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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
LOCAL BANK BUYS
CITY BOND ISSUE
AMOUNTING TO $4,000

Tine Knox County Savings bank was
awarded the $4,000 worth of city
bonds issued for the purpose of pur-
chasing water meters, upon its bid
of par accrued interest and 500 pre-
MUM, The bids, of which there we're
only four, were opened by city Audit
or Gates Thursday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
rha "coon.catsn Of Maine.

The so-called "coon-cat," which Is
common all over Maine, is held by ma
tives ~ be n cross between the cat ana
the raccoon, biologists rldicule tlils
belief; nevertheless many hair wild
cats In Maine have the typical raccoon
tail with short forelegs, pointed snout
and long hair,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Celebrate Golden
weadins

|. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Tarr celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
their homo on North Mulberry street
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Many friends and relatives OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Tarr we're present to make the
day delightful and one to be long re-
membered.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
viii - Married

William Arck Of the Columbus road
went to Gallon Thursday whore he
will be united in marriage Saturday to
Miss Corinne Felton of that city. The
couple will take a short trip through
the eastern part of the state and will
then return to this city to make their
home,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02

2nd ospecially when You have iulnes5
and weight in the stomach after a&ting,
the disease may be waded off and
avoided, Chamberlain $ Tablets not only
aid digestion, but strengthen and inyig.
S.ate the stomach.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
MINISTER NAMED

By Associated Press to The Bannerl
MEXICO CITY, Nov belgium
has named Jules lie Jeune as minister
to Mexico. Mr.. lie Jeune has been
chancellor of legation at Madrid.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Halloween Mask

Party
number OF his friends of tho neighbor-
hood with Halloween party Tues
day, evening at his home on West
and refreshments were in keeping
with tho occasion.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Halloween

Halloween
Party
Frances aud Belinda Beam enter
tanned Wednesday with Halloween
party. ten children being present. The
afternoon was delightfully."- spent in
lowe'en feast Was served.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Auxiliary is
Entertajned

Twenty-Five members of the Sons
OF Veterans Auxiliary were entertain
ed Tuesday evening by Mrs. Ada
Hampshire, South Catherine street.
Ghost stories occupied the evening
and seasonable refreshments were
served
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
fSociety
J Notes

Entertains With
nallers'en Party
Miss Lueila Simmons entertained
with Halloween party at her home
In East Gambler street Wednesday
evening. Sixteen Of her playmates
were hsr guests for the evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Halloween Dance
Enc Ella

For Eiko
The Elks lodge held its first dance
Of the season in the club rooms Wed.
nesday evening. About 80 couples
were in attendance. Music was fur
pished by Moore's orchestra. Re-
freshments were served,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Attacks Of Indigestion

II believe Chamherlaiu's Tablets have
saved my lift, writes Mrs. Maggie Coil,
Golden CITY. Mo. ~ Ind nnins In nv
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
LOCAL PRODUCE

The following are prices paid by Ii.
V. Smoots for farm produce delivered
at his warehouse:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Perfectly Simple.

"Evcryone goes 10 sleep during his
sermons2 II don't" How ever do
You stay awakef' Don't so 10
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
GUIDING Finqers.

A machine has been perfected w.ich
will copy To the smallest detail in n
piece of stone fastened under It's cut
ting tools Il statue carried under guld-
Ing fingers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Odd Names In New York.

For odd names New York takes the
prize. Almost every calling IL repre-
scntcd among the names of New York,
ers. besides every title, physical men.
tai or moral quality and every beast
ond bird familiar 10 man. Here are
some New York names: Outlaw, lIogg.
Gosh, Dora, Jolly, Nutty, Looncy, Kid,
der, Tout Hurt Fake, Grunt, Dnrnnll,
Fun LnffcrS, krazsy, Guycr, Bunk.
Tough. Pain, Crook, Gca. Damn, wit,
Mutt, Batty, Stringer, Flight, Brawl.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02

Optimistic Thought.
Whatever you do trust In Providence
and also IN Yourself.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-02
Rattlers and Their Fanqs.

There are -four principal Kinds Of
rnttlers; Black diamond mountain,
prairie and Texas. As is commonly
known every kind NJ raltlcr Is poison.
GUS Al the age of two months the
hrst set of fangs appear. II the ,r are
removed, two more s,ts come u,nc
days apart. II the third set is re.
moved the RATHER is s.dd TO be "hy, IT,"
ana no more fangs appear, consequent.
iy the snake * nc dangerous.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

loved by young clubman, who starts
an underworld gun fight because two
Italians. enemies to each other, loved
her. Finally, it develops that the girl
Is the granddaughter of we'll known
Judge. She is Kidnapped by Black
handler. but thrilling chase and fight
restore her to the judge and the club
man."
Our friend Dorothy Gish will he at
the Foto tomorrow, Peter. What do
you know of her picture?"
1.-The Little Yank? Well, it Ia q
typical Dorothy Gish play. What
more can say? 1t Is a drama of the
Civil war with its chief scenes CEN
tered about a family of the north. A
Yankee girl falls in love with a con-
federate officer and saves him from
being shot as a spy when he Is taken
prisoner by his rival. The action Is
full of many delightful incidents of
that historic struggle. 1t also gives a
fine glimpse of the war itself. it's chief
merit is in it's beautifulHove story, so
splendidly portrayed by Miss Gish
Frank Bennett, A. D. Sears and Rob-
ert Burns.
"Pidgin Island" play which is re-
markable for its scenic beauty and
interesting story. will be seen We'd
nesday and Thursday. Harold Lock.
wood and May Allison are the fea-
tured players. The story is concerned
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

With smuggling and involves the
daughter of a smuggler, who has be-
come customs sleuth, with Gran
ford, customs official. in love affair.
In the end the snugglers are captur-
ed and the lovers are united. The
picture will appeal to almost any class
of audience. 1t has plenty of hand
to-hand encounters, fine scenic inves-
titure and good acting.
when l tell you that the Ince pic
ture for Friday and Saturday is a
Frank Keenan, drama, tell you how
good it is. The Bride of Hate is the
play. 1t is an unusual story of fan
tastic revenge laid in the days when
negro slavery was at It's bitterest and
worst. 1t is transcript of life in
those days 1t is a story of a southern
doctor, who, to revenge himself
against the seducer Of his niece, IN
duces the man to marry a girl whom
he introduces as an aristocratic Span
ish senorita, but who is really a mu-
latto slave. At the elaborate society
wedding; the doctor reveals the truth
to the Mortified guests and BRIDE
groom only to learn that the girl be-
longs to an old Spanish family and
has not drop Of negro blood"
Love Never Dies is the title of
the Bluebird picture to be shown at
the Met Monday and Tuesday. Ruth
Stonehouse plays the chief role-that
Of young girl who is adopted by a
rich uncle. She runs away with a
sweetheart and lives with him for a
time, till the infuriated uncle has the
man arrested and takes the girl home.
She takes up with a famous compos-
er and goes to Paris with him, where
she becomes a popular dancer. Later.
her first lover, finding that an opera
he had written, had been stolen by
the director, denounces her as an ac-
lows
"wednesday and Thursday. we get
two popular players-Carlyle Black
well and Gall Kane-in an interesting
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

picture, ON Dangerous Ground, a
perturbation Of Burton E. Stevensans
famous novel. Little Comrade.' It 10
drama woven about an interesting
phase of the great European war. 1t
deals with the zecret service of Ger
many and France in the early DAYS
Of the conflict and relates the efforts
Of a beautiful French girl, who ia a
spy, to reach France from Germany.
self off as the wife of an American.
This. of course, leads to many thrill
ing situations
"Valeaka auratt. she who liketh to
implant kisses upon bald pates. 10
starred in the Fox film for the end OF
the week, The Victim Ia the play.
The overwhelming fate which defeats
woman's sternest efforts to leave .
pathway beset by criminals and strike
out for herself Oh higher plane.
makes Ruth Merrill (valeska Suratt)
the victim Of circumstances; She u
Wben ss !. ,rssa nor .hs ssraa Ss
wealthy physician. Her father and
his gang approach her The father
kills detective. who 10 hlackmailing
the daughter. Ruth Is accused of the
murder, but the father confesses and
she is freed to 50 back to her hus-
band"
wen 80. something good at the
Grand, Peter, whsn The Travelling
Salesman is sho. the first Of the
"well, rather. i remember when
Frank Mcintyre wxs doing that on
Broadway. 1t proved one Of the big
gest comedy hita of the year. Now he
has acted 1t before the camera for
Paramount. The play is a remarka-
BILE mixture of comedy and drama. in
which the ievial comedian Is thor
oughly at home. The story deals with
q travelling man who fnds himself
in little town on Christmas day and
settles down resisnsdly to have the
most awful time Of his life and to die
Of boredom. But before he has been
in the place ten minutes, things be-
gin to happen to him. and before he
knowa 1t, he ia deep in the mesa Of a
plot to rob girl Of her home The
action becomes fast and furious, with
the drummer falling in love with the
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

officer, but she was not to wed him,
for he proved unworthy. But there
was another-'The Dop Doctor who
had been won back from a life Of
drunkenness by the woman.
During the week the Reel theater
will present the following we'll known
plays-Monday and Tuesday, The
Sherifrs Blunder.' a thrilling western
drama; the Essanay play. What /
said. Goes. and comedy, Some
Bravery Wednesday and Thursday,
The Temptation Of Adam, featuring
Kathlyn Williams and the Tribune
weekly; Friday and Saturday. Tread
ing Pearls with Frank Mayo and
Joyce Moore, and a comedy, Jokes
and Jabs'" '--'
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22
girl and battling for her with all his
haarf and sOrl

girl and battling for her with all his
heart and soul,
"Then. for the last half Of the week.
dainty Vivian Martin in The Right
Direction q Psllas production. The
story deals with beautiful little
wanderer who starts for California on
foot with her baby brother, Billy
Boy because the charity doctor said
she must take him there. The many
exciting things that happen on the
way, the meeting with the handsome
eellege youth who was also going in
The Right Direction the episode
with the yeggmen. the hazard at the
gold mine and the various surprises of
the story are visualized with unusual
effectiveness"
Again we Ga to East Grand Forks.
The picture for today is The Love
Trail a Pathe production, featuring
Agnes Glynne and Fred Paul. The
locale Is South Africa during the RQer
war. The heroine is = young girl, who
was adopted by worthless tavern
keeper and forced to do menial labor.
When she became young woman,
she was discovered by 2 group of nuns
whe took her to the convent and ed-
uoated her. Then, comes war and the
town is saPrisaned by Britiah troeps.
She ID wooed and won by an English
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22
Vaudeville Acts at
Grand WILDE Good

To go with the fine Paramount pic
lures for the week, the management
of the Grand Theater has booked two
splendid vaudeville shows. The first
Weir and Mack, in comedy success,
Caught" Burt Earle, an excellent
banJoist,, and Lawrence Crane & Co.
in The Irish WiEard," an exception
ally coed comedy number.
The second program will be: Ellis
and Ellsworth, variety entertainers Of
the first rank; Hawley and Beliaire.
in the comedy skit. "3aa," and the Six
Crinoline Girls, who present one Of
the finest musical acts on the circuit.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22
Villa I'M San Andres
Country, Reports of
Movements Indicate

chihuhua City, Mex, Jan. "a
Villa was reported today to be in San
Andres, 80 miles west of Chihuahua,
with about 1000 men, who were pro-
vided with but q small reserve Of am
munition.
Indications are that the Inhabitants
of the mountainous districts, where
Villa has been making his refuge,
have grown tired of disturbed cendi-
tions- and have turned against Villa.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

Namara, who is serving a life term for
his confessed part in the dynamiting
Of the Los Angeles Times building in
1910, continued steadfast today in his
refusal to work in the jute mill.
Every day he is brought out and ask
ed II he is ready to work in the mill.
As regularly he refuses and then no
is led back to the dungeon. He has
been confined there longer than any
other prisoaer in the last five years.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

the banks of the Ganges to the wind
blown fields Of Scotch heather is a
long journey, but it is trip that Miss
Pickford has taken in the interval be-
tween LESS Than the Dust" her ini-
tial Aircraft production, and ''The
Pride Of the Clan" Girls Of many ma.
tons have been portrayed by Little
Mary" but her Scotch characterization
is expected to prove the greatest Of
them all.
Soor %ha povo1
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22

AS has been prominently inscribed
somewhere in the annals Of life, Girls
will be girls" Hence Mary Pickford,
though she is the most popular lass in
the country-aye, in the worlds but
girl. Naturally she is In constant
fear Of the shiny nose, and more so
than the average girl, for an unpow-
dered nose does not show up we'll on
the screen.
Mary is now q Scotch lass. From
This nictura sooo will ha
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-22
Mcnamara Steadfast
In Refusal to Work
In Prison Jute Mill

San Quentin. Cal, Jan. 22.-After
seventeen days spent in the dungeon
of the state prison here, James B. Nc
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18
Attractions at Bosses Theaters
"ARMS AND THE WOMAN"
TOBE SHOWN ON SCREEN AT
The ISIS ONE DAY ONLY

Mary Nash is starred at the Isis to-
day only in the Astra- Pathe feature
production, Arms and the Woman"
The story tells of Rozika, Hun
garian girl who coming to America,
suffers fortunes vicissitudes until she
meets and marries David Trevor, owner
Of an immense steel works. With the
wars outbreak she implores her ,hus-
band to refuse ammunition orders'from
foreign power but he ignores her
pleas. Rozikas brother, an anarchist,
comes to America with orders to blow
up Trevor's plant, and he succeeds,
but only after Rozika has made des-
perate efforts to stop him. Financial
ly ruined Trevor at last sees his wife's
point and agrees that lit is better So"
A New York critic has the following
to say of the film;
AT last, and the couplet is employed
after extensive consultation with our
conscience, there is a picture that puts
to rout that typewriter-worn phrase.
1T would be better If cut down Arms
and the Woman has no padding. 1t is
Never does it let down for an in
slant; it's range runs from East Side
New York to the battlefieds of Eu-
rope Arms and the Woman certainly
ought to win the exhibitors audience
for besides its action it is extremely
we'll written, enacted and produced.
THE story comes from the pen OF
Guide Bergere and was produced by
George Fitzmaurice. This combination
alone should be sufficient to guaran-
tee its success but there is more to
say In favor of the cast. Mary Nash Is
featured. Miss Nash makes an excel
lent screen actress. She can do the
| light and the comedy scenes wonder
fully well while the places wherein she
Is called upon to register heavy emo
tons carry along convincingly. Her
support is composed of Lumsden Hare.
II. Cooper Cliffe, Robert Broderfck and
Rosalind Ivan, each one exceedingly
well fitted for his or her role"
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
J Kathlyn Williams VIII be presented in
the Paramount film. "out of the
Wreck" while the Adelphi Musical
/ comedy company viii give the musical
farce, "The Managers Trouble"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18
CLEO MADISON
AT STRAND TODAY
IN BLACK ORCHIDS

Bluebird Photoplays, Inc, believes in
presenting screen dramas with pur-
pose beyond the mere opportunity for
an evenings entertainment and to this
end offers at the Strand theater today,
Monday and Tuesday BLACK Orchids
as warning to girls and more mature
females who seem to delight in flirta-
lions, who imagine a mans love is
something to be lightly considered.
Sometimes these fair and flirtatious la
dies succeed in making men unhappy
without serious consequences to them
selves but Zoraida, the beautiful hero
inc of BLACK. Orchids" was not so for
tunate. Not alone did she bring mis-
cry and unhappiness to the men she
fascinated and then Tilted, but she fin
ished with an ignominious and dis
tressing death as her punishment for
wrongdoing. Cleo Madison plays the
intensely emotional role Of Zoraida, the
fiirt, and Rex Ingram has made beau
tiful screen production Of the tragic
narrative.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18

c.: e: e.; {: &; +: s: !:
tacle. THE Daughter of the
Gods" with Annette Kellermann the
worlds greatest woman swimmer, cast
in the stellar role. It's like is unknown
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18

and its equal is nowhere, so remark
ably wonderful is this gigantic gem OF
of the silent stage. Every foot of it's
entire length, which measures three
miles, is set with life, color, movement
and romance. The most fertile imag
nation, and the most sanguine hope
has been outdone by the screens ex-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18

tiers around the early days and pio-
neers of the west when on every side
lurked the dangers of crooks, thieves
and claim jumpers. A vivid por-
trayal is here given of the trying days
in northern California when the set
CONTINUED on Page iy%yeey
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18
MAJESTIC WILL PRESENT
HAWTHoRNE'S "SCARLET
LETTER." IN PICTURE FORM

Constance Talmadge, popular screen
star, stars at the Majestic today only
in the western dramatic feature. THE
Girl of the Timber Claims" 1t CEN
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18

| tremest possibility. Without question
its ideas cast and scenic equipment is
the most sumptuous of any ever spread
before a dazzled motion photoplay
world, and its reception over the en-
tire country has been marked by spon-
taneous reclamation and rapturous
applause.
Miss Kellermann stands supremely
alone and unrivaled as the "acquatic
queen" of all and has been proclaimed
the most perfectly formed woman in
existence. Buried deep in the scenic
splendor of this great achievement is
a course of action that climaXes any
Thing words might tell of it.. Thous-
ands of people, miles of country, and
an outlay of more than million dol
lars were required to produce such a
feature, and carry such action as is
herein seem Armies, entire oriental
cities, palaces cathedrals, plazas,
| lakes, mountains and georges breathe
the true spirit of this we-inspiring at
traction. Thrill follows thrill, wonder
follows wonder. as the beautiful story
is unfolded and the magnitude dawns
on one. A city built at an expense of
three hundred thousand dollars is de-
stroyed twenty five thousand people
are in the scene, and hundreds of acres
are covered by the field of action.
Three hundred mermaids are seen
floating in the leaping waves Of the
Indian seas. Hundreds of girls AND
women lounge lazily about in the funfe
laden palace galleries. of the sultan,
and a thousand other moments Of
equal and even greater power are
brought to view with every second of
its showing.
Il Miss Kellermann established a re-
cord dive of one hundred and twenty
feet, and does other sensational events
that she alone could do. Tied secure
ly by ropes she washes over three falls
whose height total more than six hun
dred feet.
great musical score has been pre-
paired by Robert Hood Bowers and Is
within itself masterpiece of musical
accomplishment. THE Daughter of the
Gods" runs for three days, showing
twice daily, $3.50 in the afternoon and
S:16 in the evening.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18

An average of ninety-five tons of
soil and loose rock is washed into the
ocean every year from every square
mile of the United States. This esti-
mate does not include the Great Basin.
The immensely of this contribution
may be better comprehended when 4
is realized that the surface of this
country covers S,0SS,500 square miles
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18

Welsh coal owners have refused the
workmen's application for new audit
Of their books to regulate wages.
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
one ECAR STONED;
.ONE Is DERAILED
Trouble Breaks Out Anew on
Washington Railway and
Electric Car Lines.

Trouble broke out anew on the
lines of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company early today,
when one car was stoned and another
derailed.
Edward J. Beavers. forty years
old, OF Melrose avenue, Hyattsville,
was cut by flying glass when two
stones crashed through the windows
OF a Maryland line car at Twenty
eighth street and Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest, shortly after mid
night.
Soon after 5 o'clock this morning
a northbound Eleventh street car
ran off the track near Clifton street
northwest, when the. wheels struck
the covering OF a plow pit, which had
been raised above the grade.
Motorman Thomas Oliver suffered
cuts on the face and shoulders from
flying glass. He went to Garfield
Hospital. Conductor Thomas Kelley
had his legs bruised, but refused
treatment. No passengers were hurt
J. W. Tucker of $50 Seventh street
southeast, was slightly injured when
a milk wagon which he was driving
collided with a Washington Railway
and Electric car. eastbound at Sec
ond and East Capitol streets early to-
day. He refused to go to a hospital.