The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-27
BOYCOTT OF MORTAR
Raise in Price Of Bottled Beer
--Mother Stewards Recep-
tion Into Oowie's Church
Creates Sensation.
From a staff Correspondent.

STORES 0anSe0 out on tne outer Walls
banners emblazoned with the words
Patent medicines and staple drugs at
cut prices" and the fight Is on. The
prices of the offending company were
met, but this did no good, as prices I'M
mediately declined again at the origi-
nal cut-rate-store. For the people who
use the usual proprietary remedies
now is the time to buy. You
PICK YOUR MEDICINE
and you fix your price and only the
drugman is the loser. The only thing
not as yet affected by the reductions
is postage stamps, and If the fight
keeps up they may be drawn into the
general decline and penny postage be.
come reality to the citizens of Co.
lumbus.
The methods adopted by labor
unions to control their line of trade
are various. The stone masons in this
city working on the new Madison ave-
nue. NJ. E. church have adopted a new
to pay fine of $50 for furnishing ma
terial to a non-union contractor, who
was erecting building on the west
side about three weeks ago. Mr.. Fer
ris sold about 80 cents worth of mortar
to the contractor. unaware at the time
that he was an employer of non-union
men, For this he was fined by the
bricklayers. Upon his refusal to pay
his material was boycotted and the
Plasterers' and Stonemasons' unions
we're asked to cooperate with the
bricklayers. The plasterers refused
to use Ferris's mortar until last Satur.
day, when, at conference with Mr..
Ferris, the discrimination against it
was considered unjust and the
BOYCOTT WAS RAISED
The stonemasons still insist upon
helping the bricklayers and will not
work with Ferris's material. The
mortar furnished by the Ferris com
pany for the church was purchased
previous to the boycott, but the ma
sons declare they will not use it under
paid. This Mr.. Ferris declines to do.
Mr.. Mosher does not expect the ma.
sons to resume work until the matter
is adjusted.
That portion of the Columbus pop,
ulation which has INDUCED In the Ger.
man beverage called beer, learned
WITH CONSERVATION
that all the brewers of the city had
combined to increase the price of bot,
tied beer.
A signed statement is published in
the papers stating that large bottles
would be charged for at S1.40 per
dozen; small bottles to be rs cents
per dozen, these prices to apply to all
customers except those who were bona
fide saloon men. The new prices will
go into effect September 1st
A sensation was created here by the
announcement that Mother Stewart
the well known temperance crusader
and founder of the w. G. II. IT,, has
publicly allied herself with Dowie
ism in Chicago. Mother Stewart is
well known in Stark county where
Dowic has number of followers
When the information first reached
here there were skeptics, but now
the news is confirmed by the wife OF
j. w. Peters, pastor of st. Paul NJ. E
church. who was in Chicago and wit
messed the ceremony by which Mother
Stewart was received into the Dowie
ite faith.
A rt n
ed the services of the Christian Cath
olic church, conducted by Dowie OF
; Jackson boulevard, and was baptized
by triune immersion. The occasion
is described as one of
MUCH REJOICING
in the Dowie camp. After the usua
Sunday afternoon service, which wa,
we'll attended, the rite of baptism wal
, administered to about 40 persons.
Before the ceremony was allowe,
: to take place the entire ground foo
and the left side of the galleries wer,
made vacant The general overseer
, Dowie and his two assistants, clad II
rubber garments, entered the pool an,
received the candidates, similarly al
| ranged, who approached from the righ
, side of the altar. Mother Stewart wa
l the last of the candidates to descen,
l into the water and was
RECEIVED BY pOWIE
, with much rejoicing. He spoke O
: Mother Stewards crusade work an
9 of the great privilege he had of at
. ministering to her the true rite of baI
3 tism. Dowie folded her hands. grasI
0 ed them firmly in his and immerse
: her three times. Mother Stewar
seemed to endure the excitement wit
greet ease.
, Her intimate acquaintances her
say that she has long expressed he