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AMERICAN SNUFF COMPANY

MtnphTs, TenEu septcWbCr Z. VIZ
Dividends Of ~ G on tho Pre'rrrod md
90 on the Common stock Of AMERICAN
SNUFF COMPANY wcrc to-dov declared,
payable October l. 1918. to stockholders ~
record at ~" close Of busIuess September
~. 1918. Checks will he mailed
Transfer books Will remain open
NJ L. FINCH, Treasurer
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Penn.yIvania Crude OiI MARKED.

OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. 4.--Credit bal
ances, 81; runs, 51,562 barrels; aver
age, 30,730: shipments. 114.0O1; aver
age, $4,000
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
~~~~~-~~~~~-~-~>~-~-~-~-~>~~~~
THE DELAWARE & HUDSON COMPANY,

New York, August 49, 1915
quarterly dividend OF TWO AND ONE.
QUARTER t2k) PER CENT. on the cap
ital stock of this Company In favor OF
stockholders OF record at the close of
business to-day has been declared. payable
at the ONCE of this Company. 80 Nassau
Street in this City, on September 20. 1918.
provided that before said date there shall
have been received from the United States
Government a sum sufficient In the opinion
OF the President, with other available
funds to pay the same, and payable n a
later date when. as and IL such sum shall
be so received.
By order OF the Board OF Managers.
w H. DAVIES Treasurer
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TIE AMERICAN TOBACCO co.
III Fifth Avenue.
NAN NnrL ~ v

New York. ~. Y.
Notice In hereby given that tho transfer
hoolEs OF the registered sos gold bonds ~
The American Tobacco Company Will clos"
nj noon on September ~. 1918, for tho pay
ment OF Interest due October !. l9lS. and
reopen at 10 4. NJ. on October .. 1918.
/ N " HICKS rrnn alrnr
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INTERNATIoSAL SALT COMPANY
Rector Street

The regular quarterly dividend NJ ONE
AND OSE-HALF PER CENT has been
declared on the capital stOCIc Of this COM
pany. payable October LIST, 1918. to stock
holders Of record at the close OF busiHess
on September ~. 1918. Tho stock t-auEfer
WILLIAM IL BARNARD. Trnnsnrcr.
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THE AMERICNN TOBACCO co.

SepIemOeT z. 1TTN-
A dividend OF IL n has been declared
upon tho preferred stock OF The American
Tobacco Company. payable October !, 1918.
20 stockholders OF record at the close ot
business September H. 1918. Checks win
10 mailed !. NJ. w. HICKS, Treasurer.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COMPANY,
tIn- nnnAnus

New York. y. y, September 4, 1918
4 dividend OF % on the Preferred
stock Of Weyman- Bruton Company was
this dav declared, payable October !. 1913.
to stockholders OF record at the close of
business September rs, 1918 Checks viii
be mailed.
L ELI Inrr Snn,,. . .rr.n.
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Now YORK, Soptenbor ItN, INlS.
Sotice II hereby Rivon that the Transfer
RoCi,s OF the Registered Seven Per Cent.
Bonds Of this Company will be closed at i2
O'Clock 81. September l4ih. 1913 Cor 'Ne
payment OF interest thereon. due October
Let. 1918. and VIII he r~npened ut 10 o'clock
\. NJ. October End, 1918.
wM "a RHETT TresEu-.r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-23

offer for sale great sacrifice because bus
interests take time in Kansas City, Mo.
All the lots Ihave left Exposition park
additions heard dreamed Of valuable
lots
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
PL0RABLE CASE Of
DELINQUENCY FOUND
Mother Agrees To Return,
With Children, To Her
Husband

With the arrival CT Mrs. Miller.
probation officer OF Licking county.
in this city Friday came the arrest
of Mrs. Mary Bieher, mother of eight
children, and man by the name of
Lytle, who has been employed here,
on a.rCharge of contributing to the
delinquency cf the children. He
lived with the family.
Afidayits were made out to this eff
feet in the probate court and both.
after pleading guilty. were sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail, Mrs
Biebers sentence being suspended on
condition that she properly care for
her children and make an effort to
return to her husband, who resides
in Newark. I.ytle and Mrs. Bieber
We're living under the name OF Pat
terson on Calhoun street for about a
month.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
HUN RAILROADS SHOW
GAIN OVER RETURNS IN
LAST YEAR Of PEACE
Austrian Lines Also Expert
ence Big Increase In Re-
venues Since War Started
Says Vienna.
INV Associated Press to The Bannerl
rrr,r,r,,n1 Ia a L NrIntnII LroI A MnS

Iny Associated Press to The Bannerl
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS,
Jan. 11-Passenger traffic revenues
on German railroads in the third war
wear show an increase of 5.3 percent
over the record figure of the last II
months of peace august, lSl3-July,
1910 according to the Norddeutsche
Allgemaine Zeitung. In the first war
year revenues fell off 32.1 percent,
and in the second war year II percent.
AS regards freight traffic, this yielded
an increase of percent. on the record
figure reached in the year ending July
81, 1914. These figures include the
receipts from military traffic, which,
il is declared, taking the average of
the three years, formed only an eighth
part of the total railroad income.
The revenues for the month of Au-
gust, 1917, are specially quoted as
showing the development of railroad
traffic Compared with the cores
ponding month OF 1916, the passenger
traffic showed an advance OF 3O.6 per-
cent, and of 14,1 percent, as compar'
ed with August, 1913, the last cores
bonding month OF peace. Freight traf'
fic rose 116 percent. as compared
with August. 1916, and 1911 percent. as
against 1913,
A Vienna dispatch says the reven
ues of the Austrian State railroads
have risen since the last peace yeal
from S30,OOO,OOO crowns to 1,OS0,000,
600 while expenditure for the current
financial year is put at 1,19O'OO0,0O(
crowns.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
MORE c GAS' WASTED
IN 1877 THAN J.. s.
WAR NEEDS FOR 1878
Auto Dealer Says Garagemen
Now Practicing Strictest
Economy And Will Contin-
ue To Do So.

lBy Associated Press tn Tho Banner
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 10--Wastago
and leakage of gasoline in the United
States in 1917 was 100000 gallons
more than the total number of gallons
the government estimates as the need
for war purposes in an equal length
of time.
This was told to the st. Louis Cham
ber of Commerce. by f. A. w. Vesper
president of an automobile concern
of this city.
Mr.. 'Vcsper placed the total amount
of gasoline wasted III the United
States at 3Gl 100000 gallons. The gov
ernments estimated need for 1918 are
3JO,OO0,0OO gallons.
Mr.. VeSper, who was one OF num-
ber of automobile dealers who recently
discussed motor conservation plans
with members of the War Economy
Board at Washington, ridiculed the
idea that there is a shortage of gaso-
line. He said that dealers, garage
men and great many automobile
owners are practicing the strictest
economy, and that the continuance of
this practice will assure plentiful
supply
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
PITCHING LAWS
HAVE OPPONENT
IN CH|v|NCTON
Business Manager OF Louis
vile Club Shows The Folly
OF Such Legislation.
~ Aasoelnled Preas % N nannerl

tBy Associated Press to THO BanncrI
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan Thomas
VI. Chivington, business manager Of
the Louisville club. is opposed 10 the
anti-freak pitching delivery legisla
tion passed by the American Associa-
tion at its last meeting The former
president OF the Association has con
sidered the new ruling from many
angles
81 have learned" he said, that it is
impossible for the manufacturers TO
get the same high grade OF leather
they used to. The new leather. being
inferior. doesn't stand up under
knocks as the old did
"'rhe rule against roughing the ball
is impossible to enforce because you
can't keep the baseball Of today from
becoming rough. As soon as it gets
u little 'wingy,' a smart pitcher takes
advantage OF it. He rubs the smooth
side against his clothes, not to reughcn
it, but to smooth it, The other side
Of the ball, which is scraped or wingy.
gives him the emory ball.
Suppose an umpire finds one OF
these roughened balls i'm the hands OF
a pitcher he knows doesn't doctor the
ball The rule says that he must fine
him $25. The umpire has the goods
on him. and ii he does his duty he will
have to tack on S25 fine every time
he finds roughened ball
you don't need this special legisla-
ton 10 prevent the emory or rosin
ball. The rules of the book are SUI.
iicient TO stop it now"
The Coloners business manager has
another protest against the anti.spit-
BAH ruling
"Its too abrupt" said Chivington.
Such u rule ought not to be eifec-
tive until a year after it's passage. so
as to enable the teams to build up in
the meantime. 1t would also give the
spitball pitchers time to deyelope
something to take the place of their
best asset.
about one-third of the pitchers in
the American Association are spit.
ers." If you have to discard the spit.
ball pitchers you increase your task OF
replacing them You can't buy other
spitball pitchers. 1t limits the field in
which we can operate"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15

mcnt TO schedule dual races, either
on Lake Cayuga or elsewhere. It IS
taken for granted that no attempt
will be made this year to revive the
ughkeepsie regatta Obviously Cor.
nell couldn't take part in such re
gatta next spring John Cellyer ac-
tive rowing coach, was in ithaca re.
Gently and while here ne conferred
with Mr.. Courtney and others on the
rowing situation, but no definite con
clusion was reached. Final decision
will not be made until later in the
winter
In general athletic activities except
in basketball and wrestling have been
unusually quiet since Thanksgiving,
the attention of the undergraduates
being turned largely toward cnlisling
and the draft regulations. After the
holidays, training will he resumed and
more interest is looked for, and a fair
ly large number of participants"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
TRIES SUICIDE
TWICE.; FAILS
Worthington Monroe Spends
Day Trying To Kill Self
USES KNIFE AND ROPE
Arrested By Sheriff, He En-
deavors To Hang Himself
In Jail

After an attempt to kill himself by
cutting the veins in one of his wrists
was frustrated by the sheriff Friday
morning, Worthington Monroe was
found in his cell shortly after twelve
O'Clock Friday noon, suspended from
the top bars by rolled bed sheet
around his neck. lie was put in Jail
by the sheriff,
Monroe was cut down by the sher-
iff when he was nearly dead. A ply.
sician was called and for some time
was unable to get his patient In a
condition where he would take over
four breaths a minute. Later Mon.
roe improved and will be we'll in a
few days. His wife put In the call
from their homo wheI Monroe at
tempted his life by cutting his wrist
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
ADDRESS
NECESSARY F02
FOREIGN MAIL
Hundreds OF Unclaimed I el-
ters Now Lying Al The
American Embassy.
IRr AssoriaIed Pro-. lo r1c namrrl

IRr Asenaiaial p,.....t. ,r,.... ,,......,
LONDON. Jan 49,. Aroari,..... ,,t,
writ letters f., friend. abroad ..o.i1
t2ko encci.1 ,,ir. ,, ,,i,i.... ....
tcrs adequately II AN ov,o, .tl..
cannot be obtained. ana II :. ,..
sary for any reason to addrs. ,,..
letter care of toc A,o-i.,,, ,...-.,
sy in London. an poqeirf. d...u.
regard1ng the parsor .J.r.,
should be given ON tho r,,, 10, "a.
cnyelope for tho ae.is-.... ~. 1,.
embassy auhoritie..
There are now I,Jno at tro t,r.5.
can embassy here hrudrads .. l....'..
which have been add,os..f r...n.
care American embossy" and ...f,..
the embassy on,i,Ig nova q, ,.s. ..-
delivering. II the serdars Asd ,...,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
ANNUAL REPORT
OF STATE: BOARD.
IS MADE TODAY
Speaks Highly OF Manage
ment OF Institutions; But
Three Suggestions Made.
JOGS COUNTY OFFICIALS

[By Associated Press To The Bannerl
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. IA highly
favorable report of the methods, con-
ditions and work of those state institu'
tions under management of the State
Board of Administration was made to-
dav by experts of the department of
Supervision of public offices, office of
the auditor of state.
But three suggestions for remedies
are contained in the bulky manuscript
that cover the work of the board for
five years, and these are not consider
ed of great importance.
Perhaps the most serious charge
contained in it is that county officials
are not observing the law that requires
them to purchase supplies for county
institutions when the state has them
to provide. This failure, says the re-
port has caused great deal OF idle
ness in the Ohio State penitentijry ahd
in other institutions which, if observed
to the letter, would go TO, keep inmates
OF the institutes busily engaged in toll
that would be of benefit to the state.
Auditor Donahey, in commenting upon
the finding, suggests in fore-word
that legislation providing punish
ment for such failure of county Off
cials should be enacted.
Attention is called to the practice
OF interchange OF supplies between
institutions. No clear record is kept
Of such transactions and it is not pos
sble always to tell, says the report,
Just to what extent some OF the insti-
tutions are producers.
Immediate attention by the legisla-
ture to remodying the law relating to
operation of the Ohio state brick plant,
also is suggested The plant, the re-
!. mort shows, has been idle for week,
largely because of inadequacy OF the
law by which it's products are sold.
The state is paying an annual lease
OF $4,000 on the plant property, has
$4,000 invested in machinery and l.
7G7, 900 bricks on hands. without a
wheel moving because of the tie-up
over technicalities in the law relative
to selling the brick.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
SINGLE BIC TEN
MAN ON QUINTET
At GREAT LAKES
Team Work Is Predominating
Factor OF Success OF Ath-
letic Teams At Navy Train
ing Camp.
rs, 900 MEN ARE ELIGIBLE

lllv Associated Press TO The BnnnerI
GREAT LAKES. H., Jan. ll-That
team work and not the presence of in.
diyidual stars is the .predominating
factor in the success OF athletic teams
again is being demonstrated at the
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
where a basketball quintet has been
selected from the 10000 men in train
ing for sea duty. y glance ut the line.
up shows that only one Big Ten"
tosser is on the squad. He is Felmey,
who performed with the University OF
Illinois for the last two seasons.
CovCny of the Detroit Rayls. indie.
pendent champions of Michigan for
the 19lG-19l7 season, is the free lance
star, but outside of this pair the team
is made up of athltes from teams
which, to the close follower OF the A.
a. u. and university teams appear to
Dt III tllt llllllOI SttllDll.
Ayers, who has been showing at cen
ter in the tars' early games, comes
from North East High of Kansas City
Mo. He is strong floor man and pos.
sesses a sharp eye for the hoop, which
has won him plenty Of consideration
from Coach Olcott.
Harold Erickson, the right guard,
halls from st. Olaf college, Mortified,
Minn. Several critics picked him as
an honorary man on several of the
state minor college selections last sea
son.
One of the most prominent actors
at forward is McColley, of Washing.
ton University, st. Louis. He hugs
the net because of his accuracy on
bank shots. Red Dahl, Ayers rival for
the pivot post, learned to play at
Pierre, S d. During his prep days he
was picked on several all.star inter.
scholastic teams.
e. S. Leavenworth, an Olivet, Mich.
College man, promises to make the
regulars step when he attains his
form. He is a slow starter and for
that reason has not been appearing in
the early games. He possesses all
the requisites of crafty floor man.
William Hyperion, u North Dako.
ia product seems certain to remain on
the squad. He is a trifle light but is
one OF the aggressive sort that do not
require much poundage.
Chicago has two men on the squad
in Jack Gruppel of the Chicago He.
brew Institute, and Cyril Ward, one
of the basketball lights of Evanston
Both are certain to count many points
for the jackies' five.
When William Johnson is released
from the detention or rockies" camp
Coach Olcott will have one of the best
forwards in the country. Johnson has
been one of the stars of the Illinois
A. c. team of Chicago which last year
landed the National A. A. u. champion
ship.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
|DOLATRY b bRSj|C
EVIL OF HUNS IS
BELIEF Of CECIL
English Lcrd Tells Associated
Press That State Is Above
All Religion.
JUSTlFIES EVERYTHING

Nv Associated l'fcsSi 10 1hc ljanncr1
LONDON, Dec. 2G-( Correspond
ence) )-"The fundamental evil OF Ger
many today is idolatry,' said Lord
Robert Cecil in a statement for the
Associated Press today. "They have
set up for themselves a craven i'm
age. just as truly as did the Worship
pers of Baal against whom the proph-
cts OF the Bible preached.
"Germanys idol is the state They
place the state above religion, above
morality, above all laws of God or
Man. They believe that any act is
justified which advances the interests
of the German State, however base
that act may be, however immoral.
however inconsiderate of the lawful
rights Of others.
otto Kahn, himself Il German by
origin, has defined this Stateidolauy
as the demoniacal obsesson of pow
er-worship and world.dominion.
This idolatry is at the bottom OF
our whole fight against Germany. 1t
is the secret of the whole revolving
list of outrages and atrocities which
Germany has committed against the
civilized world. The violations of Bel
GUM, the Armenian atrocities, the un-
speakable horrors OF submarine war
fare-all these are the outcome of
creed which holds that no laws of
morality are binding when the defense
Of the state-idol is at stake.
"The results of this violating of the
foundations of morality by Germany
are bound to be colossal and far
reaching. They mean the degeneracy
of the whole German structure, and
the effects are already seen in the
wave of crime and immortality which
is sweeping over Germany. So long
as the governing classes are infected
with this doctrine there is no limit to
the wickedness and cruelty which will
be put into execution. 1t means the
fabric of their civilization. This is
what President Wilson has foreseen
This is a reason for the determination
OF President Wilson and the leaders OF
the Allies on both sides of the water
to carry this war through, whatever
the cost, in order that the world may
be fit world to live in,
"The Lansdowne letter has been
thought by some TO indicate some
| weakening of determination on the
part of this country, some change of
attitude. | believe any such impress
sion is Il profound delusion. | know
it is delusion as far as the actual
government of England is concerned,
and. | believe that the British people
as "A whole, including Lord Lansdowne
himself are more determined than
ever to bring the war to a victorious
| conclusion.
81 see that it is being alleged with
certain degree of plausibility that
/ there are many points in which Lord
Lansdowne is in agreement with Presi-
/ dent Wilson's message. That may be
/ so. But in the case OF the President s
message there breathes through every
line not only determination to win
for in that there is no difference be.
tween the two men-but also Ger.
tainty of victory. President Wilson's
message has an inspiration of leader,
ship which Lansdowne's letter lacks. u
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
VANVOORHIS TO
LEAVE BATTERY; TO
ENTER FLYING CORPS

According to & letter received by
Walter Gruhb from his brother, John,
who is q member Of L Battery. sta
toned at Camp Sheridan. Ala, Ser
seant Thomas Van Noorhis is slated
for ransierral to the aviation corps.
Mr.. Grub also spoke Of the fact that
Top Sergeant Kenneth r. Snow was
going to the officers training school
at Leon Springs, Texas
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
THE SHADOW
OF WAR, SWEDISH
SP R 7 THR|vES
Year Just Closed The Most
Successful In Track And
Field Athletics.
u. S. COLLEGES ON DECK

rBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
NEW YORK, Jan. -Notwithstand-
ing its proximity to the scene of the
European war Sweden has just com
pleted the most successful athletic
season in the history OF sport in that
country. Under the coaching of lIr-
ME lljertberg, formerly prominent in
American amateur and professional
athletics, the Swedish track and field
performers have made remarkable
strides and will be factors to be fear
ed in years to come when information.
al track competitions shall have been
resumed.
Nineteen hundred and seventeen
was the most successful year in the
from the viewpoint of general inter
est and of performances. Twenty-Five
new Swedish records were establish.
ed, and four of these being at the same
time, new worlds records Three of
these world record performances were
the work of John lander, the phenom-
ehal longdistance man whose defeat
OF Ted Meredith at 1000 meters in the
Stockholm Stadium in October, 1916.
will be recalled. A. Boin, who tied
with Zander on that occasion in 2:31.2.
equalling the worlds record, has two
of the new Swedish records to his
/ credit, and Zander has three, apart
from his worlds records. Both Zan-
der and Bolin are special pupils of
Ernie Hjertberg.
Zanders worlds records are: 1900
meters, 3;54.7; 5000 meters, S:35,7;
1000 meters, 5:31. His best perform
ance was the 1900 meter run, which
Tander ran alone. The former record
3:55.S was held by Abel Kiviat. Zan-
der clipped no less than So seconds
/ from Attila's record in the 1000 met
from the 5000 meter figures. The
/ other worlds record to go was for
throwing the javelin, best throw with
each hand, in which Yngve Hackner
set record of 114.2S meters
The other new Swedish records es-
/ tablished follow: 60 meter dash, 60
seconds; 200 meters, 221 seconds;
/ 400 meters, 80 seconds (Bolin); 440
yards, 500 seconds; 500 meters, l :55. 9
| OBolin); one mile, 4:17.5 (Zander) !;
5000 meters, l4;59.6 (Zander); 400
meter hurdles, 56.1 seconds; four man
relay, 400 meters, 45.1 seconds; four
man relay 500 meters, 1:31.1; four
man relay, 1000 meters, 3:2S.3; four
man relay, 5000 meters, II minutes; |;
high jump, 1.S9 meters; pole vault,
3.SS3 meters; discus throwing, both
hands, S3.4G meters; running, three
miles, 143S.7 (ZandeD; 1000 meter
relay, first man running 100 meters,
second 200, third 800 and fourth 400,
2:1.5. One new record was also estab-
lished in the peculiarly Swedish con
test known as the "mellanhop," a
jump for length over the gymnasium
horse.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15
LANGFORD TO DRIVE
TO WEST VIRGINIA

Back to Mother Earth and the old
times is the goal Paul Langford, for
merly in the employ Of the Serio
Fruit Co., who started for West Vir
ginia Friday in Il wagon hitched to a
faithful old horse. langford did not
say when he expected to reach his
destination, which he also neglected
to name.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-15

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