The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22
Shoots Shafts Between
the Bars.
STIRRING UP STRIFE
Between celImates--A Queer
Love Affair at Penitentiary
.-Notes From the
Capital.
tFrom a star correspondent.)

(From a STAFF Correspondent)
Columbus, April 21.-Thomas Rol-
lins, serving two years from Column
biana county, for cutting with intent
to kill, and Samuel Johnson, burglar,
from Franklin county, engaged in n
furious battle at the penitentiary, Sat
urday. over dusky inmate of the fe-
male department.. Both men are col
ored. Rollins has been carrying on a
clandestine Irritation with the woman,
and johnson sought to "cut him out. =
The men are cellmates, and they fell
to arguing the question. The guard
heard an uproar and hastened to the
cell, where he found both men pun
melting each other in vigorous fash
ion. Rollins had possessed himself Of
stool and Johnson was waving aloft
fork which he was trying to jab
into his antagonist. The guard parted
both men and ordered Rollins to leave
the cell. As he turned to do SO, he
struck Johnson heavy blow in the
face. Both men will be placed in SOL
itary confinement and will be given
dose of the water and paddle treat
ment and will lose some good time.
Rollins home is in Lisbon, where he
worked in the tin mill.
The paper read by DR.. Josiah Hart
zell, member of the state board of
health, of Canton, on Saturday, at the
meeting Of the board and the school
superintendents Of the state, was well
received. School Board Constituen-
cies," was the subject. He said it was
necessary that good candidates be
nominated for school board, and the
anxiety Of many to be elected to such
positions prompted him to ask the
question, "Why do men seek member
ship of school boards?" The reason
is, there is lot of money to be spent
and perhaps opportunities are offered
The professional politician should be
kept out. AS a rule candidates who
are upright and capable do not put
the necessary into the campaign. He
said that the admission Of women on
school boards has proved to be bene-
fetal and urged that doctors, lawyers,
ministers, and business men should he
on boards. He referred to the poor
facilities of over half century ago
but declared that despite poorer build
ings, ETC., reading, spelling and cipher
ing were more thoroughly inculcated
into the minds of the pupils then than
now.
| The budget for the last three-quar-
ters Of 1903 and the first quarter OF
| 1904 has been practically completed
| by the finance committee of the house
1t makes a reduction of about $780,
900 as compared with the appropria-
| tion for 1902. 1t carries "a 7S9, ,249
| A few increases were made. The Ma
| tional guard will receive an increase
of $4,000 over it's allotment in 1901
| The wards Of the state are we'll looked
after, the Magsllon state hospital re-
ceiving $296,000, $4,000 more than IL
got before. No provision Is made for
either the state board of public works
or the state board Of medical reg.
istration, although these departments
may be taken care of before the bill
is introduced. 1t may 60 in either this
afternoon or Tuesday.
Columbus is making a determined
effort to capture next years conven.
ton of the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. The
locaS delegates who are attending the
conveneSSn now in session at Wheel,
ing, have IN their possession letters
from Goverhor Nash, Mayor Hinkle
the city council, trades and labor as.
sembly board of trade, and Hon
Joseph Bishop, secretary Of the state
board of arbitration and former pres
ident of the Amalgamated association
urging that Columbus be accepted a.
the convention city. Factory and ShoI
| Inspector John II. Morgan, who fol
years has been prominently connected
with the association, is now at Wheel
ing pushing the claims of this city.
The Catholic order of Foresters
which has headquarters at Columbu.
will shortly organize new court a
Alliance.