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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
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BREAKS RULE TO HEAR
NEW HAVEN CASE

Boston, Mass, Dc. 26-For the first
time in the history of the Supreme
Judicial Court Of Massachusetts, the
full bench will hold a Saturday ses-
sion tomorrow to hear arguments on
the petition of Morgan G. Bulkeley,
former governor of Connecticut, and
Others against the New Haven Rail-
road and the Public Service Commits
sion, in which they ask for a review
of the Commission in authorizing the
Issuance of s67 7552,OOO in convertible
gtebenture bonds by the railroad com
pany.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Or. Hohson's Ointment Heals Itchy
Eczema

The constantly itching. burning
sensation and other disagreeable
Eorms OF eczema, tetter. salt rheum
and skin eruptions promptly cured by
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
COSMOPOLITAN CLUBS
IN SESSION

Iowa City, Ia, Dec 26-The Uni
versity of Iowa is entertaining for
four days the annual convention of
the Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs.
1t is the seventh annual gathering
of the association, which is composed
of foreign students attending Ameri-
can colleges and universities. The
president is Tsoerun L. Ling, of Hau-
kon, China, who is student at the
University of Iowa. Sunday afternoon
the convention will hear an address
by DR.. George w. Nasmyth of Boston,
director of the International Bureau
OF Students, who will speak on "The
Unity of the World"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
BIG RoULTRY SHOW
IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 26-Education is the
keynote of the twenty-iifth annual ex-
,hibition of the New York Poultry and
Pigeon Association, which was open
ed in Madison Square Garden today
and will be continued through the
coming week. While the greater part
OF the exhibition is devoted as in for
mer years to the display of barn-yard
fowl, large section is given over to
- comprehensive exhibit every access
sorry Of the poultry industry, from in
cubators 20 scientific literature.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
PICTURE AN ADDRESS.
Letter Delivered to President Only Had
Rough Pen Sketch of Head.

Washington. With nothing to guide
the postal employees except a pen
sketch of the president, a good likeness.
on the envelope, letter mailed by
some unknown person In Wichita, Kan,
was received at the White House and
greatly amused the chief executive.
On the upper left hand side of the
envelope was written PERSONAL and
just below was sketch of Uncle
Sans head with the abbreviation for
''in care of" just above. The postmas-
ter at Wichita Cancelled the two one
cent stamps and left the rest to the
genius, IL any was needed, of the postal
employees
There was no delay in delivery after
the missive reached Washington, as II
was sent to the White House with 9th
er mail within an hour after its arrival
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Group and Couch Remedy

Group is a terrible disease, it at
tacks children SO suddenly that they
are very apt to choke unless given
1he proper remedy at once. There
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Chamberlain, of Manchester, Ohio,
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
SEA GIVES UP BIG SKELETON.
Mastodon's Bones and old Ship Cast
Ashore by Disturbance.

Santa Barbara. Cal.-For several
days submarine disturbance has kept
the ocean along the south coast In
fury. though the weather has been
fine and the water comparatively calm
several miles from the shore. Then the
wreckage of an old ship was cast up.
A few miles southward part of a
mastodon's skeleton, which apparently
had been brought up from great
depth, was washed ashore. The skele-
ton fragments included about thirty
five feet of vertebra and the skull with
eight foot tusks intact,
The ships wreckage bore indications
that 1t had lain on the ocean bottom
for perhaps hundred years.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Stomach Troubles Disappear

Stomach, liver aud kidney troubles.
weak nerves, lame back and female
lis disappear when Electric Bitters
are used. Thousands OF women
would not be without n bottle In
Aheir home. Eliza Pool OF Depew.
okla. writes: Electric Bitters
raised me from bei of sickness and
suffering and has done me a world OF
2ood. | wish every suffering woman
Gould use this excellent remedy and
ind out, as / did, just how good Il
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Others, II surely win do the same Tor
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
STUDENTS IN DEMAND

The Mt. Vernon Business College
has had during the past month one
call for bookkeeper at $75 per month
and three calls for stenographers at
$50 per month. There is a demand
for bright energetic young men who
are willing to work. Are you pre-
pared?
Winter term begins Jan. 5, 1914.
Register now.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Remove Metal sewed In Head.

Eau Claire. Wis.-The breechpin of
an old Norwegian shotgun was sewed
up in the forehead of Alfred Johnson
of Minneapolis by doctor who was
called to attend him after he had fired
the ancient weapon and had been
struck by the flying pin. lohnsons
condition did not improve, so he was
brought to hospital here. where the
pin was removed. That Johnson will
survive is confidently predicted
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
HEARING ON LABOR LEGISLATION

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. ga committee
representing the Dominion Trades and
Labor Congress today waited on Prem
ier Borden and members of the cabi-
net and made known the desires of
organized labor concerning proposed
legislation at tn parliamentary session
about to begin. Certain amendments
to the Industrial Disputes Investigat-
ing Act are sought by the labor or.
ganizations, and further legislation is
desired also in regard to the eight.
hour day on all Government works
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Ready In Debate.

United States Senator Nathan Goff
of West Virginia served in n presi-
dental cabinet thirty years ago. Dur
ing the Hayes administration he was
appointed secretary of the navy to sue
ceed Richard NJ. Thompson. Later the
distinguished West Virginlan was ap-
pointed to the federal bench. He has
already figured as n master OF law In
senate debates, citing precedents with
out opening a book and quoting decl1
slons without looking at the text.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Freak Deer Shot.

Ashland, Wis. = City Commissioner
and Treasurer w. G. Nohl returned re-
Gently from a hunting trip with a
white spotted deer which he shot at
Cranberry river. The animal has
white legs from the knees down, and
its hoofs are striped white In all of
his many years of deer hunting Mr..
Nohl says he has never seen nor heard
of a similarly marked animal
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
For eovernment Ownership.

To place the telephone and telegraph
companies under the ownership and
control of the federal government is
the aim of Representative John Aus
tin Moon of Tennessee. He has in
troduced n bill in congress providing
for such action and points to the great
success of the postofilce department to
support his contention that it will be
benefit to the public. In the event
that congress will not make his bin a
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
CREASES
MINERAL OUTPUT

Washington, d. c., Dec. 26-The
mineral output of most Importance in
Wyoming is coal, the value of which
represents neary 80 per cent of the
total mineral production of the State,
according to a report made public to-
day by the United States Geological
Survey. The value of the products of
all the mines in Wyoming in 1911
was S11, ASA, ,377, of which the coal out
put, amounting to 6,744,S64 short tons,
represented $10,5OS,S63. In 1912 the
value of all mineral products in the
State was $13,374,OSS, of which coal,
736S,124 short tons, represented
$11, 64S,OSS.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26

The Americanization of athletic
training methods abroad continues
apace. Sweden, Germany, Austria and
Italy have already engaged American
trainers to coach their athletes for
Berlin. and at the moment the Norwe-
CLANS are negotiating with Mike Ryan
with the Idea of getting the winner of
the 1912 Boston Marathon to go to
Christiania.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
invention an epidenIo at MontolaIr.

invention an Epidemic at Montelair.
Montclair, n, j., has again put for
ward its claim of being the most In
genlous community in the United
States The annual index Of the Unit
ed States patent office, Just issued.
notes seventy-six patents to residents
OF Montclair This is one patent 20
every go Inhabitants for the year.
by states. according TO the official sta
tiatics, the best showing was in Con
necticut which received one patent 20
every ll5O inhabitants. New Jersey
received one TO every l,5oS.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
JOHN A. MOON.

law. Mr.. Moon will ask that special
committee be appointed to investigate
the matter.
Congressman Moon halls from Chat
tanooga and Is serving his ninth term
as representative of the Third district
of Tennessee. AS chairman of the
committee of postoflices and post roads
he is thoroughly familiar with the
workings of the postoflice department
and speaks from experience. A law
yer by profession and training, Mr..
Moon served five terms MS judge of
the fourth judicial circuit of Tennes-
zee before he was elected to congress.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
U. S. Athletes at Athens Meet.

The Irish American Athletic club
has decided to send Mt least ten men,
headed by Melvin W. Sheppard, the
hero of several Olympic series, to rep
resent 1t in the Athenian Olympic
games to be held in Athens during
May OF next year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Sta
OHIO HOTEL CLERKS MEETING

Toledo, O., Dec. 26-The eleventh
annual meeting of the Ohio Hotel
Clerks Association began in Toledo
today and will continue over tomor-
row. Members of the association are
in attendance from many cities and
towns throughout the State.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26

Cecilia Lotus is to play the leading
role in moving-picture play which
will be made by Daniel Frohman's
company of film actors. The movies
drama will be founded upon Frances
Hodgson Burnett's play, "a Lady of
Quality"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26
Constipation Poisons You

If you are constipeted, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste mat
ter kept in the body-serious results
often follow, Use DR.. Kings New
Life Pills and you will get rid Of con-
stipation, headache and other
troubles. 25c. at Druggists or by
mail T. e. Bucklen G Co. Phila G. st.
Louis.
WYOMING INCREASES
MINERAL OUTPUT
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26

Photo by American Press Association
"Three Finger" Brown, former great
pitcher Of the Chicago National base
ball team, was mentioned recently for
manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
Brown said he believed he could make
good I'm Tinker's place.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-26

yy7bstered at the Mt. Vernon, o., postof-
,fic as second class mail matter.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
HARVARD OFFERED DATE
TO VA: NOTHING DOING

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Jan. 25.
Nirginia's football schedule will prob
ably be completed by the end of the
present week. Harvard offered Vr-
ginia the choice of three dates. one
being as late as November ., the usual
date reserved for the contest With
Dartmouth at Cambridge Had not
Virginia already closed with George
town for mid November. it is prob
able that that date would have been
seriously considered by the Orange and
Blue and prompt acceptance wired
Harvard. The attendance in the sta
dium that late in the season runs way
up into the thousands. and Nirginias
treasury would no doubt be consider
ably enriched with the game sched-
uled
Nirgnia's schedule as far as com
pleted, calls for the following games
i'm the order named, South Carolina.
Virginia Military institute. University
of Georgia, at Atlanta; Vanderbilt
Georgetown at Washington. and North
Carolina at Richmond
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
Bv j. W. Heisnan.

T Asst week | wrote of the new
~ dignity which attaches to the
work and position of athletic man
ayers, instructors. coaches and
others connected with baseball and
football. My words have received
swift confederation from the mouth
of Saw Crawford, of the Detroit
club, who in a recent interview
states that the national pastime is
now participated in almost entirely
by gentlemen, who will not stand
for abusive language such as he
claims the Detroit players were
subjected to last summer. He also
states that the general standard and
personnel of the players has been
raised mainly by and on account
of the large number of college men
who have of late years gone into
professional baseball.
But if the advent of college men
into the game helps to elevate it,
no less is it apparent that the
game must of late have been ele-
waiting itself, else the college men
would not be going into it in such
numbers. It's poor rule that won't
work both ways, and between this
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
SEVERAL COLLEGES MAY
KICK OUT OF S. |. A. A,

MEMPHIS, TENN. Jan. 25.-That
the University of Arkansas, two Ten
nessee colleges and several Mississippi
institutions. supplemented by the addi-
tion of one or two Texas teams. are
preparing to form an athletic combine
entirely Independent of the Southern
intercollegiate Athletic association. or
any other collegiate body, was the ad-
mission made by member of the Uni
Verslty of Mississippi basket ball team,
which spent few fieeting moments
here Tuesday en- route from Jonesboro.
Ark, to Oxford. Miss
According to the player in question.
who, for obvious reasons, asked that his
identity be kept secret. the proposition
has met with the favorable approval of
several athletic authorities before
whom It was outlined. Though no def
mite information could be obtained. ii
is understood that the scheme has been
presented to number of the leading
Southern colleges, one of which is p
member of the S. l. A. A.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
FRANCE HAS COLLEGE TO
TRAIN OLYMPIC ATHLETES

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-France is de-
termined to show a big Improvement in
the next Olympic games at Berlin in
1916, and to that end the MARQUIS de
Polgnac has commenced the estab- =
1shment of a college of athletes in
which it is hoped to further advance
the athletic knowledge of French ath-
letes
1t is hoped that the work of train
ing young athletes may begin next
April Scholarships will be awarded to
the champions of every branch of sport.
and promising youths will also be
given the privilege of entering the col
lege, which will be under the direction
of Lieutenant Georges Herbert. of the
French navy
In the effort to leave no stone un
turned to make a good showing in the
international games a committee has
been formed, with the MARQUIS de Po-
hgnac as president to consider the
problems which confront the French in
their struggle to develop athletes. The
more experienced athletes will be ap-
pointed captains over districts. and will
DO what they can to turn out material
mt for the finishing course in the pro-
posed college.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
Coach Heisman SaysBaseball Is
Fast Becoming a Profession Of
Respectable and Honorable Men
By "Bud'' Fisher

action and reaction | expect to
see standards constantly raised uD.
til>there will be as little hesitation
on the part of a skillful college
player about going into the game
as means of earning a livelihood
as they now display about going on
the stage or into opera or anything
else for which they happen to have
a talent
do not mean to say that playing
baseball can ever be considered as
intellectual a calling or profession
as at least one or two others that
can be named, but l do say that the
time is coming when it will be
considered not only honorable and
respectable. but a desirable profess
sion as We'll
Some half a dozen of the biz
league teams are now employing
scouts whose entire work for
part of the season consists of look
ing over none but college PLAYERS,
This. of course, must come in the
spring, when the college teams are
playing their games. In time all
big teams will have a regular "col-
lege scout and by that time we
VIII begin to see the college play
efs going into the game in whole
sale numbers.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
HUGHES Is A POLITICIAN:
WORKS FOR LEGISLATURE

ROCHESTER, Jan 24-Tom Hughes.
me Rochester pitcher, has been wtntering
in Denver. In writing to the sport eds
tor Of local paper Tom says:
why don't you ever send out anv
dope on the club next year? The only
piece OF news the papers here carried was
70 me effect that that little runt of a
Mcmillan would be back next year. I was
mighty glad to hear it and | guess the
bugs in Rochester will feel about me
same way. INC
II have been in Denver since the FIRST
OF the year and will probably be here
nntu ume TO report Am working in the
legislature. as you see by the stationerV
It's a sort of political job. but it does
very well to pass away the long time be-
tween innings, | feel fine, as the bows all
say az this time of year, and expect to
hit 400 Tor less) next season.
was laid up for some time since 7
left Rochester About ten days after I
got home to Salida, l had an attack of
appendicitis and the next day | under
went an operation. l guess | must have
gotten along rather fine, as | left The
hospital and in another week went hunt
ing -1 ioi'-
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25

-, Dick Robertson. who used to pitch for
savannah, will coach the Technical High
school Of Washington this spring
.Gus Hetling, who won the automobile
offered for the most useful Pacific Coast
league player, has sold the pesky thing
Juice is two bits a gallon, says Gus.
Jim Baskette, who nearly blew out both
his eyes while celebrating the holidays
has wired the Cleveland club that his
optics are all right, If his arm is ditto
all will be we'll
New Orleans papers say that Harry
Matthews is boiling out now in Hoi
Springs. And he sure is-iust like "Chief
Bender is exercising daily in San Antonio
You're liable to run onto either of them
any day up at local baseball headquarters
Charley Frank will soon release Pitcher
Cheney.
Blossom Seeley. Rube Marquard ann
ity, has signed to exploit American rag
time specialties in Europe for the heN
twelve months.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
Americas Methods inDemand
ByCountrieS Which VIII Strive
For HonorS at 1913 Olympiad

statement that he favors coach
brought from America. That can
but mean that we shall see now a
coach Of American birth. but Of
French descent, putting his John
Hancock to contract with the
French commission beofre long.
AS for England. we see refer
ences in English papers and news
dispatches every week that some
body has made a speech somewhere
over there and has said that some
thing ought to be done and that
somebody ought to go to America
and get somebody to come over and
start something About the only
definite thing in connection with
these outbursts is the naming Of
America as the place to go to get
help and a guide to lead them out
plainly enough that England has
not forgotten those humiliating de-
feats of six months ago. and that
they also think Carthage should
be destroyed" Ere long, | venture
to say, we shall read of something
definite done about it. and the one
sure thing will be that an Ameri-
can, probably derived from English
stock, will be the man to attempt
the big job for Johnny BuI.
- O we see that this quartet of
~ countries are not asleep at the
switch" whether others are or not.
They are all intensely serious about
this olympic championship, and
they are going to give America a
real run for it, 1t is true they see
no better way to go about the task
than 20 get us TO show them how
1t should be done; but that's all
rght-anything to make real
contest of it.
And how those coaches will work!
For, YOU see, it will be largely a
contest between them. Being lineal-
Iy connected with the countries
they are working with, they will
be able to take something more
than mere professional pride in
their work; their interest will par
take Of national loyalty. as it win
have the right to do. Previous
Olympics won't be marker" to
those of Berlin in 1916.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
Cobb Farmer When He Broke Spade Boomer Smith
HISTORY OF MEN SENT UP IS FULL OF OUIRKS

lighted to lie at full length on the
bench and doze. Sometimes. just
to irritate Connie Mack, he used
to sit on the bench and go to sleep
in the middle of a game.
At length Mack traded him to St
Louis for Bert Blue, and even with
the Browns he couldn't make go
Of It, He came back to Atlanta and
from here went up again, this time
to Cleveland, in 1910. Cleveland
gave him a hearted trial and
sent him to Columbus. There, last
season. he. caught every game, bat
ted well and was a wonder. But
the Maps didn't recall him.
Somehow Smith has made them
think that he's the greatest Glass
A catcher in the world-but moth
ing more.
NJ OW here's another sort of a
~ phenomenon the man who
played better ball in the National
league than he did in the South
ern.
Fans, meet Mr.. Zack Wheat.
Wheat is an aboriginee He is
one of the few genuine Americans
left. He sprang from some Indian
reservation. The first anybody
around here heard of him he was
playing mediocre ball for Shreve
port (then in the Texas league)
back in 1908. He was a nice.
clean looking, active. quick
thinking, quick-acting bail player,
so Mobile grabbed him toward the
end of the season. He played two
dozen games in 1908. The next
year he was a regular-and not an
especially good one.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-25
HARTZELL WILL BE TRIED
AT SECOND BASE BY N. Y.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Rov Hartzell
the most versatile player on the Yam
Nee roster, If one may Judge by the
many positions he PLAYED last season.
viii endeavor to show Manager Chance
that he can play second base. Last
year Roy was the handiest man on the
team in taking the places of injured
athletes With the exception of first
base and the battery positions he Gov
cred all points on the field
There are many of the opinion that
Hartzell is a natural outfielder. and
that he can do his best work in the
outer garden. He certainly appeared
to be more at home there last season
than at any point of the diamond. But
Roy has an idea that he could make
success at the second base job, and
will ask Chance for an opportunitv
to show what he can do at the middle
sack