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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
STARK LINE
EXTENSION
Engineers are at Work on Route
Running From SebTing to
Salem.
Local line NEARING COMPLETION.

corps OF engineers is at work run
ming an electric line from Sebring to
Salem, a distance of IL or Is miles.
This is to be an extension OF the
Stark Electric company's lines, which
are now nearly completed from Can
ton to Alliance and which is in oper-
alton from Alliance to Sebring. 1t is
understood that when the Alliance
and Salem lire is completed, there
will be other extensions made, the
Ilan being to make the system an ex-
tensive one. The best evidence OF this
is the fact that the power plant near
Alliance is one of the largest and most
complete in the state, and will have
capacity to run a system many times
larger than that which is at present in
sight
The work on the Canton-Alliance
line is being pushed rapidly in spite of
the weather conditions. The principal
delay is at heavy cut on the Weaver
farm near Alliance. Aside from this,
the track is nearly all laid between
the two cities, the trolley strung and
the line is ballasted between Louis
Vile and Maximo. Two large engines
ard a steam shovel are being used in
the prosecution of the work.
The rails hsye all been laid in the
city of Alliance, but they have been
delayed in Canton because of legal
impediments that have been thrown
in the way of the company. property
owners having enjoined the building
of the lines on Seventh street and al
other points In the city.
The sub-station for the dissemina-
ton of power at Louisville is ready
for the machinery. which is being fur
nished by the Westinghouse COM
pany.
The contractors are of the opinion
that II the weather is anything like
1t should be, the entire line will be
completed inside of thirty days, with
the exception of the loop in Canton,
which will be impossible until the
courts dismiss the injunctions that are
now in force.
Business men of Canton are very
anxious to have the road completed.
II is claimed that the other lines
which are running into the city bring
great deal of trade, and 1t is expect
ed that the Stark line will be equal
" prolific
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23

In recent issue the Strand maya
zinc, published in London, Eng. con-
tains a sketch of the work of CIR. Mac
Auley, whose cartoon work is known
Throughout the United States and Eng
land.
Charles r. MacAuley, the artist, was
born in Canton and is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John MacAuley, of Navarro
street. who moved to Hoboken, N. j.,
about IL years ago. Until 1891 he liv-
ed in anton and was employed on the
Roller at first as artist and later as
reporter He worked for the Roller
for about a year and then took po-
sition as cartoonist with the Cleveland
Press. He married Miss Clara Halter
Of this. who died years ago and was
buried In Westlawn cemetery.
Concerning him the Strand says
Although Mr.. G. r. MacAuley has
written finale to his career as car
toonist in order to go in for literature
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
GUILTY OF BLACkM ALL
Thomas e. Steele and Mrs.
Miller In Trouble for At
ut to Ex,ort Money.

Columbus, o., Dec. 20. - The United
States jury Friday afternoon returned
verdict against Attorney Thomas e.
Steele and Mrs. Anna Miller, finding
them guilty of conspiring to use the
mails to extort money from prominent
citizens of Columbus charged with in
timacy with Mrs. Miller.
Steele is a grandson Of Thomas Ew-
ing and is one of the most prominent
attorneys at the Columbus bar. Mrs
Miller is the wife OF Joseph Miller
a Columbus merchant tailor. Her hus'
band with lvor Hughes. another at
torney of high standing and q past
grand master of the Odd Fellows arc
under similar Indictment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
A CANTON ARTIST WHO HAS
RISEN TO FAME IN ENGLAND

the ROer war which, through general
republication In England and Canada.
attracted probably more attention
than the work OF any other American
cartoonist on this subject. Que of his
cartoons showing the British lion with
a telephone receiver at each ear, was
the most widely copied of any cartoon
Mac Auley had done, and by many OF
our readers will be recognized as an
old familiar friend. Always writes
Mr. MacAuley, II have deprecated the
trend OF American cartoons towards
gross and. regret to say 1t, vulgar
carlcature. Whether the cartoonist
created a demand for that sort OF
thing which the editor was forced TO
rec ognize, or whether The editor him.
self was at fault (if fault It were) l am
unable to say: but the fact remained
that we were perforce obliged to en-
ploy the gnarled and loaded bludgeon
to the almost entire exclusion of the
dainty, keen and more effective thrust
of the .rapier.'
The Strand also publishes a photo
graph of Mr.. MacAuley and several OF
his best cartoons.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
UMHOLz RELEASED.
Found Innocent OF the 6edsr-
man Robbery-victim OF Cir
cumsta ntial Evidence.

Frank Umholtz. Of Wood alley.
who has been locked up for several
days on suspicion of knowing some
thing about the robbery Of $1S4 from
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Beder-
man, of West Ninth street. wDg re-
leased Saturday afternoon by the
mayor.
When the officers visited the home
of Bederman after the robbery they
found handkerchief and slip of pa
per both of which bore the name OF
Umholtz. This lead to the young
man's arrest. Upon closer exarIna-
ton 1t was discovered that the initials
on the handkerchief were written with
lead pencil. This fact, taken In con-
nection with the story of Umholtz as
to his whereabouts on the night oS the
robbery which was verified, led To his
release Saturday afternoon.
Mayor Robertson in speaking Q: the
matter said that 1t appeared to hin
thai the thieves planned to throw sus-
picion on Umholtz. Umholtz has al.
ways borne a good reputation and hal
never before figured In police circles
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
PROBATE COURT.

In the guardianship of Michael Rim
ger. of Marlboro township an appli-
cation for the appointment OF a guar
dian has been fled.
In the estate of Henry Fasnacht OF
Lawrence township public sale OF real
estate has been ordered
In the estate OF Mary Kittinger Of
Perry township the will has been ad-
mitted to probate.
In the estate Of Melissa j, Long OF
Canton the will has been admitted tc
probate and James A. Long has beer
appointed executor. Citation TO the WI
dow to elect has been ordered.
In the estate of Jacob Braucher o.
Lawrence township order Of appraise
mcnr and sale bill have been order
ed.
In the estate of Henry Wathey o
Lexington township. christopher M
lSWathey has been appointed administers
tor.
IN the guardianship of the Hoove
heirs OF Lexington township inventor.
has been fiied.
In the estate of Josephine MouniI
OF Canton final account has been filed
4 In the estate OF Henry Giesin OF AL
lance the lrst account has been filed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
JURORS WERE
|ND|SCREET
Losers in Damage Suit Demand New
Trial Because Of Alleged
Remarks.
SEVERAL AfFIDAVITS were FILED.

A number of aflidavits were filed
Monday morning in support of the mo-
tion for a new trial in the case of
Fleisher Brothers against Fl. A. Bloom
berg & Company of Massillon. When
the case was tried Fleishers got a
verdict for the full amount OF claim
which was $500 and interest
A motion for new trial was filed
and the charges made that there had
been misconduct upon the part of some
of the jurors. The afildavits filed In
the case are rather sensational. An
drew Dangeleisen, of Massillon, makes
affidavit that after the trial he met
George w. Heinrich, one of the jurors
and said to him:
Good land, you throwed Bloombe-e
down pretty hard"
To which Heinrich replied with some
pyrotpchnic profanity that Bloomberg
had no business to come to town and
expressed an opinion that he was glad
he got beaten.
John Coholan, of Wooster, in an ALL
dayit, states that George Snyder, an
other of the Jurors, in speaking o.
Bloomherg said:
"D---n him. I'd like to be on a
Jury. I'd fix him"
Snyder is a shoe dealer and 1t was
in the discussion of the question oil
Rloomberg putting in stock OF shoes
that this conversation occurred, the
affidavit stated.
The other two affidavits were pre-
sented having reference to the letter
/ which had been ruled out as evidence
getting into the jury room with the
papers The assertion was made that
it did not get there in the regular way
with the other papers, the inferencH
being that It got there surreptitiously
KICKS ON ASSESSMENT.
Theresa Baker, who owns property
at the corner of North Cleveland ave-
me and Second street. has sued the
city of Canton to restrain 1t from col
lecting any further assessments 1of
paying and curbing Second street. Inc
CITY claims that there is yet due Sfl.s5
The plaintiff states that $33.96 has
been paid and that this amount over
nays S7S7 and that instead OF owing
the city the city owes her. An injunc-
tion is asked restraining the city from
collecting any more money, and 1t Is
Ito include the treasurer and auditor
who are 10 he enjoined from placing
The amount against the property.
The petition sets forth figures In
support of the claim. Attorney G. T.
Never represents the plaintiff.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Catherine Remley, of MassilloD. has
sued Perl G. Remley, her husband,
for divorce, alleging willful absence
and gross neglect of duty. The de-
fendant is said to have been idle,
nrofligate and dissipated. Attorney
John o. Garrett filed the petition.
THREATENED SUICIDE.
Francis I. Dickerhoof. Of Canton,
has sued William H. Dlckerhoof for
divorce. They were married in 1897
and have no children. 1t is alleged
that last June the defendant beat his
wife and threatened to kill her; thai
he at various times threatened tc
commit suicide in order to annoy and
brighten her; that he has FOR some
time past been associating with disso
lutte women. She wants her maider
name of Florence I. Bender restored
as well as a divorce. James J. Gran
Is her attorney.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
JAPAN's RAPID GROWTH.

Japan has astonished the world by
her marvellous strides to an acknow..
edged position among the first pow
ers of the earth. Her development
duriag the last half century is, il
some respects, more remarkable THAI
that of the United States. Fifty
years ago when Commodore Perry
raped somewhat roughly at her gates
she was, in material progress. govern
mental administration and education
al development, little beyond where
she stood thousand years before
Now her snug little realm Is traversed
with railways and spotted with mani
fold industries. her political system
compares favorably with the monar-
chies Of Europe, and her colleges and
rchools are graduating hosts OF young
men fitted for every position of re-
sponsibility. Her foreign commrce
has expanded in thirteen years from
$30.000,000 to 5000, 700 900 per annum
This is an increase of 1000 per cent
per annum, record unrivaled by any
ether country In the same time or un.
DER similar conditions Starting
with no merchant marine, she now has
her cargo and passengers steamers
running to all parts of the globe IL
successful competition with the feet;
OF the older and richer nations. witt
no modern wEr vessels twenty yeari
ago. she now hos a navy ranking mex
10 our own In effectiveness. With al
army a few decades past that was bar
taric In equipment. she possesses TO
Z day = trained armed force that, Il
comparison to her srea and populatio'
. v SECOND TO none.-R Review Of Ho
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
ACCUSE EACH OTHER.
Neither Peunsr Nor Mcdowell
Admit Theft cfa Set
OF Harness.

Earnest Penner and Clyde Mellow
ell. the two young men arrested Sat
urday ON suspicion Of having knowl-
edge of the robbery Of set OF hra-
ness from the barn of Henry Wise on
North Market street, will probably re-
ceiye a hearing Monday afternoon.
Penner claims that he does not
know anything about taking the har-
ness, but has confessed that he stole
a gold watch at the Hill boarding
house On East Tuse arawas street, Nc
Dowell claims tina. Penner stole the
harness, but Penner says that Nc
Dowell is the thief.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
BY FOOT PADS
A Gillian Employs . Was Robbee

Clint Iassack, an employe Of the Gill
liam works was knocked down by a
footpad about nine o'clock Saturday
evening and rendered unconscious. Has
sack was attacked near the corner oI
Charles and Willet streets, and his as.
sailants succeeded in getting $40. Of
ficer Dickes was detailed TO work upon
the case, but Hassack was unable TO
give any description of the men. Has
sack was seriously injured and put un-
der the care of DR.. Hart.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
PARTLY QUALIFIED.

"I'd like ter be Judge" said the
chronic loafer, as he dropped Unto his
accustomed seat at the. corner grocery
"They amt got nuthin ter do but set
on the bench all day an look wise.
well" said the grocer. you could
do the settin' on the bench, all right
Chicago News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
MONEY AS A MEASURE OF VALUE

Mt)NE1 AS "A MlIASURE Or tALUlb.
II would be strange IL our huge,
spectacular success In gathering wealth
should not for the time being blunt
our appreciation of the other kinds
of success. Money is notoriOusly
imperfect measure of the value Of
work, but after all It Is the most defin
ite and comprehensive measure there
is and the common tendency to feel
that the work that brings In the most
money is the best worth doing has
plenty of excuse. Moreover, the worl
whereof we have seen the results and
rewards in this country during ths
last five years has been of immens;
vflue not only to Americans but t.
civilization. The benefits Of 1t havt
not been c1uitably distributed, but II
such cases they never are. Wher'
there are great opportunities som'
men seen and grasp them. and hay'
the profit torlltaoialdhtotauro
the power to profit by them far NOR
than others. There have lately beer
vast opportunities in this country. W.
have seen wealth created in enormous
volume, and we have seen many In
ordinately large slices Of 1t get int
individual hands. Some of the result
have been disturbing. Luxury has in
creased and the development of class
es has seemed to go on with unprece
dcnted rapidity. We ordinary, wage
earning neople, who are thankful II W
can manage to win the comforts of life
see palaces rising about in bewilder
ling number. see the evidence of lux
urious living on every side. and fee
Of course, that the conditions Of Amer
ican life have changed and are chang
| ing fast. aud that we are less and les
of social class of these people ths
: VIC watch mr. read about. We wish tn
times might grow simpler again W
wisl, there were less basis for the CT
that the ordinary individual Is becon
ing of less and less Importance, an
: that the machinery, organization. an
the combination are constantly grow
ing more powerful
: / guess that as result of all ot
: years of plenty we have got the MOI
lty-making end Of our great mAchiI
too much on our mInds.--Scribner's
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
THE PROPER THING TO DO.

Doctor" said the fIissy invalid. II
understand the only proper way to
breathe Is through the nose. New.
sometiples ! wake up and find my
mouth wide OPEN
"Weli?" said DIR. Gruff.
well. what shall I DOR ~ N
Get up and shut II. Of courss.r--
Philadelphia Press-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
STEEL TRUST
May Got Another Big Plant
Will Make Bar
1eo0

New York, Dec. 20. :. The acquisi-
tion by the United States Steel cor
poration of the Union Steel company
Is to be followed, 1t is declared in Wall
street, by the taking over of tho Re,
public Iron and Steel company.
Insiders say the property is In fine
condition. has at Birmingham, Ala,
one of the largest and most modern
furnaces in the country. and is doing q
satisfactory business. The Union plants
have capacity of 100000 tons cs
iron per annum, which will supply the
shortage of the steel corporation, SO
that the determination to acquire the
Republic indicates that the big con-
Germ has decided to enter the bar iron
department of the business In which
at present it has no interest,".
Insiders of the Republic company
say that. regardless Of any considera-
tions of absorption by the steel cor
poration, their preferred stock, in view
of the large earnings and the business
outlool, is relatively cheap since there
are no bonds ahead of 1t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
-HOOT MON!

Should anybody wake up Christmas
morning and find O public library In
his stocking, he needn't be surprised
Hoot. monl Dinua We ken the canny
Andy o. sldbo y vi US again ?-Buffa'
10 Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-23
rIAGMAN KILLED.

Coshocton, o., Dec. l9.--David
Gram, an aged fagriian on the Penn
syiynnia system, stepped of one track
TO let freisht 50 by. and was struck
by the fast mail He was thrown
one hundred feet Death was instan-
taneouS.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-11
THE WEST POINT CLASS,
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MILL
TARY ACADEMY.

The class Of '02 at West Point composed of
the men who will be graduated next week, and
. who will then enter the service of the country
! as army officers. will probably be known the
. Centennial Class" The ceremony by which
they will cease to be cadets and will take their
places in the service for which they were edu-
Gated will be one of the features of the centen-
Mai celebration. President Roosevelt will prob
ably be present to address the class ana deliver
/ the diplomas, and a di .tinguShed company, rep
resenting the various departments Of the ma
tional and State governments Will witness the
ceremony. When the graduates of 'O2 were
"pebs" there were more than one hundred. AS
in all other classes at West Point. every State
was repr, scented. The list Included names well
known in the history Of the country, and also
names which the young cadet and his family
hoped might Lecome famous These were
among the sturdy young fellows who in the first
months of their experience at West Point,
learned for the first time the meaning Of the
word discipline some who had been prepared
for the course by private tutors and others who
had worked their own way. If there were
any who believed that the brilliant record OF
a father or the possession Of a pull" would
help ,hem in their four years career at the
Military Academy, they were disenchanted be
fore. the camp season was over. and with their
.setting up" instructions the Knowledge came to
them not from what was said or done but by
the West Point atmosphere that they had come
TO a place where nothing but actual work counts
for a man: a place where he who is unworthy
canuot remain. This not true Of the cen
tenuial class any more than it of the classes
which had preceded it, and. like other classes,
il Lost men for the usual reasons until its mem
barship of lO7 dwindled 10 hfty-fJur.
Tn. class Of this year reduced in April Of
last wear by the dismissal Of six cadets. who
were found guilty of hazing. TO them West
Point borors have become al impossibilty. but
! their FIVE comrades who only suspended
had to go back a year and unless they
| f,,ind deficient at the final examinations will be
graduated next year with the men upon whom
tbrv sneered as 'plebs' when the five suspend
ed men had already completed a years service
at the academy
rbe,a are many well known names on the
| ,ist Of Graduates Among these is Philip H.
cbaridap the son of General Sheridan the hero
or the shenandoah. Young Sheridan is not
ctr bis name being rather far down on the list
| When the class numbered sixty seven in 1900
| no ,yas No 5S He is small in size like his
| father but is known as fighter. and no one
New-York tribune., 1902-05-11
NEW IMPERIAL POLICY.
NO LONGER THE GREAT MOBILES WHO
HAVE SOEEI;EIGN'S EAR BUT THE
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY

When Emperor William succeeded to the
crown he on several occasions in the course of
public speeches gave expression to the convi.-
ton that his mobiles constituted the principal
bulwark of his throne. The experience acquired
during the course Of an eventfu reign of four
teen years has tended to entirely change the.
views, which he had inherited as a cherished ira
di.Ion from a long line Of ancestors. and he has
Of late given many demonstrations Of the fact
that he looks upon the captains of industry ard
OF trade as being Il source of far greater strength
to the empire and to his dynasty than the ari4-
torracy.
The useiessness of the latter as a defence +
the monarchy is in these modern times as com
pete as that of those picturesque old city walls
and ramparts which are being RACED ever
where they exist and European royalty has b.
come alive to the ftct that not only in militarj
and naval matters. but likewise in the develop
mont of the industrial and commercial pros
PerIty, is 1t necessary to keep abreast of the
times in order to maintain unimpaired tb
prestige of both throne and nation
1t is time to cal. attention to this condition
OF things, in view of the bitter criticism TO
which the Kaiser is just at present being sub
je"ted 10y the German aristocracy, and even by
a certain portion of the German press, in cuIsc-
qu"nce of his pronounced display of Hkn; for
the company Of men who. while they hav'
achieved eminerce as merchants, manufactur
crS and tnanciers-in word. as business meL
have been ignored in Il social sense and IookeC
down upon by the nobility. During his recent
pleasure trip in the North Sea board the
KronprinZ Wilhelm ne had with him as his
guests not digEitaries of the court and state
roF yet raprese natives of the patriCilu clstc
but a number of so-csIled captains Of industry
and Of trade. no less than four OF whom wers
processing Jews
Only those who have lived in Germany and
who nave had occasion II observe the deep gull
that exists between the old aristocraCy -eSpe-
cIally the petty noEii;ty-dnd the Hebrew race
can appreciate the resentment which this policy
Of the Kaiser has called forth among those
who describe themselves as ''hCChGeborn" Anti
Semtism is. indeed, a matter of creed among the
German "vons" of high and low degree who do
not hesitate To predict that the kaiser's predi-
lection for purely business of the class that
accompanied him his recent yachting eX-
petition will ere long lead him to appoint as
Cabinet ministers members of the chosen race
Emperor William has been interesting fig
ever since he succeeded to the crown, and
has managed in one way another to command