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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
CLEVELAND WILL
BOO ST WOMEN
FOR WE s JOBS
Industrial Survey Planned To
Discover Where Women
May Be Used Successfully
And Encourage Hiring.
LABOR SHORTAGE CAUSE

10y NSSOclHieu PreSS 10 lHe DhnnerJ
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 22-In an ef
fort to bring thousands of women EN-.
ployes to the payPolls Of Industrial es-
tablishment, the committee on indus.
trial relations Of the Chamber OF
Commerce voted to make survey and
report on the substitution Of women
for man power in industry. The ac-
tion was heralded by those interested
in the movement as recognition OF an
era in which work will not be divided
according to sex but on the stand
point Of production. Wages will be
gauged by efficiency only.
Not every girl is good cook, and
there is much waste In the kitchen
because a good craftsman or mechan.
ic' is presiding" said Miss Charlotte
Rumbold, an assistant secretarYof the
Chamber of Commerce, who VII have
charge of the survey. THE commit.
tee hopes to be able TO assist women
unsuitcd for work in the kitchen or
Office to obtain employment in in.
dnstries. The industrial field has
many opportunities for girls with col
lege educations and positions .as su-
pervisors for those who have had
the necessary training will be iavaila-
BILE us the factories open their doors
wider TO women"
The report OF the committee will be
available to all Cleveland manufac-
turers. There Is no one vested with
authority to force them to add women
in large numbers to their payrolls,
but data will be given to aid them in
substituting woman for man power,
il they wish to do So
Manufacturers already have suffer
ed from labor shortage. The man sup
ply is expected to dwindle as the
world conflict continues and Ameri-
cas- part In 1t progresses A new
source of labor supply IL deemed i'm
perative to continue production at ca.
pacity.
Questonnaires viii be mailed to
Cleveland employers of, labor by the
committee. The employers will be
asked to list occupations in which
woman labor has been found salts.
factory substitute, Experience of
certain manufacturers viii be sought
for the common benefit.
The report when complete will tell
manufacturers Just what to expect
from women In different lines of ac-
tivities. Legal, physical. industrial
and social adjustments that must be
made to get the maximum production
from women will be- set forth.
Subdivisions of processes will be
suggested to tighten the process OF
manufacture, but not at the expense
OF efficiency. The gearing OF machines
operated by foot presses must be
adapted to woman's weight and suita-
BILE recommendations win be made.
Miss Rumford told the committee
that II American women have the op-
portuntty to demonstrate their utility
In Industry, the position never again
would be taken that such q job Ia the
mans because he has always done IL.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
CLEVELAND EDITOR
TO LECTURE HERE
Caisson Club Will Bring Vic
tor Morgan For Talk
On The War

Victor Morgan, editor OF the Cleve.
land Press, Will be brought here in
the near future to give lecture on
his experiences at the battle fronts in
Europe, from which he recently re.
turned. The lecure will be given nm
der the auspices of the Caisson club,
the plan having been decided upon
at a meeting of the club held Friday
night
The plan of bringing "The Ilemak.
ing of a Nation" motion picture, to
this city for exhibition by the club
has been given up, IT was announced
Saturday. sr.s
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
LONDON REUNION IS
INTERESTING AFFAIR
my AgsocIotcd Press to rno ponncrl

try Associated Press to The Banncrl
LONDON, Feb. 23-The annual re.
union OF the American Civil War Vet.
erans In London this year was mark
ed by n remarkable display of his.
toric flags, n NARRATION dinner, and
Il long program of speeches.
Colonel Ambrose Pomeroy presided.
aud the principal speakers were the
representatives OF the American AM
bassador and the Consul General.
Colonel Pomeroy gave an account of
his experiences during 1000 nights
with the British troops at one of the
great London terminals. The expens-
e5 OF the reunion were met through
q special fund provided by American
women in London.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
NEUTRALITY ON SIDE
Of ENTENTE VOTED
DOWN BY MEX|CANS

tBy Associated press ia Tic vannerI

tby Associated prrss ia Tic Bannerl
LAREDO, Tex, Feb. 22-Americans
arriving from Mexico City say the
Mexican Congress rejected u bill pro-
viding for benevolent neutrality by
Moxico on the side OF the Entente
powers In the war solely because OF
constitutional provisions that give the
President. not Congress, authority to
act on such u question.
The debate ou the bill which was Sc
eret, Is said to have been mainly pro.
Entente. especially in the Chamber
of Deputies.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
WRIGHT Gets CHANCE
To MAKE GOOD FOR
STATE TOURNAMENT
High School Center May Be
Eligible Coach Jerpe
Announces

Although Wright, Mt. Vernons star
center, may not be able to play in the
Norwalli game Saturday night, ar
rangements have been made between
Coach Jerpe and Principal Rimer
whereby Wright will have chance
TO make good for the tournament. He
has been ineligible. 1t is undecided
what the high school lineup will be
for the NOrwalk game Saturday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
Community Interest Is Awak-
ened Best By Close
Cooperation
SUNDAY
REFLECTS THAT SPIRIT
Union Service This Sunday
Is Preparatory To On
Coming Campaign
(By Publicity committee)

The first Sunday III March is to be
observed as Go-to-Church Sunday.
That day. March 3, should be made
memorable by the largest attendance
at church services ever witnessed in
Knox county. The effCrt this year is
county wide and the spirit of co.oper.
alton more general. The day Of cS.
ces5ive individualism in denomina.
tional work is largely thing OF the
past. Community interest is best
awakened by cooperation and the in
dividual church shares in the benefit
OF the general awakening. This ac,
cords with the teaching of Paul that
as we are all members of the body
OF which Christ is the head and must
suffer together so we are lfonorcd to-.
gether.
The strength of federated effort is
churches but the value Of coopera.
tion can also be shared to u consider.
able extent by the rural churches
The observance of GotO-Church Sun
day is one way in which city and
country churches can act together,
emphasizing at the same time the un-
ity Of the spirit and the supreme
claim of the church.
In war times as perhaps at no other
period should we stress the value of
public worship. Just now the OBJ
servance of WashinGton's birthday
anniversary calls to mind the coun-
sci of this great American. Rightly
called the Father Of our Country, he
declared morality and religion to be
the foundation of our national fabric
and voiced the sentiment OF. the, in.
fant republic when he said in his in
augnral address, NO people can be
bound TO acknowledge and adorcf1ht
Invisible hand which conducts the al
fairs OF men more than the people of
the United States" 1t was in keep.
ing with this religious conviction tnat
1915 that he issued the general order
eXcusing troops from fatigue duty on
Sunday. In these days OF conflict
the bloodiost the world has ever
seen, it Is folly to forsake the assem-
bling OF ourselves together as the
manner of some is. The churches
should be throngcd with penitent and
prayerful people Goto-Church Sun
day is designed 10 help toward this
end. You are asked to help by your
presence and by your influence.
Also, as the month oi March has
been designated by the Ministerial
association as the most opp0rtme
time for cooperation in eVangelistic
effort and us the approach Of Easter
brings to mind the suilerings and tri.
umphs OF our Lord, shall we not do
our utmost to eXalt His name and fur.
ther Ills cause? Let us put aside 9th
er matters as much as possible that
we may have time for attendance up
on special services and for persistent
and protracted personal work. .,
The union service at the First Bap-
tist church in Mt. Vernon on next
Sunday evening will be of II charac-
ter preparatory to Goto-Church Sun.
day and to the simultaneous evangcl-
istic effort.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
ENGLISH KNIGHT ONCE:
A Cookie GATHERER
TEy AesocIatcd rrom ~ rnc nanncr

icy Associated PrcaH fu Tho Hauncrl
LONDON, Feb. % Sir George
Sleight, native Of Clecthorpcs,
whose name appeared in the New
Years lionors list, is fond OF relating
the fact that as n boy he earned mon.
ey by gathering cookies on the sand.
After time he was able to buy Il
donkey and cart from which he re.
tailed the cookies
lie started business on the fish
docks but is now regarded as one of
the largest individual owners of
steam trawIers in the world and Is
reputed to be a millionaire.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
DARDANELLES REPORT
To Be HELD UP TILL
ENDING OF THE WAR
my Associated Press to rbe panne

10y Associated Press to The Bannerl
LONDON, Feb. 22-The British gov.
ernment has decided that the second
and final report of the Dardenelles
Investigation Commission is not to
be published until after the war Pub.
lcation at present, it is stated,
would not he in the public interest"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
HUN PAC|F|ST GETS
6 WEEKS IN PRISON
.9y Associated Press 10 The Banner

t3y Associated Press 10 The Bannerl
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22-An 49,
year.old German workman has been
sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment
in Berlin for calling out to a. passing
detachment of soldiers. Throw away
your rifles and make an end of It,"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
PARIS THEATRE FLouRIsHEs

l'N Associated Press to The BannerJ
PAlllS--The Comedle Franchise,
tho most serious theatre In the
French capital took in gross receipts
OF e29O,OO0 in 1916 and 1888 900 in
1917,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26
BASIC PART Of
MACHINE GUN IS
MASTERED BY "a
Camp Sherman Officers Do
Good Work Under British
Army Officer.
fgy Associated Press to THE eanner1

fBy Associated Press to The Banner1
CAMP SHERMAN, CHILLICOTlIE,
o., Feb. 22-IIaving completed the
first course in elementary machine
gun training, based on the experience
of the British army In the war, IA Of
hcers and "a non.commlssioned Of
ficers of the S3rd Division have been
graduated from the machine gun
school which has been conducted by
Captain G.. A. n. Woodcock Of the
British Military Mission
The gradutes have started work as
instructors in the IA machine gun
companies OF the division.
Modern warfare has demonstrated
again and again the importance of
machine gun service and the necessity
of providing trained men and guns In
numbers unprecedented In our army.
In infantry attacks on the battle
fronts, one machine gun Is TeckOned
to be as valuable against the attack
go " "h'i' company w So ~
is highly important that each man
know how" In the fullest sense Of the
term.
AS the graduates are turned out OF
the school, they start teaching men
of their own organizations what they
hav just learned. Az soon as u sufli-
cient number OF instructors have FIN.
ished the elementary course. they
Will study and then teach the ad.
vnnced course. II will be but short
time until all machine gun company
members in the whole division will be
drilled thoroughly In their work
The report OF Captain Woodock to
the commanding general says: "The
work was OF a high standard through
ont and all ranks showed great keen.
ness and desire TO- learn" is,
In view of the high degree OF eff
cheney required by British standards,
the report is considered flattering.
With warmer weather settling over
the camp In the last week, baseball
bugs were out In jiffy to get their
throwing wings" In form. The next
big thing In athletics at camp will be
the national pastime. A team soon
will be organized to represent the
camp. There are number of play.
ors who have seen major league ser.
vice Private Elmer Smith, OF Head.
quarters Troop. formerly with the
Cleveland Indians, Is one, He will be
in the lineup. Outoftown games viii
be booked
Camp Librarian Burton r. Steven.
son has gone tn Washington for two
months service as publicity agent for
the American Library Association
The appointment comes as q tribute
to the effective service in organizing
the Camp sherman library.
Books on aviation and wireless are
in great demand In the library and an
additional supply has been ordered.
Other new books that seem to interest
the men are on sanitation and mill
tary hygiene. Books In Italian, Yid.
dish and Polish have been obtained
ana the French volumes are In big
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26

later News, More Reliable News.
Daily In The Banner.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-26

Camp Librarian Burton r. Steven.
son has gone to Washington for two
months service as publicity agent for
the American Library Association.
The appointment comes as q tribute
to the effective service in organizing
the Camp sherman library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
The Pahiot Loyal Work e h1e Service of te Red
 Birmingham As One The
 and Most AZ the Activities During the War

one exception no firm has ever made Il profit on us-that We know of-anI though women are new to business meth ods, as buyers they are hard to deceiveI
 Letters come to the canteen from all parts of the country thanking the work CTS for the services given the soldier| and almost any day one can go in th,l hut and see women who have no suel| duties to perform at home yielding mops| dustcloths or brooms, for a janitor can always be counted on even in the es| regulated canteen.
 (Which reminds me of the little story. Mrs Smith said, about the English woman who was scrubbing the floor and saw a soldier passing and said to him My man, please give me a fresh pa, of water The soldier answered. Dammit, woman, I'm an officern ata scrubwoman replied: And dammit, off cer, I'm a duchessn
 [ So many inquiries have been made, Mrs. Smith said in conclusion, ''as tC how long the canteen service of the Red Cross will continue now that the armi- stiee has been signed of course, we have no authority to say so, but we are al hoping and, indeed, we are all believing that the canteen service is probably the very last feature of the Red Cross whicl will be dispensed with. First of all, the troop trains will be moving constantly through Birmingham carrying the sol diers home and. of course, the canteer service still will serve them; another thing. the boys returning here must b. welcomed, and the canteen hopes to b' right in the welcoming line when they return; hence the opinion that the can teen service will be retained up to thu very laSt'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Still Hunt Guy Hawkes.

From the Peoples Home Journal
 Guy Hawkes. Day has been observed in England for more than 300 years. n comes on November ,, and commemor ates tine failure of a prot to blow uiI King James l. the House of Lords and the House of Commons on Novembe 4 5 1603 The plotters smuggled a largd number of barrels of powder into thd cellar of Parliament building, the p1arI being to blow up the building whild the King and Parliament were present. One of the plotters had a relativs in Parliament and, desiring to save hin| from the impending doom, sent him d note begging him to remain away from the session on that day. The notd aroused the recipients suspicion an in l vestigation was made and Guy Hawkes. to whom had been assigned the duty o1 igniting the fuse, was found among the powder barrels. As many of the plot1 ters as were caught were hanged. and each November 5 thereafter a solemn search was made of the Parliament building cellars for any emulators to Guy Hawkes., the event finally became a sort of carnival. the celebrators pa rading the streets in fantastic garh seeking Guy Hawkes., the fun culminat- ing with the burning of straw effig {, of the plotter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
JOAN AND PETER"

4 JOAN AND PETER"
 By H G. Wells the Macmillan company,
 publishers, New York city,
 MT. H G. Wells has written his mas terpiece in "Joan and Peter; like MT. Brittling Sees Through It., his latest novel Is interesting from start to finish; it is MT. Wells in one of his most dis secting and peculiarly investigatory hu- mors. He takes up a subject which he feels very deeply-that of education, for the subtitle of "Joan and Peter is "The Story of an Education" and he expresses himself about everything and anything under the sun pertaining to the present day methods of education.
 The two adorable children, Joan and Peter" are cousins-Joan, being the illi- gitimate daughter of Peters wastrel uncle; both become orphans and all left to the care of Oswald Sydenham. Peters cousin, who Is one of the best charac- ters MT. Wells has ever drawn; to be sure he Is used merely as mouthpiece for the eminent author to ventilate his views, but even so, he is not only in- teresting but a fine, all-round, splen- did fellow. Oswald has been disfig- ured, we are told in the book. about 20 years before by the explosion of bomb during the bombardment of Alexandria, won the Victoria cross, and later played an important part in the development of Africa, being one of those English men whose imperialism was "a dream of service, of himself serving the em- pire and of the empire serving man. kind" Invalided home, obliged to leave his work half done, he quickly devel- oped a strong affection for his two lit- tie wards. resolving to give them both and Peter especially, the best possible education. With this object. he went about interviewing the hae1a of schools and in the process lost his temper com- pletely. However, he compromised on the best he could find. From school, Joan and Peter went to Cambridge; and then came the war.
 The opening part of the book gives a very interesting picture of Victorian England, of the day when great masses of Englishmen led "a detached life .. .. beneath the canopy of the Hanover!an monarchy" and the question, "Nyhy not?" began to be applied as sort of acid test to the escaped creeds of morals and of religion. very long,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
THE BOOK SHELF
By THE BIBLIoPHILE

Ivery leisurely and occasionally repe- titious volume the book covers a period of some 30 years, from the early '90's to the present year, showing the lives of the three principal characters and thereby a cross-section or upper mid- de class England during this period or perhaps it would be more accurate to say. showing us MT. Wells opinion of it.
 The woman movement is seen only in the outbreaks of the militant suffra- gettes; the great humanitarian agita- tion of the time appears only in a faint reflection from the insurance act. His Joan and Peter at 19 and 21 are fac- ing the world with wills IS spontane- ous, indefinite, and unsocial as the will of criminal" Both entirely lack "any definite purpose in life;" she is con- sumed with discontent he is busy with "a mere sensual adventure.' It is, by the way, interesting to compare these two with the young people of St. John Ervine's Changing Winds" Os- wald, who Is to great extent MT. Wells mouthpiece, puts the blame for
 their shortcomings upon school and uni- versity and the absence of order and of settled purpose in the world about them. He recognizes the deficiencies of the formal teaching they have received,
 but he does extraordinarily little to supplement that teaching, to help them to find their appointed work, or to keep the naturally sensual Peter from slip ping into the bog wherein he is soon laundering and from which Joan pres
 ently drags him, saving him from being
 distracted by desire" and from further episodes of the Hetty Reinhart type by
 marrying him.
 The coming of the war, and it's effect upon Oswald and Peter and Joan oc- cupies the latter portion of the book. From internal evidence it would seem
 that the volume was completed last spring, at the time of the great Ger man offensive; which Is perhaps the reason why MT. Wells finds fault with
 everything and everyone, from Lloyd
 George and Sir Douglas Haig down.
 ward. In fact, nothing except the
 American public schools and the Brit
 ish Tommy seems to meet with his ap- proval.
 The immense amount of matter in the book makes it necessary to pass over in silence much upon which one would like to comment. The natural, alto gether charming sketch of the two chil- dren; the incident, itself abundant ma terial for book, of loans brief asso- citation with Mrs. Pybus, who drenched
 her innocent childhood in deluge from life's foulest sewers; Peters first flight in an airplane; the picture of the con- scientious objector, Huntley, who meant to write a play to show "the absurdity of Englishmen fighting Germans just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

@ ID you notice in the big peace
 ssss's saasns 'as ss~ ~. 4ss sy oas.' 'ss
 en of that branch of the service?
 Seeing them one by one in the street, on their way to duty, you probably wouldn't know what organization they belong to, but seeing them in large crowd, as they were in the parade, you naturally ask who and what they are, for you can't well forget the jaunty dark blue serge capes with scarlet sash from shoulder across. with the canteen insignia on the left side of the sash, a bit of red at the collar and an "overseas" cap of blue serge with a line of scarlet and insignia in front
 Everyone knows we have Red Cross canteen in Birmingham, but wonder if everyone knows what a big, far-reach- ing institution this organization has be- come. "The hut at the Terminal sta- tion is a place of which any city any size could well afford to be proud. Well ventilated, comfortably furnished; flow CTS, plants, piano and victrola, writing materials, Smokes and other things for the soldiers and sailors in the way of coziness and comfort.
 The canteen has the privilege of the shower baths installed by Mrs. John F. Tillman and her associates, and many a soldier finds time between trains to re- fresh himself outwardly as well as in wardly
 Under the excellent leadership of Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, as commandant, the : canteen service of the Red Cross will go down in the history of Birmingham as one of the greatest of all the war &C., ! tivitfes; ably assisted by Mrs. Webb Mrc N ' Smith, treasurer, also these two loyal, patriotic women acting as purchasers" for the canteen of all the cakes, candies, cigarettes, fruit, coffee and post cards and ''hut' emergencies. Mrs. Kirkpat- rick has marshalled her army of work CTS and like trained" general in the regular army has directed their man. euvers with a steady and unswerving devotion which has been credit to her. self as well as the entire organization.
 Talking a few days ago with Mrs. Smith about the tremendous scope of the canteen work, she told me some inter- esting things concerning the canteen eervicey among which were the follow- ing:
 ''The Birmingham canteen has a num- ber of features which are uncommon If not unheard of in other canteens. For instance, the operation of the Music Study club, under the direction of Mrs. B. T. Rice, whose musical ability is rec ognized and appreciated wherever she is known, a programme is furnished every day for the hut In addition to this lovely way of entertaining they have put aside a generous appropriation to add to their entertainment of the sol diers in a more material way. Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Kirkpatrick are planning now to take a troop of musical can teeners,' in uniform, of course, to Camp Mcclellan to give a concert to the sol diers there.
 Imagine the pleasure to eye and ear that this company of women will give those boySi