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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

Mrs. Frank Mowery of Danville
spent Saturday in this city with
friends and relatives.
Miss May Mitchell returned to her
home in Lock Saturday after spend
Ing several days here with relatives.
Mrs, Frank Huddle of North Main
street was Columbus visitor Satur-
day.
MIR. and Mrs. N. j. Brubaker and
son Of this city went to Greer Satur-
day to spend week with relatives.
The Royal Purple degree was con
ferred on one candidate by Kokosing
Encampment, No. 3S, /. o. o. F., Fri.
day evening.
Mrs, Charles H. Miller and Mrs. G.
W. Beckley are spending several days
with friends in Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
NATIVE REVOLTS
TROUBLE TURKS

[By Associated Press to The Banner1
Cairo, Egypt, April 2S-Native re-
volts are causing the Turks a great
deal of trouble in the Ansairi noun
tains in Syria.
The revolt started as a result of the
Turkish governments action in send
ing a Turkish battalion to the Ansairi
district, ostensibly to hunt for desert
ers, but really for taking over the
new harvest The conduct of the
troops provoked the natives TO revolt,
and battle ensued in which the
Turkish force was defeated with 200
casualties, while the Ansairi lost
fewer than 20 men
The Turks retreated after burning
five villages Later the remnant of the
troops was ordered back to Hama to
await reinforcements, then to return
to the mountains with a mountain
battery to punish the revolters. The
punitive expedition had to be aban-
doned, however, owing to the receipt
of news that the Druses of the
sIauran had also refused to give up
their crops to the Turkish force which
had been sent for the purpose AS
result of this refusal, fifteen days
battle took place between five Turk
ish battalions and the Druses. The
Turks were again defeated, thanks to
reinforcements received by the Drus-
es from neighborlng Arab tribes.
One of the Druse chieftains who
was captured by the Turks was con-
demned to death by crucifixion.'
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

kinderhook NewsIets, interesting.
ly Told

Rev. Bender went to Sunbury last
Monday to attend the ministerial as
sociation meeting which is being held
there this week.
w. w, Hanger of Akron was here
over last Sunday with his family.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ickes last week.
Mrs. II. G. Dunmire received word
Monday of the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Heidy, at North Akron.
Frank Wolf has added Mr.. Ickes to
his already large force of clerks in his
mammoth general store.
Mrs. George Robertson and Mrs.
Calvin Blair attended the funeral of
Jacob Baker that occurred at the
chapel last Wednesday.
Mrs. Platner attended the funeral
of her sister, Mrs. Isabelle Simpson.
Mrs. Simpson died at her home at Co
lumbus last Sunday. The remains
were brought to Four Corners for in
IeTnleHL ldbC wednesday.
Quite a number from here attended
the funeral of S. A. Williams at
Gambler last Sunday.
Mrs. Platner visited with her son,
Carl Dunmire at Mt. Vernon last
Sunday
John Ralston made business trip
to GAINESVILLE last Monday.
Mrs. H. Green of Newark was a
Sunday visitor in our town last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Harley Sims and wife were guests
Of friends at Bladensburg last Sun
day.
E. A. Bessey of GAINESVILLE, one Of
the monument firm, returned with one
of their local agents, John Ralston of
this place. Mr.. and Miss Ray of Mar
tinsburg placed $500 monument or
der with the firm.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
PREPARATIONS FOR
PEACE BEING MADE
BY GERMAN LINES

[By Associated Press to The Bannerl
Berlin, April 2S-A summary of the
steps which German shipping com
panies are taking in preparation for
peace appears in the Vossische lei
tung. The Hamburg-American has at
present under construction at Ham
burg one ship of $4,000 tons, the Bis
narck; turbine steamer of 10000
tons, the Tirpitz; and three other ves-
sells of an aggregate of $4,000 tons.
The same company is building at Bre-
men nine ships of an aggregate Of
$4,000 tons for the Panama trade.
The North German Lloyd is build
ing two ships of $4,000 tons each, two
of 10000 tons and twelve of 10000
tons each.
The South American line has under
way sister ship to the Cap Trafal-
gar. The American line is building
six ships, Hansa line eight. and the
Cosmos line ten, all OF 5000 to $4,000
tons each.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
LINDSAY
Says He'll Surrender To The
Police
Man Wanted For Box.car Theft Tele-
phones Chief Parker From
Columbus

Chief of Police Parker awaits the
arrival from Columbus of Hubert
Lindsay, with whom he had telephone
conversation Wednesday. to place
him under arrest on a charge OF lar
ceny In connection with the theft from
Pennsy box-car early this week OF
a consignment OF groceries.
Lindsay called Chief Parker We'd
nesday evening and asked II he were
wanted. The chief gave him an af-
firmative reply Lindsay said he
would be back in Mt. Vernon in sew
eral days and would come to the may
or's Office. do you think I'm the
ony thief In Mt Vermont" he asked of
Parker. lie got as his reply, you're
one OF them"
Mrs Mary Atwood. a sister of Lind
say, is lying at the point of death in
Columbus II Is said,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
VOLUNTEERS
For The Regulars May See
Capt. Parsons
Mayor Mitchell. Receives Application
Blanks And Turns Them
Over To Him

Mayor C. A. Mitchell has received
letter and a number of blanks from
the war department asking for vol
unteers for the present conflict,
Those who apply for blanks must be
between 20 years and months and "A
years of age, The letter asks the
mayor to appoint person who is
capable of taking care of the blanks
and seeing to II that they are filled
out properly. In accordance with this
request, Mayor Mitchell has appoint
ed Capt. Lanning Parsons as the per-
son to take these duties.
When Capt. Parsons went to Gam
bier Friday to drill the Kenyon men
In military tactics. he took with him
a number OF the blanks.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
Carl N. Lorey
115 So. Main st.
ROAD NOTICE OF VIEW
AND HEARING

Whereas The Board of Education OF
Clinton TIP. has petitioned the County
Commissioners of Knox County, Ohio. for
the establishment of road commencing
on the south side of the Charles W.
Hayes property on the Granville road In
Clinton TIP. and extending east and term
mating at the Flaharty property on the
NT9Wark roao IN sai1 CIinton Up, w
the 18th day of May, 1917, at o'clock D.
m, meet at the commencing point of said
over the route for the purpose Of determ-
lining its public Importance.
They will also meet on the 2Sth day Of
May, 1917, at ! o'clock p. M, for FINAL
HEARING at the office of said County
Commissioners, for all persons whose In
terests would be affected by said improve
provement
County Auditor.
4-17.A5-1S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
Four Speakers Impart Much
To Local Passionate
TWO SESSIONS HELD
Representatives From Thir-
ty-One Churches Are
In Attendance

The Methodist Episcopal efficiency
conference which was held at the Gay
street M. E. church Thursday after
noon and evening was very success
full in every particular. All Of the
speakers of the afternoon and evening
delighted audiences with able ad-
dresses.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, DR.. F.
|. johnson of Delaware, who presided
at the conference meetings, opened
with a prayer and short meditation.
Following this, DR.. Polhamus of
Mansfield delivered very interesting
address on the church press. One of
the objects of tie efficiency confer
ences which are being held through
out the country is to place each
church in position where church
literature may be distributed among
the members of the church that they
may become more fully acquaint-
ed with the work that is being done.
1t was on this subject that DR.. Pol
hamus spoke.
Or. Il. w. Morton of Delaware de-
livered a most interesting address on
stewardship. There were many help
full suggestions made by active mem
bers of the church as to the work that
might be done by the M. Il. church.
The speakers of the conference also
participated in this discussion.
At 4 o'clock a discussion, THE
Home Base, Round Table" occurred.
This concluded the work for the after
noon
The Ladies Aid society served
delicious supper at $50 o'clock in
the church parlors with many people
in attendance.
The evening meeting was begun at
1880 o'clock with a greater attend
ance than at the afternoon meeting.
During the course of the evening,
Dr. Boeye of Lincoln Neb., and Or. e.
d. Smith of Washington, ID. c., who
substituted for DR.. Clarence 4. VIII
son of that city, spoke.
DR.. Boeye talked on the organiza-
tion of the church through the chan
mel of the subject, "Methodism
World Power" In his address, he told
of the church's far-reaching aims.
Or. Smith, a very able speaker,
spoke on the subject. "The Victories
of the Cross"
The meeting was closed and the
people in attendance met the speak
ers.
The purpose of the efficiency con-
ferences is three-fold; First, they are
held for the purpose of reinforcing
and gathering in the financial re-
sources of the church; second, for the
spread of Christianity and the distri-
button of church literature; and third,
for the betterment of the organization
Of the church.
There were representatives from 81
churches present at the conference.
Friday morning, all Of the speak
ers at the Mt. Vernon conference
| went TO Mt. Gilead where like con-
ference vas held Friday.
Mrs. II. II. Miller had charge of the
music at the evening session, the
Sunday school orchestra playing.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The State of Ohio, Knox county, ss.
In the Probate Court.
Notice is hereby given that S. w.
Henry of Bladensburg, Ohio, has been
appointed and qualified Administrator
of the estate OF w. s. Davis, late OF
Knox County, Ohio, deceased.
PHILIP L. WILKINS,
Probate Judge of Knox County. Ohio.
April rs, 1917. 5-1.S.15S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
DAY TRADES PLANTS
FReoERlckToWN PUBLISHER TO
GO WEST

Frank A. Day, publisher of the Fred
ericktown Free Press and the Butler
Times, has exchanged the two pub
fishing plants for a large printing Of
fice at Colorado City Col, and will
leave for that place next week to as
sumo charge of the business.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
STREAM & RIMER
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS

Farms and city property bought, solo
anc exchanged. Properties rented arc
rents collected. Fire Insurance spe
cialty. Representing IA old reliabi.
stock companies. Accident insurance
i've stock insurance. Plate glass in
surance. automobile insurance, In tac,
we can insure any property you may
have. Surety bonds OF all kinds. Cali
and see US. Room l Sipe bldg. South
Luther A Stream Vim. =. Rlr. /,
Main st. Cit. phone No. 447 Black !,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

Mrs. John Devos and two sons,
smythe and william. OF South Vernon
spent Friday In Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
AVALON FARMS HOG
TONE KILLS WORMS

Kill off the worm and get your hogs
feeding right and they're in fine shape
to withstand any disease. They'll fat
liquid remedy (farm tested on Avalon
farms, near Ft. Wayne, Ind.) is al
ready the sole hog remedy with some
of the most intelligent growers in the
country. Hog Tone kills thorn head,
stomach, liver, lung and bronchial
worms-And Keeps Them Out. Ask
US about HOG TONE.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01
FRANK o. LEVERIN@ G.

Ali business of legal nature giyeS
prompt attention and especially to
practice in the Probate Court. Once
No. 9 East High street, Mt Vernon. u
New Phone, Office 104.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

Dudley Horner of Bangs spent Sat
urday here with friends.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

some very interesting meetings. The
dramatic club has been very success
full with its play this spring and will
soon have funds to build a stage to
the grange hall
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

Oranges all over the county are
taking up the question of the farmer
doing his part to meet the nations
cry for support in the present food
crisis. May we hope. that nature will
bountifully assist him.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

Pleasant finished a class OF twelve
at the last meeting and Is having
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-01

Butler Is working away and getting
ready for the busy work of the sum
amer.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16

Golden mausoleum and verify the con-
tents Of the mysterious casket there
deposited, Red Egan had returned with
the preposterous story of white sheet
suddenly descending out of the black
ness of the vault and whisking One
Lamp Louie out of reach and also out
OF sight. And since the once valiant
Red Egan showed so craven a spirit
that nothing short of a quart of three
star brandy could tranquilize his shak-
en- nerves and since One-Lamp Louie
showed no signs OF returning from
the mysterious realms into which
the aforementioned white sheet had
whisked him, Legar promptly and
wrathfully decided to take the matter
into his own hands. He would lay
this ghost, he announced, or something
would go smash in the process.
But he had no intention of approach
ing that intimidating mausoleum with
out due and definite preparation. With
him he took a powerful pocket flash
light, Colt automatic pistol and a
couple of extra clips of cartridges.
but the instrument on which he re-
posed the most confidence was a gum
metal disk little bigger than a pocket
aneroid, some three inches in diane
ter and no thicker than a mans hand.
This innocent-looking disk, which
could be slipped into a vest pocket as
easily as timepiece, was known to
the habitues of the Owls Nest as the
Black Watch.
While actually nothing more than
a small-sized hand grenade, it's claim
to distinction lay in the tremendous
explosive power which stood COM
pressed between it's slender metal
walls
Legar was not a coward. Yet as he
stood in the clammy midnight air of the
Golden mausoleum and quietlyremoved
the screws that held the top on the
black casket beside him, he found that
combination of silence and gloom and
unsavory surroundings little more of
a strain on his nerves than he had
anticipated. Yet as he lifted back the
sable cover of the casket he did so
with a hand that was still steady.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
hegar laughed a. ne confronted mis-

Legar laughed a. ne confronted mis-
enemies.
do you want to take me alive?'
Alive or dead, I'm gsing to take
you!"
Then take this first" cried Legar.
At the same moment that he spoke
the left hand in which he still held
watch case swung forward. And as
that object which so closely resembled
a black watch hurtled through the air,
Legar flung himself fiat on his face
along the vault flooring. Then the
black watch struck.
The next moment the walls of that
ponderous structure Of marble and
sandstone seemingly built to defy time
itself, lifted bodily in the air, like the
hull of a torpedoed dreadnaught.
Then, following the roar and rumble
Of that vast defamation, came the mo-
mentary catastrophe silence which
so strangely and yet so inevitably sue
ceeds calamity too gigantic and too
abrupt to be understood.
That ominous silence, however, last
ed only for few seconds. Out of it
arose muffled calls and thin cries for
help, followed by answering shouts
from many different points in the
darkness as rescuing hands set to
work on the ruins.
And out Of those ruins, while this
work was going on, emerged two
bruised and tattered figures strangely
divergent in appearances. The first
figure, worming it's way out through
the interstices of crumbled rock and
cement, as cautiously and as silently
as a wounded blacksnake might crawl
from a cave. bore an iron claw at the
end of its right arm and betrayed an
unmistakable desire to creep away in
to the darkness before being observed.
The second man, who, ON recovering
consciousness found himself ENGAGED
between two fallen pillars of marble
topped by one of the roof slabs, expert
enced no little difficulty in emerging
to the open, so closely were these pro-
tecting pillars wedged about him.
But as he worked his bruised body
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance of evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Msrgery. Twelve years later in New York
a Masked One rescues Margery from Le-
gar and takes her to her fathers home,
whence she is recaptured. Margery' s
mother fruitlessly implores Golden to find
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Degar sends to Golden a warning and a
demand for a portion of the chart of
Windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart is lost in fight be-
tween Manley and one of Legar's hench-
men, but is recovered by the Laughing
Mask Count Da Espares figures in a
dubious attempt to entrap Legar and
claims to have killed him. Golden's house
Is dynamited during a masked ball. Lee
gar escapes but Da Espares is crushed in
the ruins. Margery reScues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Nancy finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent to his love. He saves
her from Mankes poisoned arrows.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16

Thence he took up his flashlight, and
pressing close to the collins side,
stood studying the pallid face that lay
surrounded by its even more paIlid
drapery of white satin.
He stared at that pallid face long
and intently. He stared at it with stu
dious and narrowing eyes. Then he
did a strange and an inexplicable
thing.
Lifting his MANNED right arm that
ended in its shank of steel, he brought
it down with a crash on the glass
cover of the casket. Then, as though
Infatuated by some unreasoning hatred
for the pallid face still staring 80 i'm
passively up at him, he struck again.
This time the blow fell directly on the
head between the white satin swath-
ings. But that failing arm, instead Of
striking human head of flesh and
bone, crashed down through a thin
shell of fiber and tinted wax.
Legar, focusing his light on that
shattered mask, emitted short bark
of triumph as the meaning of it all
came home to him. He leaned for
several minutes over the violated cas-
ket, staring at it with insolent yet abb
stracted eyes, bordering just what
move could lie beyond so intricately en-
gineered a subterfuge. And the an
swer to that question came more
promptly and more directly than he
had anticipated. For as he stood
there, turning piece of the wax-cov-
cred tissue meditatively over in his
fingers, the electric bulbs that strung
the mausoleum roof broke into sudden
light. From different quarters of that
shadowy building, at the same time,
stepped group of hidden officers,
headed by David Manley himself.
So quickly and so quietly did that
Transformation take place, indeed,
that the man leaning over the casket
had neither time nor chance to change
his position. He merely blinked a lit.
tie stupidity at the revolver which
glimmered in Manley's hand. Then,
with gesture that seemed equally
stupid, he reached for his watch and
held the heavy gun-metal case medi.
tatively between his fingers.
stick 'em up!" Manley was at the
same time commanding with a curt
head movement towards Legar's
hands. st may have taken some
work, but this is the time we gather
you in!"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16

through that Giants Causeway Of bro
ken rock, he felt grateful enough, re-
membering what had happened, to be
still alive. And sore as he was in
body, he was even more bruised in
spirit at the memory of the fact that
his enemy. Jules Legar, had at the
last moment escaped from his clutch.
The Lake of Fire.
Legar. lucky as his escape had been,
knew that his margin of safety was
still too narrow for much immediate
comfort of either mind or body. So
he crawled away as best he could,
nursing his strength when he came to
cover and going on again when some
passing light showed that cover to be
none too dense. But he did not give
up until he had reached higher
ground. There he was able to hide
himself in a thicket and rest for an
hour or two.
But to remain in that neighborhood
until morning, he knew, would be out
of the question. About that whole
suspected area. he felt, the police
would surely throw a Gordon, and the
resource Of disguise was no longer at
his disposal. Already from where he
lay, he could see dozens of moving
lamps of workers about the mauso-
leum ruins. He could also see the
~Jou Of a pOworfI,I rody. ne h q dIiohfc
apparently on a motor car threading
its way to the scene of the. explosion.
And to the north he could even more
distinctly see the fiery tongues of the
chimney flares above the Westingham
foundry, where hundreds of toilers,
turning night into day, worked about
the great blast furnaces and cauldrons
of molten metal.
In a foundry such as that, he sud-
denly remembered, lay his best
chance for escape. Disheveled as he
was, he could pass unnoticed among
those sooty workers. And when the
night shift went off, he told himself,
he could slip away in their midst, un-
noticed and unchallenged. And IL the
worst came to the worst he could
crawl into hiding somewhere about
the tangle of machinery under that
foundry roof itself. and there lay up
until he knew the coast was clear
again, with the chance of stealing a
puddler's Jumper for disguise and
a dinner pail or two full Of food for a
meal.
The state herald., 1917-11-09
sexson Chosen Teachers Head.

Denver.-J. A. Sexson. superintend.
ent of schools at Sterling. was elected
president Of the Colorado Educational
Association for the coming year. The
counting Of the votes cast by the
members OF the association during
the three division meetings was com.
pleted and II was announced that Mr..
Sexson had been elected by a large
majority. w. V. Casey. superintend.
ent Of schools at Boulder. was elected
president OF the eastern division of
the association; II. T. Cluxton. prin.
cipal Of Mitchell school. Denver. was
elected vice president; John Mcintyre.
principal OF wyman school. Denver.
secretary. and Margaret A. Smith.
High School. Denver. was elected
treasurer OF the eastern division.
The state herald., 1917-11-09
Growing q Character.

Character Is what you nrc. Repu
tntion IL what folks think you are
Sometimes they are so well balanced
that you can't tell one from the 9th.
or. says Grit. but more often the one
is u libel on the other. Folks cxali
virtues thnt do not exist and condemn
folli.s TINT are purely subjective and
personal. Much depends on who re-.
ports you. Friends urc always cAnri.
table nnd Interpret our lives to best nd.
,nntnve. Enemies can see no good In
us md report ms they see. So rcpu-
fntlon inny iInttcr or condemn. Not
50 with character This IN something
beyond external observation. Il is the
life itself ms lived amidst Its motives
and obstacles. Few people can know
iis r"nl ynine, for even you do not al
ways know Just whnt you ARE capable
OF being until the emergency demands
display your worth. whnt you nrc In
the face Of severe testing is character