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EPISODE NO. XIV.
Nopytnt b. Guy W. Mcconnell

I Of the Army. who presided.
"The Major without. reason named
my orderly, r. o. Adams" Col. Dare
stated.
The ColoneT's daughter, Pearl Dare,
next took the stand.
"You knew Capt. ralph Payne2"
ale was my hance.'' replied Pearl
in a low voice.
"was Capt. Payne ever discussed
bet@een Major Brent and yoursclfT
"To be perfectly truthful, always
thought the Major wal Jealous Of the
Captain
HAS Major Brent ever suggested
that t. %. Adams was tho Silent
Menace"
Often
Pearl stepped down to make way
for Bertha Bonn. ,
you were the messenger sent by
the silent Menace to the EMAIL
frontier With the secret canal defense
plans after they left capt. agnes
hands r. was the nrst question
her.
you also returned for him the
stolen national preparedness DUO
get7'
IL did-not."
what did the packet you delivered
contain" -,
Every person in the room held
his breath and eyed Bertha closely
"The stolen secret canal defense
plans" replied she Coolly'
49, ..saa Ful lAH mex.
ION A former occasion you swpre
that YOU found these plans In capt
Payne's army belt,
"Couldn't | hnd them after l pul
them there2' no returned.
With Bertha again on tho stand the
Judge Advocate General TOOK a new
tack.
stole from Major Brent the chemical
waters necessary TO interpret the
secret canal defense plans you sa"
Col. Dare give him to guard
II forced him 20 return them 10
ma. IL was and is his only ouense,
for which l alone am Responsible l
was Obliged to return them 20 7. q
Adams, for whom l had them manu-
featured from his prescription.
The next witness was he hlef OF
the Army Stan.
VINO invented tns netlSs ~" ~
tense plans and tho wafersF' he was
asked.
"a mysterious and unknown per
SON.,
"Does Adams resemble him3"
Tho Chief OF stan clapped his palm
upon his knee in excitement. The
inventor wore n reddish beard. Other
wise Adams IL his a double. !
really think h fellow staIuInrrcd! "
ID - Az. UHtNnA "a
vocate General. recalling tho orderly
Why, did you shave your reddish
beard?" .4
"I wanted TO g-Rit them plans back
and had to, disEu!se myself 10 DIDO
IT" was tho astonishing reply.
$50 L. q. Adams was the mysteri-
Gus INVENTOR" insinusted the Judge
Advocate. his eyes cleaning in trl-
'umph. why ave you not made this
confession before?"
'T gave my word 20 the mar who
died In my arms a-at tho railroad
wreck that I w-would cit AT the bot
tom OF this here silent Menace b-husi-
ness. II was due Captain Payne"
For several moments the Court
was completely nabbergasted,
"who Is the Silent Menace"
Adams looked at tho Judge Advo-
cate General with tho candor Of a
child. "It Amt Major Brent, III
know who lit Is by morning, Until
then I w-won't ta1kF'
The Judge Advocate General hast
lily excused Adams and requested
Major Brent 10 rise. Not guilty.
he decreed CURLY.
Everybody left the room On tho
iaidewalk they observed n turbulent
lcrowd OF citizens and soldiers look
hng with startled faces toward the
front OF the building,
There a man was climbing up tho
thagpole, n hand outstretched
The evening world., 1917-03-02
NO WOODEN

NO WUUULN NUI HIVU'
Famous ptolinist refused 10
play IN Hartford, Conn, until
paid In cash instead Of the $1,000
uncertined check offered Au-
dience Daited an hour Vhile men
raised the money.
The evening world., 1917-03-02

No Krtra Charge Tor 70.
Advertisements Tor The World may be l6t a.
any Am.~iean DDusot MesenEsr office In he ciu
until Q 2. N.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30

posed the latter part OF last week
that, when congress convenes, it vote
the gift of one billion dollars to
France, providing war is declared on
Germany.
The World argued that America
should mean as much to France in
today as France meant to America
during the revolution that nothing
this country could do would be of
more benefit to the allied cause than
the gift, and that 1t was the moral
obligation of the United States to
open it's rich Golfers to people which
stands for the same principles of hui
manity, civilization and government
as the United States of America.
The proposal of The World met
with hearty endorsement from edit
ors all over the country. Some even
went SO far as to declare the sum too
small. Congressman Andrew j. Mon.
tague of Virginia has stated, in public
speech, that he would offer bill for
such gift when congress convenes,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30
MARTINSBURG
Some News Items From the CLAW
Township Metropolis

DR.. and Mrs. J, f. Shrontz have re-
turned from pleasant sojourn In st.
Petersburg. Fla
w. b. Hancock returned Monday
from Pittsburgh.
John Colyille has purchased the
Calvin McCleland farm. Mr. McClel-
land bought a farm of Roy Campbell
near st. Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs, Greeley Rine moved
to Utica Monday Mrs. Phoebe Hous
ton and son John, moved to St Louis.
vile Tuesday.
Mrs Helen Hancock, Carol Betzner,
Pearle Beatty and Riley Trout went
to Gambler Sunday to attend special
services at the Episcopal church.
James Lyons of Akron is the guest
OF his father, Wilbur Lyons.
Lundy Fawcett, Grace Davis and
Hona Rine We're at New Castle Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Hancock moved
10 columbus this week where Mr..
hancock has an interest in whole
sale candy store.
MRS. Mozelle Toland returned Sun
day from visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ewart of Owl Creek.
Pror Merrill Brandon went to An
coma Darke county, last Wednesday
TO attend the funeral OF his grandfath.
er. j, N. Miller.
me last number of the lecture
course Will be given In the Presby-
terian church Saturday evening,
March 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30

providing no such measure is submit
ted by the committee on foreign re
lations.
The World has undertaken cam
paign of wide publicity for its propos
al. Further editorial matter concern
ing it follows in part:
Wall street bankers are charg-
ing the French people practically
11hq6 for $99,OOO,OOO. That is
what the loan figures at the pre-
scribed rate of interest and ex-
change.
Moreover, the French govern
ment, in addition to pledging the
faith and credit of France, is COM
PEELED to deposit s120,0O0,OOO in
approved securities in order to
obtain this S99,000,O0O.
There may be Americans who
can read this record without a
blush of shame, but If so we are
sorry for them.
But even if we owed nothing to
France in a material way. a gift
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30
mt. ZION
Activities In And Around Jack
son Township

Sunday school was organized here
Sunday, the following officers being
elected:
superintendent Nichols
Asst. Supt.-Mrs. Zona Hayes.
Secy.-Mrs. Clarence Ashcraft.
Asst. Secy.-Ora Johnson.
Treasurer-Olive Nichols.
Your presence will be appreciated
next Sunday at 2:30.
Mrs. Austin Neely received the sad
news OF the death of her daughter.
Mrs. Emma Gardner, at her home in
Mt. Vernon Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ashcraft
have purchased new piano.
Earl Burch took a fine load of hogs.
weighing 1000 lbs. to Utica Thursday,
receiving 13c per lb.
Mrs. Ora Donahey of Galena is visit
ing relatives here.
Howard Donahey has purchased a
new buggy.
Milton Hays has been quite i'll.
Herbert Norris went to Amity last
week to attend the wedding of his
daughter, Pearl
John Kirk is much improved.
Jesse Baird of Bladensburg was
here last week looking after his farm.
Mrs. c. l.. Nichols spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Pryor.
Miss Wave Schooler and Edna and
Ross Burch spent Saturday with Mrs.
Grover Harris.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30

OF money to the French people at
this time would be the best mill
tary investment that we could
make. Circumstances necessar-
lily limit our active participation
in the war. We are too far from
the firing line to put an adequate
army in the field. The difficulties
of transportation are so great
that to divert ships to carry
troops would mean approximate
starvation for the allies. If their
military operations are to be sue
cessful they must first of all have
American food and American sup
plies. Anything that interrupts
this stream of economic assist
ance, whether it be German sub.
marines or the transportation of
an American army, weakens the
French and British and increases
their military difficulties.
Such gift on our part would
put new spirit into every French
soldier. 1t would bring new
courage to the French people. 1t
would take France out of the
hands of the loan sharks and mon
ey changers and enable the
French government to carry out
its military policies without finan-
cial obstacles and embarrass-
ments.
To remain the pawnbroker of
France is to stain for all time the
escutcheon Of the republic. Let
us give and give quickly, remem.
boring what France meant to us
when the light Of liberty was
fiickering and all but extinguish.
ed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30
GIVE $1,000, 100000 TO FRANcEl

As a tangible endorsement of the
struggle being waged against the Ger
mans by the French and as a slight
recompense for the immeasureable
benefits, both financially and in the
furnishing of troops, conferred by
France on this country during the
revolution, the New York World pro-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30

Entered at the postofiice. Mt. Vernon,
matter.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30
BIRTHS

y = r + Il IL Il 4. i. \.
A daughter was born Tuesday night
10 MT and Mrs. Fred r. Mill OF this
city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-30

Mrs. Lewis Gallon. jof Millersburg
spent Thursday here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Aliens May Get More
Time to Quit Zones
Marshal Says All Cannot Be
Examined Before Order Is
in Effect June

The time limit set by the govern
ment in which all alien enemies must
move out of the barred zones estab-
lished about vital spots Of the nations
war machine will probably be extended
for another month.
This is the belief of United States
Marshal Mccarthy here, in charge Of
the permits to be issued to aliens in
Manhattan. He said yesterday that it
would be impossible for his force to
examine more than one-sixth of the
applications before the Presidents or
der goes into effect on June 1.
"The only way to solve this problem"
he added, without working incalculable
injury to peaceful alien enemies is to
extend the time. We are literally
swamped by applications"
In order to Tighten the congestion in
the Marshal's office, the Federal courts
in session on the third floor of the Fed
eral Building were moved to the second
and fourth floors, so that the entire
third floor might be given over to the
work of issuing permits. To-day hun
dred clerks will be added to the force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26

refers 20 and send memorandum to
the City Health Department | am sure
that it would receive immediate atten-
tion there. II would also be of much
interest to the many parents who suf-
fered much anxiety and sorrow last
summer from this disease
1.-THE teachings of Jesus cannot be
interpreted to mean that a child dying
Of paralysis has been picked out Tor
punishment by the Almighty for It's
own sins or the sins of anybody else,
said the Rev. DR.. J. Percival Huget, OF
the Tompkins Avenue Congregational
Church.
"Of course, some diseases are the re-
suit of personal immortality or disre-
gard for the laws of nature. But to
say that the death Of innocent children
has been willed by loving God be
cause of sins they couldn't possibly
have committed is neither good science
nor good Christianity.
at reminds one of the old definition
Of sickness and sin in the Book Of job.
Jobs friends told him his sufferings
were visited upon him because he had
been a sinner. They urged him to con
TESS them and make his peace with
God. He declined to do so, and his
perseverance, that of good man, has
given US a new definition of God.
Sickness No Evidence of Sin
Sickness is not an evidence of sin.
Good people suffer and are not sinners.
Because child has paralysis is not
evidence it is or was a sinner"
"A child is afflicted with infantile
paralysis because it happens TO become
infected with the germ of the disease"
said the Rev. Charles A. Eaton, pastor
of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church.
"The moral character of the child
has nothing to do with the case. If the
neglect Of parents or communities
brings the disease to the child. then 1T
suffers for the sins of others, which is
the tragedy of all human experience.
"Some diseases are the result Of sin,
and, therefore, part Of the punish
ment for sin. Little children, however,
do not come under this head. There is
no reasonable objection to the use of
common sense even in handling prob
lens involving morals"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Nv the REV. BEN F. WYLAND

Ministers Of all denominations when
shown the statement made by Billy
Sunday last Wednesday night that IN
fantile paralysis was the result OF SIN
declared emphatically that his expia-
nation was false and impossible.
II was in the course Of his sermon on
the text "Be sure your sin will find you
OUT that he said: you've got to carry
your baby to the grave this summer
perbaps. because some cuss sinned and
set the germs flying around" Disease
of all character, including the epidemlc
OF infsntile paralysis last summer, was
declared 20 be directly attributable to
sin. "Not your sin, perhaps, but the SIN
of some one" asserted Sunday.
Parent Says Sunday Is Wrong
One father. in spite of the safe
guards placed about his home and chill
dren last summer, and in spite OF emo
less precaution, finally saw one OF MS
children manned for life.
"How can any minister say ] sinned
or my child sinned? ." he said, reading
sundays statement. 1--WE did not wish
for or choose this terrible tragedy
Surely he must be wrong. Church mem
bers suffered as much last summer as
those who were not members
The discussion among the ministers
OF the city has produced multitude OF
questions. IL infsntile paralysis really
the result Of personal sin? Is II the
outcome Of an immoral or irrehgious
life? Can il be traced to any personal
unwise and immoral decision on the
part of either child or parent?
IL reminds one OF the old debates on
original sin and total depravity. That
the Christian Church has changed Its
attitude may be seen from the opinions
that follow. -,
Two quotations from the Bible were
continually pointed out by different
ministers in explaining their convic-
tions. One is found in the ninth chap
ter of John. verses !, 2 and 3: And as
Jesus passed by he saw man blind
from his birth. and his disciples asked
him, saying, Master, who. sinned,. this
man or his parents, that he should be
born blind% Jesus answered: Neither
did this man nor his parent"
because this man was born BIND
is absolutely no evidence that either he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
BAPTIST
PASTOR |. M. HALDEMAN. D. D.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
BAPTIST
Broadway and 18th street.

bIOdQha9 NAN fNN'A
:, N--"uOw TO BUILD OURSELVES UP
FOR TINE AND BIBllNlfN.
Is Democracy TO End in a DEMOCRATIC
World Dictator Is the ichOie srortd
through his ambition 10 be involved IN
scar1 Is unparalleled suffering coming
on fhe eorthP win the 1corid gar end
in a Government zchich shall satisfy
Rouolists, Republicans and Soc'dhstsf
ire Christians everyIohere to be taken
out Of the seGr Gomez
Sunday Erening DR.. HALDEMAN
xiii ans.cor these questions from the
.conderfm Book Of Reveldt'on; an. ana
sho1c hoso By means Of that book 1t as
possible TO foreteR events NOE coming
on the earth.
This sciH be DR.. HALDEMAN'S last
sermon preriouS TO going d1eay for the
summer. The forecasts he hos been oc-
customed TO make in these closing ser
mons hare been remarkably fulfilled.
II scould be reH TO hear this last SER
mon forecast.
s p. M-'rHE BOOK OF REVELATION AND
HOW TO READ IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Rockefeller Board
Headed by Buttrick
$878,O04 Appropriated for
Colleges and Schools in East
and Middle West

Announcement was made yesterday
of appropriations of sS7s,0O4 from the
Rockefeller Fund Of the General Edu-
cation Board. The Johns Hopkins
Medical School gets s35O,OOO. making
sl,750,OO0 in all. which completes the
contribution to this institution. Mon
mouth College, Illinois, gets 100000
toward $4,000, and Ottawa University,
Kansas. 100000 toward 100000.
The University of Chicago has raised
$3,46l 500, and the Rockefeller subscrip-
tons of 100000 are valid now. Other
appropriations were S35.l30 for state
universities; rural schools. $50, 200; ed
ucation of negroes, sl53,l74; farm
demonstrations, s36,500; educational
research, $4,000.
Wallace Buttrick has been chosen
president of the board, to succeed Fred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Miscellaneous

National Bible Institute-The Rev. John
Henry Troy; afternoon at 4 o'clock, Billy
Monday
Free Synagogue. Downtown Branch. 1855
Clinton Street-Evening. Frederick l.. Gug-
genheimer.
Church Of the Divine Paternity. Central
Park West and Seventy sixth Street.-The
Rev. Holland Field Burr: morning. Count
ing the Cost
New Thought Church. Criterion Theatre
DR.. I. W. Sears; morning. Preparedness
Twenty-third Street Young Mems Christian
Association-Dr. Theodore Sedgwick after
noon at > o'clock. "A Day Of Honor and a
Day OF Meaning"
Church of the Ascension. Forum-Evening
memorial service for the founder OF Es-
peranto.
Flint Church of Divine Service. Hotel Astor
Morning service At II o'clock evening SER
wee at 2pl West Eighty-seyenth Street
New Thought. Hotel Biltmore- Mrs. Mary
Chaplin; morning. The Glory That Is To-
day
Unity Society OF Practical Christianity. rs
West Seventy-second Street-Mrs. Sophia
Van Marter; morning. Winding a Gold
Mine evening. Robert Lloyd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
u. S. to Aid Coal Shipments

Washington, May PA pooling ar
rangement for coal shipments to tide
water in New England similar to that
which goes into effect on the Great
Lakes June l is under consideration by
the governments General Fuel Board.
+. S. Peabody, chairman of the board,
said to-day that the lakes plan, already
accepted by all those concerned, would
result in AN increase of about $500, 900
tons in the coal deliveries annually t.
the Northwestern industrial plants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Church Activities
For Coming Week

The ninety anniversary OF All Saints
Episcopal Church will be celebrated Sunday
evening. Many of the relics from the church
erected in 1924 will be placed on exhibition.
and the pastor. the Rev. Kenneth S. Guthrie.
will open a permanent museum for Dutch an
tioues. The Netherlands Consul, II. Speaker,
will deliver an address. Professor Van
Napen will also speak The Tweed window.
through which Boss" Tweed made his es-
cape during his mothers funeral service
when the authorities came TO arrest him, has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Ministers Deny Sundays Charge
That Sin Causes Child Paralysis
IT,. R. Harvey Dee Brown Suggests That if Billy Is
Serious He Should Be Specific and ell
Health Department

or his parents sinned. is the verdiet
~ Jesus" said the Rev. Frederick r.
shannon. pastor OF the Dutch Re
formed Church. "That certainly is an
old. outworn philosophy which says a
child has paralysis. therefore IT sinned'
| disagree most deeply with any such
view and with Billy Sundays expiana-
ton" NIL,
The second quotation from the Biole
that was also referred TO was the thlt,
teenth chapter of Luke, verses /, ana
3: "Now. there were some present AZ
that very season who told him tJesus)
Of the Calileans, whose blood Plate
had mingled with their sacrihces. And
he answered and said unto them:
Think We that these Galileans were
sinners above all the Galileans because
they have suffered these things! tell
you, Nay ~
Not Due to Personal Sin
"Infantile paralysis cannot be traced
to the personal sin of the chiId; nor 10
the sins Of the parents said the keV'
DR.. Nehemiah Boynton, former moder-
ator of the Congregational Churcn'
"There are such diseases, but paralysis
is not one of them
billy CuOudy hhoNS ~
IL if he says infantile paralysis IS the
result of SIM" said the Rev. William
II. Morgan. pastor of the Calvary Meth
odist Church. Diseases are due to the
violation of some law either known or
unknown. but as for paralysis. who
knows anything about its cause OF
cure?
an my judgment, it is no moral de-
linouency on the part of children or
their parents which is the cause Of in
fantile paralysis" said the Rev. Har-
vey Dee Brown, Of the Church OF the
Messiah. at is due rather TO the fact
that we have not yet mastered the laws
of life and hygiene and been wise
enough 10 organize society so as to IN
sure every child complete and healthy
life.
"The sin. if there is any, is social
and not individual. Preaching indlvid-
nal salvation is not likely TO remove It,
| have more confidence in science, pre-
ventive medicine and social reconstruc.
ton.
Should Specify the Sin
"If Mr.. Sunday is serious in assert,
ING that infantile paralysis is caused
by sin he should specify what sins ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Dutch Reformed

West End Collegiate The Rev. Henry
Eyertson Cobb will preach morning and az
ternoon.
st. Nicholas Collegiate-The Rev. Malcolm
James MacLeo morning. How to Honor
the Old Soldiers; evening. Haydn's "Crea-
ton"
The Marble Colegiate-The Rev. David j..
Burrell: morning, Get Thee Behind Me-
Satan: evening. 'My Title Clear
Hamilton Grange-The Rev. Thomas H..
Mackenzie: morning; Gaurs Ruth will be
stinQ in the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Methodist

Janes-The Rev. Ralph II. WaH: morn
ing, "The Missions of China; evening, Me-
mortal Day service.
st. Andrew-Thc Rev. Allan MacRossie
morning. Memorial sermon and address by
DR.. J. j. Bllingsley on French Battle
fields"
St. James-Thc Rev. Chester c. Marshall
morning. THE Making of a Man; evening.
Frank Moss, on THE Story Of Tattered
Flag and DR.. Marshall. on "The Nation 5
Debt"
Cayary-The Rev. William II. Morgan
morning. The Nightngale's Song: even
ing, Memorial Day service.
st. Paul-The Rev. Charles ]. Goodel
morning. Gods Calf; evening. "Show Thy
self Man"
Grsce-The Rev. Christian F. Reisner
morning. Billy Sundays Success; evening,
Worthy Sons Of Patriots"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Congregational

plvmouth-The Rev. William F. Kettle
morning. 'The Safety Zone" evening, Pro
lessor Irving Fisher, THE Food Question
Tompkins Avenue-The Rev. James T.
Huget: morning. The Book Of Remem-
brance"; evening, Haydn's Creation
FdgehilI Church4The Rev. David Baines-
Griffith: morning. God. the Invisible King.
Clinton Avenue-1he Rev. Russell NJ
Boynton; morning, children's day service
evening. special musical service.
Rroadway-The Rev. Charles +. Jefferson
morning; evening, address by Albert w
Staub on 1.-The American Red Cross and the
presant Crisis"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
Presbyterian

West End-Thc Rev Edwin Keigwin
evening. Patriotism Without Hate
Second The Rev. Robert Watson: morn
ing. ''The White Harvest; evening, The
Inconsistent Man"
st. Nicholas Rev. George Dowie
morning. Americas Greatest Asset" even
ing, Grace SAKE
Broadway-The Rev. Wilson Aull: morn
ing. the Rev. Walter ID. Buchanan; evening
Burden Bearers"
Lafayette Avenue-The, Rev. Charles Car
roll Albertson: morning. THE Hebrew
Prophets and the Present War" evening
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