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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
EPIDEMIC
Of DISEASE
ColumbusC Coroner Urges 0lNgsnt
Search For Bodies.
sN1Y-TWo IN THE moRsuts

4 teries. Which 10 cIoesed with
Drifts, Believed to Hold Many
corpses - Work Of Rehabilitation
Commenced by Thousands--G eneral
Conditions Show Improvement.
Columbus. o., April 1.-The number
" recovered food victims in Colum.
bus still stands at G2. Survivors Of
the food zone and Coroner Benkert
maintain that many more bodies will
be found, particularly in the lowlands
south Of Green Lawn and Mt. Calvary
cemeteries, both located on the West
Side. The search for bodies has been
centered in exploring the surface Of
drifts. Many Of the corpses recovered
have been found lodged against wire
fences and trees.
North Of the cemetery section are
located Glenwood, Centner, Cypress,
Rogers, Yale. Princeton and West
Park avenues, which were swept
clean. The greatest loss Of life was In
Cienwood, Centner and Rogers ave.
nues. AT the south end Of Clenwood,
near Mound street, only three houses
are standing. Some homes are such
complete wrecks that they will have
to be torn away before 1t can be as.
certained whether bodies are hidden
In them.
: Numerous families are searching
for loved ones Of whom they have re.
ceived no word since t..e food. Their
worn and anxious faces present q pitt.
ful aspect as they file through the
morgues seeking their friends.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Green
lawn and Mt. Calvary cemeteries and
the district south of Greenlawn ave.
nue. should be on the lookout for
bodies" said Coroner Benkert. "Un.
less the utmost aid is given us in this
matter the bodies will be in such :,
terrible state Of decomposition before
we get them that Identification will
be almost impossible"
There Is another side to this da-
mand for watchfulness." added the
coroner. Unless the bodies are re-
covered promptly. an epidemic Of dis.
ease costing the lives Of hundreds
may result
The actual work Of rehabilitation Of
the West Side is under way. Wo. :
men by the hundreds, Ohio State uni
versity students, members Of the
state militia and property owners and
friends spent the day in the renova.
tion OF the stricken districts.
Broad street is the first 20 receive
attention from the worx.
ers placed by the city. Sidewalks and
streets are gradually being cleared of
the tons Of debris left by the mad
waters. Residences and stores along
the main thoroughfare are being
as much as possible from
Undiscovered and water.swept bui1d.
lngs 10 places which will be near.hab.
liable within as short time az posi-.
Bile. a
Sections as far west as the Belti.
more a Ohio were able to secure wa.
Ter from the mains and plugs, which
have been repaired since Saturday.
Numerous residences and stores were
being ridded OF mud by the use of city
water turned through hose. Thank
lul for the admission TO their section
Of gas and water, the residents are
now looking 10 the time within this
week when they will have electricity,
} restored and complete car service
and the re.est2b!isment Of all public
IerYice utilitiAg.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
~" BRIDGE INTACT
GAINESVILLE Property Loss is Placed At
Several Millions.

Zsnesviiln, o., April 1. - After
sweeping away 452 homes and inun.
dating more than 1000. the Muskin.
gum river Is receding rapidly. The
death list was raised to six when Mrs.
G. A. McNerney died Of peritonitis In.
duced by exposure In her flooded
home.
Property loss n GAINESVILLE will be
several millions. she Baltimore &
Ohio railroad alone lsnes its losses
within the city at $1.O, 1000. Brick
paving has been washed from the
streets. The spans Of the "Y" bridge
are not dampcad.
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street Fight Ends Fsta,ly.

HOMEGROWN, O.. April l.--James
Connolly dlcd at st. Elizabeth hox-
rital from fractured skull suifereu
IN . street egLt. Thomas Rogers ana
Thomas Dignan have been arrested IN
connection with the case The latter
admits he bad fight with the dead
Dan.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04

Leonard Kelly returned to his homo
at Mt. Vernon Sunday having como 70
Newark Friday night to witness the
Elk Minstrel. Mr.. Kelly left NJ. vss.
non at 5 O'Clock in the evening ana
arrived In Newark shortly before 10,
Newark Advocate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
Van Riper-van Ripper
Weddinu

John II. Van Ripper and Miss Clara
+. Van Ripper, both OF South Vernon,
wece united in marriage by Justice
OF .he Peace George s. Harter at his
office Tuesday evening at o'clock.
The couple will reside in South Yer.
non.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
ELECT OFFICERS

Ohio Mine Workers Meet In convsn.
tlor 1t Logan.
Logan. o.. April 1.-The United
Mine Workers Of America of subdis.
trict No. l o. district 9 opened their
convention here. Thirty-nine dele.
gates. representing 50 locals In Ath.
ems, Perry and Hooking counties. are
present. H. A. Lapnins Of New Pitts.
burg was elected president, James
Allen Of Nelsonvills vice Dresideot
md Maurice Albaugh Of Murray City
ocrstary.tressurer ~,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04

B pelavAFe. O., April l.--Revised list
= the dead in the Delaware food fol.
eWs: Frank Mslching, Mira. Frank
Ae,ching. Jessie Melchins, Ralph Mel
Shdng. Loais Melching., Mrs. siias
smith. Helen Smith Z. Elsie Smith s.
Henri Fielding, Prank ". Folk,
Charlee 2. Tibbals Clyde Tibbals,
Esther Jones. WilliAm Evart Hessey.
un1apWn hey aSed 3 or I. Fifteen
t>1les have rot ben Seccvsred.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
Want pattersen Psvdensd,

bellef0ntaine, o. April LIN every
Dellefontsiue chut'ch resolutions wer4
adopted by the CONGREGATION asking
that John H. Patterson. president o.
he National Cash Register company
u Dayton. be pardonsd by President
Wilson. Patterson ID under sentence
to serve year In jail for violatiol Of
antitrust laws.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04

Miss Inez Cornell has returned to
her home in this city after a weeks
visit with her aunt, Mrs. G. p. Fred
ericks Of Centerburg.
Warner l.. Devoe employed by the
Newark Telephone company left at
noon Monday to join party from
Chicago to Dayton Dayton has an
automatic telephone plant and sent
word to Newark TO send a man at
once 10 assist in repairing the plant.
Newark Advocate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
Look to veur pIvusllulo

You know what hsppsns \ hevna
In which the plumbing y = peor o.
dition-- everybody n ~ heage ~
liable to contract typAsid q seqns e1A-
sr fever. The digestive oFsn.e -
form the same functious u ths hUulen
body as the plumbing does feg ~
house, and they should b. I'm Il
first class condition al The tins y
you have any trouble with your ~
gestion take Chamberiain's Tabltts
and YOU are certain TO Get quick re-
lief For sale by all dealers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
Luther A. stream VIM. P. Rhine,
STREAM h RI1dER

REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
Farms and ci,y property bought. solo
and exchanged. T-operties rented anA
rents collected, Fire insurance . spe
cislty. Representing II old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance
live stock insurance. Plate glass ID
surance. automobile insurance, IN fact
We can insure any property you may
have. Surety bonds Of all kinds. Call
and see uS. Room r Sipe bldg, South
NaiD st. Cit. phone No. AT Black;
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
And VIII Not Return Until
Friday Evening
viii Then Estimate Damage
Done By The Flood
A Partition Suit And Other
Court House Notes

The three county commissioners in
company with County Surveyor Ar
thur c. Wolfe left Tuesday morning
for Gambler where they will com.
mence tour of Knox county and Wis
5 It all points where bridges have been
washed away and where approaches
to bridges have been damaged. The
party will first inspect the damage
in the vicinity Of Gambler and will
then go to Howard and then to Brink
Haven and by the latter part OF the
week will be around to the western
part Of the county. They expect TO
return on Friday evening. t
After this inspection has been com.
pleted the commissioners will know
approximately just what bond issue
will be necessary to repair all dam
age done by the food.
the county commissioners at their
session on Monday also listened to
the grievance of the west end COM
kuss-CC Va CltiLCHS ICAQtibC " iCblCVlu8
conditions so as to prevent flood in
the future. The commissioners In.
formed the committee that later they
would be able to take the matter up
and would do all in their power to
relieve the conditions that now exist.
, The commissioners explained that
they could do nothing this week as
they would be away inspecting the
damage done by the food.
-o-
No Court Until Wednesday,
Late Monday afternoon Clerk OF
Courts Hayes received q telephone
message from Judge Shields OF the
court of appeals that owing to poor
train service on the railroads the two
judges could not reach Mt. Vernon
until Wednesday and consequently
the court OF appeals did not convene
Tuesday morning as per schedule.
Court will convene Wednesday morn.
ing at nine o'clock with Judge
Shields of Canton and Judge Powell
OF Mt Gilead on the bench. Judge
Voorhees, will not be here on account
of sickness.
Partition Suit
A suit in partition has been filed
in The court of common pleas by Noah
G. Myers against Abraham Myers ct
al. The land in question is located
in Hilliar township Judge Frank o..
Leyering is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
Inventory and Appraisement--
In the matter OF the estate Of
Charles e. Speer, an inventory and
appraiseement has been filed, show
ing the following: Securities @2.174.-
81.
Deeds Filed
Myrtle Gotshall to Moses J. Moreau.
lot In city. 81.
Mary B, Gotshall to Moses }. Nor
eau. lots in city, $24O.
Samuel l.. Black to Ida Gray, lots
in Buckeye addition. tllo.66. 81
Nathaniel McNeal to George B. Null
lin, lot in Elmwood, $3.50.
: G. r. Hagaman To Mary L. 6tsDAet
let In Norton's addition to city ~
100. \
G. G. Brown to VIM. J. Davis, lote
1S and II Amity. Sl,lee.
Burgess Clements TO G. n. C3on
ents, ss acres In Monroe. St&eo.
c. H. Clements to LssIls Neppgs
mott. 33 acres In Aoavos. ooAGe.
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The Nichols Fuoer.,

The remains OF the late Mrs. c. +.
V. Nichols arrived in Mt. Vernon
Wednesday at 1850 o'clock over the
Il. & O. railroad from New York City
and were taken to Bladensburg where
the interment will be made.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-04
THE FIRE INSURANCE. MAN
WILL J. "Doc" WELSH

" you Own anything, have
u Insured.
Citizens Phone 231 Red.
8 East Gambler street, Mt. Vernon, o.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
RAILWAY MANAGERS
ISSUE A STATEMENT
Take Exception to Report of
Firemen, Who Are Now
Voting on Strike.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Reiteralion o.
their willingness to submit TO arbitra-
ton the demands OF their locomotive
flremen for Increased wages and better
working conditions is contained in a
statement issued today on behalf of
members of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen employ ed
by these roads after the suspension re-
Gently OF protracted negotiations between
their representatives and a committee
OF managers, are taking a strike vote.
In their statement today the railroads
take exception TO quoted statement by
representatives Of the flremen that their
report OF the recent conferences contained
evidence that, the responsibility for u
troversy land thus avoid the turmoil in
cidental 10 a strike ballot and the dis
tress that must result from Il strike)
rests upon the railroads and not upon
the locomotive fircmen."
In reply the roads declare they have
signified TO the men d willingness Ito
grant certain increases OF wages" and
to apply to the flremcn the conclusions
of the ai'bltra tion board which settled
the recent differences between the roads
and their engineers. In addition, the
statement declared
The railroads are prepared To arb!-
trate the present case independ emily by
board OF five or seven men appointed
by some such dlsinterestcd authorities
as Chief Justice White Of the United
United States commissioner OF labor, as
was done In the engineers case"
The stat tement was sent out by Elisha
Lee, chairman Of the managers COM
mittee OF the roads.
The break in the negotiatl tlons between
deretood. came through differences as
TO the method Of arbitration
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
PANAMA STORY
MAKES BIG HIT
Miss Gencvieye Clark, Daughter
Of Speaker. Chooses Litera-
ture as Profession.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-AIiss Gene
We've Clark, the lS-year-oId daughter OF
Speaker Champ Clark. has the distinction
OF being the youngest author whose writ
ings are lndexed in the Pan American
union library.
Miss Clark has recently taken up a
course In practical journalism 10 prepa re
herself for her chosen literary pro;es-
sion and during her trip 10 Panama with
the congressional party, wrote an excel
lent story OF Panama and Its people.
John Barret director Of the union, was
so struck with the literary merit OF II
that he requested Miss Clark TO allow
him TO place X IN the nAmerican
union library after Its publication.
Miss Clark is preparing a series OF spe-
clal articles on life at the nations capital.
They Will appear daily in many leading
newspapers and touch on personalities.
notables and politics from . woman's
viewpoint. She has resided here all her
life In close touch with the big happen
ings of the day ond has an intimate In
sight into them.
Recently Governor James NJ. Cox. the
newly elected governor OF Ohio whose
inaugural ball tho speakers daughter at
tended. christened Miss Clark the
daughter OF the house" This pleased
her greatly az she is great fayorite
with both sides Of the big body OF law
makers over which her father presides.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
MUST GIVE BOND
OR GO TO PRISON
Case of Major General Daniel y
Sickles Arouses Sympathy
in New York.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2G.-AIs jor General
Daniel K. Sicliles. the only surviving
corps commander OF the civil war. dipjo-
mat and well known citizen Of New York
city. will be thrust Into Jail tomorrow as
a result OF n shortage in MS accounts
as chairman OF the New York Monument
commission. unless the unexpected hap
pens The plight of the ST-year-old. one
legged veteran aroused much sympathy.
which took form tonight In the starting
OF q subscription TO furnish q bond tina {
will keep the veteran fighter out OF a
CELL The fund is headed by Sheriff Har-
burger who In the performance OF his
duties is compelled 70 place under arrest
a man who was once sheriff OF New York
county. The amount of tho bond re-
quired VIII have 10 be fixed by the court.
and as the shortage IS S23,47s. tho figures
win probably be OF considerable proper
tions. The sheriff IL hopeful that some
New Yorker viii step forward and give
the necessary bond tomorrow
General Sicklcs was lncomTnunlcado In
his rooms on Fifth avenue as we'll as
Stanton. his son, and all other members
OF the household II was said the gem
eral would remain in his house and await
the course OF the law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
Don't Use Drugs
For Constipation
Just Try Natures Cure

We all know that constipation brings
on countless other complaints II not
taken In hand. appendicitis among them
also that any drug will lose its power
after being taken for a time-but we
should also know that every drug
forces Nature instead OF assisting her
and will II continued make us slaves
10 them.
There is now method OF internal
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as clean and pure and free from waste
as exacting Nature can demand
which, taken occasionally, Will pre-
vent constipation, bilousness with its
depression. and the countless more se-
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blood toking UP the poisons from the
intestines and carrying them through
the system.
That method is tho ~ 3. L. Cas-
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used by many thousands. Is prescribed
by the most enlightened physicians
everywhere and Is now being shown
and explained b. schvamm- johnson,
Drugs. The Never -Substitutors," Five
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Everyone should at least Investigate
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ASK for booklet. "Why Man OF To-
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
PLAN BOOST BOOK.
Utah Development League VIII Take Up
Question at Special Meeting

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. Jan. &c. r. Hollineswortt.
nc newly elected president of the Utah
Development league and Frank NJ.
briggs. tho former president, will go to
Salt Lake next Wednesday TO attend the
hrst special meeting OF the new board
The members OF the board held n meet
ing in tnls city at the close Of the con-
vention last Wednesday but the election
cf officers and other important business
prevented them from giving proper at
tention TO several matters,
One Of the propositions to be taken
up al the Wednesday meeting is the
consideration OF special deveiopnen.
league edition OF the Utah Educational
Review, with some financial assistance
from the league. the editor OF the maya =
zine promises 10 make one Issue or tho
paper Utah almanac and provide 2J 900
copies for distribution among the school
end college students o9 tho state and
Tor mailing 10 persons outside the state.
Mr.. Drigss has declared himself IN IA
vor of the proposition. tho special edi =
tion to be issued in conjunction with
Utah day. the date OF which viii be
selected by Governor William Sprv for
somc time in April.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
DAY Of FUNERALS
IN JUNCTION CITY
Obsequies for Four Pioneer
Residents of Ogden Mark
Single Sunday.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 20 The Tribune.
OGDEN, Jan. 25.-With four pioneer
residents OF Ogden laid 10 their final
rest, today was truly day Of funerals in
this city. Most notable OF all the IA
neral services held throughout the city
during the day were those for Bishop
George Smuin. who died at his home, $50
Washington avenue. las, Wednesday
evening, He was not only a pioneer
member Of the Mormon church. but had
throughout his long residence in Ogden
been prominent in all affairs tenolng to
the development OF the city
Bishop W. w Rawson conducted the
services In the Eighth ward chapel at
II o'clock this forenoon. the other speak
ers being President l., w. SburtliD, Pres
lient c. +. Middleton. President John
Watson, Elder Thomas t. Mckay, Wal
ter w. Crane and Bishop James Taylor.
The music. consisting OF solos. duet and
Quartette numbers, was IN charge or
Squire Coop and Hagbart Anderson. In
torment was made at the Ogden CITY
cemetery in a grave dedicated by Mr..
Crane
Bishop W. d. Van Dyke conducted the
funeral services for Richard Williams.
another Utah pioneer. IN the Third ward
chapel at ~ o'clock noon. The speakers
were President James Wortherspoon,
President l.. w, Shurtjff. gilbert Bel
nap and Gilbert Torgeson. J. II. Kihl-
strom dedicated the grave in Ogden city
cemetery.
With several hundred friends of the
family present. the funeral services for
Edwin B. Knapp were held Mt the fam
ny home, 1853 Jefferson avenue. at 2:3o
o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. j. L.
Carver. pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church was in charge. Interment was in
Mountain View.
Bishop Fl. C. Jacobs conducted the fu-
neral services for Mrs. Maria r Stevens,
widow OF. the late Bishop Thomas Stew
ems in the Fifth ward chapel al / o'clock
Jacobs. President l.. w. Shurtliff. Pres
idcnt c. F. Middleton. Judge II. II. Ro-
lapp and Patriarch George w. Iarkin
spoke. The grave in Ogden city ceme-
tery was dedicated by Carl A. Badger.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
SAYS CHILDREN ARE
GIVEN FALSE IDEAS
General Edwards Calls Atten-
ton to the Inaccuracies of
School Histories.
81 International News Service.

sy International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26,-"Our school
histories have been issued year after
year teaching the youth OF the land
the salsehood that we can lick all crea
tlon and these same histories are TO
blame for O false idea OF military af
fairs In this country
talk today by Brig Gen. Clarence b.
Edwards. former head of the insular bu-
renu OF the war department. and now
General Edwards holds thai mislnforn;a
tion of this kind has been the cause OF
our unpreparedness in past wars.
''ln all our histories" said General Ed
wards. 'the children oil the land have
been laudIng our revolutionary soldiers
without experience or training who won
victories over the trained soldiers and
they are, taught that the same kind Of
troops whipped the British IN 1872 And
So on through ali the wars.
There never was such rot put in to
the form OF history. Our lighting in
OF the raw and unframed troops, with
one or two exceptions. was disGra aceful.
We were beaten in every battle In 1872,
with two exceptions. one, OF them was
tol and public buildings burned, The
same thing came near happening again
after Bull Run, and had 1t not been that
one uporgaDized MOB was defeated by
another the Confederates would have
captured the capitol. Both were demor-
allied one by defeat, the other by vic
tory
''AL the beginning OF wars the unframed
troops have always proved ineffective and
inefficient. Notwithstanding the histories
have referred TO, which also intimate
that one American Is equal to a half
dozen other men. and so on. until our
people are left 10 believe that all we have
TO do is TO aend men with guns in their
hands and all will crumble before them.
1t is time that these false impressions be
correct cd -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-27
GLkS PREPARING SHOW.
Ogden Lodge Has Begun Work on More
Ambitious Production Than Before.

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN, Jan. 26.-Hayine entered into
a contract with the author. H L. Brown,
Tor the staging OF the piece. the officers
oi Ogden lodge No. 719, B. P. O. Elks,
have announced that the annual show
Will be given ln the Orpheum theater OH
Monday and Tuesday evenings March II
and lS. The production will be a musical
comedy entitled THE Amsterdam Band. /"
Mr.. Brown. the author OF this year 8
production, has directed the Elks in the
presentation OF their annual shows for
sle past two years. the picces being
The Flk's Tooth" in 1911 and "'che Col
iege Widow In 1912. The 1913 show
VIII require all OF the best talent in the
lodSe. together with a number of young
indies. The producer will arrive in the
city about March I to begin the rehear-
s1's.
The EllSs' show committee is com
rosed OF George Glen. chairman: J. A.
Howell. w. u. ". Zeiler. +. 3. Clayton.
II. j. Packer. Joseph T.. 'Goss. W. T.
Dean, /. p. Hardy. Sam Whitaker and
:. j. HeDdershot Jr, on tho Saturday
preceding the show dates the EIks'
Booster. an annual publication. viii be
issued. The editor in chief has already
promised that the 1912 Booster will main
lain the reputation established b. former
cdl ltlons