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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01
INVESTIGATE
SALE OF FIREWORKS
Acting Chief McElroy States
All Mt. Vernon Stores
Have The Legal Kind

Acting Chief McElroy and Juvenile
officer Purcell visited several stores
Saturday morning to investigate the
selling of fireworks and noise-making
devices which, will be used in cele.
brating the Fourth of July.
Many OF the various kinds Of fire.
crackers which were used in former
years have been placed under ban
this year and rigid instructions have
been issued by the state fire mar.
shall a
According to Acting Chief McElroy
all fireworks being sold by the local
stores are legal.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01
TEACHERS ATTEND
STATE CONVENTION

The following public school teacht
ers attended the convention of the
State Teachers association held this
week at Cedar Point: Supt. P. G. Ze.
mer, W.. G. Suter, Miss Anna Coup,
Miss Margaret Devalon, Miss Clara
Wood and Miss Nellie Heffner.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01
OPERATION PERFORMED

Miss Virginia Mcdonald OF West
High street underwent an operation
at the NJ. & 8. sanitarium this morn.
ing for the removal Of tonsils and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01

The appraisers are Charles Law
renee, Joseph Grubb and James
Clark.
Report Of Sale
Charles r. Boon, administrator OF
Emory X. Ferris, has reported the
sale of personal property amounting
to $4,12G.50. In the probate court OF
Knox county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01
Tax ID flxed-

Tax ls Fixed
In the estate of Emory X. Ferris,
the inheritance tax has been fixed at
s466.44 by the probate court of Knox
county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01
Appointment Made

appointment Made
Charles w. French has been ap.
pointed administrator of Mary A.
Booze, giving bond in the sum of
$1,000. n The sureties are Hugh c.
Bell and, e. l.. Montague.
Order Of Sale
lnethes case OF B. e. Sapp. execu.
tor, Of Leonard Kingsfield, vs.. John
King, an order of private sale has
been issued by the probate court of
Knox county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-07-01

Executor Appointed
I. Clyde Rush has been appointed
executor of William Rush in the pro-
bate court Of Knox county. No bond.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

chairman, w. w. Farley, it is under
stood, have been notified to be ready
next week. Word has gone out to
the faithful that the time has come
to divide up between 1900 and 1000
jobs. Patrick e. McCabc, democratic
leader Of Albany; William II. Kelley.
OF Syracuse; William H. Fitzpatrick
Of Buffalo, and others have been told
to pick their men.
A raid, it is expected, will be made
on the 100 or more places in the ad-
jutant generals Office not protected nv
Civil Service. With the opening Of
the canals next month there are to be
appointed about 500 bridge tenders.
watchmcn and canal carpenters. At
the state Highway Department it was
admitted to-day that the appointme Mt
or the 500 Republican road patrolmen
by former Commissioner Edwin DUFFY
early IN March will not be allowed to
tand.
The Democrats are also looking lonp-
lnGly at the several hundred fat Jobs
under the State Industrial Commission
which, it is expected, the present in
yestIgatlon will upset. Then there are
Soo Republicans left in jobs under the
State Superindent of Buildings in snite
of the appointment to that nosit;on
early IN the year of Thomas H. MELON
ough followed of Joseph j. Murphv
OF Troy. McDonough was su pended
py Governor Smith yesterday, and Nc
cabe, the Albany leader, who is hack
III laVor, hopes to regain control.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
u. S. Steel Buys
New HorneHere
For $5,OOO,00
Continued from page l

ing incident both Mr. Sage and Mr..
Connor moved to the Bank of Com
merce Building, 81 Nassau Street
When the contract for the construc-
tion Of the Empire Building was
awarded to Mare Eidlitz & SON the
fore had so tall a building been sug-
gested. The closest approach to it
was the Manhattan Life Building, de-
signed by the same architects, which
was sixteen stories in height When
this was completed in one years time
1T was believed that the height liMit
had been reached. Just prior to 1892 a
twelve story building erected in twelve
months time was widely heralded as
the last word" in rapid construction
work Five years later, on June l.
1897, the twenty one-story Empire
Building was begun. The exterior of
the building was fully completed on
April 10, 1898. The building was open
to occupancy within one year after
the removal Of the old structure.
Arcade Big Asset
One feature of the old building that
was incorporated in the design of tho
Empire Building was the No. II Broad
way Arcade. which gave direct access
to the elevated railway, and was one
or the biggest assets the building
boasted. 1t is connected with both the
elevated and subway lines.
Title to the site now occupied bv
the Empire Building was Of dual
origin, the first holders Of record be
ing Trinity Church and the German
Lutheran Church. The latter church
occupied only part of its holdings.
the corner of Broadway and Rector
Street being occupied by an inn. This
plot was sold in 1909 to "thc Rector
Church Warden and Vestrymen of
Grace Church, and house of wor-
ship soon afterward graced the site.
About 1887, from various causes the
present site of the church having be-
come unsuitable, it was deemed ex4
pedient to sell the same and, with the
proceeds, to purchase other church
lands, etc" Michael Simpson, of Bos-
ton. merchant, purchased the site in
l845. 1t was sold TO the late Or
lando B. Potter, father of Frederick
Potter, in 1884.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

the government, for they control it
themselves
Out in Kansas there arc number
Oh thlngs we are going to try to work
out. We have too much land ten
nantry very considerable percent
age OF the farming area Of the state is
owned py absentees-pe people who live
IN the cNies and rent their farms. The
RESIDENTS OF Kansas have decided that
they do not like a great deaf Of that
sort OF thing. SO we are going TO trv
to bring about change.
State Bank Probability
he state doubtless will establish
state bank, and with the money
owned by the state some of those
farms owned by absentccs will be
nougnt up and rcsold to men and
women who want to live on a farm.
We shall try to make it as casv az
possible for the new owners, after tho
question of character and rcsponsibil
lty Is settled, to buy those farms
Many of them will be cut into small
farms. Probably the farm BUILDINGS.
at least for a term of years. win he
exempted from taxation Probably
1arm mortgages Will be exempted from
taxation.
Making Government Human
That isn't Bolshevism. It's lust a
mere matter of making government hu-
man. That is what, collcc ctively. is the
matter with Kansas "a DISCRIMINATION
to change few things for the better"
Governor Allen and Mrs Allen, SEN
ator Arthur Capper and Mrs. Gamer
and AdJutant General Huffman and
Mrs. huffman Of Kansas are at the
Waldorf this week to help in the wei
coming nome Of returning Kansas SOL
diers. There is Kansas soldiers and
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Names of Landlords Withheld

Inc nrst case involves increase of
rents from $45 to $40 month. The
names Of the landlords summoned were
not made public.
An appeal for cooperation made by
chairman Nathan Hirsch of the
Mayors Committee on Rent Profiteer-
ing to Charles f. Murphy, Tammany
leader: was read yesterday at meet
ing OF the Democratic County Com
mittee at Tammany Hall. The COM
mlttee adopted resolutions directing
its law committee to consider wavs
whereby, through cooperation of the
committee or its members or its mem
bers or by any direct action, early re-
sumption OF building operations NAV
be stimulated, particularly as to
structures offering housing to families
Of small means.
Abram T. Elkus. chairman of the
State Reconstruction Commission
issued statement regarding the or
dinance introduced before tho Boord
Of Aldermen directing the CITY to ac-
quire lands, erect buildings and sell
bonds to pay for them "We do not
wish to record the commission as op
posed to government plans on housing.
put studies of government plans made
by the housing committee do not dis
CLOSE any promise OF immediate re-
ile1 which the present rent situation
REQUIRES. An examination Of the mu-
nicipai plan discloses serious legal
dimcult'es which would cause delay,
aud any state plan would require con
stitutional amendment. We are driven
to the logical conclusion that this doe.
not hold out hope of additional housD
ing accommodations before next winter
sets in." ''sA
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Aindlier Feeling for General
as Presidential Timber
Than Any So Far Men
toned, Is kansan's View
Assails Wilson Rule
Says President Must Answer
for Highest Organized
lnefaiciency in History

Wilson in 1920 will have to answer
Cor the largest and most hiohlv or
sanized record for inefficiency In the
history of the world said Goyernor
Henry Allen Of Kansas at tho Waldorf
Astoria last night "The Democratic
party IS a fair weather organization.
When there is plenty Of money to
spend 1t shines. During period of
great stress it breaks down. 1t does
not think nationally"
who is being talked about for
President in 1920 by the Kansas Re-
publcans ?"
Probably there is kindller feelinp
Tor General Leonard Wood in Kansas
and the Middle West than for anyone
else, but everyone realizes that manv
Things may happen between now and
the summer of 1920. Then, again, Sem
ator johnson Of California is admired
by a large percentage Of Republicans
who believe that the United States
should not be forever waiting for some
other nation TO make the world a pleas
anter place TO live In but should 90
ahead and set the governmental fash
ION TO soms extent
Others Being Discussed
mere are other Statesmen that
people discuss, notably Governor Low
den Of Illinois, Senators Watson of fn.
mana, and Harding of Ohio. and ethers
l venture the prediction that the peo-
pie Will not be satished with leadoy-
snip that tor long time has been dis
shelves. '"e seofe
h.,;Ihe |Ihe people of this great natien.
oeheve, desire a leadership which u,;lI
meet courageously the new probIams '' nf
me Day that change and progress hava
produced There should be no saerjno
PACK m the task of doing the manifeste
~ Iignt thlng, whether precedents havs
10 10 oe broken or set in the doing of il
IN other words, the Republican, partv
II" Ky needs progressive leadership.
~ ihlnEs brings up another phase of
'hc poHtlcal situation. The standnat
ter shakes his head and muttors .Rol. I
sheVism whenever new ideas oro
suggested. ''e
No Danger of Boishevism
There isn't any DANGER of po1
sheVlsm in the United States Roi
shevism in Europe is caused hv pg +bo
age-lone struggle on the part Of neonie
Who want to control their governments
inSt matter was settled in France
more than century ago, and it was
settled IN England long time ago. and
II was settled in the United States
"ne3 n those iaf-slghted men in the fear
., Nod IN l'SS drafted the Federal .
Constitution.
The shareholders tried to break nm
the government in 1861, but under tba
guidance OF the great Lincoln the
Union was preserved and the Consti-
tuition emerged stronger than ever The
pseople here do not have to fight over
the question as to who shall control
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
J. III. Hoao'cy Denies
Wife Killed Herself
Expresses Belief AT Inquiry
That Her Death by Gas
Was Accidental

Ihat his wife did not commit sui
c'de but died by accident, was the be-
lief expressed by Joseph II. Hoadlcy
IN the inquiry, continued yesterday bS
Acting Chief Medical Examiner
schwartz to determine why Frank Z.
'Sa,nppeIl, undertaker, embalmcd the
body Of Mrs. lIoadley before a certifi-
cate of death had been issued Mrs.
toadley was found unconscious from
gas IN her home at Is East Eighty-sec.
ond street, on the morning of April IA.
,, MT; hoadley, who is president of the
n +, ra,oaolcy-hnlght Coal Mining Machin.
Company, testified yesterday that there
We're no differences between him and
ms wife on the night of her death.
The inquiry VIII be continued bv
County Medical Examiner Norris on
frlday at the Hoadley home, and one
or the Witnesses will be Joseph II.
shipley, the desk man" at the Camn'
bell establishment.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Miss Woerz Is Married
Only Family and Intimate
Friends Present at Ceremony


M MISS Beatrice Woerz, daughter of
~ ~ pnai pna MRS. Frederick W. Wocrz. Of
dav m 1 al ARK !, AZ Avenue was married yester.
hamilton, son of Mrs. NJ. e. Ham;iter Ile"
o, OF White Plains, and the late Androm, ,"m
l. hamilton. Only relatives and ew ;r+;
mate friends were present at the COW ,n.,
mony. m1o,1y. which was perforced by the Rav
william NJ. Horn, of Cornell ~;
'h vehfsity. The bride was gowned , in
wn1ee satin, embroidered in near,s
WIN which she wore a tulle veil 49,
ranged with orange blossoms. and car-
Tled i.,.d bouquet of white orchids snd
lilies s-of-the- valley. ~"'"S ana
~ Mrs. Rene Marvin was her sisters
ns ta'ron p;I or honor, and John Comstock
y, tnr,r ,r'sl,snurgh, served as Mr.. Hamil'
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
1000 Ripe Plunls
II e a d y for 1000
Democratic Mouths
Now That Republican Legis-
lators Are Gone, Faithful
Are Called to Albany Pre-
parasory to the Shaking
of the Tree
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Albany, N. Y, April 23-The word
has gone forth that there is to be
wholesale "bumping Off" of Republican
state jobholders, now that the protec-
tion of Republican Legislature has
been removed. With the Democrats
in complete control of the state ad-
ministration and no further necessity
of asking favors of Republican law
makers, the upstate Dem ocratic bosses
arc preparing to keep the harvest for
their share in electing Governor AL
fred Z. Smith. Their demands for
places put in earlier got frosty re-
ception.
Persistent applicants to the state
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
wormser-W,erhan W Wedding
OF Grace Church To.d,v

Miss Marion Ernesse Werhan, daurb- :
ter of Mrs George E. Fl. Werhan ~ o
Creamery Park, will be married TO
iR,obert Simon Wormser, son of Mrs
maurice 5. Wormser, of As East
EE,,ghtyy-second Street, to-day in Grace
Church. The ceremony will be per-
Slattery. WIS
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

sailors headquarters in West Fortietb
street near the Republican Club. and
here the boys from overseas who en-
listed from the Sunnowcr State are
made welcome. enator Capper and
Governor Allen ana others arc in town
TINS week to sec that tire new head
quarters IS property "chfistcncd."
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Leases Springfield Club

SPRINGFIELD. April 23.-Arthur J.
Shean, associate manager and treasurer
of a Springfield hotel, to-day closed a
deal by which he secured a lease of
the Springfield Eastern League base
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

ball club for one year from President
William +. Carey. Carroll b. Mahon is
to be secretary and The name of the
new manager Will be announced in q
few days.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-24
Landlords Accused of Prof
iteernig To Be Asked to
Show Why Assessments
Should Not Be Increased
First Case Called To-day
No Promise Of Immediate
Relief Is Seen i'm Vari-
Gus Governmental Plans

Retribution visited upon the rent
tax rate Of New York City, David
Hrschield, Commissioner of Accounts,
asserted yesterday. Commissioner
Hirschicld announced that landlords
reported to be raising rents unduly
would be summoned before him to show
cause why the assessments on their
properties should not be raised. The
first landlord mas been subpmnaed to
appear this morning and five others
have been summoned for Friday. Com
missioner Hirschfield said:
II have been investigating the mat
ter OF assessments, and it strikes me
there is a decided relation between the
rents received 70 rhigh priced apart
ments and the amount assessed against
such properties for purposes of taxa
ton. The value of real estate is its
earning capacity, and by thee hearings
We may get at the value of the prop
critics. If the earning capacity is in
creased the city is entitled to have the
property assessed for what it is worth.
Reduced Tax Rate Suggested
THE net result Of assessing the
properties for what they are worth will
be to increase the oity's taxable prop
erty and decrease The tax rate. am
not concerned about frightening the
landlord. Where the taxes are ade-
quately distributed the tenant and the
smaller owners are going to get the
benefit. 1t requires only an added as
sessment Of about $85o,O00 to decrease
the tax rate one mill. If we can in
crease the assessment for the city
s200,000,O00 the tax rate will be re
duced 1852 cents.
The tax assessment is made each
year and therefore increases in rents
may be followed almost at once by
proportionate increases in assessments
I will invite the Mayors committee on
rent prohteering to sit with me at
these hearings, and if they see fit to
make suggestion or ask questions,
l certainly shall not resent it,"
Mr.. Hirschfcld said he would be
glad to receive information on rent
increases from any source "When we
hear rents are raised we have a right
to inquire whether assessments ought
not to be raised,' he said. "Inspectors
will be sent to investigate conditions
Of properties involved. When land
lord lets his property run down and
raises the rents there is something
wrong"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20

locate here. Chicago is the logical spot f
cial, and distributing center of the country
now. Labor here believes in reasonable di
facilities are admirable. Postal conveniene
Association extends this invitation to the
promptly and helpfully to any inquiries by
Chicago Leads in Printing
The finest color work in America is done in
Chicago 1t is the printing center of the coun-
try today. For every printing office, large or
small is busy, and every one of them has facli-
ties for Immediately expanding the volume of
it's wc~k. Your printing be handled here
now, If YOU publisher; you profitaby
establish yourself here, if you are a printer.
Labor Situation is Excellent
Chicago printing establishments are manned
by the highest type of expert men. Labor here
rejects the radical element Labor disputes
when they occur are subject for discussion and
not for radical aggression This is especially
true in the printing trades---a point of vital in
terest to the publishers.
Chicago the Center for Supplies
Chicago is natural center for raw materials in
supplies required for both printing and publish
ing. Freight rates to Chicago by both rail and
water are moderate. Docking, warehouse and
delivery facilities splendid. The service Of
transportation lines i'm this respect to manufac-
turers in the Chicago district is unrivaled
Chicago is the Great Central Market
1t is the crossroads between the ore producing
North, and the cotton growing South, the COM
mercal East, and the agricultural West. 1t is
Americas principal piano Market the worlds
greatest mail order center, the worlds hugest
meat packing point, the leading stove and fur
niture marketing other place makes as much
machinery, sells much grain or handles as
much lumber.
This invitation is extended to every publish
to give you all desired information. We will
us put you in touch with the situation as it '
ILLINOIS MANUFAC7
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New-York tribune., 1919-09-20

1t will be business economy for every pub
fisher 10 locate i'm Chicago. Every publisher
knows the tremendous volume of advertising
within even nights ride of Chicago The
rapid growth of the well-equippeea advertising
agencies of Chicago is evidence of the fact that
we are the heart of the most fertile advertising
field possible to find. And Chicago is further
more the ideal center for securing advertising
from all parts of the country
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
A Good Place to Live

delightful advantages of both city and SUBJ
urban life, and network o. ho'ievards, con-
Meeting all parts of the city and surrounding
country, Chicago answers all demands of those
who would live pleasantly and well.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
reat Banking Facilities

The publisher or printer who makes Chicago
his location will find barking facilities equal to
every requirement. The banking institutions
of Chicago are famous for their policy AMI re-
sources Their officials are E:eerlly alive to the
needs of business and are unusually well III
formed as to business conditions throughout
this section as well as the world.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20

The publisher who locates in Chicago at once
effects an economy in his postal bills. He ef-
fects great saving i'm the zone postal rates.
More than that, he secures prompter, q.,i ~!xer
distribution of his publication, for His publish
ing office and mailing plant is located at the
strategic center for all purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-22

| the eastern metropolis favor the
Gibbs law rather than the Walker
ticket
The crack Akron, O., weller
weight, Johnny Griffith, will box
K. D. Willie Laughlin in Griffith's
home town, Akron, next Monday
night. Laughlin recently lost vcr
dict o<Jack Britton in Is rounds at
Tulsa. Okl.. and the welter cham
pion has defeated the Akron scrap
per over the same route, so that
the scrap between the two should
prove a corking good mill.
The grave of the late Luther Nc
earthly is being decorated WITH
flowers by the Elks of Pequa, o.,
every few days. They have had this
taken care of for the past six years.
Billy Mccartney. here few days
ago in advance of the Jack Demp-
sey athletic carnival. was Luther's
manager in his hey-day and passing
around that way, he stopped at the
former white heavyweight cham
pion's grave and was surprised at
its well-kept appearance.
A real featherweight Champion
ship wrestling match will b, Oh tap
at the Council Bluffs auditorium to-
night, when Walter Smith, dis
charged sergeant of the u. S. army,
of Grand Island, Neb., meets Vernon
Breedlove, another discharged army
sergeant and featherweight cham
pion Of the world, in a finish match.
best two out of three falls with no
time limit. Smith won the feather
weight title of the British Isles at
Glasgow, Scotland, and two division
al championships of the American
army, so that he sncold prove a
worthy opponent for tine l25 pound
! wrestling king.
Omaha's popular welterweight
wrestler, Young Gotch, will meet
Geo Jorgan of Minden, Ia, in the
semi-tinal bout and they will also go
TO a finish in best two out of three
fall match. Jorgan has met ard de-
feated some of the best weiters. III
and around Iowa, while Gotch's rep
utation is well known to local fol-
lowers of the mat game. This match
should prove bang-up bout and
may be as interesting as the main
event itself, though Breedlove has
promised a fast bout, OH his part,
especially.
N =
The opening bout will be one
fall finish match, between two mic-
dleweight amateurs of Council
Bluffs, who seek to decide the anna.
teur supfe,~acy of the Bluffs in this
bout. Both are said to be good men
and of the kind that would probably
make their marks as professional
performers if they were to enter
the money mat game. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-22
Miller, Second Stacker,
Back From Overseas;
Id Won't Be in Opener

New York. April 2l.-John B..
(Dots) Miller, second baseman, who
left the St Louis National league
base ball club to enlist in the ma
rines. returned today as casual on
the cruiser Charleston. A few
months after this country entered
the war he did not make run for
a shipyard' and grab handful of
Srivets," he said, and beuoaned what
he said was his ."hard luck'--not
arriving in France in time to get
into action before the armistice was
Signed.
'And now I'm back home, what's
happened7" Miller added. Pm to
be sent down to Quantico to be
mustered out and the St. Louis team
opens the season in Chicago on
April q and won't be there"