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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
THE JURY SYSTEM.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
In commenting on the ThaW case
and the difficulty in selecting jurors,
some of the journalistic experts VINO
have been writing columns OF "slush
have spoken upon the lack OF What
they call civic duty" upon the part
of some Of the talesmen who have been
summoned Ill the case. 1t has been
iptimated that many of them have re-
sorted to subterfuges to avoid serving
on the jury. If am not very
much mistaken, this unsavory ThaW
trial is going to furnish another strong
argument for those who are in favor
of abolishing the time-honored custom
of jury trials. Let anyone read the re-
ports of the selecting of this jury.
There was a special venire selected
by the state, and by the men whose
purpose II was TO convict the defend
ant These men were supposed to be
especially we'll qualified TO perform
their duties. Yet, as soon as they are
hailed into court they are bullyragged
by the prosecuting attorney and the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05

is that the Ohio law is framed SIM
ilarly, in it's major details, to the Hep
burn law.
Mr.. Hughes says the order in the
Haring- Wilson Coal company case,
wherein the commission demands that
the railroads shall take into account
the rolling stock owned by the big
mines, is nothing more than assuring
fair play for the smaller producers.
He says that many of the smaller
mines are not able to own their own
cars, their financial resources being
limited If the law or the commission
failed to take cognizance of these
private-owned cars it would be throw
ing a big advantage in the hands of
the larger companies to the detriment
of the smaller concerns, he contends.
CALLS RULING EQUITABLE.
He says such state of affairs would
be conducive to the growth of the
big concerns and check on the small
er ones. He believes that the rul-
ing was equitable and that it will be
sustained by the courts.
In furtherance of the commission S
intention to see fair play among the
coal producers the commission has or
dered that the wagon mines shall also
be given cars, when demanded. Here
tofore it has been ordered only that
the cars should be distributed equal
ly among the tipple mines. This rul-
ing of the commission will be prom
ulgated soon Mr.. Hughes says this
is merely looking out for the little
fellows.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
zinc FROG
Wasn't Even on Her Stomach But the
Sight of II Cured Her.

Paris, Feb. 3.--The story of the wo-
man who imagined that she had liz
ard in her stomach and who was ope-
rated on by doctor-the operation
being a ruse-and shown lizard, is
repeated in another form today. A
schoolmistress of Clermont Ferrand
complained of intestinal troubles.
Nothing would cure them. She got in
to her head that she had an animal
in her stomach, and communicated her
belief to a doctor. The latter had her
removed to a hospital. While there
she declared that she heard sounds
coming from her stomach, adding that
as the creature was heard chiefly in
the spring she was convinced that IL
was one of the little frogs which
abound in the marshes of Auvergne.
Remembering the lizard incident, the
doctor bought a small zinc frog and
then made all the arrangements for
an operation. The schoolmistress
was chloroformed and bandaged and
then shown the little zinc frog. She
is now in perfect health and regards
herself as cured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
LATE OHIO SPECIALS

Lima, Feb. S-Guns were flashed
at the election for school bond issue
in Beaver Dam, this county, yesterday.
Excitement ran so high that four
townsmen, named Edgromb, Bowers,
Sullivan and Mcbride, were elected
by force from the polling booths and
charged with intimidating voters. The
issue lost heavily. Former State Rep
resentative John w. Manges is mayor
of the village. His prompt iDterven-
tion prevented bloodshed.
Fostoria, Feb. 3.-The largest
Knights of Columbus council in the
state was instituted here today, 1000
visitors being present. DR., T. C.
o'Reilly, of Cleveland, in sermon de-
nounced denominational religion, the
divorce court and the social evil. He
called America an infidel nation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
LEGAL NOTICE.

Henry Longley and William LongIey,
whose place OF residence is unknown, and
being legal representatives of John Longley,
deceased, and heirs at law of Liszy Lonlgey,
deceased, Will take notice that Nicholas f.
SchiltZ, as executor of the estate OF the said
LiZzy Longley, deceased, on the 18th day Of
January, A. D., 1907. filed his petition in the
william Longley and others. alleging that
the personal estate of the said Lizzy Long
ley, deceased, is insufficient to paw her debts
and the costs of administration OF her estate.
That she died seized In fee simple OF the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate in the
cribed as being lots numbered One Hundred
and Twenty-one (l2) and One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Q22) in the original Town OF
Rochester, now the village OF Navarro In
said County and State. said lot number
One Hundred and Twenty-Five l2D being
upon the corrected Schedule of lots now on
file In the Auditors office OF Stark County,
Ohio and said lot number One Hundred
and TWenty-one l2l) being known as. lot
number Two II undred and Fifty -eight (20s)
upon said Schedule above mentioned.
That the prayer of said petition is to OBJ
tain an order to sell said premises for the
purpose OF paying the debts aforesaid, to-
gether with certain legacies due from the
estate OF the said Lizzy Longley, deceased.
The persons first above mentioned will.
further ia Ike notice that they and each Of
them have been made parties defendants to
this action and that they are required to
enswer herein on or before the ard daE Of
NICHOLAS +. scHiITz,
As Executor OF the estate OF LisEy
Longley, Deceased, =
p. j. COLLINS, Attorney.
Jan. ~, Feb. 8, II, 10, 70, Mar. B.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05

lawyers for the defense. II Is stat
ed that detectives have been hired to
trace their history from the cradle to
as near the grave as any OF them now
are. As soon as they are accepted thsy
are placed under closer surveillance
than the man accused of murder,
They are denied access to the news
papers, they may not be visited by
their wives except in the presence OF
an Officer Of the court, and it has been
published that their letters are open
cd and read before they are allowed
to see them.
The. members of jury are just as
much part of the court as the judge,
the prosecuting attorney, or the law
yers engaged on either side. Not only
that, but they are taken from all walks
of life, generally to the detriment of
their business. They are supposed to
be honest men; at least under the
sitting" process it is reasonable to
suppose that they are at least as hon
orable, and upright, and uneoTupti-
BILE as the Judge, and the prosecuting
attorney and the other lawyers.
These facts will hardly be questioned.
Why not then, in case like the Thaw
trial, or any other where such onerous
restrictions are laid on the jurymen,
lock up the judge, the prosecuting at
torneys, the lawyers for the defense
and everyone else concerned, and keep
them all in durance until the case is
determined? Surely the members of
the jury are no more guilty than the
judge, or the prosecutor, or the 9TH
er lawyers.
1t is no wonder that good citizens
seek to avoid jury duty.
CITIZEN,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
THE PERRY TOWNSHIP
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Despite the weather that prevailed
the teachers in Perry township held
successful institute at Genoa school
house Friday afternoon and evening,
February /,
In the afternoon session the follow
ing subjects were discussed: Gram
mar" Ira l.. Smith Arithmetic" ].
E. McFarren. In the evening session
the following subjects were present
ed: A reading by Miss Boe; The
Dignity of Our Nation" by w. H
Scheetz; THE Value of Little Things
by E. e. Bowers; School Discipline
by Prof E. E. Stewart; recitation
was given by Prof w. F. Devert
which was well received Recitations
and songs by the school and choruses
by teachers were well rendered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
PROTECTION
Given Smaller Operators Under Sup
Elemental Ruling of Ohio Rail-
way Commission.

o. H. Hughes, member of the Ohio
railway commission, willie in Cleve-
land made the statement that the COM
mission expects to win the suit
brought by the Massillon coal com
pany and the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad to test its right to order
a distribution of coal cars.
Mr.. Hughes expects that the suit
Of the coal company will be based on
the theory that the legislature did not
give the commission the scope of pow
er indicated by the ruling of the COM
mission in the Haring-Wilson Coal
company case.
QUESTIONS CoNsTITUTIoNALITY
The oonstitutionality of the law ID
also brought in question. Ihe peeul-
lar significance Of the test OF this law
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
LIKE A TRUE KNIGHT
OF the Throttle, Duke viii Mount the
Footplate and Test the
Throttle,

Madrid, Feb. 3.-The Duke of Sar-
gossa, we'll known grandee, is to
appear publicly in the role OF an en-
CINE driver. He used to drive the ex-
press train from Madrid to the French
frontier last summer, but 1t was not
until the announcement Of, match
between the express and motor cy-
Gle that the fact became known When
the duke intimated his wish to be
appointed driver of one Of the trains
which run between Madrid and Irun
the directors of the company were
inclined to regard the application as
a hoax. But the duke insisted. He
was then examined and proved him
self capable engineer, He will be
seen driving the express twice week,
dressing like and living the life of an
ordinary knight Of the footplate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05

workmen. Shirts and rattan chairs,
in particular, it is asserted, all sold
by the penitentiary at prices with
which the outside manufacturer can
not compete.
The men taking the leading part in
the campaign against these methods
are Treasurer Calvin H. Hill, of the
Heinwood Brothers and Wakefield
Company, Chicago manufacturers of
reed chairs; Harry Hutchinson, of the
Jackson-Corbett Company, and Pres
ident w. M. Cochrane, of the Vance
Fitzgibbon Furniture Company of
Joliet. The state federation of labor
will also lend its aid in the fight for
the restoration of the old law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
PENAL LABOR
Said to be Competing
Too Strongly With the
Manufacturers
OF CERTAIN ARTICLES

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 9,-Charging
that convict made goods are driving
manufacturers of certain lines of goods
out of business a strong effort is to
be made at the present session of the
Illinois legislature TO secure the re-
enactment of the law prohibiting the
sale of any product of prison labor,
Warden Murphy, of the Jonet pen
itentiary, is also unofficially charged
with violation of the spirit of the
present convict labor law. Prior to
1905 the law prohibited the use of
penitentiary products except by the
state. The statute was so amended
at that time as to permit the sale of
40 per cent of this product in the
open market. Upon this, the COM
planning manufacturers tell the legis-
lators, Warden Murphy, of Joliet, in
stalled the most up to date machin-
cry, and, by employing them solely on
manufactures for outside consump-
tion, turned 40 per cent Of the con-
Syicts in his charge into highly skilled
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
NOTICE.

The Stark County Board of School Ex-
arniners will hold meetings for exami-
nation of Applicants for teachers
certificates on the first Saturday OF each
month High school lists will be given Al
each examination. Applicants for special
certificates should notify the clerk at least
ten days before the examination.
Examinations of pupils under section
so29, r. s., will be held on the third
Saturday of April and the second satur-
day of May
Applicants should be present not later
than Sis in the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens. The Board will furnish INK anS
paper.
All examinations will be held in tha
Canton high school building.
I T. ]. TEEPLE, Clerk, Massillon.
]. w. GUTHRIE, Alliance.
JNO. H. FOCHT, Canal Fulton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
A TIMELY WARNING.

The News has repeatedly called the
attention of it's readers to the advisa'
bility of not investing in the various
schemes presented to them in order
to secure their hard earned savings.
Along this line there appears an edi-
torial in Golfers Weekly of recent
date which is very appropriate. 1t
is as follows:
Have you bought mining stocks?
Sell them. Offer them back to the
man who sold them. Offer them al
the same price. Offer them at ten
per cent less. Offer them at twenty
per cent less. This will accomplish
your disillusionment, and save you
money, for you might have bought
more. 1t will also effect exposure OF
the person who sold you the stock,
Are you thinking of buying more
shares in Poodle-dog Inflated or Hop
toad Jump Along? Don't. And this
don't Is without qualification OF
tny kind. To women chiefly, wives
of husbands of the higher wage-earn,
ing class, this paragraph is COM
mended. Not that 1t is their folly VIC
inveigh against. They are the ones
who know the value of savings, and
they must be in time to save a tatuous
husband from an act of inexcusable
folly. If you are tempted by the full
page advertisements published by the
newspaper partners of mining swind
lers, don't! If some acquaintance Is
urging you to buy shares, he either
profits by the sale, or is himself de
eeived. Daniel Guggenheim is the
greatest miner in the world. He ant
his six brothers own mines that ag
gregate a billion dollars. That lam
fly knows more about mines than mos
Of the rest of the world combined
The other day Mr.. Guggenheim utter
ed a solemn warning against "th'
fimsy character of the mining stocks
now finding a ready market one
in three hundred" he said, "is a con
servative estimate of the proportion
of prospects that eventually fulfil theil
promise." Within week after ne Ut
tered that warning Mr.. Guggenheln
made public announcement that ne
had himself been caught. He hac
bought a famous and widely talked-oj
mine: and when he discovered he
had been deceived, he backed out O
the trap at a cash loss of $2,5OO,Ooo
When Mr.. Guggenheim said one II
three hundred, he referred TO tht
more or less reputable mines whos'
shares are sold on the regular eX
changes. If he had included A'
mines whose shares are advertised
at five and ten cents in the Sunda!
papers. he would have said one II
thirty thousand. If this paragraph pre-
vents the swindling Of few uninform
ed persons, preserves the savings o
a few families from the adventurer
about to acquire them, it will haV'
done well.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
MONEY OR LIFE"
Was Substance of What Davis Said
But Feminine Persuasion Made
Him Gentle.

PittsbuTg, Feb. al am starving
and must have money. Give it to me
or ! will kill you" said Ernest Dais,
of Toronto, Canada, as he pointed a
revolver at the head of Mrs. Charles
A Painter, a prominent society wo-
man. today. Mrs. Painter was alone.
Instead of fainting Mrs. Painter per
suaded Davis to take the cartridges
from the revolver, She then gave him
a small sum of money and Davis de-
parted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
polna the Rlant Thing.

The trouble begins with tickling
in the throat and nagging little
cough. Soreness in the chest follows
ana the patient wonders if he is go.
ing to have an all winter cold. Prob
ably, if he does the wrong thing or
nothing. Certainly not II he uses
Perry Davis Painkiller, the staunch
old remedy that cures cold in TWEEN.
ty-four hours There is but one Pain
killer, Perry Davis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
HOTEL MAN A SUICIDE

New York, Feb. &c. Sinclair
Moulton, president of the Park Gate
Hotel company, part owner of the
Manhattan Square hotel in West Sew
enty-ninth street, and one of the best
known hotel men in the country COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
some time between Saturday evening
and this afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05

Investigation Will Engage
the Attention of Con-
gress During Close
OF THE PRESENT SESSION

Washington, Feb. 3.-InteTest in
congress the closing days Of the ses-
sion will be transferred to the senate
committee on military affairs, where
the investigation ordered by the SEN
ate into the Brownsville case will be
begun tomorrow. Although the de-
cision to eliminate all question, of the
presidents power to discharge negro
troops has relieved the investigation
CT a spectacular feature; no one hh1
pretends to believe that the presidents
action growing out of the Browns
vile riot is not to be the issue.
Senator Foraker, who forced the in
vestigation, hopes to show that the
president acted impulsiyely as well as
unjustly in fastening a stigma upon
innocent men who were the victims of
the race prejudice Of army officers.
In every way the Ohio senator will
seek to show by the most searching
examination that he was only acting
in the interest of human liberty and
that he was not actuated by political
fostility when he challenged the pres
ident's action. II is believed that the
debate will continue without abate-
ment until after March 4. The pro-
gress and outcome of the hearing will
be followed with deep interest owing
to the general impression that the
presidential prospects of one or more
men are involved.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
Welcame as sunsnIne

after long storm is feeling of re-
lief when an obstinate pitiless coli
has been driven away by Aliens Lung
6alsam. Only people who have been
cured of throat-ache and sore lungs
by this remedy can quite realize what
the feeling is. There is no opium III
the Balsam; its good effect is radt-
cal and lasting. Take a bottle home
today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
THE EFFECT OF JOY JUICE.

Last night Sam Baker, after empty
ing his bottle, decided to take trip
to Europe. This morning he was
around trying to borrow chew of to-
bacco.-Kelton (WyO) Gazette.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05

The largest hospital in the world is
the Metropolitan, on Blackwells Is
land, New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05

In proportion 20 its size the horse
has the smallest stomach OF any
Quadruped
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-05
a Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

GlVes HoIIeI AZ Uhce.
It cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. II cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
sfnras fha Sensea of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-31
FOOD
FACTS
Grape-Nuts;
FOOD
A Body Balance

People hesitate at the statement that
the famous food, Grape-Nuts, yields as
much nourishment from one pound as.
can be absorbed by the system from
ten pounds of meat, bread, wheat or
oats. Ten pounds of meat might con-
tain more nourishment than one pound
of Grape-Nuts. but not In shape that
the system will absorb as large a pro-
portion of, as the body can take up
from one pound of Grape-Nuts.
This food contains the selected parts
Of wheat and barley which are pre-
pared and by natural means predi-
gested, transformed into form OF
sugar, ready for immediate assimila-
ton. People in all parts of the world
testify to the value Of Grape-Nuts.
A Mo. man says: Il have gained ten
pounds on Grape-Nuts food. can
truly recommend 1t to thin people"
He had been eating meat, bread, etc.,
right along, but there was no ten
pounds Of added flesh until Grape-Nuts
food was used.
One curious feature regarding true
health food IL that its use will reduce
the weight Of eorpulent person with
unhealthy flesh, and will add to the
weight Of thin person not properly
nourished. There Is abundance Of
evidence to prove this.
Grape-Nuts balances the body in
condition Of true health. Scientific Sc
lection Of food elements makes Grape
Nuts good and valuable. It's delicious
flavor and powerful nourishing prop
critics have made friends that In
turn have made Grapc-Nuts famous
There's q Reason" Read "The Rdad
to Wellviio." in pkss. -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-31
STRIKE OF TELEoRAPHERs.

President Sylvester J. Small, OF the
Commercial Photographers union. re-
ceived assurance from President II. b.
Perham. of the Order of Railway
Te!egraphers. that the financial sup
port OF the railroad men had been
asked and that their first voluntary
contribution would be at least $780,
900. Representatives Of the CON-
panies asked Gen. Bell for troops to
protect the office at Ashfork, Ariz.,
and were told to apply to the governor
Of the territory.
An armed mob attacked the office OF
the Postal Telegraph company at Ash
fork, Ariz., and broke every window In
the building with rain OF bullets. The
lives Of four OF the employees were en-
dangered, but no one was injured.
President Small gave out state
ment showing that his general strike
order had resulted in the quitting OF
many operators. He said very many
new members were joining the union.
The governments of the United
States and Canada were urged to take
over the control of the telegraph lines
CT the Western Union and Postal
companies by President Small of the
commercial telegraphers in bulletin.
Mr.. Small also started campaign for
a congressional investigation into the
conduct of the companies. The call
for strike OF cable operators was re-
scinded. In Chicago the operators In
six brokerage houses walked out.
Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and
Daniel J. Keefe were named commit.
tee OF the American Federation OF La
Dor to try to bring about an end Of the
strike.
Twelve cable operators at Havana.
Cuba, obeyed President Small's strike
order and quit. Small asked the Chi
cago Federation for money to help the
strike. Both sides were confident OF
ultimate success.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-31

Little Bartholomew mother over
heard him swearing likea mule
driver. says the Cleveland - 1er. He
displayed nuency that over tIlmed
her. She took him to task. explaining
the wickedness of profanity a. wen
as its vulgarity. She asked him where
he had learned all those dreadful
words. Bartholomew announced that
Cavert, one Of his playmates, had
taught him. Cavert's mother was
straightway informed and Cavert was.
brought to book. He vigorously de-
MED having instructed Bartholomew,
and neither threats nor tears could
make his confess. At last he burst.
out: Il didn't tell Bartholomew any
cuss words. Why should know how
to cuss any better than he doesr
Hasn't his father got an automobile.
too?"