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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
B. 8 0. TRAIN
Which Goes Through Mt. Yer.
non Held Up By Rob.
berS At Tiffin

Tiftin, Sept. 2S-Masked men held
up the Baltimore & Ohio express
train No. Is at Seneca, siding four
miles east of here, Wednesday morn
ing, and at the point of guns robbed
the train crew. No attempt was made
to rob the express car or molest the
passengers. When the train reached
Tiffin the crew borrowed watches to
continue the run.
Railroad detectives are hunting
the robbers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
No ROYALTIES Called "Baby."

One noteworthy feature about royal
ties Is that none has been called
baby" From their earliest years the
royal children are always called by
their names or possibly by some pet
name, but an English prince or prin-
cess is never called baby" either by
relatives or by his or her nurses. From
the age of five prince is styled sir
by his attendants and princess "mad-
."-London Standard.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
!. i. i. !. i. !. !. j. + + ]. + i
+ DEATHS +
: i. 4 4 j. j. \ \ + + i.
Mrs. Martha Carpenter

Mrs. Martha Carpenter died Thurs,
day morning at 4 o'clock at her home,
6l5 West Gambler street, after four
days illness of paralysis. The de-
ceased was 66 years of age and
leaves two children: Mrs. e. p. War.
man of this city and Austin Carpen.
ter of Lucerne. The funeral Satur.
day morning at 10:30 o'clock, sun
time, at the Owl Creek church. In.
terment in the Owl Creek cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
ELks LODGES
OF State Divided Into Districts-Mt
Vernon in District No. 8

Edwin G. Slough of Mansfield,
president of the Ohio Elks' Reunion
association, has divided the lodges
of the state into districts. Mt. Yer.
non Is in District No. s, the lodges in
this district being:
Columbus, No. 81.
Newark, No. 391.
Lancaster, No. $40.
Delaware, No. 76
Marysvlle, No. 1130.
Circleville, No. n.
Mt. Vernon, No. 140.
Logan, No. ASP.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Ohio Mason Honored.

Boston, Sept. 23.-Barton Smith Of
Toledo was reelected most puissant
sovereign grand commander at the
session of the supreme council, Scot
tish Rite, of the northern Masonic
jurisdiction. Leon NJ. Abbott Of Bos-
ton was chosen puissant grand lieu
bone of Chicago was elected grand
minister of state.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
SSNs,';yy
Entertained
For Miss Mckee

Miss Grace Faddis entertained
Wednesday evening at her home on
West Sugar street the members of
the -. A. NJ" club, honoring one of
its members, Miss Ethel Mckee,
whose marriage to Mr. Mark Ham
mond is an event of next week. A
six o'clock dinner was served by the
hostess and was followed by linen
shower for Miss Mckee. Those pres
ent were: Misses Myrtle Gotshall,
Eunice Cooper, Berta Hall, Ada Van
Voorhis, Helen Faddis, Ethel Mckee,
Mrs. Walter Grubb and the hostess.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24

DR.. d. c. Nye of Buenos Ayres. Ar.
gentina, who has been the guest of
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Long, East Vine
street, left Thursday for Pomeroy,
where he will visit with relatives.
DIR. Nye is Mrs. Longs brother.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Tho Lacking Stroke.

DO you think it would improve my
STYLE" inquired the varsity man who
had got into the crew through favor.
itism, "if ] Were to acquire faster
stroke?'
1T would improve the crew." replied
the candid trainer, "if you got para.
lytic stroke. Tit-Bits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Dutch Boat Strikes Mine.

Amsterdam, Sept. 23.-The Dutch
steamer Keningen, 1000 ton vessel
from Batavia, Java, struck a mine
while on her way to this port. Her
passengers and crew were rescued
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Train Crew Robbed.

Tiffin, o.. Sept. 23.-Masked men
held up the Baltimore and Ohio et-
press train No. 10 at Seneca, a sid
Ing four miles east of here, and at the
point of guns robbed the train crow.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Fell Downstairs.

Springfield, o., Sept. 23.-William
F. Cubberson of Marion, who was Wis.,
!ting here. fell downstairs and frac-
tured his skull. He died at the City
hospital
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
chsrqed With woman's Death.

Gallipolis, O.. Sept. % Wendle
Mayes was placed in Jail on the
charge of manslaughter. 1t is alleged
Mayes attacked Mrs. Cora Hill.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
1. !. + j. + i. !. !. i. !. !. !
BIRTHS +
i + j. + + + i + !. !.

A son was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Gordon, who re.
side between Howard and Danville.
A son was born Tuesday evening
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Mowery of
Danville.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Common Pleas Court

Common Pleas Court
In the court of common pleas on
Wednesday the following matter was
disposed Of by Judge Blair
+. j. Harris VS.. William w. Clark.
Judgment confirmed by confession
for $334.1O.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
Takes Boys Home

ficials.
o
Takes Boys Home
An officer from the Juvenile court
in Licking county arrived in the city
Thursday and took the two young
boys, who have been in the deten.
tion ward at the Knox county jail,
back to their home. The boys ran
away from their home in Newark
early in the week and came to Mt.
Vernon on bicycles. They were pick
ed up by the police and turned over
to Juvenile Officer Purcell.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24

investigated by the Knox county of.
ficials.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

by all cd Is, however. the storm ccn-
ir" of the present fox breeding move
inent IS Prince Edward Island. J.
Water Jones of the Canadian con
s~crNdtlOn Commission, states authori-
tatlrc,y that owe so per cent. Of all
the captive foxes in Canada are found
upon the island Mr.. Jones was de-
tachcd from a responsible position with
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture by the Canadian commission
To investigate the fox industry. NJ tho
time of his appointment and for some
time thereafter he was Very sccptlcal
as TO the results alleged 10y ISLAND grow
or, After travelling throuGhuut Cam
ada, and consulting with experts Of
every description, he has AZ length
become n black fox enthusiast.
Since the early summer of 1918 over
n million dollars has boon withdrawn
from the CharlOttctown branch az the
Dominion Government saving banks
for use in the fox industry. Tn"
methods Of caring for foNos ar" now
generally known, hut no person whr
has not lifelong familiarity with
animals should attempt to put them
into practice, There have been In
stances where highly intelligent town
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eminent in the Yukon region has been
found remunerative. The Dominion
Government IL to establish a mann
, moth breeding farm for these .N,aSlian
blues on the Bay OF Fufdy. the blue
pelts being valued at from $50 to 500
each. Numerous fox ranches exist in
all lower Canada th maritime rc-
gionD, the stock in many instances
being derived from Prince Edward
Island. The contagiOn of the present
activity on the island has been thor
oughly communicated To these ada
rent localities; and, as m the island,
every newspaper contains accounts OF
the establishment Of new ranches or
the formation of fox companies.
Island prices are being duplicated.
toe 4 Newfoundland trappec sold a
live black fox which he had just cap
tured for $500. and before nightfall OF
I the same day had received offers If rs
high as 5 5000. The Newfoundland
Government has now prohibited the
expectation of any live black foxes en-
Ccpt those bred in captivity, but tn
meas;.:e for the preservation Of the
ancient Colony's interest in the indus
try IL SAID TO be extremely difficult of
l. Increment.
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A pair of black foxes on one of the fox farms.

a large fund of giit, "A year or two
- stakcd his homestead, cattle and
even his household furnishings down
To the family clock in order to invest
in foxes, II his foxes had failed to
breed his family would have possessed
scarcely "A change e clothing. All
winter long he paced the floor through
nights. This year his hair IS gray,
hut he is worth $4,000 or mere and
has a larger and better farm.
Many of the gains by investors have
been due solely to the p%yrotcChnic rise
In prices, Last autumn a farmer who
by unusual intelligence and ,abOr had.
nftcr many years accumulated $1,000
or $4,000, secured options on Two pair
of pups Ia he owned Jointly with the
poSsoSSor of the p1rcUts. Before the
young foxes were born the prices
named in the option had been left far
behind, and to-day the farmer has
quadruplcd his capital, Such instances
might he multiplied almost indefinitely.
Fox ranChcrs have been in existence
In Maine and other American States
for many years, and are moderately
successful, DR. Gronfeli has made cN-
per!ments on the Labrador coast. and
the rearing Of blue foxes by the Gov
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this charming garden party.

, bred men have failed after earnest
efforts to handle foxes. The females
are in the highest degree capriClous
and sensitive. especially during the
mating and rearing season. II they
have the slightest suspicion that their
: young are in danger they carry the
little ones ccaselesSly from place to
place or even bury them alive in the
snow or earth with the insane idea Of
protecting them. on the other hand
there are captive foxes which become
quite tome II make fairly traCtable
pets.
Inc young ordinarily mature SUI
n'Ieh'E I" propagate during thelr irst
year DURING the carry summer all
l"NeS except IN, spring pups sh"d
me long guard mar when projects
"''l "cN"iH 'He SOIL pouF iur' IN the
"'.""l' t"'s ''I 'pP's'S 1"Ce more
"N'''>' '"r diPf"a'H OF CoIu weather.
rvS'or'hE the beauty OF 'he 1oNs coat
i"' '"r - "SuaIlN 'dheh .ale IN De-
~'tIhpcI' '"e animal IL kII'ed with
N"..F"'".n' ana Tue Sh'h Is
"''n S"''.!'""S care IH'lS'"ns h'ihE
''"',n'u 4" PoSS'"'c l" 'he na'ks OF
'"r ''lH" IcSS'
~" I"hcl ~ usually Iocatod IN a
PC ~ un"'rW""u on S''llhs ground
''"' ',' """'' : ""''''"E an" - sur
I'"""'" ny an outer St''Nad' or a
renee "I '""r'"'h gauge galvanized FOX
""' 'S.''''''r L" 'h!'h'h "lrel manu-
ta'',r'd 'Sp''''lIy FOR IN" purpoS" in
N.Y. rn "''a' anu we states
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
FIND FORTUNES IN BLACK FOX RMIN

A NOUS McTANISH'S hens
~ clucked and scratched con-
n tentedly in their yard. 1t was
ntaaSant n1a,. Tlara ,.,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
I he paddocks and kennels on a black fox ranch near Summer.
side, T. L. /
side, P. L. I.

perimcnts We're necessary, with red
foxes as well as black, before a fair
proportion of successful mntings
came to Ice gradually attained. With
the caution characteristic of the Gale
DOMAIN race these successes were care
fully guarded from general knowledge.
Each year the stock ~ more than
doubled by natural increase. Many
wild foxes wor taken too. the last as
recently as 1913. The pc,ts were sent
by mail in insured packages to Lon
don, II was found, though. that the
skins uf anirals not of ISLAM cnC"Str"
id nOt fetch the exceptional prices,
The nativ' island strain was then
more and more carefully mated,
In 1909 eight or ten black fox farms
We're p~rosperously established. cher
ishing their secrets of management
and brc ding and ~concea,inG their
lucrative returns. These pioneers
were banded together in n rigid gen
tlcmen's agreement MT to impart in
formation to outsiders, and. more
important, not to sell breeding stock
away from 'the combine" as it was
known. Meanwhile the worlds sup
ply Of black fox skins was falling
away rapidly. The number f pe.ts
offered at the College Hin auctions
in London decreased from 1887 In the
year 1905 TO $50 in the year 1912, All
this time the royal back Prince
Edward Island strain was gaining
a more assured prominence with fur
fanCicrs.
The value Of n fine fox for breeding
purposes Is far greater than It's mere
pelt value, high as that may he, So
when once the pure bred stock hcSan
to he sold alive the ailuring prices
prevailed upon all the original
%ranchers. Sales became general and
prices for foxes for breeding rose
phenomenally,
The first pairs passed $500 or even
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

less. During to summer = 1917 the
proc was from $i,Doe to $4,000. Dur
ing the summon Of 1910 good stock
cost on an average >lo.o00 per pair
without guarantees ~ $1,000 t.
$4,000 with guarantees. .Nnd since
then prices per pair have risen as
high as $50 900. Options for next
SPRINGS young now range from 81 900
pcr par upward, and few have urvn
rra nt"d 10y the %raUchmen.
Tn" calculations upon which these
da22 ing prices ar" based are by no
m"1us ,-mplcy. The price ~ island
black fox skins has for more than a
decade ranged steadily at not under
$500 per prlt, to mem value hcng
probably well above 81 zoe. or curse
inferior or mgltilatcd ~ MS classified
rs black fuN skins are Quo,cd at from
So To- $500 ON Boston commission
house lists; hut these are of animals
from various attitudes, taken AT an
seasons uf the GEAR and often cured in
the crUdcst manner,
The lifetime offspring Of n single
pair Of foxes will average well above
thirty animals, and it will hr seen
that the fur value acne of these
progeny mounts up 10 a large figure.
When It Is computed that many f
these offspring will themselves hc
bred 'and multiply IN the gcometricll
ratio -S-l6-32, &c.) or will be sold
for breeding purposes at handsome
prices, it is not surprising that the
capital value of first c,ass breeders mas
been forced mp very high by stand
bidders.
Solid fortunes have sprung up. A
charlottctuwn business man half Jest
ingly invested 1000 three wears ago
In the spring. The nest year ne took
out $1,000 by sales, and had foNcs TO
n like value still remaining, \ middle
aged farmer, with a small farm, but
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
FRENCH FAMILY OF SECLUSION
After the First Rush to
Give Aid the Blinds
Were Drawn to the
Frying Eyes of
the World
~ BLANCHE McMANUs.

- NE OF the characteristics of the
French family, and. conse-
! quently. Of the French nation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

stated intervals. When IL goes into
the world. or the world is entertained
at its home. all is lone with strict
Formally. with Difference to good
form. There is no relaxation from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

Members Of the same family. should
they happen To live apart. entertain
one another with the same full dress
formality that they would range and
about as often. Married sisters would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

dignity even when the company il
composed only Of the intimate friends.
There is no taking nor giving of liber-
ties. and personal Joking is almost un-
known in French social Intercourse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27

never think OF making cake in each
others kitchen. ever II II was the
custom to make cake at home. which
II is not; neither do they run in
and out to bring each other new
Evening journal., 1915-07-09
WeiIman Is "Junk" Pitcher
of Big Leagues This Year

some rookie will so up and plant
the ball over the fence.
Dustlng off the records in the dim
archives Of baseball history. it is
seen that there have been many ink
es lt will be- remembered that for
a long time the Cincinneu Reds
couldn't heat Mathewson. or course
there were q lot of other clubs i'm the
same tx, but they did manage to
sneak a game from the Old Master
now and thou. but the Reds-nevcr
A case 'ittlo more recent Is that
OF A. Rankin Johnson who heat the
Washington club Walter Johnson up.
every time he worked against H. RAN
kin wasn't a wonderful pitcher. he
was just average. If that. and after he
leapod TO the Feds he had a lot of
difficulty In winning games. But he
had Clarke Grlnths goat.
Tom Hughes, the old Washington
pitcher. cast the same sort ~ spell
over Cleveland When Tom was in
his prime Washington never was out
Of the cellar. About all the games the
Senators won were due TO his prow-
ess He didn't look so good against
other clubs. but Cleveland had no
chance al all.
Eddie Summers, the old Tiger star
made the Athletics eat out Of his hand
Evening journal., 1915-07-09
BUNTING IS Great
HELP TO NEAR STARS
Future CObbS and Wagners
Are Advised to Develop
Hitting Strength
PITCHERS NO BETTER
THAN OLD TIMERS

The best advice to young players
ambitious to enter professional base
ball is to develop their hitting
strength and master the art of bunt-
ing. Il is agreed by baseball authori-
ties that the failure of the majority
of players drafted by the major
leagues is due to weakness at bat
In a recent conversation with Man
ager John McGraw of the Giants he
said in his judgment the weak bat
ting was due in many cases TO the
fact that players fail to take the pro-
per positions Gt the plate.
Instead OF standing up close TO the
plate and hracing themselves so as
to put full strength on the plate, they
are continually pulling away from the
plate and consequently do not meet
the bali with full force.
Invariably the batter with this
weakness startl backing away with
one foot as soon as the pitcher is
ready TO deliver the ball. OF course,
this gives any smart pitcher. a bic
advantage because a batter with this
habit cannot do much TO a curve
ball. particularly If it breaks on the
outside corner.
Many students OF the game seem tc
think that we had greater batters in
the oldon days, when the game boast
cd of such slugging stars as ed
Delehanty. Roger Connors, Jesse
Burkett, Dan Brouthors. Hughie Duffy
and Cap Anson,To disprove this. pres.
ont-day leaders point with pride tc
some of the greater hitters known
to the game, such as Ty Cobb, Larry
Iajoie. Iris Speaker Heinie thinner.
man, Honus Wagner and Eddie Col
Inns.
They contend, however, that the
batters are handicapped more now
because the game is faster. the field
ers covering more territory than for
! merly. rho icul strike rule is alsC
q big disadvantage to the batsmen
and the pitching is generally stronger
Captain Anson takes ISSUE on thil
subject saying that the same is no
faster and that we have no bette
pitchers today than when Clarkson
Keefe and Radbourne were in thei
prime. He saws that the players wer
more natural batsmen in those day
Evening journal., 1915-07-09
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,

United Press stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK, July 9.--Hardly
baseball season passes without pro-
ducing a "Jinx" pitcher-.one that Is
a mediocre performer against six
clubs. and Is a world-beater against
the seventh. He simply "has It on"
that club. Il isn't his speed. II isn't
his curves. or his control, or n change
of pace. or anything like that. Old
Baseball men don't attempt 60 explain
1t except by the one word J-l-N-N. -.
This seasons mysterious person Is
tall. lanky. Carl Weilman of the ST.
Louis Browns, and the goat club is
Hughey Jennings Tigers This sea-
son, and, In fact, ever since he kicked
his way into the big show. the lanly
Weilman has beaten the Tigers con-
sistently. short time ago he beat
them twice in the same series, and
that was all that was needed 10 con-
vince the Deiroiters that he is their
iinX.
Yet Weilmau will go up against a
weak hittins club like either Wash
ington or Cleveland and they'll all
/ but knock his brains out. Cobb. Craw-
ford. Veach. Bush and the rest Of that
famed wrecklng crew look like BUSH
ors against The lean Brown. while
Evening journal., 1915-07-09
MANY FED HURLERS
TREAD THORAY ROAD
One Time Organized Ball
Standbys Have Hit the
Toboggan
BENDER FINDS
THE GOING ROUGH

The Federal path for Chief Bender,
former hurler for Cornelius Mack. mas
not altogether been one OF roses thus
far. Swatters N the Gilmore circuit
have been hammering the Indian all
over the lot this season. He has been
Of little service to Baltimore 10 date.
There were a great many who shook
their heads negatively when Mack
handed his once star finger the go-by.
they believed the Tall One had pulled
a "boner" The Indian was believed
to be good for several years in the big
show. Subsequent events have made
this seem doubtful.
Bender isn't the only former star
who is finding his path a thorny one
with the Feds. Rankin Johnson isn't
burning up The Third League. This
younester flashed across the horizon
as a star with the Boston Red Sox a
year ago. By beating the famous
Walter Johnson a couple of times he
achieved considerable fame. The Feds
tempted him and he hoped to their
circuit joining Joe Tinkers Chicago
club. That's aDout all he has done for
them. He has won a few games this
season.
Ola Doe Crandall wins a few games
for the St Louis Feds. He is not be-
ing worked in the box very hard how
ever. Hugh Bedient. another former
Red Sox artist. who was rated high in
the American League is having a
rough voyage with the Buffalo Feds.
His percentage is below 500.
Cy Falkenherg. formerly of Cleve-
land. Chief Johnson the Indian for
merly with the Reds and Russ Ford.
an eX-Yankee. are some others who
are doing little more than breaking
even in games won and lost IN thJ
Federal League
On the other hand there are some
former stars from the big show who
are breezing through the Federal lea
que with ease. There are some others
who never achieved much fame before
appearing in the Gilmore loop who
also arc winning games with monoto-
nous regularity.
Eddie Plank. the Gettysburg veter-
an who chucked manv a winning game
for the Athletics, is one Of the big lea
que stars who continues to cop in the
Evening journal., 1915-07-09

and stood up TO the plate better.
The ability to bunt is of great
value TO the player. scarcely a game
being played IN which batter is not
called upon to bunt in order to ad-
vance base runner. and IL IS singu-
lar how few. even i'm the MAJOR lea
CUES, are able to do IT,
This important feature of the game
is overlooked by a great MANY play
ers who prefer to direct their efforts
at slugging
A story is told Of Honus Wagner
when he was playing with Louisville
under Fred Clarke He was sent up
TO advance a runner by laying down
bunt, but when the pitcher placed
ball over 'he plate TO Honus lik-
ing he could not resist taking a healthy
swing at II and drove the bali over
the fence for a home run. which re-
suited In Louisville winning the game.
II Is said, however. that when Ho-
nus returned to the bench. much to
his surprise, Clarke said: "That will
cost you $40 Tor not oboying ordVrs
While you got good results this time.
the science of the game called for a
hunt.' Wagner has since become very
proficient at bunting
Another weakness displayed by
players is that when sent up 10 hunt
thoy will attempt to bunt the FIRST ball
pitched. and as a rule in such cases
the pitcher does not put the first one
over.
II is a we'll known fact that p play
or who can hit. even If his fielding
is not so good. has decided adyan-
tage over the good fielder who is weak
at hitting.
Evening journal., 1915-07-09
TRAP SHOOTING
GENERAL SPORTS
Golfer KILLS BIRD:
here IS PROOF OF 1T

ST. JOSEPH. Mo, July 9.-George
Cook Wiehl. son of a banker, was
playing golf with two friends. At the
fifth tee Wiehl made a drive. When
the ball had sailed through the air
fifty yards il struck a rcdheaded wood
pecker which vas flying in the ppos-
ito direction and killed the bird in
stantly.
When Wiehl prepared TO drive to
the next green he noticed that some-
thing was wrong with the ball Upon
examination ne found that the birds
boak had become imbedded in the ball.
Wiehl put the ball in his pocket and
substituted a new one. He will have
the ball hung in the trophy room at
the club.