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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
BUT THREE DAYS.
MEAT SUPPLY ON
HAND IN THE j. S.
Reason Given For Ruling On
Beef; Liver, Heart And
Veal May Be Had

Although the U. S. food administra-
tion has ruled against the use of beef
or the serving of It In restaurants cx-
ccpt for one mcal-thc noon meal-On
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, tho Knox county food ad-
ministration has announced that in
cludcd in this ruling Is contained a
clause declaring that beef liver and
heart and veal may be served at any
time as before the war;
The restriction has been placed on
beef alone, lamb, mutton, etc, not be-
ing mentioned in the ruling other than
referred to as Legitimate" meat for
any day except on the one mcatlcss
day each week, requested some time
ago from Washington.
Tho cause Of this recent order is
the decrease In the nations supply Of
beef in storage during tho last five
months, ending June I. On January
/. 1918, there was approximately 346
million pounds Of beef in storage while
figures given out on June 1 showed
227 million pounds. One hundred and
thirty million pounds Of beef arc now
In preparation for shipment or in
shipment for tho American troops In
France and the allies. This leaves on,
ly enough beef In the United States
for civilian consumption for three
days. The carrying out Of tho new
order. tho food administration be-
licvcs. will increase the supply OH
hand and once more beef may be
served every day except the almost
universally observed meatlcss day.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
SAVING CLOTH AND LEATHER

The new clothing restrictions fol
next year, as announced by the wal
Industries board, have few terrors for
men.
Most of us will be quite content
with sack coats shortened to 80 inch
es, or an extreme OF 37,s inches for
tall men. Coat length has always
been regulated by arbitrary style
rather than utility or beauty, any
how; and we'd just as lief wear Uncle
Sans style as the tailors'. We can
worry along, too, with only three out
side pockets, and without back straps
and pocket flaps OH our. trousers
Some of the greatest men this coun
try ever produced never wore straps
and flaps. 1t Is no hardship either
to be restricted to ten models of sacl
suits. We can manage quite comfort
ably with those ten models.
Coming now to shoes, with specia
reference to women, because mems
shoes have already been put on q
pretty good war basis, we find that
height is to be reduced to maxi
mum OF eight inches from heel to top
and that colors are to be limited tC
black, white and two shades of tan
This Is drastic, but sympathetic
male can find no atrocity In it,
AS long as we're getting down to
basic economies, however, there's
one factor in tho clothing and shoe
business that might be adjusted more
fairly. VIII the war industries board
tell us why a little man should be
obliged to pay as much for a suit AZ
q big man who takes twice the quan.
tity OF cloth, and why a number eight
shoe should cost as much as Il mum
Der twelve?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25

aid to the Chamber of Commerce and
Mt. Vernon will not attain tho great
est advantages until they arc formed
and become active units working for
Improvement" "A !
Mr.. Mayer pointed out that these
leagues would be able to bring many
benefits other than park improvements
I to their respective sections.
"Thoy would consider street. and
sidewalk improvements and could
make recommendations to thet city
council which | think would be glad.
ly received. Street lighting would be
another matter for consideration as.
in fact. you'd every one of the multi
tudc of problems that must be cared
for il MI. Vernon is to be made q
clean city. a progressive city and q
prosperous city"
h While IL is undoubtedly true that
MI Vernon Is making rapid strides in
tho right direction in civic improve.
mont, street paving and the like being
good example there can he little
doubt. but that there is much yet to
be done along these lines and Mr..
Mayors suggestion for organized Of.
fort is particularly happy one for It
Is apparent that for an individual to
beautify his own premises has but
very little effect unless his ncighbOr
does likewise. A well kept lawn does
not show up better by contrast with a
vacant lot covered with burdock and
trash-it makes the burdock and
trash show still worse.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25

done for European soldiers will be
done for the Americans. And more,
too. for new skill is constantly dcvel.
oping, new experiments are being
brought to successful conclusions,
new methods are winning laurels
II is one of the fine things of the
war that the wounded and crippled
soldier Is considered of SO much i'm.
portance, that his right to return
home as nearly whole and useful and
normal as possible is recognized by
doctors and public alike.
Our heroes are not to be left to
shuddering pity and charity when
they have given their best for human.
ity. The world owes them a debt
that ii is willing and eager to pay.
We shall pay our part of the debt
with the finest care that humanely
directed science can give.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
TRAVELLING INTO AUSTRIA

Nov send us only four divisions Of
Americans" says an Italian general.
I'VE will first shake hands, and then
travel together into Austria
It can ba done, too. The magnif-
cent defense of Italy against the big
Austrian drive shows the mettle of
the Italian army today. II Is at the
zenith of It's morale and power. II
stood like rock against the impact
OF nearly a million foemen. II may
plunge forward like battcring ram
when the Austrian blow has spent
itself and the supreme allied com,
mand gives tho word.
The Italians do not need American
help to defeat the demoralized rem
nants of the Austrian military power
thrown together at Germany's bid
ding for this forlorn hope. Austria
has never, In this war, been victor
ious Oh any front without stiffenint
Of German troops, Germany Is now
30 busy on her western front that sh,
cannot spare men Tor the stiffening
II she does send o few divisions, the!
will be- unavailing. The Italians are
no longer afraid Of Germans. The.
will beat them back as our own boy
are doing in France
II would be fine thing, for all that
to send few Yankee divisions t,
Italy. Our government is said to fay
or such step. as evidence OF on
sympathy and solidarity with on
southern allies. Those fiery Italians
would fight all the better for It, an,
every American would rejoice In th'
knowledge that we shared their vic
torlous advance
Austria7ilungary Is starving, sicl
Of war. exhausted. Half her people
are rebellous, the other half discour
aged. She seems on the verge of 80
Ing to pieces, A SMASHING disaste
will put her out of the ighting "a
effectually aB Russia has been pu
out. Then we can deal with Germany
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25

Newark on Thursday 10 attend the
funeral of her sister, who died In
sanitarium at that place Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Wade Reyes enter.
taiDcd fcw Of thcir friends with
marshmallow roast Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Mckinney and daughter, Hell
en-, Charles Hall and his sister, Eta,
won't to Delaware last Sunday to
spend the day.
The Misses Audry Myers and Mar
garct Mccullough of Martlnsburg
were here Monday of this week
Mrs. IIylcr celebrated her saith
birthday anniversary on Monday Ut
this week with a picnic dinner. Quite
large number Of aelativcs were
present. n
Mrs. Anne Sagcr and Miss Josie
Strang were in MI. Vernon ON We'd.
ncsday Of this week.
Mrs. Sadie Gibson received a tcle-
gram Monday stating that her broth.
err who was SO seriously injured In
an automobile accident on Friday,
had died Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Gibson lived in Cuba and only recent
ly visited here. g..
Mrs. Frank Willott of Sparta was
the guest of Mrs. Dell Bishop On
Tuesday.
Bert Scarborough and wife and Miss
Georgia Scarborough and Mrs. Clara
Iicttingcr visited with Mrs. Georgia
Bouten. near MI. Vernon, last Sun.
day. ~
Miss Catherine Dague left Thurs
day for Chiilicothe to visit relatives
for q few days.
Miss Grace Cook is home from
weeks visit at Athens.
II. Swank and wife of Egeland,
North Dakota, were guests OF MIR. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Dill this week. They made
tho entire trip in an automobile. q
Mrs. Poorman was here from Mt.
Vernon on Wednesday OF this week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry TOmph-
son.
Mrs. Minerva Davis OF Denver, Colo.
who has beon the guest Of her sisters,
Miss Weltha Keck and Mrs. John
Reep, will leave for home this week.
Mrs. Ella Glover and Mrs. Jennie
Haas of Garrett, Ind. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. Nj. Dill on Thursday Of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Eastcrday
have gone to Ambridge, Pa, to live.
Miss Neva Simmons, reader, late
ly from Boston, gave an entertainment
at the high school auditorium on
Thursday night, assisted by the Dan.
vile orchestra, for the benefit Of the
Red Cross.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
ORDER COAL NOW;
ADVISES KNOX CO,
FUEL COMMITTEES

Order coal now or wait until the
government Is ready to supply you
after It's wants for the winter arc
supplied!
This IN the advice of the Knox
county fuel advisory committee, Civ.
EN- out as result of notification from
the federal fuel administration for
Ohio In which It say that II will take
several months for all deliveries to
be made and that unless orders are
placed for fuel now. the chances are
that those who walt viii have no coal
until the middle of the winter This
condition IL caused partly by the lack
of sufficient Transportation facilities.
campaign to urge the people OF
Knox county to buy their coal now
and have II when the winter starts or
go without. part Of the winter, Is to
be inauIurated soon.
Ordering coal now Is one OF the
things the people at home can do to
help win the war.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CRIME

All accounts agree that a crime
wave is sweeping through Germany.
1t started with a notable increase of
juvenile delinquency, and has spread
apparently through all ages, all Oc-
cupations, all classes.
The Frankfurter Zeitung, frankly
discussing the matter, admits that
there is a general decline in German
morality. that corruption, cmbezzle-
ment. theft and burglary are ram.
pant. that crimes of violence arc
steadily increasing, that vice in many
forms is 'alarmingly prevalent.
II is not mere w.breakinE, but
something deeper than that, appar.
emily an actual deterioration of char.
acter, which leads to disregard of
the old moral and social laws that
were once so binding on the German
people. One of the most pro.
nounced characteristics is Il loss of
faith in each other. No German. 1t
Is said. trusts his tradesman or his
customer or his neighbor any more.
Everybody tends to take advantage
of everybody else.
Such Generalization Is appalling,
when one considers its full meaning.
But il is not surprising. 1t would be
strange IL the situation were other
WiSC Morality has it's laws no less
immutable than other laws of nature.
We can see in this breakdown of pri-
vate morality in Germany a natural
and Inevitable result of German pub
lie immortality.
The international crime practiced
and preached by the German govern
menl, and acquiesced in by the plant
German people, has run the full ga
nut. The corrupt ruling class has
ended by cOrrupting the whole peO-
pie. The faithfuness, violence and
greed that began at tho top of the
militaristic system have flowed down
through all strata. The Wanted state
without morals" has produced peo.
pie without morals.
Never was there a more impressive
proof OF retributiOn. or Il more con-
vincing, lesson Of sthe necessity of
conducting state affairs according to
the principles. of sound private moral
ity.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
TIE FINANCIAL. GIANT

All fears regarding the financial
disturbances likely to attend the pay
mcnt of the nations income taxes
prove 10 have been uniomded. More
than S3,0Oo, 100000 twice as much AS
the governments total receipts for
hast year. three times tho country's y
entire interest-bearing debt before
the war, four times our annual pre-.
war government expenses, as much
~ the total internal revenue receipts
Tor seven normal years, was trans.
terred from the nations purse TO the
federal treasury without causing II
single financial ripple.
In New York City alone the pay
ments amounted to about $500. 900,
900. Ordinarily the withdrawal Of 81
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
SURGERY PROMISES

Modern surgery holds out more
than hope To soldiers and 10 the fam
ilics waiting for them AT home. The
thing most dreaded by the American
lads who are goins 30 gladly 10 the
battle front, IL the prospect Of re
turning MANNED, or badly disilgured
In face. The PROMISE of modern sur
gerry IL that this particular horror can
and will bo overcome.
Occasional information bai
reached us of, marvels performed II
Europe during this war, OF features
remodeied. OF faces built up where
nearly all human semblance seemec
lost.
The same things that have been
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
JOHN c. JOHNSON DIES

John G.. Johnson aged 10 years,
died at. his home, Elliott street. at
$3.50 o'clock Saturday morning from
complication of diseases, from
which he had suffered for about five
weeks. Mr.. Johnson leaves his wife
and the following children: Mrs.
Bertha Chadwick and j. II. Johnson
of Brandon, and Mrs. Mae Mathews
and Mrs. Eva jackson Of this city. lie
also leaves two brothers and four sis.
terS.
The funeral ut the Baptist church
In Brandon at 2:30 o'clock Monday
afternoon. Burial In the Brandon
cemetery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE
ANIMALS

An tnimal with four feet is called
a "quadruped."
An animal with two feet is called
dipped"
An animal that eats flesh Is called
"carnivorous" animal.
Any animal or bird like lion or
an eagle that seizes it's prey is
called either "rapacious, voracious,
revenous or ferocious."
An animals that chews its cud is
a "ruminant."
An animal that lives much in
water is an aquatic" animal
Animals that live in both air and
water are called "amphibious' ami.
mails.
Animals that sleep during the win
| ter are said to hibernate.
Animals that live in hot countries
are called Arctic" animals.
Animals that live very far north
are called "Artic" animals.
Birds that 60 to another climate
each year are called migrating
birds.
Animals that are tame and live In
or near mems homes are domestic
animals.
! Any long-legged bird that wades
through the water looking for its
food is called a "wading" bird.
Birds that are hunted by sports
men (hunters) are called game
birds.
A fish that can be eaten is called
a "food-fsh."
An animal having a jointed crust
like shell is "crustacean."
An animal having backbone and
"a skeleton is vertebrate.
An animal having no backbone OF
skeleton is an "invertebrate."
Any animal with soft, fleshy
homeless body Qike an oyster) ia
called "mollusk."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND
FOR POLK C0UNTY.-IN CHANCERY,-
W. I. OVERSTREET, complainant, vs. AT
LANTIC TRUST COMPANY, corpora.
tion organized under the laws Of the State
OF New York. and METROPOLITAN TRUST
COMPANY, corporation organized under
the laws Of the State Of New York, defend
ants.-BILL TO QUIET TITLE
I ORDER OF PUBLICATION
1t appearing by affidavit Of solicitor for
complainant that the defendants In the above
suit are non-residents OF the State of Florida,
and that their particular place OF residence
Is so Wall street, City Of New York, State Of
New York
1t is therefore ordered that the said de-.
PENDANTS be and appear TO the bill Of COM
plant filed herein on or before the 5th day
OF August A. D. 1918, at the office Of the
clerk OF the circuit court at Barlow. Polk
County, Florida, otherwise the allegations Of
the said bill OF complaint win be taken as con-
fessed against each Of the said defendants
It Is further ordered that this order be pub
lished once week for four az consecutive
weeks In the Lakeland Evening Telegram.
newspaper OF general circulation published
in Polk County, Florida, and that a copy there
Of be mailed as required by law TO TO each
OF the said defendants
Done and ordered at Barlow, Polk County.
Florida, this 5th day Of July, A. D. 1918.
]. A. JOHNSON,
Clerk Circuit Court
WHITNEY SPENCER AND BRYANT.
| Solicitors for Complainant.
77o4 W. &B sa,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
Thrilling Account of
Air Raid on Paris

Half dozen American soldiers are
working feverishly trying to get the
untouched cars away from the fire.
1.-TWO Of them have got hold of a
switch engine and are shunting out
whole strings of cars.
"'Do you know anything about
these French engines, Sir? asks the
impromptu engineer. 1 can't find
the dam brake.
1.-The fire is eating its way towards
pier on which stands a line OF
drums of gasoline.
Come on, boys! roll them kegs o
gas outa here yells the corporal, and
the line of drums starts trundlins
down the pier. 1t is Internally hot
and the average man does not know
just how hot gasoline can get before
it begins to misbehave; but the line
never waivers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
"BLAME 1T ON THE TIRES"

He didn't pump it full enough
though all the air Is free;
He left it soft and spongy like, and
scooted on with glee.
He skidded and he gridded and
whooped through dust and
mire.
And when it burst
He cursed and cursed
And blamed it on the tire.
He drove it on the street car tracks
with confidence superb;
He scraped it on the lamp posts and
he scraped it on the curb;
He slammed it and he damned it
any way he might desire;
And when it popped
Right out he hoped
And blamed it on the tire.
He cut it on some broken glass, but
I said that didn't hurt;
He kept right on through sand and
mud and filled the cut with
dirt.
1t spotted here and rotted there, and
soon he howled in ire;
When up it blew
He blew up, too
And blamed it on the tire.
He put on chains that ground and
chewed and gouged into the
tread.
He knew his wheels were out of line
But what of that?" he said.
He whizzed along and sized along
he picked up nails and wire.
And when it banged
His fist he whanged-
And blamed 1t on the tire,
--
]isl
Who is the man? Go ask the boy;
who meet him every day;
Go ask the boys who have to heal
the things he has to say.
He bores in and he roars in will
words of angry fire,
Though he's to blame,
It's all the same
He blames 1t on the tire.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
WHAT DANGER CAN DO

There is an article In the August
American Magazine in which a writ
er says:
Danger is the best teacher in the
world. 1t can teach a boy to swim
1t can make man out of careless
youth in day. 1t can transform a
timid woman into raging lion. II
is the test of human mettle. 1t is
the developer of souls.
Danger has made the American
people thrifty overnight. We have
subscribed for Liberty Loans Of stag.
gering size. Yet the amount of de.
posts In the savings banks has not
decreased, What all our preaching
and Warning. could not do. Danger
has DONE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

BuenOs Aires, July 27.-Argentina
although not in the war is suffering
its material consequences, as evi.
denced by the constantly increasing
cost of living, scarcity of work, low
ering of wages, development of
trusts, cornering of articles of con.
sumption, and extensive private
speculation in public necessities. The
government is being urged to adopt
emergency measures similar to
those pursued by other countries
whore the war produced such condi.
tions. It has been suggested that
special committees be appointed by
the State to intervene, or that adj
ditional powers be extended to those
branches of the public administra.
ton, such as the police, hygiene, la
bor which from the nature of their
functions are best equipped for cop.
ing with the evils, Comparison OF
prices of vcrious articles of prime
necessity in force last year with
those ruling today indicate that
many increases may not be attribu
ted directly to the war but rather tc
artificial factors engendered by
speculation, price-juggling and cor
nering Of supplies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

Plans and specifications have been
completed for the $1,50O,OO0 motor
repair plant which the War Depart
ment will build at San Antonio, Tex
The main building will be 500 fee.
square, Of steel frame, with glass
sides and concrete floors and roof
This structure and the storage-house
for parts will cost $1,0OO,00O Other
plant buildings and all the plant ma.
chinery will cost 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

Plans are under consideration for
organizing a $125,OOO company by A.
Il. Welsh, Enfield, ILL.,, for building a
shipyard for wooden ships at Tarpon
Springs, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

Dairy products will be manufac-
tured by the Frozenpure Co., Rich
Fmond, Va, chartered with $1,250,0 900
capital.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

Miss Lulu Nelson owns and oper-
ates a fleet of tourist launches on
Lake Watherton, Alberta.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-22
HEROIC WOMEN OF FRANCE.
DR.. Alonzo Taylor.

DR.. Alonzo Taylor.
Ny words are not powerful enough
TO do even scanty justice to the most
heroic figure in the modern world,
and of ages past-the woman OF
France Of the healthy men who are
engaged in the military service in
France. practically all are engaged
either in transportation or in the
manufacture of munitions, leaving
the agriculture absolutely to the wo-
men. Not only this, but they have
stepped into the place of. work anil
mails; you can so into any section OF
France today and see women OF mag
nihcent, noble womanhood hitched to
the plough and cultivating the SOIL.
All of the agriculture rest upon the!:
shoulders. The home. always an ex-
treDaely, efficient home. maintains z
few old men, the wounded. and the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-22

tubercular. Uncomplaining, with higi:
devotion, with an attitude that
amounts almost to religious exalta-
ton, the woman of France bears the
burden.
Now, conditions being as they are,
does it lie within the heart of the
American people to preserve and hold
to every convenience of our life at
the expense of adding an additional
burden to the womanhood of France?
This is the exact question that is ic
volved in our substitution Of other
cereals in place of wheat.
The women Of France must be ell
abled to hold up the morale Of the
French soldier until next spring. The
morale of the house decides the NOR
ale of the soldier in the fighting line
We can do this by giving to them the
greatest possible freedom in their
food supply, and Of this, wheat is the
chief factor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-22

ernment is firmly in the saddle and
can carry ont its policies with the full
import Of national sentiment even Z
those policies should SAVIOR i impe-
rialisn.
Entente diplomats here continue to
express with much fervor the hope
that ,jaran's resources will be used to
make demonstration in force on the
Tarton eastern flank. The presidents
view CT such a plea seems to be de-
veIop;ng no faster than tie building o.
a structure ot some sort or r1e chao :
which centers in Moscow.
The final decision in the w., it IS
contendeG here. Will rest on whether
tie United states car get ~ France
tie men 10 break the German Inc De
fova Germany consolidates her cor
a.,eat oa the east.