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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
CHEERS FOR MAYOR WEAVER
Chief Justice Mitchell Issued Writ of SuperSedeas.
May Kill Gas Lease.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 25.-Mayor
Weaver received the newspaper report
ers late today, but declined to say If
there would be any more dismissals of
office holders. He was very much de-
lighted because of the great and en-
thusiastic ovation given to him as he
went to luncheon at the Union League
this afternoon. He was followed down
Broad street by a crNwd of several
Hundred admiring citizens, who
cheered the mayor, tossed their hats
in the air and waved handkerchiefs.
From the windows of almost every
building on Broad street, from city
hall to the league, other persons took
up their stand and added to the cheer
ing. 1t apparently pleased Mayor
Weaver. The members of the league,
too, were awaiting him. Men of prom
inence in business and politics, social
end professional life, men counted
smong Philadelphia's foremost citizens,
were there. They crowded up to the
mayor and cordially grasped him by
the hand, commended him for the
stand he had taken. They expressed
delight and pledged him their cooper
alton and support. Their enthusiasm
at his retaliation against the organiza-
tion in serving writs of ejectment
against former Directors Smythe ana
Costello, was great, and they told him
so. The mayor tonight told the re-
porters that he has received assur-
ances from councilmen that they will
change their votes on the gas lease, but
refused to give any figures. He ex-
pressed the hope that the gas lease or
dinance will be killed when the coun-
ellis convene next Thursday.
The writ of supersedeas, which the
mayor applied for, was granted this af-
ternoon by Chief Jsutice Mitchell of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
Swiss Funeya, oustoms.

Swiss funeral customs are most
peculiar. At the, death of a person
the family inserts a black edged an,
nouncement in the papers, asking for
sympathy, and stating that "the
mourning urn" will be exhibited with.
in certain hours on a special day. In
front of the house where the person
died there IS placed little black ia
bic, covered with a black cloth, on
which stands a black jar. Into this
the friends and acquaintances of the
family drop small black margined Wis.
iting cards, sometimes with a few
words OF sympathy on them. The
urn is put on the table on the day of
the funeral. Only men go to the
churchyard, and they generally fell
low the hearse on foot.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
FOR CERTAIN LETTERS
Mrs. Poillon Who Sued Millionaire
Brokaw May Get $500.

New York, May 25.-In return for
letters which she alleges were written
by w. Gould Brokaw, millionaire
yachtsman and club member, Mrs.
Kathryn Poillon will receive a sum of
rot more than .s3,500 according to
John F. Mcintyre, who was principal
attorney for Mr.. Brokaw, in defending
the $250,000 suit brought against him
by the woman on charge of breach of
Promise. At the request of counsel
for both sides the suit was set over
by Judge Bowling in the supreme
court today until the June term.
mot a dollar has been paid" said
Mr.. Mcintyre this afternoon "All
talk of settlement is without founda-
ton. The truth of the case is that Mr..
Bpshe, an associate, 4, has had sever
al conferences with counsel for Mrs.
Poillon with the view of making ar.
iangements for the transfer of num-
Der of letters in Mrs. Poillon's pos.
session. If these arrangements are
it is understood that the
suit will be discontinued.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
WITH HUNDREDS
OF Visitors President Roosevelt Shook
Hands Yesterday.

Washington d. c., May 25.-This
was hand-shaking day for President
Roosevelt. Between II and O'Clock
he greeted several hundred visitors
who are in Washington attending va
rious conventions and meetings.
The first big crowd Is be received
was the national association of second
and third class postmasters. With
their wives and daughters they mum:
hered some .25O They had no more
than got out of the office building be-
fore the delegates to the southern par
lament called. Last. but by no means
least, came the International Associa-
tion of Chiefs of Police, led by Major
Sylvester Of Washington, the president
of the organization. The President
was formerly at the head of the New
York police department and knows
many OF the visiting chiefs personally.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
WINTER WHEAT YIELD
PROMISES TO Be BIG
While in Some States the Acreage Has
Been Reduced, In Others
II ls Larger.

New York, May 25.-Dispatches to
Dun's Review from branch Offices To-
Gated in winter wheat districts indicate
that prospects are bright for large
yield. In some states the acreage has
been reduced voluntarily or because of
adverse weather at planting time, but
elsewhere there is an increase of 10
per cent or more, so that in the aggre-
gate there is considerably more space
devoted to this crop than in a normal
year, although possibly not as much as
in the previous season, when condi-
tions at the start were unusually good.
While there is much complaint of ex-
cessive rain recently, the last week has
brought better weather, on the whole,
and 1t is not certain that any serious
harm has resulted. In many cases the
absence of moisture is considered an
advantage. Some injury from rust and
insects has occurred, but not more
than is customary. and the present sit,
uation averages better than, usual.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
KILLED Her LOVER

Wheaton, Mimi, May 25.--Miss An.
tonia Seidensticker, the 15-year-old
daughter of Fred Seidensticker, one
Of the richest men in Traverse county
shot and killed her youthful lover
Herman Scheff, son of Banker B. d.
Scheff, and committed suicide while
the two were riding In buggy today
The two young people had gone for
ride about noon. An hour later the
horse came dashing into town, the
body of Miss Seidensticker, with blood
gushing from great wound in the
head laying half out of the buggy.
The girl was still alive when the
frightened horse was stopped, but
died in short time.
1t was first thought that .Scheff
had killed the girl and escaped but
later a farmer brought in the body
OF the dead boy which he had found
in road, it having fallen from the
buggy when the horse ran away.
Miss Seidensticker, in q semi-con-
scious moment gasped 81 did it," and
lapsed again into Inconsistencies
from which she did not recover
No cause is known for the tragedy
es both appeared happy when they
rode away from the village. The
mothers of the young people collapsed
when informed of the tragedy and
Mrs. Seidensticker, who is an Invalid,
is In dangerous condition,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
REPORTS OF A NAVAL
FIGHT ARE RIDICULED

London, May 26.-Naval experts here
ridicule the advices of the Associated
Press from Manila that a naval en-
gagement has taken place between the
Russian and the Japanese fleets, and
that the former had the better of 1t.
Coming as the story does from Manila,
its fallacy is apparent on its face, in
asmuch as If the Japanese had fought
and lost they would run for Formosa
and not for Luzon, While, on the other
hand, were the Russians to lose, their
only available neutral port would be in
the Philippine islands.
AS pointed out in these dispatches
On Sunday night, the Russian feet was
then headed for the Pacific, and, al
though nothing further has been heard
from it, the experts here feel sure that
1t is now in the open ocean proceeding
towards Vladivostok That Togo will
attack seems certain, and there is a
possibility that the battle was fought
on Thursday, but if so news of the out
come can hardly be looked for, for a
day or so at least.
st. Petersburg dispatches state that
the admiralty there has issued state
ment to the effect that it has received
no word of any naval battle with re-,
sultant defeat to the Japanese and
that the report is not considered credi-
tle. That there might have been an.
between scouts is consid-
cred possible, but it is thought that
Rojestvensky is making considerable
of a detour and that he will avoid
Togo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

/ the state supreme court. This sus-
pended the temporary injunction
granted to the dismissed directors,
Smythe and Costello, by Judge Raj
ston yesterday.
For the second time within 30 hours
Col. Sheldon Potter and A. Lincoln
Acker we're then installed in the offices
Of directors of public works and safety.
After returning from luncheon at the
Union League, Mayor Weaver was
Joined by his two new directors and his
attorney. From the mayors Office
they walked around the corridor to the
department of public safety. A crowd
of the curious followed on their heels.
Stepping into the latter office. occu-
pied for an hour this morning by
Smythe, Mayor Weaver turned to the
latter's successor and said:
"Col. Payne, by virtue of the order
of the supreme court, once again in
stall you as director of the department
of public safety"
Exactly the same formalities were
observed across the hall In the depart
mcnt Of public works, and Mr. Acker
directed to assume his interrupted Of
fee.
In conference with their lawyers,
Francis Skunk Brown and Alexander
Smith, Jr., which followed. It is said
that Costello and Smythe discussed the
advisabillty of beginning impeachment
proceedings against the mayor and
also to ask the court to haul him up
for contempt. Costello and Smythe
take the ground that they have the
right to perform the duties of their
Office until their successors have quail
fed and been confirmed by select coun-
Gil. They urge that in ejecting them
by force the mayor was in contempt
of court under the injunction.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
INSPECTOR BRAUN
GIVEN A TRANSFER
HE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH
HUNGARIAN OFFICIALS.
Police officer Tampered With His
Mail and Afterwards Placed Him
Under Arrest,

Washington ID. c., May 25.-Marcus
Braun, the United States immigration
inspector who got into trouble with
The Hungarian government officials has
been transferred to another field of
usefulness and the Hungarian police
officer who interfered with his mail
and arrested him has been dismissed
from the service and punished.
This ends the Incident which has
been the subject Of diplomatic nego-
tiations between the government and
that of Austria-Huhgary for several
weeks. Mr.. Braun, who was engaged
IN special work at Budapest has been
investigating the character of intend
ing immigrants to this country and the
methods employed by steamship COM
panies in promoting the immigration,
discovered that his mail was being
tampered with. He proceeded, it is
alleged, to assault the police officer
whom he suspected of opening his let
ters, and was hauled into court and
fined $40. He made a protest to this
government, and Ambassador Storer
took the matter up with the Austrian
government with the result noted.
The work Braun has been doing
will be continued by some other mem
Der of the special inspection force
which is employed in Europe by the
department of commerce and labor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
TO COLLECT NURSING
BILL OF $5,14O
A SUIT IS
BROUGHT AGAINST siBiLA
ESTATE OF MAssILLoN.
Woman Asks From $40 to $50 a Week
For Caring For a Sick 80.
~ Patient a.aN ID

Laura A. Hansen has brought an ac-
tion against the estate of Regina ST.
bila for $5,14O claimed to be due her
for nursing and caring for Mrs. Sibila
during the. last four years of her life.
R. w. McCaughey, executor of the es-
tate, is made defendant Attorneys
Welty & Albaugh are counsel for the
plaintiff.
The petition asserts that the. plain.
tiff had to nurse and work with Mrs.
Sibila from January 2, 1900 till March
5, 1905, and that for part of this
time her duties were such that they
were worth $40 week Later on the
condition of the patient became such
that her work was worth $50 a aSweek.
The bill was presented to the execu.
tor and he rejected it. .A
WANTS DIVORCE.
George b.. Cock has sued his wife
Addie for divorce. They were mar.
ried away back in 1865, forty years
ago. The husband charges that in
1899 his wife left him and is at pres.
ent living In Los Ar>sles, Cal. John
G. Givin is attorney for plaintiff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
The CRAWFORD TRIAL
Spencer Trask, the New York Bank.
er Gives Evidence

Spencer Trask, the New York Bank.
er Gives Evidence.
Washington ID. c., May 25.-Spencer
1rask, the New York banker testified
today in the Crawford postoffice trial
to having been introduced to the de-
fendant by the Countess Di Brazza and
to the subsequent financing of the
Postal Lock and Device co. He said
Crawford's reputation at that time
was excellent and he was very well
thought of in business circles.
Thomas McGregor, formerly chief of
the supply division. now serving a
two year sentence in the Maryland
penitentiary gave testimony relative
to Machens influence in the purchase
of various devices and materials.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
CASHIER SHOT HIMSELF
Next Day the Bank Of oakdale Closed
Its Doors.

San Francisco, CAL, May 25.-The
Bank of Oakdale, Stanislaus county,
one. of the Oldest banks in the state
and supposed to be very sound, closed
its doors today. Louis Kahn, cashier,
shot himself through the lungs last
Eight and is now in critical condi-
tion. The affairs of the bank are In
bad shape. The banks deposits will
equal quarter of million dollars.
The financial operations of Kahn, 1t is
said, impaired the banks stability.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
A Chemical Constituent % Milk.

An amusing incident happened the
other day in the chemistry recitation
at the local High school, An oral
recitation was In progress and the
most OF the questions were along the
line OF telling the chemical elements
found In the different foodstuffs. One
or them was, What element is found
In milk?" One young mans answer
was "Formaldehyde." Professor Alex-
ander said that it all depended ON
where you bought the milk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
WANTS DIVORCE.
Eastern Ohio Patents.

II. e. Dunlap, patent attorney, of
Wheeling, w. Va, reports the follow
ing patents issued this week to East
ern Ohio citizens: Alpheus After, Lis
Lon, saddletree; Albert L. Eicher, AL
lance, steam hammer; Christian Hoel-
scher, Warren, apparatus for exhaust.
ing incandescent lamp bulbs; Andrew
Hollinger Canton, railway crossing;
Frederick G. Kasch, Akron, self-clos-
ing window; Rudolph A. May, Akron,
furnace radiator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
OHIO BOYS

West Point. N. Y. May 25.--The
Eames of 130 young men who have sue
cessfully passed the examinations for
cadetships in the military academy
were promulgated today.
The successful candidates will begin
their military training on June is.
Among those who have qualified to en-
ter the academy are the following
from Ohio:
John Marvin Wright, John Stinu
WentzeI, Edwin Forest Harding, Rob-
iert L, Eichelberger, Joeph William Nc
Neal, William Harrison Anderson
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
BRISTOW'S REPORT
Concerning Rates on Isthmus to Be
Ready in June.

Ready In June.
Washington d. C. May 25.-Joseph
l.. Bristow, former fourth assistant
postmaster general and now special
commissioner to investigate rates for
the Panama canal commission, called
at the White House this morning and
talked with the president about this
forthcoming report. 81 expect to make
my report some time before the first
Of July" said Mr.. Bristow. 1T will
Geal with rates upon the isthmus and
between the various ports of the
United States and the canal zone"
Mr. Bristow has visited great many
points upon the Pacific coast to gather
his data for the commission and 1t is
said his report will cover several hun
dred typewriter pages.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
BAR6ERToN POTTERY
Files Petition in Involuntary Bank.
ruptcy.

Barberton, o., May 25.-The Bar.
berton Pottery company has filed a pc
tition in involuntary bankruptcy In
the United States court in Cleveland
The action was taken at the instance
of the creditors Of the company who.
Il is understood. viii ask that George
9. Murphy, president of the firm be
appointed trustee
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
nookmakers, Harxest cone,

Chicago, May 25.--For years at least
the race bookmakers' harvest in Chi
cago Is blasted, according TO the bull
letin Issued by the Citizens associa-
ton, reporting progress in purifying
Cook county Of gambling devices.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
Minister Russell comIno Home.

Washington, d. c., May 2b.-United
States Minister Russell, 1t is under
stood left Bogota only yesterday in re-.
sponse to the Instructions of the pres
ident to come to Washington to give
testimony in the Bowen-Loomis contro.
yersy. 1t will, therefore, probably be
near the end of June before he can
arrive here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
Importance Of a Good c,,Iv. :,

On grades. dykes should never be
built to turn the water, and whenever
II becomes necessary to carry water
from one side of the road to the other
II should be carried upder ground
through q siuice or. cuiyert. Tho ton
OF the siuice must of necessity be near
the surface OF the ~ where grades
exist" n.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
starkey.HeIm Reunion.

The fourteenth annual reunion of
tne starkey and Helm families will be
heid at the home of Henry starkey.
June 8. All relatives are requested
70 be present.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

After the savings accounts reach
s2ss'6o in French banks. they cease
TO draw interest. ~ y
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
OHIO THIRD
In the Number Of Free Delivery Post.
offices.

Washington d. C. May 25.--A state
ment compiled by the fourth assistant
Postmaster general shows that New
York heads the list of states in the
number of free delivery post offices,
with 100, which is more than there
were In the whole United States 80
years ago Pennsylvania comes next,
with "a. then Ohio with 73.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28

Paris muslin, also though beautiful, has
ties of nainsook. silk muslin, silk
gingham and dotted swiss are not suit
able for a childs wardrobe. A beau
tiful material, If expense need not be
considered, is handkerchief linen, which
launders well and lasts interminably.
The first expense, however. is con-
siderable.
There are few changes in the making
of little girls white frocks. The skirts
are enormously full, the sleeves short
and waist cut low to be worn with or
without guimpe. Flowered sashes are
worn and bows of the same on the left
side of the waist. When the belt is
placed far below the waist line the
skirts are not made so full.
1t is quite customary now for chill
dren to wear nothing but wash clothes
in all weather, using top coats for ne
cessary protection in bad weather but
many persons prefer to include other
than wash dresses IN the summer ward
robes of their children and for these
numbers of frocks in hannels. mohair
and serge are shown at the fashionable
chlldren's outfitters. Like many OF the
grown-ups' costumes this year, these
children's frocks run to checks. Dark
blue and white fine worsted checks.
Russian blouse, sailor blouse and
gUmpe dresses have white piqls col
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28

out fear. The true value and beauty
OF the white frock for childen is it's
spotless cleanliness, and, provided one
has that, everything else is of little
Importance. Little trimming is to be
desired, and indeed none at all is per-
fectly possible, few tucks made by
hand, bit of narrow lace insertion.
or little hand embroidery are to be
preferred to elaborate garniture; and
above all things, a quantity of broad
lace, be it real or imitation, or no.
ticeable amount of decoration of any
kind, whether it be fine or coarse is to
be avoided. The fine embroidery and
the real lace are not so Objectionable as
the imitation lace and embroidery, it is
true, but the vulgarty of an overplus
of trimming is alike in both instances.
,One need not feel unhappy either if
economy forbids the purchase of very
fine material for the white dress. Even
a coarse white frock, If entirely un-
trimmed and dazzlingly clear, is beau
tiful on a child. The inexpensive quail
tiles of India lawn, nainsook, dimlty
and plaid muslin are very desirable, as
they wash admirably and grow pref
tier with each washing. Organdie is
not good, as it has pretentious look,
Is too thin and does not launder well.
I3atiste is delightfully."- fine but too
flimsy TO include in the wardrobe that
is made UP with . view 70 economy.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28
A Model Street Car Line

Leeds, England, is proud of it's street
car line, as well it may be. Out OF
about $1.4OOOOO gross receipts in 19OS
$26O,OOO was clear profit, after making
all allowance for depreciation. Nine
teen cents out of every dollar taken
went back to the city treasury to light
en- taxation.
The usual fare is two cents. Out of
64,22S,666 fares taken over 5O,OOO.O0O
were two cents each. There were
100000 one cent fares and only 1,OO0.-
900 six cent fares, the highest paid.
The average fare last year was 2.20
cents.
The average Leeds passenger pays
in other words 1.S cents for the actual
cost Of his ride and a trihe less than
half cent additional to the city treas
ury, This is a city smaller than Bal
timore and mainly containing people
Of very small incomes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-28

linen. Besides the blouse suits of
heavy wash goods these materials are
shown made into guimpe frocks for
little girls. One such dress had
skirt of two circular flounces and a
waist trimmed with a fitted berthe.
which was decorated with a design ont
lined in thread of a contrasting color.
little white guimpe was worn with
this frock, which was Of brown linen
embroidered in red.
This seasons children's clothes in
olude also quaint little dresses of sprie-
ged muslin, in which the small maidens
will look like dolls. The figured batlstes
also come in tiny lowered designs of
all colors, and the sprigged dimlties are
also particularly good for little girls
fIocks, as the designs are suitable and
they wash well. These Powered dress
en- are made up quite simply with very
full skirts finished with a broad hem.
band of insertion or two tiny ruffles
full baby" waist finished at the
top with a berthe and very short nuffs
not reaching to the elbow for sleeves
they may be worn with or without a
guimpe. plain ribbon sash or a belt
Of insertion is used with these frocks
the ribbon being of the color of the
flower in the design.
The white dress Is Of course the most
beautiful and the most useful. since IL
doesn't fade and may be washed with