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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
BUSINESS
Agent For Akron and
Summit County.
Central Labor Union Considers the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Flourishing.

Mr.. Whitworth, representing the
University Association of Chicago,
addressed the Central Labor union
meeting Thursday night. He stated
that he had organized literary
leagues in several cities in Ohio, and
that he was meeting with success in
Akron.
Delegates from the various unions
reported their trades f1ourishing.
There was a lengthy discussion on
the advisability of having business
agent for Akron and Summit county.
Several unions reported favorable.
The committee on entertainment
made a partial report. The G. L. U.
decided upon three members to take
the University course. They are, A.
Woodring, A. Williston and P. H.
Winters.
The Carpenters will hold another
open meeting in their hall on How
ard st. next Monday evening. All
carpenters are requested to be pres
ent as it is important. This will be
the last open meeting.
| Amos Snyder of the Federal Labor
union at Barberton, will leave Satur-
day night for Detroit to attend the
National convention of the Fedora
tion of Labor which convenes in that
city Monday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08

READING, Pa, Dec. S.-One Of th'
most appalling fires that has ever Wis
tied this city occurred when the exten
sive hosiery mill of the Nolde s. dors
company took fire, destroying the plant
causing the death of two and possibly
three persons and injuring about 81
other employees of the company.
One person lost her life, Miss Louise
Clay, aged 4S.
Of the 81 persons who were injured
the following were the most seriously
hurt:
Esther Mowbry, shoulder dislocated
Maiflie Ritter, ankle fractured and
otherwise badly hurt.
Sallie Chrlstman, arm broken.
Emma Lance, nose broken, hip dlslo-
Gated.
Annie Baer, ankle broken, serious in
iuries internally.
Winnie Baer, leg broken.
Annie Brunner. ankle broken and
otherwise badly injured.
Sallie Bausher, leg broken.
Katie Boyer, face distigured, arms and
legs hurt.
Louisa Barron, severely injured legs.
Annie Bowman, internally injured.
Sallie Clay, knee fractured.
Katie Dapler, internally injured.
Ella Kinkle, internally injured.
Miss Ibach, ankle broken.
Mamie Kraemer, internally injured.
Catherine Kelley, internally injured.
Mamie Lachman, leg broken.
Frances Luden, back severely in
jured.
Emma Lorah, both legs broken.
Catherine Luppold, internally in
jured.
Annie Maherny, leg broken.
Bessie Schaeffer, thigh dislocated.
Minnie Schwartz, leg broken.
Sallie Sherman, internally Injured.
Gertrude Seifert, leg broken.
Jennie Warner, both legs reported
broken.
Maggie WhitIneyer, leg broken.
Leila Hendershaw, both thighs frac-
tured.
Mary Yeich, compound fracture of
arm, otherwise seriously injured.
The remainder of the 81 had hands or
faces burned. limbs bruised or otherwise
injured.
The hosiery building was large four
story structure and nearly 900 persons
were employed, most of them being
women and girls. The girls were panic.
stricken after they knew Of the fire.
They made u dash for the fire escape
and the stairs, but found that the latter
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-A good second hand grocery
delivery wagon with top. Address g. W.
Lessiter, BarbertOn, o. lG9-2Ol-
FOR SALE-A four room house and
large lot. Price $3.50. Terms, $50 down; T;
baiance SO per month. A. d. Alexander,
God bolock. l9S-aO2+
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
W. R. C..
Officers Elected for Ensuing Year
Delegates to Convention.

At the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps Thursday the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Miss Emma Dan
forth, president; Mrs. Franc Kurtz,
senior vice; Mrs. Lizzie Dellenber-
ger, junior vice; Mrs. Jennie Allen,
treasurer; Mrs. Francis Smith, chap
lain; Mrs. Ella Chapman, conductor;
Mrs. Annie Halliday, guard: Mrs.
Melissa A. Price, Mrs. Jennie Aungst,
delegates to state convention at
-Findlay next May; Mrs. Franc Kurtz
and Mrs. .Christin Miller, alternates; !;
Mrs. Eta Danforth, Mrs. Nettie
Whittlesey and Mrs. Mary Nc Laugh
lin, trustees,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
RESOLUTION
introduced blythe Central
Labor Union
Was Adopted by Convention at Dayton
Akron Man Hon0red.

President John A. Wintrode, of
the Central Labor Union, has re-
ceived letter from Geo. Berg, who
is attending the labor convention
now in session at Dayton.
Mr.. Berg says that the resolution
presented by the street railway men
and endorsed by the C.L.U. of Ak
ron, was adopted, after striking out
the provision ror the licensing of
motormen and conductors. The
recommendations of the resolution
were described in Thursdays DEMO
Graf.
Mr.. Berg was named as a member
of the committee on resolutions.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
GIRLSJUMPED FOR LIFE
They Escaped Fire In Factory,
at Reading, Pa.
ONE WOMAN PERIsHED IN BLAZE.

Fifty-Seven Persons Were Injured
Among the Number 80 Girls Were
Badly Hurt-Factory Destroyed-Fire
Due to Gasoline Explosion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
Girls Escaped From q Fire.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-A fire, which
burned with such fury that in less than
an hour 1t consumed four floors of one
building and three of another, broke
out in the premises occupied by the Pa
cific Novelty company, in the five-story
marble building at SIT Broadway, do
ing damage to the extent of 100000.
On the third floor. occupied by H. Hoh-
enstein, manufacturer of lamp shades.
13 girls were employed. They rushed
for the stairway, but one of the number
tainted and would have persisted had
not two of her companions, who missed
her on the stair. returned and rescued
her in the face of the flames. Several
policemen and number OF firemen also
narrowly escaped being burned TO death.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
Reference to Liller by kiefer.

Reference to Lil1er by Kiefer.
COLUMBUS, Dec. S.-The general Or
the National Army Of Spanish War
Veterans, General J. Warren Kiefer,
Of the recent bolt headed by W. @. Lii
who has been acting temporarily as ad.
iutant general, is removed for incompe-
tency." He was directed to turn over
all property to General II. 81. Axlins,
who was appointed to succeed him.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08

USEFUL
CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS
Oxford Muffler
Shepard Plaid Muff Ter
Persian Silk Muffler
Silk Ties
PuffS
TeckS
FOur-in-HandS
Imperials
Bow Ties
Initial Handkerchiefs
Silk SuspenderS
Silk Socks
LuZerne Underwear
Sweaters
Cardigan Jackets
Silk Shirts
Mikad0 shirts
Stiff Hats
Soft Hats
Plush Caps
Cloth Caps
Solid Gold Cuff Buttons
New style Ladies' Um-
brellaS
New style Gents Um-
brellaS
Kid Gloves
Mocha Gloves
Fur Gloves
Child'S Fur MittS
Chiid'S Fur Gloves
Night Robes
Collars and Cuffs
Collar and Cuff Boxes
Rubber Coats
MackintOShes
Corduroy Pants
Suit of Clothes
Overc0ats
EVERYTHING
HIGH IN QUALITY
AND
LOW IN PRICE.
At the
. 10 q
ONE-PRICE
CLOTHING HOUSE,
9l South HoHQ[d Street /
Ferbstein's Old Stand.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08

means OF escape Sould not carry all Of
them down at the same time.
Several hundred of the girls then
made a rush for the windows and aD-
pealed to those in the street to save
them. Ladders WERE brought into use
and many girls were taken from the
burning building safely. Most of them,
however, Jumped and were seriously
injured. For few minutes from every
window on the second and third floors
girls leaped one after the other. Some
lodged in the arms of those below, but
many struck the ground. They were
picked up and rapidly removed to hos
pitfalls or their homes. Many of the
girls who escaped by the stairways and
fire escapes were badly burned, but
none of them was, it is believed, serl.
ously injured. 1t is not known how
the dead met their fate, but it is be-
ieved that they tainted and were then
burned to death.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of gasoline in the singing room. The
loss was estimated at about $275, 900, on
which there was an insurance of about
S150,000
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
Board of Review Expe!Is
TARTAR.
Large Crowd Will Go On the
Special Train.
Busy On Bowling AIIeys-LocaI
Sporting News.

The list of dead and injured in the
football season just over is eXecp-
tionally large. The game caused IL
deaths, which are pretty evenly dis
tributed east and west. Sixty-seven
men were seriously hurt. A signifi-
cant fact is that most of the casul-
ties happened on minor teams,
where there was lack of proper
training and an absence of science.
Training Hard.
A dispath from Chicago says that
Tommy White, the worlds cham
pion 126-pound boxer, is training
hard every day at Harry Gilmore's
for his coming twenty round contest
with Art Simms at the Business
Mems Gymnasium, Cleveland, Dec.
ii. White evidently realizes that he
has rather tough proposition in the
Akron lad, whose ability up to date
has been practically hidden under
bushel. The fact that he has been
taken in hand by such shrewd
Judge of boxers as George Tuohey in
dicates that Whites prospective op-
ponent must be a corker. Tuohey
has developed such cracks as Timmy
Kearns, Martin Flaherty, Dave Sui
livan, Mike Sears. Eddy Curry, Les
lie Pearce and others of equal note
and is regarded as one of the fore
most judges of pugilists in this coun-
try.
Expelled.
The board of review of the Nation
al Trotting association Thursday ),
rendered decisions expelling James
A Pierce and R. T. McGeers of Au-
burn N. Y, with the horse Norval
NJ, alias Tar Tar, alias Little Joker,
alias Tim Spillinger. He had prev
iously gone under the name Little
Joker. Last year he was started as
Amboy. The horse has raced in
Akron.
Bowling News.
The Buckeye Club bowled prac
tice game at Berrodin's Thursday
night. It was to have BOWED with
the Summit Club, but disarranse-
ment of program made it impossible.
At Berrodin's Tonight the Tip Top
cycle club will bowl /. practice game.
The Peerless team defeated the
SUBMITS Thursday night. Score
Peerless 1872, Summit 659. Peerless
won by 123 pins.
Large Crowds Will Go.
The n. E. A. club will run a spec
ial train Monday night to Cleveland
for the Simms-White contest. The
train will leave East Akron over the
Valley at 6:45 p. IN. and Howard st.
station at O'Clock. No stop at
Union depot. Round trip so cents.
Two preliminary "bouts" will be
pulled off before the Simms- White
go. Kid Lloyd of Canton and Grant
Nickens of Cleveland will box eight
rounds for a decision. Geo. Church
and Louis Durant, both from the
Forest City, and both colored, will
have an eight round ''go." A large
crowd will go to Cleveland to wit
ness the sport.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

1t is not a secret that, not many years
ago, a man expended upwards of a
quarter of a million dollars to secure
his election to the senate.
The salary of senator is only $4,000
year, and the term lasts but six years.
Consequently when a man is elected
to the senate his total salary for six
years amounts to $4,000. And yet a
man expended quarter of a million
dollars to secure an election to the
senate. Why did he do it?
Ee expended that large amount of
money simply to have the honor of be-
ing senator; just as he expended $780,
600 for painting to adorn his parlor;
just as he expended $75o,oo0 for house
in certain city.
Now when the expenditure of quar-
ter of million dollars will enable a
rich man to have himself elected to the
senate many of our good people think
that halt should be called. If man
in one state can control a legislature
with money, man in every state might
do the same; md hence no man could
oSHAO w OOCOuC a SAOoV "-S4SOA
without first becoming a rich man.
Moreover, all legislatures might be-
come corrupt.
That is, in brief, the argument made
by the people who favor the election
of senators by direct votes of the peo-
pie. 1t is for the purpose of enabling
poor men to aspire, as they did in the
days of Jackson, Polk, Clay, Webster,
Lincoln and Garfield; it is for the
purpose of putting the poor men on
a level with the rich men in aspiring
to national honors and distinction that
they advocate the proposed change.
But there is another side to the ques-
ton. If wealth continues to accumu-
late, and rich men continue to aspire,
they will have the advantage anyway,
because they can have bigger meetings,
better brass bands, bigger professions,
more expensive and extensive barbe-
cues and other entertainments; so that,
even by a direct vote of the people, the
election of senators might be corruptly-
secured. That is to say, the rich man
who would expend quarter of a mil
lion dollars to corrupt a state legisla-
ture would spend half million to infu-
ence the votes of the people in the vari-
Gus polling places. The millionaire of
the present can as we'll afford to spend
half million for the honor as he can
afford to spend quarter of a million.
There is also the danger that the peo-
pie might become accustomed to look
for wholesale bribery, and enough of
them become corruptible to- sell their
votes, and affect the elections.
There you have an epitome of both
sides of the argument. The reason for
calling attention to this condition pros
pcctively affecting our body polite lies
In the fact that during the past decade
various state les islatures have failed to
perform their constitutional functions,
and have adjourned without electing
senators, thereby depriying sovereign
utates Of their right to complete repre-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

Delaware four years ago failed to
elect successor to Anthony Higgins,
and no appointment was made. Della
wares legislature recently adjourned
without electing a successor to George
! Gray. Thus for third time in its
history Delaware has failed to elect a
senator, and that state for a third time
has but one representative in the SEN
ate, when she is entitled to two.
In recent years nine state legislatures
California and Pennsylvania being the
]ast) have adjourned without electing
senators. In some of these cases it is
known that money has been literally
| and lavishly used to bring about the
| deplorable result. Ambition, avarice,
lust of power, pride of station, greed of
gain and desire for personal prefer.
ment have stood between the people
| and their constitutional rights.
These modern conditions have caused
many honest statesmen to advocate the
election of senators by direct vote OF
the people, instead of by the legisla.
lures of the state. In order to bring
about this change it would be neccs-
sary to adopt an amendment to the ma
tional constitution. Conservative men
doubt whether an amendment of this
nature would meet with the approval
of two-thirds of the states. There is
not sufficient evidence, and not enough
national interest in the charges of cor
ruption, to induce the people to change
the constitution at the present time.
But resort has recently been made to
popular expedient which may lead
to the adoption of constitutions
amendment.
Several of the states in their party
conventions have Endorsed certain in
dividuals for the senate, campaigns
have been made upon platforms con-
tanning the names of favorite sons, and
legislatures have felt in duty bound to
elect those who have thus been prac-
tically chosen by direct vote of the
people. The pursuance of this policy
may bring about the result which so
many desire, without amending the
national constitution.
SMITH D, FRY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19
STATE OF Ono, CRY OF TOLEDO, :.

LUCAS COUNTY,
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
lSeal] Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

0OOGDE000 IxOO9030xA
Justice Lausbfin, IN Supreme Cosrf, BaE
falo, has ordered Q permanent iuJunction,
with costs, and full accounting Of sales
to issue against Paul b. Hudson, mznufae-
turer Of "Dr. CIarks Foot Powder, and
also against retail dealer Of Brooklyn. re-
straining them from making or selling Dr..
Clark's Foot Powder, which is declared, m
The decision Of the Court, an imitation and
infringement of 'sFoot-Ease," the powder
for tired, aching feet to shake IN your shoes,
now so largely advertised and sold all over
the country. Allen s. OImsted, of lie Roy,
N. Y, is the owner of the trademark Foot
Ease" and he Is the first individual who
ever advertised . foot powder extensively.
He will send sample Free to any one who
writes him for it. The decision IN this case
upholds his trademark and renders all par
ties liable who frauduIently attempt to
profit by the extensive asFoot-Ease" adver-
Using, in placing upon the market spurious
and similar appearing preparation, labeled
and put up in envelopes and boxes like
Foot-Ease. Similar suits will be brought
against others who are now infringing On
the Foot-Ease trademark and common
law rights
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

going home till he had found something
to rhyme with "ny hearts desire, 2 he
said. Violet's suggestion Of Ny tart's
Maria!" caused him to decline further
conversation with her.. He's very
touchy over his rhymes. So we were
terribly dull, until the boy we had kept
in the lobby came in. .
If you please, sir, there's an old lady
called. She's sorry it's so late, she says;
but she's so perticler anxious to see
Mother Hubbard
will you see her, Miss Raikes?" I
asked. We had become very formal in
our conversation.
'sWhat nonsense, Mr.. Marchant!"
SWELL" said I, you'd better tell her
that Mother Hubbard has gone home.
You can go, too, Thompson. I'll lock
up don't approve Of keeping the
boys late. .+:sls. s. $685. Il
"she's very nice old lady, sir, . he OBJ
served, clicking some coins in his
pocket; an she seems rather upset.
"Can't you say you're Mother Hub
bard's' ASSISTANT" I suggested to Vio-
let. ...G
''How can I talk to her before you
not to mention Tennyson. This was
her name for the poet.
swell go in the Office" - j..
"And giggle all the time. Show her
in, Thompson" *~~
We went into the unlit office, leaving
the door open, so that we could see
without being seen.
Miss Violet will make fun of her, I
suppose" grumbled. q y,
II don't like that sort of girl" he said,
emphatically.
A slight, agitated old lady, in a deep
black dress, came slowly in. She nearly
fell over waste paper basket, and Vio-
let jumped up and helped her to chair.
Then she sat down opposite her.
Mother Hubbard has gone home,' u
she said, II am her assistant. Can tell
her anything for you?"
II am 'Bereaved Parent You may
remember"
"Oh!" cried Violet, quickly; "I-she
was so sorry for you. So very, very
sorry" =
l remember an answer about time
softening the blow, etc. I had asked
Violet if she kept it in type, and she had
laughed. as usual.
"Of course said the old lady, moth
ing can really comfort me; but
II will write and tell you if you will
give me your address," So she took
down the address. ''There," she said,
''my mother will see you, I feel certain.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

Mr.. W. H. B. Williams, Columbus, o.
w. H. B. Williams, publisher of The
Farmers Industrial Union, in recent
letterto DIR. Hartman says: II have used
Pe-ru-na as family medicine for sew
eral years. I find it OF especial use for
myself. I have had several tedious
spells with systematic catarrh and be-
fore using Pe-ru-na I had tried several
other remedies with little or no success.
But in Pe-ru-na found prompt and
sure cure. I always keep the remedy
which promptly relieves any attack of
the same malady.
my wife also uses Pe-ru-na. She finds
it of especial use for severe spells, to
which she is subject. We always keep
it in the house as family medicine.
We think it an excellent remedy for
the various ills to which children are
subject, especially climatic diseases.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio,
tor free book on family medicine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19
.WIIHO u sen ATORS..
Several States Have But One Rep
resentative in the Upper House.
Should the COnstitutiOn BE Amended
50 That Senator'S Could BE Chosen
by the Direct Vote Of
qy* the People7 *.
Especial Washington letter.

Especial Washington letter.
One OF the growing questions before
our people is whether members of the
United States senate shall continue to
be elected by state legislatures or by di-
rect vote of the people.
there are now As states in the federal
union, and each state is entitled to two
senator's. Consequently, if every state
legislature performed it's constitution
al duty, there would be 80 members
or the national senate. When the con-
stltutlon was adopted there were IL
states, each entitled to two senator's;
and the total membership of the ma
tional senate was 26.
Thirty-two states have been added to
the federal union since the foundation
OF the government. By purchase, by
cesslon and by conquest the original
republic has expanded from the At.
lantic to the Pacific oceans, and from
the great lakes to the gulf.
But, while the republic has been
expanding, and while its power has
been increasing, men gifted with tai
wealth in great measure. Their sons
have added to the boards by modern
methods OF speculation. They ignore
that Scripture which says that it is
harder for rich man to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven than for a camel
to pass through the gate called the
needles eye. They have laid up treas
ure on earth, seeming to care little OF
nothing for laying up treasure in
Heaven.
1t is because of this accumulation OF
riches that many of our people be-
leve that legislatures are corruptible
and that rich men buy their way into
the national senate. No higher honor
can be attained by any man in this re.
public than that he shall be elected
to the national senate; excepting, OF
course, the presidency. Rich men covet
the distinction and the social honor