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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
HER DIAMONDS
Saved Woman From Be-
ing Smothered to Death
Under Wreckage.
THE VICTIM TELLSSTORY

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. 9.--Diamond
rings worn on the fingers OF Mrs.
Clarence A. Proctor, of Detroit, Mich,
saved the life of herself and her hus-
band in the Baltimore and Ohio wreck
near Washington. The couple were
returning from Frederick, Md, where
Mr.. Proctor had been to visit his dy-
ing father, and they were the only
survivors of those seated in the last
coach. In recounting her experience
today Mrs. Proctor said:
Our car was reduced to ldndling
wood, except two seats. My face and
head were firmly wedged between
these and my arms pinioned back of
me. l could neither move nor utter
sound. Suddenly the trucks in
which the seats were imbedded start
ed down the tracks and in this man
ner 1 was dragged for nearly half
mile. l was slowly but surely smoth-
ering. When the remnants of the
car came to a standstill | was un-
conscious. l owe my life to two dia-
mond rings which l wore. A searcher
came down the tracks with a Ian
tern. The rays from this shone
against my jewels and by this method
attention was directed to me and l
was released.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
Funeral of Conrad oeckman

Funeral services over the remains
of Conrad Deckman, who died at the
home of his daughter Mrs. J. e. Hen
dershot, Tuesday afternoon, will be
conducted at st. Joseph's Catholic
Church, at $3.50 this morning. Inter
ment will be made in st. Johns ceme-
terry.
The deceased was one of Canton's
oldest citizens, having witnessed Its
growth from a small village. For
many years he was employed at the
Aultman works as molder. Besides
his wife, Catherine Deckman, he is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. ]. E.
Hendershot, with whom he made his
home, and two sons, Edmund, Of Sen
eca Falls, N. Y, and George Deckman,
of this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
TOM AND THE PEOPLE
Score Another Victory for Low Fare
Through Judge Babcock's
Decision

Cleveland, o., January 8. The
Low Fare company won an inmpar-
tant decision in common pleas court
Wednesday, when Judge Babcock rul-
ed against every point made by the
Concon attorneys in the Sumner ave-
nue. case.
The Concon contended that the
Sumner avenue franchise had been
illegally granted, because there had
not been four separate applications
for a franchise.
In mis- ruling Judge Babcock said he
did not understand the law to mean
that there must be four separate ap-
plications to construct a street rail-
way, at four different parts of the
proceedings in the council.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
MARRIED BY MAYOR
Pleasing interruption to the Monotony
OF the Municipal Court.

The monotony of settling the differ.
ences of outraged wives, henpecked hus
bands, wayward offsprings, ETC.. at the
mayors office was broken yesterday
afternoon when Mayor Turnbull was
called to launch new bark on the
matrimonial sea.
The occasion was the tieing of the
knot between Leila p. Killinger and
owen G. Bates, both of Massillon. Be
sides the official witnesses to the cere.
mony number of the city officials
and employees were interested spec.
tators.
Although there were no potted
plants and profusion of flowers the
affair was a great success and all that
was noticeably missing was the music
That was only by narrow margin at
that, as the groom had several records
more or less appropriate, and graph
ophone horn, but the business end OF
the instrument was missing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
IN COLLISION
Wheeling Conductor Was
Badly Injured Yester-
day Near Scio.
BROUGHT TO AULTMAN

West bound passenger train No. 3
and east bound freight No %, on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie, came together
about a mile west of Scio at AS
"Wednesday morning in a head on col
lision Conductor of the passenger
train, W. H. Romey, of Toledo was
thrown. against seat and had two
ribs fractured; while John Foster, of
Massillon, freight engineer, was bad
ly bruised about the head in jumping.
The passenger crew also jumped when
It was seen that collision was ine-
vitable and escaped with slight
bruises None of the passengers was
injured
1t was stated that the collision was
due to the passenger crew overlooking
orders to pass at Scio, and started
from the station before the freight
arrived The freight was late owing
to a car leaving the rails at Sherods-
VILE. Both engines were demolished
and seven of the freight cars were
badly damaged in the wreck, causing
a long hold-up in traffic both ways.
AS soon as word was received at
the local Office, Superintendent Wood
and DR.. A. G. Brant, the company ply
Nlcian, left for the scene in a special
ear. Conductor Romey was brought
20 this city yesterday afternoon and
taken to Aultman hospital in Miller
& Blanchard's ambulance. DR.. Brant
stated that Romey's injuries are not
Of a serious nature and that he can
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
A VICTORY IN MEDICINE I!

Castor Oil in pills! For over four hun
fred years medical men have tried to find
o way to strengthen or concentrate cas-
for oil.
A rare combination and peculiar pro-
cess of compressing castor oil with re-
fined sulphur and other excellent medi-
elnes has resulted in most Iikeable pro-
6uct, that physics more pleasantly than
my preparation ever discovered. Most
Ill druggists recommend Blackburns $
Castor Oil-Pills, because they are sweet
snd little, and delightfully."- effective and
beneficial The public like them for the
same reasons, and because they get If
teen doses for ten cents or forty-five
doses for twenty-five cents. All reliable
druggists sell them; limitations do not
have portrait and signature of Mr.. Black
burn on the back Of red cornered pack
age.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11

be removed to his home in short
time.
According to railroad officials, Rom
ey has been in the service of the COM
pany for many years and Is consld-
cred one of the most reliable men on
the road. A thorough investigation
into the cause of the wreck will be
started at once but it is generally be-
lieved that the injured man is not to
blame.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
NO MORE
WiIIssilly Girls Receive Gushing Epis-
ties on Sunday if Senator
Has His Way.

Washington. Jan. 9.-Legislation
will be enacted to close all postoffices
in the United States on Sundays. if it
is within the power of Senator Burk-
EFT, of Nebraska, to accomplish it.
He holds that carriers and clerks are
entitled to rest on that day, that bus
mess communications are not acted
upon until the day following and that
most of those who hasten to the post
Office on Sunday are silly girls look
ing for letters from sweethearts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
Missouri Antitrust Laws.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 9.-The
four bills revising the antitrust laws
Of the state prepared by Attorney Gen.
eral Herbert s. Hadley and Senator
Gilmore, were introduced in the senate
by Senator Gilmore today. The first
makes jail penalty for violating the
antitrust law The second requires
the affidavits OF stock ownership show
ing that the concern is Independent Of
any trust and makes 1t perjury to
make false affldavit. The third pro
vides that no trust agent or officer can
refuse to produce books or answer
questions. The fourth gives the attor-
ney general and prosecuting attorneys
a sort of inquisitorial power similar to
that allowed in Kansas. 1t allows them
to call witnesses and make them testi-
fly before bringing suits for violation
of the antitrust laws.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
:; GRIEF KILLED HIM
Though Bullet Sent by His Own Hand
Crashed THROUGH His Brain.

Crashed Through His Brain.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Kneeling be-
side the coffin in which his dead wife
lay awaiting burial and placing re-
volver to his head Alexander John
son. a boilermaker, blew out his
brains today while alone in the little
darkened parlor of his home. 1928
Newkirk street. His body still warm
and covered with blood, was discov-
cred by his three little children
when they returned few minutes lat
er with their uncle. Inconsolable
grief drove the man insane His wife
died two days ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-11
Ponce Is Still Missing.

New York, Jan. 9.-Word reached
the officials of the New York and Por-
to Rico Steamship company in this
city this afternoon that two revenue
cutters searching for the missing
steamship Ponce have returned to Nor
folk, Va, for coal, without having
found any trace of the liner now nine
days overdue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad M9n.

Porter Mitchell has been appointed
battery inspector with headquarters at
Chicago. He will leave for that place
Immediately.
W. A. Powers. chief. chemist of the
Santa Fe, is in Chicago on short
business trip. He left last Saturday.
w. A. Reece of Kansas City will ad-
road Y. NJ. c. A. tonight on the sub
ject of the new engine and tender
equipment.
w A. Jennings. claim clerk in the
Office of Division Superintendent G. L.
Mcclellan at Emporia, was in Topeka
Saturday on business.
A rumor has reached Topeka of the
discharge of fifteen operators on tn e
Santa Fe between Las Vegas and La
Junta which was caused by union
troubles 1t is also rumored that Those
places will be filled by men from
Arkansas City.
Ralph Kennedy. travelling passenger
agent of the Oklahoma division, Is In
Topeka today on business.
F. r. Frost, electrical engineer of
the Santa Fe returned Saturday from
a business trip to Chicago.
Ralph Schnacke of the engineering
department who is detailed on special
work at Melvern on the cuton was IN
Topeka over Sunday.
John McGafin. who is chief time
keeper in the office of Division Super
intendent Mcclellan at Emporia, was in
Topeka Saturday for a few hours.
Keith Wilson, travelling freight
auditor of the Santa Fe is in Topeka
for a few days.
Brakeman Charles Horne of the st.
Joe branch is laying off for few days.
The new Fred Harvey hotel at En-
poria is being constructed rapidly Ihe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
TURN CUPID ADRIFT.
.sSingIe Blessedness Club in Wiscon-
sin to Fight Matrimony.

Madison, Wis, March 1S.-The dis
covery at Wisconsin university of THE
Single Blessedness club" secret So
ciety of goods. looks like good joke
on Regent Pliny Norcross. who recent
" expressed his belief that the uni
versity should act as matrimonial
bureau.
.'The Single Blessedness club" has
been organized to discourage matri-
mony and work for the ideal1zation or
spinsterhood.
Miss Hedwig z. Federle of West
Bend Wis, admitted that she is presi-
dent of the society, that it has been in
existence for some time, and that fif-
teen girl students pledged to remain
single are members. Similar organiza-
tions, she said, have been formed at
Chicago and Northwestern universities
closely allied with the Wisconsin So
ciety, and correspondence is now be-
ing carried on with California and Le-
land Stanford universities to have the
movement extended westward.
Miss Federle refused to divulge the
names of the members of her society,
but allowed some of the rules by
known to show that they mean bust
ness Here are a few of the clauses
from the constitution:
A fine of % cents shall be imposed
upon all members going to dances with
men.
A fine of 80 cents shall be levied upon
all members receiving gifts from men.
No member shall go walking with a
man, under penalty of 80 cent fine.
Under no circumstances shall mem
Der accept an invitation to the Junior
prom.
Should any member of this society
break her pledge to remain single she
shall be fined $500. In addition to this
she shall be compelled to banquet all
the members of the society, both active
and graduate.
1t is the plan of the founders to estab-
lish a spinsters' home on one of the
Wisconsin lakes, to be paid for out of
the fines of renegade members and the
earnings of the ceIibates when they are
graduated.
The meetings of the club are held In
Miss Federle's room on the third floor
of Chadbourn hall.
"You must not think that we are GO
ing to be the caricature type of old
maids" said Miss Federle. I'VE are go
ing to show that women can live singiy
and at the same time not have the rep
utation of being cranks.
..one thing, for instance. that dis
tinguishes us from the ordinary SPIN
sters-we all hate cats. No cats will be
allowed on the farm. am going to be
the housekeeper.
II am sure the project will be sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

foundation is finished and the work on
the superstructure has been COM
menced.
Brakeman Claude Hewitt is laying
off for few days on account of illness.
Conductor McCabe is running in the
Nos. So and "a between Topeka and
Emporia.
s. w. Everett, assistant electrical
engineer of the Santa Fe. returned this
been in Chicago for some time on q
business trip.
Division Superintendent c. T. Nc
Leilan spent Sunday with his family In
Topeka.
Fireman n. E. FOUGHT is In the
place of E sineer J. c. Muir on D
switch engine in the local yards.
The Young Mems Social and In
vestigation club of the Railroad I'M
c. A. will meet tomorrow night in the
club rooms at the association building
The feature of the meeting will be an
address by President Harvey George
on the subject Etiquette"
- Lloyd stanley was in town Saturday
afternoon on business in connection
with his position as trainmaster.
Irving Wellman. road foreman of
engines at Argentine, returned to Ar
gentine this morning after having
spent Sunday with his family in To-
peka.
Brak eman McMurtr1es VINO mas DeSAl
laying off on the Kansas City plug
runs Nos. 109 and 10, has returned to
work and has relieved Brakeman Earl
Cafferty who was running in his place,
Pat Walsh, general baggage agent of
the Santa Fe, who has been In Chicago
for several days a business trip, has
returned to Topeka.
F.. S. Savage of the passenger de-
partment left this morning for
weeks trip over the Santa Fe in the
interests Of his department.
Fireman Chris Gilman has returned
to work after a layon of several days
and has relieved Fireman Lynch who
was running in his place on runs Nos.
II and IS between Topeka and New
ton.
Fireman Fowler is running temper
arily on a switch engine in the local
yards.
Rev. D. T. Grout, who is the new
pastor of the First Wesleyan Meth
odist church. will address the meeting
in the machine shops tomorrow noon
Buffalo Jones lectures at First
Christian church Wednesday evening.
Tickets at Stansfeid'S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
)SOciety|

Kansas City Star: A pretty home
wedding of the past week was that of
Miss jeanette Pauline Griffin and Mr..
J. Orvfs Walker. formerly of st
Joseph. now of Catoosa, Okla. The
marriage was celebrated last. night.
1880 O'Clock, at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs Griffin
ceremony was performed by the Rev
D. G. McKinnon. rector of st. Marks
Episcopal church. Miss Hazel Kaiser
of Topeka sang D'Hardelot's "AH for
You and Because" and the wedding
marches were played by an orchestra.
The decorations of the house were
pink and white throughout.
The bride wore gown of imported
paillete Brussels net. made princesse.
over white bridal satin. A bertha of
Maltese lace finished the bodice. A
full length veil of Spanish lace a gift
from Madrid, fell across the rich folds
of the court train. Miss Anna Marie
Nellis and Miss Hazel Kaiser, both of
Topeka. were the brides attendants,
while Mr.. John Geiger of Kansas City
acted as best man for Mr.. Walker.
The other out of town guests were:
Mrs E. c. Simms of Fort Smith, Ark,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Sherrard Coleman
of Fort Leavenworth Mrs. Roy Craw-
ford of Topeka. Mr.. Frank c.. Lewis of
Topeka. Mr.. Luther Nellis of Topeka.
Mr.. John c. Waters of Topeka, Mr.
Merrill Lindsay of Topeka
After a wedding trip of two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker will be at home
in Catoosa, Okla.
- = =
When a man takes a girl into din
ner and she leans forward all evening
until she almost lies in her plate in
order to talk TO a man on the other
side of her partner-that makes it
nice for her partnerl He goes home
saying he's crazy about these dinner
PARTIES and wishing he could go to one
every night.
Mrs. ]. B. Furry will entertain the
Duplicate Whist club Friday at the
Topeka club.
Mrs. Norman Wear entertained the
Monday Whist club this afternoon.
The Easter Helianthus dance Will
take place April 8 at Steinberg's.
An out of town girl who frequently
visits in Topeka and is we'll known
here is to be married soon and leave
this country.
You may talk about the Easter
hats-the men are poisoning out in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

frivolous new shirts that make the
womens hats look dull and tame in
comparison.
Who is the Mean Old Thing told
about in the following from the Kan
sas City Journal:
A Topeka man got on an eastbound
train at Abilene, Kan, on Saturday.
at once set out in search of the dining
car Seating himself he scanned the
bill of fare.
why. how do you do" foated soft
He looked up. and into the faces of
two Kansas City young women who
arc frequent visitors in Topeka. We'll, =.
isn't this hne, he both outwardly and
inwardly congratulated himself
NOW both of you will just lunch
with me- he declared
mo we won't-that wouldn't be
right" they demurred. But he in
sisted and had his way.
Dinner for three on dining car
isn't the least expensive thing in the
world but Mr.. Topeka-man thought
he would make good" and solid"
on the best in the cooks larder. plenty
of it, and the full gamut of trimmings.
''TheY dinnered" through the repast,
and had a Just perfectly lovely time.
Bring me the BILL he said to the
waiter when they had finished. The
young ladies arose and walked to the
front of the dining car.
The bill came-two of them. The
first read:
Three soups $3.50
Three reliShes Is
Three turkeys ga
Three tomato salads 100
Three mint punches .......... rs
Three demitasses As
IOIaI 80 U
The young man emitted a growl.
swallowed hard and then muttered:
They come high, but we must have
en-
Then he looked at the other bill.
Holy suffering polecats.'' he snorted
and began to read. This is the way it
followed:
One sugar pincer --...,..$ so
Two ice spoons .... 20
One soup spoon --..-....--... IS
Two salad forks ............... 100
Total ..... .... ...-s4.45
you" he snorted. Waiter. waiter,
come here
The dusky lad approached.
What the Harlem is this?'' de-
manded the Topeka man.
We'll. sir, we'll. sir. Begin yo pah-
don. sab - stammered the colored
person. But you see. suh-you see.
sab, dem ladies. sab. what was with
YOU. sab. dey done took dem things
fob souvenirs
How do you know. and where did
they put them - demanded the en-
ragged man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

cess. because we have a fixed purpose
in view. Once l belonged to a similar
organization of ten girls, who were
pledged to celibacy, but now three of
them are married and five are engaged.
But we had no fixed purpose in that So
ciety. But here it is different. The
girls are bound together by the closest
bonds. 1t is considered a disgrace to
break the pledge. We will show the
world that women can live singly and
happily"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

Buffalo" Jones lectures at First
Christian church Wednesday evening.
Tickets at Stansfield's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

Buffalo Jones lectures at First
Christian church wednesday evening.
Tickets at Stansfield's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

A.Topeka girl has a P. G, Easter hat
with a plume, three or four colers of
roses, a COB of tulle and bows and
streamers of ribbon which she madt
herself at a cost of 80 cents.
The SIGMA Delta Psi sorority of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-03

ITO the man without means hnt
with a capital stock OF willingness
and ability to work. Tanana will be
found great field of endeavor." saws
an Alaska paper, Wages paid in
the mines range from s. to s. a dav
and board. In Fairbanks where all the
year round employment Is assured
the average rate of pay is 5000 a
week, while work only obtainable oc-
casionally is paid for at the rate of 81
an hour. Skilled labor is paid even
higher. Many men have saved suffi-
cient from their wages to obtain
small prospecting boilers and supplies
with which they have gone afield,
their trips bringing in fortunes in
discoveries of rich claims"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-03

LondOn's latest new theatre, the
Queens, has been opened with a sue
cessful comedy written by an Ameri-
Madeline Lucette Ryley, peases the
audience by its simple charm and in
Senuousness, and with Ellis Jeffreys
and Fred Kerr two favorite PLAYERS
with London audiences, may have a
considerable run of popularity. Still, |
the critics. while admitting that the
idea of the plot is good, describe the !
execution and dialogue as mediocre.
Grace Pemberton is a society girl |
who has been "out" nine London sea
sons and is still without fiance Her |
mother, nearly despairing of getting .
her off, worries her about the delay /
to such an extent that Grace deyises !
little trap TO lure eligible men. She .
oranges with Sir Basil LOring Il mid !
dle-aged diplomat, that he SHALL be a
sort of dccoy fly to bring the other /
flies around the sugar bowl. (Henco
the quaint title of the piece.) He is .
to pay her attention for a month on
the strict understanding that nothing
them. her object being simply TO use
Sir Basil's influence to attract other
suitors. Why charming woman as
Miss Jeffreys canpot help making
Grace, should have to descend to
such a subterfuge is little puzzline,
but, of course the ruse is the kernel
of the plot.
Nothing 10th, Sir Basil agrees to act
as the decoy fly. The Importance of
his position makes his assumption of
the part very effective, and suitors
come flockins around. The play is
really too successful, as what the eX-
perienced playgoer expects comes to
pass. The trap entraps the trapper
and her decoy in a serious love af-
fair
Meanwhile Grace's mother. who is
in financial difficulties and knows
nothing of her daughters compact |
with Lorlng, has taken the pretended
attachment seriously and begins to
speculate on the coming "advantage-
GUS marriage of her daughter, rails
ing money on her prospects.
Finding herself and Loring involved
in real love affair, Grace is alarmed
at the false position into which she
imagines she has brought him, and
refuses to marry him. After many
and misunderstanding s.
which might have been cleared away
by the exercise of little candCr-
which stage people never possess
the couple finally decide to make a
lasting contract of their temporary
The fault the critics find in Mrs
Ryley's comedy is that it is artificial
in construction and that the story has
characters. Several
clever people like Herbert Sheath and
Edmund Gwenn are hurdened with
thankless parts, but Miss Jeffreys and
Fred Kerr take every advantage of
the opportunities given them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-03

infsnts and children are constantly needing a
taxative 1t is imports mt to know what to s-ive
l.IStn heir stomach and boyals are not strorr
aough for salts. purg alive waters or cathaT,is
.ns. powders or tablets. Give them a mia
teasant. gentle. laxative tonic like Dr. CaId
zen syrup Pepsin, which sells at tie SINAI,
= I'm OF ~ cents or 81 at drug stores 1t is the
ne great remedy for you to have IN the house 10
give Children when they need IT,