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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-16

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-16

House Committee viii Investigate Power Of Con-
gress to Take Forcible Possession OF all Coal
Mines and Lines Of Trsnsportstion. resolution
introduced Today.
(News-pemocrat Leased Wire ServIce)

Washington Representat Jenkins
judiciary,
committee
necessity tor syh power arisen.
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Where Sailing Vessels Loaded Their cargoes.

in $500 was about 5000. and the COM
mercial center OF the town was near the
end OF the Aqueduct Bridge Both
channels Of the river were then open.
but vessels generally sailed through the
channel between the Virginil shore and
Analostan Island. nrter 1865. the da;e
cf the completion OF the causeway. ships
sailed in the eastern channel OF tn,
stream and warehouses sprung up along
the south side OF Water Street. trans
ferring the commercial activity neare-
the river center Of the little city. Tho
wharves were moved 10 the new ware
houses and Georgetown began to as
sumo the appearance it presents today.
Original Tobacco Warehouse.
The first large tobacco Warehouse n
Georgetown. was a frame building. 10
Gated south OF Bridge Street and west
OF Market Street II was known as
Loundes' warehouse and was the cen
ter OF the tobacco market until 1922
In 1922 the corporation OF Georgetown
passed an ordinance authorizing the coa-
structiOn OF two brick warehouses on
Thirty-second Stret. These were com
pleted two years later One Of them
still stands below the canal. opposite
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An old-Time Flour and Grain Elevator.

inspector. made in 1886. shows that 170.-
15S tons OF freight were handled in that
year or this amount 2.S6S tons depart
ed for foreign ports. The coastwise
freight arriving in Georgetown was &C.
600. Thirty thousand tons OF lumber
were shipped. The coal and wood shipped
amounted TO 6o.000 tons. The shipments
arriving from foreign ports amounted
10 1890 tons.
Al the beginning OF the last century
Georgetown exported considerable
leather. soap. candles and beer. in addi-
tion 10 its two great staples. flour and to-
baccO. As the century advanced its fac
tories and mills increased. Henry Foxall's
celebrated gun factory. located near the
Georgetown University building. and
many other fOurishing manufacturing
plants sprung up. II had several large
Touring mills ard woolen and cotton
mills The British threatened to burn
these in 1914. FoxalTs gun factory mar
rowly escaped destruction at that time.
and Foundry Methodist Church was the
thanks Offering the pious disciple OF John
Wesley made Tor the specials blessing
visited upon him.
With the completion OF the canal.
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The People of Washington Would Have Down Their Poc
For That Amount Should the Courts Allow All the Claims Now
Being Urged By Citizens Who Are Suffering Real Fanced

the estate OF John Mcmahon, sued the
District OF Columbia. the Western Union
Telegraph Company. and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telegraph Company. for
$4,000 damages for death OF John Nc
Mahon. caused by the falling upon him
OF G defective telegraph pole. The tele-
graph and telephone companies having
w,res strung on this pole we're also sued
Jointly with the District.
John w. Roontz brought action for
S2O. coo damages for personal injuries
alleged to have been sustained by reason
of the defective condition OF public high
way at the intersection of Canal. South
CAPITOL and z Streets south, caused by
excavation for a sewer. The case is now
on the trial calendar.
Defective Sidewalks Cause Many Suits.
Rosa z. Macubbin stumbled owe. a
sewer top on Indiana Avenue near Sec
ond Street northwest. In the fall upon
the sidewalk she sustained injuries, for
which she sought to recover S15. 600 dam
ages in a suit filed November g. 1901. The
case is pending.
A defective sidewalk caused a severe
fall to Martha A, Coleman in front of
2l1S Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. in
December, 1898. She entered suit against
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trict poundma5ter. The justice OF the
peace gave judgment il favor OF the
District; th5reupOn the plaintiff noted
an appeal TO the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia. in which court the
case was recently tried The evidence
introduced on behalf OF the plaintiff
tended 20 show that he was the owner
or a dog OF the value Of $500: that he
had purchased the required tax tas. but
that the dog never wore the tag at any
time. that on said date the dog wcs on
his owners premises. which were uniu-
closed at the time; hat the dog catchers
came thereon and seized it and carried
il TO the pound. The evidence showed
that the dog was under no restraint aud
could go on the street as IT. pleased.
On his showing. the court directed a
verdict for the District. holding that the
term running az large" means without
restraint or confinement. whether upon
the land OF the owner or elsewhere.
Judgement for a Fall on Icy Sidewalk.
Annie T. W. Frazer. sued the District
for s.. 600 damages for personal injuries
alleged 10 have been sustained by plain
tin falling upon icy sidewalk on Eighth
Street. near the corner of l Street Upon
trial of the case a verdict was directed
by the court In favor Of the District. A
new trial was granted. and upon the sec
Ond trial. verdict was rendered in favor
Of the plaintiff for S1.T50. and from This
judgment an appeal was taken TO the
Court OF Appeals by tho District upon a
bill Of exceptions. The higher court last
month affirmed the Judgment OF the low
er. and the Commissioners have directed
the payment OF the judgment
\ case was recently disposed OF in
the Court OF Appeals which tested the
authority Of the Commissioners TO en-
force section p. article VIII, OF the
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filed. and the cause is pending on the
calendar.
Three separate suits grew out OF q
painful accident in the summer Of 1901.
The cases arose from the falling OF a
large pile Of lumber at the foot Of
Fourth Street southeast. where Thomas
w. Smith has one OF his lumber yards.
The children had been playing upon and
around the pile OF lumber. when IL sud
denly topDled over. killing one and in
jurinR several. Plaintiffs maintained
that the District was liable jointly for
allowing Smith to pile this lumber upon
a public street
Lizzie Davis. through her father
George A Davis. brought action for
$25.O 900 damages against the District and
Mr.. Smith jointly. The case was tried
last month and judgment rendered for
$500. The District entered application
for a new trial
William CisseI. father OF Massie S
Cissel. the child who was killed. en-
tered suit for $4,000 damages. was
given judgment for 81 900. and a motion
for a new trial was entered in this case.
The third action was brought by Ma
bel L. Jones for $1,000. and tne case is
still pending.
Andrew a. Lipscomb. administrator of
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If one law firm could control the suits
! against the District Of Columbia. At
the ordinary fees. it would soon make a
fortune. There are now pending on the
dockets OF the several courts about 125
suits. and on the average three are filed
every week in the year. The damage
cases pending II allowed and paid would
cost the District more than a miiliop
dollars
Besides damage suits in some OF which
persons seem 10 sue the District out o'i
malice. there are suits in equity to re
cover various amounts for differen.t
causes. there are prosecutions brough.,
10 the higher courts from the police
tribunals and tho Offices OF the justices
OF the peace. Much litigation attends
the opening and improvement OF streets
Attention must be given 10 the defense
o. the District against persons suing
for the cancellation OF taxes and assess
ments The smoke law has brought sew
eraI actions into the higher courts.
and number OF them are now on the
docket OF the Court OF Appeals. Some
cases each year go to the Supreme
Court OF the United States.
Big Business Of the Police Court.
Within the last fiscal year 1897 cases
we're tried in the Police Court alone
and fines aggregating $51. .554.l6 we're col
lected. OF these the largest number
was disorderly conduct and profanity.
$500.
The law business OF the District is
conducted through the ONCE OF the Cor
poration Counsel. at the head OF which
Is Andrew b. Duvall, who receives q
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Police Regulations. relative TO the dis
posal OF dead animals. The case was
taken on an appeal by Grant Campbell
from the Police Court. where the plain
tin was convicted. and fined for violation
OF the regulations. Patrick Mann. en-
ployer Of the plaintiff applied for a
permit 10 remove the carcass OF dead
horse which had been purchased by him.
stating his purpose to convey the same
in proper vehicle to the foot Of South
Capitol Street The Commissioners re-
fused this permit. Thereupon Mann
directed the plaintiff to remove the car
cass. which was not a nuisance injurf-
oCs 10 health. without a permit. which
ne did; and he was thereupon arrested.
tried. and convicted in the Police Court
for violating said police regulation.
Under the provisions OF the appropria-
tion act Of June 8. 1900. the Commis-
sioners had entered into a fve-year con-
tract with the Washington Fertilizer
Company for the removal OF garbage
and the collection OF dead ani-naIg
which contract gave the fertilizer com
pany he exclusive right to collect dead
animals. etc The Court OF Appeals
reversed the judgment OF the Police
Court and held that the regulation vas
unreasonable.
Exceptions to jury Awards.
Thirty-three exceptions to the award
Of the jury were filed by property own
ers: some objected to the award OF dam
ages for their property. and others Oh
jected to the assessments against their
property The exceptions in behalf OF tbe
property owners, except two. having been
voluntarily withdrawn. upon motion OF
certain property owners the court. on
April 70, 1902. overruled all exceptions
and objections and passed an order
finally ratifying the entire award. both
as TO damages and benefits
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Georgetown developed a large trade IN
coal, wood, and lumber. but this did not
make UP for the loss II had suffered in
foreign and eOastwise trade In tobacco
and other products. About 1880 BaIti-
more, Philadelphia, and New York en-
tered into competition with Georgetown
for the trade OF merchants in the District
and the neighhering portions OF Virginia
and Maryland. Thes offered nerekznts
special inducements 10 visit those cities
to buy goods. The result was the de-
struetion OF Georgetown's 5obbing trade
silks. fancy woOleDs. and other goods
which had been handled extensively BY
Georgetown importers were sold TO local
merchants by foreign jobbers. and the
death knelI OF the commerce OF the city
named after King George was sounded
All is Now Desolation.
A complete change came over George
town after II had been distanced BY
larger cities in a commercial way It's
dreams OF becoming a grea: business
center we're at an end. and its deserted
warehouses fell into ruin or were con-
verted into factories. The Water Street
OF today is lined by number OF -four
ishing manufacturing plants, which are
in strange contrast 10 crumbling ware
houses and dilapidated colonial dwell
ings which sheltered the men who sailed
on the Potomac in the days when
Georgetown was its chief port.
The town has grown away from the
river front. and few persons visit Water
Street with the exception OF the work
men employed ia rae factories on the
low ground. Few vessels pass Long
Bridge and the shipping interests OF the
District are today centered about the
Washington river front
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the District December s. 1902. eekine
damages to the amount OF 5000. The
case has not yet come TO trial.
In the summer of 1901 Peter \. Smith
was riding in a street car along the
tracks Of the Georgetown and Tenley-
town Railroad. While passing a trolley
pole he was struck, knocked of the
car, and sustained injuries from which
he died. His widow. Elizabeth b.
smith. sought TO recover $1,000 dam
ages. suing the company and the Dis
trict jointly. The liability OF he mu-
nicipality was alleged for permitting
the company TO set its poles too close
to the tracks. The case is still on the
calendar.
One OF several similar suits for dam
ges grew out OF the drowning Of John
Garrison in James Creek Canal. Eliza
beth Garrison. his widow. sued the Dis
trict for 0.OOO damages, alleging Grim
inal neglect in not properly guarding
the banks Of the canal The case is on
tho docket.
Demanded Pay for His Dogs Life.
Marion o. Burrows brought action be-
fore S Fl. Church justice OF the peace,
to recover $500 damages for the alleged
unlawful killing OF his dog by the Dis
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salary OF 81 500. The first assistant re-
ceives s.. 500. the second assistant 81 500
and the special assistant 81 500. There
are besides in the Office one law clerk
81 salary OF 81 200, a stenographer. at
S72O. and a messenger at $500.
Egged On by Lawyers.
One OF the first acts OF an aggrieved
citizen generally is to sue the munich
paiity. and there are a score or more Of
lawyers who exc out part of small liv-
ing preparing these cases and represent
ing the clients In court. Often. however.
the first suggestion OF the suit comes
from the lawyer. who is alert to find out
persons who have grievance against the
authorities. and 20 advise recourse TO the
courts. They are generally beaten. FOR
II the District had TO pay tho amount OF
damages brought against IL each year. IL
would swamp the appropriations for
municipal expenses twice over.
Besides the preparation aud trial Of ac-
tions in the courts. the Corporation
Counsel submitted in the last fiscal year
sB74 written opinions on subjects relating
q o municipal affairs, including questions
OF taxation and assessment. pending leg
I Station and construction OF acts OF Con-
g.ress. The law department also prepares
for execution about 100 tax deeds each
year
Some Pending Causes.
Annie r. Seibold was one day walking
neaAr the corner OF Seventh and B
Streets northwest and stepped upon a
defeo tive iron plate covering the sewer
trap slt that point. She sustained painful
injure and brought action against the
District for $40 600 damages. The case
was inferred August TO- 1902. against the
Distri CT A plea of mot guilty" was
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~ ILAPIDATED warehouses and
abandoned factories stand as a
sad reminder of commercial
Georgetown. the shipping port George
town, which was classed with Boston.
Newburyport and other important c3ast
cities in the early part OF the century
The Water Street of today is not lie
Water Street which the Maryland ana
Virginia farmers knew a century ego.
Baltimore and Philadelphia had no, then
secured control OF the trade in -he
great country south OF them. Tobacco
was the chief medium OF exchange 10
those days and Georgetown merchants
carried on a large trade with Europe.
trading the tobacco and -four OF Mary
land and Virginia for the products or ;he
mills and factories OF the old World.
When this city was laid out waahing-
ton expected it to develop into a com
merciaI center that would ,ival New
York. These expectations were basec on
the commercial importance OF George
.own. General washington frsquertIy
predicted that commercial activity
would spread for many miles along both
sides Of the Potomac and dsyelop the
I lstrict into a metropolis through whi'h
the great West would carry on is inter
cfange OF products with Europe and
South America He believe3 that the
city bearing his name would he ONE the
Irsiness center as well as the political
center OF the nation. But the advent OF
railroads upset his calculations Canals
proved poor competitors for the railways,
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AZ the city so vel. located to becoc-c
The business center for co1utry hav-
ing only these waterways as a means cf
communication found that geographical
location counted for little as against
the steam highways
The River Century Age.
The upper Potomac was much larger
stream 100 years ago than It is now.
It was much wider at Georgetown and
approached closer to Water Sta eet than
it does at present. II was also subject
to terrible floods. which cleared The
channels and insured larger fiow OF
water throughout the year. George
town was laid out In May OF 1851 by
George Gordon and George BeaH The
town was Incorporated in 1883. and
Robert Peter was its first mayor. 1t WAS
not until some time after its ircorpora-
tion that it became commercial point
OF Importance
First Collector of Customs.
James McCubbin Lingan. the first col
leetor of customs for Georgetown. was
named in 1890. and from that time until
1880 the growth OF the little city's com
merce was quite rapid. It's population
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trade with South America and the West
Iudics.
Duties collected at the port OF George
town between the years 1885 amount
ed 70 81. i57 $50 The value of exports TO
foreign markets in the same years was
S4,o77,10S. or an annual average OF S203. %
$3.50. The products shipped from
Georgetown to various Atlantic Coast
points between 1926 and 1879 were valued
at SJ-190.54O. OF this amount 81 1I0, $40
represented flour and 5000 COO represent
ed tobacco. The value Of American and
foreign goods received at Georgetown
between 1926 and 1885 was SS.5G5. COO
Thousands of Ships.
Many OF the shipping records Of
Georgetown were destroyed by fire and
ii is not possible 10 trace the develop
mcnt OF its trade from it's inception un-
til the decline. which began late in the
30's and continued until the cos. when
Georgetown ceased to be considered a
commercial city. Records are in exist
ence which show that 1900 vessels ar
rived at the port in 1850 and that nearly
200 600 tons OF freight were handled. \
report OF George b. Magruder. tobacco
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ROiIrO1d and Steam YES
SelS Destroyed Dreams.
OfCOmmerCidl Suprem-
dCy INDUCED By EdrIy
CifiZenS end Shared bU
WOShingtOn-HOOd Tide
OF Prosperity Seventy
Years Ago - y -
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once q Formidable RiVQI
OF New York, BQltimOrc,
and Philadelphia tor the
Shippind Trade Of Amer
iCd, But Little Now Re-
mOinS Along the River
Front SOVe MOIderinq
DOCRS and DiSndntIcd
Warehouses - - -
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Scenes of DGSOIdtiOn Now
Meet The Eve Where For
mcrly the Toll FlOStS OF
Ocean Craft LOOmGd
Above Huge Buildings
FiIIedWith Produce from
thc South and West.
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Grace Episcopal Church. II Is a we'll
constructed brick building. with sla5e
roof For q number OF years it was al
most impossible TO handle the tobacco
marketed in Georgetown. even with the
increased warehouse facilities. John
Laird was the chief tobacco merchant
After his death in 1888 no other mer-
chant seemed 20 be able to carry on the
business successfully and Georgetown
soon lost its tobacco trade.
Pioneer Ocean Gamers
Tho Eagle and the Shenandoah were
two ships which sailed regularly be-
tween Georgetown and European ports
during the early years OF the Httic
towns tobacco trade. They carried car
goes Of leaf across the Atlantic and re-
turned with salt. In 1896 the Francis.
the Depau. the Southeruer the Gale
donia. and the Catherine jackson were
chartered for the trade between George
town and Europe. but they proved TOO
large for the Potomac River and were
soon transferred TO ports along the
coast
Early Trade Statistics.
Jonathan Elliott discusses George
towns commerce in history Of the
District. written in 1890. He states that
for several years previous TO that tine
there had been Iun in the towns
trade. but predicts that conditions viii
improve with the completion Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal He states
that the annual inspection OF tobacco
recently amounted TO 5000 hogsheads,
and that $4,000 barrels Of flour were in
spected. In addition to the trade with
Europe Mr.. Elliott states that George
town was then enjoying considerable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-16
Jealousy In MiddletoWn n. IN. in.
Regardto Mrs. MalteSte ter.
ON THE WITNESS STAND ND
she SAYS That g. e. Edmo dson, " Hose
store and 4 House We're Burr nesd, lad s
5s5t Told Her That she Was the u. s5
etest Girlin Middleto town
\ !, q 3 tThe tch.)

5ff fspecia1 to The Times-Di tch.)
$ \; NCTIESTER, Al. April 15.---lnter-tt
est in the trial OF %ex- NJ Mayor David p, Ed
lmondson. Of Middletown. charged with
burning property belonging to his cousin
C. u. Tdmondson, at NJ iddlctown, was IN
tense q TO- day The sS courtroom was wa!
crowded TO suffocntlon,a and Judge At
kinson was almost forced out OF his chair
Eby the II enthusiastic spectators. Court
opened this morning with Mrs Lucy Nal
tester on the stand. She Is the woman man
around whom the most interest centers.j
as she IS looked upon as q very particu-
lar friend Of the prisoner. Under cross \
examination she admitted that her. re-
5latIons with the accused We're improper
Tho heated discussions between the at
5torneys as to the proprety of questions
asked Mrs. NIaltester5 We're OF frequent
occurrence.
Mrs. John M. Locke sister of Ed y
3mondsons wife. was "a a very 81 talk
ative witness, and her frequent re-
plies could not be checked When
asked as to the characterS&of Al
bert Rhodes, the man who confessed tho
crime, she said he was born In sin and
raised In wickedness. 3
George Tunkhouser testified that he
heard George Wiley Mrs Maltester's
father) say that l,e would make p. y.
Rogers, q, II, Edmondson. and the .'long
legged suck Glen suffer. #
From the confession OF Rhodes and the
testimony Of others at the trial. It Is!
charged that there was conspiracy
formed to do wholesale burning and
robbng, and 1t appears that there was
moro or less jealousy in regard to Mrs.
sNTaltester. On the stand she snid that
C, u. Edmondson, whose store and house
were burned. had told her that she was
''the sweetest girl In Middlotown.''35
Tho case will be givensto the jury to-
morrow, after the lawyers have argued
the case, r. #. Barton Is assisting Com
monwealths Attorney r. -. Byrd, and
tho prisoner Is renresented by Holmes
BOYD, ,r. and Harry e. Kern.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-16
ELEVATED ROADS MAY
ALL BE TIED UP
(By Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK. April ga crisis In the
negotiations between the employees of the
Manhattan Elevated Railway and the
management WAS reached to-day. when
a committee OF the employees presented
demand for a aanine-hour working day
and the latter refused TO grant 1t. Whe-
ther the employees will retort with a
strike that will tie ZIP every elevated
train In Manhattan mono Of tho repre-
sentutlves OF the employees VIII attempt
to predict,
1T Is stated that the Intarborough
Company has on file thousands Of appll-
cations for work on tho now subway
lines In Brooklyn Philadelphia ard Ros-
ton, and employees Of tho surface lines
In Manhattan. and In tho event of a
strike thase men could bo made into an
efficient force In n very short time,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-16
OFFERS COMPULSORY
ARBITRATION BILL

has offered bill proposing to establish
a State Hoard of Arbitration consisting
OF three members, which shall have power
to Investigate differences between ON,
p.oyers and employees, and thus avoid
strikes and lockonts Ono member. OF
the board Is TO he an employer, anotllsr
an employee endorsed by the labor un-
ION and the third u dlslnterestea party,
'rho Bill forbids u strike or lockout pend,
ing inve,tigation by this board Il either
party to the dispute fal! to abide by tho
dechon OF thls trlbuRnl the other party
may apply TO the Circuit Gourta. which
nra empowered 10 punish for contempt,
lho moanure 4 ~ the naturs Of q com,
pylsory arbltrsuo-. plan