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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
WHEN Is A CHILO?"
A PUzzLINC QUESTION
Adult University Students Claim
They Are "Chlldrcn"

Omaha, Neb.-- When Is childf The
question has been put up to the Omaha
city commission. the street railway
company and the teachers In Creighton
university. and II has not been solved
A city ordinance provides that the
street railway company shall sell at
certain reduced rates tickets good Tor
the transportation OF "chiIdren attend
ing school,
ton university students boarded a car
and rendered the conductor the re-
duced rate tickets. The conductor re-
fused to accept them, and the young
men refused to either pay the full rate
or get Off
Later a committee of the students
called on the street railway officials
and another committee went to see the
city commissioners and then to City
Attorney Rine.
Nonsense, boys" SAID Rine. "You
are not children"
when is child. anywayr one ef
them demanded. ts#
"I'li show you" answered Rine, pick
ing up a dictionary Then hs read
aloud: ~. y, s.. a. ~ ~
"Child-A son or daughter; q male a.
female descendant In the drst degree:
the immediate progeny Of human par
ents" fr. .ar-
Certainly we Creightonians are aM
sons. descendants in the hrst degree
and the immediate progeny of human
parents" the spokesman argued
Rine read on a little further:
"A young person Of either ssx; one vhe
exhibits the charactkristics Of q yoanG
perSon. a. Of knowiedge-'s 4at f4 e.
Mr.. Rine thought 1t might be. .posna-
ble to consider university boys In to
found this definition:
One Who. By character o. pracsicA
shows signs Of relationship to or Of the
influence Of another. a. q disciple - .
teacher. a. . child Of God, . ehild e
the devil. child of toll
I'VE come under every one Of thess
definitions" argued the twenty -sight-
year-old six foot child" at the bead ot
the committee
And City Attorney Rine had 10 &C.
knowledge that he was right
But the ordinance says these re-
duced fare tickets are good for chill
dren only" the lawyer reminded then.
'sAnd II We are not children, then
the dictionary Is wrong" quoted the
six foot child as be pulled out Q plug
and bit OF q big chew.
| And SO the case stands.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
RESENT THE MOVEMENT
Belgian Farmers Have No Desire 70
Emierate to United States.

Belgian Farmers Have No Desire 70
Emigrate to United States.
Washington. Dec. 12.-The Belgian
government resents the activities of
cs-tain ph.ianthropic person in the
United States who have started a
movement to induce Belgian farmers
to emigrate to the United States now
or after the war and settle on irriga-
tion lands in the west. It was be-
lieved the United States would offer
refuge for many Belgians. particu-
larly skilled farmers, and the atten-
ton of the interior department was
directed to the matter The depart
nent took the question up promptly
with Belgian representatives here,
and 1t developed that the Belgian
government did not think 1t good
thing and resented the movement. AS
a result, the department will take no
further steps to provide farm homes
on public lands for Belgians.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
English Walnut Record.

Gait, Gallon the farm of Alfred o.
North at Valley Oaks young Engsish
walnut orchard holds record which
many of the old settlers claim to De the
most remarkable in the state Last
March North put out forty acres OF
urement recently it was found that q
number Of the trees stand twelve feet
high. showing a growth Of ten feet In
seven months. A large acrenge In this
vicinity is being planted to this variety
Of walnut.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

When Turkey went to war as an
ally of the dual alliance of Austria
Hungary and Germany 1t brought into
action an army now commanded by a
German general.
General Otto K. v. Liman Won San
ders, commander In chief of the sui
tan's forces. iS German officer who
won high rank in his own country.
He was born in 1855, the son of a
Carl Liman, gentleman farmer. He
studied at the Frederick William gym
nasium at Berlin and entered the Ger
man army in 1874 as private soldier
Later he spent four years at the mill
tary academy and on graduation was
mnde lieutenant of dragons in the
regular establishment. From this on
his advance was fairly rapid. Three
years ago he became lieutenant gen.
eral.
Turkeys disasters in the Balkan
war showed the need of reform in the
Ottoman army, and Germany was ask
ed for a, competent man to reOrganize
the forces Of the sultan General Ii
man Won Sanders was recommended
by the kaiser's general stan as the
most competent organizer in the Ger
man army. He was made pasha of
high rank and given complete control
of the Turkish army. The name Won
Sanders was added to that of Liman
by consent of the council of nobility
when he married Amelia Won Sanders
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
RICHARD CANFIeLD DEAD
Former Gambler Passes Away as the
Result of a Fall.

New York, Dec. II. - Richard A.
Garfield, former gambler, whose
houses Of chance at Saratoga and this
city were famous places in their day,
died at his home of fracture at the
base of his skull, received in a fall
on the stairs of the Fourteenth street
subway station. He was almost as
we'll known in art circles as in gam
bling circle, for he was indeed con-
noisseur and numbered among his
friends many collectors and artists.
It is believed that he died possessed
OF big estate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
kokosINe ENcAMPMENT

Kokosing Encampment No. 3S, l. O..
o. F., elected the following officers at
the regular meeting Friday evening:
Chief Patriarch-C. G. Weaver.
Senior Warden-D. l.. CARRIER.
Junior Warden-F. l.. Hayes.
High Priest-William Speelman.
Treasurer--Frank Bennett.
Secretary. c. Hunt.
Trustee-G. A. Brooks
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
POULTRY
Show To Occur The Week
Of January Is

The Knox county poultry show will
occur during the week, January 1925,
and will be held on the northeast
corner of the square in large tent
which will be erected for that pur-
pose. Permission has been obtained
to put up this tent from the city. 1t
is said that the tent idea has been
ried out in Lima and that the interior
was warm even during severe bliz-
zard which swept over the city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
TO THE POINT

Greece has turned to Chicago for
its wheat supply and is negotiating
for the purchase of 1,666.000 bushels
month.
Samuel Gordon, his wife and his
two little daughters, Ida and Ruth,
were fatally burned In tenemeIt
ire In New York.
One of the results Of the European
war has been revival of watch crys-
tai manufacturing at Morgantown
w. Va. Watch crystals have been
mssie principally in Germany.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
eLApENseuRe MAsoNs

The following officers have beer
elected by Ohio Lodge No. 1919, F. &
A. M. of Bladensburg:
w. ND. M. Virgins.
S. W.-Lee Earleywine.
J. W.-Timothy Morningstar.
Secretary-E. v. Hall.
S. D.-Grover Hoss.
j. Drank Hall.
S. S.-Criss Dudgeon.
J. S.-John Mckee.
Tyler-Robert Melick.
Trustee-T. j. Earleywine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
Change
In Time OF A B. & 0. Train
On Sunday

Starting Sunday, Dec. 10, B. & o.
train No. 2, leaving this city at 5:O7
in the afternoon for eastern points,
will depart from Mt. Vernon at 1855
in the evening. This means that the
time Of leaving will be nearly three
hours later than formerly. This con-
stitutes the only change in the B. &
D. schedule for the winter.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
Eyers Not Seriously III.

New York, Dec. 12.-The illness of
Johnnie Evers of the worlds cham
pion Braves has been greatly exag-
gerated, according to George Stall
lings, who has kept in constant touch
with his star captain. "Evers is not
suffering from pneumonia" said Stall
lings. HE has very bad cold, which
has responded to treatment"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

Mrs. Edward w. Pyle returned to
detroit, Mich, Saturday morning, af-
ter a visit with her sister, Mrs. w. FL.
Kirk, East High street.
DR.. c. l.. Harrod came over from
Ccumbus Saturday morning to attend
the funeral of Ezra Hook.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
Cruiser Dresden Located /.

Montevideo, Dec. IA wireless
dispatch says the German cruiser
Dresden has taken refuge in the Ar
gen.ine port of Santa Cruz. The Dres-
den is said to be In badly damaged
condition and probably will be in
termed until the end of the war.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
eritain,s Crown Prince.

Like the crown prince Of Germany,
Albert Edward of Wales. heir appar-
ent to the British throne. is now serv-
ing his country on the battle line. But
while Prince William of Germany is
commander of an army the Prince of
Wales is merely member Of the staff
Of Field Marshal Sir John French,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
Two Bad Bites.

Diogenes being asked. What is that
beast which Is the most dangerousT
replied, "Of wild beasts the bite OF a
slanderer and Of tame beasts chat Of
the Hatterer."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
MONROE GRANGE

Monroe Grange No. SAT, p. of H.,
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
Worthy Master-O. s. Ryan.
Overseer-C w. Braddock.>
Lecturer-Mrs. Bell Clements.
Steward-Alva Ryan.
Assistant Steward-Earl McDermot.
Chaplain-Mrs. Cora Braddock.
Treasurer Burgess Clements.
Secretary-John w. Paige.
Financial Secretary-John B. Hard
esty.
Gate-Keeper- -Crvill McDermott.
Ceres-Mrs. Efiie Ryan.
Pomona-Mrs. Eliza Johnson.
Flora-Mrs. Lura Parish.
Lady Assistant Steward-Miss Ella
Hardesty. t
Mrs. w. H. West and daughter, Bur.
della, returned this morning from a
months visit with relatives in Indi'
ana and Michigan.
Miss Byrd Gilman of McKeesport
Pa, who has been the guest of Mrs
Joseph Mahaffey Of North Sandusky
street for several weeks, returned
home this morning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

chief Of the British armies In the field
However. there is good reason for the
difference in military rank. The crown
prince Of England will celebrate his
twenty first birthday next June. while
his German cousin Is thirty-two.
Prince Albert's duty at the front Is
much the same as that of any other OF
Sir John French's staff. Little favor
is being shown him, and 1t was his ex
pressed wish when permitted to go to
the seat Of war that he should not be
relieved Of any work that the ordinar,
routine of a star officer in wartime
might bring.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
Russia Rejects Pope's Propose

HusaIa HeJccts PoPeS PToposaI.
Rotterdam, Dec. 12.-German news
papers assert that Russia has abso-
lutely rejected the pope's suggestion
for truce during the Christmas hol..
days.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

Nothing stales so quickly as good
resolution. = David Graham Phillips
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15
We CAN EARN

AND FOR TWENTY YEARS WE
HAVE EARNED FIVE PER CENT
INTEREST FOR OUR DEPOSIT.
oRs.
/. And in addition thereto,
2. Our company has saved a surplus
Of nearly $150,000
8 AS an additional protection
A. To our depositors.
5. Our securities are all first mort
cages on homes and farms.
G. The Buckeye State Building and
Loan Company, Rankin Building,
% West Gay Street, Columbus,
Ohio. Assets $7,900,00O.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

The Mothers club of the Third
ward certainly deserves great deal
of credit for the praiseworthy work 1t
has accomplished this year. In the
first place, at the beginning of the
year, a committee of mothers was ap-
pointed to help the needy children at
the Third ward. This committee went
right to work and, by mending and
making new articles of clothing. have
been q great aid to the needy children
and have fulfilled their duty to the
utmost. In the second place, 1t was
discovered that the ventilation in
some of the rooms in the Third ward
building was very poor. After look
ing the matter over carefully, action
was taken, and ventilating screens
Pwere bought. These screens have
helped wonderfully in ventilating the
rooms properly.
The preliminary debate this year,
to determine what pupils will repre-
sent the high school In the annual de-
bates of the Triangular Debating
League, will be held in room sixteen
of the Central building on next Mon
day, December the 10th. Contrary to
the usual manner of holding the pre-
liminary, the audience will consist OF
just the high school teachers, who
will act as judges.
o.
A meeting of the Mothers club Of
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

A meeting Of the Mothers club Of
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-15

Miss Sockman, who teaches the 9th
grade pupils at the Fourth ward, has
been confined to her home for more
than a week on account Of protracted
illness. 1t is hoped, however, that she
will be in a condition to continue her
duties next week. Mary Claypool, IA
who Is taking postgraduate course
at high school, has been filling the
vacancy in very satisfactory man.
ner.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
REGIONAL BANK
 FOR CHICAGO
St. Paul and Minneapolis Are to be Tagged on to the Windy City
 Reserve Bank

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.--~St. Paul, Min neapolis and the section of country for many miles from here will be included in the Chicago regional bank reserve and will be tributary to the Windy City bankers. This fact was announced today by the special com mittee selected to designate the cit ies which should be made reserve cities
 AS far as possible the committee will adopt the regular channels through which the banks have" been clearing, excepting that the prepona derante of power held by New York City ia to be taken away and bank clearances are to- be forced through the reserve banks to go to the" eight ci'ies selected, whereas formerly most Of it was sent to New York:
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
ALASKA CASES START TODAY
Today in Spirit City-Alas-
 kans Interested:

SEATTLE. Jan. ol.-The govern ment cases against Munday and Shiels, who are charged with having attempted to defraud the govern ment out of coal lands worth mil lions and located in the Boring river section of Alaska, commenced here today The eases were originally set for trial on the 14th. but were post poned.
 A large number of sourdouah Alas kans are here watching with inter- est the trial of the cases, and ex- pect that the government will be as successful in these cases as in those tried at Chicago" against Frost and his associates. who located in the Matanuska coal fields, and also the cases later tried in Seattle with the same result-an acquittal of the of fense' charged.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
BOLIVIA CONSUL
 |S FRESH GUY Makes Indecent Advances to Young California Girls and is Pinched
 by the Police.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2l.-The Bolivian consul, Senor San lines, was arrested here yesterday charged by two young women of this city with having made improper and indecent remarks and. proposals to them while they were attending the theater.
 Upon the complaint of the girls that they had been annoyed by the consul the police made the arrest and lines was taken to the station house, but was released as soon as he re- vealed his identity. but will be brought before the court on the charges preferred against him. It is not expected that the incl dent will have any effect on the re- lations between the La+in-American state and the United States, other than that the consul will be imme- diately recalled.
 Secretary of State Bryan has been notified of the event.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
CRANKY COMPANY WANTS
 BIDS FOR FILING FOR WHARF
JUDGE LYONS PUBLISHES CALL ssooo FEET OF pu ,nc-wulL BUILD euNkERs ALSO - BIG DEVELOPMENT
 WORK SOON BE STARTED IN SOLOMON

tions can be taken from the beach at small cost.
 It is expected that from 300 to 400 men will be employed across the bay during the summer The work of building the structures necessary will require many carpenters and the mining operations are to be pushed with vigor so that the immense body of ore may be sent to the company's s shelter in British Columbia
 It is also rumored that the com pany' will place a number of ore car rying steamers on the run to Prince William Sound and will bring freight north and take ore south.
 An application was made several months ago by Albert Grigsby for the leasing of the City Dock in order that the company might enter the hay. grain and coal business and the Granby people may enter this line of business if satisfactory arrange , ments can be made.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21

Judge John Lyons, representing the Granby Consolidated Mining. Smelt- ing X Power Company, Ltd. which recently purchased the Midas group Of claims in Solomon basin, yester- day published a call for bids for nearly 3S,O0O feet of piling 70 be used by the company in constructing a wharf and ore bins across the bay at the foot of Solomon gulch.
 The company plan the construction of a wharf, the building of a tram way from the mine to the beach. the erection of many mine, office and other buildings in the basin and the operation of the mine on large scale.
 The first work, that of building the dock. will commence shortly, as is indicated by the call for bids for the bling. It is expected that the tram way will then be erected so that the material needed in the basin for buildings and for the mining opera
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
SAILORS" RESCUED FROM
 SINKING VESSEL

BALTIMORE, Jan. 21.-The steam ar Marina reached this port today with thirteen members of the crew of the f1veAmast sailing boat Palmer, which was caught in the recent bliz- zard which swept the Atlantic coast, covering the sailing vessel with ice until the gear was unnlanageable and the boat was rapidly sinking when the Marina sighted the sailing boat and rescued the entire crew of thirteen, who had abandoned all hope, believ-- ing that they were doomed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
KENYON FOR ALASKA BILL;
 NOT AFRAID GOVT. OWNERSHIP
SAYS BANKERS WHO LooTED RAILROADS STATES ITS WEALTH IN COAL AND ESTABLISH
 MoNoPoLY-vorE WILL BE TAKEN LATE TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21--Senator William s. Kenyon, of Iowa, was the principal speaker yesterday in the discussion of the Alaska railroad bill in the Senate and he consumed sev-- eral hours. Kenyon is the fourth Re publican senator to speak in favor of the bill and in his speech he stat ed that the people of the United States no longer feared the govern ment ownership of railroads, as they did formerly, believing that it meant political power that was sure to be abused, and the senator then drew the comparison of the operation of the New Haven railroa !. which had been gutted, he sad, by the bankers, and that it was but poor consolation to the widows and orphans whose money had been invested in the road in good faith that the company off cials had contributed to the Repub-- lican campaign fund $50,O0O of money which belonged to the stockholders and investors in the road
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
NORTHWESTERN
 LEAVES SEATTLE Has Dozen Passengers for Valdez Sixty Head of Stock for cordova,
 and Some for Valdez.

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-The steamer Northwestern, of the Alaska Steanl- ship Co. line, left here on schedule last night for Valdez and way ports. The boat has large cargo of freight and & fair number of passengers for the north Robert Mcintosh, the Valdez freighter, is on the ship with a number of horses for Valdez and also several small outfits, which he is to take into the Nelchina.
 The stock for the Orr Stage line at Chitina, all the stock of the Val deg Cerek Mining Co. and horses fO1 the" Chisana diggings are on the ship The three outfits have 60 head o1 stock aboard which are billed to Cor dova
 The following passengers are aboard for Valdez: Robert McIn- tosh, Neil O'Connor. NJ Strixner. Mrs Stropp, Gus Nelson, Dan Ross. w Daykin, Frank Erase. $. A. Temple and wife and Jack Casady.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
FRANCE SWEPT
 BY BAD STORM
Troops Are Called Out to Shove Train Out of Drifts-Peopie
 Are Hungry.

PARIS, Jan. 21-The entire gar rison of troops was ordered out to- day to. clear the government rail- roads of snow. The recent snow storm and bowling blizzards have is slated the city and provisions are running low, and many are starving while the price of staples is going skyward Hundreds of horses are being slaughtered every day for meat as no food for the animals can be brought into the city.
 A dozen: trains are buried along rhe railroad and. these are to be shoveled out by the troops and the pleughs are to be started and tracks ,.leared immediately. The storm has reached the stage where many claim is national calamity.
 The thermometer registers six be- low today and has been below" zero for the past week
 The storm has been general all ovA- -r the country and mach damage and great loss of life has resulted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
POINOgXTERR0ASTs: BUREAU OF MINES
 t.9 f. -
Says They Handed the" Berina River Coal the Bunk-Mixed 1t
 With Rock

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.--Senator Poindexter, of Washington, in an ad- dress today to- the Senate, roasted the federal Bureau of Mines and charged that in mining the coal at Katalla, which was used as test on the cruiser Maryland, that they had maned!t the poorest coal had al lowed it to lay ont the beach for a year and weather 7thus allowing the coal to deteriofase;s it' had been handled improperly and finally when it. was burned on the 'cruiser'it was mixed with rock:' anur in spite of all these n,sshaps'' the coal had burned S0' per cent efficient showing that it was one of the best naval coals which the government had ever ex- perimented with.
 Poindexter praised the coal for na- val use and also for manufacturing purposes. sxr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
SUBMARINE |S:
 STILL AT BOTT0t Efforts to Date Are UnsuccestfAS-~ Not Use Hydroaeroptanes to Aid
 in Search for Craft.

PLYMOUTH, Eng. Jan. 21--Ths- army hydroaeroplanes are" searchtn04 the waters of the bay here today inE, the effort to locate. the sunken suk-~ marine boat No. 7 which went dsw&- last Friday afternoon and which ha.< not ben heard of since the first ais nals of distress were received.
 The 'hydroaeroplanes by raising ter high altitude 5are enabled to sssr deep down into the waters of tAA outer harbor and they can also csv- CT alarge distance searching for aAse' sign which. the men, in the boat miuRzt be able to- send to the surface tot ini dicate' their position.
 It is still hoped that the boat my. be raised while some of the crew at least are alive.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21

tie declared $324.D0O, 900 of water ed stock was being saddled upon the backs of the D ople by this one rail road and the profits of the road seem ed always to be found in the pockets of the same bankers and therefore he was strong in favor of government ownership and believed in starting with the road in Alaska, which would place the resources o fthe territory open for the use of the people of the Pacific coast states.
 "Th same band of bankers which have been plundering the railroads of the United States" said the Iowa senator, had endeavored to grab the coal fields and by private monopoly secure immense sums of money from the consumers of the territory and the people of the states"
 The vote on the bill will be taken late tomorrow afternoon. according to th.' present plans of the Senate leaders.