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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Saturday, the 18th day of
October, 1913,

at one o'clock p. m. on the premises, the
Following described property situate in
the county of Knox, the state of Ohio to-
wit:
All that part of the northwest quarter
of section seven %, township eight 80
state, bounded and described as follows:
On the north by the north line of said
quarter and the public road, on the west
by fifty acre tract in said quarter own
ed by Simon Kunkle, on the south by land
owned by John Hair and William Arm
strong, and on the east by lands of Will
liam Armstrong and c G. Minard, being
all the lands in said quarter of which ths
said Glasener died seized, estimated to
contain sixty-eight (60 acres of land,
Save and except eighteen acres. hereto-
fore sold and transferred to Rebecca j.
Glasener, description for which reference
Is made to the Knox county deed record.
made by George Helen, county surveyor,
March 7th and Sth, 1882, for greater GER
tainty of description, 5O-1OO acres having
been deducted on account of possible mis-
takes made in survey.
Also the following described real es-
tate in Brown township, Knox county,
Ohio commencing at the northeast cor>
ner of the following described land towst:
The north half of the west half OF the
northeast quarter of section seven 90 in
township eight (S) of range eleven Q1;
thence running south eighty rods; thence
west twenty rods; thence north eighty
rods; thence east twenty rods to the place
of beginning, containing ten acres Also
the following described real estate situ-
ate in the county of Knox and the state
of Ohio to-wit: situate in the township OF
Brown, Knox county, Ohio, and lying and
being a part of the north forty acres or
the east half of the northeast quarter
of section seven CO in township eight ts)
and range eleven I'D, of the unapproprl-
ated lands in the military district subject
TO sale at GAINESVILLE Ohio, commencing
at the northeast corner OF the ABOVE
described piece of land thence west elgh'
ty rods; thence south fifty RODS; thencS
east eighty rods; thence north hfty rods
to the place of beginning, containing
twenty-five acres, making in all IN inns
one tract, thirty-five acres
Said fifty acre tract and SAID thlrty-nVS
acre tract is located east OF the village OF
North Liberty, northwest of JelloWay
and southeast of Butler and near the
Knox county and Richland county hne'
about two miles south of the line.
The fifty acre tract was appraised at
g. 900 CO. and the thirty-nVe acre tract
was appraised at $1,5750O
Terms of sale-One-third cash on day OF
sale. one-third in one year and one thiru
in two wears from the day OF the saIe,
with interest The deferred payments 10
he secured by mortgage upon the prem,
ises sold The said fifty acre tract anu
thirty-five acre tract will be sold separ-
ately. ,,r>-.p0 nd
FRANK MINARD,
Executors of C. c. Minard.
Kramer & Jarvis, Attorneys.
9-12, ,l9, 26 ;1O-3'lOS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Opening
Of Methodist Conference In
City Of Canton
Expect To Approve Plan To
Merge Colleges

Canton, o., Sept 24-The North
east Ohio Methodist conference, the
largest of its kind in the United
States, which opened weeks ses.
sion here today, is expected to give its
sanction to the merging of Baldwin
college and German Wallace college,
both located at Berea. The two COL
leges already have joined, but the un-
ion will be valid until the conference
approves it.
The conference will act on the mer-
ger at an EARLY session. The board
OF education discussed it today, but
withheld its sanction pending the
making of report by a special com
mittee named to investigate.
German Wallace college formerly
was supported by the Chicago Central
and East German conferences, while
Baldwin college formerly was main
tanned by the old North Ohio confer
ence
1t is proposed that after the union
of the two institutions, the Northeast
Ohio conference bear one-third of the
cost of the institution, while the Ger
man conferences will supply two
thirds of the funds. Two-thirds of the
trustees are to be appointed by the
German conferences and one-third by
the Northeast Ohio conference.
Another question to come before
the conference will be proposed re-
duction in the number of districts, of
which there now are ten.
A committee having this subject un-
der consideration met today but
reached no decision.
The matter of appointing district
superintendents for two districts in
which vancancies will occur will be
deferred until the conferences action
on the redistricting. The terms of
Rev. w. H. Dickerson, superintendent
of the Steubenville district, and of
Rev. w, A. Dewey of the Cambridge
district. expire at this session.
Bishop William F. Anderson of
Cincinnati opened the conference this
afternoon. There are 900 ministers
present and the meeting represents
$50 churches, with 100000 enrolled
members and constituency estimat-
ed at 100000. The conference COM
prises more than one-third of Ohio, ex-
tending as far west as Sandusky and
as far south as Marietta. 1t was form
ed last year at Cleveland by the unit
ing of the north and east Ohio con-
ferences
An anniversary observance of the
national board of foreign and home
missioners was held last night. Those
seeking admission into the conference
at examinations today were: R. w.
Taylor, Bergholz; H. T. Lavely, South
Hayersvlle; E. T. Trott, Peoli; For
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Round Up A Gang For De-
facing City Property
Taken Before The Mayor
And One Man Fined

Chief of Police Parker and officer
Robert McElroy rounded up seven
young men on South Main street
Tuesday afternoon at about o'clock
and took them before Mayor Perrine.
A charge of defacing city property
was filed against one of them who as
sumed all of the responsibility for the
offense. He was fined S. and costs.
When arrested a number of the
young men were grouped around one
of the new signs recently put up by
the police heralding the fact that the
speed limit in Mt. Vernon is eight
miles an hour. The officers saw one
of them artistically decorating the
sign in manner making it read to
the effect that the speed limit is eigh-
teen miles per hour.
All seven members of the party
were from Gambler.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
new YORK REPUBLICANS
ECHANGE PARTY RULES
Opposed TO Recall Of Judges and
Judicial Decisions,

New York, Sept. 24.-The Republi,
can state convention, called to nomi.
nate candidates for chief Judge aud
associate judge of the court of ap.
peals, adopted resolutions and took
action Oh party questions Of nation.
wide interest, including the matter OF
representation in national conVen.
tions. The platform adopted opens
with a plank against the recall OF
judges and judicial decisions. II says:
"The Republican party condemns all
proposals to intimidate judges In the
discharge of their duty by threats OF
recall In case Of an unpopular de-
cision and all proposals to nullify the
decisions of the courts at the will o!
temporary popular authority through
the recall OF decisions"
State issues are dealt with at
length, and in this connection the
platform condemns the activities ot
Tammany Hall.
Reverting to national issues, faith
is reaffirmed in the Republican prln
ciples of protection to American
workingmen, American industries and
the American farmer" Belief is ex
pressed that Democratic tariff reform
will prove failure. Regarding cur
rency legislation, the platform adds
1--WE denounce the Democratic bank
Ing and currency bill as menaeing tbs
business interests Of the country and
as inimical to the interests Of the
whole people"
A resolution was adopted declaring
in favor OF changing the party rules
80 that each state may determine its
method of choosing delegates to the
national convention, and so that
states which give the big Republican
pluralities shall have proportionatelJ
large power in selecting candidates
for president.
The convention wound up its labors
by the nomination OF William E. Wer
ner of Rochester associate judge oi
the court of appeals, for chief judge
and Frank Hiscock OF Syracuse for as
sociate Judge of the court OF appeals
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Bryan'e Ire Reused.

Washington, Sept. |4.vsecretary of
State Bryan indicated that he is
weary of inquiries regarding his per
sonal affairs arising out of his round
Of the Chautauqua circuit this sum-
mer and the criticism that it brought
forth. He issued another statement
" which he expressed the opinion
that certain newspapers felt more
curiosity in his private affairs than
does the general public, NJ, Bryan
denied the story that he was educat.
ing boys in Japan.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
MRS. MERRIAM ON STAND
Denies the Charges of Cruelty Made
by Her Husband.

San Francisco, Sept, 24.-Mrs. Bes-
sic Merriam occupied the stand in her
own defense against the charges of
cruelty made by her husband, Cap.
tain Henry C. Merriam, in his divorce
trial. She denied she intended to
shoot her husband when she took out
his pistol, but intended to end her
own life because of her unhappiness.
Major Murphy, who travelled 1000
miles to defend Mrs. Merriam, told a
straightforward story of his relations
with her. He declared solemnly that
he was never alone for a moment with
Mrs. Merriam, and that even when
he took short trips with her, friends
accompanied them. He said the ex.
treme care he took to prevent any ap-
pearance of wrongdoing made the
scandal all the more ineXplicable.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Lybarger
and sons, Walter and Ray, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Schooley and son, William.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Morningstar and
Miss Mary Gessling were very pleas.
antly entertained at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. o. j. Phillips, Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Howe and Mrs. Chas.
Melick called on Mrs. Lewis Scott,
Friday.
The Messiah Ladies Aid we're very
pleasantly entertained at the home
of Mrs. l.. A. Nethers, Thursday. De.
licious refreshments were served.
Quite a number of people are max.
ing arrangements to attend the Fair
this week.
Miss Mary Gessling of Canton is
visiting with relatives of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Horn have re-
turned to their home In Cleveland.
They were accompanied home by Miss
! Mae Scott and Miss Inez Blue.
Mrs. d. S. Morningstar and Mrs. r.
d. Giffin called on Mrs. Mary Colgin
Wednesday.
Miss Lou Morningstar has returned
, to her home after spending several
days with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
G. Morningstar of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Hartsook and
son, Earnest, and daughter, Daisy,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Hoyman.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
THE STRENGTH
OF ASHBROOk.
As A Candidate Before The
People
In His -Four Campaigns For
Congress
Has Shown A Remarkable
Growth Each Time
Majority Jumped From 500
To Nearly 10000
Showing Appreciation Of The
Faithful Service Rendered
Showing Appreciation Of The
Faithful Service Rendered

AS Knox county is now in a new
Congressional district, being the re-
constructed Seventeenth district un-
der the new apportionment, consist
ing of the counties of Coshocton,
Licking, Delaware, Knox, Richland
and Ashland, and as the member for
the old district, Hon. William A. Ash
brook, of Johnston, has announced
himself as a candidate for reelection
in the new, it is proper and becoming
to discuss his qualifications and
merits. How beneficial to his consti-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Strong POINTS
OF THE BUCKEYE STATE BUILD
ING AND LOAN COMPANY,
RANKIN BUILDING, 20 WEST
GAY STREET, COLUMBUS,
OHIO

Fourth, Insurance. This company
protected by holding insurance poll
cies providing against loss by reason
of fire, tornado, cyclone, windstorm
burglary, embezzlement, or loss OF
money in bank. Such protection af
fords safety to its depositors, who
greatly appreciate the care and
watchfulness of the officers of the
company, Assets S6,6OO,0OO. Five
per cent pad on time deposits
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced 1t a local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven Catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease. and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney &c
Co., Toledo. Ohio is the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken in
lernally in doses from 10 drops TO a tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
pffer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26

Mr.. Lewis P. Schaus, of this city,
most illustrious grand master of the
grand council of Ohio, was in Def
ance on Tuesday where he assisted in
the laying of the corner stone of the
new postofiice and also assisted in
dedicating the new Masonic temple in
that city.
Mr.. Dess B. Kirk of the reportoriaI
staff of the Erie Dispatch, Erie, Pa,
arrived in the city last evening to
spend the week with his mother, Mrs.
w. H. Kirk, East High street,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26

rest Beaver, winterset; w. J. Jones.
Hammondsville; r. G. Hellock,
Cleveland; Earl l.. Lea, Washington.
Vile; W. b. Ruggles, Youngstown;
Charles W. orezk, Canton; Ira Rife.
Bellevue.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Masons Dedicate Temple.

Defiancee, o., Sept. 24.-The laying
OF the cornerstone Of the new s65 900
federal postoffice building and the
dedication of the new Masonic temple
took place here, the exercises at bota
buildings being in charge of office-s
of the Grand Masonic lodge of Ohio
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
EXECUTORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

In pursuance of an order of the Pro-
bate Court of Hichland county, Ohio. we
will offer at public sale on
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
OFFICERS
Are Elected By The Manhattan
Dancing Club

At meeting Tuesday night, the
Manhattan Dancing club was organ.
lied fr the season. The following of.
ficers were elected:
President-D. F. Heardman.
Vice President-ClydeC Church.
Secretary-Harvey Fisher.
Treasurer-Dwight Warman.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
COURT NEWS
Marriade License

Marriage License
Charles Edward Flynn, farmer. Bell
Vile, West Virginia, and Eta Dell
Weaver, Miller township. Rev More
house.
o
Deed Filed
Alfred A. Perrine, mayor, to John
w. Mullin, lot in Mound View ceme-
terry, 5000.
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A son was born Tuesday evening to
MIR. and Mrs. McPeek of West Vine
street
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
GROWTH In ASSETS
THE KNOX SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION

THE KNOX SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
1888 19,355.98.
1899 32,311.32.
1900 4S,123.14.
1901 62,94726.
1902 7S,195.SS.
1903 114,414.46.
1904--152,947.58
1906 162,13420.
1906 203,545.17.
1907 230,8S4.93.
1908 235,1S3.91.
1909 265,S22.15.
1910 308,0O0.S1.
1911 32S,44291.
1912 425,3465O.
1913, July 1st-$495, ,443.1s.
Loans on Knox County homes and
farms solicited.
Office Northwest corner Main and
Vine Sts, Mt. Vernon, o.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-12
HAS AGENT IN WAR OFFICE
CHARGED THAT POWDER TRUST
 HAS MAN so EMPLOYED.
Secretary Garrison Will Separate From Payroll Government Elm
 pIoye Thus Connected.

Washington, June 12.-Secretary of War Garrison took steps to investi- gate thoroughly the charges recently made that the powder trust main tains magazine in Washington to advance its interests, and has an em- ploye ill the guise of a government clerk or official in the war depart ment."
 Arms and the Man." a magazine given over to the promotion of rife and revolver shooting in the United States, and of which Gen. Drain of New Jersey, president of the Nation al Rife association, is the head, is alleged to be the magazine in which the powder trust is interested Charges were made that the powder trust contributes" to the magazine and in case of possible deficit would in Arms and the Man" is from pow der and arms manufacturers.
 Secretary Garrison said he had no Jurisdiction over the magazine, but that if any man in the war depart ment was in the employ of the pow der trust he would find it out and sep arate him from the government pay roll
 It has been suggested that some clerk in the war department is en- gagged by the National Rifle associ- ation, which is an organization of of ficers of the regular army, national guards and civilians, for the promo tion of craftsmanship among the stu dents of universities and colleges in the United States.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-12
JAPAN DROPS ONE POINT
tionality to Ambassador Chnda ,~ and Secretary Bryan.

Tokio, June 12.-It is learned that Japan decided to omit from the text of its rejoinler to the American gov ernment's eyiy to the protest against the California alien land law the contention that it violates the fourteenth amendment, and leave this nO;ni or discussion between Viscount Chinda, the Japanese ambassador at Washington, and Secretary of State Bryan.
 The reason for this decision was the conviction that Japans case as a nation would be stronger if based on the contention that the land bill vio- lates the treaty.
 The idea here is that the four. teenth amendment, as we'll as the con. st tuional prohibition against states passing laws impairing obligation con tracts, might eventually be the basis of suits brought by Japanese as indi- viduals.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-12
.ENVOYs START ID MEXICO.
TO ARRANGE FOR RETURN OF
 FORMER PRESIDENT DIAz.
Action Taken After Former Dictator Told Delegation He Wanted
 to Avoid Politics.

Paris, June 12.-A brother-in-law of Porfrio Diaz, former president and iron ruler of Mexico, departed for the capital of that country to discuss with the Huerta government the project of the old dictators return. He has been practically in exile since the time the Madero government ascended to power and escorted him from his native land.
 Diaz's arrangement, or the arrange ment made in his behalf, is the direct result of the recent visit of a delega- tion from Mexico which waited on him here and urged him to return, de- claring that he alone could restore peace to the land, which has been in warfare continuously since his de- parture. The delegation was under stood to have the backing of consid- erable element in Mexico, which was anxious for the restoration of peace at any price.
 No official statement was given out as to Diaz's reply, at that time, but it IS understood that it was substantial ly as follows:
 T should be pleased to return and reside in my country, but I am deter mined not to participate in it's poli- tics"
 The departure of his representative for Mexico is taken in some quarters fn l,@ induced him to change his mind in regard to the political affairs of his country.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-12
Bitter Feeling Exists.

The bitter feeling engendered by the years struggle is at all times in evidence. The senate committee real izes there is an ever-present danger in this. Chairman Swanson has made it very plain that he expects the at torneys to hold their forces in check. Personalities must be kept out of the hearings, he has said. Yet the very fact that it is really the state of West Virginia that is on trial has compli- cated the entire situation.
 Senator Borah read into the record extracts from the state constitution which he insisted were the real bot tom of the case. The state constitu- tion is the most liberal of any state. In West Virginia the process of ha- beas corpus cannot be suspended. At the time of the separation of West Virginia from Virginia this was writ ten into the new state constitution because of unwarraated arrests.
 The record of the present inqufry shows that the provisions of the fed eral constitution apply to the state at large; that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended; that there shall be no deprivation of liberty or property without due process of law; that the military processes shall be subordinate to the civil jurisdictions; that all persons accused of crimes shall be granted the right of trial by a jury of 12 and that all trials shall be in open court and subject to pub lie scrutiny.
 Constitution Violated, Charge.
 A mass of evidence has been gath cred by which the miners will at tempt to show that the provisions of the constitution enumerated were vio- lated by the state officials; that miii- tary courts condemned men and wom- en as they pleased; that prison sen tences were meted out and when re- course was had to the habeas corpus procedure the persons serving tail aid penitentiary sentences were re. leased without any records being kept.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-12
SON AND FATHER IN CLASS
Both to Be Graduated From Indiana ColIege-Father Is Promi-
 nent Lawyer.

Bloomington, Ind, June 12.-'Wil- lie" Hickam of Spencer, Ind, will graduate next week in the same class from the law school as his son. Hu- bert Hickam The father, promi- nent lawyer, was a student in the in stitution in 1877, when it disbanded The school was not reorganized for Il years, and. in the meantime the elder Hickam had finished his studies in a private office and become promi- nent in Indiana legal circles.
 Recently he petitioned the board of trustees of the university to allow him to complete his course The re- quest was readily granted, and lick am re-entered the university.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-12

IIsn the cost of reproducing their property new as equivalent to the fair value" on which they were en- titled to earn rates was regarded as doomed
 The federal court in Minnesota adopted that basis. It allowed the railroad to multiply the normal mar the cost of reproducing new a right of-way outside the three big cities in that state.
 Justice Hughes held that there was no place for hypothetical multipliers in fixing the fair value" of railroad property~upon which the public must pay return, and that the railroads ought to be satisfied if flair aver age market price" was given their land, free from any hypothetical addi. tions.
 The problem of regulating railroad rates, however, is rendered more com plex and perpleNing by the findings of the court, in the opinion of officials of the interstate commerce commis- sion.
 The holding--ef the supreme court, in effect, is that states not only have the authority to fix intrastate rates, but that, even though these rates af- feet interstate rates, they are valid, unless shown to be confiscatory.
 Thus, it is pointed out, the line of demarcation drawn by the, commits sion between intrastate and interstate rates practically is eliminated.
 As commission officials view the matter, the net result of the courts decision will be to stimulate rate state railroad commission or legisla- ture in the country.