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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-24

A fve-passenger Ford automobile,
1913 model, owned by Clinton b. Vail,
1901 West Chestnut street, was stolen
on East High street Wednesday even
ing during the hours of the Chautau-
qua and the police have been unable
to obtain any trace. of the machine.
Mr.. Vail, with his family, went to
the Chautauqua Wednesday evening
and left the automobile in front OF
the residence of Col. |. ID. Hunt, East
High street At the conclusion of the
entertainment Mr. Vail discovered
that his automobile was gone. The
police were at once notified, but the
auto could not be found
The license number on the machine
was 72,643. The number of the ma
chine is in the possession of Chief
Parker who Is making every effort to
locate the missing property.
Mr.. Vail took the swltch-key with
him when he went into the Chautau-
uUd. i ne tHlel LOOK IL SWllCH-hSy ou
the machine of Mr.. Robert l., Carr,
which was standing nearby. There
was only about gallon and half of
gasoline in the machine at the time
and the thief could not have gone any
distance without securing a new sup
ply of gasoline.
Chief Parker thought at first that
someone had taken the machine for
the purpose of joy-riding, but by
Thursday morning when no trace OF
the automobile could be found, the
chief communicated with all the sur
rounding cities and towns, giving the
license number and the number of
the machine.
Chief Parker believes that 1t will
be q difficult task to locate the mis-
sing machine, as the thief probably
secured a new set of license numbers
and if this is so it would be impossible
to distinguish this machine from any
other Ford automobile.
The automobile was a gift to Mr.
Vail from his fatherin-law.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
TRIAL TO-DAY FOR
ACCUSED GUARD

Members of the Board Of Park
Commissioners at their meeting this
afternoon viii hear the case of form
or Guard Frank Quincy who was
summarily dismissed by the Board
some weeks ago when he was caught
by the local police in the North End
Athletic Club headquarters during a
raid. Following the raid MIR. Quincy
was dismissed and at a meeting OF
the Park Commissioners a month
ago, the case was brought up by
Thomas NJ Monaghan and Council
man Weller z. Stover, both OF whom
raised the question whether It was
right to dismiss the guard without a
hearing.
1t was also pointed out that at the
time of the raid Mr. Quincy was on
duty and could he be dismissed for
being In the club at the time. Form
er Senator Monaghan and Council
man Stover introduced a resolution
granting q hearing 10 Mr.. Quincy
Friends Of Mr.. Quincy are pointing
out that the charge Of conducting q
gaming table against the North End
Club was dropped by the grand jury
after Quincy and another member of
the club had been questioned by
them This, they claim, is a indica-
tion for Quincy and he will most like
ly have a number Of witnesses to
prove at today's meeting that he was
in the clubhouse as a spectator when
the club was raided.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
BRIDGE TENDERS
MUST RENT HOUSES

Levy Court yesterday afternoon, upon
motion of Mr.. Burris, gave the bridge
committee authority to rent the bridge.
tenders houses at the Third and Mar
ket street bridges for $40 a month, be.
ginning March %. At that time. in ac-
cordance with resolution adopted by
Levy Court several months ago. the
night bridgctenders will have to pay
rental for their houses instead Of having
them furnished by the county.
G. Candy Hopkins. clerk, reported the
return of commission appointed to va
cate a road near Guyencourt, in Chris
tiana hundred. which would cost the
county Sl25l2.
Another commission reported on q
new road to be vacated and laid out
from Rockland to High Bridge. The
report declared that Alfred I. dupont
would pay for the work. The court ac-
cepted the returns.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
URGE EARLY
ELIMINATION
OF CROSSING
City Bodies Satisfied With
Concord Awards Want
Work Done
SOME FAVOR BENEATH
GRADE HIGHWAY NOW

Delegations representing the Taxpay.
crs' League, the Ninth Ward Civic As
sociation and the Real Estate Brokers
Exchange appeared before the Levy
Court yesterday afternoon to urge that
body TO accept the awards for damages
20 property in eliminating the grade
crossing at Concord station. While the
Levy Court has a time limit Of two
months in which to accept the awards
the delegations urged that it would be
advisable not 20 wait until the limit is
nearly over but to accept the awards at
once. Resolutions TO this effect which
had been adopted by the various or
ganizations Were presented to the court
bv the representatives OF each organiza-
sion.
The delegations assured the Levy
Court that their organizations favored
the expenditure of the Sl6O4l, the
amount OF the award for paying the
damages to admitting property owners.
j. Bail Fercc. who represented the
Real Estate Brokers Exchange. inform
cd the body that the organization he
represented was favorable to accepting
the awards at once, and would assist
the court in forwarding the movement
to abolish the dangerous crossing.
Levy Court Commissioner Cooding as
sured Mr.. pcirce and the other members
Of the delegations that the court had no
disposition to hold up the matter and he
called their attention TO the fact that
the Levy Court could not take action
upon the awards until they had been
confirmed by Resident Judge Rice. which
had been done only on Monday.
Mr.. Gooding assured the delegations
that the court would take the matter
mp Immediately and hurry it with all
convenient speed. Tie declared that the
award OF Sl6.04l was very close within
the amount that had been estimated it
would cost
c. +. Parks. representing the TaNpay-
ers' League, presented resolutions adopt
ed by that body 20 the court, and de.
clared that it was the unanimous opin-
ion of his organization that Levy Court
should 10 ahead Immediately and
eliminate the Concord crossing,
The resolutions and Mr.. Parks re-
marks were seconded by DR.. Robert p
Fletcher, another member of the Tax
payers Legue.
Robert Adair, representing the Ninth
Ward Civic Association, presented reso-
buttons adopted by that body. urginl
the court to act promptly in the mat
ter Of aholshing the crossing.
Mr.. BuFris declared he did not think
Continued on Page Eight.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
Y. w. c. A. RECEPTION.

Plans are nearing completion for the
public reception to be given at the Y.
w. c. a. on Friday evening, in honor OF
Miss Fowler and Miss vantine. The -.
ception hour viii be from $50 to $50
o'clock and following that the guests
win be invited to the gymnasium to
witness some gymnastic stunts" Other
features viii be vocal solos, violin solos
and readings.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11

ers, together with the names Of some
twenty missionaries we're used as hav-
ing been conspiring to kill the governor
general of Korea as ne went through
Syen Chyun on his way TO the Yalu
river.
These prisoners had no access to
friends and had no legal advisers.
They were In the hands Of the mill
tary officials, and the military off,
cials tried to force them to assent to
certain confessions that the police
themselves had written out. These
confessions formed a network that
fitted IN with each other, so that the
confession Of one man was the same
as that of another, because the whole
matter had been written up in police
headquarters. One of the confessions
read that naming over seventy-five
names including twenty missionaries.
such as DR.. Underwood, DR.. Moffatt
and the Bishop of the Methodist
Church, gathered in the room Mum
Der s, of the Hugh O'Neill Jr. Acad-
emy, and there decided that we
would kin the Governor General Of
Korea. Mr.. McCune made a speech.
saying that when the Governor Cen
eral would come down through Syen
Chyun We would go to the Station
outwardly to welcome him. but the
teachers would receive from him re-
volvers and dirks, which they would
distribute among u.s. and which we
were to conceal under our coats. Mr..
McCune said that in order that we
might know who the Governor Cen
eral was, he would shake hands with
the Governor General. and the one
with whom Mr.. McCune shook hands
We were TO shoot !"
Such was the written statement OF
the police. They said: Put YOUR
stamp on this, saying that this is
your own statement" They refused
They we're beaten. stripped and burn
ed with hot irons. the hair OF the'r
heads pulled out hair by hair, until
big bald patches appeared on some
Of heir heads. Some Of them were
burned 10 the bone. They we're put
through seventy-two different kinds
of torture, as was found IN the public
trial which was held In the Summer
OF 1912. They We're strung up by
their thumbs. they were starved and
put through tortures that could not
be put into print They kept refusing
to assent to these statements because
they were untrue Many Of them
yielded. having been driven to insan-
ity, and some Of them were killed
Some OF them never assented TO any
of the statements, although they were
nut through the very worst Of tor
lures.
over 800 Christians were taken
through this experience. some OF them
having been released carly. 30 that 1913
were finally brought TO trial before a
Japanese Judge. This Judge convicted
oil but IL, the cases We're appealed and
n9 were released. Six were condemned
to six years imprisonment each. These
six We're condemned ON the same evil
dence exactly on which the 90 were re-
leased
No more vivid story has ever been
brought from the Fast than that which
Mr.. McCme viii tell on Thursday after
noon. Tie is speaker with woudc ful
enthusiasm. Special music will be pre-
scented by Miss Della Simmons, violinist.
and Miss Nell c. Krumme. soprano, de
rector OF music Of the public schools
Because of the desire expressed by a
great many men to hear Mr.. McCune,
the Woman's Missionary extends an IN
vitation to men as well as women to
be their guests.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11

GARD OF THANKS.
Nr. and Mrs. McDonough wish to
thank their many friends for their sym
pnfhy and beautiful noral offerings on the
recent death OF their son. Joseph
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
FINDS OLD COINS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, Del, Feb. ll.-While
sweeping in the yard at the home OF
Charles Holiday, colored woman un-
covered two very old coins. One OF them,
a Spanish piece, is dated 1864, but the
denomination could not be distinguished.
The other coin was almost worn smooth.
Strange as it may seem, the head ON the
old coin was very plain. Several OLD
coins have been found from time to
time here OF late in old buildings which
arc being torn down. but this is the
iirst that he's been found in the open.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
CARD or THANKS.

Mrs. Colin Shaw and family desire to
thank their many friends for the kindness
extended them during their late bereave-
ment.s
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
OLD-TIME COLD
CURE-DRINK TEAL

- .
Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, OF as the German folks
call It, Hamburger Brust Thee" at
any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful
OF the tea, put a cup of boiling water
upon it, pour through a sieve and
drink teacup full at any time. Il
Is the most effective way to break a
cold and cure grip. as it opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Alsa
loosens the bowels, thus brealsinS
a cold at once.
II lie inexpensive and entirely vese-
table, therefore harmless.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
PROF NEARING 10 LECTURE.

Professor Scott Nearing of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania viii address the
Young Mems Hebrew Association at
their hall, on a subject OF timely inter
est Sunday afternoon, February % at
o'clock. The meeting will be open to
the public.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
COMPANY d ELECTION.

Company ID, Organized Militia CT
Delaware, will hold an election to-
night to elect successor to Lieu
tenant Elmer l.. Eberhardt, who has
been advanced to battalion quarter
master. The election will be con-
Quoted by Captain Clarence NJ. Dillon.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
SCHOLARS no FNTERT I'M.

The pupils of Miss Irene Fulton, elo-
cutionist, win give an entertainment at
Mt. Pleasant School Bellevue this
evening for the benefit OF the nature
club OF that school.
Evening journal., 1914-02-11
ro SELL FARM EFrFcrs

w. II. Klair viii sell for Frank Klair.
at his farm, near four-mile-tavern,
Lancaster pike, tomorrow, his farm Ell
fects, horses, etc. Mr.. Klair intends %
quit farming.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
OUR kEOTA LETTER|ROSE HILLS DO|NGS
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN
VICINITY MONDAY NIGHT AND
1T CAME DOWN WITHOUT ANY
fuss OR FEATHERS"

Rose Hill, July ST.. C. Carl visit
ed down at Harper with his son, Hen
ny Carl, from Friday evening until
noon on the day of the 4th of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Corns visited
this week with their daughter, Mrs.
Walter Whitacre, near Lorimer, Iowa,
They report it very dry down there,
not more than one inch of rain fall
ing this summer and corn not near so
good as in Mahaska county.
SeCrest Kinkaid died at the home
of his son Oscar, one mile west OF
Rose Hin, Tuesday morning at 800
o'clock, aged SO years. He had been
failing in health for the past two
years. The funeral will be held
Thursday, conducted by Rev. Petite,
of Avery, and interment in the Wy
more cemetery.
There will be an ice cream social
held at the Wymore church on Satur-
day evening. July II, 1914, the pro
ceeds to the social to go for the ben
eft of the Wymore Sunday school.
Everybody welcome to come out and
have good time together
The rain of Monday night was the
heaviest that has fell this summer,
Four inches of rainfall was the report
of the weather man that takes obser'
vations. One county bridge north OF
town near DR.. Jarvis farm was wash
ed out and many small culverts.
Robt. Doak had roasting ears the
Fourth of July from his own garden.
Willis Moore was a close second. He
reports having his first one Sunday
the 5th.
Tom Beatty will ship two car loads
of hogs from Rose Hill Thursday for
Chicago, of good, smooth young pigs
Tom is hustler when there is any
stock ready for market and he gen
orally gets 1t.
Inc crop of early potatoes is look
ing very promising and will make a
goods crop without any more rain.
Charles Natter and Bill Spates are
about the busiest men in town put
ting up machinery and have to WORK
over time to keep up with the demand
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
THEDEATH OF Mr.. HELM
Particulars Of The Tragedy Which
Occurred Near Fremont.

Further particulars of the death of
John Helm, of Fremont, as given in
the dispatches in the Daily Herald
last night, are thus reported by the
Hedrick Journal: MIR. Helm was at.
tempting to extinguish the blaze in a
transformer belonging to the Sigour-
ney Transmission Co. on it's line be
tween Hedrick and Fremont.
The transformer had been ignited
by the lightning during the rain storm
and Mr.. Helm had gone to his barn,
in which the cutoff switch is located,
to turn the current Off His hand
came in contact with the live wire
and death resulted almost instantly.
He was taken to the house and DR..
J. A. Porter was called, but Mr.. Helm
was dead when the doctor arrived.
Mr.. Helm was 80 years of age and
bad been a resident of this township
all his life, having been born on the
farm where he died He was married
to Miss Garnet Mckinley, who sur
wives him, together with their son,
aged twelve. He was very prominent
in the community, as he was active in
business. having been a big dealer In
live stock etc. He was popular among
large circle of friends and his I'M
timely death has cast gloom over
the entire community.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
ROSE HILL BOY WINS
Frank Sonnenfelt Will Get A Free
Trip To State Fair.

Frank Sonnenfelt, of near Rose
Hill, has been declared winner of the
essay contest conducted among the
boy students in the rural schools of
the county this spring with first
prize of free trip and all expenses
to the state fair at Des Moines next
fall. Second place. with the honor of
acting as alternate in case the win
ner of first place is unable to take
the trip, goes to Howard Tennis, of
near Wright. Seven essays were sub
mitted to those in charge of contest.
A similar contest was conducted in
every county in the state and the
ninety-nine winners will constitute a
boys camp at the fair.
The subject of the essays this year
was, The Ideal Farm" and they
were required to be not less than 500
words and not to exceed 1000 words
Any boy student in the rural schools
of the county was privileged to COM
pete. A similar contest was held last
year and the boys camp at the fair
was successful in every way. The fair
this year is from August 26 to Sep.
TENDER g.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
MORE COAL MINED IN IOWA

The production of coal in Iowa in
1913 was 7.490,641 short tons, valued
at $13,431, 061, according to figures
compiled by Z. w. Parker, of the
United States Geological Survey, in
cooperation with the Iowa Geological
Survey. This was an increase over
1912 of POLL tons In quantity. and
of $27S,973 in value Except those
resulting from drought which began
in June and did not end until Sep
TENDER, conditions during the year
were normal The slight increase in
production over 1912 was due to the
diSturbedlabor situation in Colorado.
Operators complain of unsatisfactory
character of the mine labor in the
state, not so much on account OF in
efficiency as of exacting demands.
which they claim have increased the
cost of mining beyond the prices
they have been able TO obtain for
their product and have discouraged
the opening and development of new
properties. Iowa Is primarily an
agricultural State, and the markets
for its coal, outside of that taken
by the railroads, are chiefly in rural
communities and cities OF moderate
size that are dependent on agricuIt.
ureal trade. There are no extensive
manufacturing interests requiring
large supplies OF fuel for the gener-
alton OF power. Some coal is ship
ped from Iowa to Nebraska. Mime.
sofa, and other states, but an equal
amount comes into Iowa from Illinois
and eastern fields. The coal beds OF
the state are not thick, the thickest
In the Des Moines district averaging
about 8 feet, and they are somewhat
irregular and faulted. The coal is of
noneoking bituminous grade, some
what high In sulphur. but Is a fair
steaming fuel.
The number OF men employed in
the coal mines OF Iowa Increased
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09

fine home EN % Ell
Sig Broerman and Logan Graham
have their houses well along toward
completion and will soon be moving
In. qss,.a.
Herman Schultz has remodeled his
barn on the old Clayworth place.
There are also some improvements
being made on Turtleville street. II.
II. Sheriff has rooted his silo and in
stalled a system of water works on
his farm. Henry Tandy has put IN a
water supply tank and is building
new granary on his farm and Hamak-
ers have put up new cement Silo.
The corn crop never looked more
promising at this time of year than
it does now. The oats crop is con
siderably damaged by the dry wealth.
er and the hay crop is light.
P. A. Jewell is also putting up
new barn.
Dr. Frank Conner and family, Of
Nevada, Ia, are visiting with his
brother and sister, Emmer and Emma
Conner.
Harley Moore and family were Sun
day visitors with his father and moth
ef west of town.
Heaviest rains of the season In
these parts Monday night.
July 8. OBSERVER.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
cHAUTAuoUA CONTINUES IN EN-
THUSlASM AND INCREASED AT.
TENDANCE-ALL SEASON TICK
ETS HAVE BEEN SOLD.

Keota, July S.-Enthusiasm and at.
tendance continue at high pressure
at the Keota Chautauqua. Large
crowds were present at Tuesday s
sessions and everyone was pleased
with the programs. The Junior chau.
tauqua is being appreciated by the
children. Miss Stella Dixon, the su.
pervisor, is already popular with the
young people. Dr. f: L. Palmer, the
morning hour lecturer, began his lee
lures Tuesday morning His subject
was, Ideals and Education" The
attendance was very good, but the
verdict of all present was that DR..
Palmer was worthy of full tent.
The Hinton and Mordelia company
gave the prelude for both the after
noon and evening programs Miss
Ethel Hinton is we'll named the girl
with the dialects" Mr. Mordelia, the
eccentric Italian, is musical genius.
The afternoon lecture was given by
Chancellor George II. Bradford, of the
Oklahoma Methodist University. DIR.
Bradford bears a marked resemblance
to w. J. Bryan, both in physique and
delivery. His lecture was strong, no
BILE able, inspiring and should make
for better manhood everywhere. In
the evening the Ben Greet Players
presented Shakespeare's Comedy of
Errors. They were greeted by an
OVERLOOKING tent. The local guaran'
tors have sold the 700 season tickets,
which covers the amount they pledged
and every one is happy,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Adams are tell
ing of a very happy family reunion
which was held at the home of Mr..
Adams mother, Mrs Martha Adams,
in Washington, on July 4. Mr.. Ad'
ans has six brothers and three sisters
and all but one were present at the
reunion AS it had been twenty
years since a like family gathering
had been held it was an event to the
Adams family. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. SHREDDER and fam
lily, of Cedar Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs.
Slerd Adams, of Packwood: Judge II.
and Mrs. r. H. Adams and two chill
dren, of Elma. Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirkpatrick and three children, of
Cedar Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs Wyatt
Marbourg, of Washington; T. D. Ad'
ans. wife and son, of Wellman: Mr..
and Mrs. J. C. Adams and two sons,
of Keota, and Jay Adams, of Mime
apolis. The eldest brother, Al Ad-
ans, of Brandon, Oregon. was the
only absent member of the family.
The company numbered % and all
sat down together for one of moth
er's old fashioned dinners" in uicnic
fashion on the lawn at mothers nome.
1t was one of the happiest days in
the history of the family. Judge H.
A. Adams is probate judge in Idaho
and had not seen the remainder OF
the family for twenty years. He will
be in Keota the last of the week for
visit with his brother, James and
family.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-09
Elm Grove,

A very sad and fatal accident oc-
Cured at the home of Wilbur Shroy-
err, Monday evening when their little.
daughter Arthena climbed onto
chair and then to the table, reaching
bottle of carbolic acid and dying
few days later from the effects OF
burns. The parents are nearly dis
tracted with grief. They have the
sympathy of all in this sad hour.
The funeral of Aaron Jarard near
New Sharon was we'll attended from
these parts Wednesday. He used to
be one of our neighbor boys
Mrs. Rachel De Witt, who lives
with her daughter Mrs. Hansell near
Rose Hill is visiting her two sons,
Charlie and Dave DE Witt and their
families.
Mrs. Eta Jarard spent Monday
with Mrs. Wilbur Shroyel.
Grandma Stigers and little grand
children Laura and Lola spent Sun
day at Jerry StOuts.
Bert Stigers went to Pella to visit
Frank Mitchells.
Silas Awtry and Marie Stigers
spent the Fourth in Oskaloosa.
The Fourth was very quietly and
sanely spent in these parts.
Making hay and laying by the corn
Is now a decided fact.
C. w. De Witt and family spent
Sunday at his brother Dawes.
July 8. Dew Drop.