mending his socks. But this dress
talk about the girls is soaring lot of them out I'm
of the bunch that sells shirts and collars all day:
just an everyday yap that isn't setting the world
afire, but who takes lot of interest in everything
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ONLY MEANT TO KILL
SELF; WAS DEPRESSED

I'VE couldn't go anywhere sun
day because l was sick in bed and
felt too miserable, but decided
that I'd go up to his Office, az if
| was going TO keep the engage
ment, and shoot myself before <
came away"
PASADENA, Cal, March 13.---
II believe that Viola Carver is Q
victim of depressed mind" says
Mrs. l.. v. Chapman, with whom
Viola made her home.
For year. Miss Carver was
often In a "peeved condition."
and at such times was sad and de-
pressed.
Viola was a sweet girl and I
do not believe that she was re-
sponsible for her terrible act.
While she had often been down
hearted. she had never compiain-
ed" said Mrs. Chapman.
II am satisfied that Viola was
a good. pure girl. and that there
is no scandal back OF this terri
BILE affair. She had kept company
with Mr.. Edge for nearly q year.
He was never at my house but
once, and that was several months
ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-13
1000 Slain
in Battle

ROME, March 18.-MOre
than 1000 Turks and Arabs
were killed by Italian troops
yesterday I'm desperate fight
ing at Benghasi. The Italian
loss was 20 killed and 90
wounded.
The Italian troops captur-
ed two Turkish positions
after hard fighting. The
Arabs sailed forth time and
again In desperate charges
during which they were swept
down by hundreds by the
concentrated fire of Italian
machine guns.
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In some instances the workers
are given 20 per cent increases.
The notice of increase to all en-
ployes will be posted at the mills
Friday morning. The notice reads
as follows:
Employees formerly receiving
nine and a half cents hourly are
given increases of two cents hour
ly. Those receiving from 9 1-2 to
10 cents hourly are given an in
crease of 1 "a cents; employees
formerly receiving 10 and IL
cents receive increases of 1 1-2
cents hourly and those receiving &
II and 12 cents, receive increases
of / Ia cents hourly. Employees
receiving from IL to 20 cents an
hour receive increases of one cent
hourly. The same increase is CIV
en- those formerly receiving over
20 cents an hour. All job work.
ers get flat increase of FIVE per
cent. Overtime work will be paid
for at the rate of time and a quar-
ter
These same terms will probably
be applied to the entire textile In
dustry in New England and New
York state, affecting 100000
workers.
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CARS DERA|LED,
many HURT
(By United Press Leased wire.y

(By United Press Leased Wirc.y
PoUGHKHBPSIE. N. Y, March
|13.--Twenty passengers on the
eastbound Twentieth Century
Limited were injured, eleven SER
iously. near Hyde park today,
when the crack train was derail-
ed. Ave cars going into the Hud-
son river.
The five cars went through
twenty inches of ice and were
three-quarters submerged. Their
occupants. many of them in their
night clothes, were imprisoned In
the icy water until they broke the
car windows and crawled through,
being assisted by the trainmen
and the uninjured passengers.
Women tore their clothing into
strips to make bandages for the
wounded and DR.. Warnhuis, him
self badly injured, rendered flrst
aid to the injured. The cars being
of heavy steel is believed to have
been the only thing that prevent.
ed heavy fatalities.
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Editor Times--Dear SIR: Greetings---as nearly as
can figure it out the chances of young fellow get
ting married nowadays are very much to the bad.
Looks to me though marriage is going to get less
and less. In fact, most of the fellows give you the
laugh if you talk about marriage. They all say,
Whats the use? 1t costs too much to live alone, let
salone taking girl to keep" [ am pretty safe in
writing this letter. because don't think many girls
will be doing the Leap Year stunt on me- For be it
known that receive 18 large dollars week for my
daily labor in haberdashery. The BOYS say that it
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(By United Press Leased WIRE }

| (By United Press Leased Wire.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March Is
THAT the fatal shooting OF ]
Edwin Edge by Viola Carver, for.
merly of Tacoma, was accidental
will be the defense put forward
by counsel appointed to defend the
girl, according to general belize
here today. Miss Carver stoutiy
AYERS that she went to Edges of.
fee to kill herself In his presence
and that the revolver was dis
charged accidentally when she
drew 1t to turn on herself, the
bullet entering Edges brain. Po-
lice detectives who have been IN
vestigating the case declare this
theory easily tenable.
Dry eyed, but nervous, the CIR;
is awaiting the arrival OF her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Carver, who are fastening
from Tacoma. Her greatest anx-
iety appears to be that the public
Will place wrong Interpretation
on the motive Of her crime.
4 No Scandal, She Says.
"I'm a good girl" she reiterates
to interviewers. "and Mr.. Edge
was a fine. upright man. / don't
want people to think that any
thing was wrong"
"Why did you want to kill your.
self before him?"
"You see, l was so blue and de-
hpondent that / didn't want to
| i've. l didn't mean to, either.
my troubles didn't have any
thing to do with him. I've always
been a good girl and there are
lots of men who will tell you So
i've had a good reputation eve"y.
where and the men have always
respected me, but I had Other
TROUBLES.
Had Been Sick.
"For one thing, I've been sick
for the last two weeks-so aw.
fully sick that I've lost weight like
Everything. I was worried partly
over money troubles. never
could get any money anead and
got awfully blue and despondent
about not being able to have the
clothes l wanted. ! didn't know
what to do.
81 had told him a little about
being blue-just what / wrote In
the letter, except in that letter
said | didn't have any money and
l didn't tell him that. dldn't
mean to tell him either.
"It was Saturday night when
told him / was blue, so he said
we'd go out somewhere together
last night didn't know where
we were going. but probably to
dinner some place.
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If there's Jane, though that wants to try travelling
double $18 per- wish she d get busy and give
line on how counter jumper can become family
man. envy these married fellows whose wives buy
all their shirts and collars and socks from me who
stands behind the counter all day. In other words,
81 wish had girl like other fellows have But is
it worth while to try and get away with it9 Yours
"CENTER AISLE TO THE RIGHT.,, x
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-13
BOOST CARL MORRISSE.

The Rose society wants a man
on the park board and will boost
President Carl Morrisse for the
place at the coming June election.
Plans are being made to stimulate
some interest in Arbor day, April
IL, and a general tree planting
will be encouraged.
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Must BE Repaired.


Now the work shows up as ne
good.
"It can be fixed by getting q
pressure pump and putting con-
crete in under high pressure and
forcing 1t clear through the wall
and holding 1t there until it sets.
A Golfer dam will have to be built
to keep out the water" said En-
gineer Manley today.
''It will be expensive but the
contractor will have to stand it
and you bet am going to see
that concrete comes clear through
the WALL"
The wall Is 3 feet thick so II
will be something of a job.
There is $4,000 back on the
pay, however, and 1t never will bo
paid unless Fowler fixes that dam,