The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-03-31
Twenty-Seventh Annual Con-
vention Being Held In
State Capital
BISHOP FRANK DUMOULIN
GIVES AN ABLE ADDRESS
Largest Gathering Of Tele-
phone Men To Close Its
Sessions Tonight

Independent telephone men of Ohio
opened their 9th annual convention
Wednesday in Columbus at the New
Southern hotel. The attendance is
the largest in the history Of the state
association. 1t closes Thursday.
Rates and taxation were the chief
topics for discussion at the opening
session after the preliminary business
which included an address of welcome
given by James T. Daniels, secretary
of the Columbus Chamber Of Com.
merce, a response by G.. P. Thorpe Of
Wilmington, the presidents address
given by Frank l.. Beam of Mt. Yer.
non, and financial report given by
Treasurer F. E. Wesley.
Discussing telephone rates, F. B.
MacKinnon, president of the U. 8. In.
dependent Telephone association, of
Washington, d. G., urged that any
future revision of telephone rates
must be upward. High wages paid op-
orators and increased taxes were cited
in support of this prediction.
John r. Cassidy, member of the Tax
Commission of Ohio, talked on "Tax-
ation." In presenting him President
Beam, stated that the average tax
paid by every telephone subscriber
in Ohio, including all classes of taxa
tion, except special war taxes, is SO
year, and that telephone companies
are paying 10 per cent of their gross
incomes for taxes. Many companies,
he said, have operated at loss, be-
cause of antagonism of the people to
contemplated increased rates.
Other speakers were Representa-
tive r. R. Beetham, George T. Poor,
chairman of the Ohio Public Utilities
Commission, e. E. Watson and Gus
tav Hirsch of Columbus.
The annual banquet and entertain
ment was at 1880 in the evening in
the main dining room and was attend
ed by more than $50 guests. Music,
supplied by the members of an or
chestra, vocalists, individual members
of the company and the diners en-
masse provided diversion during the
service of the menu.
President Beam presented Washing
ton Hyde of Warren as the toast mas.
ter being compelled to announce this
selection through the inability Of d.
]. Cable of Lima, originally chosen
for this pleasing function, to attend
the convention.
Mr. Hyde spoke briefly, pleasantly
and quite happily in presenting the
Rt. Rev. Frank DuMoulin of Gambler,
bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal dio.
cese of Ohio, who spoke on Human
Welfare and Martial Disarmament"
The distinguished speaker confessed
himself to be addressing this audience
in circumstances of some little en-
barrassment to him inasmuch as he
was an eleventh-hour selection made
necessary by the inability of Congress
man s. d. Fess to keep his engage
ment to address the convention. His
presence, he informed his auditors,
was due entirely to his "amiability"
rather than to any other particular
reason. Giving play to the rare wit
and humor for which he is noted Bish.
op DuMoulin paid his respects to
President Beam for having involved
him in the situation in which he was
before them.
His address revealed to those hith-
erto unacquainted with him his own
great ability and charm as clear,
concise and cogent thinker and whose
outlook upon life and whose SYM
pathies are responsive to the situa.
tion of his fellow men. Before ad-
dressing himself to his subject Bish.
op DuMoulin paid tribute Of praise
to the part played by such men as
those whom he saw before him in
making this nation great and fore
most in the van of civilization.
In considerable part the speaker
followed the line of thought taken
by him in an address given some
months ago when he addressed the
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce. A
declaration that evoked a demonstra-
tion of applause was his statement
that a speech of 35 minutes made by
Secretary Of State Hughes was re-
sponsible for the destruction Of more
battleships and war ships that had
been sunk and sent to the bottom of
the seas by all the admirals who have
commanded navies since the begin.
ming of history.
/, The thought was presented that we