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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-10-03
"Wednesday, Oct. 4

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~ OF Mrs. Edgar Cochran, old !
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~ to sew at the home Of Mrs. Z
- Amos Silcott, 204 West Gam
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~ p. Sunday school meets at 1880 y
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81 Samaritan class OF the NJ. y. y
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~ the NJ. y. Sunday school will y
~ meet at o. 30 at the home ot y
II Mrs. Neal Gilt, 800 North Nor y
~ ton street, y
~ The Willing Workers circle y
~ OF the Kings Daughters viii y
~ meet at 1880 o'clock in the par y
y. ish house. \
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~ ing of the American Legion y
~ Auxiliary at O'Clock in the y
~ Legion clubrooms. An import !
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-10-03
Dowds- Hall
Weddinq

Mr.. Cecil 7. Dowds, of this city,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
Dowds of Monroe township and Miss
Edith V. Hall, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Hall OF this city were
united In marriage at 4;30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon by Rev. A. Il.
Black at his residence, West Vine
street. The couple was unattended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dowds began their
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-10-03

This week is known as National Sellers Week and
for this occasion and to cooperate with the Sellers
factory we are making special terms and prices on
every Sellers in our stock for this week only We
have every style and size Sellers Kitchen Cabinet
that's made. Now is the time to buy your Sellers.
It's the cabinet with the 'l5 Famous Features"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-10-03

including the famous automatic lowering flour bin.
The Sellers is the 'best servant in your home" To
fully appreciate it's wonderful labor saving devic
es you should come in and get demonstration.
Ask about our exceptionally liberal terms this
week and get our special prices.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
SOLDIER BONUS
PROPOSALS ARE
UP in THE AIR

Washington, Feb. 16.-With neither
the tax nor bond proposal for financ-
ing the soldiers bonus receiving gen
eral support and bo h known to be
regarded with disfavor by President
Harding, although congress continued
without official word from the execu-
tive on the subject, House leaders
were given to study today to the pos
sibili.y of providing the necessary
funds by slashing some of the annual
appropriation bills.
Although not prepared without care
full study of the subject to estimate
how much of the bonus expense might
be financed from this direction, i. was
indicated that the naval bill particu-
larly and also the army supply meas
ure would be carefully examined to de
termine what savings might be di-
verted for this purpose.
At the same time sales tax propon-
ents were pushing their campaign
with renewed vigor and were said to
be hopeful that the president would
suggest this kind of tax as a means
of financing the bonus in his expected
communication on the subject. There
was no general belief that he would,
however, and sentiment in both the
Senate and the House was said to be
so strong as to make it improbable
that the bonus bill could be passed
with such provision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
RICHMOND FIRE PROBE

Richmond, Va, Feb. 16.-Judge D.
z. Richardson of Hastings court. and
commemorative attorney. Dave Sat
erfield. early today had before them
a report submitted by Chief Of Police
Sherry on the results of an inquiry
his department made into the fire
which early Feb. 7 destroyed the Lex
ington Hotel here and cost twelve
lives. Chief Sherry recommends in
his report that a grand jury investi-
cation be made into the disaster.
Whether special grand jury will be
called to take up the chiefs report
is expected to be decided by Judge
Richardson and Attorney Satterfield
some time today. Chief Cherry ex-
pressed the belief that disclosures
brought out in his inquiry will make
certain the calling OF special jury.
He added that list of names are in
cluded in his report, among them
guests who escaped the hotel fire,
some of whom he said made star ling
statements"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
SOME OF TAYLOR'S BONDS
AND STOCKS ARE MISSING

Los Angeles, Feb. 16.-Oil stock and
money believed to have constituted
part OF the estate of VIM. Desmond
Taylor, murdered film director, are
missing. according TO Chas. A. Jones,
investigator for the district attorney.
Jones made this statement after
checking up Taylor's personal papers
and belongings, and then conferring
with Mrs. NJ. r. Berger, an income
tax expert, with whom Taylor is said
to have discussed his 1921 income tax
report a short time before he was
killed.
From this it was learned, accord.
ing to Jones, that Taylor was pre-
pared to pay tax on securities and
money which have not been located
Further investiga ion into the mur-
der was planned for today. Thomas
Lee Woolwine. district attorney, stat
ed witnesses would not. however, be
summoned to his Office but would be
questioned at their homes by his
agens. 1t was believed the publicity
attending their visits to his Office
frightened persons in keeping to them.
selves what might prove valuable
cleWS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
BANK OF ENGLAND AGAIN
REDUCES RATE OF DISCOUNT

London, Feb 16.-The Bank of Eng
land today reduced its rate of discount
to four and one-half per cent.
The discount rate of the Bank of
England has been five per cent since
November last, when it was reduced
from the five and one-half per cent
rate established on the preceding July
21. Today's action was forecasted in
London dispatch last night in which
it was pointed out that the treasury
had suspended temporarily its issue
of five per cent treasury bonds.
The highest rate was reached in
August, 1914, after the outbreak of
the world war, when it was set at ten
per cent, which had only been equaled
on two previous occasions. those of
the panic of 1857 and 1866. Since then
the rate has fluctuated, but the figures
today is the lowest since the outbreak
of he war.
The reductio nof the bank rate was
primarily made possible by the re-
cent large reduction in the govern
ment floating debt and currency quo
tation which contributed to the pie
thora of funds in the money market
permitting the placing of treasury
bills at lower ate and the suspension
of the five per cent bond issue.
For long time the banks mini
mum rate has been out of proportion
to the market rate. The advance in
New York exchange assisted by larg-
er investment of American funds here,
removed one of the adverse conditions
in tn financial situation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
LAX HAS BIG EIRE

Jacksonville, Feb. 16.-Checking up
of the damage wrought by fire here
shortly before midnight in eight stores
at the northwest corner of Adams and
Laura streets indicated the otal would
be approximately $4,000. The flames
originated in a pressing shop operat-
ed by Bert Lindsay and spread to the
others before the firemen could get
them under control. The heaviest
damage was to an electrical supply
shop operated by John I. Bronson
Only the Oriental Bazaar, operated by
Jacob Mizrahi was able to open for
business this morning. The other
concerns damaged were those of Chas.
Enman, ladies' tailor; Conway Kodak
Service. j.. C. Vanetten, locks and
keys; the London Tailoring Company
and the Waffle Shop, operated by John
Demos.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
President Lays Hi S
Views Before Chair
man Fordnev of House
Ways and Means Com
nnittee for Considera-
ton At Early Date By
Congress

Washington, Feb. 16.-President
Harding informed congress today he
considered a general sales tax the
only feasible method of raising funds
for a soldier bonus.
The executive in letter addressed
to Chairman Fordney of the House
ways and means committee and Chair
man McCumber of the senate finance
commit &c suggested that unless con-
eress saw fit to enact a sales tax.
passage of bonus legislation should be
temporarily postponed.
81 believe" the president wrote, the
American people will accept the levy
of a general sales tax to NEE. the
proposed bonus payments, and we
should contribute thereby no addition
al difficulties to the problems of re-
adjustment. If congress will no:
adopt such a plan it would be wise to
le. the legislation go over until there
is situation which will justify the
large outlay"
Declaring that the government had
under consideration the disposition of
surplus war properties and other
transactions. which should bring
grea. relief to the treasury the pres
ident said it would be wise to let the
legislation go over if congress did not
deem it advisable to adopt the sales
tax.
The presidents letter was regarded
generally at he capitol as leaving the
bonus situation ever more complicat-
ed than before Senate and House
subcommittee were to meet late in
the day to receive and consider the
White House communication.
When the sales tax was discussed
in the subcommittee, last week, ii is
understood that senators were in
formed that less than 100 Republican
vo es in the House could be mustered
for sales tax, as method of financ-
ing the adjusted compensation. Such
tax had been considered by House
leaders as a possibility but virtually
had been discarded
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
FAKE MESSAGES
ENDORSE NEGRO
FOR FAT PLUM
Prominent Philadelphi-
ans Have Names Used
Tc Land Registership
United States For Head
Waiter of a West Phila-
delphia Hotel

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 16.-The
sending of many fake kilograms and
letters 20 President Harding from
Pennsylvania has caused w. Harry
Baker, secretary of the Republican
state committee to seek an investiga-
tion by the federal district attorney.
Mr.. Baker revealed today that frau
dulent kilograms had been sent to the
president purporting to endorse the
candidacy of J. G. Overton, negro head
waiter at a West Philadelphia Hotel
for appoirtmen: as register of the
United States treasury The tele-
grams bore the names of Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper, wife of Senator Pep
per- Mrs. John Wanamaker third, Mrs.
Baker and others. Baker said that
none of the persons whose names
were signed to the kilograms knew
anything about them.
Mrs. Wanamaker said she had re-
ceived letter from George s. Chris
tian, secretary to President Harding,
in which he acknowledged the receipts
of an endorsement from her for Over
ton and also of joint telegram from
her. Mrs. Pepper and Mrs. Chas. S.
Brown of Philadelphia endorsing tine
negro.
Mr.. Baker recalled that similar tele-
grams were sent to the president and
senator Pepper asking that appoint
ment OF ate prohibition director
be deferred
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
SHIPPERS SLAY
LITTLE CHILD in
BELFAST STREET

Belfast Feb. 16.-(By the Associat
ed Press)-The au horities today cor
mandeered Ulster Hall, the commod'
Gus structure on Bedford street ord
n?rilv used for concer's and assem-
blages for the use OF the troops now
engaged in combating the disorders
here. Up to 10 o'clock this morning
the casual les had reached total of
ia, with the deaths numbering "a.
Arrests Made
Belfast, Feb. 16-Seumas Monaghan.
local commandant of the Irish repub
lican army. and two other republican
officers, Patrick and Michael Murney.
have been arrested at Newry by Uls er
special constables. They were taker
TO the Newry Military barracks under
heavy escort. The Murneys are
brothers or p. Murney. chairman OF
the Kilkeel board of guardians.
Killed a Child
Belfas, Feb. 16.-(By the Associaf.
ed Press. THE day opened with the
death of a five-year-old child who was
struck by bullet while playing in
the street. A workman proceeding
along Seaford street in the Bally Ma
Garrett area, was shot dead. Youthful
gunner held up workers in the low
market district and wounded one of
them.
Collins Back in Dublin
London, Feb. 26.-(By the Associat-
ed Press s)-Michael Collins returned
to Dublin after only twelve hours in
London and his admission that he was
not dissatisfied with the results of
his conference with government Off
cials here is taken to mean that the
British evacuation of south Ireland
will be resumed forthwith, and con-
tinue uninterruptedly.
This will relieve the situation of
one of the most serious features. No
official explanation of the assurances
given Mr.. Collins, however, has ye
been made.
No troops have been moved from
the south since Monday except hn"
cavalry men who embarked at Dubl'n
for Liverpool last night. The other
troops which arrived in Dublin on
Monday are still there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
BAPTIST CHURCH DAMAGED

Norfolk. Va, Feb 16.-Fire that was
discovered in the basement of the
Central Baptist church early today
completely wrecked the Sunday school
room and badly damaged the main
audi orium of the church. The origin
is unknown. While the fire is still
burning it is under control The char
acter of construction of the building
made the work of the firemen difficult.
Snow and sleet added to the difficulty
of the firemen in fighting the blaze.
Slippery footing made the task Of
handling the hose strenuous while wa
ter froze on the ladders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
TOUGH ON DOMINO PLAYERS

Mexia, Texas, Feb. 16.-The playing
of dominoes, widely popular indoor
sport, or lettering about domino par.
lors in the military area here, will
constitute prima facia evidence that
persons so engeged are vagrants, ac-
cording to an order published yester-
day by Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Walters.
commander of the National Guard
forces sent here several weeks by Gov
Pat Neff to restore order and break
up alleged rafficking in whiskey and
drugs. Gen. VOTERS orders were fol.
lowed by an announcement that the
military had arrested 72 persons in a
raid on domino parlor a few steps
away from military headquarters and
that police had taken several scores
in similar raids. The vagrancy
charges would be preferred against
such prisoners before the civil au hor.
tiles, it was said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
Advertising Best
PrOtpctiOn For
Retail Trade

Chicago, Feb. 16.-l1 E. Hart, of
Long Prairie, Mimi, speaking be-
fore the interstate Merchants
Council here today said that there
seemed to be only one class of mer-
chandise that have had a "good
standing with either the Democrat
or Republican administrations and
those are the mail order houses"
He charged that Attorney General
Dougher.y is ignorant of the true
conditions and is inspired by mail
order houses.
"What would it be worth to the
mail order interests to have the
public educated by the attorney
generals and the radical newspa-
pers to believe tha. every time they
made a purchase at a retail store
they we're being held up and
robbed? It would mean millions
of extra trade for the mail order
concerns" Mr.. Hart said.
"lf you are going 20 be success
full in 1922 you must meet this
vicious propaganda; you must an
swer the question in your adver-
tising to your own community. You
stand convicted without a trial by
one of our national officials
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTED
BY WASHINGTON BUREAU FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
LESLIE HARRINGTON MAY
NOW BE In PALM BEACH

Chicago, Feb. 16.-The police were
awaiting word from Palm Beach to-
day in their search for Leslie Har-
rington, missing head of one Of three
concerns here, said to have defrauded
foreign born citizens of many millions
dollars. A woman said by the police
to be Harrington wife, was located
in Palm Beach and is being kept un
der surveillance. Federal authorities
think Harrington is en- roue to join
her there.
Harrington fed Chicago Saturday
after the arrest of Raymond Bischoff
for operations in which he is said by
the police to have lost $4,500,000 in
vested with him by six thousand for
eign born stock yard workers. Har-
ring:on has debts amounting to at
least that figure, according to federal
investigators.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
FLORIDA CELERY TO CALIFORNIA

Tampa, F-a. Feb. 16.-What is be-
lieved to he the first carload of celery
ever shipped from Florida to CaIifOr-
mia was sent out from BradentOwn
Wednesday night by the Mahatee
County Growers Association to Los
Angeles firm. At the same time
another carload went to st. Joseph,
NO.. u field open heretofore only to
California shippers. Numerous In
quiries prompted, 1t is said by the
damage wrought by storms in the
west coast state, are being received
from western cities by Manatee cOun-
~ growers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
CONFIDENCE MAN CAUGHT

st. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. Ito"
O'Brien. arres ed here several weel-
ago on a charge of attempting to de
fraud Isaac Pressman bv the conf
dence game. has been indicted by tn
grand jury at Clearwater. This is tn %
first indictment returned in this sta =
under the act of the last Legislature
which makes it an offense to attemp'
10 secure money from a person by pre-
tending to have inside knowledge of
the stock market or horse racing The
law was framed to enable the civil Of
flcers to convict confidence men who
had not actually succeeded in defraud-
ing anybody.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
ATTENDED OWN INQUEST

Montreal. Feb. 15.-Jeremi Belliveau
enjoys the distinction of having been
the central figure at his own inquest
The jury decided he was alive. Six
months ago a body found in the La
chine canal was identified as that Of
Belliveau, who had been missing from
his home. A coroners jury found a
verdict of accidental death, and in
time Madame Belliveau made plans to
remarry. Then Belliveau made a re-
arrangement of plans necessary by
coming back. The coroner was called
upon once more, this time to state
what was to be done about the living.
Belliveau explained that he had beer
unavoidably detained in Jail for six
months.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
TECHNICALITIES BOB UP
OBENCHAIN TRIAL TODAY

Los Angeles, CAL, Feb. 16.-A tech
nical legal argument was to open to-
days session of the trial of NADIA
lynne Obenchain, charged with the
murder of j. Bolton Kennedy, young
broker.
Defense attorneys raised the point
late yesterday, contending the acts of
Arthur Burche, co-defendant, subse-
auent to the commission of the muir
der, could not be admitted against
the woman.
This developed when the state
sought to introduce through Thomas
Haley, proprietor of a downtown ho-
tel. testimony as to Burche's alleged
departure the morning following the
Staying.
HALEY at Burche's recent trial.
which ended in a disagreement of the
jury, testified Burche left the hotel,
leaving in his room newspapers con-
tanning accounts Of the murder and
folded on the pages bearing the last
part OF these articles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
ANOTHER EARTH
QUAKE RECORDED

Washington, Feb. 16.-An earth
quake described as very severe was
recorded last night at the Georgetown
chronological observatory. The tire
mors began at 1920 p. m. and lasted
until 11:1O p. M, with the maximum
of intensity at 1922 p. m. The Rev.
Father Tondorff. director Of the OBJ
servatory, estimated the center of the
disturbance to have been 1000 miles
south of Washington, and said it un-
1oubtedly was not the same as was
'eported early yesterday in Nicaragua
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
MOTHER POISONED
HER CHILDREN

Centralia, WASH, Feb. 16.-The
package of epson salts. from which
Mrs. Edward Rhodes of Klaber, Wash,
administered doses to her five chill
dren las. Saturday, after which all
five died. contained about ten per cent
of an alkaloidal poison. according to
Herman Allen, prosecuting attorney
Of Lewis county, following an
analysis of the remainder of the pack.
age by the state chemist. An analysis
Of the stomach of one of the children
has not been completed. Mr.. Allen
said that an inquest probably would
be held.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
HALF DOLLARS PAID BAIL

Oakland. Cal. Feb. 16.-Silver half
dollars-$2,000 worth of them-were
brought to the Oakland police station
" George Bruno, manager OF the ItaI-
'aa bank. to provide bail money for
4 charge OF failing to render assist
ance to a woman who had been run
over by his automobile. Bruno, in ex-
planation of the half dollars. said all
other money in the bank was locked
n a time vault. The police officers
we're several hours counting the half
dollars, and Guissi was not freed until
they completed their task.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
MAY INSPECT SHOALS

Washington, Feb. 16.-An inspec-
tion of the government properties at
Mussel Shoals. Ala, by members of
the House military affairs committee
investigating Henry Ford's offer for
purchase and lease of the projects ap'
peared probable today in event mem
bers of the Senate agriculture com.
mittee, also considering the Ford pro.
posal, decide to make a personal In
vestigation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
SENATE IS CONSIDERING
4-POWER PACIFIC TREATY

Washington, Feb. 16.-The four
power Pacific treaty, which was nego-
tiated at the Washington conference,
again assumed today a prominent
place in senate affairs, both on the
senate floor and before he foreign re-
lations committee was called to re-
sumo consideration of the treaty.
which began last Saturday.
The return from Massachusetts to-
day of Senator Lodge, commit ee
chairman and one of the American
delegates to the arms conference, was
expected to result in definite action
on the Hitchcock resolution. The Re-
publican leaders also were planning
to press committee ac ion on the -four
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
RECEIVER is SOUGHT

Pittsburgh, Feb. 15.-The Potter
Title and Trust Company of Pitts
burgh was today named auxiliary re-
ceiver of the Demonstration Plan a.
ton Company. an Alabama corpora
ton, in federal court here on petition
of counsel for ]. S. Barth. of Calvert,
Alabama. The case involves the es-
tate of the late W. A. Roberts, prin-
cipal s:cok holder of the company
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
ELECTIONS IN GUATEMALA

Guatemala City, Guatemala. Feb. 16
The presidential elections began
yesterday. to continue for a week
Choice of a successor to Carlos Her.
rera. whose government was over
thrown by revolution in December
lies be- ween General Orillena. the
provisional president. and General
Jose Leon Castillo. General Orillera
is the original candidate and General
Castillo is the choice of the conserva
tives.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
SPANISH AIR FORCE

Madrid, Feb. 16.-(By the Associat-
ed Press Minister De La Cier-
va is understood to have submitted to
The cabinet proposal for the crea-
tion of an air force at cost of 175,-
100000 pesetas. The force would
consist of ten squadrons, each COM
posed of eighteen average sized ma
chimes and six giant bombers.