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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Causes of Disease.

o Many diseases are largely due
@ to defective elimination or chron-
o ic accumulation of toxins in our
o body, due to one or more Of the
@ following causes:
@ Overeatlng, especially of meat
@ and highly seasoned foods after
@ middle life. AS some one has
@ aptly expressed 1t, we too often
o dig our graves with our teeth.
. insufficient exercise or too
@ much or too strenuous exercise.
9 The use of alcoholics and the
9 excessive use Of tobacco. In fact,
9 intemperance of any kind.
9 Probably the greatest determin-
@ ing factor is 'the strenuous life"
o The mad rush for the almighty
@ dollar and undue worry and anx-
@ icty interfere more or less with
o all the normal functions of the
8 body. Worry is ten times more
o disastrous than work. - Health
o Bulletin.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
Enrner,a PATRIOTIC Fence.

Findlay, O.-Henry Hall. Wyandotte
farmer, has given evidences Of
being decidedly patriotic, Every fence
post around his big farm has been
painted either red, white or blue.
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and miles north of Mt. Liberty, on
the new Delaware road. All relatives,
make your plans to be there.
***The annual Moody reunion will
be held at the home of Levi Black
lege, four miles west of Centerburg,
Thursday, Aug. 16.
s**The annual Sunday school picnic
of the Mt. Zion church, Bladensburg,
will be held at Harris Grove, near
Bladensburg, Aug. 1S.
S"*The annual reunion of the Phil
lips family will be held ON the ]. w.
Phillips farm in Pike township, near
Eagle Grove schoolhouse, on Aug. 23.
A good program and dinner, speaking
and good music by the Butler quartet
and others.
***The 34th annual reunion of the
Ulrey family will be held at Riverside
park Thursday, Aug. 23.
*""The Philips reunion will be held
in Pike township, Knox county, Aug.
20, 1917.
*"*The McLain,Swan reunion will be
held Tuesday, Aug. 2S. at Riverside
park, Mt. Vernon. All persons con-
nected with either family are invited
to come and enjoy the day together.
Please bring dinner, also plate. cup,
knife, fork, spoon and dessert dish for
each member of your family.
"**The Vernon family reunion will
be held at Riverside park Wednesday,
Aug. 22.
"t'The Purdy-Lepley reunion will be
held at Glenmont, Holmes county, Sat
urday, Sept. l,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
Where There Was No Change.

"Don't you think I'm thinner than
when you saw me last:"
"Well, you may be thinner, but to me
you're just as thick as ever."-Chicag0
Tribune.
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Sweeping Powers Given Wilson
When Congress Passed Food Bill
With the Exception Of the Rev
enue Measure This Is the Last
Important War Legislation Be-
fore Congress-Fight Against
Act Occupied 100 days.

vailed upon the senate and house con.
ferees to eliminate senate amend
ment, inserted by two overwhelming
votes Of G3 to 10 and 60 to 90.
Comprehensive powers are given in
the bill, passed as war measure. to
assure adequate supply and equitable
distribution Of the named necessaries,
to facilitate their movement, to pre-
vent, locally and generally, scarcity,
monopoly, boarding, injurious specula-
tion, manipulation or private control
affecting supply, distribution and move
ment.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
A Typewriting Tip,

Having occasion to measure cir
conference that figured out to tenths
of an inch and not having a rule mark
ed to these divisions, says ]. Claude
Crews in the Popular Science Monthly,
tried the following means 0f over
coming the difficulty; Going to a type
writer, l made row Of periods, with
each tenth one comma to show full
inches. This gave me rule marked
in tenths, also one that could be bent
around shafting, collars, etc. AS near
ly all typewriters make ten spaces to
an inch, It is an easy matter to accom-
plish what seems to be difficult Job.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
Makes Appropriations.

Appropriates $lG2, 100000, OF which
$150,000000 IS for general administra-
tion Of the act, $10,Q00000 Is for pur-
chase Of nitrate Of soda and $2,500,0O0
Is for sundry expenses.
No person employed under the act
shall be exempt from military service
under the draft law.
Requires detailed report from tho
president the first of each year OF the
proceedings under the act.
Authorizes the president to assume
control of coal mines, fix the price of
coal and coke and take charge of and
sell the same.
Forbids manipulation or destruction
of neccssarics to limit the supply or
affect the market price.
Makes the net cease to be In effect
upon proclamation by the president Mt
the end of the war with Germany.
In establishing government control
the bin authorizes the president to ell
ter into any voluntary arrangements,
create or use any agency or agencies,
to accept services of any person with
out compensation, to cooperate with
any agency or person, to utilize any de
partment or agency of the government
ana to coordinate their activities.
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To Name Hoover.

In pursuance of such authorization
President Wilson plans to appoint Her
bert c. Hoover food administrator
Control OF other necessaries named
may be accomplished through other
agencies. The house provision for an
individual food administrator was en-;
acted only after the president had pre-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
REUNIONS

**"The 9th annual reunion of the de.
scendants of George Jackson, Hans
and Larkin Hobbs families will be
held Aug. 1G at the home of Clayton
Jackson, 8 miles west of Mt. Vernon
and 2 miles north of Mt. Liberty, on
the new Delaware road. All relatives,
make your plans to be there.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14

called at six o'clock
Each pitcher struck out five men.
The lineup and box score:
Utica--5
n Is
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
CANNING LESSONS

Valuable Information And Suggestions, Supplied
Daily To The Readers Of The Banner BY The
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Of Washington, D. G.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14

vXTHEN the food control bill passed
w the house and senate and was
signed by the president it mark
the completion by congress of all i'm
portant war legislation under consid-
Grafton with one exception-the reve-
revenue bill is finally passed there will
be nothing to prevent congress from
adjourning. However, the debate on
this measure is expected to require
long time.
The passage Of the food control bill
was another victory by President Will
son over his opponents in both the
house and senate. In its final form the
bill embodies practically everything
that Mr.. Wilson dsked for and omitted
all features which he objected to. 2,
Provisions of Measure.
The measure carries drastic prohibit
ton features. Summarized, it makes
these provisions: 'ilI 81 'i.
Forbids government agents from
using their influence inpletting con-
/ tracts to concerns in which they are
interested.
Declares It unlawful to destroy,
waste, permit preventnble deteriora-
tion, hoard, monopolize, discriminate,
make unfair rates., conspire to limit
transportation, pAduction, harvesting,
manufacture, supplying, storage or
dealing, restrict the supply or distribu-
tion, prevent manufacture or produc-
! tion or exact excessive prices with re-
| spect to necessaties..'
u Requifes licenses to do business un-
der regulations to be made by the pres
ident.
Provides that boarded necessaries
may be seized and sold by the gov
ernment.
Authorizes the president TO requisi-
tion supplies for the army and navy.
Puts Wilson In Business.
Authorizes the president to buy and
sell wheat, flour, meal. beans and pota-
toes.
Authorizes the president to requisl-
ton and operate any factory, packing
house, oil pipe line, mine or other plant
and sell the products.
Authorizes the president to prevent
injurious speculation and regulate ex-
changes.
Fixes n minimum price of 50 per
bushel on next years wheat crop.
Prohibits use of foods, fruits, food
materials or feeds IN manufacture OF
distilled spirits for beverages, leaving
to the presidents discretion the guam
titles to be used in heer and wine. :,
Authorizes and directs the president
To commander distilled spirits in stock
or bond for military needs.
Mol>a, An.,our;o %iooo
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14

***The annual Moody reunion will
be held at the home of Levi Black
lege, four miles west of Centerburg,
Thursday, Aug. 16.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14

IVIuI : 7 y II VU
Umpire-Jay Pelton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14

"**The annual Sunday school picnic
Of the Mt. Zion church, Bladensburg,
will be held at Harris Grove, near
Bladensburg, Aug. 1S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13
WORLD INFORMED
GUNS GUARD OUR
MtRCHAN
Formal Notice Sent to Foreign
Embassies at Washington
NAVY DEPAR IMtNT IS SILENT
Officials Cecline to Discuss Details
Of Plans to Oppose Submarine
Menace.

Washington, March 13-United
States government yesterday took the
only formal step that viii precede the
sailing for the war zone of American
merchant ships armed 10 resist at
tacks by German submarines. No
tice to the world of the intention to
place an armed guard on merchant
men was given in a communication
sent by the state department to all
embassies and legations in the city
The statement, which 1t is assumed
will be transmitted to Germany by the
Swiss minister. follows:-
''In view of the announcement of
the imperial German government on
January 81, 1917, that all ships, those
OF neutrals included, met within GER
tain zones OF the high seas would be
sunk without any precaution being
taken for the safety of persons on
board, and without the exercise of
visit and search, the government of
the United States has determined to
place upon all American merchant
vessels sailing through the barred
areas an armed guard for the protec-
t4ol VI tlC NIHSIiS dtll tue tiffto Vi
the persons on board
Officials continued to be reticent
yesterday about the arming of ships
and the probable date the first would
be ready to sail All such details are
regarded as military secrets. In fact,
there is a general disposition to avoid
discussing an rpase OF the situation
pending the outcome of the defiance
OF the submafnre menace by Ameri
can vessels with naval guns and gun
ners on board. M
Speculation continues as to the
part the United States may play il
forced into actual hostilities by Ger.
many. n official quarters the opin-
ion Is very clear that President Viii
son for the present at least is contem-
plating no more direct connection with
the European war than is necessary
to protect American rights on the
high seas Preparations for any
eventuality are going forward, but the
president is known still to cling to the
hope that there will be no actual clash
between Americas armed merchant
men and German submarines.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13
HEALTH LEAGUE FOR GIRLS
Plan to Promote Good Habits When
Younu

A Health League for the purpose of
arousing and maintaining interest in
health topics and for the formation Of
good health habits early in life has
been started for the girls in connec-
ton with their hygiene instruction
in gymnasium classes. Every girl
above the fifth grade is a member and
the plan has met with the hearty CO.
operation OF all the girls. The league
win be conducted for one month only
this year in the nature of an expert
ment along this line Every. girl
works for individual points and also
for points in her class, for the girl
in each class who has the highest in
dividual record will receive a very at
tractive bronze badge and the class
that has the highest average standing
at the end Of the month will receive a
pennant.
Health programmes, consisting Of
twelve questions have been given
every girl and once a week she re-
ports her points to the president Of
the class, charts for COMPARISON are
kept in Library hall with a record Of
each cbass's mplishments. The
health programmes include the follow
ing things: sleeping with open Win
dows; brushing teeth; cleaning finger
nails; wiping shoes on school mat;
sleeping hours every night; keeping
fingers and pencils out of mouth !;
practising exercises every day; wash
ing hands before meals; good posture,
always; bathing; refraining from eat
ing between meals. 1t is hoped that
the plan will at least bring before
the girls the habits that
are essential to good health and in
some cases result in the continuance
of these habits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13
ORGANIZE, <'sR0R
WILL STAND bf
GOVERNMENT
Unanimous Vote of Delegates Rep
resenting 5000, ,0JU Workmen
HOPE WAR WILL Be AVOIDED
In Case of Hostilities Services Are
Offered to Protect and Preserve
Republic.

Washington, March 13.-Organized
labor in America, through its repre-
sentatives in conference here last
night, offered its services to the coun
try in every field of activity if, despite
all endeavors and hopes, the United
States should be drawn into war
The action was taken by unanimous
vote Of more than $50 delegates from
national and international trade
unions affiliated with the American
federation of labor and five unafliliat
ed organizations, including the great
railroad brotherhoods. In all about
100000 American workers were rep
resented in the conference, called to
determine and announce the part to
be claimed by labor in national pre-
paredness plans.
A statement formally adopted and
issued after the meeting set forth, in
addition to the offer of services in
case of war, various demands which
guarding the rights Of workers in war
times as well as in peace. Militarism
was protested against; 1t was held
that industrial service should be
deemed equally meritorious as mill
tary service; that service should con-
form to trade union standards, and
that organized labor should have rep
resentation on all agencies determin-
ing and administering policies of ma
tional defense and controlling publici-
ty.
The concluding paragraphs of the
statement. pledging labor's support to
the nation, follows 500
I'VE, the officers of the national and
international trade unions of America
in national conference assembled in
the capital of our nation, hereby
pledge ourselves in peace or in war,
in stress or in storm, to stand unre-
servedly by the standards of liberty
and the safety and preservation of the
institutions and ideals Of our republic.
"In this solemn hour of our ma
tion's life, it is our earnest hope that
our republic may be safeguarded in
Its answering desire for peace; that
our people may be spared the horrors
and the burdens of war; that they
may have the opportunity to cultivate
and develop the arts of peace, human
brotherhood and a higher civilization.
"But. despite all our endeavors and
hopes, should our country be drawn
into the maelstrom of the European
conflict, we, with these ideals of lib
erty and justice herein declared, as
the indispensable basis for national
policies, offer our services to our
country in every field of activity to
defend, safeguard and preserve the
republic Of the United States of
America against its enemies, whomso-
ever they may be, and we call upon
our fellow-workers and fellow citizens
in the holy name of labor, justice
freedom and humanity to devotedly
and patriotically give like service
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13
EIGHTEEN "WET" TOWNS
Back Districts of Essex County
Change Early Results.

Two more license towns are report.
ed as the back districts from Essex
county are heard from. Brunswick.
which voted for license last year, II
to s, although no license was granted,
repeats the stunt this year by a vote
of 10 to T. one voter evidently having
become converted to prohibition dur
ing the last II months. Bloomfield is
reported by the Essex County Herald
as going wet. 27 to "a, indicating a
considerable change of sentiment
from last year when the vote was
yes" 4, mo" a. Norton, which went
wet last year, Is to s, has evidently
had enough, the vote this year being
Eyes" II, mo" IA. II Bloomfield is
correctly reported, the number of
towns voting license last week is IS,
four less than last year. and the
smallest Of any year since the pres
ent law went into effect, IA years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13
MRS. MARGARET VAUGHN
Long Time and Highly-Respected
Resident of Arlington.


Mrs. Margaret Vaughn, widow OF
the late Parker Vaughn. died at the
home of her son on Monday evening,
March 5 at $50 Mrs Vaughn was
the daughter OF the late Gilbert and
Louisa Niles Mattison and was born
in Arlington February 6, 1874 on the
Mattison farm one-half mile south Of
the village
Parker Vaughn was born April Is,
1874 and on Oct. q. 1878 he married
at that time, Miss Margaret Mattison.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn went to Cam
bridge, N. Y, to reside. On April 16,
1893, Mr.. Vaughn died and Mrs.
Vaughn with her son. Gilbert. came
back to Arlington and lived for a
while at the old homestead They
also kept the property i'll New York
state where they went occasionally
After few years they sold the farm
here to Mr.. Nichols and purchased
the house formerly owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Garfield on Water st.
Mrs. Vaughn has lived the greater
part of the last fifteen years here as
Arlington was very dear to her.
one MdS u MOLldu Vi ciIOhS CldI-
acter, made many friends and was al.
ways cordial and pleased to see them
at any time. She was interested in
anything pertaining to the good Of the
town and was great lover of home.
year ago last Christmas she suf-
fered a shock but improved so she
was able TO be down stairs and
around the house. About two weeks
ago she had an attack of grip. Al
though her condition did not seem to
be critical, still she was under the
care of trained nurse. The evening
of her death she bid the grand-chil-
dren goodnight and in about two
hours had entered into rest.
The news of her death came as a
shock TO her many friends as all
thought she was not dangerously i'll.
Mrs Vaughn will be greatly missed
in her home. as she and her son Gil
bert, were almost inseparable She
is survived besides the son by two
grandchildren. Parker Vaughn and
Anna Margaret Vaughn.
The funeral was held Thursday at
I30 .. m, az the home of her son.
bulltl Was III the teHlttSFy IsOutN VI
the village. The bearers were: p.
H. Thompson Harry Ward, Sylvester
Deming, Percy Lathrop, Harmon
Bronson, Robert Benedict. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful
Among the friends and relatives
from out of town were: Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hill OF South Shaftsbury; Mr..
and Mrs Clark Loomis. Hiland Dyer.
Miss Annie Amerdon, Mr. and Mrs.
Merritt Hewitt and George Mattison
of North Bennington: Mrs. Del Leroy
of Hoosick Falls: Harold Lake of
White Creek; Parker Vaughn OF
Manchester; Mrs Clarence Hamilton,
George Garfield and son, and Thomas
Steele from Mrs Vaughns old home
at Quashcook. \. Y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13
RED CROSS WORK
Secretary Howard Corrects an Error
and Urges Effort.

Editor of The Banner: | would
like to correct an impression that is
held by many that membership in the
American Red Cross includes a prom
ise to go into active field service in
time of war and that they would
therefore be subject TO call for Red
Cross military duty. Only those who
volunteer for such work can be called
upon, and the rules and regulations
now provide that such volunteers for
the care of sick and wounded soldiers
or sailors shall be doctors, graduate
nurses and nurses aides who have
had a training in first aid to the in
jured" or other volunteers who have
had such training or instruction In the
care of the sick and wounded These
volunteers for field and hospital SER
vice are alone entitled, to wear the
Red Cross bands on the arm.
Members of the Red Cross who pay
S100 annual dues are formed into
chapters, electing officers and commit
tees to work at home in gathering
and forwarding both money and sup
plies to support relief work carried on
by the trained workers. Thus, the
only obligation of a member of the
American Red Cross is patriotic
one, to be a part of great volunteer
organization that co-operates with
and supports the medical corps of the
Army and Navy. and sustains the Ma
tional relief work in times of disas-
ters that often overwhelm sections of
our country.
1t can now be readily seen that tho
primary work for the members in the
Vermont Chapter is to prepare young
men and women for active Red Cross
field service by giving them instruc.
tion in first aid to the injured and
how to care for the sick and wounded,
as is now being done for women by
three classes in Burlington and one
in Montpelier But our young men
should also be trained through the
formation of Red Cross sanitary train.
ing detachments. Each detachment
| is a military company of sixty-one
men, two surgeons, one quartermaster
one pharmacist, five section chiefs
four mechanics, four carpenters, tive
cooks, two clerks, and forty privates
all trained so that they could be sent
as unit TO supplement any army
base hospital or ambulance corps
| The total cost of such volunteer
Red Cross company, including full
| equipment, uniforms and supplies, is
about $3,S00 While Vermont ma,
not be able to organize and equip {
Red Cross base hospital, because o1
the large size and cost, | am hoping
that Burlington and Rutland, anC
other large centers in the state ma,
each organize, instruct and equip one
of these Red Cross sanitary detach
ments.
H. s. Howard
Secretary Vermont Chapter, A. r c
Burlington, VT. March. 6. 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-13


Montpelier, March 12.-There were
many yelps and snarls at the hearing
before the gen7ral committee of the
House of Representatives when the
substitute dog bills were discussed
and at one time it looked as though
Chairman Ben Williams might be torn
limb from limb as he read the pro-
posed substitute measures which are
to take the place of the seven or
eight bills before the committee
which undertake to deal with the
worthless dog and his victim, the
sheep.
There are two bills, one providing
for a 81 license, with SO for each ad-
ditional dog and SS for female dog,
with $40 for each additional female.
25 per cent of this fund goes to the
state to provide for paying damage
done to livestock and poultry and the
remainder is applied to the expenses
of the town. 1t is estimated that this
would bring in a revenue of nearly
$4,000. over $4,000 of which would
go TO the state to pay for dog damage.
Tho second bill outlaws the unac-
companied dog, running at large, and
makes 1t possible for an officer TO
shoot the animal after due notice TO
the owner, Such an unaccompanied
dog may also be shot by a private
individual.
These bills were bitterly opposed
by Mr.. Moore of Plymouth and Mr.
Dunbar of Hartland, who declared
that they would not last very long
when they got into the House. They
were carefully explained by Chairman
Williams and were defended by Mr..
Waite OF Shoreham.
Despite the violent opposition de
veloped at the hearing, the bills,
which are the result of a careful in
vestigation. will be reported to the
House.