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The Detroit times., 1914-12-21

by the time the gong rings In Brook
lyn next April. Something like this:
Miles
California 20 Mobile. tst3... 2sOv
return To cineinnatD .'.'..'.. 500
Regular route, IS13.,,..,....., $500
Exhibition jaunts ,tt.,t.,,.., i.0O0
Back 10 california; NN,.,,..,..,., 1900
Round the world trfpN.....,.,t, ,3s. 100
California to Brooklyn, camp and
southern games included aud
Regular route. exhibitions and
home trip To California. ...... 5000
Tour with Bancroft, all told 900
Back to Brooklyn. 1915 ...s.,. $500
Total ...,...I,,,[. ........., 600
Which 10 progressing some.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
DETROIT RIFLE CLUB
AFTER NATIONAL CUP

The Detroit Rife and Revolver club
is entered in the class G competition
for the national championship cup for
gallery shooters A team OF ten men
will represent this city. Weekly
matches will, be held and the results
to Washington, where
they will be tabulated and made pub
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
GARDEN BOWL Frs ARE
STILL RUNNING WILD

They are still Strengthening bowling
records at the Garden alleys. Last
night the Mosiers ran up score OF
3.106 against the Garden five. and
failed To win. Tor the Gardeners had
meanwhile toppled the pins for total
OF 3.426. said 10 be world record.
Bauer. OF the winners was the high
man. with 40 TO his credit
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
SMALL NAP SQUAD
TO GO SOUTH IN Is
Birmingham Plans To Take Not
More Than 30 Men To Train
ing Camp

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2l.-Mansger
Birmingham has been in town all
week deciding as TO what men he
will take upon the training trip, ar
ranging other details and receiving
treatments for a damaged right knee,
the joint having been injured while
Joe was on a hunting trip in the Adj
rondacks recently.
Where John McGraw has declared
he is going &c take SO prospective
Giants to the training camp at Marlin.
and Brsinch Hickey will not be con-
tent with giving less than ~ Browns
the Double y at Houston, the Nap
leader says he will have no more than
80 players at San Antonio when
March | fulflls its engagement with
the calendar
II the squad Is limited TO this num-
Der. practically the same players will
represent Cleveland when the cam
peign opens.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
DETROIT MAY JOIN
NEW HOCKEY LEAGUE

There is possibility That the
Sarnia. London and Detroit hockey
clubs Will unite I'm three-team league
before the first of the year. David
Brown, always interested In locel
hockey, has pledged a trophy for the
title winner. The Tigers viii play no
home games before next week. but
may go 10 Sarnia for series this
week
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
Giants own Training Camp.

The Giants are the first major
league team 10 own a training camp.
A deed TO the Marlin. Tex, spring
quarters has been presented the New
York club by the Texas city. The
Tigers at one time considered the pur-
chase training camp on the Missis.
sippl coast. but the venture was
abandoned.
The Chicago Cubs ask waivers on
rs men: including one ball player.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
Walt Slipping?
Read This, Ban ].

To support Ban Johnson's argument
that Walter of the same name is slip
ping ana damaged goods We quote the
following from. Bans own official fig
ures: Games 81 at bat 1921. hits 2S1.
base on balls "a, struck out 225 oppon-
ents. runs per game LII, rank IN
lei que third. q. +. ID.
Yes. Walter must be slipping. He
pitched in more games than any other
American league pitcher. pitched in
onethird OF all the games Washington
played, gave the fewest bases Oh balls
per games led in the number Of strike.
outs. ranked third in number of runs
allowed per game and vas fifth III
number nf eIrcrs made behind h,n
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21

The Brooklyn club is trying to place
Bill Dahlen as manager or minor
league team. Dahlen has been faithful
TO Brooklyn and year ago preferred
TO stay as scout rather than manage a
Federal league club.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
those New umplres.

III looking over the list OF Federal
league unpires II occurs to us that
after Walter Johnson has had some
OF them calling balls and strikes for
him IL will take no court order 10 re.
turn him To The Senator'S
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21

Federais Win Again.
The Federal basketball team OF the
Martha Holmes church showed their
class. Saturday night. by defeating
the strong Rival team, 26 TO Is.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21
Acton Still Winning.

This Jockey Acton. who rode three
horse 10 victory al Juarez last Wed
nezday, nov has record of six
straight wins. Ills last two Victories
Wednesday we're for the last two
races. and he plotted HIS next four
mounts TO the lead
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21

Some major league club owners
seem determined 20 squeeze the cent
out OF sentiment
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21

Jack Barry Of Ne Athletics wants
TO buy the Worcestss -->A> s-s~ club.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-21

Carpenter has little fear that the
allies will win the present war. VI
Germany, he writes:
Their knees are sagging they
have begun to reel they may have
the instinct that helps them to con-
tinue 10 fight, but few more rounds
only can they go, and then the knock
out: the seconds will be licked on
and Germany will be carried 10 her
corner. And she Will never night
again"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05

wasn't all Tie same general assem-
oily in precisely the same "pe-fJno-
tory and formal way" enacted tue
companion Nash bill bearing the name
of Ralph D. Cole, of Hancock county,
candidate for United States senator
increasing the excise tax upon the
revenues Of public service corpora.
tions. Mr.: Willis oheerfully and un-
hesitatingIy, as became the loyal sup
porter of the governor, let the strieks
Of the corporations go unheeded and
gave his vote for the measure There
is an old and true saying that "if you
remain in politics long enough yoa
will meet yourself coming back So
it happens that Congressman Willis
has coIIided with Representative viii
lis in the crooked path Of mlsrepre-
sentation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Based in part on Miners The Teacher.
|. How may teachers recreahons
and activities aside from school work
increase his worth as a teacher!
2. What is the system of supervision
provided by laws passed this winter !!
State three advantages of supervision.
State a disadvantage 1t you have
thought of one.
3. Discuss the teachers reading.
Should professional reading be allowed
to crowd out general reading? Discuss.
a. What means may a teacher employ
of keeping parents interested and in
formed? If pupil does poorly in les
to the parent about it
S. What agricultural work should be
done, or what subject treated IN
grades below the fifth? How IS the
Elementary Course IN Agriculture pub
lished by the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. usefulF
g. Discuss one of the three following
subjects, each of which IS the title OF a
chapter in Miners School Waste, How
the Schools are Eliminating Waste, A
Balance Sheet"
7. What injury results to pupil If he
cheats7 If he forms a habit of getting
help from other students1 What action
should be taken il 1 teacher cheats in an
examination
8. A prominent superintendent says
II always start new teachers in the ifth
grade, because pupils of that age can
protect Themselves" Discuss the facts
and ideas implied n the statement, and
the value Of his conclusion.
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TIE PooR FARMERS

Down in Cincinnati. District Asses
sors Doran and Mccarthy have re-
soeived a tax return OF personal prop
rSrty amounting TO 100000 from a
man who had everibefore made a re-
turn. The property Is largely stand
ard on stock The assessors learned
of the existence of II, went after the
owner, and the latter returned II
without objection.
This little item 10 published TO in
form the standpat Republican organ
ization Just how the poor farmers aud
home owners whose property can not
be hidden are affected by this Warnes
tax law.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE
plSGoRGES


Another millionaire tax xdodger has
been forced TO come across" By the
Warnes law. Down in Columbus vii,
lam NJ. Ritter, president Of tho Ritter
Lumber company, had made a return
OF $4,000 for taxation. This was not
satisfactory 10 the assessing officers
and Mr.. Ritter was cited to appear
aefOre the board The result was that
he increased the value Of his property
alofdings to $1,3li,0O0. a clear gain of
1I,306,O0O Thus Is the Warnes law
vindicated anew. Everytime a big tax
idodger Ia made TO disgorge II helps
along with the plan 10 decrease the
tax-rate for the benefit OF the land
owner, a thing that Is sure 70. be doae
under the Warnes law This is why
the Warnes law is growing in popular
ity day by day, as people better un
dersiand 1t and see It's advantage,
( over the old syatem
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05

Standpat organs endeavoring to
create trouble for President Wilson
this week printed alleged express.
sions of hostility on the part OF lead
ing Democrats to the policy OF. accept.
ing mediation Among the lists were
discovered the names Of those sterl-
ing old Jacksonisns, former Secre-
tary of State Daniel ]. Ryan and
Charles L. Kurtz, at one time chair
man OF the Republican state commit
tee. How did they come TO overlook
that other hero of Democracy Ben
son Foraker?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
OKLAHOMA CITY
AWAITS METHoolsTs

Oklahoma City. OKLA, May An
terest; in Methodist Church circles
now centers in the quadrennial gencr
al conference Of the Methodist Epis'
copal Church, South, which will begin
its sessions in this city Wednesday
This will be the largest denomination
al gathering to be held in the South
this year. The conference will con
tinue in session until May 2S. Local
plans for the accommodation OF the
visitors are completed,
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CLUMSY soPHlsrRY EXPOSED

Hired essayists engaged to shield
anguished tax dodgers and create bo-
gus sentiment against the new system
of assessing personal property, have,
with rank sophistry, eudeavored to
lead the people away from the real Is.
sue. They have raised the cry of
taxation without representation" +"
This is a good mouth-illing slogan,
but it lacks application. Fortunately
COR the citizens of Ohio the machinery
OF taxation is firmly in their hands
The wise one per cent limit law forms
au impregnable barrier against extrav-
agance and this may not be exceeded
without referendum to the voters.
Even with the referendum it may not
go beyond fifteen mills. What the
teeth of the infuriated tax dodgers is
vainly striking against is the reveal
ing of hidden wealth and the placing
Of it upon the duplicate to meet the
levy side by side with the property
voluntarily returned. After all is said
and done, the Warnes law does not
and cannot increase taxes even by the
tenth part Of mill. The assessors
have nothing to do with the rate. Why
then, should there be an outcry, false
to the core, that the people are being
deprived Of the right to choose their
taxing officers? The answer should be
and is obvious. If farther proof is
wanted Of the charge that tue fight
asaist the modern assessment policy
is insiucere and tainted, there needs
to be quoted only the Columbus paper
which last week attacked the propOsi.
ton that the state tax commissioners
shall intefere to keep down the to-.
rate where the duplicate Is largely IA
creased through the impartial work OF
the assessors. This paper, flying the
piraticaI flag of q journal of funda.
mental Democracy" blusteringly as
serts that this is treason It must
know that the state tax commission
cannot Interfere in a locality to fix a
tax rate. That rests entirely with the
budget commissioner who are cleo
tive officials ana responsible to the
people directly But the tax commits.
sion can suggest that these coXmis
sions have some regard for the 0ur.
pose of the taxpayers, It can also sug
gest that open meetings shall be held
when the tax rate is finally fixed SO
that the people may know what is be
ing done with their money and may
be afforded the opportunity to protest
against favoritism and foolishuess
The end of all argument against the
appointive assessor system is the con
stltutional excerpt "alI property shall
be taxed at Its true value in money
What difference can it make whethe,
the assessor is appointive or elective
as long as he performs his constitu
tional duty and places all property he
| discovers or which has been returned
to him upon the tax duplicate?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
GEOGRAPHY.

|. Give the name and state the form
Of government of each of the countries
Of Europe that does not border the Med
iterraneau.
2. What are the principal commodities
carried on the Great Lakes and from
where to where is each carried?
j. Where in the United States is the
rainfall very heavy? The climate very
equable1 The days very long in sum-
mer?
4. State what country each of the fol-
lowing cities is located in and state an
export from each city: Buenos Ayres,
Para, Havana. Rio de Janeiro, Cape
Town, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Singa.
pore, Batavia, Olympia
S. Explain the difference between the
action of geyser and that of an ar
tesian well.
6. Give some account of Alaska-its
climate, resources. cities, government
and prospects.
7. Through what bodies of water do
steamers from Liverpool to Bombay
pass? From San Francisco to New
York? Why do many sailing vessels
make a triangular trip from Europe TO
South America TO the United States to
Europe2
8. What are the two largest cities in
each of the following states and coun-
tries: Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wiscon-
sin, British South Africa, California
Italy, Russia Alabama, Canada, Texas
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
COMMUNICATION
woman'a Suffrage

The campaign for equal suffrage was
opened in Mt. Vernon Saturday ev-
ening by Mrs, Viola ID. Romans, giving
an address on the public square. Many
names were added to the petitions that
are being circulated Her subject WAS
presented in such a forcefu! way and
with such convincing logic that the
audience could not help but concur In
all she said. On Sunday afternoon
Mrs, Romans addressed a large and
appreciative audience of women and
girls at the M. p. church. II was a
soul stirring address, such as we sci
dom have the privilege Of listening 10
giving us courage and strength to con
tinue doing our best to make this
world a better place in which to live
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
ARITHMETIC.

|. A power pump discharges 2 gal
ions per stroke and is driven at the rate
of one stroke in each 2 seconds. How
long will it take it TO empty a cellar q
tt. wide, and 81 tt. long, which is filled
to the depth of 4 It. 9 IMP
2. A dealer purchased car of shelled
corn containing $500 lb. at S8c per bu.
He sold it at price Of 69c per bu, de-
livered in Baltimore. The freight rate
being l3c per cwt., what was the deal
er's profit?
3. A locomotive can haul over cer-
tain division a train of no more than
Hl0 II Each car of string of loaded
cars is loaded to its capacity of 50 t.,
and the average weight of each car when
empty is 1900 lb. How many cars of
the string should be taken?
4. A COW gives on an average for two
months 20 To- of milk daily in the morn
ing, and 10 ID. in the evening. If 4qO
of the milk is butter fat, and weighs
$50 OF the weight of the butter made
from it, how much would be the value
OF the butter made in the two months
at Soc per lb3
, quired to seed an S-acre field, how many
pounds are needed for triangular field
with one square corner, the longest side
of which field is 70 rods and the short
est side AZ rods?
D. 4lSS pieces OF pig iron are to b'
: loaded. II takes a man two minutes tC
load one piece. How many men arr
Ieeded to do the work in four hour
Nnd half'
2. The expense of running a dair!
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
1. /. !. j. 4. II r. Il T. 4. i. Il i.
+ LIBERTY CHAPEL T.
4 !. 4. ]. i. \. ]. j. K i. i. ]. j.

Mrs A. M Ewalt called on Mrs.
Harry Blue, Thursday
Quite a number at this place are
setting strawberry beds.
Mr. and Mrs j. s. 0gg attended the
funeral of Mrs, Stone at Mt. Vernon
Friday.
The Ladies' of Liberty Chapel
will hold penny social at Bedell
school house, Thursday evening, May
T. AT this time the quilt will be sold
All are cordially invited to attend
this social,
Mr.. George McCracken OF Center
burg called on several at this place
Friday
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05

position ~ Tue wat1es l1T are elthec
advocates Of tax.dodgers, or they are
humbugging
The law has now been operative
long enough to make it plain that it
is all that was claimed for It. It is
bringing millions of personal proper
ty out of hiding and causing 1t to be
listed for taxation ALL this loug-hid-
den property is now TO share with
real property the burden of govern
ment, relieving the farmer and other
realtyholders and necessarily lower.
ing the tax rate.
This admirable result is now so
plain that an opponent of the law
must be ax-dodger, an advocate Of
tax-dodgers, or a demagogue, seek
ing to get into office on the strength OF
prejudice or Indifference It is a vain
hope The candidate with nothing
better in his platform than opposi
ton to the Warnes low might better
save himself the trouble and expense
Of campaign.
A MORTGAGE LITTER
Not week goes by but what the
industrial commission grants a lump
award to an injured workman to pay
off the mortgage on his home, Ia
many instances It is the widow
whose husband has been killed in an
industrial accident that saves the
home for herself and children with
the money received from the state.
Just before the death Of Clarence
B. Evans of Hamilton he and his wife
had commenced the building Of q
home. A month later the husbar d
was shot and killed by masked burg
lar while acting as night watchman
The wife was awarded $2910 out Of the
state insurance fund to be paid In hi
weekly payments, but it was found
that this was not sufficient to pay off
the mortgage on the home The com
mission, therefore, has granted her
the remainder OF her award in one
payment This will be sufficient TO
pay for the home.
Another home was also saved by a
similar grant A mortgage was car
ried on the home Of Louisa X. Praeg,
Dayton, whose husband, Fred Praeg,
was killed when a switch engine ran
over him That she might cancel this
obligation, MRS Praeg was given
81 300 of the total award of $3,744
granted at the time Of the husband S
death.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05

When Representative Oscar 70. Diser
OF Youngstown was making his at
tacks upon Democrats in the General
Assembly last winter he was charged
with advertising himself as a congress
sional candidate. This he denied vo-
ciferously. Yet last week the Youngs-
town Telegram carried his formal an
nouncement of his candidacy Take
your choice OF the statements!
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
GRAM M AR.

1. Parse the italicized words in this
sentence: The first thing thdt he did
was to attack the clerk
2. "a participle is word derived
from a verb and partalSing of the prop
critics of verb and of noun and an
adjective"
Correct the above definition and ex-
plain why it is wrong.
8. Conjugate the verb read in (a)
active, indicative, past, progressive; (b)
active, subjunctive, past perfect, simple
(c) third person, neuter. of each tense
of indicative. passive, simple form.
a. The word oUhdt may be used in FIVE
different ways. Write four sentences
in each of which 1cJtdt is used in diff
ferent way, and state how you classify
it in each ''
S. Give the following rules for plu-
rails: GAY The regular rule. (b)
When the singular ends in sound that
cannot unite with that of s. (c) Nouns
ending in preceded by vowel. CD
Common nouns ending in y. Name five
nouns that form the plural by an inter
nal change
6. Diagram Napoleon's detern'.na
ton to invade Russia proved to be q
fatal misstep of his career
T. Give a complete set of rules fot
capitalization
8. Write sentences illustrating the cor.
rect use of their, taken, seen too, lay
Write sentences using the possesstye of
Mary, George V, ladies' men, prince.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05

It passes all human understanding
why the Republican leaders persist in
bringing out candidates against Hon.
Edward G. Turner Of Columbus. one of
the few honest men left in Ohio, in or
der to battle his ambition to become AT
torney general, especially since he has
sworn to this personal recommends
ton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
rHYsioLoGv.

|. Describe the inner car
2. Why is it necessary that 4 slcillful
surgeon set broken bone2 Show in
your answer that you understand the
process of healing
3. Why is too frequent eating injur-
ious7 Why is too little sleep injurious
Why is much exercise after meal un-
wiser
4. Describe somewhat fully what
takes place in the lungs.
S. What reply would you make to a
pupil who asserts that moderate use OF
Intoxicating liquor is not injurious3
9. What digestive juices are delivered
into the stomach' Into the Intestine
What is the function of each of these
secretionsp
7. What is the normal rate of heart
beat1 OF resp lion2 Why does a
mustard plaster sometimes relieve a
pain3
s. Describe somewhat fully the skin
including the hair follicles and organ.
of touch
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A REAL STATEsMAN's
PATRIOTISM

With tears In his eyes and with emo
ton shaking his voice, Senator Elihu
Root of New York, speaking to the
guests of the Society of International
Law at Washington last Saturday
night, uttered these memorable words
"Thank heaven we have q president
in whose lofty character and whose
sincerity Of purpose and in whose gen.
nuine desire to do what is right we can
trust absolutely I trust him fully in
this emergency have differed with
him and may differ with him again.
Men who have grown up in different
environments and associations musi
differ, but I have confidence in his
character and purposes
AS a stirring climax he asked all to
rise and with him drink n toast to the
president. When this intellectual lead
er Of the Republicans of the United
I States senate can openly pay this HON
age TO the man who Is the head of the
historic party of the opposition, how
weak and pueriIe sound the snappings
and snariingB OF the little AmerI
cans" who are, ID this time OF stress
and anxiety, endeavoring to place OBJ
stacles ia the path Of the president
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-05
WILLIS coLL,ogs

WITH t+lMSE=GF
"Perfunctory and formal approval
OF the General Assembly"
This ID quoted from tho Burton,
Ohio, address Of Congressman Frank
b. Willis. Of Ada, in his criticism OF
the work OF the present legislature in
enacting laws against taxdodgers and
strikers OF their just dues to the
state in which they live The CON
gressman would have it appear that
no is against "perfunctory ana formal
approval" by the General Assembly Of
taxation measures originating with
the state administration Well, let's
see. When he represented Hardin
county In the General assembly the
state administration was headed by
the late Governor Geo. X. Nash, That
Official had, like the present governor,
problem before him, The state
needed more money Accordingly he
had drawn the measure applying Il
TAX OF one-tenth or one per cent annu-
ally upon the stock of corporations
doing business In Ohio with the justi-
liable expectation of raising millions
OF additional revenue. II was a tax
upon business, a class tax, if you
please. The measure was handed 70
Representative Willis, to be intro
duced under his name aud his whole
work began ana ended there. The
Republican majority was advised that
II ahonid be enacted as IAN adminis
tration measure" IN thoroughly
"perfunetory ana formal way" Mr.
Willis and the Republican mai0rit,
thereupon duhmlly enacted it, Pro
test from the people owning the stool
went unheeded even though the!
showed that they were paying taxe
already on their properly the sam,
J as private Individuals. But tha