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SSoO PER MONTH and expenses selling Stransky's
Smokcless Gun and Blasting Powder: patented
general agents wanted everywhere. J. A. SrRAN.
sky boz 500 pukwana, 8. d.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
WILL SUE GOVERNOR
Murry Says If son-ln-Law Is Indicted II
Is Through Conspiracy.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 29.-W. s..
Wickard of Indianapolis was seen by
a reporter at the Planters hotel this
afternoon. He was in consultation
with his wife and her father, ]. H.
Murry of Garland, Ark. The three con-
stitute the j. H. Murry Lumber Co.,
whose notes for about $51, 900 consti-
tute part of the assets turned over to
Gov. Hanly of Indiana by ex-Auditor
Sherrick recently.
I'VE met here to consider steps for
making a satisfactory payment of the
notes which were given the state audi
tor" said Mr.. Wickard. Everything
has been arranged satisfactorily, and
accompanied by my wife, l will return
to Indianapolis tonight, arriving there
early Saturday on the Big Four.
my right to sign the notes which
were delivered to the auditor in lieu
of the money, understand has been
questioned. / acted entirely within
authority. l have no knowledge tha'
I have been indicted"
Mr.. Murry declared that il his SON.
in-law had been indicted 1t was due
to conspiracy and intimated that Il
such is the case he will enter sun
against Gov. Hanly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
NO FAVOR|T|SM
SECRETARY MosELEY DENIES
STATEMENTS OF sTickNEY.
Says the Interstate Commerce Com
mission Has Not Been Guilty
In Rebate Hearings.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Secretary
Moseley of the interstate commerce
commission today gave out a short
statement, denying the charge of Pres
ident A. B. Stickney Of the Chicago
Great Western that the commission has
been guilty of gross favoritism in re-
bate hearings and that it has refused
to move against two roads, now en-
gagged in rebate giving and complained
of to the commission.
Il have the highest respect for MT.
Stickney," the secretary of the commits
sion says, but he is laboring under
great mistake. wish to state most
positively that no information has
reached the commission OF any pay
ment of rebate on the part Of any
railroad in the United States that has
not been Immediately followed up with
view of obtaining sufficient evidence
to warrant criminal proceedings.
"Mr. Stickney knows his duty as a
citizen and should not want to stand
in the light of being party to viola
ton of law"
Mr.. Moseley adds that the railroads
against which injunctions have been
secured have themselves confessed to
violating the anti-rebate law. The in
functions obtained through the depart
ment of justice some time ago were,
he says, against the following: Chi
cago Northern, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
Illinois Central, Michigan Central
Pennsylvania, p, c., c. & st. Louis,
Lake Shore, Wabash. Santa Fe. Rock
Island. Burlington, Great Western, AL
ton and Missouri Pacific.
Judge Knapp, chairman OF the com
mission, in commenting upon Mr.
Stickney's charge, declared that 1t was
a new matter to him.
Judge Fifer declared that this was
the first time he knew of that the com
mission had been charged with violat'
ing law or refusing to carry forward
an investigation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
The Clever Thief seems TO Have Es.
capped the Vigilance Of All
the Detectives.
REPORT DENIED THAT THE
PARTY HAS BEEN TRACED
The Cashier of the Rockefeller Bank
That Suffered Loss, sayf
Spare No Expense.
SEARCHING FOR THE SECURITIES
Bank officials Are Now Busy Trying to
Explain How It Might Have
Happened.

New York, Sept. 29.-That the $780,
800 bonds stolen from the National
City bank have been hypothecated in
Jersey City and that the thief has sue
ceeded in escaping the vigilance of de-
tectives who have been following up
every clew was the story that stirred
Wall street and banking circles late
this afternoon. The report was not de-
MED by officials of the looted bank and
Pinkerton detectives were hurried to
Jersey City.
Early today there was a report that
the thief had been traced into New
Jersey, but at that time several of the
officials of the bank denied this. Later,
however, they admitted reluctantly
that it might be so, although none of
them would allow himself to be quoted
in this regard.
However that may be, orders have
gone forth from II. NJ. Kilburn, CASH
ier of the National City bank, to spare
no expense in the capture of the thief,
and Pinkerton detectives have been
swarming about the building question:
| ing clerks and doing all in their power
to discover the identity of the man
who coolly presented a forged check
and pocketed the enormous sum of ne
| gotiable paper.
Strength was lent to the Jersey City
| hNyn nTt hnn ri uThn
Thornhill, head of the local Pinkerton
bureau, and several of his best men
hurried off to Jersey. At the Pinker-
| ton Office it was denied that they were
searching for the missing bonds but no
other explanation was offered, and this
| seems to be the only reasonable one,
as they would scarcely abandon case
| given them by the Rockefeller bank
Harris NJ. Kilburn, cashier of the Ma
tional City bank, from which some one
obtained 1859, 500 in valuable stock Sc
curities upon a check which bore the
forged signature of Pearl & Co., who
had contracted the loan, and Mr..
Berns, paying teller of the Hanover
National bank, who certified the check,
advanced the opinion today that the
crime had been committed by a sharp
messenger boy.
In support of his theory, Mr.. Kilburn
says that about 80 per cent of the pre-
senting of stock securities upon loans
and payments Of these loans by check
were made by messenger boys When
the loan was made he thinks that some
shrewd boy stood behind the messenger
from Pearl & Co. and heard the
amount and the list of certificates put
up as collateral. Then he went away,
and, assisted by others, planned the
robbery.
THE forgery of Pearl & Co.." con-
tinued Mr.. Kilburn, "and that of the
paying teller was perfect l think that
my explanation is the most plausible.
We don't suspect any one around the
bank Our books, to be sure, show the
loan made at Az per cent That Pearl
& Co.'S books show any different rate,
| don't know but if it does, | cannot
understand how such a mistake could
have happened"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
is assistant, Mr.. Hummel, took his

his assistant, Mr.. Hummel, took his
place.
Mr.. Hughes forced the witness to
admit that, although Mr.. Hamilton's
bills for services and disbursements at
times reached as high a figure as s13,-
600, the latter never gave in detailed
statement of what his expenses were
used for. His bills would simply state
the sum charged for his services and
the amount of his expenses.
A list was handed Mr.. Hughes by the
witness containing statement of all
the payments made to Judge Hamilton
from the years 1895 to 1908.
On the back of check issued June
a, 1895, for $1,000. and given to Judge
Hamilton, was the Endorsement Of The
odore M. Banta, who was at that time
cashier of the New York Life IDsur-
ance Co.
How does Mr.. Banta's name come
to be on the back of check issued by
the Equitable Life to Mr.. Hamilton
when Mr.. Banta was connected with
the New York Life?" asked Hughes.
The witness appeared puzzled for @
moment, and then answered, slowly, 81
don't know"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
HARVESTER TRUST
To Be Investigated by ohio's Attorney
General.

Columbus, O., Sept. 29.-The Har-
vester trust company's operations in
Ohio are to be investigated by Attor'
ney General Ellis in response to re-
quests from farmers of the state.
Should the results of his inquiry war
rant it, he announces he will bring
suit to oust the trust from Ohio.
The farmers charge that the Inter
national Harvester Co. controlling har-
vesting machinery has squeezed ont
competition and is forcing upon the
farmers of the state monopolistic
prices for all agricultural tools. The
officials of the harvester trust declare
they don't fear Ellis Investigations
as they are not violating any law.
The Farmers Cooperative Co., one
of the trusts chief opponents is back
ing Ellis in his investigation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
VERDICT OF GUILTY
Former Poor Directors Charged With
Making Fraudulent Entries.

Media, Pa, Sept 29.-The jury in
the case of ex-Directors of the Poor
Newton p. West and Frank w. Sharp
less, charged with embezzlement, con-
spiracy and making fraudulent entries
in the books of the county almshouse,
came in at $3.50 o'clock tonight with a
verdict of guilty of making fraudulent
entries and acquitting them of the
charges of embezzlement and conspir-
acy. The jury went out at II o'clock
this morning, The IL men stood even
ly divided for guilty on all counts and
acquittal. and compromise of guilty
on the minor indictment was effected,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
BEATEN TO DEATH
Aged Man Found With His Skull
Crushed in.

Aged Man Found With His Skull
Crushed In.
New York, Sept. 29.-With his skull
crushed by repeated blows of black
jack, Patrick Crogan, an aged and
wealthy dealer in antiques, was found
dying in the cellar of his home at SO
Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, today. He
had been beaten by burglars in the
hope of extorting from him some part
of the 100000 that he was supposed to
have hidden in the house. Not until
his son returns from Denver will the
police be able to discover whether the
thieves were successful in their quest,
for "old man Crogan," as he is called
by his neighbors, is at the point OF
death in the Long Island hospital. In
his delirium he means, Take them
away! Take them away!"
Mr.. Crogan is So years old. and fol-
40 years has lived In his present home
with his son, Peter H. Crogan, and his
sons wife and child.
1t is known through the neighbor-
hood that the old man is wealthy. A
few weeks ago his son and his family
went west on business and pleasure
trip, leaving Mr.. Crogan at home
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Death of A. c. Springer.

Canal Fulton, o., Sept. 29.-Richarc
Todd sailor of the u. s. gunboat
Chaldic. is in town visiting his grand
father, Richard Baxter on South Canal
street.
The death of A. G.. Springer occur
red on Thursday morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. William NC
Laughlin, South Canal street, after
suffering for the past two months from
dropsy. He was a member Of the ].
o. o. F. lodge. The remains were
removed to GAINESVILLE on Friday morn
ing, where the funeral services will he
held and interment made.
William Scovil, bridge contractor
of this place, has purchased a gasoline
engine and pumping outfit to use IL
bridge construction.
Mrs. Joseph Dill, of Canton, visited
friends in town yesterday.
Many of our citizens attended the
Stark county fair on Thursday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR
THE INDICTED PACKERS
Federal Judge Humphrey sustains the
Governments Demurrer to Plain
Abatement.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Indicted packers
suffered their second reverse in court
when Federal Judge ]. Otis Humphrey
today sustained the governments de-
murrer to the packers plea in abate-
ment, attacking the proceedings by
which the indictments we're returned.
The court over-ruled every plea in
the process filed by the packers attor-
neys, and the governments victory is
considered signal. The government is
now one step nearer to speedy trial
of the cases, and it is likely that the
jury will be drawn about the middle OF
October. After the decision today the
district attorney moved that the de-
PENDANTS plead to the indictment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Are After Them In Canton.

The News has been in formed tina,
the state authorities are taking ur
the matter of some of the developing
companies, making this city their
headquarters, paying the Willis law
tax and complying with sections 14Sc
end 14Sd II. s. Every foreign corpor-
alton doing business and holding prop
erty in Ohio is compelled to pay the
Willis tax and TO conform to the stat
utes controlling corporations charter.
ed in other states and doing business
In Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE
WILLIAM r. TRAvERs, RELATIVE
OF LADY RANDOLPH
CHURCHILL.
Found Dead In His Room With a Bul
let Hole in Roof Of His
Mouth.

New York, Sept. 29.-New York soci-
ETY. circles were stirred this afternoon
when it was announced that William
Il. Travers had committed suicide.
Mr.. Travers, who was so years old,
occupied bachelor apartments at 156
Madison avenue and was a son of the
celebrated William Travers and a rela-
tive Of Lady Randolph Churchill.
Mr.. Travers was found by his valet
In his bedroom on the second floor OF
his home, lying across his bed un-
dressed and with bullet wound
through the roof Of his mouth. DR..
Walter Thompson was quickly sum-
moned, but the man was beyond help
The dead man was half brother OF
Lady Randolph Churchill, and was
we'll known in social circles. Besides a
cottage at Newport, he had a villa at
Aiken, s. c. He had just returned
from a trip to the Virginia Hot Springs
Mr.. Travers' most recent public ap-
pearance was when he called on Dis
trict Attorney Jerome few weeks age
to ask that the publishers of Town
Topics be prosecuted for printing an
alleged scandalous article about the
divorce obtained by his wife, Mrs. LII
liam Hartman Travers, sister ot Mrs
William X. Vanderbilt.
Mr.. Travers was a son Of the cele-
brated wit, William Travers.
No reason is given for Travers' act.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
LOSS OF LIFE
immense Destruction of Property by
Typhoon in Philippines.

Manila, Sept. 30.-Great loss of life
and immense destruction of property
are indicated by the meagre reports
coming in from the typhoon's path, the
telegraph system being broken down..
Eleven Americans and "a natives per-
ished when the coast guard cutter Ley
tie was wrecked on Samar Island. BY a
strange coincidence, two war craft
named Leyte were lost in the same
storm-the gunboat Leyte at Cavite and
the coast guard ship.
In the interior of Samar thousands
of natives are homeless, and a similar
report comes from many other small
islands. The army transport, Juan
Rodriguez, is ashore at Legaspi.
In the waters about Samar and other
islands many coasting vessels were
wrecked. At Sorsogon Is natives were
drowned.
The loss on hemp plantations is es-
timated at $1,000,000.
The army posts in the southern ISL
ands have been destroyed. The civil
and military authorities are rushing
aid to the sufferers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
PACKING HOUSES
ARE D|CTATORS
so FAR AS CONCERNS RAILROAD
RATES FOR PRODUCTS.
Startling Testimony Given Before In.
tersta.e Commerce Commission
by Santa Fe President.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-5ome startling
testimony was given today by Presi-
dent e. p. Ripley of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad, before Judge
Bethea in the United States circuit
court In the case of the western rail-
roads which are under fire by the inter-
state commerce commission because
they neglected to reduce rates on live
stock.
President Ripley's testimony came as
a surprise to the railroad attorneys. He
proved to be the most important wit
ness called thus far by the prosecu-
tion. He expressed the opinion that
the rate on dressed beef between Kan
sas City and Chicago should be $50 per
! cent higher than the rate on livestock
He said it cost less to carry livestock
than packing house products, and sub
mitted statistics in support of this
view. At the beginning Attorney
Dawes objected to President Ripley's
testifying on the relative rates on the
two commodities, but the court over.
ruled the objection.
The packing house business today i!
so highly organized and concentrated
in so few hands, and this fact, together
with the keen competition between thu
railroads, practically makes it possibl,
for them to dictate rates for dressed
beef and packing house products" sale
President Ripley.
Freight rates have always beer
based on the value of the service fur
nished the shipper rather than on tn,
actual cost of transportation"
The witness then read table of sta
tistics showing the cost of cars of live
stock, dressed beef and packing hous
products from Kansas City to Chicago
Mr.. Ripley stated that the expense t
the railroad in hauling car of dresser
meat is s82.19; packing house products
$500, and livestock, s6477. This tes
timony is in direct opposition to th
mass of evidence submitted by the rail
roads, which showed that the cost o
hauling livestock was greater than tha
of transporting dressed meats an
packing house products.
President Ripley then showed b,
figures that his company lost money o.
every car of dressed beef hauled be
tween Kansas City and Chicago.
my opinion, based on study of tn
subject and years of experience is tha
the rate on livestock should not b
higher than the rate on dressed bee
and packing house products" contir
ued the witness.
"The only exception to this is whe
conditions arise which make it neces
sary for the roads to change thei
rates on these commodities. Strictl
speaking, and under normal circun
stances, the rate on dressed beef shout
be $50 per cent higher than on live
stock. 1t actually costs the railroad
: 40 per cent less to handle cattle tina
it does to haul dressed beef in refrie
orator cars"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Twenty-Five Thousand People Attend
ed Stark County Fair.

Friday was the closing day Of the
Stark county fair. About $500 people
were in attendance. At II o'clock a
livestock parade of the premium stock
was made, in which fine horses and
cattle were displayed. The fair proved
to be financial success, more so than
for several years. The exhibit of live
stock was exceptionally good, and the
various exhibitors claim that they were
given excellent treatment. The ex-
hibits this year exceeded in number
those of previous years, and, from the
opinion of the general public, have
given very good satisfaction. The dis
play of agricultural implements was
very large. 1t is safe to say that the
fair this year was among the best that
has ever been held. The attendance for
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was
estimated at $4,000 A meeting of the
board of directors will be held in q
few weeks to. adjust all outstanding
matters.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
POOR MANS EQUITABLE
Said Lawyer About Case Of Stealing
From Singer Co.


Elizabeth, N. j., Sept. 29.-Frederick
Merker, confidential clerk In the stock
room of the Singer Sewing Machine
Co., who is in the county Jail without
bail on a charge Of stealing Tachine
parts from the company, made a con-
fession today duplicating a gang that
has been systematically looting tn"
company for two years and disposing
of the goods to fences"
One of the lawyers called into the
case today said that if the money value
of the goods stolen were made known
the statement would be beyond belief.
1T was poor mans Equitable" he
said.
Merker will be allowed out on $4,000
bail and will probably get immunity
for his revelations.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
MASKED men
Held UP Man and Blinded Him With
Black Pepper.

Greenville, Pa, Sept. 29.-oscaF
Donaldson was held up in a lonely
piece of road near Grove City today
by two masked men. who jumped out
of the bushes and, covering him with
a revolver commanded him to throw
up his hands. Donaldson obeyed and
they then went through his clothes
securing a gold watch and $50. To
prevent him from Immediately run
ming and giving an alarm they threw
black pepper in his face, which ma!
cause the loss of both eyes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
FIRST settlement

Made Under the Window Glass Slid.
ing Scale.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 29.-The first
settlement under the window glass Sid
ing scale was made today at the Wash
ington factory Of the Pittsburg Win
dow Glass Co., and was unusually sat
isfactory to the men. 1t gives them an
advance over the straight list, or base
of the scale, of amount 20 per cent,
and the rate is fully 10 per cent higher
than the wages called for by the fiat
scale demanded by the new organiza-
ton of workers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Fatal Automobile Accident.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 29.-George w
Richmond, a contractor of 25 Alpha
Terrace was probably fatally injured
by being thrown out of an automo.
bile during collision with telegraph
pole on Morewood avenue tonight.
Richmond and Edward Porter occu
pied the machine when the accident
occurred and both were thrown out
Richmond alighted on his head and re,
ceived badly fractured skull
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
More Serious reports About President
Harper

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Reports that
President Harper was in very SER
ious condition were accentuated today
at the University Of Chicago by a
story that another operation woull
have to be performed soon. The oper-
alton performed two weeks ago was
not as successful as desired, 1t Is
said, and as soon as Dr. Harper gains
sufficient strength 1t will have to be
repeated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
ANENT THE STORK
President Roosevelt Says "keep Up
the Good Work."

Washington, %. c., Sept. 29.-The
stork recently visited the home of AL
ford w. Cooley of New York, member
of the United States civil service COM
mission and especial friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Naturally, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley re-
ceived many kilograms of congratula-
tions President Roosevelt sent one.
1t was dated Oyster Bay and read:
Keep up the good work"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Candidate for Reform School.

Harold Tanner was brought before
the mayor Thursday afternoon on the
charge of attempting to steal money
at an Italian bakery, but he was cap
tured and the money restored. His
case will be taken before Probate
Judge Aungst at Canton Friday after
noon, and an effort will be made to
send him to the Industrial school. as
he is frequently in trouble.-Alliance
Leader.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Resort Hotel Burned.

Reading. Pa, Sept. 29,--The Never
sink Mountain hotel, erected at cost
of 100000 twelve years ago on the
crest of Neversink Mountain, two
miles from Reading, was destroyed by
fire OF an unknown origin tonight. The
Insurance is $4,000. Fg
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Burial of Charles crisweII.

Charles Criswell was buried yester-
day afternoon from his home on North
street. The Home Guards had charge
of the funeral. Mr.. Criswell was a To-
cal mail carrier and the mail carriers
attended in a body. Burial was made
in Wesuawn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
TONS OF POWDER
Exploded and Wrecked Mill Near
xenia.

Xenia, o., Sept. 29.-Three tons OF
powder in glazing mill at the Miam.
powder mills at Goes exploded this
afternoon as result of blaze in the
motor house nearby. Fire brands were
hurled to the Corning mill. four huI
dred yards away and it was burned
slight explosion occurring. The loss
to machinery will be at least $4,000
Workment saw The blaze and got
away before the explosion occurred
all escaping injury. Several workme
were changing their clothes in tho
wash house when they were warned
of the coming explosion and ran tc
the woods naked.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-03
Steam Road Cuts Rates.

Bryan, o., Sept 29-The Lake Shore
railroad has made a sensational cut In
passenger rates between Bryan and
Toledo to meet the competition of the
Toledo-lndiana Interurban line.