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WILL ASK TAFT
TO QUIT TICKET
0iflceho|dars Prepare 10 CIrcu-
late Petitions.
coMeREssMEA ON THE LIST

n Movement Gains Headway Roose.
welt viii Also BE Asked to Clear
Tracks For Nomination Of candI.
date Acceptable to Both Factions
Of Party--NatlonaI Committee Fails
TO Pick Campaign Manaser--cieve.
land Man viii HumIlla.e TAFT.
washington, July .. - Republican
Shaceholders who feel that they are
handicapped by the breach existing
IN the party, are back Of q nation.
wide movement to petition President
Taft to withdraw as the Repub.
lican presidential candidate. These
men include members Of con.
Rress, members Of state legislatures
which will elect senators, state and
county ofiiceholders and party candi.
dates. II the movement to petition
Mr.. Taft to withdraw succeeds in
saining any volume 1t 10 said these
came men, In the interest Of party
harmony, may ask Colonel Roosevelt
also to Withdraw as prospective
candidate for an independent nomi.
nation and permit . compromise se.
lection Of some man agreeable to
Roth factions Of the party. 1t Is the
desire Of the promoters Of the scheme
that decision shall be reached be-
fore Aug. s, when the Roosevelt fac.
ton plans to hold a convention in
Chicago.
The circulation Of petitions, It was
declared, would start within q week.
The organizers are now circulating
blank forms Of petitions and appoint.
ing supervisors, who in turn will en-.
gage canvassers to solicit the sigma.
lures Of Republican voters. The au.
thors Of the plan expect to offer
practically every Republican voter in
the United States chance to ex.
press his opinion Of Mr.. Taft's candi.
6acy either by signing the petition
or rejecting 1t.
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Society Notes
Entertained
Young Friends

Entertained
Young Friends
Little Miss Kathleen Summers de-
lightfully entertained about twenty
Ave Of her little friends at her home
on North Marion street, Saturday af.
ternoon. from four until seven. the oc.
casion being her fourth birthday an.
niversaiy. Games and music fur.
nished amusement during the after.
noon. Refreshments were served.
Prizes were awarded to the little
Misses Charlotte Raley and Margie
Wright. Those present We're Char.
lotte Raley, Margaret Mahaffey, Irene
Lathram, Hilda Wright, Lucy and
Viola Hissong, Ruth and Mary Mapes,
Mary and Ruth Leckliter, Genevieve
and Elinor Clark, Olive and Mary
Bumpus, Margaret and Juanita
Breeze, Thelma Condor, Cora and
Edith Lampson, Helen Carpenter Of
Columbus ani the little hostess. Lit.
tie Miss Kathleen received many
beautiful presents.
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olive BRANCH
IS LAID ASIDE
Progressive Democrats 10 Ignore
Csl:sIv.tiye EIsmant
CAICAG0 GETS HEADQUARTERS

Branches v,ill Ee Established In
Various Otter Cities to Faeilltsts
Work Of Campaien-Leaders Cs I
at Sea cIrt and Consult Woodrow
Wilson About Selection Of Cam.
paign Manager, but No Definite
Agreement 10 Reached.
Sea Girt, N. j., July 9.-In q gath
ering Of Democratic politicians at the
little White House. it was made plain
that this is to be a campaign run by
the progressive wing of the Demo-
cratic party, headed by q progressive
chairman, managed by progressive
committees, and there will be no olive
branching, no concessions, no placat.
ing Of any conservative elements in
the party at any stage Of the game.
The progressive fght is to be carried
on in every state in the Union
The national headquarters is to be
in Chicago. and not only will there
be an eastern branch headquarters IN
New York city. but another in Den
yer or San Francisco. There will be
no more effort made to attract the
support OF progressive Republicans
than conservative Democrats.
Gore Clarifies Situation.
United States Senator Thomas r.
Gore Of Oh. .ahoma, who arrived jus.
about the time the Jersey men had
put In an appearance. seemed to
have been able to clarity the situa.
ton. Senslor Gore had q two hours
talk with the governor and he made
no concea' ent of his qualification
after the interview was over. TEo
senator sounded the progressive key.
note. and It may be added that he
will play big part in the fight. He
said that the party needed q man
like McCor 9 or A. Mitchell Palmer
for nations, chairman, and whoever
the man Is to be, he must be a man
Ct the new type"
II think" he said, the Republi.
cans are split up. The Democrat /,
rarity is a unit. battling as one men.
Under Wilson's leadership, for real
Democracy real democracy. under.
stand that.
1--WE have a chieftain who simply
embodies the real spirit of progress.
can not say too often-I want this
to go down-that Governor Wilson is
wise enough to know that too swift
arrives as tardv as too Slow
"A considerable number Of the
progressive Republicans will support
Wilson. The Democrats are organ.
ixing and conducting q vigorous,
thorough-going campaign"
After the senator had departed
Governor Wilson said that he and the
senator had cantered pretty well over
the entire field, discussing q great
MANY tbincs of interest.
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SERIOUS
Is The Condition Of May
Shuff II Lock :,

Lock. Ohio, July 9-May Shuff of
this place. who accidentally drank
carbolic acid from a bottle, mistaking
II for medicine, is still in very ser.
ious condition. No persons are al.
lowed to enter the room where she
is lying except those who are attend
ing her and the physicians. The
statements Of the doctor give rise to
a belief that the unfortunate girl can
recover as she is slightly improved
and now has much better chance
to get well than was the case few
days ago.
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Mr.. Harry Whitney. who has been
quite sick for few days, is improved
Mr.. Otis Craig and family of Perrys.
vile, O.. were the guests Of his moth
er, Sunday.
w. H. Humbert made a business trip
to Mt. Vernon Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Young returned home Sun.
day after few weeks visit with her
sister at Columbus.
Mr.. Hiram Underwood and family
were callers at Mr.. George Doolittle's
Sunday.
Mr.. J. c. Cochran of Danville is
painting the residence of J. L. Ham.
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Berry of Howard
were the guests Of David SALESMAN
Sunday.
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FINED
We're Three Men For Fast
Driving

Three mon were fined in the ma,
or ; eourt Monday for, fast, drvlag
Ray Bennington and Stanley Vail
We're stopped on West High street by
Officer Hough and Walter Sellers waa
stopped by Officers McElroy and AS.
doEf on South Main street. All were
ordered to appear before Mayor Per.
rine. All pleaded guilty and were
fined 81 and costs. ~
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FAIL TO AGREE
Republicans Have Time to Select
Campaign Manager.

Republicans Have Time to Select
Campaign Manager.
Washington, July 9.-Without hav.
ing made my selection for chairman
~ the National ,eemmittee. the sub
committee OF nine Of the Republic n
national committee took an adjourn.
ment.
As result of the days conference
the drift ms been decidedly toward
Charles d. Hilles, the presidents pri.
vate secretary, and the impression
was that the choice lies between M.
Hilles and Harry M. Dausherty, who
has been prominent in Ohio politics
for several years.
William Barnes, Jr., who had been
fav0rably considered Tor the place,
has practically been eliminated. The
national committeeman were almost
unanimous In the opinion that Mr..
Barnes IL the best equipped man for
the place, but the fear was expressed
that his selection would lead to the
immediate Juggling Of the Barnes Ii.
sue into the Taft campaign.
The members Of the subcommittee,
who were instructed by the national
committee to confer with the presi.
dent In regard to the permanent or.
sanitation of the latter committee,
found Mr.. Taft's mind absolutely
open on tn" chairmanship. This was
disappointing to some members OF
the committee.
Swap Opinions,
The president insisted on having
the views II the committeeman and
on giving his own opinions In regard
to several candidates. The result was
tnat the t.mmitteemen ended their
days labors without any candidate
bearing the Taft tag.
The pres lent. now that he has CD.
tanned 'ull expression Of views
from the committeeman. will indicate
bis choice more definitely today.
A movement was started to get
Representative Mann Of Illinois to
take the place, but Mr.. Mann would
not consent to the use Of his name.
The most notable thing about the
thairmanship situation 10 that Ave or
six candidates really want the Job.
Mr.. Barnes Of New York would like
TO have it. So also would Mr.. Daug.
erty OF Ohio. This fact was taken to
indicate that the political wisescres
believe that Taft ut least has good
Gshtins chance.
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conaer Refuaea 10 ssrxe.

Cleveland. o., July 81. w. Con.
GER. Ohio's representative to notify
President Taft Of his renominatioD,
Will not notify. The president will
suffer the humiliation Of receiving his
ofioial notification Aug. with no
regularly accredited notifier present
from lis home state.
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Electoral Candidate Meek Says hs
VIII Support Roosevelt.

Electoral Candidate Meek Says Hs
VIII support Roosevelt.
Toledo, O., July 9.-"l saw enough
in Chicago to convince me that the
renominaticn Of President Taft was
not obtained honestly"
Giving this a. his reason, r. e.
Meek Of Wauseon. Ninth district Re-
publican nominee for presidential
elector. declared that II chosen 4
member OF the electoral college he
will cast his vote for Colonel Roose-
welt and not for Taft. Mr.. Meek 10
the second Republican candidate for
member OF the electoral college In
this state to repudiate Taft publicly,
and takes the position that, notwith.
standing the nomination Of Taft In
the national convention, he can vote
for Roosevelt In the electoral college
without violation of any plsdss, an6
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The second ball game in the series
between Martinsburg and Danville
was contested at Martinsburg ON July
6, the Martinsburg team winning by
a score of 10 to 8. Batteries-Mar-
tinsburg: Haugh and Windland; Dan
Vile: Wright, Church and Wuchner.
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Luther A. .tream VIM. r, Rhine,
STREAM h RIMER

HE|~ ESTATE AND LOANS
Farms and city pr perty bought, sold
and exchanged. T-operties rented and
rents collected. Fire insurance q spe
cialty. Representing ~ old reliabls
stock companies. Accident insurance
live stock insurance. Plate glass il
surance. automobile insurance. in fact
we can insure any property you NAY
have. Surety bonds Of all kinds. Can
and see US. Room Sipe bldg, South
Main st. Cit. phone No. l47 Black;
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Mrs. Walter Earlywine and children
of Mt. Vernon are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cary Wolfe of Howard.
Miss Cecil Cochran of Orrville is
visiting her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Cochran of Elizabeth
street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-12

Mrs. Louis Brereton left Monday
evening for her home In Salem, Ohio,
after a two weeks visit with her son,
Mr. j. p. Brereton. and family of this
city.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. B. HOUCK

ATTORNEY. AT. LAW
once Rogers building, No. Ill. South
Main street. Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Rooms
Q and 3, second floor.
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IT MAY BE TRUE

Hammond, Ind, July 9-Guests in
Z local hotel were panic.stricken
today, due to cries of "Whew,
it's hot as hell in here!" issuing
from a bulging bag In the parlor.
The bag was found to contain
a big parrot, the property of Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith, of New
York City, auto tourists, bound
for San Francisco.
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that he will be representing the sen.
timent Of a majority Of the voters Of
this district by doing 30.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-12

Sea oirt, N. j., July 9--Govcrnor
Woodrow Wilson has a family that
will certainly be, an advantage. to his
political prospects. Mrs. Wilson, ma.
i've Of Georgia, is an extremely charm.
Ing woman, who has the faculty Of put.
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ATTORNEY. AT.LAw

ATTORNEY AT. LAW
FRANK o. LEVERM0
All business Of legal nature givsp
prompt attention and especially to
practice in the Probate Court. Omos
No. 8 East High street, Mt. Vernon. o
New Phone, ONCE lO4.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-12
DENTAL SURGEON
E. G. BEGGS

Once In Arnold block corner u
East High street aBd Mosumsns
square. Mt. Vernon. Ohio.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-12

G. x. CONARD, n. D.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON
once and residence, Is East Vine 81.
Citizens phone 50. Once hours: .
10 ana z TO p. m.
Bell 253 r.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-28
NEVADA SENATOR'S
APPOINT CADETS

Thursday the two apopintments
from this state to West Point were
received in Reno. One was from
Senator Francisc G.. Newlands to Robt
A. Bringham, sophomore at the Uni
versity of Nevada, and the other was
from Senator w. A. Massey to Thos,
H. Ramsey of 465 Sierra street, son of
Thomas b. Ramsey, well known min
ing man of Nevada.
The final mental examination for
entrance to West Point is set for
April 30 and will be held at the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco, while the candi-
dates, if sue eessful, will 90 on to West
Point in June for the physical exam
ination and entrance to the academy.
Instructions as to the future are to
be given the appointees from the
office of the adjutant general.
Mr.. Bringham is the son Of M. C.
Bringham, formerly of Reno but now
of Beckwith, California. He is a
graduate of the Reno High school and
is now in his second year at the uni
versity.
Mr.. Ramsey, who is the appointee
of Senator Massey, is also graduate
of the Reno High school and for some
time has been studying in preparation
for the West Point examination. He
is employed at the Wigwam theater,
Reno, being in charge of the inside of
the playhouse during performances.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-28
METAL SCHEDULE MEET
ING SET FOR JANUARY 10

IS reported by our Washington cor
RESPONDENT, the ways and means com
mittee of the house of representatives
he's appointed Friday, January 10, as
the date for hearings on the metal
schedules of the tariff, says the En-
gineering and Mining Journal. We
are not going to urge one thing or
another about the tariff in principle,
hit we do hope that some intelligent,
unbiased person will step forward to
point out and secure the abolition of
certain absurdities, which become
pieces of rank injustice. We refer
especially to the collection of duties
upon the metal contents of ores that
the smelter does not save. Many cop
per ores contain zinc, but the smelter
does not get any zine out of such ore.
it goes into his Stag and thence to the
dump, and from beginning to end is
bother to him. Similar is the case of
the zine smelter who buys zine ore
containing lead. Either he does not
recover any of that lead, or obtains
but small modicum of it, and that at
a heavy expense. The new tariff law
should be drawn so as to relieve i'm
rorters from paying duty on metal
that they do not and cannot deliver
for consumption.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-28
THE WIDENING OUTLOOK
OF THE TRAVELLER

Perhaps what marks the vagabond
off most definitely from his stayat-
home friends is certain mellowness-a
moderate, unpreiudiced habit of con-
sidering men and ideas. He is not to
be stampeded with election oratory or
made to believe that we shall all be
bankrupt if the tariff is not
fixed at exactly such and such per
cent. He has been in so many coun-
tries with such varying Thrills
and found the industries get
ting on and the shiftless sagging back
so universally all over the world. The
beating of drums and waving of flags
cannot convert him to militarism; he
remembers London on the night of
Maggersfontein. He recognizes many
national peculiarities without exag-
gerating them into fundamental diff
ferences. He has found humanity
about the same in England, Germany,
France and Italy. He no longer dis
trusts new idea because it is not ad-
vanced by an Anglo-Saxon. In the
virtue of patriotism, so far as it is
based ON ignorant contempt of every
country but ones own, he is deficient; /;
he sees no more reason for attributing
unrivaled excellence to his fatherland
than to his family. The spirit of
"My country, right or wrong seems
to him no more admirable than the
code of the old duelling gentleman.
He suspects dignity which is insult
ed by just reproof, and in national as
well as personal conduct he considers
an honest desire to improve more
healthy than pragmatic assumption
of perfection.
He is sometimes accused of forsak-
ing truth for a mush of universal toll
Grafton, but such criticism misses the
mark. New countries and strange
customs have forced him beyond in
herited formulae or thought to the
of new ideas on their
own merits He has learned that
many things are less vital than they
are popularity considered; he has been
forced to discard most of his preju-
dices. But his principles remain al
the frmer, for he bases them not on
hearsay but on reasoned observation
and even in his farthest wandering he
has found no evidence to discredit
or good faith.-From
"The Point of View,' in Scribner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-28
BOAT MIN
|M|zES ACCIDENTS

The flying boat has now placed
aviation among the safe and saneo
sports. Flying has rightly been re-
ferred to as the acme of ease. com
fort and exhilaration. The landings
have not always been so delightful
but with the flying boat it is as easv
to alight from a flight as it is to
steer an automobile alongside curb
and stop.
In the first recorded race of these
craft, recently held on Long Island.
the sight of three machines iockeving
for position was inspiring, while the
close finish of the return trip from the
outer buoy would stir the blood of anv
sportsman. On both the Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards this fall duck shoot
ing from hydro -aeroplanes and flying
boats has been attempted with re-
markable success.
Water flying is safe mainly because
there is always good place to alight
1t is not necessary to guide the ma
chine along narrow course for start
ing or to pick ones ground in land
ing. The surface beneath is smooth
and level and one may head in any di-
rection with safety. There are no
fences, trees, telegraph wires or build
ings to dodge, or which will cause
eddies in the air and upset one as The
tries to land Winds over the water
are invariably much steadier than
over land, and if, through carelessness
or inexperience, the operator does
make bad landing, or plunges the
boat at too steep an angle into the
water, or strikes wing too hard, the
accident cannot be grave. The ma
chine is not seriously damaged and the
operator is none the worse, except for
his ducking.'
The first development in water fly
ing, the hydro-aeroplane, has these ad-
vantages, but the later flying boat
with its large surplus of buoyancy
has all the advantages of a motorboat
and flying machine combined. It is
as seaworthy as any motorbo { or its
size, and flies as well as any aeroplane
of equal proportions.
Now that we have a safe system of
flying, the development of aviation is
sure and unlimited For racing, moth
ing can compare with the flying boat
There is the same chance to iocky for
position as in yacht racing, and every
opportunity for the airman to exhibit
his skill in rounding the buoys and
making his starts and landings | can
picture no prettier nor more impress
sive sight than fleet of flying boats
rising from the water at the start of
race, or coming down the course
neck and neck'' at the finish
There is now no reason why man
who can afford to own a flying boat
should not enjoy the sport. The fly
ing boat may be kept in boathouse,
anchored to a buoy or housed in
hanger on land. With an equipment of
folding wheels, the machine may be
started on land and run out into the
water under it's own power.-Glenn HI.
Curtiss, in January Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
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SPENT THEIR CHRISTMAS MONEY
ON DIFFERENT ROUTES

Mrs McFuddie started out shop
ping on Christmas eve. She had a
$40 note, and this is what she
brought home:
One young tree, rocking horse,
drum, horn, train on track, a box
of cigars, box of candy, socks,
stockings, handkerchefs, gloves, per-
fume, slippers, oranges, apples, nuts,
books, kimono and an express wagon
filed with packages.
Mr.. McFuddie started out shopping
on Christmas eve. He had SO, note,
and this is what he brought home:
One silver fzz, four dry martins,
nine whiskies, one sherry, one Bronx
cocktail one Sazerac, three slice gin
rickeys, four mugs of Tom and Terry.
six assorted doses of egg-ncg. eleven
Neers and a mess of free lunch. And
they were all in one package. Gin
einnati Enquirer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-12-28
CALIFORNIA RIVER
WATER USED EIGHT TIMES

Power can be developed upon many
surface streams and applied to the
recovery of the water of the streams
after it has sunk into the earth in the
lower lands of the valleys. An in
stance of this character according to
the United States Geological Survey
is to be found along Santa Ana river
in southern California. part of the
water of this river is stored in a res
ervoir in the San Bernardino noun
tains and the flow of the stream is
thereby regulated. After it escapes
from the reservoir it is diverted
through a power plant and electric
power is generated. Below this power
plant it is rediverted and passed
through a second power plant. Below
this it is all distributed and used for
municipal purposes and irrigation
about Redlands and Highlands. The
waters that return from the irrigation
are recovered in springs and flowing
wells and by pumping plants, por-
tion of the power developed higher
up on the stream being used for the
pumping. This recovered water is
used for irrigation about San Bernar-
dino and Riverside. A part of it re-
appears in the river above Riverside
narrows where it is again taken out
into power ditch whose waters are
returned to the river above Corona. A
few miles below it is picked up by
canals and distributed to the orange
and deciduous groves about Anaheim
and Santa Ana. The portion of it that
returns there, by irrigation, to the
ground water is once more recovered
by the many pumping plants and flow
ing wells west of Santa Ana.
A single drop of water in its prog
ress from the mountains to the sea,
distance of only 100 miles, may thus
be used as many as eight times for
power and rigation.-From Water
Supply Paper 234, United States Geo
logical Survey.