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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26


MISS MARY Cneyney went 70 new
ark Wednesday to visit with friends.
Walter Carriger spent Wednesday
in Columbus on business.
c. II. Workman of Mansfield spent
Wednesday in this city on business
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Taggart of Can
field spent Tuesday in this city with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Hildebrand of
Pittsburgh, Pa, spent Tuesday in this
city.
Byron Jessup went to Columbus
Tuesday to apply for enlistment in
the coast artillery.
Miss Elizabeth Corcoran has re-
turned to her home here after visiting
relatives in Youngstown.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
TWO ATTEMPTS AT
ROBBERY FAIL; MEN
FRIGHTENED AWAY

Thieves entered the Bishop lumber
yard and attempted to break into the
Spira clothing store at Centerburg
early Monday morning They carried
away and mashed a typewriter be.
longing to Mr.. Bishop and were
frightened away before gaining en-
trance to the clothing store. Offic-
ials have been unable to discover any
traces of them
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
SMALL MACHINE HITS
HEAVY AUTO; DRIVERS
ESCAPE UN|NJuR|ED
Woman Was Unable To. Stop
Car And Avoid Rear-Ehd
Collision

Not able to stop the car she was
driving Monday morning about 10
O'Clock across Main street at the cor
ner of Gambler street, Mrs. T. c. Nc
Gala of East Ohio avenue, struck the
rear end of a large machine, the name
Of whose owner was not learned, as
he went on without stopping.
the large machine was slightly
damaged in all probability and the
smaller car, which Mrs. McCalla was
driving, suffered badly bent front
fender and the bending of several
other parts as result of the coils
ion.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
INSTALLATION Of NEW
PASTOR TO OCCUR At
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. W. HamilI Shields Will
Be Officially Placed In
Charge Here

Rev. w. ilamill Shields, pastor
elect of the Presbyterian church, will
be regularly installed at services held
In the church at 1880 O'Clock Friday
evening,
Rev. II. NJ, Noble of Frcdericktown
VIII preside over the services and pro-
pound the questions, while Rev Wal.
ter l., Whallon OF the Central church
in GAINESVILLE will preach the sermon.
Rev. Calvin Ilazlett Of Newark will
give the charge to the congregation
and Rev. +. A. WILDER will give the
charge to tho pastor
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
CENSORSHIP
VERY TIGHT
SHANNON CLEMENTS"

In brief letter from somewhere
day by Mr.. and Mrs. George Debolt
from their nephew, Sergeant Howard
Hickman of Fairmont, w. Va, Ser
geant Hickman says that France is n
most beautiful country and that he
is feeling fine" and enjoying life,
The strictness of the censorship, he
complains, prevents his writing more
In detail
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26

II. c. Swetland of Ashland left We'd
nesday for Mansfield after being in
this city on business.
Miss ella Kilkenney spent Tuesday
in Columbus at the National Dairy
Show.
j. E. Ward, John Meade. j. r..
Drake and l.. G.. Welsh went to Co
lumbus Wednesday to attend tho Ma
tional Dairy Show.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26

Dr. G.. X. Conard of East Vine
street went to Columbus Monday
where he spent few hours.
l.. c. Penn of East High street left
for New York City Tuesday morning
to spend a week on business.
George H. Mitchell of Cleveland re-
turned home Monday after spending
several days in this city with friends
and relatives.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
WILL VISIT SONS IN
BATTERY WHILE ON
JOURNEY TO MEXICO
Breeze And Worley Will Stop
In Montgomery, Ala,
And See E Battery

Il. w. Breeze and Hugh Worley ex-
pect to see T. Battery at Camp Sheri-
dan in the near future, stopping there
while on their way to Tampico, Mex.
They left Tuesday evening.
Mr., Worley and Mr.. Breeze are 60
ing to Mexico on business for the
Hope Engineering & Supply Co. of
this city and both expect TO stop at
Montgomery to visit Lloyd Worley,
Mr., Worley's son, and Lieut.. +. j..
and Sergeant John l.. Breeze, the
sons of Mr.. Breeze.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
Answer Filed

j. NJ. Humphrey has filed an answer
in the common pleas court in the
matter of the damage suit for $5,Ol5,
brought against him by John S. Nor
rison, an infant. The defendant al.
leges that the injury complained of
was caused by the plaintiffs failure
to follow his directions for treatment
OF his injury instead OF any lack OF
care upon the part of the defendant.
l.. c. Stillwell Is the attorney for the
defendant.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26

The body of Miss Augusta White.
man. who died in Cleveland several
days ago., win arrive here at l0;lS
O'Clock Wednesday morning and will
he taken TO the Mccormick chapel.
The funeral at the chapel at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Burial In
Mound View cemetery. Miss White.
man was formerly teacher In the
ut Vernon schools.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26

County Auditor A. d. Rinehart
Tuesday applied to the state highway
department for state aid In making
road improvements on the Wooster
Columbus and Mt. Vernon-Newark
roads. II Is desired that both OF these
roads be improved by paving an ad.
ditional five miles.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
VERNON THEATER is
SOLD; CLEVELANDER
is NEW PROPRIETOR

Announcement was made Tuesday
that the Vernon motion picture the
atre has changed hands, Lloyd NJ
Bell having sold the theatre to Albert
Kaufman Of Cleveland. Mr.. Kaufman
has been connected with the motion
picture industry for several years. He
city in the near future
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
Court cf Appeals Here

The court OF appeals convened for
the October term Of court In this city
Monday. Three cases came before
the court Monday and are now under
consideration. The court will be in
session until Friday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
Inventory Filed

Harry S. Snively executor OF the
estate of John Snively, has filed an
inventory and appraisement OF the es-
tate In the probate court showing
property valued at $2.s7j.27. The ex-
ecutor also filed his election as n
partner In business with John Snive-
ly, to take the property nt its ap.
praised value.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
Deeds Filed

DEEDS Filed
V. u. Farquhar TO Robert Coleman,
parcel in Union, 5000
Adaline NeldOn to Valentine Far
quhar, lot in Buckeye City, Sl.77j.
s. Il. Deeley to Mary H. IIerdman,
city property, 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
y X 4 f. +
BIRTHS
+ + >. Z. 4 i. i. X !. + !. J. >

A. f. Woodford has received word
of the birth of twin sons to his daugh-
ter Mrs. Arthur Allison and her hus-
band.
o
A telegram has been received here
announcing the birth of son to
Lieut.. and Mrs. e. Il. Brown, formerly
Miss Betty Nichols, of Springfield.
Mrs. Brown is a granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. Seton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
Contracts Let

Two contracts were awarded by the
county commissioners In session Mon
day. They are to I'd Mooy. s20.50
for hauling bridge plank for the De-
witt bridge in Wayne township and to
Walter Busenburg, SlOO.37, for haul
Ing and laying bridge plank at the
Riley bridge In Butler township.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26
Sale Ordered

An order of sale has been issued by
the probate court TO Thomas -. Ful
ton, administrator of the estate OF Dr.
A. T, Fulton. The order affects prop.
erty located In Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26

Teresa Brenner went to Cleveland
Wednesday to spend few days.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-26


CAMP SHERMAN, CHILLICOTHE,
Ohio, Oct. 23-The governments esti-
mate for the building of Camp Sher
man was for 10000, 900 feet of lumber.
Up to last week, 41,000,000 feet had
been used in construction. That in
cluded extra buildings not provided
for in original estimates. The experts
figured and figured but for while
could not account for 100000 feet of
the lumber that had been shipped to
the cantonment.
Then it was solved. The sawdust
pile
Sawdust and odds and ends, scraps
and splinters-it was easy then.
He had studied music for weeks and
wasn't very long ago that he took les
sons under one of the leading pipe or
ganists in New York His hands were
els-immaculate and well formed
Now he is a selective draft soldier
at Camp Sherman. 1t Is u new life
for him, II man inclined to the effem-
mite. He met acquaintances who Wis.
tied the big camp, Army life was the
/ topic, of course.
And just look 49, just look at my
hands" the called them 'hawndsD he
said, 81 had them so nice-at least
twice Il week | had n manicure-and
now look--just look"
He held them up. They were begin.
ming to get red. Little wrinkles were
real red. They seemed Inclined to
get fat.
"'They are making me wash the dish,
es at the officers mess" he explained
II. X, Griffith is mess sergeant at
Camp Sherman. He had duty to
perform and was in quandary. He
appealed to the society editor of a
Chillicothe newspaper for aid. She
told the story
The mess sergeant wanted five doz
en- napkin rings for the officers mess
and he couldn't find them. The socie
ty editor is resourceful and tried q
hardware store, She espied an array
Of beautiful vari.colored harness rings
Wrinkles disappeared from troubled
brows and now that particular officers
mess is very individual with harness
rings for napkin rings.
Camp Shermans military police
force Is busy these days. 1t consists
of two companies of i5O men each. Ii
Chilliccthe they patrol the street,
day and night. They are like police
men in big cities--always on duty; a
ways about.
Keeping liquor away from Cam
Sherman and watching mischiefben
selects are the two big duties OF tn,
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07

scarcity of anything. sugar being elim- mated. There is an artificial scar city, true; but such a scarcity is bet ter known under the name of hoard Ing.
 Proof positive is at hand that the Western beef packers have enough meat in cold storage to supply the nation many times over; that they have been holding this meat for the purpose of forcing prices skyward. On testimony the Food Administration has learned that the only meat any, where near short is pork. This is the law of unrestrained selfshness that has como to take the place of the law of supply and demand. The sooner the new law gives way to the old the bet ter for all concerned. And 1t is tho duty of Congress to see that this change Is brought about.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY BY II s .
Submarine Balance
FITzHUGH GREEN, U. g. N

order to avoid dangerous shiftin, when the boat rolled. But as thest liquids were gradually consumed or elected the situation grew more ser ious. Baffle- plates or semi-parttions are used successfully to reduce liquid splashing about in half-flled tanks.
 In this connection one must re1nem-
 Der that salt and fresh water are of different densities. A cubic foot of salt water will support nearly 65 pounds, while the same volume of fresh can keep up only 62.5 pounds A submarine gaily afoat at sea would sink like 8 stone at thei river en- trance. And one must always bear in mind the extreme peril of sinking or diving below a normal depth of between 16O and 250 feet. Increased pressure may easily burst valves or Joints. and even crush the hull itself.
 Expulsion of foul air and combus- ton products also changes the rela- tive displacement of the sub. Com pletely submerged she uses only cleo trio motors. so that combustion plays but small part. Still there are in stances on record where depth gauges failed to work, and did not record an appreciable change whereas the air expulsion was really hazarding the whole trim until a sudden roll or dive warned crew of the boats fran tic effort to regain her stability by adapting herself to the new center of gravity and buoyancy. Usually she rolled clear over.
 Such accidents as tanning of hori- zontal rudders, grounding, or col lision. may bring about sudden changes of level and depth. Detach- able weights are frequently carried under submarine for use when 1t Is desirable to bring her quickly to the surface. Efficient central control of pumps and seavalves is most impor- tant when collision opens up any of the hull spaces. Newest types are honeycombed with watertight com partments much the same way as on @ battleshlp.
 An expert in this sort of thing went down in an Italian U-boat few years ago. There suddenly de- veloped during the trip steep list to starboard. All way was lost. Tanks
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07
LIMITS TO PRICES.

EAvoring further limitations on lpraceS, President Wilson in his last message to- Congress embodied 8 thought that will find champions in many American homes. He said:- ."The law of supply and demand, am sorry to say, has been replaced by he law of unrestrained selfishness.'' Inequities are the order of the mar ket. Prof1teering has been eliminated in many industries; but there are some places left where the profiteers are doing a mighty: business. These people are the ones at whom the Pres- |ldent hits. And recent experiences have about convinced him that Con
 rass must 70 further than 1t has and
 Iuthor1ze the Federal Government to e.BAt further limits to prices.
 There was time when the law of nupply and demand actually regulated EpFices. It does not entirely do so today
 11 this because there Is no
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07
BROTHERS IN GRIEF.

x New aBr1tain's heart goes out. in N1ynpathy to the stricken city of
 aaltfax. which has been plunged into
 deep mourning through the death of 2 thouaands of it's citizens. Serenely < pMknuinx its way, with no thought of soo lamlty, Halifax was suddenly visited spy ' horror. the extent of which will Apruba bly, not be known for several IKsdayA ...... ........ , During its period of mourning, tho sEoy4 8cotian metropolis can feel as- Fl Of the sympathy of every loyal sAmerican. A common purpose has sera dlicated the boundary line between sxana do and the United States-a Boundary line which knows no forts. Soday Comedians and citizens of its
 outhern neighbor stand together as sbrothers in arms. If assistance is Imeeded by Halifax. it has only to be
 uGrootod. We will not hesitate a anol6Ont before rallying to the call.
 Wh4t Is ours also belongs to Halifax.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07
TAXES OR BONDS?

For the nscal year. 1918. the ex- spenbos Of the national government will be so great that additional bonds yill, in all probability. be sold. We lhAve this from the report of the ocrDtary of the Treasury, who hopes 4hatS In such a. way revenue legtsla- stton may be escaped at the present neossAn of Congress. The Liberty Bpu&o of 1913 will be then 9 means s6k postponing further war taxes.
 snending upon the manner of their Dcop4ton, the nation may look for- ard to letting down in tax in- E,oaitions if the bonds are quickly AouGht. s The question for tho people to con- snader at this time is whether they X ynnt taxes or bonds. Taxes can be Imposed by the government at will. Ilouds cen be launched just as easily;
 hut if the buyers do not step forward |nnd take over these bonds. the gov
 nment will be forced to lay addi- 1tonal taxes to make up for the money
 hA4, might be held away from the EnAtaonal excheQusr.s Taxes once in- nosod are liable to stay for some time. Further, they have no return in @tnr1ediate benefit: that Is. SO far as 4ho individual experiences direct nonav returns. With tho bonds there , fho usual four per cent. - Ind this because there is no great vorp bought in lively manner by the Amer1can people. The third Liberty R1oen. which is in the oflng. must be aken up just as willingly if we are 1p escape further taxation. The end R this fiscal year is not far off rune 30, 1918. The deficit in the
 foasury's general fund at that time iv4n Dc, according to Secretary Nc. Adoo's estimate. somewhat more than | q, ,ooo. .o0o,o0o. The next fiscal veal may see the sum mount at that time to the enormous figures of 37,ooo,' 900. 900 and over. These amounts o1 money must be raised in one or two wavs-either by taxation or by bonds The question now to decide is: Which shall 1t bel For general all-around Dounfort VI should say. Bonds.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07

gle, war has been essentially 8 game or transportation, in which men and the sinews of war are the pawns. The twentieth century weapon is the mo- tor. and the hope of Moderns fighting for democracy is in the speed of pas senger cars, motor trucks and air. planes. Even the gas engine has been perfected by the small band of American automobile engineers.
 "The motor makers stand ready and waiting to do the bidding of their government. The plants, the equip ment, the gigantic organization, the brains and the capital assets of the industry. all are at the disposal of> the of the occasion demands. It will be hard to find men more patriotic than those in the great motor orEaniza- tions
 '1Already encouraging progress has been made in the appointment of the committee of three which will repre- sent the automobile industry. It will be the duty of this committee to as- certain what the Government wants from the motor makers, to distribute this work among those best fitted for 1t, and finally, to see that it is done. While much remains to be done be- fore a mutual understanding can be reached, the motor makers are far from pessimistic as to the ultimate outcome"
 Until the entrance of this country into the war, the public did not take the motor industry seriously enough. And then with the slump in stocks naturally caused by the unusual con- ditione, the decline in motor shares u,NA AH% i've NNa financial journalism that the state of the whole business was put under close scrutiny.
 Spots were featured which in any other industry would have been passed as unworthy of notice. The motor makers exert no effort to hide the fact that some weak vessels cracked under the strain of business; that some had insufficient working capital to ha.ndle the phenomenal business which was hguratively hurled at their head; that few dividends were reduced and some were passed; that the industry suffered one thing in common-indi- Eestion; indigestion brought on by lack of freight cars to bring raw materials to factories and take away finished automobiles"
 Only now Is the automobile indus try duly recognized as an important factor in running the war.
 The automobile industry is rated as the third largest in this country. Those who should know believe the next Government census will rate 1t as our largest industry. It cannot be snuffed out over night. The American peo- ple are not constituted that way. They have more fight in them; certainly the automobile makers have.
 ."The industry has no apologies to make, It has nothing to hide, nothing to be ashamed of, only very much to be proud of. ,&M
 ''with the coming of peace and prosperity the motor makers. who sur vive thi9ssthe most crucial period of their h1story will rise Phoenix-like and con4inue to build more cars and better ones."
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07
ASSURING THE SOLDIERS.

Government life insurance for so1-
 diers and sailors provided for by an
 Act of Congress. has now been in
 operation little more than a month.
 The Secretary of the Treasury an-
 noUnced on November 17th that up to that date 64,16s applications under the new law had been received. rep
 resenting insurance in the sum of
 $552, 2,09S,0O0. From four to six thou sand applications are received each day at the Treasury Department, the amount of insurance applied for sometimes reaching & total of fifty million dollars in a single day.
 The law provides that soldiers. sail- ors, marines and nurses in active serv- ice may obtain from the Government life insurance in amounts not exceed ing $10,00o at premium rates rang ing from 65 cents a month at tho age of 21 years to $1.2o a month at the age of 51 years. for each $1.o00 of insurance.
 One of the primary objects of this law Is to lessen the tremendous bur- den of pensions which has followed as a consequence of all American wars.
 It is evident that the administration of this new branch of Government work is big business in itself. But this is only one of many governmental activities incident to the war which are adding great numbers of clerks. and other servants to Uncle sam's payroll. Literally thou sands of stenographers and typewrit- ers have been appointed in Washing ton during the past few months and thousands more are to be appointed as soon as they are available. The United States Civil Service Commis- sion is holding examinations for these positions weekly throughout the Secretaries of local boards of civil service examiners at the post offices in all cities are furnishing de- tailed information.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07

were filled and emptied, weights dropped. engines backed and speeded ahead; and all other means em- ployed to extract the boat from her terrible predicament- Finally the crew gave themselves up for lost even their surface signals had failed to rise.
 About this time the Skipper of a large frigate anchored in the harbor decided to get underway. As he eased away from his moorings a submarine popped up alongside. It was the one in trouble. For two hours she had been damned under the big ships keel!
 And yet submarine service is safer than most any other kind. Can you figure out why?
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07

To satisfy the Censor I may say that I am writing this entirely from an historical viewpoint. And lest such remark take all the spice out of your curiosity let me drop another. viz. that in the course of my inves- tigations have uncovered few little historical anecdotes that never got into the books, but which still haunt my dreams. Some day I'll pass them along, we'll sugared of course.
 What I was going to say that q Sub isn't so unlike a tightrope walk CT as one might think. In the early days a U-boat's balance was. if any, thing. more delicate than the slack wire wriggler's. And I'm half in clined to believe the tale that John Holland nearly lost his life when his muckerish mate squirted Navy Plug into the fore peak, thereby upsett1ng the steel cells equilibrium to such all extent that she dived perilously close to the rock strewn bottom of Davy Jones' locker.
 Big ships have tremendous right ing moments, pendulum effects or weight and Buoyancy which keep them erect. The submarine has al- most no buoyancy. barely enough in Ae~SO case all power fails. Consequently the smallest factors in weight change cannot be entirely disregarded.
 One of the Shippers jobs on the early boats was to train his nep to keep still. The ndgety sailor could not be tolerated. Let him forget and walk forward and the whole shebang might we'll up-end and land nose in the mud.
 The direct disaster was predicted for the first sub built to fire torpe- does. Sudden election of so much weieht-more than a thousand pounds would make the poor boat rear up like a frightened mare. This did hap pen at first, but admission of water to the open torpedo tube qu1cKly evened matters up. Before a second was fired one of the forward tanks would be filled enough to readjust the balance. ut.t .
 Fuel, water, battery electrolyte' ana other nouds were from the hrse slowed in cellular compartments in
New Britain herald., 1917-12-07
P1tiless Pro1lteering.
(Bristol Press,)

The New Britain Herald'' interro- gates: What has become of the old fashioned man who used to have three spoonfuls of sugar in his morn ing cup of coffee?" Probably he has gone to join the old-fashioned man who used to heat every room in his house, but who is now heating only g. couple. It's sour and cool propo- stion. neighbor, but we must grit our teeth and make the best of it. Every thing comes to him who waits.'' We'll get sugar and coal some day. but we won't get them as We ought, until we hit the proflteer and hoarder. These individuals should go .H{ .s