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tanned some medicine for his all
ment This he placed near a wash
bowl on arriving at his house.
Later he went to the bowl to take
a pill. Placing it in his mouth, he
reached for a glass in which to pour
some water. 1t was dark and he
picked up the tumbler wherein his
mother-in-law had placed her ivy
poisoning medicine.
A few moments later, he had dis
covered his mistake and in alarm in
formed his family what he had done.
A call was put in Immediately for a
physician who, when he arrived, took
immediate measures to safeguard
Doty against any bad effects from the
dose of poison.
These proved effectual, but in the
meantime the excited screams of the
other members of the Doty family
had been heard by neighbors and the
police we're called. They answered
but soon ascertained the true condi-
ton of affairs and took their depart
ure.
Doty will experience no evil effects
from the poison.
Mt. Vernon is to be visited on Sept.
20 by a delegation from the Manu-
facturers and Jobbers' association Of
Columbus, who have planned tour
of various towns for that day. This
information was received Friday
morning in letter to Mayor Mitchell
from the Columbus organization. The
company will bring with them band,
Harvey ]. Moore, vocalist, and num-
ber of speakers. The object OF the
tour is stated to be for the purpose
of making the acquaintance OF the
business men in the towns visited.
The party is scheduled to stop In
Mt. Vernon from 4:45 o'clock p. m.
until o'clock, making the longest
stay of any place on the trip. The
mayor turned his letter over to the
chamber of commerce, which will
take in hand the arrangements for
receiving the visitors.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Strike.

tuo ONIINSs
wv YE awoke The fourth morning
AX/ to bright day. The he'll
" meted quail were calling.
The bees were just begin
ming a sun warmed hum among the
Bushes. A languorous warmth hung
zn the air and Sunday stiffness. 1t
was as though we awakened to a new
world, untrodden by men, which was,
indeed, good deal the case
While we ate breakfast we discussed
eur plans. The first necessity, Of
course, was to find out about gold. To
CHAT end we agreed to separate for the
day, prospecting far and wide. Bags
by kept camp and an eye on the horses.
6e displayed little interest IN the gold
proposition, but insisted strongly that
we carry both our rifles and reyolvers.
1t would be difficult to describe the
Shrill of anticipation with which | set
or up the valley. The place was SO
new, 80 untouched, so absolutely IN
Hnown. The high ridges OIL either side
crowned down austcrcly on the little
1neadows that smiled back quito un-
&bashed. As crossed the brown. dry
meadow toward the river covey Of
quail whirred away before me, lit and
paced off at great rate. Two big
grouse roared from thicket-
The river was beautiful, clear
'otream, with green wavery water
whlrIing darkly in pools or breaking
white among the stones. AS my shad.
'ow fell upon 1t | caught glimpse of
a big trout scurrying into the darkness
beneath bowlder. Picking my way
among the loose stones, selected n
1ikely place on the bar and struck
home my pick.
have since repeated the sensations
of that day-on smaller scale, of
eourse-in whipping untricd trout wa
ters, same early excitement and en-
thusiasm, same eager sustained per
sistence I'm face OF failure, same in
credulous slowing down, same ultimate
discouragement. disbelief and disgust
All that day l shoveled and panned
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-12
That pay / shoveIed and Planned.

All That Day Shoveled and Planned.
9'be early morning freshness soon dis
Sipatcd. Between the high mountain
walls the heat reelected All the quail
stood beneath the shade OF bushes,
their beaks half open, as though pant
ing. The birds that had sung SO sweet
Iy In the early morning had somewhere
sought repose | could occasionally
catch glimpses of our horses d0zing un-
der trees Even the chirping insects
were still. As Tar as ] could make out
j was the only living thing foolish
enough TO stay abroad and awake In
that suffocating heat. The sweat drip
ped from me In streams, My eyes
ached from the glare OF the sun on the
iFpcks and the bleacbcd grasses To
ward the close Of the afternoon | con-
fessed sneHkingly to myself that | was
just little glad | had found no gold
and that hoped the others had been
equally unfortunate. The thought Of
working day after day Ia that furnace
heat was too much for me.
My hopes were fulfilled All came In
that night tired hot. dirty aud discour
aged. Not one OF the eight OF us had
raised a sign of color.
We'll" said Bagsby phllosophlcally
-that's all right We've Just got 90 so
higher, Tomorrow wen move up
stream
Accordingly next day we turned at
right angles 20 our former route and
followed up the bed OF the cnnyon ten
or twelve miles toward the distant
main ranges.
About O'Clock we cnmped. The
Dat was green. Little clumps OF cedar
pushed out across il, The oaks had
given place 10 cottonwOods We had
now 20 make acquaintance with new
birds.
The following morning we went pros
pecting again My instructions were
for the dry washes IA the sides OF the
hills Accordingly I scrambled up
among the bowldcra la the nearest V
shaped ravine I had hardly TO look
at all Behind large bowlder lay a
little cuplikr depression OF stones IN
which evidently had stood a reccnuy
evaporatcd pool OF water and which iu
consequence was free from the usuh
dusty rubble Ia the lnterstices he
tween the stones my eye caught dul
glitter. fell on nay knees. dug about
with the point OF my bowie knife anc
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Columbus. $1,9SO.

Columbus, $1,9S0.
The respective work was awarded
these three firms and contracts will
be entered into as soon as they can
be drawn up. Work will be started
as soon as possible.
Mt. Gilead, Sept. S-John Oberdier
Mt. Gilead blacksmith, has been
asked to consider an offer OF $25, 900
cash, and a royalty for the U. s. and
Canadian rights on his recent inyen-
tion of nut lock for bolt In lieu
of the royalty the firm making the
offer asks Mr.. Oberdier to consider
the complete sale of the patent rights
for $4,000 in cash.
Mr.. Oberdier's patent has been
seen by a number of Mt Gilead peo-
pie. It consists of a wire placed in
groove along the bolt permitting
the wire to be bent back after the
nut has been screwed on and locked.
Simple though the device is. it is
evidently thought to possess great
mechanical value.
Mr.. Oberdier has had the nut lock
patented in the U. s., but has not yet
secured the Canadian rights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Howard
we're surprised by the return of their
youngest son Bartly, on Thursday.
He has been in England for a year,
going from there to New York where
he was employed on the street cars.
The strike having freed him, he re-
turned to his home on West Vine
street.
A glass of poison swallowed acci.
dentally by Robert Doty, 502 West
Vine street, Thursday shortly before
midnight threw his family into parox.
ysms of fear and resulted in the
summoning Of the police on the part
of some neighbors who thought some
thing terrible was transpiring within
the walls of the Doty residence.
Robert Doty is employed at the
Cooper foundry. His mother-in-law
Mrs. Hunter of Newark, is visiting
at his home. The latter was scratch.
ed by poison ivy several days ago and
procured medicine which she applied
externally.
On Thursday night while at work
Doty became sick and determined to
go home. On his way, he stopped
at the Office of a physician and OBJ
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teresting features of Thursdays con-
ference. 1t was read by the chair
man OF the commission, DR.. @. q.
sheppard, and it recommended first
that the Pittsburgh conference send
a representative with greetings from
That body and that DR.. Coburn, presi-
dent of the conference, make the
response. 1t further recommended
that the Diamond Jubilee sermon be
preached by Rev. G. S. Johnson. d. D.,
and that DR.. G. H. Beck give a brief
historical sketch of the conference.
AS a jubilee memorial the commits
sion recommended that a whirlwind
campaign be inaugurated for the rails
ing of the $500 to help endow a
home for the aged at West Lafayette.
and that this be under the direction
of a forward movement commission
to be composed of Rev. c. s. Johnson,
of Columbus; Rev. G.. G.. Shurtz of
zanesville; Rev. w. e. Grove of Old
Fort; Mr.. Lyon of Steubenville and
Mr.. Harry Amos of Cambridge, with
DR.. Coburn to have general supervis-
ion of the work.
Within one-half hour after being
arraigned on a charge of cruelty to
animals and after having pleaded not
guilty to the charge, Oscar Scoles Of
Danville reappeared before Squire
Harris and changed his plea to guilty.
He was fined S. and costs, which he
paid, and was released. Scoles was
charged with having cruelty beaten
a horse. He was arraigned Thursday
morning.
Fredericktown, Sept Bids for the
construction, of the new school build
ing here were opened yesterday after
noon by the board of education.
There were ten firms in the field and,
when the tabulation was finally made,
it was found that the following were
low:
Winters G. Wilson of
Strausburg, $33,475.
MISUNDERSTANDING Heating Venti-
latng Co. of Columbus, $500.
Plumbing-Huffman C Conklin of
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-12
They All Do Then.

Tell me, is there ever a time When
you feel that you really hate YOU, nus
band?"
Yes The times when he telephones
me at the last minute that he won't
be home to supper. Detroit Free
Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
SUBSEA FACTS ARE
GIVEN TO WILSON
Lansing Lays Summary of Dis.
patches on Recent Incidents
Before President.
NO DECISION is REACHED

Washington, Nov. l3.-Secretary
Lansing laid before President Wilson
today summary OF information re-
garding recent submarine attacks on
vessels carrying Americans, but re-
ported that sufficient evidence was
not yet at hand on which to base ac-
ton. He said no information had
been received from the Berlin govern
ment in response to an inquiry sent
through the American embassy there
concerning the sinking Of the Marina,
when six American lives we're lost.
While State department officials
considered the submarine question as
serious, no decision had been reached
today as to whether Germany has
violated pledges given to the Ameri-
can government after the attack on
the Sussex
All recent submarine activities, in
GLIDING the raid OF the U-53 off the
New England coast are being con-
sidered at the State department to-
gether in an effort to determine
whether new submarine policy has
been adopted by Germany.
No developments of importance in
the Mexican situation were reported
to the president by Mr.. Lansing.
While it is understood Mexican re-
lations are not in a satisfactory state
from the viewpoint of the admins
tration, the committee meeting at At
lantic City will be given further
opportunity to reach decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Britons Break the
German Line on
Five-Mile Front

Copyright. 1916. by The Associated Press.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE, Nov. l3.-(Via Lon
DON )-Attacking on front of near
ly five miles on both sides of the
Ancre river in mist and darkness
early this morning the British made
a further breach in the original Ger
man front line. They captured the
strongly fortified villages of Beau
mont-Hamel and St. Pierre Divion
and gained new ground which already
has reached depth of more than a
mile at one point. Two thousand
prisoners already have been taken to
the cages. .
Severe fighting continues before
Beaumont-Sur-Ancre on the north
bank of the river and on the high
ground about midway between Serre
and Beaumont-Sur-Ancre west of the
road linking those villages.
Notwithstanding the long prevail
ing bad weather with almost contin-
uous rains, the attacking troops
made good progress in No Mans
Land, the mud having partially dried
in the last two days. They were not
impeded seriously by the German
machine guns.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Finds Army,Not Nice
Place for Chaplains

New York, Nov. l3.-Conditions
among the Americans troops on the
Mexican border were the subject of
criticism In a meeting of clergymen
that preceded the opening OF the an
nual meeting OF the Board Of Foreign
Missions Of the Methodist Episcopal
church here today. DR.. S. p. Car
man, pastor Of the Central Congrega-
tional church Of Brooklyn, who went
to the border as chaplain Of the
Twenty-third New York regiment
said:
conditions are such now that a
gentleman Of my calling, believe,
would be unwilling to take a chap
lain's position. There should be a
higher standard Of chaplains in the
army and weekly attendance at divine
service by soldiers should be a mat
ter Of discipline and army reg
ulation&.n
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Woman Weeps When City Dads
Decide to Take No Action on Barn

Three of five members of the city
council sitting as committee Of the
whole voted to place on file an
odinance designed to restrict Twenty
first street. between Leavenworth and
Pierce streets. to residence purposes.
The particular purpose Of the measure
was to prevent Sunderland Brothers
company erecting barn which al
ready has been started.
Mayor Dahlman and Commission
ers Jardine and Hummel voted for the
Sunderland barn, while Commission
ers Butler and Kugel voted to give
the citizens the relief they asked in
petitions and in personal appeals
Commissioners Parks and Withheld
were absent.
When the committee Of the whole
voted to place the ordinance on file,
Mrs. Michael Nicotera gave way to
tears. She has her home within few
feet Of the site of the proposed barn
and she said that ten of her twelve
children were born in her present
home.
This case began six years ago when
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Cochran to Defend
Five Alleged Frisco
Bomb Conspirators

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 49,
Bourke Cochran, New York attorney
and former congressman, will defend
without charge the five persons in
dicted here for the murder Of ten VIC
Tins of the preparedness day bomb
explosion Of July %, February Is, an
nounced here today. 1t was said that
Cochran agreed to head the defense
at the request OF a New York society
woman after he had reviewed the tran
script of the trial and conviction of
Warren K. Billings, one of the alleged
bomb conspirators, who was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Promissory Notes
Figure in Court

Claiming that the makers of num-
Der of promissory notes aggregating
1850 failed to pay either the prin-
cipal or the interest, Morgan L. Alex
ander has filed suit with the clerk
Of the district court against Henry
r. Gering, Samuel Orloff and the
Des MONIES Speedway company.
1t is set forth in the petition that
the defendants executed the notes pay
able to c. L. Herring and w. w.
Sears. alleging that they were en-
dorsed to the Herring Motor Car
company and later to Mr.. Alexander.
The plaintiff asks for a judgment Of
$23,550.80.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14

tCobtnued From Page One.)
reported continuing his retreat with
demoralizcd forces and one-third OF
his electives lost.
The rayages Of disease and the mill
tary revcrses sustained are declared
in the Petrograd advices to have Sc
riously affected the morale OF Won
Mackensen's army, while the rein
forcements he requested to make good
his losses are said not to have been
provided, his retreat therefore being
conducted under disastrous conditions.
Thfee Roumanian Towns Taken.
Berlin, Nov. l3-(By Wireless to
Sayville. Jon the Tra1sylvania front
yesterday Austro- German troops cap
tured three towns and repulsed num-
erous Roumanian attacks, the war Of
flee announces. More than 1000 pris-
oncrs were taken. The towns cap
tured are Dicta and Arsuriler, in the
Gyergyo mountains on the northern
part Of the front and Candesti In Rou-
mania, northwest OF Campulung. In
Dobrudja Field Marshal Won Macken-
sens forces repealed troops which
were advancing down the west bank
Of the Danube.
Following Is the official account Of
these operations:
In the Gyergyo mountains German
and Austro-H Hungarian battaiions cap
|tured Dicta and Arsuriicf. There and
on the heightslleast Of Belbor and
also on the aAst bank Of the Putna,
the Roumanlshs made several attacks
in futile offort to dispute with is the
grou0 gained. Hostile advances in
the mountains on both sides OF Oitux
pass were repulscd. ~
Northwest OF Campulung our
troops captured Candesti Southeast
Of Rothenthurm pass on the Szurduk
road and north Of Orsova, Rounanian
forces made counter attacks without
success. In addition to their sacri-
fees in killed or wounded the Rou-
manians lost more than 1000 prison.
ers.
Front of Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen (Dobrudja): Hostile detach-
ments which were feeling their way
along the Danube against the left
wing Of our position in northern Do
brudja were pursued. Tchernavoda
was shelled without success from the
left bank Of the Danube
Report From Bucharest.
Bucharest, Nov. l3.-(Via LondonD
In an all-day battle In the region
Of Dragoslavcle, northeast Of Campu-
lung, south Of the Pennsylvania bor-
der, the Roumanians maintained their
positions, the war office announced
today. On the right bank Of the
river Alt, however, the Roumanian
forces were compelled to yield
ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
WILSON PLANS TO
RUSH LEGISLATION
President Wishes Action On His
Members Take Seats.
Program Before New
FEW CABINET CHANGES

WashinUtai u Nov lJ-Bc-
-s . - -, ~"
cause OF me prooaoiiity that inc next
house will be republican, the presi-
dent is laying plans 10 secure as much
;,n,ar,,nt ,.n;.,.. ~. ..;hi. d,,r-
npe . 'es's'a'o. - po''iD W.
nis inc snort session opening heN'
month. Measures he particularly de-
sires passed are those to allow Amer
;can sxno,t.r. y ....h,;sb common
M. ~pe - 11,'n !. !.
senins agencies aoroad' 70 enlarge the
Interstate Commerce commission and
to create machinery for preventing in
the future a crisis similar to that
which recently threatened to involy.
the country in a railroad strike and
other railroad legislation suggested BY
him when the strike threatened.
Working on Message.
The president has began preparation
OF his next message to congress. He
plans to urge that number OF these
questions be taken up.
Although Mr.. Wilson was tired out
when ne returned to the White House
last night, he was up early today
and had breakfast before 8 o'clock.
Immediately afterward he began
reading 2 huge stack OF mail aceu-
.muiatcd during his trip to Williams
town, MISS: -
! The PRESIDENT asked first Tor the
--latest information on the political
makeup OF the house OF representa-
tves ~ the Sixty-htth congress. ne
twas told INDICATIONS from present re-
turns we're that the republicans have
fzlI members and the democrats az,
with SIX members OF other parties,
After = brief stay IN washington
}tne president may 90 away Tor rest
tDefcrc congress convcnes;; hot
} M s Wa "a. hen''oneu - '"e p's1'
-. ~... r..
Sn SAs
mere nave peen many reports 81
Icuiated regarding changes IN tne
{cabinet; but officials in close touch
with the president declared today that
y almost certain that ne VIII urge
AZ the present members OF the cabi.
met TO remain At their posts and
Ichanges are not expected, unless
fmembsrs themselves desire to quit
Jtns Official family.
II is considered possible, however,
thst one or more members Of the
cabinet may resign tor personal rea-
sons. Secretary McAdoo has been
Frequently mentioned as one member
likely % resign and Representative
Sarter Glass Of Virginia, chairman OF
fthe house banking and currency
committee. has been suggested TOR
shis post 1t WAS stated definitely
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
LONGER TIME TO BID.
Judge Wade Signs New Order
in Atlantic & Southern
Case.
NOVEMBER 20 is FIXED

| tFrom stair correspondent
/ Des Moines, Ia, Nov. l3..-(Special
Telegram, Federal Judge Wade to-
day made an order extending the time
for filing bids for the purchase
OF the Atlantic & Southern railroad
to November Is.
High Power Franchises Granted.
The Iowa Electric company and
the Iowa Falls Electric company OF
which John Reed Of Cedar Rapids
is the attorney and vice president,
were granted franchises for a num-
Der Of new high power transmission
lines by the state railroad commits
sion today. The Iowa Electric COM
pany secured franchises for the fol-
lowing lines: Oneida to Greeley;
Anamosa to Maquoketa: Oneida to
Worthington, Herndon to Guthrie
Center, Menlo. Casey and Adair. The
Iowa Falls Electric company was
granted franchises for lines from
Garner to Belmond.
Candidates File Expense Accounts.
Candidates continue to file their
expense accounts with the secretary
of state. Gilbert N. Haugen of North
wood, reelected to congress in the
Fourth district, spent 10000 his ex-
pcnse account shows. A. v. Proudfott
OF Indianola, elected senator for the
Warren and Clarke county district,
expended $ll7.50. Among the candi-
dates for state representative who
filed today were the following: Frank
Oertel, Keokuk, $l0s25; Arch w.
McFarlane, Waterloo, S81.7s; ]. @.
Lauer, Waverly, $78; P. ]. K1inker,
Crawford, $l7O.27; w. b. Miller,
Boone, $204,23; ]. H. Darrah, Hamp-
ton, $40.
Paid for Injured Thumb.
T. B, Hudson Of Waukon was yes
terday awarded compensation
amounting to Sc per week for a pc
riod of thirty-four weeks or total
Of $204, for injuries received to his
thumb while working for the Mis-
souri, Iron company at Waukon.
State Official Contests Divorce.
A. H. Dawson, secretary of the
state executive council. whose wife,
Addie K. Dawson, secured divorce
from him by order Of the district
court, today filed with the supreme
court an abstract of his argument for
a repeal of the lower courts decision,
Through the decree OF the lower
court Mrs. Dawson, who brought the
action for divorce on the grounds OF
cruel and inhuman treatment, was
given judgment Of $4,000 and the
custody Of their daughter, Ruth How
ard Dawson. OF this amount $4,000
was ordered paid to J. S. Carpenter
as trustee. Mrs. Dawson is also to
receive 500 per month alimony.
Can State Fix Standard
Whether or not state can fix a
standard which manufacturers must
meet in their products will be argued
in the United States supreme court
Monday by Attorney General Cosson,
representing the state, and Attorney
r. L. Parrish of Des Moines, repre-
senting the Hutchinson Ice Cream
company. The outcome will affect the
statutes in twenty-five states. The
state of Pennsylvania, which has a
similar case pending, has joined with
Iowa in defense Of its statute. The
particular law in question is the one
which requires ice cream manufac-
turers in Iowa to use milk and cream
containing at least IL per cent butter
fat to the gallon in the manufacture
Of ice cream.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Boysof II and IL Tried
On Charge Of Murder

Twin Falls, Idaho, Nov. l3.--The
trial of Linn Tovelac, II years old,
on charge Of murder, began here
today. His brother, Harold, aged II,
y also being tried as an accessory.
The boys confessed when arrested
last August, according to the prose-
cutting attorney, that they shot and
killed F. Thomas Hamil, school
teacher. when he surprised them as
they were robbing his ranch house.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14
Fourteen-Y ear-0Id Girl
Ends Life hY Drowning

Cedar Falls, Ia, Nov l3--(Spe-
cial Telegram. )--Bernice Towsley,
aged IA. committed suicide today by
drowning at Smiths sandpit, where
she jumped from springboard into
the river.
The body was recovered about six
hours later, No cause has been
ascribed. She was high school stu
dent.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14

Persistence Is the Cardinal Virtue
in Advertising.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14

the Sunderlands sought to run a side
track into their property on Twenty
first street.
1t now remains for the city council
to take final action on the recon-
mendation Of its committee of the
whole.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-14

Newport News, Va. Nov. is.--Members
o. the crew Of the British steamer strath.
vessel had engaged German submarine
u the Mediterranean October "a. After
tho submerslble had began Smelling the
msrchantman, Il was said. Il opened fire
Win small gun and escaped unframed
to confirm or deny the story