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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20
INCREASE
In Live Stock, Except Sheep,
In Ohio
Knox County Leads In Mum.
Der Of Sheep

The Auditor of States department
has Just completed the table of live
stock statistics of the lightweight
counties of the state for 1915, as re-
ported by the district assessors.
There are increases over 1914 in cat
tie, mules and asses, and decreases in
horses, sheep and hogs.
There are S91 ,240 horses in the
state, a decrease of 1887 over 1914.
In 1914 there was an increase of 9O,-
957 over 1913. AS usual Darke County
leads with 2O,913 and Vinton is low
est with 2,7SS.
The total number of cattle in Ohio
is 1,5S3,S7S, an increase of 94,2O2 over
1914. There was an increase in 1914
of 22S,S95 over 1913. Last year Ash
tabula led in cattle. This year Lick
ing with 30,949 is first, Trumbull with
So,6S4 is second and Ashkbula with
2S,S43 is third. Pike still stands at the
foot of the list with Gill.
There are now 36,5S1 mules and
asses in Ohio, gain of 1928 over
1914 The increase in 1914 over 1913
was 7,133. Hamilton county leads in
these long cared beasts of burden
with 1,747. Ottawa still seems to os.
tracise the mule, as she has but So.
Thnere are very few mules in most
northern Ohio counties.
There are 26O,461 fewer sheep in
Ohio today than 1914, the total mum.
ber listed this year being 1927 ,904
Last year there was a decrease of 81 ;
62S from 1913. Knox still retains the
lead with S5,5S7 and Harrison with
1892 is second. Scioto with $50 is
the only county with less than one
thousand sheep.
The number of hogs listed in the
state in 1915 is almost identical with
1914, the decrease being only 141. The
total this year is 1,972,645. Hogs in
1914 increased 1891 over 1913.
Darke is still far in the lead with 62,-
09S. There ar four ether counties
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Gorrell White OF Mansfield has
been visiting his parents here for a
few days.
Mrs. Foreman Forbing and daugh.
ter, Virginia, visited the formers hus.
band at the Mt. Vernon sanitarum
last week.
Mrs. Crayton Letter is on the sick
list.
Mrs. William Mcfarland called on
friends in Wooster last week.
Ray Basin, accompanied by Miss
Helen Hibbets, spent several days in
Big Prairie last week.
r. T. Fendrick and family were at
Camp Sychar Sunday
Don't forget the picnic at Lake
Hiawatha park Tuesday, Aug. "a. Ev.
erybody go and have good time
Mrs. John Marshall is visiting
friends in Del Roy this week.
The fourth annual reunion of the
Fendrick family will be held in Cams
grove, west of Brink Haven, Thurs
day, August 26. Everyone knowing
themselves to be related to this fam
lily in any way is cordially invited to
attend. Remember the date.
Preaching next Sunday morning
and evening at the Methodist church
by Rev. d. A. Morris.
Mrs. j. P. Strouse and daughters of
Garrett, Ind, have been visiting
friends here for several days.
Master William Powelson of Cam
bridge is visiting his grandmother
here.
Frank Denman attended the Den
man family reunion at Toledo last
week.
Harley Simmons of Cavallo spent
| Saturday evening with his Grand.
father Simmons of this place.
The Loyal Daughters of the Church
of Christ gave an ice cream supper
Saturday evening on the school lawn.
| casion.
| Mrs. Charles Workman and children
| spent several days last week with her
mother, Mrs. Hunter, in Mt. Vernon
William Heaton may move to his
farm in the near future.
Link Hibbets and wife spent Sun.
day in Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Stewart of Ak.
ron are spending few days with rel
atives and friends in this town.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The State of Ohio, Knox county, SIS.
IN the Probate Court.
Notice is hereby given that Fred
Parker of Gambler, Ohio. has been ap.
pointed and qualified Administrator of
the estate of William r. Parker, late
O. Knox county, Ohio, deceased
PHILIP l.. WILKINS
Probate Judge of Knox County, Ohio
August 9 141h
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20
POT BO|LS
MERRILY.
Over The Selection Of Ii.
CenSe Boards
And The DispenSati0n Of
The Licenses
Under The "DeCentraIizer"
Of Gov. Willis
Cincinnati May Get What;,She
Traded For
But Final Outcome viii Be
Lots To Explain
Cincinnati May Get What;,She
Traded For
But Final Outcome viii Be
Lots To Explain

Columbus, o., August 1.-THE new
liquor iicense appointing board OF
each district is to meet and organize
September 9. Now the pot boils mer-
rily in the granting of license. In
every county the ill effect of the new
"decentralizer" is being felt. 1t is dis
covered that as an aid to local polite
ians of the Ada class Governor Willis
last week named certain Republicans
under the old law to give them the in
side track under the law. From poll
tics to business and in business from
the ice man and cigar maker to the
banker the pawn is passing The
new license board is bound to have
lots of fun. So is the saloon keeper
Even the brewer may step over the
side lines if he has any local influ
ence. All kinds of trouble are brew
ing. Cincinnati may get what she
traded for but in the final outcome
will have lot to explain. The Re-
publican politicians there are already
writing their alibi to make it salts
factory to the brethren upstate.
For genuine misinformation, though
characteristic, the leading editorial in
Saturdays State Journal holds the
crown. Attempting to discuss the
Sprague gerrymander which is so de-
signed as to give the Democrats only
three certain districts, and only five
under most favorable circumstances,
the writer compares the Sprague law
to the remand of the 1910 census. He
says that under the Democratic redis-
tricting the Democrats elected nine
teen congressman in Ohio, when as
a matter of fact and record it was un-
der the old Mckinley gerrymander.
By the split in the Republican party
the Democratic representation reach
ed nineteen, eighteen elected in the
districts and one chosen at large.
Under the redistricting act of the
Democratic legislature, made neces-
sary by the new census, the Demo
Gratis elected only nine of the twenty
two congressman. This came at a
time when the state went Republican
on the head of the ticket, and when it
actually cast majority of votes for
Democratic candidates for congress.
There is no defense for the Sprague
gerrymander. Outside of the fact
that the statements made in the State
Journal are untrue the editorial is 9TH
erwise all right. In reality the peo-
pie of Ohio have had about enough of
this gerrymander business by whom
put stop to it until such time as a
new census might necessitate the
making of new district. Meanwhile
the State Journal might learn that the
Mckinley gerrymander was designed
to give the Democrats but three out
of the then twenty-one congressman
and that it worked in great shape un-
til Republicans became house divid-
ed.
The Troy Democrat gives the tax
rate table for 1915 showing the follow
ing increase under the Willis admins
tration: Bethel tp.' 20 per cent; Eliz-
abeth tp. As per cent; Lostcreek tp. 3S
per cent; Casstown 10 per cent;
Brown tp. 81 per cent; Fletcher Is
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per cent; Lena and Conoyer per
cent; Staunton tip. % per cent:
Springcreek tp. q per cent; Monroe
tp. 80 per cent; Tippecanoe % per
cont; Concord tip. "a per cent; Troy
20 per cent; Washington tp. II per
cent; Piqua 20 per cent Union tn.
20 per cent; Milton tp. 16 per cent;
Newton tp. II per. cent; Pleasant
Hill per cent; Newberry tp. 90 per
cent; Covington II per cent; Brad
ford 8 per cent; Ludlow Falls 1S
per cent; Laura II per cent; New
Lebanon Il per cent. Aside from the
figures the reporter adds this: Can.
didate Willis theory although the
present tax laws are financial sue
cess, they are fundamentally wrong,
and we should be willing to sacrifice
ourselves for the sake of principle
Figure the amount of your sacrifice
and don't forget that it is your in
direct contribution, payable next De-
cember and June, to the Republican
campaign fund of 1914" How will it
be with YOU brother?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20

Much is being said in defense of the
Cass highway bill and the present
highway department. But lot will
have TO be said before it is over A
million excuses won't make up for one
good road like Cox built.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20

Miss Zita Hanna returned to Woos-
ter Wednesday, after a visit here.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20

The Troy Democrat gives the tax
rate table for 1915 showing the follow
ing increase under the Willis admins
tration: Bethel tp.' 20 per cent; Eliz-
abeth tp. As per cent; Lostcreek tp. 3S
per cent; Casstown 10 per cent;
Brown tp. 81 per cent; Fletcher Is
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-20

Governor Willis has named the COM
mission to take charge of the con-
struction of new office building to
house the unnecessary state COM
missions" and the outside offices
which he promised to bring back in
the state honuse. This commission is
TO have all the interest on the state
deficit" which amounts to a quarter
of a million dollars annually. 1t is of
course fitting that d. Stealy Creamer
should be on the commission for two
reasons. He will thereby learn by
contact with the money just how
much Uncle Judson Harmon COM
PEELED him to save annually when he
was attempting to follow the footsteps
of the Republican grafters-and he
will also be taught by experience the
monumental falsity of the "red book"
he helped to put out, as will also 9TH
ers enlisted in the cause. The school
teacher may be scourging the lad with
the withe he himself has supplied and
it is fitting. This state house annex
Will stand for all time as a monument
not TO statesmenship and rugged
honesty of the Willis administration
but to it's lack of ability and to the
falsity of it's foundation. So let it
he,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-07
"GREAT MAJORITY"
is NOT THE DEAD
BUTFORD OWNERS

We don't ordinarily place our
peace of mind in jeopardy by
springing a Ford story as news
However, it is believed that the
following. sent in by the Bloom
ington Motor company, agents for
Ford cars at Bloomington, ILL.,, is
new; anyway. We paid our life in
surance premium last week.
"A lady received a letter from an
old friends a few days ago. which
stated that an old gentleman &C
quaintance had just Joined the
Great Majority AS they had re-
ceived no previous word that the
old gentleman was ill or even in
disposed, the news proved, q Sc
we're shock to the lady"
. This lady and her daughter were
much relieved to learn. shortly aft
er, that their old friend had joined
the Great Majority by buying q
Ford car. The lady expects to join
the Great Majority herself within
q few days"
Believe us, boys, it's some ma
jority. and each succeeding batch
of returns swells the vote in favor
of the Universal Car. Is your pre-
cinct lining up the way it should?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-07
How They Dodge Shells
+ + r /. + r.
People in Arras Live in Cellars and
Underground Shelters But Children
Go to School Regularly

their shopping and meeting with each
other.
With that love of order that dis.
tinguishes Fernch Official life, the pre-
fectural service has never stopped
working. and though the walls of the
prefecture have long since been blown
down. and little but the skeleton is
left of the town hall, the staff con-
tinues to carry on its duties as calmly
as if in time of peace. One of the
most curious and touching features
of the life of Arras is the school,
where eighty little boys and girls regu-
larly attend, and where one male and
three women teachers daily, give their
lessons in a spacious cave. The hours
are not very regular. and the bonn
bardment often makes some Of the
children late. both in coming and 60
ing home in the evening. The midday
meal is prepared and taken in the I'M
derground school room, and though
several of the children have fallen
victims to the shell fire this has not
deferred a single one from continu-
ing the lessons"
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Of that. And, as my friend, perhaps
you will let me tell you just what hap
pened tonight"
Yes, child, tell me- he said.
She told him a great deal-not only
Adelaide's remarks to her over the
telephone, but what she had heard
Adelaide say to John. She also went
back to the episode of the roses, to the
incident of the telephone message that
John had pretended was on business
but which had really been from AIDE
laide Simmons. And through all the
story ran the thread of her own love
for her husband her desire to trust
him, her suffering.
She said nothing of her own faults
or failings-simply because she did
not think of them at this .juneture Nor
did she tell Of any financial difficult
ties, Something held. her back from
talk of this sort. Somehow it seemed
sordid to bring money matters into
conversation with a man who was not
related to her.
He Is Not Carried Away,
But Very Oeferentiai.
Whatever may have been the emo
ton that stirred the depths of David
Duvafs being, it showed itself in a
deferential. manner and a. gentleness
that would have won a happier and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-07
By GEORGE DUFREsNE.

PARIS, Aug. 7.-There are several
towns in France where the inhabi-
tants have grown so accustomed to
being bombarded that they eat, drink,
sleep and go about their daily tasks
under continual roar of cannon and
bursting shells. There are Rheims,
Pont-a-Moussen and Arras, for exam
pie, whose populations have had but
few days respite for months past. A
correspondent of the Journal writes
THE last time l passed Arras in
the train on the journey to Boulogne.
shells could be seen and heard burst
ing close by. To understand the whole
atmosphere of danger and sudden
death that hangs over Arras, it has to
be realized that the German lines are
just half mile away
The massively built cathedral is
hardly recognizable, and the railway
station is pile of nondescript mate
rials. There is scarcely a house In.
tact in the place. 1t was October of
last year that the Germans began a
bombardment that continued for three
days, and was taken up again toward
the end of the month. After that it
became intermittent and fanciful,
without any apparent cause or motive,
as Arras has not strategic importance.
Toward the end of April, however,
the tactics changed, and every day
since then at least a hundred shells
have been sent into Arras. Latterly
the heaviest 'marmites,' or Jack
Johnsons' have begun to fall together
with incendiatry bombs
"One would have thought that the
Inhabitants would have long since
quilted the inferno and preferred to
put more than half a mile between
themselves and their relentless foe
When the bombardment began there
were perhaps $4,000 inhabitants, and
in the first fright at least half of these
fled. As time went on others thought
life was scarcely worth living under
the existing conditions. but 1000 have
stoutly stuck to their native place, and
refused to quit what is left of, or rep
resents, their homes. These are most
ly small tradesmen and the working
classes, the majority of whom lead a
troglodytic life in cellars and under
ground shelters, but still at home
They know well the habits and GUS
toms of the enemy, and when they are
sure that the firing is going to cease
for a while they venture out and do
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"A Man and His Wife,
DuvalT Act as Sorrowfu Isabel

for minute, then drew her head down
| upon his broad shoulder.
There, there" he said soothingly
as a man might try to quiet his little
sister. Cry it out, dear. 1t will do you
good
She did cry it out, her frame shaken
by sobs that she did not strive to con
troll. When the storm had spent itself
she sat up and made futile effort to
laugh.
I'm ashamed of myself" she apollo
gized. Il have not cried like that be
fore in months-and never where
anybody saw me. Please forgive me-
don't know what you must think OF
me-
May I tell you, Isabel?" he whis.
pered.
"Oh, mol" she said. Don't tell me
anything that you may regret later
YOU don't know me, nor how silly l
am. But you are my friend. am sure
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is still in q good state Of preserva-
ton.
Some very funny stories could no
doubt be told of the many incidents
that have happened within its walls
If there was anyone living to tell the
tale.
The school was in its prime when
the schooimaster ruled with q birch
rod" instead of with IAN iron hand"
and perhaps your grandfather got
many tanning for some misdemeanor
he had committed. or maybe had not
The big feature of the park so far
as Richmond people are concerned is
its easy accessibility and the fact that
there is no finer picnic grounds any
where in the country. Its massive
shade trees. that have been standing
for centuries. and the little ripping
brook which is filled with the coolest
and clearest Of spring water. together
with the lake and driveways, make IL
one of the most beautiful of the few
natural parks to be found in any city.
Many Visit Grounds.
Richmond people take ample advan.
tages of the opportunity afforded them
and there is scarcely a clear day when
the grass Is not dotted with happy
family parties out for a days airing
Aside from the Zoo. swings and boat
ing on the lake. there are no amuse.
ments except those furnished by ma
ture. There are no gaudy attractions
to mar the beauty of the park and it
is hoped that there never will be.
There is plenty of green grass for
the children to romp on and no Keep
off the grass" signs to stop them from
going just where they please and they
do it-and a days outing at tht Glen
means a good time for the whole fam
lily.
The roads in the park are always
kept in the best of condition and
judging from the number Of automo-
biles that traverse them, everybody
in the city who owns a car must go
over them at least once a week.
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any reply to her exclamation of des-
peration Then he said, gently:
Dear lady-words are poor things
with which to express what one feels
but I'm fearfully sorry that you're
unhappy, - - 49,.
She withdrew her hands from her
eyes. and tried to smile. I'm fool,
that's all" she declared defiantly.
But her voice broke and she bit her
lips to keep back the tears. Duval laid
his hand on her quivering fingers.
Poor child" he said sympathetical-
ly. "You are worn out. that's all. You're
up against a tough proposition, and,
after all, you're only a girl-and
you've put up fine fight"
Duval Tries to Comfort
the Distressed Wife.
His tone of understanding compass
sion was too much for her, and. drop
ping her face into heE hands, she burst
into tears. He let her sob in silence
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-07

Used now by Mather Brothers in the
coal and lumber business, the first
church built in Richmond stands at
North Tenth and G streets, serving as
a reminder of early Quakerism in In
diana. The meeting house was con-
structed in 1929 and in later years
was the Sunday worshippirg place OF
Friends who journeyed here on ex,
cursion trains from Cincinnati Day
ton Columbus and other cities.
1t was in 1906 that the first meeting
was held in a log cabin constructed
at an uncertain point in what is now
Elm place near the place occupied by
the Arlington Hotel The first official
meeting began in 1909.
In 1929 the big meeting house.
known as Whitewater Meeting House
was built and was used by the Friends
until 1878 when the East Main Street
Friends church was erected. 1t was
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also supplanted by Whitewater
Friends church erected nearby some
years ago.
Smith Owned Ground.
In the early days of Quakerism
here. John Smith owned the ground on
one side of Main street and jeremiah
Cox was owner of the other side. They
had the ground as farms which they
later mapped off into what is now
the city of Richmond.
Methodism followed the Quaker re-
ligion to this community and the
church first erected by followers of
this denomination, stands on South
Tenth street in the rear of the Starr
Piano company's building. 1t is now
used as dwelling house. When they
deserted it. the Methodists moved in
to a church known as Pearl street
church.
The Presbyterians who next took up
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worship, established their meeting
place in the K. of p hall and remain
ed there until the First Presbyterian
church was constructed.
The first monthly meeting of the
Friends held in Indiana was held in
1909 in Whitewater Meeting House.
1t was to the east end of this log
meeting house, that a plank shed, six
ty feet long and forty feet wide, was
built for the accommodation of Indi-
ana Yearly Meeting at it's opening in
October 1921.
John Henley, who attended Indiana
Yearly Meeting every year from 1921
till near his death and was we'll &C
quainted with the growth and changes
in Richmond, said that the log house
stood in the northeast corner of the
old Whitewater burying ground as 1t
now EXISTS. That would make it about
200 feet almost due west from the
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the time in the tanks and take huge
delight in rolling around in the cool
ing water.
These tanks are Bruins greatest
comfort in the summer months for you
must remember that he cannot take
off his winter overcoat like you can
The bears certainly must feel the heat
with a fun. coat on with the thermom.
eter at ninety five in the shade.
About the LATEST creature to be
found at the zoo are the Alligators
They lay out in the sun and are not
often seen to move.
There is a family of a mother and
five little ones that spend most OF
their time ashore going into the wa.
ter at night to sleep. They sleep with
| their bodies submerged and their
heads resting on shore.
Judging from the remarks heard
about them the alligators are not very
popular. The most frequent exclama-
ton is: My, wouldn't she make dan
dy hand bag
Among the women the deer ranks
first in popularity. They are impress,
ed with the expression in their eyes
mot the ladies eyes. but the deers)
and make great pets of them. The
deer. however. are rather timid and
do not get close enough to the fence
10 be petted. Most of their time they
spend way back out of sight under
the trees. The deer at the Glen are of
immense size and can be favorably
compared with any herd in captivity
While they do not take kindly to
confinement they are not exactly wild
but they have never gotten over their
fear of man and perhaps never will.
There are many more interesting
features at the zoo and their number;l
are being increased from time to
time.
Park EncIoses Log Cabin.
Standing back off the road, in the
center Of the park, is the first school
house ever built in Richmond and it