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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
KENYON
Expects To Hold Reserve To
A Low Score

Gambler, Oct. "A vigorous and en-
thusiastic bonfire rally wound up the
weeks strenuous work on the grid.
iron for the Kenyon football team, all
of the members making speeches to
the assembled students. The spirit
of the rally also induced several unde-
cided students to make the trip TO
Cleveland with the team and witness
the Kenyon-Reserve contest Saturday
The college faculty has declared a
holiday for Saturday and the entire
student body will witness the game
The team and the majority Of the
students left on the afternoon train
for Cleveland Coach Matthews will
present his most formidable lineup.
Several shifts have been made in the
past week. Notably Of these, was
Doll, the husky guard. being put in at
half-back. Doll has developed great
speed at that position and should make
an excellent showing. Kelly, who
has been out of the game for the past
week, may possibly start in the Re-
serve contest.
Stout is still holding down the po-
sition of right end, while Charles Kind.
er will probably play the other end.
Captain Harry Gayer, who has been
resting a strained ankle the past two
weeks, will be back in the game Sat
urday and will play against his old
rival, "Tubby" Roe, from whom, one
year ago, he wrested the all-state CEN
ter title. Gayer expects to duplicate his
last seasons performance.
Coach r. L. Matthews predicts no
victory, but states positively that his
team will hold Reserve to a very low
score.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
TWO cox LAWS.

! have read articles telling OF the
fniquity Of the workmen's compensa-
tion and Warnes tax acts. which were
inspired doubtless, by powerful and
rich interests which we're affected by
these two laws. | am a pain work
ing man who carries a dinner pail to
the factory every morning. spends ten
hours day at manual labor, am well,
hearty, have only nay daily wages,
have no prospects of ever making
fortune to leave my family. Having
no bad habits by the practice of econ
omy l saved sufficient to make the
first payment necessary to purchase
{. home on the installment plan.
l, with the private liability insur-
ance companies and the millionaires
who have been lodging taxes, also
was affected by the workmans COM
pensation and Warnes tax laws. The
compensation law gives me free insur.
ance from accidents all the time am
at work, and I tell you it is q wonder
full satisfaction to know that my loved
ones at home will be cared for by q
great and humane state IL should
lose my life while at work. The
Warnes law has brought big add.
ton to the tax duplicate in my city,
bringing the rate down from $15.75 to
$13 per $1,000, and on my little home,
which IL on the 1914 duplicate for
$1,000, will this year pay $4.76 less
than last year.
II Governor Cox's heart wasn't full
Of sympathy for the man who labors,
we would today have compensation
law under which the workingman
would either be paying the entire pre-
mium for insurance, or half Of 1t, with
che employer paying the other half. n
Jimmy wasn't square with tho
workingman, we would have q tax law
which the millionaires would favor.
J. r. THOMPSON.
Piqua. o.. Sept, 7.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
REPUBLICAN ENGINEER TO oP
POSE PARTY ON ROADS.
(Ohio State Journal.l

(Ohio State J0urnal.)
Good roads in Ohio depend for their
existence upon the continued opera
zion Of the state highway department
and under the present plan of state
control, is the declaration Of j.. G.
Kennedy, civil engineer Of Marys-
Vile. Though Republican and hav.
ing held once 40 Republican for
moro than sixteen years. Mr.. Ks1.
nedy Is vigorous in criticism Of his
party's platform declaration to abol-
ish the scheme Of operation which
has given the state o defined inter-
county system Of highways and main
market roads.
Mr.. Kennedy makes his position
clear in a letter to State Highway
Commissioner Marker.
He says he will not cast his vote
this fall against the state highway
department and offers his service to
tho department in any capacity" that
will insure II long and successful
existence.
Regarding his position. Mr.. Ken
nedy says:
1T is mistake to carry such an
important office into politics, and
much more serious when any party
declares against 1t. have been care
fully watching the many contracts
awarded by you and your department
aut you deserve great credit for the
prices you receive from honorable
contractors. You are worthy of the
very highest praise for the quality OF
work which you require and the i'm
partial methods you use In the fulfill.
ment OF your contracts"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
GOING BACK.
Caldwell press.)

"None Of your busness." That's
the answer given an Investigating
committee that was trying TO find out
from an Ohio state treasurer what
was done with the public's money.
That insulting and arrogant answer
was typical Of the conditions of that
time, and was but frank avowal of
the Republican party's attitude to-
ward the common people of the state.
They we're puffed with power and
bloated with pride. to the place where
they thought 1t was an unwarranted
ana meddlesome question for the peo-
pie to be skiing of them. But the
committee had an old-fashiOned idea
that perhaps 1t was some Of their bus.
mess and it persisted. II discovered
little here and uncovered little
there until, putting two and two to-
gether, II began to see a great light
ahead. We all remember the sick
ening. deadening revelations that fol-
lowed and how the fair name Of our
state was besmirched. We all re-
member the revelations OF private
fortunes reared on interest on state
funds illegally diverted into private
Golfers. We all remember the nonu-
ments reared In commemoratiOn OF
that regime. They are standing to-
day in Columbus in the form of sky.
scrapers. Then came the legislative
scandals and the dictagraph expos
ures of sordid bribe-giving and bribe-
taking, also the state printery scan
dals revealing graft and wreckinE In
nocent wires and ch!ldren's lives.
This Is not u pleasant memory. But.
you inquire, where we're the present
leaders of the Republican party then?
That's what ID good many people
would like to know. Where was, Viii
lis? Where was Harding? Where
was Daugherty? DID you hear one
of them raise their clarion voices
, against all this slime and graft and
sordid stealing? You did not. They
want to 60 back. Back to what? The
same conditions? With the same
leaders at the helm and the same In
stincts at heart, what else could be
expected than that they 60 back to
their former habits? You haven't
heard Of any Of them getting religion
! have you? To get away from them
and their ways Is what made the vot-
ers OF Ohio turn the old state inside
out. politically. VIII they 60 back so
soon7 Well, hardly,
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SOCIETY NOTES

Entertained
With Reception
Miss Lavina Israel, assisted by Mrs.
James Israel, Mrs. E. o. Arnold, Mrs.
Wilbur II, Fisher, Mrs. 10. l.. Porter Of
Danville, Mrs. Vaughan Kester and
Miss Alice Curtis, received at her
home on North Main street Thursday
afternoon. honoring her guests, Mrs.
John w. Dryden OF st. Louis. Mo-, and
DIR. LIZZIE Critchfield of Oradell, N. j.
In ad ddtiOn to the honored guests. the
following were from out of the city:
Mrs. Oakley of Piedmont, Cal, Mrs.
wilkins of Greenville, s. c., Mrs. John
ston Of Denver. Col, Mrs. Hartwell
and Mrs. G. w. Alvord of Painesville
o ,and Mrs, Newton OF Chicago, I'll.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
PARTNERSHIP
For Practice Of Law Formed
By Moore And Sperry

Mr.. Frank Moore and Mr.. Walter j..
Sperry have formed law partnership,
the firm to be known as Moore & Sper-
ry. Mr.. Moore has practiced for many
years in Mt. Vernon. He was formerly
in partnership with the late Col. w. c..
Cooper and more recently with the
late Judge j. B. Waight. Mr.. Sperry
is graduate of Ohio State University
and was admitted to the bar in 1907.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT
FROM OHIO NEWSPAPERS
STRAIGHT SLAP AT The FARMER
fCaldWeli press)


caldwell Press.)
England and Belgium and Germany
cannot subsist without foreign food.
They need the food badly now, worse
than ever. The United States has the
food In abundance, but how to get 1t
to them was the vital question. Ow-
ing to the war commerce became SO
uncertain that none OF the great in
surance companies that insure ships
cargoes could dare to insure them.
Since the shipper could not take the
risk himself, commerce in food stuns
10 Europe ceased.
Uncle Sam came forward with a
proposition to insure cargoes OF food
stuffs to Europe himself. Nobody
doubted his ability to do it, nor that
the remedy would be beneficial to the
men In this country who have food to
seii-the farmer and producer.
Strange as It may seem, however,
when the bill came up In the house
for passage, the reactionary obstruc-
tors jumped onto it. They did this
from purely political motives. There
could be no other. CONGRESSMAN
Frank B. Willis. Republican candi'
date for governor of Ohio, voted
against this bill, along with the other
reectionaries. His vote was for the
restriction Of the market for every
hushel of grain and every pound Of
potatoes in the United States. And
that man ~ the nerve to pose - a
frtend to the farmer and laborer, In
the face of such reactionary vote,
and was willing to play with the peo-
pies vital interests for politics sake.
This action speaks louder than any
words from Mr.. willis and shows
him up for what he really is. . reac-
tionary Of the deepest dye
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
MERCER
Goes Into The Goodrich
Training School

Mr.. Aaron Mercer of 507 East Chest
nut street, this city, has been selected
as one of group of twenty young
men to enter the training school con-
Quoted by the 3. r. Goodrich company
as a means for developing men to fill
responsible executive positions. Mr..
Mercer, who graduated from Oberlin
college in 1911, and who. up to his
joining the Goodrich company, was
employed as assistant superintendent
OF the Chamberlain Military Institute
at Randolph, New York, has gained
this honor in competition with several
hundred other young men from the
largest colleges and universities of the
country, and also in competition with
many non-college men with consider
able business experience.
Mr.. Mercer will be at Akron, where
the Goodrich factories are located, un-
til about the first of January. After
that his training will be conducted in
one or more of the As departments OF
the business out on the firing line,
which extends through chain Of 100
stores from Portland, Oregon, to Port
land, Maine, and from Montreal to
San Antonio.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
THAT sTRADoLE.
(Gl eenfeld Journal.l

The straddle OF the whisky question
by Congressman Frank Willis. the Re
publican nominee for governor. has so
diseusted all fair-minded men, ire
spectlve OF their party afiiliations. that
!, wouldn't be at all surprising to see
Governor Cox reelected by $4,000 ma
tority. A man who has not got moral
courage enough to say whore he
stands on public question Is not biz
enough to he governor Of Ohio.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
AWARD
Of $S7.l4 Given Telephone
Man Under W0rkmen'S
Compensation Law

The State Industrial Commission
Thursday granted AN award to Pete
Hardin. OF Gambler. OF ss7.14 for an
injury recently sustained by him while
Ia the employ Of Mt. Vernon 1'ele-
phone Co., near Danyille in Union
township. The award Of the commits
sion was granted under the provislons
o. the Ohio Workmen's conpense ion
Law.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
THE LAST PLANK.
youngstown Ylndicator.l

Tho last plank in the Republican
state platform. declaring against the
state highway department and for OK.
penditures for good roads TO be made
by "the regularly constituted authori-
ties of each county," YVES served QUE
here In Mshoning county. whore few
years since a grand Jury investigated
expenditures by "the regularly con-
stituted authorities" and there were
pleas entered and fines imposed and
the right to vote suspended. That
plank puts ohio Republicans TO the
bad.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
bones
In Foot Broken When Steel
Sheets Fell

When some sheets Of heavy steel
accidentally fell, Mr. John DeVoe had
several bones broken In his right foot
by the impact. The accident occurred
at the Pennsylvania shops at o'clock
Friday morning. A car of sheet steel
was being unloaded and Mr.. DeVoe
was assisting in the work.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
40 MEN IN DETROIT

Detroit, Mich, Oct. "A largely at
tended convention of the Affiliated Ad-
vertising Clubs of America assembled
in Detroit today and will continue in
session through the remainder of the
week. Delegations of advertising men,
publishers, merchants and manufac-
turers are here from Chicago, Toledo,
indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo, Ro-
chester and number OF, other cities.
-.j.-----
The play in which William A. Brady
will present Julia Dean is called THE
Law of the Land" new melodrama
written by George Broadhurst.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
An Appeal Case Is Filed In
Common Pleas
From The Probate Court Of
Knox County
Other Items Of Interest From
Temple Of Justice

Samuel Geary, the travelling sales
man, who was in court several days
ago on the charge Of having stolen q
horse and buggy from Elmer Jones Of
this city, was back again today on the
charge of forgery. The ofense al
Legged was when he presented a check
for SIS in favor Of himself and signed
by John G. Graham to Mr.. Otter, clerk
at the Mitchell & Miracle store, in pay
ment for some clothing. Another
check for SIS, which he had attempted
to pass in Mt. Vernon recently, was al
so found in his pocket. The mayor
bound him over to the grand jury in
the sum Of $500, In default OF which he
was sent to jail. OHicer Hurbaugh
made the arrest.Newark American
Tribune. , ...s y
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
Entertained

A. Luncheon
Mrs. J. G. Burris was the hostess of
a handsomely appointed luncheon.
Thursday noon in honor OF Mrs. j. G.
Stephens, who Is leaving for Ian
caster. Ohio. Covers were laid for
sixteen. The out OF town guests we're
Miss Sheets of Delaware and Mrs.
Coulter of Smithville, Ohio.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
Cartwrl9ht-Stone
Weddinu

Wedding
Mr.. j, Wesley Cartwright and Miss
Lydia l.. Stone were united In mar
riage at the home Of the Rev. o. E.
Ford Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. After short wedding trip
they will be at home at 402 Braddock
street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
Entertained

With Auction
Mrs. Patrick A. Berry entertained
Thursday afternoon at her home on
East Vine street with auction. The
afternoon was very pleasantly spent.
Miss Hannah Kinney was awarded
the prize for the highest score.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06

Mrs. II. +. iiill and son OF East
stsr strct went to Columbus thA
smcrning, to visit relatives over Sun
Sday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06

Mrs. =. J. Parker spent Friday in
Howard, the guest OF friends.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
Case Appealed

In the matter of exceptions to the
first partial account Of William M.
Rooms, executor Of Mary Monaban. an
appeal has been filed In the court Of
common pleas OF Knox county from
the probate court.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
Account Filed

A statement in lieu of account has
been filed in the probate court of Knox
county by G. M. Rice administrators OF
Mary Black, showing that the estate
has been administered upon and no
balance remaining.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
First and Final

First and FInaI---
A first and final account has been
iiled in probate by =. l.. wilkins, ad-
ministrator of ella Merlin, showing
the sum OF $3O5 to have been received
and the same sum paid out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06
Files an Account

G. M. Rice, administrator VIVA. Of
George Bookman, has fled q iirst and
final account In probate. II shows the
sum Of $6sl61 to have been received
and the same sum paid out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-06

inventory Filed
In the matter OF the estate Of John
Weaver, an inventory and appraise'
ment has been filed In probate, show
Ing the following; Personal property
3s65.65. claims s257.76. real estate
1913. Total s6,356.4i.
-
Deeds Filed
Mary C. Easterday to Bertha Shultz,
acre In Howard, $500.
Martha v. Kingston to Frank l.,
Griffin, lot In city. $3.50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
CANDIDATE or coTEaIE or RE-
PUBLICAN BOSSES.

John Fields claims to have the solid
endorsement Of the Republican party
for governor. In 1910 he was candi-
date against Joe McNeal, Thomas Fer
guson and c. G. Jones far the guber-
Material nomination, and polled tween
ty-one and a third per cent Of the Re-
publican vote. McNeal defeated him
By vote Of so.49l to 1885 for Fields.
Ferguson received 1926 votes, a con-
siderably larger number than given to
the present Republican nominee. The
late c. g. Jones was the only one ot
the four Republican candidates before
the people in 1910 who was in less
favor with the Republican voters than
was Fields.
In 1914 Fields was not before the Re-
publican voters A list of former ter
ritorial bosses called A. conyeation;
They had their own way OF selecting
delegates-they conducted affairs to
suit themselves, and they, after Henry
Asp cast the horoscope, decided that
Fields should be the candidate Of his
party. He had no record to assail,
save his being an early-day carpetbag-
ger and since that time big financier
OF Oklahoma City straightway after
the primary among Democrats, where
the rank and file expressed their opin-
ions at the ballot box. Fields opened a
bitter campaign. charging Democracy
with thievery or worse
1t has been a campaign where Mr..
Fields was exalted for his citizenship
he even makes the broad assertion
that he is the one capable man in Ok
lahoma who can keep this state from
being plundered. No one believes the
Fields story Of greatness, for he has
done nothing to warrant same. No one
surmises that Fields is a man Of sucn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
sUsscefPTIoKs RATES:
YOUTHS LED TO RUIN BY THE
GLAMOUR or BANDIT LIFE.

Within the past few weeks the south
eastern part OF the state has been thl
scene Of several bank robberies. com
mitted By mere youths IN at Ieasi
two instances these crimes were ths
acts Of young men from the farm who
had in the past borne good reputa
tons They are now in the hands Of
the law and are heading for long prison
terms.
Although inexperienced in crime
these youths planned and executed
their bold deeds much after the fash
ion q the typical OUTLAW. marching in-
TO banks and compelling the men in
charge 10 deliver Al the points Of pis-
tolls There must be some explanation
for it when boys who have been wen
raised and zho have never given eFi-
dence OF possessing any marked Grim
insl instincts enter upon such career.
The expert criminologisi would doubt
less be able to shed much light on tae
cases Of these unfortunate yogng men,
tracing the successive steps which
lead to their downfall The data avail
able does not enable ns to investigate
ali the factors which contributed TO the
ruin "A their lives but In the light ns
similar cases 1t is reasonably safe to
make : fen assumptions.
Before these youths vent wrong they
acquired some wrong ideas. came un-
der the spell Of wrong ideal It is
very probable that they we're lead on
to a career Of crime BY the examples Of
other bandits that have been exploited
before the public, II, looked easy 70
them and they decided to try their
hand At the game.
Within the past year the career OF
the train rpbber. Al Jennings. has been
prominently before the public. In the
magazines. in the newspapers and in
m0ving pictures, he has been portray
ed al a hero and the youth OF the state
have become familiar with every de-
tail Of his life. AZ set forth by the en-
bandit himself. the story is made ex-
ceedIngly interesting and alluring to
the young To make it still more Sc
ductive to the immature mind. the in
genious Mr. Jennings. skilled in the art
Of sympathetic appeal has been able
to make himself popular idol among
certain classes Of people. Jennings
made a success OF the bandit business,
why should not other young men do
likewise and win fame2
The harm done by Jennings in his
bandit days was inconsiderable az
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

superIative merit as to just bring a
COB Of blessings because he might hap
pen 10 be elected governor. In fact.
Mr. Fields represents nothing but a
coterie OF bosses who we're afraid for
their pet 10 be presented the Republi-
can rank and file at primary. He
was never man OF the people and he
knows not the needs Of his state He
represents cannonism and Aldriekism
he stands Tor, What was. against
what -Muskogee Times-Democral
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

compared with the baneful results Of
keeping his criminal career before the
minds Of the youth Of the land through
the medium of movies and magazines
What can we expect of our boys when
we set before them such models and
such an ideaIg It is not altogether IN
reasonable to conclude that there is
some connection between beating
Back and the recent outbreak Of bank
robberies.
Literature that tells stories OF out
Iawry and movies that depict the deeds
oE desperadoes are recognized BY com
petent authorities as contributing
causes to crime and they shc1la be
kept away from the young
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

There is a wide field Of profitable
activity for the Young Mems Demo
cratic club. 1t should be much more
than mere campaign auxiliary. After
the election is over, the club should
be converted into school for the
study Of political and social science
Far too many citizens get their politi-
cal opinions BY hear-say A systematic
study Of the principles and policies Of
progressive Democracy and their ap-
plication 10 present problems would
eauip the members Of the organization
ior great usefulness in the advance,
ment Of the cause Of good government,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
EXPRESS PAcKAGETTEs.

There > q song long to sing,
Swcc. sclace it will surely bring
I'll shout it clean up to the sky
When | shall swat the last blamed fly.
How would you like to be the jumps
in the world war series?
We help ourselves when we help our
neighbors. Buy it in Chickasha.
81 Simp says he notices that his ci-
gar always lasts long when he doesn't
s.gnt It.
The popcorn man has decided to cal
for bids on furnishing winter quarters
for the Bank Corner Board of Strategy.