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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25
PROGRAM
For Commencement At Mt.
Vernon Academy
A List Of Graduates Who
Will Receive Diplomas

The events of commencement week
come to close Monday evening. May
"a. when diplomas will be presented
to large graduating class. Numer-
Gus events have been held at the col
lege during the week.
On Saturday morning at If o'clock
the baccalaureate sermon was deliv.
cred by Prof 3. G. Wilkinson and
was a very interesting discourse.
On Saturday afternoon was held
"The Jubilee" Three able addresses
we're given as follows; "Our Policy
and Purpose for the Future" by Elder
+. K Slade "The Relation of the
School and Field" by Elder F.. Fl.
Robbins; "Plans for the Ensuing
Year" by Elder N. s. Ashton.
The commencement exercises will
occur on Monday evening. The fol-
lowing is the program:
March--Grace Taylor
lnvocation-Prof. b. G. Wilkinson.
Solo-Mrs. G. NJ. Scott.
Address-Elder Il. K. Slade.
Violin Solo-Prof. H. o. Swartout.
Presentation of Diplomas-Prof. E.
G.. Salisbury.
Benediction-Elder F. n. Robbins.
The following are the graduates
from the college this year:
Academic-William Amos Ham
mond, president; Elwood Ray Corder,
vice-president; Helen Morris, secre-
tary; Nellie Leora Cook, Mabel Eliza
beth Cassell, Florence Ruth Knee
land, Ivah Marshall Scott, Venus Lew
is, Elsie Almeda Haughey, Lee Els
worth Eusey, Frank Johnson Det-
wiler, Berl Edward Wagner, Loverna
Shultz Punches, Mary Belle Holder.
Advanced Normal-Sara Knell Ru-
dolph, assistant secretary.
Elementary Normal-Linnie Della
Baumgartner, Hazel " Leach.
Normal Music-Vesta ]. Punches.
Business Marion Paden,
treasurer.
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FAST
Train On B. 8 0. To Go
Through Mt. Vernon

An interesting feature of the
change in time of the local division
of the B. & o. railroad, effective May
23, is the new west-bound train, No.
II, which leaves this city at 11:52 a.
m. This is through train from New
York to Chicago and will be operated
on fast time. A through diner, parlor
and chair cars will be among the
trains equipment.
This new train is known as the
West Virginian" and was formerly
run from New York to Chicago by
way of Pittsburgh and Akron.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25

Miss Verna McGugin of North Mul.
berry street is spending the weekend
III Athens, the guest Of her sister.
Miss Merle McGugin, who is attend.
ing Ohio university.
Mrs. Thomas n. Clark of Pitts.
burgh, Pa, who is visiting with her
mother, Mrs. d. K. Bird. North Main
street, has as her guest, Miss Eliza.
beth Simons of Columbus.
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FIJI |
And Struck Head Against
Corner OF Stone Step

While descending fight Of stairs
at Fredericktown Friday afternoon
A. s. Kirby, aged Is years, fell anu
struck his head against the corner o.;
stone step, rendering him uncou.
scious. 1t has not yet been deter.
mined whether he sustained frac.
ture of the skull. The injured man is
the father of Frank E. Kirby OF this
city.
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Boy Wants A Home


Sheriff Woolison and Juvenile Off
Ger Purcell were called to Hunts Sta
tion Thursday night, where they
found young boy giving his name as
Edward Slavitsky in the B. & o. sta
ton. The boy stated his home was in
Connellsville, Pa, and that he left
that city three weeks ago He said
his father and mother were dead He
first located in Butler and remained
at the home of w. w. Stewart for two
weeks. He then walked to Hunts Sta
tion by the way of Mt Vernon, stop
ping here a day. The boy was wan
dering about in the village of Hunts
when the officials were notified. The
boy was placed in the juvenile deten-
ton ward at the county Jail. Juvenile
Officer Purcell has written to Con-
nellsville, Pa, to see if he can locate
any of the boys relatives. If he can
not, then a home will be found for
the lad in or near Mt. Vernon The
boy stated that he was 13 years of
age.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25
The Robe ertson will

The Robertson Will
The last will and testament of Mary
Robertson, late of Centerburg, has
been filed in probate. BY the terms
OF the will the testatrix gives to her
grandson, Harry II. Hawkins, 5000;
to her granddaughter Ina Elizabeth
Dennewitz, 5000; to her grandson,
Merrill Mckinley Hawkins, 5000; to
Howard Grant Graves, $500. All the
rest of the property, both real and
personal, she gives to the children of
Isaac l.. Robertson and Fannie G..
Robertson. w. O. Phillips is named
as the executor. The will was signed
October 4, 1912, in the presence of
Ida Van Ausdale and John ID. Van
Ausdale.
Common Pleas Court
The following matters have been
disposed of in the court of common
pleas:
Gibbs VS.. Shaffer-Held under ad,
visement.
Hardness VS.. Gray-Leave to file
supplemental petition and reply in
stanter
Deeds Filed
j. w. Berry to ARA B. Myers, lot
in Centerburg, $4,000.
j. r. Beal to Trustees of Berlin
Grange, parcel in Berlin, $500.
w. d. Heaton to Frank w. Heaton,
so acres in Jefferson, $1,000.
Martha H. Beebe to j. M. Huddles-
| ton, parcel in Hilliar, 81.
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+ DEATHS +
+ j. + i 4 !. !. j. i. !. !. .
Joseph G. Critchfield

Joseph G. Critchfield of Howard
died Friday morning at 1915 o'clock
at the home of his daughter Mrs.
George A. Cheyney, East Vine street.
His death was due to hardening of
the arteries, after an illness of sew
eral months duration. The deceased
was born October IL, 1885, and prac-
tically all his life was spent at How
ard. He was married in March, 1864,
to Miss Mary E. Hammond of Mill
wood. Her death occurred in 1906.
The deceased is survived by two
daughters: Mrs George A. Cheyney
of Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Charles II.
Cheyney of Canon City, Colorado. He
is also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Eleanor Welsh of Howard and Mrs.
j. T. Whitford OF Monroe Mills.
Mr. Critchfield was veteran of the
late Civil war. He was mustered into
service in Co. A., 65th o. V. |. He
first served as drummer boy, was
later promoted to sergeant and on
January 4, 1864, was made principal
musician. He later re-enlisted in East
Tennessee and served in Harker's
brigade. Army of the Cumberland, un.
til the close OF the war in 1865. For
twenty years, Mr.. Critchfield was en-
gagged in the mercantile business at
Howard, the firm being known as
Wolfe & Critchfield. He was post
master of the town of Howard for
several years, but was compelled to
resign January ii, 1914, on account
OF i'll health. The deceased was a
member of Leroy Baker Post, G. A.
r., of Danville, and was a lifelong
active member and worker in the M.
E. church.
Brief funeral services occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Cheyney,
307 East Vine street, Sunday after
noon at $50 o'clock, Rev. E. f. Whit
taker of the Gay street M. F.. church
officiating. The remains were TAX
er to late residence of the deceased
in Howard Monday morning. The
funeral Monday afternoon at / o'clock
at the M. f. church in Howard, Rev.
John Kerr officiating. Interment in
the Millwood cemetery.
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Mrs. Ellen Underwood

Mrs. Ellen Underwood, wife of Mil
an Underwood, died at her home in
Butler township Friday afternoon
from the effects of stroke of paraly-
sis sustained last October. The de-
ceased was 60 years of age and is
survived by. her husband and six chill
dren: Prof. C. c. Underwood of
GAINESVILLE, Henry Underwood of Co.
lumbus, Prof. Michael Underwood at
Rockey Ridge, Carl Underwood at
home. Mrs. William White of New
Castle, Ind, Mrs. Frank E. Kirby of
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25

Jury Commission Named
A jury commission, consisting of
John H. Bone and Charles G. Weaver,
has been appointed for Knox county
by Judge Blair. Both are re-appoint-
ments. The jury commission will
meet next Monday to fill the jury
wheel with names.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25

referring to the legislature the Pi-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25
The Robertson viii Has Been
Filed In Probate
Other Items Of Interest From
The Court House

Work was commenced Saturday in
installing the new law library at the
Knox county court house. The new
library will be located in the room
formerly occupied as witness room,
located off the northwest corner of
the court room. New sectional book
cases are being installed. Many of
the law books have been stored away
il the corridor of the court house for
several years, pending the outcome of
suit which Former Prosecuting At
torney l.. 7. Cromley brought to try
and prevent a law library at the court
house. The Law Library Association
won the case in two courts and now
the room is being fitted up and the
books will soon be placed in position.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25

qua Leader-Dispatch says: "The ses.
sion has been a conspicuous failure as
compared with the previous assembly
because the work done at Columbus
does not show one single piece of con.
structive legislation"
O.
"His (WillisD views and the voters
views are at wide variance. George.
town News Democrat.
"Ohio should today be thankful for
two things What the legislature has
not accomplished and that it is about
to adjourn. Marion Tribune.
"The colonel injured during the in
uguration of Governor Willis is to be
given $4,000 by the legislature, but no
recompense is offered for the injury
done the state" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
L lie W. "A. II. dllu tHt w II. -. are
not half as angry now that their peace
memorial appropriation was killed at
the orders of Governor Willis, as they
will be when they learn that an appro.
priation was put in the general bill to
catch the eye of certain other class
of voters who became such after the
war of the rebellion.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25

MI Vernon, and Mrs. Clinton Heaton
OF Brink Haven. Funeral service at
the home Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. Interment in Wood Gene.
terry.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-25

"Ilis (Willis) views and the voters
views are at wide variance. George.
town News Democrat.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-17
REPRISAL

Sister (writing letter to brother at
the front)-And haze ye onything
else tae say, father? =,
Father-Ay! Tell Donal' that if
he comes over yon German waiter
that gaed US bad saxpence for
change when he had a bit dinner is
London while syne, tell him-tae---
tax steady afm--Punch Qondonl,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24
BECKER is GUILTY,
WHITMAN SAYS
New York Governors Opinion Is Un.
shaken by Condemned Mans
Statement

Albany, N. Y, July 81 .-Governor
Whitman said tonight that a careful
study of the statement of former Pc.
lice Lieut.. Charles Becker now I'M.
der sentence of death for instigating
the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
the gambler, had not changed his
opinion of the guilt of the convicted
man.
"There is only one thing new in
the statement" said the governor,
that is the allegation that the late
Alfred Henry Lewis told Becker he
was to be framed up. That would
have been an important bit of evil
dence, il true. But If It were true
why was not Lewis called to the
stand during Becker's second trial."
The governor said that during Beck
er's trial he was familiar with virtu.
ally all the allegations made by the
condmened man in the statement
The governor added that the would
them If Becker had taken the witness
stand in his own defense.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24

the road bed. across which the open
culvert cuts. One glance shows Arthur
that this way lies death. lie will trust
the river.
With o mighty effort he turns the
steering wheel and the great, plunglhs
auto swcrvCs Mt the brink OF the newly
dug culvert and, atilt on two wheels
plows its way through the soft earth
of the roalhCd ON the stream side ana
hurtles rocking. pon1erous mass oil
mechanism down the slop!nS side oil
tho river bank. swiftcr than II takes to
tell.
Tragedy aud comedy are close akin;
In the midst Of life we are In death.
On the green banks Of the river nl
this peaceful summer day the Colorci
Sons of Liberty had elected TO hold
their annual picnic. Fat. duSkv ma
irons wcrr spreading tempting cakes
and pies and pouring the even more
tempting lemonade beneath the eager
eyes of the longing cn!orCd lodge broth.
crs of the Sons of Liberty.
The Sons or Liberty band could hard
" keep their smacllng lips applied to
their battered old Instruments rs they
played Emancipation Day March.
Deacon Jones. in full rcgalia. was
about TO summon all to the spread upon
the white cloths on the ground when.
| roaring and plunging rs though, as
! Deacon Jones afterwards said, lit was
de berry dcbbi hisself!' came the great
racing auto down through the picnic
| and the band and across the very festal
spread. and scattering old darkies and
young right and left struck the water
with n mighty splash, turning com.
petely over.
Neither dusky man nor dusky ma
tron. elder or pickaninny, wait for one
moment to sec or learn what had gone
through their fcstal gathering like a
fiery chariot on Judgment day or what
had happened TO man or mighty ma
chine after they had struck the river.
With aShen faces the Colored Sons
of Liberty and their wives. children
! sweetheartS and sisters, clambered NJ
the bank to the roadway. shrieklne
with terror They did not see, no one
| SAW. Tue lbllu VI u illAli lpNiihS Wv"
the river, face up.
That eve at early dusk the new riser
moon bchcld quiet face floating dowr
the stream. Half submerged. nj times
the dank body rose slightly 70 the sur
face then II was the moon saw. CLEAN
Ing on that wave wet breast, the hal
hidden. half showing jewel, the 'charn
against harm" Of the Stnnleys-the diG
mond from the sky
To Be Continued
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with this heavy instrument of iron.
AS the door gave way Arthur darted
from the library, past the still quaking
negro in the hallway and into the din
ing room. He passed through the din
ing room into the conservatory Mt its
back that overlooked. as did the libra
ry, the grounds at the rear of Stan
ley hall. But here his way was block
ed by iron and glass. there was no
egress from the conservatory save
through the dining room.
AS he turned to retrncc his steps the
sheriff, with the frightened automobile
man ut his back, appeared ut the door
Of the conservatory with lcveled re-
volvcr and demanded Arthul's sur
render. Arthur's reply was to seize
n heavy rustic chair and with one
swinging, sweeping blow thrust aside
the leveled revolver and then smash
the heavy glass and the metal frames
of the rear wall of the conservatory.
lie leapcd unhurt through the aper-
ture thus made and fled around the
corner of the house. followed by n
fusillade of shots from the sheriff and
his deputy.
At the front of the house stood the
two automobiles deserted. The new
French racer stood throbbing under
power Mt the portals of Stanley hall.
The excited dealer had not thought
! further of the fine new machine when
he heard the sheriff's quick summons
| for assistance The more phlegmatic
and practical mechanic had turned off
the power of the old garage car when
he had brought the sheriff the Jack to
smash the door
Arthur jumped into the throbbinG
new racer. He had little thought when
ne had ordered It In a 1T of reckless
extravaganza that its first service fol
him would be in need like this. ii,
sensed the use of its levers, and in the
instinct of fear and self preservation
it may have been chance that aided
him, but the machine bounded away
on highest speed, and Arthur TUNED
the steering wheel and made the turf
to the gateway safely.
He gave one glance back and saw
the mechanic endeavoring to start thu
other car, while the sheriff stamped
land swore futilely. Whether 1t wa
that the old dependable car failed 70
once to respond or whether 1t was be
cause the sporting instinct in tn
grimy mechanic was strong, and h
hoped for long, stern chase of
practiced driver in an old car after
rank amateur in new French racer
I'm either case the old car was som
minutes in responding to his efforts I
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24
UNITED STATES WILL
CONTEST coNFIscATIoN

Washington, July 2O-Any decision
by British prize court that would
condemn and confscate without pay
ment, cotton of American ownership
destined to neutral or even to pri-
vate consignee in Germany, Austria
or Turkey, would be contested by the
United States government. Cotton
not having been SO far declared con-
traband of war, the state department
holds that under international law 1t
is not subject to confscation without
CONDENSATION.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24

start 1t. Arthur had read enough of
automobiles to know 1t were we'll for
him il lie paused in his flight that he
did not stop the engine.
Looking back again and seeing he
was not as yet pursued, n fit of desper-
ate reclilessness encouraged him In the
resolve to pause and bid farewell to
Esther. BY this time all but few Of
the curious neighbors had gone, and
Esther was ut the gate engaged in
hanging white wreath upon 1t In
memory of her dear old friend.
The meeting, the parting, were brief,
dramatic ana passionate. There was
no time for explanations on either side.
Arthur held the fair girl TO his heart
for one brief moment and pledged his
love and faith for her, aud then was
gone.
Now came the other car In cloud
of dust. on sped the pursued. Now
at the railroad crossing the one armed
Waterman gave his warning flag. The
gates are down, long freight train Is
laundering up. At his highest speed
Arthur takes the gates, that smash and
splinter at the impact of his swift ma
chine. He is gone. and the freight
train blocks pursuit, Then pride has its
fall. Around n bend of the road work
men are digging great culvert On
one side Is a sloping bank of the river
On the other side the embankment OF
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24

"HE flush of hope came back to
the ashen face of Blair Stan
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24
CHAPTER VI.
Wanted For Murder.


"HE flush of hope came back to
the ashen face of Blair Stan
ley. 81 remember now" he
said; "we tramplcd upon his
guitar In the doctors garden in our
struggles. He will be accused of caus-
ing the doctors death. And who will
believe him If he in turn blames me?
81 will keep hidden, as you say.
mother. The fact that he has the dia.
mond and the doctor had 1t IN his keep
ing up to his death will damn him.
Thinking me dead, he may hy-who
knows?'
His mother nodded, and then. seeing
the dawn was breaking by the growing
light outside, she crossed the room to
the old fashioned fireplace and pressed
a hidden spring. With wondering eyes
Blair saw the whole fireplace from
hearthstone to ceiling turn as one cen
ter pivot and swing half out into the
room and half back into II great recess
in the wall.
"a hiding place built by your Tory
great-grandfather," said his mother.
Fairfax was all for the American
arms during the revolution, all except
your reatgrandfather. Washington
accused him of hiding and harboring
spies for King George; but, though
they searched here, they never found
them" she added grimly.
In the niche behind the chimney
Blair noted small bench, or pallet, a
reading lamp of old design, and sundry
other crude comforts.
"You will find it comfortable
enough" remarked his mother.
For one of the few times Blair could
remember his proud, cold mother soft
ened. She gave her attention again to
the slight wound above the temple
bound it gently with her handkerchief
kissed him, and sighed.
The unhappy Blair sobbed and i'm
pulsively embraced his mother. Fol
one brief moment he faltered, and then
his mother pointed in silence to the
hiding place and he stepped within
the great chimneypiece swung into
place, and he was In semidarkness
hidden and secure.
The old procedures of the "crowner''
quest" still held strong in Fairfas
county, Virginia.
At the doctors cottage the first ex
preston of authority by the sheriff
was that nothing should be touched IL
the study where the doctor lay deaf
on the table It'll the coroner came.
The broken guitar had been handed
the sheriff. 1t could not be denied tina
when Arthur had been with the youni
people on the doctors porch earlier II
the night he had not had the guitar.
1t was known he ana the doctor hat
had high words earlier in the day owe
the fact that Arthur, who had squal
dcred his means, had added to hi
other cXtravaganccs by ordering fror
abroad II costly French racing auto
mobile.
But the return Of Hagar, conscienc
stricken also, after eighteen long years
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24
WANTED NOW.

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Is a demand for Foleys Honey and
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brought relief to thousands in pre-.
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24
ARE YOU FEELING FiT7

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by disposition? All these depend up
on good health and good health Is i'm.
possible when the kidneys are dis
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kidneys cast out poisons that cause
backache, rheumatism, and other
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-24

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UTAH PIONEER DAY EXCURSIONS

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By ROY L. Me CARDELL

Tg' 2Sr !" the scS play selected best
o we as ~ OF
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-03-16
:.
AHEADOF WAR
Japanese Leaders Confident
That China win Not Force :"
( the Issue TO, a Fight
Especial CsbIe to Nippu Jill

FN~I~@f. N'S'N w -NN'Rfer piIAsI
= TOXIC, March l4.--So little fear OF
war with China Is felt that Japanese
domestic politics are again overshadow
ing foreign relations. .~-'.. . .al-t.,
Count Okuma. the premier, and Ba,
ron KatO, the foreign minister, who
nave been eloseted for several days past
holding one conference after another
on the progress Of negotiations with
China, left today for the cities of Ma
goya and Osaka, on campaign tours,
wearing happy smiles. ss-4 3d.
Though the ministry is still silent,
the bearing Of the two cabinet officers
and their willingness to leave Their
posts were taken to show that the out
look is now much brighter than it was
a few days ago, a...s,' ...- ,l.
lhe coming general elections are set
Cor March 20, two weeks hence, and
he campaign is getting hotter every
lay Baron Kato, who heads the Do.
hifai or government party, freely pre-
iets an overwhelming success for the
administration ard commanding
,aiofitytihFthe future house Of depa'
ties. y -. =. a..