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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
GRAVE ERROR
Made In Repeal OF q
Statute.
THE SUPREME COURT
Is Robbed OF It's Power and Q
Burden Placed on Circuit
Court - Judge Royer
Author of Bill.

Columbus, May ga stupendous
error was discovered in the Roger law.
enacted by the last general assembly,
Wednesday afternoon, by Judge Okey.
OF Columbus. The law was enacted to
repeal the section prohibiting the ad-
mission of cases involving less than
$500 In the supreme court, but it de-
velops that it takes away from the
court jurisdiction in about 95 per cent
of the cases which 1t passes upon.
1t was Senator Rogers intention to
strike out the provision OF section 67l0
of the revised statutes, which limited
the supreme courts jurisdiction in up
pealed cases to those involving $500
or more. In making his amendment
he eliminated the clause which author
lied the appeal of the vast majority
OF cases, and in this form the bill re-
ceived the approval and the votes OF
the constitutional lawyers of both SEN
ate and house. 1t was passed with
practically no opposition.
The new law gives the supreme court
jurisdiction only in proceedings in quo
warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus,
procedendo, and in cases involving the
construction of the constitution Of
state or nation, the jurisdiction of an
Ohio court the construction Or validity
of a treaty or a statute of the United
States, or in cases in which the decision
of the circuit court is contrary to that
OF any other circuit court and not in
accord with any previous decision Of
the supreme court. Thus, in all cases
involving the more usual questions the
circuit court is made the court of last
resort. and the only way of appealing
it to the supreme court is to secur,
conflicting decisions from two circuit
courts. If the highest court places a
strict Interpretation upon the new law,
the long-desired opportunity to clear
the crowded docket will have been
lost.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
FEARED REPETITION
OF The AKRON RIOT
Officials Dealt Sum m riiy With
Three Negroes Who Assaii-
cd Bertha Moore.

Akron, O., May 20.-Twenty years
for criminal assault upon Miss Bertha
Moore near Cuyahoga Falls and five
years for robbing her upon the high
way. making twenty-five years at hard
labor in the penitentiary, was the
sentence given CharleS Cooney, the
leader of the three negroes who mar
rowly escaped a lynching Saturday,
by Judge Weber at 4:30 o'clock Mon
day afternoon. Thomas Upshaw and
William Brent were both sent to the
reformatory, their ages, II and IS
years, making that necessary. Ali
three negroes were Immediately taken
away to begin their sentences.
Not until all was over did the pub
lie or anyone save the authorities and
Miss Moore know positively that an
assault of the character indicated was
committed, that having been kept Sc
cret to prevent trouble.
The three men were arraigned in
Justice Hoffman's court before the
town was fairly astir yesterday morn
ing. Cooney pleaded guilty Of high
way robbery, The others pleaded not
guilty. In the afternoon a special
grand jury was summoned and in half
an hour had indicted Cooney for
criminal assault and highway robbery
and Upshaw and Brent for highway
robbery. The latter two were un-
doubtedly saved from the same charge
as that placed against Coon y by the
passing of the train which frightened
them away at the time the crime was
committed.
There is great indignation in Akron
and IL is probable that, had the whole
truth been known before the negroes
we're taken away, there would have
been more trouble.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
HANNA MEN BEATEN
At Fremont Convention-.Chair,
ma Left the Hall Before
Adjourn m mt.

Fremont, O.. May 22.-The Republic
can mass convention held here We'd
nesday afternoon to elect delegates to
tho state, congressional and common
pleas conventions was replete with
stirring incidents and at times it look
ed as though a riot call would have to
be sent in for the police to quell the
disturbance. The StahlBuckland
machine, or Hanna men, were beaten
at every turn. though the chairman
tried the gag rule several times. After
the delegates had been chosen, motion
was made to elect the county execu-
tive committee at this time. but the
chair ruled the motion out of order
and adjourned the convention without
putting motion for adjou nment
which had been made, and left the
hall.
The Forakerites, but who are sup
porters of Hanna, elected Lester Will
son chairman and then selected an ex-
ecutive committee consisting of A. II
Jackson, Fremont; X. B. Mohn, Belle
vue; l.. NJ. VanHorn, Gibsonburg; E..
r. Kridler. Fremont; A. G. Estill,
Clyde; X. A. Forgraves, Scott township
and B. f. Evans. Fremont. The old
machine was cleaned out but it is apt
to reduce the Republican vote in this
county this fall
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
Will Reduce the Tax
Duplicate
in CITY OF CANTON
Takes All Insurance Com pa n lies
OHthe Duplicate and Turns
Them Over to the
State.

The new law that turns all the in
surance companies over to the state
to be taxed will make quite hole
in the receipts of taxes in Canton and
Stark county, it is estimated.
Formerly, all insurance companies
having Offices in the county had To
return the amount of premiums collect
ed to the county auditor, and were
taxed for the full amount. The law
passed by the last legislature changes
all this, and the state now imposes
tax of 2.5 per cent upon their pre-
miums, none of which comes back in
to the county treasury.
In order to ascertain to what extent
this would affect the city and county,
a News-Democrat reporter called upon
Auditor Reed for a statement of what
was realized in taxes last year from
the insurance companies. Mr.. Reed
said: t---.-.,
81 cannot tell Off hand, but 1t will
only take a minute to figure 1t up"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER co.
NEW YORK

Referring to the books. the auditor
ascertained that there was in the city
of Canton alone premiums paid to
the amount of $2S7.93O last year.
This year the tax duplicate of the
city will be reduced that much," said
Mr.. Reed. "and possibly the loss is
greater, as all the insurance compan-
les are doing larger business now
than ever. In the entire county the
reduction of the duplicate from this
source alone will reach 100000.
In Canton alone this will mean a
loss in taxes of about $500. Unless
the duplicate is increased from other
sources, this will amount to a good
deal to the city, 1t strikes Canton
harder than any other city In the
county, as almost every insurance
company of any size in the country has
an Office here.
IL have not seen the new law. II
was reported that It exempted express
and other companies from county tax
but of this / am not certain. II II
did that, then the county would be in
worse shape than ever.
There Is one thing, however. that
will offset this little. The state Off
GERS are figuring upon reducing the
state levy about one-half. 1t was last
year 2.s9 mills, or nearly one-third OF
one per cent Should this be cut In
two, 1t will to some extent make uI
for the loss In the duplicate"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
TROUBLE IN STORE.
Cleveland Judge Sent Fake
Prisoner TO Lancaster In.
dustrial School.

Columbus, o., May 22.-The trustees
of the Lancaster industrial school for
boys, who met here yesterday. promise
to make trouble for Judge Fielder, of
Cleveland. Fielder went into deal
with Cleveland paper to railroad q
youth through the Lancaster school 80
as to show up some OF the alleged in
qairies of the place. A young news
paper man named Boalt was commit
ted to the home. but when he landed
there a Cleveland woman recognized
him as newspaper man and tipped
him off to Superintendent Adams.
The pseudo-incorrigible was fed on
delicacies and treated royalty except
at such tinns as he was compelled to
pound stone for exercise. Then Boalt
wanted to get out and Superintendent
Adams refused to release him. Clevo-
land people were rushed to Lancaster
and Boalt was released.
The trustees today considered the
matter of the Cuyahoga county judge
signing alleged false papers. and
along that line something may be
doing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
TELLS OF PLAN.
Clgante Made Anti Nor
tenn State m rent.
SEEN BY PROSECUTOR
implicates Giles, Lewis and
Gardiner Said Giles Was
to Have Taken Revolver
and Used II.

Prosecuting Attorney Robert H. Day
went to the workhouse Thursday morn
ing and secured the ante-mortem state
ment of Charles Gigantic who was the
principal in the tragedy of Wednes-
day morning.
Gigante's statement was that he.
Giles, Lewis and Garner had planned
the affair with the hopes of making
their escape.
81 was to strike Klotz with wfr,
roll and Giles was to get the gun. We
were then to hold up the other guards
and secure the keys and make our es-
cape. Giles planned the whole thing.
81 shot over Klotz's head to scare
him, and shot once at Jacob and once
at Stone. Stone shot first at me and
then shot him, and he shot second
time"
The prisoner jEsisted that he had
shot himself in (he stomach.
After the statements were written
down. Gigantic signed them of his own
free will.
He said it was their intention to go
north if they succeeded in getting
away.
Prosecutor Day stated that Gigantic
was gasping for breath and seemed in
great distress while talking.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
REPUBLICAN BOSS DEFEATEl

Newark, O., May 22-The anti-Ickes
faction claims the election of seven of
eleven Newark Republican central COM
mitteemen and majority of delegates
to the county convention which meets
here Saturday. They assert that an
anti-Ickes delegation to the state con-
vention will be chosen. Ickes, former
chairman of the state Republican CEN
trail committee. has just been appoint
ed postmaster of Newark for the third
time, but his political enemies are re-
joicing over his defeat right on the
heels of his appointment as post
master.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
LAWYERS TO ENTER TRUST.

Bucyrus. O.. May ga legal trust
is the latest hydra-headed octopus to
be formed, and its home is in Craw-
ford county. A special meeting Of
the bar association of the county was
held yesterday to arrange schedule
of fees for the various kinds of busi-
ness. There has been great variance
heretofore. and uniform schedule Is
asked for. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
YOUNG MINER KILLED.

Nelsonville, o., May 22.-While sit
ting on the depot platform sound asleep
last night Granville German, a young
miner of Macarthur, was run over by
train at Buchtel. His body was
crushed to a pulp.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
TO The BOTTOM
Charges Are to Be Probee

Toledo, o., May 21.-All of the men
indicted by the Lucas county grand
jury are in custody with the exception
of Edward Eckert, claim agent for the
traction company and Tom Purtil and
Ira g. Moore of the board Of equaliza-
tt0n The Sheriff has not yet been able
TO find them. The grand jury will re-
convene June 4 and will render anoth-
Or report on July l. 1t is expected
that this will be even more sensation
81 for the Jury will continue to probe
I'll OF the indicted men.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
AGEO COUPLE
Were Buried in Same Grave

Manchester. o., May 22.-Dayid Dun
bar, aged "a, and his wife, aged II, who
died within few hours of each other,
were buried in the same grave in the
cemetery here.
A half century ago David Dunbar
established himself in the grocery
business here and for all these years
he has continued in the business.
About the same time he Joined the
Masons, and it is believed that he was
perhaps the Oldest Mason and the olk-
est grocer in the state.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23

Be wise and attend this unequaled
sale; it will mean money saved-and lots
of it. And, no matter what you buy in
WE WILL PAY YOUR CAR FARE
TO AND FROM CANTON--if your
purchases amount to $1,000 or more and
you live within % miles of tho city.
Remember, all suburban cazs stop at
this store; the departure of all cars is
announced in our waiting room.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23

FINDLAY-The identity of Herman
Freiser. who was killed by the cars in
Pavilion, N. ", week ago, has been
established as that of an emDloye of
the Bell pottery who left the city for
the east last January.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23

YOUNGSTOWN- Samuel Mcdonald,
&ho had supervision of the construc-
.ol1n of the Bessemer steel plant of the
R1Tablic Iron and Steel company, and
& kindly resigned as superintendent,
accepted the position Of manager
lerse Independent steel plant at
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23
white WINGS"
At Salem Still on Strike
(star Specially

M (Star Specially
Salem, May 2l.-The city council ut
its meeting last night failed TO 10
anything in the way of adjusting the
difficulty with the white wings" and
they are still on strike, An effort was
lmade this morning by the street COM
missioner to get men to work at the
old rate but was unsuccessful.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23

You cannot, II you value good health, afford
to use cheap, low-grade, alum baking pow
ders. They are apt to spoil the food they
tell you that alum in food Is detrimental.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-23

FINDLAY-S. NJ. Bloomingdale, a
prominent clothing merchant. was
thrown from his carriage Wednesday
iE a runaway and seriously injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
Seed Testinu.

II farmer believes he can not at
ford to grow and select his own seed,
he surely can determine its value be-
fore seeding. IL he will take an ordi-
nary dinner plate, put little sand in
it and moisten the same, count out
100 or $50 seeds OF the various grasses
and clovers, put in separate plates
and invert other plates over the ones
containing the sand and let them
stand at the temperature of the living
room for several days being sure that
the sand is kept moist, he can readily
determine how much of this seed will
terminate and whether 1t Is worth
his while to sow it. Seed testing is
such simple process that it is sur
prising that every farmer does not
give more attention to it. especially
when it is so very important. Though
the experiment station has tried to
use discretion in the purchase of seeds
it has been found that many samples
sent us would not show rs per cent of
termination; some went below this,
while very few came up to a fair
standard. 1t Is the lack of vitality
that should be guarded against as 1t
causes an appalling waste OF money,
not to speak of the annoyance which
could be prevented by making a ger
mination test Of the seed before they
are purchased or only buying them on
the guarantee that they show a certain
termination test.-Seed Testing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
Mutton Breeds and Merinos Compared

Prof w. A. Henry: The Merino
sheep is peculiarly a wool bearer, and
nearly all lines descended from the
Spanish stock have BEEN selected with
that single end in view. The story Of
the Spanish Merino in its home coun-
try forms one of the most interesting
chapters extant in the history of live
stock. In their pilgrimage from South
to Central Spain each spring and their
return in the fall, the Spanish locks
make annual journeys covering in all
about 1000 miles. Only the strongest
and most rugged animals survive the
long, fatiguing and perilous marches.
The ability TO exist in enormous
hocks, to range over vast territory
and to subsist upon scant food. are the
leading of the many remarkable quail
ties wrought by stern fate into the
very fiber and constitution of the
Merino sheep.
Almost opposite in some respects are
the English mutton breeds of sheep.
which have been reared in small focks
confined to limited pastures, the best
specimens being saved and nurtured
by kindly hands with intelligent at
tention to all their wants. They have
been sheltered from storms and given
roughage and grain from barn and
stack, whenever the fields were scant
of heritage or the weather severe. In
general, the life of the English mutton
sheep has been one of plenty almost
to surfeit and quiet contentment. In
this country we cannot hope to attain
the wonderful success reached by
British sheep-owners unless we follow
closely or improve upon their methods.
The rules and practices prevalent in
this country in handling Merino sheep
will prove satisfactory with the NUT
ton breeds, and the feeder, in the very
inception of his flock experience,
should duly consider the habits and
characteristics of the animals he is
handling.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
The Supply of New Potatoes.

The supply of new potatoes has not
been very large this season and buy
ers in the cities are fearing a short.
age in the crop available for summer
use. 1t seems that the very unequal
distribution of moisture has resulted
in considerable shortening of the
crop. The very abundant rains that
have fallen In the neighborhood of the
Great Lakes have in many instances
prevented the development Of the crop
Of early tubers. In the extreme west
the drouth has been so severe that
the vines have made little growth. A
like condition exists among the truck
gardens of the Atlantic slope. The
drouth there extends from New Eng
land to Georgia and has resulted in
the cutting short Of much of the gar
den truck. Some of the Virginia grow.
ers will have no crop at all. Up to
the first of June the prospects there
were favorable, but since that time all
has changed. Just what the supply of
new potatoes is no one can tell, as the
crop depends on the weather from
week to week. This does not neces-
sarily mean that the main crop of DO.
tatoes is to be short. The late pota.
toes may not suffer at all in compari.
son to the early crop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

money, detectives who were able to
cope with even such a remarkable
scoUndrel as he conceived this man to
be, and who would speedily put him on
his back in the first round.
And yet the wretched result of his
| arrangement with the great Baron
PeterhOff aroused serious doubts in his
mind. If the fascinating presence of
a woman could so upset a sagacious
master of finesse and diplomacy, who
could be trusted?
There was apparently time.
Brand would hardly get his columns
in motion under day or two.
Charlie could be governed by cir
cumstances and the trend of events.
Besides. there was Artemus, whose
wits were of the brightest. and who
might be depended on, to accomplish
more than little, looking toward the
exposure of the great fraud.
These soothing reflections came in
some degree through the influence of
the magic weed for to its devoted
votaries tobacco seems to be an in
cense which creates optimists where
only pessimism had previously
reigned.
And of course cur Charlie contem-
plated with more or less complacency
the high degree of happiness that
would be his portion when the blessed
time arrived for him to claim Airline
Brand as his own darling wife, with
no one. not even a haunting memory
of the buried past, to say him nay.
He had figured it all out, and de-
cided that he would make full and free
confession regarding his one forlorn
experience in Cupid's realms.
No doubt Charlie took considerable
pleasure in specializing upon the var
ious ways in which he might bring
these important matters to a focus.
but never once did he dream of the
wonderful and fearful event by meaas
of which the desired end would be
swiftly attained.
Again and again he looked toward
the Fifth avenue entrance as the door
swung behind new corners, but Arte-
mus remained only conspicuous by his
absence.
Could anything have happened;
would the bold and reckless Capt.
Brand begin operations by looping off
the limbs of the tree he meant to
fell?
1t made him deucedly uncomfortable
to even consider such a calamity.
Surely some tremendous catastrophe
was brooding over himself and his for
tunes, or could it be he was partaking
of Arlines' slow spirits?
Was his cigar to blame? All! a
change was on the tapis, for there
came Artemus bustling in from the
outside night air.
ITO be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
Outlook for Apples and Peaches.


A government report says that the
average condition Of apples is, on the
whole, unfavorable. OF the fourteen
large producing states but two report
a condition above the ten-year aver
age, as follows North Carolina, 6S, a
gain of point and Michigan 81,
gain of 6 points. In Maine the condi.
ton is SO, corresponding with the ten
year condition in that state. New
York reports condition points be-
low the ten-year average. Illinois
and Iowa 8 points, Ohio IL, Pennsyl-
vania and Kansas 16, Kentucky, Vir-
ginia and Tennessee, II, Missouri Is.
and Indiana 10 points, and in the re-
naming states 1t is probable that con-
siderably less than an average crop
will be produced. The present pros
poets of the peach crop are quite fav-
orable, notwithstanding the fact that
several important peach growing
states report conditions considerably
below their ten-year averages. The
states showing such reductions are:
Tennessee points, Georgia s, Kansas
80, and Missouri 35 points. On the
other hand, Mississippi reports a con-
dition l point, Virginia 2, South Caro-
lnia 5, North Carolina z, Alabama 10,
Texas 10, California 16, and Arkansas
% points above such average.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
Increase of Si!os,

Reports from New York say that a
good many new silos are being erected
in that state. The farmers are COM
ing to appreciate the advantages OF
having on hand good supply of nu-
tritious feed, at all times of the year.
The drouth of last year that so seri-
ously cut short the summer pastures
was a lesson to those that are willing
to trust to luck whether they have
anything for their cows to eat or not.
The silo is an insurance against short
supplies of feed. One of the great adj
vantages of it is that rood crop one
year may be stored and held over for
years without detriment to its feeding
quality. AS the use of silos becomes
more general we will have more and
more the practice of storing for years
in advance OF need. In this way the
feeder may render himself indepen-
dent of the accidents of weather, and
the supply of dairy products will be-
come uniform. AS it is at the present
time only the best managed diaries
have abundant feed the year round.