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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
WITH THE BOXERS.

Joe Rivers, the Mexican, has sign
ed to box Leach Cross in New York
JJan 8, for a $4,000 guarantee.
New York and Boston boxers will
clash at the next amateur tourna-
ment to be staged by the Boston A.
A., Jan 15 to IS.
Kid Carter, the old war horse, re-
entered the ring in Brooklyn the other
night and showed bit of his old time
form.
Jaek Harrison, the middeweight
champion of England and Eddie Nor
gan, the English featherweight. have
returned home.
Bombardier Wells is making prep
aration to visit America sooner than
anticipated, now that he has heard
about Luther McCarty.
Johnny Cyclone Thompson says he
now weighs 100 pounds and will en-
ter the heavyweight division He will
challenge McCarty, Palzer and Flynn.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
WOMEN THE WORLD OVER,

Old age has been partially robbed
of its terrors in Scotland since the
year 1908, when the old age pension
law was adopted. Since this law men
and women both yearn for the seventy
mark Why not? For when that mark
is reached the years are a profit and
there is no such thing as penniless
old age. A pound month ($5) may
not seem munificent, but many an old
couple are getting along quite COM
Portable on their two pounds, and
many an old lady who would other
wise be sent to the poor farm is pay
ing her board at home, and every
care is taken to keep her alive as long
as possible, for she is a source of
income to her household.
At present there are over 5000
women in Glasgow a city of ,0OO,-
900 Notwithstanding a weekly
sum from the government, and about
that same proportion in other cities.
This means that practically all the old
women in the poor district are PEN
sioners.
1t is wonderful thing in the lives
of the old people, this pension. I met
giddy dame of 95 who lived at the
top of the oldest tower on High street
in Edinburgh, and she climbs up and
down nimbly enough every day, for
she's taken new lease on life since
she got her pension. She had made
up her mind to die about five years
ago, but now her ambition is to live
to be 100-the age of her rival in
years, veritable Witch of Endor,
whose wizened face peered at me from
window opposite.
The pension goes only to those
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
ANNOUNCEMENT IN RAILROAD
CIRCLES.

A circular issued by ]. NJ. Johnson
vice president in charge of traffic Of
all the Gould lines, announces the
appointment of Mr.. John Thompson
Hendricks to be general traffic man
ager of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain system effective January l.,
1913. Mr. Hendricks is at present
directors and vice president in charge
of traffic of the Western Maryland
railroad.
The new head of the Missouri Pa
cific-Iron Mountain traffic depart
ment was born at Shelbyville, Ind,
Sep. 20, 1865, and started his railroad
career in 1886 as clerk in the gen.
eral offices at Cincinnati of the G.
II. and d. railroad Later he was
made contracting freight agent for
that railroad at Cincinnati, and in
1890 became travelling freight agent
for the Santa Fe out of the office of
the general agent of that road in Gin
cinnati. He was made general agent
of the International and Great North
ern at Cincinnati in 1898. Later he was
transferred to Houston, Tex, then to
San Antonio as travelling freight
agent for the line, and was finally
sent to Dallas, Tex, as general agent
of the company. In 1897 he went to
the Union Pacific as general agent
at Philadelphia. He left there Nov.
l. 1905, to accept the position of as
sistant general freight agent of the
Western Maryland railroad at Balti-
more, Nd. On Jan 10, 1906, he was
made freight traffic manager of the
road, and on the sixteenth of last
October was promoted to be vice pres
ident in charge Of traffic and also
elected a director of the company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
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DEMOCRATIC PLEDGES.

The Democratic platform, made
principally by the Democratic candi-
dates, briefly outlined, pledges the
following legislation:
Construction of an extensive system
of pubic highways, and the creation
of highway commission to have
charge of the work.
Public utilities commission.
Single board of control for all state
institutions.
Every public school district to hold
at least 20 weeks of school and wages
|of teachers to be raised to at least
$50 month
Measures to protect the lives of rail
road employees and the travelling pub
lic
Pensions for members of organized
fire departments.
Creditable representation at the
San Francisco exposition.
Rigid quarantine laws to include
seeds and plants.
Rigid regulation of corporations or
ganized outside the state, but doing
business in the state.
Creation of bureau of assay and
the creation of a state assayer.
Reapportionment of the legislative
districts, also the congressional dis
tricts.
Requiring the state to furnish the
state treasurer's bond and equal dis
tribution among the bankers of state
deposits.
Revision of the state banking laws,
making them more rigid.
Genuine anti-pass law, regulation of
railroads and increasing the powers of
the railroad commission.
Aside from these, the platform de-
mands the legislation for the promo
tion of agriculture, horticulture, MN
ing and general development of the
state, and in all probability bills COW
ering these subjects will be passed.
| The Democrats having a big ma
jority in both houses, will be watch
ed by the people. While the Demo
Gratis lacked quite little of having
majority of the people coincide with
their views, at the same time they said
in through Republican division, and
to be honest with themselves and
those who voted for them, will have
to put through the pledged legisla-
ton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06

GETTING EVEN WITH HER.

A few days ago two young ladies
entered trolley car and found only
standing room.
"l'm going to get seat" said one
to her companion. Now, you see"
Selecting a sedate looking gentle
man. she walked up to him.
"Mr, dear Mr.. Green" she exclaim-
ed, "You are almost stranger. Will
| accept your seat? Why, ! do feel
tired, I'll admit. Thank you so much" +"
The man rose. "Sit down, Jane, my
girl said he, as he courtesously point
ed to the vacant seat. 81 don't often
see you out on wash day. You must
feel tired, Pm sure. How yours mis-
tress National Monthly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
IMMIGRATION.
Frederick !. la kin.


1t is doubtful if anywhere ,.se in
the entire civilized world can such vile
and disgraceful treatment of human
beings in masses be found as an the
majority of the steamships which car
ry our immigrants to US. The con-
ditions which these people meet beg
gar description and the official pict-
ure that has been painted of It is
so startling that it could scarcely be
accepted did it not find confederation
IN every unofficial picture of the
steerage that our best word artists
have painted.
One stands amazed that greed for
gold could lead men to subject their
FELLOW beings to such conditions as
tne steerage passenger endures. ac-
cording to the revelations of the immi
grant commission. The picture It
draws is a careful one. The data was
obtained by special agents travelling
as steerage passengers on twelve
TRANSATLANTIC liners and from cabin
observations of the steerage on two
others. This was done in 1908 when
the immigration reached very low
ebb. The commission is careful to
tell us that the information was OBJ
tained at time when travel was at
its lightest and the steerage at its
best.
Three kinds of steerage are now
recognized--the old, the new and the
combination of the two. The old
brings the bulk of our immigration
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
A connie If wars aoo "a ,..s ~

A couple of years ago it was ex-
ceeded by 92 pounds. In such cases
care is taken to leave out whan may
fairly be regarded as the least i'm
portant matter-such as newspapers
and catalogs. But it necessarily hap
pens that some lonely dweller mas to
forego the pleasure of hearing from
his friends until the next mail.
This state of things is rapidly pass
ing away as Canada develops. As tn.
railway goes north the postoff:cc will
be able to improve its methods. But
for long time to come the inen OF
the north will not be able to rely on
getting their Christmas mail al
Christmas.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
NOTES FROM LABOR WORLD.

Arizona has established the eight
hour day for miners and smelters.
Kalamazoo (Mich) corset makers
have been on strige since last March.
Thirty-one states have mine inspec-
ton laws with authorized Inspectors.
The local union of cigar makers at
New Westminster, B. c., has been
granted an increase of 81 per thou
sand.
There are $50 local unions with a
membership of 1894 in the brick
layers and masons international un-
ion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
HIS KICK.

Pm sorry the Turks lost out"
"Most people are on the other side"
I'm not Some people are blaming
it on Turkish cigarettes, and us ci-
garette smokers have got enough trou-
bic at it is"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06

whose income is less than thirty
pounds per year, and is graduated
from Is to 5n, according to need, and
paid weekly at the postoffice. This
discrimination is the cause of some
dissatisfaction among the thrifty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06
A WONDERFUL WORK.

Ati. IL. n. 1iGSef VI
kas., spent a day recently at the
Roosevelt dam on the way to Califor-
mia in an automobile, and in letter
home tells an interesting story about
it:
-Roosevet dam is one of the giant
enterprises of the century. 1t sup
plies water for quarter of million
thirsty acres on the plains about Phoe-
| nix. Every four acres of this irriga-
ted land will easily support family
The water has given a value of $3.50
an acre without improvement to this
land.
We swerved down to the village of
Roosevelt, prosperous town of sew
eral thousand people while the great
enterprise was in progress. One-half
of the former site is now $50 feet un-
| der water, the remaining half deserted
one immense hotel once alive with
the hum and laughter of busy guests
is now boarded up, unregistered noun
tain rats the only boarders. A mile
below at the dam there is much life.
Signs: Motor Boats for Rent, Fishing
Tackle Furnished, dancing pavilions,
| smart boarding houses and one fair
hotel speak of an embryo summer re-
| sort.
One of the most remarkable things
| about this great dam is that this pent
up water of the Salt river supplies an
enormous $4,000 electric horsepower
worth 500 per horse power, which is
25 per cent horse power cheaper than
coal, which at Globe is worth 81 per
ton. With all its wolves and bears,
its dizzy mountain heights, its taran-
tulas and scorpions, its broad acres
worth as high as $3.50 for single acre
with all its groves of oranges, its
eight crops of alfalfa in IL consecu-
tive months, even with its bottomless
and wonderful grand canyon, this re-
markable country furnishes not
bushel of coal, so water power is val
liable.
The farmers on the Phoenix plains
will have incomes more than sufficient
from this power alone, It's said, to OPP
crate and maintain their bitches and
canals free. Think of farmer hav-
ing dividend without working for it.
Millennium has certainly been reached
here.
Our generous yet exacting Uncle
Samuel has spent some ten million
hard dollars on this colossal work and
will require these happy farmers to
refund this amount without interest
in ten annual installments. When
this trifle is settled, all will be mer-
ry as a marriage feast. In the interim
there is some grumbling, as there al
ways must be when something is to
be paid.
The Roosevelt dam spans a canyon
narrow at the base, l 900 feet wide at
the top The walls of masonry are
$50 feet thick at base, narrowing to
about sixty feet at the top, traversed
by cemented roadway guarded by
heavy balustrade on either side to
keep sentimentalists or betting gem
tlemen from doing the Niagara act.
In fact, quite percentage of the cost
was to protect fools from themselves
the remaining to furnish water and
| power for the farmers so miles away
We motored over the roadway real
white way-very brilliant with daz-
zling lamps, at night. This engineer
ing work, so fast, so triumphant,
monument to mans genius, fills you
with awe and makes you thankful
for so grand civilization as ours.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
MASTERED
IN AMERICAN ARMY
During First Year Of CompuL
sory Inoculation.

New York.-Report Of the remark.
able results obtained by the use Of
anti-typhoid vaccine in the United
States army was made by Major II. n.
Russell Of the army medical corps in
an address before the Harvey society
at the Academy of Medicine.
In Jacksonville In 1893 there were
more than 1000 cases Of typhoid fever
among 10000 troops, and the mortality
was very high. 81 per cent OF the total
deaths being due to typhoid. In 1912.
the first year OF compulsory anti
typhoid inOcnlatiOn in the army. out Of
an army force OF $1,000 men there were
only fifteen cases Of undoubted ty.
phoid fever. with only two deaths.
DR. Russell says this record 10 un-
equaled elsewhere In the world.
''The basis upon which rest the origi.
nal studies which led up to the perfec-
ton Of ant-typh0id incubation" says
Or. Russell. "was the observed produc
tion Of practically complete and per.
manent Immunity 'as the result OF an
attack Of typhoid fever. The use Of
vaccine in the United States army was
begun In 1900 and met with such sue
cess that In September Of 1911 Its ad-
ministratlon In the army was made
compulsory for all men under forty.
1ve years Of age. Ours 10 the only
army in which its use II compulsory.
In our army alone h the three dose In.
oculation employed; hence we cannot
fairly compare our results with those
obtained by Only one or two doses. lt
may b. said. however, that the three
dose method confers . greater degree
Of Immunity and more lastdng than do
the other methods.
"After the order went into effect
some time was required to complete
the protection Of the entire army, 20
that It was not until the beginning Of
1912 that every man had been in0cu.
lated his three doses
"The duration OF immunity which II
produced so efficiently by this method
Of vaccination must remain unsettled
as yet The British conclusions are
that II IL effective for two and halt
years. bnt they do not use three doses
and hence do rot obtain so high
grade Of immunity AZ we. Our own
observations have shown no diminu-
tinn IN the immunity after four years.
Revaccinariop every fonr years against
both typnod and sma!lp0x has been
made compulsory in our army"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
sHoRr LOCALS

Read Rockwell's Farm ad in today's
Banner.
Mrs. Carl Snyder returned to Col.
umbus today after a visit with Miss
Estella Schiappacasse.
Mr.. William Banning went to Kill.
buck Friday. morning to make a short
business visit.
Mr.. William A. Hosack was in Col
umbus this afternoon on legal busl.
ness.
The Poppleton Grocery Co., buys
first class butter. 90 Z. Gambler ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Shrontz
of Martinsburg were visitors in the
city over Friday.
Hon. c. v. Trott returned to Colum-
bus this afternoon after a short visit
in the city.
Miss Annie Buckingham is confined
to her home on West Vine street with
a severe attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. II. l.. Stitt of Pittsburgh, Pa.
is in the city on business for a few
days.
/ Miss Florence Cary went to Colum-
bus Friday morning to make several
days visit with her uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Cary
The Premium Corn Flakes is the
best. The quantity and price are
right. The Poppleton Grocery Co.,
23 f. Gambler st.
Mr.. william F. Rimer returned to
his home in the city Thursday after
a several days business trip to various
! points in the southern part of the
state.
The five-months-old daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Hastings of Amity I'm.
derwent an operation for telescoped
bowels at the Mt Vernon hospital
Thursday afternoon. The child's con.
dition is critical.
Miss Edwards, student at the Mt.
Vernon College at Academia. who
has been at the Medical and Surgical
Sanitarium for treatment for some
time. returned to The college Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. w. A. Crouch of Boyne City,
Michigan. is visiting friends for few
days. MIR. Crouch is former resi-
dent of Mt. Vernon. but this is his
fret visit hack hare in thirty.twO
years. His father operated a photo
graph gallery in this city about forty
years ago. Mr.. Crouch is now men,
Der of the firm of the Boyne City Bolt
ed Basket Co.
MIR. w. p. Bogardus left Saturday
for Jacksonville. Fla, to attend the
National Retail Hardware Dealers As
sociation convention.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
l)HIOAN
Home And has Dr.. Fried
Rann's Secret
Upper Sandusky Doctor
Better After Treatment

Upper Sandusky, o., March 15--Dr.
o. c. Stntz arrived this morning from
bis trip to Berlin. where he underwent
the Friedman treatment a month
ago. lie Is feeling much better than
before he went away. He gained fif-
teen pounds while gone, but lost about
ten pounds on his trip home.
In small walls carefully packed and
in valise that never left his possess
sion, Dr. Sturtz brought serum for q
limited number OF cases, and serum
that he states is the genuine Fried
mann serum. DR.. Stutz said:
Il am the only American physician
fully instructed as to its use"
He obtained complete instructions
as to It's use. The doctor was kept
busy Thursday afternoon answering
letters and kilograms. Patients from
all parts Of the country want to come
here and take the treatment.
Or. Stutz says that the great secret
that has not yet come to general
knowledge is that there are really
two serums. They have to be injected
In combination. Great care must be
exercised in making injections to
prevent blood poisoning or abscesses.
The amount Of the injection varies
with the patient. Another secret, the
doctor says, is the time of making
the second injection, which is ex-
tremely important
It would take from six months to.
year to effect complete cure, and
of all the patients the doctor saw In
clinics none have yet been complete
ly cured, although practically all are
greatly benefited.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
BASE BALI
Season To Be Opened By
The High School Team
By A Game With Kenyon
Early. In April

The Mt Vernon high school base
ball season will open with a game with
Kenyon college early in April. The
schedule has not been completed but
a number Of very good dates have
been secured and enough to MI out
the schedule will be obtained in a
short time. Two games will be played
with Newark, two with Danville, two
with Gallon and one with Doane Acad.
emy. Efforts are being made to secure
games with one or more Of the Colum.
bus high schools.
The outlook this year for success.
ful high school team is more encour.
aging than ever before in the local
school. The city league last year de-
veloped material among the high
school students that had here. .to.fore
been in obscurity. In fact the city
league has established base bail AZ
a recognized sport in the school and
II Ii hoped and believed that better
team than that Of last year can be
brought together.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18

'''Butler township will hold their
second Farmers Institute this win.
ter at Butler Grange Hall near Esto
on Wednesday, March 10, afternoon
and evening. Two men from the
Station will address the people in the
afternoon. In the evening they will
have the pleasure Of listening to j..
r. Clark. Agricultural Supervisor 8.
E. District. o.
'''Prof. Bachtell, from the depart
ment of agriculture, o. s. U. will give
a lecture on, Soil Fertility and Fertil-
izers. at the Morgan school, Martins
burg road, Tuesday evening, March
IS The lecture will be illustrated
with steropticon views. Admission
free. Every body invited.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
seseeeeseeeseesseeseeeeees

- great business corporations 10 q spe-
cial assistant attorney general. His work
Ter the government has consisted chiefly
Of the prosecution Of the tobacco trust
ana the anthracite coal cases, both OF
which attracted nation vide interest
Mr.. McReynoids was born at Elkton.
Ky. on July q, 1869. ard wss educated at
Vanderbilt university and In the law de-
partment Of the University Of Virginia.
He was professor at the Vanderbilt
Law school from 1900 to 1903. when he was
appointed an assistant United States at
torncy general by President Roosevelt de-
spite the fact that he ID gold Democrat.
Mr.. McReyno1ds was not q stranger a.
the national capital 40 he had spent
number Of years there ~ secretary to
Justice Howell r. jackson Of Tennessee.
TO occupy the post OF assistant attorney
general. He resigned in January. 1912. and
teok up his law practice In New York.
David Franklin Houston.
David Franklin Houston 10 now chan.
cellcr Of washinston university. IN st.
Louis. and for years has been looked upon
~ one Of the noted educators Of the
south. He has not played . prominent
part in politics. Professor Houston was
born In Union county. g. c.. on Feb. H.
leoe. and was graduated from the South
Carolina college IN 1887. Five years later
he received the degree Of A. II at Har-
ward and was made an LII. d. BY Tulane
university and the University Of wiscon-
sin. -s.fG SIS H
Professor Houston served a. superin-
tendent OF city schools In epartanburg.
9. c.. and associate professor and profes-
sor Of political science. dean Of the fac
uity and president OF the University Of
Texas. He was president Of the Aericul-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18

1.-WiiIism J. Bryan ef Nebraska.
secretary Of state.
2.-Wiliiam q. MeAdee sf New York.
secretary Of the treasury.
3cJamss c. MeRsyreids Of Tsnnss.
zee. attorney general.
4.-WiiIiam G. RsdHsid. Of New York.
secretary Of commerce.
6.-Frankiin X. Lane st California.
secretary Of the lntsrisr.
e.-Albsrt 9. Durissen Of Texas. post
master general.
7-Wiiiiam .. Wilson Of Psnnsyl-
vania. secretary Of Labor. als#
A-David r. Houston Of Missouri.
secretary Of agriculture. sD
e.-lindlsy N. oarrissn Of New Jpr-
ssy, secretary ef war.
10.-Jessphus osnIsis Of North Care.
line. sserstsry ef the nsvy.
southern edycationni board. . trustee Of
the John r. Slater fund. q fellow OF the
Texas State Historical society. . member
Of the American Economics association
and club ~, }0t i5.fp
On Deo II. isss. Professor Houston vas
married to Miss Helen Bsall Of Austin.
Tex. fiuf
" f.l Jessphvs Osrisls.
Josephus Daniels national committee
man from North Carolina. member OF the
campaign committee and head Of the pub
licity bureau Of the Democratic national
committee last fall was one 0f the orig
inai Wilson men and was spoken Of from
the first ~ likely to obtain q place IN the
cabinet.
Mr. Daniels started his career as a
newspaper man and later became editor
Of the News and Observer in Raleigh.
~
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
Change.
In Location Of The Post Of
flee Al Buckeye City

Buckeye City March 1.-THE post
Office at this place was moved Thurs
day evening from the James Weirick
building to the new quarters In the U.
q. Tressell building. Mr.. Weirick
has been postmaster here for the past
20 years, but, on account OF the recent
appointment TO that office of Mr.. Tres.
sell, the post Office was moved TO his
store.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
PROTEST AGAINST
RATE INCREASE

New Orleans, La March 15--An
increase of one cent per hundred
pounds in the grain rate between
northern points and New Orleans
came into effect today. The increase
is expected to divert considerable
tonnage from Gull to Atlantic ports.
Local commercial bodies have filed
protest with the Interstate Com.
merce Commission.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
M UTICA
Also Wants The kROx County
isas fair. Held. There IN
Utica Herald)

The matter is up for decision,
whether the Knox county Fair shall
be held at Mt. Vernon or at F'reder-
icktown. It is suggested that the
Fair be brought to Utica, and this
village would do as much for IL as
Fredericktown. II necessary to keep
1t inside Knox county. why there is
a grand location just north Of the
Utica limits, on either the Smith or
the George Sperry land. over the line
in Knox.