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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
Mortgages Cancelled


Agricultural lands--Number can
celled, 1877; acres, II, 1,06S; considera-
tlon, 1921, 1915.
City, town and village lots-Num-
ber cancelled, SS4; consideration,
$5S7 $50.
It is interesting to note that the
value of Knox county farm lands,
judged from the average price per
acre of sales, is increasing. In 1912
the average price was $54.06. In
1918, $6S.S7. This years report shows
S72.s2, an increase of $1S.76 per acre
since the 1911 report.
In 1911 the total amount of farm
and town property mortgages given
was $779,135 and the total cancella-
ton was $500,765. In 1913 the fig
ures were $SO4,S95 and $59S,030.
In the past three years total of
S2,350,30S mortgages, other than
railroads, have been recorded. The
total releases amounted to $685. ,745,
a difference of $663,562 on what may
be termed on the wrong side Of the
ledger. The difference the past year
was $17S,32S and in the fiscal year OF
1928, $27S,970, in favor of thi
mortgages given.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
PENROSE
Of This City Makes Two
Arrests In Newark

Game Warden Frank Milinski OF
Buckeye Lake and Warden Earnest
Penrose of this city made a haul Sat
urday in Licking county. They con-
fisticated four seines belonging to
Frank Richardson and one gill net
belonging to Frank Wagner. Rich
aIdson pleaded guilty to having the
seines in his possession and was fined
500, $25 for each seine. Wagner
could not be found but will probably
be arrested in a short time.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
Deeds Filed

Deeds Filed
Frank Fichner to L. T. Cromley,
9O.5 acres in Miller, $4,000.
L. G. Hunt, mayor, to Lucinda M,
Carey, lot in Mound View cemetery,
$3.50.
Northwestern Elevator G Mill Co.,
to Robert Clements, 9.5 acres in Clin-
ton, $475.
Nellie M. Taylor to J. B. Lambiol-
lotte, parcel in city, 1925.
Same to same, parcel in city, 1925.
H. c. Devin to Clifton G. Hut, lot 10
in Elmwood, $3.50.
Ben Ames to Jane R. Hunt, lot 20
in Elmwood, $500.
Carrie E. Fairchild to Harry d. Fair,
child, acre in Morris, 81.
Margaret Hayden to Lenna Dona-
hey, pa acres in Jackson, $3.50.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14

The Shuberts will star Sam Mann
next season in a play called THE
Morning After" by Lee Arthur, author
of "The Auctioneer."
Maude Hanaford and Joseph Kilgour
will be in the cast of "Along Came
Ruth" the coming season.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14

Ever since the Maps walloped tho
stufing out of the Senators in the SER
les at Cleveland, the Griffithites have
bumped into all sorts of trouble.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14

Margaret Anglin has obtained the
rights to new drama, called THE
Divine Friend" by Charles Phillips,
a San Francisco newspaper writer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
Annual Reunion
OF Haaaman Family

OF Hasaman Family
The annual outing and picnic Of the
Hagaman family was held at Riverside
park Saturday afternoon. 1t was the
occasion of the birthday anniversary
of Mrs. Emma Russell of Topeka,
Kansas, and Mr. Charles Hagaman OF
Mt. Vernon, both of whom were pres
ent.
Those from out of the city who en-
joyed the occasion were Mrs. Russell
of Topeka and Mr.. Clifford Ayers and
daughter, Miss Eloise, of Cleveland
Forty-two were present during the at
ternoon, nearly all of them being i'm
mediate members of the family and
close relatives. A bounteous picnic
supper was enjoyed in the evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
Birthday

DiTtHUdy
Anniversary
The children and grandchildren OF
Mrs. Sarah ]. Kidd gathered at her
home in Martinsburg Sunday in honor
of her S0th birthday anniversary, and
bestowed upon her many presents in
memory of the occasion. The fore
noon was spent in visiting and at the
noon hour a bountiful dinner was
served. Thirty.ive persons we're
present.
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Taken Under Advisement-

Taken Under Advisement-
The case of Craft VS.. Robinson,
which was submitted to Judge Mans
filed in the court of common pleas in
this city last Friday and Saturday,
was taken under advisement by the
court.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
pAoE FIvp

Seven companies are being formed
to tour the country the coming season.
in Potash and Perlmutter."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
MARRIAGE License

Marriage License
Karl Wilford Christman, teacher,
Chillicothe, and Besse Gladys Pat
terson, stenographer, Mt. Vernon.
Rev. ]. A. Long.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
MORE HOMES
For Our PeopIe-The Aim of The
Buckeye State Building and Loan
Company, Rankin Building, 22 West
Gay Street, Columbus, ohio.

Gay Street, Columbus, ohio.
Cecil Rhodes, standing on the sum-
nit of hill in South Africa and view
ing the vast expanse of territory for
fifty miles around him, cried out,
Homes, more homes; that Is what 1
want" The Buckeye urges people to
save that they may get homes. We
are truly home builders. Assets
$7,60O,O00, all loaned on homes, the
safest of all mortgage loans. Five per
cent paid on time deposits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14
WidoMer Elects

Widower Elects
Alonzo Chapman, widower of Sadie
Chapman, deceased, has elected to
take under the will in probate court.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-14

ber recorded, S72; consideration,
$3s7,7O6. Total consideration $780,
2T9.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29

the right to constitute reparation, l
interpret the sentiment Of great ma
jority of the Mexican people. which is
so Jealous of its rights and respectful
Of foreign rights, I invite you solely
to suspend the hostile acts already
initiated. ordering your forces to eva
cuate all places n the port OF Vera
Cruz, and to formulate before the
Constitutionalists government, which
represent as Constitutionalist Gov
crnor OF the State of Chihuahua and
first chief of the Constitutionalist
amry. the demand on the part OF the
United State for the acts which or-gii
mated at the port of Tampico, in the
security that the demand will be con-
sidered in a spirit of elevated justice
anu Cancellation.
The Constitutionlist Governor of
the State OF Coahulia and first chief
OF the Constitutionalist army.
'.V. Carranza.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29

ton. The order was obeyed by a
portion Of the hundred men who were
Occupying the roof and vantage points
in the interior but some Of the band
determined to disobey the orders and
fight to the last. Nevertheless they
Surrendered Wednesday morning. A
lieutenant in command of the Mexi-
cans was led out prisoner and al
though he had fought despesately he
trembled and turned pale in the belief
that he would be summarily executed.
None of the American women were
in any way mistreated by the Mexi-
cans during the occupation Of the
building. A few of the women help
ed the Mexicans in caring for the
wounded.
In the center of the inner harbor,
San Juan De Uloa, an ancient stone
fortress, flew the Mexican flag
throughout the attack. The COM
mandant and sixty armed men and
900 workmen in the navy yard peer
ed from the embrasures at the
Prairie and the other ships shelling
the naval academy. In the dungeons
were 500 prisoners.
Capt. Stickney Of the Prairie went
through the fortress several days ago
and found some heavy guns, five tor
pedoes and a torpedo tube in CORFU
gated iron shed outside the wall of
the fortress. When the landing OF
the Americans was ordered Capt.
Stickney sent word to the command
ant Of San Juan De Uloa that he
would blow him to pieces with the
Prairie's guns if he opened fire
against the Americans, but that 9TH
erwise he would not be disturbed
The co-mandant replied that he
would answer with his cannon if fired
on but he would not begin hostilities
When the engagement ashore began,
the commandant hosted a brilliant
new Mexican flag, which flew all day
long.
Rear Admiral Fletcher Instructed
the Spanish cruiser Carlos Y to &C
give the Prairie room to fire her guns
The Spanish commander refused, say
ing that lie dared not manoeuyer hi:
boat in so small a space at night. He
also declared he needed to take on
supply Of fresh water. Admlra
Fletcher insisted that his order bf
carried out and the Carlos ' moved
outside just before the attack on the
center of the city began.
When Admiral Fletcher directed
that battalions of bluejackets ant
marines be landed from ""ar Ad
miral Badgers ships before dawn ant
drawn up in the plaza before the rail
road station and then proceed to TAX
the entire town he acted only afte
giving warning and after ilfteel
shells from the Prairie's three-inc!
| CONTINUED on page four.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
ARRESTED ON LIBEL CHARGE.
Governors Stenographer Issues War.
rant for Editor Columbia Record.

Governors Stenographer Issues War.
rant for Editor Columbia Record.
Editor James H. Moore, of the Co.
lumbia Record, was arrested Thurs
day morning on two warrants sworn
out by w. F. Blackburn, alleging
criminal libel against Gov. Cole L.
Blease as the result Of editorial pub
locations in The Record. The war
rants were served on Mr.. Moore in
the editorial rooms of his newspaper
by Deputy Sheriff Heise. He was re-
leased on a bond of $1,000 to await
trial, Col. August Kohn and Editor
w. W. Ball, or the Columbia State
signing the bond.
The warrants were taken out under
the Act of 1912 and charge Mr.
Moore with "filfully and maliciously
and with malicious intent, original
ing, uttering, circulating and publish
ing certain false statements concern
ing one Cole L. Blease." Mr.. Black
burn is stenographer for the gov
ernor.
There are two specie instances Of
alleged libelous statements appear
ing in the Record, the dates being
April 16 and April 21, 1914. Each
of the articles referred to were pub.
lished in the editorial columns Of
The Record.
In each of the afidavits it is charg
ed that the alleged editorial utter
ances had the effect to injure the sale
Cole L. Blease in his reputation, both
personal and political, in violation o!
an Act of the General Assembly ap
proved February 2, 1912. The State
of South Carolina appears in both in
stances as prosecutor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
THREE MORE ARE KILLED
DESULTORY FIGHTING STILL GO
IN on AT VERA CRUZ.
Admiral Fletcher Wires Secretary Of
the Navy That There Are 5,400
Marines Ashore.

Marines Ashore.
Admiral Badger Thursday nigh
reported to the navy department tina
three more men had been killed ant
twenty-five wounded in the fighting
at Vera Cruz. This is in addition tt
the four killed and twenty wounded
on the first day. Secretary Daniel:
Thursday night gave the news in thi:
statement:
admiral Badger wires that he
landed the battalion from the Min
nesots, Michigan and South Carolina
yesterday afternoon, and that the
landing forces now ashore totals
about 5,400 men: The Minnesota
Chester, Prairie and San Francisco
are lying in the inner harbor.
admiral Badger reports that as a
result of desultory firing, which con-
tinued about the city Wednesday
night and Thursday morning, three
more American sailors were killed
and about twenty-five wounded.
"The landing party now occupies
all the city and outposts have been
stationed on the sand hills in the
rear, who have been engaged in con-
structing defensive works.
admiral Badger, in command on
shore, is making every effort to in
duce Mexican municipal authorities
to resume their duties and take up
the early administration of the city.
He reports negotiations fairly sue
cessful. All work in the city is still
stopped and no business is being
transacted. The public service util-
ties have stopped because the en-
ployees refuse to run the eventual
risk of resuming employment.
every little food supply has been
coming into the city and it is thought
that in few days the question Of
feeding the people Of the city will be-
come paramount and that it is pos
sible the United States will be called
on to furnish food. The water sup
ply is causing anxiety.
tThe Mexican forces are disposed
along the railroad, and while Ad-
miral Badger reports the rumor that
they are preparing to attack, he adds
that it is doubted that this is true,
and expresses his belief that any at
tack can be successfully resisted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY.
Bryan Telegraphs to O'ShaughnessS
Now in Mexican Capitol.

Secretary Bryan going to the
White House at lis Wednesday
said he had received no word from
Charge O'Shaughnessy since Monday
The last message from Mexico City
came from the American consulate
Tuesday forenoon.
Mr.. Bryan appeared worried about
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy and caoled him
to report. The secretary was sure
however, that if anything had hap
pened to O'Shaughnessy, legations
would have through their home gov
ernment informed the United States
Press reports have stated that tele'
graph wires from Mexico City to Vera
Cruz were cut Tuesday, which woulc
probably account for the lack OF IN
formation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
Won't join HUER1A
VILLA SAYS ALL EUROPE WOULD
laugh At The REBELS
Wish AMERICANS LUCK
Rebel General Says He Hopes the
Americans Will so Bottle Up Vera
Cruz That the MeNicans Can't
Even Get Water-Say it Would
Take Him Long Time.

Gen. Francisco Villa, head Of the
rebel military forces, informed Geo
c. Carothers, special agent Of the
United States department Thursday
night that he will decline to be drag
ged into a war with the United States
by anybody.
why" he smiled. as the threw an
arm about the shoulders OF the gov
ernment representative, ''all Europe
would laugh at US if we went to war
with you. They would say, THAT
little drunkard, Huerta, has drawn
them into a tangle at last
Villa said he was not consulted in
the drafting of the Carranza note
transmitted to Secretary Bryan We'd
nesday night, and which was regard
ed as somewhat hostile in tone. The
rebel leader told Carothers, who re-
ported the interview to the State de-
partment, that one Of the chief rea-
sons he came to Juarez was to show
the American people that his attitude
was friendly, and that he did not fear
to trust himself on the border with
out a military escort behind MIN.
Carothers took supper with Villa
and canvassed the situation thorough
". Honest" said the rebel general
between mouthfuls, 81 hope the
Americans bottle up Vera Cruz so
that they can't. even get water into
it. Your admiral is doing something
it would have taken US long time
to accomplish, even if We could have
accomplished it all"
Villa said he had arranged with all
foreigners, except Spaniards, to ship
out their cotton from Torreon on pay
ing war tax, to which the foreign
ers had agreed. Roberto V. Pesquiera,
Carranza's confidential agent, insist
ed that the note of his chief to Sec
retary Bryan was not hostile, but was
intended as basis for further nego-
tiations. He was expecting a reply
from Mr.. Bryan setting forth the
views of the State department.
The rebel position is that the
American troops should be withdrawn
from Mexicon soil, Carranza recogniz-
ed as de facto president or at least
as belligerant, and the punishment
of the individual Huerta and the 9TH
er individual offenders left to the
rebels. Cararnza, if recognized,
would not hesitate to apologize and
disavow the acts of one whom he con-
siders a traitor.
He was asked If the words used by
Carranza, "wiIl drag US into an un-
equal warfare with dignity, but which
until to-day we desired to avoid" did
desire war. "Not at ALL he replied.
1T couldn't mean that, because I
know my chief wants peace"
Pesqueira said, as giving evidence
Of the peaceful intention of the rebel
government, that Carranza had re-
fused a number of officers from Fed
eral garrisons to join him if he would
take the field against the United
States. s'To all of these offers, we
have returned negative replies" said
Pesquiera.
eve can not join forces with
Huerta for any purposes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
FLETCHER'S REPORT.
Rear Admiral Sends Dispatch Telling
of Mexican Fighting.

Secretary Daniels made public at
Washington the following dispatch
received from Admiral Fletcher at
six p. m. Tuesday:
TUESDAY, in face of approaching
norther, landed marines and sailors
from battleships Utah, Florida and
transport Prairie and seized customs
house. Mexican forces did not oppose
landing, but opened fire with rifle and
artillery after our seizure Of customs
house. Prairie shelling Mexicans out
of their positions. Desultory firing
from housetops and streets. Hold
customs house and section of city in
vicinity Of wharves and consulate.
casualties, four dead and twenty
wounded.'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
HAVE ARMED CAMP
COLORADO STRIKERS GIVE DES
PERATE BATTLE.
Striking Miners Shoot Women and
Children According to Lieutenant
Goyernor,c Statements.

| Goyernor'c Statements.
With the toll of Wednesdays fight
ing still unknown three mining prop
critics burned, others reported de
stroyed the fate still in doubt of thir
ty refugees who took refuge in thu
Empire mine and rapidly increasing
number Of armed men, the situation
in southern Colorado Thursday wa:
more critical than at any time during
the strike.
Eleven persons are said to have
been killed in the fighting near An
guilar and score are reported miss
ing. Property damage is estimated
at $4,000. The time Of the arrival
of the state troops is indefinite and
even their arrival may not serve to
quell the disorders. Large bodies OF
armed men are reported near the
railroad approaches to the Aguilar
district.
twenty-five armed men left Wal
senburg Thursday in the direction OF
Angular and Ludlow. Armed men
from northern New Mexico are still
coming into the district and a large
force from Fremont county is said to
be marching across Huerfano county.
Large numbers from Trinidad are re-
ported to have Joined the Ludlow
strikers who have been entrenched
in the Black Hills, northeast of Lud-
low, since Monday night.
Continued bloodshed and rioting in
the southern Colorado strike zone
caused Lieutenant Governor S. R.
Fitzgerald Wednesday night to order
Adjutant Geners 1hase to entrain for
strike zone with as many members Of
the State militia as he considered nee
essary to restore order in that Sec
tion Of the State, and to arrange FOR
the issuance of proclamation calling
special session of the State legisla-
ture to finance the maintenance of
the militia in the strike zone.
Concerning the events of the last
three days in the Trinidad district,
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald said:
my investigation Of the riots near
Trinidad have disclosed the most ter
rible conditions; conditions which
have never been equaled in this or
any other state, not even West Vir-
ginia. Even granting all of the strik-
ers' claims concerning the actions Of
the militia, it is not justiiable that
the strikers themselves should mur-
der women and children as they have
done and are doing, nor for them to
burn and destroy hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars worth of property.
"They have no justification for
numbering men whose only offense is
that they are seeking to earn living
without a permit from the United
Mine Workers of America. The trou-
Bile was started by the strikers killing
a non-union man whose offense was
in walking to his work without their
permission. They waylaid him and
shot him down, riddling his body
with bullets. There was no excuse
for the reason, no justification for the
precipitation of civil war.
And that is a situation which /
will not tolerate so long as am con-
nected in any official manner with
the state of Colorado. 1t is terrible
to contemplate this merciless slaugh-
ter and it must end"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
STAND BY WILSON.
Senator Gore Hears From Democratic
Delegates to Baltimore.

That the people back home are
with the President in his position on
the repeal OF the exemption clause
of the Panama Canal act was indlcat-
ed Tuesday by Senator Gore, VINO Is
taking a poll Of the delegates to the
Baltimore Convention, which noml-
mated President Wilson. He mas
heard from 625 of the 1,094 dele
gates to the National Convention
Five hundred and four have declared
themselves in favor OF the repeal bill
9S are opposed to it and % and non
committal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
MOBS CRY "DEATEII''
TO i. S. CITIZENS
REFUGEES AT VERA
CRUZ TELL STORY
PAPERS FAXED NEWS


Times When Newspaper Extras
Tell of Seizure Of Vera Cruz Peo
pre Are Told That Border Towns
Have Been Captured, That Z. S
Battleship Louisiana Has Been
Sunk and That Constitutionahsts
Have Allied Themselves With Fed
erals.
5 refugee train Of fourteen cars
from Mexico City carrying $50 Ameri-
cans, 100 Germans and 500 Spanlards
and Mexicans and so Englishmen ar
rived at Vera Cruz Thursday evening.
The exodus from the capital was ar
ranged through the joint action OF
the British and German diplomatic
officials with the war Office.
About three miles from Vera Cruz
a section of track nearly a mile long
was found torn UP. The refugees
carried their baggage to train on
the Vera Cruz end Of the break,
which the British, cooperating with
the Americans, had sent out. A de-
tachment of British marines rnarm-
ed. acted as escort to the refugees on
this last stage Of their journey to
Vera Cruz.
From the refugees it was learned
that on Wednesday there were fur
ther street demonstrations by moos.
IN one Of the principal streets an
American flag was thrown to the
ground and trampled by the demon
strators. It then was dragged out and
the performance repeated. Later 1t
was torn to shreds amid the yells OF
the crowd and handclapping from
spectators in windows and balconies.
Immediately after the news OF the
landing of American bluejackets and
marines at Vera Cruz was made
known in tht federal capital by extra
editions of the local newspapers,
crowds Of students and government
Office employees began to gather.
By dusk mob had been assembled
in front Of the American club where
they smashed windows and howled
insults and threats at the American
citizens inside, all Of whom they
threatened to assassinate. An ap-
peal to the governor Of the federal
district brought police protection. but
not before the crowd had shattered
many Of the windows in the clubhouse
and in adjoining properties belonging
to Americans.
Until 2 o'clock in the morning
bands Of excited Mexicans marched
through the streets singing the
Mexican national anthem and shout
ing death for the Americans. An
American jewelry store was looted
by the mob at midnight. The police
looked on bat took no action.
The newspapers, probably acting
under the directions Of Gen Huerta
issued many extra editions in which
they printed dispatches stating that
Ell Paso, Laredo, Nogales and other
places had been taken by the Mexi-
cans. Other dispatches announced
that the federal troops had gained a
great victory at Vera Cruz where they
espected to surround and drive the
invaders into the sea.
TIL papers also declared that the
battleship Louisiana had been sunk
by Mexican torpedoes. An alleged
dispatch from the south said that
Emiliano Zapata, the southern rebel
was coming to join forces with Gen.
Euerta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29

would not be unexpected, and the
sailing of the army transports from
Galveston is designed to help the
marines and bluejackets should they
advance twenty-seven miles from the
city to obtain possession Of val
liable railroad bridge, which would
he important in campaign on Meg
leo City. :