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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

The music that was rendered at the
n. p. church Friday evening by the
Georgia Jubilee mixed quartet was Of
exceptional quality and came forth in
great quantity, the entertainers being
very generous with their large and
appreciative audience.
Even if the weather has been rath-
er, Unpleasant and has caused the
trains to be held up temporarily, Mt.
Vernon received distinction to a very
notable degree on account of this
very fact.
Mr.. Barbour, the manager Of the
company, had time to compose a
snappy military march on his way to
this city and, having met with so
much appreciation for his composition
from the audience, he named the
march the mt. Vernon Military
March" This is probably the first
time that Mt. Vernon has had name
sake in the way of a musical compost
ton and should consider it quite a
compliment.
Beginning with several old melo-
dies of the days OF slavery, Mr.. Bar.
bour and his able assistants charmed
the largest audience that has ever at.
tended an entertainment in the NJ w.
church. They were not rendered In
the harsh northern dialect, hut were
played and sung with a grooming
sweetness peculiar only to those
closely associated with their mean
ing. All four musicians being very
we'll educated and being members Of
the negro race, realized the full i'm
port of the music and gave il the
that only negroes can give
TO the old southern melodies.
"1rhe Fallen Hero" military
march composed by Mr.. Barbour and
dedicated to the fallen heroes of the
and was enjoyed to the fullest extent
by all present.
But the entertainment was not
without the necessary gayety and life
~ the shouting songs of the old
southern campmeetings were sung
and by these, as well as by their more
sober selections, the quartet gained Il
great reputation with the music log.
'ers of this city. Besides these per
feet reproductions of the old colored
oamp-meeting, there were several
monOlogues by Mr. Barbour who, with
his comical expressions and accent,
made the audinece indulge In one
long laugh after another.
Some very excellent renditions
were given by Mr. Barbour on the
piano, composed by old masters, such
as Rubenstein. Mozart and others. In
all OF these renditions, Mr.. Barbour
showed the talent and technique of
the artist and made quite an impress
sion on his audience.
After entertaining it's audience for
two hours. the quartet made its exit
with very beautiful selection for q
quartet, composed by MIR, Barbour
-himSelf At the end of this rendition
all were rather prone TO leave the
church after such an enjoyable even
hAs.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
How's This? /?

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Photos by American Press Association.
GENERAL PERsHING, CoMMANDER OF UNIT
ED STATES PUNITIVE EXPEDITION IN
MEXICO. SCENE DURING GREAT 15,000,-
600 MUNITIONS FIRE IN NEW YORK
HARBoR. LLOYD GEORGE, NEW PREMIER
OF GREAT BRITAIN.
grafton of the year was caused by the
munitions explosion at II transit depot
in New York harbor, When the flames
had finally been eXtinguished $4,000
600 in property and several lives had
been lost. Storms and tornadoes add
ed to the loss of life and destruction
OF property.
Added to this, the world has been be-
reaved in the deaths of many of its
most valuable and notable citizens.
First in popular esteem among those
who have been taken from us is James
Whitcomb Riley, "the peoples poet,
who died at Indianapolis on July %,
aged sixty-eight; Jack London. the au-
thor, will no longer thrill us with his
pen, for he. too, went to his last rest Oh
Nov. %. Here is a list of the most
notable persons who died during the
past year: Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, Nov. 21, aged eighty Jean
nette L. Glider writer and editor, New
York, Jan. 10, aged siXty-siX; General
Victoriano Huerta, former provisional
president of Mexico, Jan. 10. El Paso
Tex; Henry James, author. Feb. 2S
Chelsea, England, aged seventy-three'
Carmen sylvia. poet and novelist, dow
ager queen of Roumania. Bucharest,
March >, aged seventy-two; former
United States Senator Henry CASA
way Davis. Washington, March IL
aged ninety three: James j. Hill, rail
road builder, st. Paul, Mimi, May 20
aged seventy-seven; Yuan Shih Kai
president Chinese republic, June q
Hetty Green, richest woman in the
world, New York city, July 8. aged
eighty-two: Samuel Pennypacker. ex
governor of Pennsylvania. Schwencks-
vile, Pa, Sept. 2, aged seventy-two;
Horace White, journalist, New York
city, Sept. 16, aged eighty-two; Setl
Low, educator and civic leader, one
time mayor of New York city, Sept. II
aged sixty-hve; Henry Sienkiewicz
Polish novelist, author of QUO Vadisi'
Berne, Switzerland Nov. 10, aged sew
enty; Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor. Lon
don, Nov "a, aged seventy-six.
AS the year closes the United States
becomes greater and richer in territory
10y the acquisition of the Danish West
Indies, the sale of which has Just been
authorized by referendum vote takeT
by the Danish people.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

his intrepid crew had made the first
transatlantic undersea trip in history.
The Deutschland had made the trip
from Helgoland in sixteen days. On
Aug. . the subsea merchant ship once
more set out for her home port, Bremen.
which she reached in safety Since
then she has made another trip to this
country. docking at New London,
Conn. and has once more returned
safely home.
Loss of Life and Other Disasters.
The remarkable prosperity and gen
eral well being of our country has. like
all earthly things. been dimmed by dis
aster which brought In its wake the
loss of life and property. Early in the
year millions in property We're lost
through the flooding of the Colorado
river In the Yuma valley section of
Arizona. shortly afterward fires III
Brooklyn. FAN River, Mass, AMI
Bridgeport. Conn, caused the further
loss of millions of dollars in property.
The greatest shipwreck of the year
was the laundering of the Spanish
steamer Principe de Asturias, which
went down off San Sebasto, with the
loss of 400 lives. On March y fire
swept Paris Tex, causing loss of
S5,000.000,, and on the following day
flames destroyed thirty-fve blocks in
Nashville, TENN, and caused a prop
erty loss Of S2,O0OO00 in Augusta. Ga.
The greatest railroad accident occurred
on March 30, when thirty persons were
killed and forty injured in triple col,
lision on the New York Central lines
at Amherst, o. The greatest confla-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
RECEIVE BONUSES

Local employees OF the Ohio Fuel
Supply Co. We're delighted and sur,
prised Friday when they received
bonus checks from the concern. This
is the first time the supply company
has ever given bonuses. Those re.
ceVing salaries of SIS or less month
got bonus OF 10 per cent of their
years salary; those receiving from
$50 10 800 month, 10 per cent
those receiving 500 and more, an ad-
aitional months salary.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Military History Has Been Made
In Our Own Countrywide
nomic Laws Passed That
Mark Progress If
the Nation

HW% HE year 1916 has been replete
with worm stirring events.
II Both in our own country and
abroad it mas left its mark upon
history and will for all time stand
out as enc of the most interesting
pages in the book of world events.
1t has been a bloody year and one
which has brought sorrow to thou
sands. Big battles ushered it in, and
before it had run half its course 1t
had seen the ending of one of the
greatest struggles and the beginning of
a still greater struggle on the field of
battle in Europe Verdun and the
Somme
Meanwhile we ourselves have fought
one of the greatest battles in the his
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, a,
iTWO Christmas!
Poems

Miss Anna NJ Maokay of West
Hamtramck street has received from
Miss Edith b. Mackay of Newark
her niece. two beautiful little Christ
mas poems They We're composed By
Miss Edith Mackay and are produced
herewith:
A Christmas Acrostlc
Child who in the manger lay,
Hear us as we humbly pray.
Restore the peace of Thy birth night
In every warning land, and light
Send all, that we may see
The straight white path that leads
TO Thee.
May we behold the heavenly vision,
As once again the veil is riven.
sun of the morning be Thou our dawn
Star OF the East, lead Thou us on.
o.
Noel NOEL" sings little jacques,
And hangs his and his sisters socks
There in the chimney, II by chance
In far away and stricken France,
Villages may reach the Christ childs
eye
In His visit as Holy Night goes by
Their mother neither hears nor heeds
Youth has hope. but manhood bleeds
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
STREAM & RIMER
REAL ESTATE AND LOANa

Farms and city property bought, sold
and exchanged. Properties rented and
rents collected Fire insurance a spe-
cialty. Representing IA old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance,
i've stock Insurance. Plate glass In
surance, automobile insurance, In facs
we can insure any property you may
have. Surety bonds OF all kinds. Call
and see us. Room Sipe bldg. South
Luther A Stream VIM. =. Rimcr
Main St, Cit. phone No. 447 BLACK;
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Miss Mary Pyne of Cleveland will
spend Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Fettig.
MIR. and Mrs. f.. L. Parker of South
Division street went to Bellville Sat
urday to spend several days with
friends.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
TO PROSECUTE THE WAR
King Of England Says Security Of Eu.
rope Must Be Established.


London Dec. 23.-Tn the address
from the throne proreguing parlia-
ment King George declared that "the
vigorous prosecution of the war"
would be a the single aim of England
until the security of Europe has been
established. He indicated that peace
is not yet in sight.
"The vigorous prosecution Of the
war must be our single endeavor un-
til we have vindicated the right so
ruthlesslv violated by our enemies
and nave established the security of
Europe on a sure foundation. I am
confident that we shall finally achieve
the victorious confirmation of the aim
for which we entered the war" the
king said. Parliament will not con-
vene until February Z.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Coal Too Hioh.

Tiffin, o., Dec. 23.-The high price
Of coal may force the Bloomville
Light and Heating company out of ex-
istence Application was made to
court here for an order to wind
UP the company because the cost Of
coal exceeds the income by $50 Il
WON'T,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Addison C. Dickinson OF Sharon,
Pa, Mr. and Mrs. Addison c. Dickin-
son Jr., OF Canton, Or. c. b. Dickinson
OF Columbus, and Miss Mary Dickin.
son OF Baltimore, Md, are spending
the Christmas season with Mrs. c. +.
Baldwin and Miss Martha Irvine OF
East Gambler street.
Miss Edna Liggett of this city went
TO Wooster Saturday to spend The
holiday season with her aunt, Mrs. C.
T. Motz.
Mrs. A. V. Williams of East Ohio
avenue went to Newark Saturday ia
spend Christmas with Mrs. II. A
Rowe Of that city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 23.-Six
men were killed when double head
er freight train on the Seaboard Air.
line railway ran into a washout near
Mckinley, Fla, sixty-nine miles west
of here. But one member of the crew
accnnnd
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26


PRESIDENT WILSON RE-ELEcTED IN NovEM-
BIER. BATrLEsHIP ARIZONA, COMPLETED
THIS YEAR. CHANCELLOR Won BETH
MAN-HOLLwEG, WHO MADE PEACE Or
FER,
tory OF our country, fortunately a
bloodless one 1t was the political
contest which retained Woodrow Will
son in the White House and the Dem
ocratic party in power.
History Made In q. S. Military
Affairs.
The outstanding feature of the year,
so far as this country Is concerned, Is
the military history we have made.
The mobilization of the national gund
IN every state brought home to Us
What war really means. The first dras
tic move in our affairs with Mexico
came on March 10 last, when Presi-
dent Wilson ordered punitive expedi-
tion into Mexico to disperse bands OF
Bandits who under Villa had raided
Columbus n. NJ, the day before. Two
Spihhlho VI NhNblle W
Colonel G. A. Dodd and General
Pershing crossed the border ON March
~ despite the refusal OF the Carranza
government to give the United States
permission 10 hunt down the bandits.
The American columns penetrated into
Mexico and fought the bandits at
Guerrero Aguascalientes, Parral and
al. To- Al al
critical stage in our affairs with Next
60 arrived, when the Carranza gov1
eInment asked for the immediate with
dnwal of United States troops from
Mexican territory. President Wilson
replied on June Is by ordering out the
organized militia all over the country
for service on the Mexican border.
Meanwhile an attempt is being made
80 settle the affairs by the Mexican.
American Joint commission. which has
been meeting for months at Atlantic
City, y. j.. and New London, Conn.
Until this commission comes to an
agreement General Pershing's expedi
tlon will remain In Mexico. and the
national guard viii be kept at the bor.
| der.
Aside from these important military
events. a great step toward prepared
ness was taken when the United
/ States army reorganization law went
into effect ON July l. New additions
TO the navy which greatly Tend TO IN
crease its fighting strength are the
hattleships Pennsylvania and Arizona
completed this year.
In the reaim OF our politics there
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
1915 A YEAR FULL Of EVENTS THAT
WILL LIVE IN THE NATIONS HISTORY
Political Preeedsnts Upset In
Recent Election National
Legislation Passed Of
Farreaching Effect
on People

have been upheayals and precedents
have been upset to the confounding of
the most apt political prognosticators.
The events which took place in the
recent national election are still too
fresh In everybody's mind to need yep
etition. Suffice it to call attention to
one outstanding feature-the fact that
president was elected without win
ming the vote of the great eastern
states-New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania Illinois and Indiana.
Politics and National Legislation.
In the matter of national legislation
the year has probably been one Of the
most important in the history Of the
country. The rural credits law, which
went into effect op July II, was the
most important economical step taken
by the government and one which will
have farreaching important effects In
the rural districts of the United
States. Second only in importance to
the foregoing was the passing of the
Adamson eight hour railroad bill,
which the president signed on Sept. 3.
In regard to our foreign relations
there have, of course, been many and
important events. With the opening of
the year 1916 many and intricate for
eign problems We're presented to our
government for solution. On Jan. 8 the
German government answered our
note in regard to the case Of the sink
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

MIR. and Mrs. H. II. Jacobs of Gam
bier departed Saturday for Chicago
ILL.,. where they will visit relatives
over Christmas.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
TRAINS DELAYED,
MARCH WRITTEN;
NAMED FOR CITY
Mt. Vernon Receives Dis
tinction At Hands Of
Quartet
CONCERT ENJOYABLE

Large Crowd, Attending M. P. Lee
ture Course Number, Is Delight
ed With Mixture OF South
ern Melodies And Music
Of Classic Turn
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

tory of our country, fortunately
bloodless one. 1t was the political
contest which retained Woodrow VIII
son in the White House and the Dem
ocratic party in power.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

PRESIDENT WILSON RE-ELECTED IN HovEM-
BIER, BATrLEsHlP ARIZONA, COMPLETED
THIS YEAR CHANCELLOR Won BETH
-HoLLwEG, WHO MADE PEACE Or
FER
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
FAMILY CAN'T LIVE i. =
:0I|]NSB4O YEARLY
Employees Protest Against Find:
); ings of New York Bureau
of Standards.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Employes
of the municipal street cleaning de-
partment nave protested against the
finding of George L. Tirrell, of the
bureau of standards, that laborer
can support family Of five on $40
year. These employees say:
For instance, Mr.. Tirrell claims
that husbands food per day should
not exceed, q cents; a wife's food, 81
cents; boy of Is years, Fl cents:
girl of 10 years, 1e cents. child of
6, 13 cents.
1--WE cannot see how, under the
present high cost of living, a family
of five can exist, not live, on such an
itemized scale. He also states that
DR.. Robert Colt Chapin's book on
STANDARD of Living says that: one
overcoat for IS should last three
years, that suit for So should last
three years. Theoretically it sounds
very good, but we would ask Dr.
Chapins and Mr.. Tirrell to be so kind
and practice this scale of wages for
three years and then give their earn
est statement whether it is possible
to exist on this scale.
1--WE do not demand any luxury; we
demand living wage to support our
wives and children properly"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
WAGE INSURANCE
FOR WORKERS HEALTH
Economic Loss Through Illness
Declared to Be $500, 100000
80 Yearly:

MADISON Wis, Aug. 10.-Esti-
mating that the economic loss to the
30,000,000 wage earners in this coun-
try on account of sickness alone is
more than S0O,000,0O0, DR.. J.: w.
Schereschewsky, United States public
health service, declared that the es-
adjustment of compulsory health in
surance seems destined to mark the
next advance in social development
in an address at the biennial con-
ference of health officers which
closed yesterday. He spoke >on the
Relation of Industrial Sanitation to
Public Health Work."
The loss from sickness in time was
estimated at 100000 years each IL
months. Here, he said, is rich field
for the development Of preventive
measures. - ="
The plan of the Wisconsin county
sanatoria was outlined by Otto F.
Bradley, Milwaukee, organizer for the
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis associa-
ton.
The problem of infant mortality
was treated by DR.. H. l.. Wright, Ke-
nosha; DR.. F. P. Dohearty, Appleton,
and Miss Katherine Olmstead, Mil
waukee
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
TELEGRAPHERs GET INCREASE.

TELEGRAPHERS GET INCREASE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-An arbitra-
ton board has awarded wage in
creases to the telegraphers and tow
ermen Of the New York Central and
Nickel Plate railroads. The average
increase is 9 per cent. West of Buff
falo the men will get 8 per cent and
those east 10 per cent. The demand
was for Is and 13 " per cent respect
lively.
Men employed for two years will
get seven days annual vacation and
those who have worked three years
and longer will get 10 days. The de-
n1and was for vacation of IA days.
The men will receive double pay for
Sunday work and need not work
overtime unless the interests Of the
lines demand it.
These employees are members Of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, af-
'iliated to the A. F. of L. To have
their wage demands considered, they
were forced to submit strike vote
to their members, which carried by
a large majority. Then the compan-
les agreed to arbitrate.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
WILL
=
NOT IN ERFERE:
Prefers to See Regularly Author
lied Bodies Settle Railway
Dispute.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Presi-
dent Wilson will not take any steps
to settle the dispute between the
roads and the men until it appears to
him that trouble can not be avoided
without his Intervention.
The attitude of the President is that
he does not want to see. such strike,
but he prefers to let the regularly
authorized bodies of the government
handle the situation. He is ready to
step in the board of mediation and
the department of labor fail il their
efforts to get the co1tending factions
together.
The board of mediation and con-
ciliation will now. keep track of the
row between the roads and the men.
Its members will inform the president
of the situation from time 20 time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
A, POOR MANS WEALTH.
"a bit Of philosophy from "A Poor
Mans wealth. by James Whit

"a bit Of philosophy from "A Poor
Mans Wealth. by James Whit
. combe Riley) =.
A poor man? Yes. must confess
No wealth Of gold do possess;
No pastures fine, with grazing kline,
Nor fields of waving grain are mine;
No foot Of fat or fallow land =
Where rightfully my feet may stand
The while claim it as my own
BY deed and title, mine alone. = ..a
All, poor indeed! perhaps you say
But spare me your compassion, pray!
"A poor man? Yes, I must confess
No wealth Of gold do I possess; &
No pastures fine, with grazing kline,
Nor fields OF waving grain are mine;
But ali, my friend! I've wealth.. no
end
For millionaires might tondescent
To bend the knee and envy mo
!'rhis oplllenc sof poverty