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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
A SUGGESTION
Y. N. c. A. Might Provide
Temporary Quarters For
FriendIeSS Children
Mt. Vernon. O., Feb. /,

Mt. Vernon, o., Feb. I.
Editor Banner:
What objections could be offered
against the trustees of the Y. M. G. A,
in providing temporary lodging places
in their beautiful quarters on North
Main street for the friendless children
of our city?
SUBSCRIBER TO THE BUILDING
FUND.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
injunction Suit

injunction SUIT
Victor e. Brown has commenced a
suit in the court of common pleas Of
Knox county against Minta c. Brown
and Bert Strong. The plaintiff asks
for an injunction and for damages in
the sum of 5000. The allegation is
made that the defendants by their ac-
ton Ia cutting away timber has in
tured the plaintiff in his reversionary
interest in the said land. The plain
tiff asks for an Injunction restraining
the defendant from cutting any more
of the timber and for damages in the
sum Of 5000. A temporary injunction
has been allowed by Probate Judge
Berry. Waight & Moore and Harlan
& Wood are the attorneys for the
plaintiff In this action.
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DEATHS +
Anna Howell
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Anna Howell died at her home in
South Vernon Thursday morning at
6:45 o'clock after an illness of about
three weeks duration. Sc was 73
years of age at the time Of her death
and is survived by her husband, Smith
Howell.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
The Stella Kelley Funeral

The funeral of Stella Kelley, who
died Tuesday at her home in Newark,
Ohio, ut the Congregational churcn In
Lock Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock,
Rev. E. j. Converse officiating. Inter
ment in the Lock cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
OFFICERS
Are Elected For The Home
Building 8 Loan Co.

The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year at the meeting of
the directors of the Home Building
& Loan Co. at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning:
President--John M. Ewalt
Vice President-A. r. Sipe.
Treasurer-S. H. Israel.
Attorney-R. M. Greer.
Secretary-B. NJ. Allen.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02

eAnNER WANT ADS PAY
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
pistributive Account

Isabelle Stout, Administrative Of
William A. Stout, has filed distribu-
tive account in probate, showing the
sum of S60147 for distribution.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
Second and Final

A second and final account has been
filed in probate by w. e. Purdy, ad-
ministrator of A. w. Parsons, showing
the following: Received $2,S32.43,
paid out s2,S10.OS, balance $22.35.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
WICKHAM
Announces Candidacy For Re.
Election To Common Pleas
Judgeship

Delaware, o., Feb. Judge Emmett
M. Wickham, Democrat, today an
nounced his candidacy for reelection
to the common pleas judgeship.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-02
Inventory and Appralsement-

inventory ana ApPraiSement-
An inventory and appraisement has
been filed in the estate Of Ella Ul-
man. showing the following: Person
al property s4S4, moneys $937S9, Sc,
curities $626.S9. Total $2,OSS.s9.
Deed Filed
G. P. Benson to R. l.. Steers. lot In
city, 81.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
JONES SHOOTS AND
 KILLS SLOAN ROWAN
Tragedy Occurs Just as Train Leaves Montgom-
 cry Depot

Montgomery, July 16.-Sloan Rowan of Benton, Lowndes county was shot and killed by C. Walter Jones of Mont gomery at s o'clock Tuesday night. The shooting occurred on a train just leaving the union station. Rowan. a passenger on the train. was returning g to his home. Jones, it is understood, boarded the train, evidently in search of Rowan. He emptied both barrels of a shotgun at close range, every shot taking effect. Rowan died almost in- stantly.
 Jones walked to the county jail and gave himself up. He would make no statement concerning the affair, but cooliy went about calling up various lawyers of Montgomery and Haynes ville Rowan was in Montgomery as a witness before the grand jury in a case in which Jones was interested.
 Jones is under bond already, await ing action of the Lowndes county grand jury on a charge of arson. He was im- plicated in the sensational case of in- cendiarism which occurred in that county two months ago. He was placed in the county jail Tuesday night on the charge of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
HOLD CONFERENCE
 LOVER D|SCREPAN

Montgomery, July i16.-Attorney General Robert c. Brickell and Chief Examiner of Public Accounts c. E. Me Call today held conference with Pro bate Judge G. J. Sorrell of Tallapoosa county, George A. Sorrell of Alexander City and former State Senator J. w. Strother of Dadeville, relative to vari- ous discrepancies charged to officials of Tallapoosa county by Examiner G.. F. Sedberry in a report which he rem dered few weeks ago.
 Judge Sorrell is charged with an in debtdeness to the county of nearly $2S,000, which grows out of the loss of itemized statements upon which legal authorized vouchers were based. The statements which have been lost extend as far back as 1905.
 Judge Sorrell will. during the next few days, submit to Attorney General Brickell a written report in answer to the citation heretofore issued by the chief examiner of public accounts. to show cause why these discrepancies should not be settled.
 II is believed that the matter will be adjusted without loss to Judge Sor- rell. as nothing criminal has been shown in connection with the numer- ous discrepancies. The loss of the &C., counts is declared to be the chief cause of the large indebtedness to the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
ID BEGIN FIGHT
 ON TUBERCULOSIS
Group of State Delegates Will Meet Today in
 Birmingham

Final arrangements for inaugurating state wide tuberculosis movement in Alabama will be made this morning when delegates will meet in Birmingham to form the Alabama Christmas seal com- mittee. Mobile Montgomery. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham people will constitute the committee, which will serve as state agents for the widespread sale of the Christmas seal in connection with canl- paign of education.
 Tn addition to the work already being done in few centers the committee hopes that as an outgrowth of this effort the new state committee will have funds for doing a much greater work in the state The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis has in- vited the calling of this conference in order that Alabama may have a center for her own anti-tuberculosis work.
 The conference will be held at II o'clock in the directors room of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company of- fees. The conference will he attended by H.s J. Graves of Tuscaloosa, M. S. Sloan and Dr. Cabot Lull of Birming- ham, Mrs. John K. Glennon and Miss Julia Kern of Mobile, representatives from Montgomery, and E. G. Routzhan of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
 Advance information from certain of the delegates indicates an intention of accept ing an invitation from the Birmingham delegation to locate the state headquar- ters in this city. This will mean that the local members of the state commit tee will constitute the executive commit tee and in conjunction with n treasurer who would naturally be a Birmingham business man of prominence, the active di- rection of the campaign will center in this city. This means not only the handling of the combined Christmas seal sale and propaganda next fall. but after the holidays. according to the expecta- tons of local leaders. this same commit tee will take up the direction of the all year round crusade which will be in- tended to inaugurate active anti-tuber- culosis work In every town and every county in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
NICHOLS DENIES CHARGES
 MADE BY DETECTIVE REED

on the governor and myself and I can not allow it to fgo unnoticed even until the committee meets again
 'Mr Reed has been summoned by Senator Carlisle at my request to ap- pear before the committee when l ap- pear and it is up to him to produce such telegram from me, or admit that he has lied in this as well as in other parts of the transaction.
 'I went to the lower part of the state with the intention of asking Governor Blease If he intended to consider any pardons before the election and upon finding him busy 1 did not discuss the pardon matter at all, as he has stated.
 T have in my possession the only telegram which Porter received from me after I left Spartanburg, which telegram will be identified by me before the com mittee, and which telegram sent as above stated after I had decided not to mem ton the matter to the Governor reads as follows:
 " Things do not look good. Come to Spartanburg at once
 "As l have stated this is all I care to give out before I appear before the com mittee and at that time can fully justi- fy my whole connection with this mat ter''
 Nichols sent the telegram referred to from Blacksville, $. C., and it was ad- dressed to Henry N. Porter, Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Spartanburg. S. C., July 16.-Samuel J. Nichols tonight broke the silence which he has maintained in regard to the charges that as an agent of Governor Blease, he planned to secure pardon for James Johnson, a safe blower, for a s15,O00 bribe, of which the governor, 1t is alleged, was to receive 5000.
 Nichols tonight issued statement denying a reported declaration of Thomas B. Fielder, and Detective Reed. that Nichols last Friday night sent a telegram to Reed to come south and wind up the pardon transaction.
 The statement was:
 s'I had not expected to make any state ment in regard to the matter of John sons pardon, as I offered to go before the committee and tessiry as to the exact facts in the case. l notice In a local paper this afternoon, that MT. Reed says he has a telegram which shows that Governor Blease accepted the $l500 bribe which they say was offered. They say further that the telegram tells Reed, alias Porter, to hurry on south and wind up the deal and pay his money and get his pardon.
 "I wish to say that this is one of the dirtiest lies that has been published in connection with this outrageous reflection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
ROJAS WANTS ID
 SUCCEED OROzCO Much Dissension Among the
 Rebel Leaders ROJAS 2 IS FEARED Americans Are in Danger of Being Cut Off From Communication With Border - Probably Be
 Warned to Leave Mexico
ROJAS 2 IS FEARED

Juarez, July 1e.-Gen. Antonio Rojas. the man who figured prominently in the mutiny at the origin of the present revo- lution here, now wants to be commander in chief of the rebels. He is reported to have sent messengers to General Orozco, Jr., demanding that unless the Orozco family gives up some of the funds they have accumulated during the revolution he and his men will no longer recognize Orozco.
 General Rojas immediately ordered the Imprisonment of General Campa, who had been detailed to the work of destruction by General Orozco. The rebel chief later rescinded the order for cutting railroad communication, but the quarrel is believed to be brewing further.
 Just what the alignment of chiefs against Orozco is, has not been made clear.
 General Salazar is in Juarez, in confer. enee daily with General Orozco. All the other chiefs are in the vicinity of Ma dera with Rojas.
 Should Rojas become the rebel chief residents fear a continuous season oi loot He is charged with robbing Juare7 banks of their funds when the mutiny occurred, and is looked upon as one oi the most money-thirSty of all the rebels
 More than 500 American citizens. to- gether with their wives and families in town along the Mexican Northwestern railroad, are in danger of being isolated from the American border with slight means of escaping the depredations oi Mexican rebels now operating in that re- zion.
 Sufficient facts became known today of the real situation along the Mexican Northwestern to warrant the statement that it would cause no surprise If the Americans in all the towns along the line were warned to leave Mexico at once.
 That the Mexican Northwestern rail- road, along which most of the rebel army now Is stretched, is doomed to destruc- tion. is generally admitted for the rebels intend to harrass the government forces moving northwestward from Chihuahua City. It Is feared that after the destruc- tion of the railroad and the telegraph. have no redress if depredations of ire sponsble rebel bands began. It is de- sired, however, to take no chances and the women and children In the American colonies in Madeira and Pearson probably will be moved at once to the United States.
 Though the hungry rebel army, 1t Is considered, may cause trouble in con- flscating supplies and possibly in footing the many handsome residences erected by the Americans, more apprehension is real 1y felt that the rebels will demand the arms and ammunition which the Ameri- cans have for self protection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
BAILEY RESOLUTION CAUSES A WARM
 DEBATE IN SENATE
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~~- ~>>--- ~>-~~-. volving a seat in this case is so mani festly improper" said Senator Bailey. be- ginning his attack on the President that it must seem very improbable, If the facts did not prove beyond the ques- ton of doubt, that the President did use influences in the case recently be- fore the Senate"
 Senator Bailey based his resolution. he said, on the Presidents speech April 25, 1912, when he made public a letter written. July 6. 1911, to Colonel Roose- welt giving his views of the fight on Lorimer.
 As the clerk began, at Senator Bailey's request to read the Presidents s letter, which opened with the words My Dear Theodore the senator in terrppted:
 He would not use that term now, perhaps"
 MT. Bailey declared he had purposely postponed presenting his resolution un- til after the Lorimer vote and said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
PERCY KILLED BY
 WILLIAM J. BROWN

Mobile, July 16.--"You wrecked my
 home said William J. Brown of Oak dale this afternoon to Alfred Percy.
 Then he emptied both barrels of shotgun. One load of buckshot took effect in Percy's neck and killed him bars of Mobiles city prison and op- posite his name is written; Murder"
 Brown is carpenter. He owns one of
 the finest homes in Oakdale. bay
 side suburb He has been separated from his wife since March,. 1911, he says. "I am willing to hang for it if the jury decides I ought to- said Brown through the bars tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
TRY ID PLACE MRS.
 SCHMIDT IN JAIL Ola Gunters Being Watched. Burr Says Have Strong
 Evidence

Last night, after a four hour legal fight against being placed in the coun- ty jail Mrs. Ida Schmidt charged with the murder of Guy R. Coleman and Steve Strickland, was returned to her home at Fifth avenue and Twenty sec on street under the custody of a dep uty sheriff.
 Following a telegram from Dr. W. H. oates, state prison inspector, giving Sheriff .McAdory permission to- place the Schmidt woman in the county jail, the sheriff sent deputies to the Schmidt home and the woman was taken to the jail. She refused to be locked up. Some of her relatives were then sent for and they, with her attorney Earle Pettus, went to Sheriff McAdsry's country home. about 15 miles in the country, re- turning about midnight last night, with the authority for Mrs. Schmidts return to her home in the custody of deputy sheriff
 When seen by reporter yesterday morning Sheriff W. k. MeAdory would say very little. 'I have nothing to give out :" he replied to numerous questions. The only new development is that Ida Schmidt has been arrested and charged with the same crime as was Ola Gunters The de- tectiyes have the case well in hand and 1t is our hope that in the very near future the mystery of the murder of Coleman and Strickland will no longer be a mystery"
 MT McAdory. is 1t true that several other persons will be arrested this week in connection with this case?'
 "Concerning that l can only say that there may be some interesting develop ments in a few days"
 Sheriff McAdory yesterday morning re- ceived telegram from Dr. Oates, state prison inspector, giving him authority 10 place the Schmidt woman in the county fail after the necessary preparations have been made. From the wording of I)r. Oates message it was evident that he had received notice that the woman would be held in custody for quite a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
Bessener News

Bessemer, July Special. )-The Bessemer city council met in regular session tonight. The report of Meat and Milk Inspector Robert O. Hazel wood for the month of June was read and received as information The re- port of Chief of Police I. B. Wallace was read and received as information. The street committee and Mayor I. A. Lewis, to which was referred the com plaint of George Ross as to the work Ing of the street gang, reported that the matter has been remedied. The re- port of the police committee. to which was referred the mater of paying Of- ficers Parsons and Parrott for several days work while they were i'll report ed that they move the officers be paid. The verbal report was adopted. A petition signed by a number of citizens residing near Sixteenth street and Fairfax avenue. asking that the store of Berry Barnes on Fairfax ave nue and Sixteenth street be moved back off the sidewalk, was submitted. This matter was referred to the street and light committee and city engineer to report back at the next meeting. There were a number of complaints of shoot ing on the streets on Saturday night by the negroes coming from the mines around BessemeF This matter was re- ferred to the police committee to con fer with the chief of police to see If 1t could not be remedied. A letter from the Tidewater company asking for an extension of their franchise, which was granted some time ago in Bessemer. was read and the matter was referred to the street and light committee to report back.
 The resignation of J. J. Crotwell al- derman from first ward. who. has been i'll for several weeks past, was read and accepted with regrets. City clerk and treasurer, l. B. Houston. asked for a leave of absence for few days which was granted.
 It was moved by Alderman Hoster and seconded by Alderman La Rue that the ordinance be enforced, requiring the connection of all dry closet and water closets. which are not connected with the sewer in the city of Bessemer.
 John Ragsdale. the nine-year-od son of Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Ragsdale died this morning at the home of his parents on Arlington avenue and Twentieth street, after an illness of typhoid fever. The funeral will take place on Wednesday y afternoon at ? o'clock from the family residence with interment at Pleasant Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

n.-Representatiye Victor F. Berger of Wisconsin, socialist, was giv- en permission today to address the House one hour Thursday, on the polit- ieal situation.
 Huntington. w. Va.-Wllliam R. for governor by exclamation by the democratic state convention here tonight. John T. McGraw, national committed man, presented MT Thompson's name. After making the nomination for gov ernor the convention adjourned until 9;D a. m. tomorrow.
 !. New York.-Mrs Linda Lee Thomas, was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Edward R. Thomas. the former banker and sportsman, by the supreme court here today. Mrs. Thomas sued for divorce last March naming as correspondent Miss Theodore Girard d dancer who created the vampire dance.'
 Norfolk, Va.-Several firemen from the navy collier Vulcan now at anchor in Hampton Roads today complained of ill ifedtultiit NHtil tHey pioltsicu "6oiii9i the food furnished them. They claim they were forced to drink hot water oR pay fifteen cents bottle for beer. The complaint was made to an agent of the Marine Firemen's union, who said he would call the attention of the secretary of the navy to their complaint.
 Atlanta.-Harvie Jordan, chairman or the finance committee on agriculture of the Southern Commercial Congress, ap- peared before the Georgia general assem- bly, today and urged that body to go on record as indorsing national banking re- forms which would make improved farm ing lands beneficial at nominal rates.
 New Orleans.-The national progressive party in Louisiana will hold conven- ton In this city August 2 to select dele gates to attend the national convention at Chicago August 5.
 White Plains, N. Y.-Oral arguments were presented today in what is believed to be the last feature of the fight of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
BUFFALO KILLS
 FRENCH AVIATOR

Paris, July 16-Hubert Latham. the Anglo-F rench airman and one of the pio- neers of heavier than air aviation, was killed by wild buffalo June during hunt in the French Soudan.
 The governor general of French Equa- toral Africa in teegraphing the news today to the minister of the colonies, says Latham was out with number Of natives in the forest when hc shot and wounded buffalo, which immediately charged him and gored and trampled him to death.
 Lathams death occurred on the Chari river near the Bahres Salamat, prac- tically in the center of the French Sou dan, in the direction of Lake Chad. The date of the death of the aviator was June z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
USE LOCAL PHOTOS
 IN AUTO BLUE BOOK

Secretary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce received word yesterday from the publishers of the Automobile Blue Book that they. were. going to pub- fish number of pictures of Birming- ham in their next issue and asked him Tor information on the matter
 MT. Radcliffe will probably send a number of pictures to the magazine. The blue book prints literature of in- terest to automobile owners and prints pictures of the larger cities as a source of Information for motor parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
RESULTS OF FIRST DAY IN THE TENNIS TOURNEY AT BOSTON

Boston. July 16.--An innovation in championship tennis was shown in the twenty-second annual Longwood Cricket club tournament in singles today when Hugh Tallant of New York, in his match with c. F. Touchmard. played without shoes. His feet were encased in heavy socks, but he apparently gained no ad- vantage from the change as Touchard won all three sets.
 Wright and Behr provided the star plays in the first round of the eastern doubles championship which opened today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
OHIO REPUBLICANS WILL BE REMEMBERED BY THE PRESIDENT

Washington, July 16-with the semi official announcement today that Presi- dent Taft will appoint four Ohio repub- licans to important government posts in Washington, 1t became apparent that one of the first moves in the fight the Taft leaders are making for the President g reelection will be an attempt to strength en their relations with the republican state organizations throughout the coun- try
 Taft leaders stated tonight that the third party would be fought though the republican state organizations Assur- anees have been received at the White House from republicans in many states that they will not join the third party and the recognition of, the state organi- zations, the Taft leaders here believe will influence sstill others to remain with the old party, and thus aid his campaign.
 Although it was said the President is not ready yet to fill several important vacancies, 1t was the general belief the appointments would be sent to the Sen ate before Congress adjourns and they will fit in with the plan to remember republican workers throughous the coun- try
 The contemplated Ohio appointments