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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
Southern Knox Co. Residents
Show Interest In Case
COIViNe Files New Bond.
Other Court Items

The case of Ohio vs.. Frank Brade
was tried in Licking common pleas
court Friday with Prosecutor Horner
for the state and Judge Swartz for
the defendant.
hln the indictment it was charged
that the defendant, with two other
men by the names of Coons and Lev
ingston, had disturbed a religious
meeting in Pleasant Valley church
December "a, 1915. The defense was
that it was not purely religious
meeting and that the confusion, to
which Brade did contribute some, was
after the meeting.
The prosecutor developed a pecul-
lar story in the evidence. 1t was
shown that the defendant injected a
little hilarity, not arranged for in the
program, and witnesses also testified
that he was rather unsteady on his
feet; that in the confusion about the
church door about the time of the
dismissal had sprinkled through it
some profanity but it was not shown
that Brade was the one who used it.
The occasion was a Christmas cele-
bration, fact which brought out the
element in the defense that it was not
a purely religious meeting of the kind
meant by the statute which 1t was a
misdemeanor to disturb. Among the
witnesses was young man who took
part of Santa Claus that night. In his
testimony it was shown that in his
display of histrionic talents he had
not observed the condition of Brade
in the church.
Pleasant Valley chapel is a little
church in Eden township, and the wi
ness list and the seats in the court
room contained a number of people
who reside in northern Licking and
southern Knox. The defendant has
not been in trouble before.
Order Issued
In the estate of Frank E. Caywood,
an application to fix collateral inherit
ance tax has been filed and an order
of appraisement issued.
New Bond
In the will of Sarah A. Gillian,
new bond of $4,000 has been filed by
Charles F. Colville, administrator.
The bond is in surety company
Certificate Filed
The certificate of Cora Miller as a
registered nurse has been filed.
Deed Filed
Allie E. Lewis to Sarah E. Robin
son, parcel in Mt. Vernon, 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

in the class colors and with pennants
After they had been satisfied here, all
went back to Houck's where the class
voted to have annual reunions ano
decided to have the first TO occur dur.
ing the Christmas holidays Of 1916.
After this all went TO their various
homes, declaring the good time they
had had.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
CADDIE fees
Established for Benefit of Golf Play.
ers at the Mt. Vernon Country
Club

For the present at least, members
of the Mt. Vernon Country club must
observe the following scale of fees in
paying caddies on the golf course.
Nine holes--15 cents.
One hour-15 cents.
Five holes-10 cents.
Half hour-10 cents.
This scale of fees has been adopted
as portion Of the ground rules of the
club which will be published shortly
and distributed among the members.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

with headaches, ner
vousness, flashes Of
heat, and / suffered
90 much 1 did not
know what l was
doing at times. /
spent $500 on doc
tors and not one did
me any good. One
day a lady called at
my house and said
she had been as sick
as | was atone time,
and Lydia E. Pink
hnPoJn W.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

B. e. Salisbury and Mrs. Talitha
Melick went to Granville Saturday to
attend the baccalaureate services at
Denison university. Mrs. Melick will
remain Wednesday to attend the com
mencement, returning here Thursday.
Miss Verna T. Salisbury of this city
is graduate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
Ccciety
ONewss
surprise On
Aged Couple

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph jenkins Of
West Chestnut street went to Mt.
Liberty Saturday to spend the day
with Mr.. Jenkins grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith Gearhart.
Saturday was the ffty-frst anniver.
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Gearharts wed.
ding and the relatives and friends of
the old couple planned big celebra-
tion Of the day in the nature of a sur
prise party.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
SCARCITY
in HORSES

Columbus. June 10. 49, European
agents have practically stripped Ohio
Of horses fit for army use, Adjutant
General Benson Hough reports.
Hough returned from trip through
the state to buy cavalry and artillery
horses for use at Camp Perry this
summer. He landed only twenty
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

How was Panama crossed In '497
"eoLD" will tell you. Start to read
It today.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
A REMARKABLE
STATEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1,000 for
Treatment Without Bene-
fit FinallyMade Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Englewood, I'll. =" While goina
through the Change of Life 1 suffered
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
ENCAMPMENT
MAKES HILDEBRAND CHIEF PA
TRlARcH-oTHER OFFICERS

At the regular meeting Friday night
of Kokosing Encampment No. 3S, l. O..
o. F., the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Chief Patriarch-C. c. Hildebrand.
Senior Warden-George Flenner.
Junior Warden-William Denman.
The appointive officers will be an
nounced in July at the installation
ceremonies.
--~f~
Perhaps there are better pocket
pool players now than in the old days,
but we doubt whether there are as
many artistic whittlers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13
SCHOOL NOTES
By Edward 3. Rawllns

Mr.. Brockway of our local high
school teaching force was called to
Huntington, w. Va, on business and
from there he will go to his home at
New Lyme,O., where he will spend a
few days before he leaves for New
York where he expects to take sum
mer work at Columbia university
Miss Colville is also going to take
summer work at Columbia university.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

Miss Cowles has gone to Wheeling
where she will spend few days, af-
ter which she will go to Martins Fer
ry where she will be Joined by her
brother and together they will take a
trip through Porto Rico and Cuba.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

Mr.. Doherty was called to Cincin-
natl on business, after which he will
go to his home in Reynoldsburg
where he will spend his vacation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-13

Order Issued
In the estate of Frank E. Caywood
an application to fix collateral inherit
ance tax has been filed and an order
of appraisement issued.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

them productive. The work was begun
in 1904 when the first borings for the
foundations of the monster dam were
made. Actual construction was COM
menced in July, 1910, so that the dedica-
ton by President Wilson will be the
final formal event of six years worH
on the project.
Actual completion of the construction
occurred on May Il, last. The dam is
the largest piece of masonry for the
storage of water in the world. 1t contains
COS, 600 cubic yards of reinforced concrete
1t is of the gravity type, straight In
plan, 1,31S.7 feet long at the top which is
EOS feet above the original level of El
Rio Grande. From the deepest excava-
ton the top is 3O6 feet high. On the top
there is an 1S-foot roadway. The cost OF
the structure alone was $5,000.OO0 with an
additional $5,0O0,00O for the many canals
and other work necessary for the dis
tribution of the stored water. Iii Of this
work is not yet completed
The total capacity of the dam is 2.642,-
292 acre feet of water, or sufficient to
cover this number of acres to the depth
of one foot. Putting it in another way
the reservoir behind the dam when full
will contain S62 100000 gallons, which, if
spread out one foot deep, would cover
1885 square miles, an area over twice
that of the state of Delaware.
The reservoir, pronounced the largest
artificial body of water in the world, and
known as Lake B. NJ. Hall, has shore
line of more than 200 miles, and an aver
age width of two miles. Mexican towns
and villages, many of which have stood
for century or more, already are sub
merged or will be when the lake is filled
Owners of this property were compen-
stated by the government as were the
proprietors of vast stretches of grazing
land also submerged.
The spillway is of the combination
weir and tunnel types The weir is ga
feet long, divided into five sections, with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

an elevation at the crest of 1893 feet above
the original river bed. There are four
tunnel outlets, 10 feet in diameter, with
capacity permitting the safe discharge
of 5000 cubic feet of water per second
The discharge is controlled by 10-feet
diameter cylinder gates
The dam is a solid wall of masonry
and concrete with a width of 215 feet
at the base, tapering to a thickness of
about % feet at the top. 1t is built to
Withstand anything but the most severe
earthquake shock and is said to be prac-
tically indestructable. Sometime ago re-
ports were current that Mexicans from
across the line planned to dynamite the
dam, and a company of troops was sent
from Columbus for guard duty. Reelama-
ton service officials held that this pre-
caution was unnecessary pointing out
that nothing short of trainload of
dynamite, the placing of which would
require more than year of drilling,
would be sufficient to materially injure
the dam
Waters from the dam, which is located
in Sierra county, will irrigate 10000 acres
of land in the Rio Grande valley, in New
Mexico, Texas and the Mexican state of
Chihuahua, extending 100 miles below the
dam.
By treaty with Mexico the United
States agrees to deliver to Mexico 10000
ASSt VI water dilhudIly WltnouI CoSl' III
return Mexico waives~ all rights to the
waters of the Rio Grande from the New
Mexico Chihuahua line to Fort Quitman,
Tex, approximately rs miles.
When arrangements for the dam were
first made, farmers owning land to be
irrigated came to an agreement to pay
the government $40 per acre of land on
which the water was used, and it was
estimated that this would reimburse the
government for the entire cost of the pro-
ject. But the cost greatly exceeded the
original estimate, and it was finally de-
termined that the cost of the farmers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
TO DEDICATE BIG
ELEPHANT BUTTE
DAM IN OCTOBER
This Is Considered One of
the Greatest Irrigation
Projects in the World. Z
Wilson Invited

Las Cruces. N. M. September 15.-The
browning event of virtually u years con-
struction of what is regarded as one of
the greatest irrigation projects in the
world will take place when President
Wilson comes to New Mexico to dedicate
the great Elephant Butte dam, on the
Rio Grande, north of Rincon, on Oc-
tober IA. The dedication is to be coinci-
dent with the holding of the international
Irrigation congress on October IA to 10,
the International Farm congress and the
international Soil Products exposition,
all at Ell Paso Tex
The Elephant Butte dam is the largest
and most important of the irrigation
projects that the United States has un-
dertaken in efforts to reclaim the desert
lands of several western states ana make
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
How to Absorb an
Unlovely Complexion

The face which is admired for It's
beauty must have a satin smooth SKIN
pink and white and youthful looking.
The only thing known that can make
such a complexion out of an aged. faded
or discolored one-that is, a natural,
mercolized wax. This remarkable SUP
stance literally absorbs the, unslghtly
cuticle, a little each day, and the clear,
healthy, girlish skin beneath gradually
peeping out until within week or SO
It is wholly in evidence. OF course secn
liver snots. blotches and pimples are
discarded With the old skin. If you will
procure an ounce of mercolized wax va az at
ery night, washing this of. mornings,
you'll find it veritable wonder WORKER r;
Another valuable natural treatfnenI is
a wash lotion to remove wrinkles, Whlch
can be easily prepared. Dissolve az IL
ounce of powdered saxolite IN -
pint of witch hazel. Bathe the race III
this and you'll find it works ike mag
iC"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

would be s65 an acre. Protest against the
increase followed with the result that
Senator Fall of New Mexico, introduced
bill in the Senate, limiting the cost
of the project to the farmer at so per
acre. the balance to be borne by the gem
eral government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

From Judge. :.
Wifie-Alfred. will you let me have 20
cents to contribute to my uplift society?
Hubby-Why, L gave you $3.50 for that
last week!
Wifie-Oh, no. The $3.50 was to get me
a new dress and hat to wear to the So
ciety's lawn fete!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
SCOTT CHESNUTT BACK HOME
WITH A GREEN NECKTIE AND
COMMENTS ON BIRMINGHAM
By RICHARD F. LussIER

Scott Chestnut is backl
Just as flamboyant and debonair as Of
yore, robust, .red-cheeked, the picture of
good health, Scott Chestnut, erstwhile
politician, Shakespearean lecturer and
now baseball umpire enjoying his win
ter recess, is back on his beat.
He can be seen any afternoon on the
shady side of Second avenue, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets attired
like "Astor's Goat" in that he is all
dolled up for review by the chickenettes
He now affects green tie that is a
'lulloo," and spats. He also has a new
cane, but nothing else is changed. He
is still the same old Scotty, smile for
everyone and a hearty handshake. There
is a pink posey on his coat lapel, and
his derby is still cooked jauntily at an
angle distinctly that of the bon vvant
and the optimist.
HAS BEEN TRAVELLING
During the past summer Scotty has
been travelling in the north. He was an
umpire in the International league, which
comprises cities from Richmond, Va, to
Toronto and Montreal in Canada. He
also visited frequently Buffalo, N. Y,
Providence, R. l., Jersey City, Newark
and Rochester, N. Y, and in his travels
he picked up enough material to imperil
his tongue with an interesting monologue
for the remainder of the winter.
He was seen yesterday afternoon hold
ing down the sidewalk in front of the
Strand theatre and discoursing on mat
ters mundane.
Hello, scotty, going to a funeral?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

questioned the scribe" noting the riot
of color in his cravat, shirt, spats and
suit
NO sir-ree Bob" replied Scotty, with
characteristic emphasis Il never go to
funerals 1 will ole soon enough without
aceelerating the pace by inflicting on my
cheerful personality the doleful solemnity
of death l believe like Admiral Dewey,
that attending funerals and banquets is
the cause of men dying so young"
When did you get back to town." he
was asked.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF BARBER?
Obi a few days ago." he replied. Il
closed my season in Toronto and within
an hour afterward 1 was on board a
train Alabama bound. Me for Birming-
ham everytme. These smokes may be
leaving this burg owing to the street
tax, and other obsessions of the powers
that be- but they can't keep me out of
Birmingham not even if Arlie Barber
should be reelected. BY the way, what
has become of that fellow Barber, any
way? Is he still commissioner"
He was informed that the city hall
was still the socialist headquarters for
the district but that for various reasons
Mr.. BARRIERS phillipics were not receiv-
ing the charitable publicity Of the past
owing to the public's irritation at Bar
berism."
There is hope for Birmingham. if that
is the case" commented Scotty sagely,
land now if we only could get rid of
our slackers, the city would be on the
road to it's natural success and pros
perity."
What do you mean by slackers,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

A tiny watch is set in the handle of a
new lorgnette.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
sc5te>?" he was asked; that's ms
word on us"
NOT A NEW WORD

NOT A NEW WORD
Wen, it is not a new word in Canada,
or England for that matter" replied
Scotty: its the word they apply to the
bright young men who won't enlist to
fight the Germans. l can't find it in my
heart to blame anybody for not being
enthusiastic over the prospect of fight
ing the Germans, but Stacker is the
same the world over. He's an incubus.
He's a destroyer. He won't do anything
himself and he will knock everything
that the other fellow does. That's the
characteristics of a Stacker and that s
the gang of sweet, verbal throat-cutters
that is doing it's best every minute of
the day to create disgrunted feeling
throughout Birmingham"
Where do find these slackers? was
the question.
They breed very fast" was the reply,
and now they range throughout the city
You'll find gangs of them in all the
suburbs and in Birmingham proper; you
will find them all lined up on any sunny
morning in front of the First National
bank building. There's a jury there that
has convicted every public action in Biz
mingham from time immortal"
What is the makeup of these knock
erS?" he was asked.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

The Philippine hand-embroidery indus
try has made rapid progress during the
last year. The trade is almost altogether
with the United States, and special inn
petus has been given to it by the Euro
pean war. The supply of embroideries
from Europe having been cut off to a
large degree. buyers in the United States
have been compelled to turn elsewhere,
and their attention has been drawn to
the Philippines. with the result that or
ders have been coming in increasing
volume.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17
SCORE OF BRANDON GUN
CLUB.

The Brandon Gun Club held
it's regular weekly meet yester-
day afternoon with the following
~oc,7lfc. Cbnfc proIyn
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17

Hon. j. M. McBeath, of Merid-
ian chairman of the Mississippi
Highway Commission, left Sun
day for Washington, where he
will spend several days at a meet
ing of the chairmen of the state
highway commissions of differ
ent states with the secretary of
agriculture. The members, as
we'll as the chairmen, are invited
to attend the meeting that will
begin in Washington Wednesday,
when plans will be made for the
expenditure of the large appro-
priation for good roads made by
congress.
At a meeting of the highway
commission recently held in Me-
ridian it was tentatively agreed
that the expenditures for this
year. which, for Mississippi, will
amount to nearly 500, 900, will be
prorated in an appropriate way
to the highway passing through
the state, or ones to be built from
one end of the state to the other.
It was said at this meeting that
the roads which existed only on
paper would not be recognized
by the United States government
as suitable for help. This is one
of the features that will be dis
cussed at the meeting in Wash
ington this week.
Several roads in Mississippi
were discussed as probably avail
able for the funds from the gov
ernment, but the two that ARE
nearest completion are the jack
son Military highway and the
Mississippi Travellers highway.
Promptly upon his return to
Meridian, Mr.. McBeath will give
out speaking dates for Chunkey,
Hickory, Newton, Lake, Forest.I
Morton, Pelahatclie and Bran
don, at which points he will adj
wise the voters as to the best way
this government money can be
obtained for completing the Mis-
sissippi Travellers highway from
Meridian to Vicksburg by way of
Jackson, Lake, Hickory, New
ton. Forest, Morton and Brandon
and other small points along the
line.
Mr.. McBeath will be accompa-
MED on this trip by H. S. How
ard, chairman of the good roads
committee Of the Mississippi
Travellers association, as that
association will furnish, free of
charge, the services of an expert
engineer to any board of super
visors along their route who will
agree to build the road.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17


We are glad to note that there
is a strong probability of Rankin
county getting a big slice of gov
ernment money towards the con-
struction of the east and west
highway from Jackson to the Scott
county line. Mr.. H. S. Howard,
chairman of the good roads COM
mittee.of the Mississippi Travel
ers' association, is pushing this
matter with much energy and
we'll directed effort. Mr.. How
ard is one of the most progressive
good roads men in the state and
is doing much good in the way of
road building.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17
JUST THE THING FOR DI-
ARRHCEA.

"About two years ago | had a
severe attack of diarrhea which
lasted over a week." writes w.
C. Jones, Buford, N. D. Il be-
came so weak that | could not
stand upright. A druggist rec
commended Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarfhea Remedy.
The first dose relieved me and
within two days | was as we'll as
ever. Many druggists recon-
mend this remedy because they
know that it is reliable. Obtain
able everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17
LIVER TROUBLE.

Il am bothered with liver
trouble about twice a year, !"
writes Joe Dingman, Webster
City, Iowa. II have pains in my
side and back and an awful sore
ness in my stomach. / heard of
Chamberlain's Tablets and tried
them. By the time had used
half a bottle of them [ was feel
ing fine and had no signs of pain. !"
Obtainable everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17
Fresh bread Monday and Thurs
days. w. G. Barnes.

Brandon still likes to claim the
''Foulks sisters" as her very own,
though their home is now in
Louisiana, and when in the alb
sence of Miss Daisy Stevens, her
mother, Mrs. Daisy McLaurin
Stevens entertained the rosebud
set of girls in honor of Miss
Sadie Foulks, the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. J. c.. White, the af-
ternoon proved one of complete
enjoyment.
Twenty-four of the younger
girls gathered on the spacious
porch of the McLaurin home on
College street and spent the after
noon hours playing enthusiastic
games of rook.
Green and white as a color
scheme prevailed, the mints
and prizes, everything combined,
the green of shade trees and
vines lending their natural beauty
and the white of summer frocks
set in this frame a picture of
bright girlish faces full of happy
laughter bespoke their enjoy
ment.
After a number of spirited
games salad course was served,
then the games were resumed
and later an ice course was en-
joyed. Miss Linda Atkins was
the highest scorer anu was given
a, rosebud vase, while the fair
honoree was presented with a
green and white sunshade.
The Rosebuds have had a JOY
Gus summer, but no one after
noon will linger in their memo
ries with more pleasurable recol-
lection than this one the gracious
hospitality of Mrs. Stevens gave
as a beautiful courtesy to Miss
Sadie Foulks.
L
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17

day at his home at Pelahatchie
after a brief illness, the funeral
taking place Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Crotwell was a good man,
and his death is deeply mourned
by all who knew him.
Mrs. R. S. Howard, Of near
Jackson, left Wednesday morn
ing for. Houston, Texas, where
in the home of her mother, Mrs.
G. N. Lyles, she will spend two
months most delightfully."-. Before
returning Mrs. Howard will visit
friends in Galveston, Dallas and
Palestine, Texas,
st. .Luke's Episcopal Church,
Val H. Sessions in charge, serv-
ices for the 9th Sunday after
Trinity: Sunday-school at 10
O'Clock !; morning prayer at II
O'Clock. Saturday afternoon a
5 o'clock Litany service. Satur-
day evening at s o'clock choir
practice. All are invited to at
tend these services.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-17

We would like to buy five hum
dred dozen fresh country eggs.
Will pay III cents cash, Or 20
cents in trade. R. R. BUsICK.