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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
Appointment Made

George A. Walter of Fredericktown
has been appointed administrator Of
Charles n. Walter. Bond 81 500, with
A. d. Rinehart and J. B. Foote as
sureties. The appraisers are f. f.
Hosack, Harry Cassell and Eugene
McCutcheon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
First and Final

First and Final
William f. Durbin, administrator
of Leo Raymond Blubaugh, has filed
his first and final account in probate
showing the sum of $13,4S1.10 re-
ceived and the same sum paid out.
%
Account Filed
j. f. Lyon, administrator of Marie
+. Barrett, has filed in probate court
first and final account. showing the
following: Received $1,S0s.6l, paid out
the same sum.
inventory Filed
An inventory has been filed in the
probate court of Konx county by NJ
F.. Phillips, administrator of Gather
inc f. Robinson, showing the follow
ing: Personal property $427.50, mon
eys 33,227.10.
Widow Electes--'
Amanda Bartlett. widow of Henry
Bartlett, has elected to, take under
the provisions of the will
Inheritance Tax Fixed
In the estate of Jennie E. Buttles
the inheritance tax has been fixed at
$4O66 by the probate court of Knox
county.
Order Of Sale
In the case of NJ. o. Bishop. guard
ian of Mary c, Teagarden, an imbe
cile, VS.. His Ward, an order of sale
has been issued out of the probate
court OF Knox county.
Real Estate Transfers
Paul NJ. Ashbaugh to john Il. Bar
ton parcel in Mt. Vernon. S25OO.
Laura |. Smith to George w. Smith
lot in Oakland Terrace, 81.
George n. Reagh to Robert d
Kline, parcel in Morris. 81.
Sarah Mae Seibold to Jennie Grit
fifth, parcel in city, 81.
Harry v. Smoots to the Salvation
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
UTICA TEAM STARTS
BASEBALL PRACTICE
~ .7e

UTICA, April 1.-THE Utica team of
the Tri-County league held the first
practice of the season, this week.
Among the men sout for practice
was Stanley Dove, second sacker,
John Jacobs and Greed Jones, both
outfelders. Toddy Richardson, third
basenian and captain was also on
hand, and of course Bill Pierce was
there too. Both Of these lads handled
themselves in creditable manner.
The next try-out will occur Sup
day afternoon when it is expected a
large number Of candidates will be
out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
Testimony Concluded

In the case of David COPELAND, ad.
.ministrator, VS.. Alice A. Wolford tes
timony has been concluded and the
casa submitted to the court. Held
for decision.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05

FOR SALE-S2-volt Hoover electric
sweeper. No. 6 South Main street,
Mt. Vernon. "tf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05

FOR SALE-West side restaurant
Fredericktown. Inquire Of Miller &
Watkins. x31 X5*
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
Attorneys For Frank Collie
Holding Out For Sum
OF $3.50
MEANWHILE THE
CASE Is CONTINUED
Suit For Divorce Filed In
Common Pleas; Other
Court Items

Owing to q controversy over attor-
neys' fees, the habeas corpus proceed
ing in the case Of Frank Collie, alias
Frank llildreth, has been continued
in common pleas court until an in
definite date
The matter was to come up for
hearing in common pleas court Thurs
day, it is said, but the hearing failed
to come off according to schedule.
1t was stated Friday at the court
house thai Coles attorneys demand
ed the sum of $3.50 as retainer fee.
Collie had $500 on his clothing when
arrested, and this money is now in
the hands of Probate Judge Duke. On
Thursday, Judge Duke visited Collie
in the county Jail and offered to turn
over 500 to Collie to be used in en-
ploying his attorneys. 1t is said that
Coles attorneys refused $100 and de-
manded $3.50 as retainer fee. Judge
Duke refused to turn over more than
500, and accordingly the case did
not come up for hearing Thursday.
Officials at the courthouse announc-
ed Friday that the case had been con-
tinued indefinitely.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
U. S. Army Discharges

.. S. Army pIscharges-
The following Knox county SOL
diers on Friday filed their discharge
papers for record in the office of the
county recorder: Mike KOrpik and
Howard M. Lanning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
Tax Is Fixed

Tax Is Fixed
In the estate Of ]. T. Best, late OF
Hilliar township, the inheritance tax
has been fixed by the probate court
at $1,115.17.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05

Inheritance Tax
The inheritance tax has been fixed
by the probate court at $474.97, in the
estate of Thomas James, late of Clin
ton township.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
Action for Divorce

Action Tor divorce
Eva Grace George has commenced
q suit for divorce In the Knox county
common pleas court against Earl
George in which she charges gross
neglect and cruelty. The plaintiff al
leges that on Aug. 10, 1919, and again
in January, 1920, the defendant struck
and beat the plaintiff The plaintiff
therefore asks for divorce and ali
mony, and that she may restored to
her maiden name, Eva Grace Max
we'll The petition states the couple
were married June 2S, 1919, and that
no children were born to them. Will
liam G. Koons is the attorney for the
plaintiff. u
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-05
WIN Not Admitted

The last will and testament of Isa-
bel Willyard was not admitted to pro-
bate Friday by Judge Duke for the
reason that the signers to the will
and codicil were mostly residents of
other cities. The signers reside in
Lumberfoot, w. Va, Newark, o., and
Long Beach. Cal. it developed. Proof
Of the signatures must be obtained
before the will can be admitted to
probate.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
RECALL ELECTION
OCTOBER 18TH

The attention of all North Dakota
voters is called to the forthcoming
election, the date of which is October
%. The filing Of the petitions at Bis
marck has been attended to. Seventy
four thousand names were on the pc
titions, about 5000 more than is re-
quired by law. Interest in the cleo
ton has been lacking, but it is now ex-
pected that things in the political field
will be more lively. The reasons for
the lack of interest are various, &C.
cording to the viewpoint of the man
who is discussing it. Some say it is
because of the extremely busy life
which we have been leading the past
few weeks on account of harvest and
threshing. Others claim it is an in:
dication of indifference on the part of
the voters. If the former be the true
reason we may expect to see a great
increase of activity shortly. It is to
the interest of everybody that there be
a full and fair expression Of opinion,
We hope for good day, weatherwise.
and full vote.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
CANADIAN WHEAT

The barring out of Canadian wheat
by the new American tariff has not hit
our western exporters alone. They
will be able to manage nicely without
the United States market. But it has
hurt the American importers and mill
ers, and they are now furiously de-
manding a relaxation to allow of ex-
emption from duty in the case of Can
adian wheat brought in for export in
bulk or as flour. The Nebraska Farm
er puts the case for the Americans:
Northern millers are agitated over
the new tariff on Canadian wheat. An
investigation brings to light some in
teresting things in connection with our
relation to Canadian wheat and flour
made therefrom.
Millions of bushels Of Canadian
wheat are brought into the United
States yearly. Only a small portion OF
this finds Judgement here. It is mill
ed, and the mill products are sent on
over, American railroads and in Ameri-
can ship bottoms, to some foreign
country. American capital and Amer
lean labor therefore receive the bene-
fits Of handling two-thirds Of all Can
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22

adam wheat which reaches foreign
ports.
If the tariff law prohibits Canadian
wheat from coming into the country;
Canadian flour mills will be erected
and kept busy, and American mills
will lose the business.
This is solid argument from an
American point Of view, and shows
that the Young and Fordney tariff
schedules are not an unmixed evil as
far as this country is concerned. More
of our wheat has gone to the United
States than to Britain direct. Most
of it goes out via Buffalo and New
York. American flour mills use our
hard wheat to mix with their own soft
er wheat to build up grades to COM
pete with the output of our milling in
dustry. Canada needs the economic
benefit from transporting the wheat.
milling it, and shipping it. We have
already deficits to be made up, and
perhaps may have shipping deficit.
if the exclusion Of our wheat from
American channels makes us provide
adequate home service, it will do US
a good turn.
good Toronto Mail and En-
Dire, ILL., g.'s. Hg ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22

Valley City is welcoming many new
people who come here to take positions
IF one kind or another and to make
their home here. We are glad to reach
out the welcoming hand, and to assure
these folks of our interest in them
our desire that they find their new
neighbors the right sort, our hope that
they will prosper in business and
speedily. find themselves cordially at
home in our social life. Churches.
schools, fraternal organizations, and
all the many similar bodies will very
gladly open their doors to the newcom-
er, asking only on his part the mani
festation of an interest that shall help
to a quick understanding and ac-
quaintance. "He that would have
friends must show himself friendly"
says the old adage. Valley City folks
want to be friendly, and we can speak
from experience when we say that the
man or woman who comes to make a
home here will be met more than half
way in starting out to acquire
friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22

Secretary of Labor John J. Davis
throws some light on the labor stu
alton which gives US better feeling
about our national unemployment
problem. He says that while we have
great deal Of unemployment, we
should not forget that we have twelve
million who are at work. He further
calls attention to the fact that very
many of the 5,735 900 unemployed have
no one but themselves actually de-
pendent upon them. In 1914, he de-
clares, there were 100000 out of
work, and most of them were bread
winners with many dependent upon
them. We do not want to minimize
the seriousness of the conditions, but
we are grateful to this official for the
help he gives US in this analysis of
our situation. We fancy that he
knows what he is talking about, and
we are glad that he finds so much that
is encouraging. He adds that positive
signs of business recovery are to be
had. We will all go through the win
ter better if We get rid of our pessim-
ism,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
THEY WANT GUIDANCE

A recent QUESTIONABLE among
school and college boys Of an average
age of nineteen revealed that over
seventy per cent Of the boys look upon
work as an Interesting adventure
and desire advice with regard to
choosing vocation. A similar ques-
;ionnaire among young men at work
# an average age Of twenty three
showed that over eighty per cent now
want advice as to what their life work
should be. Only ffty-nine per cent of
the latter group consider work an in
teresting adventure. Twenty per cent
of these indicated that they are in
spired by the ideal of service. These
statistics show clearly the great prac-
teal help which only men of exper-
fence can give them. Good practical
advice will surely and quickly increase
the percentage of those who recognize
life as an opportunity for service
The Rotarian.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
ICE CREAM MAKES GOOD WIN
TER FOOD SAYS DICE

Don't quit eating ice cream now,
even if the cool weather does turn
ones mind toward overcoats and coal
bills.
This is the advice of j. R. Dice, pro-
lessor of dairying at the North Dako-
ia Agricultural College.
s'Now that the summer days are
over, continue to eat ice cream" ad-
vices Mr.. Dice. 1T is a food and
should be used as such. It should not
be considered as treat for Sundays
and hot days, because as an essential
food it ranks with beefsteak, milk,
eggs, butter and other staple articles
Of diet.
i "Authorities tell us that ice cream
is rich in that essential vitamine which
makes the difference between a strong
healthy individual and a weak, worn
out one. This viatmine is necessary
for the growth and development of
children and for the health and vigor
of adults Ice cream is standard
food for the sick and for those recov-
ering from illness. It is good health
insurance.
Zone quart Of ice cream is equal in
energy to:
10 ga lbs. Of tomatoes, or
8 Ia lbs, of peas, or
ID eggs. or
Ia lbs Of beefsteak, or
8 ga lbs. Of strawberries, or
z lbs. Of apples.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
MILLION A DAY CLERK WASTE

MILLION A DAY CLERK WASTE
From 100000 to 100000 uperhuous
employees of the United States gov
eminent are always just on the point
of being removed from the payrolls
but do not get quite over the edge.
So it goes on from week to week and
month to month.
1t takes a common sense private
business two weeks to dispense with
jobs that have no work for the job
holders to do. 1t takes a government
machine, trying to operate on a bust
ness basis but not knowing how to get
down to the brass tacks of it, any
where from four months to four years
to eliminate public jobs that have no
excuse for existence.
At an average of $3.50 month 2OO,-
900 needless names on the federal pay
rolls lift million dollars a day out
of the taxpayers pockets virtually ev-
cry day in the year. This is approx
mately what the transportation tax
directly and Immediately costs the tax
burdened American public. The ship
pers and receivers of freight, strug-
Cling under this load every day, know
WIldC SUCH d IDA IIlCdlIS. Liz VA"'SA
ing public, handing over the tax at
every passenger ticket Office in the
country, knows what it means. But
all of it is only about enough to pay
100000 useless employees.
Think what a colossal revenue ma.
chine is built on the tariff law and
duty system. Yet thus far the maxi.
mum of custom receipts from tariff
duties has averaged about $500, 0OO, OOC
year. Here again the whole Of these
tariff duties would be something short
of enough to pay the salaries Of gov
eminent clerks and other employees
whose services are not now needed and
for the most part never have beer
needed. .
! Adopting government economy pro.
grams is one of the .favorite amuse.
ments of public life. Getting govern:
ment economy action is rare enough
to class with miracles.-New York
Herald.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
5000 $17.81

If the statistics are reliable, they
give rather clean bill of health to the
local retail dealer, and they show
that the chief factors in the high
price of coal are increased cost at the
mine and increases in freight rates.
When it costs nearly $11 to get a
ton of anthracite from the mine mouth
to the consumers bin there is not
much prospect of materially cheaper
coal for North Dakota from the PENN
sylvania fields for sometime to come.
Unless there is most decided read
justment in transportation costs, the
day is rapidly approaching when
North Dakota will have to look to her
own mines for a fuel supply. Unless
the railroads and the coal companies
can find some way Of slashing both
the price at the mine and that $ll
carrying charge, North Dakota will
have to learn to use a rather more
bulky, but just as satisfactory fuel
Ignite. ~
And that is a mere matter Of edu-
cation. Many of us have been edu-
Gated for generations to use anthra-
cite and heating apparatus is largely
designed for anthracite. But any
resident of western North Dakota will
tell you it is very simple matter to
learn to use Ignite economically and
Observation-Disclosures Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22

rest Of us. But she will scarcely ven
ture to stand out alone against all the
others. Germany was stupid enough
and conceited enough to take Just that
position. The lesson of her failure
will not be lost on Japan. There has
never been time when disarmament
had better chance Of becoming re-
atty. We hope it does.
-
A statement was given out the 9TH
err day following meeting of railroad
officials to the effect that railroad men
are convinced that the high freight
rates have no important bearing on
the high cost of living. Such claims
are not calculated to soothe the feel
ings of North Dakota farmers who
have to pay II cents bushel to get
their wheat hauled to Minneapolis and
pay COO per hundred freight on lum-
Der, and host of similar outrageous
charges on everything that has to be
transported. A big wage reduction
was recently put into effect, but none
of the customers of the roads has as
vet noticed any falling Of freight or
passenger rates. Now the railroad
employees are getting ready to strike:
and many claims are made of gross
Acknowledgement and inefficiealcy i'm
railroad operation. The railroad man
ayers may be having trouble in
squeezing out the inefficient and the
unnecessary workmen among their po-
peratives; they probably are. One of
the great mistakes of union labor that
has cost it's cause valuable friends at
every turn is it's persistent policy of
neglecting to require every one of it's
members to give fair days work for
a fair days pay, and the railroad un-
ions are probably no exception. But
when all this is granted, the public is
yet quite right when it holds the OPP,
Grating management responsible for
"a fair deal to the people whose use of
the road makes the roads business
possible. With one official body fixing
wages of railroad laborers and anoth-
er official body fixing the commodity
rates and an exasperated public clam
oring for relief, the lot of the railway
official is not one conductive of sleep
o'nights. They will have. to be men
like Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pa
cific, who says that he has worked 10
hours a day for 43 years and enjoyed
it all the time. We submit however.
that the fiat statement that high rates
have nothing to do with the high cost
of living is not the right way to start
in settling the problem.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
FREIGHT RATES
AND THE FARMER
(Ry M. G. Cuttingl

A few days ago we received from a
prominent Minnesota business man a
letter regarding railroad freight rates
and railroad operating costs. This
man has absolutely no interest in the
railroads other than consuming de-
sire to have freight rates reduced upon
the commodities which he sells. He
has a very great interest in agricul-
ture because he owns and operates a
large farm and he sees with a farm
er's eyes. Because his letter was
really the inspiration of the article
which follows. we reproduce it here:
ut has been a great surprise to me
that more has not been said by the
farmers about the need of reduced
railroad expenses. The farmer asks
for reduced freight rates, but we know
that the railroads can not do this un-
less they can reduce their operating
expenses, and this IL per cent reduc-
ton in the pay Of the men, that has
just been granted by the National La
Dor Board, will not enable them to re-
duce freight rates.
II don't know OF anything that you
could do for the farmers benefit that
would be any better than to point out
to him just how the railroads have
been treated by the government on
this matter Of wages to railroad en-
ployees since the passage of the
Adamson bill. He can not get lower
freight rates until the government
helps the railroad to reduce expenses.
Perhaps they have made a start on
this IL per cent wage cut, but how far
is the next one off, six months or a
year? What mean is just this: the
farmer is the man. when he under
stands this matter, to help bring pres
sure upon his congressman and SEN
ators and make public sentiment for a
much greater revision in railroad
wages. F.
"The farmer is asking for lower
prices, and he certainly needs to. He
needs lower freight rate on his grain
and his livestock; re needs to buy his
coal, his lumber, his brick, cement
and implements for less money; but
he is not going to get any of these
things very much cheaper than they
are now until the freight rates on
these big commodities are reduced. It
is these commodities like grain, live
stock, lumber. pig iron, coal, cement:
ETC., that count in the cost of pretty
nearly everything"
In May of this year, by Decision 147
the labor board authorized reduction
of about IL per cent in wages, effect
i've July l, as against the increase of
FL per cent they allowed fourteen
months before. It is interesting to
note in this connection that in May
1920, when the other increase went into
effect, wages and wholesale con1mo-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22

d;ty prices were placed on an exact
par. From that time, however, whole
sale commodity prices have steadily
decreased until they are now below
the 1916 level, while railway labor still
remains 90 per cent above the 1915
level. s,
But the fact Of the matter is that
the railroad employees have not all
accepted this reduction Of ~ per cent,
and the matter is still in dispute, with
a strike vote to be taken next month.
The present attitude Of railroad labor
is very strikingly illustrated in the
recent demand Of the Five Big Broth-
erhoods. In addition to asking that
the reduction Of IL per cent be can
celled, the Brc..he- hoods asked that the
railroads promise not to seek any
more wage reductions, and that pro-
posed revisions affecting overtime pay
and working regulations be abrogated.
The railroad executives have refused
these demands, and there is a posi-
bility Of a strike in prospect.
Where are the railroads left at the
present time? It would be easy to
quote columns of figures proving the
desperate situation they are in, but
only few are necessary for the pur-
pose we have in view. This article
is not a defense of the railroads. It
is an effort to make little more clear
in the minds of farmers that gen.
eral reduction in freight rates is not
likely without a similar reduction in
wages; and since freight rates must
come down, it would be well to exert a
little agricultural pressure on the
unions that more than any other one
thing are holding them up.
Let us compare the year 1916, prev
ious to government control, with the
railroads of the United States paid
out $1,46S,576,000 for labor, and in
the latter year 3,698: 216,000, or an
increase of $50 per cent in actual la
Dor costs for the year. On May 1:
1920, the Labor Boards increase of
21 per cent went into effect, making
the wage rate for the last eight
months considerably higher than the
$50 per cent over 1916 for the whole
year.
Total operating expenses of the rail-
roads including labor, fuel, material
and supplies, loss and damage, de-
pe4unou1g s4us1 pue sexs4 tuo!le!oe1d
to 1856, 781 900 in 1916 and &c.
1O9, 565: 900 in 1920, an increase Of 1879
per cent. %5 s.,
The part that labor played in this is
again shown by the fact that in 1916
labor took Al per cent of the total rev.
enues, while in 1920, in spite Of largely
increased revenues, it required so per
cent of the total to meet the payroll.
AS matter of fact the amount Of
money paid to labor last year was
nearly 60 times the amount available
from operating revenues as income to
the owners for the purpose of meeting
fixed charges and dividends. 1t is a
further surprising fact that in the
Northern Pacific Railway Company
taken merely as an example-there
were 1924 employees last year, and
there were $4,000 stockholders and
81. 900 bondholders. or more than twice
as many owners of it's securities (who
have right to expect dividends) as it
had employees, who got most of the
money. -"T The Farmer" St.. Paul.