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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
ROOSEVELT TO HUNT
IN Gen. CORbIN'S PARK
May Take q Shot at Wild Boar
Senator Proc tor as
Guide.

News Democrat Leased Wire seryice.) }
Newport, N. a., Aug. 29.-President
Roosevelt will spend today in Corbin
park and II chance presents will
take a shot at wild boar. Il don't
know that the president is going to
do any hunting" said Senator Proc
tor automatically, but l brought
along my rife SO. that IL the spi.se
moves him he can, take a shot at a
tree" a.tlr vTBst - 40
OF course the president will not
violate the game laws by shooting ~
any animal protected by statute, but
wild boar and moose are without the
pale of the slaw, for they are not na-
tives Of New Hampshire. Senator
Proctor is the presidents guide
through Corbin park, which is a mag
nificent tract Of mountain and forest
twelve or thirteen miles long and
from one to four miles wide.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
BANKRUPT PREACHER
Head OF tho Cleveland Rescue
Mission Filed Petition In
Federal Court.

Cleveland, O., Aug 29. - A very un-
usual application In bankruptcy was
made in the United States court yes
terlay. IL was that of minister. The
applicant was Rev. Sylvester ]. He
man, who is at the head of the Rescue
mission of this city.
Mr.. Homan's liabilities amount to
$14, ,403.03 His assets are $3.50, which
sum is exempt.
In the petition it is stated that the
liabilities are promissory nctes, judg-
merits, oren accounts, etc. One of the
largest accounts is that for horses
bought ten years ago. These hors S
were purchased for the sum of $4,000
DR.. Homan Gays that the horses were
returned to the owners and that cor-
sequently he doss not owe this bill at
all. A judgment was returned again7t
him by the courts, however, in this
point.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
AFTER PICkENS
Former Grand Recorder Of A.
O. y. Not Yet Out Of
Moods.

Toledo, O., Aug 20. = Walter Pick
ems, ex-grand recorder of the A. o. u,
may yet be prosecuted for defaicat.on
of funds of the grand lodge. The mat
ter came up before the grand lodgs
yesterday i'm formal way and after
considerable discussion the grand mas
ter was by resolution instructed to EN-
ploy experts to go over the books OF
the grand recorder and find out tc
just what extent the grand lodge h.s
suffered from the defalcation.
The grand master was also instruct
ed to prosecute Mr.. Pickens il the
grand lodge is not fully repaid for II
loss. The bondsmen of the late grand
recorder will be asked to make go1d
the shortage If Mr.. Pickens is not able
to do So n.u
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
PRESIDENT DEFINES
CIVIL SERVICE RULE
Roosevelt Esta hiishes Law rs
to What Constitutes
Just Cause"

Washington, Aug! pa sweeping
definition Of what constitutes Just
cause" for the dismissal of clerk
from the classified service has been
made by the president for the guild
ance Of the civil service commission.
The Interpretation given the clause In
the rules which accompanied the re.
tirement of Miss Rebecca ]. Taylor
for criticising the operations in the
Philippines and of Lorenzo Warfleld
for his connection with the racing
scheme, is given to the commission
In the following language:
For the purpose OF preventing all
misunderstanding and improper con.
struction of said section. it is hereby
declared that the term Just cause
as used in section 5, civil service rule
2, Is intended to mean any cause
other than one merely political or re.
ligious, which will promote the efil
cheney of the service: and nothing
contained in said rule shall be con
strued to require the examination oi
witnesses or any trial or hearing ex
cept in the discretion of the Officer
making the removal"
AS the president is the fountain
head of the civil service rules, thi.
declaration has the force Of a new
law, and is Of equal force and effect
with all the other rules.
tea L.. kn .
partments as to whether II can b,
held by Secretary Root in the CASE
of Miss Taylor that this new rule II
retroactive, inasmuch as. In reality
It Is only definition of a rule already
In effect. >'', -
Miss Taylor recently instituted SUI
against Secretary Root in the distYic
supreme court for reinstatement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
Proposed by the Miners
Officials.
OPERATORS REFUSE
Terms, Which Were Endorsed d
by Senator n Hanna and Pres
ident Mitchell, Says Brook.
Iyn Eagle.

New York. Aug 29.-The following
appeared in the Brooklyn Eagle yes
terday: ....a ..anH.
"A proposition from the representa-
tive of the miners for concession
from the operators, leading to sus-
pension OF the strike has been made.
One of the demands of the miners
was that there should be granted to
them an advance OF 10 cents per ton.
The demonstration was made to the
authorities of the miners organiza-
ton, or unions in the lead of the
strike-that is to say, Mitchell
through the offices of Senator Hanna,
who was at the time acting as an in
termediary or negotiator in an effort
to bring the strike to an end, that
1t cost the operators, in labor and
wages, averaging the vary condi-
tions, SO cents per gross ton to place
the coal in the car for transportation
and distribution, and that therefore
the profit under existing conditions
was but eleven cents per ton to the
operators; that, il the demand for
ten cents advance were conceded,
there would be left for the operator
only one cent per gross ton-a profit
that would vanish entirely in the loss
in wear and tear of machine, and
wastage of operation.
His demonstration seemed to make
impossible the advance demanded,
and was met by a written proposition
that the operators should advance
the price of coal slips per ton, giving
of that advance fifteen cents to the
miners, and taking to themselves ten
cents. This proposition which, u ac-
cepted, would have secured to the
miners fifteen cents advance, instead
of the ten cents they at first demand
ed. and twenty-one cents profit to the
operators, instead Of the eleven cents
they now insist is their profit, with
the final result of increasing the cost
Of net ton of coal to the consumer
at least fifty cents, in view Of the
percentage Of profit all along the line,
the Eagle is informed, bears the sig
natures not only of Mr.. Mitchell, but
Of Senator M. A. Hanna in approval,
and is in possession of the coal oper-
ators at this time. AS basis for set
Ting the strike, the proposition was
rejected by the operators"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
GREAT WARSHIPSt
Are the Nc Iy Designed ves-
sells cf tho United
States.

1t is the opin ON of competent judges
that in the newly designed ships the
Louisiana and the Connecticut. the
United States will have two of the
greatest warships ever built Togeth lr
with the British ships-i.he Edward
VII, the Commonwealth and the Do-
minion--they VIII comprise. the, five
largest warships in the world..H The
Oregon and its sister ships had, bat
teries of four thirteen-inch guns. AMI
eight eight-inoh guns, but the Cocn c.
,icut and Louisiana will mount bat
terry which Is SO heavy as to place
these vessels practically In c,a5s iy
themselves. Each carries four tvs We
inch, eight eight-inch, twelve seven
inch and twenty three-inch guns. The
nexs most powerful armed vessel is
probably the Edward VII. She also
carries four twelve-.meh.r but instead
of the eight eight-inch, she is armed
with tour 9.2 guns. This, of course,
is much more powerful weapon than
the eight-inch gun, but the rapidly
of fire from the eight-ipch, that is ITO
say, will he SO much greater that there
will be far more likelihood OF getting
in an effective blow.
1t is the broadside battery of twelve
seven-inch guns, however, that Is be-
lieved to render the Connecticut SO
much more powerful than the Edward
VII, which carries only ten six-inch
against the grearer number of seven
inch. An increase OF am inch In cal
ibre, when you get TO the size Of a six
inch. means a great increase In power
Furthermore the Connecticut will car
ry twenty Of The three-.mch guns. as
against ten or twelve Of the same cal
itre carried by the latest British bat.
tieships.-Chicago Daily News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
And leaped Through q
Window.
SENSATIONAL ESCAPE
From CLARK Residence on North
Market Street a. Mrs. Clark
Returned Home on.Fri.
day Morning.

Crashing through the big plate glass
window in the front Of the residence
Of Mrs. p. M. Clark, 1914 North Mar
ket street, an unknown man in the
uniform Of street railway conductor
made a sensational escape from de-
lection and arrest about $3.50 o'clock
Friday morning. No one was in tho
house at the time except the servant
girl.
Mrs. Clark, for the past few weeks;
has been away on a visit and return
ed home Friday morning. Just as
she stepped onto the porch, the un-
known man dashed through the win
dow to the accompaniment Of
breaking glass and started up North
Market street at breakneck speed.
Several of the neighbors hearing the
crash, ran out to the front of the
house just in time to see the man dis
appearing around the Davis mansion.
A telephone message was sent to
police headquarters at once aud an
officer was asked to come to the res
idence. officer Ryan, who was at the
police station, mounted bicycle and
started for the scene. Ryan made
quick time.
Arriving at the home Officer Ryan
Investigated the case and the same
story was told to the officer. One of
the neighbors who saw the man leap
out of the window said that the
stranger was a conductor. A de-
scription of the man was given to Of
ficer Ryan, who will make an effort to
locate the man.
The hired girl was called upon by
the mistress Of the house and asked
to explain the occurrence. Neighbors
state that a man has been prowling
around the Clark residence for sew
eral days but the description Of this
man does not tally. With that given of
the man who jumped through the
window. JEB fsI -"-" ...rr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
A Week In the Building
Trades.
HOW THEY ARE MADE
lynx-Eyed Labor Scouts Who
Scour the City for Viola
tions of Union Prin-
cipies.

One afternoon and many afternoons
thereafter l spent among the other
business agents in New York, in Bos-
ton and elsewhere. Some like G
were organizing: others were busy
longer hours, going from job to job
and from factory to factory, attend
ing to labels, managing strikes-there
are ten strikes week in the building
trades in New York City alone-set-
Ting trouble-or making it, according
to point of view-between employer
and employee, serving on committees,
and some loafing through the summer
afternoons Every large city has a
Building Trades Council: the New
York council meets on Flfty-fourth
street, near Third avenue, the Boston
one on the corner of Bennett and
Washington streets. And what do the
tri-weekly meetings in that red plush
hall on Forty-fourth street mean!
That band of lynx-eyed labor scouts
continually scour the city for viola
tions of union principles, and gather
every other day to swap notes and
plan. Better 60 now" said a dele
gate one afternoon as l was in the
room as the body came to order.
Here's where we begin to rob the
employers. We must do it secret ~"
and his eyes twinkled at his joke.
But the ten strikes a week were ex-
planned: what could escape this band
whose very bread and butter depends
on their keeping alive to every chance
to benefit their constituents! A nom
union man, let us say a steam-fitter,
goes to work on a growing structure.
That means a lost chance for some
unemployed union man on the busi-
ness agents list, and If the steam-fit-
ter's agent has not happened to visit
the building, some other agent has,
or the word is passed from union man
to union man until it reaches an agent
At the meeting-say on Tuesday-the
notes are exchanged. The proper
agent flies to the employer. Obdurate,
he is reported to the meeting on Fri
day. Saturday morning there is no
sound of hammer or clink of metal
on the building; the scene is aggres-
sively quiet; building has stopped
every trade out. On Monday the Of
Tending nOn-union man hunts for
work, union man cheerily takes his
place, and the work goes on.
How long are these strikes--these
ten a week." asked the agent.
They average a day." he said. "Pd
be ashamed of managing one that
lasted longer than three. One man
let US strike for month, but 1t cost
him $4,000 to get the men back. We
fined him full wages for the idle time
and now no more strikes for him."
Worlds Work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
POLITICAL LEVY
Induess Action Asalns,'iIIinois
Govsrnor and Other Prom
inent Men. ~

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 29.-Governor
Yates and five of his state appointees
have been sued for the recovery of
$12, alleged to. have been taken from
Henry c. ,Clasen as part Of the 8
per cent OF levy on state employees.
Clasen, the plaintiff, was formerly
head painter at the Elgin insane hos
pital, and now lives in Chicago. The
suit was filed yesterday afternoon
in Justice Underwood's court. w. e.
Shirra acting as Clasen's attorney.
Mr.. Shirra expected to get service
last night on all the defendants ex-
cept Governor Yates, who is still rest
ing at Harbor Point, Mich, and is not
expected home before next week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
Road to New Phiiad el-
phia Started.
OFFICERS ELECTED
For Canton and New PhiIadei-
phia Railway Company-Can.
ai Dover Line is Almost
Completed.

The Canton and New Philadelphia
Railway company directors held a
meeting at the Office of General Man
ager Rounds and completed the organ.
izat.on by the election of officers
Philip Salsonstall, of Boston, was cleo
ted president; LIE. Meyers vice pres
ident and general manager; Chauncey
Eldridge. secretary and treasurer. The
other directors are jeremiah Reeves,
of Canal Dover; DR.. e. G. Lewis,
of Canal Dover; John c. WeltyS and
George w. Rounds, of Canton.
After the organization, all addition
al contracts for lhe building and
equpping Of the electric line from Can
ton to New Philadelphia were c.ossd.
1t was given out that the grading
or the line from New Philadelphia
and Canal Dover along the new bou,e.
ward is completed and the ties have
been distributed. 1t is expected that
cars will be running between the two
places over ahe new line within thirty
days. This boulevard is 100 fee. W.
The electric line occupies the cent:r
and on each side is a wide driveway.
Trees will be planted and sidewalks
constructed the entire distance, nearly
three miles and those having The mat
ter in charge expect to make it one
of the finest avenues in the CO.
try. +'
Along the line from Navarro to the
southern terminus large gangs Of men
are at work and the construction OF
the road is being pushed with viGo'.
1t is the desire of the company to have
the greater portion Of the construction
completed before winter sets in
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
FOR DYING CHILD.
Mother Has Infant Arrested
and Charity Officer Goes
"a, Jail.

Keoluk. Ia, Aug. 20. - In a legal
fight for possession of her 1l-months
old baby, which is seriously III. Mrs.
vina Kellar. charged the arrest Of the
infant on the charge Of vagrancy and
had herself appointed special consta-
BILE to take charge of the diminutive
prisoner during the continuance OF the
case.
Secretary Park of the Associated
Charities, was landed in jail nearly an
hour Tor contempt' Of court in his at
tempt 10. deprive the mother OF ~
child, and > construction Of the new
sociological &axus passed " ne lest
|lsslnla&ure has respltsd.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
BREAKING RECORDS
For August are Indiana OIL
WeiIs--6lg Increase In
Production.

rNews-Democrat Leused Wire serviceA
Portland, Ind. Aug. 20. = August
is breaking all previous records In oil
production in Indiana During the
month. 4O2 weIis hrye been completed
with daily production Of 6,436 bar
rels, an increase OF IS wells and $50
barrels Of new production, ~
The average Of August wells is 1871
barrels. There are sb2 wells drilling
and '156 riga up. m increase in new
work Of ~. Grant county leads the
entire field in work and u doing more
than any Other county In the United
ststes. .s, sss,.i..hs %
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
yale STUDENT

News Democrat Leased Wire Service.)
New Haven, Conn. Aug. 20. = Har, y,
l.. Dupuy, OF Allegheny, Pa, Yale
student who while out in his automo-
bile on June 10. last, struck d. Throp
Munro mine engineer, inflicting injur-
les from which Munro died July 16.
was this morning found to be Grimm
ally responsible by Deputy Coronar
Philip Pond.
Dapuy is under $1,000 bond pending
the action of the coroner in the casa
and will probably be arrested.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
SAM SMALL'S CAREER
CLOSED IN DISGRACE
Evangelist In, bibss Too Freely
While Touring In New F.,
nG England. "f"l

(News-Democrat Leased Wire service,)
Burlington, VT, Aug. 29.-The ca
reer of the Rev. Sam Small, evange-
list, is closed as public speaker. Early
in the week he admitted that he waa
intoxicated at a lecture.
Thursday night, at Mprrisville.
where he made a political speech, he
again fell down. He was carried from
the rostrum to a hotel. The docto,
says 1t was an overdose Of morphine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
A PHOTOGRAPH
Caused snEm mb.zzIsr's Arrest.

Akron. O.. Aug. 29.--Charles Par
Sons, wanted at New Castle, Pa, was
arrested here. 1t is said that he en-
bezzled large amount from the
Pennsylvania and Mahoning. Valley
Electric Railway company.
The young man was found through
a photograph of himself and local
girl. Tho photo boIe the name and
address Of o local photographer. II
was sent tc, New Castle and fell into
the hands Of this otiicials, who noti.
fed the local rcsic&
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
HELD PRISONER
In q Hospital For the In
sane.
RICH FARMERS FATE
Stirs up indignation Ct kanka.
kee CItixeus-Uiterior Mo.
tives Aiieg:d-EHort
to Rescue Him.

Kankakee, ILL.,. Aug. pa sane
man wealthy farmer, held prisoner
for seven years in the Illinois East
ern hospital for the insane, is the
latest and most startling charge pre-
ferred against the management Of that
institution.
Ulterior motives involving his ex-
tensive reality interests from the bas-
is of the allegations. Prominent citi-
zens Of Kankakee are planning to Sc
cure the unfortunate mans release.
They contemplate going to Cook coun-
ty and applying for writ Of habeas
corpus. They have interviewed the
man, they say. and found him sane,
miserable captive, pining for his lib
erty, and have in addition. they
claim, received an admission from DR..
]. c. Corbus, the superintendent of
the hospital, that the man in question
is now in full possession of his mental
faculties.
- WO VI tuc loTeIuosJ puSiuSos hch
Of the city, to whom the facts first
came, are said to be secretly working
to unravel the conspiracy which they
charge is responsible for keeping this
man away from his home and from
the enjoyment OF the lucrative pro-
ceeds of his property.
The unfortunate farmer who is said
to be the victim of this sensational
chain of circumstances is the accredit-
ed owner Of two fine unincumbered
farms lying between Herscher and
Essex, in this county. 1t Is alleged
that some of his relatives have been
instrumental, at least by their inac-
tivity in working for his release, in
having him kept prisoner all these
years Of his confinement. The cause
for their inactivity, say the self-ap-
pointed Investigators, has not been
made plain by any explanation thus
far offered. Here is the story, as re-
lated by Charles G. Parker, reput-'
able citizen who has lived in Kanka-
kee for fifteen years, and has been a
resident of this locality for more than
half q century:
I'm the insane asylum here sane
man has been kept a prisoner for q
number of years against his wishes.
Two business men of Kankakee, hear
ing of the case, called upon DR.. Cor.
bus and requested permission to see
the man. After some difficulty, they
were permitted to do so. They found
him perfectly sane and able thorough
ly to appreciate his position. He told
why he thought he was kept there,
and related the story as fully as pos
sible.
These gentlemen returned to DR..
Corbns' Office and told him they be-
lieved the man was being held there
illegally, and wanted to know the
form or nature of his insanity. They
credit DR.. Corbus with admitting that
the inmate was in fact not insane,
but excusing his detention by asking
what complaint there could be against
the treatment he received. The doc
tor, they asserted argued that the man
was well clothed, well fed. and we'll
cared for, and that he saw no reason
to discharge him 30 long as the rela-
tives who had him committed made
no application to that effect.
"Dr. Berry and others present SOL
EMMY pledged themselves each to the
other to right the wrong. They are
now working to keep that pledge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
Sued Mary Booth For
Divorces
YEARS
OF Married Life to End In d.
vorce Court =. Tho Only
Charge 10 That Of
Desertion.

William Booth has sued Mary
Booth for divorce in the Stark county
courts. Separation is asked after "a
years of married life, during which
time family of three children have
been reared to maturity. They were
married in Crestline in 1873.
The husband states in the petition
that he has been a good, affectionate
and dutiful husband, but that the wife
has been willfully absent for more
than three years. No other charges
are made except desertion. The wifd
is at present living in Crestline. At
torney c. T. Meyer is attorney for the
plaintiff. m ~ .,r.
PARTITION ASKED.
Harry G. Schaub has filed petition
in court asking partition of lots 472,
473, 483 and 558 in Crystal Park addl.
tion to the city Of Canton. Charles
s. Lothamer and Theresa Hockwalt
are made defendants. Schaub claims
a half interest in the property and
asks that his share be set off in
severalty or the property sold and he
be given his share. Attorney &C. T.
Meyer is counsel for plaintiff.
PROBATE COURT.
In the estate of William p. Martin.
of Plain township. an order to as
sign homestead and dover was Is
sued.
In the estate Of Julia A. Beeler, of
Lexington township, the will has been
admitted to probate.
In the estate OF Benjamin Hibsc-
man, of Canton, the will has been adj
mited to probate and citation to
widow to elect ordered.
In the. estate of Peter E.Bailet, OF
Canton. the trustee has been ordered
to invest funds in real estate.
In the estate OF Sarah Davis, Of
Pike township, Wesley Smith has
been appointed administrator.
MARRIAGE PERMITS.
Ross l.. Davenport. Is, and Cora A.
Casterton, %. Canton; George A.
Leonard, "a, and Emma Wheeler, 49,
Massillon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
ONE LIFE LOST IN FIRE.

CNews-Democrat Leased Wire service.)
Bay City Mich, Aug. 20. = So far
as known the destruction Of the Woods
opera house this morning at loss Of
310c 900. cost but ONE Life. that Of
Eugenc zorembA whose BODY wss
found In the ruins.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
MASKED ROBBER

News Democrat Leased Wire Service.)
Slokane, Wash. Aug. 20. = A mask
ed robber last night held up street
car at a dark railroad crossing and
forced the conductor to give up bis
cash.
He then robbed the passengers, one
Of whom was Chief. OF Police Reddy,
who was unarmed and powerless. :
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-02
SAVED BY FLESH
Excessive AvoirdupoIs Inter
vened Between Knife and
Reiser's Juguisv.

Toledo. o., Aug. 20. - Joe Relser, a
we'll known bartender attempted sui
cidc by slashing his throat with a
hnife yesterday morning. ~
His windpipe p severed and the
knife could not have escaped the Jug
ulaz vein had It mot been thar Reiser
= tatrssmeiy 7" aerhy, Weighing ~
l.s,n ltli. e7a,