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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago, April 17.-iWheat had a
firm opening and 1t did not change in
general character throughout the day.
At the close May was IA cent higher
than it closed the day before, Septem-
ber up Ia cent and July 1-2 cent.
Shorts were taking the offerings free
ly and not enough of the latter was
forthcoming. Corn had strong front
for over an hour and after that SELL
ing was in sufficient force to lose all
but from lie to 1-S cent of the early
gain. Oats were very steady. Fluc-
tuations were slight. Provisions op-
ened stronger than they closed There
was no attempt from any quarter to
bolster the market and the profit TAX
ing sales of holders were slightly in
excess of the demand, with prices a
shade lower at the close.
Cash sales, wheat-No 2 red SS ~
@9O 1-2; No. hard 80 1908 IL;
No. Northern so 1908 1-2; No. 2
Northern S0@S2 IL.
Corn-No. 2, At 3-4@4S; No. Q white
40 Ia; No. yellow 49@49 Ia
oats-No. 2, 81 ga; No. white
SO 1-2QS4.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
REMAINS MYSTERY
Absolutely no Clue to Murderer Of
Thomas Dye, the orrviIle Boy.
Reward to Be In
creased.

Wooster, April 17.-OTrvilIe Off
cials confess that they are all at sea
as to a clue that can be followed with
any hope of the detection OF the mur.
derer of Thomas Dye, the Orrville
boy who was found with a bullet
through his body Friday morning.
Marshal Charles Drushel, of Orr
vile, reached this city for a confer
ence with the Wayne county authori-
ties concerning a plan for the appre-
hension of the criminal. THE clue
followed from Massillon, which was
the result of a theory that the mur.
derer of the boy was one of a gang
of toughs from that place who infest-
ed Orrville on the night of the crime,
has proven a phantom" said the
marshal. "The men now have such
start that l almost despair of ever
obtaining clue. to their where
abouts"
The chase for the murderer is not
to be abandoned. A reward of $500
which was offered for the capture Of
the criminal by the Wayne county
commissioners will be augmented by
reward made up by citizens Of Orr
vile. 1t is hoped in this manner t.
stimulate the search for the mur
derev-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
PROSECUTION
Of the Coal Carrying
Railroads Under the
Anti Trust Law is Like
Unauthorized State
ment Made.

Washington, April 1 1.-The coal
carrying railroads are most likely to
be prosecuted under the antitrust
law.
This belief is warranted by the
action taken this afternoon by the de-
partmelt of justice after the matter
had been gone over very carefully
with the president
Special counsel to further sift evil
dence in the departments possession
and conduct such prosecution If they
also deem it advisable have been Sc
leeted. Charles E. Hughes, of New
York, inquisitor in the recent legisla-
tive inquiry into the great insurance
companies, is one of them.
The department. announces that the
evidence against the railways is deem
ed sufficient to warrant such a step.
1t Is understood that the attorney
general believes it will be incontro-
vertible.
The authorized statement of the
department, as made by Attorney GEN.
eral Moody is as follows:
Charles e, Hughes, Esq, of the
New York bar and Alexander Simpson,
Jr., of the Pennsylvania bar, have
been retained by the department of
justice to take under consideration
all the facts now known, or which
can be ascertained, relating to the
transportation and sale of coal in
interstate commerce, to advise, if any
legal proceedings should be begun and
to conduct under the direction of the
attorney general, such suits or PROS
ecutions.
The general subject for some time
has been under consideration by the
department. 1t is believed that suf-
ficient evidence has been developed in
the Investigations of the Interstate
commerce commission and otherwise
to warrant the employment of counsel
under the provisions of the appropria-
tion act of February rs, 1903, author
izing the employment of special coun-
sci and agents i'm proceedings of this
nature. An important element in ar
irving at this conclusion is the re-
cent decision Of the supreme court in
Hale versus Henkel, holding that the
federal government has the right, un-
der legal proceedings to examine the
books and records of corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
AGED MAN
On Trial for the Death OF His Wife,
the Mother of His Sixteen
Children.

Ravenna, o., April 17.-Henry Bills,
Kent chainmaker, II years old, was
placed on trial here today for the
death of his wife, the mother of his
16 children, at the Bills home in Kent
last October. Bills pleaded not guilty
to manslaughter. 1t is claimed that he
went home drunk, and, when his wife
threw the liquor he offered her, in his
face he pushed her to the floor, caus-
ing her death. Bills was surrounded
by his children and is heart broken.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
THESE NAMES
Were the Feature in the Case o.
Wlsdislaw Pivko Charged With
Cutting Tomoshefsky and
Two Other Skys.


do we get paid?" asked the sub
poenaed witnesses.
Certainly you get paid" said Con-
stable Rohn.
"All right, read off our Names"
Then Constable Rohn got busy, and
the names he could not pronounce
he sputtered out in chunks.
Joe Letkevits, Mrs. Joe Letkevits,
Alexander Letkevits, Stanislaw Wro-
blesky, Alexander Wroblesky, John
Zalewsky, Stanislaw Kaslowsky, John
Poplowsl1y, Mrs. Wladislaw Pivko,
Frank Holinsixy and Stemesloff KEN
insky are all to report at Justice Bar
ricks court room at O'Clock We'd
nesday morning to testify for this
man Wladislaw Pivko for purposely
wounding John Tomashefsky. Stemes-
loft Kiminsky and Frank Hodinsky
with knife
"All right, well be there" they re
sponded.
They will try, however, to prove
that Pivko had no knife when he
wounded Tomoshefsky, Kominsky and
Holinsky at the home of Joe Letke-
Wits of 275 Summit street Massillon,
the other night; but that these three
named men had the knives and Piv-
ko took them away from them.
If it were not for Nathan Shapero,
who will act as interpreter, Justice
Barrick and the jury would undoubt-
edly have to learn the language of
these people to decipher the names,
and then .
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
BRIDGE TRUST
TO FIGHT THE DEvER LAW.
Canton Attorneys Attend the Con.
ference of Trust Lawyers
at Columbus. =

Columbus, O., April H. Bridge trust
attorneys from half dozen Ohio cit
les, including James J. Grant and II.
e. Webber, of Canton, met yesterday
in the Office of Booth, Heating & Pet
ers and mapped out plan for testing
the validity of the Dever law, which
became effective yesterday. Although
no admission was made of such in
tention the exhaustive familiarity with
every phase of the law and each point
upon which 1t may be attacked,
evinced by attorneys who attended the
conference, leaves no doubt of the
plan. s,,s-s a 3
The point will be raised, as one
question at issue, OF whether the bin
was ever really presented to the gov
ernor in the sense that the present
law, governing the enactment of bills
without the governors signature con-
templates. In the raising of this
question the bridge trust, should it
win out upon this point, would at
the same time invalidate~ practically
all the other laws of the session.
1t will also be urged that the bill
is class legislation, and therefore un-
constitutional, for the reason that II
exempts witnesses in trust investiga-
tions, while not applying to other
phases of criminal participation. 1t
will be urged that it would render ina
mune from punishment person who
engineered deal to filch a county
treasury, but would it make immune
the same man if he confessed that in
carrying out that commission he had
committed outright theft?
Moreover it will be urged that while
the law grants immunity from prose-
cution in Ohio, it would not render
immune such an agent from prosecu-
ton by the federal authorities should
his actions, as confessed in such an
investigation, lay him liable to pros
ecution under the federal laws. Nor
would it make him immune in another
state were his actions such a Of
Tended against the laws of such a
state where the same trust was oper-
ating in the same manner, and he
had assisted in their work there.
1t will be asked further whether il
is possible to take away the constitu-
tional right of any man to decline to
answer upon the ground that his an
swer would tend in incriminate him;
and the question will be raised as to
whether he can be compelled to an
swer regardless of this constitutional
right. The trust attorneys contend
that he canEot.
This conference, coming as it does
upon the heels of Attorney General
Ellis conference with the prosecuting
attorneys, indicates that the trust at.
torneys are planning to bring the case
to an early test, but the chances are
that the exhaustive manner In which
it will be fought out, will keep it in
litigation for such period as will
permit the trust effectually to disin-
tergate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
NEW RECORD
Established by Sutton in Defeating
Hoppe in Worlds Champion
ship Contests.

New York, April 17.--George Sut
ton, formerly Of Elmira, N. ", and
now a resident of this city, whose
ability as an expert cueist, is recog
nized ON both sides of the Atlantic
played sensational game tonight in
the worlds championship 1872 billiard
tournament and defeated Willie Hop
pc, the 1871 champion by score ol
500 to 118
Sutton, by winning in five innings
established an average of 100, which
is just double that OF the former
worlds record made and held b,
Maurice Vignaux of France about -four
years ago. The scores:
Sutton 500. average 100; high runs
234, 128, ia.
Hoppe, average 23-35; high runs
SO, SO, IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
EXAMINATIONS
To Be Held Saturday in the High
School.

- Under the rules of the Patterson
law examinations will be held Satur-
day, April 21st and Saturday, May
18th, at the High school building
Pupils from the township, village and
special districts who desire to enter
the High school and be free from all
tuition may take these examinations
No charge will be made for those
who wish to take these examinations
except fee of five cents, which is to
be devoted to pay for stamps and
stationery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Breach Of Promise Suit Settled.

Lisbon, O., April. 1.-THE ten thou
sand dollar breach of promise suit of
Olive Phillips of Hanoverton, against
Henry Dutton, was settled out OF
court. 1t is understood the plaintiff
was paid a substantial sum.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
DR.. Maxwell's Attorney
Attempts to Prove That
Celia Ritzer's Death
Was Not Due to Crini-
nal Operation.
Claims the Defendant is
Being Used as a Scape-
goat in the Cleveland
Case-Mother on the
Stand.
Stand.

Cleveland, O., April Ito show
that Celia Ritzer's death in st. AL
exis hospital might have been due to
the effects of an overdose of strych-
nine administered as a stimulant, in
stead of to the performance of a Grim
inal operation, was the attempt of At
torney r. j. Ross for DR.. Maxwell
Tuesday.
Maxwell is on trial for the girls
death from g. criminal operation.
DR.. William Alderman said that the
girl was brought to the hospital in
intense pain at 6 o'clock on Dec. 81,
and that she died at 1880.
did yol. give her any strychnine?"
asked Attorney Ross.
81 told the nurse to give her one
thirtieth Of a grain TO stimulate the
action of the heart" said DR.. Acker-
man.
WAS she given an overdose?"
Prosecutor Lieghley interrupted.
Are you charging this doctor with
killing Celia Ritzer?' he demanded.
The questioning ceased.
DR.. John e. Kepke, deputy coroner,
said that the girls death resulted
from septic poisoning.
MOTHER IN TEARS.
With tears streaming down her
cheeks, Mrs. Margaret Ritter, of Ak
ron, the mother, took the stand.
Celia was at home with us on
Christmas day, alive and WE'LL" she
said. viii zengler came to see her
at night.
Next day she went to Cleveland
and on Dec. 81 they telephoned to me
to come to st. Alexis hospital, where
she was dying.
"She was dead when l got there and
they wouldn't let me see her. l didn't
see her until New Year day, when
they brought her home in her coffin. -
WENT WITH ZENGLER.
WAS your daughter engaged to
William Zengler?" was asked. -
Il don't know" Mrs. Ritter replied.
Did viii Zengler ever tell you
that Celia had tumor which would
require an operation?" asked Attor-
ney Shaver for the defense.
Yes" said Mrs. Ritter
DR.. Humphrey, of Akron, who with
DIR. Rankin performed an autopsy on
jan 3, was called by the state.
"The girls body as whole was in
a normal condition, he said. There
was no evidence of a tumor, or of an
operation for tumOr. Her death was
due to weakness following a hem
orrhage and from absorption of poi
SON"
I'VE plead not guilty and stanu
ready to fight what will be offered in
this case against DR.. Maxwell. All
the testimony they have is the So
called confession of Zengler."
Claiming Maxwell was being made
a scapegoat, Attorney r. j. Ross in
this manner outlined his defense OIL
DIR. Maxwell in his statement of the
case to the jury.
Considerable time was used up yes
terday morning securing jury for
this case.
In his opening statement Assistant
Prosecutor Lieghley spoke of the so
called "exonerating" paper and insist
ed that Maxwell produce it in open
court. He declared the state was not
in possession of the document and
that in aespite of testimony to the ef-
feet such paper relieving the doctor
from any incrimination had been ex-
ecuted. prosecutors had not obtained
it and that it was last in the posses
sion of the defendant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
BIG MORTGAGE
FiIed~1n Stark County by the National
Fire Proofing Company.

The National Fire PToofing Co. have
given mortgages to the New York
Trust Co. on the following:
p. S. w. IA of section 80, in Lake
township; N. w. IA of section 81, in
Lake Township; N. e. IA of section
II and 18, in Osnaburg township; p.
N. E. a-4 of section 28 in Sandy
township, and other lands for s2,500,-
900 at per cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
SLOSSON LEADS

New York, April 17,-In today's
matinee game George F. Slosson Of
this city defeated Albert G. Cutler
of Boston by a score of 500 to BAG,
which was his fourth consecutive vic
tory in the worlds championship
1872 billiard tournament. Slosson now
leads all the other players as he has
not lost a game SO far.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
! NEW LINE
To be Built to Canton
From Wooster With
Local Capitalists Inter-
ested, According to
Reports.

Wooster, o., April 17.--lt is an
nounced that a company is to be in
corporated in Wooster to build an
electric line from here to Canton.
Albert Shup, president of the Shup
bank here and Canton capitalists are
interested
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Governor Gives Up House.

Columbus, o., April 1.-THE For
Rent" sign hangs out at the residence
of Governor Pattison. The governor
and family will live at a hotel when
they return.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
After the Brick Trust.

Akron, April 17.-Judge j. A. Koh
Ter, in charging the grand jury called
especial attention to the violations
of the trust laws and the advantages
the new Devers law, compelling wit
nesses to testify, afforded. His re
marks are taken to indicate that the
Brick trust members are to be
again indicted
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
EQUALIZATION
Board For City to Be Organized Near.
ly One Month Before Time.

County Auditor Oberlin will try to
have the state board of equalization
organize the new city equalization
board one month before the time set
by law. This is to be done so that
the new territory may be included on
the appraisement list for the com
ing year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
To Come Up Next Week.

Washington, April 1.-THE ques-
ton of Senator Reed Smoot's title to
his seat in the senate will not be talk
en- up for consideration by the COM
mittee on privileges and elections in
executive session until Harly next
week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
county commandment a. Alliance

Alliance, O., April 17.-Stark Coun-
ty Commissioners Austin Hay and
Harry Hill were in Alliance Tuesday
and with City Engineer Pfouts looked
over some culvert work needed in the
west part OF the city. The culyerts
win have to be altered owing to the
installing OF sanitary sewer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Lower Court Sustained.

Akron, o., April 1.-THE circuit
court has sustained the lower court
in finding Councilman Amundson gull
ty of bribe soliciting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Church People to Meet.

Columbus, o., April 1.-THE church
people of Ohio will meet here May 1
and to organize to enforce the Sun
day laws throughout the state. The
convention will open with a mass
meeting, presided over by Lieut.. Gov.
Harris.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Insurance Men Win Point.

Akron, o., April 1.-THE circuit
court sustained a motion of the New
York Mutual and Life Insurance com
panies to make the state petition in
custer suits more definite.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Insurance Committee Met.

Columbus, O., April 1.-THE insur'
ance committee, to revise the insur-
ance laws, named by the last gener-
al assembly, held a meeting here to-
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Bio Deficit Found.

Columbus, o., April 17.-The state
examiner has found $51,377 deficit
in the treasury of Geauga county. Tho
money was loaned to banks by the
treasurer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Aged Man Acquitted.

Ravenna, O., April 17.-Henry Bills,
agedU II, was acquitted of wife muir
der in twenty minutes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
To Manage Car System.

Springfield, O., April III. J.. Ad-
ans, of South Manchester, Conn, has
been appointed general manager of
the Appleyard lines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
Fish Trust Alleged.

sandusky, o., April 1.-THE grand
jury is. investigating the fish compa-
nies. II is claimed they FIX the price
OF buying FISH.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-20
centenarian Dead.

GAINESVILLE, o., April 17.-Mrs. Anna
Penny, aged 106, is dead.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-02
GIBSON PICTURE FAD
SEXES COLLECTORS
Takes Place of Post Card Craze
With NE Young
Women.

The Gibson picture habit has been ef-
fectually fastened on big proportion OF
the reading population of this section by
the publication by the Sunday North
American of ten of the latest of this
great American artists pictures as art
supplements. 1t has started the Gibson
collection fad, and this promises to last
until the last of the pictures are out.
There wGs time when the Gibson girl
was the idol of the young woman. Now
the Gibson art supplement gives every
body an opportunity to collect the artists
works. and there will be few homes that
will not have a good representation with
In the next few weeks.
For the time being the collection of
Gibson drawings has taken the place of
the collection of post cards in Phladel-
phia, and the fad is certain to spread to
all of the towns where the pictures are
made so easily obtainable.
The picture which The North American
is to issue next Sunday is "A Castle in
the Air" 1t is one of the most forceful
of Gibson's works, and teaches a broad
moral lesson to young people and old
alike,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-02
More Than Skin Tight.

Senator Joe Blackburn, who was
quite dandy in his younger days
once ordered pair OF trcasers from
his tailor, and as the fashion then WIS
to wear tight neither habilaments he
emphatically demanded that this pAr'
ticular pair be skin tight. In due time
the trousers were sent home and tried
on, whereupon the senator sent for the
tailor and proceeded to open fire.
"What in the blanhcty blank blank
have you done with these trousers?" he
demanded. You told me to make them
skin tight. sir faltered the tailor
"Yes; but, ny the great horn spoon, you
overdid it," reared the senator. Il can
cit down in my skin. but l can't IL
.lIesu trousers"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-02
TALES OF TAMAGNO.
some of the Great Singers Peculiar
ties In Money Matters.

some of the Great Singers Peculiari-
ties In Money Matters.
Despite the fabulous sums Tamagno
received the great singer had reputa-
ton for extreme parsimony. When
staying in Moscow he noticed that the
walters in the hotel furnished him
daily with fresh candles, although the
old ones had been barely used. This
vexed him, and, seeing that remon-
strances were of no avail-the candles,
he learned. formed walters perqM-
site-he began to collect the candles
himself On leaving the hotel he gath
cred up the whole collection and dis
.ributed them among the walters when
they lined up to receive their tips.
Tamagno's one interest off the stage
was his only daughter and her chill
dren. 1t was for her that he boarded
his wealth, which he appears to have
feared might slip away. With his
daughter near him, however, he kept
open house at his villa In Varese, near
Milan. Once, in st. Petersburg, he dis
puted fee of francs for the for.
warding Of telegram, but on hearing
that his daughter was i'll he left st.
Petersburg aud 10000 rubles (S20, 400
to hurry to Milan.
In Berlin hotel, after appearing In
"The Prophet" for which he received
$3.50, he ordered for his supper two
poached eggs and bottle Of mineral
water. Eventually he drew from one
Of his pockets bottle Of wine. some Of
which he poured into the mineral wa
ter. 1t was bottle which he had con.
trived to secrete at banquet given In
bis honor two days before iu Prague,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-02

The new primary election law will
not 90 into effect until January next
and the primaries and conventions of
both parties will be held the same
this year as heretofore. The Demo-
cratic convention will be held June
4th and the Republican two weeks
later.
WANTED:-Two men in each
county TO represent and advertise
Hardware Department. put out sam
Piles of our goods, etc. Travelling
Position OF Office Manager. Salary
800 90 per month cash weekly, with
all expenses paid in advance. We
furnish everything Dept. 6lO, Mon
on Bldg THE COLUMBIA HOUSE,
Chicago, Ill.
Last Thursday evening the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of Shiloh Re-
formed church entertained the pastor
and people of the parish, with some
friends, by giving sociable in the
Sunday school room, Recitations and
vocal and instrumental music, as well
as refreshments were enjoyed by the
participants. The room was beauti-
fully decorated and the occasion was
in kindly commemoration of the birth
of George Washington.