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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
DELEGATES CHOSEN
TO STATE CONVENTION

The M. p. Sunday schol at the ses-
sion Monday morning elected dele
gates to the state convention to oc-
cur at Canton, o., on June 13, IA, 15
and 16. The delegates elected were
Mrs. Norman Hopwood and Mr.. Edwin
Montgomery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
PUT UNDER PEACE BOND

Louis j. McGough was arraigned be-.
fore Justice Harter Monday afternoon
ona charge of threatening to burn his
farm house located between Monroe
Mills and Gambler. The complaint was
made by Wm.SF. McGough, brother,
who occupies the place under lease.
McGough admitted he had made the
threat but claimed he didn't mean,
it." He was placed under bonds to
keep the peace.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06

for the nomination for a second term
Mr.. Letter is serving his first term as
clerk of courts of Knox county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
CALENDAR
Tuesday, June 6

Tuesday, June 6
The Daughters of Veterans
will meet at 1880 o'clock. IN
! itiation.
. The w. B. A. of the Macca-
bees will meet at 1880 p. m. In
. itiation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
TR|NKLE SENTENCED
TO REFORNATQRY

Robert Trinkle, charged with burg
larizing the Ankenytown b. & o. sta.
Knox county common pleas court this
morning was sentenced to from 1 to
Is years in the Mansfield reformatory
The Indictment charging Trink:e
with burglarizing the b. e. o. sta
ton at Fredericktown will be mol.
lied.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
Eptortaips With
Square Dance

Mrs. w. w. Hanger of East Ohio
avenue entertained Thursday with a
squate dance. The guests of honor
weres Mr.. Henry Brindle of Ashland,
Mrs. y. ID. Mitchell of Millwood. Miss
Coreta Warman and Mr.. w. w. Ilau-
ger Of this city. aE of whom were
celebrating their birthday anniver-
sarles.
At the close Of the dancing, re.
freshments were served by the host
ess, assisted by Mrs. Clyde Mckay
and Mrs. u. B. LOney.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
MT. VERNON WON

The Mt. Vernon Fountain club de-
feated the Centerburg team at base
bali Sunday afternoon by score of
l3 to |. The battery for Mt. Vernon
was Davis and Latham. Davis pitch
ed a two.hit game for Mt. Vernon
The game was played at Centerburg
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
BISHOP LEONARD TO
BE HERE ON SUNDAY

The Rt. Rev. William A. Leonard.
d. d., Bishop Of Ohio, will visit st.
Paul's Episcopal church next Sunday
evening, June II, at 8 o'clock, for the
purpose of confirming class. The
bishop also will preach the sermon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
MT. VERNON WINS SHOOT

The shoot staged Saturday evening
between the Mt. Vernon Rifle G. Re.
volver club and the o. w U. Rifle
club at the formers range in the Stru-
BILE block was won by the local team.
The Mt. Vernon team made 4S4 points
and the o. w. U. team 40.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
Parish Picnic
And PARTY

Two dates of importance to the
members of Sit. Pams parish occur
during the next few days.
Tuesday afternoon and evening,
June 10, the parish will have picnic
In Balls grove. All Sunday school
children will meet at the parish house
at D. N. Any other members of the
parish desiring transportation should
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
GIRL BADLY BURNED

Miss Frances Hershey of West
Chestnut street was badly burned on
the face, neck and arms Sunday
morning while lighting the gas under
the oven, A physician dressed the
blirng
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
Glenwood Chapter
Has Inspection

Tie annual inspection OF Glenwooi
chaDter, No. 1903, o. h. s., was held
Friday evening, Miss Florence Koehl-
er OF Millersbnrg acting as the in
speeding officer. Over 100 members
and visitors were present from New
ark, Utica, Howard, Gambler and
MillwOOd to witness the excellent
work performed by the staff OF olll-
GERS.
After the inspection, refreshments
were served in the dining room to
those present.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
Farewell Reception
To Be Given Wednesday

To Be Given Wednesday
A farewell reception will be ten.
dered Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Smith
and family, who are leaving Mt. Yer
non to make their home near Boston,
Mass, at the Baptist church Wednes-
day evening at o'clock All mem.
bers of the church are invited.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-06
LETTER FILES HIS
PETITION MONDAY
Present Clerk OF Courts Ask
ing For Nomination For
Second Term

Clerk of Courts G. G. Letter, Repub.
lican, today filed his petition with the
Knox county board of elections asking
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Controversy Over Subject
Had All England at Odds

"The spirit Is not gloriied angel or
goblin damned, but 1t is simply the per-
son himself. containing all his strength
and weakness, his wisdom and his folly
exactly as he has retained his personal ap'
pearance. He'll drops out altogether as u
has long dropped out of the thoughts OF
every reasonable man. This odious con-
ception, so blasphemous in its view OF the
Creator, arose from the exaggerations OF
Oriental phrases and may perhaps have
been of service in coarse age where men
were frightened by fires as wild beasts are
scared by travellers Hell as permanent
place does not exist, but the idea OF pun
ishment. OF purifying chastisement, In fact
OF Purgatory, is justified By reports from
the other side"
The controversy over spiritism became
so furious in England, lasting in fact until
the present day, that Conan Doyle's fame
as the creator OF Sherlock Holmes" and
master fashioner of detective stories has
been somewhat obscured by the notoriety
which he obtained as one OF the leading
proponents Of the cause. Sir Oliver Lodge
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the greatest of all singers. The whole life
of Mrs. Caruso is centered in the little
being of Gloria. Gloria is the living,
breathing, promising monument to her
father Through her heart pulsates the
blood Of Enrico Caruso and in her future
there is marked all tangible, earthly con-
tact with that great man and good father.
What were Caruso's ambitions for his
fragile, fiowerlike daughter? What had
he planned for her career? Silently he
must have visioned her as grown young
woman, a great soprano-or, perhaps, he
preferred contralto voces-maybe as great
prima donna as he was a singer.
Fathers do picture the future with their
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nothing to be taken at all seriously-and
that there was no hitch in the payment of
the royalties.
She was apparently satisfied by his as
surance.
There are many things that Caruso
might have to say were he to get in touch
with earth again. 1t is well known that
his death came before many Of his desires
could be arranged or consummated. II Is
a plausible theory that some of those who
are interested in the report that Mrs.
Caruso has taken up spiritism have ad-
vanced. This is nothing less than the
belief that the famous tenor died before
his financial affairs had been completely
set in order, and his relatives are seeking
to find out his desires and carry them out
as he would have done had he lived per-
haps few months longer.
Every effort has been made by Mrs.
Caruso to perpetuate her husbands name
and to carry out the philanthropic work
which he started in ways he would have
directed had he been business man in
stead of an artist. The Caruso Memorial
Foundation Fund is no more than an ex-
preston of the great tenor's interest in
cultivating the talents Of those unable to
afford an expensive musical education and
to further the interests of the musical
world generally
In the vast mass OF financial detail sur
rounding the various activities Of Caruso
might there not have been some obscure
point regarding the expenditure of cer-
tain fund or the investment OF certain
royalties that could be cleared up by a
mystic whisper Of the magic voice beyond? ?
Many conflicting Wills we're said to have
been in existence at the time Of Caruso's
death, and although the question seema to
have been Strengthened to the satisfaction
OF the family as well as the legal authori-
ties. might 1t not be quite possible that
further illumination on the subject would
be welcomed by those who were nearest
him while he lived?
Interest Centers in Gloria,
The Great Tenor's Daughter
Others of those who have speculated on
Mrs. Caruso's reported interest in the pos
sibility OF communication and upon that
possibility and reasonability itself, have
taken q more sentimental ground to stand
upon--and q more plausible ground, ac-
cording to those who have professed deep
personal friendship for the vital Caruso
This ground is Gloria.
Gloria Caruso 10 the little daughter OF
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Oxford Professors Opinion
On Merit of Accordance

Prof Percy Gardner of Oxford, who has
made deep study Of the subject in Eng
land, writes:
IF the practice be INDUCED in with
view TO securing scientific certainty re-
specting the Immortality Of the human
soul, the seeker will most certainly be dis.
appointed Such certainty cannot logically
be deduced from the evidence furnished by
spiritistic phenomena.
I'm the first place we can never be abso.
lutely sure from the very nature OF the
case that the communicators are really the
spirits OF the dead. The best evidence con.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

the meaning that it requires and calls
for great depth of investigation and great
minds to become its converts. Altogether,
from any angle, it is not matter to De
fiippant about.
Spritism has the support of men OF let
ters and science who gave the weight OF
their influence to the new cult-which, IL
was asserted then, was to revolutionize
the thought of the world and perhaps
crumbe the established religions in the
dust. England heard Sir Arthur Conan
DOYLE, for instance, giving forth message
of this kind.
Il seemed suddenly to see that this sub
ject with which had so long dallied was
not merely the study of force outside the
rules of science but that IL was really
something tremendous a bredking doion OF
the 1caH betUeen taco iDorlds, direct mes
sdge from beyond, a call of hope and OIL
guidance to the human race at the time OF
its deepest affection.
"a new revelation seemed to me in the
course Of delivery to the human race.
though how far 1t is still in what | may
call the John the Baptist stage and how
far some greater fullness and clearness
NAV be expected hereafter is more than
any man can say"
The direct contradiction to the teach.
ings OF the major religious faiths Is shown
in the following pronouncement gained
from the eminent authors experiments
with the psychic world.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

infant children in its center. Caruso must
have had high hopes and great plans for
Gloria.
But what were they?
If he were present to direct her life how
would he guide it? 1t Is likely that he had
conceived Gloria means of expression of
some fond thought of his-the instrument
by which 1t might be given to the world.
Then, II our dead do watch over us and
il they do have the power to communicate
with the living, how possible it is that
Caruso will share in the direction Of the
life of little Gloria!
1t may be that Mrs. Caruso is not seri-
ously interested in the possibility of COM
municating with her husband, for 1t may
be she does not recognize that such pos
sibility exists. But 1t is far more likely
that she is like the rest Of us in that we
hesitate to confess our belief in the plausi-
bility of the psychic because human beings
are skeptical in the sight of the rest of the
world. We fear to countenance any new
thing, for we fear that other people might
accuse us OF. lost balance.
1t is a fact that we are unlikely to ac-
cept the theory as long as it remains an
evenly balanced point Of argument. That
Is to say, so long as those who argue
against its likelihood outnumber and out
weigh, or merely balance, those who do,
we are generally bound to take the stand
that there is little foundation for the be-
lief that we can really communicate with
the dead.
personal message would almost con
vince any one Of us. Two personal mes
sages absolutely would. But the skeptics
remain skeptical in spite OF the personal
experiences OF other men; and perhaps 1t
"a with sound reason that they do.
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~
MI report that Mrs. Enrico Caruso,
widow OF the tenor, is deeply con-
cerned with the effort to communicate
with her husbands spirit. The question
of communication with the dead alone is
a point Of much curiosity, and when the
effort to produce proof is inclusive Of the
great Caruso 1t is bound to be of surpass
ing, rather than mere passing, interest.
His magnificent voice is an echoing
memory In the minds Of hundreds of thou
sands who love him for his gifts. His
amazing talent is impersonally preserved
in two million phonograph records. 1t Is
munication with the spirit of this golden
voice should excite vast interest.
All over the world people are asking
each other: What IL the immortal Caruso
should get into communication with the
dwellers of earth?"
And the answer is that Caruso should
II any spirit should, for of all men he was
in some elusive put evident way the pos
SCISSOR OF the most uneartny gHtS.
How the First Message
Came to Mrs. Caruso
Is Mrs. Caruso actually trying to get into
communication with her late husband?
She smilingly refuses to admit it. She
intimates that she does not take seriously
the realm of the psychic. But the fact
remains that not so long ago Mrs. Caruso
did become quite interested In what she
thought was a communication from him.
One day the telephone rang and when
she answered 1t she was told by a spirit
medium whose name has frequently ap
peared in the papers that message had
lust been received from Enrico, to be re-
layed to her. The message was, according
to the medium, to the effect that Mrs.
Caruso must be careful about something
which had to do with metal" and with
singing"
She didn't know what to think about 1t.
Then, late that night the thought of phono'
graph records came to her mind. A great
amount of royalty was due from company
on Caruso records within a short time
Early the next morning Mrs Caruso tele
phoned her attorney and asked him the
situation about the record royalties. She
told him OF the call from the medium the
day before and that she had been inclined
to worry bit about 1t.
The lawyer told her IL was nonsense
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

ana devoid or all credl-
bility."
Incidentally a large
part of Mr.. Raupert's
book Is devoted TO point
ing out the danger at
tendant upon expert
ments with the ouija
board, and the author
cites several instances Of
sons w h 10 b a We
reached a state of men,
tai and physical break
down through having be-
come addicted to , spirit
writing taken up origi-
nally as merely a play
full amusement,
Such opinions and au-
kt-.Asz. - &l.Sa xxvn,,1l
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Widespread Effect Certain
IF Caruso's Spirit Spoke

If Caruso were able to project his per-
sonality, once 80 vibrant with life, across
the impenetrable screen of the invisible it
would no doubt have the effect of giving
tremendous impetus to the cause of
spiritualism in this country in much the
same way that Sir Oliver Lodges COM
munications with his son, Raymond,
started half of Europe along the paths OF
psychic pursuit.
The discovery of scores of accountedly
authoritative cases Of communication, said
to be actual and proved, could hardly
create the same amount of interest in the
mind of the public as the report that the
great singer had sent one tender word for
the guidance of little Gloria, or some mes
sage of love to the devoted wife irom
whom he was taken after a brief and
happy married life.
And that is really the reason why 50
much interest is being manifested in the
reports that Mrs. Caruso has become a
deyotee OF spiritualism and has lately been
present at seances Of some OF the best
known mediums of the country. Even
though she denies she Is seeking spirit
messages, and even though she may pre-.
tend to find only amusement in the activi.
ties OF mediums, 1t Is nevertheless argued
that a woman of Mrs. Caruso's education
and mental development and religious con-
victions would not be likely to daily with
such serious subject merely as matter
of diversion.
II Is, in It's essence, a serious subject.
Any one entering into the study Of psychic
conditions from the standpoint Of deliver
after information will find the road beset
by many warnings and danger signals
erected by those who have travelled II be-
fore and found not the solace OF an indis-
putable knowledge Of future life, but in It's
place only disturbed mental condition
which Is said to inevitably grow from a
too constant dwelling upon matters Of the
invisible world.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

ceivable could never yield more than a
mere probability. and such probability is
attainable on other and far better
grounds"
]. Godfrey Raupert, formerly member
of the British Society for Psychical Re-
search, who resigned to devote himself to
campaign of exposure of the false claims
of spiritism,", writes in "The New Black
Magic" one of his latest books dealing
with the subject:
IF spiritistic practices be resorted to in
order to ascertain the conditions and char
acter of the other life, the inquirer will
find himself disappointed. We look in
vain for any kind of agreement or one
ness Of idea on any single point of teach
ing emanating from the spirit spheres.
All is confusion, and the inconsistent
cies and contradictions which we
meet are sometimes altogether ridicu-
lous In their character The commu-
nications conveyed through mediums
would seem to reflect or express some
subjective impression of the sensitive
himself, rather than any objective
truth, universally known and under
stood in the world of spirit and dis
closed for the enlightenment and
moral advancement of mankind.
Sometimes these messages are
nothing but the familiar jargon of the
seance room, delivered with a certain
n air of superior knowledge, but
wholly inconsistent In character
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

be inclined to make Mrs. Caruso or any
person more than skeptical about the rea-
sonableness of communication with the
dead But. on the other hand, there are
such authorities as Sir Oliver Lodge and
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who argue most
subject.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

Following the war interest
in spiritism became so preva-
lent in England that churches
of all denominations united
in warning of its dangers,
and many books were written
by experts and members of
the clergy to Offset the great
new trend toward the psy-
chic; and to bring back into
the fold those who had drifted
from the church to the dimly
lighted seance settings In
search OF comfort and spir-
itual soothing. Social, reli-
gious and welfare influences
called upon the honest learn
ing of England to employ It's
knowledge to expose the
false gifts" Of those who
were being enriched by
heartbroken parents whose
sons had been lost in the
war.
In this sense it is a serious
subject in the light that 1t Is
sinister. But, on the other
hand n &c q serious subject in
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
No Inroad on Religion
Made by Spiritism Here.

Spiritism has never made any serious
inroads upon religion in this country,
partly perhaps because OF the skeptical
attitude OF the American people and
partly perhaps because an antipathy ex-
lists against anything savoring of the ex-
otic or Oriental-an association which
spiritism has always had in the minds OF
the workaday public.
Those who are interested in the study
from scientific standpoint deplore the
present laws against the practice Of
psychic powers, and regret that legisla.
lures do not see ft to differentiate between
sincere investigators and mercenary char
latans.
That there are sincere Investigators Is
not to be doubted. That the authoritative
establishment Of the possibility Of COM
munication with the dead would be great
comfort to a large part OF the world Is
even less doubtful But In this country at
any rate there has been no really great
instance-with great principals-to estab-
lsh such communication.
II Mrs. Caruso-as assuming she is inter
esteCN for the mere sake OF assumption
we're to really get word from beyond the
grave, there is no question that psychic
investigation and experiment would re.
ceive a tremendous impetus.
The earthly voice OF Caruso has been
stilled and yet, might 1t not be possible
that the voice OF his spirit will some day
reach across the boundary line Of the un-
known? This is question that can onis
be answered by conjecture-since no au
thentic instance of this specific communica
tion has yet been established-but Of the
fact that serious efforts have been made in
some quarters in this direction there is
much reason TO believe.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

practically parallels Sir Arthur's opinions
in respect to the after life when he states:
"To suppose that the short period OF
earth life is sufficient to save or damn
soul to all eternity and that the act of
death has the power to convert an ordi-
nary man into either an angel or demon.
to make him happy in the society of the
highest saint and be able to associate with
the Deity or to condemn him to fraternize
with the lowest of the low, amid whatever
physical or mental torments were imag-
ined as likely to accompany and empha-
size his fall from grace-all this was so
repugnant to common sense that as
matter OF fact 1t was not believed"
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What 1t Would Mean to the Public
at Large if She Succeeds in EStab-
fishing Communication and HON.
Might Affect the Career of Gloria,
the TenOr'S Gifted Child
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A Doughboy Returns to France

commodities, but that il j. hey
themselves-and rieh, now sheS
are in many cases paying ten tiInes
prewar prices for articles. and they
wonder why the soldier should have
complained about the prices hero
four years ago and should have
blamed the French - h.siily for
them.
In this section Of France practi-
cally every village had its quota Of
American troops billeted during the
war and it was in these little COM
munities that most OF the Americans
formed their impressions Of France.
How the sight OF a typical village
street does awaken a food o. memo-
ries. 1t seems only yesterday that a
khaki clad figure was sitting in every
doorway, 10 the vast satisfaction Of
the village storekeepers and The in
finite diversion OF the children. 1t is
a pleasing enough picture to-day,
restful and satisfying somehow
it does seem that the stage has
lost principal actor. Perhaps, ins
deed, what we unconscioasly miss IS
the incongruous American in his
French rural setting /, : quite
too harmonious,
The American soldier during the
war did not have time TO realize ade
quately the beauties Of France. IA
the first place. he was too busy With
the very important business Of win;-
ming the war; secondly. there were
so many other Americans with him
that he practically brought America
to France; thirdly. he was on a mens
tai strain which preclude al ual eu>
joyment.
Now. however. il Is a delight TO a
here, for we can DO everything thai
we then wished 10 do. and could not
More than that. our minds are no3
at an equipoise where We can PROD
erly appreciate what we-co se3
There j. no former American SOB
cier to-day who wonld not experS
ence the same happiness that We u
fn being here NOW.
Copyright. 1929, ~ W,fropoiifaH
Newspaper Scrrice. NciC York.
tThe third article of shis reries
VII appear In an early ISSUE