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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
TRAP AND Gun Will IMPROVE

tstan Special,


Masslllon, April 19.--That the BAL
timore and Ohio railroad. company is
contemplating constructing double
track, in the c.. l.. 6 w. division.
through this city Is evident Presi-
dent Kicks, Of the board Of trade. at
a special meeting Thursday evening.
stated that the company had asked for
an estimate for damages for double
track through several lots owned by
the board of trade in the Columbia ad-
ditlon south of the city.
A committee was appointed to esti-
mate the damages to the property
and communicate with the railroad
company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
GIRLS PICTURE
Served to Convict Two Burg
iars--Lost BY Ono When
Crime Was Com mitted.

Bowling Green, O., April 19.--The
picture of pretty Deshler girl proved
strong piece Of evidence In con-
victing Ted Troup of burglary.
Troup, with two others. burglarized
store at Tontogany. The next morn
ing a medallion picture of Miss Eliza
Cook was found at the rear door Of
the store. 1t proved to belong to
Troup. and his arrest and conviction
followed. John and Lalbert Pfahlert,
his accomplice, then pleaded guilty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
MORE DEATHS
Result From Belgian Riots,
Making . Total Of Eight
Great Excite m ent.

News-Democrat Leased Wire service.l
Brussels. April 19.--Three moro
deaths have resulted from the con-
fiict between the civilians and the
members of the civil guard at LOU
balm. near here. last evening
This makes the total number OF
deaths eight, Extreme popular, ex-
citmant prevails.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
new OFFICES
For President Roosevelt Will
BE Built In White House
Grounds.

News Democrat Leased Wire serv,osl
Washington. April 19.-Temporary
offices for the president are to be
built in the white house yard as soon
as the Appropriation of $4,000 for the
work can be secured.
The building will be ready in six or
seven months and will be torn down
AS soon as the permanent official Office
for the president can be built
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
POLLOCK FLATLY REFUSES
TO INTRODUCE BOGUS Bill |
BOSTON WILL HAVE A
TASTE OF OLD BLUE LAWS
No Candy, Soda, Cigars, Bread Nor Meat Can Be
Sold on Sunday--No Shaving Nor Shining
Will Be Permitted.

There will be no Sunday shaving in
hotels and no bakery can remain open
after 10 o'clock a. m. Meats cooked or
raw cannot be sold. The motive is
to make the law so obnoxious that it
will be repealed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
FLOWERS FOR MRS ROOSEVELT

Springfield. o.. April 19.--The wife
of President Roosevelt has placed an
order with McGregor Brothers here
for several hundred roses. the same to
be used in decorating the presidents
summer home at Oyster Bay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
CAREFUL LEGISLATOR.
Schools Are Remarkably Free
From All Contagious Diseases.

EMARKAB health has been enjoyed by Canton school children
X during year. sarve has thus far received
from the board of health notifying him of
schools.
stated unusual
notices in day
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
ANCIENT COUPLE
Joined in Mstrimo a Venture.

Rome, O., April 19.-O. r. Wikoff,
aged 70. and Miss May Compton. aged
70. were married here by Rev. Silar
McNetlan, of the M. Il. church. -
Wikoff had been married twice be,
fore and his great-grandchildrer at
tended the wedding. The groom is q
brother OF A. 7. Wikoff, once secrc-
tary Of state In Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
WORK OF A NOVICE.


After the committee had declined 10
have anything to do with the violation
of the memory of the late president
by giving his name projectevide Mt
ly concocted solely for personal and
private gain, one of the little amateurs
conceived the idea of getting the bill
up anyhow and sending 1t down here
TO be passed as board of trade meas
ure. For this purpose large board OF
trade envelope was secured and the
bill, the preparation of which must
have caused the erratic head of its
author TO ache, arrived in due sea-
son, But the earmarks of the noviti-
ate in this particular line of promo
tion were so plainly distinguishable,
especially in the light of information
direct from constituents, that 1t was
not introduced, though the opportunity
was offered during he early part of the
session Friday afternoon, offered, in
reading the bill over just to see that
1t was all right, and If it were all
right attach an 20. K" that would
tend to lift 1t out of the amateur class.
II was being scanned. also. during the
temporary absence of Mr.. Pollock. But
that is neither here nor there. No
endorsement by the Canton board of
trade, the committee named at meet
ing Of citizens nor by anybody else
1t was sent as personal bill, by a
promoter in the probationary state.
and had no other backing 80 far as
anybody could see.
HAS CHANGED HIS MIND.
When Mr.. Pollock came in, he was
questioned about the bill. but de-
clined to discuss 1t or say who hal
sent u, He simply put 1t in his desk
and said he would think 1t over. Your
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22

Boston, April 19.-If the orders Of
the police board are carried out Boston
will be tight in the clutches of the
old blue laws tomorrow. No candy,
soda nor fruit will be allowed to be
sold
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
Live Bird Shooting ls
Unlawful.
THE new GAME LAW
Is Worse Than the Old One--
The Akron Decoration Day
iTourna ment--Sport-
ing Notes.

The humane societies of the state
of Ohio have succeeded in getting a
law passed making 1t misdemeanor
to shoot live birds at the traps in Ohio.
The New England states under the d.
rection of the Massachusetts, humane
society have long had this sport under
the ban, and the other states are fol-
lowing suit. The law will have little
effect upon the gun clubs in Canton,
as they have done little live bird
shooting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22

to further and exploit a cheap little
franchise grab for an ALLEGED traction
line that Is to start somewhere out in
the rural districts and run to point
several miles from Nowhere, which is
said to be a considerable distance this
eide Of Lodi wherever from Nowhere
ndi NAV he
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22

as they have done little live bird
shooting.
The provisions of the new game
law, as 1t was butchered up In the
house of representatives. have not
been made known as yet to the gen.
erai public, but the provisions are
said to more nearly resemble what
might have emanated from the Mas
sillon asylum than from body of men
who represent the state Of Ohio. 1t
is said to be worse measure than
that of two years ago.
The Lakeside Gun club has about
completed arrangements to sell its
present club house and move to new
location north of the city where there
will be street car service all the year
round. Several sites are being con-
sidered. 1t is thought that with this
new location greater interest would
be taken in the shooting.
At the last practice shoot Ben Egley
won the gun case offered for the best
score made, but magnanimously do
mated the price of it back to the club
to help pay moving expenses. Ben's
generosity is broader than the pattern
of his choke bore.
When the Canton shooters go to
Akron on Decoration day they will
either win the trophy or make Cleve-
land and Akron break some records
to beat them out. The way the boys
have been shooting recently indicates
that they are in form to chase q 80
per cent average pretty closely.
In addition to the trophy shoot at
Akron, there will be a distance handi-
cap of 25 birds per man for high
grade Winchester trap gun, with two
sets of barrels. The entrance fee in
this event has been fixed at 81, which
includes the cost of the targets. The
handicaps will range from ~ to 20
yards and the contestants will be
placed on as even terms as it is possi-
BILE to arrange them. The handicapping
committee has already been named
and will, consist of. A. Bradley, z.
w. Hull and C. A. williams.
To round out the program there will
be five merchandise events of ten and
Is birds each. with five prizes in each
event and five sweepstakes of Is and
20 targets. with four moneys in each.
A Cleveland team will take part in
the trophy event and many Cleveland
shooters will go after the specials as
well. This will make 1t difficult for
the other shooters to win out. as Cleye-
land has a number of men who are as
good as any in the country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22

correspondent saw him Friday night.
and he reiterated the interview that he
had given earlier in the game. He
said that when this bill was brought
to his notice. he had understood that
it was a popular plan of the people
to make a substantial memorial of
their own to the memory of their late
townsman and neighbor, to supple
ment the work of the Mckinley Mon
ument association, by making drive
way from Lake street across the via
duct to the tomb that is to be erected.
On that supposition he stated that he
would introduce the bill. But Mr.. Pol
lock is not going into the railroad
business just yet. Ii he does decide
to go in, he will probably want to tie
up with somebody that can make a
prima facie showing of being able to
construct more than three or four feet
of road in pinch. with the means al
ready at hand. and thus take the plan
out of the category of the suspicious
He is not going to go into the eXhum
iiS DuSlneSS W pun any uOuy SCuene
through. Said he:
ut has been brought to my notice
that there is a suspicion in Canton
and elsewhere in the county that there
is a graft back of this proposed via
duct. | don't know whether there is or
not but 1 don't propose to have the
name of Mckinley attached to any
thing to which suspision is also attach
ed. do not know VIII ether this is rail-
road scheme or what it is. but l know
that it is at least suspected, and you
may say for me that | am not in that
kind OF business nor will be party
to it. You may say for me that the
bill will not be INTRODUCED"
CAREFUL LEGISLATOR.
Mr.. Pollock has be II very careful
about what measures he has intro
iuced during the session. He has
mad charge of much Of the legislation
for the benefit of the laboring people
and the class of taxpayers who earn
their bread by honest sweat He has
opposed several proposed jobs and has
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
THOMAS DIXON, JR.
THE State, 10th.

VIII Appear In Columbia next Wednesday.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
About Oats.
proceed.

Oats may be sown any time up to
the middle of October with reason
able chance of their living through
the winter. After talking with many
farmers and reading much that has
been written We believe the only way
to provide against winter killing of
osts is to prepare land we'll and put
il the oats with the one-horse grain
drill which leaves a high, sharp ridge
between the. rows. The oats are
considerably below the surface. There
is generally moisture enough to
bring them up even in dry weather.
The ridges protect them. The land
instead of being lifted by frost ex.
pands horizontally leaving the bot
tom of the furrow where the oats are
stationary. As the ground thaws
and the rains come fine dirt sifts
down amongst the oats which is
equal to working. About the first
of April if the ridges are little too
high for a reaper or easy cradling
run light smoothing harrow dag
onally across the rows. That will
level the land and cultivate the oats
The Burt oat is the earliest. 1t
should be sown 10 February on good
land and it will be ready to cut the
last of May. The Southern Red
Rust Proof is the most prolific if
sown in the fall. Of the later oats
the Brown, the Turf, the Grazing,
the White Winter and Virginia
Grays are about equal. They all
grow taller than the early varieties.
The Appler oat is highly commended
in Georgia. Some farmers in this
State have tried it, but We do not
know much about it.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12

Thomas Dixon, Jr., author OF
Leopard Spots" has been engaged
to deliver one of his lectures at the
I'M. C. A., Wednesday, September
II. This noted young southerner
has never appeared IN this city and
it is believed that he will have a
crowded house. The fame OF his
book has spread all oyer the country
and it bids fair to arrive at the
largest circulation of the books pub
lished in recent years. Mr.. Dixon is
not only writer of note but has
gained a reputation of being the best
orator on the lecture platform. HIS
lectures abound in that element OF
human interest so often missed IN a
great many public speakers.
The Y. M. G. A. is to be congrat-
ulated on securing this lecturer and
every one should avail themselves o.
the opportunity to hear this gifted
Young author and orator.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12

Knoxville, Tenn, September s.
President Roosevelt braved the ele-
ments late this afternoon and in de-
fsnce of hard rain storm was driven
through streets lined with people to
a stand on Main avenue, nearly Il
mile from the depot, where he spoke
to 10000 people, who stood quiet
while drenching rain poured down
upon them.
The Presidential special arrived
promptly at 5 o'clock aud was met
by large reception committee. the
9th regiment band and battalion of
militia. After the president had
stated that he could stand the storm
to see the people of the people could
to see him, carriages were taken, and,
preceded by the troops, the process.
sion moved up the Main business
street to the speakers stand, erected
in front of the womsn's building.
All along the line Of march the Presi-
dent stood with barred head, bowing
to the.'cheering throngs. Introduced
by Henry G. Gibson, of this district,
IS a man who combined all the ster-
ling traits of character of Andrew
johnson, Andrew Jackson and Jas.
Knox Polk, President Roosevelt
spoke as follows:
sit has been an inspiration to
come through East Tennessee today
as I have. I am sorry for my sake
that the rain should have come at
this particular moment, but you
needed 1t and I am glad you have
got it. (Applause.
yesterday I spent the time going
over the great battlefield OF Chlcka-
msuga and Chattanooga, partly with
in the boundaries of your own State
and partly within the boundaries OF
my mothers State OF Georgia.
"Now l come here along the upper
wstars Of :ha Tennessee to the seat
of the first community settled by
people of our stock, on the waters
which flow into the Gulf of Mexico.
1t was six years before the outbreak
of the Revolutionary war that the
first little settlement out of which
grew the great State of Tennessee
was founded, and it was here in this
region the mounted rifemen gathered
under the leadership of Sevier-the
shaft in memory of whom you see
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
La 1t O Fraud?

About a week ago all through this
State newspapers were giving free
advertising to the National Law
College," which offered six scholar
ships to South Carolina to be award
ed by Gov. Mcsweeney. The clip
ping below taken from the Raleigh.
N. c., Post of July IL, may prove of
interest to applicants:
sit was announced some timo ago
that the superintendent of public In
struction had received a request from
President Kerr of the Nashville Law
College to appoint six North Caro-
lima students, male or female, to law
scholarships il that institution. An
examination of the papers forwarded
impressed one that entirely too much
was offered for nothing; so inquiry
was made of Tennessee State officials
and others as to the methods and
standing Of the institution, and as a
result letters have been sent out
from the Office of State Superinten-
dent Joyner to each of about fifty
applicants for scholarships notifying
them that no appointments will be
made as he is convinced after careful
investigation that the institution is q
fraud and not worthy of patronage" :"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12

last the street is fully occupied for
business purposes, it is altogether
too narrow; the roadway and the
sidewalks are cramped; and often a
widening has to take place at the
public expense. If built up closely
to the line with dwellings, the street
is likely to lack air and sunshine,
and the tendency is towards squalid
conditions.
An excellent remedy for these
evils is offered in the Massachusetts
law that empowers municipalities to
establish building lines at any de-
sired distance back from the street
line. When such a line is estab
lished, no buildings can be erected
on the intervening space. The
municipality acquires an easement
in this trip of land, which can still
be used by the owner for anything
but building purposes, and, on the
establishment of such a line, owners
may claim damages, as in case of
taking for street, widening. It is,
however, commonly more of benefit
than damage to have property thus
restricted, for it assures more per-
manently desirable character to the
street; and in case street widening
should ever be called for, no obsta-
Gle will stanG in The way; by taking
the restricted strips there will be
ample room for the wider roadway
and sidewalks.
Ideals for attractive street-plan-
ming are to be found in many parts
of the United States. There is moth
ing more charming as rural street
than that of a New England village
at it's best-lofty aisles of LEAKAGE;
the trees with feet in carpet of
turf at the sidewalk border; the
houses, quiet and unobtrusive, stand
ing we'll back, and marked with the
true home character, whether they
are humble cottages or abodes of the
rich. The noblest development of
such rural streets is to be found in
the old towns of the Connecticut
valley and in Western Massachusetts,
There the main highways have an
extraordinary generous width, often
giving room for quadruple rows of
old elms and broad spaces of turf,
the roadway requiring only mar
row space in the total width OF the
thoroughfare.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
Town Improvements.
(Sylvester Baxter, in the September
Century.

A narrow residential street may be
very attractive one if the houses
stand we'll back from the street line,
with pleasant grounds about them.
In growing town, however, the
danger from such conditions comes
with the liability to convert the street
to business purposes, or to erect
more compactly disposed dwellings.
If business comes in, the transition
Is commonly marked by jagged lines.
Commercial structure, often of q
cheap and undesirable aspect, are
built out to the street, while the
dwellings, stand recessed back at
irregular intervals. And when at
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
PASSING THROUGH NEWPORT.

Newport, Tenn, Sept. 8.-The
citizens of this place extended fiery
welcome to President Roosevelt as
his train passed through here at $3.50
o'clock tonight. Barrels were placed
for a considerable distance on both
sides of the track, and these were
fired few moments before the train
arrived, so that when the special
slowly pulled through the town its
path was lighted by the flames. The
train did not stop.
SLEEPING AT HOT SPRINGS.
Hot Springs, N. G., Sept. 8-The
special train bringing the President
ial party arrived at Hot Springs to-
night. The night will be spent here,
the train being scheduled to arrive
in Asheville at $50 a. m.
THE AsHEvILLE PROGRAM.
Asheville, N. O., Sept. 8.-Final
arrangements we're made today for
reception of President Roosevelt in
this city tomorrow. The President
ial party will spend the night at Hot
Springs, where the train will be side
tracked. The train is scheduled to
arrive in Asheville at $50 in the
morning. Shortly after 10 o'clock
the President will deliver a speech
from platform in the public square.
School children will be stationed on
Battery Park Hill and will sing the
national anthem as. the President
passes the public square. After the
conclusion of President Roosevelt's
address the party will 60 to Bit
more and will be driven over the
Vanderbilt estate. The Presidential
train will leave Biltmore at 1910.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
OVER FOUR HUNDRED
FRAUDULENT VOTES.
THE NAUSEATING SPECTACLE FUR
NISHED RY CHARLESTON.
"Bold And Defiant Attempts" Were Made to
Practice R.scality, and che Good People
of that city Were Very Much Shocked.
THE State.

The State.
Charleston. Sept. 1O.-Bold and
defiant attempts were made IN the
primary yesterday to practice fraud
and in some instances the attempts
were successful. There is feeling
of intense indignation among the
better sentiment of the community
and it is the opinon of all who favor
honest elections that drastic meas
ures should be resorted to that hon
esty in the future might be accom-
plished at the ballot boxes.
Concerted efforts we're made yes
day ts exclude Won Kolnitz watchers
from the polls and it was not until
Chairman Thsyer went in person
and overruled the objection of the
managers to Won Kolnltz's watchers.
Even then the authority of Mr..
Thayer was disputed by certain
managers, but he finally succeeded
in establishing his rights. He told
the managers that he was conducting
the election and he was responsible
for the conditions and that Won
Kolnitz was entitled to have watch
ers at the polls.
REPEATING.
There were many attempts at re-
pesting and in many cases the at
tempts were successful in spite OF
the vigilant watching. A we'll known
politician said today that there must
have been at least 400 fraudulent
votes cast, many of them being cast
under false names.
H. K. Moore, a druggist, who
lives in Ward |. found that bis vote
had been stolen from him when he
stopped at his precinct to vote for
the candidates of his choice. The
managers told him that man Civ
ing his name as II K. Moore had
voted early in the day and that he
could not vote. Mr.. Moore pro-
nounced the vote as fraud and
stated openly that he would pros
ecute the man if be could learn his
name.
It is expected that the papers
which are in the hands of the solici-
tor for prosecution of frauds at the
first primary be reinforced by evil
dence of fraudulent attempts at the
primary yesterday and that the solic-
itor will be urged to proceed against
the violators vigorously. 1t is un
derstood that the solicitor is satisfied
that he has sufficient evidence to se
cure indictments and is prepared to
proceed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
PASSING MORRISTOWN.

Morristown, Tenn, Sept. 8. .-
President Roosevelt's train stopped
here about five minutes at 8 45
o'clock tonight and the President
found large crowd waiting to greet
him. He said be was glad he had
come into the State and was espe-
cially glad that he had an opportu-
nifty to visit the great battle6elds
around Chattanooga.
Tuc President referred to the
large number Of Tennesseeans who
have made names for themselves in
the nations history and said that
the greatest admiral the country has
had in the last ninety years-Farra-
gut-was native of Tennessee.