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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
OIL OPTIONS
Taken on Large Tracts OF Land Near
Salinevile.

Salineville, Feb. 1.-THE Ohio
Fuel & Gas Co. OF Mt. Vernon, o.,
has taken option on about 1900 acres
of land south of the village for oil
they will begin operations soon to
test the field. The land is made up
of long strip running northeast and
southwest and is in direct line with
the oil fields of Pennsylvania and the
Amsterdam-Sc field in Ohio.
Several rigs have been shipped to
this point and will be erected at
once. Oil in small quantities has
been found at a point near where the
company has leased land but not in
paying quantities, and the company
feels confident that it has located
very near if not on the belt running
through this part of Ohio.
All the land that has been leased
for oil is also optioned for coal, and
a test hole has been put down for
coal, revealing several good veins of
coal. 1t is thought very likely by
many that both the options are
taken by agents of the Ohio Il Penn.
sylyania Coal Co., of Cleveland in or
der to keep the new coal and rail-
road company that is building spur
from the c. 4 p. railroad at Ham
mondsville from securing some excel.
lent coal lands that lies contiguous
to their field at this village.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
APPEAL FOR LIFE
OF A MURDERER
NOUNC MAN WHOSE LIFE WAS
RUINED BY WOMAN.
Then He Took Hers, But His Attor-
ney Tries to Convince Governor
He Didn't Mean It.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 14-An eleventh
hour appeal TO save the life of Adolph
Koenig, sentenced to be electrocuted
3n Sing Sing upon next Monday morn
,ng for the murder of Emma Kauf-
mann in New York city on May 3rd
last, was made 10 Governor Higgins
this afternoon. Andrew c. Morgan,
attorney for the condemned man, ap-
peared before the governor accom-
panied by Marie Schenkel, aunt of the
prisoner, asking that clemency be ex-
tended to Roenig in the form of a
cOmmutation of his sentence to one of
life Imprisonment
Attorney Morgan briefly outlined
the history Of the case. He stated that
,Koenig was but "a years of age and
come to this country years ago
from Germany. He was first grocery
clerk and then milk wagon driver. In
the latter position he formed the ac-'
Guaintance of the Kaufman woman
who was married and has husband
and four children. This woman ruin
ed this innocent young man." said the
attorney, getting hold of him and
dragging him down until he became
practically the degenerate he was at
The time of the murder"
He recited how this young man be-
came infatuated with the woman.
She left her home to live with him at
b19 West Fortieth street. On the night
of the tragedy they went to their
10 lao M, n..I
lived In the next room. They knew
nothing of the tragedy until the next
morning when Koenig called them in.
They found the woman dead on the
bed having been strangled and bleed
ing from wounds in her abdomen.
There was no witness of the tragedy.
Koenig said that after partially dis
robing, the woman, who was intoxicat-
cd, insisted on going out in the street
to get more liquor. Koenig grappled
with her to punish her, and grabbing
the woman by the throat threw her
on the bed. He left the room and on
returning found her dead. He threw
fort to take his own life. The wound
did not prove fatal, however, but he
had been unconscious for several
hours. There had been no noise of a
struggle.
The attorney argued that Koenig
had simply attempted to punish the
woman and had used too much force.
When the case was called for trial he
said the district attorney had been
willing to accept plea of second de-
gree. He argued that the crime was
not premeditated and that he did not
think the facts warranted first degree
Of murder, although the court of ap-
peals had affirmed the verdict OF the
lower court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
STATEHOOD BILL WILL
HAVE CLEAR TRACK

ca. Washington, ID. c., Feb. 14,-As-
surances from enough recalcitrant Re-
publicans in the house have been re-
ceived to make il clear that there
will be no Republican onslaught on
the rule sending the statehood bill
directly from the house committee
on territories to conference.
Representative Hamilton, (Mich)
chairman of the committee today in
troduced resolution calling for the
rule in question. The rule will come
IN a day or two and the question
will be disposed of after short de-
bate.
Ualoss. the conferees shall agree
to make two states out Of the four
territories statehood cannot be Sc
cured at this session of congress.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
LIQUOR LAW
is Said to Have Been Violated al
SaIineyilIe,

odIlneNiIIe,
Salineyille, Feb. 14.-The first case
Of alleged violation of the liquor laws
,in the village since the, Beal local
option law took effect proved to be
a failure and the anti.saloon crow !
have been much downhearted at their
efforts. The case was brought before
Judge Martin, of Lisbon, when infor.
nation was filed with him that N. f.
Schubert, an eX-saloonkeeper and
councilman has furnished and gave
away liquor contrary to law He was
summoned to answer at which time
he plead not guilty and gave bond
for trial. The bond expired last week
and he has not been molested. 1t
was alleged that he was proprietor
of a club room in the west end of the
village, There are several club
rooms in the village running with a
large membership
Two new rural free delivery routes
were examined last week from this
office here. Both routes will serve
of five hundred persons each and
were highly recommended by special
agent j. ID. Blackburn of the post
Office department.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
CORRESPONDENCE.

Battlesburg, Feb. 14-John Dauber-
man and wife have been visiting Mrs
Dauberman's father, at Valley juno
tion, who is very poorly.
John Shroyer and Mrs. Lydia Row
lee visited their brother Henry Shroy-
er at Mineral City.
A sled load of young people visited
at the home of Clinton Cullara at Can
ton Friday evening.
John Dauberman lost horse with
lung fever Saturday night.
Edward Hahn and family and Wes-
ton Howenstine and family visited
Jesse Fraze Sunday.
J. NJ. Bordner will farm for Mrs j.
j. Grove this summer.
A. J. Dine will move on Frank
Weaver's farm near Sandyville.
A. J. Dine will move on Frank
Weaver's farm near Sandyville.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Women Soldiers in Paris.

Nine. Mathon Dugard applied for
permission to use me Galerie des Ma
chimes as a parade ground for the
corps of women volunteers which she
organized
Women from nineteen to forty
years of age will be enrolled, They
are armed with sword and revolver
The pretty uniform consists of a
short red skirt and blue corsage with
lace and frogs, top boots with tassels
and a felt hat with red and blue
feathers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Brewing Deal Fell Through.

1t is reported on the quiet that the
deal for the purchase of the five
breweries of this city, Massillon and
Canal Dover that was being engin-
eered by local people has fallen
Through, but that Cleveland parties
have taken up the matter and that
a successful confirmation OF the af-
fair may be anticipated within the
coming week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Boy Badly Injured.

VIII Moock, a 15.yearold boy. was
badly injured while riding a horse
on North Market street yesterday
noon, While in front of the Martin
block the horse fell and the boy
fell underneath the horse, badly frac-
turing his left leg below the knee.
The injured boy was removed to the
home of his brother, Edwin Moock,
2221 Adams street, where medical at
tention was given him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Practical Religion.

A religion that stays in the clouds
is of no use to anybody. Religion
must be definite, practical useful
binding rule of daily life-or else
II is as much mockery as the gilded
prayerwheel of the Buddhist,-Am
Issue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Low coIonist Rates to the West.

The Chicago Great Western Rail
way will from March 1st to May 5th
sell Colonists tickets to California,
Oregon, Washington, British Column
bia, Idaho, Montana and Utah at
greatly reduced rates. For further
information apply to w. d. Jones, r.
P, A., 91S Park Bldg, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Rinaworm on Cattle.

Affected areas of skin may be sue
cessfully cured by treating repeatedly
at intervals at or days with mix
ture containing pit, Of fish oil per "
10. of sulphur.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Bear In Mind.

Poultry will not thrive on damp
ground.
Sifted coal ashes make a good ma.
terial for a dust bath; the only OBJ
lection noticed in using it is that
1t will color he feathers of white
fowl and give them a dirty apDear-
ance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Desires TO See War Ended.

London, Feb. 14.-In the course OF
speech in the house of Lords today
Earl Spencer, the liberal leader, de.
.Jplared that II was the most earnest
desire OF Great Britain to see the
early conclusion of the war in the far
east.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17
Home Made

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
cult homemade. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
CO..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17

brothers. Interment at the Sand Hill
cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Chain and two
sons, returned home from several
months visit at California. Mrs
Chains health being greatly benefited
by the trip.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17

Middlebranch, Feb. 14.-The funeral
of Harvey Smith was largely attended
by friends and neighbors on Wednes-
day.
Willis Smith, of Cleveland, attended
the funeral of his uncle, Harvey
Smith, on Wednesday and was the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith.
Mrs Nancy Harley and Mrs. Lib
Swinehart, of Hartville, visited with
their brother, e. Brumbaugh on
Thursday.
Levi Grub, of Canal Fulton, was
the guest of his nephew, Oliver Grubb,
on Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph Brown went to Cleve-
land on Saturday for a visit of a few
days.
The shanty at the quarry at the
d. p. c. works burned down last week
with 60 lbs of dynamite in and no ex-
plosion. The dynamite was being
thawed out in the shanty.
Preaching next Sunday, morning and
evening, by Rev. l.. A. Hazlett and
Endeayor meeting at p. m; subject,
"Glorifying God in Our Home" Lead
er, Mrs. Mary j. Wise.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold social at the residence of E.
Brumbaugh next Saturday evening.
James Clark has gone to lndianap>
oils to see his mother who has been
i'll for some time.
Samuel Drukenbrod, of Myersville,
was here few days.
Charles Somerville, who has been
working for C.. A. Boetler, commenced
to work for Ed S. Carroll on Monday.
Joseph Brown shipped a car of stock
to Cleveland today.
Delegates to the county Sunday
school convention to be held at AllI-
ance next week were elected on Sun
day and are Miss Sadie Phillips, Miss
Myrtle Lesh and the superintendent,
w. II. Wise.
The Plain township teachers insti-
tute will be held here next Friday eve
ming. The program has not been an
nounced.
MIS- D. " luNtlS, VI ANtM IlSlIlli,
been Visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Defenbacher for a few days.
The last married people here are
George Herzer and Miss Laura Cock
lin.
The householders of school district
No. 13 gathered at an appointed time
and place last Friday and proceeded
with well filed baskets to the school
house, entering while the occupants
were busy at work and completely sur
prised both teachers and scholars. BY
request the teachers dismissed school
and within short time tables were
prepared with a variety of the best
kinds of eatables and after dinner the
visitors were entertained by the
school with their regular literary eX-
ercises, consisting of recitations and
music, after which a fine leather up
holstered chair was presented to the
teacher as a token of esteem and
honor.
Cold weather; s below zero this
morning.
Rendplnh Feb 1a-Mr and Mrs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17

Man, unlike other objects in nature,
decreases in size the closer you get to
him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-17

Randolph, Feb. 14.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Areheart and son Charles of
Akron, were in town Saturday.
Frank Haughawart is quite i'll at his
home at the center.
Miss Eva Keller spent part of the
past week at Atwater at the home of
her sister. Mrs. G. p. Shuman.
A horse belonging to Samuel Dero,
of Rootstown, ran away Saturday eve
ming. The horse was hitched to a
sleigh but the shafts became unfas-
tened leaving the sleigh unchanged
and the horse not hurt when caught.
George Wise is slowly recovering
from his severe attack of typhoid fe-
yer.
j. p. HOFFMAN spent part of the
past week at Akron, the guest of his
brother.
viii Lang, of Akron, spent part of
the past week at the home of his
mother southeast of town.
The Republican Literary society of
the high school gave very pleasant
program at the school hall Friday af-
ternoon The society invites every one
to be present at the next meeting OF
the society, March TO-
Leo Lang spent Wednesday at Ali
ance on business.
The Maccabees will present with
good local talent the famous military
drama, Hall Hazard, the Federal
Spy" at the town hall Saturday eve
ming. The famous Dibble orchestra
will furnish the music
The pupils of the high school en-
joyed a sleigh ride to Marlboro one
evening of the past week. A jolly
time is reported by all who enjoyed
the sleigh ride,
The play given by the Randolph
Dramatic club at the town hall Satur-
day evening was a good one. Many
stated, however, that Texas Mother
in-law" is no different from an Ohio
one.
The funeral of Alpheus Unger was
held from his late residence Thurs
day morning. He is survived by his
wife, two sons, one daughter and two
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
ALLEGE COMBINE
ON THE |STHMUS
MINISTER'S MAKE COMPLAINT
TO SECRETARY TAFT
DECLARE TRADE is HAMPERED
Central American Representatives Say
That All the Traffic Is Given to
One or Two Steamship
Lines

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April S-secretary
Taft today gave hearing to foreign
ministers representing most of the
countries on the west coast of South
and Central America on the question
of trade restrictions resulting from al
legged combinations between the Pana-
ma Railroad company and the Pacific
Mail Steamship company.
These ministers have collected data
intended to show the injurious effect on
direct trade relations between the
United States and the west coast Of
South America Of the existing traffic
arrangements between the Panama
Railroad company and the steamship
companies.
They stated that by a system Of
steamship companies the Panama Rail-
road company had made it practically
impossible for any other steamship
lines to engage in the carrying trade
between the west coast and the United
States.
1t was also stated that the railroad
company favored the Pacific Mail and
the selected Chilean line, not only by
an ingenious system of through bills
of lading which were discriminating
against other lines, but as it also COR
trolled the terminal docks on the
isthmus and denies the use of these on
ton was impossible. The immediate
result was that a large proportion of
the exports of valuable raw material
from the west coast which should go to
the United States was carried around
Cape Horn to Europe, much of it to be
re-shipped at great expense to America.
Coffee was a particular sufferer from
this treatment, but nearly all tropical
and seini-tropical products were i'll
juriously affected.
Secretary Taft was deeply interested
in the presentation and arranged that
the ministers should submit to him a
regular memorandum, which he would
in turn submit to the isthmian COM
mission next week. He desires also to
consult on this subject with Commits
soner Bristow, who is just returning
to Washington from a trip to the 18TH
mus and the Pacific coast made with
the special purpose of looking into this
Panama railroad. Secretary Taft ex-
pressed his own belief that the dis
elimination complained of should be
stopped and his expectation that the
canal commission would deal with the
subject in that spirit, regardless of any
immediate diminution of railroad rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
.LYNCHERs BARELY
MISS THEIR PREY
COLORADO KILLING LEADS TO
WILD SCENES
Deputy Sheriff Shoots Down Man in
Cold Blood, and Is With Diff
Guilty Rescued From
Mob
BY A Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
TRINIDAD, Colo, April S.-The kill
ing of John H. Fox by Deputy Sheriff
Joseph Johnson and an attempt 81
lynching, frustrated by Sheriff Dick
Davis and posse; race between the
sheriff, his posse and his prisoner for
special train, and an angry and ex-
cited mob of 1000 people bent on venge-
ance, were the wild scenes enacted in
Trinidad this afternoon.
The assassination of Fox was the
most cold-blooded murder ever com
mitted in Las Animas county. Fox
was standing at desk in the lobby
of the postoftice reading a newspaper
with his back to the door. Johnson
entered, pistol in hand and, without
Fox and fired. Fox fell backwards
dead and Johnson, coolly walking from
the postoffice, started toward the coun-
! ty Jail, when he was arrested by an
other deputy sheriff and placed in the
county Jail.
The news spread like wildfire and
soon a mob of 1000 people made for the
Jail. Sheriff Davis halted them and
said:
"As sheriff 1 am sworn to protect my
attempts to, come up those steps. If
you get Johnson it will be over my
dead body"
This had the effect of checking the
mob, who lacked a leader. Some time
later Johnson, surrounded by deputies,
started from the Jail on a dead run for
the waiting train, three blocks away.
This news reached the mob, who
started pell-mell after the posse, grow
ing in numbers en- route until finally
2500 people had gathered. The sheriff
succeeded IN getting his prisoner on
board, but when the train started the
mob was less than twenty yards away.
After the train had run about 800
yards a coupling broke. When the
mob saw the engine leaving the ca
boose rushed forward again, yelling
like mad and paying no attention to
the command of the posse to halt,
when the engine was again coupled
and made a successful dash.
Before being placed on the train
Johnson was asked by representative
OF the Associated Rress for state
ment. He said; II killed Fox be-
cause l was mad. He prevented me
from going after shoblo because he
said would aid him to escape. We had
some words this morning. but / will
not tell any more"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
WILL SUE HAGGIN
FOR SIX MILLION
MRS. READER CLAIMS SUM
DUE FOR COPPER MINES
Woman Recently Notorious in Con-
nection With Santo Domingo to
Proceed Against Prominent
Wall Street Firms
Special TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April S.-Mrs. F..
Rawles Reader, the young woman who
came near annexing the Republic of
Santo Domingo and making it pri-
vate asset of herself and her husband,
is about to bring a suit for $4,000, 900
against James B. Haggin and a num-
ber'of Wall street men who are iden-
tilted with what is known as the Hag-
gin mining syndicate.
Mrs. Reader claims the money is due
her and her husband from the sale
of copper mines to the Haggin syndi-
cate. Some of these mines, she says,
she and her husband owned an interest
in, while on others they simply had OPP
tions.
The Wall street firms which Mrs.
Reader says are associated with the
Haggin syndicate are: Ladenberg,
Thalman & Co., j. p. Morgan & Co.,
Charles r. Flint, Shrer Bros, H. Nick.
TWombley and d, o. Mills.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
FAMOUS MODEL
IN DIVORCE CASE
CLARA BETZ Is NAMED AS CO.
RESPONDENT
Woman Whom Whistler Spoke of as
Perfect Made Party to Suit
Brought Against Chauncey
&. Hutchinson

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April S.-Mary Frances
Hutchinson has begun suit in the su-
preme court against Chauncey E.
Hutchinson, president of the Crawford
Shoemakers, for divorce. She names
as correspondent the beautiful Clara
Betz, the famous model of whom
Whistler once said: Heaven at last
has sent me a perfect woman" Both
Hutchinson and Miss Betz deny the
allegation. Miss Betz asserts her name
has been brought into the case merely
to crafty the spite of a jealous wo-
man.
Clara Betz is one of the best known
models on this side of the Atlantic If
not in the world. She posed for the
statue of Eve, with which Bucher won
the first prize in the last Paris exposi-
tion; for Carl Blenner's Spring" ="
Naegele's Captive Prize" and Mag
dalen," and for some of the exterior
decorations of Charles M. Schwab's
mansion on Riverside drive. While still
a schoolgirl she was married to Robert
o. Betz in 1892. In September 1902. she
procured a divorce in Milwaukee.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
THINK TOGO oUTWlTTED
Russians Credit RoIestvensky for
Having Evaded Him

ST. PETERSBURG, April 3, 2:30 a.
m.-There was great rejoicing last
night at the Admiralty, Yacht and
other naval clubs over Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky having successfully
navigated the gateway of the China
sea without encountering the Japanese.
The credit for the strategy by which
the feat was accomplished, as the AS
sociated Press learns, belongs solely to
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who accu-
rately judged that, as the Malay
straits is the most pral tcable and di-
rect route, the Japanese would calcu-
late that he would not dare to force a
passage there.
The admiralty points out the great
gained by pushing on with all possible
speed and meeting Vice Admiral Togo's
heavy ships before he can effect a
complete concentration of his scattered
cruisers, scouts and torpedo boats. The
belief of the admiralty is that Togo is
waiting near the island of Formosa,
1900 miles northward of Singapore.
At the rate the Russian squadron
steamed from Madagascar, which aver
aged eight knots an hour, the greatest
naval battle since Nelson's victory at
Trafalgar should occur in about ten
days.
The admiralty realizes that Rojest-
vensky faces great odds, owing to the
immense superiority of the japanese
in cruisers and torpedo boats, and re-
lance in his success is based upon
seven battleships, with which he can
oppose Togo's four.
1t is thought unlikely that the
Vladivostok squadron will attempt a
juncture with the Baltic fleet, though
1t is quite possible 1t may make a di-
version, undeterred by the fate of the
Rossia at the time of the egress Of the
Port Arthur fleet last August.