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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
NEAR COMPLETION
Engineer French Expects to Complete
Survey Of Line to Cleveland
Saturday.

Alliance, o., Dec. 2a.-Engineer B.
M. French, who, for several weeks.
has been engaged In the survey for the
Alliance and Cleveland electric line,
states that he intended to complete
his work the present week. At the
beginning of the week work was COM
pleted to within FIVE miles of Cleve-
land. Upon reaching Cleveland the
route win be upon kinsman street to
the public square. The projected line
will cross the Akron line near Kent
al the Austin powder mills. At the
time the survey Is taking place the
right Of way is also being secured. The
line in the main' will parallel the Z. &
p. tracks and for some distance the
abandoned roadbed of that line Will
be used for the electric line.
The work of building this line will
be commenced early IN 1906 II there
are no holdups by avaricious farmers
along the line. AT the head of the
new company is G. II. Morley of the
Stark Electric. When the road is
completed II is expected to inaugurate
fast service to- Cleveland. 1t Is
claimed that the trip from Alliance to
Cleveland win be made in about two
hours.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
MAINE CLUB BANQUET
Col. Hodadon Presented a Silk Hat
and Box at Big Blow out-An
Engagement Announced.

The Maine club, organized in 1898,
shortly after the sinking Of the battle
ship whose name the clTD bears, held
its annual banquet Friday night at
the Courtland hotel. About a dozen
members OF the organization were on
hand to take part in the evenings jol-
lificatlon.
Col. II. l.. Hodgdon, senior member
of the club, was present. He was
agreeably surprised through the pre-
sentation of silk hat and box to
shelter it. The presentation speech
was made by William NJ. Barber. In
responding Col, Hudgdon paid his re-
spects to the members and said lot
Of good things about the boys.
During the evening Haskell r.
Rooms surprised the party by announc-
ing his engagement to Miss Janice
Newsham of Philadelphia, formerly
of Canton.
Those present last night were Col.
IL. l.. Hodgdon, ii. b. Fawcett, Will
liam M. Barber, II. F. Cross, II. Run
yam Rooms, p. M, Garner, C. G.. Weary.
Arthur Spidel, Norman Wernet, Guy
A. Rudy, r, A. Walker, A. l., Mccall
lum and Paul Jones.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
Little News.

Little, o., Dec. 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
Reuben Dean spent Christmas with
George TraXlers of Inland.
Robert Wrestler was a Canton call
er Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. Werstler spent
Christmas with relatives al Cairo.
NJ M. Ebie was a Canton caller
Saturday afternoon.
Henry Smith spent Christmas in
New Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Traxler were
in Canton Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Meathger spent
Christmas at Mineral City.
Reuben Ebie was in Canton on bust
ness Saturday.
John Tritt and Miss Lottie Miller
of this place were united In marriage
Thursday.
r. Ebie spent Christmas with Jake
Hildebrant at Aultman.
William A. Oliphant visited with
relatives in Akron Christmas.
John Wagner spent Christmas with
Samuel Fizzle at Greentown,
Jake Fizzle spent Sunday with John
Wagner's.
Newton werstler visited In Canton
over Sunday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
AGAINST THE BRIDGE COMPANIES.
Suits Have Been Filed in the Stark County Com
mon Pleas Court, to Recover Money Alleged
TO Have Been Illegally Drawn From The Treas
llrv IN Contracts.

treasury being $21, ,37s.6Q. The Amer
lean Bridge company 10 sued Tor $lt,-
4S4 and Il. ]. Landor for Sit, 5,6s4.60. In
tho first cause Of action Of each Of the
five petitions, the ainant declares tnat
he duly requested the prosecuting at
torney on February z, 1916, TO bring
actions against the companies but that
this request was not complied with.
He also alleges that a combination
between many bridge companies OF
which those sued are charged with be-
ing members. was formed, In order
to prevent competition In the manu-
facture of materials and to create and
carry out restrictions In contracting
for bridge structures. This combina-
ton is said TO have been started on
July /, 1898. By reason Of this agree
ment, Il Ia claimed that the combina-
tion added and enhanced the price of
from 80 to 100 per. cent. more to the
values Of respective bios and having
increased the alleged bidding price,
the successful contractor 1t 10 claimed
would draw the enhanced price result
ing from the combination, and In the
nature of q clearing house method
, would distribute the enhanced value
above the true value, to all the men,
bers OF the combination, according tc
a fixed scale.
70 each petition are attached seven
interrogatorise which are to be ans
wered by the president or officers ol
the companies, telling what they know
about the existence Of bridge pool
II any such combination existed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
HELD AUCTION
Two Stallo Knocked OF to Highest
Bidders at the Public Mar
ket Friday.

The sale Of two stalls at the public
market by public auction early Friday
afternoon under the direction Of Clerk
Zellers of the board OF public service
failed to precipitate any spirited bid
ding.
J. !. Blackburn didn't feel inclined
to sign up Tor q stall at $50. the price
he paid last year, so the stall was put
up at public auction. Mr. Blackburn
showed good business policy in wait
ing for the stall only brought $50, and
MIR. Blackburn was the successful bid
der, there being only one other.
Some of the loss sustained by the
city on this transaction was made up
when the second stall was put up for
sale. There was only one BIDDER, j.
d.. Beadle, butcher, and the stall
was knocked off to him for $50, which
was $3.50 more than the same stall
brought last year.
AS there was much fuctuation In
the stall market the other lessees de-
cided to take no chances and signed
up at the prices paid for them last
year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

directors. Any one who secures three
fully paid memberships will be invit-
ed to lunch at the Courtiand. An eff
fort will be made to secure 200 more
members
The popular mems Sunday after
noon meetings win start January T.
The addresses will be made by Alex
Tarr of Columbus. Special music will
be provided. The meeting win be
held at the opera house.
On or about the evening OF Janua:
IL a club win be organized for men
who desire to keep I'm touch with
questions Of the day The club will
meet weekly and take lunch. After
the lunch two groups win be formed
cne to study characters of Biblical
characters and the other the life oi
the Man of Nazareth.
On Saturday evening January 6, O
competition for city championship IL
checkers will be had. The basketball
league starts Tuesday, January 2, and
lasts until March 16; the games tc
be played Tuesday and Friday nights
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
Will TEST COUNCILS POWERS.
Attorney WeIiy Says They Have No Right 10 Com
pei Railway Companies to Maintain Regular
Schedule Case Will Affect Every City in the
State.

was ready to hand down his decision
but Attorney Welty insisted that the
decision be withheld until Belle Nor
wood, the official stenographer, coulu
be present.
Il don't believe that councils have
any right to say that a uniform sched-
ule shall be maintained" said Attor-
ney Welty last night. The schedules
should be arranged to suit the volume
of travel at certain hours, and the
company officials are best able tC
judge the need of cars, Besides they
pay the expense for operating the
cars, We intend to carry this case up
and get decision on the powers OF
councils"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
He's a Globe Trotter.

Charles Zimmerman, representing
the sales department Of the Case Der.
tai Chair company of Canton, was In
the city on business Friday. Mr..
Zimmerman is known among CONNER
cial men as the Globe Trotter. He
has been across the American CONT
nent 80 times, and has been through
Europe four times since ne Degan
selling dental chairs. He was with
a dental chair company at Rochester
New York, for six years before he
went with the Canton company. Mr.
Zimmerman win go to Europe Jan
uary 2sth. He has visited nearly ev'
cry county on the globe. He was O
guest at the Tod house during his
stay In youngstown gstown
vindicator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
THE LONG GREEN
YOUNG MEMS MCKINLEY CLUB
HAVE PLAN TO RAISE IT
Committee Appointed to Interview the
500 Members Upon the Subject
of Finances.

A meeting Of the Young Mems Nc
Knley club was held at their rooms
Friday night when the matter Of rails
ing funds was under discussion. A
number of plans weie suggested, bur
for the present 1t, was decided by a
motion to establish membership Zee
OF 81 per year. Last fall the matter
OF paying regular fees was abolished
and 1t is thought that this method
will aid the treasury. AT the present
time the roll Of the organization is
500.
A committee of IL will make a can
vass of the members and the following
of this committee were named Friday
night by President Lauffer: U. X.
Bitter, Banny Binkly. }, II. Krumlaur,
Robert Lind, Theodore Bourne, Ed
ward Fournace, Joe Deweese and Bert
Beadle.
BY motion the telephone was order
ed removed from the rooms. The
meeting then adjourned, the next meet.
ing to be called by the president. In
the absence of Secretary Lehman Rob-
ert Lind acted as temporary secre-
tary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

The right OF councils in all cities in
Ohio to compel railway companies to
maintain a uniform schedule in the
municipalities under their jurisdiction
will be tested In the court by John Z.
Welty, attorney for the Can;on-AiroL
Railway company.
The test will be made in connection
with the case brought in police court
against General Manager Dimmock for
an alleged failure to maintain a IL
minute schedule on several city lines.
This case has been on trial before
Mayor Smith for two days.
The taking Of evidence on both sides
was completed early Friday afternoon.
Mayor Smith afterwards announced he
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
ury onContracts.

Former attorney general Of Ohio +.
3. Monnett, Attorney H. C. DeRan and
the law firm OF Rice g souers, Of this
city, IN behalf Of Ohio upon the rela-
ton of Daniel F., Lucas. a taxpayer
Of Stark county. Aled suits In common
pleas court Friday morning against the
Massillon Bridge company, the
Wrought Iron Bridge company, the
Canton Bridge company. the American
Bridge company and q. J. Landor, .
CONTRACTOR OF Canton. The petitions
are to recover money alleged to have
been Illegally drawn from tho treasury
Of Stark county on bridge contracts.
dating back from 1899, as. q result OF q
bridge company combination. They
involve money claim Of $359,7s5.6S.
The Massillon Bridge company is
sued for $133, ,775.55, 44,391.s5, a9 mon
ey derived from bridge contracts and
$8S,1s3.70 as a penal sum, being two
fold damages In compliance with sec
tons 4427-11 r.. 8. Judgment against
the Canton Bridge company is asked
IN. the sum Of $12S,698.13, $42.S98.71
being for bridge work and the remain
Der tho penal sum. Twenty-seven
causes of action are mentioned In the
suit against the Massillon Bridge COM
pany and As against the Canton Bridge
company.
The amount of money claimed from
the Wrought Iron Bridge company IN
which 16 causes Of action are mention
ed, is $64, 4,135.50, the amount charged
to have been Illegally drawn from the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
FAREWELL PARTY
Given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Theo'
bald to New Berlin Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Theobald of 1910
South Market street pleasantly enter
tanned number of their friends at
their residence on South Market street
Friday evening. The party consisted
of IL guests from New Berlin who ar
rived on the o'clock car, and a num-
ber OF neighbors, making a total OF
20 present. The evening was spent
In a. social time in the playing of pro-
gressive pedro. During the evening a
fine luncheon was served by the hos
tess.
The social function of Friday night
was in the nature of farewell to MIR.
and Mrs. Theobald and their daughter
Miss Susie who expect to leave Tues
day for four months tour of the
west.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
THREE GENERATIONS

Participated In a Triple Wedding at
GreenviiIe, Pa.
Greenville, Pa, Dec. ga triple
wedding in which three generations
figured was solemnized today. H. B
Metzler, aged rs. and Mrs, Mary Har.
,kins, aged %; Charles A. Metzler. son.
43, and Miss Jane Hazelet. aged 10,
and Claude Metzler, grandson, aged
10, and Miss Byrda Meyer. 20, were
all married at the home Of the grand,
father. The three ceremonies were
performed within 20 minutes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

II is calculated that in London alone
about 1000 persons regularly make a
living by begging; that the average
income for each amounts to $3.50 a
week, or together over $1,500,000 a
year. Last year about 1000 persons
were arrested for begging In the
streets OF ondon and many of them
were possessed Of considerable sums
OF money and even of bank books
showing handsome deposits.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
HUSBAND IN JAIL
WIFE SAYS. he HAS FAILED TO
SUPPORT R-CHiLDREN
Troubles Of the porIands Will Be
Aired This Morning In Police
Court Before Mayor Smith.

Charged with non-support of two
children, VIM. G. Dorland was arrest
cd early last evening by Policeman
Brisbin and locked up at headquarters.
The complaint against Dorland is
made by Emma Dorland. his wife.
Bne charges that he has failed to pro-
vide clothing and food for his two
children, Hazel aged IA years md
Ralph, aged II years, for several
years.
The little girl, SO Mrs. Dorand says,
met her father on the street the other
day and asked him to buy her some
clothes. He said he would call her
later on the telephone and take her
to store. For some reason he failed
to call, the wife says, whereupon she
went to police headquarters and swore
out warrant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
AUDITOR IS busy
MANY CAUGHT UNDER THE
CIGARETTE TAX LAW
Scores OF Dealers Al Over the County
Said to Be Selling the Goods
without o State License.


Said to BE Selling the Goods
without Q state License.
A sensation is TO be sprung upon
dealers in cigarettes in Stark county
who have been selling the little dope
sticks without taking out license 10
do 80. Auditor NJ. w. Oberlin became
saushed that there were many dealers
In the county who had failed to pay
the state tax and he started an inves-
tigation in order to get for the county
what was due II from these dealers.
A little quiet work was done and II
was ascertained that In every city ana
town in the county cigarettes we're
being sold openly by parties who were
not legally entitled to do so. The
agent caught Alliance parties among
the others and they will have TO come
up to the rack and pay the SIS license,
as the tax has been entered up against
them at the auditors Office, and as the
! entire list has been turned over to the
prosecuting attorney the probability
Is that they may he indicted and pros
ecuted, as the penalty for violation OF
the law 10 from 500 to $500 fine. the
convicted parties to stand committed
to jail until the fine and costs are
| paid.
The largest list is in Canton, then
| follows Massillon. Alliance and other
| towns. including Louisville and Mi
| nerva. The dealers will be notified to
come in ana cash up and II they 90
not do so steps will be taken to force
them to do 80. The probability is that
as soon as notified, all will be glad to
pay the tax in the hopes Of escaping
the penalty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
NEW FEATURES
BEING PLANNED BY SECRETARY
WILLIAMS FOR Y. N. C. A.
Continued Efforts to Add to the Iem-
bership and Increase Public
Interest In tns Institution.

WtcTcst w t'S iHSs'tutioV'
Secretary Williams of the Y. M. @.
A., is wide awake and y 'mber OF
new features will be adde o those
ilready established. Ihe institution
is full of good opportunities which
may be taken advantage of by the
members by attending regularly the
gymnasium classes, the educationaI
classes and all other departments OF
the association.
Volume of Canton Men," pa
per issued by the Y. M. G. A. once n
a while, is now out and Is full Of
good news pertaining to the assocla'
tion. Tne committee who helped TO
raise the members.lp list to $50 sus'
gests that every man who brings in
one fully paid senior membership be-
fore the first Of February will be a
guest at dinner served at the build
ing early In February by the board OF
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
ALLIANCE sALooNKEEPER

Paid 5000 for Violating Revenue Law.
Deadly Compound Sold.
Alliance. Dec, 29,-An inspector OF
the u 8. internal revenue department
vas in Alliance recently investigating
the saloons Of the city. One saloon
keeper was found who admitted he
had violated the laws and paid pen.
atty Of 5000 and took an oath not tn
do 80 any more. II is rumored that
whereas there is no distillery in the
city, certain saloon keepers had made
a substitute which they were selling
as whiskey. with deadly effect upon
those who drank it, These were also
looked after.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
Canton Woman Elected Secretary.

Canton Woman Elected Secretary.
At the second annual meeting of the
Allied Educational association OF
Ohio. held at Columbus on Thursday,
Miss Wilhelmina Deissle. teacher
IN the Canton High school, was elect
cd secretary of the secondary teach.
ers' association. The state associa.
tion of county school examiners de-
elared In favor of monthly examina-
tions and elected w. l.. Guthrie OF
Alliance, president.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

According to recent report coal
mining has been commenced on the
west coast Of Spitzbergen. The dis
eovery of coal is one Of the results
achieved by the Swedish expedition
sent out to study the geology OF Spitz-
bergen. About two hundred tons of
coal were mined this summer. OF
which ninety tons we're. taken by Q
spitsgergen whaling company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
CHARGED with Assault.

Hershey ii. Groom filed an affidavit
M Justice Barrick's court Friday
against David Cooper, residing near
New Franklin. charging assault. Con
stable Rohn secured $25 for Cooper's
appearance Wednesday at o'clock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02
MRS. MARY MEYERS.
Died at the Home Of Her Parents Fri.
day Night.

Mrs. Mary Edith Cooler Meyers died
at the homo Of her mother, residing at
S21 Correll street, Friday night at 8
o'clock. Death was due to heart trou-
Bile and dropsy. She was 20 years OF
age and is survived by husband, C.
b. Meyers. and father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Geeler. The fun
eral services will be held from the late
residence on Corell street Monday at
1880 p. m, Rev. e. p. Herbruck will
officiate and interment win be at West
lawn cemetery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

The Portuguese Government VIII
build railroad from Delagoa Bay to
Swaziland. That adds one more TO tho
many Openings up" IN Africa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

The Boston Traveller finds that
Mr.. Whitney, the Democratic oandi-
date for lieutenant governor Of Mas.
saehusetts, was really elected, but
was counted out On a teehnicality.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-02

Mems 81 patent colt blucher or Balls $3.50
Mems SO patent colt Blu. or Bal ...........$2 $2.25
Mems "a fine box calf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Mems So fine patent colt ....................s2. s2.<5
Mems SO fine vici kid ......................$ rs
Mems SO fine velour calf ..............s....S 81 .e5
The Washington times., 1906-04-16
Lone Woman Trdn1ped
From For-OH Nevada
Taken From Freight Car at AnaCostia, She
Admits Having Escaped From Insane
ASylum-Fusband Accused

Wan and unkempt a woman giving
her name as Annie Walsh, thirty-seven
years old. was taken from a freight car
in the AnacOstia yard this morning
and sent 10 the House OF Detention
She will be held there until police sur
icons make an investigation as To her
mental condition. She told the police
she had been on the road tramping for
six months. and her looks do not belle
the statement.
Mrs Walsh says she escaped from the
insane asylum at Reno. New. last
August. and had ben walking and yiding
on freight trains ever since. in the hope
Of reaching her brother James Common.
Of 80 Meridian street, Scranton. Pa
She did not remember when she arrived
in AnacOstia. out said she thought Il
was about a week ago. While walking
alone the tracks this morning she saw
the box car and scrambled into it. hoping
an engine would be attached 10 il and
she would be carried nearer Scranton.
railroad idbOTeT saw her climb into
the car and informed Yardmaster
Gaines, who went 10 the car and ord
cred her out. She seemed frightened at
first and shranE from him, but a few
moments later she became defiant and
refused 20 vacate. Gaines was com
PEELED TO use force in getting her out
Mrs Walsh says her husband is a
miner at GOldhcld. New. She says he
was instrumental in having her con-
The Washington times., 1906-04-16
WILD WITH
ITCHING HUMOR
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All
Over Body-Caused a Continual
itching for Two Years-DOctOr's
Medicine Did no Good-Cured at
Expense Of only SLIPS and Now
THANKS CUTlCtUhhhi
FOR COMPLETE CURE

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book on the Cuticura Remedies and
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and am very thankful to you My
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The Washington times., 1906-04-16
EMANCIPATION DAY
CELEBRATED QUIETLY
Usual Parade Omitted, Due to Misun.
derstanding About Funds Last Year.
Meetings in Several Churches.

Colored people in Washington are
celebrating Emancipation Day without
the usual show and display that here
tofore have been incident to the oc-
casion. There will be no parade. head
ed by a brass band, marching up the
Avenue. 1t is IN no sense holiday
for colored people. and everything is
going on here just as If there never
had been an Abraham Lincoln.
All this quiet is due TO the fact that
last year. il is alleged. there was some
misunderstanding about funds which
had been collected to defray the ex-
penses of the pardae. This year Attor-
ney W, Calvin Chase. who has been the
prime leader in Eman cipa ton Day cele-
brations. decided TO dispense with the
ponp and splendor of previous years.
Meetings will be held in several OF
the churches, however. this evening. but
the most important event will be a
meeting at the Metropolitan A. NJ. r
Zion Church, ID street, between First
and Second southwest, at o'clock. The
speakers will be p b. S. Pinchback
Prof. Kelly Miller, Judge Davis, and w
Calvin Chase.