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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-01
DAFENA|NTOvVN

Owing to the rain and, the high wa
ters Of Owl creek, the Easter program
at the M. E. church was postnOend.
Mrs. George Kuntze and little
DAUGHTER Evaline. spent couple ,oi
days with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Milo Fidler. On Wednesday
the Ladies' Aid society Of the M. E.
church sewed for her there. At noon
Mrs. Fidler served an excellent din
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. X. Bateman had as
their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs,
Howard Follin and daughter June
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E Rucker and
son Robert Carlos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sheppard
and small daughter Ramona, of Lex.
ington, spent the weekend with Mrs
Sheppard's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j,
Vickroy. Miss Halle Dunn of Fred,
ericktown was also their guest. Z
The box social which was held Fri
day night at Caywood school was o
complete success, neat amount be.
ing cleared
Mrs. Stanley Springer and daugh'
ter Donna spent several days last
week with her parents at Lucerne.
: Mrs. H. c. Thompson went to Lex.
ington Thursday for few days visit
with her sister, Mrs. Dickey.
A son. Guy Wesley, has arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sim.
mons. !.
Friends and neighbors gathered at
the home of l.. l.. Bateman Thursday
evening and enjoyed a pleasant SO,
cial time.
Mr.. Allen Mohn moved his family
to Mt. Vernon. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Vernier were
called to Michigan. Wednesday be,
cause OF the serious illness of the
formers father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Johnson and
daughter Eileen took dinner Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clendin Mann of
Crafts Mill.
Guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Booze Sunday were Miss Ruth
Fidler and Mr.. Chester McDaniell.
A number from this place attended
the kitchen shower at the home of
Mr.. John KeeR Levering, which was
given in honor of their daughter and
her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Nc
Daniell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Owens Wis.
tied the latter's brother, Mr.. Bert
Zedaker, and his wife, near Freder.
icktown, Sunday.
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ston. this week W
Miss Eulalia HIATT OF UhrichsvIlle Is
spending the week with her parents
Mr.. adm Mrs. Charles Hyatt.
Harold Proctor, the eminent Irish
tenor who so delighted our people on
the chautauqua platform last season.
Will be at the high school auditorium
next Saturday evening. He will be
assisted by Miss May Rees, a vio.
linist. whose work Is spoken of as
brilliant and artistic. and Miss Fleta
Lawrence. an accomplished pianist os
unuual brilliancy.
Miss Katherine Dague OF Ohio uni.
versIty has been spending her Easter
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Dague.
Mrs. Frank Morrow has returned
homo from Florida, where she had
been spending the winter.
John Cooke, who recently under
went successful operation at Grant
hospital, Columbug, returned to his
home last Friday.
Don't fail to hear Harold Proctor,
the great Irish tenor, at the high
school auditorium next Saturday
night.
Mrs. Mary Mahurd and daughter
Retta, Of Utica, were the guests of
Edward Grant during the past week.
Twenty-four members of the e. c.
club met at the home of Mrs. Ethie
Hyatt, south of town, Wednesday,
March 20. The program hour was
taken up in the discussion of the
problem of our local market quota
tions. The club had as visitor Mrs.
Mendenhall of the Green Valley club.
During the social hour, the hostess
served delicious refreshments.
Thre have been several transfers
of real estate here recently, among
which was the sale of the John Irvine
property on Mansfield avenue to
Friend L. Barnes. Mr.. Irvine pur-
chased the w. w. Willitts place on
the Mt. Vernon lower road. Mr.. Viii.
lifts purchased the Fred Brentlinger
property on the Waterford road. All
of them will move into the properties
purchased
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HENEGAF BUILDING
TO Be IMPROVED
Extensive Repairs To- Be
Made To West Vine Street
Business Block

f, Within a few days extensive i'm.
provements are to be made to the
Henegan building on West Vine street
by the owner, Mr.. Patrick, ]. Henegan.
Just az soon as the rooms are vacat.
ed. by George Smithhisler, the i'm.
iprovements will start, according to
information given out today. The
fioors OF the three store rooms are to
be lowered to the sidewalk and new
fronts are to be constructed for each
of the rooms. Extensive improvements
are also to be made to the interior of
the building. 1t was announced today
that Hedges grocery would occupy
two, OF the rooms after the improve.
ments have been. completed.
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FREDER|cKT0WN

| Prof. Robert A. Knox and wife an.
tertained company of friends at a
g O'Clock dinner Monday.
Mrs. Charlotte Dickey, who has
been spending the winter in Florida,
returned to her home in this place
last Saturday.
w. E. Edwards returned home from
Grant hospital, Columbus, last Fri.
day, where he had been receiving
treatment, 1t having been found that
an operation was not necessary. He
feels much improved.
Mrs. Uayon Faux has been Wis.
itiny relatives at Mansfield this week
The junior class play, "A Virginia
Heroine" will be given on the even.
ing Of April s. This promises to be
an evening of great entertainment
Edward Lewis and Miss Gladys Wal
ton will render vocal solos and s. M.
Garber's orchestra of Bellville will
furnish instrumental music. There
will be vaudeville between the acts.
After the play there will be dance.
Virgil Revermaugh, who is attend
ing Muskingum college, is spending
his Easter vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Revennaugh, north
of town
The next regular business meeting
OF the Community club will be held at
the high school building April at
3 o'clock. The club, recognizing the
deplorable condition of our public
park, streets and alleys, will gladly
cooperate with the town council in
the general cleanup as is customary
each spring. Each property owner
should have civic pride enough to see
to 1t that his property is in order.
The club also offers to repair the
bandstand. providing the council will,
agree to keep 1t in repair. The con.
dition of the public park and band
stanl is disgrace to the town, and
they stand ready to do their part.
The people of Fredericktown and
vicinity will have an opportunity to
put the seal of approval or disapprov.
.al on high class attractions when
Harold Proctor and his accompany.
lns artists appear at the high school
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Had Been Missing From
Home In Huston, Texas,
Since Last October
JUVENILE OFFICER
LOCATES PARENTS
Hearing OF Exception To Ac-
count Is Taken Under Ad-
visement By Court

Walter Preston, colored. aged IA
years, who ran away from his home
in Houston, Texas, last October, was
recently found in this city by Juve-
nile Officer Purcell and Wednesday
afternoon was started on his long
journey back to Texas in charge of
the conductors of the trains. 81
Some weeks ago Mrs. William Lew
is of Coshocton avenue reported to
Juvenile Officer Purcell that she had
picked up a homeless young colored
boy in Newark and had brought him
to Mt. Vernon to give him home.
She SAID his conduct was not the
best, and asked the officer to take
charge of the boy.
The colored boy gave his name as
Arthur Jackson and his age at II
when first questioned by Juvenile
Officer Purcell. On Tuesday the boy
made a vicious assault upon a young
boy in the east end of the city. and
Mrs. Lewis informed the juvenile Of
ficer that something must be done
with the lad. Accordingly Juvenile
officer Purcell took the oolored boy
to his office. where he gave the name
of Walter Preston and said that his
parents, e. B. and Emma Preston, re-
sided at 2215 Tuam avenue. Houston,
Texas. Mr.. Purcell Immediately tele.
graphed the authorities at Houston,
and early Wednesday morning Ire,
ceiVed telegram, sending $5O.70 for
ticket and requesting that the boy
be sent back to Houston.
Young Preston told Juvenile, on.
GER Purcell that he ran away from
home last October and that he drifted
to Peru, lnl., where he lived with his
aunt. Beatrice White. The boy said
that after her death he Joined the
John Robinson circus and became
"roughneck." He says that he finally
wound up in Newark, and was picked
up by Mrs Lewis.
Juvenile Officer Purcell accompan.
LED preston to the Pennsylvania sta.
tion Wednesday afternoon and pur.
chased for him ticket to Houston.
He was placed in charge of the con-
ductor, who was to direct the con-
ductor at Columbus to see that he
made his train in ST. Louis. Young
Preston is due to arrive in Houston
Friday night. He promised to write
Juvenile Officer Purcell Immediately
upon his arrival home.
The boy appeared to enjoy his stay
in this city, for he asked Mr. Pur-
cell If he could return to Mt. Vernon
at some later time. The juvenile
officer advised him to remain with
his parents
Hearing Concluded
The hearing of exceptions to the
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auditorium next Saturday night
When baruetorming attractions are
commanding 80 cents admission for
entertainments far Inferior to any lee
ture course number, whose price IL
less than that, and are being support
ed by communitles in which they ap
pear II looks as though there were
need for revision in the classified.
tion of talent. or an inquest held.
I have Just received a carload of
wood, pulp plaster. l.. II. Brentlin.
ger, Fredericktown, o.
Farmers can have their seed corn
tested by the students of the agri.
cultural class at the high school. free
of charge.
Miss Marian Hosack OF Oberlin col.
lege is the guest OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs +. F. Hosack.
A daughter was born Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wharton of
Mansfield, formerly of Fredericktown.
Miss Dorothy Gould of Oberlin col.
lege is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Gould.
The Jewel of consistency is consid.
erably shattered when people cough
up 75c or 81 per week for dancing,
and then raise a howl over paying
25c per. week for the support of the
gospel.
Mrs. Kent Shaffer and son, of
Pittsburgh, are the guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Withrow..
Mrs. w. H. Eastman has been Wis.
iting relatives at Gallon the past
week. r
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Shields of
Utica were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Penick, Tuesday.
Dalton Long of Newark was the
guest Of his parents, Ms. and Mrs.
Lewis Long,. north of town, a part of
last and this week.
Miss Betty Gorsuch of Ohio Wes-
leyan university visited friends here
a part of last and this week.
The Taylor & Roby grocery is be-
ing invoiced this week, prior to being
taken over by the Cooperative Gro.
Gerry Co.
Ralph Parmenter of Ohio State uni.
versity is spending his Easter vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
B. +. Parmenter
Mrs. G. II. Graves and children, Of
Granville, arc spending the week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo.
seph r. Wilson.
Miss Weltha Keck of Ohio univer.
sity is spending her Easter vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII.
liam Keck, north of town.
Mrs. Roy Keyes and two, daughters,
of Iioudonville. have been spending
the week with Mrs. Lizzie Keyes.
Mrs. May Shelter of Bangs was the
guest Of Col" tBeeney and wife last
Saturday and Sunday.
Prof. James Ralston and family Of
New Concord have been visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Raj
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VISITS COUNTRY SCHOOLS

District Supt. II. G. Knowles visited
the schools OF Middlebury and Berlin
townships on Wednesday. In the
evening he met with the board of ed
ucation OF Berlin township, at An.
kentown. Business of only routine
nature was brought before the board
and was followed by an informal dis
cussion OF the proposed plan for the
consolidation of the school districts
into ~ IN the county,
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ORDER CONFERRED

At special conclave of Clinton
Commandery, No. S, Knights Tenn
plars, held Wednesday evening, the
Order Of the Temple was conferred
upon class of three candidates. The
candidates were Messrs. John H. Ru.
din, Harry Armstrong and Larry Bart.
lett.
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SURVEYOR ,s MOVING

Couty, Surveyor Carl vanvoorhis is
moving today into his new home on
North Division street, which he re.
Gently purchased from Deputy Coun-
ty Treasurer +. A. Ralston.
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l.
Swetland, executor Of Phebe Thomp.
son, was concluded in the probate
court on Wednesday afternoon. The
exceptions TO the account were fled
by Mrs. Harriet Miles of Columbus.
Judge Duke now has the matter un-
der advisement. and announced that
he would render an opinion in a few
days.
Second PARTIAL
John ID. Ewing Jr., executor OF John
ID. Ewing, has filed second partial
account In probate. 1t shows the sum
of $2,955.70 received and $14147 paid
out, leaving balance OF s2,S14.23.
Account Filed
A second partial account has been
filed in, probate by Bertha A. Boner,
guardian of Lester Boner showing
the following: Received $446.23, paid
out $12.74, leaving a balance of $780,.
49, :.
tr o. -
Sale Bill Filed ~
s. r. Butcher, administrator Of
Louisa Nimrick has fled sale bill
in the probate court of Knox county.
1t shows personal property sold to
the value of $S94.O2.
% ,.
Files Account
Robert G. Clark, executor of James
j. Clark, has filed first and final
account in probate, which shows the
ifOllowing. Received $5,02565, paid
out the same sum.
Real Estate Transfers
Name Scott to j. c. Marriott, par.
Gel in Mt. Vernon, 81.
Carl Critchfield to j. A. Clark, par
Gel in Liberty, 81.
Catherine Shuman to Charles Shu.
man, parcel in Gam, 81.
Leafey f. Bricker to Floyd Stew
ems, parcel in city, 81.
Charlotte Conkle to William v.
Ralson, parcel in city, 81.
Joseph Italino to Charles Marti,
parcel in Clinton, 81.
Lydia A. Moore to A. C. Barnard,
parcel in Monroe, 81.
Ella Workman to Charles s. Scott,
parcel in city, 81.
M. ]. Agnsw to Emma r. Agnew,
parcel in Fredericktown. 81.
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md fishing interests attacked the pro.

and fishing interests attacked the pro-
posed reorganization of the state gov
eminent, either in whole or in part.
S. ]. Wettrick, attorney for the trans
portation bureau of the Seattle
Chamber Of Commerce, argued
against abolition of the public serv-
ice commission on the ground that
this body exercised mainly judicial
functions which could not properly be
handed over to an individual execu-
tive. William Short, president Of the
State federation of labor, served
notice that labor opposed the code
because it is unsound in theory, false
in principle, and would be extrava
CANT in administration. L. Butts,
representing the Columbia River fish
ermen, stated that the fisheries sec
ton of the code would enable a fish
ing monopoly to control legislation
and drive the individual fisherman
out Of business.
Wettrick Starts Fireworks.
The inclusion of the functions of
the public service commission in the
proposed department of public works,
Mr.. Wettrick commended, amounts to
vicious undermining Of the public
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service commission law. The as

service commission law. The as
sumption by the director Of public
works, single executive, Of the
duties of the three commissioners
could not be accomplished without
destroying the confidence of the pub
lie in the justice Of the decisions
under the law. The commission ex-
ercises judicial functions which can
not, in the very nature Of things, be
delegated to a purely executive off,
cial.
A department of public works with
divisions Of transportation public
utility and highways, cannot properly
do the work Of three members of a
service commission adjud:cating rate
controversies, Mr.. Wettrick stated.
The proposal to shift the commits
sions work to a department of public
works, he. commended, is analogous to
abolition of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the placing of its
rate making functions in a secretary
OF trade and commerce. The Lowden
plan which the present code 3 sup
posed to follow, he said, retains a
commission for the regulation OF
rates A great body of decisions
bound in volumes like those of a
regular court have come into exist
ence as the result Of the deliberations
of rate commissions in the various
states and II their functions were as.
signed to a single executive, the Judi
cial character Of the work would BE-
destroyed and set the state back II
years in the settlement of rate max
ing problems.
Labor Learns From History.
The proposed administrative code
is unsound in theory, false in princi'
pie, and will be extravagant in ad-
ministration, William Short stated in
opening his address to the Senate
Labor knows from experience through
long years of history that govern.
ments which sacrifice popular control
to efficiency and economy in the Ions
run are the most expensive because
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they cannot endure, he asserted. Bis
mark gave Germany highly efficient
and economical government but he
started Germany on the way to de-
struction by ignoring the principle
that any government to be enduring
must have the participation of the
people.
The principle Of joint control in
the administration of the Industrial
insurance and medical aid and state
safety acts has proven satisfactory,
Mr.. Short commended. The abolition
OF the local boards will cause untold
waste and extravaganza because it
eliminates the sitting process and
compels every Industrial case to come
directly to Olympia for settlement.
The claim that the joint administra-
ton Of industrial legislation has
proven unsatisfactory. Mr.. Short as
serted was due entirely to the fault
of one member of the safety board.
The principle of jo:st administration
through representation of the employ
ers, employees and the public was
sound, the legislation creating the in
dustrial departments has promoted
industrial life in this state, and thu
proposal Of the code to place the ad.
ministration of all industrial leg sla
ton under the control of director oil
public works would destroy conf
dence Of the public and vitiate the CO.
operation of the employer and the
employee which is essential to the
satisfactory application Of such acts.
The claim that the code was model
ed on the Lowden plan, Mr.. Short
as we'll as Mr.. Wettrick, refuted By
asserting that the Illinois code pro
vided a commission Of five members
representing the employers, the EN-
ployees and the public.
I Driving all independent fishermen
from the fishing grounds. L. Butts
representing the Columbia RIVER fish
ermen, feared would be the result
Of placing legislative powers in tn
hands of a fisheries board Of thre
members who would be in position
where they would be approached b.
powerful interests. The monopolist
who own the stationary appliance
such as traps. and fish wheels woul
seize to prevent the Independent fish
ermen from fishing the open water
because this lessened somewhat tn
number of fish which came to tn
traps or other stationary locations.
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SEEING Is BELIEVING
but Occasionally One Can Save None,
by Taking the Other Mans
Word for Ii.

Yesterday morning an automobile
limped up to local Prest-O-Lite
Service station and the man at the
wheel asked for the proprietor, A. l..
Green. II have a battery that's
weak sister" he said
How long since you've had it
tested?" Mr.. Green asked.
Il tested it myself yesterday morn
ing" the man replied.
What else did you do?"
well, it wasn't giving me any
power to speak Of so put in a little
sulphuric acid and water, and"
STOP" The genial Mr.. Green
almost lost his composure. do You
remember that song, You made me
what l am today, hope you are salts
fied?' That is what your battery
would sing now If it had any voice
left. ! only hope you have not ruined
it entirely. You'd better leave it with
us for few days and take a service
battery to use in it's place, but please
don't take any liberties with the bat
terry we lend you.
Before you CO." Mr.. Green con-
tinued, "let me give you some ad-
vice. You have heard it all before.
but evidently you had an idea that
it wasn't meant seriously. In the
first place, let the Prest-O-Lite serv-
ice station test your battery every
two weeks and add distilled water If
necessary. This doesn't cost you e
nickel-it's part of our job. II
there is anything wrong with it, or II
1t needs charging, one Of our experts
will give 1t the right attention. No
acid should be added by the user, as
this is an experts job. Don't lay
tools, or anything else for that mat
ter, across the top of your battery.
The chances are about hundred to
one you will short circuit it II you
do. Remember at all times that
there are good reasons why the
makers Of the battery ask you to
take their word for the soundness OF
their advice, and you'll save money,
time and annoyance.
1.-THE storage battery is one OF the
most sensitive articles on your car.
Properly cared for, it will serve you
long and faithfully. Neglected or
tinkered with, it will-oh, you know
what it will do"
eyes, I know" said the motorist
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JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RAPS
MRS. COLWELL'S MEASURE
Finds Bill Fixing Girls Majority. Age
for Marriage at Fl Years
Faulty Drawn.

The two bills introduced in the
house by Mrs. Anna Colwell of Sno-
homish did not fare we'll in the judi
ciary committee, one because the
committee members do not believe In
it, the other because they do not think
the bill is drawn in y way to accom-
plish the intended purpose. The
bills are No. 40 and Al, the one in
tending to prevent a girl under FL
years of age from marrying without
her parents consent, and the other
providing that girl shall reach the
age Of majority at Fl instead OF Is.
1t is claimed by the attorneys that
the bill prohibiting girl from mar
rying without the consent of her par
ents If under 81 years OF age is so
drawn that 1t would amend the entire
statute on the subject and that II 1t
is passed it will prevent either man or
woman under the age OF 81 from mar
rying either whit or without the con-
sent Of the parents or guardians.
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Carl Winters has been exonerated
Of the killing Of Mrs. Louise Winters,
who was found dead in a Seattle
apartment house with bullet hole
through her head. 1t was decided
that she committed suicide because
of dependency.
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BY vote OF 225 to %, Davenport
has authorized a bond issue Of $685.
600, the money to be used for better
ments and extensions to the water
system.
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PUBLIC HEARING
PACKS GALLERIES
THREE SPEAKERS ADDRESS THE
SENATE ON ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE
Favor RETAINING BOARDS
Columbia River Fishermen Fear Mon
opoly Of Waters Through Board
Legislative Action.
Favor RETAINING BOARDS

Eager to take advantage Of the
opportunity for a public hearing on
the administrative code afforded by
the Senate Monday, three speak
ers representing transportation, labor
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as he stepped on the starter and the
Prest-O-Lite service battery vigor-
ously began turning over the engine.