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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26

home OF his daughter, Mrs. r. b. Nc
Creary, 202 West Vine street. Friday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. J. A.
Long officiating. Mr.. Singer, who
died Tuesday OF senile gangrene at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. p.
Tier, in Akron, was So years of age
and was born in Maryland. He was
former resident Of Mt. Vernon and
was well known in this county. He
was carpenter by trade, but later
became a salesman and engaged in
the insurance business. His wife
died June %, 1914. He is survived by
twelve children, viz: Mrs. r. B. Nc
Creary. this city; Mrs. F. P. Tier, Ak
ron; Mrs. George Heacox, Fostoria;
Mrs. Thos. Lewis, Philadelphia; Mrs.
William Miley, Seattle; Mrs. William
Jaspering, st. Louis; Mrs. William A.
Hatch, Cleveland; Frank Singer, Cal
ifornia; George w. Singer, Newark;
j. f. Singer, Arkansas; William
Singer. st. Louis; r. B. Singer, Chi
cago Junction.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26
Receives Mark Masters De.
gree On Wednesday
Clinton Chapter Arranging
For Much Work In The
Future

A most interesting event in capt..
ual Masonry in Mt. Vernon occurred
on Wednesday evening when a class
of 10 candidates received the Mark
Masters degree. This is the largest
class, in the history of Clinton Chap
ter No 26, r. A. NJ, to receive the
Mark Masters degree in one day.
The work commenced at 2:3O In the
afternoon. High Priest Charles E..
Ayers was assisted by various COM
panions during the afternoon, while in
the evening all the officers were at
their stations. The work was excep-
tionally well given by High Priest
Ayers and his corps of assistants.
At six o'clock the members of the
class were invited to the Curtis Hotel
by Mr.. Ayers where delicious supper
was served, the members of the class
the presiding officer and two invited
guests being seated at one long table.
Upon the return to the Masonic
Temple, a fiashlight picture was taken
of the class by Mr.. John B. Lloyd, who
was member of the class
In the evening the work was re-
sumed at Z o'clock and was conclud-
ed shortly after nine o'clock. The
historical lecture was delivered by
Past High Priest l.. e. Rawlinson.
On March 10, the same class will
receive the Past and Most Excellent
Masters degree. Dinner will be
served in the banquet room at six
o'clock when the degrees will be con.
ferred.
A large number of additional peti-
tions have been received and there
will be much activity In Clinton Chap
ter the coming few weeks. High
Priest Ayers will set a number OF
special convocations in order to finish
up all the work before the hot wealth
er commences.
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Preaching next Sunday morning
and evening at the Christian church.
Mrs. Jane Rine and Mr.. Nathaniel
Taylor took dinner Sunday with Mrs.
Marion Norris.
Mrs. Harley Sims Of Palmyra was
called here Tuesday by the illness of
her aunt, Mrs. George Dawson.
Mrs. Vincent McCamment and
daughter, Beatrice, are spending a
few days this week in Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Wolfe of Dan.
Vile spent Sunday and Sunday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hess.
Mrs. s. L. Rine is spending few
weeks with her daughter. Mrs. Clark
Horn, near Gambler.
Rev. Hoover was called to Eden
Tuesday to preach the funeral OF Mr..
Henry Braden's son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Earleywine spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Car
penter, near Esto.
Miss velma Dugan was guest at
the home of Thomas Hall over Sun
day.
Mrs. Lloyd Mizer, VINO has been SER
iously sicE, is improving some.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Norris visited
Mrs. Jonah Hays and family Tuesday.
Several have opened their sugar
camps.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26
GAIT AND CHARACTER
(Pittsburg Dispatch) }


BY their walk you shall know them
Here Is professor who has invented
machine for recording the human
gait. "A person can be identified by
his manner of walking as easily as by
finger prints" says the professor
Watch the man who drags his feet
alony the ground as If every step were
an effort. If he has any of the worlds
goods 1t is because it has been thrust
upon him. He is the kind of man
that would be III the first life boat that
put out from a sinking ship. The man
with dragging gait is the man without
a heart.
"The woman who has difficulty in
lifting her heels from the ground
when she walks is wilmer. She be-
lieves the best she ever gets is the
worst of it. and she will go into the
minutest detail about trivialities. The
woman with the dragging gait is the
woman without spine.
Watch the man who hurries along
as if he were anxious to part COM
pany with the pavement. His steps
are quick and snappy. The man with
the snappy step has plenty of pep.
When you see woman planting her
feet firmly on the ground and walking
with free swing you may be sure she
is wholesome to be depended upon,
capable. She will be your friend,
your pal. your sweetheart on rainy
days just as much or more than when
the sun shines"
And lot of wives whose husbands
are given to hitting both sides of
the street and the middle coming home
will find the gait machine handy lit.
tie household object.
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ARREST
Of Lindsay On A Charge Of
Grand Larceny
At The Instance Of A B. 8
0. Detective

Hubert Lindsay of South Cav street
was taken In tow at 12:45 O'Clock
Thursday morning by Detectives Mer.
Ger and Stoffer of the B. & o. rail.
road and Officers McElroy and Ais.
dorf Of this city to answer to a charge
of grand larceny, Detective Mercer
making the affidavit.
The arrest was made after the off.
GERS had made a search OF Lindsay's
barn. which is located in the west end
and had unearthed four hides which.
1t is claimed, were taken from a car
on the B. & o. siding in this city on
Feb. IL. The hides we're part of a
consignment from Mr.. Paul Sawyel
OF this city to merchant in San
dusky.
The theft OF the hides was discov-
cred several days ago. Detectives
Mercer and Stoffer traced one of them
to Utica, where it had been disposed
OF by man answering Lindsay's de-
scription. Two more were purchased
from Lindsay by Mr.. A. ]. F1aharty
OF this city. The latter sales occurred
on Feb. IS and 10. while the Utica
sale was made on Feb. 10.
Out of the 25 hides originally taken
from the car, the officers could To-
cate but four in Lindsay's barn. De-
tective Mercer forced a confession
from Lindsay that he had taken the
hides, 1t is said.
On arraignment before Mayor Per-
rine Thursday morning, Lindsay
pleaded not guilty and his hearing
was set for Wednesday morning,
March 8, at 9 o'clock. His bond was
fixed at 5000. in default Of which he
was sent to jail.
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Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licenses-
Dean Byerly, farmer, Decatur, ILL.,.
and Fern Syler, Fredericktown. Rev
w. A. Clemmer.
David w. Busenburg, farmer, But
Ter. and Rebecca Olive Parker, But
Ter township. Rev. e. e. Whitaker
o
Deeds Filed
A. e. Barnard to w. H. Rearrick,
parcel in Morris, $3.50.
r. M. Greer, executor, to Martin w.
Durbin, 63.5 acres in Clinton, $1,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26

The truth is that no tax bill has been
before either branch of the assembly
and no committee has ever taken IN
the subject. The hunger for Offices
however will soon place the admin.
istration OF the law in the hands of Re.
publicans, and that is all the admin.
istration has care for.
O.
The patent attempt of Republican
press agents to mislead Is seen in
Cleveland Leader correspondence by
John T. Bourke, in which all news of
partisan character is garbled to suit
the purpose desired. For example
Bourke brazenly states the exact Cd.
posite in the case where administra.
tion leaders failed to have introduced
an amendment to cut the salary of the
state normal instructor from $500 to
S2.500, the amendment being opposed
by Chairman Reighard of the finance
committee. and Representative
Thatcher, both Republicans, who said
the salary ought to be raised If any
change were made. Furthermore
Bourke is seeking to build an alibi for
the shortage the present administra-
ton will create, by bowling "deficien-
cy" and continuing the same line of
misleading information which he ere.
ated during the campaign, and with
which he collaborated with Governor
Willis. There was time when John
T. Bourke's correspondence was con.
sidered reliable, but that was before
Dan Hanna sought to establish pipe
line to the governors office, which
was before he owned the paper con.
trolling Bourke's services.
o.
Representative Lustig, of Cuyahoga.
would go the Hamilton county gentle.
men one better In the matter of ad.
1ournment. Quit this week, he would
resolve, until March s, and then come
together to adjourn sine die.
-O-
Every man appointed by Governor
Willis is either an attache of the Re.
publican state committee or a gradu.
ate Of Ada. And this is getting going
these fellows with jealous dispositions.
who think their almae matres are just
as good as Ada. Nor do they like one
bit this new Ada yell. suggested by
Billy Ireand:
"Readin', Writin',
Subtraction,
Addition
Fathers on public commission!
When we come to graduate
Maybe we can run the state!
"Rah! Rah! Rah!
"A - ID - y"
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GEORGIA SURGEONS MEET

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 25--Over 200 of
the most prominent physicians and
surgeons of Georgia are attending the
annual convention Of the Georgia
Surgeons club. The annual banquet
takes place tonight. and business
session tomorrow. 1t is proposed to
extend the membership to other
states of the south and change the
name of the organization to the South
ern Surgeons club.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26
Mrs. Sarah Crawford

Mrs. Sarah Crawford, who has been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Leatherow Of West Vine street for
the past month, died at their home
Thursday morning at o'clock, after
o five days illness of pneumonia. Mrs.
Crawford was resident OF Killbuck
and had intended to return home in
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26

The lineup and summary:
Mounts Shawnee
walters, |. f....-..,......W +. .Welch, l. f.
Mitchell. r. f.. ....... Henderson, r. f.
ohireihdn, Co.. ...,..... stanton, c.
Reeder, r, g. H. Mitchell, r. g.
g.. Sapp. |. ..s..... Turner, l. g.
Field Goals-Shireman Z, Mitchell
6, Walters 5, Henderson 5, Stanton 4,
Welch 2.
Foul Goals-Walters 8 out of 5,
Purdy out of l, Sutton 0 out of 1,
Henderson / out of 2, Welch 0 out of
l.
Substitutions-Purdy for Walters,
Mckee for Mitchell, Sutton for Shire
man, w. Sapp for Reeder, Masteller
for g. Sapp.
Referee-Woolson.
Time of Halves-20 minutes.
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COMMUNICATION
FOOT AND MOUTH o,seAse

Report showing the number Of hoga
and sheep and cattle killed under tho
quarantine because Of the foot and
mouth disease. up to Jan. Is, 1916:
Cattle. 1928, appraised at s209, ,106.9a
Sheep, 2871, appraised at 16,700.50
Hogs, 457s, appraised at 61,23o.st
Value Of other property 7,6l3.22
Cost Of burial infected
animals .............. 7,o2f.2s
Total value OF animals,
other property, etc. /. 1921, ,571.s0
Total number Of animals, 1887.
DIR. c. c. CRIDER, Veterinarian.
Mt. Vernon, o.
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Certificate Granted Physician
At SaRatOrium
Other Items Of Interest From
The Temple Of Justice

At Wednesdays session of common
pleas court, the following matters
were disposed Of by Judge Blair:
Greer, trustee, vs.. Swan-Heard by
the court and taken under advisement.
In re. application for the transfer Of
funds for the board of education of
Middlebury township Application
granted by the court.
Action For Money
Edward H. Vance has commenced
a. suit in the Knox county common
pleas court against William M. Rooms,
executor Of John Albert. The action
is based on number of promissory
notes, the total being $251.7S. The
plaintiff seeks to recover the above
sum with interest. The attorney for
the plaintiff is L. G. Stillwell.
Certificate Granted
A medical certificate has been
granted in the probate court to DR..
Jay Durham Thomas to practice med
icine in Knox county. DR.. Thomas is
a new physician at the Ohio State
Sanatorium.
d
Description Filed
A description of the body of the
late Amos Mossholder, who commit
ted suicide Monday, has been filed in
probate court by Coroner j. M.
Pumphrey.
Guardian Appointed
Charles l.. Bermont has been ap-
pointed guardian of Irene A. Hoeflick,
an insane person, by the probate
court of Knox county, Bond $500. The
sureties are Guy Taylor, l.. G. Stillwell
and p. A. Berry.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26
HIS FORTE
(Judge)

(Judge)
Madge-Why do you prefer Wagnerf
Marjorie = Because he composee
about the only kind Of music one can
hear above the conversation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-26

two weeks. She was 20 yeasr OF age
and has no immediate relatives. Tha
funeral in Hoimesville Saturday Az
ternoon.
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A son was born Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Berger, who reside
vest OF Brandon.
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MOUNTS
Defeat Shawnee By A 1928
Score
In This City On Wednesday
Evening

In very 0ne-sided game of basket
ball Wednesday evening the Mounts
defeated team from Shawnee. Ohio,
by the score of 1923 At the very
outset of the game II was seen that
Shawnee was no match for the
Mounts and that 1t was merely a ques.
tion of how many points the locals
could roll up. In the second half
Shawnee displayed better form than
was shown in the first part of the
game. Quite an amusing coincidence
occurred in this half when Stanton,
Shawnee's captain and center, rushed
down the floor and started to guard
the man with the ball. The struggle
ensued for two or three minutes be.
fore Stanton happened to look down
at the man he was guarding and what
was his surprise to find that 1t was
one Of his own teammates. Walters
and Shireman played well for the
Mounts, while Stanton and Henderson
did the best work for Shawnee. About
eight minutes before the end of the
game the Mounts second team enter
ed the fray and 1t was with no small
difficulty that Shawnee was able to
gather in few points even then.
In between halves, Manager Kinney
made an announcement to the effect
that next week return game will be
played with Mansfield on the local Y,
M. c. floor. This should be one of the
best games of the season as Mansfield
has an exceptionally fast team. On
the week following a game will be Sc.
cured with the Kenyon college five.
This should also be very good game
as Kenyon has an excellent team this
year. The last game of the season
will be played between the Mounts
and the local high school team. This
game will end the season for bot.
teams and is expected to be cork
er."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-29
Newell /. Cornish
toEnteT0TegonA.C

Franklin, Idaho, June 25.-Newel H.
Cornish, his wife and daughter, Ali.
son, have pust come home from Madi-
son, Wisconsin, where he has been at
tending the State University of Wis.
consin.
Against great difficulties, known on.
ly to students who have financially
worked their way through school, Mr..
Cornish has been remarkably success.
full. He is a graduate of the b. Y. G..
and U. A. c., a winner Of interclass
and intercollegiate debating medals,
a former member Of honorary societ.
les, a former teacher of the Snowflake
stake academy, and a graduate stud.
ent Of the University Of Chicago and
the University of Wisconsin. In eash
OF the two institutions in the middle
west, he ranked among the highest
class of intellectual students; and at
the University Of Wisconsin he rece-
lived masters degree of science,
June 16, 1915.
Mr.. Cornish will go to the Oregon
state Agricultural college, an institu.
ton with an enrolment of opproxi-
mately 1000 pupils, to teach ocono-
mics and sociology.
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cles and signed either by Mrs. Ged
des or with her initials.
As to Her Health.
Now and then Mr.. Boyd would ask
question out Of the ordinary run.
In taking up exhibit rs, written on
January 3, 1907, Mrs. Geddes was ask.
ed II she had been III late In the year
Of 1905 or early in 1907, to which she
replied that she had.
who attended your"
Or A. s. Bower"
us he your family physician"
Yes"
rs he your family physician at this
timer"
Yes"
Mrs. Geddes then was handed ex
hibit rs. She den ed having written
the letter.
In taking up Exhibit 80 Mrs. Geddes
was questioned at length as to the
negotiations preceding the purchase
OF her home at 26 Il. Twelfth South
street. She said that visits were
made her by agents of Ashton & Jen
kins Co., Mr. Harrington, and a Mr..
Frank Murphy. She said that the pur.
chase price of the house was paid by
David Eccles.
Same David EocIes.
At this junsture Mr.. Boyd asked her
that If she understood that the David
Eccles who was referred to in the let.
tiers was the same David Eccles with
whom she claimed to have entered In,
to plural marriage in 1898. To this
question she replied "Yes."
DO you know c. w. Nlbley?" she
was asked before given Exhibit 2s
for examination. She also replied
yes" to this question, but It was not
brought out why she was asked this
question.
She was asked at one time during
the proceedings II she had ever taken
a trip to Idaho either in 1906, 1907
or 1908 and she replied that she had
visited her daughter Edna at Preston
In 1907. She was given Exhibit 81
for inspection after this question, but
later questions did not enlighten the
court as TO its purpose.
Nothing was done or said today that
would indicate when the hearing
might be finished. 1t is the opinion OF
both sides that at least two weeks will
be consumed, and some are of the
opinion that It will be even longer be.
fore the case reaches the jury.
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Writes Of Change in Address-oues-
TONED as to Thirty.eisht Notes
Spends Another Day on Stand In
Sons Suit for Share in Estate.

Ogden, June 25.-Every minute of
the proceedings today in the suit of
Albert Geddes through his guardians
to participate in the distribution of
the millions OF the late David Eccles
was spent by the counsel for the de.
fense In submitting letters purported
to have been written by Mrs. Margaret
Geddes to David Eccles, to her for
identification SO that they might be
entered as evidence In the case. There
were thirty-eight letters submitted for
her inspection during the hearing to.
day and Of these she admitted the
authorship OF but one. The remain.
ing thirty.seven were impounded with
the clerk of the court for safe keeping
until needed again by the defense.
Service Of a subpoena on Senator
Reed Smoot to appear as q witness
for the defense, was had IN Salt Lake
last night by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Matthews Of Salt Lake county.
1t was learned today that Theodore
Kytka Of San Francisco and Albert s.
Osborn Of New York, handwriting ex.
perts, had been summoned to Ogden
by the defense for testimony as to
the authorship of the letters which
Mrs. Geddes denied writing Every
one Of the letters in question Is ad.
dressed to David Eccles and signed
either M. F. G., Maggie, M. F. Geddes,
or Margaret F. Geddes.
The only one of the number which
Mrs. Geddes admitted writing tells
merely Of a change in address.
The letter follows:
Salt Lake City. Oct. s, 1908.
Mr.. David Ecsles,
My dear Bro, have been writ
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-29
READY TO MEET ATTACK.

London, June 25.-"In Flanders we
have made provision for defense, how.
ever great the attack. Our numbers
there are adequate for any task and
our turn will come"
Thus spoke Walter Runciman, pres.
ident of the board Of trade. in an ad-
dress at West Hartlepool last night.
I'VE are learning now" Mr.. Runci.
man added, "how to deal with the
submarine menace, and 1t is truer now
than when the statement was made
in April that We have enough explos'
ives for our own use. We also are
overcoming our shortage Of munitions.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-29
MRS. GEDDES ADMITS
WRITING ONE LETTER
Wrote OF change in address. She is
Questioned in Ogden Court as to Thir-
ty-eight notes. Handwriting Experts
Summoned by Defense.

ing a number of letters this morn
ing. giving my friends my new
address, and as count you a. one
l thought | would treat you like.
wise. On and after tomorrow my
add, will be 80 o street. 1t is Just
around the same location as this
place, only will be to the front.
l will just take the same car and
get out at o street instead OF S.
Well, goodbye.
Hoping all is well with YOU.
NJ. +. GEDDES.
This letter is known as defendants
Exhibit AZ. and was not identified by
Mrs. Geddes as having been written
by her until after considerable ques
tioning.
Other Witnesses Announced.
1t was learned today that F. G.
Taylor. secretary of the Amalgamat
ed Sugar company, would be called
as witness for the defense, although
It was not learned as to what phas,
Of the case he would give testimony
w. II. Eccles, a brother OF the lat,
David Eccles, and representative o.
the Ecsles interests in Oregon and the
northwest, arrived in Ogden this morr
ing, and was present at the proceed
ings today.
Notwithstanding the nature of the
testimony given at the hearing today
there was fair-sized crowd in the
courtroom, which remained until ad
journment was taken at 5 o'clock. In
announcing adjournment of the cour,
Judge Howell excused the jury In the
Geddes case until Monday morning al
10 o'clock, as this case will not be
taken up again until that time.
To Take New Course.
c. A. Boyd, who is conducting the
sross-examination of Mrs. Geddes, an
nounced that, while the defense still
had forty more letters alleged to have
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-29

been written 10y Mrs. Geddes to David
Eccless TO submit to the witness for
examination he would take up a new
course IN the cross.examination when
court resumed Monday morning. lie
would not indicate however. what
course this would be. None of the
letters impounded with the court to.
day was made public.
Mrs Dora Geddes, of Preston, Ida,
wife of Joseph Geddes, a brother of
w. s. Geddes, Mrs. Margaret Geddes'
first husband, is here as a witness for
the plantiG.
Starts on Fourth Day.
AT the opening of court this morn.
ing Mrs. Geddes showing signs of her
long Sc ge under cross.examination
was directed to take the stand and
was questioned as to the authorship OF
a letter written December 80, 1908,
from Salt Lake to David E,cles, and
signed NJ. +. Geddes. She was given
the instrument for close and careful
examination and inspection and whrn
she had finished was asked:
Have you examined the letter care.
fully?"
yes"
did you write II
81 never wrote that exhibit"
Did you send such letter to David
Eccles on December 80, 190S?"
mot that | remember"
did you cause such letter to be
sent?"
mo"
did it so with your knowledge"
No"
did It go by your consent
mo"
Then YOU did not wri!e this let.
ter?
Il diu not"
Similar Procedure Followed.
Practically the same questions were
asked here for every one of the ether
letters subm tied during the day, OF
which she denied authorship and the
answers were in substance the same
At some she would at first express
only doubt as to being the author,
with others she would say that the
signature looked like hers, but after
being permitted to read the missives
she would deny absolutely that she
had written them. To others she
would at first say 81 don't know" and
later would make denial Of author.
ship.
Exhibits Is to So, inclusive, were
submitted to her today and all with
the exception Of one were impounded
with the clerk OF the court. All pur-
ported to be addressed to David Ec-