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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

ing, for II the children were not avail.
able their disabled seniors would take
their places at higher rate OF wages
though at less than current standards.
This would do much to remove the
stigma of a present national disgrace
by which 1851, ,324 boys and girls be-
tween the ages OF IA and 16 years are
allowed to dwarf their young lives in
our shops, factories and mills. The
handicapped man would supplant. chill
dren only where a distinct economic
and educational advantage is to be
gained. He is fully competent to COM
pete with the able bodied for many
positions. 1t is not favoritism that he
needs or asks; only an opportunity to
demonstrate his fitness. The trouble
is, he is rarely given that opportunity
Great Need of the Day.
A crying need of the d1y is an
awakening of the national conscience
regarding the needless loss of human
life and the resulting economic waste.
In our reckless haste to make money
we forget that in so doing. the un-
natural wear and tear of industry, and
the fierce struggle for existence are
producing an increasing host of de-
pendent citizens, who have been worn
out as a part of a machine and are
then thrown on the industrial scrap
heap.
The hours of labor are being slight
ly reduced and wages slightly in
creased, but the wear and tear on
man and machine has been nearly
doubled.
Many men, each one a unit of labor,
valuable to the employer and to So
ciety, drop out crippled by accident or
with their health undermined. Unless
the employees are speedily able to re-
adjust themselves in gainful occupa-
tions, they become public charges.
Each man added to the list of the
states dependents makes an added
burden of taxes on the wealth produc-
ing citizens.
The employer, who is the exponent
of the industrial system is account
able for this waste of productive pow
er, though not the originator of it, is
himself one of the first victims to feel
the extra burden of taxation. Doubt
less he is also appealed to, and sab
scribes literally for private charitable
schemes, which are themselves large
ly necessary evils. Hence the waste
full system of industry, in which the
waste of labor is lost sight of in the
mad attempt to save cost of produc.
tion, reacts on itself; and the hard.
pressed employer becomes a victim to
the very system that is slowly but Ger.
tainly adding to the cost of main,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
| GRAVE PICKED FOR coN-IN-LAw,
Said Pool, and Five Bullets Through
the Heart Was the Response.

KentOn, OF have a place marked
in Grove cemetery for you, if you don't
stop abusing my daughter" said Wade
B. Pool, AS, to his son-in:law, Clyde
Longfellow, %. He had no sooner got
the words out of his mouth than he
himself was ushered into eternity by
a forty-four caliber revolver in the
hands of Longfellow. The young bar
Der, having put five bullets through
the heart of Pool, strOlled up street
and into a favOrite saloon. Upon hear
ing that his victim was dead Longfei-
low went to Jail and gave himself intJ
the hands of the sheriff. The shooting
occurred in a barber shop owned by
Longfellow
Pool had come into the shop to warn
LOngfellow to stop mistreating his
wife, who is POOLS only child. The
murdered man, who is a carriage paint
er. had been working in Lima, and had
come over to Kenton to see his daIgh-
ter. She told him a pitiful tale OF
abuse at the hands of her husband Of
two Years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
INTERESTING STATE NEWS
SELECTED THE TEXT
On Which the Funeral Service over
His Remains Was Based.

Rave4na, O.-When C. o. Stodgill,
of Ravenna, was lying in a Cleveland
hospital, helpless from lOcomOtor
ataxia, and was waiting for death to
end his sufferings, he hunted the pages
of a Bible given him by his dead moth
er, 40 years ago, to find text appli-
cable to his own case. When he read
in Acts 81 that "He took him by the
right hand and raised him up, and i'm
mediately his feet and ankle bones re-
ceived strength" he selected that
verse for use at his funeral.
He then wrote farewell letter to
his only daughter, which he inclosed
in the Bible at the place of the text,
and requested that no one open the
book until after his death. He ex-
pired in a short time, and the text was
used at his funeral.
The deceased was 40 years old, and
leaves wife, son and daughter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

just after you'd been talking to he,
and l know lots of young men that
call their girls every night. They
call after six o'clock, because the night
rate is only about half as much as the
day rate. What started to say was
that these fellows that call eyery
night surely don't write to girls too
1t would be just like writing to hel
just after he had gone home from
calm on her.
How long do they talk? Oh. any.
where from three minutes to IA min.
utes. OF course some talk longer than
that, but IA minutes is above this
average for the longer conversations
I've heard girls say they like tc
be called up better than to get a let
ter, only it's fun to have the letters tc
show to other girls. They like to have
the letters to read over again to them
selves, too. l think it's swell though
to have man call you up from away
off in some other state. Then thinl
a married man that1l spend his none,
that way Just to talk to his wife il 8
peach. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
WONDERS OF oLDEN TIMES.
Works of 18th Century inventor Too
New to be Considered Practical. !

The Marquis of Worcester who
wrote concerning many things about
1850 to 1860, had knowledge and
grasp of mechanical problems that
would give him high position in the
ranks of workers even at the pres
ent day.
> In aerial navigation, he tells us of
perfected Inventions: How to make
an artificial bird 10 fly, which way and
as long as cpe pleaseth, by or against
the wind" Again, How to make a
man fly anich," he says, Il have tried
with little boy of ten years old in
q hsEn from one end to the other on
a kaymow." In these days of wireless
telegraphy we take little note of Wis.
ual signalling, but in those days II
was great departure to have devised
meth6dsa OF signalling at . distance
such methods being available both
by day and night.
OF instruments of destruction he
had plenty. How like an internal ma
/ - :
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
TWO HORSE TRADERS
QuarreIed over Sc and One Seriously
Wounded the Other.

Mason, ON a shooting over an al
legged debt Joseph Thompson was
wounded twice by Charles Wilson.
Both are horse traders, and some time
ago concluded a horse deal Thomp-
son claims that Sc was owing to him,
and, encOuntering Wilson in brakes
stable, asked when he was going to
pay that Sc. Right now" Wilson is
alleged to have replied. He pulled a
22-caliber revolver and fired three
shots. The second struck Thompson
on the elbow. The third entered under
the armpit and, ranging forward near
the heart, struck the breast bone
Wilson was arrested. He claims he
was told Thompson was carrying a
gun for him
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
FIRE VISITS coNEY ISLAND, N. Y,
Four Blocks in Amusement Zone Com
pIeteIy Destroyed.

New York, July 29-Coney Island,
the playground Of New York millions,
was visited by disastrous fire and
seven blocks in the amusement zone
We're completely destroyed.
Tilyou's steeplechase park and near
ly score of small hotels we're wiped
out, and for a time the flames threat
ened destruction to Luna park and
Dreamland, great homes of summer
amusement.
A lucky shift of the wind to sea.
ward aided the firemen and probably
saved the whole picturesque area, but
not until $1,OO0,0O0 damage had been
done.
Three Persons were injured, one OF
them, Gottfried Messerli, a fireman,
probably fatally.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Arrested on Larceny Charge.

Ell Paso. Tex, July &c. G. Lele-
vier, publisher of the Industrial, an AL
legged revolutionary periodical, and his
son were arrested at Douglas, Ariz.,
upon charge Of larceny preferred by
the Mexican government. Lelevier de-
clares that he is guilty of no wrong
and that the charge is trumped up by
Mexican Consul Maza, who figured in
the abduction of Sarabia, and who was
severely criticised by Lelevier Lele-
vier and his son were taken to Noco
and Jailed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

In the huge, smoky workshop called
Pittsburg, one human life is sacrificed
for every $4,000 tons Of coal that are
shipped out of the city. For each
1900 tons Of steel products one of the
manipulators, somewhere in the pro-
cess of manufacture, lays down his
life; and for each 10000 tons of steel
rails another laborer makes the last
sacrifice.
OF the 1850 deaths reported in
Pittsburg in 1906, 919 were due to ac-
cidents in mills, mines and on rail-
roads. The number of accidents was
not computed, but it was undoubtedly
in the thousands.
Causes Of Fatalities.
How does It all happen, you ask? II
a huge ladle of white hot steel is up
set, the molten stream burns alive its
writhing victim. 1t may be Lnat a
man or woman is whirled to a horrible
death in mill machinery; or a miner
is blown to eternity in an explosion
of damp in a mine.
Publicity is given to accidents on
railroads, but little is heard of the
thousands annually killed and manned
in manufacturing and building and in
some of the more obscure trades. 1t
has been shown that 425,000 are an
nually disabled in factories and con.
struction work. But we have no
means of knowing how many are in.
dustrially displaced by inhaling the
poisonous fumes in working over bat.
teries, or the large numbers that are
afflicted with mercurial poisoning and
other ailments in the hat industry
and allied trades. Neither do we
know how many succumb to painters
collie, or blood poison by working with
brass and copper.
The victims of tuberculosis among
sweatshop workers, grain trimmers
longshoremen, coal hands and others
are shown to be numerous by the
board of health reports, but the exact
numbers have never been gathered
into statistical form.
Tributary Evils.
This loss of life and limb in times
Of peace would be sufficiently appal
ling in itself were there no tributary
evils. But the situation is rendered
even more serious by the fact thai
only about Is per cent of the indus
trial accidents result in the death ot
the victims, while IS per cent, or 445,
600, are doomed to one-sided battle
for existence.
When man loses a limb or the use
of it, is rendered partially blind by
an accident, or in countless ways i!
incapacitated for his regular work the
first great question confronting him i!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
INVESTIGATION REQUESTED.
Head of Ohio University at Athens
Presents Charges to Trustees.

Athens, O.-Dr. Ellis, president of
the Ohio university, presented to the
board of trustees, in session here, a
copy of the charges recently filed with
the governor by former Representative
A. E. Price, of Athens, against the
Ohio university.
The board, by resolution, unanimous
ly adopted a copy of the resolutions,
which will be sent to the governor and
secretary of state, invites the most
complete investigation possible, not
only relative to the charges, but also
any other matters of the university.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
HIS HEAD CRUSHED
And Police Say the Dead Man Was a
"Black Hand" Victim.

Youngstown, O.-The decomposed
body of man, evidently an Italian,
was found at Furnace Run, near Low
ellville, by Fred Mulcheron. 1t was
concealed under underbrush and de-
bris. The top of the skull had been
crushed in, and there is everything to
indicate that it was a case of murder.
The pockets were ritled and nothing is
left to indicate his identity.
The body was in the vicinity of the
operations of the BLACK Hand" so
ciety, and the authorities are working
on the supposition that it was the
work of members.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Seven Men Fell Sixty Feet.

Conneaut, O.-Two men were killed
and five others seriously injured by
the falling of scaffolding at the Pitts
burg and Conneaut dock. The scaf,
folding, on which seven men were
working, broke, throwing A. Matson
and B. Quick 60 feet to the ground
They we're mangled and dead when
picked up. The other five broke their
fall somewhat by catching at ropes and
other portions of the work.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Dick Will Be Chief,

Canton. O.-United States Senator
Charles w Dick visited Canton to
make further arrangements for the Me
Kinley monument dedication parade.
He was taken over the entire parade
route. Senator Dick will be chief
marshal of the parade.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
A MAN OF MEANS.
He Did Not Believe in Banks and No
One Knows Where His Money Is.

Bellefonta!ne, O.-Bellefeld Davis,
who lived for many years in this coun-
ty, died while visiting relatives in
West Laborn, Ind. He was a man of
large means, but kept his affairs en-
tirely to himself. He did not believe
in banks, and relatives do not know
where he kept his money He owned
real estate in Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa.
Upon one occasion during his resi-
dence ia this county Mr. Davis brought
to a Bellefontaine bank over $1,000 in
paper money which mice had chewed
until it was almost impossible to tell
the denominations. 1t was sent to
Washington and new money was sent
to Mr.. Davis in exchange
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
OHIO MILLIONAIRE
Leaves $4,000 to Two Members Of His
Household Staff.

Cleveland, O.-The will of Phineas
M. Spencer, a widely-known banker Of
this city, who died last Tuesday, was
probated, disposing of an estate of
nearly $1,000,000.
Among the bequests are $4,000 to
Mary Costello, his housekeeper; to an
other member of his household staff
$4,000; to Mrs. James Wood and Mrs.
Harry Wood, of Buffalo, N Y, $4,000
each; to Miss Allie Camp, of Cleve-
land, $4,000, and to Miss Francis,
stenographer, $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

Toledo, O.-An anonymous letter,
printed in red ink, was received by
Judge Morris, who recently sentenced
the bridge, lumber and plumbing trust
members. The judge will pay no at
tention to the letter. The letter ac-
cuses the Judge of posing" and warns
him that he will be given much trou-
BILE if he persists in aiding the prose
cutor in 'raiding business"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

Calumet, Mich, July 29.-Chalmer
LuckkOla, private in the company
from Houghton, was shot and killed
just as the three militia companies
were about to start a sham battle. The
bullet, it is said, came from without
the ranks, and 1T lis believed that de-
Iberate attempt was made to kill one
of the soldiers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Cars Collide: Three Are Hurt

Elyria, ON head-on collision Of
two traction cars on the Cleveland &
Southwestern line three persons were
probably fatally injured and a score
of others received injuries of minor
nature. The most seriously injured
were taken to the EIyrfa hospital.
They are Mrs. Joseph Crane, Mrs. X.
j. Washburn and F: ]. Gibson, all of
Oberlin.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

New York.-More than 100000 men
and women are injured or killed in
the industries annually in the United
States, or one person every minute.
This industrial carnage costs the
people of the country, directly and in
directly, over two and half billions
of dollars-a sum larger than the
national debt.
Such are the death tolls of indus
trial progress, which shows such a
smiling face to those whose occupa-
-tions involve no danger, but turns a
ighastly countenance on those who
work in peril of their lives.
Whoever doubts these figures need
only read the grim statistics to be
convinced that modern industry is
more fateful than war.
In the Japanese-Russian war a total
of S3S,7S6 men were killed and wound
ed on both sides, not counting the
losses in4naVai battles. E
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
LARGE METEOR FELL,
Buryng Itself in the Earth at Depth
of Thirteen Feet.

Dayton, O.-James Cook discovered
a large hole in the ground ON his farm
and as it seemed to have been freshly
made he instituted a thorough investi-
cation. The hole is three feet in di-
ameter and IS feet deep and investiga-
tion showed that an immense meteor
imbedding itself in the ground. Th9
hole was clean cut and the descent CE
the meteor, which is buried but can b0
easily seen. was with terrific force.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
416 Days For ~BootIesoer."

Hamilton, O.-Frank Baker, of Ok
ford, who was convicted of selling liq-
uor in that town, which is dry" was
taken to the Dayton worEhouse to
serve a sentence of 416 days, imposed
by Mayor King. Baker has wife and
SIX children
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

Columbus, On. J. Sloan, of War.
rem, republican, was appointed as
member of the board of managers OF
the Ohio penitentiary by Gov. Harris,
to succeed Thomp Burton, of Youngs'
town. resigned,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Pardon REFUSED av vouru Girl

Atlanta, Ca, July 2S.-Because of
her devotion to woman who had been
as a mother to her, Cornelia Rake, a
pretty 17-year-old girl, refused a par.
don that would free her from Georgia
chain gang. unless aged Mrs Reynolds
WAS also freed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Tried to Kill Entire Family.

Columbus, O.-Joe Papino, an ItaE
ian, while attempting to wipe out an
entire family, succeeded in killing jos
Long. A bullet directed at another
member Of the Long family went wide
of it's mark The murderer, in an in.
toxicated condition, succeeded in MAX
ing his eScane
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Killed in Elevator Shaft.

st. Louis, July 29.-The breaking of
a cable plunged an elevator down five
stories in the Ely & Walker Dry Goods
Co building, killing John Ward and
badly injuring Paul J.. Gn0te-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Nav Not Recover,

Brinkhaven, O.-While in his barn
Henry Shuts was rendered uncOn-
scious by a bolt Of lightning. which
struck the building. and his recovery
is doubtful. The barn was burned with
its contents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Lone Bandit Holds Up Two Stages.

Ukiah, Cal, July 29.-The stage leav-
ing this city for Vitter Springs was
held up by lone bandit and IS pass
engers were lined UP along side of the
conveyance and robbed of their val
uabIes. A few minutes later a second
stage from Ukiah came into view and
the robber proceeded to line its ten
passengers with the occupants Of the
first stage
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
'Liuhtnino's Franks Costly.

Canton, O.-In two electrical storms
in Stark county in the last "a hours
much damage was done to growing
crops. Twenty head OF cattle were
killed by lightning. One house was
struck and three barns consumed In
terurban traffic was blocked for a time
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
cloudburst Does DAMAGE.

Martins Ferry, GA cloudburst
which did thousands Of dollars damage
occurred here Bricks were torn from
Dewly-paved streets, sewers clogged
and houses flooded. Landshdes and
washouts tied up street car traffic.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
A Rrntheta Crime.

San Antonio, Tex, July 29.-Charles
f. Pape shot and killed his sister
Christine at the. family residence,
eight miles from here. His motive was
because his sister was engaged to mar.
ry a man he did not fancy. Later the
murderer hanged himself.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Killed Three: Injured Four.

Brockton, Mass, July "a special
train ran into the rear Of freight
train on the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad and plowed its way
through the caboose and four freight
cars, killing three and injuring four.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
For Criswell's Successor.

Columbus, O.--Gov. Harris issued a
proclamation calling for special ,elec.
tion to be held during the coming No
vember election for a successor to DR.,
John H. Criswell, deceased. represen,
tatlye from Marion county.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
styno Auditor Guilber+

Columbus, O.-Auditor of State Gull
bert was stung ON his return from
New York, but it was by some un-
known insect His arm is swollen to
almost twice its size, but the physi-
clans fear no serious results.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Killed As She Rode.

Gallipolis, O.-Annte. the 12-year1old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hawk,
living three miles from Gallipolts, was
instantly killed by lightning. She was
riding a horse at the time. The horse
also WAS killed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Military Mans Bride.

Toledo, O.-Salmon P. C. Roberts,
of Mt. Healthy, an instructor i'll the
Ohio military school at College Hill,
and Miss Ruth E. Wade, were mar
ried at the brides home here. They
will spend their honeymoon ON a lake
trim
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Tornado Wrecks Urbana Factory.

Urbana, GA tornado swept over
this city, destroying the plant of the
United States Paper and Box Co. Loss.
$4,000. The men we're off duty at thu
time Of the disaster. The tornado
struck the Clifford theater, which suf-
fered a loss estimated at $4,000
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
A Family Quarrel.

Warsaw, Ill, July 29.-Ot1s Wink.
Ter shot and killed his wife. He
then turned the weapon on himself
and is in very CRITICAL condition. A
family quarrel is said to be the cause
Of the tragedy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
County Salary Law Held Valid.

Dayton, O.-Circuit Judge Smith, OF
Cincinnati, in a decision rendered here,
sustains the constitutionality Of the
county salary law passed by the last
Ohio legislature
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Going For the Bible.

Kenton, O.-Mrs. H. Hutson. Of
Round Head. at the approach Of 8
storm went into the door yard to SO
cure a Bible that lay under trea
The lightning struck the tree and kill
ed her
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
Their PRAYERS Answered.

Joplin. Mo-, July 29.-The pastors in
the various churches Sunday morning
offered prayers for rain to dispel the
drought. Three hours later a heavy
doWnpour began.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

If you raise your head above the
crowd, prepare to have it hit.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

tenance and production by increasing
the value of labor, which he has tried
to maintain, if not to cheaper.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01
TOLL TAKEN OF
HUMAN LIFE BY
THE INDUSTRIES
GREATER THAN DEATHS ON BATTLEFIELD

OUer Half a Million Men and Women
Annually Are Killed or Injured in
the United States While Engaged
in Productive acknowledgements
Sum Needed to Support Those In
capacitoted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

On the stage many q character ID
without character.