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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Products Located Near the
Markets Pay Undue Share
Of Freight Charges.

Whereas, II Is believed that many
freight charges exacted by the rail-
roads, especially for short hsuls, are
unreasonaby high and In many cases
grossly excessive when compared with
their long haul rates; and.
Whereas, all farmers and all con-
sumers Of farm products are vltally
concerned In the reasonable cost OF
transportation from producer to con-
sumer; therefore, be II
Resolved, that the Executive Com
rittee Of the ohio state Grange be
directed to investigate the reasonable
ness of freight rates fer the trans
portation Of farm products, and for
the transportation Of commodities and
articles used by farmers, especially
the reasonableness Of freight charges
made by railroads for short hauis to
nearby markets.
1.-THE above resolution was adopted
by the State Grange at the Newark
meeting Dec. 10, 1851
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
START Big SCIENCE
MEET IN new YORK
Every University In United
State Represented.

New York. Dec. 26.-with about
six thousand men and women in at
tendance, the biggest meeting OF sci
entists ever neld started here toda,
IL is the sixty-eighth annual meeting
OF the American Association Of Sci.
ence. About fifty afllliated learned
bodies are also in convention here
More than thousand papers and
addresses will be presented. covering
the recent advances in natural phi
osophy and applied science.
the main meetings will take place
in Columbia university, City bollege
and the American Museum OF Natural
History. There will be many group
meetings going on In different places
at the same time. The meetings will
continue all this week.
Almost all the scientists will at
tend meeting In the American Mu
seum OF Natural History this evening
DR.. Charles r. Van fIise. president OF
the University Of Wisconsin, will pre-
side and Dr. W. w. Campbell, di
rector OF the Lick Astronomical o.
servatory. will speak on "T'he Nabu-
late"
Every university IN the United
States is rerresentcd. There will be
many social features, luncheons, teas,
dinners and side trips to places Of
interest
The Automobile Club OF America.
the National Highways association.
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce and the Society for the
Promotion OF Engineering Educat.or
will hold Joint sessions.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
RE es0LUTi0N

W. recommend that a bureau ef
markets. be created In tho state De-
partmsnt OF Agriculture, and SINH
lar bureaus In the municipalities ef
the Stste TO WORK along the same
general lines and In conjunction with
the once Of Markets Of United
States Department of Agriculture.
We recommend tttst, as rapidly as
possible, legal etardards Of weight,
measure ard quality Of agricultural
products shall be adopted: shus In
surfing uniform grades In all mar
kets Of the State as q protection to
both seller and buyer.
We recommend tefe encouragement
Of retail niuricipat markets and de-
plore the tendency In our larger
cities for the producer 70 relnguIsh
the retail business to professional
hucksters and market men.
We recommend that every effort
be made to Increase direct dealing
between producer and consumer, and
recommend that the parcel post and
express service be conducted so az to
further this purpose.
T1're above resolution was adopt
ed by the State Grange, at the Now
ark meeting. Dec, rs. 1851
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
High Cost Of Living Due to Railroads
and to Methods OF Marketing.

After speaking of the great achieve
ments Of the Grange in backing move
ments which have resulted in the es-
tablishment Of such as the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Secretary Of
Agriculture, Rural Delivery, Parcels
Post, Postal Savings, direct election
Of United States Senators, etc., Mr..
Taber directed attention to two
things in connection with the high
cost Of living, which in Importance,
he thinks, stand above all others:
(1) We should look to transporta-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

State College, Pa, Dec 26. - Tho
grand assault on old high cost OF
living" gained fresh impetus here
when several hundred staid farmers
from air parts of the state left their
homes and travelled here today to
spend a week In the study of inten-
sive production and reclamation Of
waste land. The farmer students are
occupying the dormitories left va
cant by the college students home
on Christmas vacation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
POPULATION
vs. 1o.e2s ACCORDING To CENSUS
ESTIMATE

Washington, b. c., Dec. 26-The cen
als bureau. at the close of the year
1916. makes public its estimates of the
I9l6 population of all cities in Ohio
hawing 5000 inhabitants or more.
dsa this estimate Mt. Vernon Is given
IA population of 1O.62S. This does not
inesH0ss South Vernon, with a popula-
rim of about 1000,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
r.FINEp.EoR oBscENlrV

Charged with using obscene and IL
susRfious language in the presence of
FSsnaale persons, Fred Johnson of this
e.sty NpssGded guilty when arraigned be-
AzEa Mayor &c. A. Mitchell Tuesday
sasraLnB und was handed ine of $25
skmE costs. He was arrested on b. &
a. train Saturday night by Detective
Mccormick.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Kentucky coal fields - by the rail
roads through freight-rate discrimin-
ations was therefore the sole cause
of this coal shortage and the result
ing exorbitant prices charged the
consumer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
The Best LINIment

For falls on icy walks. sprains and
bruises, rub on and rub In Hanfords
Haisam of Myrrh. Apply this Iiniment
thoroughly and relief should quickly
TaIlow.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
PERMANENT POSITIONS OPEN

PERMANENT POSITIONS OPEN
fer First Glass Mechanics. Vertical
boring mill operators. bench and floor
-Saachinists, erecting and repair ma
cbinists, high grade aii-around ma
tAainists. wood petteru makers. as
hoHrs week, SOC TO 55c an hour TO
start. Five per cent bonus for attend
dnre and punctuaiity. Free life In
s1ranoe. Pension ,for or.4Hihful service,
dN@o-tbirds nay 10 married men, one.
half pay to single men. in case of
sickness or accident keeping them
EFDsn work. This insurance protects
you for "a hours day. beth inside
or outside OF the factory. Apply TO
1he b. r. Goodrich 0OmOanV. Akron,
Ohio. AedA&6a
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Deeds Filed
w. NJ. Paazig, guardian to Fred
Crouch, IA ga acres in Pleasant, $2,O5O,
j. A. McComber to George Mowrey,
parcel in Union, $4,000.
G.. NJ. and r. d. Cerrington to John
Cook, parcel in Middlebury, 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

township Rev. Foster c. Anderson
Otto Albert Motz, farmer, and Ora
Alberta Richert, both of Brown town
ship. Rev. G. E. Burkholder,
Guy Alpha Koppert, farmer, and Lu
cretia A. Pembrook, both of Brown
township. Rev. j. A. Long.
Stewart Lewis Bricker, farmer, Lib
erty township, and Leona Mable Loop
Mt. Vernon. Rev. j. A. Long.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

tSs$,fhere win be box Social at st,
: IAha's church Thursday evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Wanted, For Sale, &c

eiate--s cents per line, each lnser
Nloh. six words to line.
FOR SALE-Empty lard barrels
6r meat packing. G. II. Jones, 107
West Nigh street. 26S
FOR SALE One OF the best 100
asre farms in Miller township. One
mile north of Homer. VIII sell at a
AaxTgain il sold soon. J, ID. Tewell,
UatCa, o. 26S
WANTED-To buy 100 good, big
hDr@as, cheap. j. B. Hisaong. 2gda26s
WANTED. 900 beef and horse
hides. The price you viii receive
For same will explain why harness
0AG other leather goods are 80 high,
ALSO want raw furs, sheep pelts. tai.
tHw. beeswax, ginseng. golden seal,
etc. at A. J. Flaharty's harness store,
. Ohio avenue, Icast. tfd&s
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Carts Of Thanss, five cents per line.
WoROs1tlogs Of Respect. Obituaries and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Bay Mare Found

hdJ ware EouUu
bay mare, weight about 1000
pounds, with one white left hind foot
and a star on her nose. strayed onto
the farm of Frank M. French, south of
the city on the Granville road, Mon.
day. The mare is a four-year-old,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Bond Is Filed

Bond Is Filed
Burr n. Lytle. deputy under sheriff
elect MosshOlder, has filed his bond OF
81 900 for carrying concealed firearms
The same was signed by Charles w
Hayes and Frank o, Levering.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26
Family Quarrel

Sheriff WOolison was called Monday
afternoon to the home Of William Bee
man in South Vernon where a son, 1S
or ID years old, had chased his moth
er, who was bare-footed, out of the
house into the snow. The sheriff re-
stored order and departed
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

Order Issued
An order of private sale of real es
tate has been issued in the action o
Thomas B. Fulton, administrator o
Abram I. Fulton, VS.. Thomas b. Ful
ton. The real estate is valued at 81
600, according to appraisement
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-26

WANTED-To buy 100 good, big
hOrzas. cheap. J. B. Hisaong. 27da26s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02
The Constitutional Amendment

This measure provides that none
but taxpayers shall vote on questions
of mourning debts, issuing bonds, or
purchasing or selling property by the
State or belonging to the state, county
or municipality. The proposed amend
ment has been framed on the theory
that the taxpayers are the only ones
interested in such measures, but who
are the taxpayers? Every renter is
affected by the rise or fall of taxes to
as great an extent and often to a
greater extent than the owner, for the
owner takes into consideration the
amount of taxes in fixing the rent. In
fact, in the last analysis, the consum-
ing public are the real taxpayers, and
they should not be denied vote on the
subject of taxation. Our advice is,
therefore, to vote against the pro-
posed amendment of Sec. 1, Article vi
of the Constitution relating to the
qualification of voters"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

ess, it is entitled to a reasonable
trial. Our advice therefore is to vote
against Measures No. 1S and "a"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02
Initiative Measure No.18-H0telmen's
Liquor Measure
Initiative Measure No. 24-Brewer's
Bill

The grange as a whole stands
strongly for strict regulation of the
liquor traffic, and feels that the regu-
lations in our so-called prohibition law
are none too stringent. We have re-
peatedly made our position known and
won't take the time or space to argue
the question again. We believe our
present law a success, and even if it
has developed defects, it has been in
effect less than year and in all fair
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

Township Organization
Under another heading We have
answered the objections made to town.
Continued on page seven) ..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02
Referendum Measure No. Public
Service Utilities Measure

This measure provides that no "pub-
lie utility" may make extensions, or
no new utilities build without getting
certificate of necessity from the
public service commission. If city
wants to expand it's own water sys-
tenn or electric light system it can not
do so without permission of the COM
mission. If Stone & Webster want to
fight the Tacoma City electric plant,
they won't have to carry their fight
to the public, for it is much easier to
carry their fight to the commission.
It is another case of placing too much
power - unnecessary power - In the
hands of few men and then trusting
the Lord to give us honest, capable
and efficient officials. The people OF
the cities know what they want, and
don't have to hire the public service
commission to tell them. For the same
reasons that township organization
should carry, this measure should be
defeated, so vote against the Public
Service Utilities Measure"
Referendum Measure No. sport Dis
trict Measure
,,I - L. oo11od ,,noy, n
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02
Referendum Measure No. 5-POlitica
Conventions Measure

This is a measure passed by our
last legislature restoring the political
convention with all the opportunities
for corrupt political rings and machine
politics. True, it does not repeal the
direct primary law, but it opens the
way for that class of framed up poll
tics which it was the purpose of the
primary law to kill, and these politi-
cal frame-ups would leave little to the
direct primary. The direct primary
law has been the greatest weapon ever
found to fight corrupt political rings,
and while it may have defects, the
remedy is not to cut off it's head, but
to seek to cure it's defects. This is
not the time to befog the issue by dis
cussing defects in the primary law,
for it is a case of the life or death of
the law itself. The question is, do we
want to return to the old days of the
political conventions! No. We neither
want to jeopardize our primary nor
open the way for corrupt political
rings, and all friends of the direct
primary are advised to vote against
the Political Conventions Measure"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

Referendum Measure No. sport Dis
trict Measure
We should not be called upon 10
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

vote on this measure, for 1t effects
the citizens of King county only, but
inasmuch as the last legislature saw
fit to NEEDLE in King county's affairs,
the only way to undo the harm they
did is to make use of the referendum
which brings the matter before all the
voters of the state; so we must advise
ourselves on the subject in order to
vote intelligently. The Seattle Port
commission are at present elective of
ficers. three in number. The new law
provides that the county auditor, the
county engineer, county attorney, and
mayor of the principal town in the
county shall serve on the board ire
spective of their qualifications for the
position. The law further provides
certain restrictions and limits In the
matter of taxation. Now the law was
aimed at the public docks of the city
of Seattle, for there is no other port
in the state to which it can apply. 1t
has been charged, probably unjustly,
that the private dock owners, prlncl-
pally the railroads, are pushing the
bill in order to handicap the public
docks which have been curtailing their
profits. Certain it is that the public
docks have lowered the wharfage
charges, saving the public much mon
ey, and that they have been run pro-
fitably as well. 1t is also a fact that
this measure would so handicap the
commission in carrying out their plans
that the public docks need no longer
be feared as competitors of privately
owned docks. Our position is that this
is strictly question to be decided by
the people of King county and the
legislature should not have interfered
and our advice, therefore, is to undo
this meddlesome law by voting
against the Port District Measure"
We favor the budget method of
handling public funds, but as City At
torney Jeffrey has pointed out, this
measure is so infleXible as to make ii
impracticable. The provision prohibit
ing the use of surplus in one fund
to make up a deficiency in another is
neither practical nor economical, and
the clause making officials personally
liable for the issuance of emergency
warrants provided that the court
should later decide that an emergency
had not existed, would prevent any
man of sound experience from having
anything to do with an Office that
might be called on at times to issue
such warrants. We repeat-we favor
the budget lew, but this one won't do,
so our advice is to vote against the
Public Budget Measure"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02
Referendum Measure No. 6-Anti-
Picketing Measure

Plcketlng Measure
1t would be sorry day for the ma
tion could the employers control la
Dor without restriction or regulation,
for labor would soon be living on
starvation rations, with nothing to
live for-nothing to hope for. Labor
as whole has had little help except
when it has helped itself, and the
strike has been the only means by
which labor has made any Roadway
toward improving its condition. I'm
questionably, strikes are often an evil
but until other means are found they
are occasionally necessity. The an
ti-picketing act prohibits the use of
any banners or signs of any descrip-
ton on either private or public pro-
perty directly or indirectly calling at
tention to anything appertaining to
strike. 1t is blow aimed directly at
the strikes and therefore at the work.
ingman, and the best interests Of the
people require its defeat.
The farmer has direct interest in
the matter also. It is but a short
time ago that the condenseries and
milk distributing agencies of the large
cities in Illinois got together and de-
clded TO lower the price paid the
farmer for his milk. For while the
farmers were helpless and either had
to milk their cows at no profit or even
at loss or sell their herds, but they
got together and struck. AS is usual
in such cases, not all of them joined
in, and the cities kept up their milk
supplies by patronizing the nonstrik-
ers until the farmers picketed every
road leading into Chicago and won the
strike breakers over and got their
price for the milk again. The same
thing is going on around New York
today and the dairymen of Puget
Sound or the Yakima Valley may
some day need to use the. very means
which this measure denies them in or
der to keep the dairy interests alive.
1t is to the interest of every farmer
in the state to vote against the Pic
keting Measure"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

thru the initiative have unquestion-
ably, demonstrated that the restric-
lions placed by the Whitney law are
sufficient-more than sufficient.
But the legislature did not rest
there. They passed the measure now
referred to the people referendum
No. 81 providing that every signer OF
an initiative or referendum petition
must sign in the presence of the regis
tration officer of his precinct, and
making it a gross misdemeanor to
conduct any campaign to which one
cent of expense was attached either
for or against any proposed meas
ure, and even making it gross mis-
demeanor to ask anyone to sign a
petition within 100 feet of the regis
tration office. These provisions with
others almost as radical would effec-
lively prevent the use of the initiative,
referendum and recall-would in fact.
absolutely kill the laws. Fortunate
it is indeed that the legislature could
not make the provisions of the law
effective for the referendum measures
which they attempted to regulate to
death saved itself, for the grange and
other organizations invoked the ref
erendum against it's own aSecutioner
and the law was held up for approval
by the voters Nov. 7th, and it is now
up to the voters to defend their very
rights of franchise and to defeat this
vicious act passed by the last legis-
lature. All friends of direct legisla-
ton will therefore vote against
the initiative and referendum act"
BEWARE
1t is not our present initiative and
referendum acts you are asked to vote
against, but the new act known as the
Initiative and Referendum Act which
hampers with our present law. There
fore, vote against this act and defeat
this tampering law.
Referendum No. Recall of Public
Officers Measure
This is practically the same as ref
erendum No. 8 and the same remarks
opp1y For tho Same reasons vote
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

The state grange has taken a stand
against both initiative bills, all seven
referendum measures and the consti-
tutional amendment and they favor
township organization, their advice
being "Vote against every measure
except township organization" Lest
some who have not studied the meas
ure think this advice savors of mark
ing the grangers' ballots, we will re-
view each measure briefly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-02

Referendum No. 4-RecalI OF Public
Officers Measure
This is practically the same as ref.
erendum No. and the same remarks
apply. For the same reasons, vote
against the Recall of Public Of.
ficers Measure"
The Detroit times., 1916-07-14
Outing Marks Close of
World Sales Con-
gress
DANCING PART
OF PROGRAM
Steamers Saluted by
Tiny Miss Waving
u. S. Flag

An excursion to Bois Blanc island
brought to a close, Thursday after.
noon, the first Worlds Salesman
ship congress, after a strenuous
four-day session that resulted In the
permanent organization OF the con-
gress and election OF officers for the
coming year.
The steamer Ste. Claire, leaving
the dock at 1:45. carried away sew
eral hundred OF the delegates, while
the Columbia. which left at o'clock
was packed to capacity by the later
arrivals. The special boat which
was to have carried the entire body
TO the island at o'clock was not
in evidence. the conventioners be-
ing taken on the regular excursion
boats that leave one hour and ff-
teen minutes apart.
Dancing, both on the boats and
at the island, comprised the enter.
tainment during the afternoon, and
while collars wilted. the ginger ale
and grape juice people did a rush
Ing business. A majority Of the
excursionists remained at the Is
land until late hour. Thursday
night. having been told by the
steamship company that the boat
would await their convenience.
On the outgoing steamer Colum
bia and on the return rip OF the
steamer Ste. Claire. a little girl
about ten years olo, stood on the
Canadian shore at a point about
midway between Detroit and the
Island and waved large American
flag topped by small Union Jack
On both occasions the regular fae
salute, three long blasts and two
short ones. was blown from the
steamers whistle.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-14
w. H. HILL, FORMER
BULL MOOSER, TO
SUPPORT HUGHES

William II. Hill. one OF the orig.
inai Progressives in Wayne county
and candidate for United States
senator In 1912, has announced his
intention OF following the lead of
Theodore Roosevelt and supporting
Hughes for president. Mr.. Hill
sent a letter 10 the colonel defend.
ing National Committeeman Gus.
tsvus d. Pope, who was reviled by
the standpatters on the Progressive
state central committee FOR Joining
the supporters of Hughes. In re-
ply. Mr. Hill received I character.
istic letter from the colonel.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-14
Healhiesf Babies Are Most
Endangered By the Infantile
Paralysis ScOurge; Says Expert

babies. are the ones most In dan
ger from the mysterious scourge OF
infantile paralysis that Is spreading
from New York into every corner
OF the nation! Vigorous health
seems 10 be no protection against
the diseased
SO says DR.. Simon Flexner. of
the Rockefeller Institute, world
leader in the study OF infantilc
paralysis. and the first man to
identify the germ. This germ, by
the way. IL so tiny II will pass right
through the finest porcelain filter.
All mothers VIII be anxious to
read what Or f1exner. Americas
foremost authority on the disease,
has TO say Of II.
THE chief terror OF the disease
lies in l,s appalling power to pro
ducc deformities," he declares.
when death occurs Z. is not the
result of a process OF poisoning that
robs the patient OF strength. but Is
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