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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
SURRENDERED
Banker and Society Leader Who
owed 100000.

Chicago, July ga message was re-
ceived today by Sheriff Hizer OF Du
Page county, at Wheaton, from the au-
tborities at Seattle, notifying him that
D. j. Lewis, the mortgage banker and
society leader of Wheaton, who dis
appeared last October owing 100000,
has surrendered there. An officer will
be sent to bring him back.
A great sensation followed the bank
er's flight last fall, when examination
of his books revealed shortages
amounting to 100000. Many OF his
victims were women, who were frantic
over their losses.
Lewis was a prominent social man
and golf enthusiast at Wheaton. There
had been no intimation of irregularity
In his business affairs before he disap-
peared aud he was trusted implicitly by
business men in Wheaton and by farm
ers in the rural districts surrounding
the town. who left their money affairs
entirely to him.
After his appearance 1t was discov-
cred that he would secure a mortgage
on q piece of property, and then, 1t is
alleged, make duplicates of the doc
ument, forging the names Of the mort
gagee, as well as that of the recorder
of deeds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
INFATUATION
For Young Woman Caused Fearful
Tragedy in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 3.-One wom-
an, a bride of 1S months, is dead;
another woman her mother, lies in the
Emergency hospital with a bullet
wound in her head; a brother-in-law
is wounded in the right leg, and the
murderer himself is shot three times
through the chest.
Charles Asserson, walking delegate
of the Lake Seamen's Union fired the
shots that worked this tragedy in the
Goetz and Wallace families, 134 Second
street, late this afternoon.
The murdered woman is Mrs. Joseph
Goetz, her mother is Mrs. Dollie Wal
lace, the brother-in-law is Oscar Goetz.
The family also included Mrs. Goetz's
sister Lulu Wallace, but she left Sun
day to escape the opportunities of AS
serson.
The killing of Mrs. Goetz and the
wounding of Mrs. Wallace and Oscar
Goetz is the result of Asserson's infat-
uation for Lulu Wallace. For several
years he has followed her, often
threatening that if she did not marry
him he would kill her and himself.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
He KNEW NATURE WELL;
GRAFT IN WAR SERVICE

The big graft in connection with the
payment of the National Guardsmen
and officers for their Spanish-American
war service is unique in that the charge
does not have to be proved.
Everybody admits it. None denies
that the government paid these officers
and men twice for the same days of
service, thereby flching Uncle Sam. 1t
was steal, pure and simple, but the
beneficiaries of the graft are bold be-
cause it was sanctioned by law; hence
penitentiary sentences arc not threat
ened, and they can afford to be bold.
The Ohio end of the big graft was
manipulated by Col. w. o. Tolford, the
state claim agent, who holds his office
by virtue of appointment by the gov
ernor, auditor of state and treasurer of
state.
Col. Tolford cleaned up over $4,000
out of the $4,000 handed out by the
government at Washington to the Ohio
contingent of the easy-money soldiers.
Col. loiford collects war claims for
the state on a per cent basis and at
this rate he has received more than
5000, 900 for the collection of money for
the state of Ohio from the federal gov
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
RECEIVED WITH
SIMPLE DIGNITY
WE'RE THE REMAINS OF sEcRE.
TARY JOHN HAY.
Arrangements For the Funeral Have
Been Completed and the Cere-
monies Will. Be unosten-
tatious.

Cleveland, O., July 3.-With simple
dignity befitting a great statesman OF
q great republic, the body of Hon. John
Hay, secretary of state, was received
by Cleveland today and laid in honored
quiet. to await the hour of burial. The
train bearing his remains arrived In
Glenville, suburb, at Z o'clock, and
Mrs. Hay and her son were driven to
the home of Samuel Mather, her
brother-in-law.
The secretaiy's body reached the
Union depot at 10 o'clock and was
taken under military escort to the aud
itorium of the chamber of commerce,
where 1t will lie until Wednesday
morning, the time of the funeral The
body lies on the exact spot where the
remains of Senator Hanna were viewed
by thousands Of people. A plain bier
draped in black bears the plain black
casket. On 1t lies spray OF palm
leaves from the diplomats loved sum-
mer home, the "Fells," Lake Sunapee.
N. II. This is over the dead mans
breast. At his feet lies magnificent
wreath of roses and white sweet peas,
sent aboard the funeral train as 1t
passed through Rochester, N. Y, Sun
day night, by citizens Of that city.
Wreaths of flowers came today from
Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese minis
ter at Washington, Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid of New York, Troop A and the
Ohio National Guard. A squad of Troop
A members stand at the bier.
Arrangements for the funeral were
completed today. Mrs. Hay and her
son will go direct Wednesday morning
from the Mather home to Lakeview
cemetery, where the services will be
held at IL o'clock in Wade Memorial
chapel, attended only by the family
and a few relatives and friends and the
Presidential party.
The body will be taken from the
chamber of commerce headed py
mounted police and by Troop A.
1t is probable that there will not be
more than 15 carriages in line. The
Presidential party will have five, and II
is estimated not more than double that
number will be required for the other
mourIers.
The procession will arrive at Lake
view cemetery about IL o'clock. There
will be funeral service of other than
a devotional nature here. The Rev
DR.. Hiram D. Hayden, paster emeritus
of the Stone church, will read pass
age from the Scripture and offer
short prayer. DR.. Hayden was II
charge of the church at the time Mr.
Hay was member
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07

ernment in reimbursement Of the state
for expenses in preparing its soldiers
for the service in both the civil and
Spanish wars.
But Col. Tolford was wise when he
saw the opportunity to go after graft
for private persons. He knew the
money would come so easy for the Off
GERS and men, who had already re-
ceived all the pay to which they were
entitled, that they would gladly pay a
much heavier commission. So 1t was
that instead of prosecuting the claim
for double pay under a technical con-
struction of an act of congress OF
March 3, 1899, in his capacity as state
agent, he concluded to work 1t as
private venture on the side. He fig
ured that he ought to have 20 per cent,
then went ahead and lobbied the claim
through at Washington. When he got
about it and informed them that their
share was 80 per cent.
1t was like finding the money, and
so, just as Tolford had figured human
nature would do, there was little kick
ing on the division. How the money
was distributed is another story.-Co-
lumbus Citizen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
UNIVERSAL GRIEF
At NATIONS LOSS
FLAGS WILL FLOAT AT HALF
MAST DURING FUNERAL.
Memorial Services viii Be Held at
the National CapitaI-Messases
Of Coincidence.

Washington, July 3.-The executive
board OF the bureau of American re-
publics, at a meeting held today, adopt
ed resolutions expressing to the Presi-
dent their most profound coincidence
at the "lamented loss of the illustrious
citizen, Hon. John Hay" and directing
that wreath inscribed THE Interna-
tionai Union of American Republics"
be deposited on the coffin. The navy
department has issued orders directing
the ships of the navy to display their
flags at half mast on the day of the
funeral.
1t is likely that all business at all
postofIices will be suspended from II
until ! o'clock Wednesday.
The formal announcement was made
this afternoon by the state department
that by order of the President memo
rial services will be held at the Church
of the Covenant in this city Wednes-
day morning at II o'clock.
The services will be attended by the
members of the diplomatic corps and
the heads of the executive depart
ments.
The foreign representatives and the
army and navy contingents expect to
appear in full uniform.
The members of the cabinet will
leave here at four o'clock tomorrow af-
ternocn, where at o'clock they will
join the Presidential party and con-
tinue their journey to Cleveland.
According to the present arrange
ment, the diplomatic corps as a body
will have no official representative at
the funeral at Cleveland, but by direc-
tion of the emperor of Japan the Japa-
nese minister has selected his first sec
retary, Eki Hioki, to represent that
fgovernment at the late secretary's bier
Many additional messages of condo
lence regarding the death of Secretary
Hay were received at the state depart
ment today.
From Eng Ming. president, etc, at st
Louis: 'The Chinese Young Mems
Christian Association of st. Louis Pres
byterian mission sympathizes with cit
izens of this country in the loss of the
late secretary of state, John Hay. He
was our best friend"
From William Ashbrook, etc, at Salt
Lake: THE National Editorial Asso-
citation mourns with the nation and the
whole civilized world the death of John
Hay, late secretary of state, one of the
| greatest statesmen of the age, whose
powers were subscribed to promote
peace and establish the brotherhood OF
man"
From Bunau-Varilla, at Paris "The
death of John Hay puts in mourning
humanity, whose cause he has never
separated from that of the country
which he has so nobly served. | eX,
press to you with my personal grief my
respectful sympathy for the irrepara,
BILE loss which the American people
have suffered"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
NEWSPAPER MEN
OF Chicago Entertained Visitors From
Other Cities.

Chicago, July 3.-Members of the
Chicago Press club were the hosts
at luncheon today of 60 fellow news.
paper men from New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Wis
itors came west on special train on
the B. &c o. road.
Nearly all the visitors are connected
with the financial or railroad news
departments of the great eastern pa.
pers.
Prior to the luncheon the writer's
inspected the underground railway
system of the Illinois Tunnel com.
pany and visited other points of in
terest
After the luncheon the visitors
made tour of the parks in automo.
biles as guests of the Chicago Com.
mercial association. The latter part
of the afternoon was spent at the
White City.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
A FAILURE
Was the Meeting Of Chicago Team
sters Council.

Chicago, July 3.-The meeting of the
teamsters' joint council tonight, from
which SO much had been expected,
proved to be failure. The great ques-
tion of how to raise money to pay
strike benefits to the many dissatisfied
strikers was to have been settled. but
when the session opened it was an
nounced that President Shea and other
prominent leaders, who were to have
taken the front in shaping up plan
to help matters along, we're not to be
found. Although 1t was said that they
were simply laying low" in some
quarter of the city to avoid Icing put
in Jail, the others present felt rather
disturbed, and it was determined final
ly to drop the matter for the night.
Shea's friends say that he and the 9th
ers will appear in court Wednesday
morning to give bonds on the latest in
dictments.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
TRIP
To Be UNHERALDED
SCHEDULE OF HIS TRAIN NOT
ANNOUNCED.
viii Be Joined En- Route by Present
and Former Members OF
His Cabinet.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 3.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt will leave for Cleve-
land tomorrow afternoon at about 3
o'clock. AS the president would rath-
er that his passage through the coun-
try be unheralded and cause no gath
ering of crowds, Secretary Loeb Will
not announce the exact time sched-
ule to be made by his train. For the
same reason the president will not
cross Manhattan, as he usually does
by carriage from East Thirty-fourlh
street to West Twenty-third, but Will
board ferry boat at Long Island city
and be taken round the Battery to
Jersey City, where his special tram
will be awaiting him at the Pennsyl-
vania station. AT Jersey City the
pI esident will be joined by Attorney
General Moody and eX-Secretaries
Root and Morton. At West Philadel'
phia the members of the cabinet who
are now in Washington will come
aboard the presidents train and ut
Pittsburg Senator Knox, formerly at
torney general in President Roose,
velt's cabinet, will join the party.
During the forenoon Secretary Loeb
received message from Mrs. Hay
in which she said that she had in
vited the men who formerly had been
in the cabinet with Mr.. Hay to serve
with the cabinet members now hold
ing office as honorary pall.bearers
These invitations were extended tt
C. Knox, Lyman j. Gage, and John d
Long. Responses were soon received
from all but Messrs. Long and Gage
and it is supposed that they, too, will
accept the sad honor if they are able
to reach Cleveland in time for the
funeral Wednesday morning.
Much to the disappointment of the
Roosevelt children the Fourth of July
celebration at Sycamore Hill has been
postponed until Saturday night. The
anniversary has always been a big
date on the calendar with the presi
dents family and preparations were
being made to surpass all previous
years in the way of noise and color
lights. Mrs. Roosevelt had sent oul
more than 100 invitations to friends
and neighbors, and box of fireworks
as large as a piano case had been
brought to Sycamore Hill from New
York and placed under lock and key
in a store room. AS soon as the presi
dent learned of the death of Secretary
Hay he ordered the program aband
oned The children pleaded so hard
however, to have the celebration on
some other night that he agreed, ant
set Saturday as the most convenient
for the deferred good time. Now the
youngsters are declaring that they
"just know something will happen" tc
prevent the display on Saturday, anc
they are watching the weather re
ports with more than usual anxiety.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
BOATMEN INTERESTED
In Tests of Gasoline and Petroleum
as Motive Power.

Boatmea along the canals of this vi
cinity are much interested in the
tests of the gasoline and petroleum
propelled canal boats at Locktand
near Cincinnati recently. The test
was in every way successful, and Of
ficers of the Ohio Boat Co. are greatly
pleased with the result. The two
boats, the Dayton, propelled by gas
olifie, and the Middletown, propelled
by petroleum engines, made the six-
mile trip on the canal in one hour and
fifteen minutes. Both boats were to-
gether during the entire distance
Major Fox, of Wyoming, is enthus'
iastic over the prospect Of reviyine
canal trade. In speaking of the mat.
ter he said: THE proposition which
the Ohio Canal Improvement asso-
citation has already made to Governor
Herricis will be repeated at the next
session of the Ohio legislature. We
proposed to put up the 5000, 200 neces-
sary for the Improvement of the can
al between Cincinnati and Dayton.
We will establish a fiye-foot waterway
and keep the canal in that condition
without expense to the state. We
cnly ask per cent on the investment,
and will establish sinking fund tO
reimburse the 100000 in so years.
We are to receive the tolls during the
time we have charge. All profits over
this amount are to go for permanent
improvements on the canal"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
GENERAL STRIKES

Chicago, July 3.-The convention of
the Industrial Unionsists today adopt
ed a preamble to the constitution to
govern the workings of the new or
ganlzation. The preamble declares for
the general strike as the only means
by which the interests of the working
classes can be upheld.
"Only by an organization formed in
such a way that all workers in an in
dustry or in all industries will, if nee
essary, cease work in the event of a
strike or lockout can the interests of
labor be upheld" says the clause. THE
injury of one is the injury of all"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
ASKS DAMAGES
FROM EMPLOYE
w. c. RUNYAN SAYS HE WILL
LOSE HIS RIGHT HAND.
Watts Printing Company Asked for a
Receiver-Two Soldier Boys Re-
ceived Their Sentences.

w. c. Runyan, through Attorney j.
II. Robertson, has filed suit against
Arthur Zumstein for $500 damages.
Plaintiff says he was injured June 27,
1903, in a piece Of machinery at the
Gillian plant. The plaintiff says Zum-
stein, another workmen, grabbed him
about the shoulder, resulting in the
plaintiff falling in the machinery and
rendering his right hand useless.
RECEIVER ASKED.
Tony X. CLOSER, through Attorney ].
w. Burris, has filed suit in the common
pleas court against II. M. Watts and
j. r. Breitenstein, asking for re-
ceiver. The plaintiff states he had a
contract with the defendants to run a
job printing business known as the
Watts Company, and it is Eow their
desire to dissolve partnership. A. ID.
Hostetter was appointed receiver.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Mrs. Belle Welty was granted di-
yorce from Perlee Welty.
FOR DISSOLUTION.
Benjamin Fisher through Attorney
Roach, filed suit in common pleas
court against Nathan Stein for the dis
solution of partnership. Plaintiff
says that they formed partnership
on April /, 1905, as the Alliance Fruit
company and that they cannot agree
and asks that the partnership be ad-
judged dissolved; that receiver be
appointed and that the affairs Of the
concern be disposed of.
STULL FINED.
Judge Harter, Monday fined William
Stull 500 and costs and sentenced
him to 80 days in the workhouse. Stull
pleaded guilty to petit larceny. He
was indicted on the charge of burglary
and larcency and given a trial The
jury after being out 80 hours failed to
agree. He was accused of breaking in
to a wagon shed belonging to K. P.
Cassidy at Minerva and stealing a
horse blanket, whip and half-backs.
SOLDIERS SENTENCED.
Alfred Upham and Willis Alexander,
the two soldiers convicted of highway
robbery was sentenced to the reforma-
tory by Judge Harter, Monday, the
motion for new trial being over
ruled. Upham and Alexander were
convicted of robbing Louis Schmidt of
a small sum of money near the cor
ner of Third street and Harrison
avenue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
RUSSIANS REPULSED
Attempted Attack on Village Forti-
fled by Japanese.

Chicago, July 9.-The Daily News
staff correspondent at Gen. Nogis
headquarters cables as follows under
date of July 2, via Fusan, July 3: Six
hundred Russian cavalry made recon
noissance July l on the Japanese posi-
tion on the east bank of the Lao river,
where they attempted to enter the for
tilted village of LyuChaze. After some
desultory fighting they retired Later
dozen Russian guns apparel to the
north of the village and opened fire;
the japanese guns replied vigorously.
The Russians also made reconnois-
sance in force to the east of Kaiping,
retiring in the evening.
Perteb Bey, the Turkish attachc, who
was wounded in a recent engagement
with the Russians, has been made q
geenral by the sultan of Turkey.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
BEEF TRUST men
viii Attempt to Escape by Attacking
Validity of Indictments.

Chicago, July Sit is stated here
that when the question of bring
ing into court Tuesday or Wednesday
the prominent packers and their EN-
ployes, against whom indictments were
returned in the United States district
court Saturday, their attorneys will
attack the validity of the indictments
and feel confident of being able to de-
feat them. The exact nature of the at
tack is not known, but is said to bear
upon technical points and also to deal
with the nature of the grand jury hear
ing. This hearing, the attorneys say,
was in many respects conducted in an
improper manner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
Bishop Defends Rockefeller.

Richmond, Ind, July 3.-Bishop
Thomas Carter of the United Breth-
rem church defends John d. Rockefel-
Ter, In a speech here he said;
Some men are destined to make
money, and it is no crime for them to
become rich. If some men can make
millions and then turn their money
into channels for the blessing OF man.
kind, it is better for their energies TO
be directed in this way. l do not see
why scruples should interfere with
the acceptance of money from John
d. Rockefeller"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
EARLY HARVEST OF
FOURTH OF JULY
ACCIDENTS OF A PATRIOTIC MA.
TURE BEGIN EARLY.
One Boy Killed Instantly and Another
viii Die-Man Loses Three
Fingers.

Chicago, July 3.-Fourth Of July fa-
talties began here early-two cases
being reported by the police this even
ing.
Charles Strelow, a 19-year-oId youth,
started out with several companions
and began firing a revolver. The 9TH
ers of the party, not having any fire.
arms, wanted the gun passed around.
Strelow refused, whereupon one of his
friends snatched it from him. A shot
was fired a moment later which struck
Strelow in the back the bullet passing
through his heart
At No. III North Franklin street a
15-year-old girl sat on the steps of her
home and began firing a revolver The
third bullet struck Harry Hines, a g.
year-old boy, below the shoulder. The
surgeons say he will die.
LOST THREE FINGERS.
Corning, N. Y, July By the ex-
plosiOn of a giant firecracker tonight
Frank H. Wisner, an employe of the
Erie railroad, lost three fingers and
sustained internal injuries that may
prove fatal
BOYS INJURED BY GIANT POWDER
Madison, Wis, July By an ex-
plosion of giant powder, II boys re-
ceived serious, some probably fatal, in
juries. The accident occurred in front
of the Chinese store of On Sing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
: INJUNCTION
Likely to Be Issued in Favor of the
Packers.

Chicago, July 3.--While 1t Is like
ly that an injunction will be sought
from one of the federal circuit courts
judges to restrain the prosecution OF
the packers who were held to trial
by the grand jury Saturday, John S,
Miller, their counsel, said today that
no such step would be taken before
Wednesday. He further stated that
while such procedure had been de-
cided upon Saturday this decision has
been reconsidered and the method OF
meeting the government in these
cases is still undetermined.
Few of the defendants have yet
given bonds. IT is expected all will
be heard from Wednesday either per
sonally or through their counsel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
BROKE JAIL
But Returned After His Escape and
Paid His Fine.

Alliance, July 3.-On Saturday
young man by the name of Royston,
who resides in Sebring, was arrested
in Alliance for being intoxicated. He
was placed in the city Jail to await a
Sunday morning hearing, but when the
Sabbath morn awoke the young man
was tired of confinement. He was in
formed that Sebring help was coming,
but this did not pacify him. He
crawled to the west window, broke the
glass and squeezed himself between
the iron grating, dropped to the ground
below and made his escape. The OPEN
ing between bars is but about eight
inches, and ROyston is a fair-sized
man, but he thinks he has been
stretched about eleven inches by the
squeeze, Sometime after making his
escape the man returned and paid the
fine assessed.