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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
SEVERNS ENTERS
PLEA OF GUILTY
First OF Liquor Suspects
Given A Hearing
RAID WAS MADE ON june 8
Eleven Inspectors Of State Liquor
License Commission Descending
On City-Arrests Follow
An Examination Of
Witnesses
RAID WAS MADE ON june 8

Fred Severns, arrested in the raid
made by the officers of the state
liquor license commission a month
ago, appeared on Monday afternoon
shortly before the time set for his
trial and entered plea of guilty to
the illegal selling of intoxicating
liquor. Mayor Mitchell assessed him
q fine of $500 and the costs. Severns
paid the fine and was released.
The trials of the others arrested at
the same time will be held this week
in the following order:
Phillip Smithhisler. Tuesday morn
ing.
George Smithhisler, Tuesday after
noon.
Lawrence Branigan, Wednesday
morning.
Mary vandelene. Wednesday after
noon.
Lizzie Simmons, Thursday morning.
State Liquor License Inspector J..
b. Galloway of Columbus is in this
city in the interests of the prosecu-
tlons OF the cases.
The raid, which resulted in the ar
rest of the alleged conductors Of
speakeasies, was made on the night
of June when eleven inspectors of
the state liquor license commission
descended on the city, after a quiet
little investigation conducted by one
of their number, and made a whole
sale cleanup of suspected places.
Tho evidence, at least part of it,
was accumulated through the efforts
of Elmer Ottino who, posing as a
painter and working for Harry S.
Bum, gained entrance to several
liquor was sold in violation of the
law.
Following the roundup of alleged
bootleggers, two members of the state
''wrecliing crew., j. w. Pension and
J. b. Galloway, remained in the city
for a period of ten days when mum
erous witnesses were examined and
evidence obtained on the basis OF
which affldavits were made, charging
six people with violating the liquor
laws. All Of these were arraigned
and but a single one entered a plea
OF guilty. The hearings of the others
were continued, after dates had beer
set. on account of the enforced alb
sence from the city of Mayor Mitchell
and City Solicitor Rooms.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
TOLD IN FEW WORDS.
9ome Famous Nominating Speeches In
Presidential Campaigns.

Presidential Campaigns.
On the third day of the 1860 conven-
ton when other business had been dis
posed of and nominations were In or
der Mr.. Evarts of New York in fewer
than thirty words presented William
II. Seward for the nomination. MIR.
Judd of Illinois was equally brief In
presenting Abraham Lincoln.
The names of William l.. Dayton of
New Jersey, of Simon Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, of Salmon p. Chase Of
Ohio, of Edward Bates of Missouri and
of John Mclean of Ohio were present
ed, but fewer than two dozen words
were used In any instance.
1t is not by elaborate and eloquent
nominating speeches that the choice of
presidential candidates is determined.
The reasons influencing delegates are
of different character. But If
speeches must be made reasonable
brevity will make them all the more
effective.
Two of the best remembered nomf
mating speeches ever made in ma
tional convention were by Robert G..
Ingersoll for Blaine In 1876 and by
Daniel Dougherty nominating Hancock
in 1SS0-one a Republican, the other a
Democrat-and neither speech occu'
pied more than ten minutes in delivery
philadelphia Telegraph.
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All TO
Strikes Six.Year-Old Louise Stevens
Right Arm Broken-DriVer Alb
solved OF All Blame

Louise, the six-year-old daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Fulton Stevents, was
painfully injured Saturday evening
when struck by an automobile In
front OF her home on East Gambler
street.
The child was playing across the
street from her home and had started
60 cross the street without noticing
the automobile driven by Chester Nc
Millen OF Danville
McMillen attempted to turn and
avoid the little girl, but the machine
was too close upon her as she RAJ
from the curb, and the fender strucl
her, knocking her to tho ground ant
breaking her right arm.
Besides the broken arm, the chil'
was badly cut and bruised about thu
head and face.
MoMilen was absolved from al
blame In connection with the acciden
BY spectators, who characterized
as one OF the unavoidable happenings
The ehild's injuries are not serious
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25

William Denman OF Walnut street
made a business trip to Centerburg
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulis Desant and
daughter OF Maumee are spending a
few days with relatives in this city,
Mrs. b. e. Salisbury is spending a
weeks outing at Buckeye Lake,
Mr.. and Mrs, Guy Blubaugh OF East
Vine street went to Columbus Satur
day TO spend the day.
Miss Lola Buxton returned Friday
10 Johnstown after visit witt
friends In the city.
Martin Whitman Of this city and d
Houze OF Point Marion. Pa, who Il
spending a few days in this city, wen
TO Lancaster Saturday on business.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
Disagreeable Persons.

When see disagreeable person
approaching | walk away. ! don't
wait until he gets started. The most
disagreeable people. when they ap-
proach, say a few agreeable things to
pearing. It's no use to argue with dis
agreeable people. If they could help
1t they would. Possibly they regard
the annoying things they say as criti-
cism; every one likes to think of him.
self as critic The only complete an.
swer to n disagreeable person is flight
mussed up constantly by fighting.-Ed
Howe in New York Independent
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hess of Ankeny-
town spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Cline, 504
North Jefferson street.
The Congregational Social club and
Bible class will give a lawn fete on
the church lawn Wednesday evening.
Everybody come and bring your
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Bishop and
daughter Of Washington, D. c., ar
rived In this city Sunday to visit with
Mr.. Bishops parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. C. Bishop of West High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Johnson and
child and Gustaf Johnson of James
town, N Y, composed an automobile
party which passed through here Sat
urday.
Mrs Charles Gessling and daugh-
ter, Miss Dortha Fritz, are spending
few days with Mrs. Gessling's step
| father, William Max, near Loudon-
vile, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Carts of Fulton,
o., j. C. Carts of the American ISSUE
Westerville, o., and Miss Aletha
James were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. w. Ogg, 600 West Vine
street
Sheriff Woolison went to Columbus
Monday to place Elizabeth Simmons,
recently adjudged lunatic, in the
state hospital. Miss Edna Shearn of
the nursing staff of the NJ. & S. hos
pital accompanied them.
Mrs. Effie Howard of Everett,
Washington, who has been the guest
of Mrs. John Shortridge, 2O7 East
Chestnut street, left Monday for Kal'
amazoo Mich, where she will visit
before returning home.
Miss Ferne Strang returned Mon
day to her studies in the summer
school of Otterbein university at Yves
terville after spending the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F
Strang of West Gambler street
Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Jones Of this
city left Monday for Cedar Point
where they will attend the convention
of agents of the Midland Mutual In
surance company. The convention
will last throughout the week.
Constable H. Alex Bumpus ant
daughter, Alta, of this city, Mrs. j
b. Tom of Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs
]. w. Hultz and little daughter
Letha, of Sparta spent Sunday will
l Mrs. F.. d. Gilbert, who resides neai
Centerburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F, Mckee ant
3 family of South Division street motor
5 ed to Orrville Saturday and spent tn
weekend with their daughter, Mrs
a e. M. Byron. Mr.. and Mrs. Byron &C
y companied them home and are spend
i ing few days in Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Kring of CoshoC
?, ton, who visited here and then wen
). to Gallon, returned Sunday to MI
It Vernon, accompanied by DR.. and Mrs
j. B. Kring of Gallon. DR.. Kring rf
e turned home Monday, while the rt
G naming members of the party ar
II guests of officer and Mrs. Albert ALI
dorf.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
BURIED IN SECRET.
Two Famous Kings Whose Last Rest
ing Places Are Unknown.

Two Famous Kings Whose Last Rest
ing Places Are Unknown.
Two ancient kings were buried In Sc
cret. Attila. king of the Huns, after
his siege OF Rome. died in Hungary
A. d. 453. His soldiers, desirous OF
giving their great leader right royal
burial, inclosed his body first in cas-
ket of gold this in one of silver and
this in one of lead, and transported 1t
into a desert There slaves were Sc
lected, and under the direction of men
who were sworn to secrecy they dug
the grave of the dead monarch. When
this was accomplished no traces of the
spot were left The slaves were all
cruelty slain.
Alaric, king of the Goths, the cele-
brated conqueror of Rome, died when
with his army at Cozenza. south Italy
His men turned the course of river,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
ereen Eatate s1oo. .ooo. .ooo.

Bellows Falls, VT. July 24.-It was
estimated in legal circles here that
Mrs. Hetty Green left an estate OF
approximately 100000, 900. Charles
W. Pierson OF New York, represent
ing Mrs. Green's son, Colonel Edward
H. b. Green. agreed upon a tentative
administration fee of $4,000 to be
paid to the state. and it is considered
that this fee is an indication Of the
total value of the estate on the basis
OF fee percentages as usually figured.
The estate is left to Colonel Green
and Mrs. Matthew Walker. daugh-
ter.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
Threaten suez Canal.

London, July PA new advance Of
Turkish forces on the Sinai penin-
sula to within about thirty miles Of
the Suez canal has been reported to
the British authorities. who announc.
ed That British cavalry had come into
contact with the Turks and that meas.
ures were being taken by the chief
command in Egypt to meet the Turk
ish movements.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
SHORT LOCALS
Eggs, 24c; butter, 24c.

Eggs, 24c; butter, 24c.
Extra pair of trousers free with
each suit. Ed. Wuchner. If
DR.. and Mrs. G. D. Conard spent
Sunday at Buckeye Lake.
For poisoned wounds use Hanford's
Balsam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. Zolman were
visitors at Buckeye Lake on Sunday.
Jesse Baxter and ]. II. Jenkins
were at Buckeye Lake Sunday.
See those $3.50 oak porch swings
for $1.50 at Woolson's store.
l.. Il. Sutton of Tiffin spent Sunday
with friends in this city.
Keep Hanfords Balsam in your
home.
John s. White of Howard spent
Saturday in this city on business.
r. b. McArtor of Howard was a
business visitor in this city Saturday
Soreness removed by Hanford's
Balsam.
Chester McMillen Of Danville spent
Saturday in Mt. Vernon on business.
o. Poppleton offers 7 per cent non
taxable stocks for sale. Pays quar-
terly dividends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Humbert of How
ard spent Saturday with friends in
this city.
Rubber lawn hose special: 25 feet
for $175; so feet for $3.50; at Wool
sons store.
E. G.. Fleming went to CLEVELAND
Monday morning to attend the Nation
al Photographers Convention.
. There will be an ice cream social a
Christ NJ. E. church Thursday even
: ing, July 27.
, Miss Edna Jenkins of Columbus wa
r the guest of Mr., and Mrs. William
White of North Main street, Sunday
Q For taxi service call Citizens phon'
d 6O2 green, Bell 351-W. l.. e. Scar
q brough.
= Fred Daugneaux of Clarksburg. W
Va, Is spending few days wit
u friends In this city.
Applications for 1916 automobil
;, tags may be obtained at the Banne
nAa.a fraa nP aharpa
Mrs. Russell buckingham of Wa
IA nut street spent Sunday with friend
,e in Columbus.
Harry Starner returned Monday t
Il his work in Columbus after spendin
At the weekend with relatives here.
1t Edwin Frehse returned Sunday I
s. his home in Cleveland after spendin
8. several days with friends in this cit!
Camp.meeting at the Caves July 8
81 and Aug. @. Meet us there. Goo
~ singing. T. w. Woodson, pastor
M. Il. church, Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
ID Mrs. Frank Darcy returned to h,
home In Cleveland Sunday after
y short visit with relatives in this cit
Clerks of Courts and Mrs. o.
Taylor spent Sunday at Buckle!
" Lake,
James Tighe OF Akron is spendh
no several days with relatives in 4
th city.
Miss Florence and Miss Bertha II
d, let returned Sunday to their home
is Canton after spending a few da
mt with Mr. and Mrs, Winchester Far
OF East Burgess street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25

enue entered the Mt. Vernon hospital
Sunday to receive treatment.
Mrs. Charles Mills of Ridgewood av-
enue is spending several days with
relatives in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Fowler and
Miss Helen Hobson of Barberton are
visiting relatives in the city for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. George Denny, Mr..
and Mrs. Hollingsworth and Mrs.
Adams of Mansfield visited Mrs. Amos
Silcott over Sunday.
Miss Ruby Holt of Cardington is
spending several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Winchester Faust of East Bur-
CESS street.
Mrs. Frank Blaney of East Pleasant
street returned Sunday from Canton
where she has been receiving treat
ment in hospital.
Mrs. James Tighe returned Sunday
to her home in this city after spend
ing a few days with friends in Cleve-
land.
Deputy Clerk of Courts and Mrs.
Walter G. Burris have returned from
visit Of week with relatives in
Ashland, Wooster and Massillon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Turney and
County Recorder and Mrs. e. G. Rush
were visitors at Buckeye Lake Sun
day.
Charles Huntsberger of Akron is
spending few days with his mother
Mrs. f. II. Huntsberger OF East Chest
nut street.
Mrs. Summer S. Pierce and daugh
ter, Miss Merle, of Walnut street
spent Sunday with friends in Colum
bus.
Misses Hazel and Genevieve Mar
sino of Canton, who are guests of A
Schiappacasse and family, spent Mon
day in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McMillen o
Mansfield avenue went to Howard
Sunday to spend the day with rela
tives.
XIII 'em with Bug Finish" a non
poisonous insectide for all plant de
stroying insects. 1-2c per pound
at Woolsons store.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Greenbank O
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday with Judg
and Mrs. Park b. Blair of North Ga
street.
Raymond Horn, who has been work
ing on the Tribune at Warren, ha
resigned his position and is spendin
several days at his home in this city
M and Mrs. Allen Faust and MI
and Mrs. Davillo Holt and family O
Cardington spent Sunday with Mr.. an
RS. Winchester Flust of East Bul
CESS street.
, Mrs, Thompson, who has been re
ceiving treatment at the Mt. Verno
hospital, was able to return to he
home on North Mulberry street Satul
! day afternoon.
Mrs. John w. Mason and daughter
Miss Mary, left Monday for Lima, F
l. Wayne and Garrett, Ind, where the
Z viii spend several days. At Garret
they will visit with Mrs, Mason's pa
IS ents, DR.. and Mrs. Kester
Miss Lucille Vernon, who has bee
attending the summer school at Obi
b university at Athens, has returned
IN her home in this city and, will spen
VS. the summer with her mother. Mis-
st Vernon is suffering from nervol
breakdown.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-25
j. j. + T. 4 i + 4 4 4 X
PRESS HOUR FLASHES
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Deutschland may be interned If the
missing ship, Bremen, has been lost
at sea or is interned itself
Russians drive Germans back IL
miles on Riga front.
French aviator flies over Berlin ana
is captured in Poland.
German torpedo boat destroyers de-
feated in fight with British.
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BIRTHS
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= = y = . = y y y a y y y
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bricker of the Coshocton
road.
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kilkenney of North Nc
Kenzie street.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-07-14
u. S. STEEL SURPLUS
MAY REACH $50,0O0,00O

u. S. Steel was the talk of Wall
Street recently, the bears and bulls
contributing their theories while Steel
advanced B to S7B.
Prospect of declaration of an extra
dividend of 1 to 3 per cent. on Steel
common at the directors meeting July
25 was generally discussed. Estimates
of earnings for the second quarter
range from $70,0OO,OOO to $4,000, 900,
which, it is figured, would leave sur
plus of about $5O,OO0O0O for dividends
and reserve fund.
Against these figures there also ap-
peared estimates that the monthly I'M
filled orders report Monday will show
a decrease, due in part to the fact
that construction orders have been
held up pending clearing of the Mexi-
can situation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-07-14
LabOr's Demands

Following is the economic platform
adopted by the American Federation
of Labor:
1. The abolition of all forms of in
voluntary servitude, except as a pun
ishment for crime.
2. Free schools, free text books and
compulsory education.
8. Unrelenting protest against the
issuance and abuse of injunction pro-
cess in labor disputes.
4. A work day of not more than
eight hours in the twenty-four-hour
day.
5. A strict recognition of not over
eight hours per day on all federal
state or municipal work, and not less
than the prevailing per diem wage
rate of the class of employment in
the vicinity where the work is per-
formed.
6. Release from employment one
day in seven.
7. The abolition of the contract
system on public work,
s. The municipal ownership of pub
lie utilities.
g. The abolition of the sweat-shop
system.
10. Sanitary inspection of factory,
workshop, mine and home.
II. Liability of employers for in
jury to body or loss of life.
10. The naturalization of telegraph
and telephone.
13. The passage of anti-child labor
laws in states where they do not exist
and rigid defense of them where they
have been enacted into law.
IA, Woman suffrage co-equal with
man suffrage.
15 Suitable and plentiful play
grounds for children in all cities.
16. The initiative and referendum
and the imperative mandate and right
of recall.
II. Continued agitation for the
public bath system in all cities.
IS. Qualification in permits to
build of all cities and towns, that
there shall be bathrooms and bath
room attachments in all houses or
compartments used for habitation.
10. We favor system of finance
whereby money shall be issued exclu
sively by the government, with such
protect it from manipulation by the
banking interests for their own pri-
vate gain.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-07-14
Capitalist May Be Threatened by
Rebellious Host of
Workers
BY Basil M. Manley
Member Industrial Relations
Committee.

Washington, July What is 60
ing to be the economic outcome of
the European war?
Most of the economists who have
discussed this question have based
their prophecies on what they call the
enormous destruction of capital" and
have wept a few tears at the thought
of the dreadful fate that awaits the
foreign capitalist. What are the
facts?
1t is important for every American
to understand, because, unless we do
understand and act intelligently, we
are likely to be involved in grave in
ternational disputes when the process
of debt settlement begins.
Capital Is Intact
In nutshell, this will be the situa-
ton when the war is over The cap
ital property of the warning nations
will be little, if at ALL impaired.
This needs explanation. The cap
ital property of certain nation con-
sists of its land, natural resources and
means of production, and transporta-
ton. Except for the fact that certain
natural resources, chiefly iron ore, are
being used up faster than in times of
peace, there is practically no impair
ment of the capital goods of any of
the nations, except in the relatively
limited area in which the war will be
fought out.
This destruction is more than offset
by the enormously greater efficiency
that is being attained in he operation
of all kinds of factories and in agri-
culture in all of the warning countries.
Men Are Lost
The only impairment will be in the
men, and even this is problematical
The best of the workers who manned
the shops before the war will be shot
or disabled, but their places will be
filled by workers Who while deficient
in physique, will be trained to a ma
chine-like efficiency hitherto unknown.
AS have said, the capital property
of the warning nations will thus be
little impaired, but it will almost alto
gether have passed out of the hands
of the small owner, who has been
forced to sell by the economic pres
sure of the war Its ownership will
be concentrated in the hands of the
rich, either Of those countries or of
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-07-14
BROTHERHOOD
(By Leo Tolstoi)

We are all brothers-and vet every
morning a brother or sister must
empty the bedroom Stops for me. We
are all brethren, but every morning
| must have cigar, a sweetmeat, an
ice, and such things, which my broth
ers and sisters have been wasting
their health in manufacturing. and I
enjoy these things and demand them.
We are all brethren, yet I live by
working in a bank, or mercantile
house, or shop at making all goods
dearest to my brethren. We are all
brethren, but l live on a salary paid
me for prosecuting, judging, and con-
demning the thief or the prostitute
whose existence the whole tenure of
my life tends to bring about and
whom I know ought not to be pun
ished but reformed. We are all breth-
rem, but I live on the salary I gain
by collecting taxes from needy labor
ers to be spent on the luxuries of
the rich and idle We are all breth-
rem, but 7 take a stipend for preach
ing a false Christian religion, which
! do not believe in, and which only
serves to hinder men from under
standing true Christianity. I take a
stipend as priest or bishop for deceiv-
ing men in the matter Of the greatest
importance to them. We are all
brethren, but I will not give the poor
the benefit Of my educational, medical
or literary labors except for money.
We are all brethren, yet I take a sal
airy for being ready to commit muir
der, for teaching men to murder, or
making firearms, powders or forti-
fications.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-07-14
THE AGITATOR -"

Almost everybody comedies that
labor has a right to organize, Tx
minimum price at which it will sell
that labor and designate how many
hours it thinks is a days work. And
there are lot of people who complain
not at all of those wages or those
hours. What they do complain of is
that the unions, or at least the paid
agitators who would be out of job
if things ran smoothly, insist that en-
ployers cannot employ whom they
please"
So runs the drivel of the average
lickspittIe editor of the prostitute
press who fawn at the feet of or
gained greed.
If these petit larceny editors had a
viewpoint that was not warped by the
almighty dollar, or had a brain as
large as a peanut, they would realize
who and what an agitator really is.
We want to point out to these same
drivelers of the pen that had it not
been for the agitators, paid or other
wise, they along with the rest of the
workers, would be still chained to the
soil under some landed baron or over
lord.
The agitator is the forerunner of
civilization. He it is who points out
the way from the wilderness of
ignorance and slavery. He is de-
spised, black-listed and prosecuted to
the limit That is his portion. It was
the same with the Carpenter OF Naz-
areth, Jesus Chrusl," yet some of
these same editors go to church on
Sundays 10 worship an "agitator' and
one Of the most hated men of his time
who was nailed to the cross for teach
ing the same truths that the bosses
so hate to know are being taught the
workers today.
The agitator will be here when
these lov-browed editors have passed
TO where the most Of them belong
What society really needs today is
more "aeitators" and less editors.
Then perhaps We will have no more
wars prostitution or crime.
Long live the agitator.